𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴... "Who were you protecting? Because it wasn't me. You left, I've lost everyone I love. Now I'm, what? fighting for my life? You never protected me from anything." *slow updates*

For the heart, both altar and hell. / For the heart, both heaven and grief. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. ♱ Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Seven-year-old Aurora has spent most of her life in the foster care system, bouncing from home to home, leaving behind a trail of anger and broken furniture. She fights everyone - other kids, foster parents, even the social workers. But when she's placed for adoption, it's not with another ordinary family. S.H.I.E.L.D. has made their decision: Aurora is now the legal responsibility of Captain America himself. Neither of them wants this. Steve, forced into the situation by S.H.I.E.L.D., is furious about being saddled with a kid he never asked for. Aurora, convinced that no one ever truly stays, refuses to trust him - or anyone. Their first meeting ends in a screaming match, and things only go downhill from there. But as much as they push each other away, neither one is allowed to leave. And when Steve gets a visit from a friend from his past, stuck together, they'll have to figure out if family is something you're born into-or something you fight for. Cover by the amazing @greatwritesharkk