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Swear I could've done it (If you weren't there when I hit the floor) by GHAFASITH
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
09 Sep 2025
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Sam's chest tightened, his own guilt gnawing at him. He couldn't shake Riley's death, or the countless others—friends and allies who had died because he hadn't been fast enough, hadn't been strong enough, hadn't been there.
The memories were sharp, like a blade pressed against his ribs—the ‘what ifs ' that haunted him every time he thought of those people gone because he hadn't been fast enough, hadn't done enough. The slow ache as friends drifted away, leaving him with fragments of himself to piece back together alone. He couldn't let that happen to Bucky. Not after everything he’d endured. Not when Sam has survived everything only to witness his friends leave him behind.
‘I can't lose you, too,’ Sam whispered, voice breaking just slightly. ‘I couldn't... not again. You think you're alone in this, Bucky? You’re not. I'm right here, I'm not leaving. I won't leave. You've been through hell, I've seen it, and... and I've failed before. I won't fail you.’
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take my breath away by catgoose
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies)
02 Sep 2025
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If Bucky had known that he was going to end up in some cheesy 80's crossover between Sam's time in the Falcon program and the movie Top Gun, he would've asked Sam some questions beforehand, like:
Were you into guys or did young Sam really just flirt with everyone like that? Nobody, like, died horribly during the training part of this program, did they? Because these seem very unstable. And was it normal for the "Take My Breath Away" guitar riff to play every time we made eye contact?
He hadn't known, though, that Scarlet Witch from SHEIN would look into their heads and pull this horrible storyline out, so he just had to keep his head above the water long enough to get out of there.
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5 times Steve helped his team cope (and 1 time they helped him) by TheUnauthorizedAuthor
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
29 Aug 2025
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Steve was relaxing in a soft blue armchair by the window, sipping some tea with copious amounts of honey as he watched the sun set. It was how he preferred to spend his evenings, especially after stressful days, and with a tower full of traumatized superheroes (of whom he was somehow the most sane- him, the one who tried to go to war with about a million chronic illnesses? Him, the one who’s sixty years ahead of his time? Him? -he was often helping someone, somewhere, feel a little more safe.
And he didn’t mind. Of course he didn’t! These people were family to him. But sometimes it was nice to just sit and watch something that hadn’t changed, that would always be beautiful, while drinking the one brand of tea that hadn’t gone out of business while he was in the ice.
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In which Steve, the man sixty years ahead of his time, is somehow the most sane in the tower, the one who helps everyone else to cope. When his team- his family -is struggling with their past, he's there, with whatever they need. Of course he is. He loves them. But who's there for him when he needs help? (Everyone. They love him too.)
*Please mind the tags and the notes.*
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the higher we go (the farther we fall) by TheUnauthorizedAuthor
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), Captain America - All Media Types
29 Aug 2025
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Sam had always wanted to fly. Something about soaring above everything, free with the wind and the sun and the sky, had always appealed to him. Putting on those wings was everything Sam had ever dreamed of. Flight, real flight, not blocked by a helicopter or jet or anything. Plus Riley- not just his bunkmate, not just his partner, but his best friend. His wingman.
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But then another missile whistled towards them, and Riley must not have seen it, this time.
Sam dodged.
Riley didn’t.
Riley fell.
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Rhodes fell.
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Joaquín fell.
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Sam was too late.***
In other words, a look at Sam's relationship with flight and the people who flew beside him.(Basically I realized there's a lot of parallels between Riley and Joaquín and then realized he saw Rhodes get shot down too and went 'hmmm he's witnessed a lot of people die/get critically injured with no way to save them despite his best efforts... wouldn't it be a shame if someone were to... write about that')
I don't own the characters, I just cry about them. Title from "Tightrope" by The Score. Please mind the tags!
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A.N.G.E.L.S. by ruesprials
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
02 Aug 2025
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Bidding to clear his throat, Bucky fails and ends up quietly hoarsely speaking, “Sam.”
Taking a deep breath, Sam lifts his head. His gaze is open, searching for something on his best friend and partner's face.
“What do you need?” Bucky decides to inquire, the rest of the dark room irrelevant. It's ludicrous and would be a mockery of himself for Bucky to wish Sam would respond by saying him. But the truth of that matter can be stored inside him under an invincible lock and key.
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ft. five times Bucky thought of Sam as an angel and the one time he told him
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See Through Scars by banerising
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
29 Jul 2025
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A [mostly] modern Veteran AU of John Walker/Bucky Barnes that is an on going roleplay between myself and a friend. I got permission to post this.
I will say Olivia is villianized just for the sake of the RP/fic. I love her character and she absolutely deserves better.
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Don't Dream It's Over by midnightdragons
Fandoms: Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
21 Jul 2025
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For a brief instant, Sam had thought that Bucky would be okay. That he would be fine, that this would be nothing. Bucky fell all the time: he had always hurled himself from planes like a madman during the missions they used to run together. He would be fine, right?
And then Bucky had hit the ground, and all Sam could do was watch.
When Bucky is badly injured on a mission with the so-called New Avengers, despite everything, Sam shows up.
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- Part 16 of Bucky-centric Fics
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There's No One Left to Please (but you and me) by TheNextAuthor
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America - All Media Types
08 Jul 2025
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And that's just how it is for a long time. Sam staring at the Winter Soldier while he drinks Sam's drink and Sam debates whether the man poisoned his burger.
When the straw makes an awful scraping sound at the bottom of the cup, Barnes puts the cup down and stares some more. "You don't..." a squeak erupts and he clears his throat before continuing, "you don't have to be scared of me. I'm not going to hurt you."
Sam snorts. "My broken wing and the shoe print on my chest say otherwise."
Or Sam Wilson's tour around Europe is more eventful than it should be.
5 + 1 Acts of love.
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all the bad dreams that you hide (show me yours, I'll show you mine) by fan_of_words
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
19 Jun 2025
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Barely five minutes passed before there was a knock on the door. Bucky padded across the apartment and met his boyfriend who he hadn’t called waiting on the other side. Sam was wearing the wings and he was slightly out of breath, signaling that this was a last minute trip. Before Bucky could react, Sam had him crushed in his arms. He could feel him shaking.
“I saw you walk into that darkness,” Sam whispered, his voice light and frail. Bucky had never heard him sound so…breakable. “I thought you were dead.”
Bucky hugged him back, reveling in the comforting weight of his lover. “I’m not dead, doll. I’m right here.”
OR immediately following Valentina's announcement, Bucky leaves to get his wits together. Of course, his boyfriend finds him.
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Still Human by hiddeneclipsee
Fandoms: Marvel, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
09 Jun 2025
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A slow burn fic steeped in grief, guilt, and the ache of healing about Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, two men scarred by war and haunted by ghosts, slowly begin to realize that the one person who might understand their pain is the one standing beside them. It's not easy. It's not clean. But maybe, in each other’s arms, they’ll finally find something that feels like peace. Maybe, just maybe… they’re enough.
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- Part 1 of Marvel Fics
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Nightmares and Memories by PrinceofBadassery
Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
25 May 2025
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After the events of Brave New World, Sam is dealing with resurfacing trauma after watching Joaquin fall. Bucky's there to help him through it.
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‘Cause Love’s Such an Old-Fashioned Word by jasontoddmybeloved
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
09 May 2025
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Bucky celebrates the Fourth of July for the first time in 80 years with his favorite person.
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you got a fast car (is it fast enough so we can fly away?) by MrsWinterBreath
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America - All Media Types
16 Apr 2025
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He’s met by a genuine laugh. “Well, that son of a bitch really got us, didn’t he? He almost made me like you.”
“Aw. I knew you had a soft spot for me, Buck. I could read it in those icy eyes of yours.”OR
Sam and Bucky go on a road trip, share music, food, a bed. And eventually fall in love.
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Knock In by digeridoo
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
18 Mar 2025
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The Wilsons brought Bucky into their fold, and for the first time in a long time, he's found peace. Messy, warm, and healing, they're building a life together. He's part of a family now. Life is moving forward.
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Bucky wakes up....
He needed… Bucky scrubbed his flushed face, filtering in a slow breath. He needed to call Sam.
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- Part 1 of 2013's Calling
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you'd be like heaven (to touch) by team_avatars_eyebags
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel
18 Mar 2025
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“I hate you.”
Bucky chuckled, low and tired.
“I know. But you still caught me.”
The weary captain sighed into his partner’s shoulder.
“I caught you.”
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Sam Wilson has a partner. He wasn't sure how far he wanted the meaning of that word to extend anymore.Bucky Barnes is always going through something. It's not too bad to go through something nice for once.
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- Part 2 of can't take my eyes off you
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Mi Halcón (My Falcon) by Kfairy88
Fandoms: Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
11 Mar 2025
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After the events of Brave New World, Sam just needs a moment to catch his breath and heal, so he attends a veteran’s support group and talks about his feelings.
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Joaquín is a goofball and Sam realizes he’s in love with said goofball.Series
- Part 2 of SamJoaquín (and Bucky!)
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you're just too good (to be true) by team_avatars_eyebags
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Feb 2025
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Bucky put one of his hands– well, the only one he currently had– to his chest with some sarcastic flair. “I’ll have you know, Cap, that white chocolate wasn’t even a thing until I was in my twenties,” he huffed, “Brush up on your history.”
“Why would I do that when I have a walking primary source to bother?”
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Sam and Bucky are not the kind of partners who play 20 questions on their way to beat up bad guys. They get to know each other by taking life as it comes.(Drabbles of Sam and Bucky getting closer between TFATWS and CABNW.)
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- Part 1 of can't take my eyes off you
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Can You Remember? (The Rain) by questionableratatouille
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
02 Jul 2024
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How Bucky discovered that there is beauty in scary things.
(Free Space on my Vacation sbsummer2024 card)
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Birds Flying High (You Know How I Feel) by questionableratatouille
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
10 May 2024
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“You..wanna talk about that?” Bucky asks awkwardly. Sam knows he’s not good at this part, even when Sam’s the one having the panic attack or nightmare or flashback.
Sam shakes his head. “Just..stupid thoughts. I know none of it’s realistic or anything. Dumb shit.”
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Losing my mind slowly by cornertosleep
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
17 Mar 2024
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"He's only short and bitter because he doesn't want them all to see through his mask. He's only mean to Sam because the constant squabbling keeps him on his toes and makes him feel alive. He's only like this because that's the way the army, then HYDRA, trained him to be."
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Bucky struggles with dealing with everything the war, then HYDRA, threw at him.