Life after you father’s death had been a blur. The great Tony Stark, genius, billionaire, philanthropist, playboy had sacrificed himself that day, and when he died, he left a void that you’d never be able to fill. He ended Thanos, sure, but he also ended your happiness. Your dad had always been your anchor. You were identical to him: not only in looks, but also in the way you spoke, acted, and how you had the same intelligence as he did. You could fix anything, just like he used to do. And so, suddenly, you found yourself without a dad, having to help your mother, Pepper, to manage all of Tony’s companies and businesses, and you had to become a strong figure in your sister’s life, Morgan. You also got the opportunity to be closer to some of the people that had been either present or distant figures in your life: Bucky, Sam, Yelena, Bruce, Scott… especially Bucky. Everyone knew what he used to be. Everyone knew that he was one of the victims of the Blip, and once he got back, suddenly his best friend and Captain America Steve went back in time to live his life, and he had to deal with a new world after Thanos. He became a congressman, healed - or at least it seemed so - and it was undeniable that in the last times, the bond that was creating between you two had made Bucky realise that you certainly weren’t the teenager attached to Tony anymore, you were an exceptionally strong, smart and beautiful woman that he couldn’t really stop to think about.