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“The Necrofloranomicon” (T, 52k) by leveragehunters

Bucky didn't want much. Just to keep his head down, to sell his scavenged flowers in peace, and to stay off Shield's radar. His life would have been a lot easier if his flowers weren't dead and if being a necromancer wasn't illegal, but easy or not, he was getting by. Steve didn't want much, either. He was happy working for Shield, he had good friends, and overall his life was going just about the way he wanted it. Problem was, being happy with your life was generally an invitation for fate to throw a spanner in the works—and in Steve's specific case, it was going to be a spanner named Bucky.

(A love story about flowers, trust, and magic and the choices we make about doing what's right.)

+ Magic AU. Reposted from the Leveragehunters list because it’s incredible. Bucky doesn’t want to hurt anyone, and Steve’s determined to protect him 

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“Always and Always” (T, 17k) by buckyjerkbarnes

“I always liked daisies,” Sam confessed, only after Clint admitted he had a fond admiration for lavender and Wanda said she loved baby’s breath.

“I’m growing those,” Bucky told Sam.

Sam took a long sip of his drink, face smoothing over. “I’m deathly allergic.”

[OR the one where Bucky uses gardening as a coping mechanism, learns the language of flowers and starts dropping hints about his true feelings left, right and center—Steve can’t help it if he’s a little slow on the uptake.]

+ Post CW. Bucky gets a hobby. Mutual pining and a romantic candlelit declaration of love 

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“flowers bloom in winter” (T, 1k) by Areiton

They find flowers first.

+ Defrosting to Post WS. Steve and Bucky both have Hanahaki disease. (definition here) Lots of pining until Bucky returns. 

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“Laughs in Flowers” (T, 4k) by castiowl

It’s gotta be some kind of cosmic joke that the guy most likely to be allergic to air gets stuck over a damn flower shop.

+ Modern AU. Steve is awkward and buys way too many bouquets from Bucky

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“my love, he laughs like the flowers (alternatively: how everyone living in Avengers Tower ended up wearing flower crowns)” (T, 5k) by janie_tangerine

“Wilson,” Tony says, staring straight at Sam, “since you were the one starting it, can you please explain me how did you manage to turn Rogers and Barnes into a seventies fashion statement? Fuck, it seems like this room’s becoming a fucking hippie commune.”

Or: where Sam hadn't thought that buying Steve a flower crown would have escalated into what Tony dubs the great flower crown stint during which my tower turned into a hippie commune, Steve finds creative ways to confess his feelings and Bucky is entirely too happy to be at the receiving end of it. Also, Clint is regretting that he doesn't have SHIELD insurance anymore - his teeth might start to rot at some point soon.

+ Post WS. Can you propose via flower crown? All signs point to yes

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“You Make My Heart Skip A Beet” (T, 3k) by musette22

“I made soda bread.”

Steve lets out the 6’2” supersoldier equivalent of a squeak. “Oh, I love soda bread,” he says eagerly, rolling forward on the balls of his feet like he does when he gets excited. “My mom used to make it all the time when I was growing up.”

The tips of Barnes’s ears turn red, and he mutters something that sounds suspiciously like, “I know.”

+ Shrunkyclunks. Steve’s a guest judge on Chef Wars, Sam is the best wingman, and Bucky has a crush

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“The Big American Family Cooking Showdown” (G, 11k) by dearlydraupadi

Steve Rogers is a cameraman for the Big American Family Cooking Showdown. Bucky Barnes is a contestant along with his mother and sister. Steve Rogers can't stop filming Bucky Barnes' beautiful face. It's not long before the rest of the crew is getting annoyed, Bucky is getting a clue, and Steve is getting embarrassed. Welcome to the Big American Family Cooking Showdown!

+ Modern AU. Steve really likes Bucky and tries to make a good impression with his family

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“The Art of Cooking For Two” (M, 92k) by littleblackfox

“Any questions?” “Uh. What the fuck am I doing here?” Bucky offers.

+ Modern AU. The Great British Bake Off! Steve is a sweetheart, Bucky brews a lot of tea, and Alexander Pierce is awful

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“Wrecks My Nerves” (E, 48k) by castiowl

Honestly, all Bucky wants to do is win Hell's Kitchen so he can get out of his shitty apartment and be happy for once in his life, but then Steve is there and he's awful and wonderful and terrible and ruining everything. It's the Avengers: Hell's Kitchen!

+ Modern AU. Bucky’s not here to make friends; he’s here to win. (He ends up getting Steve anyway)

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“When the Moon Hits Your Eye (Like a Big Pizza Pie)” (G, under 1k) by courtneylovedcobain

“This is what I died for,” Steve said as he folded his nth slice of pizza, biting down on half of it in one go.

“This is what I came back from the dead for,” Bucky replied.

Or, Steve and Bucky give "fast food" a new meaning.

+ Post WS. Super soldiers, super stomachs

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