Project Title: Brittle bodies with eternal souls

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Link to fic by captainspring: AO3

Link to art by Flower: Squidge (also embedded in the first chapter)

Summary:
Someone had tried to kill Nick Fury, and Steve’s lucky he was there to prevent it, because that’s how he learned the first of the two most important things in his life.

The ghost story that everyone knows as the Winter Soldier? Turns out, it’s Bucky.

When Steve demands to be assigned to the Winter Soldier case, Fury indulges him. After all, who’d be better at catching a super soldier than another super soldier, right? Steve is good at pulling off stuff nobody else can.

Stuff like restoring Bucky’s memory. Because during one of their encounters, the Winter Soldier puts his finger in Steve’s mouth, and Steve learns the second most important thing in his life.

While Bucky’s mind might not remember him, Bucky’s body certainly does.

Warnings: Explicit smut, Minor character death, Violent murder & its consequences, Blood, Temporary suffocation (non-sexy kind), Panic attack

Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, minor characters

Pairings: Steve Rogers/James "Bucky" Barnes

When I Started: August 2024

How I Lost My Shit: Got distracted by all the other WIPs and shiny multifandom events.

How I Finished My Shit: Signing up for WIPBB gave me the much needed source of accountability to pull my shit together and finish this fic.