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hello id like to rec my own fic :) https://archiveofourown.org/works/34584430/chapters/86089801#workskin

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If you or someone you know was affected by Avengers: Endgame and need a story that's an emotional journey but does much greater justice to Bucky and Steve (and is weirdly prescient in places considering it was written way back in 2016) I suggest Notes From A Dirty Attic by whatthefoucault

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Notes From A Dirty Attic by whatthefoucault (complete |10,063 | M)

I don't know what I'm doing.

My name is Bucky. I come from Brooklyn. I died in the war.

(Extracts from the notebooks of Bucky Barnes.)

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Hey! I wanted to rec like a road through mountains by icoulddothisallday. It's a soulmate AU that follows Steve and Bucky from childhood and the worldbuilding is sooo good and smol Stucky are so sweet and the pining and slow burn are *chefs kiss*. Definitely read the tags, and the angst is real, but worth it. It's WIP, but the author posts regularly. Link is at works/32221222/

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like a road through mountains by icoulddothisallday (WIP | 69,696 | M)

Soulmate AU that follows Steve and Bucky from childhood as they figure out the world, claim an identity, and learn to love each other.

“You want one?” Bucky offers, holding out the palmful of candy. Steve looks up, blinkin’ and lookin’ surprised. He’s got blue eyes like his momma — he looks a lot like her, with blue eyes and a pointy chin. Bucky looks mostly like his dad. He wonders where Steve’s dad is.

“Oh. Um, sure. Thanks.” Steve reaches out like he thinks maybe Bucky’s gonna bite him or somethin’. Steve’s skinny fingers brush the skin of Bucky’s hand and they both gasp.

Feelin’ rushes through Bucky, all hot and cold, and then warmth sinkin’ down into his bones, and he can feel his heartbeat in his mark, which is goin’ all purple lookin’. Bucky gets a little dizzy and he kinda wishes he could sit down, but all he can do is stand there and stare at Steve.

“But —” Bucky stutters. “You’re a boy!” Complete, posts twice a week.

Part 1 of take the impossible step

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hii! id like to rec Civilian by CoraRochester and alby_mangroves. its my #2 fic ive ever read. its so beautifully written and the art is cherry in top. this fic gave me feels it. please heed the tags.

Civilian by alby_mangroves, CoraRochester

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I’d like to rec Revenant by ACometAppears https://archiveofourown.org/works/32729434/chapters/81199957 (sorry I don’t know how to hyperlink). It’s a beautiful and spooky Ghost!Bucky story with some social media mixed in, angst with a happy, and some stunning art.

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Can I recommend Hearts of Wildflowers by grandapplewit? It needs more love

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Hearts of Wildflowers* by Grandapplewit (WIP | 32,183 | E) *graphic violence, /others

Bucky and Steve. Steve and Bucky. It started, as all things do, in a moment. Two misfits against the world, everything right as rain even as Steve coughed his lungs to pieces and Bucky worked his hands to the bone. But then the war came, and Bucky, a Beta in everything but truth, is drafted to the front lines, and Steve is swept up and turned into everything he never dreamed he'd be.

But the war doesn't care about its soldiers, doesn't mind who it chews up and what it spits out.

Part 1 of Wildflowers

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I wanted to recommend this work! I just found it today and I love it so much! It is a very cute stucky-adjusting-to-the-21st-century-and-also-coming-out 

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Hello, just wanted everyone to now that the masterpiece that is Baghdad Waltz has just been completed. One hell of a beautiful ride with stunning characterization (don’t read last chapter in public)

Baghdad Waltz* by Dreadnought (complete | 680,730 | E) *rape/noncon, graphic violence, /others, wartime violence involving children, child death, alcohol&drug abuse, addiction, suicide/suicidal ideation, child abuse

Lieutenant Steve Rogers has done all the right things. Graduated West Point at the top of his class. Earned a coveted spot as an infantry officer. Found the woman of his dreams. Everything is going exactly as planned. That is, until he accepts a platoon leader position for a unit deploying to Iraq, where he’s reunited with the ex-boyfriend he’d rather forget but never could.

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Sergeant First Class Barnes thinks he knows war. He lives in a wild cycle of military training, deployments, sex, drinking, and pining for his former best friend and ex-boyfriend, Steve Rogers. But when Lieutenant Rogers is assigned as his platoon leader during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Sergeant Barnes realizes that he doesn't know the first thing about what it means to truly fight for something.

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An Iraq War love story in three movements.

Or:

The story of two men who go to war and don’t quite come back home.

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I’d like to rec Hearts of Wildflowers by Grandapplewit :) (cw: /others)

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The Universe Expanded by The Lost and Found Box

I don’t know if this has been recommended yet, but I’ve loved this fic for many years. It’s canon-divergergent and the prose is wonderful. It can be found on fanfiction.net. 

Thank you for all the work you put into this fandom! 

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Note: We’re linking to the fic posted on Ao3 because there readers can see more tags to decide whether they want to read the story - the author has a different username but the fic description and number of chapters are the same. If it turns out that this is a repost or not the same fic after all, please let us know!

the universe expanded by foreverthyme (complete | 105,894 | M)

There is no life without Bucky, or Steve and Bucky from the beginning onward and every place in between.

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Hello! I would like to recommend Strangers in the Street by crinklefries on ao3. It was just published yesterday and I need everyone to read it as soon as possible. It’s such a beautiful canon-divergent fic that could also be interpreted as an au, but it’s cool because a lot of the specifics are left up to the reader’s interpretation. I love it so much and I think it’s gonna be one of those fics that I remember for years. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24931345#main

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The Fray Will Well Become Me

Hello, how is everyone? I just wanted to recommend this original, well-written, and just absolutely wonderful transformative work. It is based on the concept of Loki being Steve’s father. This results in Steve being quite self-aware and cunning and generally has more personality. His characterization is definitely not depicted as goody two-shoes Cap. The author, mugwort_and_myrrh, has a gift with words and her descriptions are mind-blowing and stunningly unique. The setting is very realistic and stays true to the realities of Brooklyn in the 1930’s as well as the war. It has four works in the series. The first work is Steve’s childhood up to the Valkyrie. The second story is on the idea that Steve is awake on the ice. That one in particular is heart-wrenching and beautiful. The third instalment in the series is the events of The Avengers, and it is very interesting to read with Steve’s confusion and Loki’s role and often unpredictable twists to canon. The fourth fic is updated weekly and is the events the Winter Soldier. The best way to describe this fic in the series is in one quote from the story..“ It’s 11pm on January 16th, T minus four days until Justin fuckin’ Hammer is gonna be sworn in as President of the United fuckin’ States, and Steve is crouched on a fire escape overlooking an alley, dumpsters below wafting up the stink of wet cardboard and mouldy cinnamon rolls, watching a couple idiots in ski masks trying to break into an electronics store.” I must insist everyone give this series a try even if it doesn’t sound like your cup of tea. I promise you will not regret it.

The Fray Will Well Become Me  by mugwort_and_myrrh (cw:graphic violence)

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i would like to recomend Act of Sage by hotelmichelle. It’s a wonderful 2012!Alternative Timeline with Steve Leaving 2012!Steve a helpful Note :) it’s still a WIP right Now but gets updated twice Weekly. (cw:suicidal ideation)

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Thought I’d recommend a Shrinkyclink fic: it’s called A Minute, A Day, No More by Jerckcurb. It has so much fluff and a late night feeling to it.

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A Minute, A Day, No More.* by Jerckcurb (WIP | 45,411 | M) *chose not to warn, past /others, mentions of assault

One night, a customer attacks Steve after he finishes a shift at work. He is rushed to the hospital where he ends up sharing a room with a strange man who won’t stop staring at Steve. After their strange encounter that night, Steve thinks he’ll never see that man again. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

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Hi! I wanna rec What Kind of Man (Loves Like This) by levi_cas_tho I’m sure it’s been recommended before, since I think I found it awhile ago probably through you guys, but it doesn’t have nearly enough hits or kudos and it’s one of my favorite fics ever. I just want more people to enjoy it like I have :)

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What Kind of Man (Loves Like This)?* by levi_cas_tho (complete | 31,666 | T) */others

It ain't queer if it's just fooling around, right?

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Fic rec!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25437184

This is a WIP that’s been updating once a week or sooner. It’s a life-and-times style canon compliant epic that starts at ages 12/13 and slowly ages up.