Mature Stucky Fic Rec - 8/13/19
Title: What’s Left of Kisses
Authors: Draco_sollicitus ( @dracosollicitus)
Rating: Explicit
Author Tags: Captain America Steve Rogers/Modern Bucky Barnes, Modern Bucky, Shrunkyclunks, History Teacher Bucky, Steve Rogers Can Flirt Sometimes, Misunderstandings, Fluff, Angst, flangst, Medium Burn, Brooklyn Boys, Jewish Bucky Barnes, Jewish Maximoff Twins, age of ultron never happened, Past Abuse, Eventual Smut, Violence, The Smut is Here!, Kidnapping, Torture, Chapter 22 is epilogue, IT IS FINISHED, Past Brock Rumlow/BuckyTagging if that bothers anyone, Final end note edited on 4/6, if anyone was curious about a sequel
Our Tags: Stucky AU, Canon Divergent AU, Non-Age of Ultron Compliant AU, Post-Serum Steve Rogers, Captain America Steve, Slightly Awkward Steve, Mother Hen Steve, Modern Bucky, Teacher Bucky, Mother Hen Bucky, Fluff, Angst, Funny Misunderstandings, Avengers Team Shenanigans, Action, Suspense, TW: Past Abuse, TW: Violence, TW: Torture
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17313827/chapters/40726685
Author Summary:
Bucky Barnes, history teacher and sometimes Human Disaster, has absolutely no major expectations of his class trip to the National Museum of American History.
But, a chance run-in with Steve Rogers irrevocably changes the course of his life.
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Steve loves his teammates - especially the Maximoff twins, whom Tony has dubbed Steve's "freaky ducklings" - but it's not until he stumbles across a shy, handsome man in the Howling Commandos' exhibit that he realizes what's been missing in his life.
(And when Steve falls, he falls hard - and for always).
Series: What’s Left of Kisses (Part 1)
Review:
Mmm...another addition to the Captain America and modern Bucky Barnes hall of fame….
This was a fantastically sweet and funny fic with huge dash of action and suspense. And not to mention some steaminess, haha
I am totally in love with the idea of teacher Bucky and I think it is so great how that worked into how Steve and Bucky met at the Captain America museum. I also fully subscribe to the head canon that mighty will of Margaret Carter reached out at that moment to squish these two together because they needed each other.
I also like to believe she arranged for the hilarious and cute misunderstanding that led both of our favorite knuckleheads to misinterpret each other's intentions in regards to what the other wanted.
Obviously it works out in the end so that we are blessed with domestic shenanigans, meddling Avengers (Asgardian condoms, anyone?), and a very intense run of action and suspense. Seriously, a million kudos to the author for the build up of the mysterious ex-boyfriend plotline. I was constantly glaring at my phone thinking "oh my god!!! What is going on?!?!"
And then even after the conclusion of all that juicy action...there is a cliffhanger!
DUN...DUN...DUUUUNNNNN!!!!!
Finally, before I wrap up this review to go binge the second part of this series, I want to squeal about Steve (and eventually Bucky) essentially adopting the Maximoff twins. I will never be able to (or want to if we're being honest) get rid of the image of Steve sitting silent, comforting sentry of the two sleeping twins as they sit on the couch. I also adored Bucky just stepping in and being like "these are my babies now...fight me…" after meeting Wanda and Pietro.
Okay, that's enough for me, I'm off to devour the next step in this story so you better go read the fabulous first installment so you can keep up….











