miles to go before i sleep (34079 words) by alby_mangroves, obsessivereader
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Brock Rumlow, Jack Rollins, Mitch Rogers, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Chester Phillips
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, First Blood (Rambo) AU, Non-Serum Steve Rogers/Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes | Shrinkyclinks, Vietnam vet Bucky, Artist Steve Rogers, Protective Steve Rogers, Art, Illustrated, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Canon-Typical Violence, brief mentions of past torture, suicide ideation, Hurt/Comfort, Bathing/Washing, Survivor Guilt, Period-Typical Homophobia, 1980s, Police Brutality, Explicit Sexual Content
Summary:
Vietnam vet Bucky is just trying to get a hot meal, and maybe a job, in the small town of Hope, but the local law enforcement has other ideas. When their brutality triggers a flashback, Bucky snaps and escapes from their custody. Hunted, exhausted, injured, he finds shelter for the night next to a cabin in the middle of the woods. He means to be long gone before the cabin's occupant awakes. Things don't turn out quite the way he expected.
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A traumatized Vietnam vet on the run meets a bossy artist who gives him shelter