James 'Bucky' Barnes/OC AU ~~~ The year is 1973. All Dove Rogers wanted was a relaxing summer. Just one last hoorah before being thrust into adult life. Yet everything shifts when her new houseguest- and long-standing enemy- Bucky Barnes, arrives. In the thick of sun-kissed relaxation, the two of them are forced to face the awakening and burning desire growing between them. Enemies to Lovers/First Love This story is 18+. Specific tags in the first chapter. (I'll update them as I go)

He had two choices; leave her and let her die or take her with him and give her a life he wouldn't wish on anyone. This story is a Bucky x OC story. I've literally had this story in my head for years and I finally decided to write it. This story is going to move quicker in the beginning since I have a lot of back story to give before we get to the good stuff!

"the wildfire inside of her burned to be set free" [ a story in which two badasses get along ] *COMPLETED* ©-bloodyknuckles

❝It's like an afterglow.❞ ❝Yes, like an afterglow. If seeing something so beautiful makes you feel good then the after of it all must be... more pleasurable.❞ ❝A lot of people tend to miss that detail after sunset. But not you. You're a photographer, Aria. The details in nature, in people, are some things you can never miss.❞ But there's one little detail Aria had missed, that they both missed: that they've already met years earlier. Aria Gomez, a 25-year old photographer and part-time bartender, has heard countless stories about the adventures of her roommate's stepbrother, Bucky Barnes -- a clumsy, party-driven 38-year old businessman. One day, Aria stumbles upon Bucky inside her apartment on a Saturday night that would change both of their lives forever, as they both take pleasure in the afterglow.

Winnie Hopkins had it good. A booming business, a handsome (and famous) boyfriend, a new apartment in the big city, and a budding friendship had her feeling on top of the world. Then everything went to pieces. Learning too late that you can't trust everybody, she has to put her life back together, and the biggest challenge will be winning back the love of the man she unwittingly betrayed.

"You know, for a Stark, you're not as annoying as I imagined." "You've imagined things about me, Barnes?" "Oh, I've imagined a whole lot of things about you, Stark." best rankings no.1 in #captainamerica no.1 in #stark no.1 in #buckybarnes no.1 in #sebastianstan no.6 in #tonystark