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• Secret Santa by GracefulWriter02

  Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  10 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Ava Starr/John Walker
  • Ava Starr & John Walker
  • Ava Starr
  • John Walker (Marvel)
  • James "Bucky" Barnes
  • Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel)
  • Yelena Belova
  • Alexei Shostakov
  • POV Ava Starr
  • POV John Walker (Marvel)
  • Secret Santa
  • Post-Movie: Thunderbolts (2025)
  • Thunderbolts Team Members Live in the Watchtower | New Avengers Tower (Marvel)

  Summary

  To celebrate the Holiday Season, Bob has the group participate in a Secret Santa! John doesn't want to get Ava & Ava wants to figure out some things. Just more fun before the Holidays!

  Series

  • Part 2 of GhostWalker Christmas!

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,139

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  18

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  142

• Holiday Season by GracefulWriter02

  Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  08 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Ava Starr/John Walker
  • Ava Starr & John Walker
  • Ava Starr
  • John Walker (Marvel)
  • Ava Starr Needs a Hug
  • Soft Ava Starr
  • Ava Starr Has Chronic Pain
  • Protective John Walker (Marvel)
  • John Walker Not Being an Asshole (Marvel)
  • Christmas Fluff
  • Enemies to Friends to Lovers

  Summary

  On a mission to scan an area & to save face to the public eye, Ava and John are stuck together. While neither of them want to work together, John becomes worried about Ava as she seems out of it during the mission.

  Series

  • Part 1 of GhostWalker Christmas!

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,486

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  26

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  257

• Heartbeat by GracefulWriter02

  Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  17 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Ava Starr/John Walker
  • Ava Starr & John Walker
  • Ava Starr
  • John Walker (Marvel)
  • James "Bucky" Barnes
  • Yelena Belova
  • Pain
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Ava Starr Needs a Hug
  • Soft Ava Starr
  • Protective John Walker (Marvel)
  • John Walker Needs A Hug (Marvel)
  • POV Ava Starr

  Summary

  Ava, along with John, Bucky, and Yelena, go on a mission to stop a new science experiment. A mission that on paper seems easy, goes south fast.

  GhostWalker Week Day ? - I'll share at the end! Maybe you'll figure it out before I share.

  Series

  • Part 4 of GhostWalker Week

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,678

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  1

  Comments:

  9

  Kudos:

  24

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  335

• "You Came Back" by GracefulWriter02

  Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)  

  • Explicit
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  15 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Ava Starr/John Walker
  • Ava Starr & John Walker
  • Ava Starr
  • John Walker (Marvel)
  • Yelena Belova
  • Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel)
  • Ava Starr Has Chronic Pain
  • Ava Starr Needs a Hug
  • John Walker Needs A Hug (Marvel)
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Slow Burn
  • John Walker Has Anger Issues (Marvel)
  • Angst and Feels
  • James "Bucky" Barnes - Freeform
  • alexei shostakov - Freeform
  • Found Family
  • My First Fanfic
  • Mel (Thunderbolts 2025) - Freeform
  • Eventual Smut
  • Sexual Inexperience
  • Explicit Sexual Content
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Angst and Fluff and Smut
  • Blood and Violence
  • Soft Ava Starr
  • ghostwalker - Freeform

  Summary

  John Walker wanted to be aware of every member of the New Avengers. He was able to bond with most of them quickly, but Ava was the difficult one. She steered away from the others, especially him, and he just assumed she hated him. But when they continue to spend more time together, both of them are feeling things they wouldn't have expected.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  196,270

  Chapters:

  46/?

  Comments:

  182

  Kudos:

  278

  Bookmarks:

  32

  Hits:

  10,021

• Promise by GracefulWriter02

  Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  09 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Ava Starr/John Walker
  • Ava Starr & John Walker
  • Ava Starr
  • John Walker (Marvel)
  • Drunken Confessions
  • Ava Starr Needs a Hug
  • John Walker Needs A Hug (Marvel)
  • POV John Walker (Marvel)

  Summary

  John is finally able to talk to Ava after she's been avoiding him for so long.

  GhostWalker Week Day 6 - Drunken Confession (kinda)

  Series

  • Part 3 of GhostWalker Week

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,853

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  24

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  259