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In the Quiet | Rafe Cameron

Prompt - “You make me feel like I’m not hard to love.”

A/N - This is my first fic back from a very long case of writers block. I’m slowly trying to find my flow back into writing, so while this may not be my best work, I’m proud this is the first thing I was able to finish in a while. I hope you guys enjoy, especially Nic because I wrote this for you <3! Feedback is welcomed and appreciated!

Warnings - Tooth rooting fluff, Mentions of Ward Cameron being the terrible father that he is, angsty feelings from Rafe, first fic written in like two years, not proofread as usual, ignore it pls 🙏🏽.

Word Count - 1.0k

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Rafe Cameron was not the man you were expecting to fall in love with. In fact, he was the last person on earth who you thought would be able to make you happy. Fortunately, the universe had a funny way of proving people wrong, and boy did it.

You never knew Rafe as a relationship man. You grew up in the same circle as Rafe, a kook and all. He was the guy to sleep with girls, toss them to the side and move on to the next one. Never taking anyone’s feelings into account besides his own, that’s how you remembered him.

Not as the man who’d bring you flowers every time he came over, even if it was only for a few minutes. Not as the man who will never allow you to open a door if he was with you. As the man who’d drop whatever he was doing if you called him sad, sick or lonely. You honestly couldn’t remember the exact moment Rafe stole your heart and locked it away, but he did.

But moments like this made it easy to remember how he did it.

It was just you and Rafe locked away in the quietness of your room, the only noise coming from the tv as your favorite move played on it. You head laying on his chest, his arm wrapped tightly around your waist as if he was scared that you’d leave him.

He had a bad day at work, a bad day with his father, whom his relationship with had always been rocky. A deal had fallen through with a client and Ward had berated him. Screaming that he had lost the company a chunk of money, then proceeded to call him useless before dismissing him. You hated how Ward spoke to Rafe, you hated that Rafe would let it slide even more. You had wished that Rafe would stand up to his father just one time, but you understood how important it was to him that he got his father’s approval, no matter the cost.

Which is how he ended up at your house with tears threatening to spill from his eyes, that he never allowed to fall. In much need of love and comforting, which you gave with no questions asked.

Your finger absentmindedly traced soft, small circles against his naked chest, calming his mind. He hadn’t spoken a word in the last two hours, but you could tell by his slow, shallow breaths, that he had calmed himself down. You shifted, allowing yourself to look up at him. His eyes closed while his fingers massaged at his temples.

“How you feeling?” You asked softly.

His chest rose and fell as he let out a deep sigh, “Better, calm–cause of you.”

A small smile graced your lips, “Stay with me tomorrow? We can stay inside all day and ignore the world.” You suggested. His arm fell to his side, eyes fluttering open as they shifted to meet your gaze, “Otherwise, I’d hate to have to burn down Cameron Developments.”

Rafe’s first chuckle of the night escaped his lips as his free arm moved to wrap around your waist and pull you closer to him, “I’m tempted to let you.”

You let out a giggle of your own before the silence fell between the two of you. A moment of intimacy as the two of you laid nose to nose, bodies entangled together and the sweet stares of nothing but love. You couldn’t help yourself, you moved to kiss him. As your eyes shut, your lips softly pressing against his, he returned the peck immediately. Another peck, and another, and another, and another, then he opened his mouth.

“I love you,” He breathed.

Your eyes shot open, heart fluttering as his words echo’d in your ears. It had been seven months since the two of you officially began dating. If you were honest, you knew the baggage that came with Rafe, so you promised you would take it slow with both him and yourself, but there was no doubt that you were fully in love with this man. But, you’d always imagine that you’d be the first to say I love you, because truth be told, you knew you loved him months ago. Yet, here he was. Heart open, raw and pouring out to you.

“Rafe,” You whispered.

His eyes closed, leaning his forehead against yours before taking a deep breath, “You make me feel like I’m not hard to love.” He began, “You’ve shown and given me love that I never felt like I deserved–sometimes I still feel like I don’t deserve it. You are truly the woman of my dreams and I don’t know where I’d be without you. You push me everyday to be a better man, to be the man I know I can be simply because you believe in me, not even when my own family did. I can’t thank you enough. I’ll never be able to show you the gratitude you deserve for all the damage you’ve healed, but I’ll start by telling and showing you that I love you every single day.”

Tears were rolling down your eyes, his words flowing through your ears like the most beautiful you’d ever heard. There was nothing more validating than the person you were in love with, was just as in love with you. Rafe was a man that came with packed history and a lot of damage, but you wouldn’t trade him for anything in the world. Not now, not ever. You were his and he was yours.

“I love you too, Rafe.” You finally responded, “I’m not going anywhere.”

“Good, because I’d hate to have to kidnap you and hold you in my basement.” He joked with a real smile on his face. Laughing through your tears, you planted another kiss on his lips, “Tell me you love me again.” He muttered against your lips, pulling your body up until you were straddling his lap.

“I love you,” A kiss, “I love you,” Another, “I love you.” and another, and another and another.

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Okay, surprise tomorrow morning. Be there or be square :p

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Would anyone care if I were to open request? Let me know :p

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Genuinely, not even joking, this must be the worst year of my life

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I miss them 🥹🥲

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Finally going a Marvel rewatch, I just finished Thor 2 and I still don’t understand the hate for it. Honestly I prefer that one over the first one

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Happy Birthday Steve Rogers, I love you forever bae

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I’m just now seeing this but thank you for the rec 🥹🫶🏽

Bucky Barnes Fic Recs

06/17/2025

⭒ friendly introductions  by @wwinterwitch

bucky unexpectedly shows up at your apartment, and he’s brought a few people with him

⭒ A PLACE FOR YELENA by @eufezco

after disappearing for weeks, consumed by her own darkness, yelena shows up in your house unexpectedly and decides to reach out to you and bucky, her best friends, just to find out that you're pregnant and you wanted her in your baby's life.

⭒ In the Middle by @ama3003

Being caught in the middle is always hard.

⭒ The Cost of Sides by @/ama3003

You and Bucky seem to be on opposite sides.

⭒ Just Another Typical Day by @ofstarsandvibranium

It’s just another typical day living and working with the Thunderbolts* and also dating Bucky Barnes.

⭒ “𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐬?” by @ang3ltine

An unexpected surprise awaits you when Bucky shows up at your house with a group of strangers

former Avenger freader

⭒ Wakanda  By @buckybarnesdiaries

Steve gives you Bucky’s dog tags for a reason.

⭒ i’m not the winter soldier anymore, i’m james buchanan barnes by @/buckybarnesdiaries

you help Bucky with a panic attack, after coming back from Madripoor.

⭒ Traumatized by @tweedlydumbtweedlydoo

You get kidnapped and when Bucky finds you, you’re traumatized from being abused the entire time.

⭒ Peace by @/tweedlydumbtweedlydoo

You and Bucky get in an argument and you go MIA for a couple days.

⭒ “No one likes me.” - “I like you.”  By @thefanbasewhore

⭒ Little Fears By @vanillanaps

⭒ Swinging By @the-wintershade

you somehow convince bucky to try hammocking with you and he’s about as much as a drama queen about as you’d expect him to be.

⭒ Couples Therapy By @l4verq

in which you’re forced into a mandatory therapy session w bucky

⭒ Audacity by @golden-barnes

Bucky has a long list of reasons to hate John Walker. But the fake Captain America deciding to flirt with you, definitely takes the cake.

⭒ Bucky x Pregnant Reader by @spilledkauffie

⭒ Haunted  by @tricksters-captain

Bucky’s experience with nightmares finally does some good

⭒ Perfectly Perfect by @buckysdolls

You’ve been Bucky’s support system in his attempt to make his wrongs, right. Developing love for you, Bucky’s get jealous upon seeing another man pay you attention.

⭒ “Would you hold still?” by @barnesleftarm

⭒ The Upper Hand by @jobean12-blog

⭒ Confrontation by @imgoingtofreakoutnow

You and Bucky have been together for some time now, so hearing he got himself arrested (again) makes you panic, to say the least

⭒ Restoring a Legacy  by @alisonsfics

you are there when bucky finds out about the “new cap”

⭒ Jealous by @imagineaworld

⭒ Erase Every trace by @angrythingstarlight

⭒ Pick A Hand, Any Hand by @angrythingstarlight

⭒ Masterlist by @buckyswintersoldiermask

⭒ One Misunderstanding by @the-bau-quinjet

You struggle to fix Bucky’s first impression of you. Bucky struggles with his own feelings.

⭒ Loving you is a losing game by @talesofesther

Bucky drowns in the loss of something he never should have lost.

⭒ Free by @scarlvtbitch

⭒ Coming Home by @babyboibucky

⭒ Free by @falinenme

seeing ayo reminds bucky of being freed from the winter soldier

⭒ Finally Free by @atlasbarnes

⭒ If A Look Could Kill by @milliedazzledust

⭒ I’m Free… We’re Free by @siempre-bucky

⭒ This is true love. By @modern-vellichor

⭒ Jackass by @aquaticmercy

Everyone is horrified that Bucky is flirting with a married woman, but then they realise there's a reason why.

⭒ Game Night by @mugglebornmarvelite

Steve’s mandatory game night takes a turn when you and Bucky are paired up.

⭒ Super Soldier Domesticated by @writingcroissant

Domestic scenes with Bucky Barnes, because Bucky Barnes deserves to be HAPPY.

⭒ Meet Me Halfway by @aquaticmercy

Bucky has to recruit the love of his life to save New York from the void. He doesn't know if she wants to ever see him again, though.

⭒ Hideout by @fandoms--fluff

your husband and a bunch of strangers show up at your house in the middle of the night.

⭒ THE VOID by @shortnspidey

What was supposed to be a quiet family weekend getaway at the Stark cabin is quickly interrupted by New York City being terrorized once more!

⭒ COLLATERAL HEARTS masterlist  by @/shortnspidey

Stark!reader

⭒ The Void by @buckybabble

Bucky Barnes rescues you from the Void after you are sucked into your worst traumas.

⭒ you and grumpy!Bucky were trying to spend time alone together but the rest of the Thunderbolts kept interrupting by @lovebugism

⭒ safe haven by @wwinterwitch

bucky goes back to you after the void incident

⭒ For Better or For Worse by @helaintoloki

You want a divorce, but Bucky needs your help for one last mission. Luckily, marriage is all about compromise

⭒ summer breeze  by @orithyia-eriphyle

The one where Bucky is still adjusting to his newfound freedom, and you are his light at the end of the tunnel.

⭒ Don’t Blame Me by @alisonwritesimagines

Bucky accidentally reverts back to the Winter Soldier when you get hurt in a mission.

⭒ Masterlist by @pitubea1910

⭒ I like me better when I am with you by @themorningsunshine

Bucky isn't in love with you, nope, not at all, not even a bit, that doesn't mean he has to like that man who is shamelessly drooling over you.

⭒ Sneaky by @nicestgirlonline

You and Bucky decide to keep your new relationship a secret with somewhat disastrous results…

⭒ Sharing is Caring by @theidiotwhowritesthings

⭒ Warrior/Worrier by @delaber

After a mission gone awry, Bucky finds himself on your doorstep in the middle of the night.

⭒ The Sleepover by @littleredwolf

Bucky and Y/N have been dating for a while but he is yet to spend the night at her place. After breaking down barriers and allowing himself to drop his guard, Bucky soon decides it’s finally time to take the next step.

⭒ The ‘40s II by @waiting4inspiration

You’re back in your own time now, and absolutely heartbroken about it. But Bucky remembers you and confronts you about everything. It’s almost as if you never left…

⭒ Bucky Barnes Masterlist by @/waiting4inspiration

⭒ Little Lion Man by @wkemeup

Sent on an assignment back to 1943, you encounter a drastically different version of the man you know

⭒ Masterlist by @/wkemeup

⭒ Dog Tags by @absideon-ephemeral

there is something about Bucky’s dog tags that drove both of you crazy.

⭒ Seven Seconds by @dilemmaontwolegs

In seven seconds you see your entire future laid bare.

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“Hangman, answer me now. You owe me a debt, you stole him from me. I hated you once, I envy you now. Just tell me how, tell me how.”

Omg I been hearing this song all over TikTok and it made me think of this fic 😭😭

What Once Was | Steve Rogers

Prompt - “He’s gone now and he died wondering where the hell you were.”

A/N - Thank you to the anon who sent this prompt in 😭 this isn’t my best but I still hope y’all enjoy :)

Category - fem!reader, angst

Warnings - Endgame!Steve, language, a funeral.

Word Count - 1.2k

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You could remember the last conversation you had with him as clear as day, almost as if it happened yesterday. Watching the large group of people wearing black amongst others wearing their respective uniforms to give him a proper send off, you thought back to that day. You sulked in your thoughts of feelings, thinking of how he could have been so for what he did, then be so bold to call and ask for you.

The sun had just settled and the moonlight was shining bright through the windows of the small Brooklyn apartment, being its only source of light. Steve stood across the room from you, leaning against the wall frame and his arms crossed over his chest and you sat broken on the couch that you both put in a ridiculous amount of money for. He didn’t have the courage for his eyes to reach yours and honestly, you didn’t know if you wanted them to. Not after what he just told you.

That lump in your throat was thick, stopping you from speaking because you knew the moment you did the tears that you were desperately holding back with fly loose.

“Please say something..” Steve spoke, eyes still glued to the floor.

You scoffed, clearing your throat as hard as you could, “What do you want me to say, Steve?”

“Something, anything?” He asked.

Taking a deep breath, you finally allowed your eyes to fall upon him, “Why? Did—did these last five years mean nothing to you? Are you not happy with me? All this shit we went through together and-and you just decide to leave?”

After the fight with Thanos and Tony returned to earth, you and Steve found comfort in one another. Confided in each other as you both felt useless, defeated and unworthy. And that comfort soon blossomed into what you would know as love. The way he looked at you, the way he held you, the way he’d kiss your lips with so much passion as he told you how much he loved you. How you were currently his world and if anything, he was glad to have you by his side.

But it wasn’t love, you came to realize in this very moment. His words sunk in. It was grief. Half of the universe had been dusted away and he used you to cope with the loss. The way he looked at you? You were the one of the only people he had left. The way he held you? To console himself in his failure. The way he kissed your lips? To give himself a distraction with the world falling apart at his cost. When he told you he loved you? Well he did, but not in the way you loved him.

“Of course it meant something to me!” Steve sighed, growing the courage to meet your eyes, “But, I have a chance..A chance to set things right.. A chance to do things the way it should’ve been in the first place.”

“And that means leaving everyone you love behind? Your friends, your family. Your best friend that you fought so hard for.” You were exasperated. You knew you were being selfish, but screw that. You had a right to be. You deserve an explanation, “What about me?”

Steve sighed, his head dropping once again, “I love you. I love all of you, I swear I do.” He started, chewing on his lip before finishing his sentence, “But Peggy’s the love of my life. I deserve a chance to be happy and I want it with her.” The tone in his voice was assertive. It was his ‘Captain America’ tone. He was serious and there was nothing that you could do or say to change his mind.

After a moment of silence, his boots clacked against the hardwood floors as he made his way over to you, bending down so his lips could be even to your ear, “Thank you for helping me these past five years, I’ll never forget them, I’ll never forget you. But my mind is set.” He spoke softly before placing a tender kiss on your temple, “I hope one day you can forgive me.”

Wiping the tears from your eyes as you pushed away the memory. You didn’t come here to reminisce. Hell, you didn’t want to come here. It had been months since you last saw them all. The moment Steve left your apartment that night, you packed a bag and got the hell out of town. Not being able to stay in an apartment that you’ve spent countless nights with him in. Not wanting to stay in a town that reminded you of him on every corner. You abandoned your duties, you abandoned your friends. Much like he did, but fuck how could you not? Steve Rogers ruined the scenery of New York, killed the connection you felt for Brooklyn. Now, it was just one big grey area that you never wanted to step foot in again. And after today, you wouldn’t.

You waited a little down the road in your car until the crowd of people in black clothes cleared out before you got out. Keeping your hands shoved into your jacket pockets to shield them from the surrounding cold air as you crossed the graveyard. Your heart thumping faster with every step you took before you finally got to the edge of the grave. The freshly covered up grave with a tombstone at the head of it.

Steven Grant Rogers. A friend, brother, husband and a Captain.

“Didn’t expect to see you here.” An all too familiar voice rang through your ears.

“Didn’t expect to come here.” You replied, eyes not moving from the sight before you.

“I’ve been calling you for months.” Sam spoke as he settled next to you, his eyes also glued to the grave. He couldn’t believe Steve was gone either. He couldn’t believe that he had passed the shield onto him, “He wanted to see you.”

You scoffed and sniffled, shaking your head at Sam’s words, “I’m sure he did.”

He sighed, “I get why you’re upset. What Steve did hurt you, he hurt us all. Holding this grudge against him isn’t helping anybody. Steve deserved his happy ending.” You grimaced at his words, wondering if Steve ever even told Sam the reason you left that night, disappeared for months and been dodging everyone’s phone calls ever since. Did he tell Sam that he practically ripped your heart out of your chest and stomped on it or did Sam just think you were just sad that one of your best friends decided to leave you, “He’s gone now and he died wondering where the hell you were.”

Sam glanced over at you when he heard you sniffle. His eyebrows furrowed at the tears rolling down your cheeks, “No, he knew where I was. He just didn’t care enough to stay.”

“Y/n..” He called out.

But you stopped him, shaking your head, “It was good to see you, Sam.” You didn’t give him a chance to respond before you turned on your heels and headed back to your car. He was right, Steve did deserve his happy ending. Now it’s time for you to get yours.

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Anywho, I just came here to talk my shit for a second 😭 I’ll see y’all when the next project drops

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I hate hate hate hate how some of these Bucky fans act over him and this sudden hate for Sam. If I was Sam, ID SUE HIS ASS TOO!! Why tf would you ever, EVER start working for Valentina. Sam is fucking CAPTAIN AMERICA! You want good exposure and redemption, WORK WITH HIM DUMBASS.

I love Bucky but that was not the move.

AND ITS STILL FUCK JOHN WALKER! That lame ass redemption arc, he was an asshole the entire movie! I’m glad his wife left his ass.

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There’s got to be more Brenton thwaites version of dick Grayson fics, where are you 😭

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Just finished Titans, I need Dick Grayson in my life

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WANDA MAXIMOFF + Glowing eyes WandaVision | 2021

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Hey girl

It’s me

Kyle

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There’s no ostrich emoji but the bird is close

Why are you impersonating my son 🫵🏽

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Bro, WHERES ELIZABETH 😭😭 I want the scarlet witch!!