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1. Reaching For The Stars by JoLRose

   Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel, Captain America - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   21 Apr 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • James "Bucky" Barnes/Original Female Character(s)
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Sam Wilson (Marvel)
   • Sarah Wilson (Marvel)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Bucky Barnes Feels
   • Protective Bucky Barnes
   • References to Depression
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Secret Crush
   • Sad and Sweet
   • Drama
   • Drama & Romance
   • No Smut
   • Found Family
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe

   Summary

   This is a boy-meets-girl type of story. However, the boy is an ex-assassin with a dark past, and the girl is a travelling circus performer accused of a terrible thing. It's a story of how someone broken can become a light in someone else's darkest days.

   The story takes place just after the events of TFATWS. First-person narrative, Bucky's POV.

   Trigger warnings: references to child abuse, strong language, and mature themes such as depresion, sex (no smut) and criminal injustice.

   Disclaimer: This is a fanfiction of characters that belong to Marvel but also includes some of my original characters.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   83,753

   Chapters:

   52/52

   Comments:

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