What's Buckinelli? I think Buck is Bucky but who's the waitress? Where's she from?
roman i swear to god if i’m right i know this is you trolling me and it’s because i called you a dork. ( but in an effort to whore out my crackship* i will in fact explain it.)
if not, though, anon, i’m happy to answer, and thank you for taking the time to ask
Buckinelli is indeed a portmanteau of Bucky Barnes + Angie Martinelli. there’s no officially decided ship name considering it literally only has (at the time of this writing) 40 works on ao3 and is, by definition, a crackship*. i’ve taken to calling it anywhere between Buckinelli, WinterWaitress, or BuckyAngie, because again, there’s no actual names and barely any content for them (side note: i’m dying over here, i want more content for them 😭. if you also think they’d be a good pairing feel free to like, follow me, or dm me, or something).
The Buck- is indeed Bucky Barnes.
Finally, the -inelli: Angie Martinelli is the best character originating from Agent Carter* and since she lacks a canonical ending, who says she can’t end up with Bucky? Okay, yeah, that requires also following the Steggy Multiple Timeline Theory (considering bucky is being winter soldier’d for 70 years) for this ship to even feasibly work, but like... just bear with me, okay (plus there’s always AUs where canon doesn’t matter :P)?
So basically, yeah, Buckinelli works if you:
A) follow the multiple timeline theory or like AUs
B) like rarepairs with a small but dedicated* following
C) think that both Bucky Barnes and Angie Martinelli deserve happiness
D) wanna explore what happened (like, fanon-speaking of course since this is technically a crackship) to Angie post-Agent Carter
E) all of the above
Obviously I can’t make people like or dislike ships (wouldn’t that be a cool superpower?) but for some reason the idea of Buckinelli makes me happy so I felt the need to evangelize* about them a little bit.
Anyway, I will now proceed to dump the extremely small amount of content they have*:
AO3 (fun fact: like at least a quarter of those 40 fics (at the time of this writing) is written by me and my two coauthors)
* "Crack Shipping" is a term used to describe a pairing that lacks canonical basis or supporting evidence, and therefore seems unlikely to occur canonically. They are typically formed from characters that exhibit a lack of communication or interaction or any other form of authentication.
** you could also just classify it as a rarepair -- that’s what i do because i think it sounds a little nicer than “crackship”. though i definitely don’t treat it like one would treat a joke ship. some people use crackship as the above definition but it has to make you go “WTF” so idk, up to you lol.
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**** the small but dedicated following is made up of like 52.5% (yes i did the math) of my friends and mine’s work. most of the other content is from a few years ago RIP
***** please note i’m using that term very loosely and jokingly. (source: used to be an evangelist)
****** If anyone knows of any content out there of them (besides on ao3) please shoot me a dm or something! I need it you guysssss 😭😭 imagining them as a couple gives me indescribable joy
For: @marvelfanuniverse
Prompt: Holding hands for the first time
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Their hands were situated so close to one another on the armrest. The movie was about halfway through, and he hadn’t paid attention to a single second.
Shared armrests, something Bucky was annoyed with on most days, but today, they were the best things ever invented.
Beth’s pinky was touching his, and taking a deep breath, he just went for it, thrilling a little when she was already halfway there too. Their hands now pressed warmly together, he settled back in the seat.
Beth’s thumb stroked his and he stared blankly at the big screen, not paying attention to anything other than the weight of her hand clasped in his.
Pairing: Beth the Waitress/Bucky Barnes
For: @marvelfanuniverse
Prompt: Vodka-Mocha Cocktail (Chocolate, Sugar, Espresso, Heavy Cream, Vodka)
Rating: T
Ao3
Dreamwidth
Pillowfort
When Beth's eyes opened, James was the first thing she saw.
"James?" she murmured, her hand reaching out and snagging on her own IV line. "Buck?"
"Shh, shh… just be still, I'll come to you, doll," he said softly, coaxing her back down in her hospital bed. "You need all the rest you can get, let me do the hard stuff for you, okay?"
She would have asked what happened, but it was all coming back to her, unfortunately. Her dark apartment. A man hiding in the closet. James rescuing her like some kind of action hero.
"Who was it?" Beth asked, closing her eyes for a moment to try and conjure a face. She couldn't.
"One of my old Hydra ops. He wasn't going to hurt you. Just use you to get to me. Didn't work out very well for him…" he trailed off and glanced down at her hands. "Beth… honey… if this is too much for--"
She shushed him, tugging him close enough to press a tiny kiss to his forehead. "Everything is worth being with you, James."
"I'm gonna protect you from it anyway," he replied in a thick voice. He pressed his lips to the back of her hand. "I promise."
Pairing: Beth the Waitress/Bucky Barnes
For: @marvelfanuniverse
Prompt: #31. Flannel
Wearing his clothes suited Beth.
Bucky leaned over to kiss her cheek, admiring the way his flannel shirt fit her. The way it fell just below her hips, sitting high on her thighs and sliding even further up when she bent her leg.
She inhaled and exhaled softly, clutching the pillow closer to her chest as she fidgeted in her sleep.
It was almost too warm to want to get out of bed, but he’d intended to make her breakfast. Bacon, eggs, pancakes… served in bed with her still wearing his shirt if he could swing it.
Part 1 is [here], prompted by @kathryn-claire-oconnor
Pairing: Beth the Waitress/Bucky Barnes
Length: 127 words
Prompt: Pirates AU
Tags: No Powers, Pirates,
Warnings: None
Bucky stammered a little, thrown by the heat coming off her skin. “Well, I’ll certainly do my best,” he assured her. “I can teach ya a little swordwork in case I’m ever not around.”
“My Pa taught me a little,” she said with a wink, reaching for his sword and swinging around to pin him against the wall with it. “Haven’t ever been robbed in my life.”
He gulped and raised his hands in surrender, honestly unsure if he was about to get robbed or if this was just an exhibition.
“My name’s Beth, by the way.” She flipped the blade around, checking its balance before handing it back to him. “Now’s when you’d tell me yours.”
“Bucky,” he replied, taking the sword and returning it to his hip.
Beth was practically dead on her feet when she stumbled into her apartment. The first thing she noticed was that something smelled…
TERRIBLE.
She coughed and waved her hand in front of her face, holding the door open as she went to the kitchen to investigate. There, she found Bucky pulling the smoldering remains of a chicken out of the oven.
“What happened?” she asked, watching as he turned off the stove.
“I was cooking,” he answered. “Thought I’d make ya dinner or something. Turns out...it’s something all right.”
“Not something I want to eat...no offense.” She held her nose and giggled.
“None taken...I was thinking...Take out?”
“Perfect…” She eyed the pan, frowning as she wondered how she was going to get all this burnt on mess off.”
“And I thought I’d just...get you a new pan, so we don’t have to try to clean this one?” He offered.
