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Hold Onto Me (Cause I’m a Little Unsteady) ~ by laylabinx [15,028 words; NR]

"Your heartbeat sounds different," Bucky declares suddenly one night.

Steve is half-asleep when he says this, blinking himself awake in a fatigue-slowed daze. "Sorry, what?"

"Your heartbeat," Bucky repeats as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. "It doesn't sound the same."

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Animal Liberation ~ by Charmsilver [10,524 words; G]

'“Oh my God,” said the woman. “Are you okay?” Before Bucky could answer, her eyes lit up with relief and she started forwards. “Oh thank God – Steve’s here.”

Bucky looked up, and through eyes watering with pain he saw another tall man running towards them, two coffee cups in hand. This man was fair-haired, blue-eyed, and in possession of the most impressive pectorals Bucky had ever seen.'

Or, Steve's an animal rights activist and Bucky's the guy who's falling in love with him. Meanwhile, Bucky's boss, the director of Hydra Laboratory, is dragging Bucky into a plot that he'd really rather avoid...

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Soon As I Held You ~ by morrezela [15,211 words; NR]

The only certainty that Bucky felt about his life was that it was horrible. Memories failed him and whatever he had was quickly stripped away by his stepfather and brothers. But he was a person once, and King Steven Rogers had never forgotten him. A Cinderella AU