#bucky is smitten as a kitten

[joeyalohadream]

Clegan Modern Neighbors! AU Chapter Two

Finally got around to posting chapter two of my Modern AU if anyone wants to check it out!

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“Well, I gotta get back inside,” Gale tells them, he shifts his body in place and Bucky can tell he feels awkward. He’s shy, he remembers hearing twice tonight. “Nice to see you Curt, Ken.” He gives them both a nod and turns to Bucky. “Nice to meet you..” He lets the sentence hang, waiting for Bucky to fill in the blank.

Bucky extends his hand with a genuine smile. Gales takes it in his own hand and Bucky is relieved that he’s not the only one with sweaty palms.

“Names John,” he tells him. “But my friends call me Bucky.” He gives Gale his biggest grin when he feels the smaller hand in his tighten its grip.

“Seriously?” Gale rasps out, incredulous. His eyes are flitting between both of his, and Bucky feels like he’s been accessed.

He winks at Gale and squeezes his hand back. He’s not sure which one of them lets go first but Bucky has his hand back and he wishes he didn’t.

“It was nice to meet you Buck, I’ll see ya around I’m sure,” Bucky says and picks up his beer.

Gale keeps his gaze on Bucky for another moment before giving a final nod and walking away. Bucky watches him walk away, embarrassingly jealous of the strings holding the apron in place over Gale’s waist.

[navybrat817]

love you💙

Love YOU! So happy to see you in my inbox. 🥰

Can we also imagine for a moment that the gif is alpha!Hal teasing you after you've moved in? Still in the "getting to know you stage" and losing his shirt every chance he gets? You look at him because you have to look, which gets you a smirk in return when he catches you.

When Hal meets up with Bucky later, he has a dreamy look in his eyes because he can't stop thinking about you. Bucky recognizes it because he feels the same way. They know you're meant to be their omega, but not just an omega. Their equal.

They'll do whatever they can to prove it to you. ❤️

Love and thanks! ❤️

[callalillywrites]

I got the chance to see The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (and then bought a physical copy because I loved it).

When this scene came on, Marjorie's just so damn gorgeous in that green Cleopatra dress. She lit something within my muse.

I couldn't help thinking about how my Alphas would react to their readers if they came out sporting this dress.

Let's explore, shall we?

These are all set in my It Takes All Packs to Make It Work verse.

Alpha!Jake (and Beta!Steve) would absolutely be tackling Angel if she came out of their room with this as her Halloween costume. Her every wish is their command at this point. She may or may not get the chance to show it or the matching costumes (Caesar & Marc Antony) she got for her guys that night.

Alpha!Bucky would probably drop to his knees at the sight of Precious in this dress. It's not her usual style as she prefers something a bit less revealing yet feminine. Something more like this Goddess costume that she wore their first Halloween together. He'll definitely be possessive and protective all night long.

Not yet here but are coming soon...

Alpha!Frank will know his reader is up to something as she's always looking for ways to keep him on his toes (and make him fall even harder for her).

Alpha!Curtis, our smitten kitten, will absolutely adore his reader in this. It's not because she's not drop dead gorgeous in his eyes because she absolutely is. It's because he's so damn proud of her and how she's coming out of her shell after the rough times she's had with her last alpha. (She's sadly going to have it worse than Bucky's Precious.)

Alpha!Ari will be glaring at everyone who dares look at his reader. He made a promise to an old friend, and he's not about to break it by letting anything happen to her.

Still debating their future in this verse but just in case...

*Alpha!Colin would be glued to his reader the whole night and trying to show her how much he can and is willing to change his playboy habits.

*Alpha!Dennis Baker would just be proud to be on the arm of such a beautiful reader whose attention is on him and him alone.

Alpha!Sam Wilson would be flirting like crazy even though he's long since claimed his beautiful Omega.

*still debating their statuses as alphas but anything's possible

Not in the universe, but I've been craving an Alpha!Steve of my own.

So, for him, he would be a mixture, I think, of several alphas above. Proud to have his reader on his arm, absolutely glaring at others who dare look at his reader, and just all around flirting with her, especially after they've been together a little while and have long since established their bond.

[themculibrary]

Clint And Natasha (Clintasha) Masterlist 4

Links Last Checked: June 5th, 2024

part one, part two, part three

And to hide that would be so dishonest (ao3) - Secret Identity (magnetgirl) T, 7k

Summary: On SHIELD orders, Clint and Natasha attend a four day couples retreat at a winery for the holidays. They find more than they expected.

Baby Don't You Want To Go (ao3) - Saelind T, 5k

Summary: Natasha does not like Chicago. But Chicago helps her, in so many small ways, to understand Clint Barton.

Back to You (ao3) - chezamanda T, 531

Summary: After all is said and done, Natasha knows who she can turn to.

burnt toast sunday (ao3) - ashlearose13 M, 16k

Summary: Clint tattoos people for a living, but he wouldn't be able to put up with all of the infinity symbols if it weren't for coffee. Specifically, coffee made by Natasha Romanov. The girl he has a real life, big-boy crush on.

or, the tattoo shop/coffee shop/plant??/ballet mega-au that no one asked for.

Dear Natasha (fanfiction.net) - javct T, 3k

Summary: After a mission gone wrong, Natasha is left in a coma and Clint writes letters to her; in hope that she can hear. "Dear Natasha..."

Grumpy Coffee Kitten (ao3) - rebelmeg harley/shuri, mj/peter, bucky/darcy, clint/natasha T, 26k

Summary: When Clint Barton, the owner of Bean There, Brew That, takes off on an extended vacation, he leaves his coffee shop in the hands of his trusted sidekick, Darcy Lewis. Darcy is not prepared for this, but that’s not going to stop her from keeping the shop going, keeping her sassy baristas in line, and maybe getting a tiny bit smitten with the new regular that started showing up, looking like a sleepy assassin and cooing at his coffee.

Bucky Barnes is a former soldier trying to deal with the effects of PTSD, at the encouragement of his best friend and not-actually-a-therapist Sam Wilson. It might have been sort of an accident the first time he steps into Bean There, Brew That, but it’s a first step in a really good direction. He likes the coffee shop, he likes the people that run it, and he definitely likes the sugar-soaked monstrosities that they make for him on a daily basis.

What could possibly go wrong with putting a recovering veteran in the hands of a bunch of sarcastic baristas with access to legally addictive stimulants? The answer is… not much, actually.

In the Red (ao3) - enigmaticblue T, 2k

Summary: Natasha has a lot of blood on her hands, but she hates the feeling.

Iridescent (ao3) - kibbledor T, 6k

Summary: Natasha has been terrified six times in her life, and she runs it like a cycle in her mind to remind herself that she has always seen worse. When Clint falls into a coma, however, she thinks perhaps she hasn’t known terror at all.

Keep Her In the Air (When She Ought to Fall Down) (ao3) - Telaryn E, 8k

Summary: Clint Barton and Natasha Romanoff were born - and in Natasha's case bred - to serve the Alliance. No one cared when they began sleeping together; under Alliance law an Operative like Natasha could take as many sexual partners as she liked so long as it didn't interfere with her duties.

A baby would interfere. As would the very deep and very illegal feelings growing between the Operative and her favorite sniper.

Now married and on the run for a new life on the Rim, with a baby due literally any moment, Clint and Natasha cross paths with the crew of Serenity.

like a clock in a thunderstorm (ao3) - shellybelle E, 3k

Summary: Natasha is a quiet mind raised in silence, Clint a whirlwind raised in chaos. In the early days of their partnership they are drowning under the weight of unanswered questions, and when the heavens open, Natasha breaks, and Clint is a good man after all.

Observing and Listening (ao3) - execution_empress G, 1k

Summary: Tony notices something about two certain master assassins and Bruce joins in observing.

Of Languages (ao3) - QueenRiley N/R, 8k

Summary: After a life spent immersed in secrets, it was difficult to let go and learn to live without them.

Our Last Days (ao3) - enigma731 G, 1k

Summary: The property looks mostly abandoned, the fields barren, save for occasional patches of lanky corn stalks, growing rebelliously toward the sky. A few yards away to her right is the skeleton of a rusted-out car, like a sun-bleached skull in the desert. But there’s something about the house--faded white, with a dramatically sloped roof and a long porch--that resonates in Natasha's bones, that undeniably belongs to Clint.

Or, the obligatory 'Clint has a farm' fic.

Say Anything (Else) (ao3) - enigma731 T, 5k

Summary: "I got married." Clint glances down at the ring on his hand, the exaggerated nonchalance of the movement telling Natasha that his surprise is feigned. He’s been waiting for her to ask. "Her name is Bobbi, and I'm pretty sure she's the smartest woman I've ever met."

“So you met her three weeks ago,” Natasha says slowly, trying to put the pieces together in her mind, “and you fell in love and you married her in that time, while also working a S.H.I.E.L.D. op?” She can’t quite keep the skepticism out of her voice.

In which Clint is a car crash, and Natasha learns what it means to be a supportive partner.

Snippets of Life - Fantom Of The Fiction T, 8k

Summary: You know, Nat has naturally red hair. She likes to lay in bed on rainy mornings. She has this spot on the back of her neck she likes me to rub. You know, Clint’s hands may look hard and tired, but I have only ever known them as soft and warm. And he seems to like to fall asleep on his stomach. And he has this ridiculous habit of stopping for coffee everywhere we go. Major fluff.

The Company You Keep (ao3) - geckoholic E, 8k

Summary: The first time doesn't really count for either of them. They don't glorify it in hindsight or put more into it than what it was: playing with fire, slowly dragging your hand over a flame you know could burn you alive.

Clint and Natasha get to know each other in the biblical sense the first time they meet and don’t catch feelings until later.

The Last Great Border Town Hotel (ao3) - ignipes T, 4k

Summary: Natasha has a lot of weapons in her arsenal. Trust hasn't always been one of them.

the world's a little blurry (without you) (ao3) - DeltaLaurier T, 3k

Summary: Natasha falls into a coma, and the team (but mostly Clint) copes by writing letters to her.

what a wicked game to play (to make me feel this way) (ao3) - taylorswift M, 60k

Summary: After you win the Games, you lose.

OR

the hunger games au.

with your finger on the world (ao3) - ashen_key T, 4k

Summary: "We use their own weapons against them,” you say. “Humans are very good at killing each other, particularly from a distance. It'd be a shame not use the capability after they've so helpfully provided it, don't you think?”

Loki grins, the expression as bright and blinding as new snow. “I like the way you think, Agent Romanoff.”

OR: Natasha has a specific skill set; Loki heartwashes her at the New Mexico research centre, and events turn out very differently.

[sparkagrace]

idk what time zone you’re in but for me it’s the 3rd of january which means it’s steve and bucky’s anniversary in the last train verse!! so i just thought i’d drop in and say i love the verse and it’s become a comfort series for me and i’m looking forward to the next instalment <33

omg this is such a nice message to wake up to! 😘 You are absolutely right, sweet nonnie! It's Steve and Bucky's anniversary today in that 'verse 🥳🥳🥳

Thanks so much for your lovely words about the last train home series 💖 I'm so glad that you're enjoying it and I can't believe my little 1k bingo fill snowballed into a series that I adore, and I'm so glad that other people love it too. I call it my "fell fast and hard"-verse too because Steve gets to be a smitten kitten about Bucky, which is a trope I love 🥰

Thank you for the love and for the reminder 💞 I hope Steve and Bucky are having a very good anniversary today, and I hope you've had a lovely start to 2023, nonnie 💫

PS: you totally reminded me that I made a moodboard for it that I never used. Here's a gift for you ✨

[meidui]

for square B3 on my captain bottom bingo @cabottombingo - "i had some ideas about the uniform"

“Stark made all this?” Bucky asks, running one hand down the front of the uniform. It really is incredibly well-made, probably some material that they can’t afford for the whole unit. “I had some ideas about the uniform, so I gave him a sketch last week,” Steve says as he watches Bucky’s hand slide down his body. “And then he made it. With adjustments.” Of course he did, Bucky thinks.

Rating: E

Word count: 1k

Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark

Major tags: No Archive Warnings Apply

Additional tags: Not Captain America: The First Avenger Compliant, Established Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Smitten Kitten Tony Stark, Uniform Kink, Jock Straps, Dirty Talk, Bottom Steve Rogers, Implied/Referenced Polyamory

[rebelmeg]

Fic Stats Tag Game

I was tagged by the ever-delightful @polizwrites!

Rules: Give us the links to your fics with the most hits, most kudos, most comments, most bookmarks, most words, and least words.

(I did have the same two fics pop up for most of these, since they're my longest fics, so I went down the list until I got to a new fic.)

Most Hits: Through A Child's Eyes, It's Different, with FANTASTIC ART by @hereandnowwearealive! Summary:

The Accords debacle is long over, and the ex-Avengers have come home. Things are not going well, particularly when Tony gets kidnapped by the villain-of-the-week and ends up in the middle of a freak lab accident. Seeing things through the eyes of a child sounds kind of poetic, and in some cases, it is. But for the rogue Avengers, it's a shocking and harsh look at their past deeds, as well as a closer look at who Tony Stark really is when he doesn't have all his self-made masks up to protect him. With Pepper, Rhodey, and Happy there to keep him safe and love him, Tony navigates the weirdness his life has become, while Dr. Strange, Thor, and Dr. Foster work to figure out what happened to Tony and if the deaging can be reversed.

Most kudos: How To Save A Life (It Just Might Be Yours) Summary:

The Winter Soldier is sent on a mission, to take out the head of Stark Industries. There isn't supposed to be anyone else there, but the Asset is used to adapting in order to accomplish his mission... until he lays eyes on the baby in the backseat of the car. On the run with a baby in tow, the Asset's conditioning breaks down, his humanity returns, and it's hard to tell who saves whose life as the years go by and James raises Tony as his own son.

(And because the remix sequel was pretty nifty too... Save Another Life (It Will Be Worth It) )

Most comments: Grumpy Coffee Kitten, with some lovely graphics by @huntress79! Summary:

When Clint Barton, the owner of Bean There, Brew That, takes off on an extended vacation, he leaves his coffee shop in the hands of his trusted sidekick, Darcy Lewis. Darcy is not prepared for this, but that's not going to stop her from keeping the shop going, keeping her sassy baristas in line, and maybe getting a tiny bit smitten with the new regular that started showing up, looking like a sleepy assassin and cooing at his coffee. Bucky Barnes is a former soldier trying to deal with the effects of PTSD, at the encouragement of his best friend and not-actually-a-therapist Sam Wilson. It might have been sort of an accident the first time he steps into Bean There, Brew That, but it's a first step in a really good direction. He likes the coffee shop, he likes the people that run it, and he definitely likes the sugar-soaked monstrosities that they make for him on a daily basis. What could possibly go wrong with putting a recovering veteran in the hands of a bunch of sarcastic baristas with access to legally addictive stimulants? The answer is... not much, actually.

Most bookmarks: The History We Have Summary:

Hydra sends an infiltration team to kidnap the child of Howard Stark, in order to ransom the supersolider serum prototype from him. That the boy is not only willing to go with them, but places himself directly in the care of the Winter Soldier, is unexpected.

Most words: The Name You Gave Me, a collab fic with my dear J, @fightingforcreativity! Summary:

If you asked the Asset, he'd say it started with being given a name, something of his own. For the first time he had something for himself, and he became greedy. So she became his as well. If you asked the little Widow, she'd say, “It started with a brother. He was my brother and I wanted another.” If you asked Howard Stark, he'd say, “It started with the Serum, and it ended with a Serum.” But if you asked the youngest of them all, he'd answer, “It started like everything, an action was the catalyst for a chain reaction. I was just lucky to have a brother and a sister, a real father and another mother, through it all.” The moral of the story is that a true family always finds each other.

Least words: 'Til the End of the Line, with 200 words (unless we are counting drabbles, all of which are exactly 100 words) Summary:

The simple origin of a powerful promise.

No pressure tagging: @bill-longbow, @psychiccatpanda, @27dragons, @newnewyorker93, @deehellcat, and anyone else who would like to play too!

[bitchassbucky]

What about a mood board for movie night with Bucky?

bucky is a MOVIE NERD

seb’s/bucky’s pics are NOT MINE! the other pictures are from canva’s own royalty-free collection. all credits are due to their respective owners.

[buckthegrump]

#17 of the soulmates prompts?

idk if you meant himbo bucky, but it’s what you getting

*** 

He needed to swallow his pride and just say it. Tell her how he felt.

Y/n was sitting on the edge of his bed as he got ready for whatever event Tony had put together. She was already ready, while he was behind. A fact that she wasn’t about to let go of any time soon.

He struggled with getting his bowtie tied and turned to her for help. Wordlessly she got up from her place and stood in front of him. She slowly worked the fabric into the bow. Her fingers lingered on his chest when she was done.

This was it, it was now or never.

“This existence would mean little without you,” he blurted. 

She blinked at him. “What?”

“I-i uhh,” he shook his head, “That’s not what I meant.”

“Then what did you mean?” she asked but it was hard for him to form words when she was this close to him.

“I’m in love with you, have been for a while I’m just not great with English when I’m around you,” he said.

She smiled and placed her hands on his cheek and pulled him closer to her.

“WAKE UP!” She screamed.

Bucky didn’t have a chance to process anything that was happening before he jolted awake. He looked up at Y/n who was standing next to his bed.

“C’mon dude, you said you’d take me around new york today because ‘I don’t do it right’ or whatever,” she said her hands on her hips. “So get dressed lazy asshole.”

He groaned and rolled over to his other side. Of course it was a dream, she would never feel the same way about him.

[mushyjellybeans]

A Friend In Me

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader

Prompt: "You've got a friend in me."

Summary: Bucky is there for you when you go through a hard time.

Warnings: A little angst, fluff.

Word Count: 500

A/N: This is for my sista's @this-kitten-is-smitten 200 drabble challenge. Thank you for allowing me to be apart of it babes I love you so much!!

~

You sat on top of the staircase at the avengers compound with your head hung low and tears pooled in your eyes.

It was a disastrous week. The mission you were sent on went wrong and Clint became hurt by your mistake and then two days after your boyfriend broke up with you. And you kept this from the team, not wanting them to believe you were nothing but a failure and you had no right to be working with such a great team.

You sighed and shook your head. The tears were falling freely now. The ache in your heart was too strong, guilt from the mission still eating you alive.

"Y/N? Why are you so down?" A voice said from behind you.

You sniffled and wiped your tears away with the sleeve of your shirt.

"No reason." You murmured quietly. Bucky sighed and sat down next to you. His thigh touching yours.

"Come on. You can tell me." He pressed. Bucky was a nice man, and he intimidated you.

"I don't wanna bother you with my problems. Not when your life is going well." You plastered a fake smile on. It was true Bucky was doing well for himself. He earned himself a spot on the team, he was happy, he had Steve, he was friends with Tony and he was celebrating his 4th anniversary with his girlfriend this coming Friday.

"Hey, come on. Don't be like that. When you're down I'm going to feel down. You can tell me anything, I'm not gonna judge you, doll." He smiled softly and you crumbled.

"Is it about what happened to Clint? You know he's gonna be fine, right?"

"It's not just that. My boyfriend-" Bucky's jaw clenched at the mention of your boyfriend. And it didn't go unnoticed by you.

"What did he do?" He asked, his fists clenched by his side.

"Broke up with me." You mumbled quietly. "I'm not good enough for anyone. Nobody wants me."

"Y/N! You listen to me right now!" Bucky gently cupped your cheeks and made you look at him. "You are everything. He doesn't and didn't deserve you. You're too good for him. And if I was single, I'd sweep you off your feet. Never think like that about yourself because it's not true. If I hear you talking that way about yourself again, I'm not baking my special cookies for you anymore. Am I clear?"

You chuckled wetly and smiled.

"Clear. Thank you, Bucky." You wrapped your arms around his neck. "You're a great friend." You whispered.

Bucky rubbed your back as he held you close.

"Always, doll. You've always got a friend in me."

Drabble tags: @sebbbystaaan @stuckonjbbarnes @valkyriesryde @jobean12-blog @this-kitten-is-smitten @criminal-cookies @hopingforbarnes @mycupoffanfiction @crushedbyhyperbole

[thedamageofherdays]

Are you looking for some wonderful fics to read? Or hoping to find some hidden gems? Then this rec list is for you. It's the first in a series of rec lists I am doing aimed at showing a bit of love for fics that inexplicably haven't been read by a lot of people yet. Thank you to everyone who shared their favourites with me! I hope people give these fics a chance and show them the appreciation they deserve 💙

[You might also be interested in this rec list]

1. Here's to us series by christywantspizza @christywantspizza [Stucky, 17,5k words, General to Mature]

Captain America!Steve Rogers meets Waiter!Bucky Barnes and dares to hope for something more than simply existing in this strange new world he woke up to.

2. Pisces Season by dreamsinthewitchouse @dreamsinthewitchouse [Stucky, 6,4k words, Teen]

Unlike Bucky, Steve can’t get drunk because of what the serum did to his metabolism, but he still likes beer, and Bucky knows it’s because he likes the simplicity of it, likes remembering how drinking it used to feel, before the war.

He watches Steve lift a bottle to his mouth, take a swig, teeth flashing. Steve’s let his hair grow out a bit, which is a pretty great look on him, but the truth is that every single version of him, ever, has made something in the bottom of Bucky’s stomach twist into an unsolvable knot.

Bucky knows he’s probably got what Natasha calls his smitten kitten look plastered all over his face, but just then he’s way past caring since it's Steve, now looking back at Bucky across the room, mouth curled in a smile.

Or:

The one in which Bucky and Steve live happily ever after with their Avengers family and nothing hurts (and Bucky snacks and naps a lot). Also, it’s Bucky’s 101st birthday.

3. The Draft Letter by emilywithoutY @between-a-ship-and-a-hard-place [Stucky, 511 words, General]

He’s alone when he gets the letter, and later that’s the one thing he’ll be grateful for.

4. Cap's Book Corner by Neche [Stucky, 2,5k words, Teen]

Recluse Author Bucky Barns stumbles into fanboy Steve Rogers bookstore one day...

5. Here With Me by Dixons_Mama @dixons-mama [Stucky, 1,5k words, General]

Bucky is out of cryo and set to reunite with Steve, but can Steve still love the man that had been The Winter Soldier?

6. here i am myself (after all the years that passed) by BuckWild (AnubisWrites) @blanket-burrito-bucky [Stucky, 1,6k words, Teen]

He covered his face with his hands and leaned over, digging his elbows into his legs. The pain helped to distract him a little, but the scent only seemed to grow stronger, and the world seemed blurred around the edges. 

No. No. No. No. 

or the one where Steve has body dysphoria, and Bucky takes care of him and helps him feel calm and loved

7. Coca-Cola by Birdbitch [Stucky, 1,6k words, General]

It’s the same thing, but it’s still different. Or, an exercise in letting small things bother you to the point where they can’t be ignored anymore.

8. Five More Minutes by BonkyBornes @padfoot-and-the-marauders [Stucky, 3k words, Not Rated]

Bucky leaned against the counter, still looking pale but better than when he’d first woken up. A mug of coffee was cupped between his palms. He brightened when he saw the two of them. Setting his coffee down, he held his arms out for Cat. Steve passed her over, but not before giving Bucky a kiss. His lips were dry, but he didn’t seem as warm as before.

“Papa’s sick?” Catríona asked as soon as she was on his hip.

“Papa’s fine,” Steve heard Bucky say, his voice a little hoarse, as he made his way back upstairs to get dressed. “Your dada’s just a little overdramatic.”

9. Side By Side And Hand In Hand by chubbychaser384 @chubbychaser384 [Stucky, 1,2k words, Teen]

A morning in Steve and Bucky's life in the 1930s.

10. The Sunscreen Wars by greyhavensking @greyhavensking [Stucky, 4,4k words, Teen]

Steve Rogers doesn't wear sunscreen. This frustrates Bucky Barnes to no end.

(But really, it goes deeper than that.)

11. Home Is Where the Heart Is (And Where You Get to be Yourself) by KeepYourElectricEyeOnMe @moonagedaydreamohyeah [Stucky, 4,4k words, Teen]

““You are free.”

The words register clearly enough, but it’s like the emotional reaction that should be happening, haven’t gotten the memo yet, like there is some sort of wall between his thoughts and and his body.

Or maybe it’s just that it all seems a bit anticlimactic. They’ve been working towards this for months. Having the culmination of all that work be that nothing is happening might fit the success criteria for the whole operation, but yeah.

Anticlimactic describes it pretty well.

He will never be the old Bucky again.

But at least he is himself.

As the realization of what that means begins to take over, a trivial fact arises and slowly but surely fills up his body, replacing the numb feeling bit by bit:

Every small action he makes will be his own from now on.”

Or: Bucky is rid of Hydras programming. He need a bit of time (and Steve) to process it.

Inspired by Sebastian Stan’s phenomenal and heartbreaking performance in episode 3 of TFATWS.

12. Stars and Shadows by Politzania [Stucky, 417 words, General]

Steve visits Bucky in Wakanda

Stucky Bingo - Stargazing -- Flash Fiction Friday: Stars And Shadows

13. Pyxis by The_Glacian @steve-x-bucky [Stucky, 6,4k words, Teen]

Pyxis, ‘the compass’ – a constellation in the southern hemisphere.

(Being single didn’t directly translate to having a prime deficiency. Yet a break-in was what Bucky needed to realise that his life could use a little variety.)

14. Never let us lose what we have gained series By unremarkable @otp-holic [Stucky, 7,5k words, General to Mature]

A series of drabbles + Pictures set in a universe where Steve and Bucky are together in the modern era and keep finding little pieces from their past.

They are just set in the same universe but can be read independently!

15. Revive Another Side of Me By dontcallmebree @iamthe-wo-manwhocan [Stucky, 1,3k words, Mature]

Steve’s never lived in a world without Bucky, and he’s not living now. It takes them a while, much too long, to get that awaited rest, a little slice of peace after the dust has settled.

Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes are inseparable, history remembers. But they’re not men of the past quite yet.

16. with golden string our universe was brought to life by millesable @marvelousescapism [Stucky, 1,1k words, General]

In which Steve wakes up in dire need of cuddles, and Bucky is very very happy to give him everything he wants.

17. With Sugar Series by buckybarnesdeservestobehappy @buckybarnesdeservestobehappy [Stucky, 17,4k words, Explicit]

In between summers at college, Steve Rogers wants a new adventure beyond his lonely life in Brooklyn. He ends up in West Texas working on a dude ranch where Bucky Barnes is a long-time employee. When Bucky offers to buy Steve a drink, they end up drunk on tequila and making out in public. For the rest of the summer, they're inseparable. As the summer draws to a close, Steve realizes he doesn't want to leave.

18. Stark Surprise by Broken Star (CountessRavengrey) @countessravengrey [Stucky, 2,1k words, Mature]

Alarmed, Tony started forward. He’d feared this would happen. After everything the Winter Soldier had done, especially his involvement in Tony’s parents’ death, he was least trusting of Steve’s old army pal. And the way the ex-sleeper assassin skulked about, speaking little to all but Steve and shadowing Steve’s every move, had always creeped Tony out. He didn’t know what he could do if Bucky actually attacked him, what with the Iron Man suit currently on the assembly for repairs twenty stories up, but Tony couldn’t stand by and let the Winter Soldier gut his teammate.

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AU. Tony gets the surprise of his recent life when he goes looking for Steve and Bucky, and discovers that the two men are more than teammates.

19. Did you just steal my fries? by Gfawkes @gfawkesphoenixchokingonashes [Stucky, 1,9k words, Mature]

"Did you just steal my fries?"

“Yup. Paybacks."

"Paybacks for what?" He settled back onto his stool, sliding his plate safely away from Bucky's grasp.

"For taking 45 years to find me.”

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Retired Veterans Bucky and Steve go back to college; Bucky steals more than Steve's heart.

Stucky Week 2021 Prompt 7 #Fluff

20. but if i catch a glimpse of you (it helps me feel at ease) by papesdontsellthemselves @turtle-steverogers [Stucky, 809 words, Not Rated]

Steve feels almost at home, standing beneath the brilliant rock formations, weathered by time and constantly shifting. The sentiment is familiar, and one he’s ever-living, though he’s inclined to believe his story is one much less beautiful than the sheer cliffs around him. Part of him wants to believe that this is the full circle he and Bucky have been eager to come to-- fulfilling the final few dreams of those two younger boys, already tainted by war and desperate to live out a fantasy. His thumb finds the ring that sits on his finger, twisting it out of habit, the palladium rubbing against his skin. Those dreams had seemed so unattainable at the time. But then they’d died, and came back to life, and suddenly marriage and a little road trip didn’t seem so out of reach.

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Or the boys see the Grand Canyon

[sparkagrace]

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[bucky-bucket-barnes]

sex and sage flowers

Summary: You and Bucky have been going steady for roughly four months now. After he returns home from a mission, you two decide to have a well-deserved night of fun. This encounter sets off your powers, causing you to accidentally cover the entire Compound in flowers. While you are embarrassed that you let your feelings get the best of your powers, Bucky can’t contain his smittness at making you lose control.

Pairing: bucky barnes x avenger!reader

Warnings: swearing, implied smut, embarrassed reader, and a lot of fluff

Word Count: 2.0k words

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You and Bucky mutually agreed you wanted to keep your blossoming relationship on the down-low. The rest of the Avengers had begun to notice a shift between Bucky and you more recently, but they didn’t think much of it. Well, that wasn’t until the entire compound was decorated with vines and flowers solely because you two had fucked.

Bucky had been on a mission with Sam for the past week, but he promised he’d be returning that night. You decided you’d wait for Bucky in his room so you could talk when he got home. You had become accustomed to not seeing him for days at a time, but you’d be lying if you said you didn’t miss him. One, two, then three hours passed by and you could no longer fight sleep, and eventually gave in to exhaustion while waiting for your soldier to return.

Bucky crept into his room at roughly 4 a.m. that night, excited to see Y/N’s face again after so long. To his delight, you were soundly sleeping on a chair in his room. He couldn’t help but smile as he admired how peaceful you looked in your slumber. Bucky ultimately decided he was going to move you onto the bed in hopes he’d help you avoid an unwanted neck cramp from sleeping on a chair for too long. He quietly walked over to you, lifting you up with ease, and tenderly placing you on the bed you had shared for the past month.

He went to turn off the lights, but the flower by your bedside caught his attention. Every time Bucky went on a mission, you’d grow him a pansy for him when he returned. It was your thing. He absolutely adored your ability to conjure up any plant you desired and even loved it more when you made something for him. Before he could pick it up to admire it closer, he heard a shift in the bed behind him. His blue eyes traveled to where you laid, now sprawling out to cover half the bed. He smiled warmly at you, thinking about how he had never been so smitten with a person like he had been with you.

“Bucky?” you groaned, still half asleep.

“Yes, doll?” he cooed, taking off his shirt before he climbed into bed.

“I missed you,” you yawned, stretching out your limbs further in an attempt to wake yourself up more.

“I missed you too.”

“Are you tired?” you asked, finally sitting up to look at your boyfriend. He looked exhausted, eyes partially closed from fatigue. He reminded you of a sleepy kitten which brought a small smile to your face.

“No.”

“Me neither.”

“Good,” he grinned, closing the space between your two bodies, bringing you in for a kiss.

It started out as a slow tender kiss. One that said I’ve missed you so much. Eventually, his hands made their way to your face, tracing his fingers along the curves of your body to finally meet your cheeks. They soon found their way into your hair, slightly tugging as he continued.

Gently pulling back he whispered on your lips, “I miss you so much when I’m gone.”

“Then stay,” you tease in a low voice, emerging yourself back into the kiss. Soon enough you two were in sync, hands taking their time to admire every aspect of the other’s body. You felt the curvature of his shoulders as you trailed your way up to his soft brunette hair. He discovered each crevice on the small of your back while pulling you in closer to him. Only a week away and he had grown hungry for every small detail about you. The way your lips parted on his, the sounds you made when he ran his cool metal hand up your thigh, the way your fingers so coyly played with his belt, or the feeling of when you kissed his jaw so tenderly. It was heavenly. In the same vein, you craved the way his stubbled face felt against your neck, the way he peppered kisses up and down your collarbones, the whimpers that’d escape his mouth as you teased at his zipper, and the loving way he’d whisper sweet nothings to you.

Before you knew it, you both were bursting with pure pleasure. Your two bodies and souls somehow working in perfect harmony with the other to deliver such a wonderful night. Every piece of Bucky seemed to click with every piece of you perfectly. It felt so natural to be with him. It was as if he had melted into you, reaching every soft spot of yours. This was what it was like to be passionate about someone you loved. It was raw, it was vulnerable, and it was yours.

Due to your previous exhaustion, you both fell asleep soon after, embracing each other as you nodded off. This wasn’t how either of you had intended the night to go, but you sure weren’t complaining. That was the wonderful thing about Bucky, there didn’t always need to be a plan. You both just took great pleasure in the other’s presence and that was simply enough.

You were woken by a happy Bucky wishing you a good morning in a sing-songy voice.

“How’d you sleep, doll?”

“Perfectly,” you said, eyes still half-closed.

“Seems like you had fun last night,” he teased.

“I’d say last night was definitely a high moment for me,” you laughed, ruffling his hair.

“Y/N,” he chuckled, “look at the floor.”

With a look of confusion, you sat up. The floor? You looked at the bedroom floor to see it had been littered in dozens of flowers. Some laid lazily on the ground, others had found their way into furniture and halls alike. Oh shit. When you were in a good mood, flowers always appeared beside you. However, you tended to create the flowers yourself on purpose. That was your thing, your whole niche revolved around the ability to conjure plant life. This, however, was very much so unintentional and a lot more than you had ever done before. Controlling your powers had always come with ease, but the previous night had proved you didn’t control them as much as you thought.

“Bucky, I have to clean this up,” you panicked, scrambling to begin to wave away the vegetation, “the others are going to see this.”

Bucky walked over behind you and lovingly wrapped his arms around your torso. “Hey, hey, hey, it’s okay. We’ll clean it up before anyone notices,” he murmured into your hair.

You two made your way down the hall, you waving away all the flowers you could at once while Bucky picked up the stray ones that you had missed in your slight panic. He thought it was absolutely adorable how flustered you were over this predicament, but he tried to remain from fawning over you in hopes you wouldn’t become humiliated. The path led all the way into the kitchen of the Compound.

Fuck.

“Bucky, they’re going to know,” you stressed, pulling him aside before you entered the kitchen.

“Y/N, we’re grown adults, we’re allowed to have se-”

“They’ll hear you,” you shushed him, covering his mouth with your hand on instinct.

Upon removing it from his lips, more flowers fell down onto the floor. Oh, I am in deep right now. Bucky, unable to stifle his laugh, quietly chuckled at your endearing misfortune. He didn’t realize he had such an effect on you before. You met his glee with an angry stare which made him promptly pick up the flowers you had just created.

“I think you dropped this.”

“This isn’t funny.”

“I’m sorry, you’re right. It’s adorable. But no time for that, I’ll help you finish cleaning.”

He planted a quick kiss on your forehead before you both entered the kitchen. To your dismay, everyone else seemed to have the same plan as you. Each Avenger’s eyes were immediately on you and Bucky as you entered the room.

“Hey. . .” you greeted awkwardly, heat running to your cheeks.

“Y/N?” Sam responded.

“Yes?”

“Waking up to your little flower trail was cute and all, but can I ask what the hell sage petals were doing in my cereal box this morning? This is personal now,” he announced, begrudgingly picking small lavender pieces out of his breakfast.

“Who cares about your cereal, have you seen outside?” Nat budded in.

Outside? Your feet carried you to the closest window to see what she was talking about. Surely this mess had been contained to only inside, right?

Right?

Wrong. For as far as the eye could see, vines spread out over every wall of the building, some snaking their way inside the building through open windows, the rest traveling their way down the yard. The entire yard was covered in flowers you had created. It almost looked completely unrecognizable outside. It was gorgeous, no denying, but it was also the most plant life you had ever been able to create at once. You couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed at the sight of your power in full force.

“Are those pansies?” Bucky asked, coming up from behind you, endearment filling his voice. “Doll, that’s my flower. You decorated the whole yard in my flower.” Without having to look, you knew this man was absolutely beaming where he stood. Not only was he impressed with his ability to drive you crazy, but it was heartwarming to see the object that represented your love for him sprawled out on the yard for as far as the eye could see.

“Oh, I see what happened,” Tony interrupted, “It would appear Mother Earth and knock off John Wick over here had a little too much fun last night which caused Y/N to accidentally recreate the entire Garden of fucking Eden in our yard.”

A very loud silence filled the room. Half the room looked impressed, the other half very confused at this new relationship development within the team. As a collective, though, everyone was shocked at the vegetation that now covered the entire compound as a result of Bucky and you hooking up the previous night.

“Knew it,” Thor announced. Heads turned to look at him in confusion. “Sorry, bad time, carry on,” he said, clearing his throat and walking out of the kitchen.

“Listen, you two crazy kids are adults, do whatever you want, just clean this up,” Tony spoke before returning to his coffee.

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“Well, that was embarrassing,” you groaned, entering your room after hours of cleaning up the mess you made. Bucky had tagged along in an effort to help, but he couldn’t really do much. By the time he had cleaned up a couple of vines, you had finished removing all the plants from inside the Compound. It was still sweet that he wanted to help, though.

You plopped down on your bed, Bucky following suit behind you.

“Hey, it’s okay, just next time we have to get a pair of garden shears before we do anything.”

“Bucky!”

“I’m sorry, I’m kidding,” he laughed, rolling over to gently plant a kiss on your cheek.

“This is all your fault,” you teased him, “This wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for you, mister.”

“You flatter me.”

“You’re helping me clean up again next time,” you mocked, putting on a playfully stern tone.

“Only if I get to help make another mess,” he murmured into your ear before slowly kissing down your neck.

Here we go again.

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A/N: This was suggested as a follow up to Pansies, Pain, and Other Things about Bucky Barnes by @itscheybaby, so thank you so much! I am also starting a tag list so if you’d like to be added please dm me. Constructive criticism and requests are open as always :)

My masterlist

Taglist: @itscheybaby

[hannahshattuck]

Pairing: Steve Rogers x Bucky Barnes

Tags: NSFW, Slight Dom/Sub Dynamics, Gentle Dom!Bucky, Sub!Steve, Age Difference (Steve: 20s; Bucky: 30s), Daddy Kink, Finger Sucking, Slight Subspace, Scary Movies Mentioned

AN: It’s a new month which means new challenge! Starting off this fall season with @suck-tember and their amazing prompts. My personal goal is to complete each day, but we’ll see. Enjoy! (header and divider by me)

“You scared, Stevie?” Bucky smirked at the man sitting next to him. Steve decided he wanted to kick off the fall season with some scary movies. Now, Bucky being the horror movie fan he is, isn’t affected by the scares. In his opinion, they’re all too cheesy. Steve on the other hand? This man has been nibbling at his fingers since five minutes into the movie, jumping at every scream, jump scare, and anything else that spooked him. And Bucky’s dick is loving that.

“No…” Steve mumbled, staring at the screen wide eyed. Another jump scare happened causing Steve to let out a little yelp and hide his face in his knees that he had pulled up to his chest. Bucky hummed knowing the younger man was lying.

“I know you’re scared, baby. We can turn it off and watch something else.” Or do something else his mind helpfully supplied. 

Steve looked up from his knees and looked at Bucky with watery eyes. He tried to be brave and get through the movie because the older man loves them but he just can’t. Bucky held a hand out to Steve, which he took, and pulled the younger man into his lap. Steve straddled Bucky’s lap burying his face in his boyfriend’s neck.

“I tried, Daddy. I promise!” 

“And I’m so proud of you.” Bucky wrapped his arms around his baby. “You just wanted to do something Daddy liked, huh?” Steve nodded, keeping his face hidden and flinched when there was a scream from the movie. Bucky grabbed the remote and paused it for now. He gently pushed Steve to sit up. “Do you wanna keep watching it or do you wanna do something else? Maybe watch a happier movie?”

Steve shrugged and grabbed one of Bucky’s hands, playing with his fingers. He really did want to finish the movie because it’s one of Bucky’s favorites. But he also didn’t know if he’d be able to get through it. The two sat in silence for a few more minutes before Bucky came up with an idea.

“Baby?” Bucky gently tapped under Steve’s chin to get him to look at him. Once he had ocean blue eyes meeting his own storm cloud gray, Bucky asked, “Would you like something in your mouth to keep you occupied? To take your mind somewhere else if you get too scared?” 

Steve nodded, “Can I have your fingers? Wanna be held tight.”

Bucky smiled and grabbed Steve face, pulling him in to kiss his nose. “Absolutely, baby boy. Let’s get comfy.”

Steve slid off Bucky’s lap and cuddled into his side. He grabbed Bucky’s hand and brought it to his mouth while Bucky used his other hand to press play on the remote. Steve brought Bucky’s thumb to his mouth while the movie continued with screams of terror. As Steve continued to suck on Bucky's thumb, his mind went blank, his eyes got heavy and his breathing evened out. Bucky noticed Steve’s more relaxed form and hugged him tighter. The older man turned the movie off and grabbed the blanket they kept on the back of the couch, covering Steve and some of himself. Bucky closed his eyes and fell asleep with his baby in his arms and a smile upon his lips. 

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[bitchassbucky]

And a moodboard for a stakeout with Bucky?

he can lure me into an abandoned building

stake out with bonky!!! sounds like a fun date (platonic or not)

bucky’s pics are NOT MINE! the other pictures are from canva’s own royalty-free collection. all credits are due to their respective owners.

[buckthegrump]

Dialogue prompt: “I’m so proud of you.” -most of these made me want to start to cry, imagining how sad they can be interpreted, but this one sounded a bit happier 😊

A/n: I tried.

Pride wasn’t an emotion that Bucky often got to experience since his HYDRA days.

“I’m so proud of you.” You had said it in passing. You probably didn’t even realize what it had meant to him. And you’d said it so sincerely.

Bucky had been crushing on you from a distance ever since he’d come to live in the compound. The only person who knew, much to his dismay, was Sam. And Sam kept pushing for Bucky to do something about it.

And Bucky had tried. There were times when he would approach you only to lose his courage and shy away again.

It was a random Saturday night before a movie night when he walked up to you, ready to ask what kind of food you wanted to order tonight when he froze. The words that had almost come out weren’t, ‘what would you like for dinner tonight?’ but rather ‘would you like to go out for dinner with me?’

“Is everything ok?” You asked Bucky, who was still frozen in front of you.

There was no one else around, it was just you and he in the kitchen.

Bucky, unable to find his voice nodded.

“Are you sure? Because you’ve been acting a little odd for the past few days,” you said. “Which is fine. I just want you to know that I know how hard readjusting to live can be, and I’m so proud of you.”

You reached over and gave his right arm a squeeze. The sudden contact made Bucky’s brain short circuit, and the words came rushing out of his mouth before they could stop them.

“You make me nervous,” he blurted.

“Oh -”

“In a good way,” he hurried. “I like you. And I’m trying to figure out how to talk to you without freaking you out or scaring you. Sam has been telling me that I should just talk to you, but I don’t know how.”

You smiled at him. “Well, for the record, you’re doing great.”

Bucky let out a sigh of relief as you spoke.

“Do you wanna skip movie night?” You beamed at him.

“Yes,” he whispered.