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Not Easily Conquered #1
A Long Winter
In 1945, Steve Rogers jumps from a nosediving plane and swims through miles of Arctic Ocean to a frozen shore.
In 1947, Steve Rogers marries Peggy Carter.
In 1966, the New York Times finds the lost letters of Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes.
In 1947, Steve Rogers marries Peggy Carter.
In 1966, the New York Times finds the lost letters of Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes.
67 pages, ebook
Published June 17, 2014
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November 22, 2020
"You'd be heaven for anyone, but you're especialy heaven for a sinner like me."
Sometimes all a girl needs is a Stucky fic.
Seriously though, this is one of the most beautiful writings I have ever read. I am astonished and mesmerized.
Reading this was pure pain I'm not even alive anymore. Can't wait to see what comes next in the other TWO books.
I feel equal parts blessed and destroyed.
For now I will just be crying over this, and other, gorgeous quotes.
ps. this definitely does not have 67 pages lol it's so much longer.
Sometimes all a girl needs is a Stucky fic.
Seriously though, this is one of the most beautiful writings I have ever read. I am astonished and mesmerized.
Reading this was pure pain I'm not even alive anymore. Can't wait to see what comes next in the other TWO books.
I feel equal parts blessed and destroyed.
"Ave Maria, graia plena, get him out of this war, and if you've gotta take someone then take me, because I've got nothing real to go home to but he's got a girl now and I can see the hope written all over his face when he sees her. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, pray for us sinners, but don't spend too much time on my immortal soul, because not even divine intervention can help me now. I know when to walk away from a fight and trying my damnedest not to need him was a losing battle. I won't be in the history books; that's for you. But I loved you first. As long as they get that right, I don't care what they say."
For now I will just be crying over this, and other, gorgeous quotes.
ps. this definitely does not have 67 pages lol it's so much longer.
April 23, 2019
hhhhh i'm getting emotional over stevebucky all over again
June 20, 2017
LOOK AT THIS, MY FAVORITE FIC OF ALL TIME IS FINALLY ON GOODREADS AND IT COUNTS FOR CHALLENGES. With they had all three parts as one entry but oh well. Review to come but this is the greatest fic ever, just saying.
August 24, 2023
legit eine der besten fanfiction die ich gelesen habe
November 9, 2022
Ungelogen beste fanfic unnormal gut einfach danke an cj dafür
January 2, 2023
Top 5 fanfics die ich je gelesen hab sag ich ehrlich
April 3, 2021
HOW IN THE HECK IS THIS ON GOODREADS?!!!!???!!!!
my sister convinced me to read this and yes - in the year of 2021, i am indeed reading this for the first time - and i'm so glad she did. this was so GOOD. idc what anyone says, this is what really happened.
my sister convinced me to read this and yes - in the year of 2021, i am indeed reading this for the first time - and i'm so glad she did. this was so GOOD. idc what anyone says, this is what really happened.
September 24, 2021
I read this fic a couple years ago; last night, I reread it in one sitting. Simply amazing, emotional, raw, and stunning. This is what Steve and Bucky deserved and I will never not wish it was canon. The writing is so gorgeous and haunting; I hope the two writers publish something someday. 100% would read over and over again.
October 6, 2021
I can’t even begin to explain—and I can’t stress this enough—how GOOD this is.
February 11, 2020
perfect
January 14, 2022
i looked this up on Goodreads as a joke bc it's literally the best written fiction I've ever fucking read and no other fanfiction or book will ever top this series
December 26, 2022
"I won't be in the history books; that's for you. But I loved you first. As long as they get that right, I don't care what they say."
January 16, 2024
This fic is quite literally better than multiple published novels I have read. It sends the author on an emotional journey that literally stays with you forever- it's one of those types of books. I first read this four years ago, and I still think of it on the daily. The best way to describe it is that it sort of shatters your perception of love and loss and rebuilds it with electrifying language and words.
This fic is quite literally art. 100/10 stars.
This fic is quite literally art. 100/10 stars.
October 31, 2021
Review for entire series: A fine example of how fanfic is so frequently better written and infinitely more creative than the vast majority of conventionally published fiction. Not only is this series a fantastic family and personal epic saga linking a century of global events, but it is also a superb work in both the action (war and superhero) AND the epistolry romance genres. That same level of skill is applied to the inserts: bits of journalism, fiction writing, social media posts... all of it independantly well-crafted and in themselves examples of what those things can and should be.
Please be aware if you are not in a safe headspace right now that this fic is... a lot. It's a lot of heartache and anger and then heartache all over again. dropdeaddream's talent made me feel both as numb as Steve did, floating through his hollow life, and also every bit as broken by the things that hollowed him out to begin with. There's very little direct Stucky in this, if that's what you were looking for, but what there is has a sweetness that hurts as much as the painful bits do.
Everyone who reads this has a favourite quote, usually something grand and sad and worthy of a literary prize even out of context. We can't help it - that's just what this fic is. I, though, would like to quote a throwaway moment of levity, because when I stumbled across it in context it didn't feel light or insignificant at all. What does it tell you about this fic that I felt that sobbing and flinching my way through nearly 118k words was worth it to finally see:
Please be aware if you are not in a safe headspace right now that this fic is... a lot. It's a lot of heartache and anger and then heartache all over again. dropdeaddream's talent made me feel both as numb as Steve did, floating through his hollow life, and also every bit as broken by the things that hollowed him out to begin with. There's very little direct Stucky in this, if that's what you were looking for, but what there is has a sweetness that hurts as much as the painful bits do.
Everyone who reads this has a favourite quote, usually something grand and sad and worthy of a literary prize even out of context. We can't help it - that's just what this fic is. I, though, would like to quote a throwaway moment of levity, because when I stumbled across it in context it didn't feel light or insignificant at all. What does it tell you about this fic that I felt that sobbing and flinching my way through nearly 118k words was worth it to finally see:
“Barnes, quit peacocking,” Steve says.
“Rogers, quit looking,” Bucky replies.
He grins at Steve in the reflection.
October 26, 2025
Very convenient that this series is on Goodreads as I had to re-read it for the narrative analysis I’m writing for my fanfiction class. I first read this several years back, and I think it just gets better and better on every read.
Steve and Peggy’s relationship is my favorite part of this whole thing— it is so complex, so layered, so realistic. There is love and affection and pain and resentment and lying and miscommunication and eventual understanding and it’s all tied up in this messy little present for the reader to gradually open. Their final conversation at the end where Peggy tells Steve the truth about Bucky and the quotes “love made me selfish”, “I had the time of my life, dancing the night away with you”, etc… knife straight to the heart.
The epistolary/mixed media format is so effective— the inclusion of diegetic text really immerses the reader and forces them to grapple with how the dominant culture would perceive the events of the story— what sort of wording is the NYT choosing when it writes about Steve? If Steve is America, how will the press react when he does not always reflect “Traditional American Values”? What happens when we equate a person with history instead of their humanity?
Finally, I love how all of the scenes are set in the winter time… I love the tie in of Thomas Paine and the Winter Soldier Investigation which obviously pays off so nicely later in the series.
In some ways, it’s too bad that this is Captain America fanfiction, because it would make a hell of a novel, and the themes are more relevant than ever to an American readership.
Steve and Peggy’s relationship is my favorite part of this whole thing— it is so complex, so layered, so realistic. There is love and affection and pain and resentment and lying and miscommunication and eventual understanding and it’s all tied up in this messy little present for the reader to gradually open. Their final conversation at the end where Peggy tells Steve the truth about Bucky and the quotes “love made me selfish”, “I had the time of my life, dancing the night away with you”, etc… knife straight to the heart.
The epistolary/mixed media format is so effective— the inclusion of diegetic text really immerses the reader and forces them to grapple with how the dominant culture would perceive the events of the story— what sort of wording is the NYT choosing when it writes about Steve? If Steve is America, how will the press react when he does not always reflect “Traditional American Values”? What happens when we equate a person with history instead of their humanity?
Finally, I love how all of the scenes are set in the winter time… I love the tie in of Thomas Paine and the Winter Soldier Investigation which obviously pays off so nicely later in the series.
In some ways, it’s too bad that this is Captain America fanfiction, because it would make a hell of a novel, and the themes are more relevant than ever to an American readership.
February 23, 2023
song: Blood of a Broken Man by American Mercury
hahaha I’m not okay 🫠
There’s a bleeding wound where my heart should be and this fic caused it. Everything about this hurt — there was a sense of melancholy carved into every word. It’s such a violent truth that love hurts and I felt it through each of the characters, in the way they interacted with themselves and with each other. Love sustains us just as it breaks us. Love makes us selfish because we feel like we have to covet it and keep it for ourselves, otherwise we might become nothing without it. The writing here captured both sides of love’s coin so poignantly, in a way that ached and resounded through me. I could understand the deplorable choices and the harsh words shared because it all came back to that little truth: love’s a double edged sword.
Jesus H. Christ, this is gonna sit with me for awhile. A lot of fics I’ve read do in a way — maybe it’s because the characters you’re reading about are already intimate to you. You know them from a thousand different stories, have seen them through hundreds of different endings. And then sometimes, a writer or two paints them in a light that shines just a little brighter, makes you think just a little harder. And it echoes for a long time.
hahaha I’m not okay 🫠
There’s a bleeding wound where my heart should be and this fic caused it. Everything about this hurt — there was a sense of melancholy carved into every word. It’s such a violent truth that love hurts and I felt it through each of the characters, in the way they interacted with themselves and with each other. Love sustains us just as it breaks us. Love makes us selfish because we feel like we have to covet it and keep it for ourselves, otherwise we might become nothing without it. The writing here captured both sides of love’s coin so poignantly, in a way that ached and resounded through me. I could understand the deplorable choices and the harsh words shared because it all came back to that little truth: love’s a double edged sword.
Jesus H. Christ, this is gonna sit with me for awhile. A lot of fics I’ve read do in a way — maybe it’s because the characters you’re reading about are already intimate to you. You know them from a thousand different stories, have seen them through hundreds of different endings. And then sometimes, a writer or two paints them in a light that shines just a little brighter, makes you think just a little harder. And it echoes for a long time.
July 19, 2022
"I won't be in the history books; that's for you. But I loved you first. As long as they get that right, I don't care what they say."
"But he'll whisper the one truth he knows into the abyss anyway —
You are the soul inside of me. Even now. Even though you're long gone.
It counts for something. Bucky will be loved until the end of time. He's the one who will make it into the history books that really matter. This love, it has counted for something."
Estoy destrozada emocionalmente y solo leí la primera parte, me quiero mword.
"But he'll whisper the one truth he knows into the abyss anyway —
You are the soul inside of me. Even now. Even though you're long gone.
It counts for something. Bucky will be loved until the end of time. He's the one who will make it into the history books that really matter. This love, it has counted for something."
Estoy destrozada emocionalmente y solo leí la primera parte, me quiero mword.
December 31, 2022
No surprise here, but rereading this had me in tears all over again. “I won’t be in the history books; that’s for you. But I loved you first. As long as they get that right, I don’t care what they say.” / “You are the soul inside of me. Even now. Even though you’re long gone.”
Absolute BANGERS. I wanted this to be the last fic I read for 2022 and I’m planning on getting “but I loved you first” tattooed because of how deeply this fic resonated with me and altered my brain chemistry.
If you haven’t read it yet, stop what you’re doing and buckle in.
Absolute BANGERS. I wanted this to be the last fic I read for 2022 and I’m planning on getting “but I loved you first” tattooed because of how deeply this fic resonated with me and altered my brain chemistry.
If you haven’t read it yet, stop what you’re doing and buckle in.
December 19, 2024
My cousin suggested this to me random,y back in November. She knows how much I’ve always loved Bucky. Steve may be Cap, but Bucky Barnes has my heart.
Anyway, I finally got around to reading this.
Book 1 is so good. Full of profound bits that made me gasp and think deep about the characters.
Then I opened up part 2 just to read the first few lines. It’s something I do occasionally for stories like this.
And I read the hardest line ever (no spoilers) that I immediately wanted to get it tattooed on my skin. Def going to be something I have to print and bind at some point.
Anyway, I finally got around to reading this.
Book 1 is so good. Full of profound bits that made me gasp and think deep about the characters.
Then I opened up part 2 just to read the first few lines. It’s something I do occasionally for stories like this.
And I read the hardest line ever (no spoilers) that I immediately wanted to get it tattooed on my skin. Def going to be something I have to print and bind at some point.
February 9, 2025
“I won’t be in the history books; that’s for you. But I loved you first. As long as they get that right, I don’t care what they say.”
But, in the end, he was in the history books. And, it’s true, he did love him first.
But, in the end, he was in the history books. And, it’s true, he did love him first.
May 4, 2018
Favorite fanfiction of all time. About the history of queer identity in the 20th century.
February 7, 2020
Holy shit this is so good 😭 keen for the next two parts
August 19, 2021
I've read this so many times, and everytime it's a punch to the gut. Can't cope, really cant cope with this
March 31, 2022
screaming crying this makes me so emotional every time i read it RHAHHHHHH
September 9, 2022
I will never be the same. So much pain.
May 10, 2024
happy thursday im crying over stucky fanfiction
May 22, 2024
cried. its written so beautifully
May 19, 2025
NO WORDS. how can a fanfiction about a supersoldier and brainwashed terrorist be so damn poignant and haunting
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