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Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title: Grand Declarations
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,000
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 2012 via 2023. When Bucky joins Steve on his mission to return the Infinity Stones to the timestream, they steal a moment for themselves and Steve considers all the time they've lost. (Or, the one when Steve finally pulls his head out of his ass and wears his heart on his sleeve.)


Notes: Thanks to sopdetly for betaing and for exploding in heart emojis. Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Playful

Also the narrative convenience at the end of Endgame is so dumb. Why send ten heroes to retrieve the stones and only one to put them back? Pfft.

Grand Declarations on AO3

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title: Losing You Has Never Felt Like Hope
Author: Em
Rating: Mature
Word count: ~1,360
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 2016. Fresh from the fight with Tony, Steve gets a surprise visitor in the shower who remembers more about their past than Steve hoped. (Or, that time when the Winter Soldier snuck into Steve's shower to be maudlin and make out.)

Notes: Thanks to sopdetly for betaing and for not throttling me when this was still so angsty. Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Damp

Losing You Has Never Felt Like Hope on AO3

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title: What Does Bravery Taste Like
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,070
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Steve's never shied from the consequences of his actions—stand up for someone, take a punch, get back up. But for as happy he is to wear a shiner on his face, there's one consequence he can't accept. (It's Bucky finding out how much he's into him, if you needed that spelled out.)

Notes: Thanks to sopdetly for betaing and putting up with all my angst. Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Strong

What Does Bravery Taste Like on AO3

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe/Stargate SG-1 Fusion
Title: Home Is Never Where You Left It
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,350
Pairing: pre-Steve/Bucky (or, post-Steve/Bucky? look, there's memory loss involved)

Summary: MCU/SG-1 Fusion. (SG-MCU, if you will.) Things go pear-shaped on a mission to P8X-325. Steve's scientists are pinned down and separated from them, and Bucky seems to remember this planet. Doesn't remember his relationship with Steve, but one thing at a time, Rogers.

Notes: Many thanks to sopdetly for the prompt and then for beta reading what immediately spilled out of my head. (And yes, I will be writing more of these, including the "A Hundred Days" retelling that rudely suggested itself.)

Home Is Never Where You Left It on AO3