Winterbaron Valentine's Day Event

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WINTERBARON VALENTINE'S DAY EVENT 2025

Reblogs and reposting on the world wide web are greatly appreciated! Let's pimp this event! #wbvday2025

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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Rules:

All types of fanworks: fanfic, fanart, fanvid, gifs, moodboards, playlists…

All types of contents: fluff, dark, crack, …

All ratings: from platonic to explicit

No word limit/minimum requirements

To participate in this event: 1) Your prompt or fanwork must focus on Bucky and Zemo and their relationship (platonic or not) and be Valentine's Day related. It can feature other characters (including threesomes or moresomes) if you wish but Bucky and Zemo must be among the main characters. 2) Your fanwork must be made for the event = no reposting old works (it can be a new work in an existing series though). Using your new work for other events (like bingos for example) is allowed but after February, the 14th. 3) Your fanwork must be posted to this ao3 collection (it can be cross-posted on other websites too after the 14th of February so as not to spoil the ao3 reveal). See how to post it as a prompt fill if you're filling a prompt in FAQ. **PROMPTS**: Participants will have the choice to: 1) Not use any prompt as long as their work is Valentine's Day related 2) Use one of the prompts of the Short Prompt Collection 3) Claim one of the prompts submitted by participants

**DEADLINES**:

Please submit your prompts to the ao3 collection before January, the 14th 2025, the earlier, the better so creators have more time to fill them. Prompt submission closed!

Please post your fanwork to the ao3 collection before February, the 14th 2025 so it can be revealed on the 14th! The ao3 collection will remain open till March, the 1st 2025 for late submissions.

UPDATE: The collection will remain open for fanworks only until February, the 13th 2026.

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Missing the good old kink memes on livejournal and dreamwidth?

Come and take part in the Winterbaron Kink Meme dedicated to James "Bucky" Barnes and Helmut Zemo relationship.

Rules, Prompt & Fill submissions: Go to the Ao3 Collection!

The Winterbaron Kink Meme will open on March, the 16th! Stay tuned!

Reblogs and promotion on other platforms appreciated!

Follow this blog for updates and join the winterbaron discord server to discuss the event!

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Winterbaron Works Masterlist

Last updated: 03 March 2025

Currently open to Winterbaron prompts/requests.

🔫 One shots 🔫

What if… Bucky and Zemo had kissed? Series, set during TFATWS

The Half Mile High Club – they kiss on the plane | 4k | T

Playing Soldier – they kiss after James fights as the winter soldier | 4k | M

He Will Do Anything You Want – they kiss after Shelby’s | 1.6k | T

Trouble? – they kiss at Sharon’s | 2k | T

(wip) Where My Loyalties Lie – they kiss after returning from Madripoor

(wip) Just Cherry Blossom Tea – they kiss after the famous leverage scene

(wip) Must Have Hit Your Head Pretty Bad – they kiss after Zemo gets hit by Cap’s shield.

(wip) What Happens in Sokovia – they kiss after the memorial

(wip) The Notebook – they kiss shortly after James breaks Zemo out in Berlin.

Winterbaron Valentine's Day Event 2025

Trip Me And I’ll Fall For You – on a mission, James and Zemo accidentally consume drugged Valentine's chocolates | 6k | M

This Ain’t No Love Triangle – James is convinced Sam and Zemo are secretly together | 2.7k | M

(wip) Just a Valentine’s Card – James is sent a Valentine’s day card by Zemo and assumes it’s a prank. It is. But also not really.

(wip) By Anonymous – James indulges himself reading Bucky/OC fics on ao3, but some of the fics have references only one person could know.

Other one shots

A Quick Detour To Level 8 – Sam visits Zemo after Brave New World | 700 | G

(wip) My Little Pet Psychopath – James deals with his trauma by re-enacting it in a controlled environment. Well, sort of.

(wip) The White Wolf of Winterfell – Game of Thrones AU (and yes I'm making this a one shot because I don't hate myself enough to make this a novel).

📚 Multichaps 📚

(wip) The Line – Zemo is granted parole in exchange for helping a certain super soldier deal with his PTSD.

(wip) Dirty Dancing: Ready to swing, playboy? – Dirty Dancing AU

(wip) The Wolf – The Bear AU

(wip) Write Me – James and Zemo take part in a therapy-mandated anonymous snailmail exchange. Neither know they’re writing to each other.

(wip) Mile High Club – The jet they use to get to Madripoor does not have enough fuel to get them there in one flight. Meaning they had to stop somewhere, perhaps spend the night in a hotel... the possibilities are endless.

🎨 Fanart 🎨

Tagged as “my art.” I make memes too.

Highlights:

🎥 Edits 🎥

(wip) Winterbaron – Like A Prayer (Deadpool version)

(wip) Winterbaron – The Line (twenty one pilots)

🔍 Meta 🔍

(wip) An Analysis of the Sharon Scene in Episode 3 of TFATWS

(wip) Zemo will be in Thunderbolts* - crack theory

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💘UPDATE: EXTENDED DEADLINE💘

By popular demand, the collection will remain open for fanworks only until February, the 13th 2026.

Have fun filling new prompts or finishing your wip!

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterbaron_Valentines_2025/requests

💝 This was a blast, thanks everyone and don't forget to leave a kudo, comment, bookmark to our creators! 💝

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LAST DAY FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS! Will you make it to the deadline???

*drumroll* well, someone did as we have now 16 shiny fanworks in our ao3 collection ☺️

Go and admire them (kudo-comment-bookmark) there:

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterbaron_Valentines_2025/works

GOOD LUCK, late submitters!

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💝6 DAYS LEFT FOR LATE SUBMISSIONS!💝

And we now have 15 fanworks in the event collection! Check them out! 💘

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterbaron_Valentines_2025/works

[kodalinx]

How To Endorse Luxuries

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62503333

Written for @winterbaron-valentines-event

Summary:

Bucky and Zemo have a mission, but somehow the hotel Zemo books them is a luxurious five star hotel and they "accidentally" got the Honeymoon Suite. Zemo convinces Bucky that they should use it, it's very nice after all, and there are chocolates on the pillows, and there is champagne and strawberries and a giant bathroom with a jacuzzi (and a single bed).

And it all would be fine if Zemo wasn't strutting around the suite in a, frankly, short slutty bathrobe that shows off his legs. And he keeps trying to tempt Bucky to try the "juicy strawberries, James, they explode with flavour on your tongue!", and the jacuzzi. Bucky finally caves in, he's just a man, and it turns out it's also Valentine's day! So maybe planning the mission can wait for the next day after all...

[kodalinx]

The Scars We Hide

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterbaron_Valentines_2025/works/62368744

Written for @winterbaron-valentines-event

Summary:

Bucky gets hurt and has to go bare-chested for Zemo to patch him up. He is insecure about his left shoulder and other scars, and Zemo decides to show Bucky his own while somehow Zemo ends up telling Bucky how his wife and him used to celebrate Valentine's.

[sadbattrue]

edits I made for @winterbaron-valentines-event

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MASKS OFF! Time to reveal the authors!

STAY TUNED! Authors will be revealed in 6 hours from now!

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterbaron_Valentines_2025/works

[winterbaron-valentines-event]

MASKS OFF! Time to reveal the authors!

STAY TUNED! Authors will be revealed in 6 hours from now!

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterbaron_Valentines_2025/works

[eros-heartache]

Hearts on Fire

Pairing: James "Bucky" Barnes / Helmut Zemo

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 2,021

Summary:

For the prompt: As part of a mission, Bucky and Zemo go undercover and attend a February 14th party. Once there, they both accidentally consume drugged Valentine’s chocolates. Mayhem ensues.

Written for @winterbaron-valentines-event

[ruquas]

Fandom: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Pairing: Zemo / Bucky Rating: Teen Summary:

Originally, Bucky had wanted to propose.

Originally, he had planned everything out, with flowers and all the fancy stuff.

What Bucky had not planned was to be stuck in goddamn Syria with Zemo bleeding all over him and maybe dying. Written for @winterbaron-valentines-event AO3 can be found here

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This Ain't No Love Triangle

Fandom: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier / Marvel

Pairing: James "Bucky" Barnes/Helmut Zemo

Work rating: M

Chapter word count: 2.7k

Summary:

Bucky’s got it all figured out. He’s seen how Sam and Zemo have been interacting. They’re clearly secretly seeing each other. There’s no other explanation.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63020041

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What an absolutely great day/year to be a winterbaron/tfatws fan...

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Winterbaron Valentine's Card Set!!!

Inspired in part by conversations on the Winterbaron discord.

Love y'all! Happy Valentine's!😘

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Trip Me and I'll Fall for You

Fandom: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier / Marvel

Pairing: James "Bucky" Barnes/Helmut Zemo

Work rating: M

Chapter word count: 6.3k

Summary:

As part of a mission, Bucky and Zemo go undercover to a February 14th party. Once there, they accidentally consume drugged Valentine’s chocolates. Mayhem ensues.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winterbaron_Valentines_2025/works/62858524

Music for the Fic

Most of the fic takes place during a Valentine's party, with some songs embedded in the fic. Here's the full party playlist: