a winteriron fic rec blog

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The Laird and the Lad / 27dragons, tisfan

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 71413

Bucky, heir to the Scottish Duke of Buchanan, is betrothed to Tony, the son of a wealthy English industrialist. Despite tension between their countries, the boys are instantly taken with one another, and strike up a fond friendship and lively correspondence. They’re only able to meet in person a handful of times, but both are eagerly looking forward to the day when Tony is old enough to wed and can make the journey north to join his husband-to-be at Castle Buchanan.

Which makes it all the more upsetting when Tony turns seventeen and Bucky doesn’t send for him, and Tony’s letters go unanswered. Tony is left to wait, alone, and wonder what’s become of his betrothed.

Imprisoned by Hydra, a band of Scottish rebels, Bucky’s every breath is a struggle for mere survival. It’s a good thing Tony’s there to help him through.

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Misconception of memory / withered

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 1986

To say that he has memory problems would be stating the obvious, but people seem to have several misconceptions about what that means.

The first, and most grating on his patience, has been the insistence that he is Bucky Barnes.

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When We Meet / catchclaw

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 1343

There’s a beautiful man at the bar.

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Guide Me Home (Guard My Heart) / Iron_Eirlyssa (Eirlyssa)

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 12654

After HYDRA, Bucky's Sentinel gifts are out of control, and nothing appears capable of helping. He keeps falling into Zones, but none of the Guides that SHIELD continues bringing in are able to form even a superficial bond with him, instead ending up breaking down themselves. The only Guide capable of being around him for longer periods of time is Tony, and Bucky can't help but want, even though he knows an attempt at a bond won't end in anything but pain for the both of them. So he'll keep his distance, no matter how much he wants to get closer.

Tony, in the meantime, longs. But he knows he's no good as a Guide, knows that Bucky deserves so much more than him. So he'll stay away, even when all he wants is to get closer.

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Carve my body into a wrench (make beautiful things with me) / wilderbeast

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 1094

"I never actually thought this would happen," Bucky said, mouth open in shock. "I never actually thought this was even a possibility. You actually burnt water. This is not even scientifically possible, water is meant to evaporate but your actually doing it, you're burning water."

Tony laughed dryly, staring down at his melted spatula. "I don't even know what I was meant to be making."

"Bread."

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Why Do I Speak (When No One Listens) / Flight_Of_Icarus, the_fallofperdix

LINK (AO3)

status: incomplete

word count: 329

What happens when you're always right, but never believed.

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Tony and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week / Potrix

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 5826

“What’s wrong?” Bucky asks, propping himself up on one hand, and gently rolling Tony onto his back with the other. “Are you hurt?”

Tony looks soft and sleep-rumpled, mostly, and maybe a little paler than normal, though it’s difficult to tell in the dim light. Bucky brushes his hair back, then presses the back of his hand against Tony’s forehead. “It’s not time for your heat yet. Is it? You feelin’ sick?”

“Not really,” Tony says, and takes Bucky’s hand, moving it to lie just below his belly button. “It’s just my stomach, feels kind of bloated.” He grins, tongue-in-cheek. “Probably from Clint’s chili last night.”

Or; Tony has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. But at least it ends with a happy surprise.

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Reconstruction / Kaori (TheInternet)

LINK (AO3)

status: incomplete

word count: 7945

James let out a deep sigh, “I’m leaving.”

“Wha-”

“I’ve been pardoned and I’m going to get the triggers taken out of my head. I-”

“Why don’t you just stay here? Isn’t the princess working on getting them out? You just need to give them some more time.”

“No, Steve. I’m going back to the U.S. It’s my best bet.”

Steve crossed his arms, adopting a disappointed stance. “Who’s providing this?”

“Stark.” -

James gets a pardon in order to seek help for the triggers. He doesn't know what to expect since everything Steve told him was horseshit and the media is almost as untrustworthy. All he knows is that going to Stark for help seems like walking into a lion's den.

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Can’t Cake my Eyes off You / mistrstank (dreamingdarkly)

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 1759

For Tony Stark Bingo 2019 - Card: T4 - AU: Celebrity

In which Youtube baking sensation Bucky Barnes tries and fails to tell his best friend and geeky sidekick Tony how he feels.

~x~

“Oh wow!” Tony exclaims a moment later and Bucky’s chest warms with pride. “Galaxy cake, awesome!”

“Yeah, you like space, right?” Bucky moves to stand next to Tony, close enough their arms brush. “I thought, someone special should have somethin’ special on their day, y’know?”

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in which Bucky discovers edging and it was the best day ever / Anonymous

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 2495

Bucky and Tony have a "teammates with benefits" arrangement. Bucky is not prepared for what this will entail.

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Bad Romance / withered

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 1429

The Winter Soldier is fascinated by Tony. Or intends to kill him. Tony hasn't decided yet.

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Like me better / withered

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 1438

For almost a fraction of a second, Tony thinks this is it – Barnes isn’t attractive anymore, he’s not some badass bad boy; he’s a giant squishy nerd – he isn’t hot. I don’t want to take his pants off with my teeth, I don’t want to lick my way down his body and I don’t want him hoisting me up and fucking me against a wall – no, sir, I – am a giant fucking liar.

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The 5 Times Bucky Saw Tony’s Wings and the 1 Time He Saw Tony / The_Ice_Goddess

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status: complete

word count: 3194

The first 5 times Bucky gets the pleasure of seeing Tony's wings are each memorable in their own way. But the first time he really got to see Tony was even better.

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An Unwise Murder (An Inconvenient Survival) / petroltogo

LINK (AO3)

status: incomplete

word count: 2643

“Someone within SHIELD sold out an Avenger. That was their first mistake.”

When Avenger Steve Rogers is declared killed in action, everyone expects his best friend and fellow agent Bucky Barnes to go on a rampage. It’s the quirky mechanic with a sharp tongue and a secret talent for less-than-legal hacking that throws the whole agency for a loop.

Featuring: A dead Steve (but when is Steve ever dead), a very pissed off, fucked-up secret agent Bucky (so basically your usual Bucky), and a very civilian Tony (who is exactly as harmless as you’d expect Tony Stark to be).

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Subject to PunTax / tisfan

LINK (AO3)

status: incomplete

word count: 5887

Combined these two prompts

My favorite OTP headcanon rn is for Person A to be really annoyed like, “Whatever, suck my dick” and for Person B to kneel unflinchingly and pull Person A’s pants down. Bucky is Person A and Tony and Person B.

found this post absolutely hilarious when i thought of Tony and Bucky: “Every time you raise your hand to answer a question in lecture you manage to work a pun in somewhere, and NO ONE ever notices except me. Everyone thinks I’m crazy because I’m always laughing for ‘no reason’ and lately you’ve taken to winking at me every time you drop a joke. I have had ENOUGH I will fucking fight you right in front of the whole class."

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Cross the Line / Blaithin

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 2668

Bucky usually avoided rich city boys, finding them almost universally unbearable. But Tony hadn’t looked particularly wealthy that night at Bucky’s favourite dive bar: nursing bottom shelf whiskey in a rumpled white shirt and water-logged shoes. The rain had ruined whatever hairstyle Tony had been going for and dark curls had tumbled wildly around sharp cheekbones.

Bucky had rarely seen a man so beautiful or so sad.

(Or, the one where Tony and Bucky keep having one-night stands and Tony's evil ex makes an appearance.)

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Who is the Mechanic? / Akira_of_the_Twilight

LINK (AO3)

status: complete

word count: 2909

The Asset watched as his handlers brought in a stranger—a man with a metal object stuck to his chest that was hooked to a car battery.

The handlers shoved the man onto the stool where many who had operated on the Asset’s arm in the past had sat before.

“Asset,” one handler said, “meet the Mechanic. He will be responsible for the upkeep of your arm. Should anything malfunction, kill him.”

The Asset eyed the Mechanic. The Mechanic was glassy-eyed and unresponsive.

He’d probably be dead in a week.