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Hi, I’d like to rec my own fic it’s called see u in hell and I’m xansayshi on AO3. (I’ve also got some new ideas rolling around in my brain so if anyone wants to help a girl get back on the fic writing horse you know where to find me 👀👀) thanks, you guys are awesome!

Thank you for writing in!

see u in hell by Mystrana, xansayshi (complete | 50,164 | T)

"That was the best first date I've been on in a long time," Steve says.

Bucky frowns at Steve. "Which date are you talking about?"

"What do you mean 'which date?' I'm talking about this date." Steve raises his eyebrows like what he's saying should be obvious. He waves his arm, gesturing between them. "The date we just went one."

Date?? - After a misunderstood text, Bucky finds himself on a date-he-didn't-know-was-a-date with Steve. But Bucky doesn't date. Ever.

With a little help from his friends Bucky works through some things and gets himself a boyfriend...and maybe a little more than he bargained for.

[thestuckylibrary]

helloo! looking for a fic where bucky confessed his love for steve but steve turned him down because he's ace. they didn't talk much after that but were forced to go undercover as a couple and ended up making out a lot. i believe there was a massage involved somewhere in the fic. then before they nearly die steve comes out to bucky and everything is okay. it was finished (not sure if oneshot or multiple chapters. thank you so much for all you're doing! you're f***ing awesome!

This one?

Rogers & Barnes: Partners by triedunture (oneshot |10,510 | T)

Steve and Bucky have to pose as a couple for a mission. Nat insists it really is the only option. She's checked.

The complication: unbeknownst to even Natasha, Steve and Bucky's friendship has been rocky ever since Bucky confessed his tender feelings and Steve left him out in the cold. Can asexual, completely-in-love-with-his-angry-best-friend Steve complete the mission and win Bucky's heart?

(The answer is yes. Yay!)

[stuckylibrary]

any sexual intimacy fic recs? i cant find any rn and im not feeling actual sex rn

Our Ace Friendly Recs may be good for you, or our Asexual Bucky and Asexual Steve tags (Here, Here and Here on the Archive)

These may also be good:

a close shave* by newsbypostcard (oneshot |  2,018 | T) *chose not to warn

Steve angles the blade carefully against Bucky's skin, and Bucky doesn't flinch; he doesn't even blink.

You make my mouth water by steveandbucky (oneshot | 781 | M)

“What? Can't a guy appreciate his boyfriend's gorgeous body?”

Part 6 of Ace!Bucky Verse

[stuckylibrary]

Hi! Idk if this is the right way to do this but I’d like to recommend a fic I have recently read. This is a fic for those looking for angst. It’s called: And There But For the Grace by leveragehunters (Monkeygreen). This is so wonderfully written and so so beautiful. Steve was a fallen angel slash demon who accidentally saved Bucky while also trying to save himself.

Thank you for writing in!

And There But For the Grace* by leveragehunters (Monkeygreen) (complete | 46,593 | T) *major character death

Magical Realism AU where demons exist and Steven was an angel lured to Lucifer's side in the war in Heaven. After the war, they threw him down into Hell, no longer an angel, but a demon.

Some humans know demons exist, summoning them out of Hell to use as weapons. Desperate to escape Hell, Steven answers a summons only to find himself bound to serve HYDRA. When they send him to possess Agent Peggy Carter, the encounter doesn't go as HYDRA expects and Steven is set free to roam the earth.

Sixty years later, frantic to escape another summons, willing to do anything to stay unbound, he takes refuge inside the killer sent to slaughter the summoner. The killer has a metal arm and a mind like broken glass and Steven soon discovers he isn't the only one hiding inside of it: he finds the man the killer's body belongs to. Fragile and lost, the more Steven seeks him out the stronger he becomes, until the day he remembers his name: Bucky. Determined to protect him, Steven will do everything in his power to set him free and keep him that way.

(Chronologically, this stretches from before Captain America: First Avenger to a year or so before the first Avengers movie but has spoilers for Civil War.)

Part 1 of And There But For The Grace

[thestuckylibrary]

Gonna shamelessly rec my own fic again - works/13406517/chapters/30715335. Thank youuuuuu

Thank you for writing in!

The Stars Crossed Right by CaliHart, cettevieestbien (WIP |34,006 | T)

Steve returns from the bathroom as soon as Bucky’s eyes close. “Buck!”

He groans. “Nope. I’m going back to bed. Nope.”“Bucky.”“No.”“We’re going to be late.”“To what?”“Your surprise.” Steve waits for Bucky to move, gives up after a moment. Then, like an asshole, he settles his tiny ass on Bucky’s hips and fucking tickles him.“Goddammit, Steve,” Bucky nearly shrieks. He opens his eyes wide and pushes at Steve’s massive shoulders. “Off, off.”Steve relents, but doesn’t get off — apparently, it’s just too funny. He drops so they’re chest to chest, laughing so hard he’s making them both shake with it.“Stevie,” Bucky complains, but he’s smiling wide enough for it to hurt. It doesn’t quite hit the intended mark.

A fic spanning from April 10th, 2011 to August 21st, 2016. Read as Bucky and Steve encounter relationship woes, superhero-dom, cute animals named after beloved characters, Bucky’s hilarious family, tragedy, and the Accords. Not necessarily in that order.

(Written for the 2018 Shrunkyclunks Bang!)

Part 1 of The Stars Crossed Right

[thestuckylibrary]

Any long fics that don't have detailed smut? Most fics have really detailed smut and its just not my thing :// sorry if this is too much trouble

you should check our ace friendly tag! here are some other fics:

no matter how long the day is (i'll come home to you) by alby_mangroves, talkplaylove

Or, the one where Captain America travels the world, learns how to be Steve Rogers again, and meets Bucky Barnes along the way.Also: the one where two old souls fall in love over young adult books, long distance calls, and texting at strange hours of the day.

just say you do by biblionerd07

Steve just wanted a job. He wasn't expecting a marriage proposal. And he certainly wasn't expecting to accept.

Local Raccoon Befriends Angry Chihuahua by charlesdk

OR – in which one armed veteran, suffering insomniac, and grump extraordinaire Bucky Barnes gets turned into a puddle of goo by the tiniest, angriest, most wonderful guy in the entire universe.

The Happily-Ever-After Business by mambo

After planning perfect weddings for New York's elite, wedding planner Steve Rogers is ready to find love for himself.

But he didn't anticipate falling in love with the tattoo artist who works down the street.

We Should Get Jerseys by castiowl

Bucky's attempt to make it through another semester of grad school is greatly hindered when he accidentally buys a haunted sword off Craigslist from Steve Rogers, resident hermit. Find within: knitting clubs, ghosts, baristas, secret organizations, and weekly dinner parties.

[thestuckylibrary]

For the anon asking for fics without smut, anything by mambo? More heart less attack from this years big bang is also delightfully smut free

Thank you for writing in!

mambo

More Heart, Less Attack by detour

After SHIELD’s collapse, Steve comes back in New York. Without a war or crisis, he’s struggling to find his place in the world again. There’s time to relearn his city and time to wonder what he’s doing here.

When a mysterious guy hits on him on the subway, it’s a welcome interruption. Something resonates between the two of them, a connection neither of them try to deny. The trouble is that Barnes disappeared three years ago, and the more Steve learns, the more he wants to know.

But Barnes disappeared for a reason.

Sam rolls his eyes. “Yes, Steve, you could have a lead on a three year old mystery because you’re just that good, not because a random hipster flirted with you.”

“Well, when you put it that way,” Steve says.

[thestuckylibrary]

For the anon looking for no smut but a deep love/bond, my fic for the bb this year is a canon compliant wwII action fic prominently featuring Steve and Bucky's companionate relationship, and it would count as ace friendly for anyone else who's interested in an angsty, plot-driven mission fic :^) It's called "Meet Me on the Darkest Night" by Cryofreeze x)

Thank you for writing in!

Meet Me On The Darkest Night by Cryofreeze

“I know you think it wasn’t my fault, Buck…”

“You had to make a decision, there was no right or wrong choice.”

Steve blinked miserably at the stone step beneath his knees, grinding grit into his so-called uniform. “Maybe I’m not cut out to be a Commanding Officer.” He forced back a lump in his throat threatening to constrict his voice. “Or Captain America…”

~ ~ ~ ~

After the Howling Commandos’ last mission goes awry, Steve questions his morals and self worth as a soldier… and as Captain America. He struggles to believe in himself and the man he thought he was, but being thrust back out on another dangerous mission gives him little time to choose between his own self-doubts or giving his all to save 1,000 prisoners of war from Hydra’s clutches.

With the aid of Peggy Carter and the unwavering support of Bucky Barnes, they set out on a rescue mission inside the confines of a medieval fortress in WWII Europe. However, Steve isn’t the only one to find the ghosts of the place crawl under his skin…

There’s angst, action and an emotionally driven core to the tale of how Steve Rogers is forced to come to terms with what it really means to be Captain America.

[thestuckylibrary]

for all the lovely asexuals here, leveragehunters not only writes some of the best fics ever, but none of them have any sex!!! at all!!!!! it's amazing!! strongly recommend!

oh my god I totally, totally love @leveragehunters fics! All of them are so amazing! Like I read one where Steve got turned into a horse and it somehow wasn’t crack and instead hit me in my heart??

leveragehunters (Monkeygreen)

[thestuckylibrary]

It takes Steve a long time to find the secret entrance.

(Secret entrance—god, the absurdity of it: it's not like he isn't faced with absurdities every day on the job, but something about the cleverly concealed door and the honest-to-god escape chute, the ludicrous economy of it, makes him want to laugh and maybe not stop. Of course there'd be a secret entrance; you couldn't walk the Winter Soldier through an active banking firm. He wonders whether HYDRA execs ever had to be brought in the back way, a bunch of old men in their crisp suits trying to climb down a metal ladder with any dignity at all.)

[thestuckylibrary]

Hi, I get that you're probably hella busy rn so no rush, take your time, but do you know of any more fics where Bucky or Steve is asexual? A quick ao3 search and look through the tag here didn't turn up anything I haven't read before, so I was just wondering if you know of anything I might have missed. Thank you, I love you, bye.

i haven’t read anymore :-( the best i would be is doing another ao3 search but if that turned up null i’ve got nothin’ although these two are on our blog but not in our tag so maybe they’ll be new? Architecture by debwalsh, Prolonged Exposure by AvaKelly

[thestuckylibrary]

Long fics where the sex scenes aren't detailed or are just mentioned. I don't like reading them because I feel like it's too intimate for me to read?? Especially because they're lovers

Try our [Ace Friendly](https://thestuckylibrary.tumblr.com/tagged/popreq:acerecs) recs!

[thestuckylibrary]

[I don't know if this has been asked before.] My favorite type of fanfic is just kissing, like, a one shot dedicated to fluffy kissing. I was wondering if you had any fics solely based on Steve and Bucky kissing? /I'm not looking for any nsfw/

Just pure, gentle kissing right here friend.

But We Can Try by hetrez

Bucky said, "These are love letters, Rogers. You've been drawing me love letters."

Only One First Dance by HumsHappily

“Why the hell would I hurt you?” Bucky said, releasing Steve’s shoulder. He brought his hand up, placing it on Steve’s cheek.

“Steve. Look at me.” He coaxed the man’s head, forcing the blond to turn. Steve’s eyes were still shut tight, lips set in a thin line.

“Stevie.”

The Spin I'm In by victoria_p (musesfool)

Five times Bucky kissed Steve because of ~reasons~, and one time Steve finally believed he really meant it.

Tell Me We’ll Never Get Used to it by Penthos

“Hey, Stevie, can I tell you a secret?”

They’re lying on their backs on the couch cushions in Steve’s living room and the orange streetlight filtering in through the blinds is the only source of light. It makes everything seem warm and soft and Steve loves nights like this because it’s just him and Bucky and whispered secrets that are pinky-promised never to leave that room.

“Sure you can, Buck.” Steve whispers back, rolling over so he’s facing Bucky on the cushions. Bucky doesn’t speak for a minute and Steve thinks he’s forgotten what he was going to say when he opens his mouth.

“I ain’t never kissed a dame.”

We Kissed Back Then by vespertineflora

In recovering his past, Bucky stumbles upon certain memories he once thought he’d always leave buried: like the fact that Steve and he had kissed as children, as teens, as adults… They’d been in love far longer than he’d realized.

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Hi, so I've been trying to put together a little list of fics for my friend who wants to get into fanfiction but is not comfortable with anything rated above T. Could you recommend any Pre serum steve/1930s/1940s stucky fics within that rating? I've looked through the library but only managed to find one or two. Thank you!!

Sorry it took a while to get back to you! OK I’m absolute trash for any and all fics set in the 30s and 40s, its because I’m a huge fucking history nerd. I’m totally up for this challenge, I hope these are what you were thinking of!

Collected Letters 1930-1943 (there are a few post-serum, but most of the narrative is pre-serum)

The collected private correspondence—unedited, uncensored—of Steven Rogers, later known as Captain America, and his longtime companion, James B. Barnes,spanning the years from childhood to World War II.

Four Dollar Memory

The tale of the volunteer rat-catcher and Brooklyn’s very own four dollar kid.

I Get a Kick Out of You

March, 1937. Steve is just short enough on cash that he lets Bucky talk him into entering a Dance Marathon with him. Never mind that he doesn’t know how to dance.

It Takes Two to Tango but No One is Leading

Steve and Bucky go dancing not quite with each other, and things are said. Sometimes people need the help of friends to realize their feelings, and sometimes people need friends to pick them off the ground.

Like Herding Cats

Steve has a soft spot for the cats that live in the alley next to his apartment building. So when an unexpected blizzard hits NewYork, he does exactly what you’d expect him to. Bucky isn’t very thrilled.

My Stevie

There are exactly two things all four Barnes siblings have in common: their crooked smiles and their love for Steve Rogers.

Only One First Dance

“Why the hell would I hurt you?” Bucky said, releasing Steve’s shoulder. He brought his hand up, placing it on Steve’s cheek.

“Steve. Look at me.” He coaxed the man’s head, forcing the blond to turn. Steve’s eyes were still shut tight, lips set in a thin line.

“Stevie.”

Signs/Language of Love (once again , mostly pre0serum but some post

Sarah Rogers wasn’t supposed to teach her son, Steven, the finger language of the Deaf. She couldn’t have known the profound influence it would have on his life.

Starlight

The year is 1934, the month is September (the 30th to be exact) and James Buchanan Barnes has come onto the roof of his best pal Steven Grant Rogers’s crumbling concrete apartment building to watch the comet the crackling radio on the kitchen side spoke of that morning with Steve by his side. How could they know when they brought the pillows and blankets up there that this night would be a night of confessions and comfort and starlight?

Or

The one where Bucky comes out to Steve on a rooftop in the 1940’s and the aftermath of that small yet enormous event

The Stone’s in the Midst of it All

Sarah Rogers was born to fight an unwinnable war. She wonders how it could be, sometimes, that she gives birth to a boy who does not understand defeat.

Sun to Sun

It’s hard, Sarah knows, to love a son who demands your heart entire. She forgives Winifred for not having enough heart to spare,even as she wonders how she can love both boys so much that it aches.

Tell Me We’ll Never Get Used to it

“Hey, Stevie, can I tell you a secret?”

They’re lying on their backs on the couch cushions in Steve’s living room and the orange streetlight filtering in through the blindsis the only source of light. It makes everything seem warm and soft and Steve loves nights like this because it’s just him and Bucky and whispered secrets that are pinky-promised never to leave that room.

“Sure you can, Buck.” Steve whispers back, rolling over so he’s facing Bucky on the cushions. Bucky doesn’t speak for a minute and Steve thinks he’s forgotten what he was going to say when he opens his mouth.

“I ain’t never kissed a dame.”

Thou Swell (the majority is pre-serum in the 30s and 40s, but there’s a little post-serum and post tws)

He told his ma that one day he would have a good job, a real job where he could wear a nice suit, and a swell house, and Steve would live there with him, and he’d take care of him always, the way his dad took care of his ma. And his ma got a strange lookon her face. She hugged him tightly and told him not to think about things like that, it wasn’t right for a boy his age to thinkabout it.

Bucky wondered why.

Bucky Barnes has always loved Steve Rogers. This is the story of how that love grew.

Please feel free to come to us whenever you need more recs!

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hiii so i've read every ace friendly fic you have in that tag and i was wondering whether you had any new ones? preferably ones where the smut isnt detailed at all just a brief mention or something like that :) thank you! xx

Of course my friend! Here are some top picks form a variety of genres:

Apes Debemus Imitari (We Should Imitate the Bees) by buckysbees

Steve operates a fruit & veg stand at a farmer's market. Bucky keeps bees and has started up a honey shop just opposite. They're failing to get along. Steve gets along a lot better with the anonymous friend he's been writing letters to. In fact, he's rapidly falling for him.

Behind closed doors: collected oral histories of queer community in New York, 1930-1945. doi 10.1999/journal.amhistqstud.32557038 by wobblyheadeddollcaper

Steve Rogers, supersoldier and inept historian, confronts the absence of evidence.

the broadest stroke of color by gossamernotes

Sarah Rogers always loved Steve's hands.

"Your hands will do a lifetime's work," she'd say. "Remember to do the work you can for those you love."

Almost a century later, Steve does just that.

Captain Steven Rogers: A History Through Art by Pugglemuggle

[Excerpt from the speech of chief curator Virginia M. Mecklenburg at the opening banquet of the "Captain Steven Rogers: A History Through Art" Exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, January 5, 2012]

“Welcome to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. It is my pleasure to introduce to you all an exhibit that has been many years in the making. So rarely are we presented with opportunities to join art and history in a union as perfect as this one. Though Captain Steven Rogers sacrificed his life for our country more than sixty years ago, his legacy lives on in history books, documentaries, independent films, and now, thanks to our generous donors, in galleries as well. His artwork provides us with a singular perspective of pre-war American society, as well as a unique window into the soul of the American hero himself...."

Or, the life of Steve Rogers as told by biographers, art historians, tumblr users, a very enthusiastically queer college student, and the artwork of Steve Rogers himself. [Art included]

Doctor Doctor, Is This Love I'm Feeling? by perfect_plan

Bucky Barnes starts to notice the cute blond haired guy in the waiting room whenever he's at the doctor's office.

Growing up a Boy by togina

“Is that enough?” James wondered, his head lolling toward his father’s shoulder, drifting toward sleep despite his determination to stay awake like his Da.

“To die in bed, warm and loved and named?” George responded, his eyebrows lifted as though he’d expected Jamie to know better than that.

Kiss the Cook by mambo

Former Top Chef contestant Steve Rogers opens a restaurant with his best friend, Sam Wilson.

And everything is great, except for Steve's giant crush on their new bartender.

Leverage by awesomecherry

After the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D, and the recovery of Bucky, Steve takes some time to figure out what makes him happy. Living in Brooklyn, helping Bucky recover, he begins to see that while there are heroes for the big problems, there are a lot of people with problems that the system can't (or won't) help. Frustrated with how little the law helps some people, Steve does the only thing he can to help, he provides.....leverage.

a marvelous gift by biblionerd07

Bucky Barnes has a curse: he has to obey any orders he receives. It gets more complicated when he becomes best friends with Steve Rogers--the prince who will one day be king.

Never go to bed alone when you have a library card by relenafanel

Tall, blond hottie (in a sweater) was back, staring at the wall of new and popular titles with a thoughtful expression on his face. He came in every Tuesday night like clockwork, read through the summaries on the back of a handful of books with his profile turned just enough towards the front entrance that Bucky could see the slope of his nose and take joy in watching those arm muscles minutely flex as he shifted the book in his grasp.

- OR -

Steve is an attractive library patron who is far too competent to ever ask librarian!Bucky questions. Bucky likes that in a man.

Shangri-La by nimmieamee

Steve gets money, still won't move in with Bucky, and somehow totally misses that Queer Brooklyn is an option.

Steve Rogers Might Wear Tights, but He’s Not Your Pin-Up Girl by lRosaLui & what_alchemy

Bucky enrolls in a college course about Captain America. It doesn’t go well.

Sun to Sun by togina

It’s hard, Sarah knows, to love a son who demands your heart entire. She forgives Winifred for not having enough heart to spare, even as she wonders how she can love both boys so much that it aches.

We Should Get Jerseys by castiowl

Bucky's attempt to make it through another semester of grad school is greatly hindered when he accidentally buys a haunted sword off Craigslist from Steve Rogers, resident hermit. Find within: knitting clubs, ghosts, baristas, secret organizations, and weekly dinner parties.

[thestuckylibrary]

Are there any new fluffy tattoo AUs? (Preferably ace-friendly?) Thanks xx

I found a few for you! I hope you like them

how you mix the two by red0aktree

After their meeting - and subsequent falling in love - the asexual owner of Brooklyn Tattoos and the battered-but-not-broken war vet who loves him tumble through their lives together. From panic attacks to Star Trek marathons and Led Zeppelin t-shirts, Steve and Bucky attempt to experience the world.

Series of ficlets following the events of ‘never gonna find it (if you’re looking for it)’.

Tales from a Flower Shop by Buckysaur 

Bucky has been pining after his next-door-store neighbour for an embarrassingly long time. When he locks himself out of his shop, he finally gets a chance to get to know the guy. (Which he does not at all enthusiastically grab and hold to his chest. The chance, that is. Steve Rogers remains to be seen.)

Natasha totally ships it.

Tonight, tonight (WIP) by Milady (MyLadyDay)

When the fire alarm went off, Bucky may have been a bit too hungover (half-drunk) to even consider the possibility of an actual fire. Or to check out his hot neighbor properly. Or to even do something other than groan at the regrets he had about drinking with Nat. At least he made a memorable enough impression with said hot neighbor.