December Recs
Two Super Soldiers, a Falcon and a Pizza Party by
monicawoe
An embarrassingly late birthday ficlet for my dear luckyraeve who wanted Steve and Bucky feasting super-soldier style after a long day of battle.
like shadows on skin by
radialarch
This is a language Steve understands.
The Fifties by
Speranza
"Because everything's all right, isn't it?" Bucky said. "Everything's great. I'm so happy; I never thought I could be this happy. You're happy, too, aren't you, Peg?"
The Roommate Situation by
27dragons
At loose ends after his release from the Army, Bucky finds himself with a crappy job at Hydra Securities and an even crappier living situation, sharing a studio apartment with a roommate who thinks a tacked-up sheet creates sufficient privacy to engage in BDSM while Bucky's trying to sleep. Bucky is counting down the days until the end of the lease and spending as much time as he can at Steve's already-overcrowded apartment... Until one night he overhears his roommate ignoring a clear "no" from his latest one-night stand and decides to intervene.
Cousin by
togina
Aunt Lucy keeps insisting they'll grow into it, but Steve still isn't sure you can grow into someone's cousin. He thinks maybe you have to be born cousins.
"Oh, child," Aunt Lucy says, laughing. "You were."
Operation Snapdragon by
laurakaye
They’d decided to call it Operation Snapdragon, Jasper had explained, because snapdragons meant “deception” in the language of flowers.
It would be more accurate to call it Operation Rip Out Phil's Heart And Grind It Beneath The Feet Of Mobsters, but apparently there wasn't a flower for that.
My Arms Were Made To Hold You by
portraitofemmy and
rainbow_marbles
Tired of being kept awake at night by a screaming baby, Bucky decides to take matters into his own hands. Mostly he wants a good night's sleep, but what he gets is beautiful baby boy with big blue eyes, a lonely father trying to move on from tragedy, and a chance at a family he never expected to have.
Rivets by
Jaune_Chat
The Winter Soldier was starting to remember, and would stitch himself back together any way he could.
Rec Of The Week - When All Is Said And Done by
james
Bucky is doing okay at fitting in, but he needs a little help. And he needs Steve to leave him alone for five fucking seconds, Jesus.
Sometimes you just needs something adorable, and this sweet little Bucky/Tony fits the bill. It's not huge, there's no major plot arc or even any Avengering, but it doesn't need it. It's a fic about shy glances, slow trust and developing feelings, and it's told with a deft touch, leaving you satisfied and smiling. Even if Bucky/Tony isn't your ship, give this a try.
Holding Hands at the Movie Palace by
copperbadge
Steve wants to know what Bucky remembers; Steve's own memories are much more interesting to Bucky.
Your Touch, Your Skin (Oh Where Do I Begin?) by
biggrstaffbunch
Bucky heaves an irritated sigh. “I said,” he says loudly, “that I wasn’t fondling Wilson’s knives.”
Steve learns to navigate a world where Bucky wants to touch and Steve wants to let him. Featuring: text messages from unhelpful Avengers, meddling best friends, lots of uncertainty, and Steve being so thirsty it's kind of sad.
Fighting Ghosts by
copperbadge
Tony Stark is a Seer, someone vulnerable to phantasms, malevolent spirits of the dead. He's meant to have a bonded Fighter, someone who can defend him -- or attack on his command. So far he's had no luck finding a bond, but that's about to change...
Keeping Steve by
copperbadge
The gifts from Tony and Pepper are nice, and Steve secretly likes showing off signs that he belongs to them -- until some offhanded teasing from Clint makes him wonder if they're gifts from his lovers or payment for services rendered.
I Thought The World Would Be Smaller by
prettybirdy979
They say it's a small world.
Jessica Jones and Matt Murdock could testify to that. You know, once they eventually meet.
(Or five times their worlds overlapped plus one time they met)
A Splintered Tomorrow by
Zelos
The fragments and shards and shining, fragile things that makes up each and every one of them, and speaks of things yet to come.
A WWII series.
The Catain America Adventure Hour by
NyxEtoile and
OlivesAwl
As they ran down the hall, Steve said, "You picked up a girl. As a POW."
"What's that thing your mom used to say? God looks after drunks and good Irish boys."
"Unbelievable," he muttered.
Rec Of The Week - Rhapsody in Blue by
Mhalachai (Warning! Incomplete)
For decades, Peggy Carter has had only two constants in her life: Howard Stark, and the Winter Soldier.
Why oh why am I reccing an incomplete fic, one that hasn't been updated in a year, no less? Well, for a few reasons, Firstly, as a lover of open endings written right, I can say that if you like them, then where the story ends will be satisfying. Yes, there's room for more, but it climaxes on a realisation that marks an ending point to a story thread, so there's that. Secondly, this is several of my favourite things done in an amazing, unique way, It's Peggy-centric, which I love. It deals with Enhancement and agelessness, which is fun. And it's a canon-divergent AU, which is my absolute, hard-core love in fanfic. Mhalachai takes all of these things and writes a story that spans decades, bringing Peggy from the war to the new millenium with skill. They even created a Peggy/Howard that I actually liked, and that's never been a ship I've been interested in. But above all, this is a story that goes places with plot and characters that I haven't seen anywhere else. It's special, and it deserves more acclaim than the kudos count reflects.
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