love modern meet cutes / no powers au. recommendations?
Because I am a human disaster and am still getting through a lot of fics myself, some of these I haven’t read yet, and most of them fit under the both meet cutes and no powers au!
Sidewalk by @intermittently-ava
So what if he's been inappropriately looking after a complete stranger like a mother duck. No one will have to know. Ever.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4688786
Nearsighted; Farsighted by @sevdrag
This one isn’t necessarily a meet cute, but I think its reaaaalllly good and it isn’t exactly a cookie cutter way of meeting. :)
A set of suspicious murders has Chief of Police Carter calling in Section Chief Coulson from the BAU to help them catch what might be a serial killer. As good as Detectives Rogers and Barnes are, they'll need help if they want to catch the unsub the press are calling Red Skull, a killer whose motives need to be evaluated close-up as well as from a distance. Barnes, especially - who doesn't like help and doesn't like people - might be surprised by the way this case unfolds, if he can manage to work with SSAs Romanoff and Barton long enough to find some answers.
yep, it's the Avengers in a Criminal Minds AU, brace yourself. Clint and Bucky stumble against a unique case, a ruthless killer, and a set of skills that shouldn't match up as well as they do. For the Winterhawk fic exchange, 2018, the year I threw myself into the fireplace for love of this stupid pairing.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/17222264/chapters/40498439
Hold my hand and I’ll Walk with you by @redsector-a
This one is also a meet cute and no powers AU! I haven’t read it yet but it’s on my list!
Bucky Barnes, recently discharged from the Army due to the loss of his arm, has gone to Saratoga Springs to help his little sister Rebecca and her husband run their B&B. It takes a while, but he slowly begins to settle into a routine - and that's when fate, in the guise of the circus, throws him a curve ball.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/16457273
Cookies & Sin by @claraxbarton
This is also one that I haven’t read yet!
Bucky Barnes and his sisters own a bakery that stays open late.One night an incredibly attractive guy comes in and there's flirting and disaster.
That's it. That's the fic.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/16814536
Hope this helps!! If anyone has any other recommendations, let me know and I will add it to the list!