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RomCom Recipe
Excited to have written a new story, this time with a preexisting fictional character. I have a lot of ideas for turning this into a series, so please let me know if there is any interest in this!
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Pairings: disabled female reader x Bucky Barnes
Description: Reader has cerebral palsy and is invited by Tony Stark to come interview to work with the Avengers. But the reader ends up seeing Bucky every time she goes to the tower, and things...well....develop.
You remembered your first day in the Avengers tower, and the way everything smelled. It had that obsessively-cleaned smell mixed with that fresh, out-of-the-box anti-staleness that you couldn't quite describe, but that everyone universally understood. The place was taken care of. You had moved yourself up to the receptionist desk on the first floor, which was, unfortunately, nowhere near wheelchair height. You sighed, resigning yourself to be happy that there were several wheelchair enrances and exits in the tower, which was more than could be said for most places. "Hi, I have a meeting with Tony Stark?" The woman at the desk, a slender brunette woman with hair like a flight attendant, graciously stepped out from behind the counter to address you directly. "Ah, Miss Y/L/N, yes? Mr. Stark has been waiting for you." You had been your own kind of superhero up to this point. While your cerebral palsy affected a lot of the motor function in your legs, your upper half was pretty strong. You'd been out on the streets, in the car your brother had designed. It was the size of a Smart car, if not smaller, and tailored to work with your wheelchair. It gave you extra speed, and helped disguise the wheelchair in case you made any enemies. There was a full working computer, top of the line facial recognition software and police scanners. All the weapons were non-lethal as well, and there was a one-person seat behind yours in case you had to drop anyone off to the police. Plus, the top came down so you had the pleasure of personally punching bad guys when you could get close enough. Your brother was currently interning for Stark, and was the one who had brought your alter ego to his attention. "Mr. Stark, I think you'll like this guy. They're really efficient at research and ass-kicking, which are two very important things for a team of superheroes..." It had taken Stark time to decide to bring you in, mostly because he had lots of other potential new teammates. But, ultimately, you were the only one who presented something unique that no one else could offer. You were not jaded, like everyone else in the tower. You were happy, and thriving, and most importantly...you were kind. The flight attendant lady led you to an elevator that she rode on with you. You saw her daintily press the button for the penthouse, and you went up, up, up into the sky. "Mr.Stark has told me so much about you!" Flight attendant lady offered. "He says you're stronger than everyone else on the team." You smiled fondly to yourself. "I work hard, when I can. I'm humbled by his noticing me." When you finally reached the top, flight attendant lady stayed on the elevator and went straight back down to her post. You pushed the joystick on your chair forward, marvelling at the look of the place. Everything was red and sleek and modern. The room you ended up in first was a large common area, and in that area were two people: Bucky Barnes and Captain America. Cap was watching some old cartoons on the television, and laughing at them. You chuckled to yourself at the display. When you looked over at Bucky, he was sitting, curled up, reading. You felt a tightness in your chest as you looked at him. He was magnificent, with long, dark hair and a creased brow, indicative of his being lost in whatever story he was reading. You blushed when you realized you'd stared far too long, and cleared your throat to get their attention. Cap was the first one up. "Oh, hi there! Are you Y/N? We were waiting for you!" Steve put out a hand for you to shake, and you grasped it firmly. You smiled as he shook it. "Yes, I'm really excited to be here. I'm really excited to be given a proper chance." Steve nodded warmly. "Aboslutely. We're happy to have you. This is Bucky!" He turned towards Bucky, who had just approached. You turned your eyes to him and almost forgot to breathe as he extended a hand. Your shake was a bit weaker this time, but no less friendly. "Nice to meet you Bucky." you finally managed. He gave you a little smile. "You too, doll." "Steve clapped his hands together, breaking the tension. "Let me get you to your meeting with Tony, then. See you later, Bucky!" You were sad to leave Bucky, but followed Steve anyway. You didn't see Bucky's eyes trail after you.
The next time you arrived at the tower, it was for your first mission. You and Natasha were partnered together for a simple recon, as a sort of training mission to see how you worked. You glided into the common area, this time empty, and waited for Natasha to gedt you so you could be briefed. As you waited, you flipped on the television and channel surfed until you found a dumb romantic comedy. It happened to be one of your guilty pleasures to watch those types of movies. They made you hope for a happy ending of your own. "I love that one." came a voice from behind you. You whipped your head around to see Bucky there, in sweats and a t-shirt, looking very handsome. "Oh, uh...yeah, I watch them occasionally. Sometimes I'll even pay attention." Bucky laughed, and the sound was breathtaking. "I probably pay attention too much. I just like their...the way they're the same. You know what's going to happen." You nodded, turning your chair slightly so you could get a better glimpse of him. "Predicatability is the safest, most soothing thing in the world. It's like a drug." He took a seat next to you, on the end of one of the couches. "Have you seen this one before?" You shook your head. It was completely unfamiliar. "Well, this one's all about a woman who lost a child, and her husband leaves her, and she thinks she'll never be happy again. But that guy..." he pointed to the conventionally attractive man on the screen. "He changes her mind." "Seems like a heavy plot for a romcom." Bucky seemed confused. "Rom...com?" You giggled. "It's short for romantic comedy." His eyes widened in wonder. "Oh wow. Never heard that before. I'll have to add it to my list." You couldn't help yourself. "You have a list?" "Yeah..." he rubbed the back of his neck with his hand. "A list of stuff I missed. Being....away for so long." Just then Natasha came in. "Y/N! Sorry I'm late. We should get started." And so you left Bucky there once again, but this time you looked back and saw that he was doing the same thing. You had ventured in and out of the tower several times over the weeks, and every time you had bumped into Bucky somehow. Whether it was on your way to a briefing, in the common area, or grabbing a botle of water from the fridge, he would pop up somehow. Most times you were in a rush and could only say hi, but other times...Other times you would forget you had to be somewhere and you and Bucky would get lost in conversation, only for Wanda or Sam to find you, huge grin on their faces, and lead you back to what you had to do. But worse than those times were the times Bucky was in on the meetings. Then you had to struggle to focus, and not marvel at his adams' apple, or his hair or the way his eyes lit up. It was complete torture. As you were leaving the tower one Saturday, chatting with Wanda about your brothers' latest developments with your car and if you'd had any progress on picking a name for yourself, a hand tapped gently on your shoulder. Wanda was quicker to turn around, and she smiled knowingly at who she saw. You turned your head, and Bucky stepped into view. "I'll let you two talk..." she said, sauntering away. "Hi Bucky. Is anything wrong?" Not that something needed to be wrong for Bucky to talk to you. Right? He was totally your friend...You hoped... Bucky looked around, waiting for the leftover Avengers to disperse. When he appeared to feel comfortable, he looked you dead in the eye. His dark brown eyes were full of unidentified emotion. "Y/N..." he started. "I think you're a wonderful person." He took a step forward and grabbed one of your hands, stroking the back of it. You involuntarily tensed. While you lived a happy, fulfilling life, there were always those people who felt they needed to distance themselves from you because of your cerebral palsy. As if it was something that made you worth less. And you never let any of those people get to you, because the majority of the people in your life were nothing like that. But Bucky being one of those people? You didn't know if you could take that. "Buck-" "Please, Y.N...will you go out with me tonight? On a proper date?" You were so floored by the question you didn't have time to formulate a response. Bucky seemed to take your silence negatively, and began drawing away. You finally broke from your stupor and tightened your grip on Bucky's hand just as he was about to pull away. "I...wasn't expecting that. But I would love to go out with you. Truly." Bucky's smile was wide and you couldn't help but give him a big one back.
Clean Finish by Lily Mayne
I had a nearly impossible time not gushing about this one constantly, so I held my review til release day despite typically posting ARC reviews early. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to write this with at least a few minor spoilers, so consider this your warning if that’s something you’d like to avoid lol
I *loved* this book — I loved Seb & Larkin’s relationship, I especially loved that they’re a vers couple (which I NEVER see, esp in monster roms), I love the character growth (esp from Larkin!), I loved how supportive all the side characters were (mature Holt?!), I loved all the little moments between the pining and the “fuckletics” where they made bread or fell asleep on the couch watching a movie together, and I loved that even though some of the humor wasn’t my thing I was constantly smiling, laughing, or kicking my feet while reading.
Lily Mayne is SO good at the serious stuff, the emotional stuff that brings tears to your eyes, the heavy things that break your heart — we’ve seen it over and over in her other works — but this series is her time to flex her silly muscles, to lean into her humorous side, and to just have *fun*. And she does this well too, which is kind of wild how far her talent stretches. But I love that even picking up something that could be a gamble on whether I’ll like it or not, I know that because it’s Lily Mayne that its going to be good.
Just like we all know that anything spicy or romantic is going to be good from her and this book really delivers on both of those ends. I won’t elaborate here because I feel like that’s the juiciest bit of the story but I will say that some of my favorite Lily’s Spicy Scenes ™ are in this book, right up there with Charlie and Moth (iykyk).
.... To read the rest, which does include specific spoilers, you can hop on over to GoodReads for my full ARC review :3
Berries and Greed by Lily Mayne
Happy release day, @ authorlilymayne !! I am so, so thrilled that I was able to be an early reader for this absolute gem of a book. 🥰
Berries and Greed was everything Lily teased, hinted, and promised it would be and so, so much more. ♥️
I knew she would be just as good at writing beautiful, consensual MF romance as she is at writing MM — but for those that might need a little convincing I want to assure you that Berries and Greed is still delightfully queer* (and tbh way k!nkier, which I personally adored). While I won’t make assumptions on either character’s identity, their intimacy is basically the polar opposite of traditional MF romance for a variety of reasons and the creative ways they work around those reasons, in addition to some just flat out being preference, keeps this from being at all boring or “vanilla”.
I’m trying to keep my gushing to a minimum but this book is incredible and I am over the moon that more authors are writing cozy yet spicy monster romance. 🥰 This niche is my happy place.
🌶 Spice (K!nk & Variety of scenes): 4/5 (fancy monster 🍆, lots of toys, f3md0m, p3gging, LOTS of praise, & more) 💦 Steam (Detail & amount of scenes): 5/5 💕 Romance (relationship dynamics): 5/5+ (the sweetest friends to lovers, he falls first, don’t want to live without you romance arc) 🌱 Character Growth/Arc: 5/5+ (SO much growth & self-discovery) 📖 Plot: 5/5 🏳️🌈♿️ Inclusivity: 4/5 (FMC w/health conditions that affect intimacy, multiple explicitly labeled & some implied LGBTQIA+ characters, realistic mental health rep, k!nk & s3x positive) ⭐️ 5/5 Stars, def in my top 10 reads this year!
You can read my full (mostly spoiler-free) review over at GoodReads
And while you’re there I hope you add the Deep Earth Dating series to your TBR or better yet, go here to purchase or borrow on KU!
I’ve attached Lily’s trope graphic on the second slide so you can get a better look at @ grandmechantlapin absolutely gorgeous cover. (And maybe in hopes that it’ll further convince you to read this and flail with me.)
Thank you so much to Elo for collaborating on this canva pretty 💙 Couldn’t do it without you, bestie!
Abandon by Trish Heinrich
Today’s ⭐️ 5 Star Reads of 2023 ⭐️ is an ARC that I had the pleasure of reading by Trish Heinrich, Abandon — the 3rd book in the stellar Monsters & Artifacts series. Abandon can be read as a standalone and will be released May 16th, so mark your calendars or hop over to Trish’s IG and follow the link in her bio to pre-order it~
This book hit ALL the best Indiana Jones meets Warehouse 13 notes with the bonus of an absolutely badass FMC, Andy, and a hella nerdy orc sweetheart, Luke. The plot was fast-paced, the action was believable, the history and thought put into the artifacts made it all the more fun, and the chemistry between the MCs was fire!
I don’t usually enjoy second chance romances *that* much, but I absolutely adored Luke & Andy’s. They had real problems, they had real conversations, and even though it was hard and angsty and emotional at times it was SO relatable. The tension, the dirty talk, the steamy scenes *chefs kiss* — I can’t recommend this one enough nor can I wait for the next one!!
🌶 Spice (K!nk & Variety of scenes): 2/5 (dirty talk, marking, size difference)
💦 Steam (Detail & amount of scenes): 5/5 (the. tension. Y’ALL 🥵 and we stan a man that eats like ice cream)
💕 Romance (relationship dynamics): 5/5
🌱 Character Growth/Arc: 5/5
📖 Plot: 5/5+ (the plot was fantastic, I didn’t want to put it down)
🏳️🌈♿️ Inclusivity: 2/5 (Dad bod, diverse characters)
⭐️ 5/5 Stars, would recommend
Make sure you add Abandon by Trish Heinrich to your TBR! And as always if you have any questions let me know!
Special thanks to Elo for helping me make this canva pretty gorgeous! 😘
Gentlemen Prefer Villains by C. Rochelle
Happy release day to @c.rochelle_author ! I know you were nervous about letting this series out into the world initially but it has me in SUCH a chokehold and I know I’m not the only one! 😘
This second installment of the Villainous Things series is called Gentlemen Prefer Villains but I offer you an alternative title: "Two Unholy Terrors; a Tiny Tyrant and a Murder Baby" 😂♥️
You’ll see why when you pick the book up ;)
We head back to Big City to follow tall, dark, and deliciously deadly Suarez brother Wolfgang, aka Wolfy, right after Butch & Xander’s story ends (yes, you need to read them in order) and immediately get to meet the spitfire that has caught Wolfie’s eye, Simon. And as luck would have it our favorite walking red flag has caught HIS eye too and the sexual tension is both immediate and palpable. 🥵 Seriously, between that and the banter Simon & Wolfy’s dynamic quickly edged out Butch & Xaddy’s for favorite couple and I have no idea how C will top it (or if I want her to)!
Being the Hand of Death however throws a wrench (or two, or three) in things right off the bat too, so fear not if you need plot with your $mut to justify reading the good stuff, C’s got you covered with some major twists, turns, revelations and of course, draaaama ✨ There’s also hella references to the best musical of all time and a carnivorous plant that gets front row seats to the action 😏
🌶 Spice (K!nk & Variety of scenes): 4/5 (def check the TWs for this one, its spicier & darker than C’s usual) 💦 Steam (Detail & amount of scenes): 5/5 (between the tension and the actual scenes, I’m pretty sure my kindle caught fire) 💕 Romance (relationship dynamics): 5/5 🌱 Character Growth/Arc: 5/5 📖 Plot: 5/5+ (knocked my socks off!) 🏳️🌈♿️ Inclusivity: 3/5 (MM, queer characters, K!nk+) ⭐️ 5/5 Stars, would recommend!
You can find the full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5179210892
While you’re checking that out make sure you add Gentlemen Prefer Villains to your TBR!
Heat Clinic by Alexis B. Osborne
A bit of a less-structured than normal post but I wanted to congratulate Alexis B. Osborne on her new release — Heat Clinic — and tell y’all that its definitely a must read if you enjoy omegaverse, especially kinky, queer, TAF style omegaverse! I was a lucky ARC reader and enjoyed it a lot.
I will warn you though, it’s a THICK book and it's about 85% pure unadulterated smut - and I am talking erotica level, super descriptive, kinky ABO s3x - and 15% low-stakes, character-driven plot. If you are looking for anything less (or more) than that, you'll wanna skip this one. I, however, signed up for it because of the promise of queer kinky omegaverse; the tagline that was shared/caught my eye was literally "it's the literary equivalent of a bunch of fetish gear tossed into a dumpster and set on fire" and Alexis delivers exactly that. If that sounds like your idea of a good time too I would tell you to double-check the content warnings, which the author did a stellar job with, and give it a whirl!
🌶 Spice (K!nk & Variety of scenes): 5/5 (wide variety of k!nks & toys/prep/etc, tons of dirty talk, plus the usual OV fair: knotting, heats, mating bites) 💦 Steam (Detail & amount of scenes): 5/5 (nearly nonstop smut; 85% fun & filthy, 15% sweet plot) 💕 Romance (relationship dynamics): 4/5 🌱 Character Growth/Arc: 4/5 📖 Plot: 4/5 🏳️🌈♿️ Inclusivity: 4/5 (whychoose/polyam dynamics, MM, canonically bi/pan characters, positive kink rep, queer rep in all aspects) ⭐️ 4/5 Stars, would recommend
You can find my full (much longer) review on my Goodreads/by following this link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5389510216
While you’re checking out my musings please be sure to add the book to your TBR ;)
Smash & Grab by Maz Maddox, specifically the audiobook version, is my latest ⭐️ 5 Star Reads of 2023 ⭐️
This was SUCH fun audio read!! I was expecting some humor based on the title and synopsis but neither does it justice. This book had me literally laughing out loud. The references, the jokes, the Dino puns … Simon’s enthusiasm for paleontology (and dinos in general), especially before he knew what Dalton was AND then after?? Pure gold.
As a fellow earth science nerd this book made me SO happy. Simon gushing about the fossil/egg cleaning process had me having flashbacks of late nights in the petrology lab during undergrad and I reveled in the way he constantly geeked out. I need more nerdy/geeky main characters in my life in the worst way. The pure joy was contagious. 🥰
🌶 Spice (K!nk & Variety of scenes): 1/5 (other than the “thought he was straight, baby’s first time” this is pretty vanilla lol) 💦 Steam (Detail & amount of scenes): 4/5 (only 2 full scenes but very well written) 💕 Romance (relationship dynamics): 5/5+ (perfectly paced bi-awakening-style friends to lovers budding romance, A+ banter & flirting) 🌱 Character Growth/Arc: 5/5 📖 Plot: 5/5+ 🏳️🌈♿️ Inclusivity: 2/5 (MM, unlabeled queer characters) ⭐️ 5/5 Stars, would recommend
Full Goodreads review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5373434669
I can’t recommend listening to this one enough. I’m sure the book is amazing itself but the narration really made this one for me. A friend promised “Chris Pratt unhinged himbo energy” for one of the characters and she was NOT wrong. It was perfect! Kirt Graves did an excellent job picking a voice that really fit the level of chaos depicted.
Shout out to @beatrix_hollow ’s Weirdo Book Club on discord for popping this one back up on my radar, it had been buried in my TBR 💙