The Winter Soldier has always had one job: take orders. Suddenly his orders change from the usual brutality and violence that he's used to, and The Winter Soldier has to do something he's never done before. He has to protect someone. • • • OC/Bucky Barnes Relatively slow burn + shared trauma bonding Warnings: canon typical swearing. Slightly more than canon typical violence, and otherwise mature themes. In honor of the Thunderbolts movie (which I still haven't seen oop--) I'm finally posting this which has been in my drafts since before Endgame came out.

❝𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞?❞ ❝𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠?❞ amara hassan was once the brightest young star in formula 2-until a catastrophic crash in barcelona forced her out of the championship and nearly ended her career. With broken bones, shattered confidence, and the media branding her "the girl who flew too close to the sun," amara disappeared from the racing world entirely. one year later, she returns. not to formula 2... but to f1 academy, hand-picked for the mercedes junior development programme, determined to rebuild everything she lost. stronger, smarter, and more guarded than ever, amara steps back into the paddock with one rule: no distractions. but distractions come with a name. arvid lindblad. motionlessexe - 2026 [ 2026 race season ] [ social media x real life ] [ childhood friends to frenemies to lovers ]

Max exhaled sharply, shaking his head as he sank onto the edge of the couch. "You scared everyone today, you know that?" Viktoriya blinked at him, caught off guard by the raw honesty in his voice. She hadn't expected him to say that. She hadn't expected him to care. "I'm fine," she said automatically, wrapping her arms around herself. Max's expression darkened. "You passed out on the fucking track, Viktoriya." She flinched slightly, but before she could respond, he continued. "I got out of my car ready to rip your head off for that crash," he admitted, voice lower now. "And then I saw you, just lying there, and I swear to God, I..." He trailed off, shaking his head as if the words physically refused to come out. Childhood friends to rivals to lovers Posting a chapter every day!