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rules: make a poll with the titles of your wips, let the poll run 24 hours, and write one sentence for every vote the winner receives.
limiting myself to one poll, unlike some people ive seen on my dash lol
for summaries of all the wips in question, please click the readmore!! or just vote based on vibes i wont stop you
tagged by @shih-coulda-had-it!! thanks for allowing my followers to inflict even more pain on me :) (/j)
tagging @vexfulfolly, @k1-b0kuma, @writersmorgue, @fxtuisms-main, and anyone else who wants to join in!!
One Loop at a Time: Time loop crackfic. Class 1-A gets put in a time loop (eventually. It's slow going getting 'em all in there) and shenanigans ensue!
To the Dogs: The next installment in my in which tim stoker is entity catnip series!! Tim Stoker becomes an Avatar of the Hunt. How? When? Why? You'll find out!
We all fall apart: A tragedy focusing on the Todoroki family, ten years after the twins Touya and Fuyumi died in a "training accident" with Endeavor.
the gremlin zone: A crack-taken-a-bit-too-seriously fic where the Todoroki siblings have a group chat. It grew an actual plot, somehow. It scares me.
fireworks (and their ashes): A jontim slowburn (ha) set during S4 where Tim is an Avatar of the Desolation and Jon is. Y'know. Still the Archivist. Honestly it's totally canon compliant until the S3 Finale sooo... :)
Jonathan Sims Is Dead In The End: A time-travel fix-it where some- but not all- things are fixed, the original timeline is nothing like the TMA timeline, and, of course, Jonathan Sims is dead in the end. There's also a timsasha slowburn, if you're interested in that lol
Elias Bouchard: Post-Mortem: A twoshot that was originally supposed to be part of the 2023 TMA Big Bang. And then it wasn't. It's a fic where the original Elias Bouchard had some secrets of his own- what were they? Join Jonah Magnus in finding out!
in love i've always been a mercenary: An afohiko fic where Sorahiko seemingly walks out on All for One and lives with Nana, looking to be on a path to redemption... but things are not always what they seem to be.
Lichtenberg: A fic where Iida tries to kill Stain in Hosu, but he's interrupted by Midoriya and Todoroki, as per usual. Then, all of the above are interrupted by one Kaminari Denki, who seems to be following an agenda of his own.
Recognition of Self in the Other: Part one of the Mirror, Mirror series. Bakugou is diagnosed quirkless when he's four years old, but he's still bound and determined to be the best Pro Hero that he can be, starting with going to UA, the best Hero school in Japan.
Quirks are Cool, but Have You Considered: Napalm: Part one of the Unconventional Weapons trilogy. In which All for One was not planning on taking over Shigaraki's body, instead, he was truly looking for a successor in villainy- so he taught him well, not as a scapegoat but as a true successor.
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*slaps new fic* this baby can fit so many fresh prime torino takes such as:
he has a non-24-hour circadian rhythm. why? i dont know it just feels like the kind of thing he would have
he wasn't born with Air Jet :)
he also wasn't born quirkless :) :)
*curling a strand of hair around my finger and kicking my feet* hiiii shih, long time no see, guess who's finally working on an afohiko fic again :D that's right it's me
YESSS WELCOME BACK BASIL. i too had let the afohiko tag marinate in the background, but the agenda to sell prime torino as a hot commodity to the greater public never dies, so i am back on the bull. >:3c
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Thinking about starting a magnus archives/protocol side blog…thoughtsss?
#tma#tmp#the magnus archives#the magnus protocol#protocol brainrot is real#i literally have a notebook and bulletin board dedicated to its shenanigans#im over here like a lil conspiracy theorist#my room is just season 3 jon’s office#red string everywhere
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Could I ask for your thoughts on why you say that Cassius should have been Crassus' political heir ?
so largely I’m half referencing this collection of quotes and the various attempts to fill in the space/grave with a body (like Cicero! Cicero was a contender for this!) and I’m sort of taking shots at Antony for fun and whimsy.
like in sports!! I gotta root for my man Cassius over Antony, especially because no one can actually fill the space left by Crassus after his death (literally, the political landscape makes this impossible), but Cassius assumes a command position due to everyone else (notably, Crassus) dying (so: inheriting Crassus’ leadership position) and wouldn’t be a bad follow up to Crassus in the realm of military command since they have a similar (strict, as opposed to friendly in a way is commonly associated with Antony) relationship with the men under their command.
& also bc Marcus Crassus jr seems to be disinterested in taking up space in the political spotlight on his return from the Gallic Wars otherwise I’d be advocating for him on the basis of family tragedy compounded. it’s time to fill the space/memory/grave of your father and brother, buddy!
#no one can actually fill the role of Crassus and after the death of Pompey it’ll be impossible for a Crassus-like figure to exist#because Caesar has redrawn the lines and you can’t achieve the tris homines dynamic with those lines#ALAS. shoutout to Caesar for making things fucking boring. The world got smaller and worse for it and that’s something#you can share with Alexander the Great! along with your allies forming a conspiracy against you. that’s another parallel#I do appreciate Antony as a terrible body substitute for Crassus tho it’s extremely interesting from a Roman Memory standpoint#and also maybe as an examination of Caesar. but also I don’t want to think about any of that for too long bc I have to start#breaking out the olde notebook with all the political alliances and dynamics written down with highlighters and etc#it does make me wonder what Antony’s opinions on things would be but i’d have to construct them from his later behavior#it’s almost compelling enough that I’ll probably do it for a couple of one shot comics focusing on Antony actually. get haunted buddy#a non linear haunting specifically. I’m so mad that once again Crassus has me thinking abt comics for people I do not feel otherwise#motivate to do comics of. AUGH#ask tag
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gotta say that if bram stoker is trying to convince me that Renfield isn't actually future Johnathan from another timeline, then he isn't doing a very good job at it
#dracula daily#dracula#i'm joking i promise........ mostly#look the timeloop talk is getting to me; can you blame me for illogical brain wondering if time shenanigans are involved lmaoooo#obviously the mention of the guy's strength earlier makes you think of how dracula is described at the start#but it obviously can't be dracula himself#so it's either another random vampire OR............ *conspiracy voice* johnathan who got turned into a vampire in another timeline.....#HE WRITES IN A NOTEBOOK. THAT'S NOT A VERY UNUSUAL HOBBY OBVIOUSLY BUT#IT STANDS OUT WHEN OUR MC HAS BEEN DOING NOTHING BUT WRITING IN A NOTEBOOK/JOURNAL/DIARY THIS WHOLE TIME!!!#and just cutting back to some Mysterious Guy in general while we don't know Johnathan's fate........ yeah#a guy who is in an asylum which happens to be right next to the place johnathan had picked out for dracula#obviously no one would be expecting to find time travel/universe travel in their gothic literature lmao#so this is not a serious theory anyone would seriously have#but on the other hand...... we already have a freaking cowboy. this book is already wild enough. WHY NOT
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*Lays face down on the floor* Omega Mart, save me............Omega Mart.............save me, Omega Mart.........
#i went a month or so ago#and i can't stop thinking about it#i wanna go back.....#find bring a fucking#notebook or smth#write down all the lore and make a wacky conspiracy map or smth#or just lay there and soak in the atmosphere#i also want to go to the others#but they're so far away :((((#personal#omega mart#meow wolf
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puppy just got so spooked by...... something?? that she went from lying on the couch to leaping across the table in front of her in like, two seconds and knocked everything on it everywhere -- because this one's taller than her -- in her haste to get away and hide......... on the other couch. and it scared the shit out of ME!! WE WERE JUST CHILLING!!
#speaking!#one of those things was my mum's conspiracy notebook#& i may have sneaked a peek#which was a mistake.#Hoo boy!
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world needs more variety in its bigoted conspiracy theories. I want to start hearing about how women run the banks and secretly control hollywood
#notebook#(I add 'bigoted' as modifier as if every single conspiracy theory no matter how innocuous seeming doesn't just boil down to It's The Jews)
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YOU KNOW WHAT TOMORROW IS
ITS THE MAGNUS PROTOCOL DAY WOOOOO
#lissen ive been so hyped since the pre-release of ep 1#i can't wait to be a gremlin with a notebook and all thr conspiracies#CANNOT WAIT#tmagp#the magnus protocol
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Wondering if the erotic dancer friend who posed with the bacon bikini for Gish is the same person who grabbed a quarter off Misha's nose with her cooch during his and Vicki's wedding party.
Also Misha bringing up the tumbler theory of it being him wearing the bacon.💀 And people doubt he's on here lurking...
#that man keeps tabs of all things fandom conspiracy#just know he has a thick notebook of fandom internet theories annotated and everything#misha collins#farewell live#also the wedding party quarter story he told at a panel a few months ago#misha#spn#castiel#destiel
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First Of February Rants ...
I don’t know about you folks, but today is the first of February, one month into this election year with 278 days until the election that has everyone on pins and needles … and I’m already sick of it all. The news isn’t about the war in Ukraine or the war between Israel & Hamas, or about the very obvious effects of climate change we’ve been warned about for years, or about the humanitarian…
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im writing the time loop crackfic as instructed. i AM. but chapter 1 is taking forever and theres more stuff i gotta write UNLESS i go ahead and kill midoriya in hosu or in some other early canon event, in which case the time loop resets and i can go ahead and post chapter 1 pretty quick. so.
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Plothole Fix-it won! Gotta say, was not expecting that. I'll get started on the list of plotholes too address, both ones I see (hello powers popping up and never being used again) and any that other people notice. If anyone has a list already compiled or anything, feel free to let me know. I will probably also being doing the Ecto-Apprentice, because I do have a rough draft for a prologue and oc made for it.
I will likely be posting the chapters and extras to tumblr, as well as ao3, so keep an eye out. The plothole fix-it will likely be called Duct Tape and Ecto-Paint while the ecto-apprentice will most likely be Spooks, Spectres, and Other Ecto-Sciences.
Finally, I will be messing around with the GIW, especially for DTaEP, mostly because I imagine the GIW being an investigative group led a fair bit astray by confirmation bias-laden "research" by the Fenton parents pointing to ghost being malicious.
yes, i will be using the non-american spelling of spectre, i like it better
seriously, any spare eyes informing me of plotholes I may miss would be greatly appreciated.
There is a part of me, that i do not wish to acknowledge, that is demanding I rewatch all of Danny Phantom, and write a sort of fix-it adjacent story, or a cohesive underlying plotline, or Jack and Maddie having an ectobiologist apprentice that finds out about the accident (you can't tell me they don't have cameras down in the lab. the only difference between science and screwing around with forces that govern the world is documentation). This would of course, require ne loosening my grip on the ADHD hyperfixation I have maintained since second grade, a journal to plot in, at least three tabs of notes, pulling up the wiki, and remembering how to keep characters consistent.
The question is, do I want to listen to that part of me? Do I want my first actual fic on ao3 to be danny phantom?
also, i would be using a lot of fanon material as well, such as cores and death scars
reblog for wider sample pool please?
#ruse commentary#danny phantom#dp#fresh from the desk#time to binge some cartoons with a conspiracy notebook again#gotta say it's been a while since i've done that#here's hoping the adhd fixation doesn't burn out before i get at least three chapters for each!
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I'm so sorry but I need you to know that Calamus is super cute!!
HELL YEAH
#I have…..plans……..to make him a POV character to explore other views of Roman society………..once I buy a new notebook…..#also he does some mild conspiracy at one point!! I like him a lot. I’m glad that someone thinks he’s cute! please accept this sketch of him#ask tag
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yandere girl who's obsessed with you from a distance. she's been watching you for a few weeks now, making a conspiracy board of everyone you interact with and what your relationship with them is and how she can best deal with them. she's been learning trying to learn about you more to, your likes and dislikes and everything in between. she keeps clippings of your hair under her pillow and has a notebook filled with every food you have eaten in the last two weeks. eventually, she works up the courage to ask you out and you accept.
a week later she breaks up with you, saying that you're just not that interesting actually. she throws away all her collection of stuff about you.
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The Imperfect Couple - 13 | Bucky
Character: politician!Bucky x ex-wife!reader
Summary: A separated couple must pretend to be happily married while the husband runs for Vice President, dealing with old issues and political pressures during his election campaign.
Warning: The couple's arguments could be triggering.
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“What… if one day Nate asks who his father is?” You folded your arms, watching Bucky closely. “He's a smart kid, Bucky. He’ll figure it out.”
Bucky’s jaw tightened. “That’s Hazel’s duty to explain when the time comes. If it affects him badly… I’ll be there for him.” His voice was steady, but there was a slight edge, like he was preparing for the inevitable storm.
You exhaled, running a hand through your hair. “There’s a part of me, a small part, that wants you to win this election.” Your gaze softened, conflicted. “That’s why I’m staying.”
Bucky blinked, clearly taken aback. He hadn’t expected that. His eyes met yours, searching for meaning behind your words, and for a moment, he looked like he wanted to say something—maybe something real. But before he could, the glass door slid open with a soft thud, pulling you both out of the tense moment.
Nate stood there, rubbing his eyes, his hair tousled from sleep. “I wanna swim,” he said, his voice still groggy.
Bucky glanced at you, then back at Nate. “I’ll watch him,” he said, his tone softening. He gave you a look that lingered for just a second longer than necessary, then followed Nate out.
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At the swimming pool, you stood off to the side, watching them through the glass. Bucky and Nate were in the water, laughing and splashing around like nothing in the world could touch them. It was strange—almost bittersweet—to see Bucky this way. So different from the man you’d been arguing with just moments ago.
“Uncle?” Nate’s voice broke through the playful splashes.
“Yeah, buddy?” Bucky replied, swimming over to him.
“Is Auntie gonna leave again?” Nate asked, his big eyes filled with childlike curiosity.
Bucky’s shoulders tensed for a brief moment before he let out a sigh. “I hope not, Nate. I really hope not.” He paused, looking down at the water. “If she tries to leave again… can you stop her?”
Nate frowned, his small brow furrowing in thought. “Hmm… no.”
Bucky raised an eyebrow, surprised. “Eh?”
“I’d wanna go with her,” Nate said matter-of-factly. “She’s traveled the world. I want to go with her instead.”
Bucky chuckled, shaking his head in disbelief. “So, you’re just gonna ditch me, huh? Go off with your aunt?”
Nate grinned, splashing water at him. “Only if it’s school holidays!” he said, laughing as Bucky splashed back.
Bucky shook his head again, clearly amused. “Smart kid,” he muttered under his breath.
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While they continued swimming, you quietly slipped away, heading back to your room. The moment you closed the door behind you, your heart pounded in your chest. Bucky’s words still echoed in your mind, his casual reference to the issue you’d missed, the one connected to Steve.
You sat down at your desk, your hands trembling slightly as you opened your notebook. It had been so long since you’d felt this rush—the familiar thrill of investigating, piecing together clues, and chasing down the truth. It was like breathing again, a sense of purpose surging through you.
You began scrolling through your notes from the last five years, mentally sifting through the noise. Eliminating dead leads, failed stories, and the few articles that had never made it to print because they’d angered the wrong people. Until finally, there it was—the headline that sent chills down your spine:
“Deals in the Dark: Inside the Global Conspiracy Threatening Economic Stability.”
You stared at the title, your mind racing. This was it. The story you’d written. The story you thought had been buried. The story that, you now realized, had been connected to Steve all along.
This was the story that had caught everyone’s attention. You had been covering suspicious dealings between foreign governments and private entities—rumors of bribes, illegal arms trades, or secret negotiations. On the surface, it didn’t seem much different from other investigative pieces you’d done. But there was something about it.
And then, it happened.
Just three hours after the article went live, everything started crashing down. The website was pulled offline. The office lost power. Panic spread through the newsroom like wildfire. You remembered the look on Ian’s face when he turned to you, wide-eyed and pale. “Wow, I guess you woke up a lion from its sleep.”
It was chaos, but through the storm, you stayed oddly calm. You picked up the phone and called Mike, your boss. The phone barely rang once before he answered.
“Ahh, our hero. I was waiting for your call. How are you? Are you alright? It must be exhausting,” Mike said, his voice unnervingly cheerful.
His tone threw you off for a second. Mike was always stressed, always scrambling for funds to keep the publication afloat. But today, he sounded... different. It was the first time in a while he didn’t seem weighed down by the usual pressure.
“Well... here I am. Still alive,��� you said, pacing the room as your mind raced. “Mike, do you remember the piece I wrote?”
“Which one?” he asked, the edge of nonchalance in his voice making your skin prickle.
You quickly sent him the link.
There was a brief pause on the other end, then a sharp breath. “Ah… this one.” His tone dropped, his usual stress slipping back in. “Yeah. I still feel bitter about it. That phone call I received... still gives me goosebumps. Their threats nearly took us down.”
Your grip tightened around the phone. “Threats?”
“Oh, come on. You knew this was heavy stuff, didn’t you?” Mike’s voice lowered to a near whisper. “Someone didn’t want this story out there. They weren’t subtle about it either. Almost made us bankrupt.” He exhaled sharply, as if trying to shake off the memory.
A chill ran down your spine. Your heart thudded, and a realization began to creep in. This is it. This was the story that connected to everything. You didn’t have all the pieces yet, but something deep in your gut told you it was linked to Steve.
“Mike… was there anything that stood out? Anything that made you think it was bigger than what we originally thought?” Your voice was tight with tension, carefully controlled, though inside, your instincts were in overdrive.
There was a pause on the line, and you could almost hear Mike choosing his words carefully. “Look, there were a few things that raised some red flags,” he finally said, his voice lowering further. “Some of the names involved, the companies… it’s no secret they have ties to government officials. And not just any government. We’re talking high-level U.S. interests.”
Your breath hitched. He didn’t say Steve’s name, but the implications were clear. The weight of what you were unraveling pressed on your chest. This was more than just a story—it was the key to everything.
There was a long silence between you and Mike, and you could feel the gravity of it hanging in the air.
“Be careful,” Mike finally said, his voice softer now, almost warning. “You know the kind of people we’re dealing with.”
You nodded, even though he couldn’t see. The puzzle was finally coming together, and the stakes had just gotten a lot higher.
“What 'cha doing?” Nate’s voice made you jump in your seat.
You spun around to see him standing in the doorway, already dressed in his pajamas. His hair was slightly messy from the day, and his sleepy eyes blinked up at you. You glanced out the window, not even realizing how dark it had gotten. It was already 8 p.m.
“Sorry, Nate. I got too caught up in my work,” you said, offering him an apologetic smile.
He shook his head, unfazed. “It’s alright. Uncle told me you were working.”
You nodded, feeling a little guilty for losing track of time. “Do you want me to read you a bedtime story?” You had always done that when he was younger. It was your thing together.
But Nate shook his head again. “No. Uncle reminded me after I brushed my teeth that I had to check on you.”
“Oh,” you chuckled softly. “Well, thank you for checking on me.”
You gently patted his head, brushing a few stray hairs away from his forehead. “You’re such a big boy now, huh? You can fall asleep without a bedtime story?”
Nate nodded, rubbing his eyes as he yawned. “Yeah, I fall asleep really fast now.”
“Lucky you,” you thought to yourself, envious of his ability to drift off so easily. You stood and took his hand, guiding him towards his room. His small fingers wrapped around yours with familiar warmth.
As you walked, Nate mumbled, “But sometimes, I wanna be an adult so I can stay up late like Uncle Bucky. He stays up till 11 p.m. watching you on TV.”
You froze for a second, confused. “Wait… me? On TV?”
Nate nodded eagerly. He quickly darted to the living room, grabbed the remote, and started navigating through the TV’s menu with the ease only a tech-savvy kid could have. You couldn’t help but be impressed by how quickly children adapted to technology these days.
The search history popped up, and your eyes widened when you saw it was full of videos of you — specifically, clips of your reporting from the field, during one of the more dangerous assignments. These were from independent news sources, not widely viewed by the public. You hadn’t expected anyone outside your circle to even know about them.
Your heart skipped a beat as the realization set in. Bucky was watching these. He’d been following your work—your reports from battlefields, places far too dangerous for him to easily reach you. Quietly, he had been keeping up with your life, watching from a distance.
A rush of mixed emotions hit you: surprise, confusion, and something you couldn’t quite name.
Your thoughts were interrupted when Nate’s voice broke the silence. “Where’s Uncle Bucky?”
You glanced around, noticing for the first time that the house was unusually quiet. “He’s not here?”
“He went for a run,” Nate said, already snuggling into his bed.
“This late?” you muttered, furrowing your brow.
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Bucky’s feet pounded against the pavement as he ran through the night, each stride a desperate attempt to clear his cluttered mind. The cool air wrapped around him like a comforting embrace, but the unease gnawed at him. He needed this release, this moment of solitude away from the chaos that had become his life. The park loomed ahead, a sanctuary in the darkness, and he pushed himself harder, the rhythm of his breath syncing with the pounding of his heart.
As he entered the park, he spotted a familiar figure silhouetted against the soft glow of the moonlight—the unmistakable outline of Steve, sitting on a bench by the lake. The stillness of the scene was punctuated by the gentle lapping of water against the shore, a stark contrast to the storm brewing inside Bucky. He slowed to a jog, then came to a stop, catching his breath as he approached.
“Didn’t expect to see you here,” Bucky remarked, his voice low, masking the tension that simmered just below the surface.
Steve looked up, his eyes reflecting the moonlight. “Needed some air. Thought you might too,” he replied, gesturing for Bucky to sit.
Bucky took the offered seat, his body tense as he noticed the pen drive resting on the bench between them. He instinctively reached for it, curiosity piqued. “What’s this?”
Steve smirked, a hint of mischief in his expression. “Information about Edgar and Brock's weaknesses. Figured you’d want to handle it.”
Bucky accepted the pen drive, his fingers brushing against Steve's, and felt a rush of unease. He studied Steve, who seemed relaxed, almost too comfortable, watching the night lights dance across the water. The quiet sounds of the lake surrounded them, but Bucky’s mind was anything but calm. This feels too easy, he thought, his instincts flaring.
“How’s your missus?” Steve asked, breaking the silence.
“Good,” Bucky replied, keeping his voice steady.
“Both of you have been separated for five years, but it doesn’t show,” Steve said, his tone casual. “You two play the part so well.
Bucky shrugged. “Credits to her.”
Steve scoffed. “Compared to me… Peggy and I live in the same house, sleep in the same bed, but it’s cold.” At public events, his family looked perfect, but behind the scenes, it was a different story.
Peggy was more focused on her interviews and pushing her charity work. They were still together because of the twins and now, because of the election.
“I always have bad luck with women,” Steve said, a wry smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. He leaned back on the bench, his hands resting on his knees as if weighing the weight of his words. His gaze shifted to the distant city lights, a hint of frustration flickering in his eyes.
Bucky knew Steve’s marriage was hanging by a thread.
“How’s Nate? I saw your wife at school picking him up,” Steve asked.
Bucky clenched his jaw. “He’s doing great. Really enjoyed the snack you gave him.”
Steve smiled at that, clearly pleased with himself.
Steve nodded thoughtfully. “You made a good decision pulling her out of there,” he continued, a hint of approval in his tone.
Bucky’s stomach churned at the reminder of his choices. He had done what he believed was right, but the weight of his decision sat heavily on his shoulders. Did I really pull her out for her safety, or was it just to save my own skin?
“Bucky.” Steve’s voice cut through his thoughts, bringing him back to the moment.
“Yes?” Bucky responded, trying to keep his expression neutral.
“You’re not going to betray me, right?” Steve’s gaze was piercing, searching Bucky’s face for any sign of hesitation.
“No.” The word was sharp, clipped, as Bucky met Steve’s gaze.
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Bucky stepped inside the dimly lit kitchen, the weight of the night hanging over him. You were sitting at the kitchen table, your hands wrapped around a mug that had long gone cold. He glanced at you, his eyes flickering with concern, but he kept his tone casual.
“Not tired?” he asked, moving to the fridge and grabbing a bottle of water. He uncapped it and drank deeply, hoping to clear his mind.
You didn’t answer right away, just watching him as he finished drinking. Your silence made him pause.
“You were right,” you finally said, your voice soft but steady.
Bucky lowered the bottle, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. “Hmm?”
You looked up at him, eyes sharp with the weight of realization. “Compared to you... Steve is much worse.” Your tone was heavy, as if admitting it left a bitter taste in your mouth. “How did you accept that?”
He leaned against the counter, folding his arms across his chest, the exhaustion of the night catching up to him. “I turned a blind eye,” he admitted quietly, his voice low and full of resignation.
“Bucky…” There was a tremor in your voice, and he could hear the worry creeping in. “If this gets out... if people find out what Steve’s done, it could drag you down with him. Everything you’ve worked for—gone.”
He noticed how tightly your hands were gripping the mug, as if you were holding on to it for stability. The unease was clear, radiating off you like heat. He walked over and knelt beside your chair, gently prying the mug from your hands, replacing it with his own. His grip was firm, but there was an unspoken apology in his touch.
“I know,” he said, his voice softening. “This is the price I have to pay.”
Your brows furrowed, and you looked at him, disbelief mingled with concern. “Why… why are you dragging me into this? Why make me part of it?”
He met your gaze, holding your hands tighter, his eyes dark with intensity. “Because I need you,” he confessed, the honesty raw in his words. “Your integrity, your sense of justice... that’s what keeps me grounded. I can’t afford to lose that. Without you... I’m just another man lost in the game, blinded by power.”
You searched his face, feeling the weight of his admission sink in. There was a storm brewing beneath the surface, and for a moment, you felt caught in the middle of it. But more than anything, you felt the pressure of what he was asking of you—what being with him meant.
Bucky exhaled, breaking the silence. “When you’re in this world—when you taste power—it’s easy to forget what’s right. To hide behind laws and deals, to justify anything for the sake of winning. Steve… he’s always been a man with a plan. And when you’re up here, it’s hard to resist.”
You shook your head, the enormity of the situation hitting you. “If this leaks, it’s not just you, Bucky. It could destroy everything, even Nate’s future. What happens when he finds out his father is a criminal hiding behind a suit?”
Bucky’s eyes darkened. The thought of Nate—innocent, unaware of the world his uncle and father were tangled in—struck him hard. He bit the inside of his cheek, his jaw clenching at the image of Nate discovering the truth one day.
“I won’t let that happen,” Bucky said firmly, his voice full of determination. “Whatever it takes, I’ll protect him. I won’t let Nate pay for Steve’s sins—or mine.”
You leaned back, processing everything. Your mind raced, wondering how far this would go, how deep the corruption ran. The guilt gnawed at you, knowing you were now part of it, whether you wanted to be or not.
Bucky’s thumb brushed over your knuckles, trying to offer some comfort. “I need you to trust me on this. I’m not Steve. I won’t lose myself like he did.”
You sighed, the weight of the conversation settling heavily between you. “But what if we’re both already too deep? What if it’s too late?”
He looked at you, his expression a mixture of resolve and regret. “Then we’ll deal with it. Together.”
“What if…” Your voice faltered, eyes distant as though you were weighing the impossible.
Bucky felt the tension ripple through the silence. He knew you well enough by now to recognize that tone—the way you hesitated before dropping a bombshell.
His mind was already spinning, the conversation pulling him in different directions. The guilt of what Steve had roped him into, the constant pressure of living in a world where one wrong move could unravel everything… and now you were laying more weight on that already burdened scale.
“What if you became president instead?”
Bucky froze, his breath catching in his throat. He hadn’t expected that—not from you, not here, in this moment. His pulse quickened, his brain scrambling to process the gravity of your question.
President? Him?
His eyes widened, and for a moment, he could only stare at you, searching your face for signs that you were joking. But there was no humor there—just the same quiet determination, the same intensity that had kept him grounded all these years.
You couldn’t be serious.
But the look in your eyes said otherwise.
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