Okay, how did I just now realize that I never posted this amazing commission from @quicksillver?
I asked for a scene from Freedom's Reach, not realizing in my non-artist head that the scene I chose would be a technical *nightmare* what with mirrors being little bastards and all, but Misha came through like an absolute CHAMP. Definitely stop by their blog and give them all the love!
“Penny for your thoughts?” Bucky says. Clint looks up, startled, to find Bucky standing in front of him, collar up and a tie looped around his neck.
Clint clears his throat a little, sure that he must be blushing. There’s a standing mirror in the corner and Clint guides Bucky over to it, crowding in behind him to knot the tie. “I’ll tell you about them later,” he growls, deep and low into Bucky’s ear, just to make him shiver. “Or else we’ll never get there in time.”
Clint takes note of how Bucky’s eyes in the mirror go dark and hot, and he presses a little closer than necessary, letting Bucky feel every inch of him along his back. He reaches out a hand and snags Bucky’s jacket where it’s waiting on the back of a chair, watching in the mirror as he helps Bucky into it and smooths his palms down the front, the gold ring on his left hand gleaming in the lamplight. The left arm of Bucky’s jacket is pinned up neatly, the dark blue wool skimming Bucky’s lean frame and making his eyes glow an icy blue.
“You look beautiful,” Clint can’t help but murmur.
Bucky turns, hand sliding inside Clint’s jacket to cradle his ribs through the thin linen of his shirt, his own ring cool and hard in contrast to the warm press of his fingers. “That’s the pot calling the kettle black,” he says, cutting off Clint’s retort with a hungry kiss.
By the time they tear themselves apart they are running a bit late, and have to take a few more moments to straighten up their clothes anew. Clint’s skin is still buzzing as he and Bucky descend the grand staircase to the main lobby, hand-in-hand. Bucky gives Clint’s fingers a squeeze and Clint squeezes back, their rings clinking together as they head toward the dining room.
Clint and Bucky have been fucking after missions for a while but as long as Bucky tells himself they’re just buddies letting off steam, he can pretend it doesn’t mean anything queer. Which works great, right up until it doesn’t.
Just as he’s trying to distance himself from Clint to avoid the mess he’s made, an altercation with a mutant ends with both of them sent back in time to the place Bucky still considers home: 1939 Brooklyn.
Trying to lay low and not fuck up the timeline, they're forced to depend on each other to survive in the past. While Bucky slowly starts to work through his issues, Clint throws a wrench in the works by making pals with the guys next door - a much younger Bucky and Steve.
Been waiting to post this for so long! Hope you all enjoy it! Mind the homophobia tags.
Also keep an eye out the fantastic embedded art by @kangofu-cb and @claraxbarton!
Here, have some soulmark (photo manip) art from my Winterhawk Olympic Bang 2022 fic to brighten up your midweek. :-)
My Heart Will Be Your Home by dr_girlfriend
Excerpt:
Clint makes a strangled noise as the paramedic uses a set of shears to cut the t-shirt open from hem to neck, pulling the scraps aside.
“Was that really necessary?” Clint yelps, hand coming up to cover the words written on his chest, but it’s too late.
It’s one of the largest soulmarks Bucky has ever seen. The script in Bucky’s neat cursive handwriting starts at the crest of one shoulder and arcs below Clint’s collarbones to end at the crest of the other shoulder, golden letters that no tattoo ink has ever been able to replicate.
What kind of idiot are you?
“Oh, shit,” Bucky says, his heart sinking. “I wasn’t sure — I hoped I’d said ‘hi’ or something first. I’m so — I’m so sorry.” Clint has had that scrawled across him his whole life, just because Bucky is a thoughtless idiot.
Clint’s eyes dart up to Bucky’s, widening a little. “Is that really what you said? I thought maybe, but —” he trails off.
Bucky can’t manage to assemble a coherent sentence, still grappling with what he’s done, but he unstraps his tac vest and casts it aside, pulling his shirt up to show the words he’s carried his whole life, three rows of untidy golden handwriting above his left hip.
It's finally heeeerrrreeeee! The fic I've been writing for about 53 years! There are 6 chapters in total and i'll post one a day until they're done. I hope you enjoy!
Thank you to the @winterhawk-olympic-bang mods for organising and running this bang, and thanks also to the wonderful artists who chose to art for my fic: @noxnthea, @callmekayyyyy and @3twindragons. You're all so talented and wonderful 💜🏹🦾❤️
✨Read on AO3 HERE✨
Title: Adventures in dogsitting
Ship: Clint Barton/Bucky Barnes
Rating: Teen
Words: 53645
Summary:
When Bucky finds Clint and his dog bleeding out in an alleyway, he doesn’t expect his life to become all about dog-sitting duties, instagram, and shitty daytime TV gameshows. He also doesn’t expect to get drawn into Clint’s latest drama. He really should have known better.
Warnings: Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings
Relationship: James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton
Additional Tags: Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Didn't Know They Were Dating, Sex Pollen, Mildly Dubious Consent (due to sex pollen but they do their best), various allusions to Clint's shitty childhood and Bucky's bad time with Hydra, Past Sexual Assault (no graphic details), accidental outing of a sexual relationship, casual betting on relationship status (thanks Tony), Bucky Barnes Has PTSD, Clint Barton Has PTSD, References to Depression, Deaf Clint Barton, Clint Barton Needs a Hug
Summary: Bucky got Clint to sit on the bench lining one side of the jet, but Clint tangled a hand in his tac vest and wouldn't let go. "Don't leave," he said quietly.
"I won't." Bucky rested a hand briefly on the top of Clint's head. He could feel the tightness in his chest again at the force of his feelings. He meant it.
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No medals for me, but a personal best - this is the longest fic I've posted (except for the fic I co-wrote with a friend, which I'm choosing not to count). Thanks so much to all of my artists, to @vexedbeverage for cheerleading, and to Aelfey for the beta. I like this one a lot and had fun writing it. Hope you have as much fun reading it.
This is complete and I'll be posting the second chapter on Friday.