The past beats inside me like a second heart. [ i. james b. barnes／fem!oc ] [ ii. pre-captain america: the first avenger ] [ iii. mature content ] [ iv. extended summary inside ]

𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢; 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 In a world at war, Leighton Bronwyn has learned how to be brave, composed, and unbreakable - until she falls for the scrawny boy from Brooklyn who proves that courage isn't about size, but heart. Taken in by Viktor Keffmer, her father's best friend and moulded by the SSR, Leighton never expected friendship to become her greatest weakness... or her sweetest devotion. When the line between duty and love begins to blur, she must decide: protect the world - or protect the boy who's already stolen her heart.

In which HYDRA creates their ultimate weapon: The Night Dragon, who works alongside The Winter Soldier on missions provided by their handlers. Rowan Aridia takes the lives of her victims without a singular hint of remorse. The Winter Soldier follows orders without being told twice. Together the two are the deadliest tools that have ever walked the hallways of the HYDRA compound, but even the perfect weapon can break. As their missions grow more deadly, the two walk a thin line between weaponisation and humanity. Over time, The Night Dragon may finally be able to choose her own path. With some help of course..

"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.

Thunderbolts* 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛── What began as a trap became the thread that bound their souls back together. Yes, each chapter is long. ⋆ 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 #1st in AvaStarr - 5/20/25 #1st in YelenaBelova - 5/25/25 #1st in NewAvengers - 7/1/25 #1st in Taskmaster - 10/26/25 #2nd in Thunderbolts - 5/19/25 #2nd in Void - 5/29/25 #2nd in Sentry - 8/18/25 #4th in AlexeiShostakov - 5/20/25 #6th in JamesBuchananBarnes - 9/15/25 ⋆ Credits to Marvel Studios/MCU. ⋆ I don't own Thunderbolts* and any of the MCU characters. The only thing I own is MY characters and MY own scenes and dialogues.

𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐘 Everhart doesn't trust fate. After life took away her chance at a happy family, how could she? It isn't until she is forced to move to Brooklyn in 1936 that things begin to unexpectedly look up. She meets two city boys, forming a friendship that could never be replaced and a love with a certain brunette that lasts until the end of the line. As it turns out, putting her trust in fate will either be the best or worst decision that Lucy will make. BOOK 1 in the 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄 series BOOK 1 in the 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐘 series [bucky barnes x fem!oc] [pre-captain america: the first avenger → captain america: the first avenger] [started 6.21.21 → ended 11.13.21] © missymally & marvel

verb. To be a part not destroyed, taken or used. To stay. • Persecuted, seperated, devastated. Those who survived the events of the blip were not left unscathed. The scars that remain run deep, and some survivors are more scarred than most. Few more than James Buchanan Barnes and Katrina Ivanov. One endured five years of seperation. The other, barely a few seconds. Both now find themselves in a world that has suddenly become a hostile, unfamiliar place. They will be tested in ways they could never have anticipated; their loyalty, their values, their bond. They can only hope that their love will remain. • [Book Three 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, sexual themes. All compliant with MCU Canon levels.] [Covering events in the MCU Chronological Timeline from Avengers: Endgame to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Captain America: Brave New World & Thunderbolts* likely to be featured following release.)] [Bucky Barnes X OC]

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]