This was not requested so idk why I did this when I have so much writing to do that was requested months ago but, y’know, shit happens. Enjoy anyway! P.S. this is the first piece of bucky writing I’ve ever posted so… exciting but also terrifying??
In my world everyone forgave everyone at the end of civil war and now everyone lives together and bucky still gets to live his best life w/o his left arm (bc that was obvi his choice when he was living in wakanda so why not here too?) and iw never happened bc i refuse.
Bucky would be the first to admit that he was no longer smooth when it came to dating
while he may once have had a way with women (and occasionally men)
this was something that had been lost long ago
and honestly he hadn’t really had much use for it anyway recently
romance wasn’t exactly on the forefront of his mind
until he met you
and then suddenly he was praying for his long lost skill to come back
at least a little
because honestly?
his game was lacking so. badly.
When you first met him Bucky was on the better side of recovering
he’d accepted that he could never be as he once was
and he was well on his way to healing and becoming a new person
someone he wanted to be
someone he was ready to be
Bucky Barnes 2.0
and right off the bat he’d thought you were attractive
and funny
and smart
and goddamn were you attractive
which meant that he was a little quiet at first
a little nervous
a lot insecure
he’d do things like angle himself so that you couldn’t see his left side
keep his head down so that his hair covered his face
look at you only when you couldn’t see him
basically just tried to make himself invisible
but because he was all new & improved
he decided to work through this properly
and eventually spoke his insecurities and his “I’m not good enough”s and his “I don’t deserve love”s through with his therapist
and came out mulling over the thought that maybe
just maybe
after everything he’d been through
he did deserve love
and maybe he was actually ready for it
So after two months of stilted conversation, averted eyes and hidden feelings
Bucky Barnes decides to give it his best shot at romancing you
And that was when he realised that he wasn’t quite as smooth as his memory suggests he used to be
despite his best efforts he still seemed to become mute around you
sometimes because he was too busy admiring you to come up with a whole structured sentence at the same time
seriously, how could he be expected to when you looked like that?
sometimes because he’d try to speak
and end up mumbling or stuttering
which just made him feel embarrassed so he closed ranks again
but mostly just because he was so nervous that he was going to fuck it up
and he figured that if he didn’t say anything
then he couldn’t ruin anything
right?
not only did it turn out that he couldn’t speak
but apparently he had absolutely no control over his remaining limbs
he dropped things left and right when you were around
cups were elbowed off tables
chairs were walked into and subsequently knocked over
steps were stumbled over
once he even managed to walk head-on right into steve
and hell if sam didn’t rip him to shit over it for weeks afterwards
he hadn’t even known it was possible for one to be so clumsy when they were all pumped full of super serum
and yet here he was
(what he didn’t know was that you found his clumsiness entirely endearing)
Bucky made the drastic mistake of hinting that he needed help to Steve and Sam
Steve only made a couple of jibes before seriously making an effort to help
you were friends with steve so he could give bucky tips
flowers he knows you like
your favourite kind of chocolate
TV shows he knows you watch
film genres that you saw the most at the cinema
restaurants that you raved about
even small things like your favourite colour
bucky used this information to the best of his ability
aka he may or may not have bought 12 new tshirts in that colour as well as two pairs of sweatpants
Sam however
Sam was significantly less helpful
ie he laughed his ass off
made a few glib remarks about bucky’s helplessness
and shrugged “i don’t know man I can honestly say I’ve never been in your situation – a centenarian tryna seduce someone a quarter their age”
a couple of hours after that sam comes to him and gives him some real advice
(after ensuring that no one would ever know that it was possible for him to be so nice to bucky)
“you gotta get off your ass, man, and let her know that you want her. you can’t expect her to choose you if she doesn’t know you’re an option.”
Sam’s advice really hit home
and Steve’s was exceptionally useful in helping him ‘get off his ass’ and put a plan into action
Bucky Barnes is bisexual, let’s be real here, he deffo seduced men and women alike back in the olden days.
This will be followed by another set of headcanons at some point in the future (bc this was getting long so I figured I’d make a separate post) wherein Bucky confesses his feelings and finally (finally) asks you out. If you wanna be tagged in that, drop me an ask.
I’m in a very Bucky-centric state of mind rn so I’m going to very briefly open headcanon requests for Bucky Barnes only. I’m only gonna take a few so send them in quickly!
Taglists are open – just drop me an ask if you want to be added! I have a permanent tag, as well as character tags, fandom tags and series tags.
– first off Loki was sick with some Asgard flu and gave it to the rest of the tower
– “Loki are you alright” “you must help me (y/n)! For I will not make it to sunrise” “shut up you drama queen and lay on the couch”
-Thor immediately catches it
-they have bells to ring when they need something…big mistake, constant ringing
– “OHHH WOE IS ME” “I’m coming with your soup right now Loki”
– Thor is a fucking toddler I swear
– “take the medicine Thor” “TIS YOUR MIDGAURDIAN POSION…and it’s cherry, I prefer bubblegum”
– this thing is so powerful that Steve and Bucky catch it
– POLAR OPPOSITES WHEN SICK!!!
– cuddly!bucky
– “(y/n)? Will you hold me please” puppy dog eyes
– he is eating up all this attention
– Steve won’t it admit it till he passes out and he then gets scolded for not taking care of himself
-after you rub his back one time he immediately acts like Bucky
– “SHE LOVED ME FIRST WONDER BOY” “OH STUFF IT JAMES!”
– then sam gets and Clint get it
– sam lays in bed all day and only ask for soup and hot tea
-Clint wants to be left alone he’s grumpy af
– then nat and tony
– tony treats you like a P.A. The whole time
– “ (Y/N)! PAPERWORK!” “ I GOT IT STANK!”
– “ (Y/N)! PEPPERMINT TEA?” “ MAKING IT NOW IRON ASS!”
– nat being the badass she is, trains no matter what but then let’s you make her soup and hot cocoa
-then Bruce gets it and he’s like Clint but always in the lab
-then the twins get it
– Wanda is so sweet my little bean!!!
– vision helps you take care of her
– hot cocoa and cups o noodles
– poor pietro has it the worse cause usually his immune system works supa fast but it’s so powerful he’s miserable
– sleepy!pietro
– cuddly!pietro
– I FUCKING LIVE PIETRO OK DAMN
– “thank you for taking care of me printessa”
-cuddles
– “printessa may I have some soup”
– “printessa your so warm”
– “what if you get sick printessa” “I don’t really know Piet” “I will take care of you draga”
A/N: Thank you for the request @subtlevanillascent!! i’ve never written stucky before so here goesss, also i did this as stucky x reader because i had more of an idea for that than just putely stucky, i hope you don’t mind☺️ (i apologise in advance for how bad this is, i’m drowning in college work at the moment but i wanted to write this for you guys!)
The sound of your phone vibrating on the bedside table woke you from your light sleep. The room was dark and as you rolled over on your empty bed, it came back to you that your two super soldier boyfriends had gone to a party with the rest of the Avengers, while you stayed at home.
You felt around for your phone for a second before finally grabbing it, blindly answering it and placing it next to your ear.
“Hello?” You groaned, bringing a hand up to rub your eyes. “Hey, Y/N, sorry to bother you but we need your help,” you could hear loud voices in the background, competing with Clint’s voice on the phone.
“What’s up?” Your body was starting to wake itself up now, recognising the voices in the background as Bucky’s and Steve’s.
“Well, we’re outside your apartment now, but your boyfriends are refusing to come in, will you come down and get them in please? I just want to go home,” you could hear he tiredness in Clint’s voice and you felt bad for him, knowing how much of a handful your boys could be, especially when they’d had their fair share of Thor’s Asgardian Liquor.
“Of course, I’ll be down in a second,” you ended the call on a soft goodbye and quickly made you way out of a bed, pulling one of Bucky’s hoodies on over your leggings and t-shirt before slipping into your shoes and making your way downstairs.
When you left the apartment building, the sight you saw before you made a small smile creep onto your face.
Bucky and Steve had their arms linked with each other, Clint stuck in the middle of them while they both tried to kiss his cheeks.
“Hey boys,” you called over, grinning as all their heads whipped around in your direction, the next thing you knew, Bucky and Steve were stumbling their way over to you.
“Y/N!” They cheered, nearly tackling you to the ground as they wrapped their arms around you instead of Clint. You saw Clint motioning to his car as he was finally free of the super soldiers. You mouthed a thank you before he got in, driving off and ready for a rest after a stressful night with your boys, leaving the three of you standing in the quiet street.
“Come on, let’s get you guys inside,” they both complied with you, each taking one of your hands as you led them both up to your shared apartment.
“We missed you, doll,” Steve mumbled as you walked them to the bedroom, Bucky hummed in agreement, placing a gentle kiss on your head as you turned to face them.
“I missed you both too,” you sent them a warm smile, leaning up to Bucky first to peck him on the lips and then Steve. You could taste the alcohol on their lips as soon as you pulled away.
“How about we get you both changed and then we can all get in bed and snuggle, how does that sound?” You suggested, looking up at them both. They nodded so fast you thought their heads were going to fall off, seeing them acting like 5 year olds when they were drunk was definitely one of your favourite things to witness.
“Y/N, can you change me? I’m too tired,” Bucky mumbled, moving closer to your to lean some of his weight on you. “Of course, baby,” you replied, tracing a hand up to his cheek, pressing your palm against it. Bucky simply closed his eyes and hummed, loving the feelings of your soft skin against his scruff.
“I’ll wait over here, you can change me next,” Steve said quietly, making his way over to an armchair in the corner of the room, dropping down into it with an ‘oof.’
You giggled a little at him before turning back to Bucky and pulling at the hem of his T-shirt, signalling you wanted it to come off first. He lifted his arms into the air, allowing you to do all the work for him as he stood and admired you.
This was definitely one of the things he loved about you, the way you would take care of him no matter what. He definitely needed to remember to tell you that in the morning when he wasn’t so sleepy, he needed you to know just how much he appreciated you.
You bent down, unbuttoning his jeans and sliding them down his legs. In any other circumstance, Bucky would be thinking very differently, but in this moment, all he could think about was how beautiful you looked in the dim light.
“Kiss his ass for me,” Steve’s gruff voice pulled you both out of the quiet moment you were sharing and caused a giggle to burst from your lips.
“Steve,” Bucky groaned, stepping out of the jeans, leaving him in his boxers before making his way over to his boyfriend. “What?” Steve responded, an innocent look on his face.
Bucky simply shook his head, “you’re such a punk,” he mumbled, shoving Steve’s shoulder as he stood up. “You love it,” Steve replied, leaning closer to Bucky and pressing his lips against his. The kiss was soft, not lustful as Steve’s previous drunken comment would suggest, and it brought a smile to your face. Making you happy to know your super soldiers had found peace with each other.
They separated for a second and looked over in your direction, “come on baby, can’t have you missing out!”
Synopsis: The Reader and Bucky share a special bond of trust. But one night when during a nightmare Bucky hurts the Reader things might not stay the same.
Pairing: Bucky x Reader
Genre: fluff/ teensy bit of angst
Warnings: swearing, make out sesh, grammar mistakes
Word count: 2807
She padded through the hallway, the sound of sock-clad feet being the only invasion in the silence of the night. Y/N was the newest member of the Avengers. She was young, with a bright mind and the fact that she could manipulate electricity didn’t hurt, but what the people who had welcomed her into their little dysfunctional family loved most about the girl, was her compassion. Y/N never turned her back on anyone, no matter the situation. To which Bucky still couldn’t wrap his head around. The pair had developed a special bond. It was nothing like what he and Steve had, it was nowhere near being best friends. This- this was more. It was complete trust in one another, complete and unadulterated faith. That is why when her eyes fell upon Bucky’s door, slightly cracked open and she heard soft whimpers coming from the room, without hesitation Y/N entered it. His nightmares were getting better, but that didn’t mean when they appeared, they didn’t haunt him with the same intensity. Cautiously, the girl walked around his bed. Bucky’s hands were clutching the sheets so tightly they were ripped on both sides. His half-naked body was covered by a thin layer of sweat and his face was scrunched up in a painful grimace. “Please,” he choked out. “Don’t. Not her.” Y/N gently touched his unshaven cheek. “Bucky, wake up. It’s a nightmare. It’s not real.”
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