But I can weather the storm, I’ve got my love to keep me warm. It’s cold outside! Snuggle up and share that body heat. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“right hand to god” (E, 1k) by rohkeutta
Steve strokes his stomach idly, and Bucky closes his eyes and tries to relax further into Steve’s hold and stop the occasional shivers. Then Steve’s hand drifts lower, pressing against Bucky’s groin through the layers, and he asks in a barely audible voice, “Want me to warm you up properly?”
“I’m not getting out of this damn bag just so we can fool around,” Bucky whispers back.
+ WW2. What’s better than cuddling for warmth? Getting a hand job at the same time.
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“Breaking the Ice” (E, 6k) by Dira Sudis
It always hurt like this when he came out of the ice. Freezing to death was peaceful at the end, but waking up was fire and pain and this horrible helpless shaking every time. This was the first time he'd had someone to hold on to, though.
+ Post WS. Bucky gets separated from the team in Antartica. Steve finds him, warms him up, and clears up a misunderstanding
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“Two Colors, White and Gold” (E, 36k) by Carelica
He’s here, he’s alive. His hand is on a tree.
+ Alt WS, post-apocalyptic. Bucky wakes up in an abandoned base in Siberia, regains his memories, gets a wolf companion, carves out a home, and reunites with Steve
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“I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” (E, 5k) by MacksDramaticShenanigans
"Steve."
It’s Bucky. A glance at the clock shows Steve that it’s twelve thirty. Why the hell was he still awake? How the hell was he still awake?
“Steve,” Bucky repeats, his whisper practically a hiss. “I know you’re awake.”
“Why are you awake?” Steve whispers back.
“C’mere,” Bucky says, ignoring Steve’s question.
“What?”
“C’mere,” he says again and then scoots to the side and gently pats the space beside him. “I can see you shaking, Stevie. Get your ass up here or I’ll drag you up here myself.” His tone tells Steve that he’s completely serious about that threat. Threat or not, however, Steve doesn’t hesitate this time, squirming out of the sleeping bag and tiptoeing over to Bucky’s mattress. Sharing a bed means sharing body heat, and Steve can’t deny that that sounds like absolute heaven right now. (So does the fact that he’s sharing with Bucky, but that’s not the point.)
+ Modern AU. The only thing worse than getting hard when spooning with your crush is getting hard spooning your crush in a room full of sleeping friends.
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“Warmth in Winter” (E, 1k) by theladyingrey42
Steve always put up the token protest, but they ended up this way as often as not in the winter, sharing covers and space and heat and not freezing to death. If anyone were to walk in, it would seem reasonable, even.
It was the best.
+ Pre-WW2. Bucky shares Steve's bed to warm him up. Steve wakes up very warm and very aroused.
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*More cuddling for warmth stories in the Handler Steve list