After escaping the Kill Room where he was trained as an assassin, Y/N believed he could finally leave his dark past behind. On the run and starting anew, Y/N finds solace in a world free from his haunting memories, especially when Steve Rogers enters his life. Admiring Steve from afar, Y/N begins to imagine a future untied from his former life. However, the past refuses to stay buried. When a new threat emerges, Y/N is thrust back into the world he fought so hard to escape. As he helps Steve unravel the mystery, Y/N is forced to confront his old demons and the feelings he thought he had buried. "He's so tall, and Handsome as hell"

A year after Y/N vanished while defending Hydra with Steve Rogers, Steve has heard nothing but silence since receiving the heart-wrenching letter explaining why Y/N left. To cope with the loss, he buries himself in his work and the mission to find Bucky, pushing his feelings for Y/N deep down inside. But when a new addition joins the Avengers, everything changes. The newcomer is none other than Y/N, alive and standing before Steve, bringing with them a flood of emotions and unanswered questions. As Y/N reintegrates into the team, old wounds are reopened, and hidden truths come to light. "Isn't it just so pretty to think, All along there was some invisible string, Tying you to me?"