Natasha Romanoff goes to live in Avengers Tower when everyone else does, even if that includes a certain metal-armed assassin who has shot her twice. She's less than thrilled when he starts going on missions with them, but he's an excellent partner. It's almost as though he knows what she's going to do, and she begins to become suspicious that there may be more to their past than she remembers.

In an undisclosed location in Russia, there is a school that trains young women to be deadly assassins. When one of their first missions fails, the asset known as the Winter Soldier is brought in to train them. The girls all benefit from his influence, but none more than Natalia Romanova. (WinterWidow, alternating narrators)

After destroying HYDRA's ability to take him again, he starts to define himself as more than the Winter Soldier, and maybe as Bucky Barnes, as more of his past surfaces. When Steve asks him to come back into the field, he can't say no, soon finding himself with a support system he hasn't had in decades. He'll need them when tragedy strikes. (eventual Bucky-centric Civil War story)

She always knew she would survive if SHIELD fell, but she never thought she would be part of the process. With the Avengers going their separate ways again and no SHIELD to return to, she goes under cover to reassess what brought her here, retracing the path from the Red Room to the Avengers and on to whatever she will do next. With a little help from her friends, can she pick up the pieces? (Companion to Terrible Lie)

He barely survives the fall, but they find him and make him the perfect weapon. After being forced to fight his former best friend, he breaks free of his handlers and goes to find himself. With a little help, he gets revenge and ensures that they won't be able to take him again. His mission takes him to a museum, to abandoned bases, and finally back to Steve Rogers.

He has nothing. He lets Steve take him home, meets Natasha and Sam. Everyone tries to help, but no one understands, and he cannot find the words. His memories return when he dreams and he finally finds a reason to speak. (One-shot, implied Winter/Widow).

Sometime after CATWS, Bucky returns with Steve to Avengers Tower. With the help of the other Avengers, and especially Sam Wilson, he is able to reclaim himself enough to become friends with his new roommates. Series of 27 vignettes of life in Avengers Tower between missions, with a focus on Bucky. Fluffy and angsty, more detailed summary inside.

The Red Room produces the greatest assassins in history. The Winter Soldier is brought in to train the Black Widows, and Natalia Romanova quickly comes to his attention. After both are punished for humanizing the perfect weapon, they meet again outside of Odessa as enemies. Years later, Natasha helps Steve Rogers rehabilitate his best friend and must discover what he remembers.

(Sequel to the Good Soldier and Demilitarization). The cracks in the programming are getting deeper, and James is starting to figure out who he is. But things from the past continue to haunt him, and reconciling Bucky and the Winter Soldier isn't something he can do alone.

Sequel to The Good Soldier. With some of his memories returning, James Buchanan Barnes goes to Avenger's Tower to see Steve Rogers and try to figure out who he is, who Steve is, and what his place in the world should be.