Book 1 of 2 _______ In an alternative universe where the Winter Soldier escapes from torture on his own and Steve Rogers is simply a therapist, they still cross paths. After returning to his normal self, James Barnes decides to get some help to see if anything will undo the mind fizzing that Hydra put him through. But what happens when Steve makes James experience the opposite of all other emotions he's ever been exposed to?

It's 2013. Steve and Natasha are the only people alive after a global biochemical accident that killed all of humanity in a matter of days. Thor rarely comes down from Asgard, Stark Tower is too quiet, and tensions rise between the pair as they struggle with being the only two humans left on the planet. Or so they thought. The Winter Soldier wakes up from cryogenic sleep to a deserted facility and a snow-covered mountain. The only thing he can remember is how to hold a gun and a set of coordinates that takes him straight to New York City. Steve and Bucky rekindle their old relationship in this long-awaited novella about love, patience, and the value of having super-soldier cells running through your veins. Can they bridge the gap between each other, but more importantly, can they defend each other from the other survivors desperate to complete their last missions? We'll find out in True North, another fanfiction written and edited by @ravenbeechwood. [In Progress]