Winter Soldier

The Winter Soldier was given a name: Y/N Cryptographer. Ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. asset. A potential leak. Terminate. He watched her from rooftops, studied her from alleys. She moved like someone who didn’t know she was being hunted—routine, soft, predictable. Easy. But he didn’t pull the trigger. He watched for too long. She read obscure poetry. She danced in her kitchen. She fed a stray cat and mumbled to it like it understood. She left her windows unlocked. Sometimes he slipped inside. She never knew.