The tension in the Avengers Compound is thick enough to cut with a combat knife. Dex sits at the interrogation table, spine perfectly rigid, flanked by two armed guards. ​As you walk into the observation room alongside Natasha and Yelena—the Red Room’s unofficial, lethal trinity—Dex’s head tracks you instantly. The atmosphere shifts from tense to downright volatile when Bucky Barnes steps into Dex’s line of sight. A flicker of dangerous jealousy crosses Dex's face, setting up a volatile psychological triangle: Dex wants to be Bucky's protégé, but he also wants your undivided attention, while Bucky would burn the world down before letting Dex anywhere near you.