Barnes’ City of Books – TheSopherfly
Bucky/Tony
4,254 words
Imagine Bucky owns a bookstore and this is Tony's favorite place to relax and get away from his stressful job.
fluff
Hope for the Holidays – Reioka
Bucky/Tony
14,690 words
Tony never expected to share Christmas with the man who killed his parents, but he's here now, so they should make the best of it.
Christmas, fluff, getting together, slow burn
Keep Your Eyes On Me – ElloPoppet
Bucky/Tony
10,345 words
“What the fuck, Stark. I don’t...I don’t hate you. Christ!”
Tony registered the offended and visceral tone of Barnes’ voice before processing the words, shaken off guard by both when they finally sunk in.
“That’s...huh.” Tony responded, eloquently.
“Is this about what I said when we got here? Because I meant that Steve would never make you bunk with me alone because you wouldn’t like it.” Barnes said, as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
“...huh.”
enemies to friends to lovers, fluff, misunderstandings, PTSD
Professional Snuggles – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Bucky/Tony
4,103 words
The business card said “ Professional Companionship ” and “ Specializing in the Intimidating Significant Other Ruse ” and “ Available in a Variety Of Backgrounds, Religion, Platonic but Boyfriend Material to a Point ” and Tony turned it over in his hands at least a thousand times as he waited for the doorbell to ring.
au: no powers, fluff
Rocket Science – marsmaywander, orbingarrow
Bucky/Tony
12,094 words
Sleep-deprived and under-caffeinated, grad student Tony falls asleep in a conveniently empty classroom and wakes up in the middle of Bruce’s Physics 101 course. After seeing a groggy Tony fumble a simple question, actual-student Bucky offers to tutor him. In a moment of “oh no; he’s cute” panic, Tony takes him up on it. Now, in addition to his already complicated life, Tony has to figure out the answer to the incredibly messy question: “How do you look like you’re failing the class, when you literally wrote the book?”
au: college, au: no powers, fluff, humor, misunderstandings, secret identities
The Christmas Unicorn – 27dragons, monobuu, tisfan
Bucky/Tony
32,138 words
Tony doesn't begrudge anyone else their enjoyment of the holiday season; he just wants to be left out of it. He's never really seen the point. Bucky's usually all for it, but a disaster at work that forced him to cancel his plans to travel with his family have left him feeling a little curmudgeonly. The two meet and bond over their shared lack of interest in the holidays.
When Tony unexpectedly finds himself taking care of a pair of kids who rather emphatically expect Christmas to be Done Right, he finds himself turning to Bucky for help.
au: no powers, Christmas, domesticity, fluff, found family, getting together, it's so fluffy i'm gonna die, kidfic
The Stars Go Red – orbingarrow
Bucky/Tony
14,026 words
Iron Man is not exactly a super-villain, he's just doing his best to save the world, and his methods are questionable, okay? Doing what's right isn't always easy. Tony's come to grips with that.
And it all works out fine until Hydra comes recruiting and then maybe a little help would be nice. He just doesn't expect that help to come in the form of the Winter Soldier (who happens to be the one person in the world who knows Tony's secret identity) and the Avengers (who really need to catch up.)
Basically all the identity porn.
canon divergence, fluff, secret identities
8 Simple Rules (For Dating Tony Stark) – justanotherpipedream
Bucky/Tony
10,244 words
Bucky blinked as he stared at the list in front of him. "8 Simple Rules (For Dating Tony Stark)" was underlined in bold, black sharpie. Bucky gaped as Rhodey stared back at him, completely serious. All Rhodey ever wanted was for his best friend to be happy. And, if that meant outlining everything for Bucky in black ink to make sure these two love-sick idiots stayed together, then Rhodey would do it.
canon divergence, established relationship, fluff, found family, hurt/comfort
Buon Natale – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Bucky/Tony
4,996 words
Tony takes Bucky home to Italy to meet the family at Christmas time.
Christmas, fluff, meeting the family, weddings/proposals
His Girl, FRIDAY – iam93percentstardust
Bucky/Tony
6,299 words
Maybe Tony didn't have to leave the team but he sure felt like it. In the days after Ultron, he drifts, alone and a little lost, until Bucky decides that it's his job to look after Tony's happiness. And who better to help him than Tony's own AI?
canon divergence, cooking, domesticity, fluff
It Must Have Been the Mistletoe – TheSopherfly
Bucky/Tony
2,602 words
Tony goes a little overboard with the mistletoe. Bucky can't say that he minds.
fluff
killer love – imposterhuman
Bucky/Tony
1,380 words
“Nice to finally meet you in person," Bucky said. "If you’re anything like you were over text, I think we’ll get along just fine.”
“More or less,” Tony shrugged playfully. “Just with a little more murder.”
Something dark passed over Bucky’s face, there and gone in an instant. “Murder?” he asked.
“I’m a mystery writer,” Tony explained, hands waving. “That’s why my search history was so bizarre, you know? Gotta do my research and all that. What do you do?”
“I work in forensics,” Bucky replied after a beat.
Tony breathed out a sigh of relief. “Oh, good,” he said. “For a second there, I thought you were a serial killer or something.”
au: author, au: no powers, au: serial killer, fluff, secret identities
Lay with me (lie to me) – Bill_Longbow
Bucky/Tony
17,688 words
“You'd better see for yourself,” FRIDAY said as she threw up several articles. When Tony dared to peek a look he groaned. Laughing back at him was his own face as he seemed to hug a smug looking Barnes, topped by the header “Secret affair revealed?” There were more pictures, of them walking together through the ballroom, the two of them close together and staring out into the garden. The headlines weren’t any better. “Lovebirds seeking some alone time?” “Two sides of the war: modern Romeo and Juliet?’ And Tony's favourite: “True reason for Avengers’ fall out: Iron Man stole Cap's love interest!”
When Tony saves James from being harassed during their welcome home gala, the press smells a scoop. Instead of being outraged, the general public reacts overwhelmingly positive to the news, so much so they decide to play along for the time being. But how do you tell the man you orphaned that you might actually like him? Why would James play along for any reason other than feeling in debt? And how are they supposed to mend bridges and be a team again when Steve is so angry all the time?
depression/mental illness, fake relationships, fluff, mutual pining, tw: suicidal thoughts/reference
Menace to South Central (Park) – Trashcanakin, tisfan
Bucky/Tony
5,100 words
When Bucky gets attached to a puppy... nothing will run smoothly ever again
fluff
Monday In A Cafe (All You Did Was Look My Way) – RayShippouUchiha
Bucky/Tony
6,301 words
Then Gorgeous, as Bucky abruptly names him in his head, slides a bit further down the counter and reaches for his wallet. He pulls out what Bucky’s pretty sure is a crisp hundred and stuffs it into the tip jar Clint decorated to look like a bulls-eye.
And then he turns and looks directly at Bucky.
Staring into big doe eyes from across the way Bucky resists the urge to bring his hand up to grip at his chest.
Because that split second is all it takes.
One look and Bucky is officially gone.
au: coffee shop, au: no powers, fluff, mutual pining
Murder Floof – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Bucky/Tony
2,773 words
"I’d like to file a formal complaint!” Steve announced a few days later, stomping into the kitchen and leveling one of those patented All American scowls in Tony’s direction. “Why would you give Bucky a kitten? The damn thing is like a hairball of knives! PLUS he named it Steve! Bucky named that piece of fuzz Steve cos he said it acts like me before the serum!"
"You before the serum.” Tony had to work very VERY hard to keep his face calm. “Why– why ever would that be?"
"Because its tiny and scrappy and it’s mouth is too gotdang big for its size!” Steve yelled. “Bucky gave it a bath and then took a picture and sent it to me! He said Kitten Steve looked like a drowned rat just like Human Steve used to!"
“Uh yes, good morning?” Clint also stuck his head into the kitchen. “I’m here to file a formal complaint? Bucky is teaching Kitten Steve to hunt birds and if that mangy cat takes out any more of my hair, I will be billing Stark Industries to pay for a toupee, alright?"
"Oh good I’m so glad Kitten Steve is catching on.” Steve muttered.
(Or: Tony gets Bucky a kitten and shenanigans and falling in love ensue)
fluff, friends to lovers, getting together
Perfect – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Bucky/Tony
3,220 words
Bucky is waiting for the perfect time to ask Tony to marry him.
A science convention wasn't exactly what he expected, but it ends up being perfect anyway.
Christmas, fluff, weddings/proposals
River – martianwahtney
Bucky/Tony
10,402 words
Two weeks after the so-called Civil War, Shuri drops a healing Bucky Barnes off at the Avengers Compound. Tony figures out pretty quickly that they both have a lot of healing to do.
fluff, hurt/comfort, kidfic, slow burn
The Man Behind The Machine – bag_of_catZY
Bucky/Tony
5,327 words
"I’m sure if there is anything to find, I’ll find it. I found you, didn’t I?”
“I’d say Iron Man’s the one who really found me, but you’re the man behind the machine, right?”
The way that was phrased, it almost sounded like James knew—no, that was impossible. If the rest of his teammates, who had all known both Iron Man and Tony for ages, couldn’t figure it out, how could James have figured it out so quickly? Tony was just being paranoid.
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In which Tony's managed to keep the fact that he's Iron Man a secret from his teammates and the rest of the world for years. With that kind of track record, fooling Bucky should be easy. But Bucky isn't the Winter Soldier for nothing.
fluff, getting together, humor, secret identities
Under a Wandering Star – iam93percentstardust
Bucky/Tony
16,448 words
In the days following the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Bucky Barnes packs his bags and heads west to his father's ranch. Three years later, Tony Stark, laden with his father's debts and unable to find a new business partner, accepts Bucky's offer to wed in return for his debts to be paid off. Excited for what he thinks will be the adventure of a lifetime, Tony hops on a train heading west. But this lawless country is different than what he expected and it isn't adventure that Tony ends up finding - but love.
arranged marriage, au: a/b/o, au: western, fluff
Who’s Gonna Pick You Up? – ceealaina
Bucky/Tony
5,200 words
In a world where Tony is less playboy and more awkward nerd, he's mostly bored and lonely now that he's graduated from MIT and Rhodey's off on his Air Force adventures. Agreeing to a blind date with Ty Stone doesn't turn out to be his best plan, but luckily Nat's there to save to day. (And even more luckily, she's got a cute brother and Tony is just his type.)
***
All Natasha had wanted was a cup of coffee, and an hour to herself.
Bucky and Clint and Sam had been driving her crazy all day, starting when she had woken up and gone downstairs only to find dregs in the coffee pot and Clint’s dirty underwear on the kitchen counter.
The morning went downhill from there. She loved her adopted brother and the two dumb idiots they lived with, but sometimes the three of them could get on her last nerve. This was one of those times. So after narrowly avoiding getting shot in the foot with an arrow (long story) she had grabbed a book and headed for the coffee shop on the corner for some peace and quiet.
And for about fifteen minutes, she’d had it.
Which, of course, was when Smarmy Assholes 1 and 2 had walked in.
au: no powers, blind date, fluff