lightning strikes (again, again)

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lightning strikes (again, again)

Author: spacedog

Artist: samikelsh, 2jarsofsmth 

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Rating: E

Relationships: Steve/Bucky, ThorandLoki

Wordcount: 19,330

Tags: Bucky Can Wield Mjolnir, Loki and Thor Sibling Relationship, Identity Porn, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Major Character Disappearance, Not Captain America: Civil War Compliant, Not Thor: Ragnarok Compliant, Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Summary: "Living in Brooklyn for the first time in the new century is hard, especially without Bucky. It becomes even harder when, in the aftermath of a Loki-engineered spectacle, Thor and Mjolnir go missing. It becomes even harder still when a new Thor—not the Odinson, not Loki’s brother, but somehow, not unfamiliar to Steve—arrives on the scene, strong and silent and everything that Steve finds himself drawn to.

 

Luckily, Steve’s fond of the hard times. And the men who come with it.

 

(or: thor is gone. long live thor.)"

 

Read on AO3 | Art by samikelsh | Art by 2jarsofsmth

WEEK 6 ROUND-UP: NOV 10-NOV 15

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Everything Rekindled by stellahibernis (author), auntiesuze (artist) // BuckySteve. 42k. Rated E.
The Winter Soldier escaped from Hydra in the eighties, took over the Russian and Irish mobs in Brooklyn, helped make the borough safer, and reclaimed the name James. In 2012 Captain America was found and his steady life upended.

Rare Is This Love (Keep It Covered) by Musette22 (author), LiquidLightz, Histoires Éternelles (artists) // BuckySteve. 67k. Rated E. 

Shrunkyclunks Mechanic AU with healthy amounts of self-doubt, awkward flirting, pretty blushing, existential crises, emotional growth, and maybe, possibly, a sexual awakening.

I Believe in Something More by cydonic (author), Lorien (artist) // BuckySteve. 74k. Rated M. 
In 2014, two very important things happen: The Winter Soldier is prepped for a mission as part of Project Insight which never ends up happening, and Steve Rogers finds out his mother is dying. In 2018, they meet at UCLA. 

I can lose myself, you I can’t live without by bennettmp339 (author), Huntress79 (artist) // SteveOther. 37k words. Rated E. 

Omega Steve Rogers is Mated to Alpha Neal Caffrey. The Avengers don't know about it, or Neal's backstory. Until they do. hen all hell, or rather, HYDRA, breaks loose.

Legacy by Dazzledfirestar (author), LittensTinyMittens (artist) // BrockSinthea. 21k words. Rated M.

Johann Schmidt's daughter was raised in his image, trained and conditioned to be the perfect heir and the perfect operative for Hydra. When Hydra is destroyed, she finds a new path, but she's still her father's daughter.

Two of A Kind by Crematosis (author), Menatiera (artist) // BruceNat. 15k words. Rated T.

Bruce's love life is a disaster and he's almost ready to give up on dating altogether. But Tony convinces him to give it one last try.

Abandoned in a Ravine, Found in a Shallow Grave by mariknickerbocker (author), verbalatte, raynaki (artists) // BuckySteve. ClintNat. 50k words. Rated T.

Uncle Bucky came back to them in the dead of winter. Then, of course, there’s the Nurse who doesn’t really look much like what one expects of a nurse and acts like one even less so.

Things Floating Like the First Hundred Flakes of Snow by Bea Arthur Pendragon (author), Krycek-Asks (artist) // BuckySteve. BuckyandPeggy. PeggyandSteve. BuckyandCharlesXavier. 51k words. Rated E.

In 1968, the Winter Soldier gets a message to SHIELD Deputy Director Peggy Carter that Captain America is still alive. This is the story of how Bucky and Steve save each other (with a lot of help from their friends).

Think Of Me, Won't You? Out There Among The Stars by Ignisentis (author), Espressosaur (artist) // BuckySteve. JosephSarah. 80k words. Rated E.
Bucky is a Voyager, fated to travel the universe without Steve. Bucky returns for him, making a choice that changes their lives. Steve spends years searching for Bucky, trying to save him from the shadow in his prophetic dreams.

Go Bravely On by angst_burriTTo (author), amberdreams (artist), LiquidLightz (artist) // BuckyandSteve. 32k words. Rated M.

Bucky is in mourning, believing Steve Rogers to have died saving the universe and bringing back the dusted. When a metal-limbed visitor with a familiar face appears in his world, hope is renewed that all may not be as it seems.

a road less traveled by Claudia-flies and zilia​ (authors), maichan808 (artist), Cyclamental (artist) // BuckySteve. 75k words. Rated E.

Steve wakes up on the cold stone floor. People are staring, holding themselves back. They must have seen the fight, must have seen two of him. His own voice rings in his head: “Bucky is alive!” It’s all gone FUBAR in 2012.

Civilian by corarochester (author), artgroves (artist) // BuckySteve. 72k words. Rated E. 

In 1937, Steve Rogers joins the army. By 1945 he’s back in Brooklyn, dishonorable discharge in hand.

In 1947, 17yo Bucky Barnes meets Steve Rogers in a Brooklyn gay bar, and Steve finally comes home.

Plastic Bridges by flightyrock (author), imhereforgaysuperheroes (artist), fannishlove (artist) // BuckySteve. 110k words. Rated M. 

Everything changes when the android Former Sergeant Barnes never wanted breaks programming to save him from himself.  Detroit: Become Human Stucky AU

Plastic Bridges

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Plastic Bridges

Author: flightyrock
Artists: fannishlove, imhereforgaysuperheroes
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Rating: M
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes / Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Tony Stark, Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson
Wordcount: 110k+
Tags: Detroit: Become Human AU, Android!Steve, Soldier!Bucky, PTSD, Mental Health Issues, Depression, Anxiety, Past Torture, Past Amputation, Medical Procedures, Surgery, Vomiting, Prosthetics, Recovery, Suicide Attempt (past), implied/referenced self-harm, attempted self-harm, violence, major character injury, minor character death, policy violence, rebellion, death/concentration camps (disassembly centers), human rights advocacy, Asexuality Spectrum, Ace Spectrum Steve Rogers, Deviancy (Detroit: Become Human), Happy Ending, Fluff and Angst, Hugging, Cuddling & Snuggling, Kissing, nightmares, foul language, stitches, head injury, eating disorder not otherwise specified, headaches & migraines, concussions, flashbacks, hopelessness, dissociation, cutting, scars, 'mind meld,' android mental connection, implied sexual assault
Summary:

In the not-so-distant future, androids are integral to everyday life. They cook, they clean, they watch the kids. They cater to their owners’ every whim. Perfection is the CyberLife guarantee: Perfect service performed by the perfect human imitation, without all those pesky human needs like salaries, time off, or basic rights. By the year 2038, there are an estimated 120 million androids active worldwide, with 50 million units sold in the United States alone.

Sergeant James Buchanon Barnes is shocked to discover how thoroughly androids have taken over every facet of modern day life upon his return to domestic soil. Most people can’t tell them apart from humans without their regulatory clothing, but Barnes can. It’s all in their glassy eyes. Cold. Empty. Unfeeling. They creep him the hell out, and he wants nothing to do with them. Until that fateful night when Barnes’ android goes rogue to protect him, and they stumble into a series of events that could change the course of human history.

CyberLife set out to create the perfect human imitation; perhaps they went too far.

Read on AO3 | Art by fannishlove | Art by imhereforgaysuperheroes

Savage God

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Savage God

Author: LavenderJane

Artist: LenneWithMilkAndHoney

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Rating: M

Relationships: Bucky/Steve, SteveandNatasha

Wordcount: 36,000

 

Summary: Past, present, future, Steve knows Bucky Barnes. It’s why he recognized him when he found him in that alley in April of 1942, even though Bucky was older, stronger, wearier; he called himself The Asset, and had a metal fucking arm. He flinched when Steve tried to touch him, and when Steve told him he loved him, his first response was to ask why.

 

The Asset was only with Steve in 1942 for a few days, but it’s enough to change the course of Steve’s life forever; the journey to becoming Captain America is coloured with urgency, with an undercurrent of fear and determination that in the end he just can’t manage to hide from everyone — But it was all for nothing. Steve saves Bucky from Zola, just to lose him on the train. Their second chance, wasted.

 

Seventy years later, Steve wakes up in the twenty-first century, and he doesn’t know whether to be heartbroken or hopeful when some of the things Bucky revealed to him in 1942 start falling into place.

 

Read on AO3 | Art by LenneWithMilkAndHoney 

A collaboration for the Captain America Big Bang 2019 capbb 

Civilian

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Civilian
Author: corarochester 
Artist: alby_mangroves 
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Rating: E
Relationships: Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers
Wordcount: 71,800+
Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, Post WWII, Age Difference, Coming of Age, Period-Typical Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Realistic depictions of war, Queer Bars, Pearl Harbor - Freeform, The Pacific Theatre, WWII AU, First Time, glorious self-acceptance in the era leading up to the American queer rights movement, Gay Steve Rogers, Bisexual Bucky Barnes, POV Steve Rogers 2nd Person, POV Bucky Barnes 3rd Person

Summary: “Do you want to go somewhere more… private?”
The blond man, after a long silence, had agreed. “My room is just up the block,” he said, jerking his head at the bar’s door.
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In 1937, Steve Rogers joins the army, and by 1945, he’s back in Brooklyn, dishonorable discharge in hand and nothing to show for years in the Pacific.
In 1947, a seventeen year old Bucky Barnes meets Steve Rogers in a Brooklyn gay bar, and Steve Rogers finally comes home.

Read on AO3 | Art by alby_mangroves  on Tumblr | DW