White Wolf's Bane Masterlist - Bucky/Reader and Bucky/OFC Series by BirdOfHermes (LokisBirdofHermes)
So I know that I only post my Loki/Reader and Thor/Reader content to this blog, but I felt like I'd be missing out by not posting my Bucky/Reader and Bucky/Original Female Character series here for people to find on their own as well. I'm not sure if people are sharing my Bucky/Reader fics on Tumblr the way they do my Harry/Murphy or Loki and Thor/Reader content, so I'll just dump it here just in case.
This is in chronological order of when I posted them. I'll reblog with updates and new links as I write and post more content.
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Anchor: You are the lead agent for a SHIELD tactical unit and you've run several missions with James "Bucky" Barnes, but something awful happens and you're the only one who can help him. Bucky realizes he's not as okay as he thought he was and decides to seek some solace by becoming your friend. And maybe more. Pre Falcon and the Winter Soldier series AU.
The Winter Suitor: In this modern world, Mr. Bucky Barnes is a little behind the times, so he asks you to help him navigate the world of online dating. He's a regular at your diner and so he drops by to get tips on the best way to woo a lady of interest. Turns out, though, maybe you're both wooing someone a little closer to home.
Based on a line from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier show about Bucky trying online dating.
Kick It Up a Notch: You are a SHIELD Agent working with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes on an assignment to bring down a Russian arms dealer named Claudia Petrov. You're undercover as the Winter Soldier's new handler, but the arms dealer decides she wants a piece of him in a way that has nothing to do with assassinations. Needless to say, you're unamused and things quickly kick themselves up a notch as you deal with the fallout of her "request." Post Endgame, pre Falcon and the Winter Soldier series AU.
One Size Fits All: You are a SHIELD field agent on assignment with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes to retrieve some stolen SHIELD technology at an illegal auction at a white tie event. Out of all the things that could go wrong, your SHIELD-issued disguise doesn't fit due to your shapely body, so you and Bucky are forced to come up with another plan to complete the mission. And as you do, you discover that maybe there is a little more to this partnership than you thought. Pre Falcon and Winter Soldier series.
Thursday Blues: You've come down with a rotten case of the Thursday Blues. Thankfully, it turns out the cure is one James "Bucky" Barnes. Bucky/Reader.
Avenging Angel: You're walking home one night in New York and the unthinkable happens--a mugger attacks you. Fortunately, you have an avenging angel in your corner in the form of one Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. Bucky/Reader.
Comfortable: You're pretty sure you were the first SHIELD agent slash spy to ever say the words, “shit, I forgot my weighted blanket.”
In which you, a SHIELD agent working with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes on a mission in what remains of Sokovia, forgot to pack your weighted blanket and have anxiety and therefore cannot sleep without it, so Bucky comes up with an alternative solution. Pre Falcon and the Winter Soldier, post Endgame. Bucky/Reader.
El Tango de la Boda: You are a SHIELD agent who gets tapped for a mission with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes: attend a wedding and intercept the sale of an illicit item. The catch is the exchange is at the target's wedding, so you and Bucky have to pretend to be a married couple. And you both realize you're way too good at being a fake couple for some reason. Bucky/Reader one-shot.
The Cookout: Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes has been granted the highest honor: attending your family cookout. However, he knows the only way to be invited back is to make the potato salad properly, so you teach Bucky how to make it and then it's off to hang out with your family. Will Bucky fit in? Bucky/Black Female Reader.
I'm Just a Square in Social Circle: You are having an extremely hard time taking the next step in any of your romantic relationships. You're painfully shy and nervous when it comes to the physical stuff and after a third potential beau turns you down, you ask your close friend Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes for advice. And it turns out Bucky has an idea. Bucky/Reader.
Die Another Day: Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes has been kidnapped by ex-Hydra agents who want to turn him back into the Winter Soldier, but they're inside an unsanctioned zone for American agents. You're told that Bucky can't be rescued, but you're not about to sit on your ass and let them torture him, so you plan a rescue by yourself. Bucky/Reader.
Defrosting: You and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes are working on an assignment in Siberia to stop a bunch of gun runners, but you fall through the ice on a frozen lake while chasing the suspects and nearly freeze to death. Bucky manages to get you out and, well, there's only one way to thaw you out before you catch hypothermia... Bucky/Reader.
300 Seconds: You are a SHIELD agent working alongside Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes to take down an incredibly elusive ex-Hydra arms dealer named Ivan Volkov. You receive a tip that Volkov will be at an exclusive BDSM club and it is vital that you secure evidence from his cell phone to arrest and convict him, meaning you need to distract him for exactly five minutes while his phone is being cloned. You and Bucky will pose as a dominant and submissive couple entertaining him for those vital five minutes, resulting in a drastic change in your partnership and relationship. Bucky/Reader.
Just When I Thought I'd Seen It All: Bucky's being dragged to one of Sam Wilson's legendary Halloween costume parties and begs you to go with him so he'll have someone to talk to. You begrudgingly agree to attend and are shocked to find out you and Bucky have chemistry both in and out of the office. Bucky/Reader.
Think Twice: You are a SHIELD agent who's been invited to a work Christmas party and so you beg your close friend, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, to come along with you to keep you company. At the Christmas party, you find out there is a male coworker who is interested in you and suddenly, Bucky says a few things without thinking twice and your relationship is headed for a drastic change.
Kiss of Life: You are the personal assistant to one Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes--a top notch lawyer who works with veterans. Everything's going great...until one day you come in and find that Bucky is in trouble. It turns out your benevolent boss is actually an incubus whose usual "donors" have suddenly abandoned him, meaning he has to feed tonight or he'll die. And seeing as he doesn't have anyone else, you volunteer as tribute and things get complicated. Bucky/Reader AU.
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: You are a twenty-something who is good friends with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes and you have a secret that you've finally resolved to tell him: that you're still a virgin and you were wondering if he would consider being your first. It's a risk for your friendship, but you figure nothing ventured, nothing gained. Bucky/Reader, post FATWS.
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To: It's Valentine's Day and you're throwing yourself a pity party, but one Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes decides to crash said pity party and things get interesting. Bucky/Reader. Post Falcon and Winter Soldier.
Distracted: You are a SHIELD medic on mission with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes and the worst happens--you're caught by a Hydra agent and nearly killed, but Bucky saves you at the last second. You're now left dealing with the trauma of almost dying and the last person you ever expected to console you comes to your aid. Bucky/Reader.
The Buffer: You are a SHIELD agent on an assignment with a team to bust Hydra bases and you get hit with an experimental gun that was powered by the Mind Stone, giving you accidental telepathy and empathy. Bucky offers to take care of you alone since he's got such tight control over his emotions, effectively becoming your emotional buffer until your SHIELD team finds the man who shot you and reverse-engineers an antidote to the telepathy. It's going to be a bumpy ride in the meantime. Bucky/Reader.
A Welcome Distraction: It's one of the worst cliches in all of fiction, but you're smack dab in the middle of it--you come home early from work one night to find your boyfriend cheating on you with another woman, so you head to a nearby bar to drink away your troubles. It turns out that's a bar where Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes is a regular, and he offers to help take your mind off your woes. Post Falcon and Winter Soldier. Bucky/Black Female Reader.
The Accountant: Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes is settling into life after the Flag Smashers and needs a little bit of help, which is where he meets you: a SHIELD accountant proficient with SHIELD's wonky printers in the copy room. You strike up a friendship that is going well until one day, a rather unusual circumstance makes you avoid Bucky for the foreseeable future. Will your friendship survive a little awkward thing like having a smoking hot wet dream about the sergeant? Bucky's POV.
Armed and Dangerous: You are a barista at a coffee shop where Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes begins to frequent. You're fascinated with the sight of him and that vibranium arm, being an engineer working on her masters' degree, but you're too nervous to approach him. Then one day, Sergeant Barnes decides to introduce himself. Two-shot BuckyReader.
Cry to Me: You go over to your boyfriend's place after leaving work early only to find out he's been cheating on you with a coworker. Distraught, you return home and your next door neighbor, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, overhears you screaming at your ex-boyfriend over the phone. It turns out he's a bakery shop owner and offers to make you some sweets to help heal your broken heart and offers to teach you how to make sweets at home. You take him up on the offer and find that Bucky himself is sweeter than anything he makes in his shop. Baker Bucky/Reader AU.
Fractured: You are a former Black Widow who was broken free of the control after Natasha Romanov destroyed the program. You've been using your freedom to right the wrongs that the Black Widow program forced you to carry out, but one night you run into Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes on an op. You and he were part of a joint venture between the Black Widow program and Hydra to produce another Super Soldier through impregnation, but it never took. And this is the first time you've seen him since you both were freed from mind control, so there is a lot of trauma for two fractured people to get through together. Bucky/Asset Reader.
The Gentle Men: You, a PR rep for the Avengers, just went on yet another absolutely terrible date. Steve and Bucky are sympathetic to your troubles and offer to take you out themselves to show you a good time and to prove there are still gentlemen out there in the world. And things get even more interesting at the end of the night after you make a joke and find out both Avengers are more down bad for you than you thought. Bucky/Reader/Steve. Post Civil War, pre Infinity War AU.
A Cradle Song: You and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes are happily married and have been for a couple of years. Bucky returns from a SHIELD mission with some food for thought--parenthood. He asks if you want to have a family someday. After careful consideration, you realize you'd love to have a baby with Bucky Barnes. Bucky/Reader babyfic.
Too Sweet: You are a SHIELD agent who regularly runs missions with Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers, and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. One night after a mission, you get insomnia and can't sleep, so you go make some coffee, intending to bring some to Bucky, only to overhear in his quarters singing a love song and playing guitar. You are absolutely enraptured upon finding that Bucky Barnes has an excellent singing voice and can't resist sneaking back night after night to hear him sing. But maybe Bucky's feelings aren't as mysterious as you think they are...
Bucky/Reader songfic, slight AU.
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Match My Freak (7/29/24): You are a SHIELD agent that has been working with shutting down Hydra bases with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. There's just one problem: it gets you super hot to watch him beat the crap out of Hydra agents and you're suppressing a pretty bad crush on the guy thanks to discovering you have a bit of a fighting kink. You're determined not to let him figure it out, but Bucky Barnes is nothing if not observant and maybe he just might match your freak after all. Post Falcon and Winter Soldier songfic.
Ink and Engines (9/11/24): You have saved up and bought yourself a Harley Davidson motorcycle after turning the big 4-0, and now you need a new alternator, so you go to Bucky's Bikes and meet Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes--a masterful biker and mechanic who should get your bike all fixed in no time flat. Bucky notices you looking at his sleeve tattoo and you confess you've always wanted one, but were too nervous to go alone and you hadn't found a parlor you liked yet. Bucky whisks you away to his best friend Steve's tattoo parlor and it only takes a minute before you notice you're about to have a new sleeve tattoo and a couple of very cool new biker buddies. Biker Bucky/Reader AU fic.
(Doncha Know) All I Have is You (2/19/25):
You are a recently freed former Black Widow and have been taking odd assignments and jobs to make up for what Hydra and the Red Room made you do during your tenure. You're on a mission protecting your client when you bump into none other than the former Winter Soldier himself, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. The two of you hit it off and realize that you have an opportunity to set up a mutually beneficial relationship.
Namely, Bucky shows up at random to fuck your brains out for stress relief.
But one night, Bucky comes home to you a different man and you have to reexamine the nature of your relationship. Post Falcon and Winter Soldier. Bucky/Widow!Reader.
Good Vibrations (5/2/25):
“Did you find the screwdriver in the nightstand?”
“No,” the Super Soldier said casually as he loped around the corner. “But I did find this and I think it’s way more interesting.”
I glanced up.
I then gaped.
Bucky was holding my goddamn vibrator.
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In which you are best friends with one James "Bucky" Barnes and he accidentally finds your vibrator...and has questions about it that signal a very interesting and mutually beneficial change for your relationship. Post FATWS, but pre-Thunderbolts.
Skin Deep (5/7/25):
With the announcement of the New Avengers, the world's reeling with the news that Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, the former Winter Soldier, is a newly minted Avenger among a team of assassins. You are a SHIELD field agent just trying to get some water in the breakroom when you overhear a very rude and judgmental assessment of Sgt. Barnes' current look and status, and you don't bite your tongue to defend him when you hear the agents insulting him. After all, beauty is only skin deep.
And it turns out Sgt. Barnes might appreciate hearing that every once in a while, too. Bucky/Reader, post Thunderbolts.
I KNOW, HOES. I know before you even say anything. xD
Closet Case (5/9/25):
In which you, a SHIELD agent, accidentally discover that your partner, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, secretly has a praise kink and is trying desperately to keep it under wraps. But when you encourage him to explore it instead of denying it, your partnership becomes something completely unexpected in a good way. Post Falcon and Winter Soldier, pre Thunderbolts BuckyReader one-shot.
Hahahaha God I'm fucking depressed and sleep deprived.
Marooned (5/10/25): You are a SHIELD agent working with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes on an assignment in Wakanda. On the way home from the mission, a rogue enemy drone shoots down your Quinjet. You and Bucky wash ashore on a tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of miles from the nearest country, and have to work together to survive until SHIELD can find you and bring you home. There's just one other problem.
Sgt. Bucky Barnes can't stand your guts, and now you're marooned on an island with him for weeks.
But maybe you're not as alone as you think as time goes on. Post FATWS, pre Thunderbolts.
(White Wolf) Puppy Love (5/15/25): You are the personal assistant of the recently formed "new Avengers" and as much as you love your job, there is one major problem--no matter what you do, John Walker won't leave you alone. He incessantly flirts with you and won't take no for an answer, but reporting him to your toxic boss Valentina might result in you being fired. Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes instead comes up with a better idea: he'll pretend to be your boyfriend to make Walker back off and leave you be. It'll work out great so long as Bucky doesn't find out you've been nursing a massive crush on him. BuckyReader post Thunderbolts AU.
Good Girl (5/16/15): You are a stage actress that met Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes during a production of August Wilson's Seven Guitars and have been good friends ever since. You get a part in an upcoming play that you're excited about, but then they cast an extremely handsome, hunky actor to be your love interest and you discover that the love scene the two of you will film contains one of your hidden kinks. Too flustered to properly rehearse it with the hunky actor, you approach Bucky with an odd request: will he help you practice the love scene so you don't get flustered when it's time to rehearse with the hunk actor? Bucky agrees, but as you start to practice, you and Bucky's natural sexual chemistry is brought to light and maybe there is another solution to the problem altogether. Post FATWS, but pre Thunderbolts BuckyReader AU. Based on a silly Booktok trend.
You Give Me Fever (5/19/25): You are a SHIELD nurse assigned to take care of the rowdy "New Avengers" in the Avengers tower in New York. Unfortunately, after a mission busting up a Hydra base full of human experiments, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes gets poisoned with a Hydra sex pollen, and you're the only person that can help him.
Have Love Will Travel (5/27/25):
You are a SHIELD agent that's been working for New Asgard when someone steals a powerful potion and is about to sell it on the black market at an auction in Bucharest. You and Loki are tasked with finding the potion and bringing it back to New Asgard before anyone tries to replicate it, but since the auction's in Bucharest, SHIELD lends you Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes to assist with its safe recovery. There are just two tiny problems:
1) The potion is actually a love potion, and anyone who touches it or drinks it will instantly fall in love and want to fuck the next person they see.
2) Bucky and Loki absolutely despise each other, with each man separately carrying a little torch for you.
It'll be a miracle if this mission is a success instead of an unholy hot mess. Bucky/Reader/Loki AU.
Sailor Song 6/10/25:
Your boyfriend reveals that he's been cheating on you and dumps you, leaving you utterly devastated. Your best friend, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, won't let you have a breakdown alone at home, so he convinces you to abscond with him to Steve's cabin on the lake. He promises to pamper you out of your depression after the breakup and the two of you find solace in each other during your time away from it all. Modern AU BuckyReader friends to lovers songfic.
Wanderlust (6/23/25):
You are a Brooklyn resident living in a rent-controlled apartment when Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes moves in next door. It turns out his cat, Alpine, has wanderlust, so you and Bucky accidentally strike up a little neighbor friendship after you return his wandering cat to him. Bucky/Reader fluff, post FATWS.
Sixty Minute Man (6/25/25):
You've just gotten dumped, so when a good friend of yours invites you out to a strip club for her bachelorette party, you force yourself to go to keep your mind off your troubles. That's when you meet James "Bucky" Barnes at Stark Naked: the most handsome, sensual, yet oddly sweet male stripper you've ever encountered. When your ex gets himself invited to your friend's wedding so he can show off his new girlfriend and try to humiliate you, you ask Bucky to attend the wedding with you, and unlike your ex-boyfriend, it turns out Bucky can keep a girl satisfied for an hour or longer in more ways than one. Stripper!Bucky/Reader AU.
Brawl (6/30/25):
Bucky leveled a glare at the giant that let you know he’d gone from Mildly Annoyed to Absolutely Fucking Done ™ and pushed onto one knee. He unzipped his outer leather jacket just as he pushed up to the other knee and stood all the way up. He yanked the garment off completely, tossing it aside, and then stalked towards the giant, shoulders hunched, fingers curling into fists, determination and anger worn into his granite features as he charged.
And for some reason, it was the hottest thing you’d ever laid eyes on.
BuckyReader fic in which you, a SHIELD agent assigned to help Bucky recover stolen SHIELD tech from a Hydra base, find out that you have a fighting kink, but one specifically for him. Post FATWS, but pre-Thunderbolts.
The Girlfriend Voice (7/2/25):
Dating Sergeant James “Bucky” Barnes, the former Winter Soldier and current “New” Avenger extraordinaire, came with a set of rules.
It wasn’t unusual, at least not for someone semi-famous and all-the-way infamous. And it wasn’t as if the rules were anything dire or you wouldn’t be interested. They were simple and sensible, after all. And they weren’t numerous, which made it a little easier to handle too.
1. Don’t ask about the nightmares. 2. Don’t call while he’s working with the team. 3. Be honest and never lie, even if it’s painful.
In which you accidentally break one of Bucky's rules, so to make up for it, you offer him a night of thrills as his submissive secretary while he plays your jealous and possessive boss in sexual roleplay. Post Thunderbolts.
Massage Therapy (7/7/25):
You are a premier massage therapist who has had Sam Wilson as a client for almost a year, and Sam finally convinces Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes to come and see you for help with his trouble sleeping. Bucky comes through and the two of you hit it off, and you realize that maybe you're both good therapy for each other in the end. Bucky/Reader post Thunderbolts, but pre Fantastic Four.
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The Barnes Family Dinner (7/16/25):
You, a SHIELD field nurse, have been dating Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes for a year and a half now, so he asks you to tag along for the Barnes family dinner coming up. You make several dishes and pray to God you'll fit in with the family of the love of your life as you meet them for the first time. Bucky/Black Female Reader fluff.
The Vet and the Veterinarian (8/2/25): You are a veterinarian that comes in one day to find the Vibranium-armed Avenger himself, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, has adopted a little white cat named Alpine and is taking her to the vet for her very first checkup. Naturally, the White Wolf knows jackshit about cats, so you gently encourage him to ask you questions as a new pet owner, all while suppressing the most gigantic crush on the White Wolf Cat Dad ever. Bucky/Reader slight AU, post FATWS, but pre-Thunderbolts.
Sharp (8/7/25):
You are a SHIELD agent and have worked with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes for several missions when one finally goes wrong. You just barely survive an encounter with a very skilled knife-wielding Hydra agent, so you ask Bucky to show you how to better defend against knife-play and the resulting training session reveals two things: (1) Bucky's as sharp as the knife he fights with and (2) it's damned hard to keep a secret crush at bay when Bucky looks hot as fucking hell handling a knife. BuckyReader one-shot. Post FATWS, but pre Thunderbolts.
The White Wolf (8/8/25):
Your grandparents have passed away and left you their beautiful lake house in their will, so you drive up to their tiny remote town to take care of the place. It's like heaven on Earth, but for just one tiny problem--the cranky, but handsome lumberjack Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes also lives on the lake and the two of you have a deeply antagonistic relationship. However, the lake house needs repairs and Bucky moonlights as a repair man, so you suck it up and endure his presence fixing up the lake house. In the meantime, you begin to befriend a beautiful white wolf that you meet in the woods one day, eager to learn all its mysterious secrets, but you may come to find it has a secret you never could have predicted...
BuckyReader lumberjack/werewolf AU.
Suit and Tie (8/15/25):
You are a sales associate at a premiere custom men's suit store in Washington, D.C. when none other than two Avengers walk through your door: Captain America himself, Sam Wilson, and his very grumpy partner one Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. It turns out that Bucky is now running for Congress, so he needs a new set of custom made suits, and you're just the woman for the job. Only...Sam starts to notice you might be good for Bucky for more than just a nicely fitted suit and he may be scheming to get you two dorks together by the end of the suit fitting process. Bucky/Reader, post FATWS, but pre Thunderbolts.
Medicate (8/21/25):
You are Sam Wilson's cousin and met Bucky Barnes at the Wilson family barbecue and immediately hit it off as you both recognized that you're stoners. You become fast friends with him over your love of weed and old movies, but then suddenly, your boyfriend dumps you. You're distressed and out of weed, so you head over to Bucky's and he lets you convalesce using his stash. However, you start to realize that maybe there is something between the two of you that's not just Grade A weed. Bucky/Black Female Reader AU, post FATWS, but pre Thunderbolts.
I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore (8/22/25):
You are a writer that's just finished your very first screenplay, so as you learn how to eventually sell it, you decide to start going to a theater in Brooklyn to special showings of vintage films for research, starting with the 1946 noir cult classic, Gilda. To your absolute surprise, after the show is over and the lights come on, it turns out the only other person watching the vintage movie with you is none other than Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. You meet and hit it off, deciding to become vintage movie watchers together, and as you learn more about the mysterious sergeant, you realize you have a lot more in common than just love of vintage films. Bucky/Reader AU, post FATWS, but pre Thunderbolts.
Hall Pass (8/29/25):
You and Steve Rogers have been married for five years, and now it's your anniversary. It's been nothing but marital bliss...except for one problem.
You and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes absolutely 100% do not get along at all.
After five long years of listening to the two of you snipe at each other, Steve has had enough. He uses your fifth wedding anniversary as a reason to finally confront you and Bucky with a startling solution to the problem: Steve proposes that you be given a Hall Pass to fuck the literal tension out of the two of you through extremely feral rough sex, for the sake of his sanity, and because the only thing Steve Rogers enjoys more than blowing your back out is watching Bucky do it.
Steve/Reader/Bucky shameless threesome and voyeurism smut. Post Endgame AU.
Reset (9/3/25):
You are an ex-Black Widow that stumbles into Valentina's plot to "clean house" and end up in the Void trying to help save Bob, Yelena, and the rest of New York, but once you crossover into the Void, you're met with your most horrifying past mistakes, reliving them over and over in an endless loop. You just barely manage to escape, only to stumble into Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes' worst memory. You devote everything you can to helping him recover and then the two of you go on to rescue Bob, Yelena, the rest of the team, and all of New York.
But just because you escaped those memories in the Void doesn't mean you've escaped them for good. You struggle intensely with your depression and PTSD from reliving your worst moments as an ex-Black Widow.
Fortunately for you, you're not alone. You and Bucky become kindred spirits after helping each other escape the haunting memories of The Void, and together, you reset your lives onto a better path moving forward. Post Thunderbolts, pre Fantastic Four BuckyReader hurt/comfort whumpf AU.
Misunderstood (9/18/25):
You are an anxiety survivor and you've been dating Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes for six wonderful months and counting. Everything is going great until one night, you accidentally overhear a message on Bucky's landline answering machine that sends you spinning off into panic that everything in your relationship is not going as well as you'd thought. Luckily, it all turns out to be a simple misunderstanding, but it does cause you to reevaluate what you mean to Bucky and vice versa. Bucky/Reader emotional hurt/comfort one-shot, post FATWS, pre Thunderbolts.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (10/1/25):
The unthinkable has happened: a zombie apocalypse has wiped out sixty percent of the world's population. You are an ex-SHIELD agent that just escaped a recently destroyed safe haven in North Carolina, so you head south for the safe haven rumored to be in Atlanta, GA. Along the way, you're shocked to bump into none other than Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, who has also recently been split up from his zombie takedown taskforce and is headed to the Atlanta safe haven to reunite with Sam Wilson. The two of you decide to join forces and travel together, fighting off zombies and trying in vain not to fall for each other on the rocky road to Atlanta. Marvel Zombies Bucky/Reader AU.
Charade (10/26/25):
You are dragged to a SHIELD Halloween party by a coworker friend, but the good news is, your sometimes partner Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes is in attendance and the two of you get along great as the two introverts adopted by the extroverted people at the party. You both get roped into playing an intimate but fun party game and start to realize there may be more to this partnership and friendship than you originally thought. Post FATWS, but pre-Brave New World, Thunderbolts Bucky/Reader.
In Vino Veritas (11/8/25):
You, a newly minted secondary Avenger with telekinesis powers, get the chance to have a four day trip to Las Vegas, all expenses paid, with none other than your teammates and friends, Thor, King of Asgard and God of Thunder, and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes. It's the first time for all three of you, but the kicker is that Thor is bringing along his Asgardian mead, which is actually strong enough to allow Bucky to enjoy the effects of alcohol while in Sin City. Meanwhile, it also turns out Thor is secretly meddling after he notices the underlying attraction in your friendship and is determined to use the mead to get Bucky to admit to his feelings for you. After all, in vino veritas... Post FATWS and Love & Thunder, but pre Thunderbolts.
Cuffing Season (11/23/25):
You are Sam Wilson's cousin and you meet Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes for the first time when he comes through the Wilson fall family barbecue and will be staying in New Orleans for the next six months. While shooting the shit about his upcoming stay, you accidentally blurt out that it's Cuffing Season, which Bucky has never heard of, and after you explain what it is, he finds himself interested in it...and you...against all odds. Bucky/Black Female Reader.
AWOL (12/14/25):
You have been Congressman James "Bucky" Barnes' personal assistant for almost a year, and things are going wonderfully...until one night, Bucky very sweetly calls you his better half and it immediately activates your severe anxiety disorder as you realize you're hopelessly crushing on him. You call out the next day to take yourself up to your family's cabin in the mountains to "detox" yourself out of crushing on your boss, but you come to find going AWOL may not be as easy (or as smart) as it sounds. Bucky/Afro Latina Reader, post CABNW, but pre Thunderbolts.
The Silver Lining (12/21/25):
After saving New York from the Void, you, a former Black Widow, are tossed onto the makeshift "New Avengers" team that Valentina just pulled out of her corrupt ass. With nowhere else to call home, you reluctantly agree to stay in the New Avengers tower, only to find out it won't be that simple. It turns out that of all the people on the team, you and Bucky's reputations are the ones hardest for the public to swallow, so Valentina hires an image consultant that tells you that you and Bucky will be roommates and she'll schedule an interview with a major magazine to "soften up" you and Bucky's image and make you more palatable to the rest of the world. You'll have one hell of a time learning how to cohabitate with the grumpy Avenger, especially since you're trying to suppress your crush on him as desperately as you can, but maybe there's a silver lining to this situation after all. Post Thunderbolts, but pre-Fantastic Four Bucky/Reader ficlet.
Mission Control (1/14/26):
You and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes are currently Friends with Benefits, and it's been going great, but then something odd happens. Bucky starts to move you out of missionary position each time you're together in bed, so now you're worried he's losing interest in the arrangement. Terrified to lose him, you reluctantly speak up about it and his reason why turns out to be utterly shocking. Bucky/Reader FWB to lovers AU.
Evil Ways (1/22/26):
You and Congressman James "Bucky" Barnes are going steady in your new relationship, but it hits a major snag unexpectedly. Bucky's personal assistant catches the flu, so he puts her on paid sick leave for two weeks and now he has to maintain his own schedule. You advise him to get a temp, but he refuses, and then Bucky starts missing dates and appointments with you. After the third missed date, you take matters into your own hands and decide to show up at his office to teach him the error of his ways. Congressman Barnes/Reader, post FATWS, but pre Thunderbolts.
The Winter Speaker (1/27/26):
You are Congressman James "Bucky" Barnes' speech writer, and things are going great as of the last six months. Unfortunately, Bucky gets saddled with a long speaking engagement the next night that he can't cancel or evade, so the two of you are forced to lock yourselves in his office and write a twenty-minute Ted Talk so it will be ready by tomorrow evening. Spending so much time alone at night in an intimate setting makes you both realize there is more to this partnership than some carefully chosen words and your relationship with your boss might be headed for an intriguing change. Bucky/Reader, post Brave New World, but pre Thunderbolts.
You Can Be Replaced (2/10/26):
You are a SHIELD nurse that catches your boyfriend cheating one night. You have a limited window of time to pack up all your stuff and move out so you can have a nice, clean breakup, but there's one problem: none of your friends or family are available to help you pack up and move your stuff from his place in under three hours. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so you call your colleague and casual friend, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, and ask him to help you move out and escape the now defunct relationship. To your total shock, Bucky is down-bad for helping you escape the cheating ex-boyfriend and even offers to let you stay over for the night, allowing you to vent with him about the breakup. You find an unexpected kindred spirit in him and also discover that if you're interested in both revenge and revenge sex, the sergeant is down-bad for that with you too...
Galentine's Day (2/14/26):
You are a SHIELD accountant and it's once again Valentine's Day, but this year, you're not alone. Your very annoying but loving friend, Sam Wilson aka Captain America, has taken it upon himself to book you, him, and Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes a spa day as his version of treating you to a Galentine's Day since all three of you are single. You reluctantly agree...only for Sam to flake out on you, so you and Bucky are alone for a spa day together and you soon realize that maybe that was Sam's evil plan all along. BuckyReader V-Day schmoop.
Misdelivered (2/19/26):
You are a waitress that lives next door to none other than the ex-Winter Soldier himself, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, but there are two problems currently plaguing you as his neighbor.
(1) You both got off on the wrong foot when after a night of loud sex with your boyfriend, you bump into Bucky the next morning and see him in noise canceling headphones that he bought to drown out the sound of you moaning your way through Pound Town at night.
(2) Your shithead boyfriend dumps you, so you angrily order a new dildo to take care of yourself during your abruptly bestowed singlehood...and it gets misdelivered to Bucky's townhouse instead of yours.
However, the mortifying return of your dildo to its rightful owner turns out to be less painful than you'd expect, and it turns out you and the sergeant have had a misunderstanding that might result in a win for both of you later that evening. Post Brave New World, but pre-Thunderbolts Bucky/Afro Latina Reader.
Bleed for You (3/5/26):
You are a SHIELD nurse and former domestic violence survivor that's been friends with Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes for years, and you've been trying to put yourself out there after recovering from a past abusive relationship, but no matter what you try, you find nothing but selfish, sorry men in Brooklyn. Bucky always lends a sympathetic ear to your dating woes and one night, he surprises you by making a suggestion: that you let him take care of the physical intimacy that you crave and miss so badly. You're scared to accept the generous offer, but Bucky makes it very clear that he's willing to bleed for you and already has, so you bravely decide to take the good sergeant up on the offer for comforting sex with a dear friend. Bucky/Reader, post FATWS.
Choke (4/4/26):
You are a SHIELD administrative assistant, and a few times a month, the ever-so charming and grumpy Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes drops by with his receipts for reimbursement on his field missions. One day, as he's headed to the train with his headphones on, you realize he missed a receipt, but you accidentally startle him and he grabs you around the throat and pins you to the wall on pure instinct.
And you moan instead of being afraid of him.
Terrified that you've just unlocked a hidden kink you had no idea you had deep down, you try to flee, but Bucky is a good friend, so he talks you down and asks you to discuss the choking fetish with him. He then makes the surprising offer to let you experiment with him to see if it's something you'd like done to you in bed, and once you get over your massive embarrassment, you find that maybe the accidental choking incident was a happy accident in disguise. Post Captain America: Brave New World, pre Thunderbolts.
The Winter Rebound (4/25/26):
You have just gotten unceremoniously dumped by your boyfriend of over a year and six months. Devastated, you hole up in your apartment, rotting away in bed crying your eyes out for two days straight until your friends Captain America himself, Sam Wilson, and his best friend, Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes, crash your pity fiesta and cheer you up. They demand that you let them abduct you to your favorite karaoke bar that evening to spoil you into a better mood with lots of drinks and to let you vent your frustrations at your horrible, cheating ex-boyfriend through song. However, that night, Sam flakes on you and you and Bucky find out that there is one other useful thing he can do to make you feel better after your nasty breakup.
Namely, fucking your brains out in some nice, yet extremely feral rebound sex.
Will your friendship survive a night of passion with the sergeant? You're aching to find out. Bucky/Reader post Falcon, pre Thunderbolts AU.
Hard Knock Life (5/15/26):
You are the administrative assistant for the New Avengers, and sadly, it doesn't pay enough, so you've taken on a side gig as a phone sex operator to make ends meet. John Walker goes snooping through your phone one day and discovers your side gig, blackmailing you by saying that if you don't sleep with him tonight, he'll blow the whistle to Valentina and get you fired. You're ready to say goodbye to this job and quit to avoid exposure until Sergeant James "Bucky" Barnes makes a timely appearance and helps you come up with a third solution that doesn't involve you losing your job. Post Thunderbolts BuckyReader.
