Summary: You are part of the Ares III mission and (while on your way back home, already rescued Watney) while there, are sent to fix the gravity controls. A very handsome surprise causes you to stumble and fall.
Warnings: injuries, obviously fluff (?)
Y/E/C - Your Eye Color
Y/H - Your hometown
A/N: This is the epilogue of fall, enjoy! Or not. -Leigh🤠
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Blinding lights fill your sight. You sit up, adjusting to your surroundings, then you see a sea of white, the nursing quarters. You try to stand up but stumble and try to grip the bed with your left arm. You suddenly feel a stinging pain in it and fall, you look at it realizing it's in a sling.
"Whoa, Y/N, rest your arm. It's sprained badly." A pair of blue eyes stare into yours as Chris helps you back to the bed. "You've been out for 2 days."
"2 days?! I have so much work to do-" You scramble until Beck puts his hands on your shoulders, your whole body feels his warmth.
"Calm down, okay?" You saw a faint blush, he quickly looked down after staring for a second into your Y/E/C eyes. He wished he didn't look into those eyes, but he wishes he could look in them forever at the same time.
"We're handling your work until your arm heals." Rick walks in with the rest of the crew decked in their NASA sweaters and caps like it was a NASA holiday. "You gotta rest, Y/N. You won't be able to do the work with your injury." Vogel points to your sling, an accent vibrating from his voice.
"But what if-if one of you needs help? I need to work." You ramble and Melissa stands beside you. Her hair brushing on your shoulder.
"You have to rest until your injuries heal. Yes, you can help but only a little bit. We can handle your work alright. Commander's orders." The redhead nods to you. Her eyes twinkling with a slight sight of, mischief?
"Yeah, Y/N, we'll be fine!" Watney slaps the air giving Beth a smile, as the system operator chuckles and looks down. You knew why she did, to hide the blush caused by the bashful smile the space pirate beside her had. This made you smirk a little bit. "We'll handle alright," She says to you.
"Okay, if you say so. But how will I get to my sleeping quarters though?"
"Beck will carry you, duh!" Vogel nudges Beck. Mischief glinted in his eyes as he said the statement in a matter of fact tone.
"What?! Why me?!"
"Well, you're the flight surgeon-" Beth points to him. “And?”
“She’s a patient.”
"Uh,” He sighed “Fine, c'mon Y/N."
He steadily lets you climb on his back and wrap your not sprained arm around his neck, "Let's go, those tasks won’t do themselves." The commander nudges Martinez and the crew heads out.
"Y/N, just hold on," Beck mumbles as he maneuvers through the zero-gravity area of the Hermes. He hoped you wouldn't feel the rapid beating of his heart and the heat rising to his face. You hoped the same.
You two finally reach your sleeping quarters. It was bittersweet for both of you when you let go. You felt the warmth of his body fade away, and he missed the feeling of your hair brushing on his back already. "Well, that's my cue to leave. Go rest, Y/N."
"Will do, doctor." You chuckle as you close the door to your quarters.
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You hear knocking on your quarter door, it's been 15 days since your arm was sprained and it's healed fast. Your arm doesn't need a sling and can move properly. You get to the door and see your best friend, Beth.
"Hello, Mrs. Watney!"
"Shut up!" She blushes, her face almost as red as Melissa's hair. "Commander Lewis says Mr. Doctor needs your help,"
"Yeah, but you could've just used the intercom?" You went out of your room and floated out with her. "We couldn't reach you, you wouldn't answer. Then we realized you turned it off."
"Speaking of intercom, I heard what you said, Y/N. And Beth, you know you could just ask me if you wanted to be my Mrs. Watney."
"You smooth bastard." She blushes hard, looking down and shaking her head.
"But he's your smooth bastard." Rick laughs as Vogel rubs the bridge of his nose. "Could you please be quiet while I'm doing work? You know I love you guys, but this is getting annoying." The German male shook his head.
“Well, you signed up to go to Mars with 6 other people, what do you expect?” Watney laughed. "Zip it, commander's orders." You hear the redhead, but as you do you notice that Chris is silent. Maybe he turned his intercom off too.
"Okay- That's my cue to leave. I'll go there now." You floated to Chris's quarters.
"Hey," You open the door to Chris' room and he stiffens. "It's just me, Chris. Why do you look so nervous?" Chris loosens up, but still with a mind reeling at your presence. Today's the day.
"Yeah, um. I need help with some reports." He gulped as he passed me a pile of papers, ranging from due health reports on the team and Extravehicular Activity Logs.
Well, "needed help" was a lie, a lie he said just so he could see you, and talk to you, alone. He was gonna say it. Finally.
"You know, when we saved Watney, he was really mad at me for not doing something he told me to. He tried to kick my ass, well tried to. There's only so much energy a malnourished man stuck on a deserted planet can have."
(Flashback)
“Did you tell her?” The space pirate’s eyes lit up in hope that his ship could be finally happening. “Tell who what?”
“You know exactly who and what I’m talking about, Beck.” He shook his head at the doctor. “No, I didn’t tell Y/N that I love her.” Beck whispered. “You didn’t?! Why not? I told you to!”
“Well, I don’t think she likes me back.” Chris didn’t want to get his hopes up. “And everything you do is dumb, so I’m not taking advice from you.” He tried to sound happy, but he wasn’t. Mark could see right through. “Chris, I know everything I say and do is dumb, but not this.” Chris looked up from the sandwich he held to see Mark being serious. “She absolutely loves you, she will say yes. And if she doesn’t, you can throw me out of the airlock without a tether.”
“No, I am not throwing you out of the airlock.” Chris wrinkled his nose. “That part was a joke.”
“But really? How are you so confident that she even loves me?” Chris shook his head sadly and looked down. “A certain birdy named Beth Johanssen told me.” Chris didn’t look up despite the piece of info Mark gave him. “Come on man. If you don’t believe me, just go tell her. You won’t regret it.”
“But what if I do?” Chris finally looked back up. “Trust me, you won’t.” And the botanist walks away.
(End of flashback)
There was no turning back, he knew it. "And what was that?" You asked. He shook his head. This is it.
"Confess my love for you."
He looked to you, forcing you to stare into those stormy blue eyes. "I love you." You processed those words, what he just said. He loved you. The intelligent, funny, kind, handsome, hot, almost perfect, flight surgeon loved you.
You, a clumsy girl from Y/H, who's been in love with Chris since the first time you met him, he loved you. His soothing voice brought you out of your train of thought.
"Y/N, please say something. Do you not feel the same? I knew it-" You cut him off by connecting your lips with his, the gap between the both of you erased. Your lips moved in harmony as he kissed you back, in an angle that fit both of you well. It was all he ever dreamed of, the feeling of your luscious lips on his. As you both pulled away for air, he looked at you, your lips swollen and red from the kiss.
"I wanna be like this forever. Just you and me."
"Just you and me."
"Well, we're here too!" Watney claps as you turn and see the whole Ares 3 crew.
“I should have known the crew wouldn’t leave us alone for this.” Chris laughs as you chase the crew out, but they take off running.
"This is why I love you."
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Chris Beck x Gender-neutral reader
Request/prompt: (thank you to the anon who sent in this prompt <33) chris naming a star he discovered after the reader (like y/n’s star or something)
Description: After a long day, you and Chris go out to a restaurant for dinner, unbeknownst to you, Chris has a surprise prepared.
A/N: hi im back hihi,,, it’s been so long,, this request has been rotting away and i wanted to write it since the prompt was really nice (and i felt bad about leaving it unwritten) this is really short, but nonetheless i hope you all enjoy it!
The wind rustled the autumn leaves resting underneath your table, and the lanterns decorating the patio of the restaurant lit up the sky. After a tiring day, having a quiet dinner with your boyfriend, Chris, was just what you needed.
“So you know how when we got here, I said I had something to show you?” Chris asked, shifting in his chair. “Uh, yeah, that was half an hour ago, Chris,” You paused, thinking he was about to show it to you. “Well? Where is it then?” You laughed.
“You gotta be patient, starlight,” He playfully huffed. “Let me start from the beginning first,”
“So, at work, I discovered a star-”
“Wait really? Oh my goodness, congrats! I’m so proud of you, this must be a really big achievement for your career, huh?” You cheered, reaching for his hands and squeezing them.
“Thanks, starlight,” He smiled, grateful for your support and praise. “Anyways, since I discovered it, I had to name it.”
“I tried finding some good names, but I really couldn’t find anything that I liked. I almost gave up until my boss suggested naming it from something important to me. That’s when the perfect name popped into my mind.”
“So, what’s the mystery name?” You raised your head, staring at the paper he was now holding. “I named it after you, Y/N,”
“After me?” You asked, shocked by what he just said. “Oh, Chris! That’s so sweet, and cheesy!” You laughed, reaching out to Chris in an attempt to hug him. “Well, you know me, cheesy is my specialty.”
“But really, why my name?”
“It’s obvious, you’re the star that lights up my life. When I’m far away, I’ll be able to see you in the skies, and through that, I know we’ll always be together.”
“Aww, I love you,” You say as you wrap your arms around him, both of you now standing up. “I love you too, starlight.”
⚠️Spoiler Alert⚠️Major and minor parts of the story are revealed. If you haven't watched it, (go watch it, it's amazing) and don't want the story spoiled for you, then don't read this. You have been warned.
The plot:
The plot was nice. It was comprehensible: Enola grows up only with her mother, mother disappears, mother is mysterious and has secrets.
Enola escapes to find her, Enola finds Tewksbury on the train, saves him from a violent murderer, and jumps of the train with him.
They go separate ways, Enola goes to Limehouse lane, finds bombs that are supposedly going to be used by her mom, gets attacked by violent murderer, tries to find Tewksbury, finds Tewksbury.
They go back to her lodging house and they get found by Lestrade, he unwillingly escapes (due to Enola's insistence) but Enola is captured and brought back to Mycroft where he puts her in Ms. Harrison's finishing school for young ladies.
Tewksbury delivers himself in a basket to Enola and they escape using Ms. Harrison's automobile (her face was hilarious). They solve the murder of Tewksbury's father and the mystery of who is trying to kill Tewksbury, go to his estate and kills the murderer.
The grandma shoots Tewksbury but he has armor under his coat that protected his chest and isn't dead.
They arrest grandma (probably, not sure) and they live happily ever after. Enola refuses the offer by Tewksbury and his mother to stay at the estate, they go their separate ways, but will prolly meet again, he kisses her hand (it was cute, ship) and Enola leaves.
Enola's mom visits her lodging house and explains why she left (to help make a better future for Enola) and they have an emotional moment. Boom, a happy but open-ended ending with nice plot and sets up for a sequel (there better be a sequel, I want more Holmesbury)
This is how you know the plot was nice, I didn't forget it. It's highly memorable to me, and that's a really good compliment coming from me. I usually forget the plots of movies I find boring and/or scary, so me remembering the whole (rough) plot (I remember it more vividly, I just typed out the rough plot cuz it's too long lol) is a great achievement in my eyes.
The lines:
The lines were amazing!! The callbacks. THE CALLBACKS. The theme of flowers as messages and flowers being a passion of Tewksbury. Ugh, AMAZING. The word scrambling, "Ellie Houseman" being "Lime House Lane", "The bank men met" is "The Embankment". UGH, AMAZING! The flashbacks to the philosophies Eudoria (Enola's mom) gave to Enola being called back.
"THE FUTURE IS UP TO US" is so relevant nowadays.
Here are some lines which I love:
"You're a nincompoop"
"Because I can be lost here" "Yet I found you"
"I'm here because I've grown to like you more in your absence, and your life is gravely endangered"
"YET FACTS DON'T DISTRACT FROM HOPE"
"THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN YOU MUST MAKE A HARD CHOICE. AND, IN THAT MOMENT, YOU WILL DISCOVER WHAT METTLE YOU TRULY HAVE, AND WHAT YOU’RE PREPARED TO RISK, FOR WHAT MATTERS. YOUR MOVE, ENOLA."
"Of course, I don't give a fig about flowers," "That's because you're ignorant,"
"Ignorant? How dare you" "Ignorant and willfully so"
"I don't want to leave you," "If they get you, your life will be endangered, if they get me, it's just a life of misery, now go, GO!" (The emotion, I stan Millie and Louis)
"It's done, it's done"
"Who do you work for?!" "England"
"sometimes you have to do it yourself"
"One more question, how did your sister get there before ya?" "I'm sorry" it cuts then Sherlock walks away, then he says "Ha!" in such a satisfying way, i simp for henry cavill-
"You are funny fish, little brother," "And you are a cantankerous one, older brother"
"You're being emotional, expected, but unnecessary"
"Think about what's there, not what you want to be there"
"You're not getting rid of that easily, Tewksbury"
"If you don't stop looking at me like that, Viscount irritation, Marquess of Bothersomeshire, I'll murder you myself"
And so many more. See! It's amazing, the lines, the writing, the actors' acting-
And that brings us to our next segment,
The actors:
This cast is absolutely astounding, their chemistry with each other is just so real and I love it! Millie Bobby Brown is a perfect cast for Enola Holmes and Louis Partridge as Viscount Tewksbury is perfect as well! These two have so much chemistry and, again, I love it! Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes is an amazing cast, she perfectly portrays the wonderful Eudoria. Henry and Sam are wonderful casts for Sherlock and Mycroft as well. Perfectly portray their characters. Susan Wokoma (please send me more movies of her) was an amazing addition to the cast, and she portrayed the strong woman known as Edith amazingly. I love Edith (platonically lol), she is such an amazing character. All the other actors did outstanding jobs with their roles and I commend them for their performances. Good job, cast and casting crew! Well done!
Overall:
THIS MOVIE IS OUTSTANDING! 8.8/10!! IT’S A MUCH WATCH FOR ALL! But please beware of injuries and the death scene of the murderer.
I love this movie, and I’m drawn to watching it again and again. Actually, I already watched it 3 times and counting. This was amazing and I love it. Would recommend.
Seriously, if you haven’t, go watch it. If you have, then watch it again. Everyone should see this movie. It’s outstanding. Love it, love it, love it!!!💕💕
Warnings: Nothing, I guess. (Except Christmas, so if you don't celebrate Christmas then idk if this is for you.)
Word count: (decided to add a count lol) 3443 words
Summary: Bucky’s new metal arm from Wakanda has been acting up lately, so Tony brings you (the arm’s designer) to live in the tower to help with Barnes’ arm whenever it’s goes crazy.
A/N: This is now the last part of DBCB since I’m discontinuing this series. I’m sorry for not being able to continue it because I’m so busy that I can’t find the time to write and I just lost interest in Bucky. Again, I’m sorry for cutting this series short. I hope you still enjoy! -Leigh🙋🏽♀️
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The one season Bucky could live without, it’s back to haunt him. Haunt him along with memories from being the winter soldier.
Bucky didn’t just hate winter, he loathed it.
He loathed how it was so cold, because it reminded him of how cold-hearted the winter soldier was.
He loathed how it brought back thoughts of guilt for every single person the winter soldier killed.
He loathed it so much. To him, that season was the bane of existence. Well, only second to Hydra.
Steve, Sam, and the rest of the team had given him lots of support, Steve especially hand-picked a therapist for him. Their efforts have helped him heal, but the memories will never really fade away. He hopes they would, but he knows that’ll never happen. The peace of mind.
Well, he thought those thoughts would be permanent, until you came along.
Since the first time he’s met you, all he’s felt around you was serenity, seeing you laugh and smile, you were all he thought of. You kept him up at night, you replace his guilt with happiness. You fill his soul with light and you made him forget everything else. You were beautiful in his eyes, the first few weeks he thought he just thought he had a tiny crush.
But one moment made him realize how amazing you were, and after that you’ve successfully snatched his heart away.
(Flashback)
You were dozing off in your desk at the lab. After a “friendly” debate with Shuri, Tony, and Bruce on whether a mobius strip flipped was still a mobius strip, your body had decided that it was to exhausted to even walk to your bedroom (but had enough energy to get an oversized shirt and a pair of shorts), so you were forced to crash your lazy arse on the desk.
You felt rapid nudging on your shoulder, that you desperately tried to ignore.
Keyword: you tried. You tried very hard, but had to wake up. You were expecting to see Shuri in your view as you opened with a rude “What is it, Shuri?!” and then you realized that Tony was in front of you with Steve, and Bucky, clutching his left arm. He turned into a blushing mess when he saw you in the shorts and an oversized shirt that exposed your shoulder and bra strap. His flustered state, you found quite adorable.
You’d admit sometimes that you’ve had a school-girl crush on him since the day you met him. The man’s heartbreakingly attractive, and caring. And sweet. And kind. Okay, maybe it wasn’t just a school-girl crush, maybe you had a real crush on him. But he’s way out of your league. (A/N: This is me basically)
“Oh hey, guys.” You akwardly stood up and pulled the hem of your shirt,
You started blinking rapidly, as if to check if they were real and not just holograms Shuri set up to prank you after you beat her in said debate. “Why are you here in the lab?”
“We wanted to check on you, you weren’t in your room. Oh and Bucky’s arm is going kuckoo.” Tony said as his hands did a “crazy” gesture.
“Bucky’s arm is sending electric shocks ocassionally- we can’t get it off,” Steve frantically ran a hand through his hair as Tony talked to you about Bucky’s arm. You knew Steve cared so much about his best friend.
“It started when we were training in the gym.” Steve said.
Suddenly, thoughts of Bucky shirtless and dripping with sweat plauged your mind. Heat spread to your neck and face and you quickly turned your back on them and went to get tools to get Bucky’s arm off. “Steve, Tony, um, you can go now-”
Steve nodded at Bucky, trying to hide a suprising sly smile from his face, as he gestured for Tony to follow him.
“Good luck,” Tony “sincerely” nodded,
But really he meant: “Good luck on being alone in a room with your crush”.
He’d found out in your debate when Shuri used the “I’ll tell them who you have a crush on” excuse when you started proving her wrong.
You challenged her, thinking she wouldn’t actually say it. You were so wrong. And now, Banner and Stark know too. Just your luck.
“Ah, okay, um- Bucky,” You looked at the flustered mess and pointed to a bed in the medical section of the lab. “Could you sit over there for me?”
“Sure thing, doll.” He gulped as he carefully walked toward it, as if a sudden movement would set off a bomb. You dropped your tools onto a wheel tray and looked at him in confusion. “Doll?”
His eyes widened at the word, he didn’t realize he had said it before you mentioned it,
“It’s old slang, sorry it came out that way-”
“It’s okay, Bucky. It’s actually really cute.” You didn’t know where this new-found confidence had came from, but it quickly faded when you realized what you just said and your face started heating up. You decided to just focus on getting Bucky’s arm off.
Just as you got his arm off, it started giving off shocks of electricity, causing you to drop the prosthetic on the floor with a clang. Bucky jerked up and smoothed off your hands. “You okay, doll?”
“I’m fine, it was a minor shock. There’s no skin damage, so I guess I’m fine.” Bucky sighed in relief, but still kept eyeing the arm. “It’s really not anything I haven’t experienced yet.”
You quickly got the arm and started working on the metal appendage as Bucky’s eyes widened at your words. You’ve been shocked before?
“What does that mean?” He asked as he rolled his shoulders,
“I shocked myself a few times when I was testing your arm.” You turned to him, holding a pair of tweezers with a chip in between.
“Why would you shock yourself just to test my arm?”
“I’d shock myself for any of my patients.” You smiled warmly at the soldier, “but maybe I’d do a little more if it were for you.” You murmured, a volume you were sure only you could hear.
What you said made him finally see how much you cared about the people around you, how caring and loving you are. That made you an amazing person.
And when he realized that, he fell in love with you. He fell hard, and it seems he’s still falling.
(End of flashback)
“You sure you’ll be okay, Buck?” Steve sat adjacent to Bucky, the captain sitting on a rocking chair (A/N: like the old man he is lol) placed in the common area of the boys’ floor. “Yeah, I’m more than fine actually.” Bucky smiled before bringing a cup of hot chocolate to his mouth. The chocolate color staining his soft lips.
“Normally, you’re really grumpy in winter mornings. Why so happy?” Steve chuckled.
“What happened?” He asked as Bucky’s cheeks turned a rosy pink.
“Or should I say, who happened?” A brow on Steve’s face rose, and though basically confirming his question, Bucky’s face turned red due to embarassment.
“Who has Sgt. James Buchanan Barnes all smitten and flustered?” The captain wiggled his eyebrows (A/N: lmao I love Rogers) and pulled a smirk.
“Oh is it, I don’t know, maybe Y/N?” Bucky looked down, face burning and smiled at the mention of you, which was all the confirmation Steve needed.
“I KNEW IT!”
“SHUT IT, ROGERS! I’M TRYING TO SLEEP!” The soldiers heard a shout from the direction of Clint’s room, ended by a slam. An array of shouts and replies from the other people on the floor followed.
“Capsicle, it’s 6am-”
“That was deafening, please remind me to punch your guts if you ever do that again-”
“You now owe me orange slices, cap.”
“Captain, please don’t ever scream ever-”
“Don’t make hulk come out there, cap.”
“Sure thing, guys.” Steve shouted back.
Bucky chuckled softly, “So,” Steve turned to his best friend, “How’d you figure it out?” Steve rolled his eyes, something he (again) learned from Sam, the pigeon.
“You’re very obvious, Bucky. Y/N just hasn’t noticed yet.” Steve said, a hand over his face. “You called her doll when she was fixing your arm,”
“And you’re always so flustered and nervous whenever you’re around her.” Bucky blushed and shook his head slowly. “You always find out my secrets.”
“Huh? That was a secret? You weren’t even trying to keep it hidden!” Steve laughed as Bucky punched his arm lightly. “You punk,”
“Jerk,”
“I’m gonna go to the gym, wanna tag along?” Steve stood up, and brought with him his towel. “Nah, maybe later.” He wasn’t really in the mood to get all sweaty.
“Okay, see you later.” Rogers made his way to the elevator and went out of sight.
A silence echoed through the walls, Bucky once again had no one to talk to. He walked over to the elevator and pressed the button to the common floor where all of them get together, hoping there were someone he could talk to. The doors to the elevator suddenly opened on the girls’ floor and brought you into view.
Why here? Why now? The soldier thought as you stepped into the elevator. You wore the same smile that made his heart skip.
“H-hi,”
“Hey, doll.”
“What floor are you going to, doll?” Bucky turned to you, a shy smile on his face. “Uh, the lab.” You said sweetly, as Bucky pressed the button. “So, why are you up so early, doll?”
“I have an experiment I have to check, I’m off to check it while it’s still early.” You put your hands in a knot behind your back.
“What’s it about-” Bucky got cut off by a power outage in the elevator. The elevator shook and stopped. You felt your breathing quicken and your legs shook, causing you too stumble into Bucky.
“What happened?” You asked, voice slightly shaky. “The elevator stopped but we’ll be okay. It’ll be fine, doll.” He held your hand and pressed the emergency button, only to find it stuck. He decided to not mention this to you since you looked like you were already worried enough. “We’ll just be here for a little longer than usual.”
“What?” You leaned closer into him as he wrapped his arms around your waist. You were maybe a little worried,
His heart rate quickened, he didn’t know if it was because of the elevator or how close you were to him.
“It’s okay, doll. Don’t worry.” He let you out of his grip, and you sunk to the floor. He quickly helped you up, but when you refused and just tugged on his left arm, decided to sit with you instead.
“Just breathe.”
“It’s okay, Bucky. I’m fine now.” You let out a breathy chuckle. “I think.”
“I’ll call Tony,” He swiftly pulled out his phone out of the pockets in his sweatpants.
“We’ll be okay, doll. I’m calling Tony, okay?” He shook your hand and you nodded, wrapping an arm around his. He sifted through his contacts and pressed the name “Tony Stank”, putting the call on speaker.
“Tony, we’re stuck in the elevator.”
“What?? Why didn’t you press the emergency button, tinman?” Ruffling sounds of a blanket and yawns in the background (probably Pepper) were heard.
“It’s jammed. Get me and Y/N out,”
“You’re with Y/N? I thought by we, you meant Steve or Sam-”
“Just get us out-”
“Working on it, tinman. Stay on line.”
“See, doll. They’re getting us out.”
“I already told you, Bucky. I’m okay, now.” You squeezed his hand and the power came back to shine light on the smile you wore. “I can wait,”
“Hey, tinman- we’re having..” Tony paused as you both listened to the call. “…complications on our side. You might have to stay there for a little while.”
“How long?” You asked as Bucky held the phone in your direction. “Probably 15 minutes.”
“We can wait.” Bucky said as he muted his microphone, echoeing the words you said a few moments ago.
If he got stuck in an elevator, at least you were the one stuck with him.
“I guess you’re stuck with me, doll.”
“Better you then anyone else.”
“So,” He turned to you as you bittersweetly scooted a little farther from him. Putting boundaries where you thought he wanted. “What’s that experiment about?”
“I lied when I said it was an experiment.” You bit your lip to hide your amused grin at Bucky’s confused face as he furrowed his brows. “It’s slime.” You said as you both laughed.
“Slime, huh? I’ve always wanted to try making that, chemical reactions were always interesting to me.” He looked at sky, reflecting on who he once was. Before the war.
“I’ve heard.” You snap him out of his thought train. “Wanna see how it’s made? I can make a new batch.”
“Really? I mean I don’t want to waste your time- would you do that?” For me? He thought.
“Of course.” Anything for you, you silently confessed in your mind, dissapointed when he didn’t respond.
“Uh can I ask you a question?” He mumbled as he fidgeted with a loose string on his shirt. “You just did,” You laughed as he shook his head at your verbal jab.
“What are you guys doing at the lab, lately?” He asked as your gaze fell on those ice blue eyes. “I really wanna see all your cool inventions, and-”
“You know you can go down there anytime, Buck.” You grinned as his face lit up.
You loved how he was interested in science and modern technology (unlike Steve). Steve always mentions how deep down, Bucky’s a science nerd at heart.
You loved how he made you laugh at times when you’d be super stressed out after a shift at the hospital you (in some days) worked at,
You loved how he talked about how life used to be back in the 40s,
You loved how he makes you french toast with blueberries and honey whenever you wake up late.
And now you realize that, you just love him.
You look back to the sergeant, his face shining bright with glee.
“Really? I don’t want be of any trouble or disturb you guys-”
“It’s no bother at all, Bucky,” You fanned the air as you scooted closer to the ex-assasin, looking to the elevator doors as your skin brushed against his metal arm, he could feel it.
The heat from you made him think of how you’ve given his arm textile and temperature sensors, to help him feel. His old arm didn’t have those, Hydra is a menace and decided to make him feel less human and more of a killing machine. Hydra, his teeth gritted at the thought of them.
You made his arm lightweight, even when you didn’t know that he’d always have a hurting shoulder whenever he had to haul around that hunk of metal. Even when you didn’t know that he had to workout every single day to be able to carry that thing.
“Thank you.” He mumbled, “for what?” You asked as you look at him. “For making my arm less of an inconvienence.” He smirked, as you shook your head.
He really meant to thank you for taking his heart. You could keep it for all he cared.
“Well in that case, you’re welcome.”
The doors opened revealing the whole team huddled in front of the elevator, causing you and Bucky to jerk away from each other, once again feeling the cold air now that you were without the other’s warmth.
“Are you guys okay?” A jumpy Dr. Banner asked, still holding a cup of coffee.
“Yeah, we’re fine.” Bucky said as he looked at Sam and Steve. Amused smiles on their faces.
You were the first one to stand up, smoothing down your clothes. You gave Bucky a shy smile that could turn him into a formless puddle at your feet, and walked out of the elevator, the team making way as you went.
The team then turned to Bucky, who quickly got back on his feet and was soon swept away by the pigeon and Cpt. icesicle.
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It’s a beatiful winter morning, something unknown to the super soldier (until you).
He’d got back from a mission yesterday, infiltrating a small Hydra base in the area of Vador (A/N: this is a fake place, at least I think it is, but if it isn’t-let me know.)
A fairly short mission, those hydra agents were not prepared for the attack, he thought as he walked out of the elevator to the kitchen. He had just showered, wet hair and all, when he sees you, Nat and Sam. You were currently holding a mug with a kitten mural on it and took out some tea bags from a pouch.
“Can someone finish my tea for me, please? I need to go get something.” You put the mug on the counter with a smile to everyone and dashed away.
“Dude, go finish her tea.” The falcon said, cheeky expressions painted on both his and Natasha’s faces. “Wha- why me?!” Bucky objected, his face a shade of red.
“So that you have a reason to talk to her,” The redhead smirked, Bucky narrowed his eyes at both her and Sam as he went to finish your tea. 2 teaspoons of honey, just how you like it. He knew how you drank your tea, (A/N: lol of course he would, he’s in love)
As he finished pouring in the hot water, you appeared back at the kitchen.
You quickly snatched away your tea (just like how you snatched his heart), but not before leaving a kiss on his cheek that left him in utter glee while his fingers ghosted over the spot your lips touched. “Thanks, Bucky.”
The two other avengers excused themselves, leaving you and Bucky alone in the echoeing walls of the kitchen despite Bucky’s seemingly pleading stares at them to not leave that looked more like a command.
You gestured for Bucky to follow you to the living room, where a christmas tree was set. You took a sip from the tea only too realise it’s too hot, and blow on the liquid,
Bucky looks at the base of the tree and sees a box filled with ornaments, snowflakes, crystal balls, and stars of all sorts.
“You know winter wasn’t really my favorite season,” He mumbled, kneeling down to get a small blue snowflake ornament.
“I know,” You said.
Of course you would know.
“I know that winter brings back memories you’d rather not talk about,” You look back at him, only to find him smiling. At you. You continued talking even though you were internally freaking out, “but maybe you can replace those memories,”
You handed him a star ornament, “with new ones.”
“Like ice skating, or hot chocolate, or Christmas.” With me, you wanted to add. But you’re too scared to do so.
“Yeah, I’d like that.” He was unable to wipe that dumb grin off his face, he’s with you. How could he? You’re like a star, always radiating light and happiness.
“Now, stop standing around and and help me put the angel on top!” You laughed, it’s melodic. Bucky pledged to himself that he’d always find a way to make you smile.
But what he didn’t know was by just being himself, he already did. He’ll always make you smile. No matter where he is, in your thoughts or in the flesh.
The team then snaps you two out of each other’s trance, Tony starts playing “All I want for christmas is you” and the team bursts in cheers and laughter.
You guys didn’t notice that Steve had been holding a mistletoe over your heads. Both of your faces heated up and time had stopped,
Bucky’s thoughts wandered, he dreamed of feeling your lips on his, but then looked at you frozen on spot.
Okay, no kisses then. He thought,
“Steve, I don’t think-” The sergeant got cut off by you pressing your lips onto his cheek once again, but this time lingering longer than before. But right when Bucky started processing what had happened, you pulled your lips away from his flushed face.
How did you even have the courage to do that? You’d never know.
The team’s cheers got impossibly louder, and Vision snapped a photo of you kissing the flustered man’s cheek just in time.
I am in love with you, Bucky thought.
There’s nowhere else he’d rather be, but with you.
The reader takes a bad fall while fixing the gravity system on the Hermes after a very handsome suprise walks in. Someone needs to take care of her, who else but the flight surgeon himself?🌹
I keep forgetting that i have to write chapter 3 of don't be clueless, cuz i always think it's gonna be super angsty and has a cliffhanger,
and like this is finally my revenge to @tinymalscoffee for making that chris beck angst fic and this will break all of my readers' hearts, and that i'm evil
and then I remember "ohh, I have to write that" and then i'm all like, how do i do that???
