Definitely fallen in too deep

Weekly Fic Rec: my age has never made me wise by idrilka

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 07:20:45 GMT

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Author’s summary:

“We hear that His Excellency might be married by summer’s end,” the merchant’s wife says and Wei Wuxian freezes, his heart in his throat. “The Gusu Lan sect has been buying enough red silk and brocade that the merchants in Caiyi can’t satisfy the demand.”

He feels himself grow brittle inside, like a flick of a finger to his temple might make him shatter. His ears are ringing.

“Who’s the lucky bride?” he asks despite himself. His tongue sticks to the roof of his mouth.

Or: The story of a marriage.

Words: 63439, Chapters: 7/7

Part 1 of the long way home series

Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín, Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Junior Ensemble (Módào Zǔshī)

Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn

Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Part-epistolary, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, Marriage Proposal, Homecoming, One Brain Cell Wei Ying Strikes Again

My notes:

This is a beautifully written continuation to the canon, and the latter parts of the series are equally good.

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Weekly Fic Rec: Two Seat Sofa, Hensta Light Brown by Ilyone, whatthefoucault

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:26:10 GMT

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Author’s summary:

“So…” Steve hesitated to finish the question, “are we dating?”

(In which Steve and Bucky come home.)

Words: 6824, Chapters: 1/1

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

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Natasha Romanov, Sam Wilson (Marvel), T'Challa (Marvel), Wade Wilson, Wanda Maximoff, Scott Lang, Clint Barton, Original Character

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Captain America: Civil War (Movie), Brooklyn, Park Slope, Housewarming, IKEA, Flat-Pack Furniture, Captain America (1990 movie), PTSD, Therapy, New York, Soft Stucky, Slice of Life, Introspection, Sleepy Cuddles, Snacks & Snack Food

My notes:

This is such a great feel good story about coming home, and the art is absolutely perfect!

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Weekly Fic Rec: Dead In A Week (or your money back) by roe87

Sat, 15 Aug 2020 07:13:30 GMT

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Author’s summary:

After being thawed out and realising that his dramatic death hadn’t lasted, Steve knows one thing:

he is serious about ending it, and he needs professional help…

So he hires a hitman to do the job for him.

(Funny how that hitman turns out to be Bucky)

~~~

Or, sad and dramatic Steve reunites with a cool and stabby Bucky

For Bottom Bucky Bingo squares: meet ugly, enemies to lovers, and identity porn.

Words: 6308, Chapters: 5/5

Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Comics), Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Sharon Carter (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Captain America Steve Rogers, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, Meet-Cute, meet ugly, Not Captain America: The Winter Soldier Compliant, Assassins & Hitmen, Hitman Bucky Barnes, Movie AU, Steve Rogers and the 21st Century, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Dramatic Steve Rogers, Identity Porn, BAMF Bucky Barnes, Gay Steve Rogers, Gay Bucky Barnes, Pining, Light Angst, Canon-Typical Violence, Humor, Action, dramatic gays, Identity Reveal, Amnesiac Bucky Barnes, Amnesia, Memory Loss, SHIELD, Angst with a Happy Ending, Minor Sharon Carter/Natasha Romanov, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts, Morbid Humor, Happy Ending, Reunited and It Feels So Good, Bottom Bucky Bingo

My notes:

If you’re up to some morbid humor (and the subject matter!) this one is a really funny read, with a very cute ending.

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Fic: can salt taint sea-flowers, grief, happiness? - Chapter 1/2

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 16:18:15 GMT

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“But you’re my friend.”

Steve blinked, his lips twisting, and Bucky was sure he understood all too well, could see everything that was going on in his head with more clarity than Bucky really wanted to. Yet, the question Steve asked still felt like being punched.

“Am I really?”

When Bucky realized he’d need help after escaping from Hydra after the helicarriers fell, he returned to New York. The Avengers helped him get better, and he was doing well enough, but there were still things that were difficult, among them his relationship with Steve.

There were things he felt he had to hide, and he tried to keep them from interfering, but they only ended up driving a wedge into their relationship, and what was worse, he didn’t realize how bad it was until Steve was already leaving, getting on his bike and heading out to find his own peace.

Words: 10639, Chapters: 1/2 WIP

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James “Bucky” Barnes, Steve Rogers, Other Avengers

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers Tower, Avengers Family, Road Trips, Pining, Mutual Pining, Exes to Lovers, Complicated Relationships, Friendship

Notes:

The second chapter will (hopefully!) be posted next weekend!

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Weekly Fic Rec: Underdogs with Good Intentions by jinlinli

Sat, 08 Aug 2020 07:03:10 GMT

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Author’s summary:

“You could try dating other people,” Steve says hesitantly.

The blistering hypocrisy of him saying this to Bucky of all people is not lost on him. His track record of trying to turn off his feelings for the man in question has been pitiful at best, schadenfreudically disastrous at worst.

Bucky scrubs a hand over his face. “Fuck, I guess? I don’t even know where to begin.”

“Maybe I could help?” Steve’s mouth says, and then he kinda wants to stab himself in the face. Because silently pining for your best friend for two years is bad enough, but being said friend’s rebound? That’s pathetic, even for him. “I mean, I could help you find a date?”

Honestly it’s like something out of a Shakespeare comedy. Both of them helplessly, hopelessly in love with all the wrong people.

Words: 9479, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Friends to Lovers, Pining, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Bad Matchmaking, Matchmaker Steve Rogers, One-Sided James “Bucky” Barnes/Natasha Romanov - Freeform, everyone is bad at feelings

My notes:

I especially like their conversations at the diner, with the layer of what’s going on between them and what’s going on in their heads.

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Fic: through this barren land

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:21:26 GMT

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On what Lan Wangji would later come to think of as the first day After, his brother visited him in the Cold Pond Cave.

Lan Wangji’s three years of mourning, recovery, and refocusing his life in seclusion.

Words: 5554, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen, M/M

Characters: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Lán Yuàn | Lán Sīzhuī

Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, three years in seclusion, Grief/Mourning, Introspection, Injury Recovery, Family, Can be read stand-alone

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Weekly Fic Rec: Number of Years by missbeizy

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 04:47:10 GMT

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Author’s summary:

Unashamed Tower!Stucky porn. References to past-and-casual Steve/Thor.

Steve Rogers from across a room is as distracting as Steve Rogers close up; there is a shivering tendril living in Bucky’s scrambled brain that seeks Steve like magnetic north, even now. Steve is his constant, as his therapist often and unnecessarily reminds him. His childhood best friend and companion, his bunk-mate, his savior, his Captain, his mission.

Words: 7925, Chapters: 1/1

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

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James “Bucky” Barnes, Steve Rogers, Thor (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Avengers Tower, First Time, Top Bucky Barnes, Bottom Steve, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Breast Fucking, Porn with Feelings, Idiots in Love

My notes:

Here’s some delicious slow burn pining for you with equally delightful resolution.

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Weekly Fic Rec: A Little Sparkle by roe87

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 07:24:10 GMT

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Author’s summary:

“What about that guy in accounting?” Natasha mused. “Billy, Buddy, or…?”

“Bucky,” Steve said, knowing who she meant. “Lip piercing, right?”

“Yeah! He’s cute.”

“Yeah,” Steve agreed hesitantly, then added, “but I’m not ready for that.”

AU where Bucky works in the S.H.I.E.L.D. accounting department and meets Captain America.

Words: 7153, Chapters: 4/4

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Shrunkyclunks, Captain America Steve Rogers/Modern Bucky Barnes, First Meetings, Meet-Cute, Modern Bucky Barnes, Hipster Bucky Barnes, Shy Steve Rogers, Post-Serum Steve Rogers, Flirting, Awkward Flirting, First Dates, Blind Date, Steve Rogers and the 21st Century, Humor, Fluff

My notes:

I like their mutual awkwardness that nevertheless leads to good things (with a bit of help).

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Fic: the water still flows sweet and crystal clear

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:45:31 GMT

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“You have yet to fully recover from the injuries you got from using the Stygian Tiger Amulet,” Lan Zhan said, letting go of his wrist. “Will you stay with me until you are well?”

He could have said no, Wei Wuxian knew. He also knew that Lan Zhan would not fight him about this, wouldn’t hold him back if he decided he needed to go, and it was what made the decision easy.

Wei Wuxian spends some time resting at the Cloud Recesses after everything that happened at the Guanyin Temple.

Words: 9122, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī

Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, set during episode 50, Cloud Recesses, Resting, THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED, the state where you KNOW you’re in love but it’s not the right time to act, a pause before stepping on a new path in life

Notes:

I’m in this hole now with no intention of getting out.

Also I approve that the canonical version of “there was only one bed” tag is in all caps, I didn’t write it like that 😂

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Weekly Fic Rec: it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) by carissima

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 06:53:23 GMT

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Author’s summary:

“Alright,” Bucky says and stands with his hands on his hips and gives Steve a narrowed glare. “Hit me. What went wrong?”

“I uh, don’t actually know?” Steve says, and now he feels an embarrassed flush creep over his cheeks. “She stood me up.”

Bucky stares at him. Blinks once. And stares some more. “You,” he says flatly. “You got stood up?”

Words: 6375, Chapters: 1/1

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

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James “Bucky” Barnes, Steve Rogers

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Bartenders, First Dates, Fake Dating, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Post-Serum Steve Rogers, Alternate Universe - No Powers

My notes:

This is very cute, and I especially love their interactions with each other, the very playful way they move through the not-so-fake date.

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Weekly Fic Rec: The Nemophilists by risowator, whatthefoucault

Sat, 11 Jul 2020 08:04:16 GMT

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Author’s summary:

“Conspicuous,” said Steve, apropos of nothing. Bucky was putting away the last of the clean dishes.

“Conspicuous?” asked Bucky, nesting the heatproof glass bowl precariously in a short stack of significantly smaller cereal bowls.

“Yeah,” said Steve, scooping last of the leftovers into a container that, it turned out, was a tablespoon too small. “I’m.”

Nemophilist:

(n.) One who is fond of the forest.

Words: 5479, Chapters: 1/1

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

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Wade Wilson, Tony Stark (mentioned), Original Characters

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Captain America Reverse Big Bang 2019, Food, Brunch, New York City, Brooklyn, Travel, Sexual Content, enchanted forest, foraging, Inspired by Studio Ghibli, Anxiety, Slice of Life, Sex, STEVE ROGERS IS TRYING HIS BEST, Sleepy Cuddles, Hot Springs & Onsen

My notes:

Here is a happy little fic to bring smiles to your day!

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Writing life

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 14:54:47 GMT

I haven’t done regular writing updates in a long while, so here’s a bit more comprehensive one just because. Mostly about writing (it’s been an unusual half a year for me), and something about life in general and the half a year of relatively minor but continuous health challenges, which are a big reason why the writing has been what it has, albeit not all of it.

When it comes to writing, I’ve been much less productive than in previous years. Mostly due to lack of energy (due to the aforementioned health problems), but I’ve also had something of an inspiration problem. Good news for me is that the inspiration problem seems to be dealt with (although possibly less good for my regular readers, since it comes with branching to new fandoms even though I’m not dropping MCU), now I need to rebuild the writing habit that suffered during the spring. I’m on summer vacation now, and will hopefully get a good amount done.

(Rest behind a cut since I got characteristically wordy)

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Weekly Fic Rec: whiskers on kittens by birdjay

Sat, 04 Jul 2020 08:15:48 GMT

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Author’s summary:

He steps carefully through the unmown grass, and finds a wet, dilapidated cardboard box at the back. Steve gently moves one of the flaps, and there, underneath, is a tiny, emaciated kitten. It’s sopping wet – grey fur matted to its skin.

“Oh, you poor thing,” he says, scooping it up into one palm. It meows again, squeaky. Steve tucks it up under his chin, and immediately comes to a decision: this baby is coming with him

Words: 4198, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Original Female Character(s), Alpine the Cat (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Fluff, Baby Animals, Just Add Kittens

My notes:

Here’s an adorable fic with a kitten to brighten your day!

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Weekly Fic Rec: away so long by biblionerd07

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 07:15:25 GMT

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Author’s summary:

Bucky wants peace. Steve wants Bucky to have peace. But there’s only one way to guarantee that, and Steve’s fine with doing that for Bucky. The problem is, there’s only so long he can be a one-man wrecking crew, wandering around alone, and he’s not sure what else he can do.

Words: 3428, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Shuri (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Captain America: Civil War (Movie), Depression, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Getting Back Together, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Angst with a Happy Ending, Isolation

My notes:

Steve is definitely Not Okay here, but at least he has a home to go to, as soon as he dares to do so.

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Fic: Light from the Lost

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 13:41:41 GMT

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Will and Bran reconnect more than a decade after the summer in Wales and victory over the Dark.

Words: 5220, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Will Stanton (Dark is Rising), Bran Davies

Relationships: Bran Davies/Will Stanton

Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Friends to Lovers, Implied Sexual Content, Magical Memory Loss, mostly fluff tbh

Notes:

Accidentally caught some feels while revisiting these books, and this happened.

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Weekly Fic Rec: you could carry me over the threshold by napricot

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 08:15:36 GMT

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Author’s summary:

About seven months after Carol left Earth, she came back.

Now, Maria didn’t know a lot about intergalactic travel and aliens, but she’d figured it would take a little longer than seven months for Carol to help General Talos and his people, to say nothing of taking on the Kree. And that wasn’t even taking into account the travel times involved.

So it was kind of a surprise when the early afternoon knock on her door turned out to be Carol, smiling sunnily.

Carol whisks Maria and Monica away on a space vacation. It starts out as Space Disneyland, and then it takes a turn for the Space Vegas, and Maria’s not sure how to deal with that at all.

Words: 9809, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel (2019)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F

Characters: Maria Rambeau, Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, Talos (Marvel), Talos’s Daughter (Marvel)

Relationships: Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau

Additional Tags: Getting Back Together, Woke Up Married, Space Vacation, Post-Captain Marvel (2019), Amnesia

My notes:

Poor Maria is kind of confused here, but hey it all turns out okay! I really love the characterizations, and the setting is great.

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Weekly Fic Rec: The Barometer of Normal by DrowningByDegrees, Lorien

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 07:27:55 GMT

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Author’s summary:

He got used to the hospital smell, and the sharp need to look over his shoulder dissipated as he patiently fielded the most pleasantly uncomplicated conversations he’d had in longer than he could remember. Kids didn’t care how many innocent people Hydra had ordered him to take out. Kids didn’t care how deep his programming ran, or if he’d chosen to take up with the enemy. They wanted to know if he could pick up a car, and what it was like running around with Captain America, and if the Winter Soldier liked pancakes.

Recovery doesn’t mean a person always gets all better. Sometimes, recovery is finding a new baseline. There are few people who understand this better than Bucky Barnes.

Words: 5700, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes is good with Kids, Bucky Barnes-centric, Protective Steve Rogers, Captain America Reverse Big Bang 2017

My notes:

I really like the introspection and the way Bucky’s thought process is portrayed here. The art is lovely too!

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Weekly Fic Rec: Slow and Splendored by alby_mangroves, eyres

Sat, 30 May 2020 08:37:34 GMT

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Author’s summary:

In the chaotic years after Steve Rogers arrives back in 2023 as an old man, he helps rebuild the world, falls in love with his best friend, adopts a stray cat, and saves the entire timeline. Not necessarily in that order.

—

“Now you’re slow enough for me to catch you the next time you try to do something stupid.” Bucky leans close and jostles their arms together. “That’s the best part.”

Steve presses a wrinkled hand to his chest. “I’ve matured, James Barnes. I would never do something stupid.”

Bucky rolls his eyes and drops an arm over Steve’s stooped shoulders. “Yeah, you’re still a punk, old man.”

—

For the Captain America Big Bang 2019 | cabigbang with words by Eyres and art by Psifiend and Alby_mangroves

Words: 65532, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Past Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers, offscreen Bucky/OCs, Slow Burn, Old Steve Rogers, Post-Avengers: Endgame (Movie), Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Friends to Lovers, Romance, Mutual Pining, Age Difference, Old Age, the geopolitical consequences of Endgame, Riots, domestic terrorism, Time Travel, Infinity Gems, Captain America Sam Wilson, Families of Choice, Domestic Avengers, Protective Bucky Barnes, Protective Steve Rogers, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Ensemble Cast, THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED, less like a slow burn and more like two idiots standing around on fire, Captain America Big Bang 2019 | cabigbang, Art, Fanart, Illustrated

My notes:

This is extremely satisfying in how it builds on the canon, and I love the slow progression of their relationship and how it’s affected both by their choices as well as the world around them. The art is also perfect.

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Weekly Fic Rec: Waxing And Waning by UliKulele

Sat, 23 May 2020 07:14:23 GMT

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Author’s summary:

The supersoldier serum was a marvelous thing that relieved Steve Rogers of any of his past ailments. Equipped with a body superior to that of anybody else, he became the hero we all know and love.

Or so everybody thought. The truth was somewhat less glamorous: while Steve did gain strength and vitality, the serum was not without side-effects. He has simply learned to live with it and enjoy the good parts of his improved physique.

Enter a winter soldier who is determined to make sure that his former friend takes care of himself like he ought to.

Words: 4631, Chapters: 1/1

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

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James “Bucky” Barnes, Steve Rogers

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Hurt/Comfort, disabled post-serum!Steve, Bucky Barnes Returns

My notes:

This is a very vivid take of a scenario where the serum didn’t make everything better (but people who care do!)

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Weekly Fic Rec: like magnets by birdjay

Sat, 16 May 2020 08:49:56 GMT

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Author’s summary:

“I’m dead, aren’t I?” Steve asks, tilting his head at the being again.

Not-Erskine nods again. “You really weren’t supposed to make it this long…” He – It – They – flick a hand behind them, and suddenly Steve’s life begins to play, flashes of memories, of faces, of things he’d done. They go quick, just blinks, mere nanoseconds in time as flicker across the white.

Words: 1661, Chapters: 1/1

Part 1 of the like magnets series

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, God, Peggy Carter, Sarah Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Steve Rogers is dead, Protective Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers Feels, POV Steve Rogers, Hurt Steve Rogers, Happy Ending, Ficlet, Steve Rogers argues with God

My notes:

This is a rec for both this fic, where Steve very characteristically argues with God (and hence the warning isn’t actually a permanent thing) and its sequel, we snap together, which is a lovely friends to lovers recovery story, and will leave you very happy indeed.

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Weekly Fic Rec: Cat Nap by galwednesday

Sat, 09 May 2020 08:06:40 GMT

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Author’s summary:

Objectively, losing the Bucharest safehouse and its contents was the least of Bucky’s problems. The balding agent he’d seen directing the raid was apparently affiliated with SHIELD, which was a shadowy government agency that made representatives from other shadowy government agencies suddenly remember urgent appointments when Bucky tried to bribe, threaten, and otherwise shake them down for information on what the hell SHIELD might want with a former brainwashed assassin. Dodging SHIELD should be his number one priority.

Subjectively, he wanted his fucking cat back.

Words: 8884, Chapters: 1/1

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

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James “Bucky” Barnes, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Clint Barton

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-HYDRA Reveal, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, modern WS!Bucky Barnes, Captain America Steve Rogers, not sure if that counts as Shrunkyclunks or not, OC stands for Original Cat, accidental pet acquisition, Steve Rogers’s Sadness Interior Decorating, Fluff and Humor

My notes:

This is exceedingly delightful in every way, I’m especially a fan of Bucky’s helpless exasperation:D

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Weekly Fic Rec: Till then we must live by Imagineitdear

Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:10:09 GMT

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Author’s summary:

They have a good thing going, he has to acknowledge. Steve spends nearly every day with Bucky, basking in his presence, and Bucky can feed off a very willing, apparently very delicious prey. Steve gets meaningful touches, and Bucky gets his food. What’s wrong with that?

Still he lays in his bed for hours, wondering what exactly he would say to Bucky if he did follow Sam’s advice. Every idea his brain cooks up sounds more terrible than the last:

Hi, I’ve never been into boys but I’m apparently into demons?

Hi, thanks for having my back all these years, would you care to have it against the wall?

Hi, I notice you’ve gotten to know my dick, may I properly introduce you to my ass?

Hi, I’ve loved you since we were in diapers, can I love you till we’re in them again?

Words: 29793, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Sam Wilson (Marvel), Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Past Rape/Non-con, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Demon Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Feels, Coming Out, Friends With Benefits, Fuck Or Die, Bisexual Steve Rogers, Gay Bucky Barnes, Prostitution, Friends to Lovers, Mildly Dubious Consent

My notes:

This was precisely a case of didn’t know I needed it before I had it. The complex scenario is very well realized, and i really loved their characterizations as well as the resolution. Heed the tags, though!

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Weekly Fic Rec: thick and thin 'til our last days by defcontwo

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:20:56 GMT

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Natasha leans back in her seat again and lets a slow, cat-that-got-the-canary grin cross her face. “Oh,” Natasha says, “he got laid.”

“Huh,” Sam says. He looks over at Steve and then nods. “Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.”

Steve tips his head back against the couch and lets out a groan. “Jesus Christ, Natasha.”

(5 times that Steve & Bucky were nothing like how anyone expected them to be + 1 time that someone was absolutely done with their shit).

Words: 16818, Chapters: 6/6

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

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M, F/F

Characters: Sharon Carter (Marvel), Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Bobbi Morse, Rikki Barnes, Sam Wilson, Clint Barton

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers, Sharon Carter & Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov, Sharon Carter/Natasha Romanov, James “Bucky” Barnes & Sam Wilson

Additional Tags: Post-Captain America: Civil War (Movie), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Coming Out, Steve Rogers and the 21st Century, Bucky Barnes and the 21st Century, Steve Rogers versus the Republican Media Machine

My notes:

This manages the balance between being lighthearted but dealing with the more serious aspects of their lives really well, with plenty to laugh at and to get warm fuzzies over.

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Weekly Fic Rec: Where the Need is Greatest by Niitza

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 07:18:38 GMT

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.

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Weekly Fic Rec: Not a Perfect Soldier by Skarabrae_stone

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:05:34 GMT

Link to AO3

Author’s summary:

In a world where HYDRA was wiped out in the ‘40s, Steve is found by the Army rather than SHIELD. General Thaddeus Ross wants a perfectly obedient super-soldier at his command, and to that end, he sets out to break Steve to his will. As Steve struggles to come to terms with all he has lost, his life in captivity is only made bearable by the presence of another prisoner– another super-soldier known only as “Soldat”.

Then the Avengers strike a deal with Ross to “borrow” him for missions, and Steve is faced with a team who dislikes him, an organization he doesn’t trust, and the question of what he’s willing to do to escape Ross’s clutches.

Words: 93367, Chapters: 18/18

Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Thor (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Nick Fury, Thaddeus Ross, Maria Hill

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Angst, Torture, Everyone Needs A Hug, Misunderstandings, Captivity, Eventual Happy Ending, Alternate Universe, The Army finds Steve first, Identity Porn, Asexual Character, Aromantic Character

My notes:

This is a fascinating alternate take on the canon, the story is woven so well, and the characters in their new scenarios are very compelling. Heed the warnings, though!

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