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Cha cha slides, cake slices, and the bouquet toss! If Steve or Bucky is at a wedding, the other is not far away. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:

“Welcome to Oblivious, Population: Two” (T, 11k) by leveragehunters (Monkeygreen)

Steve is a wedding photographer in need of an assistant. Bucky is unemployed and in need of a job. Sam and Natasha, in what turns out to be a successful attempt to solve both problems, arrange an introduction.

In a moment of frustrated brilliance, Bucky sets Steve on the path to incredible popularity and the two of them--and their relationship--on the path to complete obliviousness.

+ Modern AU. Steve and Bucky’s personal space rapidly dwindles. They share chairs, share beds, share food, and don’t know they’re already dating

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“A Fishy Deal” (E, 31k) by esaael, QueenoftheRandomWord42

James Buchanan Barnes was a man of many talents. He was a fantastic shot, could speak several languages, was skilled in a few martial arts, really passionate about space and science museums, Fuck Buddy of Steve Rogers, and was a proud owner of a few betta fish.

Things changed when Bucky's sister charged in to talk to her brother and wound up inviting Steve to the wedding as his plus one.

But Weddings bring out the best and the worst in people, will their relationship survive?

“What just happened?” Steve asked as he ducked back into the bathroom.

“I think you just got invited to my sister’s wedding in my ex-boyfriend’s stead…” Bucky said blinking.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Friendship with benefits, mutual pining, and developing relationships. Betta fish and Great Uncle Arnie Roth

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“You can't hurry love” (E, 8k) by obsessivereader

“Jesus!” Steve hurries forward. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.” Before he’s even halfway into the room, the man’s already on his feet and turning around. He has a face as perfect as his ass. High forehead, square jaw, pink lips with a hint of a natural pout. Short, wavy, dark brown hair. His wide, deep-set eyes are a clear and luminous gray. Those eyes widen as the man takes in the sight of Steve staring at him.

Something about that wide-eyed, slightly nervous look catches at Steve’s memory. “Bucky?”

Steve remembers a shy, sweet teenager, with soft round cheeks, eyes too big for his face, and a wild head of hair. If this really is Bucky, some time in the last few years, he grew into his face and is now so gorgeous that Steve’s having a little trouble breathing. The lean, toned body beautifully displayed by a black shirt and gray pants don’t help the breathing situation either.

“You… have a beard now,” Bucky says faintly.

or, Bucky finally gets to do something about his decades-long crush on his best friend's older brother...

+ Modern AU. Bucky’s childhood dream (crush) comes true! Grinding on the dance floor and intercrural. 

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“The Wedding Planner('s Assistant)” (T, 40k) by crinklefries

Bucky Barnes is in a bit of a conundrum. 

For example, on the one hand, he’s the former extremely polished, brutally efficient, and impressively ruthless brainwashed weapon of mass murder for the secret Nazi arm of the United States government. 

On the other hand, he has an uncontrollable crush on the cute blond wedding planner who lives next door. 

What do you do when HYDRA agents keep climbing through your window and the Avengers can’t seem to leave you the fuck alone? Volunteer to help with wedding planning, he guesses. 

This won’t be difficult to balance at all.

+ Shrinkyclinks. Winter Soldier Bucky throws himself into wedding planning hell because it makes modern Steve’s life easier. Featuring a very amused Cap Sam and the Avengers team

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“if only you could see me (for the pie that i am)” (M, 35k) by bitelikefire (theoleo)

In which Steve is the proud owner of Frost; a semi famous local bakery in D.C. And despite the overwhelming insistence that it’s about time he start dating, Steve swears up and down he isn’t ready for that.

Or as of recently, just doesn’t have the time because of Mr. Barnes. The highly demanding wedding planner on the phone who keeps asking for nearly impossible deliveries and maybe Steve would like to personally strangle him. Maybe.

(There is pie. And misunderstandings. But a lot more desserts and eye rolls.)

+ Modern AU. Enemies to lovers with hidden identity. Steve is a stubborn baker who falls in love with Bucky, someone with an equally busy schedule.  

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*More other people’s weddings in the Proposals, Seasonal Sampler, Singer AU, Sex Work (others), Life Drawing, Rebecca Barnes, and President lists

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my @fannishpodcast ep40 rec is The Blood is The Life (stucky/rated:m/3k+), by the wonderful & talented @yetanotherobsessivereader, featuring vamp!bucky & whynotmehuh?!steve: https://bit.ly/37EUcni

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the blood is the life

He can smell them when Bucky comes back to the apartment late at night. Different men, their colognes wafting off him as he lets himself in and walks past the living room where Steve’s always waiting. It may not be every night, but it’s at least two, or sometimes even three, times a week.

Tonight is no different. Bucky keeps his head down as he walks past. He goes straight into his room and closes the door behind him with a finality that means Bucky won’t be emerging till morning. The sound of the shower starts up not two minutes later.

Steve sits alone in the living room, the scent of cologne hanging in the air like an interloper in the apartment. He can’t help thinking Why not me.

Author: obsessivereader Pairing: Steve/Bucky Rating: Mature Word Count: 3357

the blood is the life

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Just say yes, just say there’s nothing holding you back. It’s not a test, nor a trick of the mind, only love. Bucky and Steve want to officially spend the rest of their lives together. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:

“Proposal Pending” (G, 1k) by so_shhy

He doesn't want to make a huge production of it. He just wants to make it special. Something worthy of Steve, that shows Bucky knows exactly the proposal he would like best. It's gotta be romantic as all hell.

And Bucky's got nothing.

+ Post WS. Bucky tries to think of the perfect way to propose; Steve doesn’t need it to be fancy.

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“your day number one in the rest of forever” (T, 4k) by hitlikehammers

“Double digits,” Steve says idly, his smile so present in the words as he pulls back, but only just enough to run the tip of his nose along Bucky’s cheek. “We got excited enough to get into ‘em.”

“Might as well celebrate the last of ‘em with,” and Bucky’s grin is sly as he nips at the hinge of Steve’s jaw: “equal enthusiasm.”

+ Post WS. Happy 99th Birthday, Bucky! Established relationship, recovered jewelry, and heartfelt proposals

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“Everything (that I couldn't have)”(T, 7k) by obsessivereader

“You don’t have to do this, Steve.” Bucky pushes away the letter from the Russian government demanding that one Dmitri Batischev, alias the Winter Soldier, be surrendered to them to stand trial for his crimes.

Steve hesitates in the doorway. Bucky must’ve heard the tail end of his conversation with Pepper. Now he looks tired, and resigned, and so done and Steve fucking hates that Bucky keeps getting dealt shit hand after shit hand. “I want to.” He hopes Bucky can hear the conviction in his voice. “I’m not losing you again.”

“But getting married? You think that’s gonna work?”

+ Post WS. Marriage of convenience/Fake Married, but neither of them are faking feelings. Mutual pining, domestic life, and all the affection. 

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“The Happily-Ever-After Business” (T, 23k) by mambo

After planning perfect weddings for New York's elite, wedding planner Steve Rogers is ready to find love for himself.

But he didn't anticipate falling in love with the tattoo artist who works down the street.

+ Modern AU. Wedding planner Steve and Tattooist Bucky, meet, fall in love, and discuss their ideal wedding

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“we're looking for the sun” (G, 1k) by msbluesunflower

After SCOTUS marriage equality ruling, Steve was asked to make a speech.

He does a little bit more than that.

+ Post WS. Steve comes out on TV and asks Bucky an important question. 

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-☆- And a short freebie! -☆-

“A Certain Romance” (M, 490 words) by neversaydie

"Did you just eat that cupcake?"

"Yeah."

"Did you not notice the big fuckin' ring on the top of it?"

"Uh… no."

"For fuck's sake Steve."

+ Post WS. Idiots in love. “you swallowed it so we're engaged. No takebacks."

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+ More Proposal stories here (updated!) and in the Wedding list

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I am lost, I can’t even remember my name. I’ve been (for sometime) looking for someone, please tell me who I am. Amnesia! Below are my Top 5 Favorite fics: 

“Once you’ve fallen from classical virtue” (M, 4k) by lanyon

And, yes, there, leaning against the kitchen table, cradling a mug of coffee between two massive hands, is his blonde mystery man.

“I know this is going to sound strange,” he says, immediately. “But I don’t suppose you know who I am?”

The blonde man blinks and the corners of his mouth turn down. “Damn. I was hoping you could tell me who I am.”

+  Post WS. They both have amnesia and think they must be lovers. They’re wrong. 

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“Waking Up Slow” (M, 44k) by odetteandodile

In 1945 Steve Rogers crashed the Valkyrie into the Arctic Ocean and was never recovered.

In 2019 Bucky Barnes is walking along the beach below the decommissioned lighthouse where he lives with his sixteen month old daughter when he finds the body of a man washed up in the surf, half frozen but miraculously alive.

Bucky manages to revive him, but finds that the stranger has no memory of who he is or how he got here aside from a name: Steve. Snowed in by a blizzard soon after and unable to get Steve a medevac, Bucky discovers that the funny, good-hearted man slips into the fabric of his and Alice’s life faster than he would have thought possible. The two are undeniably drawn to each other, but as their feelings grow so does the looming possibility that the answer to the question “who is Steve?” might be much more complicated than either of them realized.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Domestic life, falling in love, and figuring out what you want in life  

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“some grief, some joy” (T, 11k) by layersofsilence

"Well, how are you feeling, what’re you thinking? Let’s get going, you know the debrief drill –”

“Uh,” says Steve, who does not know anything of the sort. “I do?” The other man squints.

“What do you mean, uh? You should,” he says severely, tapping at a tablet in his hand. Steve frowns, trying to remember, but as soon as he does a bright flare of pain goes off in his temples, flooding sharply though his head and not letting up until he’s stopped trying to think about what he should know.

Something on the other side of his bed starts to beep, and the other man looks up from his tablet. “Hang on a sec, then,” he says slowly. “Maybe you shouldn’t. Who are you?”

+ Post WS. Amnesiac Steve falls in love with Bucky all over again and pines when he sees a wedding ring 

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"i will remember you” (T, 15k) by obsessivereader

Bucky is James now, and it takes Steve losing his memory to bring them back together

He stares at the man, curious and wondering. “Who are you?” “James Barnes.” The man’s voice, and the way he shapes his consonants—soft and smooth and just a touch foreign—is almost, but not quite, familiar. “Are we friends too?” he asks. “Yeah.” Huh. The way his body’s responding to James doesn’t seem very friend-like.

+ Post WS. After Steve recovers from amnesia, the boys have an overdue heart-to-heart conversation

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“Mission Objective” (E, 8k) by debwalsh

Steve wakes up to the luxurious sensation of a warm body and a hard dick pressed against his back.

Which would be great if he knew who the guy was, or if, in fact, Steve was actually you know, gay.

In which the voyage of discovery holds greater rewards than either of them could have guessed. Plus naked cuddling. And sex. Lots of sex.

+ Post WS. The boys get their minds temporarily wiped in an attempt to save their marriage

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-☆- And a freebie! -☆-

“Closed Book” (E, 38k) by AggressiveWhenStartled

Bucky woke up with a headache, a mouth that tasted like something had died in it, and hands-down, swear-to-god, the most beautiful man he had ever seen asleep in his lap.

Bucky was also, he realized after a moment, strapped down to a hospital bed with about six different monitors making unsynced, equally piercing, beeps. Beyond that he couldn’t quite see—there was a hideous floral curtain pulled around the bed, and while he could just make out figures moving in the room beyond it, the pattern made his head pound even worse the longer he looked at it.

So. That was concerning.

+ Post WS. Bucky is rescued halfway through another Hydra abduction. An exploration into memories, identity, relationships, and friendships.

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*More amnesia stories in the Winter Soldier Steve, Handler Steve, and 21st Century/Defrosting list 

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Call me anytime, call me any day or night! Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:

“Stop interrupting my grinding” (M, 33k) by rohkeutta

“I tried to call Sam,” Captain America says, bewildered. He’s sprinting like Usain Bolt and doesn’t sound even a little out of breath. Fucker. “Who’re you?”

“Someone who’s watching you live on TV,” Bucky tells him as the tiny patriotic figure on the screen takes the turns like he instructed. Bucky should probably be a lot more freaked out about this, but honestly? After a tour in the Middle East and six years as a nurse in New York, even this isn’t enough to ruffle him. One sees a lot of shit in the ER. “Also, you better hang up now, that thing is behind the next bend.”

“Uh, okay,” Captain America says. “Thanks?”

“Whatever,” Bucky says, disconnects the call and turns the TV off to get ready for his shift.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Sassy Nurse Bucky is reluctantly charmed by Steve

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"maybe bi guy” (M, 3k) by obsessivereader

Steve: i saw that guy again. i think i’m not as straight as i thought i was

Unknown number: i hate to tell you this but you got the wrong number pal. but hey, i’m bi. i’ve been there. i can talk you through it if you want --- Or Steve embarks on a journey of self-discovery assisted by a helpful stranger who likes to make really bad puns

+ Modern AU. Mentorship to friendship to relationship in 33 days

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“Slide To Answer” (T, 13k) by relenafanel

"What do I do?” Steve appealed into the phone. “I’m freaking out.”

There was silence on the other end of the line. It lasted so long that Steve pulled the receiver away from his ear and frowned at it. Pay phones were old. Maybe this one wasn’t working despite the obvious dial tone when he picked up.

“Ok,” a stranger’s voice said over the phone. “First acknowledge the fact that you dialed the wrong number, but be quick about it because my cab is a few blocks away from my own plans and I’m about to drop some truth bombs on you.”

+ Modern AU. Bucky tries to emotionally connect and Steve is too attractive for his own good

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“Bucky Barnes and the Birth Blunder” (T, 5k) by LavenderProse

Good news! reads a text that Bucky receives at five AM on a cold April morning, Peggy went into labor last night! We're heading to the hospital now! Cartinelli baby on its way!!!! The number is not one programmed into his phone, or even one he recognizes. Hey, he texts back, im super happy for u but i dont kno who u people are

Or: Steve needs to figure out how to work his phone and Bucky is Too Tired For This. Or: Tony Stark needs to inform his technologically inept friends when he changes his phone number. Or: None of this would have happened if it weren't for Justin Hammer.

+ Modern AU. The group chat is enthusiastic and confused Bucky is swept along for the ride

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“Steven Grant Rogers, Expert on All Things 21st Century” (M, 6k) by rightings

Steve; HEY, SAM! guess who finally figured out how to import all his contacts on his new iPhone 7:DD!! Sam; well. clearly not you, since you're assuming this is sam.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Steve loves trolling Bucky and putting noses in emoticons :-)

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*More wrong number fics in the Pride list 

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Watching you watching me! Whether it’s accidental or intentional, there’s a guaranteed show. Below are my Top 5 Favorite Stories: 

“Best Laid Plans” (E, 20k) by GrumpyBones

Bucky's snuck up Steve's fire escape past curfew more times than he could literally count by the time he's eighteen. A standing invitation to come and go as he pleased from the Rogers' apartment meaning that he's climbed in on Steve mid-dance lesson with a pillow, surprised the poor guy while he's changing, and interrupting everything from drawing, dreaming, and anything else a seventeen year old may be doing alone in their room.

But Bucky's only ever seen this in his own mental concoctions.

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The one in which Bucky learns how easy it is to keep walking in on a show when it's intentionally being put on.

+ Pre-WW2. Steve leaves the light on, and voyeur Bucky can’t look away. Mutual pining, masturbation, and frottage

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“The Games We Play” (E, 9k) by cleo4u2

Bucky stalks Steve, so Steve gives his old lover a show to bring him in from the cold.

+ Post WS. Communicating via laser sights and greeting cards. Voyeur Bucky requests a strip show and gets jealous of a dildo

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“Anything You Can Do” (E, 2k) by sariane

Bucky “accidentally,” sort-of, kind-of challenges Steve to see who can be louder when jerking off. What happens next is predictable and just a little embarrassing.

+Modern AU. You hear all sorts of things when your bedrooms are right next to each other. A masturbation competition escalates and everyone wins.

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“it's only now that i see” (E, 3k) by obsessivereader

Maybe it's some weird acoustics of the shower area, maybe he's just attuned to Steve, but after he loops the chain over his neck and drops the tags under his shirt, his enhanced hearing picks up a small, shuddering gasp from Steve. Suddenly, he’s sixteen again, rubbing circles into Steve’s back as Steve struggles for air, he’s nearly a hundred and watching his metal hand choke the life from Steve—

He heads towards the shower area, needing to reassure himself that Steve is fine.

When he walks in, he’s confronted by the sight of Steve’s naked ass and back. Steve’s got one hand braced on the wall and the other hand... the other hand is somewhere in front of him, just about where his—

Oh.

Oh fuck.

+ Post WS. Accidental Shower Voyeur Bucky. Steve is perfectly happy to take advantage of the opportunity

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“Filthy Acts” (E, 3k) by vassalady

Bucky discovers Steve was hiding in the wardrobe.

+ Pre-WW2. After Steve accidentally watches Bucky fuck a girl, Bucky decides it’s only fair he gets to watch Steve get off. 

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-☆- An adjacent freebie! -☆-

“Unusual Weather” (E, 8k) by novembersmith

Bucky’s been at the Avengers Tower for three weeks before he finally gives in to Steve’s gentle coaxing and Stark’s cheerful waving of fistfuls of circuits, and lets them scan the arm.

It doesn’t go well.

+ Post WS. A Bucky on painkillers is a Bucky that doesn’t care who else might be around.  

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*More Stucky Recs here

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Podfic of maybe bi guy, by obsessivereader.

Steve: i saw that guy again. i think i’m not as straight as i thought i was

Unknown number: i hate to tell you this but you got the wrong number pal. but hey, i’m bi. i’ve been there. i can talk you through it if you want

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Or Steve embarks on a journey of self-discovery assisted by a helpful stranger who likes to make really bad puns

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