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[valuzas]

💬 blonde bombshell.

valu: sup hot stuff?

valu: don't you just hate having to start a conversation?

valu: like i'm always afraid of being the first one to text and looking dumb or stuff...

[hazel-wand]

If you haven't read 'Easy Work for Easy Pay' then you should definitely go and do so. I'm working on the assumption that most people have, so I'm reccing another story by the same author. This modern AU has costume designer Steve, actor Bucky, and plenty of film set shenanigans.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[stuckylibrary]

Hello lovelies, this is AustinB (of such stucky fics as Easy Work for Easy Pay & Rivers and Roads, among others). Wondering if you could post this to let people know that if they want to read Saltwater for the Soul (pirate au) or the Bloodstream series (vampire au), to please read and/or download them within the next week or so. I'll be taking them off A03, as I'm reworking them into originals! Thanks for all you do! *hugs* <3 Have a great day

Thank you, Austin B, both for the heads up and for the fics you've written for us! I hope the reworking will go well and I wish you all the luck <3

The fics in question:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5150204

https://archiveofourown.org/series/384457

[xdualipax]

📱 Dustin Butter

dula: i'm a tease? who says so. i plea innocent of all charges.

[mitsususu]

The Great Defrosting: everything is bright and shiny and new and all his friends are dead. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories. 

“Where the Need is Greatest” (T, 19k) by Niitza

In which Steve Rogers takes one look at the history of American military interventions since the end of World War II and nopes straight out of it, follows in his Ma's footsteps to become a paramedic, joins Doctors Without Borders, gets sent on an unsanctioned humanitarian mission to Syria, and somehow still ends up being a determining factor in Hydra's downfall - all of this without throwing a single punch.

Somehow, he's okay with it.

+ Shield and Hydra learn not to underestimate Steve Rogers, but by then it’s too late

-☆-

“Easy Work For Easy Pay” (M, 45k) by AustinB

Bucky's working his way back up through the ranks at S.H.I.E.L.D. after a mission took his left arm and Stark gave him a new metal one.

So when Fury tasks him with integrating the newly defrosted Captain Rogers into the 21st century, he jumps at the promotion.

+ Shrunkyclunks with mutual attraction, battle couple-ing, amnesia, and a wedding

-☆-

“can’t hardly weight” (T, 3k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

When Steve Rogers woke up in the future he was given a phone and shown how to use social media.

Well, no, in all actuality he was given a two week crash course entitled The Future And You, a six hour sensitivity course, a brand new id, and a credit card.

In which Steve gets a crush on an instagram gym thot and laments over it a lot to the intern stuck with him.

+ Shrunkyclunks with a lot of thirst and awkwardness

-☆-

“turn me up when you feel low” (T, 13k) by faerietell

Steve Rogers is a man out of time, in a city that used to be his home, a city he no longer recognizes. Through charming radio host, Bucky Barnes, he relearns his city, adopts a dog, and falls in love.

+ Shrunkyclunks where Steve listens to the radio for advice, conversation, and connection

-☆-

“The New Age” (T, 6k) by AustinB

“You’re good at the future,” Steve says, a little downcast.

Bucky doesn’t notice. He grins, “I always thought I would be.”

(AU: Bucky and Steve were both on the plane when Steve put it in the Arctic.)

+ They will always come back to each other no matter how different their perspectives are, or how far apart they drift

-☆-

-☆- And a freebie -☆-

“Surveillance” (G, 7k) by Sproings

If there are ears everywhere, that means it's somebody's job to listen.

I hate my job.

+ Steve’s apartment was bugged and this is that outsider’s POV. Part 1 is defrosting, Part 2 covers events of WS.

-☆-

*More Stucky Recs here

[fictionescapism]

Fanfic Rec #60 Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers (Marvel)

Not Your Average Hook Up by RockSaltAndRoll Bucky Barnes is home from the army on two weeks R&R and going crazy. His friend Natasha suggests that he get laid and convinces Bucky to get the Grindr app. Gorgeous tiny blond artist Steve stands out among the profiles and, as nervous as he is, Bucky goes over to his apartment. But he's pretty sure that Hook-ups are not meant to be like THIS.

Roots Have Grown by AustinB Bucky is a mildly agoraphobic veteran with funds to spare, who becomes enamored with the cute blonde guy in his building. So when Steve mentions needing a roommate to cut down on rent costs, Bucky decides it would be a good idea to volunteer.

Collar Full of Chemistry by 2bestfriends Steve is very rich and desperate to feel in control of his life again after a recent divorce has left him feeling bitter and lonely. When he keeps crossing paths with a disaster twenty-something, an unconventional solution presents itself. Steve's always been one for following his instincts. Bucky is very broke and can't seem to catch a break, especially after some asshole fires him for one fucking mistake. So of course, it follows that he should sign a contract agreeing to do everything and anything that same asshole wants for a whole year in exchange for a payout that could finally change his life for the better. — AKA a fantasy BDSM romance featuring heavy mutual pining, feelings denial, and enough kink to blackout a bingo card. We know what we're about, son. We encourage everyone to read tags and notes. We want everyone to have a safe and happy reading experience! :)

we are the things that we do for fun by Nonymos Going to a professional Dom may be one of the weirdest things Bucky’s ever done. Especially since this skinny Steve Rogers guy doesn’t really look the part. But hey, they might just find a way to make this work.

Off The Record by Brenda "This is a serious coup, James.  Steve Rogers has never sat down with a member of the press and given an interview.  Ever.  Do you know how rare that is for the fourth-string star on a cable reality show, much less the biggest movie star in the world?" Celebrity/Journalist AU based on this amazing prompt.

[mitsususu]

Stakes are high, emotions are rampant, and there’s drama abound! Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:

“Rivers and Roads” (M, 30k) by AustinB

Steve is working undercover for Hydra when he gets an unexpected promotion.

To the Winter Soldier Project.

+ Shrinkyclinks. Steve sabotages the chair wipes and the Asset pays attention

-☆-

“Captain Sugar Baby” (E, 18k) by Whendoestheshipsail

He's waiting in line for coffee with Natasha at the downstairs kiosk in Stark Tower when he overhears two young women talking about needing sugar daddies.

It goes downhill from there.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Reposted from the Writer Spotlight because I love this story! Steve is so eager to be spoiled, and he’s adorably petulant when denied.

-☆-

“A Darkness Upon Me, Flooded in Light” (T, 7k) by Anonymous

“We’re retired,” said Steve.

“Right, I know, same here! Just—could you look into this one tiny thing. Please. It’ll be super quick, low profile. Heck, consider it a vacation! If you and Barnes could just—”

When recovering a mysterious, dangerous artifact requires two people with a "bond deeper than death," Steve and Bucky are the only ones who might fit the bill. Retired or not, maybe it wouldn't be so bad going on one last mission with Bucky if that mission involved pretending to be married to him.

+ Post IW. They may be fake-married, but their lifetime devotion is real.

-☆-

“The Front Desk Soldier” (G, 8k) by StuckySituation

HYDRA is a big, evil organization, and one thing that all big, evil organizations love?

Free, unpaid workers. No better way to keep the costs down.

So, for the last seventy years, the Asset has had a secondary purpose between its missions: work 20/7 in whichever base it was located at the time in the most nightmarish, unwanted, and demanding jobs: the Customer Service.

+ Shrinkyclinks. Incomplete but still worth reading. The Asset gets a crush on Terrible Spy Steve

-☆-

“Follow My Lead” (T, 10k) by amsch (calendulae)

Bucky really imagined his first undercover operation as a detective would be something gritty and hardboiled. Teaching fellow detective (and office crush) Steve Rogers how to dance so they can enter a ballroom competition? Not part of the plan.

+ Modern AU. Mission prep requires long hours alone together in close physical contact... what a hardship!

-☆-

*More Undercover fics in the Crossover and the Handler Steve list

[wildewoodgossip]

I want Austin serenade me! -- Anon @austinnbutlerr