( See, the thing is, Bucky's seen that look before. He knows exactly what that look is on that little girl's face. She stands there in front of maybe her little brother, maybe a friend, maybe a stranger, doesn't matter, and she's got this stubbornly cocked jaw staring defiantly at this three foot mass of claws and scales hissing threats at her.
Yeah, he knows she's not gonna move. He also knows the second she releases the next rock that it's gonna hit its target, and instinct plays out the chain of events that will inevitably follow in his mind high-speed before it happens.
So he's there in a blink, metal arm curled around her stomach to catch the teeth heading straight for it. The critter latches on as best he can to invulnerable metal, and flails clawed paws wildly. Bucky curls in around her to body block it, and earns a nice long swipe down his bicep for his troubles. The little girl in his arms starts practically screaming bloody murder and pounding on Bucky's chest in angry protest.
"No, no, no! NO! Thomas, get Thomas, that's my BROTHER!"
You know what, give him six guys attacking him simultaneously. That's way easier than juggling two kids like a meat shield while a wild animal does everything in its power to get to them. He isn't familiar with Jackie Chan, but if he were, he'd relate so hard right now. )
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Yeah, he knows she's not gonna move. He also knows the second she releases the next rock that it's gonna hit its target, and instinct plays out the chain of events that will inevitably follow in his mind high-speed before it happens.
So he's there in a blink, metal arm curled around her stomach to catch the teeth heading straight for it. The critter latches on as best he can to invulnerable metal, and flails clawed paws wildly. Bucky curls in around her to body block it, and earns a nice long swipe down his bicep for his troubles. The little girl in his arms starts practically screaming bloody murder and pounding on Bucky's chest in angry protest.
"No, no, no! NO! Thomas, get Thomas, that's my BROTHER!"
You know what, give him six guys attacking him simultaneously. That's way easier than juggling two kids like a meat shield while a wild animal does everything in its power to get to them. He isn't familiar with Jackie Chan, but if he were, he'd relate so hard right now. )