potofsoup2: Read the other 2 pages on AO3 here: archiveofourown.org/works/18724438/chap
potofsoup2: Read the other 2 pages on AO3 here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18724438/chapters/44503438 In my headcanon, Steve sets up other divergent timelines, and then hunkers down to wait, because he cares about the people in this timeline, too. Thinking about this some more –In all the other timelines that Steve may start, Steve would be the one to save Bucky. But this is the timeline where Bucky chose to break his conditioning and save Steve, which makes this Bucky all the more precious. Maybe that’s worth 50-70 years of careful stewardship of this timeline. -- source link