G(r)ay as the rainbow

I love the juxtaposition here. As the voiceover talks about Captain America’s “bravery, honor, and sacrifice”, Steve crosses in front of the mural. Because Steve is the living proof of that sacrifice: the ideal versus the reality.

He walks through the museum in the shadows, shoulders hunched, always looking down as opposed to Captain America, who always looks up. He’s so much smaller than the Captain America pictures and murals. He’s in his own exhibit – barely in disguise – and nobody notices him except for a child.

there isn’t a line i wouldn’t c  r o s s for you

Summary - Takes place after Civil War. Bucky is your best friend but of course you’re in love with him. He goes off to travel the world and rediscover himself, sending you Postcards along the way, whilst you struggle with your feelings.

Pairing - Bucky x Reader

Warnings - Swearing. Internal Screaming. Or maybe that was just me?

A/N -  Italics are flashbacks, blockquotes are Postcards. Feedback loved and appreciated and i crave it okay? Tags are closed. I FIX YES??? OK so it’s been a helluva day, I had some family shit going on but I wanted to get this out so I’m tired and it’s un Beta’d - You have been warned. 

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Bucky. Bucky was here. Standing in your doorway with the biggest shit-eating grin and you can do nothing but stare, mouth wide and eyebrows reaching for your hairline.

“You just gonna stand there and catch flies?” He says, smile turning lop-sided and uncertain.

 Bucky always offering to beat anyone up who offended you

you walking in the middle flanked by two huge ass muscular guys

Bucky and you being the kids and Steve the helicopter mom

them fighting about the spot as your favorite superhero

making jokes about their age

Steve and Bucky trailing you whenever you are on a date – and despite one of them being an ex-assassin and Steve a super soldier they are really bad at it; being super obvious, following you in a dark van

introducing them to modern day things

having a WhatsApp group

them constantly checking up on you

Steve always asking if you eat enough and get enough sleep

Bucky and you playing pranks on Steve

Bucky carrying you over his shoulder when you flee from Steve

hiding behind Steve when Bucky tries to catch you after you pranked him

whenever you drive somewhere Bucky and you always ask “When are we there?”, whining the whole time while Steve tries to stay calm, wondering how he ended up with two kids as his best friends

always having more than just one shoulder to cry on

one of them being jealous when you spend time alone with the other one

“It’s my turn to spend time with y/n!”

both of them insisting on always walking you home – even when it isn’t dark

Steve and Bucky sometimes fighting for your attention

having movie nights every week

cuddling during movie night

trying to set them up with someone

helping Bucky to be more comfortable with his metal arm

worrying about them when they are away on a mission

visiting Peggy with Steve

calling them silly nicknames

Steve and Bucky calling you doll

getting piggy-back rides whenever you are tired or just want one – they are ridiculously strong, so they can easily carry you around for hours

asking Steve to play with his shield

celebrating their birthday together and you always make sure to put the exact number of candles on top of the cake

making them teach you how to dance

cooking them dinner whenever they come back from a mission – you call it family dinner

taking them shopping and making them try on different things – they always carry all your shopping bags

taking lots of pictures to make them scrapbooks

if you don’t have a date on valentine’s day they take you out to dinner and dancing

Heart stopping kisses

Waking up to his face next to yours

Neither of you being morning people

Challenging him to several rounds of arm wrestling

Calling each other mean nicknames like “jerk” and “punk”

Recipient of Bucky being a smooth sweet talker 24/7

Going to the shooting range together to practice

Whispering to each other during times you’re supposed to be quiet

Reading novels to him because he asked you to

Getting him up to date with the trends

Video chatting every night when one of you is on a mission

Running your fingers through his hair all the time

Late night pizza runs at the pizza diner he would always go to back in the day

Movie dates every Friday night

Him trying to use his license from the 40’s for a senior discount

You slapping his arm every time you find out he does

Getting spied on by Steve when the two of you are on a date

Him finding Steve in the bushes all the time during your dates

Jokes that never fail to make you laugh

Holding hands all the time

Warm hugs

Making chicken noodle soup when he gets sick

Him always praising your cooking

You never having the heart to tell him you got it from a can

Always finding him staring at you at random times

Sexual tension 24/7

Quickies everywhere

Hot, mind blowing sex

Scratch marks on each others’ backs

Him finding out you have a kink for his metal arm

Him using that knowledge to his full advantage

Teasing you with his metal arm all the time throughout the night

“You don’t want them to hear, do you?”

Covering your mouth with his hand to avoid getting yourselves in trouble

His hands all over your body

Your hands all over his body

Trying to hide hickies and marks made the night before when the two of you walk into the kitchen the next day

The Avengers fully aware of what you’re doing