“Mmm, yes, I seem to remember Colonel Phillips’ staff mourning your loss particularly deeply.” It still feels odd to joke about it. Bucky had died.

She shakes her head. “Steve was rather a large part of it. After he—after the crash, I was known only as Captain America’s girlfriend. Nothing I had done in the War even rated. They didn’t want to let me keep working; it was like I was his bloody widow or something.”