#attackofthezee

“Space Oddity” (M, 147k) by crinklefries, cyclamental art (cyclamental), nalonzoo

After the world ends, things happen to Bucky in this specific order: he helps defeat Thanos, he rejects Steve’s attempt to address Feelings, he watches Steve volunteer to put the Infinity Stones back in time, he waits for Steve to come back, he is sad when Steve does not come back, he realizes that everyone thinks Steve disappeared in 2012 (???), he gets taken to space by Carol Danvers (!!!), he meets up with a depressed literal alien Norse God, he and the depressed literal alien Norse God travel through space, he and the depressed literal alien Norse God hit a wormhole and fall into the--Multiverse.

What the fuck.

This is the story of how Bucky and Thor pick up the pieces of their lives, find their own worth, find their own person, and find their way out of a multiverse of 100 realities stitched together with 100 tropes. There’s love, there’s friendship, there’s an extreme amount of Tesseract fuckery, but most importantly there are sexy vampires. Bon Appetit.

+ Endgame Fix-It. Loki and Steve shatter the tesseract in 2012; Bucky and Thor go on a multiverse road trip to find them. Found family, self-acceptance, and the happiest ending.

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“Shake It Up” (T, 13k) by aurilly

Steve knows he shouldn't try to change anything while returning the Stones, but he can't help himself. A certain God of Chaos is willing to help.

Loki's in for a wild ride.

+ Endgame Fix-It. Steve and Bucky return the stones together. Along the way, they each end up enlisting Loki to help their 2012 versions

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“Not Another Alien Green Card Marriage” (T, 14k) by crinklefries

“Dearly beloved,” the tired-looking court magistrate said. “We are gathered here today to join this man and this, uh, Norse God in holy...matrimony.” * The bifrost is broken and Thor is stranded on Earth, working for SHIELD without any authorized documents. Loki gets way too drunk and regrettably horny one night and offers to marry the big, dumb superhero for a green card.

This turns out to be a mistake, because even though Thor is smoking hot, the Avengers keep breaking Manhattan, Loki’s apartment suffers an unfortunate setback, and the U.S. government requires way too much paperwork. Also, Loki hates his job and his best friend is in love with Captain America.

This would only happen to him. Loki would take a nap, if anyone would goddamn let him. Instead, he gets bangs.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Modern Bucky and Loki run into the Avengers over and over again. Madcap courting ensues

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“Bop, Bop, Bop: Bop To The Top” (T, 10k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

When Odinson shows up it’s with half the basketball team and a lot of noise that Loki absolutely did not consent to have in his creative space.

His senses are being assaulted.

“This is a sacred space,” He says and he can practically feel Bucky rolling his eyes behind him, but there are points to be made and Bucky’s judgement is not welcome here.

“It’s an auditorium,” Thor says like he doesn’t comprehend Loki’s point, which is fair, because he is, after all, very very dumb. All those hits to the head doing jock things like football and smashing beer cans against his skull really can’t be helping. 

Aka a vaguely a High School Musical AU

+ Modern AU. Blonde jocks have been assigned to help with the spring play and theater kid Loki despairs. Bucky however, is delighted, and gets a date to the prom.

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"Big in Japan” (T, 6k) by gunboots

Steve hesitantly reaches out and takes the object in Tony’s arms to survey it. 'It' being a pillow upon which was an almost frighteningly accurate illustration of Loki, their on-and-off again nemesis. "I don't--how did you even get this? Who would MAKE this?"

Clearly Steve doesn't find the attention-to-detail on Loki's costume as hilarious as Tony does, which whatever. Like he said. Killjoy.

A.K.A The one time Tony buys Thor the world's worst souvenir and it somehow worked out in the end anyway.

+ Post WS. Dakimakura! Thor starts carrying around a body pillow with fanart printed on it. Loki founds out, and Bucky keeps the Steve pillows

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"Show Me Your Teeth" (T, 23k) by leveragehunters (Monkeygreen)

Things you're supposed to be if you're a vampire: a terrifying, mysterious creature of the night. Things you're not supposed to be: leading a tiny, stubborn child home because you found him all alone in a park and you can't just leave him there. Things that aren't supposed to happen if you're a vampire: running into the same child—except the years are passing and he's growing up—over and over again. Other things that aren't supposed to happen: Steve Rogers remembering who you are even after you've fogged his mind so he forgets. But Bucky should have known from the moment he met Steve that he wouldn’t be able to make Steve do anything he didn't want to—including making Steve forget him. Now Bucky just had to figure out how Steve had remembered him...and why he was so happy about it.

+ Modern AU. Steve gets to be with his Bucky and he is incandescently happy. Fake-enthralled to keep safe from the vampire council.

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"food for thot" (E, 46k) by Deisderium

"You look like shit," Steve says, and that breaks the spell a little because fuck you, Steve, he looks good. Steve's nostrils flare. "Is that—is that blood on your mouth?" Oh, fuck. Bucky needs to work on not being a sloppy eater. He wipes his mouth hastily, and without thinking, licks his hand clean. Steve stares. * In which Bucky is a baby vampire, a disaster, out to have a good time, and hopelessly in love with his roomate; and in which Steve has a few secrets of his own.

+ Modern AU. A hilarious series of childhood friends dragon steve and newly turned vampire bucky.

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"It's A Kind Of Magic" (T, 6k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

Steve's a witch in need of a roommate, Bucky's the vampire who moves in... and starts giving him things? Featuring plants, gifts, and one (possibly demonic) cat. Aka supernatural roommates, aka magical realism is my kink, aka magic is like a somewhat decently behaved house cat.

+ Modern AU. Bucky gives Steve courting presents and Steve reciprocates. The story with a magic sunlight room

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"Bittersweet in the Sunlight" (E, 65k) by 2bestfriends

200 years is a long time to be lonely, but much like everything Bucky puts his mind to, he has perfected it. He has a string of dedicated human suitors and a well-curated existence of luxury and excess with no motivation to see a shift in his status quo. Then he meets Steve Rogers. Steve's life has been long and full of pack, family, and love. These days, he lives comfortably and loves at his leisure, content to be part of a well-established pack that has flourished for centuries, both in his homeland of Ireland and in New York. Meeting James Barnes provides an unexpected amusement that he's more than happy to indulge in.

+ Modern AU. Vampire Bucky meets Werewolf Steve and finds himself wanting a deeper connection for the first time. Sincere Steve, bratty Bucky, biting, knotting, and finding your person.

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"it flickers" (T, 12k) by mambo

Bucky Barnes is a vampire mistaken for a guardian angel.

+ Modern AU. Bucky sits with teenaged Steve outside a hospital and then becomes his anonymous benefactor. Timeskips, friendships, reunions, and being together

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"If the Apocalypse comes, text me" (M, 26k) by relenafanel

AKA Bucky the Vampire Slayer Captain America squinted against the sun, raising his arm to shield his eyes. He looked uncomfortable and angry as the camera zoomed in on his face. "I don't have anything further to say," he snapped at the reporter. Bucky's feet fell off his coffee table in shock. "Holy shit," he said to the room at large. "Captain America is a vampire."

+ Shrunkyclunks. Meet ugly and then outrageous flirting. Steve is not a vampire but Bucky has eyes on him anyway

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“To Believe in Tomorrow” (T, 3k) by seapigeon

Bucky's mornings at the community garden get a little more interesting when the new guy shows up.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Bucky gets a crush and helps Steve with his vegetables

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“Into the Sky” (T, 3k) by Ellessey

"Maybe they were just duds," Steve says, his thumb moving gently over Bucky's hand. "We can get some more."

They were magic beans, that's what the package called them. They were supposed to sprout within a week. They were intended for ages five to ninety-five.

Maybe Bucky's just too goddamn old.

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Bucky has precious little patience with himself (and even less for his horticultural endeavors), but Steve has more than enough to go around.

+ Post CW. Bucky grows a bean plant. A soft story about love 

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"A Seed Once Sown Never Dies” (T, 2k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

“Do you need backup?”

“No, I need my aunt’s superhero war boyfriend to stop calling me in the middle of missions.” Sharon says, but it’s a little more fond than when Nat says similar things so Steve thinks he can get away with it. “I don’t know what to tell you Steve. Get a pet? Wait, no, don’t get a pet. God no, please don’t do that. Get a plant. A couple plants.”

“A plant?” Steve says, feeling strangely confused by the suggestion.

“Yeah, it’ll be good for you. Start a garden or something. Just, do anything that isn’t calling me at 3 in the goddamn morning while I’m on an op. Call me at like 11 on a Sunday when it’s my day off. That’s a normal time to call Steve. If you catch me in a good mood we can even do brunch.”

Aka Steve Rogers starts a garden and it goes better than anyone expected.

+ Post WS. Bucky returns, secretly waters Steve’s plants, and then helps Steve at the farmers market.

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“All of Your Love is Sunlight” (E, 22k) by canistakahari and WarlockInTraining

Sometimes the path to happiness involves bad timing turned good, a butt plant, and a little everyday magic. For Steve and Bucky, it's all that and more.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Steve breaks a door, buys a succulent, and gets a date

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“It’s Fertilizer” (G, 1k) by daisymondays

“It’s fertilizer,” Steve says, far too primly for someone whose house smells like shit.

“That’s just a fancy word for shit.”

“No, it’s the correct word for plant nutrients.”

It’s becoming more and more evident that Steve is not going to admit that his house does in fact smell like shit, and he’s got that stubborn set to his jaw that tells Sam exactly who is behind the cause of the smell. Barnes.

+ Post WS. People are willing to go to great lengths to make Bucky happy

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“Steve Rogers Is Not Your Little Mermaid” (M, 25k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

“About that… This whole… gift thing? It’s you, uh, trying to date me? Right? That’s what that is?” Bucky asks and Steve can’t help it, the clench of his chest like maybe this is where Bucky politely declines, explains that he didn’t understand how this all works and he’d really rather not with Steve.

“Courtship,” Steve confirms, nodding stubbornly instead of giving into the clenching in his chest and the swimming in his head.

“Right. Okayyyy. Right,” Bucky says, and then he pauses for a moment, chewing on his lip in a way that’s definitely distracting but not quite distracting enough to erase the sudden feeling like a whole host of guppies has taken residence in Steve’s stomach. “On land we do that by going out on dates, y’know? You can pick me up at seven.”

“Wait- what?”

“I said pick me up at seven. I live above the shop, it shouldn’t exactly be hard to find.”

In which Steve is a mermaid, Bucky's a werewolf, and as always, they fall for each other.

+ Modern AU. Coffeeshop owner Bucky is confused and later reluctantly charmed by Steve 

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“Love Bites” (E, 6k) by Neonbat

Sometimes, friends lie to each other.

Steve has a secret that no one can know or else they'd never look at Captain America the same way again. How can he let anyone know that he let his best friend have his way with him on the full moon?

+ Post WS. Steve tries to hide how much he likes getting full-shift fucked. Bucky figures it out anyway

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“When Devotion has Teeth” (E, 15k) by WhoopsOK

Bucky’s sense of self as a wolf begins and ends with the smell of Steve’s blood. | Steve’s sense of self as a vampire begins and ends with the sound of Bucky’s heartbeat.

(Steve has been turned into a vampire and somehow even that is easier to deal with than being separated from Bucky for 70 years.)

+ WW2 to Post WS. No serum, just vampires. They’re still separated, but find their way back to each other. Love and devotion, blood drinking and rut

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“only one my arms will ever hold” (E, 41k) by wearing_tearing

Like most stories about Bucky Barnes and his questionable and sometimes terrible life choices, this one starts because he decides not to listen to Natasha’s cryptic and mostly annoying advice.

He decides not to listen, and he hunts down and kills a deer during that month’s full moon run with his pack and leaves its dead body on Steve Rogers’s front step.

Steve, the man Bucky kind-of-possibly-maybe-absolutely is in love with.

Bucky would try to smother himself after that one, but he’s learned that werewolves are hard to kill.

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Or: the four stages of courting Steve Rogers.

+ Modern AU. Bucky’s flying blind with all his Steve-related werewolf instincts, but it works out in the end

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“held between heaven and hell” (G, 1k) by saccharines

While there is something wolfish about Barnes, Rogers is incredibly, irrevocably human. He’s sick six days out of seven, twenty hours out of twenty-four, and the fact that he’s still alive and kicking is rooted more in human stubbornness than supernatural biology.

+ Modern AU. Steve is sick; Bucky keeps him warm

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“How Bucky Barnes Became The Sock Fairy” (G, 2k) by Maia_saura

It started out with Steve. Everything always did.

+ Pre-WW2 to WS. After the train, Bucky upgrades to the god of socks for lost soldiers

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“Between Their Names” (M, 20k) by Sproings

What would a background check have turned up about Steven Grant Rogers?

Hopefully not the fact that Bucky could still remember the guy’s middle name. But certainly the fact that Steve and Bucky (and Jesus how their names still flowed together in his head) had spent three years living on the same street, going to the same school.

And now they were strangers.

AKA The one where Steve teaches a knitting class, and Bucky hides in a tree, and there's a cat named Peepers

+ Modern AU. Reunited childhood best friends, mutual pining and requited love. Bucky spends one (1) day in Steve’s house and he’s never leaving. Bonus outsider POV sequels

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“First Place In The County Fair Of My Heart” (M, 2k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

“No.” Steve says as his eyes fall upon the very soul that stole Steve’s yarn, the man who has now upset Steve from his spot as a first place winner, standing next to the pieces that beat Steve’s. “It was him.” He says, raising one accusing finger to point in the direction of James Buchanan Barnes, now a thief of both yarn and dignity.

In which Bucky is Steve's knitting nemesis and very little actual knitting occurs.

+ Modern AU. Enemies to lovers. Steve is competitive and Bucky thinks he’s cute

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“Knit One, Purl Two” (NR, 32k) by mollus

What do you get when you mix knitwear, senior citizens (of several varieties), and social media together? Pure, unadulterated fluff arising from the best of intentions and some minor misconceptions. Featuring recovery through crafting, The Facebooks, and The Orange Hat of Destiny.

+ Defrosting to Post WS. Steve and Bucky get adopted by a seniors knitting group. Soft Bucky and domestic snippets

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“taking up the tangled threads (and spinning something strong and true)” (E, 10k) by IamShadow21 and kath_ballantyne

Since his birth, Bucky has been surrounded by magic. Passed down through his mother's line, Bucky has the gift - the inborn ability only a handful possess - to take fibre and craft it into cloth that has the power to help the wearer.

It's a sin.

It's shameful.

It could be the only thing that gets Bucky and Steve home from the war alive.

+ Pre-WW2 to WS. Bucky knits protection and safety. Instead of the train, it’s the Six Swans curse with nettle shirts

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“Where the Need is Greatest” (T, 19k) by Niitza

In which Steve Rogers takes one look at the history of American military interventions since the end of World War II and nopes straight out of it, follows in his Ma's footsteps to become a paramedic, joins Doctors Without Borders, gets sent on an unsanctioned humanitarian mission to Syria, and somehow still ends up being a determining factor in Hydra's downfall - all of this without throwing a single punch.

Somehow, he's okay with it.

+ Shield and Hydra learn not to underestimate Steve Rogers, but by then it’s too late

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“Easy Work For Easy Pay” (M, 45k) by AustinB

Bucky's working his way back up through the ranks at S.H.I.E.L.D. after a mission took his left arm and Stark gave him a new metal one.

So when Fury tasks him with integrating the newly defrosted Captain Rogers into the 21st century, he jumps at the promotion.

+ Shrunkyclunks with mutual attraction, battle couple-ing, amnesia, and a wedding

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“can’t hardly weight” (T, 3k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

When Steve Rogers woke up in the future he was given a phone and shown how to use social media.

Well, no, in all actuality he was given a two week crash course entitled The Future And You, a six hour sensitivity course, a brand new id, and a credit card.

In which Steve gets a crush on an instagram gym thot and laments over it a lot to the intern stuck with him.

+ Shrunkyclunks with a lot of thirst and awkwardness

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“turn me up when you feel low” (T, 13k) by faerietell

Steve Rogers is a man out of time, in a city that used to be his home, a city he no longer recognizes. Through charming radio host, Bucky Barnes, he relearns his city, adopts a dog, and falls in love.

+ Shrunkyclunks where Steve listens to the radio for advice, conversation, and connection

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“The New Age” (T, 6k) by AustinB

“You’re good at the future,” Steve says, a little downcast.

Bucky doesn’t notice. He grins, “I always thought I would be.”

(AU: Bucky and Steve were both on the plane when Steve put it in the Arctic.)

+ They will always come back to each other no matter how different their perspectives are, or how far apart they drift

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“Surveillance” (G, 7k) by Sproings

If there are ears everywhere, that means it's somebody's job to listen.

I hate my job.

+ Steve’s apartment was bugged and this is that outsider’s POV. Part 1 is defrosting, Part 2 covers events of WS.

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