Thunderbolts* Sexualities
In honour of pride month coming to an end, I thought I’d share my headcanons of the team’s identities!
I mean Bucky is like… the original bisexual™ Whatever went on with him and Steve, and now him and Sam… there’s nothing straight happening there. And obviously he does have attraction to women, he’s flirted with women in both the 40s and modern times, dated women, etc. I don't think he would have much of a preference/more of an attraction to one or the other, but I do think he'd still have some form of internalized discomfort around his attraction to men because of the era he's from. I do, however, think it's lessened as he's adjusted to the modern era : ) (And also because he is actively in love with Sam)
Yelena Belova — Aromantic/Asexual + Lesbian
I genuinely cannot picture Yelena ever being attracted to a man she is like. THE girl kisser. But yeah in the comics she’s heavily coded to be aroace, which I think is where I drew a lot of inspiration for this hc from : ) I imagine she is closer to the little attraction rather than no attraction on the ace spectrum, and if she were to be attracted to someone it would not be a man. Also I hc her and Bob are in a QPR 😼
Bob Reynolds — Unlabelled
I don’t know why but unlabelled Bob has always held a special place in my heart. I don't have much of an explanation for it other than it just seems right to me :) Like I feel if someone asked him about his sexuality he would just. shrug. I def think Bob has been with both men and women in the past, however, none of those relationships were particularly healthy or lasted long.
Ava being a lesbian is a popular hc in the fandom and I fuck with it a lot! I've always seen her as bi but with like... a very heavy preference/attraction towards women. I think she should get a girlfriend in doomsday. Russo brothers let her kiss girls. Let her kiss YELE— *gets shot*
Oh John Walker... you incredibly repressed bisexual man... I think that growing up with conservative, Christian parents in a predominantly conservative American state, as well as having early relationship with Olivia, would have led John to repress his sexuality up until the Thunderbolts. There were probably a couple instances in his life where he kind of had a brief bisexual panic, but then decided it'd be better to ignore it and pretend it never happened in the first place. Who knows, maybe now that he isn't busy working jobs for Val, or the military, and has a safe space and support system... he'll become more comfortable with that part of himself...
Alexei Shostakov — Straight (Ally)
I'm a firm believer of straight Alexei who is an ally but in a very uncomfortable, corporate allyship way. Like he'll support his daughter and his teammates, but then offer to be their wingman which... trust me, nobody wants. Or if someone is sharing a story regarding their sexuality, he'll try to relate by oversharing old war stories of cold winters and warm bodies. But nonetheless, he'll be supportive and very loud about it.
Once again he isn't a Thunderbolt but I love Sam so much and I love including him :) I am a gay Sam truther! Obv in the comics he has multiple female love interests, however, I don't think in his 12 year mcu career he has even been hinted at having any interest in women, which partly influenced this headcanon. I imagine Sam has been out to his family and friends for a while, and I am a particular fan of the headcanon that him and Riley were MORE than friends...
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