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[quasieli]

Small moment of joy today: getting excited seeing a new video from one of my fave horror youtubers, and then getting even more excited when *she shouts me out by name* cause I helped out a tiny bit with research 🥰🥰

[itskateak]

Mint Ice Cream & Bubblegum Kisses - Chapter Three

(Bucky Barnes x Single Dad!Reader)

Series Summary: Y/N L/N works as an intel specialist at the Avenger’s Compound. He scans chatter on the international - and intergalactic - level for any information that might be helpful to the Avengers and other agents. But he’s also a single father to a beautiful eight-year-old girl: Angelica L/N. It’s tough raising a little girl on his own and working a full-time job, but he’s managing. A promotion has him launched up in rank at the Compound, leading him to work directly with the Avengers team. The only problem is it’s a 24/7 job. Life around the compound gets a little strange when his daughter is added to the mix of enhanced humans and ex-assassins.

Chapter Summary: Angelica seems to be settling in nicely and Y/N is still getting used to having his kid around in his workplace. Especially when she's known to be a little mischievous.

Word Count: 2.6

Warnings: Fluff, pranks, like four swear words, discussion of PTSD but it's very brief. Like very brief.

A/N: this is in light of me recently being able to play Black Widow for work. as I said in the last chapter, things will be moving a lot quicker

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Angelica snuck down the hall toward the common room, trying to keep her steps light or as close to silent as she could get them. She resisted the urge to look up at the ceiling, knowing Peter was just above her. This was a new system they were trying out where Angelica went first as a decoy and Peter would follow for the proper scare.

They had a shared love of harmless pranks and therefore had started a small prank war on the other inhabitants of the compound. At first, it had only been against each other, but they figured out that they could do way more if they teamed up. 

Y/N had warned them not to do anything too bad, knowing how some of the people in the compound were affected by sudden surprises. He'd sat Angelica down and explained what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was and how what she might perceive as a harmless trick might trigger something or cause a breakdown. 

She had understood and in her very solemn way promised to run her more "fear factor" ideas by him first just to be safe. When he did shut down her ideas, she never argued and dropped the plan. Confuse not abuse was their motto.

Y/N, meanwhile,  was working in his office, watching text scroll across his screen. There was a lot less than when he worked general intel, but that didn't mean he could focus any less. Any small detail could make or break whether the information was crucial or not. Everything that came across his screen was very important, but some things had to be taken note of.

He had mastered reading and writing at the same time, his shorthand notes making no sense to anyone but him. He'd learned that the week before when he passed the intel off to Tony and he just stared blankly at the paper. Now, he translated his notes so others could understand. Sometimes, he couldn't tell what he was meaning to say.

A transmission from The Benatar came through and he pulled his seat closer. It was just a simple message about their whereabouts and where they were headed. Gamora had signed it off, saying that it was nice to meet him and that whenever they stopped by next, they had to properly meet. He wrote down their message before typing a message in response.

Received. Glad to know you all are safe and having fun up there. Stop by anytime you want. My daughter would be overjoyed to meet all of you. 

 - Y/N 

Y/N leaned back in his chair, taking up a pen to make notes as information on underground movements possibly related to Hydra agents flooded in. More bases had been popping up recently, despite Steve's attempts to drag them all down in the past. Instead of being against the Winter Soldier, though, he was with them. Which gave them the upper hand since he knew their inner workings.

A knock on his office door made him glance up. Bruce stood in the doorframe, his knuckles still against the wood of the door. He gave a shy smile. "Am I interrupting?"

"Not at all. Come on in, Bruce." Y/N set his pen down and rolled his chair to the end of his desk. "What can I do you for?"

"I just came by to see how you were settling in. We haven't talked much since you were offered the promotion." Bruce sat tentatively on the couch, looking very unsure of himself. 

"Things have been going well. It's nice of you to stop by, though." Y/N swiveled back and forth casually. "I like having my own office."

"It's great, huh? I have a whole lab to myself most of the time. Tony invades my space once in a blue moon but he has his own lab somewhere else." Bruce relaxed a little, laughing gently. 

"Angelica breaks the peace at least twice a day, but she's my kid so it's not as annoying. Except when I really have to focus. Then I kick her out for a bit." He said with a lopsided grin.

"She wanders into my lab every so often to say hello or ask for help with her science homework. She's lovely." Bruce smiled. "Very bright."

"Yeah, she is...I can't keep up with her at this point. She's going to surpass my skills soon." He chuckled, shaking his head. "Good thing she's got you guys to check her science. I barely passed it in high school."

"Really? I wouldn't have expected that from you." Bruce said.

"I was okay up through my sophomore year but once I hit physics, I lost all understanding. Algebra was never my strong suit, either." Y/N rolled his eyes. Bruce was going to respond when shouting down the hall caught their attention. 

Peter sprinted by the office, yelling over his shoulder: "Every man for himself!"

Angelica was a few seconds behind him and she slid into her father's office. "Hide me! Quick!" She slipped around his desk and curled up underneath it.

"Kiddo, what are you doing?" Y/N asked, giving her an amused look.

"Shhhh!" She shushed him and pressed herself into the corner, covering her mouth to hide her giggles. 

"Peter Benjamin Parker! Angelica Ellaine L/N! Get your butts back here!" Natasha seemed to be the source of the yelling as she stormed down the hall. She paused at the door to the office, leaning casually in the doorframe. "Hey, boys. You seen a tall spider or a little monster recently?"

Angelica shook her head vigorously in her father's peripheral vision. He pretended not to see her, making sure not to look anywhere close to her location. "Snitches don't get cookies." She whispered as quietly as possible.

"What'd she do now?" Y/N asked. He had to uphold the Code. Snitches don't get cookies, and he'd never betray his daughter.

"She tried to jumpscare me and then Peter swung down from the ceiling and scared the hell out of me." Nat folded her arms over her chest. "So, I'm trying to grab both of them to dump them in the pool."

Y/N laughed and shook his head. "I haven't seen her, except for a few seconds ago. She ran by on Pete's heels."

"Bruce, have you seen them?" Nat turned her gaze to the scientist, who suddenly grew visibly nervous. 

"Uh," He glanced at Y/N. "They ran by just a minute ago."

"Uh-huh...Well, I guess I'll just keep looking." Nat pushed off the doorway and started to leave before poking her head back in. "You're still a terrible liar, Bruce." She winked and disappeared.

"Is it safe?" Angelica whispered.

"Yep. Come on out." Y/N rolled back a little bit to give her space to move out. "Good luck out there, kiddo. Watch your back."

"Thank you, Mr. Banner! You deserve a cookie." Angelica smiled at Bruce, the full personification of the smiley-face emoticon. She snuck to the doorway and glanced down the hall before turning the same way Peter had run.

"How long do you think it'll be?" Y/N asked, returning his chair to its proper place.

"Until what?" 

His question was answered by a scream from down the hall that devolved into squealing laughter. There was some indiscernible shouting from three different people.

"Until Nat caught her at the corner." Y/N watched as Nat went running by, laughing, with Angelica thrown over her shoulder.

"Peter! Help! She got me!" Angelica yelled through giggles, hand extended out behind Nat's back.

"Angelica! No!" Peter followed, reaching for her. "Nat, give her back!"

Y/N shook his head fondly as the chaos grew quieter the farther they got. "We're settling in well, as you can see. She's making friends and creating chaos. I'd be worried if she wasn't."

"Did she always play pranks on you?" Bruce asked, smiling uncontrollably.

"On more than one occasion, I found shaving cream in my shoes." Y/N wrinkled his nose up at the memories. He had hated that feeling of shaving cream squeezing between his toes in his socks.

"Gross. She and Peter were bound to get along well, then." Bruce glanced at the clock and got to his feet. "I should let you get back to work. If Angelica has a science or math question, you can totally send her to me."

"Thanks, Bruce. You're a genius." Y/N rolled back over to his work station, shaking his mouse to wake his computer up. 

"I wouldn't say that," Bruce said as he walked backward out of the room, pausing in the doorway.

"Don't sell yourself short, Bruce! You're totally a genius." Y/N pointed with his pen, smiling as he spoke.

Bruce ducked his head sheepishly and nodded before he left the office.

Y/N returned to his screen, pulling his notes back into reach, and scanned the text again. Another couple of hours before lunch.

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"Your kid." Tony suddenly popped in, holding his phone out to show Y/N what was on it. "Your kid keeps changing my phone background."

Y/N looked up and glanced at the screen before bursting into laughter. It was a photo of a sloth dressed as an astronaut. In the past year, she'd managed to change her father's phone background and laptop wallpaper to that stupid sloth photo without his knowledge at least sixteen times. 

"Why?" Tony asked, defeated. "Why is she doing this?"

"She read about someone online who did the same thing to their parents and she took inspiration. I'm happy to see she's moved on to other targets." Y/N shook his head in amusement. "Shouldn't your phone be super secure or something?"

"It is! I don't understand how she keeps doing it. I've changed my password eight times and even had Friday monitor any attempts to hack in." Tony sank down onto the couch, tossing his phone beside him. 

"Well, she definitely can't hack things. She's smart, but not that smart. Usually, a password change will keep her from trying again." Y/N swiveled to the side, head cocked.

"This is the second time today," Tony grumbled, brows furrowed. "I don't get it."

"Well, you're the genius here." Y/N snorted, glancing at his screen again. "If my kid's not the one hacking your phone, who is?"

"Oh, my god," Tony said, standing quickly. He rushed to leave but paused in the door. "You're the genius, Y/N."

Y/N arched a brow in mild intrigue. "Uh-huh. You're welcome?"

Tony flashed a smile before turning. "Peter Benjamin Parker, how many times have I told you not to hack into my stuff!" He shouted as he walked down the hall.

"Kid, you're sowing chaos." Y/N glanced at his daughter curled up under his desk. 

"Huh?" Angelica looked up from her book, confused. "What's going on?"

"Peter hacked Tony's phone and changed his phone background to that astronaut sloth." He responded, returning to his work.

"Oh, Pete didn't do that." She said, turning her page. "Mr. Banner did after seeing us do it. Somethin' about getting back at him for leaving crumbs all over his lab."

Distant yelling floated down the hall to the office. High-pitched 'Mr. Stark, it wasn't me!'s were the only things that could be properly made out. Angelica made eye-contact with her father.

"Should I?" She asked.

"Nah." Y/N said and they both started to snicker. "He's a big boy. He can take care of himself."

Angelica giggled and returned her attention to her book. 

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Y/N pulled himself out of the pool, shaking his head to fling water off his face. He hadn't gotten to use the facilities yet since they moved in. The pool was really nice - way better than any of the public pools he'd been to. He used to swim once a week but work got in the way. Now that it was Sunday, he could enjoy the free access for as long as he wanted.

He grabbed a towel, dried his hair and face, and walked to the locker room. His shirt was folded up on a bench with his shoes sitting beside it. He dried the rest of his body off and pulled his shirt on. He slipped his feet into his shoes and froze.

"Dammit, Angelica!" Y/N shouted as shaving cream seeped between his toes and spilled over the top of his feet. He grimaced and kicked his shoes off, quickly wiping the shaving cream off. He picked up his shoes and went storming off to find his daughter.

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"Hey, Y/N. Sorry to intrude after hours." Sam knocked on the doorframe to his bedroom. 

"Hey, Sam. No worries." Y/N looked up from his book and set it aside. "What's up?"

"Bucky and Steve are coming back really early tomorrow morning. Like, three in the morning early." He wrinkled his nose up. "They might have sensitive intel from their raid so Tony's asked you to be in office by the time they get back."

"I won't yell at you since you're just the messenger, but really?!" Y/N groaned, running a hand over his face. If he wasn't a morning person before, he surely wouldn't be a happy camper at such an early hour. "Guess my plans to stay up reading have been shot."

"Sorry, man. It's what the boss wants. But really, blame Barnes because he wanted to get back as soon as possible." Sam crossed his arms and shrugged. "Always his fault if somethin' goes wrong. Man brings bad luck wherever he goes."

"I think that's a little harsh and biased. I haven't even met the guy, yet." Y/N leaned over to set his book on the nightstand. He snagged his phone and started to set an alarm or two for the morning. 

"I'm sure you've heard all the rumors. Some of them are true - about him being grouchy and an anti-social person - but a good majority of the rumors is just scuttlebutt. Er, gossip. He's got a good heart, but man he can be annoying as hell," Sam smiled fondly, though he tried not to look it. 

"Sounds about right," Y/N chuckled, sliding his charging phone underneath his pillow. 

"He's really slow to trust and open up, so if he's a little closed off and rough around the edges, it's not you. It's all him, so don't worry." Sam explained. "Might want to ease him into meeting the little rascal, though. He's skittish on his bad days and after missions."

"I took the liberty of reading over all of the team's files so I get why. Thanks for letting me know. I should get some sleep so I'm not as grumpy in the morning when I greet them." Y/N yawned on accident, covering his mouth with his hand. 

"No problem. I'll let you get some rest." Sam reached forward and closed the door as he left.

Y/N turned out the light and sank down in bed, drawing the covers up. He had at least four extra blankets just for the weight. He liked having the excess weight since it made him feel secure and grounded. 

"Hey, Friday?"

"Yes, Mr. L/N?"

"If I don't wake up from my alarms, please wake me." 

"Of course." 

Y/N fell asleep shortly afterward, not fully aware of how tired he had been. Moving and getting used to the new environment had really taken it out of him and his body was begging to catch up. A shame he'd only get five hours before being dragged from bed. That was going to be one of the very few downsides of this new job.

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[generous1ty]

— Okay so I tried making headcanons for Genami and I hope I did them perfectly because y’know- I want everything to be flawlessly perfect.

— I’m so sorry for continuing to bother and annoy you with my thoughts DNSGEJGD- I didn’t mean to so I hate myself for doing this-

but my writing isn’t perfect at all, YOURS IS WAY BETTER SKSGJEE- ANYWAYS

— gene here!! apologies for editing your wonderful formatting Shu, but a warning to those reading, the post is pretty long!! beware(?).

✔︎ GENAMI HEADCANONS.

-> Hayami x Gene sob

(WARNING! : Some angst, trauma, trigger words.)

Onto the cut!

-> Hayami is very sleep deprived because of her studies between chess, but she really cares about Gene’s health over her’s. After a while from playing chess by herself and seeing how Gene was doing, she’ll make food for them in order for Gene to stay hydrated and healthy.

-> When it comes to Hayami, she doesn’t easily fluster a lot as she seems, but she’d rather feel embarrassed or flattered over the physical affection that Gene gives to her. She feels that she doesn’t deserve it at all due to her insecurites and her messed up life, but in return she makes sure that Gene gets all the love that they deserve.

-> As Gene doesn’t like fancy dates like going to restaurants and stuff but prefers calmer dates, she shares that common interest as well! Hayami doesn’t really like to be around on dates with a bunch of noise.

-> I mostly feel like Gene would do their best to cheer Hayami on quietly during chess tournaments because many chess players need concentration and focus, but also because a bunch of chess professionals who are mostly men try to take Hayami’s throne away but she won’t budge as long as she has Gene’s support and devotion.

-> I kinda agree with Hayami getting a bit scared of Gene’s dolls! She isn’t scared of ghosts or anything that might seem paranormal, but instead it might frighten her if she someday thinks that one of those dolls might jumpscare her and give Hayami a heart attack.

-> Hayami is very caring and loving with Gene’s dolls- especially that she is very careful with them. It took her some time to get convinced by Gene’s proposal because at first she didn’t wanted to damage any of the dolls that her lover made, but now that she’s fully getting a little confident, Hayami accepts it.

-> Having tea parties, dressing them up, doing anything that might involve taking care of them like if they were her children will surely make Hayami very happy to have those dolls by her side. Hayami is an orphan who never experienced love from a mother nor a father, but giving that love to those dolls is what makes her happy.

-> Whenever Hayami tries to focus on her strategies, she does this thing where she looks at the ceiling for a minute until she gets back onto her chess. Gene has been concerned on why she does that, so they once asked her. Hayami told Gene that it’s a secret, but she still told them either way.

-> “Well love, remember how those times I got stuck whenever I played chess by myself? I would look onto the ceiling, and imagine that chessboard is up there. Once that chessboard is there, I would start to build up my strategy to make my way to victory! I know you wouldn’t understand and I’m so sorry that you had to hear that—“

-> Gene will be sorta confused the whole time but still believes their lover either way, yet it will leave Hayami with a bunch of spouting apologies. I possibly headcanon Gene to kiss Hayami in order to stop their apologies, leaving Hayami flustered with embarrassment.

-> Hayami says that Gene is the only one who distracts her, or in short; Gene gets Hayami off guard whenever they show physical affection to her. One time when Hayami was doing her chess practice and Gene went to sit on her lap just to cuddle her, she was practically caught off guard and started smiling. Hayami decided to take a break for a little and instead give some affection that the touch starved lover of her’s need. :)

-> Hayami gets really inspired by Gene! Although she tries her best not to trigger the word “proud” to them since she doesn’t want her partner to be hurt, Hayami says “Great job, Gene! I’m honestly so inspired by you!” instead, to make them feel a little better about themselves.

-> As much as Gene has their breakdown’s and their trigger word, Hayami has it differently. Hayami doesn’t have a trigger word at all, but instead thinks about it out of nowhere. Whenever she sees something that might remind her of things that she never wanted to remember about, like fire for example, Hayami begins to question about her decisions.

-> Hayami will be apologizing repeatedly to Gene about the accidents she makes, but at the same time ask if she ever deserves everything that she has right now. When Hayami had a bad day and Gene wanted to provide physical affection to Hayami by cupping her cheek, once they reached their hand over to her she flinched.

-> Although she likes to put a lot of trust to Gene, Hayami still has some trust issues that might involve her not telling them about her trauma, but she needs a lot of reassurance about everything that involves on that deep topic.

-> Anyways; Hayami really doesn’t care about herself, or what even happens to her. She’d rather care about someone else, mainly Gene since they’re the only one who she truely devotes herself to. Once Gene has one of those breakdowns that involve the ‘bad word’, Hayami will do her best to give comfort and affection to calm them down, maybe even make them some of their favorite desserts in order to make them happy again.

-> During most of the time, Hayami likes to watch and examine Gene while they work with their dolls. If Gene ever needs help on anything, Hayami is the one for the job! She makes sure that Gene has everything prepared while they head over to the workshop. However, the thing that Hayami really likes is how Gene asks her if she ever wants to paint the dolls. Oh dear, she loves to do that. The reason is because one; she clearly wants to help Gene and because she loves the dolls, but two; Personally she wants to be touched by Gene.

-> Hayami really likes Gene’s hands, so she’ll be very touchy with them. Whenever Gene places their hand onto her’s to paint the dolls face, she extremely gets flustered and excited. Her thoughts will be filled by “Their hands…THEIR HANDS!!”

-> If Gene somehow gets busy in one day and won’t be able to work on their dolls, Hayami will have to take care of that. Like I’ve said before; Hayami is really inspired by Gene and examined on Gene’s work for days, making them take notes to try to help them in the future. So since this time already has come, she’s fully prepared. :)

-> Even though Hayami isn’t a master to do dolls like Gene, but all of her examination wasn’t for nothing, right? In the end of the day, Gene will probably see Hayami drooling on the bed sheets because of the exhaustion the dolls took a toll on her.

-> Hayami’s hair is a mess- why? She never really brushes it or does her hair perfectly sometimes, which is why I headcanon Gene of doing her hair each time.

HEY!! HEY!!!!! you’re not bothersome at all, and i am in love with you, your ideas, and the wonderful masterpieces you come up with. thank you!!! <333

ANYWAYSJASJJS O H M Y LORDDDDD

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH THEY’RE SO CUTE THEY’RE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY 100% HELP EACH OTHER WITH THEIR TRAUMAS IT’S SO CUTE FNFKSKSFKJN

 ✒ gene is so infatuated with her, especially when she rants about things they can’t specifically see. like, “wow that’s my girlfriend!!!” and “she’s so smart and pretty omg i have the best girlfriend,”

 ✒ AND TOURNAMENTS!!! oh my gosh they are so pumped,, but the air is so intense and quiet, they’re so afraid to make even the littlest of noises. they always cheer for Hayami in their head, though!

 ✒ Inspired. literally their comfort word,, gosh, you don’t understand how that makes them feel. their heart beats so loudly against their ribcage and they can feel the blood rushing to their cheeks, they becomes so flustered, they can’t exactly look Ami in the eyes at the moment. they avert their gaze, looking more so at the doll than her, “i’m glad i could… inspire you….” always smiles when they hear that word, it always reminds them of their wonderful partner.

 ✒ GENE LOVES PLAYING WITH HAIR OMGOMG okay so like,, gene loves brushing hair, braiding it, styling it, they just love it so much,,, they’re so good at styling hair(literally look at their dolls omg), and they love doing it so like,,,, yes

 ✒ ALSO WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU PLAYED WITH THEIR HAIR TOO PLS it’s so calming if you mess with their hair– brush it, tie it up, decorate it, PLEASE they love it so much aaa!! probably falls asleep while you do their hair BJSJsasd

 ✒ the fact that?? Hayami can take on Gene’s work??? wow, they are so in love. wow. wowwww. I’M LITERALLY SO IN LOVE WITH BOTH OF THEM AS A COUPLE AHSDKJKS

 ✒ Gene always tries to block anything that could put Hayami in an uncomfortable situation. they don’t use any burner stoves, and instead use electric ones! a lot of heaters instead of fireplaces, etc, etc. they never want to make Hayami feel bad, because they really, really love her and only wants the best for her.

 ✒ speaking of wanting the best for her, when they’re not working on their dolls or out somewhere for commissions, they’re always with Hayami!! taking care of her, cooking, cleaning, hydrating her. they don’t care if they seem like a little hypocrite, they just want their beautiful doll to be happy and healthy. this includes a lot of affection and cuddles to bed!!

 ✒ SPEAKING OF DOLL– pet names include: doll, beautiful(most of the time combined w/ doll), buttercup, sweetheart, Yami, Ami, HAYHAY