18 Works in Not Canon Compliant with End-Credits Scene for Movie: Thunderbolts (2025)
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Operation: Throuple by bryonyotsana
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
13 Oct 2025
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What if a temporal hiccup meant Steve Rogers completely botched his trip back in time and landed smack-dab in the middle of the newly formed Thunderbolts? A group of dysfunctional "heroes" with more baggage than a lost-and-found convention.
For John Walker, it's the greatest day of his life. A lifelong fanboy, he's now on a team with his idol, Captain America, and Bucky Barnes, the one guy who’s been giving him the cold shoulder since forever. But John's hero worship is more than Bucky can take. Now Bucky has to deal with the guy he thought abandoned him and a puppy-dog soldier who's showering Steve with the admiration Bucky had been so carefully rejecting. It's a possessive, jealousy-fueled nightmare.
Now, with missions to run and way too many feelings to unpack, the trio finds themselves in the most awkward love triangle in superhero history.
Their solution? To somehow convince a completely oblivious John Walker that two of the world’s most complicated ex-soldiers are clumsily trying to court him. It's all a disaster, but hey, at least they're in it together.
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Safe Zone by voidsoggypancakes for spentlizard
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Thunderbolts (Marvel Comics), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
10 Oct 2025
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Following the story of Thunderbolts*(2025), a character study meant to examine the relationships of the Thunderbolts (though mostly the main tagged four as I originally wrote this as a two shot about Yelena and Bob setting up Ava and Bucky on a date) spanning from the end of the movie. No set amount of chapters yet, as it's all based on connected experiences shared by the team, but there's still a blurry storyline to follow.
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Bucky is now... a New Avenger? But what about the bonds he's built (i.e., with Sam)? How are they going to overcome the very big obstacle posed by the existence of a new Avengers team that neither of them knew to expect?
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The Thunderbolts learn a thing or two about their geriatric leader. And he throws his phone.
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- Part 2 of End Credit Scenes
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─── Yelena was the first to speak. "So. Where’s the mystery girl?"
Alexei snorted from where he was sprawled across the corner couch, already drinking something out of a commemorative New Avengers mug. “I still don’t understand. We are Avengers now, yes? But she is… not qualified.”
John Walker, already half-settled in the armchair closest to the TV, lifted a brow as he reached for the tablet again. “I read her file. Barely anything in it. No missions. No ops. Just a name and that weird power classification.”
“Yeah, what is it—‘temporarily held by SHIELD, but not trained’? What does that even mean, how does that even happen?” Yelena frowned, arms akimbo, head tilting as she scanned the room like this new girl might materialize from the shadows. “Who is she? Why her?”
“Bucky requested her,” John said simply, not looking up from the file. “That’s the only reason she’s here.”
And then the elevator dinged. All heads turned.
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There’s Always That Fear (I’m not Enough, I seem Cavalier) by actuallymaxie
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
21 Jul 2025
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Bob settles in to life at The Watchtower. He’s not all better, and the threat of The Sentry and The Void linger in the back of his mind. Yelena hovers, Ava phases through walls on a whim, and Walker makes breakfast.
Then, a pair of armed men shatter the illusion of safety Bob has created around his new home, and he’s forced to choose between once again becoming a mad scientist’s lab rat or putting trust in not only his team but also himself to make it back home.
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Don't Dream It's Over by midnightdragons
Fandoms: Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies), Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
21 Jul 2025
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For a brief instant, Sam had thought that Bucky would be okay. That he would be fine, that this would be nothing. Bucky fell all the time: he had always hurled himself from planes like a madman during the missions they used to run together. He would be fine, right?
And then Bucky had hit the ground, and all Sam could do was watch.
When Bucky is badly injured on a mission with the so-called New Avengers, despite everything, Sam shows up.
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- Part 16 of Bucky-centric Fics
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the more i learn (the less i bleed) by ordinaryworld
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
20 Jun 2025
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He could picture the news headings now: “War Hero and Former Congressman James Barnes Killed on Mission with Disgraced Former Captain America.” They would conveniently leave out the fact that John was also a war hero. But who cared? He’d be the villain in the narrative, as was customary. John had gotten used to it.
(He hadn’t.)
They weren’t going to die, and Bucky didn’t need to know he was injured.
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Or: The Thunderbolts* are forced to leave John and Bucky behind temporarily on a mission, and the two have to rely on each other if they want to get back to the Watchtower alive. Though it would have been helpful if John had told Bucky he was injured.
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in a world of boys he's a gentleman by MrsWinterBreath
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
11 Jun 2025
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“Ladies were desperate back in the day. They probably let you think you were doing a good job not to bruise your ego.”
Bucky chuckles with real amusement. “Ouch. Now you’re bruising my ego.”
Sam stares at him with a wide smile.
“Lemme try, then” Bucky blurts out. He regrets it as soon as he speaks, but it’s too late to take it back.
Sam looks intently at him, the ghost of that smile is still on his face, though his eyes get a bit wider in surprise. “What. You want to wine and dine me?”OR
Sam gets drunk and reveals he knows Bucky has a crush on him. Bucky decides to woo him to prove a point. Things happen ;)
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for real this time by stel6rtic
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
11 Jun 2025
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When a sudden accident takes the life of Olivia Walker, John Walker it's left to care for their son.
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you're still alive (i hope you know) by ordinaryworld
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
05 Jun 2025
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Her heart seized in her chest as the gun went off a moment later. A shriek tore from her throat.
“JOHN!” she screamed. Ava was hardly aware of the two other men in the room as she lurched forward. Her body was flickering, pain shooting through her limbs as her mind disconnected from her abilities. All she knew was she needed to move.
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Or: The Thunderbolts* (plus Sam Wilson) are left reeling after John Walker's near-death, and the circumstances surrounding it, on a mission.
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one foot in the ground (one foot in the grave) by ordinaryworld
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
01 Jun 2025
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”What are you two looking at each other all knowingly for? It’s creepy. I do not like it,” Yelena complained. She made a ‘gimme’ gesture. “Share with the class.”
Bucky sighed. "There might be a small chance that we’ll be working with Sam on this job.”
“Sam, like Sam Wilson? Like, actual Captain America?” Bob asked excitedly, nearly choking on his coffee. He grimaced apologetically after John rolled his eyes at his comment. “Sorry, Walker.”
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Or: Months after the formation of their team, a joint New Avengers and Captain America mission goes sideways when Sentry decides to make a surprise appearance. John Walker, of all people, is the one to have to deal with it.
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Breakeven (the best part of me was always you) by HateCrime
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
25 May 2025
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Yelena looks up at Bucky, eyes wide and conflicted,
"what do we do?"
Bucky looks back at the screen ahead and lets out a large sigh from the sight of the mysterious ship labeled with a large number "4". Just as he tries to form a reply to Yelena's helpless question, a new voice cuts in.
Sam stands there with his head high, wings on his back adorned with that oh-so-familiar shield. He grins as he says,
“We fight”
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Or, I refuse to be another child of divorce after what happened to Steve and Tony. I decided to rewrite the post-credit scenes as well as the whole 14 that happen post movie.- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 570
- Chapters:
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- Kudos:
- 6
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John assumes the Bad Guy Group of the Week kidnaps the first team member they can get their hands on, which just so happens to be him. But when they finally get him to whatever shithole they’re taking him to, he sees that he’s not the only one they grabbed.
“Oh, hey,” Bob says, not seeming nearly as upset about this as he should be if he’s pretending to be some helpless civilian. When John just blinks at him, he adds, “I’m the leverage.”
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They Remind Me of You by storytimewithlex
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts (Movie 2025)
20 May 2025
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let down and hanging around by midnightdragons
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
20 May 2025
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“You didn’t have to go.” Sam sounded frustrated. “We could’ve talked it out. I was just cooling off, I wasn’t gonna stay in our room all night. I figured you just went for a walk, but then you didn’t come back.” He seemed to hesitate, and then: “You always come back.”
After fighting with Sam over the Valentina issue, Bucky winds up at the Watchtower. It helps — or, a couple of its occupants do, until Bucky manages to help himself.
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- Part 14 of Bucky-centric Fics
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caught between the tides of pain and rapture by midnightdragons
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
03 May 2025
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*This work contains spoilers for Thunderbolts!*
Watching the events of NYC unfold from his and Bucky's DC apartment, Sam fears the worst. Bucky's having the longest day of his life, and just wants to go home.
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- Part 12 of Bucky-centric Fics
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Weird Lists, Celebrity Look-a-Likes, Morse Code, and Blasts From the Not-so-Distant Past by ThatsMrsChubbyDumplingToYou
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
02 Jul 2023
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Bucky Barnes is on a mission with John Walker and his team to clear out a Skrull base. What they find might shock even him. But probably not, he's seen a lot.
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- Part 1 of End Credit Scenes
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- English
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