Brooklyn before the bombs
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Last published Sat, Oct 11, 2025
You were just a little girl when he left for the war. Now, you're the woman who'll undo him.
1943. James Buchanan Barnes, the guy from Brooklyn, went off to fight in a war that would change everything. You were only eight-his little shadow on the building steps, the one he swore to protect.
But war doesn't just break bones. It breaks time.
Now, in a post-blip world, Bucky receives a forgotten file marked with his sister's name. It leads him to a cryogenic facility sealed decades ago... and to you.
You're not the girl with scraped knees and shy smiles anymore. You're twenty-four, brilliant, beautiful-and wide awake in a world that moved on without you.
He helped shape the woman you became.
And now, he can't stop wanting you.
A slow-burn, emotionally loaded, high-tension romance set after The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. With flashbacks, guilt, longing, and heat. A lot of it.
Brooklyn Before the Bombs is for those who love the ache before the kiss... and the kiss that ruins you.
Author's Note:
Hey!
English is not my first language, so please be kind with any mistakes-I'm doing my best and learning as I go
This story is really close to my heart. I love emotional, tension-filled slow burns with a lot of heat, and Brooklyn Before the Bombs is exactly that.
I'll try to update daily, so feel free to comment, vote, and scream with me!
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