first things first,
i doubt i’m the only person who noticed the interaction between steve and bucky at the end of endgame. bucky knew that steve wasn’t coming back, he said he was going to miss him and he even smiled a little bit when steve didn’t show up when he was supposed to. it was a sweet moment between the two of them that i seriously cherish.
HOWEVER... while i wasn’t mad at how they wrapped up steve’s story line, i don’t think i’m going to adhere to it. i never really expected steve to have a happily ever after. yes, he loves peggy. yes, he wishes that he could have lived a life where he could grow old with her. and perhaps when he was putting away the infinity stones, he considered it multiple times but i don’t see him giving that power away. the avengers are his family. despite their win, they’re still grieving, too. steve lost two of the most important people in his life in order to defeat thanos. similarly, he gained back all of the people he lost in the first place. and they can’t expect peace to be permanent.
now, i still think he would give up the shield to sam after some time or maybe even right away, i haven’t thought about it too much. but i always liked the idea of steve passing on the title of captain america to sam. and if steve rogers is ever needed in battle, he’ll be there. probably with mjolnir in hand because i’m pretty sure he took it with him when he put back the stones but don’t quote me on that. either way, i don’t think he’s done fighting. while i’ll probably do some threads that follow canon, a majority of them are going to be based on what i’ve said here.


















