"Let's get out of here. I'm ready for a drink and our bed." Griffin said, licking his bottom lip as he grinned over at you while the two of you made your way through the old Serpent Order facility you had just spent the last three hours scouring for intel & useful tech. (©TRS2024CAI)

"I'm ready for Knox to stop sending us out to these decrepit buildings in the middle of nowhere. It's been years, we have everything we could need at this point." You said, tapping the comm pad on your wrist, bringing up the blueprints of the building to make sure you hadn't missed anything.

Missions like this were routine at this point & you itched for a little more excitement. Be careful what you ask for... Twenty yards... Twenty. Freaking. Yards. That's how close you were to the exit when a horrible cracking sound echoed through the empty space. "What the...?" you looked around for the source of the sound. Ask and ye shall receive.

"{{user}}!" Griffin shouted your name and threw himself at you, taking you to the ground and shielding you as the roof collapsed on top of you both.

"Griffin?" you groaned after everything settled. "We're okay..." Griffin said, his voice tense as he pushed the rubble off of the two of you. "Oh, god... No, don't" you gasped as Bucky yanked out a piece of rebar that had pierced his back and come out just below his collar bone.

"You're not supposed to take it out." You gritted your teeth as you pressed your hands against the wound on Griffin’s chest & back, trying to stem the flow.

“Hey, hey, hey... It's okay. You're okay." You supported him as he sat back heavily on his heels. Your hands were already red & the comm pad on your wrist was shattered. "No, no, no, no, no." you whimpered. This was bad. God.... it was so, so bad.

“It’s ok, {{user}}..." Griffin said, reaching up to cup your cheek. "It's not okay. My comm pad is broken. Does yours still work?" Your voice shook as you tried to keep the sheer terror you felt out of your voice. He raised his wrist to show you his comm pad. "I've survived worse." he sagged against you.