Chapters: 1/13
Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Minor or Background Relationship(s)
Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Original Female Character, Rebecca Barnes Proctor, Winifred Barnes, George Barnes (Marvel), Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, Tony Stark
Additional Tags: Pre-Captain America: Civil War (Movie), Pre-Serum Steve Rogers, Post-Serum Steve Rogers, Period-Typical Homophobia, Antisemitism, Jewish Charaters, World War II, Minor Character Death, LGBTQ Themes, Post-Avengers (2012), Bad Yiddish, Natasha Loves Puns, Everyone loves Steve, An Excess of Matzo Ball Soup
In 1938, there's a bar in Brooklyn called Sully’s where people are safe to be themselves. Behind the bar, a girl pours drinks. She's always got a big smile for Steve and she says queer like it's a good thing. On a regular basis, she takes his shoulders in her hands and tries to shake sense into him, saying, "When will you do something about that best friend of yours?"
In 2012, Bucky’s gone, but Steve’s not, and the girl’s hands are too old to shake him. She does her best to make him see sense anyway.