Fantastic!

Well, I'm glad I finally got around to reading this - I love the little throwaway things, like references to the Barton brothers, baby Sam Wilson and, oh so casually, Natasha (even an explanation for the surname, though that actually may have roots in Russian serf naming conventions). I didn't get the acne-faced Preacher's son who'd lost his mother. Luke Cage, maybe?

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One of those story ideas that’s simple in concept but very difficult to handle by lesser authors; excellent work.
Having Captain America ‘wake up’ during the Cold War is a daring more by any standard- even Marvel acknowledged that his presence would have been a problem back then, even if they only dealt with it retroactively via comic-book-time with the origin of the ‘Cold War’ Cap- and you clearly put some fascinating thought into it. While the idea of the costume being trademarked felt a bit excessive, it’s still fascinating to see how Steve adjusts to a world where some of his old friends still being alive is almost a DISadvantage, as it reinforces how much things have changed by giving him other people to judge the world by rather than just trying to face it on his own.
The twist with the Infinity Stones felt a bit off at first, but with the Space Stone having been hidden on Earth from the beginning I suppose it wouldn’t be impossible that someone could work out some way to use it to find the others FROM Earth, and such elements as the assassination help to keep the situation more grounded without relying on the cosmic-level threat. The shuttle mission added an interesting twist to push Steve to his limits and establish his bond with those who will become/would have been the Avengers, and while Salvador was an unusual choice of villain, I can’t fault how you developed the discovery that he was lying to the shuttle crew about his true nature even before you identified who/what he really was (and it even fits into canon, if we assume that his later-established fate is still valid and what we faced here was more of an echo or copy than the original).
Of course, it’s the way that Steve and Tony worked together to defeat him that was utterly brilliant in its simplicity; a foe that powerful, and they took him down using a code they could be absolutely certain he’d never understand.
On a smaller note, the little glimpses of the ‘young Avengers’ (referring to the people who would become the ‘original’ team of Avengers if Steve had been unthawed as in canon) added a nice little touch of canon to these events, ranging from Clint running away to Bruce attending his mother’s funeral, to say nothing of the interesting twist for how Sam and Natasha come into Steve’s life at the end of this story.
It’s going to be complicated to bring the ‘original’ Avengers from canon together this time around, but assuming that the serum has some effect on Steve’s natural aging so that he remains in good shape, I have hope that the Avengers will still find a way to Assemble again if this world continues…

Okay do this was incredible! I honestly can’t believe this isn’t more popular! I love the accuracy of NASA and all the other space travel related things! Do you do this stuff irl or are you just rlly interested in it? Another hung I loved was how well thought out this whole storyline is as well as how you characterized the relationship between Howard and Tony, I think it’s the most realistic take I’ve ever read on it. I also adored your OCs they were all very realistic, I especially loved Bhavana and Konstantina Fyodorova. I loved how inclusive you were of current characters and plot lines. Nick Fury, Coulson, May, the Red Room, it was all amazing, particularly for this the little side paragraphs on characters like Clint or the Wakandan princes (who’s names are frustratingly escaping me). This was one of the most interesting, addictive, and all together INCREDIBLE fan fictions I’ve read ever. Your world building is superb and unparalleled, so kudos to you on this mind blowing piece. :D

This chapter was amazing! You are such a brilliant writer! This entire story flows well and is easy to read. You describe things so well that I can picture it clearly in my head. I felt genuine excitement while reading the rocket launch :)

Take him, Steve!

I keep waiting for Steve to toss Howard through a wall

This has been such a fun story to read. I've read a lot of stories that try to fit into the 80s, and they are done very poorly. (Cell phones technically existed, but not very people had them. Some people can't wrap their brains around this.) This one was great. I was just a kid in the 80s, but there was a lot of nostalgia. I am really looking forward to reading the sequel.

I sense a rising conflict between Steve and the current ideals. Also, you should never doubt Jarvis, Steve. He's a butler. He knows everything about everything.

Wow. This is funny. I'm almost cracked a smile a few times.

I have not the words to express my undying love for this story. Holy Cow – you clearly worked hard on this! The science! The complex interpersonal relationships! The adventure! The surprise plot twists! I'm in love. Thank you very much!

FREKAING YES I WANT THESE UNIVERSES ARE YOU KIDDING ME THIS IS AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
baby Natasha with a red room mother aunt and Steve and ... behind the scenes to keep people alaive...

thanks for this,... so many people get distracted by man out of time but then don't MOVE with it anywhere that THIS is delightfull.

adorable! and red room girls... its odd that all of your stories I suddenly want EPCIS to the universe you seem to be crafting. its ...delight. or something sheesh.

seriously thought delighted that I found this thank you.

actually USING Schmit correctly is just... THANK you. the movies don't make the blood feud as PERSONAL as the rest but.. hell.

nicely done on stuff. silly nonsense of course... cause by figuring it should ahv ekilled but tesseract energy thing he did to knock everyone out he had the CHANCE of it to do it... still.
ONWORDS!