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thank you so much for including me!!

bruce wayne 'the batman' fic recs ✧°‧⭑.ᐟ

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continuing to update | last updated 27/05/25

─── ✧ DRABBLES/BLURBS

i cant sleep if someones with me | @stargirlfics

sick bruce | @lovelettersforthedamned

drabble continuing something in the way | @mypoisonedvine

─── ✧ ONE SHOTS

something in the way | @/mypoisonedvine

you know your best friend well enough to know that he's keeping a secret from you, you just can't figure out what— or why. but you're about to learn a lot of new things about him that you never could've imagined.

everything to me | @barnesafterglow

being bruce wayne's best friend comes with some unexpected surprises.

family tree | @ichorai

bruce didn't think he'd find family in you, of all people.

into the abyss | @atlaese

Bruce should've known that nothing in Gotham City ever is smooth sailing. But when the one person in his life who means most to him gets kidnapped, he feels the darkness descending on him.

in the absence of light | @/atlaese

you find a partner in Bruce when you need it most.

i want you to love me | @imaginedisish

You and Bruce get into your biggest fight yet, which leads you to find something you shouldn’t have seen.

see you in the darkest visions | @heli0s-writes

It’s stupid how forbidden names can be. He’s given you his secrets—his bedroom, his body, his trust, yet the final arbitrary threshold is just a few letters. Precisely five.

my love is vengeance | @charnelhouse

They were waltzing around the sex talk. They kissed - they made out like fucking teenagers after they had spent a night fighting down the knife-edge of the city.

i wont drown, batman | @twinklelilstarkey

After a hard and tiring day, Bruce finds you taking a relaxing bath.

a world alone | @vigilvntes

Bruce makes his first public appearance since the memorial service, with you by his side.

the way down | @whats-rambled-rambled

Those hospital scenes in the movie? Yeah, the plot here drops you right between them and takes it from there.

pieces | @/whats-rambled-rambled

you decided to stay with Bruce to help him deal with the aftermath of the flood.

─── ✧ SERIES

always been you part ii part iii | @letaliabane

sort of like how bruce and selina met at the club, but the reader and him had a previous fling when bruce was a teenager.

after hours | @goldingwrites

the nights in Gotham are always unforgiving, you, you strip for money, to feed your son and to forget some of your troubles. it's easy, it's simple until Vengeance appears in your night.

where two are joined, relentlessly | @devilfic

gotham city’s bound to discover it’s got a prized bachelor on its hands. selina kyle got it, you got it, and you’d quite like if it stopped there, thanks.

surely, you'd burn the same | @jangofctts

sex pollen and it goers from there...

promised haven | @whirlybirbs

you move into selena kyle's old apartment. bruce has taken to watching you.

middle of the night | @hollandorks

y/n’s life changes immensely, starting with the Batman falling out of the sky right in front of her and ending with a promising new job at Wayne Manor. As her life intertwines with that of both Batman and Bruce Wayne, she begins to figure out that there’s more to both than meets the eye.

fateful beginnings | @ellesthots

when you find yourself needing a topic for a journalism final, you seek out an interview from Gotham’s elusive vigilante: Batman. this proves even more difficult than it already sounds, and tensions rise when you discover an intimate secret—just as Bruce Wayne realizes his own.

mask & seek part ii | @har-rison-s

Battinson x SpiderWoman!Reader fic where she's from the MCU but then she ends up in Battinson's universe and meets him? Maybe he doesn't trust her at first but once she saves him from something, he relents then begins to trust her and maybe then a relationship ensues??

convenience | @imaginingmarvelandeverything

After his oldest friend loses everything, Bruce suggests a marriage of convenience that will benefit them both.

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#i miss bruce tbh #fic recs

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barnesafterglow · 14 days ago

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faythieeee 🫶🏼🫶🏼

your comments never fail to make me giggle and kick my feet

i too forget that i’m capable of fluffy goodness but i solemnly swear to write more

where do we go from here

summary: when you agree to be bucky's date for his sister's wedding - and his fake girlfriend for the weekend - you're expecting a good time with your best friend. but things may never go back to normal

pairing: roommate!bucky x f!reader

word count: 3k

warnings: explicit language, mild sexual content (mention of having sex but doesn't actually happen), fake dating trope, like a drop of angst, consumption of alcohol, mention of nightmares, cheesy confessions

a/n: so this originally started as a prompt for my sleepover a while ago, and i knew i wanted to make a full fic from it but it took me a while to get there. thank you @intrepidacious both for requesting in the first place, and letting me rant for hours when i got frustrated writing. i hope my frequent posting isn't too annoying and i hope you enjoy xoxo

also! i believe the tags are working again but reblogs are always appreciated! this is how we as writers spread our work. thank you!

main masterlist ─ read part 2 here

You were settled into bed, book in your hands, when your roommate came into your room, a suspiciously sweet smile on his handsome face.

“What do you want, Barnes?” He clutched his chest in faux offense, as if it were a normal occurrence for him to be curled up on your bed with you looking like he had just done copious amounts of drugs.

“I need a favor.” You rolled your eyes and set your book down, waiting for him to continue. “So, you know that wedding I’m supposed to be going to this weekend? Turns out I accidentally kinda, sorta told my parents I was bringing a date because my ma kept asking me when I was going to bring a nice girl home.”

“I’m not setting you up with one of my friends again, James, Dot is still traumatized by your motorcycle ride from hell.”

“Oh come on, that was over a year ago. Besides, I don’t want one of your friends, I want you to come with me.” This caused you to break out into a fit of laughter so hard tears formed in your eyes, and when you finally calmed down, Bucky was glaring at you, arms crossed, and an adorable little pout on his face. “Remember when I had to come pick you up from that party all the way across the city a couple weeks ago? You owe me!”

"I owe you $20, not a day of pretending to be your girlfriend to get your parents off your back." But he knew it was impossible to say no to him, and that shit eating grin on his face said he knew it too. This was gonna be a long weekend.

The next couple of days were weird, to say the least. Bucky took you to buy a dress and made sure he had a tie to match, then took you for lunch after, and was an actual gentleman. Something was very very wrong.

“Okay, who are you and what have you done with my fuckboy roommate?” You said as you made your way into the apartment, dropping everything into a pile on the couch.

Apparently he had changed his career path to be an actor, because his gasp and pearl clutching were almost believable if it weren’t for the smirk pulling at the corner of his lips.

You managed to hold eye contact for a full 30 seconds before you both dissolved into a fit of laughter, and you threw a lightweight bag at him in response. He dodged it easily and came barrelling toward you, throwing you down on the couch and settling his full weight on you.

“Get. Off. Dumbass,” you heaved, not keen on having a 6 foot something man crush you to death, and while he did lift his weight slightly, he didn’t budge his position.

“So, I’m thinking-”

“Oh no, don’t hurt yourself.” You laughed at your own joke, but his weight pressing into you yet again caused it to turn into a wheeze. He eased off with a smirk before continuing.

“As I was saying, I think that we should practice for this weekend.” Your confusion must have been written all over your face, because he elaborated. “Well, my ma thinks we’re actually dating, so we need to make it believable. We should probably start by having sex.”

He was so tickled by his own joke that you were able to actually push him off you and into the floor, which only made him laugh harder.

“Fuck you,” you snarked, and he doubled down in his laughter.

“Yeah, that’s kinda what I was goin’ for, sweetheart.” Seriously, what alien had taken over this man for him to start calling you pet names.

“I’m not sleeping with you, James.” He pouted at that, because of course he did. “At least not yet.”

And that’s how you left him - still on the floor, red faced, mouth hanging open like a total idiot.

–

Thank god you and Bucky were best friends, because otherwise this drive to upstate New York would have killed you. Instead, it was filled with both of you screaming Doja Cat and Taylor Swift for 4 hours. By the time you reached Bucky’s parents’ house, your voice was hoarse and your smile was wide.

And Bucky just kept surprising you. As he parked the car, you sent a text to your mom to let her know you had made it safely, and he came around and opened the door for you. Then, he carried your overnight bag inside, refusing to even let you touch it.

You wondered if this was what it was like to actually date Bucky, then immediately pushed the thought from your head.

When you finally stepped into the house, Bucky was already being smothered in kisses all over his face by his mother. Who then directed all her attention to you as soon as you stepped through the threshold.

“James! You didn’t tell me you were dating Y/N,” she exclaimed, clearly surprised to see her son’s roommate of the last two years was who he had brought as a date. Who he had claimed was his girlfriend. He looked a little embarrassed, but truly flushed red when she continued. “With the way he talks about you, I have to say I’m not entirely surprised.”

You didn’t say anything to that, yet, but oh Bucky was not getting out of that conversation.

“How sweet of him,” you replied as she wrapped you in a hug. This wasn’t the first time you had met her, but it was the first time you were in her home, and she seemed more than happy to have you there. It was a nice feeling.

“Alright, you kids, go wash up and dinner should be ready in about an hour.” Then she looked between you, obviously debating her next words. “And remember Rebecca is staying here tonight, so keep quiet so she can get her beauty sleep before the wedding.”

“Ma!” Bucky threw his hands in the air, before grabbing your bags again and hastily making his way upstairs.

You just kept your eyes on the floor, following Bucky, trying not to let your immense embarrassment show.

“Sorry about her,” Bucky was saying as soon as you entered his room. “She really just-”

“So, you talk about me a lot?” His only response to that was a groan, burying his head in his pillows.

“C’mon, you’re like, my best friend. Of course I’m gonna talk about ya.” Even though you both knew that wasn’t the full truth, your only response was a hmm before you made your way over to your bag to grab a change of clothes.

“Turn around, Barnes, we’re not there yet,” you said as you noticed him eyeing you with curiosity.

“I’ve seen you naked before. No big deal.”

“Yeah, that’s because you don’t know how to knock, creep. Now turn around.” He rolled his eyes but did as you asked.

Even when you noticed him sneaking glances, you found you didn’t quite mind it.

Fuck.

You had never had these types of thoughts before. Sure, he was undeniably attractive, but the two of you had always just been friends. Maybe you flirted pretty often, but that was just both of your personality types, it never meant anything.

Now you were questioning your entire relationship. Had his flirting been more? Did you just never notice? There were a lot of things you simply weren’t ready to unpack.

Thankfully, you were saved by Winnie yelling up the stairs that dinner was ready. You didn’t even say a word to Bucky as you made your way downstairs.

–

Despite your racing thoughts, you had a lot of fun at dinner. You and Becca formed a tag team to gang up on Bucky and make fun of him, much to his dismay. And whenever he would start to say something back, Winnie would give him a look akin to don’t you dare.

The real issue came after dinner, when you and Bucky were getting ready for bed, and it really hit you that you would be sharing a bed with him. It wasn’t the first time you had slept together; falling asleep on the couch during a movie night, him crawling into your bed when he had a nightmare, or sometimes you were having a hard night and just needed the presence of your best friend. But this felt different.

Maybe it was your mini revelation of Bucky’s possible feelings, or a change in your own. Regardless, when you finally crawled under the covers, you kept to the very edge of the bed, scrolling through Twitter on your phone in an attempt to ignore Bucky’s blatant staring.

Finally, you couldn’t stand the feeling of eyes on you, so with a sigh you locked your phone, carefully setting it on the nightstand, before turning to finally face him.

“Something is very wrong here.” Your breath hitched at his words, scared you had somehow given your inner turmoil away. “I’m not being cuddled right and it’s urgent that you do so right away.”

You let out a deep breath, before rolling your eyes at him. He was your best friend, there was no need to be awkward. All these thoughts were only coming because you were pretending to date. They didn’t mean anything and you all would go home in a couple days and everything would be fine and normal.

Having calmed your overactive thinking for the moment, you scooted closer to Bucky, allowing him to wrap his arms around your waist and rest his chin on the top of your head.

You fell asleep to the steady rhythm of Bucky’s breath, thinking about how safe and secure you felt with him.

–

The next day was a whirlwind. Becca asked you if you wanted to come to the venue to get ready with her and her bridesmaids, and of course you said yes. But this separated you from Bucky for most of the day. She tried to get you to talk about your relationship with Bucky, but you just kept redirecting her back to wedding things, which she was more than happy to talk about. You selfishly thought about asking her what Bucky had said about you, knowing she would definitely tell you, but decided it was best to leave everyone else out of whatever was going on with you two.

Even though you had fun, it was a relief to finally get out of the clouds of hairspray and perfume and be by his side. The last time he had seen you, you were in sweats and a hoodie, all your makeup and your dress in a bag to take with you to the venue. So when he caught sight of you, fully ready, his jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

“You look… breathtaking,” he finally said after staring at you for a solid minute, just taking you in. You felt your cheeks warm at his comment, but just placed a quick kiss on his cheek in thanks.

That was new.

He seemed pleased, though, as he led you to your seats - in the front row right beside Winnie. You felt like a fraud, like you weren’t really supposed to be here with the family. Like you weren’t really a part of them.

It really pulled on your heartstrings when Becca finally came down the aisle, and Bucky teared up, obviously feeling emotional seeing his big sister on this big day. When you sat down, you grabbed his hand and held it in your lap for the entire ceremony, He flashed you a quick, grateful smile before turning his attention to the vows.

Winnie gave you a knowing look.

But what really surprised - and kind of scared - you was after the ceremony, when the family was taking pictures together, and Becca asked you to join. She said she could tell you would be around for a while. Which only made you think even more about what Bucky had told his family.

You were best friends, and fully intended to be for a long time, but that was completely different. It felt like a serious girlfriend thing, which you guessed that’s exactly what you were supposed to be in that moment. Bucky tried to wave them off, saying you didn’t like pictures, but neither Becca nor Winnie was having any of that.

So that’s how you ended up ingrained in the Barnes’ family wedding photos, praying to whatever was out there that you would always be in Bucky’s life.

After the photos came dinner, where Bucky sat next to you, and constantly kept a hand on your thigh unless he was getting you another drink from the bar. You felt warm and fuzzy inside, which is probably what compelled you to pull Bucky to the dance floor about an hour later.

There was about a minute of a fun, fast paced song until it mellowed into a slow dance - something you were not prepared for. You started to pull away, figuring Bucky wouldn’t want to dance to this, but he pulled you close, hands settling on your waist.

“C’mon, doll, I won’t step on your toes. Promise.” His grin when you looked up at him was big and goofy, and you couldn’t help but to match it. Wrapping your arms around his neck, you rested your head on his shoulder, content to just sway for the entire song.

When one slow song faded into another, you finally lifted your head again, only to be a hair’s breadth away from Bucky’s lip. You saw a foreign emotion flashed through his eyes before he closed to space to press his lips to yours. Shocked, it took you a moment to kiss back. But then you quickly pulled away, unsure of what was going on, what your feelings were.

“I, uh, I need to get some air,” was all you could say before you pulled out of Bucky’s arms and headed for the wide double doors leading to a balcony. Once you were out in the warm summer air, you felt a little better, a little more clear headed.

You leaned against the railing, trying to process everything from the last few days. You didn’t know how long you were out there, but eventually you heard footsteps approaching, and a body leaned into the rail beside you.

Not even turning your head, you knew it was Bucky. He carried an aura about that always gave you the sense of security, and you could smell vanilla and sandalwood and something else that was entirely him.

“I’m sorry. I don’t know what came over me, I would never want to make you uncomfortable.” His voice sounded watery, like he was holding back tears. And it broke your heart.

“That’s not… Buck, I’m just confused. I don’t know what you’re feeling, and you’re not exactly telling me. I think everything has just been a shock, like I’m just now seeing something that’s been right in front of me. I just need an explanation.”

He took a deep breath, as if he needed to gather himself before he said anything.

“I realized about a year ago that I liked you as more than just a friend. It was the first night I had a nightmare in a long time, and you didn’t think anything of it. You just crawled into bed with me and wrapped your arms around me. You didn’t ask questions in the morning, like it was the most normal thing to do.” He paused for a moment, taking a long look at your face before continuing. “I guess it just grew from there. It didn’t feel like our relationship changed, but my feelings sure did. I think maybe we’ve never been normal best friends.

“But for a year it feels like I’ve just been pining for you. I’m not good with the whole feelings thing, so I never knew how to tell you. Never knew how you would react.”

Taking a step towards him, you cupped his face in your hands, just looking deep into those icy blue eyes, as if all the answers would lie there. And maybe they did, because the slow realization that had been creeping into your mind hit you like a freight train. Bucky was right, you had never been normal best friends. You had always been as close as possible, almost right off the bat. You thought it was just a platonic connection, like people talk about how they have friends that are their soulmates - their twin flame.

But it was so much more than that. And maybe it took a wedding and a couple days of pretending Bucky was your boyfriend for you to see that, but no one ever said life was easy.

“I feel so stupid that I didn’t see it until now,” you started. “That it took me so long to realize my feelings. I guess I was just so used to the way things were, that I didn’t think about anything else. But I know what I want now, I can see it so clearly. It’s always been you.”

“Where do we go from here?”

Instead of answering, you pulled his face to yours, a much sweeter kiss than last time. It started off slow, full of hope and curiosity, but quickly turned into a wanting neither of you could have guessed was there. Soon your hands were tangled in his hair and his were splayed across your back, pulling you into him as if he wanted to fuse your bodies together.

It could have been minutes or hours, standing on that balcony exploring each other, with the stars twinkling above you.

However long it was, it felt like a good start to forever.

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