Things Floating Like the First Hundred Flakes of Snow
For the @cabigbang, featuring art by @krycek-asks
Summary: In the summer of 1968, the Winter Soldier manages to break free of his HYDRA programming enough to get a message to SHIELD Deputy Director Carter that Captain America is still alive. This is the story of how Bucky and Steve save each other (after Peggy saves them both).
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/49944644
Snippet:
Bucky taught Steve how to dance in his kitchen on a Thursday night in early November—before Steve caught the flu that almost killed him and before the war broke out and before the draft threatened to separate them forever. Bucky had brought over a bottle of whiskey for some reason and by 7 p.m. they were already half in the bag and their poker game long-forgotten. Steve had gone to the kitchen for more ice and Bucky had followed him, humming along to Billie Holiday, and embraced him from behind and kissed his ear.
Steve had laughed and Bucky caught his hand and twirled him into a close dance hold and began to shuffle to the music.
“Buck, I don’t know how—”
“Shh,” Bucky said, kissing Steve’s forehead. “You’re gonna love it. Just follow me.”
He slid his hand all the way around Steve’s back, holding him close against his body, and tucked his hand in against his heart. In so many ways he had depended on Steve to show him what to do and how to be when they were together—it felt nice to be able to do something for him in return. Bucky held him close, feeling the slim curve of Steve’s back against his right hand and the delicate curl of Steve’s fingers clasped tightly in his left, and breathing in the warm, sweet smell of Steve’s head against his shoulder as they turned in slow, lazy circles around the kitchen.
The apartment was bright and cozy, redolent of something sweet baking at the neighbor’s downstairs, with the warm buzz of whiskey softening their limbs and quickening their smiles for each other. Bucky sang along as they danced, or tried to, only catching every third word or so and making Steve laugh when he gave up and decided just to make them up.
As the song wound down, he twirled Steve in an easy spin before catching him in his arms and lowering him into a dip.
This was bliss, Bucky remembered thinking as he kissed Steve on the way up. This was what he wanted most in the world: A lifetime of this moment, this song, this dance, this kitchen, together forever.
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