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An AU Yelena x Bucky Love Story
What if the Winter Soldier wasn't made by force-but by choice?
At just six years old, James Buchanan Barnes was recruited by Hydra. Promised power, purpose, and belonging, he became their youngest weapon-silent, sharp, and loyal. Decades later, frozen and forgotten, he's brought back-not for war, but for something worse: the Red Room.
Tasked with shaping the next generation of Black Widows, Bucky is assigned to train the girls, including a fierce six-year-old named Yelena Belova and her older sister, Natasha. But in Yelena, he finds a reflection of the child he used to be-defiant, curious, and still full of fire.
As years pass, the bond between them grows in the shadows of the Red Room. What starts as silent protection turns into stolen moments, whispered promises, and a love that was never supposed to exist. When the program decides Bucky is compromised and Yelena is disposable, he makes a choice-for the first time in his life, one that's truly his.
Together, they run. Together, they burn.
A story of trauma, healing, and a love that refuses to die-even in the darkest places.