Weekly Fic Rec: On The Other End of the Line by velleities

Link to AO3

Author’s summary:

 

He has been strongly advised against picking up calls from blocked numbers. The fall of SHIELD has afforded him many enemies, and blocked numbers can’t be traced. But it’s 3 a.m., the phone is ringing, and Steve is dazed and somewhat spooked.

“Hello?” he mumbles groggily, his voice muffled by the pillow.

“Steve?”

Steve’s eyes snap open. “Bucky?”

 

Wherein: after the fall of SHIELD and the disappearance of the Winter Soldier, Steve receives an unexpected call from Bucky. It’s the first in a long series of calls that leave Steve longing for more – only, he doesn’t know Bucky’s number, whereabouts or current activities. All he can do is wait, on the other end of the line.

 

Words: 9385, Chapters: 1/1

 

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier, POV Steve Rogers, Phone Calls & Telephones, Bucky Discovers This Brave New World, Lots of Food, Lots of Starbucks Coffees, Eventual Christmas Fluff, Tiny bit of Angst, Peggy Dies Earlier than in CW, Happy Ending

My notes:

 

This is a lovely take on Steve and Bucky reconnecting after DC. I especially liked how the parallel tracks of Steve’s personal progression and their relationship worked, and how they weren’t necessarily at the same place all the time, which made it feel very real.

Fic Update: Our Sharp Edges Aligned Chapter 6 of 8

Reflecting on their relationship apart and together.

Read it here on AO3.