My fifth @happystevebingo square filled: Body Worship

[on AO3]

His Muse 

Black ink danced on white paper creating the coil in the shell of a well-formed ear; soft wisps of hair off the temple were detailed in before tackling long elegant neck lines. Steve trapped his tongue between his teeth as he worked out the details on paper.

Bucky uttered something unintelligible from just feet away.

“Shh,” Steve said without looking away from his efforts. “If you move, I can’t capture you right.”

“You have every pore and freckle memorized.” Bucky’s voice was muffled by the plump chenille cushion he was sprawled upon.

“Not this angle, not in this light.” Steve replicated the strong line of Bucky’s jaw, and brushed his knuckle along the drawing the same way he might caress Bucky’s face later.

“Mph,” Bucky muttered. “If I fall asleep, don’t draw the drool.”

“Why not?” Steve’s face lit up with a smile that was met with a half-glare. “Don’t worry, Buck.”

His pen scratched along the paper, leaving ink in it’s wake, filling in the hollow of Bucky’s throat and the scruff details beneath sharp cheekbones that contradicted the very notion of velvety-soft cheeks. Steve stopped drawing to give a lingering look at his muse.

He already knew he could draw Bucky from any angle and do it from memory, but now he didn’t have to.

a little something special for your special day. because you’ve given me so much love and support and encouragement, I wanted to give you something back. If I could, I’d fly over the ocean just to be with you. but here are just some things that you need to know. Things I can’t really give you but I’ll hand out the best way I can.

So have skinny!Steve

bc, like him, you never back down

Have Bucky Barnes

bc, like him, you’re loyal and true

Have Shuri

bc, like her, you’re a genius 

Have Peggy Carter

bc, like her, you’re a queen

Have Thor

bc, like him, you’re worthy

Have Loki

bc, like him, you believe in redemption 

Have Bruce Banner

bc, like him, it’s always okay to feel what you feel

Have Natasha Romanoff

bc, like her, your past does not define you

Have Clint Barton

bc, like him, your mistakes can be fixed

Have Pepper Potts

bc, like her, you can handle anything

Have Sam Wilson

bc, like him, your bravery knows no bounds

Have Okoye

bc, like her, your fierce side is something to be feared

Have Wanda Maximoff

bc, like her, your powers are extraordinary 

Have Hope van Dyne and Scott Lang

bc, like them, you believe in teamwork

Have T’Challa

bc, like him, you have greatness running through your veins

Have post!ws Bucky Barnes

bc, like him, you can triumph over darkness

Have Cap!Steve Rogers

bc, no matter what, you make him proud

Have Steve and Bucky

bc, like them, you always have someone in your corner

And, lastly, have Robert Downey Jr. 

This is definitely one of the features Pillowfort is missing and that i legit hope they implement. I've met soooo much people through crazy tagging T^T

#i wanna see steve's reaction when he first sees him looking like this #for science #:D - @viperbranium

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HOW DARE YOU

I mean...I thought we were FRIENDS...calling me out in my OWN house like this, woooooowwww...

Okay, yeah, I can’t even pretend anymore, I totally did imply that Steve was absolutely DTF in The Small Hours. :D And if I had enough of those (hours, that is), I’d be down to write it.  Come talk to me after I’ve seen Black Panther a billion times and finished swooning over T’Challa’s perfection...oh wait, who am I kidding, I will never ever stop swooning over that man.

ONE IS MINE

It’s automatic, like breathing. You meet someone, you shake hands, and you look. Let your perception expand, reach out with feeble fingers and try to find something to hold on to, on the off chance that this will be the time it finds a kindred soul.

Sam’s used to this, to the open mouths and the eyes like saucers and the sounds of surprise. But where people are usually mostly shocked, there’s such profound ache and longing in Steve’s eyes upon seeing Sam’s halo, that it almost makes him wish this could be true.

-excerpt from transit umbra 
(fic masterpost here)


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