It's been two months since Y/N returned to the Compound, but despite her best efforts, she can't seem to escape her trauma. Nightmares haunt her at night, while memories stalk her during the day; a never-ending cycle that she hopes she can smile her way through.
She finds distraction in her busy schedule and a few quiet moments in-between, but no matter how hard she tries, she can't forget. And now that the world knows who she is, she likely never will.
Some see her as a hero, others see her as a weapon. Y/N doesn't know which to believe-especially with the little control she feels she has over her life anymore.
The journey to recovery is never easy, but Y/N thinks it may be impossible.
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[Part 2 of Reaching Out]
[Bucky Barnes X Reader]
[1st person POV]
MAIN THEMES FROM PART 1: Y/N with powers, moving in with the Avengers, Bucky+Y/N romance, quick-burn, drama and trauma (of course), fluff on fluff on fluff.
NOTES:
Follows a timeline where Hydra is still active after 2014 (CA:WS), Avengers didn't break up after Civil War, and takes place ~one year after Bucky's return from Wakanda.
"You told me you would help me."
"That was a long time ago."
"So is that a no? Because I could really use a hand right now. Or a suture kit."
In which Bucky Barnes is reunited with someone he thought long dead and is asked to help her remember. Their Hydra connection runs deeper than she knows. Can he pull her out of the dark corners he once lived in? And can he keep her safe from those who would use her for their own gain?
Timeline: After the Falcon and the Winter Soldier
#1 buckyxoc 12/23/2023
#1 bbarnes 12/23/2023
#1 buckybarnesfanfic 4/19/2024
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**This is a work of fanfiction, just something that has been bopping around in my head for a bit. While I am inspired by characters from the Marvel universe, I do not own Marvel, any of its comics, its movies, or any of its characters, plots, or storylines. The only thing I have any rights over is any characters or storylines I create.**
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