Star ☆ Sanctuary

STEVE X BUCKY FIC ATHENAEUM ❕SPOILERS IN THE TAGS❕

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TAGS *under construction*

favourites

kid fic / clone child / mpreg

modern setting

shrunkyclunks / shrinkyclinks

a/b/o

sex worker

age difference

series

memory loss / memory gain

identity porn

aus of other media

childhood friends

enemies to lovers / friends to lovers

fake/pretend relationship / secret relationship / established relationship / arranged marriage

cons/heists / spies and secret agents

meet ugly / meet cute

misunderstandings

small towns au

road trip

outsider pov

reunion

multiples

canon divergence

epistolary

royalty au / regency au

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The Heir Clause

Shay0831

Summary:

James Barnes doesn’t believe in love. He believes in contracts, legacy, and keeping Barnes & Co. exactly where his family built it—untouchable. Steven Rogers believes in growth, small kindnesses, and making something beautiful with his hands. Their worlds aren’t supposed to overlap. But grief has a way of rerouting plans, and Las Vegas has a reputation for making things… complicated. What begins as coincidence turns into routine. Routine turns into trust. And somewhere between coffee dates, private flights, and a city built on bad decisions, two men discover that sometimes the most binding agreements aren’t the ones written in ink.

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Anatomy of a Scandal

Rena

Summary:

When Steve Rogers returns to Brooklyn, the marriage arranged for him having proven to be a sham, he is desperate; desperate to regain his footing in Society, desperate to secure a wealthy spouse capable of paying the costly treatments that keep his mother alive and settling his family's debts. But how is he to do that when people view him as nothing more than damaged goods, someone to be sneered at, ridiculed, looked down upon, or pitied at best? An opportunity presents itself when Lord Barnes, the renowned carefree Casanova of Brooklyn, forgets himself during one night of drunken stupor, sending Steve a letter that flouts all laws of common decency. An agreement is soon made: in return for Steve's discretion, Lord Barnes will pretend to court him, taking him to the most fancy events of the season where Steve can be introduced to potential suitors. It all works out perfectly, until Steve comes to understand that Lord Barnes is not as pompous and self-absorbed as he believed....

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Managing Trouble

ABrighterDarkness, Britt_pknapp

Summary:

Steve wasn’t sure what to expect. He had already made his opinions on this whole PR team thing pretty crystal clear. He wasn’t sure if he was surprised or not when Pepper Potts gave him a small, amused smile and handed him a small stack of carefully labeled file folders. “It’s for the best, Steve,” she had said patiently. “Either SHIELD handles the entirety of your public image for you, or we get a step ahead and let you have at least some control over the situation.” Despite knowing that she was absolutely correct--he had little doubt that SHIELD would be more than happy to continue shaping his persona the same way they had done for the last seven decades--Steve couldn’t bring himself to be pleased with the concept. Why couldn’t he just speak for himself?

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Keystrokes and Music Notes

goblininawig

Summary:

Bucky is paying Steve for help tracking down his stalker. Nothing happens until something happens: Steve falls in love.

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It Takes A Village

debwalsh

Summary:

A sequel to Considerations in which life-bonded Alpha/Omega pair Steve and Bucky look into adoption to finally start their own family, and find themselves battling a sinister organization with origins in their own time. Note that the Law & Order SVU characters are supporting characters who appear in later chapters - I don't want anyone rushing to read this because of the SVU tie, and being disappointed. They just worked too well not to use them. :) 4Oct19 - Chapter 24, I Know You Never Asked for This is now posted. The story is now complete!

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the Kept Boy

ara_the_jedi

Summary:

Here is James Barnes, the most dangerous Alpha in New York. Rich, powerful, cocky and short-tempered, his only skill greater than his persuasion or intimidation is his marksmanship. Head of the Seyrbakov crime family, inherited over the heads of the late Aleksei Seyrbakov’s own sons, who he had deported when they attempted to murder him. Top of Interpol and the FBI and the CIA and probably the NSA’s most wanted lists, but there’s never enough evidence to bring even a parking ticket against him, as it has been for New York’s Bratva since the late 1910s. His company smuggles weapons, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, exotic animals, you name it, but you’ll never find a shred of proof. If land barons still existed, then Barnes – owning property in all the five boroughs, the state, the country, even on other continents – would easily be one. When you think of the Russian mafia, you think of Barnes. Here is James Barnes, gracing the scum and lowlifes of Brooklyn with his presence, and here is Steve Rogers, not-so-cheap yet consistently broke hooker, sitting on his lap like he belongs there. Very rapidly, that makes him the most dangerous Omega in New York.

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Being In His Possession

valiantlybold

Summary:

James Buchanan Barnes is nineteen years old, and he is about to make what might be the worst decision of his short little life. But little by little, he comes to like his new place of employment, as well as his employer. Well... Maybe a little more than just like.

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Nothing Dims These Stars

Ribbonsflying

Summary:

Sarah Rogers runs a home to help recovering survivors of domestic violence. It's not a shelter, but it's not NOT a shelter either. There is a rule that her son, Steve, does not get involved with the guests that stay there- a rule that Steve has never had a problem with before. Then Sarah gets her first male guest, a well-mannered and somewhat lost Bucky Barnes. Bucky is not looking for a relationship. Bucky is looking to get back on his feet. And Steve is trying his best not to look at Bucky.

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Begin Again (Mortician!Steve and Baker!Bucky Modern "Moving On" AU)

loveforpreserumsteve

Summary:

"Pressing his lips together in an attempt to calm his utter happiness, Steve gave Brock's hands a giddy squeeze. Especially once the pastor turned towards Brock and instructed, 'Repeat after me. 'I, Brock Henry Rumlow.'' Taking in a deep breath, Brock started, 'I, Brock Henry Rumlow.' 'Take you, Steven Grant Rogers,' the pastor continued. 'Take,' Brock paused. 'Take,' the pastor encouraged, 'Take you, Steven Grant Rogers.' Brock nodded, clearing his throat, 'Take, take you… Steve… take you, Steve -' Steve leaned forward, urging Brock to continue. Already knowing exactly what to say because he had been waiting for this day, this moment, since he was a kid. 'I can't,' Brock said instead. Steve blinked a couple of times, 'What?' Brock lowered his voice and repeated, 'I can't. I can't do this.' Leaning closer, 'This really isn't funny.' 'I'm not joking,' Brock assured. Brock shook his head and gave the room a side glance as he clarified, 'This… isn't what I… want.'

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Not Another Superhero First Date

crinklefries

Summary:

Bucky Barnes is dating Captain America. Well okay, in full disclosure, Bucky Barnes is trying to date Captain America. In between the alien invasions, the rips in space and time, the absconding of Thor just when the Avengers needed him the most, and the Red Wedding—which Bucky is still working to process, with the help of two message boards, his 162 Twitter followers, and therapist—it isn’t going particularly successfully, but he is trying. He has, at a minimum, gotten Steve Rogers to give him his phone number and, on occasion, even reply back to Bucky using an appropriately selected emoji. The problem isn’t the will, or even the lack thereof, of two persons—one a millennial municipal employee with amazing hair and legs for days, and one, superhero, supersoldier, and the human manifestation of golden fucking retriever—the problem is well, Bucky gestures vaguely at the circumstances around them.

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Checkmate

starbunny

Summary:

Bucky Barnes was a SHIELD agent who had to be put on leave after an unfortunate incident during a mission left him temporarily Gift-less. Steve Rogers was a cold, bitter man who had a history and a strong penchant for hating SHIELD agents. Both were just minding their own business when they suddenly bumped into each other on the street. Needless to say, things did not go well. (Also the meet-ugly AU with a sprinkle of magic and a whole bucket of angst)

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Courting Rituals of the Oceanic Mer

In_the_Darkest_of_Nights

Summary:

Courting is regarded as: "the period of time that two individuals spend getting to know one another prior to a possible marriage." Among the oceanic mer, courting is used to describe the actions and behaviors that one mer takes while expressing its desire in pursuing another mer as a mate. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve is not a young mer, and the hope he'd once had of being swept up in a whirlpool romance died decades ago. And while it did occasionally hurt his heart to see the love on his friends' faces as they spoke about their mates, or make a deep, primal part of his core ache when he helped bring another couple's pup into the ocean, he kept himself busy taking care of the pod. He was needed there, he was wanted there, and he was content with that. It seems that another mer, however, was not.

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Mission Impossible

AggressiveWhenStartled

Summary:

The thing of it is, when everything goes to shit Bucky isn’t even trying.

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Sugar Lips and Sinful Hips

TheFlailing

Summary:

Bucky Barnes is a successful New York businessman, and at a glance, it looks like he's got everything a man could want. But deep down, underneath the money and the pretty face, the truth is this: he's lonely. Enter one Steven Grant Rogers: starving college student, just trying to make ends meet - and hot as fuck. Bucky desperately needs to be in his pants. And that's all; nothing more. Right?

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All Time Low

perfect_plan

Summary:

After Steve's boyfriend cheats on him and leaves him in a bad way, he thinks things are finally looking up when he meets his best friend Clint's work colleague. But his ex seems determined to ruin things for Steve, whether he's in the picture or not...

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Talk Awkward To Me

perfect_plan

Summary:

Steve Rogers + drunk + depressing movies + phone sex line = as you would expect.