Weekly Fic Rec: There Should Be Stars by childhoodinfamy

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Author’s summary:

 

“All memories to tell you the truth aren’t good.

But sometimes there were good times.

Love was good. I loved your crooked sleep

beside me and never dreamed afraid.

 

There should be stars for great wars

like ours. There ought to be awards

and plenty of champagne for the survivors.”

- Sandra Cisneros

 

Or, it takes them decades.

 

Words: 45469, Chapters: 4/4

 

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Sarah Rogers, Peggy Carter, Howling Commandos, Sam Wilson, Natasha Romanov

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Slow Build, Demisexual Steve Rogers, Epistolary, (partially), Mutual Pining, Canon Disabled Character, One-armed Bucky Barnes, Jewish Bucky Barnes, Italian Bucky Barnes

My notes:

 

This story tells a lovely, even if hard, journey through life until a place where they are finally content and happy, and so well! Extremely delightful pining, too.