Happy, lighthearted, short and sweet fluff whenever you need a mood lifter. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“I [Heart] You” (G, 1k) by writeonclara
“Steve’s been hit with a curse,” Natasha said. She said it calmly, so Bucky didn’t immediately go flying out of the apartment to tear apart the Tower in search of Steve. Then again, Natasha would probably be calm if New York City spontaneously burst into flames. He lowered the coffee pot and squinted at her.
“Of course he has,” he said. He felt, abruptly, exhausted. “What is it?”
“The witch kept ranting about sexual repression and archaic moral principles,” she continued blithely.
“It’s not like you to prevaricate, Romanov.”
Natasha pressed her lips together. For a moment, Bucky thought she might start laughing. “It might be easier just to show you.”
OR: Steve’s been hit with a rather telling curse.
+ Post CW. Cartoon hearts pop up whenever Steve sees someone he likes. The author has written lots of additional snippets in the comments, so check them out too!
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“THAT TIME STEVE AND BUCKY GOT MARRIED” (M, 1k) by ipoiledi
“What the fuck is this?” Bucky demands.
+ Post WS. Steve gets injured and Bucky maybe overreacts a tiny, tiny bit at the hospital.
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“Bucky Needs Tsum Lovin’” (G, 2k) by LightningStriking
When Steve stumbles upon a secret Bucky has been hiding, things get out of hand quickly. All the adorableness ensues.
+ Post WS. Bucky misses Steve when he's away on missions, so Steve helps to make it more bearable (and cuddly)
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“Thursday Nights with Bucky Barnes” (T, 4k) by Ellessey
"You're… not Hal," Steve says when the stranger looks at him. He's probably close to twenty-five, the same as Steve. Tall and broad shouldered (not the same as Steve), with a head full of loose, dark brown curls. He's not wearing any kind of sweater, just a short sleeved t-shirt that seems significantly tighter than is necessary. If Steve's shirt were that tight his ribs would be visible.
"Nope," the man says, leaning forward to rest one hand on the counter and hold the other out to Steve. "Bucky Barnes."
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Steve has a comfortable, well-worn routine for his Thursday nights, until the old man who runs the laundromat breaks his hip.
Then Steve has Bucky instead.
+ Modern AU. Steve is attracted to Bucky and mad about it. Bucky charms him anyway
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"buachaill sciobail” (NR, 5k) by silentwalrus
“Okay,” Sam says. “Okay. Alright. O-kay. I just, I gotta say, man, when you told me ‘Bucky is a selkie’ this is not… really…. what I… imagined.”
“What did you imagine?” Steve says. Across his lap - or rather covering his entire body from the waist down - the eight hundred pound tube of blubber that is J.B. Barnes blows a snot bubble.
+ Post WS. Reposted from the writer spotlight. Bucky spends most of the story in seal form but still manages to be sassy and hilarious
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*More Stucky Recs here
