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[mitsususu]

His name is B.O.B. B is for Battery. O, operated. B is for better ‘cos he’s not complicated. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:

“American Bombshell” (M, 10k) by writeonclara

Captain America wakes up in the future and runs straight into a sex shop. Bucky accidentally traumatizes him with novelty silicone dicks.

And then: aliens.

+ Shrunkyclunks. A series where Bucky sees Steve as who he really is and not as Cap. The Avengers crash their date and try to fix what they’ve done, with mixed results

-☆-

“Plug It In” (E, 13k) by Kalee60

Bucky was going to hell. There was no question about it. Making a fool of yourself and lusting after your roommate was probably no grounds to end up in Hades playground, but when he finds himself unable to stop *ahem* making his blanket dance while Steve was asleep on the other side of the room - well, he was currently waiting to be struck down.

But what a way to go.

So when Bucky buys a new 'toy' for the first time, he never imagined it might be a catalyst to change their roommate dynamic, and maybe, just maybe Steve wasn’t as oblivious to his feelings as Bucky had first thought.

+ Modern AU. Mutual pining, voyeurism, butt plugs, bedsharing, and fucking. What’s not to like?!

-☆-

“Not Another Supersoldier Fantasy” (E, 16k) by triedunture

Bucky finds a popular sex toy modeled on Captain America's own anatomy. Well, isn't this just perfect? Because even after all this time, he still hasn’t seen Steve’s supersoldier cock. But apparently in this day and age anyone with $29.95 can get a decent replica. The unfairness of this is of galactic proportions.

+ Post WS. Bucky tries to tell Steve he’s interested. The Avengers give their advice and support in the own ways

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“just the right fit” (M, 3k) by deceptivesoldier and talkplaylove

“There should be a tetris vibrator. The blue line one! Or the other shapes if you wanna get kinky.” Bucky says, wiggling his eyebrows. He grins, maybe a little bit maniacally. “Clint, we gotta start a line of Tetris-themed sex toys. We could put it up on...on Kinkstarter!”

“We gotta find a designer.”

Famous last words.

+ Modern AU. Steve designs sex toys and Bucky gets a test ride

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“Hale and Hearty” (E, 6k) by what_alchemy

In 1936, Steve is prescribed a set of Dr. Young's rectal dilators. For his health.

+ Pre-War and Post WS. Medical devices inadvertently kick off their sex lives and no one’s complaining. 

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-☆- And a bonus freebie -☆-

“All Bets are Off” (E, 34k) by OtroAmigo

Steve should honestly stop making bets. The universe loved to prove him wrong, so he doesn't know why he even bothers. That is until a stranger on the train makes him all weak in the knees. And that isn't just the vibrator in his ass talking, he swears.

+ Modern AU. An incomplete series but worth reading for the premise. Bucky picks up Steve’s remote and knows exactly what he’s holding. 

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*More Stucky Recs here

[leveragehunters]

Just wanted to thank you for your reblogs and content. I've managed to buy a couple fanbooks AND the limited edition Bucky Barnes Captain America funko pop figure that I wouldn't have known were available thanks to you as well as subscribe to more blogs and artists, and I just finished reading No Matter How Long The Day Is (I'll Come Home To You) which was AMAZING. Your blog is such a delight and I'm so happy to be able to follow you!

Oh, Nonny, you are so sweet, and too kind, cause my Tumblr’s kind of a disaster most of the time, but I’m so happy it’s been able to help you find such wonderful things! Thank you so much for letting me know.

I don’t usually publish these kinds of messages (I love getting them, but it feels a bit strange), but I wanted to make sure I shared the love with @artgroves and @talkplaylove who did indeed create something amazing in No Matter How Long The Day Is (I’ll Come Home To You)!!

[mitsususu]

Call me, call me. Let me know it’s all right. Call me, call me. (Don’t you think it’s about time?) Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories: 

“Let this be light work” (T, 8k) by caughtinanocean

On the run with Sam and Natasha, Steve finds the words to describe his commitment to Bucky. As with most of Steve’s decisions, there are unintended consequences.

“It’s no use,” Natasha tells Sam. “You won’t get him to go out and flirt. Steve here’s a married man.”

They’re somewhere in Croatia, and Sam’s been hard at work, trying to pull Steve away from a busy night of sketching and staring at his phone. He wants to go out and drink plum brandy and dance with the locals.

“You should go without me,” Steve says, hazy. Married. A married man. Isn’t that something?

+ Post CW. Steve considers Bucky his husband, so he tells people he’s married (even though he’s not)

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“Skype Right” (E, 7k) by Kalee60

Steve didn’t like the idea of Skype, but it was a necessary evil in his line of work, especially when his friend and co-worker, Sam, refused to leave DC and Steve was never leaving Brooklyn.

He wasn’t expecting to see the literal man of his dreams wandering around in the background of one of Sam’s calls, one who, once they got to talking, proved to be everything Steve had ever wished for.

So what was he to do? Because it appeared the man he was supposed to spend the rest of his life with, was dating Sam. Wasn’t he?

+ Modern AU. Steve gets a crush! Skype chats, mutual pining, and long-suffering Sam. 

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“you’ll find something waiting” (E, 3k) by cobaltmoony, Nonymos

These times are odd times. Steve’s forgotten what it meant to have a circadian cycle; he’s overtaken the sun around the globe more than once in less than a week. He sleeps when he’s tired, and eats when he’s hungry. There are no more movies he needs to watch, no more books he needs to read, no more small talk, no more silent apartments, nothing beyond the endless string of missions and how he can fit his immediate needs in there. It’s like being back in the European theater, this mixture of constant strain and exhilarating freedom.

+ Post CW. They never defined their relationship, but a strip tease and Skype sex can fix that right up

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“love is blind (steve and bucky are just dumb)” (T, 4k) by wearing_tearing, talkplaylove

“You shouldn’t have interrupted their date, then,” Natasha pipes up, finally showing her face as she gives Bucky a wave and a tiny smile. “I like the hair.”

“Thank you.” Bucky preens a little. He ignores the teasing about this being a date; Nat and Sam somehow got it into their heads that Steve and him were dating via Skype calls. They’re not. They’re just friends who video call sometimes. Friends do that.

+ Post CW. They’re absolutely dating; they just don't know it 

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“a line that goes all the way” (E, 45k) by napricot

"About six months after he left Bucky in cryostasis in Wakanda, Steve got a text from an unidentified number: He is awake and well, and wants to see you."

Steve and Bucky reunite and reconnect, with some help from modern technology.

+ Post CW. Steve visits, and leaves, visits, and leaves. One day, he’ll stop circling and stay for good. In the meantime, there’s always Skype.

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-☆- And a freebie where they missed their Skype date -☆-

“Where The Lovelight Gleams” (T, 2k) by heartsdesire456

For the past thirteen years, Steve and Bucky have said 'Merry Christmas' to each other every year. Some years, they weren't together when they said it, but when Bucky was deployed, apart from one year when Bucky's call got interrupted by action, they always managed a 'Merry Christmas' in Bucky's weekly Skype call.

It was Christmas Eve and Bucky's Skype call time had come and gone.

Steve couldn't imagine a worse Christmas than one where he didn't get to tell his husband Merry Christmas.

+ Modern AU. Steve doesn’t get that call, but he gets something better

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*More Stucky Recs here

[stellahibernis]

Saturday morning fic rec:

Author’s summary:

Steve’s spent an hour along Portobello Road before he sees the paparazzi on the left side of the street, trying to be inconspicuous by a street lamp. He crosses the street and ducks into the first store he sees, tucked behind a screaming red door and under a blue and white striped awning.

He listens, feet planted in front of the door, shoulders tense, as he looks around the shop. Row upon row of books are on the shelves in front of him, the wood creaking under their weight. Behind the counter is a dark haired man wearing a jacket, elbow on the table, stubbled chin on one hand, gloved left hand flipping the pages of a book.

No one follows Steve in.

Or, the one where Captain America travels the world, learns how to be Steve Rogers again, and meets Bucky Barnes along the way. Also: the one where two old souls fall in love over young adult books, long distance calls, and texting at strange hours of the day.

Words: 27769, Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)  

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Riley (Captain America movies), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Scott Lang

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Alternate Universe–Canon Divergent, Notting Hill AU, Post-Avengers (2012), Post-Serum Steve Rogers, Captain America Steve Rogers/Modern Bucky Barnes, Modern Bucky Barnes, suicide ideation, Canonical Character Death, racebent Riley, POV Alternating, bucky barnes wears glasses, Character Study, Shrunkyclunks, Texting, long distance, book lovers

My notes:

This was probably my favorite story that resulted from 2017 Stucky bang, it has such a lovely mood and the progression of both their relationship and Steve’s settling into the world is handled with utmost care. And it comes with beautiful art too, what more could one want?

[sopherfly]

Link to Fic Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Link to Art masterpost

Words by TheSopherfly / @sopherfly | Fic Rating: T

Art by talkplaylove / @talkplaylove | Art Rating: G

Word Count: 6.8K

Warnings: Canon-typical violence

Relationship: Sharon Carter/Maria Hill

Characters: Sharon Carter, Maria Hill, Nick Fury

Additional Tags: Action/Adventure, Car Chases, Shootout, Shooting Guns, Girls with Guns, Fist Fights, SHIELD, Las Vegas, Past Relationship(s), Reconciliation, Femme Force

Summary: 

Sharon reached back into the tote bag, pulling out a pale blue jean jacket and a sweatshirt with ‘kiss kiss’ bedazzled on the front in rhinestones. “You’re wearing this one,” Sharon said, shoving the sweatshirt in Maria’s direction.

“I don’t think so,” Maria said in protest. “My gun fits under my uniform. Yours doesn’t.”

“So you’re saying the only way I can conceal my weapon is to wear that?”

Maria grinned. “That’s exactly what I’m saying.”

~

A road trip, a car chase, a shootout, a kiss. Sharon and Maria complete a SHIELD covert operation, and things get a little complicated.

My collaboration with @talkplaylove for the 2018 @capreversebb!

[falsifications]

I used to get confused by some of your fics too, when you used things like 'was stood', etc. And then I stalked you and saw where you lived and I was like OH OKAY.

oooooooops

yeah idk i write using american stuff a lot more nowadays (and apparently in japan i'm supposed to teach american spellings because that's what their curriculum has), but sometimes it actually irritates me XD

because "arse" just works so much better than "ass" sometimes, you know?

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∞ this better be good

the end of an anchor by dashboard confessional

Though I punish myself I will never settle the debts I've incurred for scorning the face of absolute beauty, and measureless grace 

the quintessential end-of-hanchul song ;;

[falsifications]

talkplaylove replied to your chat: sister: so how come Jonghyun is the only one to...

He’s never worn a proper shirt this round of promotions, just. WE GET IT OK. Meanwhile, the growing height of his lifts and shoes are directly proportionate to his arms…

omg I read this aloud to my sister and she was like STOP WEARING TANK TOPS

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU TALLER