#insomnia1999

“You Can R’Lyeh on Me” (T, 22k) by insomnia1999 and Quarra

When the Tesseract sends the Red Skull into space, something else comes through. Something eldritch and dire and – OK, maybe not that dire.

A misunderstanding traps Tentacle God Bucky under the ice with Steve. Can they get past their differences and learn to get along? (Spoilers: Yes, yes they can.)

Now Steve has someone to help him navigate the future and the Avengers will never be the same.

+ Alt WW2 to Avengers. Tentacle God Bucky loves Steve, and won’t let the Chitauri or Thanos get in the way.

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“Lovecraft in Brooklyn” (E, 20k) by littleblackfox

Bucky shrugs. “My brothers wish me dead. But I have claimed this world as mine, and should any dare approach I will slaughter them, and their progeny.”

“Oh,” Steve says weakly. “Well, it’s tough coming from a large family.”

+ Modern AU. Steve’s new roommate is Eldrich God Bucky. There’s cultural differences, but they make it work!

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“Whip Crack” (E, 109k) by Quarra

Tentacle Monster Steve is captured by Hydra. They send in the Winter Soldier with a bull whip to break him, but as far as Steve's concerned the most beautiful creature he's ever seen walked in to his cell and started waving a sexy black tentacle at him. It's love at first sight.

+ Alternate WS. After Steve’s magical healing tentacles free Bucky from Hydra’s control, they join up with the Avengers and meet alternate dimension versions of themselves. Incomplete but definitely worth reading.

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“Tentacle Things I Like About You” (E, 16k) by LadyAngelique and Mystrana

Living in the future hasn’t been easy for Steve Rogers, but at least he doesn’t have to worry about standing out because of his creature mark -- a lot more people have them these days. His past of being bullied for his lion mark is just that -- the past, though the memories of being beaten up still color his reaction to people trying to touch him in the present.

Steve joins the Avengers, a group of people who use their creature marks for good. And when he gets a chance to meet Bucky, a handsome agent with a tentacle mark who seems to like Steve?

Well, Steve might finally be open to letting someone touch him again.

+ Shrunkyclunks with powers. Some people can manifest spectral animal characteristics, and Steve is captivated by Bucky’s tentacles.

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“Refraction” (E, 9k) by NachoDiablo

At a boring frat party, Steve narrowly escapes a conjuring gone awry. Not the best date he’s ever been on, but not the worst, either.

But he didn’t return alone.

+ Modern AU. Hydra tries to sacrifice Steve in exchange for glory and good grades. Tentacle God Bucky thinks they’re boring and finds Steve far more interesting.

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“best hex ever” (E, 1k) by mwestbelle

Because Bucky knows Steve. And he knows Steve Rogers never met something he didn’t at least consider shoving up his ass.

+ Post WS. Bucky gets hexed and Steve gets to explore

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“A Myriad of Misdecisions” (M, 21k) by Darksknight

“My parents thought I was working for an insurance company in New York when really I was joining the CIA so I just sort of never mentioned when I met you on an assassination-gone-wrong and now we’ve been married for five years and they still don’t know you exist, this has gotten wildly out of hand and you won’t stop laughing about it”

+ Modern AU. Steve brings Bucky home to meet his mom, and tries to convince her they’re Just Friends

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“Boeuf Mystere” (T, 1k) by galwednesday

“Quick question,” Bucky said.

Steve looked up, but didn’t stop moving passports and stacks of cash into a nondescript blue duffel, his mind busily ticking through logistics. He’d grab the glock taped behind the hidden drawer in the desk on their way out, and they could buy new clothes once they got across the border into neutral territory, so they didn’t need much else, apart from whatever Bucky wanted to bring. One duffle should be enough. “Yeah, honey?”

“What the fuck.”

+ Modern AU. Steve is a secret spy and Bucky is a secret restaurant critic. They both think they have the same job. 

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“No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Pine” (T, 16k) by galwednesday

"Agent Rogers. We have to stop meeting like this." The Winter Soldier crouched in front of where Steve was slumped against the wall, hands and forearms glued to the stone behind him by some kind of sticky polymer. "Comfortable?"

"No," Steve lied. "My blood circulation has been cut off. I've lost all feeling in my hands."

"Oh, so I should probably cut you loose," the Soldier deadpanned.

"It's a medical emergency. You don't want to be responsible for me losing limbs, do you?"

"Tell you what, if you lose your hands, I'll make you some new ones." He held up his metal hand, smallest finger crooked. “Pinkie promise.”

Secret Agent adversaries-to-lovers AU where the Winter Soldier keeps tying Captain America to walls and sticking around to chat. Shut up, Natasha, it’s not flirting, okay? (It’s definitely flirting.)

+ Alt WS. Steve gets a crush on Bucky who already has a crush on Steve

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“From Hydra with Love” (M, 21k) by insomnia1999

Captain Steve Rogers is one of the best spies in the world - a marksman, a martial artist, an expert in strategy and tactics. There's not a lot he can't handle. Heck, he's even saved the world once or twice.

So why does every run in with the mysterious Winter Soldier leave him feeling like the Bond Girl?

+ Modern AU. The one where Steve gets strapped to a laser table and Bucky wears leather pants

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“hold your breath and count to ten” (M, 9k) by rowan

Steve is living a lie and his home life is suffering because of it, but such is the sacrifice of a secret agent employed by S.H.I.E.L.D. and fighting against the rival spy agency, Hydra. His husband, Bucky, just wouldn't understand. Then again, perhaps they're both keeping their fair share of secrets.

+ Mr. and Mrs. Smith AU, rival assassins who love each other

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