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There are flowers on Sam Wilson’s doorstep. The flowers are from Bucky. Sam isn't exactly sure what that means.
Bucky disappeared after he pulled Steve from the water and Sam spent the next few years following leads around the world looking for him. As far as Steve knows, Sam never finds him, but that isn't exactly true.
“Her name is Rebecca Proctor.” Bucky stared out at the small two-story house with a forlorn, distant expression, clenching his jaw once before letting out a breath and turning to face Sam with a rare glimpse of vulnerability in those steel-blue eyes, “She’s my sister.”
Sam blinked, “Your sister?”
The ghost of a smile tugged at one corner of his mouth, “Yes, my sister.”
In which Bucky has one more amend and Sam discovers something about himself along the way.
Sharon really cannot believe how stupid these two can be.
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Three times sam took Bucky out and one time Bucky took Sam out.
The first chapter is shortly after Endgame. Then a time skip to events between/after Ep. 1.06 of TFAWS.
Or where Sam and Bucky get together after Tony's funeral but Bucky runs away before they can talk about it.
Wherein Bucky is jealous of himself, the other Bucky is very confused, and Sam is frequently exasperated. Featuring time travel, kidnappings, and way too much discussion of destiny, love, and the self.
Bucky's missing.
In his apartment, Sam finds his arm, his phone, his dog tags, and a really angry three-legged cat.
After the loss of a family member, Sam Wilson returns to his hometown, where an old crush awaits.
So Sam says, “This is the weirdest thing about it, which is why it’s also the best.” He forces himself to sit up, throwing a hand onto Bucky’s thigh and patting it in the process. They both stare at it for a minute before Sam finally removes it. “I mean it, though, Bucky. About the suit. Might just be the nicest thing I’ve ever gotten.”
For the first time in years, Bucky experiences true happiness. After facing down the Flag Smashers, he finds his way back to Sam and his family, finally feeling like belonging again. Everything is soothing and familiar: the laughter, the easy-talks, even the constant bickering.
But there's something different too, something about a longing Bucky hadn't experienced in a while - until now.