Archive of Our Own

Notes:

I have this whole headcanon to go along with the picture. I looked up the children's books available at the time, and sea-faring adventure stories were pretty popular then (ca. 1930) too. Btw, Peggy has a special skirt she secretly made into culottes so she isn't hindered by silly clothes (she keeps it in a secret place and switches back when she has to go home). Bucky is a sweet kid who is happy to go along with whatever Steve and Peggy want. He has played horses, ships, evil sea monsters, first officers and noble knights. Steve and Peggy love planning adventures together and making elaborate battle plans for the play-fights with the neighbourhood's other kids. Since Bucky is a little bit older he looks out for all of them. (In a couple of years he will be the first to try dancing and will make Peggy and Steve dance with him. For practice and fun. *g*)