androgynousladyjellyfish
lungthief

listen. i know it's not 2014 anymore and i know it's just a throwaway line and that the russo brothers didnt intend for marvel action blockbuster captain america the winter soldier to become the tragic gay love story that never was but man. having steve say "it's kind of hard to find someone with shared life experience" in a conversation about romantic relationships right before the bucky reveal is so cruel. it's not just about steve and bucky obviously having the shared experience of being "out of time," it's the fact that they've both been stripped of their humanity in opposite directions. steve is a legend, he is an american hero and a national icon before he is a human being the same way that bucky is a weapon and a killing machine before he is a human being. steve knows that anyone who falls in love with him in the 21st century fell in love with captain america first, and that's just not him. but then the one person who knew him first and knew him best and loved him (not captain america, that little guy from brooklyn) so much he died for it is alive, impossibly. and it's a miracle because he's back and it's horrific because he's back under the worst possible circumstances. but to steve, the winter soldier is worth tearing the world apart for because he's always been bucky first. they find each other and suddenly they're human again. and maybe, despite it all, being "out of time" becomes a blessing, because in this century they'd finally be allowed to love each other the way they've always wanted to. like real people do.

like. no. the captain america trilogy isn't about two queer men traumatized and alienated by war and modern life rediscovering and reclaiming their humanity through their love for each other. but. i mean. it couldve been

desertmp3

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op TAGS !!

sonickitty

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@onelonelystory "they were on that shit so gay it makes bitches media literate" is pure poetry

priscellie

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#like you get why all the fics about those two are insane right. the narrative is just so goddamn compelling #and thats not even getting into the whole thing abt the serum curing steve of every ailment except his love for bucky #which makes him realize it was never an ailment to begin with (despite the commonly held beliefs about homosexuality in the 1940s) #and bucky being *electroshocked* again and again into forgetting steve #like howd you make your gay ass movie that gay and not realize it. its kinda impressive #sorry for the ridiculous stucky retrospective its 4am and i rewatched the winter soldier recently #its not that deep. its not its not its not. but if it was anything other than what it is it could have been. and thats the worst part #shut up riley]

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#there's a lot of cringe past fandom loves I am embarassed to look in the eye but they are not one of them #they were on that shit so gay it makes bitches media literate. END ID.]

talkwithtatsu

authorial intent is for chumps

lungthief

AUTHORIAL INTENT IS FOR CHUMPS!!!!!!!

most of this post is a response to years of being called delusional for attempting to assess themesbut truly genuinely. as a shakespeare enjoyer. authorial intent means so little to me anymore

i like genuinely cant even feel any contemptuous envy for the people in camden who got to see pavlove live because im just so awestruck that they PLAYED IT and PETE CALLED IT THE HOLY GRAIL and THEY ENDED THE TOUR WITH IT and THEY CLEARLY LOVE THAT SONG…ive transcended envy ive transcended any emotion that isnt pure joy and ecstasy at PAVLOVE BY FALL OUT BOY LIVE IN 2023

shut up rileyfobtourdustthere were some songs where i was like ‘FUCK YOU THAT SHOULDVE BEEN ME’ but like i cant even be mad BC THEYB FUCKING PLAYED MY FAVORITE SONFITS REAL AND EXISTS IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!! AND THEY LOVE IT AND PLAYED IT!!!!!!