Weekly Fic Rec: where the days are longer by endofadream

Link to AO3

Author’s summary:

 

And maybe that’s what they’re running from. Those ghosts. That minefield. The suffocating pressure to live up to who they used to be when who they used to be has now become stale, recycled words in textbooks and museums and clickbait online articles. Captain America and Bucky Barnes may be American heroes, relics of a time when patriotism ran deep and values were wholesome, but they are also people who lived and breathed and died to live and breathe again.

 

They fuck off to the coast, trying to put as many miles between them and D.C. as possible. New York is loud and claustrophobic at the best of times, but California has the open skies and roads that make Steve ease a little more into his skin.

 

Words: 9365, Chapters: 2/2

 

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, 

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: shameless classic rock, because Bucky totally loves it, the road trip fic no one asked for, with a lot of introspection, and a healthy serving of sex, Frottage, Car Sex, Top Bucky Barnes, Bottom Steve Rogers, Angst, Hurt/Comfort

My notes:

 

I have a fondness for road trip fics, and this is a delightful example. I really like the writing style, it brings out the ephemeral nature of the trip.