For as long as anyone could remember, Bucky had been Steve’s best friend. As they grew, it was quite obvious what was blossoming between them. Upon Steve presenting as an Omega, the Alpha in Bucky was already demanding his claim be put on Steve's pretty neck. But Bucky was the low-born son of a palace cook and Steve was the heir to the throne. Theirs was a love not meant to be.
The King had not pushed for more heirs after having a son, and after his son failed to turn out the Alpha he had wanted, he refused to see an Omega take the throne. His Omega child would have to bear Alpha sons, and soon. So the King arranged for a tournament to be held; the prize, the Omega-Prince's hand in marriage. Per the laws of the kingdom, entry to the tournament was open to any honorable knight, bearing he pay a fee. That fee should have ensured that no Alphas of low status entered and certainly, the King would not willingly allow his son's best friend, knight and member of the Queen's Guard though he be, compete in the tournament.
It was fortunate, then, that fate was on the side of the underdog that time.
Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Category: M/M
Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Relationship: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Sarah Rogers, Winifred Barnes, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Joseph Rogers, Alexander Pierce, Brock Rumlow, Nick Fury, Peggy Carter, Sharon Carter (Marvel), Abraham Erskine
Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alternate Universe - Medieval, Arranged Marriage, Alpha Bucky Barnes, Omega Steve Rogers, Medieval Medicine, Tournaments, Knights, Knight Bucky Barnes, Prince Steve Rogers, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Joseph Rogers is a psychopath, BAMF Sarah Rogers, BAMF Winifred Barnes, Creepy Alexander Pierce, Creepy Brock Rumlow, Alpha Brock Rumlow, BAMF Wanda Maximoff, BAMF Pietro Maximoff, Pre-Serum Steve Rogers, Stubborn Steve Rogers, Protective Bucky Barnes, Possessive Bucky Barnes, Young Love, Soulmates, Mating Bond, Mating Bites, Top Bucky Barnes, Bottom Steve Rogers, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Scent Marking, Come Marking, Duelling, Swordfighting, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Abusive Joseph Rogers, Murder, Sneaky Bucky Barnes, Celtic Mythology & Folklore, BAMF Peggy Carter, BAMF Sharon Carter (Marvel), Gender Roles, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Mpreg, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending, Masturbation, Weddings, Light Dom/sub, Service Submission, Coming of Age, Loss of Virginity, Choking, unprotected sex, Infanticide
