verb. To come or go back to a place or person. noun. The firing of a weapon to counter a shooter's shot. • They recoiled from their pasts, and in doing so found each other. But the universe isn't kind enough to let a moment of peace last. It took seventy years for James Buchanan Barnes to return from the Second World War. It took Katrina Ivanov twenty to come back from the Cold War. Now another looms on the horizon, and it threatens to claim them both. There may be no returning from this war. • [Book Two of the 'Redemption Arc'.] [Based on characters and events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Characters not featured in the MCU are my own.] [Covering events in the MCU Chronological Timeline from Black Panther to Avengers: Endgame.] [Bucky Barnes X OC]

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]

Set near the end of Captain America: Civil War, Tony Stark is dealing with the emotional fallout of the fractured Avengers Initiative. Burdened by rage, grief, and anger Tony is tasked by Thaddeus Ross to finish what he started - bring in Captain America. A cardiac surgeon by training, you're talented. Very talented. And you've got a bright future ahead of you. But when you're tasked with patching up a few broken Avengers immediately after the events at the Leipzig-Halle Airport you find that future put at risk by Tony Stark. Suddenly wrapped up in Tony's world 24/7, you find it's not all glitz and glam the way the media portrays it to be. He hides trauma, bitterness, and guilt. Can you mend his heart as easily as his cuts? And even if you can, are two such radically different people really meant to be? Saving Tony is the first book in the Salvation Series. ------ STORY INFORMATION: Y/n means "your name", insert your own name here when reading TW: graphic violence, explicit sexual material, blood, alcoholism, character death Top Rankings: #1 in Marvel #1 in TonyStark #1 in TonyStarkxReader #1 in TonyStarkFanFiction #1 in IronMan #1 in IronManFanFiction #1 in IronManxReader #1 in AvengersFanFiction *SPOILERS* For the Marvel Cinematic Universe - DO NOT READ if you don't want spoilers **ALL RIGHTS** for all characters/images/likeness are owned and trademarked by Disney, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Stan Lee, and their rightful proprietary owners. Story and original characters owned by me, all rights reserved. Reminder: I'm just a fan enjoying some creative license. Please don't sue me. Unless you're RDJ - you can do whatever you want to me.

Everyone knew the Winter Soldier. The name, uttered in hush whispers, terror, and half-belief, gripped the intelligence community like a vice. But behind him hovered a presence that no one dared to acknowledge. A ruthless and uncatchable force, shrouded in rumor and speculation so thick that no one could even agree on the color of her eyes. Her name was an echo that resounded like a song in the wake of the destruction she wrought, swift and fleeting. The Nightingale. The one who trained him. Shaped him. Honed him into the ghost-assassin that the world would remember. So they could then forget her