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“Rivers and Roads” (M, 30k) by AustinB

Steve is working undercover for Hydra when he gets an unexpected promotion.

To the Winter Soldier Project.

+ Shrinkyclinks. Steve sabotages the chair wipes and the Asset pays attention

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“Captain Sugar Baby” (E, 18k) by Whendoestheshipsail

He's waiting in line for coffee with Natasha at the downstairs kiosk in Stark Tower when he overhears two young women talking about needing sugar daddies.

It goes downhill from there.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Reposted from the Writer Spotlight because I love this story! Steve is so eager to be spoiled, and he’s adorably petulant when denied.

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“A Darkness Upon Me, Flooded in Light” (T, 7k) by Anonymous

“We’re retired,” said Steve.

“Right, I know, same here! Just—could you look into this one tiny thing. Please. It’ll be super quick, low profile. Heck, consider it a vacation! If you and Barnes could just—”

When recovering a mysterious, dangerous artifact requires two people with a "bond deeper than death," Steve and Bucky are the only ones who might fit the bill. Retired or not, maybe it wouldn't be so bad going on one last mission with Bucky if that mission involved pretending to be married to him.

+ Post IW. They may be fake-married, but their lifetime devotion is real.

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“The Front Desk Soldier” (G, 8k) by StuckySituation

HYDRA is a big, evil organization, and one thing that all big, evil organizations love?

Free, unpaid workers. No better way to keep the costs down.

So, for the last seventy years, the Asset has had a secondary purpose between its missions: work 20/7 in whichever base it was located at the time in the most nightmarish, unwanted, and demanding jobs: the Customer Service.

+ Shrinkyclinks. Incomplete but still worth reading. The Asset gets a crush on Terrible Spy Steve

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“Follow My Lead” (T, 10k) by amsch (calendulae)

Bucky really imagined his first undercover operation as a detective would be something gritty and hardboiled. Teaching fellow detective (and office crush) Steve Rogers how to dance so they can enter a ballroom competition? Not part of the plan.

+ Modern AU. Mission prep requires long hours alone together in close physical contact... what a hardship!

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