fic: angel of mine, chapter 3 (mcu)

Title: Angel of Mine
Fandoms: Marvel Cinemagic Universe, Captain America (Movies)
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Peggy Carter, Sharon Carter (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Rosalie Archer (OC)
Pairing: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes/Original Female Character(s), Steve Rogers/Original Female Character(s), James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers/Original Female Character(s)
Rating: Mature
AO3 Tags: Slow Burn, Flashbacks, Canon-Typical Violence, Torture, Implied/Referenced Torture, Rated for future chapters, Not Captain America: The Winter Soldier Compliant, Not Captain America: Civil War (Movie) Compliant, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Angels, Alternate Universe - Angels & Demons, Demons, tpromptsachallenge
Summary:
Angels walk among us. They serve the people, aiding those who need it, guiding their chosen, and using their magical abilities to make the world a better place. Rosalie Archer thought she had it all. Once her two best friends, Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes, returned from World War II, she would bind her life to theirs, and the three of them would live happily ever after. Only Bucky fell from a train, and Steve crashed into the ice, and Rosalie had to find a new path in life.

Now it’s 2014, and unbeknownst to Rosalie, her secret has been discovered. HYDRA wants to harness the power of angels, and with the help of a demon with a grudge, their experiments are close to complete. When Rosalie goes missing, her old friend, Peggy Carter, sends Steve and Bucky after her. In a reunion seventy years in the making, how will Steve and Bucky react to Rosalie’s abilities? How will the rest of the Avengers react to a new comrade with wings?

And how far will demons go in order to see all of the angels destroyed?

A Stucky/OC Angels AU.

Notes:
Written as part of ~tilltheendwilliwrite's 7.7k Covid Sucks Prompt Challenge. Congrats on all the followers, T - you deserve all that and more! I hope you like what I've come up with for this challenge. ♥

This fic assumes that 1. Bucky was rescued from HYDRA, 2. the Accords never happened, and 3. everyone is living happily ever after(ish) in the Avengers Compound. What's canon? I've never met them. Takes place post the first Avengers movie.

A man strode in, salt and pepper hair slicked back away from his face. In dark jeans, a leather jacket, and a plain black shirt, he could be anyone she passed on the street. No one would suspect him of holding a woman against her will. His grey beard was trimmed short. Bright brown eyes took in her cell.

Every inch of Rosalie’s being recoiled. A hiss slipped from her lips.

The man chuckled, a low sound from deep in his throat. “Don’t worry, darling, I hate being in the same room with you too,” he said, grinning. “But we’re going to have to so much fun together.”

“I doubt that, demon.” He might look like a regular human, but Rosalie knew the truth. Angels and demons danced around each other for millennia. Demons fed off the chaos and pain they left in their wake. It was her duty to defend those around her. “So you’re responsible for the magic holding me here.”

He wiggled a finger at her. “If it were up to me, sweetheart, you would be dangling from those chains and begging for death.”

“What’s stopping you?” She’d fought demons before, but never without Sterling for support. If she showed weakness, the demon would prey upon it.

The grin didn’t leave his face. “Because my associates offered me a better deal.”

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