The Second Rise by victoria p (Teen)
Fandom: MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers/Peggy Carter, background Tony/Pepper
Length: 6000
Author on LJ: musesfool /
musesfool
Author Website:
musesfool
Why this must be read: So, apparently, in addition to alternate universes, I'll also be inundating you with food porn this month. I would apologize, except I'm not sorry, not even a little.
This story is a non-powered-slash-modern bakery AU, and it's lovely. It's tagged "therapeutic breadmaking," and that's basically what it is. There are so many wonderful things about this story that I can't list them all (and wouldn't want to deprive you of the joys of finding them on your own), but suffice it to say, this is exactly how I picture Steve and Bucky if the war they'd fought was in Afghanistan instead of western Europe. In addition, there is a lovely teamfic feel and glorious little nods to canon, all written in Vic's always beautiful prose.
Natasha is the first to hire on. A friend of Pepper's who ran her own cupcake and wedding cake business out of her apartment, she'd needed room to expand and Steve had been happy to provide it. He's a bread maker--it's what he knows and likes best: flour, salt, and yeast coming together to produce the most basic and yet most delicious staple of life. The fussy vagaries of cakes irritate him, though he's competent enough at the basics. It suits Natasha right down to the ground, though. She's the most intense baker he's ever met, and her wedding cakes are fluffy tiers of perfection for which they often charge exorbitant prices that make Steve feel guilty (which is why Natasha doesn't let him deal with the brides or the brides' mothers).
The Second Rise by victorial p
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers/Peggy Carter, background Tony/Pepper
Length: 6000
Author on LJ: musesfool /
musesfool
Author Website:
musesfool
Why this must be read: So, apparently, in addition to alternate universes, I'll also be inundating you with food porn this month. I would apologize, except I'm not sorry, not even a little.
This story is a non-powered-slash-modern bakery AU, and it's lovely. It's tagged "therapeutic breadmaking," and that's basically what it is. There are so many wonderful things about this story that I can't list them all (and wouldn't want to deprive you of the joys of finding them on your own), but suffice it to say, this is exactly how I picture Steve and Bucky if the war they'd fought was in Afghanistan instead of western Europe. In addition, there is a lovely teamfic feel and glorious little nods to canon, all written in Vic's always beautiful prose.
Natasha is the first to hire on. A friend of Pepper's who ran her own cupcake and wedding cake business out of her apartment, she'd needed room to expand and Steve had been happy to provide it. He's a bread maker--it's what he knows and likes best: flour, salt, and yeast coming together to produce the most basic and yet most delicious staple of life. The fussy vagaries of cakes irritate him, though he's competent enough at the basics. It suits Natasha right down to the ground, though. She's the most intense baker he's ever met, and her wedding cakes are fluffy tiers of perfection for which they often charge exorbitant prices that make Steve feel guilty (which is why Natasha doesn't let him deal with the brides or the brides' mothers).
The Second Rise by victorial p