Not In That Way

“Bucky?” Steve calls softly, and Bucky halts, going preternaturally still.Steve finds himself thrown back to that day on the bridge, staring at the assailant who’d worn his best friend’s face, a flame of hope fluttering in his chest. It’s with similar feeling that he watches Bucky slowly raise his eyes to meet Steve’s, and a similar agony pierces through him as Bucky stares at Steve with the same blank eyes of the Soldier. “Steve,” Bucky says, after a too-long pause, brow ever-so-slightly furrowed. His gaze goes to Sam as if he’s seeking reassurance. As if he needs confirmation that what he’s seeing is real. Only after Sam has offered a subtle nod does he look back at Steve, face pale as milk, and very empty. “How— Why are you… here?” Or,Steve's epic stupidity and bad decision-making have unintended consequences.

Hi everyone! So, I was in the middle of writing the sequel to Hurts Like Hell, when I was completely and traumatically derailed by Avengers Endgame, specifically: Steve’s dumb ass. That being said, I’m sorry I couldn’t make Steve seem like less of a loser for the majority of this fic. But that’s what happens when you make stupid-ass decisions (I’m looking at you Steve). This is my best attempt to clean up the epic crap-fest created by the conclusion of That Movie.As always i cannot thank my AMAZING beta Nursedarry enough! Incredibly helpful, thoughtful, and always one to boost my spirits or make me laugh with your witty comments, you are the BEST beta! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!On that note, any mistakes in writing can be attributed to me being incredibly OCD and never satisfied with my work. Which makes me go back and change things after they've already been edited. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯