Fortress Of Good Fortune

Title: Shield And Steel V: Safe (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Steve/Bucky, Pepper Potts
Genres: Angst, Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: After Thanksgiving dinner, Steve reflects on past holidays shared with Bucky.
Date Of Completion: November 26, 2019
Date Of Posting: December 14, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Marvel and Disney do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 674
Feedback welcome and appreciated
The entire series can be found here.

( Steve strolled in from the kitchen, rolling his shirtsleeves down. There was laughter and the clatter of pots and pans behind him. He smiled affectionately as he saw Bucky stretched out on one of the living room couches. )

This story can also be read on AO3.

Title: History Found (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Sam Wilson, Bruce Banner, Steve/Bucky
Fandom: The Avengers IV: Endgame (2019)
Genres: Drama, Fix-It, A Touch Of Humor
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For The Avengers IV: Endgame (2019)
Summary: Can lost history be found?
Date Of Completion: May 6, 2019
Date Of Posting: May 11, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Marvel and Disney do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 896
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author's Note: Yep, it's a fix-it! :)

( By now I was good at reading Steve Rogers. He was saying there was no one he trusted more, and he and Bucky wanted some alone time together. I was good with both sentiments, proud of Steve’s trust in me, and understood the depth of Steve and Bucky’s love for each other. )

Title: Can’t Catch A Break (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Steve/Bucky, Natasha
Continuity: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Genres: Angst, Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: Major Character Deaths (Canon)
Spoilers: For Avengers 3: Infinity War I (2018)
Summary: Steve struggles with the loss of Bucky…again.
Date Of Completion: February 24, 2019
Date Of Posting: March 9, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Marvel and Paramount do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1589
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: I wanted to get this one out before Avengers 4: Endgame hits the theaters! :)

( Steve stared up at the stars as he sat on the ground with his knees drawn up. A campfire crackled beside him, warm and comforting as he tried not to shiver. Maybe it was from the cold, or maybe from the hollowness inside him. )

This story can also be read at AO3.

Title: Shield And Steel IV: 49 & 50 (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Steve/Bucky
Genres: Angst, Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: Steve and Bucky seek out a lost world.
Date Of Completion: April 4, 2018
Date Of Posting: September 15, 2018
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Marvel and Paramount do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 635
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author's Note: The entire series can be found here.

( Steve drifted out of sleep slowly, jolting fully awake as his hand encountered empty space next to him in the bed. He tried to quell his rising panic. He knew that it was overreaction but he couldn’t help it. )

Title: Lament (A Poetic Trilogy) III: Stardust (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters): Steve/Bucky
Continuity: Avengers 3: Infinity War I (2018)
Genres: Angst, Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: Author Chooses Not To Warn
Spoilers: For Avengers 3: Infinity War I (2018)
Summary: Look to the stars.
Date Of Completion: April 28, 2018
Date Of Posting: May 20, 2018
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Marvel and Paramount do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 109
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: The entire series can be found here.

( I stand here gazing up at the stars... )

April was a very productive month, yay! :)

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Well, I saw it! What can I say?

PLENTY!!!

( Spoilers galore! You have been warned )

So there you have it. A- because of the grand scope, a coherent story, and very good performances by a huge cast. Also the 'small moments' were good. Emotions were engaged.

Only one post-credit scene this time around, and it's a clever one.

Well, at least we don't have to wait 3 years for the sequel like Star Wars fans did after the ending of The Empire Strikes Back! back in the day.

I've already been inspired to write a trilogy of poems by this film. :)

November saw a major boost in the word count due to my marvel_bang story. :)

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Title: Just A Couple Of Boys From Brooklyn IV: There Was Summer (12-13/13)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Tony Stark, James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes, Steve/Bucky (Bucky does not appear in Ch. 2, 3, & 4), Rosa Martinetti, Mario Martinelli, Ella Simms, Unnamed Teller, Arnie Roth, Howard Stark, Thor Odinson
Continuity: Captain America 1: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America 3: Civil War (2016).
Series Notes: Any ideas that pop up about the boys in their early days will end up under this umbrella title. Skinny!Steve and Protective!Bucky for the win! ;) The entire series can be found here.
Genres: Angst, Drama, Historical
Rating: PG-13
Fanworker: The talented taibhrigh! :) Link: here.
Fanworker: The superb dulcetine! :) Link: here.
Beta: The marvelous starsandsea! :) All mistakes are my own.
Warnings: (Ch. 2 & 4: Violence)
Spoilers: Captain America 1: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America 3: Civil War (2016).
General Summary: After what Bucky Barnes did to his parents, how can Tony ever reconcile that with Bucky being Steve’s oldest friend? An inexplicable trip to the past may provide the answer.
Dates Of Completion: May 5, 2016-September 3, 2016
Dates Of Posting: November 8/9/11, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Marvel and Paramount do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 27,327
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Written for the 2016 marvel_bang.



Chapters 1-4 (LJ)

Chapters 5-8 (LJ)

Chapters 9-11 (LJ)

Chapters 12-13 (LJ)

Chapters 1-13/13 (AO3)

( Golden September turned to yellow-orange-and-scarlet October as the days and nights grew cool and there was frost on the pumpkins, at least in the fields outside the city. The World’s Fair would close before November with the promise of re-opening in the spring, its popularity encouraging a second season. )

Title: Just A Couple Of Boys From Brooklyn IV: There Was Summer (5-8/13)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Tony Stark, James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes, Steve/Bucky (Bucky does not appear in Ch. 2, 3, & 4), Rosa Martinetti, Mario Martinelli, Ella Simms, Unnamed Teller, Arnie Roth, Howard Stark, Thor Odinson
Continuity: Captain America 1: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America 3: Civil War (2016).
Series Notes: Any ideas that pop up about the boys in their early days will end up under this umbrella title. Skinny!Steve and Protective!Bucky for the win! ;) The entire series can be found here.
Genres: Angst, Drama, Historical
Rating: PG-13
Fanworker: The talented taibhrigh! :) Link: here.
Fanworker: The superb dulcetine! :) Link: here.
Beta: The marvelous starsandsea! :) All mistakes are my own.
Warnings: (Ch. 2 & 4: Violence)
Spoilers: Captain America 1: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America 3: Civil War (2016).
General Summary: After what Bucky Barnes did to his parents, how can Tony ever reconcile that with Bucky being Steve’s oldest friend? An inexplicable trip to the past may provide the answer.
Dates Of Completion: May 5, 2016-September 3, 2016
Dates Of Posting: November 8/9/11, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Marvel and Paramount do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 27,327
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Written for the 2016 marvel_bang.



Chapters 1-4 (LJ)

Chapters 5-8 (LJ)

Chapters 9-11 (LJ)

Chapters 12-13 (LJ)

Chapters 1-13/13 (AO3)

( Steve and Bucky were sitting at the kitchen table with Bucky’s back to Tony. Tony put on a smile he hoped was convincing as Bucky stood and turned toward him. )