One brooding super-soldier with a bad reputation. One lawyer up to her neck in superhero shenanigans. Zero chance of staying out of trouble. - Leona Gupta had a simple plan: avoid drama, ignore her annoyingly persistent ex, and manage the Avengers' reputation before it implodes the whole city. Unfortunately, Bucky Barnes didn't get the memo. Between awkward run-ins, accidental flirting, and late-night motorcycle rides, Leona's carefully curated life is starting to unravel all because of Bucky Barnes and his stupidly attractive smirk. Her past is knocking, secrets are bubbling up, and somehow, she's in a fake relationship with Bucky Barnes of all people. Who knew catching feelings could be more dangerous than catching bad guys? - Updates every Wednesday and Saturday!

Armida Castillo, a young and talented doctor has problems when patients during her shift are dying and families are ready to file lawsuits if this goes on. After getting sent for a paid 3-month break, she desperately needs to get rid of the thoughts haunting her mind. Drowning her emotions in tequila at a closed-off party she wasn't aware of, she meets a man with piercing blue eyes and a neatly kept haircut. James Buchanan Barnes, the CEO of the security industry with an interesting secret manages to catch her eye.

"𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮." "𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮?" "𝘆𝗲𝘀. 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀." 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗮 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀. 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻.

In Brooklyn's peaceful streets, James "Bucky" Barnes and Lily Lawrence are bound together by the friendship-an unusually frustrating one, at least on Lily's part. Their days are spent with banter that teases, and glances that flash and then hold a beat too long, suggesting feelings neither is willing to admit. But as the world starts to break down under the pressure of war, their newfound love is tested in ways they never expected. Time, previously plentiful, now seems like sand running through their hands. Each day feels borrowed, filled with fear and loss as the war doesn't just demand bodies-it demands pieces of the soul. Lily, once bright and strong, begins to break under the weight of grief. The future she dreamed of slowly fades, and she is forced to face truths about herself that shake her to the core. And though their bond is strong, cracks appear under the strain of a new world. This is a story of love and longing, of two hearts desperate to hold onto each other in a world too vast, too uncertain. At every test, they wonder if the string between them will endure-if their hearts will ever find their Now Forever in the World.