Artistic-Rich
One year after being rescued from a HYDRA splinter cell, Stark Industries analyst Emma Duquesne is still rebuilding her life. Now living at the Avengers Compound, she's finally beginning to find a new normal.
**CONTINUITY NOTE**
This story takes place in an alternate MCU timeline following *Avengers: Age of Ultron*.
The events surrounding *Captain America: Civil War* unfold differently: Zemo's plan does not fracture the Avengers, Tony learns the truth about his parents' deaths but recognizes that Bucky was acting under HYDRA's control, and the Avengers remain together.
Bucky's HYDRA trigger words have been removed, T'Challa is King of Wakanda, and the events of *Infinity War* and *Endgame*, including the Snap and Blip, do not occur.
The story begins one year after Emma's rescue from a HYDRA splinter cell and six months after she moves into the Avengers Compound.
**DISCLAIMER**
*Blueprint* is an unofficial, non-commercial work of fan fiction. Marvel and its canon characters, settings, and related properties belong to Marvel Studios and their respective rights holders.
Emma Duquesne and other original characters, storylines, and original elements created for *Blueprint* are my own.
Content Note: This is an adult, non-explicit romance. The story contains romantic intimacy, action, violence, and themes of trauma, but no explicit sexual content.