True, it could be a rehash. But I was thinking more "Ross or whoever keeping him in a coma to try and get the serum from his blood", rather than "bad guys trying to make Steve their puppet". Him dying as a result of Civil War would be a big enough kick in the face for the various Avengers, but then finding out that he didn't even die, he was just effectively put on ice again and was being treated like an unconscious lab rat becomes a second kick in the face. I'd actually like that more, that the heroes realise they let Steve down all over again, than him triumphantly coming back from the dead. If it was Ross who had him, that'd add another layer of fucked-up-ness, since Ross is the one pushing for the Sokovian Accords or whatever the registration act is going to be called.
Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic
True, it could be a rehash. But I was thinking more "Ross or whoever keeping him in a coma to try and get the serum from his blood", rather than "bad guys trying to make Steve their puppet". Him dying as a result of Civil War would be a big enough kick in the face for the various Avengers, but then finding out that he didn't even die, he was just effectively put on ice again and was being treated like an unconscious lab rat becomes a second kick in the face. I'd actually like that more, that the heroes realise they let Steve down all over again, than him triumphantly coming back from the dead. If it was Ross who had him, that'd add another layer of fucked-up-ness, since Ross is the one pushing for the Sokovian Accords or whatever the registration act is going to be called.