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   The Swan & The Soldier by pandbarnes

   Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Winter Soldier (Comics), Captain America - All Media Types  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   28 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • James "Bucky" Barnes/Reader
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Reader
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Hydra Agents (Marvel)
   • Bucky Barnes's Metal Arm
   • Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes
   • Protective Bucky Barnes
   • Alpha Bucky Barnes
   • Reader-Insert
   • Bucky Barnes's Winter Soldier Programming
   • Kidnapping
   • Blood and Violence
   • Car Chases
   • Espionage
   • Hydra Agent Reader (Marvel)
   • Hydra (Marvel)
   • Hydra Bucky Barnes
   • Hydra Experiments (Marvel)
   • Angst and Romance
   • Forced Proximity
   • Forced Relationship
   • Bodyguard Romance
   • Bodyguard Bucky Barnes
   • Dark Bucky Barnes
   • You're so art deco out on the floor Shining like gunmetal
   • cold and unsure
   • Song: Art Deco (Lana del Rey)
   • Rescue
   • "Touch her and die"
   • Memory Loss
   • Morally Ambiguous Bucky Barnes
   • Age Difference
   • Brainwashed Bucky Barnes

   Summary

   Winter Soldier (HYDRA) x Reader (HYDRA), Forced Proximity, Bodyguard/Protectee Relationship

   You are the daughter of a high-ranking HYDRA officer, raised between gala halls and steel corridors, trained to maintain perfect poise in any scenario. But when an attack at the Bolshoi Theatre turns into a warzone, your only mission is survival. The Council activated the Winter Soldier to protect you. Elegance is your armor. The Winter Soldier is your shadow. But in HYDRA's game, even salvation comes with a body count.

   Language:

   English

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   56,780

   Chapters:

   20/22

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