AYRT

For me, the main thing that struck me was the new take on the 'conditioned to behave a certain way during sex' trope; there's so much fic involving the miscommunication around Bucky having been conditioned that way, whether it's submissive/passive or aggressive/violent, with the latter often ending badly for Steve and with varying degrees of resolution. So it was interesting to see it the other way around, with Steve having been the one 'conditioned' by his addiction, and how that played out.

Steve's lack of proper communication was definitely frustrating, though, so I can totally understand where you're coming from and why it wasn't to your tastes. I'm hoping - but not necessarily /expecting/ - that the sequel offers some kind of resolution, or at least steps in the right direction, since one of my main interests in trash-fic is the aftermath, and how the characters deal with the fallout, and I can imagine that based on the ending the fallout here's going to be pretty big.

I have read that fic before, yeah. Thanks for reminding me of it, though; it's a great one.