Buck/Eddie fic | 9-1-1
rated M | Humor + fluff | link to AO3
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So yes, life and sex were good with Eddie. Buck was happy and fulfilled and sated in a way he’d never been before. He was the luckiest guy on earth.
So then why was he thinking dumb thoughts about changing things?
He chewed his bottom lip as he watched Eddie put away the dishes. Buck had cooked up a pot roast with all the vegetables and fixings, much to his boys’ delight. Dinner was the best time of the day for all three of them and Buck was always happy to be the provider of good food.
Chris was already in his room, stuffed full of food made with love, and Eddie, well, was still raving about the homemade sauce.
“It can’t just be thyme, Buck,” he was saying as he reorganized the plates, moving the stack of bowls further back in the cupboard to make room. Buck kept meaning to pick up one of those plate stacker things from Ikea. Eddie’s kitchen needed reorganizing, again. “You must have put something else in there, like MSG, or maybe LSD. Who are you working with?” Eddie shut the cupboard door and turned, smirking at Buck. He was met with Buck’s intense yet distracted gaze. “What?” he asked, leaning against the counter and pressing the heel of his palms against the lip of the formica. “Hey,” he snapped his fingers, “Earth to Buck?”
Buck blinked and looked up, brow furrowed, “Have you ever wanted to try role-play?” he blurted out.
Eddie’s brows shot up and he pursed his lips in that adorable confused way of his. It meant he was surprised but amused, his moustache twitching as he tried not to laugh. “Come again?”
I tried to go and leave you behind, what did I find? I took a trip on a train and I thought about you. If these two break up, they’ll get back together eventually. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“Come Home to Roost” (M, 4k) by Nejinee
Seeing your ex at a party is bound to be awkward. Seeing your ex, whom you're still deeply, desperately in love with, at a party, is a whole other level of awkward.
+ Modern AU. Two years after they break up, Bucky gets high and waxes rhapsodic about Steve’s dick to anyone that’ll listen.
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“Runaways” (T, 4k) by crinklefries
He is inconsolably, terribly, horribly hung up over his ex.
It doesn’t help that his ex is his co-worker.
It doesn’t help that his ex is Captain Fucking America.
+ Shrunkyclunks. Shield Agent Bucky runs into his exes at a midnight grocery run. Hilarious, with an assist from the bodega man
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“Keep it together” (T, 4k) by Nejinee
"Is this the Bucky who stomped all over your precious star-spangled heart and left it for dead by the side of the highway?”
What do you do when your (clearly traitorous) friend invites your ex to dinner? You fake it, that's what. You pretend to totally have your shit together. You pretend to not stare, to not notice how your ex hasn't gotten decrepit and gross with age. No, you instead focus on how mature and cool you are now without them. You also realize you haven't gotten over them, not even a little and that seeing Bucky Barnes again is probably the sickest joke the universe has ever played on you. Your life, Steve Rogers, is a shitshow.
+ Modern AU. Another one by Nejinee!! A double date with Sam and Nat goes off track. Protective friends, fancy food, alley sex, and getting back together.
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“For the Summer” (E, 44k) by CoraRochester, fadefilter, steebadore
Fifteen years ago, Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes had been two teenagers in love, spending sweltering summers in Eagle Inlet, Steve's sleepy lakeside hometown way up in the Adirondacks. Sure, Bucky's rich family only came up in summertime, but they were off to college soon and they'd be together forever, right?
Not quite.
These days, Bucky's back in town for the summer and it turns out, some hurts—and firsts—are hard to get over.
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There was something venomous and fiery chasing itself through Steve’s veins, choking the life out of his common sense. He put a hand on Bucky’s waist, small and tight, shifting with Bucky’s quick breathing and he squeezed, trying to ground himself. It didn’t work.
There was hardly any space left between them. Bucky’s hair brushed the tip of his nose. It was citrus and sweat and like a gut punch of memory. “We could see if I’m any better now,” Steve said. “I’ve had a little more practice since then.”
+ Modern AU. Bucky is on track to take over the family business when he runs into his ex from 15 years ago. Steve and Bucky still yearn for each other and want to make it work this time around.
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“Exes and Doughs” (T, 11k) by maximoffs
Captain America could have decided to walk into any donut shop on that Tuesday afternoon, but he had to walk into Bucky’s.
“Your life isn’t Casablanca,” Bucky said to himself, out loud, counting out the drawer in the back.
OR (to the tune of Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me"): He's a donut-maker and Steve's on the Avengers ♬
OR: Bucky Barnes, ex-assassin-turned-donut-chef, gets a visit from his ex-boyfriend-turned-protector-of-the-People, Captain America.
+ Canon divergence. Childhood lovers before the war, but Shield took Steve and the CIA took Bucky and used them in and out of cryo. Steve still loves him even after they went their separate ways.
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+ More Exes to Lovers in the High School Reunions, Apocalypse, Fake Dating, and Doctors lists
Lemon Meringue Lies has got to be one of my favorites SteveBucky fanfic ever. I love love love it so much. It’s my comfort fic and I go back to it when I want the angst, the cluelessness of Steve, the dedication of Bucky and food! Lol.. the way this fic portrays food is just amazing ❤️
When the credits finally finished rolling and Buck was left in the shrouded silence of Eddie’s house, he sighed. He turned his head slightly, feeling Eddie’s unbelievably soft hair brush against his cheek.
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A day in the life.
Happy birthday! Whether it’s before the war or after the Winter Soldier, Bucky deserves to have a Good Day. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“The Best Day Ever” (T, 1k) Dira Sudis (dsudis)
The only thing Bucky hated these days more than surprises was knowing that the people around him knew more than he did about something that concerned him. Steve understood exactly why he had those aversions, but it made it hard to plan for Bucky's birthday.
+ Post WS. Steve figures out how to give Bucky the best birthday celebration
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“Renascence” (M, 10k) hitlikehammers
When they tell him, he freezes. Steve feels his bones seize and his blood go cold and slow and snag on spears of ice that catch, that flay him alive.
We’re in the final phases, Captain. He'll wake within the month if we’re lucky.
And it's silly, it’s childish, it’s horrible of him to even think but—
Even a month from just now, will miss it entirely. And Bucky will pass a hundred years on earth, of or against his own will, with his eyes closed in the cold.
+ Post CW. In Wakanda, Steve dedicates his waking moments to being at Bucky’s bedside until he comes out of cryo. Deeply emotional with a gentle ending. “Numbers have never owned us, Stevie.”
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“if it's from you” (G, 1k) biblionerd07
Steve gets two opportunities to give Bucky a first-ever birthday present, and he ruins it both times. (Bucky doesn't agree.)
+ Pre-War to Post WS. Steve frets about his gifts not being good enough, but Bucky loves them all the same.
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“Impossible Odds and Untold Hardship” (G, 1k) Taste_is_Sweet
"I understand," Steve says, sadly. "Really, I do. It's your birthday, of course you should be able to do what you want, even if that's nothing." He sighs even more gustily. "You have every right to lie there like a big lump and sleep the day away. And completely ignore your boyfriend, who loves you more than anything—"
"Not enough to let me sleep in, apparently," Bucky says.
+ Post WS. Steve wheedles Bucky awake at dawn for a birthday surprise
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“Together Forever and Ever” (E, 7k) by Nejinee
It's Bucky's birthday and if Steve can just get over his own paranoid shenanigans he might be able to celebrate with him.
+ Post WS. If your boyfriend is late coming home, don’t panic. Birthday blowjobs and sex checklists
Beefy Bucky! Thick thighs save lives. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“Obsession” (M, 2k) by bactaqueen
Steve really likes Bucky's sexy thighs.
+ Post WS. Bucky enables Steve. Sparring, massages, and body painting
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“don’t skip leg day” (E, 3k) by mareviils
Steve has an adrenaline crash after a mission, and Bucky does what he always does: takes care of him (this time, by loving on his husband and making him ride his thigh).
Post WS. You know what’ll cheer Steve up? Humping them thighs
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“I keep on drinking you down, cooling my thirst” (E, 1k) by NatalieRyan
Steve locked his eyes with Bucky's then, his desire growing in his lower abdomen, the anticipation of what he was about to ask Bucky making his skin thrum.
"I want to ride your thigh."
+ Shrinkyclinks. Steve gets what he wants and Bucky’s pretty happy with that
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“Standard Operating Procedure” (M, 8k) by Nejinee
In typical Bucky fashion, he’d taken Steve's love confession in stride, fully onboard with Steve Rogers being smitten with his dumb face. Yet Steve fretted about the fact Bucky still hadn't put time aside for making out or getting handsy with Steve (which would be greatly appreciated).
Steve used their sparring and training sessions to work out his frustrations on the matter.
Steve was also getting antsy about adding Bucky to the Avengers' roster. He had to not only coerce Bucky into getting fitted for an Avengers uniform, but he also had to try HIS GOSH DARN BEST to not be distracted by Bucky's beefy, unrelentingly distracting physique.
+ Post WS. Beefy Bucky is eye-catching and Steve can’t look away. A two-part series
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“Boy Crush” (M, 5k) by Lasgalendil and art by Neutralchaos
Steve wanted—no, needed—to be that watermelon. He was dying of dehydration and Bucky’s dick was the only cure. There was something sexy about the idea of putting his head between those thick thighs, feeling the power of them squeeze around his ears—
…oh.
Steve Rogers /might/ have a danger kink.
+ Modern AU. Reposted from the non-religious holiday sampler list because it deserves to be here
Rescue me, take me in your arms. Someone’s been kidnapped and needs a Grand Rescue. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“The Other Man” (M, 3k) by storiesfortravellers
Post Captain America:The Winter Soldier, Steve is kidnapped and tortured. When Bucky finds out, he turns into a vicious badass who tracks down Steve and kills his torturers.
After, Bucky comforts Steve and is very protective, not wanting to let anyone else go near Steve or touch him.
+ Post WS. Bucky attac but he also protec. (And he promises to stay)
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“Worst. Minion. Ever.” (G, 2k) by Quarra
He loomed well.
He also clearly recognized Bucky. His eyebrows went up and his jaw dropped a little, at which point he turned to give a look to Science Asshole that pretty clearly said, Are you fucking kidding me.
Bucky smirked knowingly at him.
or
Where Bucky gets kidnapped and ends up spending the afternoon with a long suffering minion of Evil Science.
+ Post WS. Bucky is stuck with an inept villain until Steve arrives, but at least there’s a henchman to keep him company.
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“These Streets” (E, 108k) by Nejinee and alby_mangroves
Steve feels like he's never going to get through to Bucky, that their fleeting moments never amount to anything substantial. How one-sided can a relationship get before it fails?
Bucky's not good with what Steve wants because what he's asking for...it's a lot. He doesn't want to have to change but he fears he might have already.
And while they figure themselves out, America gets her head in the game and does her own investigative work.
+ Modern AU. Police officer Steve gets kidnapped and beaten in part 7. Bucky rescues him and realizes he never wants to lose him again
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“Out of the Dead Land” (M, 62k) by orphan_account
Someone is building machines that look and act like people.
Meanwhile, the Winter Soldier tries to be Bucky Barnes.
+ Post WS. Hydra takes Steve, and Bucky will stop at nothing to get him back. (Happy ending!)
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“the crosshairs of the things we’ve done” (T, 3k) by OAKtoONT
Steve’s first art show was going great.
Right up until he got kidnapped.
+ Modern AU. Battle husbands. Retired Steve waits for Bucky before the real fun begins
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*More kidnapped stories in Wrong Number AU, Robot AU, Werewolf Steve, and Mafia AU
Making love to the flashes, I take a picture of you taking a picture of me. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“you look so perfect standing there” (M, 5k) by a_splash_of_stucky
When Bucky steps in a Natasha’s model at a shoot, he does not expect the photographer to be this hot.
+ Modern AU. Bucky wears lingerie. Mutual thirsting and sexual tension.
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“For Future Reference” (M, 4k) by rainbow_nerds
Five times Bucky helps Steve take reference pictures for his fanart, and one time he really doesn't.
+ Modern AU. Roommates help each other out, even with it comes to mutual handjobs. Anything for art, right?
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“Angel Is A Centerfold” (NR, 15k) by Avaaricious
Once every few weeks found Steve fronting up to the media to answer questions. Given the desire for transparency, no media outlets were refused entry into the press conferences. Which meant some pretty shady journalists from shady institutions were in attendance.
Questions ranged from his involvement in SHIELD and how much he knew about what was going on, to insane, vapid and personal questions about the Avengers.
One such conference was going about as well as a fire in a dumpster, when someone from some cheap rag put his hand up.
+ Post WS. Steve’s nude photoshoot and interview brings Bucky in from the cold
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“No One is Perfect, Not Even a Superhero” (T, 3k) by ohstars
After an Avengers photoshoot, Steve learns about the horrors of retouching and photoshopping in the media. He decides to put a stop to it.
+ Post WS. The Avengers do a body positivity ad with scars, stretch marks, and self-disclosed mental illnesses (rec for the concept)
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“A Flimsy Excuse” (M, 4k) by Nejinee
Captain America posing for a sexy charity project? Never.
Captain America posing anonymously for a sexy charity project? Maybe.
Captain America's boyfriend posing anonymously for a sexy charity project? Okay, fine!
Steve does it. For charity.
+ Post WS. Steve wears leather chaps, Bucky gets to ride his cowboy
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*More modeling fics in the Life Drawing and Reality TV list
