he who hesitates is toast

The surgery goes so well and so easily it's almost a non-event. The longest part is the few hours Bucky spends after the removal of the shattered metal joint sleeping in the lab as his shoulder heals at an exponentially faster rate than usual. By the time Sharon comes from her morning with Ross and T'Challa to pick him up from the lab, he's awake and alert, his shoulder neatly covered with a black pad that straps across his chest.

"Hi," she greets him, strolling into the medical recovery area of the lab with a smile, dressed casually and comfortably in the light clothes Nakia left for her. "You look great. How do you feel?"