OP: Yay! It's finished! (I'll keep my eyes open for the coda, but no pressure--this more than stands on its own).
Bucky being annoyed about Steve's perfect teeth amuses me way more than it should because Seb Stan has a distractingly white set of teeth as well so ... you have no room to talk, Bucky XD
"Like he was standing in the past and watching the future unfold." --Love this bit.
I like where you have Tony here--the earth-shattering revelations that he's had haven't humbled him, but they've given him the perspective needed to keep from lashing out again. A lesser writer would have given him a personality overhaul at this point, but this feels like an organic progression from where he's been in previous chapters and true to his canon personality (my read of it, anyway).
"'I appreciate frustration with Stevie bein' pig headed, but that is still my best friend.' is said without overt anger, but a hint of steel there."--Thanks for this concession to my sappy little heart :) I get that a lot people who are into Winteriron don't have the most positive view of Bucky and Steve's relationship or of Steve's character (and I respectfully disagree with their interpretation but that's a whole other discussion), so I hope you didn't feel pressured by my yammering to add something to this fill that you weren't keen on.
It's been a ride reading this chapter by chapter as it was written--and it's amazing that you were able to crank this out in just a few days (I'd have finished, like, three sentences by this point). Again, thank you so much for this (and for putting up with me) <3 <3 <3
Re: BARFing Out Hurt (7/7)
Bucky being annoyed about Steve's perfect teeth amuses me way more than it should because Seb Stan has a distractingly white set of teeth as well so ... you have no room to talk, Bucky XD
"Like he was standing in the past and watching the future unfold." --Love this bit.
I like where you have Tony here--the earth-shattering revelations that he's had haven't humbled him, but they've given him the perspective needed to keep from lashing out again. A lesser writer would have given him a personality overhaul at this point, but this feels like an organic progression from where he's been in previous chapters and true to his canon personality (my read of it, anyway).
"'I appreciate frustration with Stevie bein' pig headed, but that is still my best friend.' is said without overt anger, but a hint of steel there."--Thanks for this concession to my sappy little heart :) I get that a lot people who are into Winteriron don't have the most positive view of Bucky and Steve's relationship or of Steve's character (and I respectfully disagree with their interpretation but that's a whole other discussion), so I hope you didn't feel pressured by my yammering to add something to this fill that you weren't keen on.
It's been a ride reading this chapter by chapter as it was written--and it's amazing that you were able to crank this out in just a few days (I'd have finished, like, three sentences by this point). Again, thank you so much for this (and for putting up with me) <3 <3 <3