The Difference Between A Hero And A Monster.
6 parts Ongoing Mature⸻
"The only difference between a hero and a monster is who you are trying to save."
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She was born human, died a victim, and was resurrected as something else.
In 1964, fifteen-year-old Valentina Lebedev vanished without a trace. The world forgot her name - but the people who took her didn't. They called her Nocturne, a weapon forged from blood and agony, made to obey. Now, decades later, she walks the world unchanged, her heartbeat silenced, her soul fractured - the perfect ghost for a secret organization known only as The Crimson Order.
Her missions are simple: infiltrate, eliminate, disappear.
Her conscience is not.
When one mission leads her straight into the path of the Avengers, Valentina is forced to confront what she's become - a monster in a world of heroes. But as shadows from her past begin to rise again, she learns that the difference between a hero and a monster isn't who they are.
It's who they're trying to save.
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Warnings / Notes
Themes: action, angst, found family, slow-burn trust
Content warnings:
mentions of trauma, emotional and physical abuse (non-graphic), violence typical of Marvel canon, memory loss, moral conflict
Original Character (Valentina), Avengers Ensemble, All Credits Go To Marvel Studios.