Every Time I See These Two Running Together I Think About The Fact That Super Soldiers Can Effortlessly

Every time I see these two running together I think about the fact that super soldiers can effortlessly out run cars and realize Bucky has been slowing himself down to keep pace with Sam since the moment they became allies even though he doesn't technically need to. Like come on just admit you enjoy Sam's company goddamn

SEBASTIAN STAN as BUCKY BARNES Captain America: Civil War (2016)

I was going to keep the bingo to the sfw card but I've been getting tempted by that nsfw card... I've not written smut in years, maybe I should get back into that

Bucky "described as academically gifted, reads obscure for the time nerd books, gadgets gadgets gadgets gadgets, is always shown seamlessly using the latest tech and plays into his therapist's perception of him being from the 40s by giving her a flip phone instead of his actual phone so he doesn't have to share his private life with her, literally a cyborg and is deeply socially confused by the modern era" Barnes: I want to spend my last night before the war at NERD CON and forget my date exists, omg look Steve the car flew!!

Steve "described as a strategic genius yet punched a monitor screen thinking it would stop an AI, cares that the tech works so he can break it/crash it/cause anarchy with it, 'it appears to run on some kind of electricity', practicality is the goal unless it's fun to be Extra, famously uses the same weapon he used in the 40s, and collects friends like Pokémon everywhere he goes in the modern era" Rogers seeing a flying car: ...huh yeah that's real cool Buck. anyway, I'm gotta go break the law for the sixth time brb

@azriona

Saw your tags and you raise a valid point, and I can believe that version of Bucky getting into politics since obviously he did, but that version of Bucky never went through any of the reasons I listed for why main MCU Bucky wouldn't willingly do the same

Secretary of State/Earth-82111 Bucky never fell from the train so he never got tortured by HYDRA, became an assassin, worked against multiple governments across the globe, or shared commonality with Isaiah Bradley that had been done by their own government rather than a shady Nazi society, was never put on a leash by the law for crimes he was also a victim in and victim blamed for, and has likely also never been to Wakanda. He had a whole different life.

They're two different people after all that, Sebastian Stan even said himself he was surprised when he saw his lines as Earth-82111 Bucky because he's so much different from primary Bucky

as someone who knows very little about the American governmental system... is it even realistic that Bucky is a senator/candidate, outside of the simple fact that it goes against everything we know about his character for the last 13 years and is deeply ooc and weird?

Can someone with his history actually become a senator? Dude has killed like...a lot of people, specifically American citizens to keep it relevant to this context, and he's openly broken the law and gone against multiple governments in some of the most wild displays of anarchy alongside Steve and the Avengers. Also I don't think he's been a consistent enough resident of any state even if you take out the Blip?? At least 9 years right? Bro has maybe been on American soil for 3 years, pre AND post Blip, and that's being generous assuming Thunderbolts takes place in 2024-2025.

I don't know how realistic it is that he's even able to run for senate? I'm not an expert, not American, but it just seems absurd.

The main take really is that Bucky Barnes as a senator is one of the stupidest things, what the hell

“Looks like breaking all those laws is treating you well.”

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER (2021) dir. Kari Skogland