Only Human

"I can hold my breath,
I can bite my tongue.
I can stay awake for days,
If that's what you want.
Be your number one.
I can fake a smile,
I can force a laugh,
I can dance and play the part,
If that's what you ask,
Give you all I am.
...........
But I'm only human,
And I bleed when I fall down,
I'm only human.
And I crash and I break down.
Your words in my head, knives in my heart,
You build me up and then I fall apart.
'Cause I'm only human, yeah...."
~Human; by Cristina Perri

During World War 2, Steve and Bucky took a huge risk and secretly adopted a baby girl- who was actually Steve and Peggy's biological daughter. Because it was illegal for them to be together, let alone raise a child, they kept it a secret from the public. Only a few trusted others knew, and higher ups in the army that found out were forced to keep their mouths shut as Steve threatened to give up being Captain America if they said anything or tried to punish him or Bucky.

Stacy McKayla Rogers, is in a word, stubborn. According to government officials, she takes a little too much after her dad, and should "keep that smart mouth of hers shut and just smile for the camera".

But it's her unwavering compassion and yearn to be a symbol of hope to others that makes her the Avengers she is- Lady Liberty.

And it's going to shake the whole world.

⚠️Warnings⚠️: *Marvel* Canon level violence, swearing *ranging from strong to mild*, most anything PTSD related, depictions of anxiety and depression, possible depictions of discrimination (mainly lgbtq and antisemitism), tony stark's toxic bs (tony stans do us both a favor and block me now you're not welcome here), depictions of blood and probably torture, death and serious mental health issues, mentions of/heavily implied child abuse

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN MARVEL OR IT'S CHARACTERS! JUST MY OC'S, THEIR CHARACTER ARCS, AND STACY'S PART OF THE STORY!!!!