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How to: Safely browse Sambucky fics on ao3.

Okay, for those not too familiar with ao3, browsing Sambucky fics on ao3 is tricky af cos there's a lot of anti black "sambucky" fics on there. Filtering out certain tags (and characters too, if you want) helps. Going into the tag on ao3, you see this.

5831 is a good number. But real sambucky fans (i.e actual sambucky fans who love both Sam and Bucky and write Sam as a character with agency and not a prop for Bucky or as a Steve replacement and not the crossover stuckys who only see Sam as, well, a Steve replacement or someone Bucky settles for) know a portion of this is dedicated to borderline racist "sambucky" fanfic that's really just stucky with Sam written as someone Bucky settles for or cheats on cos he can't have steve or lately, bucky/Zemo fic in disguise. Another portion of this also has sambucky in the background and is mainly about other ships. And it sucks to start what's supposed to be a sambucky fic only to realize it's a fic that has Sam in it only as a prop for Stucky or as a therapist for Bucky. Or one that has Bucky settling for Sam because he can't have Steve or some shit that has no business being in the sambucky tag.

So to make your sambucky experience more enjoyable, you gotta filter out the trash and thankfully there are some tags that give a very clear idea as to just what kind of new anti black shit you're in for. Filter out what you don't want. I tend to go all out and avoid as much bs as I possibly can. The "Sam Wilson is a good bro" and it's variants (Sam Wilson is a saint/gift) tend to have Sam as a prop for Bucky's emotional issues. Those fics usually have him being an outlet for Bucky's emotional abuse or being Bucky's nanny (mammy/caretaker). As does "Bucky Barnes need a hug". And "Therapist Sam" is usually Sam existing as Bucky's therapist in the supposedly sambucky fic. If it's really unfortunate, he's a therapist to Steve too. These fics never give Sam any agency and he exists in them mostly as a caretaker/mammy figure for Bucky or Stucky.

Also, the "past bucky barnes/steve rogers" which are usually just Bucky pining for Steve and then settling for Sam cos Steve is gone. Some have Sam acknowledging that he'll never measure up to Steve and be good enough for Bucky. These are usually foul.

Once you're done selecting all the tags for the shit you don't want to see under the "Exclude" section of the "Filter" page, be sure to enter "otp:true" under "search within results". This filters out the fics that have Sambucky in the background and only shows you the fics featuring Sambucky as the main pairing/ship of the story. And then hit the "sort and filter" button just under.

Like I said, these are the tags *EYE* am very particular about based on experience. And when I'm done filtering them out, I'm left with this 👇🏾

2743 fics out of 5831 after filtering out the fics that write Sam Wilson as a prop or Steve replacement or have sambucky in the background. The difference is much (and would be different depending on what tags each person filters out) but quality over quantity anytime, any day. Of course some of the offensive ones will slip through as some writers don't tag properly. There are probably other tags to look out for (the BLM protests tag for example) but once you identify them, filter them out and streamline your experience.

I've seen lots of valid complaints in the sambucky tag about this so I hope this helps anyone having the issue. I had this issue myself until recently. I believe most people already know this so this is for those that don't. It doesn't erase the problem which is that these fics are uploaded as sambucky but it just helps avoid them as much as possible.

I hope sambucky fic writers will continue to tag properly so readers can easily filter out what they don't want. It makes it safer for everyone tbh. Happy reading.

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Chappell Roan

Wins Her Second BRIT of The Night - International Artist Of The Year (March 2025)

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mcu ? no this is the swcu. the sam wilson cinematic universe. it’s his world and everyone else is just living in it

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when i was really little and had just learned how to write my full name . i noticed my twin brother had really messy handwriting. while mine was like … as nice as it could be for a little kid. so i wrote my name in his handwriting on a wall and i waited to see who our parents would get mad at . and they blamed him. and that was when my life of crime began

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"how can m/f ships be good-" first of all through the power of bisexuality anything is possible so write that down. second of all if we start othering ships based on gender and nothing else we're no better than the opposition. third of all you need to watch more addams family

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fuck it, all the what we do in the shadows alternative endings together thanks to discord

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why would you like media that is good if you can like media that is bad instead and pace around your room like an insane person thinking about What If It Was Good

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Sam Wilson having zero self-preservation instinct

Like sir, what possessed you to surf a torpedo. 😭😭

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making bucky a congressman is the funniest thing the mcu could’ve ever done with his character. like. that man killed jfk.

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SPN reunion on The Boys got us all like XD

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ANTHONY MACKIE for Essence Magazine

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I hate to admit it. I'm glad you're here.

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