Wraith: The Prototype (fmcxBucky Barnes)
An ex-HYDRA assassin with blood on her hands and a century of kills behind her, Melissa was under HYDRA control for 103 years-until half of HYDRA vanished during the Blip. Free of the leash but not the instinct, she disappeared into the shadows and picked up right where she left off. Killing, after all, is all she knows.
Now, she's back on SHIELD's radar. And Bucky Barnes-the man she once knew as the Winter Soldier-is the one tasked with bringing her in. Their shared past is twisted: two weapons forged in the same fire, walking parallel paths on opposite sides of redemption. When Bucky finally catches her, Melissa is caged at SHIELD HQ. But the story doesn't end there.
Their relationship is... complicated. Each visit drags old ghosts into the room. Tension simmers. Trust frays. And something raw and human begins to grow in the cracks. But SHIELD doesn't run on emotion-and neither does Melissa. Security breaches, internal suspicion, and the looming question of who Melissa really is now make redemption seem impossible.
Maybe it is. Maybe monsters like Melissa Mansen don't want to be saved.
But maybe-just maybe-she'd try.
If Bucky Barnes asked her to.