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- Daredevil (TV) (12)
- Jessica Jones (TV) (9)
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Jessica’s always vague on the details afterwards when she’s asked, “So how did you and Matt get together?”
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- Part 5 of A Lot of What it Takes To Get By
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A few weeks after his acquittal Murdock had held a press conference, talked about how men like Kilgrave had prayed on the city too long and how he was going to change that. He nominally ran a law firm but everyone knew in reality he ran the Kitchen.
Or Matt and Jessica meet in college and are somewhat of a bad influence on each other.
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- Part 1 of The Devil You Know
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He’s drying his hair off post shower when his dad’s voice sighs in his ear, disappointment dripping, “Adultery now too, Matty. I thought I raised you better than that.” Matt snaps back, “You didn’t raise me at all.” He takes a deep breath. Tries to remind himself the voice isn’t real.
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Matt has a temper, Jessica has always known that.
It’s not like she’s any better so she’s never seen the point of trying to address it or whatever healthy bullshit you’re meant to do.
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- Part 2 of The Devil You Know
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Foggy shoots Josie a betrayed look as he raises his head from where it’s leaning on the bar before turning to Matt, standing at his elbow with his lips pursed in judgement like he’s the king of good life choices.
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- Part 4 of A Lot of What it Takes To Get By
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A Lot of What it Takes To Get By by esmerelda_t
Fandom: Daredevil (TV), Jessica Jones (TV)
15 Jun 2020
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Twelve Step by boopboop
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Captain America - All Media Types
22 Jun 2025
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In the aftermath of New York, the freshly formed team is still trying to figure out how to live and work together without some kind of property damage.
Naturally, nothing says 'Team Bonding' like the decision to fix their fearless leader's love-life and hunt down an AWOL Steve Rogers.
Or, the Thunderbolts break a few timelines, attempt to un-fuck history, and decide they maybe, possibly, kinda tolerate each other in the process.
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- 26/26
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28 Jun 2025
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reasons why you don't want to talk (about reasons why you don't want to talk) by napricot
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
31 Aug 2024
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“What is all this?”
“Keys to Steve’s place in Brooklyn, and his motorcycle. Some records about his, ah, accounts and things. He—well, he hasn’t been declared officially dead, we can’t, you know, say anything about the time travel, but—”
“He’s not coming back,” says Bucky, before Banner has to try to couch it softly, or spare Bucky’s assumed feelings. It’s a courtesy Bucky doesn’t need. His feelings have seemed very far away since Steve left. “I know.”
"Yeah, so, uh, I just figured you should have all this."
Bucky is doing fine after the Blip. He has his amends, he has his exit strategies, he goes to therapy. Steve's gone, but that's fine, Bucky can deal with that, even if he can't deal with feeling like a ghost in the apartment that Steve left behind. But when Steve returns, they'll both have to deal with how to rebuild a friendship and a home that are haunted by the ghosts of who they used to be. Their methods of doing so are perhaps less than ideal, what with how they involve more sex and stealthy surprise interior decoration than any actual communication. Maybe that's all they need to make a new home together.
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01 Sep 2024
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Lost Vocabularies that Might Express (The Memory of These Broken Impressions) by dorian_burberrycanary
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Mar 2024
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The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away. How’s that for some consolation on the road?
A post-The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Stucky fix-it as part of the all-American road trip, detours included.
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13 Apr 2024
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The good life never ends by pushdragon
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
30 Sep 2023
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The Flag Smashers are dealt with and the shield is in the hands of a man who deserves it. But it's still not getting better for Bucky. He’s seventy years out of sync with the world, and the one person who understood has vanished to a place Bucky can’t follow. Some days his fingers itch for the order and structure of the reckoning list he left in the notebook in Dr Raynor’s office.
Go out and find yourself some goddamn occupation, his pa used to say, when he was getting up to mischief. Bucky does.
Bookmarked by esmerelda_t
13 Jan 2024
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Bucky and Steve's Excellent Adventure by blue_beans
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
30 Nov 2023
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Six months ago, Steve set out on a final mission to return the infinity stones to their proper timelines, and returned a minute later having lived out a life of peace and contentment with Peggy Carter in the past. He died in his sleep a few days later, surrounded by his friends. Or so Bucky assumes. He wouldn't know, he'd been busy being locked up on the Raft while the government decided whether or not to pardon him for the whole Winter Soldier thing.
What with the court-mandated therapy and the constant surveillance by alphabet agencies and the crushing weight of his past, he's not sure if giving him a chance at "normal life" is more cruel than the alternative. But he's doing fine. Great, actually, so don't ask. He didn't have a nightmare. Especially not that strangely disturbing one about Steve...
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AKA I wanted to write the reverse time-heist and I'm still salty about Endgame. This is the result.
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01 Dec 2023