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summary: After what starts out as a fairly normal mission, you find yourself stuck in a time loop. Which would already be bad enough in itself if it didn’t also mean having to watch Bucky die over and over again.
pairing: bucky barnes x time witch!reader
series word count: 130.7k (136.3k+ including bonus chapters)
warnings: f!reader; more or less canon compliant; time loops, canon typical violence, repeated major character death (in a russian doll/supernatural's mystery spot sort of way); slow burn, mutual annoyance to reluctant friends to lovers; negative self-talk; just a lot of angst (but with an eventual happy ending i promise!!); lots of banter; hella self-indulgent 💚
this series is set after the events of the falcon and the winter soldier and will include spoilers for marvel projects up to and including multiverse of madness
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a/n: welcome to the fic i've been thinking about for almost a year!! i am beyond excited and terrified to finally start sharing this. if you want to get notified whenever i post a new chapter, you can follow @intrepidacious-fics and turn on notifications or follow along on my ao3 💚
✨ this series is finished as of 12 july 2025
my chapters are on the long side so they will also be posted in parts for easier reading in the app; the parts and the full chapters are identical contentwise
one: turn back the clock
↳ Bucky gets killed during a mission and you accidentally start a time loop | 6.0k
part one
part two
two: twice upon a time
↳ You struggle to cope with your new situation and meet a sorcerer | 8.2k
part one
part two
three: every day’s a holiday
↳ Ten days into the loop, you finally decide to ask for help | 10.1k
part one
part two
part three
four: groundhog day
↳ Library heists, bad ideas, and a decision | 9.2k
part one
part two
five: carousel
↳ Bucky has a secret and you have a revelation | 10.9k
part one
part two
part three
six: butterfly effect
↳ You go back to the start, and something changes | 12.8k
part one
part two
part three
part four
seven: spellbound
↳ There's a problem with this day | 11.1k
part one
part two
part three
eight: edge of tomorrow
↳ The truth comes out, and you scramble to fix things | 12.3k
part one
part two
part three
nine: out of the past
↳ Some ill-advised choices and a road trip | 12.9k
part one
part two
part three
part four
ten: about time
↳ The fallout, some truths, and time being really weird | 12.2k
part one
part two
part three
eleven: tomorrow we live
↳ How to end a time loop | 9.8k
part one
part two
part three
twelve: serendipity
↳ Something's weird about today | 11.2k
part one
part two
part three
epilogue
↳ Saturday: what a concept | 3.5k
bonus chapters
these are mostly set outside of the time loop; not required reading, but there will be some nods to these in the main story. bonus chapters can be read in any order and without knowing the main story
frequently asked questions about time travel
↳ Five times people asked you something about time travel, and one time you’re desperate for an answer yourself
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
↳ One day in Bucky's time loop
57 seconds
↳ How Bucky met Twelve
somewhere in time
↳ a bantery little snippet that was cut for time from the main story
cause and effect
↳ How Bucky fell in love with Twelve: Slowly, and then all at once.
nico rosberg oversharing how lewis hamilton went too fast on a jet ski and almost died while they were on vacation together because he's bored... delay the race more and he's going to reveal who bottomed
imagine you’re lewis hamilton and your race has been red flagged and your ex is on TV telling everyone how you used to have wrestling competitions in your shared hotel bedrooms and sharing a childhood picture of the two of you and imagine neither of you really talk anymore but you’re “neutral friends” imagine