there was a fic where steve was massively depressed and bucky was with natasha and didn't want steve around. so steve goes on a road trip/ bike trip to a forest and fights a bear (!?) tony finds him in the hospital and makes him take a break? he comes out to tony and sam
oh gosh its def this fic and I recently read and oh man it’s so good
Like a Cruel Mistress Woos by Salvia_G
Steve has struggled with the modern world since he woke up, and mostly he and it have called it a draw. When the Winter Soldier comes in from the cold, asking for help in recovering his identity as James Buchanan Barnes, Steve is thrilled. Finally, he’s going to have a friend and ally who understands what it’s like. He’s getting Bucky back, and he couldn’t be happier.
But six months later, James is well enough to be living in Avenger Tower, making moves on Natasha Romanov, occasionally fighting the forces of evil alongside the Avengers, and adapting to modern life like he was born in 1987 instead of 1917.
And he wants nothing to do with Steve.
Maybe it’s time to figure out what Steve wants if he doesn’t have Bucky. What he can live with. What’s not worth living without.
Featuring a confused and questioning Steve Rogers, a Tony Stark with a daddy complex, a Bucky Barnes whose mouth needs to be washed out with soap, a Natasha Romanov who likes her cars fast and her boys bad, and a handful of OMCs with designs on Steve. But I promise you’ll come to love them just as much as Steve does. Most of them.
ON SUMMER VACATION. tumblr for details.
