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1. Vulnerability by palacesfromparagraphs

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

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, Gen
   • Work in Progress

   23 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • James "Bucky" Barnes/Original Female Character(s)
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Sam Wilson
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Yelena Belova
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & John Walker
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Ava Starr
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Alexei Shostakov
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Robert "Bob" Reynolds
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Yelena Belova & Robert "Bob" Reynolds & Alexei Shostakov & Ava Starr & John Walker
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Yelena Belova
   • Alexei Shostakov
   • John Walker (Marvel)
   • Ava Starr
   • Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel)
   • Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
   • Mel (Thunderbolts 2025)
   • Sam Wilson (Marvel)
   • Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug
   • Bucky Barnes Goes to Therapy
   • Therapy
   • Found Family
   • Thunderbolts Team Members Live in the Watchtower | New Avengers Tower (Marvel)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Bucky Barnes Has PTSD
   • Anxiety
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Slow Burn
   • Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Sex
   • Sexual Tension
   • Emotional Baggage

   Summary

   "A goal you could work on is vulnerability. Opening up enough to someone you trust. A friend, a teammate. Me."

   After the events of Thunderbolts, Bucky Barnes reluctantly seeks therapy. He's surprised by his new therapist-someone who actually makes him want to grow and is effective in helping him. But trouble is brewing in Bucky's career and personal life, made more complicated with the tension between him and his therapist.

   Language:

   English

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   9,098

   Chapters:

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   Kudos:

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