This is a Nick Fowler x Reader story. Reader is a brilliant but shy and awkward CIA employee whose work is often overlooked by her colleagues...she's blended into the background for so long that she doesn't think there's any other way - even if she does have secret aspirations for another life. Unbeknownst to her - a certain blue eyed agent is very aware of her talents, even if nobody else is. Warnings for: angst, smut, mentions of violence, feelings of self doubt, alcohol. 18+. Please read warnings and proceed at your own risk. I expect this one to be quite angsty!! Also the ins and outs of the CIA and the hierarchy/workplace dynamics in this story are very much my own invention - if you want authenticity, this isn't a fic for you lmao. enjoy! I'd love to hear what you think 😌

War veteran Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes, renowned for his courage as a U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret (Retired), returns from the shadows of his dark past to his quaint hometown nestled deep within the forgotten corners of Indiana. Haunted by the relentless shadows of guilt and PTSD, Bucky becomes an unwitting recluse isolated within his own emotional fortress. However, after an eye-opening conversation with his therapist, he decides to take a chance and step outside. On a Saturday night, Bucky goes to the local bar-where he meets the allure of a captivating, curvaceous Harper Collins who not only opens his eyes and not only sparks a glimmer of hope but starts to heal his battle-scarred soul.

Two people can just be friends with benefits and not get attached, right?

Enemies to lovers | Bucky Barnes x reader Most interesting stories start with an uninteresting person, something like 'you were an average girl, with an average life, and every day was the same." but you were not an average girl, and by fact you were far from it. And no day was ever the same. Not when you were an Avenger. Certainly not when you had a 'thing' developing for your so called 'enemy' Bucky Barnes.

{{COMPLETE}}. Elle hasn't heard a peep from James in 7 years, until one night she gets a phone call asking to bail him out of jail.

𝐁𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐒― 「 𝐌𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝. 」 When Bucky managed to escape Hydra, he finds himself alone and scared. With nowhere to go and no memory of who he is, he is completely lost. But then he meets her. And she finds something in him he thought was lost a long time ago. ʙᴇsᴛ ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢs: #1 ɪɴ ʙᴀʀɴᴇs 11/27/21 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗬 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗫 𝗢𝗖 ～ 𝘔𝘈𝘙𝘝𝘌𝘓 𝘈𝘜 ～

Enemies to lovers... need I say more? Bucky Barnes is your worst enemy. You absolutely hate him, so everything goes wrong when you have to pretend, not only that you like him, but love him, on a mission.

[ʙᴜᴄᴋʏ ʙᴀʀɴᴇꜱ x ᴏᴄ] ᴇʟɪᴢᴀ ɢᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʙʏ ʜʏᴅʀᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴀɢᴏ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ ꜱᴇʀᴜᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜʏᴅʀᴀ'ꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ ʜɪᴅ. ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ. ɴᴏᴡ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴍᴏᴜʀɴꜱ ᴛᴏɴʏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴋ'ꜱ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ ɪꜱ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪɴɢ. ɴᴀᴛᴀꜱʜᴀ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴏꜰꜰ ɪꜱ ɢᴏɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴇᴡ ʜᴇʀᴏ'ꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ. ~temporarily complete~ waiting to see what's next for Sam and Bucky - ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀʀɪꜰʏ ᴊᴏʜɴ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ/ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴡ, ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ - !!!!-ꜱᴇᴛ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀʟᴄᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ-!!! i DO NOT own any marvel characters

The Snap took a lot of good people. Renee Stark blamed herself she felt guilt, pain and so much. She needed something, she wanted to feel again wanted to not hurt anymore. Bucky has always been in love with Renee but he felt he wasn't good enough that she deserved better. Could this snap bring them together or tear them apart forever