An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
On Earth, Bucky hasn’t had it easy: Hydra. Thanos. 5 years gone. Just when he thinks things will settle down, that his happy ending is around the corner, Steve disappears into time without a trace, leaving Bucky to pick up the pieces. He’s managing, when another, half-dead Steve in a fucking gladiator outfit tumbles into his yard.
Steve lost his home when his planet was destroyed, stranding him on Battleworld. He lost Bucky to God Doom's cruelty. Only his warbound, Devil Dinosaur, remains with him, & the revenge they exact for Bucky is a faint comfort. Haunted by his past, all that’s left to him is endless battle when the universe rips open, dragging him to another unfamiliar planet.
Both battle weary, knowing grief & loss. Together, they find love again.
Meanwhile, Earth Steve isn’t exactly lost in time. His mission to return the Infinity Stones just didn’t go as planned. So now he’s on a new mission, one spanning space & time, one where he can recover the lost & find his own happiness.
Warning! This story contains Sadness & Violence, but also Steve being Adorable with Animals, Courting via Cooking, Bucky being Reluctantly Charmed, & Devil being Absurd
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