Parallels between Steve & Bucky
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014) dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo.
My kind's your kind.
@whumptober | Day #31: "I'm alive, I'm just not well" Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014) dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
— Hadestown, Come Home With Me
— Eurydice & Orpheus
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
— Jayme Ringleb, Nemean Lion
listen. i know it's not 2014 anymore and i know it's just a throwaway line and that the russo brothers didnt intend for marvel action blockbuster captain america the winter soldier to become the tragic gay love story that never was but man. having steve say "it's kind of hard to find someone with shared life experience" in a conversation about romantic relationships right before the bucky reveal is so cruel. it's not just about steve and bucky obviously having the shared experience of being "out of time," it's the fact that they've both been stripped of their humanity in opposite directions. steve is a legend, he is an american hero and a national icon before he is a human being the same way that bucky is a weapon and a killing machine before he is a human being. steve knows that anyone who falls in love with him in the 21st century fell in love with captain america first, and that's just not him. but then the one person who knew him first and knew him best and loved him (not captain america, that little guy from brooklyn) so much he died for it is alive, impossibly. and it's a miracle because he's back and it's horrific because he's back under the worst possible circumstances. but to steve, the winter soldier is worth tearing the world apart for because he's always been bucky first. they find each other and suddenly they're human again. and maybe, despite it all, being "out of time" becomes a blessing, because in this century they'd finally be allowed to love each other the way they've always wanted to. like real people do.
like. no. the captain america trilogy isn't about two queer men traumatized and alienated by war and modern life rediscovering and reclaiming their humanity through their love for each other. but. i mean. it couldve been
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
So, we're a couple of guys....
— Hadestown, Come Home With Me
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~1k, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, No Rating, for @yearoftheotpevent's September prompt "shifter au" Summary: In the movie theater's back alleyway where he expects Steve to be, Bucky notices three men attacking two dogs.
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) / Black Panther (2018)
“Where are we going?” “The future.”
Captain America: The First Avenger / Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Not liking Sam Wilson as Captain America is the like the biggest red flag. Ever. I haven't heard a single good reason why he's not a good Captain America.