Captain America recs
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schneefinkA fantastic fic was just completed, so have a few Captain America recs. ("Save Bucky" fics are on a separate list.)
Sincerely, Your Pal by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
lettered
65k, Steve/Bucky
Summary by me: Steve and Bucky write each other letters during the war.
Why I loved it: Fantastic and beautiful epistolary fic. It covers over a year and many aspects of their lives, painting a colorful and very vivid picture of these two characters and their relationship. At turns funny, insightful, hot, heartwarming, and heartbreaking.
A Long Winter bydropdeaddream, WhatAreFears
36k, Steve/Peggy, Steve/Bucky
Summary: In 1945, Steve Rogers jumps from a nosediving plane and swims through miles of Arctic Ocean to a frozen shore. In 1947, Steve Rogers marries Peggy Carter. In 1966, the New York Times finds the lost letters of Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes.
Why I loved it: Steve survives. I really liked how real this felt, life being messy and complicated and the right thing to do isn't clear, and I liked how the story handled history. I also really enjoyed the detailed end notes.
who he might be bymici
40k, Steve/Bucky
Summary by me: Steve was made into the Winter Soldier. Bucky will do anything to get him back.
Why I liked it: There are 70 works under the AO3 tag Steve Rogers as the Winter Soldier, and I read several of them. This one stayed with me, among other things because of how dark it is. (I'm not sure if I would have preferred the story without the epilogue even.) Very well done, a good example of the "let me rip out your heart"-genre.
Decoys bylittlerhymes
20k, Steve/Bucky
Summary: The serum makes Steve stronger, but not bigger. Instead of a superhero, he becomes a spy.
Why I liked it: I loved the premise. The fic should have been two chapters imo, for the events of CA and CA:WS. I thought the first part was great (could have used more Steve&Bucky), and the second part good.
Sincerely, Your Pal by
65k, Steve/Bucky
Summary by me: Steve and Bucky write each other letters during the war.
Why I loved it: Fantastic and beautiful epistolary fic. It covers over a year and many aspects of their lives, painting a colorful and very vivid picture of these two characters and their relationship. At turns funny, insightful, hot, heartwarming, and heartbreaking.
A Long Winter by
36k, Steve/Peggy, Steve/Bucky
Summary: In 1945, Steve Rogers jumps from a nosediving plane and swims through miles of Arctic Ocean to a frozen shore. In 1947, Steve Rogers marries Peggy Carter. In 1966, the New York Times finds the lost letters of Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes.
Why I loved it: Steve survives. I really liked how real this felt, life being messy and complicated and the right thing to do isn't clear, and I liked how the story handled history. I also really enjoyed the detailed end notes.
who he might be by
40k, Steve/Bucky
Summary by me: Steve was made into the Winter Soldier. Bucky will do anything to get him back.
Why I liked it: There are 70 works under the AO3 tag Steve Rogers as the Winter Soldier, and I read several of them. This one stayed with me, among other things because of how dark it is. (I'm not sure if I would have preferred the story without the epilogue even.) Very well done, a good example of the "let me rip out your heart"-genre.
Decoys by
20k, Steve/Bucky
Summary: The serum makes Steve stronger, but not bigger. Instead of a superhero, he becomes a spy.
Why I liked it: I loved the premise. The fic should have been two chapters imo, for the events of CA and CA:WS. I thought the first part was great (could have used more Steve&Bucky), and the second part good.
