While obvious in retrospect, it's only when Jason's voice cuts off, abruptly, that Bucky realizes the kid wouldn't take kindly to a stranger in their house, that the broken furniture could rightfully be taken as a sign of danger. Swearing under his breath, Bucky manages just to pull up his pants before he darts into the common area. He's wet, still, from a shower, and there's a looseness to his limbs that hasn't been there in a long time, but he moves, as always, like a ghost, quick and silent. With a critical eye, he takes in the scene: Natasha looking entirely nonplussed at the table, Jason looking like he's about to murder her at the door.

"Drop it," says Bucky in a tone that brooks no argument, his expression hard. That his girlfriend is in no real danger is besides the point; threats against her will never be greeted with understanding, regardless of their source, justified or not. "Now."