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Part 2 of The Value of Time
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2020-01-01
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2020-07-25
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Time is a Metaphor

Summary:

Time is a wonderful teacher, but in the end, kills all his students.

Several months after his dramatic breakdown in "The Power of Five Seconds" Bucky is finally on a road to recovery. He becomes part of a community in Wakanda, and starts to build a life with his new-found family around him. He and Steve are slowly and painfully rebuilding the trust lost after the events of Endgame.
So of course, there must be another storm gathering just beyond the horizon.

Disclaimer: We don't own Marvel or have any association with it. This is just our version of the story.

Notes:

Hi everyone. Welcome to part 2!
This story starts out as very Steve-unfriendly (can you blame us..?), but we slowly work to redeem him - so you can expect a fluffy stucky happily ever after. After some truly rocky angst, of course.
As always, we love comments and constructive criticism - but remember, it's just our take on this story. If you do not like it, or disagree with our ideas, please don't read.

At this point we are planning to update on a weekly basis - the whole fic is written and through a first round of beta, we're now adding some final touches.

As in part 1, you can expect some moodboards - but the new thing is that we've thrown in a lot of social media throughout. We're also planning to post a timeline of the series at some point.

(See the end of the work for more notes and other works inspired by this one.)

Chapter 1

Notes:

Chapter 1 is a series of social media entries: blog, Twitter and Instagram, even emails with Steve, spanning from May to September. Throughout these few months Bucky recovers and builds a new life, before our story and a new adventure starts in chapter 2.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text


 



 

30 May 2024

 

Bucky’s support group created.

Shuri administrator

Wanda added

Sam added

 

Shuri: Hey, so I created this group so we can talk about Bucky, his progress, our worries, and to support him and each other, there’s a few rough weeks ahead

Wanda: Awesome, thanks Shuri, this would save time talking back and forth

Sam: Yeah, great job… so, let me jump in. How is he?

Shuri: Bad, he shrinks into himself when anyone comes near him, he thinks his hair is a wall to the outside world, he hardly eats, and he only uses words when nods and headshakes don’t get the point across, or when he is talking to me, Mother and brother

Wanda: I am so worried about him. This isn’t good

Sam: No, it’s not, but not unexpected after what happened

Shuri: If I had any idea… I knew he was struggling, but after the talk we had, that one morning when Sam and Steve caught him with Cody, I really thought he turned things around...

Sam: That was a bad night… I saw more of Barnes I really wanted to… and in front of Steve. I just hope one day we will look back and remember the shock and not the pain of it

Wanda: Maybe, Sam, but it will take some time

Shuri: Time… am I the only one fed up with time and its mindfucking tendencies?

Wanda: Me too…

Sam: Yeah, enough with its fuckitty fuckwits… we all just need a break

Shuri: I should probably ask, how is the Old Man doing? He is in a hospital, right?

Sam: Yeah, he had a Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The doctors are worried because he is not healing as he should, even with the medications. They were hoping that he still had enough serum left, but it doesn't seem to be the case. They are hesitant to release him

Shuri: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, that’s also called the broken heart syndrome?

Wanda: That’s correct

Shuri: So, he watches his wife die... buries her twice... watches the world fall apart and does nothing, wakes up 70 years into the future, fights aliens, fights 117 nations, fights a giant alien grape, watches his family, his friends, dissappear for five years – twice I might add – and the one thing that makes his heart go, ‘sorry, the number you’ve dialed does not exist’ is Bucky? Bucky going back into the past to kill a version of himself, Bucky telling him the real reason he is angry? And he still doesnt get it!?

Wanda: Wow... that’s a lot... but yeah...

Sam: Get what?

Shuri: What we saw, or didn't see everytime they look at each other! We all knew Bucky’s feelings, but Steve really never felt a thing? I mean, I had to watch the man break down everytime he stared at the cryo tank, talking to Bucky, even though he didnt hear a thing? WE did, the techs and scientists cried in the bathrooms when they took a break!!! Seriously...

Sam: Yeah, I’m with you girl, but I don’t think he ever thought about it, and if he did, he was too busy denying himself, seeking the next back alley fight or a way to prove he wasn’t weak

Shuri: Either way, he is second on my list, first is Bucky, my loyalty and priority is him

Wanda: Agreed

Sam: Yeah. Same. But I will also keep an eye on Steve

Shuri: That’s why you are the good one among us, Sam

Wanda: :) :)

Sam: Yeah, yeah... also the only man :/

Shuri: Got to go, Bucky just finished his therapy, I usually try to walk him back to his room

 



 

02 June 2024

 

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Aren’t books awesome? #LOTR #Tolkien #reading #watchingTheTrilogyNext #extendedCut #21stCenturyIsAwesome

@MynameisBucky

 



 

07 June 2024

 

Okay, this is me, and this is my blog. They said it would help. Talk about it, write about it. Right? For the world to see. Won’t be the first time my skeletons are broadcast, but hey, I’ve seen some of the blogs out there, and I think I’m pretty mild in comparison.

So, first things first. I’m Bucky. Or the White Wolf. My life… well... it's a long story, but since Google is your friend, you can search it.

This is my way of learning to live again, to make peace with so many things... I’ll try to take one issue per blog post and see how it goes. I will be here a while.

Okay.

This is enough for now.

I’m going to dunk my head in the lake.

 

….. blog updated…..

 



 

10 June 2024

 

One word: “Ouch” #pain #ouch #30languagesAndIgotOuch @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBucky  Hahaha, she got you training didn’t she? #proud #goforit @RedWispsofAir

@RedWispsOfAir, I sure did! Tomorrow night he is dancing with us at the local fruit market. #SorryNotSorry #HeCanTakeIt #dancing #WhiteBoyDancing  @GeniusPrincess 

8 Hours!  My legs are jelly! #StillFeelingIt #silllySiblings @MynameisBucky

Sorry, the number you’ve dialled doesn’t care, please try again later. Besides, we all know you can take it #hahahagotyou #callmetheQueen @GeniusPrincess

 



 

15 June 2024

 

To: [email protected]

CC:

Subject:  Hi.

 

Hi.

So… uhm...

How are you..

Fuck.

I can't do this...

Fuck

 

Message saved as draft

 



 

21 June 2024

 

……I realize, that maybe calling me the White Wolf is very accurate, after all. Princess always saw right through me, she knew my love for the moon, and the loyalty that lies within. After all, the moon taught me that’s it okay to be dark sometimes, it’s all a phase, we all go through phases. It doesn’t mean I’m empty, I’m just in hiding in a shadow. I read a quote a few days ago, and I’ll end with that:

“I have late night conversations with the moon. He tells me about the sun, and I tell him about you.” SL Gray

Until next time.

Take care.

Wolf trumps winter every time.

 

…. blog updated….

 



 

30 June 2024

 

Got a compliment today, heard that for a ‘white boi’ I got rhythm.” Life goals man, Life goals. #goals #thisWhiteBoiGotRhythm #takeThatFalcon @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBucky you do, it may not be the swinging 30’s. but you're entertaining to watch. PS. I won’t say what the other girls said….. @GeniusPrincess 

@MynameisBucky, @GeniusPrincess Don’t lie to my Rapunzel like that!  @AwesomeFalcon

@GeniusPrincess, @MynameisBucky, Oh, got to hear this, what did they say about our adopted brother?  @AwesomeFalcon Be nice, I’ll hide your Frisbee @RedWispsOfAir

@MynameisBucky, @RedWispsOfAir  Well, they complimented certain parts of his physique, many of our girls wants to be doctors now…… 😉 @AwesomeFalcon Come visit, we can have a showdown!   @GeniusPrincess

@GeniusPrincess, Hey!!!!  @AwesomeFalcon  Take a hike, Frisbee man! Please go hide it @RedWispsOfAir @MynameisBucky

 



 

30 June 2024

 

To: [email protected]

CC:

Subject:  Hi.

 

So, 2nd time…. Let’s try again, shall we.

So… uhm… How are you?

I’m okay, I’m good, reading a lot. Even did a few Instagram posts about it, Shuri says they are depressing… well, duh…

So about the video…

... I can’t do this.

Fuck.

 

Message saved as draft.

 



 

04 July 2024

 

“They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite” ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince.  @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBucky  xoxoxoxo ♥♥♥♥♥♥ @RedWispsOfAir

@MynameisBucky Got your back man. Especially since you’re my older brother now   @Quicksilver

@MynameisBucky Try Dr. Seuss with your next book @GeniusPrincess

 



 

14 July 2024

Short post today, so many things happening. Started an Instagram account, Shuri is determined to get me on every possible social media platform, I must ‘get with the times’. She said I must stay away from Tumblr though. She said it in a way, that I know without a doubt, that it's a challenge. Well… Challenge accepted.

The other challenge being that I got a job, it’s temporary but I am actually very excited about it.  Teaching. Me, a teacher. English. To kids. Quite excited about it. So, my routine now is, teaching in the morning, training in the afternoon and then I have some time in the evenings, which is spent preparing for the next day. Awesome.

In between I get dragged to every celebration, small gathering, big gathering, family dinners, and whatever else, so I can be Shuri’s ‘plus one’. I think she just wants to make sure I’m okay, and the fact that she can laugh at my dancing is of course a bonus. I think most days her sole entertainment is me, either falling on my face doing a complicated move, or trying to get my knees over my head and keep rhythm. 

The Lindy Hop wouldn’t betray me like this.

 

... blog updated...

 



 

24 July 2024

 

To: [email protected]

CC:

Subject:  Hi.

 

Hi Steve. Uhm, so it’s been two months. I should probably have contacted you sooner. So, how are you? I’m… I’m good. Really. Started a blog, have Instagram and a job. Teaching. Can you imagine, me teaching kids? English.  It was a hectic few days to get into it, but then again, I've always been a quick learner, and these days, you get the most amazing materials. Telling you, if we had that, I probably wouldn't have not skipped so many classes.

Anyway, Shuri got me to train with the warriors to stay in shape.

How’s things over there? I hear Sam is doing well with the shield (I’m still calling it a Frisbee in front of him) and Wanda is much happier now with Pietro. She says he finds it hard to believe they aren’t the same age, but I tell her to go easy on him. It's a huge adjustment, just ask… us, I guess.

I have to go now. The class is waiting.

Bucky

 



 

25 July 2024

 

To:  [email protected]

CC:

Subject: RE: Hi

 

Hi Buck.

It's really really good to hear from you. I've been… you’ve been on my mind a lot lately. How are you doing? You always did love the sun. Is the lake still so full? I remember we once…

Everyone else is doing well. Peter is settling in nicely, he's in Europe at the moment. His aunt figured out that he is, in fact, Spiderman. Thor was here for a quick visit and update. What’s with Rocket asking for your arm?

You will make a fantastic teacher, you always did lead and teach people. Even when we were children, you've had a heart for people. It’s why you were such a great sergeant. You taught me a lot.

So… anyway...

Wanda and Pietro are settling in so well, he and Scott discovered their shared love of pranks. Wanda and Hope are the ones who suffers though. Sam, just once, and replied that they do not want to challenge him. Sam misses you, he is always on his phone making some remarks. He told me about your blog, and social media accounts. He reads some of your posts out loud and then he and Wanda would figure out how to reply. Wanda goes on about emojis and Sam is thinking sass. Would you mind if I followed you? May I read your blog?

The HQ is doing well, everything is set up nicely. Pepper gave us the latest software to reinstall FRIDAY, who immediately took over. It already feels so much like the Tower used to. Not exactly the same, but the new people and voices are nice.

There’s so much I want to talk about, to say, but I don’t know where to start, or whether I'm allowed to. 

I miss….

I'll email you again later.

Steve

 



 

31 July 2024 

 

"You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the fuck on." — Tupac Shakur #nicelySaid #tupac #shakur #movingOn #iGotThis @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBucky Yes YOU DO!! Brother @GeniusPrincess

@MynameisBucky Ahoooooooowlllll! @Quicksilver

@MynameisBucky Finally some music taste, next Marvin Gaye… @AwesomeFalcon

@MynameisBucky Take the pieces and build a new puzzle, I’ll help @RedWispsOfAir

 



 

04 August 2024

 

To: [email protected]

CC:

Subject:  Good

 

Hey, yeah, you can follow me if you’d like, not sure you will like every post though. My Instagram name is @MynameisBucky and I attached a link to my blog site.

The kids are such a handful! Becca and the others were never this much. But I must admit, I enjoy every single minute of it. They are so willing to learn, and easy to laugh. I also never realised what a huge responsibility it is. I mean, they are so easy to teach, but what I teach them depends on me. There’s this one, Akhona, she discovered her name means ‘present’ and now she insists on giving small ‘presents’ to every teacher and kid she sees. I got a nice black pebble from the lake, it fits my arm apparently. Their minds are fragile, and when I take into account everything that happened to me, with my mind, I try to teach them the good, you know? The things that would build them up, that would make them strong. Physical strength is only as good as your mental strength. 

Oh, tell Pietro and Scott I'm proud of them, tell them not to be afraid of Sam, I give them permission. Prank his ass, keep him on his toes. Can you maybe tell me what his sister’s baby gender is? She’s a few months along now, right? I need to get the right present, but can’t openly pry. He will never let me live it down.

I don’t know if I told you last time, Shuri got me to train with the Dora? Man, was I out of shape! Or just a different type of shape, I’m on a different level now, but I love it. Keeps the mind occupied. And Shuri can’t laugh at me for getting certain moves wrong, I know them now, perfectly. So, take that, Princess. The dancing is fun, too. It really helped with the warrior training, I forgot how the agility helps with fighting. 

I will be honest though, not everyday is a good day. I see Shuri work, trying to help the neighbouring villages, help the world supplying food sources, it’s like the Depression all over again. The Blip, that’s what they call it? I hate it. Once again humanity is nothing more than a blip on a radar, as if an inconvenience… I miss… I have so many friends now, people that care, but you know… I still have…

Sometimes I still wish for things that can never be, but I’m getting better.

I thought of myself the other day, the one that died… I still don’t regret it. The therapist here wants me to talk about it. I don’t. I won’t. I don’t regret it. Strange says there are thousands of parallel universes out there, Shuri says maybe more. So, I’m really okay with the idea that there is one, just one, where I'm okay. Not great, but that’s a wish for another time.

My class is waiting (I take my lunch and cram as much in as I can!) Till later.

Bucky

Http://www.IamBucky.newblogworld.com

 



 

05 Aug 2024

 

To:  [email protected]

CC:

Subject: RE: Good

 

I’m following you. I really like your posts, it looks like you’re really getting better, I mean not that you weren’t good, just… you know… you know, right?

Anyway. I’m glad you are enjoying your classes. Sam was very impressed when I told him. Oh, his sister is having a boy, Sam is hoping to be a godfather and that he will be named after him. ‘After all, I’m the Captain now,” his words, not mine.

I can imagine a big class being a handful, but then again, you can handle it. Becca and the twins loved you, following you around everywhere. You've always been a leader, a protector. I bet that’s why both Shuri and Wanda adopted you as their big brother. They feel safe around you, so I’m not worried about a bunch of kids. And I know you will teach them more than just a language.

Pietro and Scott have upped their game, I think they want to make you proud.

I’m glad you are training again, and dancing. I enjoyed your tweet about how the Lindy Hop… you are right, but then you never back down from a challenge. Talking about… Have you tried Tumblr yet?

I’m sorry that you have bad days, you don’t deserve them. I know I am a major part of it, the main reason – probably -  I… I want to say 'sorry', but I don’t think that would be enough. I keep wondering if we will ever talk without this big chasm between us? I miss your com… Bucky, at this point I'm just grateful that you are willing to contact me. Maybe I can call you sometime?

I have another meeting with Fury, so I got to go.

Miss you,

Steve

 



 

12 August 2024

 

“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.

Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.

Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.

Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”

― Yoko Ono

 

Discovered the Beatles today and then the story of John and Yoko Ono. Tragic. Found this little gem, so lovely, don’t you all think? Have a great last few months of winter everyone, summer is almost here! @MynameisBucky

#YokoOno #JohnLennon #Beatles #Quotes #almostSummer

 



 

17 August 2024

 

Okay, I take it back. Training for dancing is NOT easier than training for fighting. I don’t think I have feet anymore. Shuri, help… No, wait, it was your idea, “Do the festival, Bucky, it will be fun, Bucky, take part in the dance sequence, Bucky…” @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBucky Stop whining, you like it. Besides, the training pays off  @GeniusPrincess

@MynameisBucky Can we come and watch? @RedWispsOfAir

@MynameisBucky @RedWispsOfAir Sure! We’re having a festival ‘in memoriam’ all those we lost in the five years @GeniusPrincess

@MynameisBucky @GeniusPrincess  I’ll be there! @RedWispsOfAir

 



 

22 Aug 2024

 

The festival is this weekend, the atmosphere is sombre, but still somehow light, and it's strange. We celebrate the lives lost, the opportunities lost, the memories… It's a joyous celebration, yet the tears run every day. Even though I was gone for those five years, there are those who stayed behind, who tell stories and it sounds like a nightmare. The silence... It makes me remember the poem of T.S. Elliot, especially the last verse:

Here we go round the prickly pear, / Prickly pear prickly pear / Here we go round the prickly pear / At five o'clock in the morning. / Between the idea / And the reality / Between the motion / And the act / Falls the Shadow / For Thine is the Kingdom /  Between the conception / And the creation / Between the emotion / And the response / Falls the Shadow / Life is very long / Between the desire / And the spasm  / Between the potency / And the existence / Between the essence / And the descent / Falls the Shadow / For Thine is the Kingdom / For Thine is / Life is / For Thine is the / This is the way the world ends / This is the way the world ends / This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but with a whimper.

That last sentence: not with a bang but with a whimper. That’s true, we fight and we have battle cries, we yell for freedom, and we scream in pain, and at the end, it's a groan of failure, a moan of despair that stops the loudness in the skies. It's the soft whimper of lost hope that echoes around us. I don’t think I will be ever able to understand - the meaning of being left behind after something on such a massive scale - but I will always be able to identify those who lost time. Those who wake up one moment, and so much has passed. That feeling of being adrift in a river, and then finding yourself in the middle of a thunderstorm in the ocean. 

We will dance to honour them, we dance to remember, and we also dance to forget. I dance for all of these. I cry for all of these. 

This isn’t a really good week for me, but I know I am not alone. I don’t have to go through this alone - I can, I’ve done it before, but now I know I don’t want to. I’m allowing myself to feel the pain, to accept the brokenness that comes with the struggle to survive another day. As Audrey Niffenegger wrote in the book “The Time traveller’s wife" “It is hard being left behind, it is hard to be the one who stays.” Life is hard. So hard.

I’m so tired.

But I will keep dancing.

PS. One good thing, Wanda is coming to visit, and bringing Pietro. I can’t wait to see her again. Can’t wait to hug her close.

 

….. blog updated….

 



 

25 Aug 2024

 

See this picture, it's me, Wanda, Shuri and Pietro. I look like I just got out of the shower, because I just did a full night of dancing. It was tons of fun. Wanda made a video…. *internal screaming*.

It was a good night, we cried, we laughed and we DANCED!!!

"Lost love is still love. It takes a different form, that's all. You can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor. But when those senses weaken another heightens. Memory. Memory becomes your partner. You nurture it. You hold it. You dance with it." — Mitch Albom

#DanceFestival #remembrance #forThoseWeLost #forThoseWhoLostUs #forEveryone #tiredButWorthIt

#family #wakandaForever  @MynameisBucky

 

Posted on Instagram

 

@MynameisBucky You were amazing! @RedWispsOfAir

@MynameisBucky @RedWispsOfAir  Video or it didn’t happen!! @AwesomeFalcon

@MynameisBucky @AwesomeFalcon @Quicksilver @GeniusPrincess Here’s the video! Look at this amazing man! #bigBrotherDancing #dancefestival

@MynameisBucky @GeniusPrincess @Quicksilver @RedWispsOfAir Okay, I’ll admit… I’m impressed! @AwesomeFalcon

Post liked by @SGR8gers, @PilotJJ and 1489 others…

 



 

29 Aug 2025

 

To: [email protected]

CC:

Subject: hey

 

Sorry for taking so long to email back, I… I didn’t have the best few weeks, things were hectic with the festival preparations and the dance routine, teaching, then Wanda and Pietro’s visit. It was so great to have them here. We hardly slept, we talked so much, and we ate so much, and drank so much, I’m so happy for my fast metabolism. Never thought I'd say that, but here we are. I miss them already. (I gave Pietro tips for pranks, make sure he uses them wisely.)

I don’t know if you read my last few blog entries, they weren’t as positive as the others, I just... My mind hasn’t been my greatest friend these past few days. Memories really know how to get one down.

The classes have been real good, I have a few misbehaving kids, but then again - I was one, so I know how to handle them. Thanks for believing in me, that I will be a great teacher. You may have been right in saying I didn’t do too much of a bad job back when we were kids.

I actually haven’t tried Tumblr yet, maybe today or tomorrow? I will let you know how it goes.

If it’s okay, I will call you first? I’m not sure… I know I need to talk to you sometime, it’s just, last time, that video… I said so much, and I know we should probably talk about it, but I don’t know if I’m strong enough yet. I think slow and steady steps. I can’t really rush into anything at this moment, I’m making good progress, I don’t want a relapse. We… I will call… talk to you… just… give me time. Please?

I miss you too actually, I keep reading something and the first person I want to tell is you, and I find myself turning around… I’ll get there. I’m making good friends here, there is this geologist, Elethu, he keeps telling me to try out this café in town, apparently the best coffee this side of town, especially the one with the Kahlua liqueur, and I’m so tempted.

Got to prepare for tomorrow’s class. We’re handling tenses…

Bucky

 



 

29 Aug 2024

 

To:  [email protected]

CC:

Subject: RE: hey

 

Buck, I’m so sorry you had a rough time. I saw the video Wanda posted, I didn’t comment, I wanted to, but… anyway, you were amazing! Incredible to watch. You did so well.

Wanda and Pietro really enjoyed it, they keep telling everyone how good you look, and how you would laugh. Pietro is looking up to you. He told Sam that he asked you if he could call you and text you whenever, and was very happy that you were more than happy to. I think it’s more than just gratitude for saving his life, I think he really is inspired by you, by everything you’ve accomplished and were able to do. I must admit, it is inspiring to see you these days.

I read all your stuff, every blog and every post. I really loved that photo you posted at the festival. You all look so happy. I understand that not every day will be a good day, and I’m glad you have people around you to help you, to guide you. You deserve it all. You deserve… uhm…

 

Hey, if I remember correctly, we both misbehaved, I tried to pay attention – the few times I actually made it to class – but you were always distracting. Couldn’t sit still.

I’m looking forward to your Tumblr experience, it's something I've never been able to do. I learned that you never Google yourself or go on Tumblr.

Sure, you can call when you are ready, I will wait. I miss your voice, but I'm not trying to pressure you into anything. Your timeline.

You should try that coffee, I just know the ‘Irish’ coffee, with the hint of whiskey, so that should be a good experience. I also have tried a Dom Pedro once, that’s also good.

Good luck with your class.

Steve

 



 

02 Sept 2024

 

Tumblr….. Tumblr… so I said challenge accepted, right? I may have been a bit overzealous in proving my strength. So certain blogs… yeah… others… nyet. I’m… flabbergasted. Interesting side note, I am part of three main ‘otps’, at least they got the gender right ;) #tumblr #otp #LGBTQA #tumblrKnowsMoreAboutMeThanIDo @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBucky And what would those otps be? And what’s the names. How much artwork? Are you going back?  @RedWispsOfAir

@RedWispsOfAir Not telling you, go Google yourself… no, wait… I ban you. Not going back anytime soon @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBucky Your true otp is the one with the most phone cases… Ha hahahahahahah @AwesomeFalcon

@AwesomeFalcon  I’m going to buy you one, so you can have my face with you always! @MynameisBucky

@MynameisBuck Oh hell no, I don’t want my screen to crack, no matter how strong the phone is. Poor phone. @AwesomeFalcon

@MynameisBucky  They say you should never Google your own name, and look for yourself on Tumblr. I agree on certain blogs though, especially the educational ones, sharing tips and so on. Give those a go. @PilotJJ

@PilotJJ  Thank you, good advice. I will search for those. @MynameisBucky

 



 

10 Sept 2024

 

God, this week. I guess that’s life, ups and downs. A constant battle. The shittiest thing about it all is the memories. Those videos that play and replay in your mind over and over again. There’s no remote, no play button, it's instant, a smell, a touch, the way the wind blows across the lake, the way you moved during the night and you remember… It comes and knocks you out when you make a dish, and the dish has a meaning, it's something that triggers another playback. Or you go through your drawers and you find a picture… fuck… it's so horrible.

Even worse is when your mind provides you with the sound effects too, and you hear it, you feel it, you can touch it, and it happened so, so long ago, but feels like yesterday. I think the best thing invented, yet the biggest curse at the same time, is photography. It can be amazing, so bittersweet - some days more bitter than sweet though. The worst is how for that moment in time, everything is fine, and so long after, everything is so different, except that faces on paper.

This is a short post, I will try to write something longer next time.

I will leave you with this: “All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.”

― Susan Sontag

 

….. blog updated…..

 



 

19 sept 2024

 

A kid drew this picture today, especially for me. I think it's the first time I've ever pretended to have ‘something in my eye’  #SchoolKids #teacher #worthwhile #iLoveTeaching #artwork @MynameisBucky

Posted on Instagram

@MynameisBucky Aawwwwww that’s so sweet. You are an amazing teacher, and an amazing big brother. We love you very much @RedWispsOfAir

@MynameisBucky @RedWispsOfAir  Damn straight!  He is a blessing to know, fun to make fun of and worth all the hugs in the world #BrotherLove @GeniusPrincess

@RedWispsOfAir @GeniusPrincess My endless love and gratitude for you. The honour of knowing you is mine ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥XXXXXXXX @MynameisBucky

 



 

24 Sept 2024

 

“There are memories that time does not erase... Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire”

#noLongerABurden #slowlyButSurely #aNewChapter #lifeIsWhatHappensWhenYouMakePlans #dreamANewDream

 

 

Notes:

We've decided to flesh this chapter out a bit more with a series of drabbles - centering on dancing and Bucky's newfound Wakandan family - that can be found here.

There's a timeline for this whole series! You can find the timeline for part 1 HERE, and the timeline for this chapter below (click the image for full size):