"Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters?"<br /> -Laini Taylor Former soldier and SHIELD agent, Johanna Hayes, is hired to help Steve Rogers track down his missing friend. They want to try and lure the Winter Soldier to them and need a cover. Jo has everything they need for the job, and all she has to do is stand on the sidelines. The only problem? The Winter Soldier shows himself to her first, and she realizes he's not the monster Hydra made him to be. Part 1 of 4

❝ 𝙎𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝘼𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙔 𝙋𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙀 𝙃𝙀 𝙃𝘼𝘿 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒𝙉 𝙄𝙉 𝘼 𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔, 𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔 𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 ❞ ✧.*𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃✧.* 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝟏𝟖+ 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐘'𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 - in which Amelia Rose moves into the Avengers Headquarters as Bucky Barnes' therapist 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮

verb. To fall back under pressure. To shrink back physically or emotionally. noun. The kickback of a gun upon firing. • It takes a stubborn mind to cling to their humanity when the world seeks to strip it away. It takes a desperate soul to reach for the faintest glimmer of light in the darkness. It takes a courageous heart to admit they chose the wrong side. He didn't ask for this. She walked in willingly. Getting out is the easy part. Surviving is second nature. Forgiving themselves will not be so simple. • #1 in 'MARVEL' - September 2021/July 2022/January 2024 #1 in 'Bucky Barnes' - June 2023/January 2024 #1 in 'James Buchanan Barnes' - February 2022/May 2023 #1 in 'Winter Soldier' - June 2021 #1 in 'TFATWS' - July 2021 #1 in 'Marvel Fanfic' - August 2021 #1 in 'Original Character' - August 2021 #1 in 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' - September 2021 #1 in 'Superhero' - October 2021 #2 in 'Captain America' - July 2021 [Book One of the 'Redemption Arc'.] [Based on characters and events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Characters not featured in the MCU are my own.] [Mature themes: Violence, language, some sexual themes and mentions of lack of consent. All non-explicit or MCU Canon Compliant.] [Covering events in the MCU Chronological Timeline to Captain America: Civil War] [Bucky Barnes X OC]

𝑩𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒚 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔 || 𝟏𝟖+ ❝The secrecy adds to the trill, doesn't it?❞ The one where young student Grace finds herself in an illicit affair with attractive history teacher James-and ends up falling for him despite knowing she shouldn't. 「mcu; alternate universe」 february '22 - october '22 ©stevesconverse - 10/02/22: #1 in #professor 🖤 10/03/22: #1 in #student 🫶🏼 10/13/22: #1 in #maturecontent💫

' "Put her down, Bucky." It was Steve. Staring up into Bucky's eyes that were now glued to the captain, Brenna saw the soft blue turn to steel. A low growl grumbled in his throat. He gently placed her back onto her feet, whipping a knife out of his belt. He pushed Brenna behind him protectively. Backing away with caution, Brenna could only watch as the suspense rose. "Don't make me do this," Steve pleaded, his voice sounding tired. But Bucky was gone once again, taken control of by the Winter Soldier. And the only thing that mattered now was completing his mission. The two lunged for each other. ' • • • Brenna Halliday Stark. She'd never dreamed that one day she would have superpowers; that one day, she would kill. One day, she would fall in love with an assassin under the control of HYDRA. But it happened. What starts as innocent curiousity almost costs Brenna her life many times. However, with new abilities arrising seemingly everyday, she becomes an incredibly powerful opponent. Including her grettest ability yet: the power to calm and even heal the Winter Soldier. • • • Takes place mostly during The Winter Soldier and the unfilmed events after that movie. For the sake of this story, Civil War and any movies afterwards never happen. I want there to be a nice, happy ending. ♡