STUCKY RECS | part iv
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hello! :D
so this time around I stumbled upon a few specific authors that I really enjoyed, and found several works from each that I wanted to rec! there's also a few individual recs included after.
↓ recs below ↓
(these are in no particular order, and feature a range of topics, ratings, lengths, and possible warnings. as with any rec, please be sure to also double check for any triggers yourself before reading. however, I will not rec MCD and very rarely unhappy endings.
if you read one and enjoy it, please be sure to leave a comment or support! if you don't, just move on. be kind!)
☆ I NEED HIM LIKE WATER ☆ by CapNCrunchFeelings | T+ | 9k
Steve Rogers has always tried to be good, but he cannot outrun the sins he believes are written into his soul. Bucky is gone, Peggy is lost, and Tony Stark is dangerously alive in ways Steve can’t contain. In a world that has left him behind, he must confront what he’s been running from all his life: desire, guilt, and the people he loves most. [Steve Rogers struggles with his sexuality and religious guilt in a world that feels so foreign yet just as restrictive.]
notes/warnings: check tags before reading -- themes of guilt/shame, some angst and (past/internalized) homophobia. there's also a bit of stony! great exploration and introspection around religious guilt and a refreshing take on it imo!
☆ STILL-LIVING ROOTS CONSUMED BY THE FLAME ☆ by axxyl | NR | 8k
Yelena hadn’t recognized him. She hadn’t comprehended the possibility that this mangled body before her, full of fear and youth, could be the tired man walking up behind her now. It was hard to imagine Barnes ever being so naive and young, so inexperienced and scared, but here he was. No imagination necessary. When the Thunderbolts punch through Bob’s shame rooms in an attempt to escape the Void, some of Bucky’s memories make it through. [A take on Bucky’s shame rooms, through Yelena’s eyes.]
notes/warnings: this one is mostly bucky-centric instead of stucky, but it's so so so lovely!!!
☆ DEMOBILIZATION ☆ by 743ish | E | 41k
When the Statue of Liberty slides into view, the whole ship roars. It’s deafening. Bucky throws his fist in the air and yells along with everyone else. His heart is in his throat. The Statue of goddamn Liberty. Bucky wants to climb up her robe and kiss her sour green face. [In 1945, Bucky comes home from the war.]
notes/warnings: i think my frail emotional state bit off more than it could chew with the angst in this one, but the writing is raw, heart wrenching, and phenomenal. be sure to check the tags for all historically appropriate homophobia, angst, and disability related warnings!
☆ SCANDAL ☆ by biblionerd07 | G | 3k
Two boys are caught "getting fresh" in the Captain America exhibit, and Steve has to make a statement to the press. He doesn't quite stick to Pepper's script.
notes/warnings: ok I lied, this one is new and is not one of the 'classics' (yet) but it absolutely should be. please heed the tags and warnings re knife play and past non-con etc., but holy shit. the writing is stunning and I can't get enough of it.
☆ SHOW ME HOW YOU GIVE ☆ by applepieces | E | 26k
There must be something wrong with him, because who the fuck goes for faceless BDSM-esque hookups on Grindr unless they’re looking to get murdered? And yet Bucky can’t help but click through to the rest of the profile. The description is barren and blunt. There are three words, and only one of them is what Bucky cares about. Steve, 28, recently online and forty fucking feet away, is apparently a 5’4” strict top.
[or: Bucky wins the war against the New York City Grindr scene]
notes/warnings: this author just knocks it out of the park fr I loveeeeee their stucky (and would read shrinkyclinks with skinny dom steve x100000)
☆ TALK TO ME, YOUR BEAUTIFUL DREAM ☆ by applepieces | E | 26k
Bucky stomps his way to a stop in front of Steve. Steve looks up at him and smiles. His flat glare is all Winter Soldier, chilling to the bone, but the restless clench of his fists is Bucky. So is the stubborn set to his jaw when he demands, “Let me scent you.” Without waiting for an answer, he begins to strip off his gear and set it in orderly rows on the coffee table. Derringer, holster, SIG, holster, mag-pouch, IFAK, Skorpion, belt, vest — Steve’s eyebrows steadily rise. Surely, he thinks, Bucky hadn’t brought all those grenades for him. Bucky’s glare turns murderous when he notes Steve’s bland amusement, but by the time he’s done, dressed down to a t-shirt and cargos, he still hasn’t moved from his expectant spot in front of him, so Steve gathers up his wits and says, “Uh, sure, Buck. If you want.” And then, without any pomp or ceremony, he’s got a lap full of serum-enhanced super-soldier.
[or: Bucky’s memory leads him astray sometimes, but it works out just fine in the end.]
notes/warnings: I LOVE IT WHEN MY FAVE AUTHORS DECIDE TO DABBLE IN A/B/O IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY !!!! (and non-trad dynamics??? oh this was written specifically for me)
☆ AFTER YOU'VE GONE ☆ by SD_Ryan | 2 works + podfic(s) | 14k
“Time changes things,” Barnes rasps. Fucking understatement of the century. “I don’t like what it’s done to your eyes.” Steve presses his thumb to the bridge of his nose, smoothing over the scowl permanently etched there. “You’re so sad, Buck.” [Barnes is willing to live with the Avengers in Stark's tower. He's willing to take responsibility for what he's done and work on getting better. But he'll be damned if he lets Rogers smother him under a blanket of concern and heartbreak. It takes a visit from an old pal to remind him of all he's got in the here and now.]
notes/warnings: the summary is attached to the first work in the series, but both of them are incredible. I'm such a sucker for past and current stucky getting swapped and interacting with their former selves, and this one absolutely DELIVERED.
☆ WHAT LIES UNDERNEATH ☆ by SD_Ryan | E | 5k
Bucky looked at himself in the mirror as he got ready, freshly showered and buzzing with excitement. He felt the slide of sheer fabric, admired the way it sat against his hips and cradled his cock. With long, lean limbs and coarse trails of hair, everything about him was masculine, everything except that unexpected burst of red. He looked good, he thought with a blush. He hoped Steve would think so, too. He ran his hands over the material, shivering in anticipation, then quickly stepped back into his jeans before he was tempted to take things further. Bucky stumbles onto the perfect Christmas present for Steve.
notes/warnings: PANTIES! :D
☆ WHAT THE WATER GAVE ME ☆ by hobbitdragon | E | 25k
One moment Steve stood listening to Fury talk some nonsense to deceive the bugs apparently everywhere in Steve’s apartment, and the next moment a door opened where there hadn’t been a door before. In the doorway stood a figure, outlined in the fluorescent light pouring out from behind it. Steve made out arms, legs, a head, but around those were....other limbs, squirming and curling. His head ached when he tried to count them, perhaps three, perhaps twenty. His eyes shied away from understanding the sight of them, at once glowing with an oil-slick rainbow of colors while also being the same empty blackness of endless space. The figure looked hard at Steve, meeting his eyes over a face-mask. The eyes were the same as those awful limbs, simultaneously a bright, mesmerizing gold and also holes into a place with no light at all.
notes/warnings: this one has an art contribution from SD_Ryan and is written by hobbitdragon, and is absolutely phenomenal. if you're a fan of lovecraftian/eldritch horror mixed up with all the best stucky aspects, this one was fantastic!!!
☆ MAYBE TOMORROW (I'LL FIND MY WAY HOME) ☆ by obsessivereader, SD_Ryan | E | 26k
A man exits the building. Approximately 5’6”, thin, tired-looking. A suitable target. He needs someone he can overpower quickly and quietly. He’s injured from the fight on the helicarriers, and weak from hunger, and blood-loss. A streetlight illuminates the target’s face as he passes under it. That one brief glimpse of a narrow face and glowing blond hair sets his heart rate climbing. Something presses at the edges of his mind, like the wingbeats of night moths against a pane of glass. He ignores it, like he ignores the phantom voice that comes when he’s too long out of cryo. He walks towards the target, knife in hand. [What if… What if Captain America died on the Valkyrie. What if he was reborn. What if the Winter Soldier met him after the fall of the helicarriers.]
notes/warnings: this is another one that's part of a larger event, so I can't tell which is the author and which is the artist, but obsessivereader and SD_Ryan both do a wonderful job with this one!! loved loved loved this verse, and the art is so great!!!
☆ THEN THE LETTING GO ☆ by dsudis | E | 3k
"I don't want this to hurt. But you're staying where I put you."
notes/warnings: gentle dom steve + omorashi .... yeah. yeah <3 (check tags re kink!)
☆ SOMETHING PURE CAN LAST ☆ by dsudis | E | 6k
He was big and Bucky was small now, in this one way; maybe Bucky wouldn't mind too much if Steve wanted to take good care of him. Bucky had always taken such good care of Steve before. It was only fair to take turns.
notes/warnings: I'm such a sucker for stucky fics centered around figuring out the mechanics of getting bucky's life back, and this completely fulfills that. be sure to check tags re bucky's past and hydra, but all current day with steve is beautifully done hurt/comfort and radical acceptance. lovely!!
☆ CARE AND MAINTENANCE ☆ by dsudis | E | 10k
"Before a mission and before I went into the ice, somebody would have to clean me. Mostly it was a chore they got stuck with. Sometimes--some handlers insisted on doing it themselves."
notes/warnings: another taking care of bucky post-hydra piece, with even more of the tenderness and lovely writing and wonderful characterization!!!
☆ THE HAPPINESS OF PERVERTS ☆ by dsudis | E | 16k
This was the Bucky no one saw but Steve. Bucky wasn't just mischievous or occasionally reckless. Bucky could be cruel when he was alone with Steve; he could glory in it. This Bucky was only Steve's, and Steve all by himself loved this secret, wicked Bucky more than any thousand people could ever love That Nice Bucky Barnes.
notes/warnings: so I love all types of kink and expressions/descriptions of it on page, but sometimes you just crave a really classic dom/sub dynamic and this one just...... it just hits SO well. incredible tension, characterization, set up and conclusion. 10/10 all the way around.
*THIS ONE IS BUCKY/STEVE/SAM, BUT THE FIC IS MOSTLY BUCKY CENTRIC!*
☆ COULD NEVER PREPARE YOU ☆ by dsudis | M | 14k
Bucky never expected to have to explain his own rapes to Teddy before he had a chance to tell him anything about normal sex, but here they are.
notes/warnings: we'll end on a bit of angstier one (but still unbearably sweet). I'm not sure I've read many fics where bucky speaks with his child about his past, and this one is probably the most convincing gateway I could have stumbled across. it's written with honesty and care and compassion for the characters, and I adore it from start to finish (and I love teddy!!)
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