fourteen months in the making (Thunderbolts* JUNE OF DOOM 2025)
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collateral; penance by thatonegirlwhocries
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel
28 May 2025
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Summary
Darkness.
That’s the first thing Bob registers. The wet, clinging black that presses against his eyes even though they’re open. Or… he thinks they’re open. It’s hard to tell with the rough sack pulled over his head. It grates against his skin every time he shifts. Feels like sandpaper soaked in sweat.
He tries not to move.
He fails. He fidgets. He always fidgets.
(Those Spider-Man fidget spinners John bought him? They helped. A little.)
OR,
Bob gets grabbed in broad daylight.
One moment he’s walking home—next, he’s in a stranger’s basement, duct tape on his mouth, a sack over his head. They say he hurt someone. A kid. That it was his fault. That he doesn’t even remember.
No one died, but someone’s in the hospital.
They want him to admit he’s dangerous. That the team was wrong to trust him.
He’s not drugged, but his head’s a mess. He’s terrified they gave him something. Terrified he’s going to relapse.
Or worse—that they’re right.
He doesn’t remember hurting anyone.
But maybe that doesn’t matter.
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