The Art of Mending

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81068101 by Shay0831 In the wake of a devastating personal tragedy, Emilia Alvarado is a woman living in the quiet shadows of her Arizona life, finding solace in the rhythmic structure of her career as a high school history teacher. Her world is upended when a Tony Stark arrives on her doorstep, unearthing a family legacy that links her to one of the most powerful names in modern history. Torn between her fierce independence and a brother’s persistent, if overbearing, attempts to provide for her, Emilia eventually agrees to spend a single summer in the heart of Manhattan. Within the glass walls of Stark Tower, she finds herself navigating a world of legends and heroes who are far more human than the textbooks suggest. Among them is Bucky Barnes, a man defined by a fractured past and a heavy silence—a fellow “relic” who sees his own ghosts reflected in her grief. As the summer draws to a close and her old life begins to slip away, Emilia must decide if she is defined by the tragedies she has survived or the unexpected family she has found in the city that never sleeps. Words: 17821, Chapters: 4/10, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/M Characters: Original Female Character(s), Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Bruce Banner, Peter Parker | RIPeter (Spider-Verse Animated Movies), Clint Barton, Sam Wilson Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Original Female Character(s), Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Bruce Banner/Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton/Laura Barton Additional Tags: bucky barnes is a cinnamon roll, Steve Rogers is a Ray of Sunshine, OG character is a baddie, I love tony, OG character is plus sized, tfatws!bucky read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/81068101