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1. Catch Me in the Air by OiMoiTalaina

   Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   22 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Shang-Chi/Joaquín Torres (Marvel)
   • Joaquín Torres & Sam Wilson (Marvel)
   • Shang-Chi & Joaquín Torres (Marvel)
   • James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson
   • Katy Chen & Shang-Chi
   • James "Bucky" Barnes & Joaquín Torres
   • Shang-Chi (Marvel)
   • Joaquín Torres (Marvel)
   • Sam Wilson (Marvel)
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Katy Chen
   • Scott Lang
   • Shuri (Marvel)
   • Alpine (Marvel)
   • Figaro | Sam Wilson's Cat (Marvel)
   • Not Thunderbolts Team Friendly (Marvel)
   • Not John Walker Friendly (Marvel)
   • Not Canon Compliant with Secret Invasion (TV 2023)
   • Post-Movie: Thunderbolts (2025)
   • Shang-Chi had a bad childhood
   • Nightmares
   • Touch-Starved
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Post-Movie: Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
   • Grinding
   • Blow Jobs
   • Anal Sex
   • Canon-Typical Violence

   Summary

   Joaquín finds his first recruit for Sam's renewed Avengers: Xu Shangqi. Turns out he did so just in time before things get interesting (as in, alien imposters replacing important people kind of interesting). In the moments before, during, and after this mission to save the world, Joaquín and Shangqi find themselves getting closer to each other than either was prepared for.

   Here is the loaf of bread from which all of those Shangquin crumbs in Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing came from. This story takes place throughout the events of that first fic, so I highly recommend you read that before this one!

   Title is from "Catch Me in the Air" by Rina Sawayama.

   Series

   • Part 2 of The Real Thing

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   27,755

   Chapters:

   6/10

   Comments:

   24

   Kudos:

   13

   Bookmarks:

   2

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