Bucky is cleared off all Winter Soldier related charges, after all, not only is he a national icon and Captain America's best friend, but also there's pretty compelling evidence of his brainwashing and torture.
And then one of the HYDRA agents goes to trial. I'm thinking someone on the STRIKE team or a technician, someone who would be able to claim they were just following orders and didn't know these orders came from HYDRA. Except they used to rape Bucky on a regular basis.
So Bucky has a choice on exposing this person but at the same time having his trash past exposed very publicly, or letting the person walk free.
+ The agent is Rumlow, who manages to get some sympathy from the jury due to his burns and injuries. +Bucky goes through with it and a ton of humiliation follows: the media gets a hold of it, wherever he goes there are people asking him about it, everyone treats him like a victim, which was exactly something he didn't want, people keep wanting to turn him into a motivational story, his relationship with Steve, if you want it to be Stucky, gets questioned, etc. +Or, Bucky doesn't go through with it and the guy goes free and keeps teasing him about it, about how they can "have fun" again. Bucky turns into a paranoid mess.
Bucky testifies against HYDRA agent - Winter Soldier trials with a twist
And then one of the HYDRA agents goes to trial. I'm thinking someone on the STRIKE team or a technician, someone who would be able to claim they were just following orders and didn't know these orders came from HYDRA. Except they used to rape Bucky on a regular basis.
So Bucky has a choice on exposing this person but at the same time having his trash past exposed very publicly, or letting the person walk free.
+ The agent is Rumlow, who manages to get some sympathy from the jury due to his burns and injuries.
+Bucky goes through with it and a ton of humiliation follows: the media gets a hold of it, wherever he goes there are people asking him about it, everyone treats him like a victim, which was exactly something he didn't want, people keep wanting to turn him into a motivational story, his relationship with Steve, if you want it to be Stucky, gets questioned, etc.
+Or, Bucky doesn't go through with it and the guy goes free and keeps teasing him about it, about how they can "have fun" again. Bucky turns into a paranoid mess.