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“If You Ever Did Believe” (M, 33k) by wearing_tearing

Bucky Barnes will never die of a broken heart. The spell he cast at thirteen, in between white petals and whispered words of magic, makes sure of that.

But then Bucky murders someone, conspires with his sister to hide the body, and meets Steve Rogers.

+ Modern AU. A Practical Magic AU. Steve investigates a small town when Rumlow goes missing, falls in love with the main suspect, and participates in an exorcism

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“60 Beans and a Cup of Magic” (T, 28k) by crinklefries

In a little corner of Brooklyn, Bucky Barnes is a baker, Steve Rogers is a witch, and over the course of a year, they bake some goods, drink a lot of coffee, and discover, between them, a little magic.

or;

steve rogers--once a disaster bi always a disaster bi; and now a disaster bi with magic

+ Modern AU. A hilarious and adorable fic where Bucky doesn’t realize Steve is magic and falls in love with him. Featuring an incredible amount of desserts and Steve’s sweet tooth

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“A Soft Place To Land” (E, 10k) by anoneknewmoose, Livelylute, mwestbelle

Plant witch Steve spends his days with his tight-knit coven, gardening and loving on plants of all kinds. Bucky has a gloved hand and dark energy he can't quite hide. This is the low-fi magical realism story of their love.

+ Magic AU. Bucky breaks away from his coven and moves into Steve’s apartment building. He wants to do good and be better, and Steve loves and accepts him

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“Northern Sky” (M, 50k) by littleblackfox, WarlockInTraining

Bucky casts around the field, the light rapidly fading as the storm clouds grow denser, swallowing up the weak winter sun. The spirits are here, he can feel them, their amorphous thoughts, panicked and trembling. They can feel his own fear, rising in the back of his throat, fuelling their own terror.

Bucky reaches for the chain around his neck, fumbling for his amulets. His fingers close around the two pieces of silver, fine and bright as the scars on his arm.

Please. Please keep me safe.

+ Fantasy AU. Bucky is the village witch with an affinity for spirits, and Steve is an artist that can’t stay away. Mutual pining, a lot of rain, and Studio Ghibli feels

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“Something So Familiar” (G, 6k) by leveragehunters (Monkeygreen)

When Bucky was seven the Training Masters told him he had no magic, no potential, that he'd never be a witch. It wasn't a surprise. Witches came from certain families and a certain class, just like magic was sterile and ordered and familiars were obedient and servile. That was simply the way the world worked.

Bucky grew up and got on with living his mundane life, knowing he was one hundred percent magic free. Which meant it came as something of a shock when the familiar appeared in his living room, claiming Bucky was his witch. It meant the Masters had been wrong. It meant Bucky had magic.

It meant, just maybe, that wasn't the way the world had to work after all.

+ Fantasy AU. Witch Bucky finds out he has magic, gets trained by his familiar, and starts a quiet revolution

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“To Believe in Tomorrow” (T, 3k) by seapigeon

Bucky's mornings at the community garden get a little more interesting when the new guy shows up.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Bucky gets a crush and helps Steve with his vegetables

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“Into the Sky” (T, 3k) by Ellessey

"Maybe they were just duds," Steve says, his thumb moving gently over Bucky's hand. "We can get some more."

They were magic beans, that's what the package called them. They were supposed to sprout within a week. They were intended for ages five to ninety-five.

Maybe Bucky's just too goddamn old.

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Bucky has precious little patience with himself (and even less for his horticultural endeavors), but Steve has more than enough to go around.

+ Post CW. Bucky grows a bean plant. A soft story about love 

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"A Seed Once Sown Never Dies” (T, 2k) by attackofthezee (noxlunate)

“Do you need backup?”

“No, I need my aunt’s superhero war boyfriend to stop calling me in the middle of missions.” Sharon says, but it’s a little more fond than when Nat says similar things so Steve thinks he can get away with it. “I don’t know what to tell you Steve. Get a pet? Wait, no, don’t get a pet. God no, please don’t do that. Get a plant. A couple plants.”

“A plant?” Steve says, feeling strangely confused by the suggestion.

“Yeah, it’ll be good for you. Start a garden or something. Just, do anything that isn’t calling me at 3 in the goddamn morning while I’m on an op. Call me at like 11 on a Sunday when it’s my day off. That’s a normal time to call Steve. If you catch me in a good mood we can even do brunch.”

Aka Steve Rogers starts a garden and it goes better than anyone expected.

+ Post WS. Bucky returns, secretly waters Steve’s plants, and then helps Steve at the farmers market.

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“All of Your Love is Sunlight” (E, 22k) by canistakahari and WarlockInTraining

Sometimes the path to happiness involves bad timing turned good, a butt plant, and a little everyday magic. For Steve and Bucky, it's all that and more.

+ Shrunkyclunks. Steve breaks a door, buys a succulent, and gets a date

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“It’s Fertilizer” (G, 1k) by daisymondays

“It’s fertilizer,” Steve says, far too primly for someone whose house smells like shit.

“That’s just a fancy word for shit.”

“No, it’s the correct word for plant nutrients.”

It’s becoming more and more evident that Steve is not going to admit that his house does in fact smell like shit, and he’s got that stubborn set to his jaw that tells Sam exactly who is behind the cause of the smell. Barnes.

+ Post WS. People are willing to go to great lengths to make Bucky happy

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