The ballroom glittered, a kaleidoscope of wealth and privilege, everything Carter Baizen both craved and despised. He scanned the room, champagne flute in hand, his gaze landing on her. Y/N. A splash of color in a sea of muted elegance. She wasn't one of them, that was clear. Too bright, too earnest, a delicate flower amidst meticulously manicured shrubs.
Y/N has been missing for the past year after a failed mission. While everyone else seemed to move on, Bucky couldn’t. He made it his life’s mission to find her, but the deeper he dug into her disappearance, the more he uncovered—that not only had it been orchestrated, but someone was working just as hard to make sure she was never found.
Y/N had a one night stand with Bucky, and then completely ghosted him after cause she got back with her ex. Now, at a house party, she runs into him again.
Ever since Sam figured out Bucky was hopelessly in love with Y/N, he’d made it his personal mission to play wingman. From assigning them to the same tasks and inventing reasons for them to spend time together to mysteriously “needing to take a call” whenever they were left alone, his latest plan was a camping trip—completely unbeknownst to Y/N, who had no idea Bucky was head over heels for her.
You decided to bake yourself a birthday cake. While baking, you noticed that you were out of sugar. The stores were closed. Maybe the cute neighbour down the hall has a cup you could borrow?
Bucky and Y/n’s passionate relationship fell apart over his dangerous street fighting. Her fear and his obsession drove them to a final breakup. Two years later, she’s moved on—but he hasn’t.
After transferring to NYU to be closer to her dad, Y/N joins him for lunch where she unexpectedly comes face-to-face with the older man she’s been casually hooking up with. Neither of them says a word as her oblivious father proudly introduces his best friend, Bucky, as if they’ve never met. (READ PREMISE)
Y/N runs an exclusive underground casino where high-stakes gamblers risk everything, until the sudden arrival of the mysterious Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes, throws the room into silence. As he approaches her table with an unreadable look, Y/N realizes his appearance could either threaten everything she has built or change her life entirely.
After a break up, Y/N decides to go out and party with her friends, to forget about her ex Alex. Then a tall handsome man approaches her… (Read Authors Note For Context)
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win her crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds herself getting exactly what she asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price. (BASED ON THE MOVIE OBSESSION)
(READ OPENING SCENE) Bucky, constantly on the run and afraid of getting close to anyone, finds comfort in an online friendship with Y/N, a woman who understands his loneliness without asking about his past. As they grow closer through late-night conversations, he realizes she has become the first person in a long time who makes him want to stop running.