Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, What If...? (Cartoon 2021) Rating: Explicit Warnings:

I endlessly admire fic authors who have betas and write chapters and chapters ahead of what they post because you best believe my needy ass is slapping just-finished, mildly edited and typo-laden fics onto AO3 the moment they’re done so I can get that sweet sweet validation

мой старый и неудачный скетч по двум котикам (осилила опубликовать сейчас) 😿

Manifesting a massive uptick in Winterguardian shippers once Thunderbolts* comes out.

the fact that there's some hydra guy out there in a supermarket buying some cereal and seeing the winter soldier on a cereal box

Alexei and Bucky had more chemistry in one episode than Steve and Bucky did for like 10 years of the MCU.

YEAH I SAID IT!

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), What If...? (Cartoon 2021) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Alexei Shostakov Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Alexei Shostakov Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Reunions, Slow Burn, No Spoilers for Movie: Thunderbolts (2025), soft angst, red guardian x winter soldier, Wistful, Mentions of memory loss, alexei and bucky reunion, Post-Episode: s03e03 What If... The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier?, Past romantic relationships, Winter Soldier - Freeform, past mission partners, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Tender Alexei, Alternative Timeline, Canon Divergence, winterguardian, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, How Do I Tag Summary:

A long time ago, the Red Guardian and the Winter Soldier shared a mission, a cabin and sweat-slicked skin under the covers.

When they meet again, decades later.... Alexei still remembers. Bucky does not.

I wonder if Alexei ever drove Bucky in the limo while he was working in DC?

Alexei Shostakov was a better friend to Bucky Barnes in like two days than Steve Rogers has been in a decade. Argue with a wall.

"You don't know me. I'm not the same person anymore."

"That's okay. I'll get to know you again."

What Remains