I've seen some of PJO and Avengers crossovers where Percy is Tony's assistant, but I was like, what if it was Nico? Because I love Nico and can never find enough fanfics about him. Pjo is aged up several years, they're adults now. Nico was annoyed. This isn't uncommon, seeing as he has to put up with annoying friends and terrified campers on a daily basis. However, neither of those were the reason for his annoyance, which was unusual. You see, after the Seven all went on with their lives, as one does, Nico didn't know what in Zeus's nose hair to do with his life. Sure, still had friends at Camp, but they had lives and goals. And yes, there's Will, but he can't just have him as his only reason to live, plus he also has a life and a goal as to what to do with it (Medical School). Nico does not. Other than his new job, he has no idea what to do with his life. However, after a video of a camper fighting a hellhound is released online, his boss and his friends start getting too nosy for their own good. Will Nico be able to keep his secret from the government, or will it all go wrong? Tony is interested. It's not very often someone can tell him what to do, and he ACTUALLY does it. So yes, he was very interested in his new assistant Pepper hired. What is it that makes Nico Di Angelo so special that Tony freaking Stark listens to him? And why does he have a sword?!

Everyone knows of the Black Widows, but very few know of the Red Thorn. "Most of the intelligence community doesn't believe she exists, those who do call her the Red Thorn. She is a ghost story, even to my own agents. I can count the amount of people who know her true identity on one hand." The first fifteen chapters or so will be Red's place withing the MCU up until Civil War, that is where the timeline starts to really diverge from that of the MCU, with no Thanos and Infinity Wars. My true Marvel Nerd comes out in this story with loads of difference references and cameos from my favourite characters. TRIGGER WARNING: This story does touch sensitive subjects such as Eating Disorders, Self Harm Severe PTSD. I have taken the time to consider whether or not to put trigger warnings at the beginning of such chapters, but it is a common theme throughout the story as it is a big part of what makes Red, well, Red, so I have decided to put this one here to explain that if these are subjects you are sensitive to, I believe it in your best interest not to read. Just in case. One final disclaimer, I do not own any of the Marvel characters, only Red and a few others that depend entirely on her story. With that, enjoy!