He was broken steel and silence - the ghost of a soldier who never really came home. She was all fire, sarcasm, and the kind of honesty that could burn through walls. Valentina Stark didn't expect to bond with anyone at the compound - especially not with the quietest, most haunted man in the room. But Bucky Barnes sees the world in shadows, and Val doesn't know how to be anything but light. She doesn't flinch when he walks into the room. She talks to him like he's human. She makes him laugh when he least expects it. And for the first time in a long time, he wonders if maybe - just maybe - there's something left in him worth loving. But healing isn't loud. It's unspoken. Slow. Delicate. And sometimes, the smallest spark is enough to start melting the winter inside. This story does not follow the MCU timeline. All characters belong to MARVEL.

In the heart of a crumbling Hydra facility, Captain Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff uncover a secret buried in the darkness-an experiment unlike any other. Chained and feral, the Lycan is more beast than woman, a weapon forged in captivity with strength beyond comprehension. But when their rescue mission turns into a brutal fight for survival, Steve quickly realizes she isn't just another victim of Hydra's cruelty-she's something far more dangerous. Haunted by her past and driven by instinct, the Lycan has spent her life fighting to survive. Now, faced with the only people who have ever tried to save her, she must decide: fight for freedom-or remain the monster Hydra created her to be. _____ {Bucky Barnes x OC}

Bucky Barnes x reader As Tony Stark's daughter, you've spent your life surrounded by heroes, technology, and expectations you're not sure you'll ever meet. When Bucky Barnes joins the Avengers, you don't know what to make of the quiet, brooding soldier with a past as dark as the shadows he moves through. He's cold, distant, and carrying more ghosts than he lets on. But the more your paths cross-late-night conversations in the kitchen, stolen glances in the training room-you begin to see the man beneath the metal. And he sees you, not just as Stark's daughter, but as someone worth knowing. Between your father's overprotectiveness, Bucky's own demons, and the threats looming over the Avengers, any chance at friendship-let alone something more-won't come easy. But maybe, just maybe, some things are worth the fight...