Being Friends With Bucky Barnes Includes:
Having to convince him at the beginning of said friendship that he is, in fact, “worthy” of your friendship
You are not taking his “I’m a monster” bullshit
Straight up telling him “no, you’re not a monster, you’re like a sweet cinnamon roll that’s been stepped on.”
“Still sweet and perfect but some bitch tried to fuck you up. Didn’t work but you do need a little cleaning up”
Having to explain to him why “cinnamon roll” is an endearment trend, along with other slang (”I’m trash for (insert thing),” “They could step on me and I would thank them,” etc)
In the end he finds them hilarious
Sometimes he’ll even try to use this weird modern age slang
It’s really awkward to hear coming from this “dirty cinnamon roll” but he’s trying and happy and that’s all that matters
Bucky giving you piggyback rides, especially when you’re tired and don’t want to walk somewhere
Whether that somewhere is the next room over or the mall across town
He’ll walk around with you clinging to his back like a koala
When he’s around other people they give him weird looks but he makes absolutely no comment
When they try to ask he deadass is like “I have no idea what you’re talking about”
What a surprise, he actually has a sense of humor; you just have to break it out of him first
He also really likes shitty jokes
Like the ones that are so bad and poorly executed that you would normally groan and roll your eyes so far back into your head you’re blind for a few minutes
Those turn him into a snickering mess if you do it right
Rescues you from every bad/sketchy date/wedding of a family member expecting you to bring a romantic partner/creep at the bar/etc ever and go right up to a catcaller and rip them a new one
He’s terrifying to everybody else but he’s a teddy bear to you
Sweetheart, sugar cube, doll, his smol (once you inform him of the term), (insert shorthand of your name here), etc
Meanwhile you’re calling him things like dirty cinnamon roll, raccoon eyes, human garbage fire, trash man, Bicky Narnes, your tol, etc
You just overall help him transform from cold and weird to a human being that is slightly less weird
When you introduce him to the world on online friends challenges/questionnaires, he wants to do them all
With you, Steve, Sam (once; he said no the first time Bucky asked and Bucky has never asked him again), whoever’s interested in doing so
You’re generally the only person interested
It’s a fun mess of a time though
He’s a surprisingly good cook and loves to cook/make snacks for you when the two of you hang out
Basic combat training so you can protect yourself even when he’s not around
Him teaching you to dance then swing dancing around the living room to weird music like Barbie Girl by Aqua
He really loves animals; when the two of you are out and about he’ll often stop and eye the furry creature being walked or scurrying up a tree nearby
Him being old fashioned and gentlemanly to you
You teasing him for doing so but always ending by thanking him
