No one understands defeat better than Loki Laufeyson -- so when the opportunity to change his course finally appears, he takes that plunge. The temptation of wielding ultimate power far too sweet to just let slip by. But fate has other plans for him and he'll soon learn that what he pursues comes with a hefty price. [ ft. loki x darcy ] [ post dark world ; partially au ] ▔▔ [ book 1 of「 WE ARE BURDENED WITH GLORIOUS PURPOSE 」trilogy ]

An MCU FanFiction Loki's life was built on secrets. Secrets kept from him. And the biggest secrets of all? Those of his origin and his true parentage. Of who sired him. . . . . .and who birthed him. O/S with the potential to become a three-shot

Sold to a facility at six years old to be raised as an assassin, Sweden-born Ruth Rogers was trained by whatever means necessary to become a lethal weapon. As she grew older, Ruth struggled with the reality that her memory had never been wiped like others around her but completed missions to obey the woman who commanded her. Ruth perfected her craft and quickly became known as the sly assassin Buzzkill. After suffering heavy losses, the facility was discovered and raided by SHIELD authorities. Before they could catch her, Ruth escaped SHIELD's reach and tried to live on her own for the first time in the eighteen years she's been alive. Feeling guilt for what she has done, Ruth agrees to aggressive experimentation to clear her record which ultimately results in devastating effects on her body and mind. Ruth struggles to survive as she continues to clear her conscience, becoming allies with the Winter Soldier in the process. Can Buzzkill and the Winter Soldier become strong enough to escape the place that controls them? Can they both learn to live with the consequences of their pasts while fighting their present demons? ************************************************************************************* Some characters, places, and agencies within the story belong to Marvel. Warnings: Mild Language, Violence, Mental Disabilities/Disorders (i.e. Depression, Anxiety Attacks, PTSD)

After the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., Bucky Barnes disappeared. Lost in a sea of voices, Bucky searches for the man he was until the day a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent steps up beside him and introduces herself. This is the story of a woman known only as Scythe, a "gifted" agent who is similar to Bucky in more ways than one. On a favor from Steve Rogers, Scythe goes to find Bucky, but instead of an assassin she meets a man haunted by lost memories and wonders if she and him are all that different. When a HYDRA cell begins targeting them, Scythe convinces Bucky that they should work together, but a lack of trust could lead to a violent end. Two people with blood on their hands will learn that the past can only define you if you allow it to. -- Bucky x OC - PG13 for some violence. -- This Fanfic will not be completed. Sorry!

*Complete* A Marvel Cinematic Universe FanFiction While the Winter Soldier was a ghost story, Nadine Ryker is a ghost. She's The Ghost. Her past is a mystery, her identity even more so. Few knew her as Nadya Ivanovna Rykova, the lost recruit of the Red Room, never spoken of after her disappearance. But she got along just fine, hiding away with her secret life, re-emerging only to take contracts that few others are willing to take. To hunt other Assassins. But when she's contracted to take out Black Widow? Her long ago 'little sister'? Her life and her secrets all begin to unravel. *** Past Bucky/OC, eventual Steve/OC and Pietro/OC This story is effectively split into two parts, with Part I focusing on themes of the price of secrets, family, self-acceptance and finding somewhere to belong, with the Steve/OC romantic sub-plot beginning in earnest in Part II. Part I starts just before Avengers: Age of Ultron and Part II starts shortly after AoU ends and will go through to just beyond Captain America Civil War. Warning!! It will be a *SLOW BURN* Companion Story to "Haven" and though highly recommended, it's not necessary to have read it to enjoy this one. Second Place Winner in the Heavenly Awards for FanFiction Second Place Winner in the Angel Awards for FanFiction *Votes and Comments/Feedback most enthusiastically welcome!*

*Complete* We all know how close Bucky was to Steve, stepping in not only as a best friend, but as family when Steve was left alone after his mother's death. But what about Bucky's family? Who was going to receive the condolence letter Colonel Phillips signed after Azzano? We're told he was the oldest of four children, so who were the siblings he left behind? A collection of letters between Bucky Barnes and his youngest sibling; his baby sister, Beatrice. *Votes and Comments/Feedback are most enthusiastically welcome!*

*Complete* A Marvel Cinematic Universe FanFiction Formerly Titled "Please Stay" When a nameless man showed up in Iris' doorway holding out the ad she'd placed looking for a new temporary tenant, he was nothing at all like anyone she'd ever encountered; he felt dangerous. But he also felt...lost. A part of her knew she should close the door in his face. But for some reason that didn't stop her from handing him the key. He was only looking for a place to lie low, a place to recover and start to regroup after what happened on the doomed Helicarrier. A temporary place where he could maybe begin to pull his shattered mind back together and begin to remember who he was...he'd been called Bucky? What he didn't anticipate was finding a haven in the skinny townhouse... ...and in her. *** Post-Captain America: Winter Soldier up to and Including Captain America: Civil War. Companion Story to "The Ghost" though it's not necessary to have read it to enjoy this one! *** First Place Winner in the Fallen Angel Awards for FanFiction First Place Winner in The Excelsior Awards in the Mixed Category July Winner in the Mystical Awards for FanFiction Third Place Winner in the Fireworks Awards for Fanfiction *** Votes and Comments/Feedback most enthusiastically welcome!