Steelbridge Sixties
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“You ain’t supposed to be doing that.” Nick nods at the smoke in Steve’s hand. “So what’ch you doing with that?” He gazes pointedly at Steve’s pocket.
“It’s not mine,” Steve rasps.
Nick raises his brows.
“I know, I know,” Steve says before Nick has a chance to open his mouth again. “It’s just, my buddy just came home, and—”
“He’s on the China white, and you're gonna patch him up?” Nick finishes with a snicker.
“Well, yeah,” Steve says lamely. “It’s not funny.”
“Boy…” Nick shakes his head. “The dope ain’t his problem. That’s him trying to fix it. You take that away, the demon’s still gonna be there.”
“Yeah…” Steve sighs. “But he’s still in there too.” He coughs again and taps out the cigarette.
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Two letters came in the mail the summer after senior year. Steve's sent him to NYU. Bucky's sent him to Saigon. Then one morning, four years later, Steve opens the door of the soup kitchen to find a skinny, grimy, and very familiar addict puking on the front steps. They can't go back to the way things used to be, but Steve's
still determined to try.Series
- Part 1 of Steelbridge Sixties
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Alice's restaurant by Builder
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
22 Nov 2018
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He isn’t hungry. He doesn’t want to open his mouth, either. His stomach’s in knots. Everything in this godforsaken country smells like sweat and shit, even the food. Even the food they shipped in specially, as if the government needed a federal holiday to give the troops abroad a sharp kick in the ass and call it thankfulness.
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Or, Bucky has a problem with Thanksgiving, even after he comes home from the war.
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- Part 2 of Steelbridge Sixties
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Every new homecoming by Builder
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
15 Oct 2021
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Steve knows there were drugs in ‘Nam. Probably girls. A lot of laying around waiting for shit to happen.
It’s not really Bucky’s fault, per se. Steve can’t blame him for coming home with addictions that are far above his ability to break. Steve just wishes he wasn’t gone so much. Not that he’d let him shoot up in the house, but he hates the anxiety of not knowing where Bucky is, but also knowing that he isn’t meant to go look for him.
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- Part 3 of Steelbridge Sixties