bringing the war home

[justanotherblond]

Author: justanotherblond
Artist: elia russo
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Rating: M
Relationship: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers
Wordcount: 24,765
Tags: Non-Serum Steve Rogers/Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes I Shrinkyclinks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Depression, Denial, Break Up, Developing Relationship, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, War Veteran Bucky Barnes, Amputee Bucky Barnes, Teacher Steve Rogers, Artist Steve Rogers, Mechanic Bucky Barnes, Non-Chronological, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Minor Character Death

Summary:
July 6, 2016: Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers meet at a recruitment center. The army takes Bucky. They don’t take Steve.
November 18, 2017: Steve sends Bucky off to war.
March 5, 2019: Bucky comes home.
September 18, 2019: Steve calls off their engagement.

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Two boys meet in an unusual circumstance. Two boys fall in love. One boy goes to war. That boy loses his arm while fighting. That same boy is changed completely, but the other is too stubborn to see it.

Or, the non-chronological not-really-love-story of Steve and Bucky, and how war ruins them.

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Read on AO3    Art by Elia Russo

The Past is Haunted, the Future is Laced

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The Past is Haunted, the Future is Laced
Author: paperstorm
Artist: Yusevna
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Rating: E
Relationships: Bucky/Steve
Wordcount: 61,700
Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, PTSD, Domestic Team Cap, Hopeful Ending
Summary: "“I have an idea,” Natasha begins, cautiously. “That neither of you are going to like.”

Sam doesn’t look up from the pair of boots he’s re-lacing. “Then it’s probably a bad one.”

Natasha rolls her eyes and leans back in her chair, crossing her arms petulantly. “You wanna hear it before you make stupid comments?”

“Fine, go ahead.”

“I think we should bring in Barnes.”
//
Four months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, a new faction of Hydra resurfaces at an abandoned Soviet base in Kazakhstan. Steve, Natasha, and Sam, on the run as international fugitives and trying to pick of the pieces of their shattered lives, decide to eradicate the terror cell before it can bring harm to civilians. Bucky, despite enjoying the safety of his new home in Wakanda, decides to go with them. They embark on a mission together, struggling as much with their own personal baggage as they do with Hydra’s enormously destructive plans."

Fic on AO3 | Art by Yusevna
A collaboration for the Captain America Big Bang 2019 capbb

Riposte

[bangyababy]

Author: Bangyabay

Artist: Emmatheslayer
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Rating: E
Relationships: Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers
Wordcount: 17,770
Tags: No powers AU, Fencing AU, Tokyo 2020, Pining, Miscommunication, Attempted Sexual Assault, Angst with a happy ending
Summary: Steve and Bucky are fencers and best friends, and Steve might be a little in love with Bucky. Their dream has been to make it to the Olympics together. After failing to make the 2016 team and still dealing with the loss of his mother right after, Steve is resolute that they are going to make the 2020 team. After the last qualifying match, and an almost confession, Bucky unexpectedly takes a spot on Team Russia, leaving Steve on Team USA to train halfway across the world with little explanation. Steve is hurt and confused but determined to do well at the Olympics and get to the bottom of what’s going on with Bucky.

Read it on AO3  See the art here

Round in Circles We Go

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Round in Circles We Go
Author: starbunny
Artist: witchylurker
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Rating: T
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Wordcount: 32,000+
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hydra Steve Rogers, Villain Steve Rogers, (but not really), villain turned good, Redemption, Bucky Barnes as Captain America, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Humor, Angst, Implied/Referenced Torture, Manipulation, Hydra (Marvel), Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Canon-Typical Violence, Captain America: The First Avenger, Canon Divergence - Avengers (2012), Avengers Family
Summary:
Ever since Steve could remember, he always wanted to do what was right. So orphaned young and alone, Hydra offered him a chance to be part of something more, to help free the world, to save it.

Steve took it without question.

Years later, he found himself at war with the Americans and the notorious Soldier, slowly coming to the realisation that things were not what they seemed to be at all. But time had never been kind - least of all to Steve - and it was way too late for regrets.

(Or the AU where Steve was Hydra but somehow ended up becoming a hero anyway, because some things were just inevitable)

Read on AO3| Art by witchylurker|
A collaboration for the Captain America Big Bang 2019 capbb