me: i love slowburns!!!
me: 2 chapters into a 200k fic

Just because I can
This is Sebastian Stan in Political Animals playing TJ Hammond looking at a guy he’s in love with.

This is Sebastian Stan in Infinity War, playing Bucky Barnes looking at the guy he’s in love with


“My man’s leaving me but imma stand here posing like a full course snacc™️ so that he knows what he’s gonna b missing and what Sam’s gonna b getting mhmmm *snaps fingers sassily and gay-ly* I’m a strong independent Bucky and I don’t need no Steve, if he liked it then he shoulda put a ring on it”

me trying to understand how the fuck my steve rogers lived an entire lifetime without bucky barnes


What fucks me up about this entire mess we have of their relationship now is that Bucky knew where Steve was going to and that he was going to stay. He knew and probably Steve asked him if it was okay to leave him and, since Bucky hasn’t managed well nor received the proper help (psychologically) to get over the PTSD war and being The Winter Soldier has left him, he said yes, it’s okay, if that’s what makes you happy you can go.
In CACW he said “I don’t think I’m worth all this, Steve” because he sees himself as a villain. It will haunt him for years and years even in therapy.
Just look at his face and tell me he doesn’t love Steven Grant Rogers with his entire soul and it actually kills him that he is leaving him.
“I don’t think good character development necessarily means redemption. A character can be evil or not a good person, and still be a great character.”