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Blossom like sunshine, nectar sweet as sin, the devil's drink has me pulled in by ara_the_samwisian (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
08 Apr 2019
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“Your son was said to be as beautiful as Brooklyn’s sweet apple blossoms,” Barnes said, and his lips lifted in another smile, then his eyes moved and Steve was startled by the intensity of his gaze.
Barnes gave pause, long enough that Steve’s heartbeat picked up again. Then he spoke again.
“But no blossom could compare,” he said. “Not even the most perfect of untouched flowers.”
Steve felt his cheeks heat up; he blushed right to the roots of his hair, pulled back from his face by Wanda’s best braids. Barnes’s gaze somehow intensified even more as his gaze just shifted enough that Steve was sure he saw him blush that far. Barnes’s lip lifted at one corner by a hair.
“I’ve never been gladder to have my expectations so far exceeded,” he concluded.
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- Part 12 of the same story; told different ways
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09 Oct 2025
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i find it bittersweet, 'cause you gave me something to lose by ara_the_jedi (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
04 Dec 2018
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"'Cause when you love someone | You open up your heart | When you love someone | You make room | If you love someone | And you're not afraid to lose 'em | You probably never loved someone like I do | You probably never loved someone like I do"
Steve's life has been hard from the beginning. His father left when his ma was still pregnant. He's bound to turn out an Omega, which means he's got a life full of creeps wanting to try it with a male Omega and birth control that's not designed for boys but given to them anyway ahead of him. His mother works constantly to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table, the looming recession making everything more expensive than it needs to be. The only good thing is his best friend, who genuinely likes him, who might even love him, but even that gets taken away from him...
But just because the Army took Bucky away, doesn't mean they have to give up. If they try, they can make it. Steve knows that high school romances are usually doomed, but something gives him a good feeling about this one. He knows he doesn't want to lose it.Series
- Part 6 of the same story; told different ways
- Part 2 of missing in action
Bookmarked by BlueOcean2
08 Oct 2025
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These Days by ara_the_samwisian (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
04 Mar 2019
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"It’s like a newsreel in his head, continually scrolling across his mind’s eye: LOCAL TWINK SUGGESTS BENEFITS TO FRIENDSHIP, ACCIDENTALLY FALLS IN LOVE. WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE CONSCIENCE OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED SLUT ONLY HAD ONE THING TO SAY: “Whoops???” As a wise man once said, Steve will keep all his emotions right here and then, one day, he’ll die. He’s Irish and everything, so the quote completely applies to him…"
Meet. Date. Fall in love. Get married, buy a house, get a dog/cat/bird/ect, discuss children either because you want to have them or you’re going to have them (whoops), have said children. Watch said children grow up and go to college and make some of the dumb mistakes you once made. Get some grandkids along the way. Grow old together and romantically die in your sleep on the same night. But, the most important thing is this: Meet, date, fall in love, then have kids.
Steve never was good at following the rules. Bucky's just along for the ride.Series
- Part 5 of the same story; told different ways
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- English
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- 196,450
- Chapters:
- 35/35
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08 Oct 2025
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no widows tonight by moonythejedi395 (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
09 Aug 2018
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January 10th, 1946
107th “NO WIDOWS” INFANTRY RETURNS HOME
“The USS Gregory dropped anchor in New York City’s harbor this morning, bringing home the men of the 107th Infantry. The 107th was reported in May of 1943 to have been cut in half by the Battle of the Azzano, with estimates of over 400 soldiers dead or missing, only to miraculously reappear a year later lead by then Mst. Sergeant James Barnes. Later promoted to Captain, Barnes single-handedly arranged the escape of all 400 captured men and the destruction of the last Nazi splinter-cell known as Hydra. Captain Barnes lead his men out of German territory as they chanted NO WIDOWS TONIGHT and today, Captain Barnes lead his men home…
“(Captain Barnes was not able to be reached for comment.)”steve back home: "when will my husband return from war?"Series
- Part 4 of the same story; told different ways
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- English
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- 44,043
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- 2/2
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- 2
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07 Oct 2025
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missing in action; presumed dead by ara_the_jedi (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
25 Mar 2018
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Steve's life has been hard from the beginning. His father left when his ma was still pregnant. He's bound to turn out an Omega, which means he's got a life full of creeps wanting to try it with a male Omega and birth control that's not designed for boys but given to them anyway ahead of him. His mother works constantly to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table, the looming recession making everything more expensive than it needs to be. The only good thing is his best friend, who genuinely likes him, who might even love him, but even that gets taken away from him before he has a chance to actually grow up and explore it.
So, he's old for his young years. He's practical. He understands that sometimes you've got to take what you can get and if there are mishaps, then deal with them. He deals with it. Life doesn't give him lemons, it rains lemon juice when he's scraped his knees. He deals with it. He moves through life with anger and hatred. He hates pity. He hates that nothing is fair. He hates July. He hates that he's a liar. He hates the army that took Bucky from him.
He hates the colonel on his doorstep, looking at him and Bucky's son with pity, telling him Bucky is missing in action, presumed dead.Series
- Part 2 of the same story; told different ways
- Part 1 of missing in action
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- English
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- 39,819
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- 2/2
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- 106
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Bookmarked by BlueOcean2
06 Oct 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Made me weep, but with the sweetest happy ending.
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From Grit to Pearl by BlueSimplicity
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Comics)
16 Jan 2021
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He does not have a name.
He has been called many things over the years; a weapon, a ghost, HYDRA’s Fist, the Soldier, and from what they have told him his work has shaped the century.
But he does not have a name. His name, like so many other things, has been taken from him, stolen.
Forgotten.
Until the day it is not, and remembering, he breaks free, killing his handler and making his escape in a desperate bid for freedom.
Frightened, lost and hurt, he seeks out the last person in the world he can trust, his baby sister, now an almost eighty-year-old widow, somehow knowing she is the only one who can help him.
It is a difficult journey, one filled with pain, tears, and things that should not be possible. But also with recovery and redemption, rebirth and miracles, family and hope.
This story is a love letter between Bucky and his sister Rebecca, the world, and eventually his childhood best friend, Steve Rogers, the boy he once loved. But ultimately, it is the love letter Bucky writes to himself, as he reclaims who he once was, discovers who he is now, builds a new life for himself and realizes he might, just might, be as strong, as beautiful, as precious as a pearl.
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- English
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- 38/38
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29 Sep 2025
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A Tapestry of Two by BlueSimplicity for kalika_999
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Comics)
23 Dec 2021
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Ever since DC, things haven’t been easy for Bucky Barnes. HYDRA stole everything from him, even his voice, and two months later he’s barely surviving as he struggles to pull the few scraps of himself left into a cohesive whole.
Until he gets his hands on a blanket and everything changes. Fascinated by its color and softness, he begins a journey he never would have imagined. Taken in by a stranger who teaches him to knit, Bucky slowly discovers he is so much more than a dropped stitch in the fabric of life. With time, patience, and the help of a few who have had their eyes on him for a long time, Bucky begins to turn himself into something stronger, softer and more beautiful than before, weaving a tapestry of friendship, laughter and love warm enough to embrace the entire world, fix old wrongs, and wrap around the only other person who never stopped believing in him.
Warnings: This story contains a mute Bucky, lots of blankets, scoodies and pompoms, Greek food and a demon kitten. It also contains a Steve who is still too stupid not to wear a hat when it’s cold out, but is as devoted to Bucky as ever, wanting nothing more than to spend the rest of his days snuggling beneath blankets.
- Language:
- English
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- 157,696
- Chapters:
- 29/29
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- 6
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- 4,140
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28 Sep 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Stucky and Greek mythology, it doesn’t get much better than that. Absolutely magical!
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The Trials and Tribulations of the Watermelon Werewolf by BlueSimplicity
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types
08 May 2021
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It’s not easy being a werewolf, but Steve Rogers knows he’s lucky. Lehigh's doing well under his care, the humans and werewolves thriving. He doesn't have a mate, but a bonding like that is rare, and with all the members of his Pack already mated, he knows it’s not going to happen for him.
Until the day it does, the realization literally knocking him on his ass.
That’s fine; he can deal. He’s an alpha after all, and while there are rules to courting when one’s mate is human, he knows he can prove his worth. Except no one told him how hard it would be. And Steve is really bad at this. Really, REALLY bad.
After a couple of rough years, Bucky Barnes is back on his feet and ready to start a new phase of his life. He’s been given a second chance and while Lehigh might not be as big as NYC, he loves his apartment, chonk of a cat, new job and crazy neighbors.
Except things have started to get weird. Maybe it’s because of all the werewolves in town, although he’s never had a problem before. Yet he can’t help but notice things have changed, with people staring at him wherever he goes, asking him strange questions, and stealing his lunch.
And it all started when a watermelon was left on his doorstep.
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- English
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- 147,762
- Chapters:
- 26/26
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- 4
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- 4,111
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28 Sep 2025
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Steve a Match by BlueSimplicity
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
11 Feb 2023
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Contrary to what most people assume, Steve likes the twenty-first century. True, it’s taken some getting used to and there have definitely been challenges; namely the public’s fascination with his personal life, folks more interested in Captain America than Steve as a person, and his teams’ endless attempts at setting him up with someone, no matter how many times he tells them to stop. Aside from that, Steve thinks he’s done OK adapting to this new world, and is nowhere near as old fashioned as most think. Except for one thing, a secret longing he’s had from back when he was poor, small and seldom given a second glance; having a professional matchmaker help him find his dreamed for omega, a partner to share den with and who would invite him into their Nest. But they no longer exist. Or so he thinks. Until a stroke of good fortune brings him into contact with Judith Bergmann, who introduces him to an omega named Bucky Barnes.
Told in five parts, what follows is a slow courtship filled with plenty of obstacles, and threats big and small, but also letters, food, laughter, pedicures, lace panties, Pop Tarts, Steve displaying his colors, two ball busting dogs, a feline terrorist, and most importantly, love.
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Eight Paws, Two Tails, One Heart by BlueSimplicity
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Comics), Marvel Cinematic Universe
14 Sep 2024
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The biggest lies are usually the ones we tell ourselves, and Steve has been telling lots of lies, especially lately. That in spite of how he can’t stop chewing his fingernails bloody, the never ending nightmares chasing him out of bed, and the way merely seeing ice sends him into a panic, he’s fine.
But when his latest mission with The Avengers goes horribly wrong, Steve can no longer keep lying, not even to himself.
Diagnosed with PTSD and placed on medical leave, initially Steve is resentful, stubbornly refusing the idea there’s anything that can make it better. Until Sam suggests a Service Dog, and introduces him to James Buchanan Barnes, a fellow vet and trainer who swears one of his dogs can help, if only Steve can summon enough bravery to take a leap of faith and accept a four-legged companion in his life.
What follows is a long and winding journey of fear, doubt and self-recrimination. But also hope, acceptance and redefining what it means to be a hero, as Steve finally faces the issues that have been haunting him his entire life.
There is also a lot of fur, conversations with dogs, and a cross-country road trip, as Steve rebuilds his life and maybe, just maybe, falls in love along the way.
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Ancient Dreams, Modern Land by Greyspaces13
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
31 Jul 2024
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“There have been reports of atypical behavior. Distraction, tiredness, irritability. Your coworkers are concerned that you’re struggling. One or two, I could brush off, but there is a clear pattern here.” Pierce takes off his glasses, rubbing at the bridge of his nose. He looks sorry to say it, and sorrier about whatever he’s gonna say next.
Steve tenses.
“Captain Rogers,” Pierce says sympathetically. “I know your transition has been difficult.”
“I like to think I’m handling it to the best of my ability,” Steve says.
Pierce leans forwards. “That is precisely my concern, Captain. You’re making your best effort and it’s not enough. You need help.”
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- Part 1 of Make the bed, light the light
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21 Sep 2025
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Harry had only returned to Hogwarts for Eighth Year because he was no longer sure he wanted to spend his entire life fighting bad guys—or at least not without a little breather since the last time he’d marched off to his own death to save the world.
But what was he supposed to do if he didn’t sign on as an Auror? Being the Sad Sack Who Survived—moping around Grimmauld Place with no job and no life—wasn’t going to cut it. Not for the press, and not when his best friends were sailing successfully off into adulthood without him. So he’d returned to Hogwarts alone to try to figure out what came next after the war had been won.
He had NOT come back to be stuck with Draco Malfoy for another year. So how the hell had he ended up sharing dreams with the bastard every night?
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- Part 1 of In Your Dreams
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- 35/35
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17 Sep 2025
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Draco turns fourteen, and suddenly he no longer looks like a child.
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- Part 1 of a hand outstretched
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14 Sep 2025
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Pansy Parkinson's Predictions of Exceptional Accuracy by rajirani
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 Aug 2025
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In which Pansy Parkinson makes a series of exceptionally (in)accurate predictions, because no, Draco is not in the process of befriending Harry Potter’s little entourage.
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13 Sep 2025
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In the wake of the Triskellion disaster, Steve needs a reprieve from the scrutiny of the government. He heads to Brooklyn to recharge, and also meet up with Becca Proctor (nee Barnes).
He doesn't expect what he finds.
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04 Sep 2025
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The Barnes-Rogers Theories of Sexuality by prettybucky
Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
04 Feb 2025
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01 Sep 2025
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A Safe Place To Land by Gloromeien, kahey2804
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
18 Aug 2024
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Bucky Barnes had it all—grease under his fingernails, dog fur behind the cushions of his couch, a cozy place to call his own. The house, the truck, the dogs, the works. A ride-or-die, close-knit community. A patch of land he could wander. A mountain view to inspire him. After six tours of duty and nine months in captivity, Bucky knew how bad things could get, so he didn't dare ask for anything else. Especially not someone to hold.
Until a tall, blond super-soldier crash-landed into his quiet life and threatened to make all his dreams come true.
For now.
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Last Exit to Brooklyn (A Shrunkyclunks Soul Mark AU) by Gloromeien
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types
28 May 2023
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When Steve Rogers emerged from the ice, he wound up not only in a whole new century, but also with a brand-new soul mark. Knowing that the person he was destined to be with might be just around the corner made it easier for him to settle into a future where happily ever after was a sure thing. Until the Romanian drummer of a 'popular in Europe' heavy metal band, and freight car of personal baggage, come crashing into his life...
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- 167,287
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- 23/23
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24 Aug 2025
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History Repleating (Or the Proper Care and Feeding of One Steven Grant Rogers) by Gloromeien
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
10 Sep 2022
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"And what did you make of Dr. Smartypants? Quite a way with words, don't you think?"
"He's something," Steve hedged. "Was hoping you could shed some light."
"Where would be the fun in that?" Natasha chuckled. "Have I ever sent you on a wild goose chase?"
He sighed again, heavily. "No."
"Have I ever failed to have your back?"
Steve grunted at the irony. She'd been assigned to his detail just after he'd thawed out. The word he'd use to describe that time would be 'suffocating'. But then somehow, over the years, the chokehold had become an embrace. "What kind of minefield am I walking into here? Can you at least tell me that?"
As always, Natasha heard what he didn't ask her. "No. But I think you should let him fill you in on the rest himself. He is a historian, after all. Don't want to steal all of his thunder."
Steve laughed despite himself. "So you think I should do this?"
"I think it's been a long time since you've had a real adventure." Steve would have rolled his eyes at her mom-ing him if it wasn't, well, the truth.
Or: Steve receives a letter from Dr. J.B. Barnes, Brooklyn Historical Society. Except not quite that J.B. Barnes.
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Snow Patrol by Gloromeien
Fandoms: Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Captain America - All Media Types
22 Jun 2025
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Brooklyn in winter is no one's favorite season. Especially for someone like the recently thawed Steve Rogers, adrift in the twenty-first century after decades on ice, searching for some people to call his own. A chance encounter on a snow-blanketed street one frosty winter night could change all that... if Steve can find a way to ingratiate himself with the gang of colossal fucking assholes who give him no end of grief while serving their community.
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18 Aug 2025