You never planned on falling for someone like him. Too loud. Too golden. Too hopeful. You were a pediatric surgeon-calm, efficient, and emotionally detached. You healed children. You ignored their parents. You came home to silence and preferred it that way. Until the night he showed up at your door, bleeding and stubborn, holding a terrified little boy in his arms. Lieutenant Joaquín Torres was supposed to drop off the kid and disappear. But he stayed. He stayed when you needed quiet. He stayed when you told him to go. And without even trying, he reminded you what it felt like to be seen-not just as a surgeon, but as a person who still had a heart. You weren't looking for chaos. But he brought it anyway. And maybe, just maybe... you didn't mind. ✧ AUTHOR'S NOTE I don't own any Marvel characters. All original characters and plotlines are mine. Enjoy 🤍

Being Tony Stark's daughter means three things: you're brilliant, sarcastic, and constantly underestimated. But here you are: brilliant, lethal, and sarcastic as hell, with a degree in biochemical engineering and more weapons in your jacket than most soldiers carry in war. You don't work for S.H.I.E.L.D., but Fury trained you himself. And now, for some reason, he wants you working alongside Captain America. He's everything you dislike: too polite, too righteous, too star-spangled. And you? You're everything he doesn't know how to handle. But the battlefield has its own rules. And maybe-just maybe-so do hearts. Author's note: Thank you guys so much for reading! I don't own any of the characters-rights belong entirely to Marvel. This story takes place within the original MCU timeline, but I'll be making a few changes to better explore the characters and relationships. I've always loved Steve Rogers, and I thought it would be really fun to challenge him with someone just as bold, brilliant, and chaotic as a Stark can be.