Slow and Splendored

[alby_mangroves]

Slow and Splendored
Author: eyres
Artist: alby_mangroves / psifiend
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Rating: M
Relationships: Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers
Wordcount: 65,500+
Tags: Past Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers, offscreen Bucky/OCs, Slow Burn, Old Steve Rogers, Post-Avengers: Endgame (Movie), Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Friends to Lovers, Romance, Mutual Pining, Age Difference, Old Age, the geopolitical consequences of Endgame, Riots, domestic terrorism, Time Travel, Infinity Gems, Captain America Sam Wilson, Families of Choice, Domestic Avengers, Protective Bucky Barnes, Protective Steve Rogers, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Ensemble Cast, THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED, less like a slow burn and more like two idiots standing around on fire

Summary: In the chaotic years after Steve Rogers arrives back in 2023 as an old man, he helps rebuild the world, falls in love with his best friend, adopts a stray cat, and saves the entire timeline. Not necessarily in that order.

“Now you’re slow enough for me to catch you the next time you try to do something stupid.” Bucky leans close and jostles their arms together. “That’s the best part.”
Steve presses a wrinkled hand to his chest. “I’ve matured, James Barnes. I would never do something stupid.”
Bucky rolls his eyes and drops an arm over Steve’s stooped shoulders. “Yeah, you’re still a punk, old man.”

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