Strictly Professional | Bucky Barnes x OC

Annalise Hart is a promising new trainee at S.H.I.E.L.D., eager to become an agent, but she's finding herself struggling to keep up with her peers. The physical training is brutal, and while she has the drive and passion, she's often left behind in the more tactical and intellectual aspects of the training. But she's determined to prove herself.

Enter Bucky Barnes-the infamous former Winter Soldier, now an instructor and one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top agents. With decades of experience, he's expected to train the next generation of agents. However, Bucky is surprisingly perceptive when it comes to Annalise. He sees potential in her that no one else does. So when she's at risk of failing, Bucky offers her a deal: private lessons and extra training to help her catch up and pass the final exams-if she helps him catch up on something he's sorely lacking-pop culture.

Bucky, who spent years in cryogenic sleep, is completely out of touch with anything that happened in the decades after the 1940s. He's seen as the grizzled, battle-hardened war veteran who's uncomfortable in social situations, and his lack of knowledge about movies, music, TV shows, and current trends often isolates him from his younger peers. What better way to bridge the gap than by learning from Annalise, who's a walking encyclopedia of all things pop culture?

In this AU; the Avengers beat Thanos in 2018 (Infinity War) and no one blipped.