#wolfshield

BUT WHAT ABOUT THESE QUESTIONABLE MOMENTS THAT ACTUALLY ARE CANON

like why are they always giving each other heart eyes

He love it.

bucky barnes my beloved

"tony?" "who the heck is tony?"

nobody dies

the thunderbolts being loveable idiots

they ride bob into the sky like john said and fly off into the sunset and everybody lives happily ever after or whatever

kate and joaquín exchanging at least one sentence, cause i miss them, but also so i can say that my ship has actually interacted

nobody dies

james buchanan barnes

post-battle shawarma scene 2.0

tony and natasha being resurrected through the power of friendship, magic, and hand-wavey comic book science

captain america's buddy/bestie/boyfriend

peter parker cause i miss him

taco shield puns

that metal arm guy

sam wilson being sassy

nobody dies

james barnes

angsty sambucky reunion, full cinematic drama with pouring rain and poetic heartfelt confessions

alpine the cat

that guy whose type is captain americas only

canon confirmation that yelena's guinea pig is named cucumber

"i doom you 3000"

sam

bucky

sambucky

nobody dies

bucky keeping that fluffy prince charming hairstyle

equally angsty stevebucky reunion/second goodbye where bucky tells steve that he was in love with him but never told him. if they can't actually give us stucky then they should give us some lovely fanfic level angst.

congressman barnes

kamala khan cause i miss her

steve somehow being redeemed???

john tripping or something just so ava can make fun of him

sam "it's in every action movie!" wilson and bucky "i'm... right handed" barnes trying to make a plan to stop dr doom without further wrecking their marriage or the fate of the multiverse

nobody dies

bucky doing that model strut in the middle of a battle just because

peggy whacking dr doom upside the head with a stapler

a scene where bucky's falling and sam catches him. i've seen at least fifteen or so other posts on this, we are manifesting.

let's be honest-- if steve and bucky were a straight couple, they probably would've been canon since the first cap movie and considered one of the greatest fictional love stories of all time. because it is pretty epic. they're the star-crossed long-lost red string of fate soulmates destined to find each other no matter how many times they're forced apart. they're the sun and the moon and the sea and the shore and all those other yin yang metaphors. it may sound cliche, sure, but that's actually exactly what they are.

i am a sucker for that trope.

sam and bucky, on the other hand? chaotic enemies to lovers. they can either kill each other or kiss each other, except they're both too stubborn to decide, so... why not both? they can call each other an idiot or a slob or a disgrace to humanity, but if someone else does, then that person better run. and if you said they were soulmates, they'd probably gag and deny it just a little too much to seem chill about it. long story short, it's we may share an apartment, and i may call you "baby," but if you steal one more of my french fries then i will cut off your fingers and feed them to our cats.

i am also a sucker for that trope.

before anyone comes after me with a flamethrower, let me say a few words. firstly, if steve rogers was around to hear anybody talking bad about sam wilson being captain america, he'd definitely give you a piece of his mind. yes, in the comics bucky got the shield, but in the mcu steve choose sam. and if you reject that as canon, then sure. you do you and that's completely okay. but what's not okay is 1. hating on the character || 2. hating on fans of that character || 3. hating on the actor who plays said character.

i personally-- ooh, opinion alert --think that steve made a good decision passing down the shield to sam. i dislike endgame with a firey burning passion, but if i'm acknowledging that movie, then yes, i think it was the right choice. and don't get me wrong, i ABSOLUTELY LOVE bucky. he's one of my favorites. it's just that i cannot see him 1. wanting to lead a team (side note: congress baffles me so i have some headcanons/thoughts there that contradict him actually wanting a position of leadership, and i also headcanon that yelena's in charge of the thunderbolts and if anything bucky would be like a co-leader or something, so maybe i am biased) || 2. being mentally stable enough to deal with the pressure that comes with having the shield, which both he and steve may have realized, i don't know || 3. wanting the attention that also comes with the shield. post-hydra bucky seems pretty closed off and private, and captain america is a very public figure. it just doesn't make sense for his personality, in my opinion.

but if you're a bucky-as-cap stan, then good for you! i think it's a great comics plotline, it could have been good in the mcu if marvel had decided to go that route, and i have nothing against it. just don't be a hater cause that sucks for everyone.

and in my head, i think that if you're a steve fan then you should be a sam fan and vice versa. doesn't mean you have to like sam as captain america, doesn't mean you still have to think of steve as captain america anymore, doesn't mean you have to a pick a favorite in the first place. but bashing them? makes no sense to me. they're besties, y'all. they'd be disappointed in this whole shebang with everybody picking fights.

oh and here's this comics panel for the millionth time because it's actually my whole captain america philosophy.

okay, now moving onto the ship argument. that part doesn't make sense to me because... they're both bucky ships. i don't know. it makes no sense when i say it like that, but it makes sense in my head?? it just seems like sambucky shippers should be backing up stevebucky shippers and vice versa (round of applause to the stevesambucky/all caps shippers 🤣). we're all fighting the long and very tragic war against canon, whether it has already sunk our ship or is threatening to (cough cough endgame and doomsday). and like i said! if you're a steve fan then you should be a sam fan and the other way around too, so why must we hate on absolutely everything between them. but alas. i still see the ship and shield argument everywhere, and it's not friendly debate anymore. there's a difference. again, maybe i'm just biased because i'm a multishipper and ship both of those, but i think i have a point either way.

i don't know, man. that's just been going around in my head for a while. if anyone has further questions, comments, or concerns, then feel free to take it up in the comments section here or in my askbox thingy thang. i will happily yap as long as there's no yelling. or flaming pitchforks.

no matter what side you're on, cheers and good day ✌️

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so, there's bucky being exasperated by captain america

"𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥." || "𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯?"

★ bucky holding cap's shield

★ bucky being sassy with captain america

"𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘧𝘪𝘵, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?" || "𝘪 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵. 𝘪𝘯 1937. 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵."

★ bucky being rescued by captain america

★ bucky making heart eyes at captain america

★ and finally, bucky being left by captain america

"𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘬." || "𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵… 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭."

when bucky quote-unquote starts flirting with sarah aka introducing himself with a little too much charm, it's actually intentional. one, because it's fun annoying sam. two, because sarah's a gorgeous level-headed lady who can take care of herself and her kids while running an entire business. of course bucky's interested-- and it's not like he's not always been a flirt (the 40s loverboy side is making a reappearance, heh).

but then things happen. things happen. it hits bucky like a ton of bricks when he realizes that he's actually head over heels for the other wilson. sarah clocks him immediately, and bucky denies denies denies, but she's not convinced otherwise because she's right and she knows it.

but then an idea occurs. they share a lifelong goal of annoying sam, and it's hilarious when he gets so worked up at the idea of them flirting, so why not put on a show solely to drive him nuts? and then maybe sam will get jealous enough to make a move, but bucky didn't say that. nope. not at all. 

sam almost loses it. they're exchanging stupid pickup lines. touching each other a little too long to be casual. bantering a little too suggestively. and they're doing it all the dang time.