Shipping the MCU

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When I first got into the MCU via Avengers Assemble (aka The Avengers) I didn't really think much about shipping. As I went back and watched Phase 1, I liked some canon ships (Tony/Pepper, Steve/Peggy) and some others, not so much (didn't like Jane enough to ship Thor/Jane, didn't care about pre-Ruffalo Hulk, tbh) but fanfic got me into a whole bunch of non-canon ships. I liked the idea of Nat/Clint back then, and actually, I really enjoyed Bruce/Darcy! lol

Then Phase 2 came along, and a friend got me into Steve/Nat, plus I read some Loki/Jane and some Darcy/(insert name here) because, good grief, she got paired with just about everyone for a while! lol

Then, somewhere along the line, I discovered Bucky/Nat, and oh my goodness, there's just no going back from that!!!

I always loved Bucky in all his incarnations. I mean, it doesn't hurt that Sebastian Stan is as hot as the sun, but Bucky's just such a complex and wonderful character. I always liked Natasha too, for similar character-depth reasons, actually. Plus they both kick ass, which is fun too ;) It came as a surprise to me that they actually were a couple in the comics, but it does make sense, and I really wish there was the opportunity for something to happen with them in the MCU. I've seen interviews where Sebastian talks about wanting 'WinterWidow' to happen, so that's great :)

So, yeah, after three phases of films and a lot of fanfiction reading (plus some writing) I found my MCU ship. Bucky/Nat, WinterWidow, whatever you want to call it - that's my MCU OTP. And yes, I know, it's kind of ruined at this point because of Endgame, and I don't even know what's happening in The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, or what the Black Widow film might throw up, but it's still my MCU OTP and I'm sticking to it ;)

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I'm a Steve/Peggy girl myself, for the most part (I have issues with how they ended up together after Endgame, but that's a whole other thing!) but when that seemed impossible, I did ship Peggy/Daniel when watching Agent Carter too.

In other fandoms, I am a sucker for a frenemies to lovers trope, so I totally get you on that one.

I used to download shows waaay back in the day, but I wouldn't even know where to go for that these days and given the number of dodgy places on the web, it's not something I would dare to Google and just click on any old link! lol

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I was fine with their Endgame ending, and that probably had part to do with the fact I didn't care for Peggy/Daniel in Agent Carter (I liked and shipped Peggy/Angie though) so I loved that they got their dance and happy ending in at least one timeline. Steve moving on and being comfortable in the present would have been nice but they never really seemed to establish that and the most they tried was in TWS.

DW has a community called thevault, where people post download links daily for TV shows and movies. I haven't tried it but I haven't read about any problems within the comm either, if you are interested. :)

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Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out :)