by writingmia
"This isn't freedom. This is fear."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the world as it is, not as we'd like it to be."
Ever since she could remember, Aria Miller was curious. She wanted to know everything there was to know, even if it wasn't any of her business and especially if it could get her in trouble. When she began working for Alexander Pierce, she knew that she was walking down a dangerous path, but her curiosity and desire for vengeance drove her into accepting a position in his closest circle. Almost a year later, she came face to face with a conflict she couldn't prevent and she headed towards a fight she didn't know if she would survive.
Joining Captain America seemed like the obvious option following Director Fury's death. The web of lies Aria created around herself only seemed to tighten as she was forced to carefully manoeuvrer the delicate situation, but the danger of the profession didn't seem to shake her until her encounter with a dangerous man with no memories, a troubled life and a metal arm.
Alexander Pierce destroyed Aria's life. His orders cast a dark shadow over her past. Her meeting with the Winter Soldier shakes her present, and changes her future.
Words: 3154, Chapters: 1/36, Language: English
- Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
- Rating: Mature
- Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Categories: F/M, Gen
- Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Original Female Character(s), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Tony Stark, Harley Keener, Harley Keener's Sister, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Alexander Pierce, Wanda Maximoff, Vision (Marvel), Avengers Team Members (Marvel), Peter Parker
- Relationships: Steve Rogers & Original Female Character(s), James "Bucky" Barnes/Original Female Character(s), Natasha Romanov (Marvel) & Original Female Character(s), Steve Rogers & Original Character(s), James "Bucky" Barnes & Original Female Character(s), Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson & Original Female Character(s), Sam Wilson (Marvel) & Original Female Character(s), Tony Stark & Original Female Character(s), Pepper Potts/Tony Stark (minor), Alexander Pierce & Original Female Character(s)
- Additional Tags: Original Female Character(s) - Freeform, POV Original Female Character, Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Post-Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Eventual Romance, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Friends, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Eventual Fluff, Superheroes, Vigilante Original Female Character, Alexander Pierce Being an Asshole, Good Friend Steve Rogers, Good Friend Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Protective Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Protective Bucky Barnes, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Recovering, Bucky Barnes Remembers, Bucky Barnes Has Issues, Bucky Barnes Gets a Hug, Title from a System of a Down Song, Major Original Character(s), Tony Stark Has A Heart, Canon Compliant, until it's not, Allomancy Inspired Powers (Mistborn), Additional Warnings In Author's Note, Eventual Happy Ending, Murder, Blood and Gore, Canon-Typical Violence, Civil War Team Iron Man, Civil War Team Captain America, Not Beta Read We Die Like The Marvel Cast, Swearing, Not Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Compliant, Slow Burn