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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), Iron Man (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Tony Stark Characters: Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers Additional Tags: Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Tsums, (No I Am Not Kidding), Alternate Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst, Angst and Feels, I Wrote Angst With Tsums, Angst with a Happy Ending, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, They Get Hugs, Hydra are dicks, Crack Treated Seriously, I Can't Believe I Wrote This, Actually Yes I Can, Gratuitous Kitten References, Tumblr: imaginetonyandbucky, The Author Regrets Nothing, Tsum Tsums, Soulmate-Identifying Marks Series: Part 5 of Don't Lick Winter Iron Or Your Tongue Will Freeze, Part 12 of Bond Our Souls Like Glue Summary:
For this anonymous prompt at the Imagine Tony and Bucky comm on Tumblr:
"How about anything with tsum tsums in it? I love them! Soulmates AU where you are born with your soulmate's tsum? Or tsums are like daemons? The little guys are the ones to fall in love first? Anything goes, really!"
The Asset called the creatures 'Soft Pills', because he had to take pills often enough that he recognized the shape. He knew there was another name for them, something like 'Sum', but no one ever told him.
He liked the soft pills. They were warm and nice to touch and made pleasant noises. He didn't have one of his own, but that was reasonable. He didn't have a soul, so how could he have a Soulmate? The little creatures appeared for humans; not weapons. But sometimes, if he'd done very, very well on a mission, one of his Handlers would let him hold their pill for a little while.