synonym4life

Stucky and MCU & HP and Drarry, but let's be real, mostly Stucky. I am very cool and hilarious. Occasionally, I also write. |AO3: synonym4life| Asks always apppreciated, so ask away!

[synonym-for-life]

My Stucky Fics Masterlist

Like the title says, this isn’t a rec list, it’s more an inventory of my Stucky fics for me to keep on Tumblr - a masterlist if you will. It will be updated accordingly when and if I remember lol 

(note on 24 June 2020: I remembered!)

Troubled Water Running Cold

Word count: 15k Rating: Explicit Summary: Bucky Barnes loved Steve Rogers. Steve Rogers loved him back. And, yet, this is still a story about love that was, but never got to be.

I don't even know what to tell you, folks. The tragedy that is Bucky Barnes compels me to write shit like this.

Tags: Angst (like so much angst), Catfa compliant, (requited) unrequited love (it’s complicated), Internalized homophobia, discovering bisexuality in a historical context

Right Hook 

Word count: 25k Rating: Explicit Summary: “I’m taking you down to Ivan’s Gym on Saturday,” Bucky says. He lifts his hand to shut Steve up as soon as he notices Steve is about to interrupt. “I’m not taking no for an answer here, Steve. You might be the stubborn one out of the pair of us, but I ain’t backing down on this. If you’re gonna fight, you’re at least gonna learn how to punch properly.”

“I can punch,” Steve counters. Bucky levels him with a flat stare. He doesn’t need words to say; if you knew how to punch you wouldn’t be looking like that.

A 1940s fic wherein Bucky decides it's high time for Steve to learn how to throw a proper punch so he takes him to a boxing gym. Feelings ensue!

Tags:  Boxing fic, 1930s/40s Brooklyn, Period-typical attitudes, a light-hearted fic, pre-serum Steve Rogers

That Moment Divine     

Word count: 61k Rating: Explicit Summary: “‘S okay. It don’t have to mean nothing,” Bucky said, trying to convince himself as much as Steve. “‘S just rutting. Just a bit of rutting.” 

His lips were so dry, his mouth too, and his throat, but the rest of his body felt like hot languid liquid was flowing through it. Steve swallowed, licked his lips. Maybe Steve’s mouth was dry too?

One hot summer, when Bucky and Steve are fifteen, the line between their friendship and something new that Bucky can’t quite name blurs. It is only years later that the line disappears completely and Bucky can finally put a name to that something.

Tags: Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, 1930s/40s Brooklyn, Internalized Homophobia, Sexual Content

Paint Brushes, Suspenders, and One (1) Frog                              

Word count: 14k with AMAZING embedded art by @jayscrawls !!! Rating: Teen and up Summary: Follow Steve Rogers as he navigates student life at Marvel Art Academy. Watch him suffer through Banner’s boring classes, Loki’s disturbing lessons and Danvers’s eccentric pedagogical approaches, all while dealing with his attraction to the newest asset to the student body: one hipster Bucky Barnes.

Tags: Humor, Punk Steve Rogers, Hipster Bucky Barnes, Artists Steve and Bucky, Art School

The Path to Heaven Is Paved With Fucks                             

Word count: 17k  Rating: Explicit Summary: Steve Rogers has a filthy mouth—it's just a fact. "Language" and "watch your mouth" is something he hears on the daily. Too bad it didn't help in the past and it doesn't help now.

tldr; Steve cusses his way through decades.

Tags: Humor, Angst, Pining, Sexual content, Howling Commandos, Avengers

Isn't It Funny (How It Doesn't Really Make Me Laugh)                           

Word count: 3.5k  Rating: Explicit Summary: Steve’s ma wasn’t home for the night. She told the boys to stay in. It was too cold to go out, she’d said, and made them promise to stay inside. Bored out of their minds, they found themselves elbows deep in her wardrobe. When Steve pulled out some ladies’ underwear from the drawer Bucky urged him to put it on, laughing.

He doesn’t feel much like laughing now.

Tags: Smut fic, Lingerie, Pre-War, 1930s, Porn with Feelings

It Was Always True                         

Word count: 700 words  Rating: General  Summary: On the 9th day after Endgame, the sad fangirl wrote a sad fic: Bucky's angsty thoughts when Steve leaves to return back the stones.

Tags: Endgame Compliant, Angst!!!, Unrequited Love

[synonym-for-life]

Hello! I just found your fics in ao3 and is particularly interested in the one called 'That Moment Divine', a Stucky fanfic.

I'd like to apologize first for perhaps messaging in an inconvenient time.

My reason for messaging you is because I really love the prompt of the fic and is wondering if it's okay for me to print it for my own enjoyment (no profit)? I totally understand and respect your decision if you don't want me to do so.

It's already a lengthy message, but I want to say sorry again if the wording here is a bit weird, I'm still learning English so yeah. I wish you good health and I hope life treats you kind, thank you so much for reading this all the way through!

Hi there! 😊 sorry for the late response, I don't check Tumblr regularly at the moment, I've sort of thrown myself into other hobbies so writing and fandom have not been on my mind as much.

And YES, of course you can print out the fic for your own enjoyment, I am very honoured that you like it so much you'd want to do that! ♥️

Thank you for the kind wishes and thank you for stopping by and messaging me. It always brightens my day if I get a comment or a message about my fics even if I'm not actively writing atm. 💙💚💛

[focsle]

My toxic trait is hanging on to glass bottles that I think are neat for a while so I can use them for a ‘project’ when I have never once used a bottle for a ‘project’ ever in my life.

[catchymemes]

[yuirhapsody]

[shyriadracnoir-deactivated20181]

How much damage does this do if I hit someone with it

[segadreamcatcher]

they beat Jesus with that

[roach-works]

congratulations to promethazines for making a phrase so good that years later i still remark ‘they beat jesus with that’ upon seeing any kind of lumpy mess

[catchymemes]

[redrobin-detective]

After careful consideration and going over multiple options I think the best choice is stay warm and cozy in bed forever.

[synonym-for-life]

Listen to your body, they say. And my body says, go, walk in the sunlight for the day is short. And my body says, sit by the fire and tell stories once the sun goes down. And my body says, settle in, cover yourself in fabrics and furs while the evening sky blackens further.   And my body says, drink hot mead, listen to the howling of the winds and let your eyelids droop. And sleep. And yet, it is dark and cold outside, but there is commute to be had, work to be done and people to please and my body tells me no. As all things in nature, I must rest to be reborn.

[thisishangingrockcomics-deactiv]

actual diary entry from when i was in 5th grade oh my god

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

5th grade you was correct about everything actually

[pearliegates]

this whole situation is very funny

credit to @cryptvokeeper for the idea!

[nilim]

Ok, so I was reading this news story:

So far so normal, right? But then:

Like what. And then:

Like, I think Alaska State Trooper Ken Marsh wants to be a romance novelist. 

[panicblanket]

well would you look at that

[autisticexpression]

One of the best posts

[foeofcolor]

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[synebluetoo]

Everybody go home, we have a winner

[crazy-brazilian]

[the-devils-keeper-deactivated20]

replace one word of your url with bitch

[memewhore]

[moonstonetombstone]

[femsolid]

At only 17 years old she was forced to marry a scumbag 30 years older than her. Luckily he died a year later. She never remarried after that, namely because a woman was not allowed to have her writings published without her husband's authorisation.

She was against slavery and very involved in the liberation of african slaves. She wrote two theatre pieces about it, trying to bring her ideas forward. As a result she faced harassment and death threats from slave owners.

"They called these people savages, cursed by the Heavens; but as I grew with age I realized that it was force and prejudice that had condamned them to this horrible slavery, that Nature had nothing to do with it, it was injustice and the powerful interests of the Whites that were at work."

She participated in the french revolution, but was against the death penalty and bloody massacres, which did not sit well with a lot of revolutionaries. She also complained about how women were consistently excluded and men remained in power no matter the change of regime, she criticized their authoritarianism.

When she wrote her "Déclarations des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne" it was in response to the male version of the text: the title is the same except she changed the gender. While her text was treated as a joke, the male version is still the central text of the french constitution to this day. They claim that women are included in it, but the wording is entirely masculine. It's like the national french slogan, written on our official buildings: Liberté, égalité, fraternité. Liberty equality brotherhood. They now claim it's about all french citizens. But it was and still is clearly about men.

Olympe was opposed to the institution of marriage, patriarchal and religious, she wanted a civil union, allowing women to divorce. She also wanted maternity centers to be created to take proper care of pregnant women. She wanted women to be allowed to vote and partake in politics.

When she was arrested it was because she had made a poster about the right to vote in which she gave several choices to the voters, one of which was returning to the old monarchy. It was illegal to even suggest such a thing and the revolutionaries took this opportunity to get rid of her.

She tried to claim that she was pregnant to avoid execution but it didn't work. She quickly wrote a letter to her son telling him he should be proud of her if only he cared about her. The letter was intercepted and her son repudiated her anyway. Standing before the guillotine she screamed that the people would avenge her death.

The prosecutor's statement tells you everything you need to know:

"This woman-man who was the first to institute this female society, abandonned her domestic duty, tried to do politics and commit crimes... No! You will learn that you can only be interesting and worthy of respect once you behave as nature has intended. We want women to be respected, which is why we will force you to respect yourself."

[possibleplatypus]

what are your top 5 favorite stucky fics?

omg I love this question!! as of today, I've read at least *looks at bookmarks* 3513 stucky fics, so to ask me to pick 5 of them is very difficult, but I'll try XD

All these fics destroyed my soul. Please mind the tags before reading!

Into That Good Night by Nonymos. Rating: E, Words: 73540

Steve Rogers has lived for entirely too long—long enough to see the world's end. The heroes are gone, and the Earth is pushing what's left of mankind towards the exit. But when a makeshift team rises from the ashes, when a mysterious presence all but drags Steve there, he begins to think there may be hope yet. As they shoot for the stars one last time, Steve will get proof yet again that the future is nothing if not an echo of the past.

20th Century Limited by Speranza. Rating: E, Words: 52010

"Where am I? Where is this?" and he was in Brooklyn, he was on a beach, the train was shaking around him. He was in the plane, ice splintering up onto the windshield. He was in a tank, tubes trailing from his face, from his groin. Christ, he was cold. There was still ice on his fingers. He was in the Grand Canyon. He was in Times Square. This couldn't be Times Square. Where the hell was this? "Tell me! Where am I, who are you, where's—" —Bucky?

Troubled Water Running Cold by @synonym-for-life. Rating: E, Words: 15135

Bucky Barnes loved Steve Rogers. Steve Rogers loved him back. And, yet, this is still a story about love that was, but never got to be.

Something Wild Calls You Home by @resinonao3. Rating: E, Words: 279864

Bucky’s barbed tongue slips out between two dry, pink lips and tastes the salty familiarity on Steve’s fingertips. The memory is distant, like a dream, and his left ear flicks as he lifts his head with renewed energy. “If it isn’t the Star Spangled Man With a Plan,” he croaks out, grinning wide enough to show his fangs. In which Captain Steve Rogers becomes the new keeper of the disabled hunting cat who once saved his life, and learns that the price of freedom is higher for some more than others.

four dreams in a row where you were burned by @voxofthevoid. Rating: E, Words: 75188

“Who the fuck are you?” “Steve Rogers.” Steve straightens, looks Bucky in the eye. Remembers all the times he’s said this, in a future that this world will never see. “I’m your friend.” “Steve Rogers,” Bucky repeats, mouth twisting bitterly. “Captain America. The same Captain America who’s buried in ice, who fucking sacrificed his fool ass to stop the Red Skull, who crashed a motherfucking plane into goddamn ice nine days ago.” “Twelve,” Steve corrects a little numbly, because that’s the easiest part he can address. “I went down on February 2nd. It took them a while to determine whether or not to let the public know. To weigh the demoralization my death will cause against the vengeful heroics my sacrifice will inspire. Clearly, they decided on the latter eventually, but I’ve been told it was pretty close.” _ When Steve uses the last of his Pym Particles to travel to 1944 and save his best friend, he doesn’t have a plan beyond leaving behind the battlefield and living his life alongside the people he loves. But time has a will of its own.

[synonym-for-life]

3513 Stucky fics! You’re like the walking Stucky Library of Alexandria 😮

And that my fic is among your top 5!!! 😮 😮 😮  I am beside myself (like really, actually, wow, damn, ashjhgsdgh, thank you!)