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Blood in the Snow by Deus_Ex
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
19 May 2016
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Rumlow didn't answer immediately. He shifted and winced and grimaced as he tried to get comfortable; he quietly shushed Bucky at his elbow, calming him again with reassurances of his good behavior and satisfaction with him; he took several deep breaths as the spikes on the monitor indicating heartbeat started to come faster. Several tense seconds passed, and Steve was starting to wonder if he ought to call in a nurse. But then, Rumlow's fourth steady, controlled exhale lowered his heart rate again, and he finally seemed to have found somewhere less painful to lay. "You're telling me now, Cap, that the Man with a Plan has no plan whatsoever?"
"My plan was to get Bucky home with me safely, and get him the help he needs," Steve sighed. "But it's never that easy, is it?"
"Good intentions," Rumlow admitted grudgingly. "Still...I'd rather not go down on the same boat as some of the rest of 'em. Yeah, I'm no saint. I know that. But...I tried to do right by him. Guess you could say that I cared about him. Not really sure what that means anymore, though."
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Or, Steve and Rumlow come to a tentative truce when they both realize that all they really want is to protect Bucky.Now multi-chapter.