Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff, Sam Wilson, Maria Hill, Nick Fury, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Phil Coulson
Additional Tags: most couples mentioned in passing, implied couples, Fake/Pretend Relationship, this is my favorite trope so I had to take a shot at it, suburbia is scary, Nosy Neighbors, writer knows nothing of spies or mission debriefs, writer also doesn't know how to do this tagging thing, Oblivious, Pining, Angst, Eventual Happy Ending, lots of pining and angst, Fluff and Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Smut, Eventual Fluff, Eventual Romance, these two are just so meant for each other jfc, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Unreliable Narrator, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, dumb boys, Minor Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
Series: Part 1 of Mission Parameters
Summary:
Bucky's first solo mission is going fine until it's not. The lead he was following has dragged him into the middle of suburbia hell and he needs a cover story. Enter Steve, who would do anything to make sure Bucky's first solo mission succeeds, and you have a lot of awkward men trying to fake being in love while secretly fighting evil. Figuring out their feelings along the way only makes things more difficult. Add in the occasional help from old friends to keep their cover, new friends along the road, a few well meaning set ups and you get one hell of an interesting mission to say the least.
EDIT 5/2025: You didn't see that chapter count change. Shhhhhh. Also, updated the first two chapters! :) Rating updated. I have been working hard and trying to get this story finished while I have free time soooooo, probably not as much smut as originally intended. Sorry!