A Bucky Barnes Activist

A Bucky, Steve, and Stucky blog mostly featuring criticism of: Steggy, Peggy, Howard Stark, Tony Stark, Civil War, Infinity War, Endgame, TFATWS, the MCU

[crackdkettle]

Look, I didn’t make Bucky’s capture and possible death the catalyst that caused Steve to fully embrace Captain America. I didn’t make Bucky’s death the thing that shifted Steve’s moral center from “I don’t want to kill anybody” to “I’m not gonna stop until all of Hydra is dead or captured”. I didn’t write a conversation about romance where Steve uttered the line, “It’s kind of hard to find someone with shared experience,” about fifteen minutes before Bucky miraculously reappeared with a boatload of shared experience. I didn’t make a vow of lifelong devotion the thing that broke through Bucky’s seventy years of brainwashing. I didn’t write it so the mere mention of Bucky’s name caused Steve to lose focus long enough for someone to almost blow him up. I didn’t make Steve so devoted to Bucky that he went against not only his own government and half his friends but also one hundred and seventeen nations to protect him even when Bucky was actively trying to run away from his help. I didn’t make Steve try to stop a helicopter with his bare hands to keep Bucky with him even though Bucky was trying to kill him in that moment. I didn’t make Steve fight Tony literally almost to death to protect Bucky. I didn’t make Steve drop his shield for Bucky, symbolically and literally choosing him over being Captain America, not just once but twice. I didn’t base Steve and T’Challa’s alliance mostly on T’Challa’s willingness and ability to protect and take care of Bucky when Steve can’t. I didn’t make Bucky the only person Steve ever truly and fully smiles at in Infinity War, and I definitely didn’t choose him as the person to disintegrate before Steve’s eyes, leaving him shocked and devastated.

In short, I didn’t write Bucky Barnes into the traditional role of Steve Rogers’ love interest, but I sure as hell noticed when Marvel did.

[magnetothemagnificent]

It would have been so easy for the MCU to make Sam Wilson a bird nerd, they could have had a little scene of Sam feeding the pigeons while he's worn out and waiting for Steve to finish his run. Or a pair of binoculars and birding guide on a shelf in his house. Or little bird figurines and feathers around his house and/or office. Something. But the MCU is allergic to giving him a personality and interests outside of "Steve Rogers's/Bucky Barnes's friend".

[a-hyperfixating-fanatic]

Sam Wilson likes Birds. It is canon.

He would feed pigeons at the end of his shifts at the VA.

His comfort movies/shows are bird documentaries.

Refills his various bird feeders like clockwork.

Looks fondly at the pictures framed of the birds he had as a kid.

[somanywords]

remember that post that talked about how lack of personal grooming is bucky's misery language and pristine personal grooming is steve's? well i raise you a bucky that finds peace by cutting his hair short again, and a steve who finds peace in growing his bangs out

[barneswilsonrogers]

"When we first met him, he was a counselor. He was a counsel of soldiers. He was a humanitarian. He was a helper. Now we see him grow into all of those principles and all of those fundamentals that he had; he's taken those with him to become Captain America." — Anthony Mackie 🪽

[ironspidersblog]

Thinking of how close Steve was to saving Bucky when he fell. he was so so close

[taylamaximoffstark]

[a-hyperfixating-fanatic]

#bucky or steve?#which one are we talking about

@mkultranumb don't do this

[marvelgifs]

“You ready to follow Captain America into the jaws of death?” “Hell no. That little guy from Brooklyn who was too dumb not to run away from a fight… I’m following him.”

Bucky Barnes picspam, requested by pdfoot (x)

[a-hyperfixating-fanatic]

#I cannot overstate how much I admire bucky#for being miserably scared and doing it anyway#love me a non-toxic-masc character

(via @amarriageoftrueminds)

[wintergaydar]

It’s been OVER A YEAR and still I am weeping over the fact the core of Bucky Barnes, the one thing HYDRA couldn’t take from him – not after seventy years of brainwashing, torture, and ice, all of the things he has had to endure – is love. Bucky’s capacity for love is so strong that his love for Steve is still there when he doesn’t know his own name. 

Bucky is amazing and their love is amazing and my feelings cannot be contained.

[manueluv]

[possibleplatypus]

@luna-rainbow STOOOOP I HAVE TOO MANY FEELS

[ifandomus]

#I am here to avenge the person you took away from me

And that was how Steve became the first Avenger

[wewringmagicfromtheordinary]

#sobbing quietly#LITERALLY ON THE FLOOR SOBBING#what makes this so painful is that fucken steve rogers spent his whole life#looked down upon#bullied#beaten#for being who he is#but not by bucky#then he’s getting treated like the next best thing since sliced bread#and it’s still not quite right#but steve#STEVE#he’s told by bucky that it was that little guy he was before#the same little guy who inhabits a larger body now#that inspires bucky to fight and to follow#and steve#well#he realises that whilst he may be just a kid from brooklyn#he’s BUCKY’S kid from brooklyn#and i’m just really emotional about this pls hold me via fratboybucky

[a-hyperfixating-fanatic]

So I was rewatching Captain America: The Winter Soldier and it just dawned on me the symbolism of Bucky going to the Smithsonian to learn who Steve is and ends up also learning about himself.

That really just puts the helicarrier scene in an entirely new light for me. When Steve said his name that wasn’t what brought him back. Not even Steve stating how they are friends. No, it was the oath of devotion.

Bucky’s identity is fundamentally tied to Steve’s. I am not okay.

[wintersoldiersocks]

Also, have you noticed when Steve says "I'm with you to the end of the line," Bucky's expression of realization is HORROR.

And once he's pulled Steve from the river, he looks at unconscious Steve and kind of hunches in on himself, like he's *ashamed*

Like he's remorseful at having hurt him.

Then, he went away because he still has the trigger words in his head. He could be used to hurt Steve again.

I just. God. He loves Steve so much. And when you think about how he was always bigger than Steve, always saving him from bullies. Worried about him getting sick, trying to help him after his mother's funeral despite Steve trying not to accept his help...

Bucky's loyalty and love and protectiveness toward Steve is so core to who he is

I bet he's been horrified many times before at having hurt people, he's been pointed at people who weren't his enemies so many times, but to have the conditioning break and realize you're hurting the one you want to protect above all else, that...

[a-hyperfixating-fanatic]

So I was rewatching Captain America: The Winter Soldier and it just dawned on me the symbolism of Bucky going to the Smithsonian to learn who Steve is and ends up also learning about himself.

That really just puts the helicarrier scene in an entirely new light for me. When Steve said his name that wasn’t what brought him back. Not even Steve stating how they are friends. No, it was the oath of devotion.

Bucky’s identity is fundamentally tied to Steve’s. I am not okay.

[gay-jewish-bucky]

I read this post that says they cut a shot from TFA where Gabe Jones sees Bucky fall and then hears Steve's anguished scream, as well as his reaction to it. A follower was kind enough to send me this section of the script and it's more gutting than I could have imagined:

[hamletmachine]

~Must protect Bucky~

[iamnotsebastianstan-archive-dea]

what if natasha brought tony to the smithsonian and tony was like “nat i really don’t need to see an exhibit on america’s ex golden boy, current fugitive, thanks” and nats like “tony, for once, just shut up and look.” and she takes him to that wall with the videos of steve and bucky and it gets to the iconic smiling and laughing together clip and nat just goes “you ever seen him that happy? i know i haven’t.“ and tony’s like “no, that guy isn’t anything like the quiet and brooding cap i know” and nats like “because that’s not the cap you know. that’s steve. how could you expect him to pick anyone but bucky when none of us make him look like that?”

[silentwalrus1]

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i just rewatched this clip and honestly my characterization of steve rogers is…not…..hardcore….enough. this guy is. just. like. an honest to god assault aircraft comes at him with a machine gun and he speeds up at it. like oh yes i hope youve got a can opener because this two thousand gallon drum of whoopass is coming most directly your way. and honestly? it tracks. it tracks! in catfa he’s shown leaping onto flying hydra aircraft and just ripping the pilots out like whupty doo son this flight is now an american express!! bye bitch!! yeet!!! one pansy ass quinjet? to stop steve steel balls rogers? steven grant six foot twenty fucking invented cocaine motherfucking rogers? you have got to be out of your god damned mind

[aggressivewhenstartled]

You are… NOT KIDDING

[atomictourists]

What I love most about Steve is he’s like that before he receives the serum. He’s a tiny, sickly kid just bursting with extreme FIGHT ME energy, and the serum gives him the ability to fully realize all of it.

[piraterey-deactivated20170723]

i wish we had seen more of Bucky. Don’t get me wrong, he was hands down the best part of the movie (besides my number one warrior king T’challa, ofc), but there wasn’t much of substance between him and Steve, and what there was might as well have been stamped with NO HOMO in big red letters. 

There should’ve been a scene where you see Bucky pissed. Not at Tony, not at Zemo, at Steve. 

“What is wrong with you?” Bucky demands, whirling on him as soon as they find a place to catch their breath. He can see the apprehension in Steve’s eyes, the question of whether or not Bucky is in his right mind. He honestly doesn’t know. He hasn’t known since before the train. 

“Buck - ”

“You were safe!” Bucky goes on, fighting to keep his movements contained. He knows anything sudden will spook Steve but he’s barely managing to keep a lid on his anger as it is. How could Steve be so stupid? Bucky is dangerous. He is a fucking weapon with the target of all targets painted on his back and Steve  just waltzed into the line of fire in the most recognizable getup on the planet. “Christ, Steve, why did you think I stayed away? You shouldn’t be in the same country as me.”

“They were coming to kill you, Bucky,” Steve says and Bucky’s heart breaks in time with Steve’s voice. 

“You should have let them,” Bucky snarls and immediately wants to take the words back as shock and horror cross Steve’s face in equal measure. 

“I couldn’t,” he says, wringing his hands helplessly. “I had to - ”

“You had to what, Steve?” Bucky demands, his metal arm whirring like it always does when he gets like this. Fuck somehow he managed to forget what a moron Steve is. A stubborn, bullheaded, fucking moron, but God Bucky hates that he’s the reason for that look in Steve’s blue eyes. “Did you think I wanted to stay here? That I wanted to be halfway across the world from you? I couldn’t come home, Stevie, because then you’d get hurt too.” He pauses, trying to collect himself but after two years of only seeing Steve through newspaper clippings and the pictures in his book, after trying to keep tabs on the Avengers - just in case, he always told himself - having Steve here in the flesh is almost too much. There’s something wrong with his chest and the corners of his eyes are prickling like someone’s thrown sand in them. 

Steve doesn’t say a word, just holds his hands out, telegraphing his movements. Bucky doesn’t move as Steve comes closer, and those warm, muscular arms wrap around his shoulders and pull him close. There’s a beat and then Bucky melts into the hug, clutching at Steve like he’s a goddamn lifeline and Bucky is drowning.  

“I just wanted to be with you again, you fuckin’ jerk,” Steve whispers into his neck and then Bucky can’t help the tears that snake down his cheeks, wetting the fabric of Steve’s uniform. 

“Had to keep you safe, punk,” Bucky replies in a hoarse whisper. “That’s my job, remember? Your ma always told me to look after you.” Steve pulls them apart after a few long moments, his eyes searching Bucky’s face. 

“Now it’s my turn.”

[imposterogers]

even just in the platonic sense the steve bucky dynamic has so untapped potential that marvel continuously lets go to waste by letting them say one line to each other per movie. srsly tho!!!! these bitches are early childhood friends. they legitimately know everything about each other. they’ve seen each other at high points low points what the fuck pal??? points, they know every embarrassing story by heart, they must have so many inside jokes, nothing is weird for them. they can be brutally horribly rudely honest with one another & get away with it. They fight , physically and verbally, and will knock sense into each other. or!! on the flip side they come up with the stupidest shit and get each other in trouble on purpose. the interactions are endless and unique and marvel is ridiculous to not make use of this. their default emotion/friendship setting is not pain!!!!