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• THE GREAT WAR by blurringoutmyperiphery

  Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  15 Oct 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • James "Bucky" Barnes/Reader
  • Steve Rogers & Reader
  • Howard Stark/Reader
  • Avengers Team Members (Marvel) & Reader
  • James "Bucky" Barnes
  • Steve Rogers
  • Peggy Carter
  • Howard Stark
  • Tony Stark
  • Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
  • Clint Barton
  • Thor (Marvel)
  • Bruce Banner
  • Sam Wilson (Marvel)
  • Joaquín Torres (Marvel)
  • Loki (Marvel)
  • Wanda Maximoff
  • James "Rhodey" Rhodes
  • Carol Danvers
  • Scott Lang
  • T'Challa (Marvel)
  • Vision (Marvel)
  • Thanos (Marvel)
  • Nick Fury
  • Ultron (Marvel)
  • Maria Hill
  • Peter Parker
  • Sharon Carter (Marvel)
  • John Walker (Marvel)
  • Helmut Zemo
  • Okoye (Marvel)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Team Members (Marvel)
  • Yelena Belova
  • Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel)
  • Ava Starr
  • Alexei Shostakov
  • Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
  • Reader-Insert
  • Canon Compliant
  • Avenger Reader (Marvel)
  • Marriage of Convenience
  • Fake Marriage
  • Fake/Pretend Relationship
  • Friends to Lovers
  • best friend steve rogers
  • World War II | 1940s Era Bucky Barnes
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Title from a Taylor Swift Song
  • Cross-Posted on Wattpad
  • Real or not real
  • Mostly Canon Compliant
  • Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug
  • Protective Steve Rogers
  • Protective Bucky Barnes
  • Pre-Serum Steve Rogers
  • Civil War Team Captain America
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Canonical Character Death
  • Hydra (Marvel)
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Light Angst
  • Fluff
  • Domestic Fluff
  • Reader-Insert Has Powers
  • My First AO3 Post
  • Pregnancy
  • Bucky Barnes Finally Has a Happy Life

  Summary

  Two best friends arrange a marriage of convenience amidst World War II. 70 years later it all becomes even more complex.

  “ i vowed i would always be yours
  cause we survived the great war ”

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  168,262

  Chapters:

  131/?

  Comments:

  24

  Kudos:

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  Bookmarks:

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