❝Meet me on the battlefield, even in the darkest night. I will be your sword and shield, your camouflage, and you will be mine.❞ . . .in which nothing and no one can take away their love for one another. [CA: THE WINTER SOLDIER/AGENTS OF SHIELD] [Highest ranking: #9 in fanfiction as of 5/26/18]

Ella Jane's annoyingly average life is upended when she catches her classmate, Ryan Hunter, breaking into her house. Ryan owes a mysterious group of men a lot of money - $5,000, to be exact. He has two months to gather the money on his own, or he's a dead man. Instead of turning Ryan over to the cops, Ella offers to help him get the money. When robberies, money, guns and love are involved, nothing is black and white. For Ella and Ryan, there is only gray. (extended description inside)

My name is Ruth Costa and I am twelve years old. I was abused and traumatized because of my past, which led me to find the one of the most dangerous things in Romania, all because I broke into an "abandoned" apartment for food. The Winter Soldier stared at me from the doorway, plums in a clear plastic bag in his gloved hands. I held his candy bars and other fruits I found in the fridge. We both stared at each other. I don't know if I should run, give them back, or start bawling, because I feel that all three of those options were pretty good. COMPLETED (In editing to fix grammatical mistakes)