Volunteer or bid for a charitable cause, and maybe find love along the way. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:
“Boom, Baby, Hit You Like a Boomerang” (T, 11k) by themirrordarkly
The Avengers are fundraising for a local Breast Cancer Awareness event, and while Steve appreciates the chance to do some good, it's a long, event-filled weekend, and he can barely get any downtime to unwind. But Bucky's has ideas about living for the moment, and he's ready to step in and turn an exhausting public fundraiser into an event to remember!
~~~ “Are you sure this shirt is a Medium?” Steve had finished pulling the pale, powder pink t-shirt over his head and now was tugging at the hem. "It's the spandex in it," Sam replied.
+ Post WS. In the middle of a charity event, Steve realizes he’s in love
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“Kiss me once and I’ll keep you forever” (G, 3k) by Kajmere
“It's not a gala event, Steve,” Sam warns, “it's a little more--- interactive than mingling with celebrities and collecting money.”
“Just tell me what you need me to do, and I'll do it.”
+ Shrunkyclunks. Steve volunteers at a charity event and keeps seeing an attractive veteran
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“Going Once” (G, 4k) by 3beesAndCoffee3
The particular event that Bucky wasn’t just attending but being forced to participate in was some kind of fundraiser. Becca had said it was for her school if he remembers right. The event was set up to be like some kind of auction. Girls and boys from Becca's school would choose to either be up for auction or to bid. Several girls and boys will walk out onto a platform and people will have a chance to bid on them. Once there’s a winner, the money bid being given to the charity, the two have the option to go on a dinner “date” paid for by the school. The whole thing sounded bizarre but Bucky had been willing to help out until he realized exactly what helping entailed.
Or: Bucky gets roped into his sisters' school fundraiser and it ends up not sucking.
+ Modern AU. Bucky may have dropped out of school, but he hasn’t been forgotten. Steve is not letting this chance get away.
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“Highest Bidder” (E, 39k) by Brenda
"Bidding will start at $5,000, ladies and gentlemen. $5,000 for an evening spent in the charming company of one of the most eligible bachelors in all of New York. The winning bidder will be chauffeured to Mr. Barnes' private yacht, where you'll both share a meal exquisitely prepared by his own personal chef, and a sunset cruise around the harbor. Who says romance is dead." The MC smiled, looking like nothing so much as a very hungry shark.
"$50,000!" Steve called, shocking everyone in the room – and himself – into silence.
The MC blinked. His perfect, plastic smile melted right off his face. "Uh...could you...I'm sorry, what was that?"
+ Shrunkyclunks. A 6 part series. Steve attends a charity date auction for Tony and regrets it, but then Bucky changes Steve’s mind.
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“Eternal Flame” (T, 14k) by 74days
There's a bet at the Firehouse that Barton'll go for more than anyone else at the Charity Auction - and Bucky finds himself roped into the whole thing against his will.
It's all fun and games until a mystery phone bidder pays waaaaay to much to get Bucky alone.
He's gonna end up dead in an alleyway because of Barton and his stupid bet.
+ Modern AU. Bucky is pleasantly surprised when he meets his blind date, and gets to know him better
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*More Stucky Recs here
