capbb | Fully Formed, in Armor

Title: Fully Formed, in Armor
Author: bythedamned
Artist: verbalatte
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings
Rating: M
Relationships: Female Steve Rogers/Female Bucky Barnes, past Female Steve Rogers/Peggy Carter
Wordcount: 51,100
Tags: Captain America Big Bang 2019 | Stucky, Stella Rogers/Becky Barnes, Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes, Past Stella Rogers/Peggy Carter, Female Steve Rogers, Female Bucky Barnes, Cap!Stella Rogers, Winter Soldier!Becky Barnes, Modern Bucky Barnes, Modern Era, AU, Not MCU Compliant, Feminism, Identity politics, Actual politics, lesbian hair styles, the world wide web, Pepper is a good bro, Coulson is a good bro, internalized homophobia, period-typical homophobia, coming out, slow burn, fluff, twitter

Summary: Captain Stella Rogers is remembered as a symbol of American victory and as the founder of modern-day feminism. That leaves big shoes to fill when she wakes up alone, ill at ease in her own skin, and missing a love she can’t tell anyone about.
Becky Barnes has gone through too much of her own shit to have any time for Stella’s. But she knows how hard it is to rebuild a life in New York City and, besides, she’s got a type.
Alternate working title: Butch Steve grows a heart

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