Confusing Happiness, by BlueJayRose

Steve has waited for this moment for so, so long. He has borne so much for this, withstood so much suffering, misery and torture. He has worked so hard.

For the first time in over seventy years, Steve is holding Bucky Barnes in his arms.

Adult, AU, angst, praise kink. Steve became the Winter Soldier after jumping after Bucky – and although he’s finally free and has Bucky back, he’s convinced he’s now unworthy of Bucky’s love. This packs a mean punch in my Steve!feels, but luckily Steve now has Bucky to tell him how wrong he is…

Confusing Happiness, by BlueJayRose

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold…, by Brenda

“$50,000!” Steve called, shocking everyone in the room – and himself – into silence.

The MC blinked. His perfect, plastic smile melted right off his face. “Uh…could you…I’m sorry, what was that?”

Fuck. What the fuck was he thinking? There was no way this was what Tony’d had in mind when he’d given Steve his credit card and told him to ‘have a little fun’.

Adult, AU. Captain America takes part in a charity auction – reluctantly, right until a certain James Buchanan Barnes III steps on stage… Wowza, the chemistry here is off the charts, smoking hot!

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold…, by Brenda

tin soldiers, by idrilka

rogersthat

fuck, fuck, there’s been another attack in d.c., some sick fuck started shooting people on the roosevelt bridge, and people say captain america was there, fighting him, and that’s the route my sister takes to work and now she’s not picking up her phone and i’m panicking

Teen, meta!fic. This is like no other fic, ever – we get to see Steve (and eventually Bucky) through the eyes of the in-universe public, including academic papers, LJ posts, news, tweets, photos… Just mind-blowing, especially for a fan with a background in academia like me. *hugs it forever*

tin soldiers, by idrilka

When In Sparta, by Ark

Bucky is hard; it’s morning, and many men awake to the condition (Steve has also). Bucky’s cock is big and pressed against Steve’s ass, insistent. It’s hardly the first time they’ve been in this state, and once Bucky wakes up he’ll roll over and throw back the covers and say it’s time for the diner, he could eat two whole stacks of pancakes. 

Only sometimes, they –

Adult, pre-canon. This is utterly wonderful, a look at our boys keeping each other warm…

When In Sparta, by Ark

Always Back To Yo, by flyingsolo_flyingfree

Steve would’ve spent his entire life looking for the Winter Soldier, looking for Bucky, but it turns out he doesn’t have to.

Adult, post-Winter Soldier. I love me a good, long “Bucky comes home” fic, and this one deals rather well with everything the boys have to deal with.

Always Back To Yo, by flyingsolo_flyingfree

Vid: “Homes is home, you know?”, by Lucy’s Heart

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Short but a punch in the gut. Music: Hunger, by Ross Coperman.

Vid: Bloodsport, by Lucy’s Heart

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I love a good use of other sources, and this is a great “Bucky comes back” vid. Music by Raleigh Ritchie.

to the west (away from the sunrise), by garrisonbabe

Before Bucky was born, the Moon never appeared above their city. All the scientists in the world couldn’t figure out why. There was no explanation, except for what the church had. The Moon didn’t want to be seen here, by them. 

When Bucky was born, for the first time in their city’s history, they had a full moon.

Teen, pagan gods!AU. This is probably one of the strangest premises for an AU ever, but it works – and it’s wonderful in its simplicity.

to the west (away from the sunrise), by garrisonbabe

Patterns in Nature, by Zolac_no_Miko

I think maybe you’re chasing him in the wrong direction, Sam had said, and Steve reaches for the pull, the faintest wisp of feeling even though they’re this close, breathing the same air; it feels like it will slip from his grasp but Steve holds tight and reaches in and down, down, down.

Teen, post-Winter Soldier. The magical realism in this is an undercurrent, the connection between Steve and Bucky, and Steve needing Bucky to come back to him so bad, he bends reality to do so. 

Patterns in Nature, by Zolac_no_Miko