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Buck and Bucky meet again, in a different universe. Only this time, they're simply John and Gale. Nothing more, nothing less.
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After days of evading capture behind enemy lines, Bucky is finally caught and brought to the Dulag to await interrogation.
Buck, on the other hand, is starting to get acquainted with the cold, hunger and grey hopelessness of life in Stalag Luft III.
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While the Allies land in Normandy on D-Day, Gale and Bucky reach their own turning point of the war. After a brutal fight in the stalag followed by a devastating choice, Gale’s life is on the line and they have no way to get him the medical help he needs. Now Bucky must face the truth: he might have just killed the man he loves.
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"Gale lays his head on Bucky’s chest, right over his heart, and he closes his eyes when he hears the familiar, steady beating. A reminder.
How long will he need a reminder?"Scenes from Bucky's healing process in the aftermath of Artemis 3. This is an extension of To the Moon and Back, filling in the gaps between Artemis 3 splashdown and the TTMAB epilogue.
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- Part 2 of Clegan Astronaut AU
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this is the last time i’m asking you this by gummysharksdoingcrimes
Fandoms: Masters of the Air (TV 2024)
20 Jul 2025
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When Gale goes down, John spins out. Finding him again gives him a North Star, something to follow and fight for.
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A not so innocent pet name, a radio built from scraps and two pilots too stubborn to ask for the comfort they so desperately need. Or, what happens when Bucky and Gale finally admit what they really mean to each other in the Stalag.
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“Jesus, Gale. Christ, what happened to you?”
John used to need Gale to remind him to breathe. He wishes he never had to return the favour.
But maybe it wasn't so bad, after all.
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman? by freedomforthewin
Fandoms: Masters of the Air (TV 2024)
09 Apr 2025
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Gale’s ice magic accidentally hurt John, and John almost died. Thankfully, John survived, but he didn’t remember that Gale had powers. Gale became afraid of hurting John and locked himself away, refusing to be around John. The Egan parents didn’t allow anyone to tell John about Gale’s powers, which led to John feeling confused and devastated at Gale’s persistent avoidance of him.
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I Won’t Go Where You Can’t Follow by stars_remain2
Fandoms: Masters of the Air (TV 2024)
04 Apr 2025
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What if Gale had NOT escaped during the march? Bucky is forced to watch as Gale is beaten within an inch of his life. The two finally confess their true feelings for each other and Bucky is Gale’s lifeline during the brutal march to Moosburg and the tribulations that follow. Epilogue shows their life after the war.
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"‘I know, Gale. I just wanted to hear you say it before I go.’
"John—no. John? Please don’t go. Please.” Gale's voice breaks as choked, heaving sobs rack his body.
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John finds him behind the barracks, hidden away from prying eyes and searchlights.
“Buck? Buck. Gale, what are you doing here? Since when do you smoke?”
Gale startles and drops the cigarette, grinding it under his boot. He hurriedly rolls down his sleeve.
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Bucky frowns, and lifts his shirt out of the way so he can see what the issue is. It’s enough to make him do a double take. He’s always been broad, big boned- in flight school he used to joke that Buck was built like a jet, and he was built like a bomber. Still, the sight of thick thighs and a distinct curve to his stomach is a revelation. He runs a hand over his flesh, wondering when he lost the xylophone of ribs and jutting pelvis he’d had when he’d arrived back in the States, fresh out of the stalag.
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Gale’s two ill-fated Bremen missions result in a catastrophic injury and getting shot down. This is the story of those two missions, two pilots falling in love and one sheepskin jacket.
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"Was Buck Cleven, a Yankee's Fan?" by RabidPlotBunniesAttackkkk
Fandoms: Masters of the Air (TV 2024)
16 Jan 2025
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“Now,” the Gestapo man said primly. “We shall begin again.”
But Bucky wasn’t going to answer. It was worth it. It was. He chanted to himself.
Repeating it to himself as the questioning went on. After all this was the behavior he’d been expecting from the beginning especially since what had happened back at that cursed town. Weathering the pain as he was drawn to his knees, arms twisted up behind his back, grunted at the pain of strained joints. Grunting again when his head was yanked back by the hair so he was looking up at Stromburg, who’d moved from around the desk, leaning against it.
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This story sprung from my obsession with Bucky in the Dulag as well as the scars on Buck's cheeks. I've seen in other comments that Buck and Bucky were apparently held at the Dulag at the same time, in real life? So I thought, if that's so, why not take advantage of that fact.
Hope y'all enjoy!
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- Part 3 of Nothin' But Blue Skies, All of them Gone
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may all your troubles soon be gone by foreverbeatinghearts
Fandoms: Masters of the Air (TV 2024)
19 Dec 2024
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It's Christmas in Stalag and Bucky's sad and cold.
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- Part 1 of moments in time
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“Um, hello,” a voice that is distinctly not Gale comes through the connection. “Is this John Egan?”
“Yes,” John replies, switching the phone to his other hand, hoping it’s less wet. It’s not. “Who’s this?”
“I’m a nurse at Lakeside Memorial,” she supplies and John’s knees go weak. “I’m calling because your friend, Gale Cleven, was brought in about an hour ago. He was in an accident.”
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Post-War Snapshot. Gale is an accident and the phone call shakes John. They take care of each other in their own ways during a peaceful weekend at home. -
Like a Stone in My Shoe by RabidPlotBunniesAttackkkk for My dad who always supports me
Fandoms: Masters of the Air (TV 2024)
18 Oct 2024
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“Major Cleven,” Sitting cooly under assessing eyes, eyes of the palest blue, dead and lifeless like a fishes, “For you the war is over.”
Like he hadn’t known that in his bones. They ached within his skin, burdened by the ordeal of the last hour, the last day, the last year. What he wouldn’t give to be able to sleep. But he was not about to appear weak in front of his enemy, even though he accepted the cigarette, having refused the whiskey offered by the interrogator.
'Gotta keep your strength up, Buck,' he can hear Bucky’s voice in his ear. 'You gotta be alive to come back to me.'
So he sits there, and he takes it.
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“It’s good to see you, Curt.” The soft rasp of the Major’s voice is like fingers over the harp of Biddick’s soul. Holding out a hand to shake.
“Hey, none’a that, now,” feeling that smile overtaken his face again, taking the hand for a shake and using it to pull Buck closer, to give him a hug he knows the other man needs but will never initiate or ask for.
When they pull back from each other, hands still locked in that handshake, neither of them mention the shadows they have lost.
INCLUDES AN AU WHERE CURT LIVES
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- Part 1 of Nothin' But Blue Skies, All of them Gone
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Say it, (like you'll come back) by euph0riac
Fandoms: Masters of the Air (TV 2024), Band of Brothers (TV 2001)
22 Sep 2024
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John gets sick before the march.
He doesn’t get better during it.Not that Gale is surprised, the march is enough to drive healthy people to death, to send men dropping to their knees, never to get up again. It scares him that it could be John, that there would be nothing in the world he could do to stop it.
But for now, John is strong, the strongest man he knows– and that will have to be enough.OR
What would happen if Bucky got sick during the Stalag march?
What would happen if Easy Company were close enough to help?Series
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“Hey, look at me. You alright?” Gale pressed, moving closer, standing between his legs and cupping his face in his hands. He went to nod, but the gesture turned into a shake. When he opened his eyes, he found Gale gazing at him with shiny, concerned eyes.
“No,” he finally managed, hot tears streaming down his cheeks despite his efforts to hold them back.
Or Post-war, Gale has been sent to another base in another city for a few months and John is not dealing well with his absence. It all comes to a head when one of John’s trainees almost crashes.
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- Part 1 of Bruises that won't heal
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Bucky thumbed through the cards gingerly, trying to set his ego aside for the sake of doing something sweet for Gale. He stopped when he found a recipe for ‘Big and Fluffy Pancakes’ and quickly scanned their pantry to see if they had everything. He was going to make pancakes—surprise Gale with breakfast in bed, and if he was lucky, they’d get to make out with the taste of maple syrup still lingering on their tongues.
:or the time John tries to be a good little housewife for Gale… drama ensues.
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- Part 3 of MOTA Short and Sweet Songfics