2025 FIC REC LIST
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Dearest Readers,
Sorry this so darn late; 2025 was a crazy year! Thankfully, itās over and we can keep pushing forward. May your 2026 be filled with happiness, prosperity, and lots of fanfic! š
Violet
ā BUCKY BARNES
Touch-starved!bucky by @barnes-babydoll
Headcanon
Playing dirty by @intrepidacious
Drabble; avengers!au: avenger!bucky x avenger!reader You and bucky have a staring contest
In the Absence of Falling by @/intrepidacious
drabble; injured!bucky "I'm with you til the end of the line."
Like Lightening by @/intrepidacious
drabble; fluff; established relationship bucky and reader get caught in the rain
Where Your Heart Lies by @/intrepidacious
Drabble; Pirate!au: pirate!bucky x pirate!reader A search for lost parts of a treasure map unknowingly leads the protagonist to true love
(Mis)Fortunately by @/intrepidacious
Drabble; avengers!au: Avenger!bucky x avenger!reader "We can't keep all the strays"
As Red As Blood by @/intrepidacious
Drabble; Hunter!reader
Nightmare No More by @/intrepidacious
Drabble; things that go bump in the night
Farmer!bucky by @pellucid-constellations
Drabble; Strangers to lovers? Modern!au: farmer!bucky x career woman!readerYour car breaks down while youāre driving through the countryside, spinning off into a field, and the hot rugged farmer James helps you out š
Untitled by @/pellucid-constellations
Drabble; Fluff but also trying your best to piss Bucky off and it's lucky that he's in love with youuu
Beans and Badges by @writing-for-marvel
drabble; modern!au: Detective!Bucky Barnes x Barista!Fem!Reader Bucky is smitten with his local barista and the doodles she draws just for him.
Operation: Get Up and Run by @orellazalonia
Drabble; Established relationship, fluffBucky tries to drag you out of bed at 6 a.m. for a morning jog, but you stubbornly refuse, choosing cozy cuddles and warm blankets over cardio.
If I Don't Come Back by @/orellazalonia
[18+] tw suicide mention/ideation; avengers!au: avenger!bucky x avenger!reader You never really cared if you lived or died, throwing yourself into missions and neglecting your health while pretending everything was fine. But Bucky saw through the cracks, and when you pushed yourself too far, he finally forced you to stop running from the truth.
Right Through the Fire by @/orellazalonia
catws: winter soldier!bucky x civilian!reader; meet ugly Caught in the middle of the Winter Soldier's ambush on Captain America, you barely survive after he unexpectedly spares your life during the chaos. Now recovering in a secure facility, haunted and confused, you can't stop thinking about the way he looked at you.
The Trouble With Sweetness by @/orellazalonia
You were just being sweet without realizing the effect you had on Bucky, driving him quietly out of his mind. When he finally snaps and confronts you, all that tension explodes into a heated confession and a kiss that leaves you breathless and shaken in the best way.
What Makes a Woman by @yourladyjane
Hurt/comfort; established relationshipWhen your relationship with Bucky begins to progress physically, you decide to divulge some very personal information.
A Soul With No King by @/yourladyjane
avengers!au: avenger!reader x avenger!bucky, winter soldier!bucky; pining, angst Wanting used to be enough for him, until it wasnāt.
I Canāt Seem to Understand You by @shurisneakers
Thunderbolts; established relationship/exes to lovers*The new avengers get into a pickle and Bucky takes them to the one place he knows theyāll be safe; problem is, you might not be happy to see him.
A Heart in Hiding by @vunblr
[18+] frenemies to lovers, mutual pining; avengers!au: avenger!reader, avenger!buckyCaught between the shadows of his past and an unexpected connection, Bucky wrestles with his demons and his growing feelings for a new Avenger.
Claimed by @imtaashu
Established relationship, fluff; avengers!au: avenger!reader, avenger!buckyYou kiss Bucky goodbye before he heads out for the day ā but hours later, that faint lipstick mark is still there. He noticed. He just didnāt care to wipe it off (Because secretly, he loves when people know heās yours.)
Anywhere You Go, I Go by @/imtaashu
Bucky Barnes hates crowds, noise, and busy stores. But when you say youāre heading to the grocery store, suddenly heās lacing up his boots and holding your hand like itās a battlefield.
Drown Me Gently by @danysdaughter
[18+] Hurt/comfortPost thunderbolts, new avengers!reader, siren!reader, a half-siren joins the new avengers, hiding centuries of shame beneath skin that was never yours to begin with. but when bucky barnes sees past the danger to the devastating loneliness underneath, the monster you fear you are finally begins to unravel.
If We Talked by @/pellucid-constellations
Established relationship, angst with a happy ending, idiots in loveAfter overhearing some choice words between Bucky and his best friend, you make the difficult decision to avoid him. For a week. Bucky loses his mind in the process.
Between Us by @/pellucid-constellations
Vigilante!reader; You were keeping something from Bucky. Something big. Finding the right time to tell him was becoming harder and harder, and you didn't want him to treat you differently. To stop touching you like you were delicate.
Kintsugi by @abovethesmokestacks
avengers!au: avenger!bucky x avenger!reader; friends to lovers, mutual pining Reasons not to kiss her: She belongs in a museum, and you are merely here to gaze. Look around you, all the signs scream ādo not touchā. Reasons to kiss her: She loves you, and her eyes are closed and didnāt your mother ever tell you not to leave a good thing waiting?
Carefully, With Love by @peterparkive
avengers!au: avenger!bucky x avenger!reader; friends to lovers, mutual pining; fluff Buckyās never been good at saying how he feelsābut heās getting better at showing it. Almost. From close tension-thick moments in cramped SUVs to flour clinging on your eyelashes in the middle of the night, there are three times he nearly kisses youā¦and the one time he finally does.
Creamy or Crunchy by @marvelstoriesepic
Avengers!au: Avenger!bucky x Avenger!reader; Bucky joins you grocery shopping to everyoneās surprise.
Downtime by @/marvelstoriesepic
Avengers!au: Avenger!bucky x avenger!reader; After a hilariously avoidable gym accident, you try to hide the fact that even Avengers get hurt off-duty. But unfortunately for you, Bucky isnāt easily fooled.
Weakness by @/marvelstoriesepic
Avengers!au: Avenger!bucky x avenger!reader; You use Buckyās only weakness to your advantage until it bites you in the ass.
Breaking Ice by @/marvelstoriesepic
Avenger!Bucky x Avenger!Reader; When a mission gets compromised and you stop breathing beneath the ice, Bucky breaks every rule to bring you back with a love he can no longer hide.
Just in Case by @/marvelstoriesepic
Avenger!bucky x avenger!reader; When an ambush leaves you bleeding in the snow, Bucky carries you to safety through gunfire, fever, and fear, and you finally say the words youāve both been avoiding.
šAll Thatās Magic by @/marvelstoriesepic
Avenger!bucky x witch!reader; You take Bucky to a magical Christmas market you crafted from snow, lanterns, and a little bit of wonder.
Beautiful Mayhem by @vampypandalover
New avenger!bucky x new avenger!reader; Bucky Barnes has fought wars, outsmarted Hydra, and survived alien invasions, but nothing prepared him for you: the walking embodiment of mayhem with a smile that makes every disaster worth it.
Incoming by @54nboo
Tfatws!bucky x military!reader; After two years of you talking into his ear, bucky meets the face behind the voice on the comms after a tricky mission.
Bite Your Lip by @godmadeaterribleerror
Post thunderbolts; new avenger!bucky x new avenger!reader
Itās been calling Me by @/godmadeaterribleerror
Tfatws; You've had theseā¦ dreams. Strange, realistic, detailed dreams of the same man, almost your whole life. But they're just dreams. You've been so sure, for so long, that they're just dreams.
And You Were Brighter Than The Light & Part two by @/godmadeaterribleerror
Avengers!au: avenger!bucky x avenger!reader; There are a lot of Avenger's at the compound. And you never leave your room. It's a good thing you did, though. Just once. Otherwise you never would've met Bucky
Earth's Mightiest Headache by @/orellazalonia
series: ongoing; avengers!au: avenger!bucky x avenger!reader, unhinged!reader; crack fic A collection of different one-shots with an unhinged reader as aĀ chaotic whirlwindĀ of misplaced confidence, untraceable knowledge, and genuine good intentions. People find you to be both a genius and an idiot, and no one can determine which side wins more often.
Blunt by @buckysbabygorl
[18+] series: complete; avengers!au: avenger!bucky x blunt!reader; coworkers to lovers Blunt. If she was one word that would be it. Y/N is as sharp as they come, both to Buckyās delight and dismay. Heās tried everything, open flirtations and bold moves but he canāt crack that stone hard and professional exterior. The back and forth canāt go on forever. With all this tension, Bucky is on the verge of desperation.
The Domestic Clause by @/vunblr
series: complete; pre-thunderbolts: congressman!barnes Bucky agrees to a discreet cleaning service to tend to his apartment while heās away. He never expected the care of someone heād never met to become the gentlest part of his daily life.
Misery Loves Company by @/shurisneakers
series: ongoing (collection of individual oneshots); grumpy x grumpy "everyone is always like āoh! bucky with a golden retriever reader this! bucky with a sunshine reader that!ā what about bucky with a reader whoās just as moody as he is??"
Unsolved by @/shurisneakers
series: complete; avengers!au: avenger!bucky x avenger!reader, enhanced!reader; coworkers to friends to lovers, slowburn; crack fic Bucky doesn't even believe in the paranormal. So who the hell thought it was a good idea to stick him in a series about everything haunted for the internet's amusement? With his loose-canon of a teammate who has no concept of subtlety or any shits left to give, to make things even worse.
āŖ STEVE ROGERS
Under the Weather by @/intrepidacious
drabble; established relationship, sick!reader You are sick and Steve is worried.
Loophole by @/intrepidacious
[18+] drabble; modern!au: librarian!steve; established relationship Steve is technically not breaking the rules
šStay Now by @/intrepidacious
Drabble; avenger!reader; Under the mistletoe
Healing hands by @/intrepidacious
Drabble; Touch starved bf!steve
Back and Forth by @anika-ann
Series: complete; enemies to lovers; avengers!au: avenger!reader, inhuman!reader, agent!reader Calling yourself an Avenger would be overstatement, even if you have been joining them on missions quite frequently lately. Calling them your friends would be an overstatement also. Calling you andĀ Steve RogersĀ friends, now that would be an insult to the entity of friendship ā though unlike him, you have enough self-awareness to admit that he isn't the only one to blame for that. Most of the time anyway. However, the Avengers need your abilities and so you and Steve tolerate each other ā or at least youāre trying, your back and forth visibly annoying your colleagues and exhausting you both.And then youāre thrown into a situation where mere tolerance isnāt an option. That should end well, shouldnāt it?
šANTHONY BRIDGERTON
Clumsy!reader Headcanon by @thetalkoftheton
headcanon; established relationship; clumsy!reader; fluff
Courting Strategy by @/thetalkoftheton
headcanon; idiots in love, enemies to lovers
šKANTHONY
Untitled by @lookingfts
Married!kanthony fluff
šBENEDICT BRIDGERTON
The Love is Requited, Theyāre Just Idiots By @starryeyedstories
Drabble; family and friends constantly pointing out how compatible you are with each other
Tea Party by @/starryeyedstories
Drabble; Benedict as a father
Cafune by @/starryeyedstories
Drabble; cafune - the act of running your fingers through the hair of someone you love
Accidentally Bumping Noses Whilst Kissing by @/starryeyedstories
Drabble
From a Father to a Son by @thebabblingbrookenook
Benedict has held his fatherās words close to his heart for his entire life. The model of love that his parents provided set an uncompromising standard. All of the pieces to the puzzle didnāt fully align until he fell in love with you. Although his father is gone, Benedict gets to experience the love of his life through the lens of his fatherās parting sage wisdom.
āļøGERALT OF RIVIA
it's not fate by @/intrepidacious
Drabble; "I didn't believe in fate until I met you."
