Author: raving_liberal
Artists: casdeansintrouble
Relationships: Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov, James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers
Warnings: Major Character Death
Rating: E
Wordcount: 35,360
Tags: Captain America Big Bang 2018, Post-Avengers: Infinity War, Inspired by The Road, Apocalypse, Nuclear Winter, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon Compliant, Post-Canon, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Team as Family, Survival, Survivor Guilt, Eye Trauma, Heavy Angst, Gallows Humor, Hallucinations, Major Character Injury, Mild Suicidal Ideation
Summary: In the wake of an explosion that destroys New York City and leaves an afterimage of the skyline burned into Steve’s retinas, Steve and Natasha walk across the country to find a safe haven, supplies, and—hopefully—allies. Through twisted landscapes and hostile survivors, facing a bleak nuclear winter and wide-scale destruction, Nat and Steve make a promise to each other to survive, to continue. Haunted by memories of the life he was just starting to build with Bucky, Steve finds that promise harder to keep with each passing mile.