The Girl in the Corners

She never meant to end up living in Avengers Tower.
She just wanted a quiet job-something behind the scenes, something where she could help without being seen.

Y/N is the kind of girl who slips into corners, fades into hallways, and patches people up without asking for thanks.
Shy. Careful. Quiet.
A girl who knows how to survive by staying unnoticed.

Bucky Barnes is the opposite.
Haunted past, metal arm, too many eyes watching his every move.
He's a former assassin trying to learn how to live again-how to breathe without guilt, how to sleep without nightmares.

They shouldn't orbit each other.
But slowly... they do.

A silent cup of coffee left on a desk.
A shared moment in a dim hallway.
A hand offered in panic and not pushed away.

She's afraid to trust.
He's afraid to hurt anyone.
And somehow, two people who can barely look each other in the eye start to change everything-one small moment at a time.

This isn't a love story born from sparks and fireworks.
It's a slow bloom between a girl who hides and a man learning he's safe to care again.

Quiet hearts. Soft hands. Careful steps.
A love story built in silence.
And when it finally ignites-it might burn brighter than either of them ever imagined.