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Zuko had never excelled at anything. Azula was a prodigy. Uncle always knew what to say. And Father... Father was strong, iron-like. But Zuko had only ever been good at surviving. Putting one foot in front of the other in a grim show of stubborn determination, gritting his teeth and bearing it. Survival was all he had ever been taught. He knew how to do it. So when he was kidnapped by the Southern Water Tribe, he expected to fight as he always had. He didn’t expect to be taught instead how to live.
In a warring land, the Water Tribe forgave the enemy in an act of defiance. For this, he was torn from them, and this time, his wounds won't heal so easily.
Forced back into nothing but survival, the last person Zuko expected to see was Hakoda's son. Hakoda was a promise of safety. The relentless blue of Sokka’s eyes was a promise of happiness. Zuko could have both if he just reached out his hands, but he found them clutching into fists. After all, he’d been burned one too many times.
But hey, at least between Hakoda and Sokka, Zuko could appreciate the family resemblance of pure, asinine stubbornness.
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19 Apr 2026
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“I won’t laugh.” Bucky straightens out both his back and his expression and scoots closer, knee colliding with Sam’s own. He keeps it there; it feels hot and solid, even through the kevlar. “C’mon, I promise. Just tell me.”
Sam turns it over in his head for a long moment. Swallows hard. Rubs his palms across his thighs.
“Okay,” he says, looking away. “Do you believe in ghosts, man?”
Bucky laughs, the asshole.
Sam has been haunted all his life. This is the first time he's ever thought of telling anyone about it.
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Anywhere I Go (There You Are) by Fool_for_love
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe
20 Aug 2021
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Bucky tried to live in New York. He really did try. New York was home for a long time, and with Steve gone, he clung desperately to anything that he had left of the man he used to be. But New York was loud. It was busy, loud,and altogether overwhelming. So he leaves. He finds a cabin in Montana, remote enough to feel alone but close enough that he knew the names of his neighbors.
After six months alone, he thinks the world must have forgotten him. Or at least, they won't come looking. That is, until Sam Wilson shows up at his doorstep, recently injured and looking for a place to recover.
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14 Mar 2026
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You Are Not What HYDRA Made You by kittyhazelnut
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
03 May 2025
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And just like that, Bucky Barnes’s political career is over.
Congress convenes, he resigns, and then he and the Thunderbolts – or the "New Avengers," they're calling themselves now – decide to grab some pizza. They saved the world from an ever-growing Void of fear and bad memories. They've earned a quiet day in together.
Then Sam Wilson shows up.
And Bucky just breaks.
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09 Mar 2026
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Here I Am (Come And Take Me) by systemofaclown
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
01 Mar 2026
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"Can you touch me?" Is what Bucky blurted.
"W—Come again?" Sam gawked, baffled. Obviously he hadn't expected such an upfront request. Bucky didn't blame him, because he could not have possibly worded that any worse. It definitely didn't help that it was one twenty seven in the damn morning, he was running on about thirty minutes of sleep, and he was standing on Sam's porch drenched in rainwater.
He felt so ridiculous.
It didn't help that Sam, despite being visibly bewildered, had a hint of amusement in his expression, while Bucky knew he 100% looked one twig snap away from dropping off of the face of the earth indefinitely.
Or: Bucky Barnes realized that he didn't exactly understand gentleness as much as he'd like to. An impulsive spurt of confidence happened to land him right on Sam's doorstep.
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09 Mar 2026