Weekly Fic Rec: Where the Need is Greatest by Niitza

Link to AO3

Author’s summary:

 

In which Steve Rogers takes one look at the history of American military interventions since the end of World War II and nopes straight out of it, follows in his Ma’s footsteps to become a paramedic, joins Doctors Without Borders, gets sent on an unsanctioned humanitarian mission to Syria, and somehow still ends up being a determining factor in Hydra’s downfall - all of this without throwing a single punch.

 

Somehow, he’s okay with it.

 

Words: 53462, Chapters: 11/11

 

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Steve Rogers, Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), James “Bucky” Barnes, Tony Stark, Original Characters

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes & Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon Divergence - Post-Avengers (2012), Steve Rogers vs. the American Military, paramedic steve rogers, Médicins Sans Frontières | Doctors Without Borders, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Hydra, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, Implied/Referenced Torture, POV Alternating, Steve Rogers and the 21st Century, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Somewhat dark humor, Nick Fury Doesn’t Get Paid Enough For This Shit, Humanitarian Intervention, Implied/Referenced Violence, Timeline What Timeline, Podfic Available, do not copy to another site

My notes:

 

I love this take of Steve and his choices, and the way he gets Bucky back and Hydra gets what it deserves is very well executed.