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Do not cite the deep canon to me, witch. I was there when it was collectively ignored.

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I should be studying right now... but instead I wrote a freaking essay about characters I'm excited about and it seems like other people... aren't. (story of my life). I'm a timeline person so I kinda wanted Bridgerton S3 to be about Benedict.

BUT Polin is my fav book and after watching S2, they are my fav ship right now, and I'm so happy that I'll get to watch their season sooner than I thought! Then I saw the comments on ig, twitter and tumblr and was really surprised about some of them! So let's talk about some... interesting comments brought to us by social media...

1. Colin is boring As he said "everyone is finding their purpose and he is just feeding the ducks." Being lost in what you should be doing, trying to figure out what to do with your life... it looks like you're doing nothing, and it looks and feels boring and it's relatable... sooo relatable, at least to me right now. It's nice to remember not everyone is living exciting lives and having everything figured out, while you feel like you're one step behind everyone else, and I'm happy to see this represented. Also Colin is so funny (he's funnier in the books but still), when his mother asks where Anthony is and he said "Perhaps he is still waiting at the altar for miss Edwina", it was one of the funniest lines in the show...

2. Luke may be not ready to be the main character. I just want you guys to rewatch the scene he comes back and sees Penelope again... he's saying so much with his eyes only... I don't think I have to say more...

3. This season looked like Penelope was being set to be the villain. She does write a gossip column that exposes everyone. But let's not forget the same people she 'exposes' are PAYING to read the gossip she writes, and they are doing the gossip themselves, she overheard them and just writes. And they don't seem to care unless it makes THEM look bad. And some of the people exposed were actually doing something wrong, like Lord Berbrooke. I know she also had some questionable moments (Marina and Eloise)... But she's young, and she's doing all this by herself. Lady Whistledown is important to her, it was the only way she found to do something she loves (writing), and not just wait to get married or be a spinster living with her mother. She doesn't always know what to do, on Marina's case her feelings got on the way. On Eloise, it was her friendship x her self defense, she's used to be invisible and even if the feeling that no one notices her bothers her, she knows it also shield's her (that's basically her conversation with Eloise). The only person she could talk about Eloise's problem, adviced her to do exactly what she decided to do in the end. While she probably wishes she had come with better solutions, I think it's not that hard to understand why she did what she did. Everyone makes mistakes, the important thing now is where they will go from there. I hope she fix things with Eloise, I love their friendship. But also bc Eloise was so annoyed every time Colin was around in S2, it will probably be hilarious when her bff and her annoying brother get together.

4. They are not pretty enough to be the main couple. I can't believe I have to say this but... the most important thing for an actor/actress to get a role is acting. The most important thing for you to like a movie/series is how well everyone is doing their job, not if you like what they look like. For people who are criticising Penelope for what she wrote, they can be really good at anynomously writting things that they don't even think twice if the actors will be upset or if it's offensive. It's just not ok, especially not online where you are hidden behind a screen.

And also, even though it was not the point, I disagree with this opinion, I think Nicola and Luke are beautiful, funny and I love their accents. And they will be amazing on their season.

5. THEY HAVE NO CHEMISTRY. I don't think we are watching the same show??? Just go back and watch all their scenes together again. They are not in the "I burn for you" or "you are the bane of my existence - and the object of all of my desires" phase yet, but love happens differently for everyone, and their story is more slow... in the books it's 12 years of Penelope pining, Colin said he would never court her 7 years before they got together, and he traveled a lot between this time! Being patient is key here...

6. I'm not feeling it yet.

here's your homework to get you on the Polin mood:

colin and penelope being on crack for 3 minutes

Bridgerton but it's just Penelope and Colin being a mess. Colin and Penelope- Regency courtship rules (Scandalous!)

💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚green hearts bc Penelope doesn't like yellow 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

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one week after the last episode of tfatws 😭.

but the last episode and tumblr made me remember other really good ones I want to recommend as well (I'm still catching up on the ones after the start of tfatws)

Years in the making by glittercake

Bucky and Sam meet as two young soldiers, but the time is never quite right to make it anything more. Until it eventually is.

or

Sam refuses to let himself fall in love while he's deployed. Bucky pines endlessly for years about the prettiest bird he’s ever seen. Sam’s no better.

I'll explain everything to the geese by napricot

Bucky is so competent that it hurts my feelings is not a rational complaint to have about a person, and yet, after a year of being Captain America and partnering up with Bucky for the new and improved, post-Blip Avengers, that’s kinda how Sam’s feeling.

It’s not great. It maybe leads to Sam making some rash, ill-advised decisions like claiming he has a previously undisclosed superpower, and then getting caught in a web of lies when he ends up actually developing that surprisingly inconvenient superpower. Talking to birds had seemed like a harmless superpower, but it turns out that birds have a lot of opinions, and they don’t hesitate to tell Sam about them, especially when it comes to his supposedly subpar courting skills. Which is ridiculous, because Sam isn’t courting Bucky. Right?

and i run, further than before by hermionesmydawg

"What do they call you?" Bucky carefully pulls out an equal amount of caramel and cheese kernels of popcorn and pops them into his mouth. "Birdman?"

"No."

"Captain Canary?"

"Hell no."

"The Winged Avenger?"

"Falcon, dammit, and I am not an Avenger," Sam snaps, and now he's kinda pissed because yes, it's a bird name. He didn't sign up for this kind of ridicule from an amnesiac assassin.

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Basically, the 5 times Sam actually found Bucky and the 1 time he tried to hide from him. Don't tell Steve.

you better not (in a pear tree) by glazedsun

“I can’t believe you’re making them compete against each other,” Clint laughs from his perch on the kitchen counter, the perfect spot for his designated role as Official Noodle Tester. Well. Semi-Official. Well. Sneaker of Noodles When Phil Isn’t Looking.

Phil closes the oven after putting the garlic bread in, swatting at Clint with the oven mitt. “Frankly, I’m surprised Barnes didn’t volunteer the second he found out it would be against Wilson. Those two seem to just look for any excuse to compete with each other.”

or, Sam and Bucky are volunteered for the annual Holiday Bake-Off of the school they teach at, and the staff and students are determined this will be when they finally get together.

courting games by jjjat3am

Steve still feels like it wasn’t unreasonable to believe that Sam and Bucky would get along once they met under more peaceful circumstances. Too bad they don't seem to agree.

Can You Move Your Seat Up by AugustStories

Steve loves his friends, and he would love them even more if they will just admit to each other how much they are in love with each other.

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as someone who shipped sambucky since civil war, I feel like I have to recommend the best pre-tfatws sambucky fics I've read on ao3

double back by flowermasters

Sam gets stuck in a time loop. In 1943.

Things could be worse, but they could certainly be better.

quick time by flowermasters

He’s never bought Sam a drink in any of the other loops—all ten of them, now. Maybe he should’ve tried that earlier.

Companion to double back.

Thanks by TheHedgehogSong

He opens the door to find Sam standing on the other side. "Me and the others are going to watch some movies in the living area if you're interested." Sam says by way of greeting.

"Steve ask you to keep an eye on me?"

"Yep." Sam replies simply. "So if you could come and sit with us it would make my job a lot easier."

"You're so charming." Bucky deadpans and Sam smiles at him.

"Hey when I'm putting on the charm you'll know." Sam says and jerks his head in the direction of the living area. "Come on, otherwise Clint will start the movie without us and if I miss the start I'm going to be pissed." With that Sam walks away. Bucky watches him for a moment before trailing after him – he guesses there's worst ways to spend the day.

Marriage Counseling for the Inept and Oblivious by ToriCeratops

Or: How Steve Rogers likes to play matchmaker for his infuriating best friends.

my love language is annoying the shit out of you by desastrista

There's a lot of nuances of human romance that Vision doesn't understand, but he thinks he can see what is developing between Sam and Bucky. Even if no one else does.

semi-cataclysmic events by wilsonsnest

It took time travel for Steve to figure his shit out, so Bucky doesn’t think he’s doing too bad.

feat. Old!Steve, Cap!Sam and Pining!Bucky

Flesh And Bones by asgardianthot

in a world where people bond with their soulmates through physical pain, living in the same compound makes the search much easier (or it should, if they weren't so damn stubborn)

When I'm With You (i'm who i want to be) by theappleppielifestyle

Threat, his mind says, but Sam Wilson makes him feel the opposite a threat makes him feel, like he's safer than he has been in seventy years.

Honey, Til I Die You'll Have Me Too by Ithinkwehaveanemergency

Five of Bucky's Friday nights in the months following the battle of Upstate New York.

“You stayed for me?” Sam's voice is a whisper. His eyes are more open and vulnerable than Bucky has ever seen.

“Eh.” Bucky smirks, trying to escape the heaviness of the conversation. “Mostly didn't wanna go back to an era where I wasn't an honorary citizen of Wakanda. God, I love that place .”

three words that became hard to say by suzukiblu

“I wanna step out with Wilson,” Bucky says, audibly traumatized. Steve blinks again, and lowers the shield.

“Uh,” he says. “Come again?”

I just couldn't say it out loud. by ashers_kiss

“Are you flirting with me?”

“Yes?” Bucky tries.

Are you both courting? by daredeviltrash

Gamora and Mantis asks bird boy and metal arm guy if they're dating. hilarity and sad stuff ensues.

farmhouse by Tazmaster

"You know, I think I'd want a farmhouse."

"A what?" Sam turns to look at him, slightly annoyed. This was the first thing Bucky has said in the past hour and a half they've been cramped in this god forsaken car. He had a knack for impulsively voicing his dumb thoughts at the worst times, but whenever you wanted to know what was actually going on in that head of his, he'd never say.

They were staking out the front gate of a large mansion, very much not a farmhouse. It was mind numbingly boring, being stuck in a beetle with absolutely nothing else to do than stare at the gaudy gates of some rich asshole.

"A farmhouse," Bucky repeats nonchalantly, "If we ever get out of this business, or you know, live long enough to retire maybe--- I want a farmhouse. With a lot of animals."

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Bucky keeps talking about a farmhouse and it drives Sam crazy, that is until he finally asks why.

These Walls are Shakin' with My Heartbeat by Ithinkwehaveanemergency

“Well now I need to know.” Sam rolls his eyes. “Please, enlighten me. Explain why an eighteen year old is so invested in our non-existent sexual relationship.”

“She’s almost twenty. You were at her nineteenth birthday party.” Bucky frowns at Sam, disappointed.

Or

Sam tries to process Shuri's inappropriate suggestion that he should have sex with Bucky, and Bucky won't stop eating his fucking pizza.

6PM/8PM by captainafroelf

Sam gets a call from a world away.

If I'm the Last One Standing, I Would Want to Watch it Burn With You by Ithinkwehaveanemergency

Just before the final fight in Infinity War, Sam and Bucky have a moment.

Or

My canon compliant explanation for why Sam and Bucky are so cozy and content with what happened in Endgame.

Just an illusion by Llixale

Bucky and Sam are back from the Soul stone, unaware that they shared more than the experience of being snapped.

The Simple Life by through_shadows_falling

One year since the Accords, and Steve asks Sam to check up on Bucky in Wakanda. Sam agrees, but the man he finds is the not the man he expected...though that's not exactly a bad thing.

Bucky is a peaceful goat farmer who enjoys the simple life, and who happens to be attractive as hell.

Sam is so freaking screwed.

Takes place between Civil War and Infinity War Part 1.

Alone, With You by cruxcantare

Sam's pretty sure they're dead. Bucky disagrees. But whatever this is, it isn't living.

warm blood (feels good, i can't control it anymore) by notcaycepollard

Sam's just chilling watching TV one evening when Bucky comes in and stares at him silently for a minute or two before sitting down on the couch. He's pretty close to Sam.

Okay, he's really close to Sam. Like, Sam would be using the word 'cuddling' if it wasn't so bizarre.

"What," he says, carefully not looking at Bucky, and Bucky huffs a sigh.

"Steve's not here," he says as if it's obvious. "Don't make it weird. Just- shut up."

Unexpected Houseguest by faeryn

When Sam comes across Bucky in the strangest of places, his first instincts are to run, and to call Steve. He does neither, and in doing so manages to form a strange bond with the Soviet assassin who once tried to kill him. Bucky is broken, a shell of his former self, and Sam wants nothing more than to help return him to himself. But can he maintain a respectable and responsible distance from the man, despite how Bucky draws him in, in order to help him? Or will he falter, and shatter all the progress he has made by giving in to his own desires?

The Multiverse of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier by OhHelloFandoms123

Sam and Bucky find themselves trapped in alternate realities of their lives due to Dr Strange, they have to find out how to get back to their reality.

or

“How come in every fucking universe we’re married?” Sam said, looking around the place, raising his arms in anger and confusion.

“I’m not sure, maybe it’s trying to tell us something.” Bucky replied, shuffling his feet, looking at the ground.

a couple more fics that I remembered later