Well. I should start this off by saying that this story is the edited version of something I wrote at the age of 11 by the same name. If you've already read it/remember reading it... Welcome back and I'm so sorry.
Long story short- the premise was okay. The actual writing? Horrific. Rereading it is like my younger self time-traveling to the present day to stab me repeatedly with cringe.
Now, it's been about, oh, five years? since I last touched this story. I figured it's time I come back to it, do some heavy editing, and put it up again. I'm trying to follow the plot of what I originally had to the best of my ability. Since this was originally written not long after Captain America: The Winter Soldier came out, it won't follow more recent canon.
Now, while I do write as a hobby, I by no means think I'm spectacular. I will retcon chapters and do some editing, add a detail here or there to help flow, characterization, etc. of the story. This story is also up on Archive of Our Own, under the same user name and title.
I'm also going to come forward and say, I am so very sorry if my updates are sporadic. I'm a senior, I'm getting ready for college, I've got AP classes, and I have a horrible habit of falling down the research rabbit hole to get something perfectly right. If something is wrong or off, don't be afraid to tell me, just be nice about it. I'll try to fix it if I can.
Just a heads up, chapter one is a bit dry. I apologize. I promise, it gets better after that chapter, but a girl has gotta set the scene. Please give me at least through chapter two to hook you.
All that being said, please enjoy!
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The Beginning of a Hero
FanfictionLily hasn't had a good go of life. Starting off with crappy parents, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Clint Barton adopted her after he helped arrest her parents, but she ended up back in the system when a job gone wrong in Budapest took Clint's life. Jumping all...
