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"A brief breath of peace before the world turns to gray."
After decades of being a weapon for Hydra, James "Bucky" Barnes is finally waking up. Pulled from the safety of cryofreeze in the hidden kingdom of Wakanda, he is no longer the Winter Soldier. Under the care of Shuri and the watchful eyes of the Dora Milaje, the "White Wolf" begins to find the fragments of the man he used to be. For the first time in a century, there are no triggers, no handlers, and no war-only the quiet work of a farm and the steady presence of Y/N.
But the peace is a fragile illusion.
When Steve Rogers arrives at the golden border with a warning of a cosmic threat, the quiet life Bucky has built is set ablaze. As the armies of Thanos descend upon Wakanda, Bucky must pick up a rifle once more-not because he's told to, but to protect the home and the woman he's finally come to love.
The battle for the universe is fought on the plains of Africa, but for Bucky, the stakes are deeply personal. As the line between survival and extinction thins, a single snap of the fingers changes everything. In a heartbeat, the man who finally found his soul is reduced to nothing but ash and bone.
The Winter Soldier is gone. But in the end, so is James Barnes.