This is my contribution to the Stucky Historical Fiction Collection. It is the story of Steve Rogers and James Bucky Barnes, both seeking spouses through the Matrimonial News, a mail order mate publication. I am close to posting chapter one and will link it when I do.

Art by GreekGeek24

Bitter from his Civil War service, Steve is an alpha looking to get as far away from the crowded streets of NY as he can. Bucky is an omega looking for a place to belong, having returned to Indiana after the war and found his family gone. Steve has moved west with the intention of establishing a homestead and, unsuccessful in finding a spouse, seeks one in a mail order bride publication. The omega who answers his ad is all promises and Steve buys them, lock, stock, and barrel. Bucky answers an ad himself, desperate for a fresh start and intrigued by the thought of making something where there was nothing before, of creating instead of killing. The alpha he answers says everything Bucky wants to hear: new life, fresh start, successful and happy future. Its enough to get Bucky on a train to the Kansas Territory and onto a future they will make together.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

With the moment with Pierce over, Bucky and Steve have no idea what to do next. They fumble through the awkward moment and hope for the best.

Chapter 3

The euphoria of James accepting his offer lasted until Steve was back in his room and laying, once again, alone in bed. As usual his mind began to second guess everything that had taken place, every word that he had uttered. His mind turned over every word that James had spoken as well, like a kid turning over rocks in a creek, wondering each time if he would find a crayfish. Only Steve’s mind questioned whether or not James had meant what he said, or was there some sort of hidden meaning. Worse even, he began to second guess if James had understood the meaning of his words, the intention of his invitation.

Chapter 4

Bucky meets Steve's friends and things being what they are, a little navigation is required.

Chapter 5

“Steve Rogers is a good man, Bucky. Someday I’ll tell you why I know that. Right now, you’re gonna finish what you started. I promise, you won’t regret it.”

Bucky gulped in a deep breath and then let it out slowly. “Thank you, Sharon.”

“When the fiddle starts, that’s your cue. Walk to the end of the aisle and Sam will tell you what to do.”

Chapter 6

Steve and Bucky begin their winter together in the small cabin. Not everything is perfect, but it's good.

Chapter 7

Bucky has concerns about communication with Steve, but the ladies help him a bit, and Bucky reveals something important about himself

Chapter 8

He needed Steve. He needed him now and he needed Steve for forever.

He walked faster and faster, breaking out into a sweat under his now too warm navy pea coat. The faster his heart beat the faster the darkness came to take him. He was about to go under when he heard a voice shout to him.

“Bucky? Bucky, what's wrong?”

Steve. That was Steve’s voice pulling him back from the edge of the place he never wanted to go again. He dropped his yoke and ran to hi

Chapter 9

Bucky and Steve are alone in the cabin the first day after the blizzard begins. A surprise from Tony and Pepper sets off a few sparks, but can they be kindled to burn?

Chapter 10

Bucky's point of view after the storm, when their cocoon is open and they return to reality of life out west...

I am a few chapters behind in this posting, so I will blast them out there now!!!

Chapter 11

Steve and Bucky attend the Sugar Dance with their friends.

Chapter 12

Steve and Bucky share a moment before they head out onto the prairie to claim their homestead.

Chapter 13

As they travel across the prairie, Bucky needs to talk to Steve about something, somethings very important.

Chapter 14

It's time for Bucky's first heat since he and Steve have been mates. Super simple, right? Maybe, maybe not.

Shoutout to the dedicated cheerleaders of wips who comment on each chapter and motivate the poor fic writer to keep going you are crucial to the ecosystem

WITH LONG-HAIRED STEVE TOO? OHH THE VISION *MUNCHES ON GLASS*. i need this like i need air in my lungs

How could I not put them together? Just--

✨️husbands✨️

I keep thinking about the moment before they walk out into the stage to do their final speech as working, non-retired superheros. They're being each other's mirrors. Standing no more than an inch apart, looking at each other, eyes searching one another. Is this real? They're both thinking. Look at how far we've come. Look at what we've endured. But... it's time. It's time for this to come to a close. So, Steve smiles softly, tucking a loose strand of Bucky's hair behind his ear while Bucky hums fondly. In return, Bucky scratches his fingers through Steve's beard, soothing it in the direction it grows, making sure there's not a hair out of place. They link hands. Then, walk onto stage, entering the spotlight for the last time.

I'm proud to still ship Stucky. I could honestly not care less what people who are against the ship or who have "moved on" and look down on people who still ship it think or say.

What we have forming the bedrock of this ship, the absolute devotion and actual proven willingness to go the ends of the earth, is unmatchable. If the ship resonates with you then that's all that maters, stop letting other people dictate your interests for you.

reblog the money pigeon for a financially stable future

I reblog  the money pigeon because I love him.

♡ That’s 𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆 ♡

This is my contribution to the Stucky Historical Fiction Collection. It is the story of Steve Rogers and James Bucky Barnes, both seeking spouses through the Matrimonial News, a mail order mate publication. I am close to posting chapter one and will link it when I do.

Art by GreekGeek24

Bitter from his Civil War service, Steve is an alpha looking to get as far away from the crowded streets of NY as he can. Bucky is an omega looking for a place to belong, having returned to Indiana after the war and found his family gone. Steve has moved west with the intention of establishing a homestead and, unsuccessful in finding a spouse, seeks one in a mail order bride publication. The omega who answers his ad is all promises and Steve buys them, lock, stock, and barrel. Bucky answers an ad himself, desperate for a fresh start and intrigued by the thought of making something where there was nothing before, of creating instead of killing. The alpha he answers says everything Bucky wants to hear: new life, fresh start, successful and happy future. Its enough to get Bucky on a train to the Kansas Territory and onto a future they will make together.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

With the moment with Pierce over, Bucky and Steve have no idea what to do next. They fumble through the awkward moment and hope for the best.

Chapter 3

The euphoria of James accepting his offer lasted until Steve was back in his room and laying, once again, alone in bed. As usual his mind began to second guess everything that had taken place, every word that he had uttered. His mind turned over every word that James had spoken as well, like a kid turning over rocks in a creek, wondering each time if he would find a crayfish. Only Steve’s mind questioned whether or not James had meant what he said, or was there some sort of hidden meaning. Worse even, he began to second guess if James had understood the meaning of his words, the intention of his invitation.

Chapter 4

Bucky meets Steve's friends and things being what they are, a little navigation is required.

Chapter 5

“Steve Rogers is a good man, Bucky. Someday I’ll tell you why I know that. Right now, you’re gonna finish what you started. I promise, you won’t regret it.”

Bucky gulped in a deep breath and then let it out slowly. “Thank you, Sharon.”

“When the fiddle starts, that’s your cue. Walk to the end of the aisle and Sam will tell you what to do.”

Chapter 6

Steve and Bucky begin their winter together in the small cabin. Not everything is perfect, but it's good.

Chapter 7

Bucky has concerns about communication with Steve, but the ladies help him a bit, and Bucky reveals something important about himself

Chapter 8

He needed Steve. He needed him now and he needed Steve for forever.

He walked faster and faster, breaking out into a sweat under his now too warm navy pea coat. The faster his heart beat the faster the darkness came to take him. He was about to go under when he heard a voice shout to him.

“Bucky? Bucky, what's wrong?”

Steve. That was Steve’s voice pulling him back from the edge of the place he never wanted to go again. He dropped his yoke and ran to hi

Chapter 9

Bucky and Steve are alone in the cabin the first day after the blizzard begins. A surprise from Tony and Pepper sets off a few sparks, but can they be kindled to burn?

Chapter 10

Bucky's point of view after the storm, when their cocoon is open and they return to reality of life out west...

So, hear me out!

This Bucky with Nomad Steve and they live together, in recovery after Bucky returns from the Blip. They still help out once in a while but...NO ENDGAMES SADNESS ALLOWED!

One weekend, Steve is on a simple mission and Bucky watches a movie on the list of things they've missed. It's Saturday Night Fever and BUCKY IS A CHANGED MAN!

he listens to the music of the time incessantly:

-the BeeGees, Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band, etc...

-he finds old reruns of Dance Fever and Solid Gold

-he parts his hair down the middle and blow dries it back like Barry and Andy Gibb

-he runs down the street to the tiny vintage thrift shop and brings home a slippery shirt with a big collar. (He spends a little alone time with said shirt, picturing he and Steve grooving together on a lighted dance floor)

-Steve comes home to the Saturday Night Fever sound track blaring and Bucky practicing his dance moves. He's caught off guard but secretly thrilled Bucky has found something outside the 40's to love.

-It's Bucky's first social breakthrough and the chase the high all they way to having their first dinner party, (Sunday spaghetti, of course)

-They practice a lot and go to a Disco themed night at a local club, taking first place for their hair and vintage outfits

-Bucky gets his wish of slippery shirts on the dance floor but they do not last long when they get home to the bedroom...

So, hear me out!

This Bucky with Nomad Steve and they live together, in recovery after Bucky returns from the Blip. They still help out once in a while but...NO ENDGAMES SADNESS ALLOWED!

One weekend, Steve is on a simple mission and Bucky watches a movie on the list of things they've missed. It's Saturday Night Fever and BUCKY IS A CHANGED MAN!

he listens to the music of the time incessantly:

-the BeeGees, Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band, etc...

-he finds old reruns of Dance Fever and Solid Gold

-he parts his hair down the middle and blow dries it back like Barry and Andy Gibb

-he runs down the street to the tiny vintage thrift shop and brings home a slippery shirt with a big collar. (He spends a little alone time with said shirt, picturing he and Steve grooving together on a lighted dance floor)

-Steve comes home to the Saturday Night Fever sound track blaring and Bucky practicing his dance moves. He's caught off guard but secretly thrilled Bucky has found something outside the 40's to love.

-It's Bucky's first social breakthrough and the chase the high all they way to having their first dinner party, (Sunday spaghetti, of course)

-They practice a lot and go to a Disco themed night at a local club, taking first place for their hair and vintage outfits

-Bucky gets his wish of slippery shirts on the dance floor but they do not last long when they get home to the bedroom...

People on twitter are saying glasses aren’t a disability aid, and like… I get glasses have been pretty normalized, but I’m poor and need my glasses to drive/see in general/stop myself from getting migraines so… if my glasses break, I’m pretty fucked. Not being able to see is a disability for many, actually.

People don't seem to understand that there's more symptoms to vision loss than just "blurry vision".

Without my glasses, aside from not being able to legally drive, I get horrible migraines because of the strain put on my eyes.

Headaches and migraines go hand-in-hand with vision loss.

Hell, even when I'm wearing my glasses, if one eye's vision gets even slightly worse, the migraines are back because the eyestrain is back.

And at least in the US, vision care isn't covered by regular health insurance. (Which is ridiculous, of course, but hey, that's the world we live in)

There have been numerous studies that show that students in low-income school districts struggle academically because of their unmet vision needs. And almost as soon as these students are provided with the vision care they need, their academic performance improves.

Yes, glasses are one of the most destigmatized disability aid, but that doesn't mean they're any less of a disability aid, and that doesn't mean that poor vision is any less of a disability.

And hell, there's still stigma around glasses. How many TV shows and movies show the nerdy, unpopular, ugly character suddenly become more "improved" when they remove their glasses? How many TV shows and movies make fun of glasses-wearers, especially their panic when they lose their glasses? How many glasses-wearers are depicted as socially-awkward, ugly, old, and unpopular? The only characters who wear glasses usually are unpopular nerds, elderly people, and nagging secretaries! There's still a hell of a lot of stigma around glasses, and just because they're very common, doesn't mean there still isn't soooo much stigma that needs to be worked on.

One of the mandated changes under the ADA that was not allowed to be rolled back was that routine eye care, INCLUDING what the state Medicaid covered level for frames and lenses MUST be covered on all health insurance for minors.

I keep all my old pairs of glasses. I’m not kidding. All of them. I have them in one bag, because if there was ever a zombie apocalypse or some other world crisis where I could not get new glasses, at least I’d have my old ones. This is the shit I think about! It’s the first thing I’d grab in an evacuation of any kind just in case. I’m literally that blind without them. Even with them I have such awful floaters and PVD that sometimes I can’t read my computer screen. Forget seeing distance even corrected. It’s a struggle with them, but without? I’d be totally incapable. It’s actually kind of scary.

This is my contribution to the Stucky Historical Fiction Collection. It is the story of Steve Rogers and James Bucky Barnes, both seeking spouses through the Matrimonial News, a mail order mate publication. I am close to posting chapter one and will link it when I do.

Art by GreekGeek24

Bitter from his Civil War service, Steve is an alpha looking to get as far away from the crowded streets of NY as he can. Bucky is an omega looking for a place to belong, having returned to Indiana after the war and found his family gone. Steve has moved west with the intention of establishing a homestead and, unsuccessful in finding a spouse, seeks one in a mail order bride publication. The omega who answers his ad is all promises and Steve buys them, lock, stock, and barrel. Bucky answers an ad himself, desperate for a fresh start and intrigued by the thought of making something where there was nothing before, of creating instead of killing. The alpha he answers says everything Bucky wants to hear: new life, fresh start, successful and happy future. Its enough to get Bucky on a train to the Kansas Territory and onto a future they will make together.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

With the moment with Pierce over, Bucky and Steve have no idea what to do next. They fumble through the awkward moment and hope for the best.

Chapter 3

The euphoria of James accepting his offer lasted until Steve was back in his room and laying, once again, alone in bed. As usual his mind began to second guess everything that had taken place, every word that he had uttered. His mind turned over every word that James had spoken as well, like a kid turning over rocks in a creek, wondering each time if he would find a crayfish. Only Steve’s mind questioned whether or not James had meant what he said, or was there some sort of hidden meaning. Worse even, he began to second guess if James had understood the meaning of his words, the intention of his invitation.

Chapter 4

Bucky meets Steve's friends and things being what they are, a little navigation is required.

Chapter 5

“Steve Rogers is a good man, Bucky. Someday I’ll tell you why I know that. Right now, you’re gonna finish what you started. I promise, you won’t regret it.”

Bucky gulped in a deep breath and then let it out slowly. “Thank you, Sharon.”

“When the fiddle starts, that’s your cue. Walk to the end of the aisle and Sam will tell you what to do.”

Chapter 6

Steve and Bucky begin their winter together in the small cabin. Not everything is perfect, but it's good.

Chapter 7

Bucky has concerns about communication with Steve, but the ladies help him a bit, and Bucky reveals something important about himself

Chapter 8

He needed Steve. He needed him now and he needed Steve for forever.

He walked faster and faster, breaking out into a sweat under his now too warm navy pea coat. The faster his heart beat the faster the darkness came to take him. He was about to go under when he heard a voice shout to him.

“Bucky? Bucky, what's wrong?”

Steve. That was Steve’s voice pulling him back from the edge of the place he never wanted to go again. He dropped his yoke and ran to hi

Chapter 9

Bucky and Steve are alone in the cabin the first day after the blizzard begins. A surprise from Tony and Pepper sets off a few sparks, but can they be kindled to burn?