#pack behavior

by Gloromeien a Stucky WIP

Chapters: 11/? Fandom: Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Darcy Lewis, Sarah Rogers (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones (Marvel), Matt Murdock, Kahhori (Marvel), Maya Lopez, Joaquín Torres (Marvel), T'Challa (Marvel), Shuri (Marvel), Ramonda (Marvel), Frank Castle, Brunnhilde | Valkyrie (Marvel), Yelena Belova, Kate Bishop, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Carol Danvers, Maria Rambeau, Nick Fury, Taneleer Tivan, Logan | Wolverine (X-Men), Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel), Peter Parker, Aunt May Parker (Marvel), Mary Jane Watson, Ned Leeds, Rebecca Barnes Proctor, Winifred Barnes, Claire Temple, Brock Rumlow, Jack Rollins Additional Tags: Werewolves, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Werewolf Mates, Modern AU, Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Alternative Werewolf Lore, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alpha Steve Rogers, Modern Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Feels, Bucky Barnes Angst, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Lonely Bucky Barnes, Lonely Steve Rogers, Protective Steve Rogers, Found Family, isolated community, Pining Bucky Barnes, Dogs, So many dogs in this one, Everyone gets a dog!, Fluff, Humor, Smut, Angst, HEA Guaranteed, Slow Burn, Like I can't express how slow, But it's sooo worth it y'all, NOT OMEGAVERSE, I really can't stress enough about how this is not Omegaverse or A/B/O, They're just werewolves gang

Summary:

The scent was all.

The scent was all, and he’d lost it.

He staggered through the burning woods, desperate for shelter, for water, for air, along the only path the fire permitted him, a rock ledge that overlooked the river, stained brown from all the blood, all the carnage of the battle that still raged in the valley below. A fog of black, sooty smoke loomed in between the trees, but thinned out on the ledge. He cradled his mangled arm as he lurched forward, forward on a pair of swollen ankles, shackle-scarred legs, desperate for escape from he knew not what.

He only knew it was evil—pure, invincible evil—and if he shifted, they would have him. His wolf was fierce but fair-minded, a creature of instinct and hunger—and instinct, he had discovered, could be manipulated, wielded, owned.

The man with no name would die before he would be owned again. In which Bucky is a lonely, determined, but tormented wolf searching for his mate while shepherding an adorable pack of rescue dogs around the West Coast, and Steve is the righteous but grief-stricken Alpha of an idyllic werewolf pack, who'll do anything it takes to keep his wolves safe under the constant threat of a HYDRA attack.

Chapter 11: The Beast Howls In My Veins

Snippet:

“Then you don’t know him well enough yet.” Wanda reached out to pet his head, unable to stop soothing him. Bucky nudged into it, desperate for whatever affection he could get that night. “But you will. And then you’ll see that not everyone wears their scars out in the open, our brave Alpha least of all.”

She smiled, wistful, hopeful. Bucky couldn’t quite match her level of faith, though a spark of something new flared to life inside of him, warm but wary.

“But he is also stubborn as a mule, and a teensy bit self-destructive besides.” Wanda spared him a final pet, then clapped her hands together. “So, we need a plan.”

“Wands, I don’t want to force him into anything,” Bucky insisted. “That’s not how this works.”

“No one’s forcing,” she assured him. “As the therapy podcasts like to say, we’re just putting on our armor so we can defend against Steve’s Evil Knievel tendencies and overall, you know, papa bear-ish-ness.”

Bucky snorted. “Okay…”

“I mean it.” A hint of flint lit her gray eyes. “Bucky, this is your mate. The one you’ve been searching for all this time.”

“You don’t gotta remind me.”

H: How would you describe your style?

Visceral and witty. Very detailed. Committed to characterization above all else.

T: Any fandom tropes you can’t stand?

I wouldn’t say I can’t stand it, but I’m not a fan of the coffee shop AUs. Like sometimes they’re good, but a lot of the time it just leads to a lot of ooc fluff.

U: Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

District_7_Profanity is a prolific Joniss writer, the two of us are basically gods among men in that fandom. She was in the fandom before me, though, and her works definitely gave me some of the inspiration to write my own stuff. Really, you guys might owe my existance as a fic writer to her. She also cares deeply about characterization and she really gets the ship dynamic, so her stuff is really fun to read.

@princessofgayskull (a.k.a. ceruleanstorm) and her fic upper west side can take the credit for me deciding to write for the SPOP fandom. Her stuff is definitely a different style but the way it’s written really gets you into the feeling of what’s going on, doesn’t let you be a passive observer. It’s steeped in trauma, which is what I connect to most with SPOP, and she too is really good at dynamics, not just between Catradora, but all the characters.

@doublepasse-writes pulled off an insane twist in her flagship fic For My Sake, she also is great at characterization and dynamics, and she does it all in her second language. Fucking amazing.

As you can see, I care a lot about characterization and dynamics between characters lmao

V: If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

In a way I kinda have to say congratulations since I am already writing a sequel? That could also be considered a fix it fic though lol because the original was so upsetting that I couldn’t stand to leave the story there.

For one I’m not already writing, I’m gonna say Pack Behavior by @manypiecesofreeses. That fic is so good and so cute and I would love to explore Catradora growing up from this particular origin story.

by Gloromeien a Stucky WIP

Chapters: 7/? Fandom: Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Darcy Lewis, Sarah Rogers (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones (Marvel), Matt Murdock, Kahhori (Marvel), Maya Lopez, Joaquín Torres (Marvel), T'Challa (Marvel), Shuri (Marvel), Ramonda (Marvel), Frank Castle, Brunnhilde | Valkyrie (Marvel), Yelena Belova, Kate Bishop, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Carol Danvers, Maria Rambeau, Nick Fury, Taneleer Tivan, Logan | Wolverine (X-Men), Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel), Peter Parker, Aunt May Parker (Marvel), Mary Jane Watson, Ned Leeds, Rebecca Barnes Proctor, Winifred Barnes, Claire Temple, Brock Rumlow, Jack Rollins Additional Tags: Werewolves, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Werewolf Mates, Modern AU, Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Alternative Werewolf Lore, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alpha Steve Rogers, Modern Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Feels, Bucky Barnes Angst, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Lonely Bucky Barnes, Lonely Steve Rogers, Protective Steve Rogers, Found Family, isolated community, Pining Bucky Barnes, Dogs, So many dogs in this one, Everyone gets a dog!, Fluff, Humor, Smut, Angst, HEA Guaranteed, Slow Burn, Like I can't express how slow, But it's sooo worth it y'all, NOT OMEGAVERSE, I really can't stress enough about how this is not Omegaverse or A/B/O, They're just werewolves gang

Summary:

The scent was all.

The scent was all, and he’d lost it.

He staggered through the burning woods, desperate for shelter, for water, for air, along the only path the fire permitted him, a rock ledge that overlooked the river, stained brown from all the blood, all the carnage of the battle that still raged in the valley below. A fog of black, sooty smoke loomed in between the trees, but thinned out on the ledge. He cradled his mangled arm as he lurched forward, forward on a pair of swollen ankles, shackle-scarred legs, desperate for escape from he knew not what.

He only knew it was evil—pure, invincible evil—and if he shifted, they would have him. His wolf was fierce but fair-minded, a creature of instinct and hunger—and instinct, he had discovered, could be manipulated, wielded, owned.

The man with no name would die before he would be owned again. In which Bucky is a lonely, determined, but tormented wolf searching for his mate while shepherding an adorable pack of rescue dogs around the West Coast, and Steve is the righteous but grief-stricken Alpha of an idyllic werewolf pack, who'll do anything it takes to keep his wolves safe under the constant threat of a HYDRA attack.

Chapter 7: Now There’s No Holding Back, I’m Making To Attack

Snippet:

One week, and he’d be able to call Westhaven home. A vote would be called at that Tuesday’s elders council meeting. Steve had promised him. If Bucky received unanimous support, he’d been initiated at Friday’s pack run. Which meant Steve would remove the block on him, would open himself to Bucky being one of his wolves. Would know how much deeper their connection ran.

Or not.

Bucky’d had a restless night, worrying himself sleepless over whether Steve ‘Anti-Woo’ Rogers would accept him as his mate. Whether he’d even recognize the pull inside him or chalk it up to… Bucky didn’t even know what. He couldn’t imagine denying his tether to Steve, ignoring the primal urges that compelled them together. But then, their fateful bond had freed his mind in ways Steve, as Alpha, could never open himself to.

And really, what was Bucky to him but another fun flirtation, another brief infatuation, another notch on his bedpost (ribbed from his pleasure)? A part of Steve, like the rest of the town, must see him as fresh meat for his voracious libido. The fact that they’d become friends might mean little in the grand scheme—Steve was friends with all of his lovers, generous with his time and tenderness and passion with all of his wolves. Would he really abandon all that, the free love philosophy that had become the Westhaven way, to devote himself to Bucky, a wolf who couldn’t even remember if he’d had a first kiss?

Please, he begged the sky, the sea, the simmering air. I’ve come so far. I’ve waited so long. I’ve tried so hard to be worthy of him.

by Gloromeien a Stucky WIP

Chapters: 16/? Fandom: Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Darcy Lewis, Sarah Rogers (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones (Marvel), Matt Murdock, Kahhori (Marvel), Maya Lopez, Joaquín Torres (Marvel), T'Challa (Marvel), Shuri (Marvel), Ramonda (Marvel), Frank Castle, Brunnhilde | Valkyrie (Marvel), Yelena Belova, Kate Bishop, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Carol Danvers, Maria Rambeau, Nick Fury, Taneleer Tivan, Logan | Wolverine (X-Men), Robert "Bob" Reynolds (Marvel), Peter Parker, Aunt May Parker (Marvel), Mary Jane Watson, Ned Leeds, Rebecca Barnes Proctor, Winifred Barnes, Claire Temple, Brock Rumlow, Jack Rollins Additional Tags: Werewolves, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Werewolf Mates, Modern AU, Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Alternative Werewolf Lore, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alpha Steve Rogers, Modern Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Feels, Bucky Barnes Angst, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Lonely Bucky Barnes, Lonely Steve Rogers, Protective Steve Rogers, Found Family, isolated community, Pining Bucky Barnes, Dogs, So many dogs in this one, Everyone gets a dog!, Fluff, Humor, Smut, Angst, HEA Guaranteed, Slow Burn, Like I can't express how slow, But it's sooo worth it y'all, NOT OMEGAVERSE, I really can't stress enough about how this is not Omegaverse or A/B/O, They're just werewolves gang

Summary:

The scent was all.

The scent was all, and he’d lost it.

He staggered through the burning woods, desperate for shelter, for water, for air, along the only path the fire permitted him, a rock ledge that overlooked the river, stained brown from all the blood, all the carnage of the battle that still raged in the valley below. A fog of black, sooty smoke loomed in between the trees, but thinned out on the ledge. He cradled his mangled arm as he lurched forward, forward on a pair of swollen ankles, shackle-scarred legs, desperate for escape from he knew not what.

He only knew it was evil—pure, invincible evil—and if he shifted, they would have him. His wolf was fierce but fair-minded, a creature of instinct and hunger—and instinct, he had discovered, could be manipulated, wielded, owned.

The man with no name would die before he would be owned again. In which Bucky is a lonely, determined, but tormented wolf searching for his mate while shepherding an adorable pack of rescue dogs around the West Coast, and Steve is the righteous but grief-stricken Alpha of an idyllic werewolf pack, who'll do anything it takes to keep his wolves safe under the constant threat of a HYDRA attack.

Chapter 16: Starts So Soft And Sweet

Snippet:

“Better get used to it.” Darcy shrugged. “Oversharing is the Westhaven way.”

Bucky nodded. “We are the drama.”

“No wonder you fit right in, Bucky Bear,” Becca teased, her smile shark-like.

“Wait, what?” Darcy matched her mercenary grin, scenting blood on the water. “Was that his nickname?”

“‘Bucky’ is my nickname.” He still hadn’t quite gotten over the fact that his birth name was James and hoped no one ever called him that.

“The grownup version, sure.” Becca fell in with them as she explained. “This one used to be a veritable Snow White when he was a kid. All the woodland creatures came out to play whenever we’d venture into the forest, which included, you guessed it, baby bears this one time we went camping at Big Sur. Bucky liked to give them all names, by which I mean he gave them all his name—Big James and Little James the squirrels, Jaime the red-tailed hawk, Barnes the fox, Buchanan the papa bear, and Bucky the bear cub. One night by the campfire, our dad told us a story about Bucky and the cub switching places, a whole changeling situation. So, we started calling him Bucky Bear, pretending we weren’t sure whether he was wolf or bear.”