isabellerecs | Entries tagged with fandom: captain america

Title: Yet Unconquered

Author: eyres

Canon: Captain America | MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers/James 'Bucky' Barnes

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 30,550

Summary: James Barnes thinks he has relatively normal life. He has a job (security at the Wakandan embassy) and a house and some hobbies. Sure, he shares a name with the famous (now dead) international assassin and he just woke up from a coma with no arm or memory of his past life - but everyone has their quirks, right? Nonetheless, James can’t shake the feeling he was meant for more than this. When he discovers he has superpowers, James finds himself taking on the mantle of vigilante and finds himself face to face with a masked superhuman named Nomad. Where did James get his superpowers? Why can't he remember his past? Why is he so drawn to Nomad's blue eyes? And how does Steve Rogers play into all of this? -- Featuring: a superhero's origin, a love story, and a happy ending.

Recommendation: This was so wonderful! I love that James is not "Bucky" except that he is all of the best parts and best instincts of Bucky. I'd never heard of Steve Rogers being Nomad so that was an interesting education. [Goggle the costume he wore, it's bananas.] I love that Steve holds off getting involved with James because of all the secrets, it makes me love Steve even more (James agrees). And I really love everybody's cameos. I really just love this story from start to finish.

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Recommendation #1,997

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Title: Seahorses

Authors: poppyfields13 & tinzelda

Canon: Captain America | MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers/James 'Bucky' Barnes

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 31,333

Summary: Now that Bucky’s taken over the role of Captain America, Steve feels like it’s finally the time to start a family. Bucky doesn’t know what to feel when Steve breaks the news he’s going to adopt a baby. He wants Steve to be happy, but he’s worried it will affect their friendship. Once Steve becomes a dad though, Bucky can’t help falling in love with the baby. And maybe Steve will finally see Bucky in a different light.

Recommendation: Well this was cute! I'm not a super fan of kid!fic, but this was really great. There's a teensy bit of Steve and Sharon at the get go but that dissolves pretty quickly when a retired Steve decides he wants to adopt and Sharon doesn't want kids (which is totally okay, just 'cause she's a woman doesn't mean she has to automatically want kids [it's a personal pet peeve of mine]). Steve is so cute doing his new parent thing and Bucky is really on board right from the get go, so the new baby has two parents right off the bat anyway. And it all just gets better with the feelings. Oh, and there is bonus art! It's so great.

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Recommendation #1,996

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Title: Winds of Change

Author: flowerfan

Canon: Captain America | MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers/James 'Bucky' Barnes

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 46,008

Summary: Bucky’s still got some healing to do after the doctors in Wakanda rouse him from sleep and make sure there are no more deadly triggers lurking in his brain. He decides it should happen where he can have some peace and quiet, as well as a little distance from Steve’s overwhelming presence. When he sees an ad for a “Winter Caretaker” he takes the job, but it turns out to be not so peaceful after all. Or, how Bucky realized that while he still needs to heal, it wouldn’t be such a bad thing for him and Steve to do it together.

Recommendation: So this is one of those stories where I wasn't even sure I wanted to read it from the description so I start reading just to see if it was okay, and after staying up way too late I discovered I'd read the whole damn thing anyway. It was good and it dragged you along, and I really liked the whole Bucky and the cats thing. I did have a little trouble with the hand-wavy "the Avengers like each other again and run missions, but apparently don't mention all their members (e.i. Vision, Wanda, Rhodey) or only make phone calls with them (i.e. Sam)". But if I could get myself to just take the story as it is, it was a good read and Steve and Bucky getting a chance to decompress and reconnect is pretty awesome.

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Recommendation #1,995

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Title: Let This Be Light Work

Author: caughtinanocean

Canon: Captain America | MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers/James 'Bucky' Barnes

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 8,628

Summary: On the run with Sam and Natasha, Steve finds the words to describe his commitment to Bucky. As with most of Steve’s decisions, there are unintended consequences. “It’s no use,” Natasha tells Sam. “You won’t get him to go out and flirt. Steve here’s a married man.” They’re somewhere in Croatia, and Sam’s been hard at work, trying to pull Steve away from a busy night of sketching and staring at his phone. He wants to go out and drink plum brandy and dance with the locals. “You should go without me,” Steve says, hazy. Married. A married man. Isn’t that something?

Recommendation: Well this was the most adorable thing ever. Steve and Bucky are super sweet, but all there interactions with their friends are nearly just as cute. Shuri's so cute, I love her.

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Recommendation #1,924

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Title: Till the Blues Skies Drive the Dark Clouds Far Away

Author: couldaughter

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones/James 'Jim' Morita

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 1,031

Summary: Jim Morita spent years fighting for his country, and now he can't seem to catch a goddamn break.

Recommendation: If you've been following this blog you might know that I like rare pairings, but the MCU fandom is driving me batty because it's super hard to find minor character pairing stories and there really aren't that many to begin with. It's just sad. With just a little fleshing out the Howling Commandos and the Warriors Three could be great but no one seems interested. I felt lucky to have found this story as I never even found anything appreciable for Thor's buddies. I should add that I was looking for stories with just minor characters in the pairing, not with a minor character paired with a big name.

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Recommendation #1,795

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Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Yah, I'm on time finally.

Title: You're Gonna Have It Your Way or Nothing at All
Author: biblionerd07
Canon: Captain America/MCU
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes
Rating: Teen [PG]
Word Count: 15,225
Summary: Steve and Bucky aren’t really much of a Steve and Bucky anymore these days. Steve’s sure it’s because Bucky doesn’t see himself as the same guy who used to love Steve. In a desperate attempt to prove him wrong, Steve begs Bucky to go on a road trip together, the way they used to dream about, and does his best to remind Bucky of who he is.

Recommendation: Oh man, the feels. Bucky might be broken in more obvious ways but Steve is not a picture of well adjusted mental health either. But once they both except that about themselves and each other it really feels like they might have a chance to heal both themselves and their relationship. Background Sam/T'Challa for the win.

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Recommendation #1,530

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Title: Winter's Children
Author: Neery
Canon: Captain America/MCU
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes
Rating: Explicit [NC-17]
Word Count: 66,888
Summary: When their attempts to recreate the super soldier serum failed, Hydra started trying to breed Captain America clones from his genetic samples. Unfortunately, the serum’s effects aren’t passed down genetically, so instead of an army of tiny Captain Americas, they get a bunch of tow-headed, asthmatic, allergic, immuno-compromised little Steves. And then the Winter Soldier stumbles across Hydra’s failed experiment…

Recommendation: This was so good, OMG! All of the tiny “Steves” were so recognisably Steve but at the same time still very much their own characters. The soldier is the scariest nanny/mommy that has ever been, that doesn’t stop him from being the best though. I love that even though the soldier is the one rescuing the kids, it’s the kids who really break through his training and help him remember and re-humanize him.

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Recommendation #1,528

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Title: Happy Returns
Author: wagamiller
Canon: Captain America/MCU
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes
Rating: Teen [PG]
Word Count: 2,292
Summary: There’s one slight problem with Steve’s date of birth - hardly anybody thinks it’s real.

Recommendation: Yes, July the 4th is Steve’s canonical birthday.

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Recommendation #1,527

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Title: All I Want For Christmas Has Been You for More Than Seventy Years

Author: Kellyscams

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 9,561

Summary: It’s Bucky’s first Christmas back with Steve in 70 years, just a year since he’s come to live with him and the Avengers. Steve’s taking him away from the city for the occasion. Bucky assumes it’s for his own safety; just in case the hustle and bustle of the New York Christmas Season triggers some of the Winter Soldier tendencies he’s been fighting and learning to overcome. Bucky doesn’t mean to take this impromptu trip personally. Doesn’t want to be upset. But he’s recently recalled and redeveloped his feelings for Steve. Feelings he never shared with him. Feelings he has no idea if Steve shares, so being alone with his super soldier buddy might not be something he’s ready for. Only Steve’s reasons for taking Bucky away might night be so black and white–or red and green as it may be.

Recommendation: Captain *freaking* America sings a line from Frozen. If you need more than that, these two poor saps finally - f i n a l l y - get a happy Christmas. And sexytimes.

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Recommendation #1,335

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Title: Compromise

Author: heyfightme

Canon: Captain America | MCU

Pairing: Sharon Carter/Natasha Romanoff

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 5,604

Summary: She kisses her, strongly and slowly, in a way that is all lips until Sharon says, “Public displays of affection make people uncomfortable.” Nat murmurs, “We’re not in public,” and licks at the seam of Sharon’s smiling mouth. Her heart is racing, she can feel the taut muscles of Sharon’s stomach under her hands, Sharon’s hair smells like a tropical drink, and Natasha Romanov is in love. — In which Nat tries to deal with a few different forms of love, and thinks she finally understands Steve Rogers. A Captain America perspective shift.

Recommendation: I’ll not lie, even without being a rabid Stucky shipper I’d love these two together. I think they would be good to each other and good together. This also makes me feel better about that horribly awkward kiss, ‘cause the world is ending of course Steve gets kissed.

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Recommendation #1,326

Title: Where the Monarchy Is Headed

Author: biblionerd07

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: T’Challa/Sam Wilson

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 44,800

Summary: When T'Challa says he wants to court Sam, Sam is all in. And then come the “prince lessons.” There’s a lot more to this dating-a-king-thing than Sam realized.

Recommendation: This is perfection. I loved everything about this from the build-up between Sam and T’Challa to the background Stucky, and Shuri. God, I love Shuri. And Mama Wilson. There are no bad things here.

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Recommendation #1,322

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Title: The Favor of the King

Author: thingswithwings

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: T’Challa/Sam Wilson

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 18,329

Summary: T'Challa – King T'Challa of Wakanda, the Black Panther, Guy Who Dresses Up Like a Cat to Fight Crime or Possibly for Other Reasons, Who the Fuck Knows – T'Challa corners Sam during one of their visits to check in on Bucky and says, in a mild voice that should not sound as threatening as it does, “We need to talk.” “We do, huh,” Sam says, looking him up and down. He’s just a king and a superhero and a genius inventor and possibly the richest man alive, looking way too fine and wearing the hell out of a tailored three-piece suit; Sam can hold his own against this guy.

Recommendation: Oh man, this is so awesome! I should probably start with the fact that is was written and read before the release of the Black Panther movie, but it really makes me impatient to see the movie if for no other reason than I want to see Shuri in action. I loved all of Sam and T'Challa’s interactions, the slow push pull of them getting to know each other. Steve makes a cute BFF, and Shuri is a kick-ass sister.

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Recommendation #1,321

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Title: Call Me No Matter Where You Are

Author: hannibalsketches

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: T’Challa/Sam Wilson

Rating: General [G]

Word Count: 3,282

Summary: Sam finds Wakanda beautiful, but soon learns that’s not the only beauty to be found.

Recommendation: I love Sam learning about the culture of Wakanda and then him sharing American culture with T'Challa. All that’s nice but Sam’s still got a touch of PTSD. But Steve is a good bro, and T'Challa is the sweetest of sweeties.

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Recommendation #1,320

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Title: Uthando

Author: 13thDoctor

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: T’Challa/Sam Wilson

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 2,033

Summary: Sam Wilson invites T'Challa to a hot springs with him.

Recommendation: Ah, Sam being a little sassy shit and T'Challa being weak to it but not out done. All the cat jokes. Priceless.

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Recommendation #1,319

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Title: Kisses in Central Wakanda

Author: robinasnyder

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: T’Challa/Sam Wilson

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 2,345

Summary: When T'Challa isn’t actively trying to kill them (or at least incapacitate them so he can kill Bucky Barnes), he’s actually pretty nice.

Recommendation: Oh, they’re like two little rays of sunshine that fill my heart with warmth.

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Recommendation #1,318

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Title: All That I Am

Author: bretelgeuse

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: T’Challa/Sam Wilson

Rating: General [G]

Word Count: 1,029

Summary: “I wouldn’t even call him a super hero. In the mythology of his country, he’s not a super hero. He’s a warrior, and it’s part of their tradition. It’s not like, ‘Who is that masked guy that’s doing this stuff?’ Everybody knows it’s him, and they expect that it’s him, and they pray to God, or even him in some cases, that he would do the things that he’s doing.”

Recommendation: I can not adequately express my deep and passionate NEED for this pairing to take off. It has long bothered me that no mainstream pairing has feature two black men, two POCs, sure occasionally but two black men that are interesting by themselves and interact with each other even minimally. I can’t say I’ve ever really seen one. (If I’ve missed one and you want to tell me about them, please I am all ears.) I love how Steve and Tony are all respectful when they encounter Black Panther, but Sam’s all sass with “so you like cats?”. Then at the end we know Steve’s in Wakanda stands to reason Sam would be and that’s the perfect opportunity to get to know each other better.

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Recommendation #1,317

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Title: Never Could Buy This

Author: doctorenterprise

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 3,067

Summary: Money sure as hell buys comfort and security, but it never could buy this. Or, Steve enjoys his first birthday with Bucky back at his side.

Recommendation: At this point it feels traditional for me to celebrate America’s Independence Day with some cute Stucky love. Happy Birthday Steve & USA!

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Recommendation #1,162

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Title: For Operational Reasons

Author: Odsbodkins

Podficcer: reena_jenkins

Canon: Captain America | MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes; with multiple side pairings

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 4,248

Summary: SHIELD decides that the best way of keeping the Winter Soldier as their most valuable covert agent is to let (almost) everyone think he’s dead or disappeared.

Recommendation: I thought this one was adorable, and can I express my elation that more folks are jumping on the Stucky bandwagon ‘cause seriously the feels.

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