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1. Always making things better by Nyctimedusa

   Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   16 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • James "Bucky" Barnes/Robert "Bob" Reynolds
   • Robert "Bob" Reynolds/John Walker (Marvel)
   • Robert "Bob" Reynolds/Ava Starr
   • Yelena Belova & Robert "Bob" Reynolds
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel)
   • Yelena Belova
   • John Walker (Marvel)
   • Ava Starr
   • Alexei Shostakov
   • Sam Wilson (Marvel)
   • Sarah Wilson (Marvel)
   • Thunderbolts Team Members Live in the Watchtower | New Avengers Tower (Marvel)
   • Post-Movie: Thunderbolts (2025)
   • Bisexual Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel)
   • Bisexual Bucky Barnes
   • Asexual Yelena Belova
   • Casual Sex
   • Friends with Benefits
   • Accidental Voyeurism
   • Pining
   • Feelings Realization
   • Bipolar Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel)
   • Bucky Barnes Has PTSD
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Insecurity
   • intimacy issues
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Minor Injuries
   • or at least minor for super soldiers xD
   • Past Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers
   • Supportive Sam Wilson (Marvel)
   • First Dates
   • Getting Together

   Summary

   Bucky slowly falls for Bob, while he keeps catching glimpses of him having casual sex with others, but Bucky struggles to act on his feelings because he thinks Bob deserves better than him.
   And Bob cannot understand how someone like Bucky would even want him for anything but sex.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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