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My notes:
Author’s summary:
Steve Rogers and James Barnes grew up together, enlisted in the Jaeger Academy together, and graduated as rangers together. After a mission ends in disaster, Steve drops off the grid in search of tenuous peace. But when a terrible new threat arises, duty draws him back to his former post despite the painful memories it holds. There, fate shows him that he may not be so lost after all.
*Although this is Pacific Rim AU, you do not need to have watched the movie to follow this story.
Words: 53462, Chapters: 11/11
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), Pacific Rim (Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Tony Stark, Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Sharon Carter (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, Billy Kaplan, Cassie Lang
Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pacific Rim Fusion, The Drift (Pacific Rim), Friends to Lovers, Jaegers (Pacific Rim), Temporary Character Death, Amnesia, Explicit Sexual Content, Anal Sex, Frottage, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Bottom Steve Rogers. Top Bucky Barnes, Desperate Sex, Battle, Kaiju (Pacific Rim), Protective Bucky Barnes, Canon-Typical Violence, Fake Science, Mecha, Kaiju, Mechanic Bucky Barnes, Beginner-friendly intro to Pacific Rim, Do not need to have seen the movie to read!, Captain America Reverse Big Bang 2019, Art, Inspired by Art, Embedded Images, Angst, Please do not repost art or fic
My notes:
This fusion is so well done, it fits the characters into the world of Pacific Rim seamlessly, not to mention the plot continues from the premise extremely well. My heart ached for them, and the place where they get to is very satisfying. And there’s a whole bunch of beautiful art, too!