by eeshakaur08
her eyes scanned the room, her eyes catching dark-hair, a glint of metal, a face, beauty and danger frozen in time. Sitting on one of the couches, looking dazed and out of place, was someone she never thought she’d see again. Her heart lurched in her chest, a flash shock passing through her eyes, only detectable by those closest to her... She couldn't afford to let her emotions show. Not now. Seeing Bucky again, (James, her mind screamed at her), stirred up memories she had long buried, feelings she had tried to forget, hurt and pain she had overcome. But if nothing else, she was a spy, a master of deception, and she would play her part. For now, she would pretend that James “Bucky” Barnes was just a new, slightly traumatized, Avenger, who happened to have done a short gig as the Winter Solider... She had to. For the sake of her team, for James, and for her own sanity.
Or an Avengers AU, where James and Natalia met in the Red Room but were separated, and now with James back, Natalia will have to overcome her emotions to maintain her carefully constructed new life. (I know this fucks with the timeline and I don't care, let me have my winterwidow in peace)
Words: 9360, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English
- Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel (Comics), Black Widow (Movie 2021), Black Widow (Comics), Winter Soldier (Comics), Captain America (Movies)
- Rating: Not Rated
- Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Underage
- Categories: F/M
- Characters: Natasha Romanov (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, (Past) Peggy Carter, Howling Commandos, Avengers Team Members (Marvel), Dreykov (Avengers Marvel movies)
- Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Natasha Romanov, James "Bucky" Barnes & Natasha Romanov, Natasha Romanov & Tony Stark, Bruce Banner & Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov, Natasha Romanov & Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes & Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes & Clint Barton, Bruce Banner & James "Bucky" Barnes, James "Bucky" Barnes & Peggy Carter, (Past) Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes & Howling Commandos, Howling Commandos & Steve Rogers, Dreykov (Avengers Marvel movies) & Natasha Romanov
- Additional Tags: winterwidow - Freeform, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Slow Burn, Protective Bucky Barnes, Hurt Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes Feels, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, POV Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Has Issues, Bucky Barnes Has PTSD, Protective Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Natasha Romanov Is Not A Robot, Bucky Barnes Calls Natasha Romanov "Natalia", Natasha Romanov Feels, Natasha Romanov Needs a Hug, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov Friendship, Natasha Romanov Lives, Soft Natasha Romanov, Domestic Avengers, Avengers Family, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe, POV Natasha Romanov (Marvel), How Do I Tag, no beta we die like auntie nat, Author Is Sleep Deprived, Hurt Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Friendship, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Domestic Fluff, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Implied/Referenced Torture, I Will Go Down With This Ship, I'll add more tags as i go, Song: Skyfall (Adele)