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[griseldabanks]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Bucky struggles against a dark temptation.

Slowly, the Soldier sinks to his knees at the edge of the dark water. He stares at that red glimmer. No matter what he does, no matter where he goes, that red glow will follow him. Even if he turns his head or closes his eyes, there it is behind his eyelids. Beckoning. Coaxing. Reassuring. Come into the water, it seems to say. You've been here before. You know what to expect. This is where you belong. You know it is. The Soldier reaches out his hands towards that red glow, as if to a campfire on a cold night. But there is no warmth, just the red stain that seeps up his fingers, to his wrists, up his arms.

TW: self-harm

[griseldabanks]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Bucky takes the plunge and tells Tony the truth about his parents.

“My parents?” Bucky licked his lips and said, “They both died...in a car crash, right? On December 16, 1991?” With a confused frown, Tony said slowly, “Yes....” “It wasn't a car crash,” Bucky said breathlessly. “I mean...it wasn't an accident.”

TW: referenced self-harm, suicide attempt

[novelmonger]

I've just seen the crappiest take on Bucky Barnes in a good long while. I considered linking the article that sparked this, but even the title is a spoiler for Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #5 - and I don't particularly want to give the article any more views anyway.

Basically, the article was talking about how, if Bucky is "just" a friend to Steve Rogers, rather than being in constant torment from his past, in danger of his Winter Soldier brainwashing taking over, and/or acting as an actual enemy to Steve, his character is boring.

To be clear, I haven't read any of the comics and don't really plan to, so I don't know the details of this particular storyline. Maybe they're right, and Bucky has been mishandled to the point that he barely serves any plot significance and doesn't show up much. But I don't think I really need any context to be able to tell that I hate this reaction to his character - or any character, honestly.

Since when is friendship "boring"? Since when is it better for the main character's best friend to constantly be betraying him, or used against him, rather than fighting alongside him for the same goals?

If Bucky is boring in his current iteration, it's not because he's "just" a friend. You can absolutely 100% tell an interesting story about two best friends who never betray each other, never lie to each other, never get in a fight, always have each other's backs.... That's not inherently boring. The world needs more wholesome, supportive, loyal friendships like that.

Give me an unproblematic, supportive relationship full of hugs and smiles over the twistiest plot twist any day.

[usernamesuggestionsarefunny]

Yesterday I dreamt that Bucky died in the middle of the last battle with Thanos (Which was in a supermarket, don't ask me why, I think the fight was big enough to expand through many places in the city), and the result is as you would expect.

Steve was fighting next to him so of course when he died he first made sure there were no more threats around and then cradled Bucky's body. Steve started crying, then sobbing as he kissed his friend's forehead and cheeks. He looked very desperate, like he didn't know what else to do, and the characters around were all very moved by this (I don't remember which ones).

But. But. BUT!!!!

Dr. Strange arrived at the scene, and I think Thanos was already defeated, Tony was alive though. Strange had the time stone, and seeing what was happening, he was very moved as well, sighed, and used it to turn back time a few minutes and bring Bucky back. Steve was obviously very happy and after giving Bucky a bear hug, he hugged Strange many times as well, filled with gratitude, and it was very funny because Strange felt kind of weird about so much random affection from this guy he didn't even know.

It wasn't an exception either, Dr. Strange brought many people back from the dead with the time stone but then said he couldn't do the same every time something happened, and that now they had to hide the stones to make sure they didn't fall into the wrong hands. *insert more specific plot leading to alternative phase four here* So yeah, the rest of the dream was about the stones, mostly info dump.

THE END.

[sergeanttomycaptain]

thinking about Steve somehow finding out about bucky's "if he was wrong about you then maybe he was wrong about me" line and sitting him down to say something like "maybe i was wrong. so what? the problem you have with what i think of you has nothing to do with what I've said and everything to do with how often you find any contradiction with who you think you are. don't get stuck here. you know it's not that simple. don't put me on any pedestal to judge your worth by. let us both be human, please buck."

[sergeanttomycaptain]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/13843987/1/Wander-Into-My-Mind

I wrote a thing. And posted it. On two platforms. On my birthday.

[sergeanttomycaptain]

Everything is better with you.

Everything has been better since you.

[sergeanttomycaptain]

endgame doesn’t own me.