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The Far Edge of Forever
Star Wars/Captain America; Steve/Bucky, Steve/Peggy, Natasha, Sam, Nick Fury; AU; pg; 21,516 words
Steve gave his life to help save the Republic. He's not thrilled to wake up and find the Empire in its place.

The Star Wars/Captain America fusion no one asked for. Familiar lines come from the sources. Thanks to silveronthetree for brainstorming, to snacky for all her help and encouragement, and to angelgazing for the last minute read-through. It only took me 4 years to finish this. *hands*

Read it on AO3.

( The Far Edge of Forever )

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I should be working on Yuletide so of course I dusted off a wip from right after I saw Endgame and finished that instead. 😬

the landscape after cruelty
Avengers; Steve/Natasha; pg; 1,720 words
Natasha makes him forget everything but her for a little while, and makes him remember how good his body can feel, and how lucky he is to know her.

Title/cut-text from "Snow and Dirty Rain" by Richard Siken.

Read it on AO3.

( and this is the map of my heart, the landscape / after cruelty which is, of course, a garden, which is / a tenderness, which is a room, a lover saying Hold me / tight, it's getting cold. )

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Now back to Yuletide!

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alone is the last place you will ever be
Avengers; Steve/Bucky; adult; 1,060 words
Best friend, this is what we do.

Thanks to Angelgazing. She knows why.

Read it @ AO3.

( alone is the last place you will ever be )

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For the January Journaling meme, kore said: Anything you like about Steve and Bucky!

This is probably not what you had in mind but it is what happened when I opened up the window to post. I hope you like it! <333

What I Like About You
Avengers; Steve/Bucky; g; 895 words
Bucky keeps a list of things he likes about Steve.

Also on AO3.

( What I Like About You )

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America has no reason to celebrate this year, but here's some schmoopy Steve/Bucky fic.

but with the dawn, rejoicing
Captain America; Steve/Bucky; g; 705 words
Every night, Steve holds on tight and prays that Bucky's still there in the morning.

Happy 100th birthday, Steve!

Read it on AO3.

( weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalms 30:5 )

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The Bonds That We Save
DCU/MCU; Peggy Carter, Etta Candy, Diana of Themyscira; g; 1,040 words
In which Peggy Carter meets Etta Candy.

Slightly cleaned up from the version I posted on tumblr last night. Or read it on AO3.

( This could be the start of a beautiful friendship. )

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Happy 4th of July! Have some context-free porn!

The reoccurring kind
Captain America; Steve/Bucky; adult; 1,101 words
Steve loves it when Bucky's rough with him, when the finger-shaped bruises on his hips don't fade in minutes and he can still feel every inch of Bucky inside him for hours.

Title from Bright Eyes. Happy 98th birthday, Steve Rogers!

or read it on AO3.

( The reoccurring kind )

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ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
Captain America; Steve/Bucky; g; 1,720 words
Bucky's always been kind of a ladies' man. Steve's never quite gotten used to it.

A little fluff for innie_darling and tenaciousmetoo on their birthday. Title from Prince, of course. Or read it at AO3.

( ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with / I just want your extra time and your kiss )

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Let's go Mets!

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Happy birthday to me!

In the Shadow of Two Gunmen
DCU/MCU; Jason, Natasha, Steve, various members of the Batfamily; AU; pg; 12,330 words
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Department X was dissolved and their inventory was liquidated. The League of Assassins acquired certain assets.

Pre-reboot. Non-compliant with Cap 2 and AoU and more like a combination of the Winter Soldier's 616 backstory with Bucky's movieverse background. Do the usual timeline hokey-pokey. Written for the West Wing title project.

Many thanks to Snacky for cheerleading and looking it over, to DevilDoll and silveronthetree for encouragement during the 2+ years that I worked on this, and to redrikki for helping out when I was stuck.

Or read it at AO3.

( In the Shadow of Two Gunmen )

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Happy Independence Day! Have some Steve/Bucky fic:

I want to take a breath that's true
Captain America; Steve/Bucky; g; 2,225 words
In which Steve and Bucky have breakfast in Central Park and hash out some stuff.

Happy birthday, Steve Rogers! This isn't quite what you suggested, gwyn, but I hope it suffices. Title from Mazzy Star.

Or read it at AO3.

( I want to take a breath that's true )

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I've had a hard time sleeping the past couple of days, so have some random Steve/Natasha porn.

Kept and Keeping
Captain America; Steve/Natasha; adult; 1,285 words
It's sort of hilarious that the one time Steve never questions an order is during sex.

Contains: mild D/s (femdom), Steve on a leash, and a little bit of praise kink. Or read it at AO3.

( Kept and Keeping )

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This Town Is a Song About You
Captain America; Steve/Bucky, Rikki Barnes; pg; 12,400 words
But sometimes, when his bed feels too big and too empty, Steve wishes for someone. (If that someone happens to be named Bucky Barnes, well, at least he's consistent.)

The Steve/Bucky Gilmore Girls AU nobody but me was asking for, with highly fictionalized Port Jefferson filling in for Stars Hollow. Title from Dar Williams. Thanks to Nichole & Snacky for looking it over.

Or read it at AO3.

( This Town Is a Song About You )

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This might be vaguely familiar, as I posted a draft by mistake a couple weeks ago. Oops. Here's the finished product.

Have you heard, it's in the stars (@ AO3)
Captain America; Steve/Bucky, Rikki/Anya; pg; 3195 words
Telling the girls he's dating Captain America is the best idea Bucky's ever had.

This is for madeofglass, who suggested Steve/Bucky fake dating, and for allofthefeelings, who suggested Rikki and Anya be the catalysts for said fake dating. Thanks to angelgazing for reading it over. Title and cut text from Cole Porter.

( Have you heard? It's in the stars, / next July we collide with Mars )

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what it is to be possible
Captain America; Steve/Bucky; pg; 2,155 words
When a reporter shouts, "How long have you two been together?" Steve doesn't expect Bucky to shout back, "Since 1934."

Title and cut-text from "The Fisherman" by Jon Sands. For angelgazing, who asked for Steve/Bucky on December 7. I was going to write an essay, but then this happened instead.

( Our bodies are rediscovering / what it is to be possible. It is one night / when the clocks in Brooklyn begin to spill backwards, / then stop. )

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break loose of loss and longing
Captain America; Steve/Bucky; pg; 3,510 words
"What do you think of the speculation that you and Steve Rogers were lovers?"

"What? Who thinks that? I don't think about that. Why would I think about that?"

Or read it at AO3.

( break loose of loss and longing )

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