Fic Rec Friday

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🇺🇸Happy Steve’s Birthday! 🇺🇸 

It’s long overdue — and I don’t just mean for July 4th — but please enjoy my very first Stucky rec list. I’ve thrown any semblance of theme off the Brooklyn Bridge, this week. You’ll find both historical and modern AUs, short stories and epics, comedies and tragedies; and all flavors from classic Stucky to ShrinkyClinks and my newest obsession, ShrunkyClunks. (Even just saying it: ShrunkyClunks! Why is that so satisfying?)

As always, be sweet like Steve and remember to leave the authors comments and kudos so they know they’re appreciated.    

Marvel – Bucky/Steve

Bleached Bones and Fallen Snow & And the Greatest of These [IW Spoilers] by @leveragehunters​, When he chose to become Death he wasn’t sure exactly what it would mean. He didn’t realise he’d end up leaving humanity behind completely, forgetting all the ways he used to be human. Forgetting, that was, until in the middle of a war, his power spreading itself like wings over the battlefields, he discovered one particular human it was impossible to stay away from. Brave, fascinating, irresistible: again and again, he kept coming back to Bucky. Bucky, who was never afraid of him, who seemed content to walk in Death’s shadow. If he’d known where it would lead him, where it would lead both of them, he would have tried harder to resist. (A First Avenger/Winter Soldier AU where Steve is Death.) (Teen, 16k).

A Century of Sleep, Vexed to Nightmare (Part 1 of A Century of Sleep) by firefly_ca, CW: Graphic Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Underage; Once, when they’re talking about his work with the V.A., Sam mentions that bad memories have a way of burrowing themselves deep down inside a person’s mind, waiting for an unguarded moment to push their way back to the surface. At the time, Steve couldn’t help but think it was unfair, that the worst moments of your life are the ones that never leave you. But memories are apparently complicated, especially when they get tangled together with emotion. Sometimes the memories that cause the most pain come hand-in-hand with the key to putting yourself back together. (A.K.A. AU where Steve and Bucky meet in a reform school, bad things happen, things get better, then worse, time passes, angst again, and finally violence of the intensely satisfying variety.) (Explicit, 71k).

Expressive Force (Part 1 of Meet Ugly) by @fannishflightsoffancy, AKA the “You punched me in the face while gesticulating wildly to a friend” AU (Teen, 3k).

Hey, Asshole! A New York City Love Story by bunnymaccool​, Bucky’s running late for the bus and he’s stuck in line behind some ridiculous shoulder to waist ratio bastard who’s too busy flirting with the baristas to get his frickin’ order in. After he tells the dude off, completely in his rights he feels, the damn oversized puppy-faced ass keeps following him around and trying to apologize. And okay, dude is hot like burnin’, but Bucky just doesn’t have the time or patience for soothing the wounded ego of some gymrat wannabe with an obsession for dressing like he’s hiding from the mob and …. why are you laughing, Sam? (Teen, 14k).

Gravity by @lillupon​, The Winter Soldier isn’t supposed to know what it means to want something. (Mature, 5k).

Leg Day by @slenderlock​, “So talk to him,” Sam says. “I can’t,” Bucky groans. “I can’t, Sam, I. He just.” He fluffs his hair up and stares at Sam, distraught. “I want him to bench press me.” “Okay, so it’s serious,” Sam interprets. “Got it.“ (Or: The one where Sam is Bucky’s long-suffering roommate, Bucky is a hot mess of a millennial, and Hot Steve spends far too much time on the Lat Pull-Down machine.) (Explicit, 12k).

Love Thy Neighbor by @anthonystan​, Bucky Barnes has a few problems with his new neighbor: 1. He’s hot. 2. He’s loud. 3. He might be a secret superhero (Mature, 7k).

Photo Booth by @copperbadge​, Seventy years ago, Steve and Bucky had their picture taken. (Teen, 2k).

Prince Charming (Part 1 of Prince Charming) by @brendaonao3​, Bucky Barnes leads quite the charmed life. He has a thriving tattoo shop, a son he adores, the world’s best dogs, and a great group of friends — almost all of whom are in relationships. And maybe he’d been the one nudging them towards each other, but there’s nothing wrong with a little match-making. The world could use more romance. As for him personally, well, he doesn’t need anyone for the long haul. Not when every girl he meets is someone who he thinks would be perfect for someone else. But then Steve Rogers comes into his shop looking for some ink, and maybe that’s the problem right there. Maybe what he’s looking for in a relationship isn’t a girl at all. (Explicit, 55k).

Side bitch out of your league (Part 1 of Stop interrupting my grinding) by @rohkeutta​​, “I tried to call Sam,” Captain America says, bewildered. He’s sprinting like Usain Bolt and doesn’t sound even a little out of breath. Fucker. “Who’re you?” “Someone who’s watching you live on TV,” Bucky tells him as the tiny patriotic figure on the screen takes the turns like he instructed. Bucky should probably be a lot more freaked out about this, but honestly? After a tour in the Middle East and six years as a nurse in New York, even this isn’t enough to ruffle him. One sees a lot of shit in the ER. “Also, you better hang up now, that thing is behind the next bend.” “Uh, okay,” Captain America says. “Thanks?” “Whatever,” Bucky says, disconnects the call and turns the TV off to get ready for his shift. (Teen, 2k).

War, Children by nonymos​, After Bucky was released from the hospital, it only took him a couple of weeks to give up on himself. Difficult to believe in any kind of future when the simple act of staying alive was almost too big an effort. Out the frosted window, across the street, there was a tiny homeless guy burrowing under an awning. (Explicit, 106k).