#i haven't read sambucky fics in a while and i know we're now at 10k (!!!!) on ao3...but hopefully this has started to change

[thstarsofsilver]

also if you’re trying to keep it in character...sam doesn’t seem like the type to take anybody’s crap, even/especially bucky’s. he’ll call out the people he cares about on their behaviour, because it’s helping both him and them, and that’s the kind of person he is. he’s considerate, but he’s both realistic and hardened (some of the things most noted about him when contrasting him with steve!cap, by the way), and that (hyper)awareness and multi-faceted understanding of people and the world honestly makes me think he wouldn’t let anyone walk all over him, least of all someone he’s in an equal relationship with.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: can y’all please give Sam just a drop of pride in his romantic relationships in fics? Christ. He’ll have pride and dignity in every other aspect of the story except his relationship with Bucky and it is galling. Authors will have Bucky do something wild or mean or inconsiderate and even have Sam acknowledge to himself that Bucky is dicking him around, but then they never follow through, never connect the dots - there’s never a payoff… Bucky will look at him a certain way and start being nice, and that’s it, all is suddenly forgiven. Jesus. Sam is in his late 30s (at least) let him have some self-respect. He can tell everyone to go to hell, except Bucky… lmao why? Let Bucky Apologize 2021. I know I’m just rambling at this point, but I enjoy sambucky fics (clearly) and a lot of conflict and drama (duh, lol) but I also enjoy a nice “I’m sorry” like it doesn’t even have to be lengthy, but the apology can still exist Jesus