ok so abt 2 years ago i was trying to get into comics & i decided if i was gonna do this, i was gonna do it right, so i researched lgbtq+ characters in comics & after bouncing around some wikis for a while, i somehow ended up on the page of a character called Arnie Roth. he’s not a superhero, but he’s credited with being one of the first openly gay comic book characters so i decided to keep digging
& i am so fcking glad i did
this is Arnie Roth:
“But it hadn’t always been like this… No, back when they were both growing up on New York’s Lower East Side, during the depths of the depression, the blond-haired adonis was nothing more than a stick-legged young dreamer with his head in the clouds and his hands forever drawing. Arnie Roth was the same age as Steve Rogers – but he was bigger, faster, stronger…” (Captain America #270)
sound familiar???/???//
ok but buckle the fuck up bc we just started this wild ride
Ok please please read this whole thing because whether you care about Stucky or not, there are some amazing marvel comic panels here of Steve Rogers being the ultimate LGBT ally during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. Additionally, there is an explicitly gay male character who is depicted as a strong and masculine protector of Steve, completely subverting the common stereotype. This is beyond awesome considering the time when these comics came out. Definitely worth the read!!!
u ever think about how steve had no backup plan beyond pulling his little romance trope 101 “with you till the end of the line” shit, if bucky couldn’t remember him he was going to let him beat him to death
The Avengers frequently lose Bucky after he officially joins the team. He goes away for hours at a time and everyone just assumes it’s best not to bother him.
The thing is, the facility has a big kitchen and Bucky’s taken to hanging out in the facility’s huge, walk-in freezer. Weirdly, cold storage is his safe space. And because Bucky’s dealt with full-on cryo, the freezer is more like a spa than a fridge. It barely feels cold, and he can hang out for quite a while before it gets hard to breathe.
No one knows where he goes until one day Sam is getting a snack. And there’s Bucky, playing solitaire and eating ice cream sandwiches next to a bulk supply of frozen vegetables.
There’s an intensely awkward minute of silent confusion as they size each other up.
Sam goes to get Steve.
Steve steps into the fridge and takes in the sight of his best friend, slightly frosted, casually playing cards by himself. “What are you doing in here, Buck?” he asks.
Bucky plays another card and shrugs. “Just chillin’.”
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