He's chased her all over the world for the past five years, forgetting her less and less each time. She's been beaten down, dragged back home, and still she runs, escaping and then waiting to be caught. After the dismantling of HYDRA she finds him just in time before he becomes the one being hunted. (Winter Soldier and Civil War timelines). Bucky/OC

While hunting a crime lord in Meatpacking district, Frank Castle crosses paths with a well-informed local who knows the city and its secrets; intelligent, unassuming, hidden away in a seafood store. In an attempt to gain information he develops a bond to her. Once wind hits that she's got a soldier on her side they're both up against the malefactors of Hell's Kitchen. Frank/OC