You were Tony Stark’s daughter, secretly kept out of the public eye for years. Unlike him, your world wasn’t just computers—it was metal, weapons, and engineering. You ran a high-tech forge near the Avengers Compound, repairing and building their most dangerous gear.
Iron Man’s armor? You fixed it.
Cap’s shield? You reinforced it.
Thor’s weapons? You were trusted with them.
But the workload became too much.
You needed help.
Tony offered to choose someone. You refused—you wanted to build your own team. So you hired independently, rejecting dozens of applicants who were either unqualified or more interested in you than the job.
Because you were impossible to ignore. Your body was curvyand your black cherry red hazel eyes and glasses made it impossible not to stare
All the men at the compound had crushes on you and couldn’t help but notice you when you walked into a room the avengers would never come down to your shop unless they needed something fixed the only time you interacted with them was when you had a day off from the shop which was extremely rare
And then there was Bucky Barnes.
He didn’t flirt. Didn’t smile. Barely spoke to you. Every interaction was cold and short, and you quickly decided you couldn’t stand him.
So when Tony announced Bucky would be your new assistant, you were furious.
The first day, he arrived at your shop, silent and unreadable.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” you muttered.
He ignored you, inspected the shop, and acted completely unimpressed but secretly he was extremely impressed
What you didn’t know?
Bucky wasn’t indifferent.
He’d noticed you from the start—your intelligence, your confidence, the way you handled weapons like second nature. He noticed your black cherry hair and your big hazel eyes behind your glasses He was extremely attracted to you, but kept his distance.
Every one knew Tony Stark’s daughter was off-limits. And every guy knew that dating you was not an option but Bucky couldn’t help but want to be with you but pretend like he didn’t like you
So he stayed cold.
Argued with you. Challenged you. Shut you out.
Until working together changed everything.
Late nights. Close calls. Accidental touches. Quiet conversations.
Slowly, his walls began to crack.