CapGirlCanuck
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Joined 01-08-19, id: 11692940, Profile Updated: 01-10-19
Author has written 6 stories for Captain America, and Avengers.

CapGirlCanuck

So this is the same name I publish under on Archive of Our Own.
It says a lot about me: I love Captain America, or more accurately Steve Rogers (there is a difference), I’m a girl (no matter how old I get), and I am a proud Canadian.

The first time I met Steve Rogers (though I didn’t know his name) was when our pastor played the grenade scene in a sermon on courage. I remembered two words from that sermon: Captain and Courage. :) 6 or 7 years later… Captain America: The First Avenger was the third superhero movie I ever saw, and as the final credits played, my list of heroes read something like:
Dad
My boss
Terry Fox
Rev. John Foote
Haley Wickenheiser
the Humboldt Broncos
Steve Rogers
(Note: It's a very select list)
Every movie just added fuel to the fire. He’s so strong, and yet so human, and his friendship with Bucky Barnes is basically the embodiment of that verse: ‘Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.’ John 15:13. Plus I’m a World War II junkie so to me it was historical fiction, heavy on the fiction. I am Team Cap, all the way.

I’m also a farm girl, born and raised in southern Ontario, lived in the same house for 18 years. Love horses, cows, sheep, hay, and hard work. Proud of blood, mud, and sweat. I drive a truck, enjoy (good) country music, and have been to the mountains. A home-school ‘graduate’, who will never graduate from learning. Constructive criticism and good advice are always welcome. Phased out of schooling to work. Writing is breathing, God is the oxygen.

I love winter, hockey, Tim Horton’s and toques. Seeing the red-and-white blowing out in the breeze makes me heart get big. Even if I’m not proud of some of the things my country does, I am proud of who we are and who we can be. I do not live in an igloo, only know the really important French stuff like ‘Fabriqué au Canada’ (Sorry), and don’t really say ‘eh’. Ever.

I’m part Estonian, which means I like the outdoors; part German, which means I’m stubborn as a tree root; part British, which means I’m loyal; and half Scottish, which means I’m frugal, fiery, and know how to have a good time on the battlefield even if I'm losing. And I'm stubborn.

Fave colours? Sky blue and sun-on-the-other-side-of-grass green.

My friends say I’m a lot like Steve. Wonder where they got that idea?

Inspiration

I write like I read, listen and watch.

Here are some of my most influential authors/books:
Enid Blyton
Hardy Boys mysteries (old ones)
G. A. Henty
C. S. Lewis
Ben M. Baglio
L. M. Montgomery
Louisa May Alcott
Jan Karon
Max Lucado
Griselda Banks
and most recently the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series

Sometimes I think I was born singing and music often sneaks into my work. I always have an earworm. Some favourites:
Chris Tomlin
Steven Curtis Chapman
Tim Neufeld (& the Glory Boys)
Paul Brandt
John Denver
Jason Gray
Amy Grant
NEEDTOBREATHE
Celtic Woman
The Afters
Switchfoot
and Classic composers like Beethoven, Vivaldi, and Handel

I also enjoy gorgeous photography, like Bob Langrish and anything Canadian, and a good movie. Besides MCU flicks I like inspirational sports (When the Game Stands Tall, 42), a feel-good family tale (Ferdinand, Frozen) or a get-up-and-dance musical (Meet Me in St. Louis, The Greatest Showman).

My Writing

I wrote my first story when I was 10 or 11. Now of course I think it was pretty bad, but I can see that I had some idea of what I was doing. My mother laid the ground work and I took it from there. I’ve never taken a course or a lesson, but I read every good book I have time for and am thankful for a handful of friends who’ve been around the block with words.

I recently finished my first novel, a hockey story for kids, and have plans to make it a series. I love life and the ‘ordinary’ things; you can expect a lot of that. Swearing is basically non-existent and only guy-girl couples. I somehow still have my innocent ideals intact, but have sure gotten better at writing angst over the last few years.

As for fanfiction, it was early last year, when my writing was at its lowest ebb, that I saw Black Panther, and before the summer had started I’d seen every MCU movie. A friend introduced me to Archive of Our Own and the rest is history.

I am devoted to canon and consider my stories filler. I see those gaps in the movies, and ask, ‘What could have happened there or then?’ and go about answering my own question. I will only be bringing over completed projects, so providing I have an internet connection, you can expect regular updates every Wednesday and Saturday.

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Walk With Me by NewMoonFlicker reviews
"I can't believe you talked me into this." BrooklynBros. One-shot.
Captain America - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,233 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 1 - Published: 2/1
The Warmth of Winter by Griselda Banks reviews
Oneshot. Steve's heart goes out to a skinny one-eyed cat. The cat needs him...and maybe he needs the cat too. No pairings.
Captain America - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,313 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 17 - Follows: 6 - Published: 8/13/2016 - Steve R./Capt. America, Bucky B./Winter Soldier, Sam W./Falcon - Complete
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This Is Me (In My Eyes) reviews
Some things change. Some things don't. Bucky ran for two years, afraid that who he had become wouldn't be enough, wouldn't make Steve smile the way he had in the video at the museum. He couldn't have been more wrong. Sequel to Way Back When. Featuring awesome Wakandans, some goats, and Bucky and Steve being the best medicine for each other. Pre-Infinity War. BROTHERS2INFINITY.
Captain America - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 24 - Words: 96,300 - Reviews: 18 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 12 - Updated: 8/31 - Published: 5/29 - Steve R./Capt. America, Bucky B./Winter Soldier
Way Back When (When We Were Young) reviews
David and Jonathan. Damon and Pythias. Steve and Bucky. From that fateful day in the schoolyard, Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes were friends. But as they faced the trials and triumphs of boyhood, in the heat, heartbreak, and hope of New York in the 20s and 30s, they became more than simply friends. They became brothers. Brothers... to the end of the line and beyond. (Brooklyn Bros)
Captain America - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 18 - Words: 29,329 - Reviews: 19 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 6 - Updated: 5/4 - Published: 2/7 - Steve R./Capt. America, Bucky B./Winter Soldier - Complete
Not Us (I Will Not Say Goodbye) reviews
Some people might let go. Some people might move on. But not Steve. He can't. He hasn't said 'goodbye' before. He won't now. Or: what happens when I see Infinity War for the first time in eight months and then hear Danny Gokey's "I Will Not Say Goodbye". Endgame speculation: moments when Steve grieves/misses Bucky. (Listen to the song before and after.) Brothers2infinity
Captain America - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,275 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/15 - Steve R./Capt. America - Complete
Christmas Again (Like Never Before) reviews
Bucky gets out of cryo, and Steve figures out that, (to paraphrase Heimdall) Home is not a place, it's people. (Prequel to my fic Way Back When).
Captain America - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,661 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 4 - Updated: 2/2 - Published: 1/23 - Steve R./Capt. America, Bucky B./Winter Soldier, Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sam W./Falcon - Complete
I Don't Know (What I'm Gonna Do If It Doesn't) reviews
Sometimes your best friends walk through your nightmares. And sometimes the most beautiful dreams will break your heart. Or: Steve missing Bucky like crazy, and hoping Natasha is right. (Inspired by Avengers: Endgame trailer. Warning: here be feels.)
Avengers - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,291 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 1 - Published: 1/17
Danny Boy reviews
Steve heard it on a street in Brooklyn, of all places. It was late, it was cold, and he was alone. ... The power of a song, for two men. Both lost, both searching. Destined to find each other again. (Contains searching for Bucky feels, Steve remembering, and kinda sad. But I literally can't end on a sad note.)
Captain America - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,424 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 3 - Published: 1/10 - Steve R./Capt. America, OC - Complete