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  1. Rec 13

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    The phone rang four times before I heard his voice, crackled and hazy by the distance.
    “Hello?”
    “Richard.”
    “Francis?”
    “Yes.” I gripped the receiver very tightly in one hand, my other wound through the cord. I could feel my knuckles pressing my skin green-ish white. 
    “Where are you calling from?” I imagined what he might be doing on the other side. It was earlier in California, about 8:30pm. He must have eaten already. Perhaps he was laboring over his dissertation, marking students’ papers with a red-inked pen, a furrow between his brows and a drink in his hand. Perhaps he had someone over, someone frowning in the corner of the room with arms crossed. I imagined fluorescent lights and rawboned palm trees through the window. 
    “A hotel,” I answered briskly, and without delay added: “It’s over. I’m leaving her.”

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    Post epilogue, Francis decides he can't endure his marriage and, desperate to get out of New York, goes to stay with Richard in California. But he isn't telling Richard everything, and tensions are bound to rise.

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    18 May 2026

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    literally the most well written, beautiful, in character TSH fic ive ever had the pleasure of reading!!

  2. Rec 73

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    “I don’t do that anymore,” Bucky said quietly.
    “The barely alive Hydra agents we keep finding might disagree,” Sam replied, and Bucky gave him a sad look.
    “That’s different... What I’m doing is justice. I’m doing exactly to them what they did to me. One to one. I’m not a psychopath, Wilson. It doesn’t bring me pleasure. This isn’t a game. It’s balance.”

    Sam stared at him sadly, unsure what to say.
    “But don’t worry... I’ve got one last person left. After that, nothing will matter.”

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    Six months after the events of the Winter Soldier, Sam is still searching for Bucky. Bucky is hunting for revenge. They make a deal — simple: find Brock Rumlow, then Bucky agrees to one meeting with Steve.
    Simple… at least in theory.

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    30 May 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    best sambucky fic ive read