The Trials and Tribulations of the Watermelon Werewolf
by BlueSimplicity // art by PenandCrow a Stucky work
Chapters: 26/26 (147762 words) Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes & Peter Parker, James "Bucky" Barnes & Gabe Jones, James "Bucky" Barnes & Clint Barton Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Peter Parker, Clint Barton, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), May Parker (Spider-Man), Gabe Jones, Jim Morita Additional Tags: Soulmates, Werewolves, Alternate Universe - Werewolves Are Known, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Post-Serum Steve Rogers, The Avengers aren't the Avengers, They're werewolves instead, Fluff and Crack, SO MUCH SILLINESS, Steve is just so bad at this whole courting your mate thing, Really bad at it, Bucky is an oblivious idiot, Naked People, So many naked people, Slow Burn, Idiots in Love, Sam thinks Steve is sad, Jokes about bunnies, And Lysol, Werewolves but not A/B/O, Happy Ending, As many MCU cameos as I could fit, Firefighters, Minor Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov, Minor Jane Foster/Thor, Minor Riley/Sam Wilson, And yes Bucky has a cat
Summary:
It’s not easy being a werewolf, but Steve Rogers knows he’s lucky. Lehigh's doing well under his care, the humans and werewolves thriving. He doesn't have a mate, but a bonding like that is rare, and with all the members of his Pack already mated, he knows it’s not going to happen for him.
Until the day it does, the realization literally knocking him on his ass. That’s fine; he can deal. He’s an alpha after all, and while there are rules to courting when one’s mate is human, he knows he can prove his worth. Except no one told him how hard it would be. And Steve is really bad at this. Really, REALLY bad.
After a couple of rough years, Bucky Barnes is back on his feet and ready to start a new phase of his life. He’s been given a second chance and while Lehigh might not be as big as NYC, he loves his apartment, chonk of a cat, new job and crazy neighbors.
Except things have started to get weird. Maybe it’s because of all the werewolves in town, although he’s never had a problem before. Yet he can’t help but notice things have changed, with people staring at him wherever he goes, asking him strange questions, and stealing his lunch.
And it all started when a watermelon was left on his doorstep.
Snippet:
Werewolves had a very different sense of modesty than humans did. They weren’t nudists, per se, but since they needed to disrobe before shifting and running with their pack, they were much more comfortable with the naked body. Sometimes where they started off as wolves wasn’t where they finished. Other times they shifted simply because they felt like it. But just because their wolves wanted to stretch their legs did not mean their clothes followed, and it was not uncommon to see a completely nude person where a huge wolf had just been.
“Yeah, that happens,” Bruce told him when they exited the café Bruce insisted on taking him for lunch and there was a striking red-headed woman walking down the street, naked as the day she was born. Bucky had been so surprised he almost dropped his sandwich.
“A lot?” he managed to ask once he stopped wheezing.
“Not often, but it’s not uncommon,” Bruce continued to explain. “Usually it’s the younger ones, who haven’t gotten their shifting under control yet, but you’ll see plenty of it on mornings after the full moon.”
“And what are we supposed to do about it?”
“Nothing,” Bruce merely shrugged, as if he saw naked people walking down the street every day. “It’s considered rude to stare, but it’s also considered rude to look away. Just talk to them like you would anyone else.”
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