Me: Who Do You Think Has More Chemistry With Bucky? Steve Or Sam?

The Winter Soldier vs Obadiah Stane | What If...? S3E3

"- what do you say in your defense Mr. Barnes?"

At least 3 times a day I am reminded that the Winter Soldier SMILED at Alexei Shoskatov and I am crying screaming throwing up.

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.

THUNDERBOLTS*

I await their meeting anxiously

Bucky: Alexei, you’re losing blood Alexei: No, I know exactly where it is. The floor. Don't underestimate me

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, What If...? (Cartoon 2021) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Alexei Shostakov Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Alexei Shostakov, The Winter Soldier, Red Guardian - Character Additional Tags: Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, Episode: s03e03 What If... The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier?, Post-Episode: s03e03 What If... The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier?, the winter soldier/red guardian - Freeform, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe, On the Run, Set in the 90s, Slow Burn, nickname for bucky, Snowed In, Stoic Winter Soldier, Red Guardian, cabin in the woods, Protective Alexei Shostakov, alexei shostakov - Freeform, romantic feelings, us against the world, Gentle Dom Alexei (kinda), Brainwashed Bucky Barnes, memory loss bucky barnes, Demisexual Bucky Barnes, canon divergence - 1991, Alexei playing the long game Series: Part 3 of Zimlis Summary:

Alexei continues his attempts to thaw the Winter.

(Yes, the rating has gone up. Things are gonna get spicy... eventually)

he looks so geniuenly sad when he hears that he failed a mission. poor baby 😭