"The hardest part about survival is not surviving. The hardest part is to find a reason to keep living once there is no longer any danger threatening your life.
When you become your own predator. Your mind baring its teeth like a wounded wolf would."
HYDRA is all she has ever known. Without it, she has to learn to know herself.
AU: Post Captain America the Winter Soldier.
TW: graphic depiction of violence, strong language, child abuse, torture, sexual content, gore, and mental health issues.
Please be careful when reading.
**text in italics refers to thoughts, dreams, memories.****
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"You told me you would help me."
"That was a long time ago."
"So is that a no? Because I could really use a hand right now. Or a suture kit."
In which Bucky Barnes is reunited with someone he thought long dead and is asked to help her remember. Their Hydra connection runs deeper than she knows. Can he pull her out of the dark corners he once lived in? And can he keep her safe from those who would use her for their own gain?
Timeline: After the Falcon and the Winter Soldier
#1 buckyxoc 12/23/2023
#1 bbarnes 12/23/2023
#1 buckybarnesfanfic 4/19/2024
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**This is a work of fanfiction, just something that has been bopping around in my head for a bit. While I am inspired by characters from the Marvel universe, I do not own Marvel, any of its comics, its movies, or any of its characters, plots, or storylines. The only thing I have any rights over is any characters or storylines I create.**
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