A Prosthetic Heart – ZombieliciousXIII
Bucky/Tony
103,495 words
Beggars can’t be choosers, and all that. However, somehow his bigger worry is if he’ll be able to put up with Stark long enough to even get the upgrade, you’ll have to, Barnes, you can’t keep going with this hunk of scrap metal for much longer.
Bucky only just managed to bite back a curse after moving into a certain pose, and knows his thoughts, for once, are right.
alternate universe, au: no powers, hurt/comfort, PTSD
Barnes Family Motors, Inc. – phlintandsteel
Bucky/Tony
68,813 words
In a world where alphas legally own omegas, Bucky is just a small time mechanic from Brooklyn who gets lucky in a poker game. Tony is an omega whose life is fraught with abuse, until his luck suddenly takes a turn for the better.
In the grand scheme of things they may only be able to make little differences in the lives of those around them, but that doesn't mean it's not worth making them. After all, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
au: a/b/o, au: no powers, hurt/comfort
Bottom of the Bottle Love – Akira_of_the_Twilight
Bucky/Tony
40,320 words
“I get physical when I’m drunk, Steve; you know that. I either punch or fuck. Tony’s not much different."
--
Bucky and Tony have a bad habit of getting drunk together, which results in lot of cuddling and heavy make out sessions, much to the chagrin of anyone nearby at the time.
After a very public stint in Austria though, Bucky decides that maybe these make out sessions shouldn't happen exclusively when they're drunk.
hurt/comfort
Four Strings and Second Chances – Vashoth
Bucky/Tony
35,439 words
It was reluctance to let one of his finest inventions ever out of his grasp that made him take a couple days over a week to send the arm to Pepper’s office. But all things considered, Tony figured that sending finest prosthetic that had ever come into existence--literally grasping an olive branch--was one of the classiest gifts he’d ever given. He’d included a note and everything.
‘Barnes,
Can help with installation. Or not. Up to you.
--Stark'
hurt/comfort
Fractures (Filled With Liquid Gold) – itsallAvengers
Bucky/Tony
63,268 words
Ultron happened. The Avengers left.
Tony is fine with being alone again. He always worked better as a Lone Wolf than a team player anyway. He's not sleeping or eating or resting or... living, but it's fine. It's good. It's okay.
And then there's James.
depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, slow burn
Guidance Needed – Akira_of_the_Twilight
Bucky/Tony
115,847 words
A sentinel could spend most of their early years without a guide. By their mid-thirties if a sentinel had yet to form a bond with a guide their senses would start to lose focus and precision until they became overwhelmed and went insane.
Tony was in his forties and the bond he had was a thin string that could be snapped with just one word, and it was the only reason why Tony wasn’t locked up in an asylum for sentinels.
Even with his bond though, Tony was deteriorating, unable to control his senses and becoming overprotective of his teammates.
If he didn't increase the strength of his current bond or find a new guide who he could bond better with then he would be locked up for life.
Too bad Starks have a history of having trouble bonding, and Tony's already tried every technique to strengthen his bond with his guide.
Oh, and let's not forget his guide was none other than Mr. Perfect himself: Steve Rogers.
So really? Tony was screwed unless those bonding techniques started working, because who the hell else could bond with him and do it better than Mr. Perfect?
au: sentinel/guide, hurt/comfort, slow burn
Hate Me – ron_Eirlyssa (Eirlyssa)
Bucky/Tony
45,570 words
There were moments where Bucky wondered what could have made Iron Man, possibly his best friend here in the future, sarcastic and gentle and funny and caring, hate Tony Stark so much. Moments where he wondered what Tony Stark, who could manage to be kind and generous to the assassin who had murdered his parents, could have done to Iron Man. But he never dared to ask, afraid of the answer.
found family, hurt/comfort, secret identities
Helping Hands – tisfan
Bucky/Tony
68,925 words
Single-father and disabled military vet, Bucky Barnes goes to the Food Pantry... where he meets Tony Stark, serving a community service sentence...
au: no powers, depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, kidnapping, panic attacks
Hide Your Face, Hold My Heart – Shi_Toyu
Bucky/Tony
5,386 words
Bucky had learned early on that life had a way of going to shit on very short notice. As a kid, that had meant running around and goofing off with Stevie only for an asthma attack to come out of seemingly nowhere. During the war, it meant creeping through the wilderness or a town or a base only for bullets to start flying. One minute you could be fighting back to back with your best friend, the next you could be falling to the bottom of a snowy chasm. That was just life.
hurt/comfort, kidnapping, secret identities
Letters to Bucky – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Bucky/Tony
48,507 words
Stuck in rehab after a near-fatal accident, Tony reaches out via letters to a soldier overseas, and Bucky is more than happy to write back, drawn to Tony for a reason he can't quite name. One or two letters turn into a years worth, then come the phone calls, with Tony quickly realizing that Bucky's voice, with that rolling Brooklyn accent might be his new favorite sound.
When Bucky shows up unannounced at Tony's door, one thing leads to another and maybe a confession or two is made. But Bucky's tour overseas isn't over yet, not even close, and they have months more of distance between them.
Then Bucky disappears, missing in action, and Tony doesn't know if he will ever get his soldier back. And if Bucky DOES make it home, will he be the same boy from Brooklyn who sent Tony love poems, or has his time away and his injuries changed him for good?
au: no powers, epistolary, hurt/comfort, long distance relationship
love has teeth which bite – whatshouldntbe
Bucky/Tony
121,273 words
JARVIS announces, “Sir, Peter Parker is on his way up. Shall I direct him to the workshop?”
Tony has never sighed so much in his entire life. “Send him over.”
Peter appears moments later, face red and eyes frantic.
“Don’t tell me you webbed all the way here?”
“Mr. Stark, he’s dangerous!” Peter exclaims more than yells. “Have you heard what he can do with a potato peeler?”
or
How Tony totally meant to volunteer to be the Winter Soldier’s handler, you know, like on purpose (and not because he had been deliriously awake for 56 hours on a quest to put Fortnite into the grave before Fury had asked). This is obviously Pepper’s fault.
[MCU/AU where Tony became a S.H.I.E.L.D operative early in life, and paved a satisfying career of intrigue doing so.]
canon divergence, hurt/comfort, kidnapping
Mystery Loves Company – MarvelousMenagerie (HiddenOne)
Bucky/Tony
7,173 words
Tony is fine. There have been no attacks on his person or any increase in attacks on the Tower. He’s fine. It’s just a few emails.
And if this does blow up in his face, as things tend to do, then it will probably blow up in Malibu, which means everyone he cares about will be back in New York and outside the detonation zone. That’s what matters most.
Tony isolates himself in Malibu with the excuse of needing to get work done, but he's not as alone as he thought. Eventually Bucky and the Soldier might be able to convince Tony that he doesn't have to handle everything on his own, but first they have a threat to neutralize.
getting together, hurt/comfort
Once Upon a Wintertime – iam93percentstardust
Bucky/Tony
18,661 words
Look, Bucky knows that he’s fulfilling every cliché in the book right now. He knows that, as a bodyguard, he’s not supposed to fall in love with his client. But Tony’s good and sweet and so, so lonely and how could Bucky not? He thinks he’s got a shot after Tony breaks up with his boyfriend but on a trip across the country, he finds out that Tony needs a bondmate or the board will steal SI—and Ty’s already said yes.
au: a/b/o, au: bodyguard, au: no powers, hurt/comfort, road trip
people like you must be the world’s loneliest creatures – avienexjel
Bucky/Tony
96,126+ words
tony stark is rich and popular and an arrogant asshole. in other words: his iq rivals einstein's, he's slept with most of his "friends" at least once, and he's so fucking lonely that sometimes he wakes up in the middle of the night and cries into the cold sheets on the empty side of the bed.
it's no different at SHIELD boarding school, at first. half the student body hates him, half want to be him, nothing new. that is, until tony accidentally breaks james barnes's prosthetic arm, and he suddenly finds the most vulnerable pieces of himself surfacing whether he wants them to or not.
au: high school, au: no powers, hurt/comfort, panic attacks, PTSD, wip
Possessed By Light – Enmuse (Scifiroots)
Bucky/Tony
31,769 words
Tony Stark disappeared shortly after the Avengers started coming into their own. All traces led to dead ends, and time marched on. In the spring of 2017, it came to light that Hydra was deeply intertwined with SHIELD, and Captain America found out his best friend still lives. Now, James "Bucky" Barnes has come home, more or less. His mind is his own, including the fractured memories that flit just beyond his reach. A drop-in appearance by former SHIELD director Fury clarifies one thing: the Winter Soldier had met Tony Stark.
amnesia, canon divergence, found family, hurt/comfort, kidnapping, mind control, pre-relationship
Safe House – ali_aliska
Bucky/Tony
89,533 words
For years, Tony had successfully kept his secret. Neither the world nor his team knew he was Iron Man and as far as he was concerned, everyone was better off that way. On his best days, Tony Stark was not someone people liked and trusted, so the last thing Tony wanted was to tarnish Iron Man’s good reputation by revealing the truth.
But then SHIELD falls, the Avengers face disarray, and a stray Hydra assassin forces Tony to go into hiding—and where better than the safe house he had just crafted for the Avengers and their own ex-assassin ready to come in from the cold?
Tony plans to hide away from everyone in his makeshift workshop until the coast is clear and he’s safe to go home. No one would care to spend any time with the reclusive, arrogant billionaire anyways, right? Iron Man is the one everyone wants around.
Bucky Barnes, on his own journey to reclaim his life and identity, seems to disagree with that sentiment.
canon divergence, found family, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, mutual pining, secret identities, slow burn
Stepping Stones – somanyfeels
Bucky/Tony
19,593 words
Bucky remembers Howard. They were friends during the war. He also remembers killing him and his wife and staging it as an accident. Now he’s been given safety and friends under the hospitality of Howard’s son and if Bucky can’t change the past he’ll try to make up for it by protecting the person who not only gave him a home but had to live with the consequences of his actions. He didn’t expect to get too attached to Tony Stark.
caretaking, hurt/comfort, PTSD, sick fic
Tabula Rasa – phlintandsteel
Bucky/Tony
27,375 words
It's good. This little banter thing. It keeps them steady and keeps the silence that follows from feeling too heavy.
It's not familiar in any way, but nothing is. Because in reality he has no idea why he and James bonded, how they first met, when they fell in love... There's just a white wall of nothingness in his mind. That should bother him. In fact he's pretty sure it will later, down the line... But if you can't flirt with your own bonded alpha that you broke out of an evil cult's secret lair with, then what's the point of living? None, that's what.
amnesia, au: a/b/o, hurt/comfort, kink: mpreg
Tech Support – Amethystina
Bucky/Tony
31,236 words
When Tony decides to personally answer tech support queries to find ways to improve the next Stark Phone, the last thing he expects is to grow weirdly attached to one of the callers. The man is clearly not accustomed to modern technology, but his determination to get better is both admirable and adorable, and Tony can't help prolonging their conversations. Before he knows it, they're exchanging numbers.
Talking to James — be it over texts or the phone — soon becomes the highlight of Tony's day and he might just be falling in love, though he tries his best to deny it. He knows nothing can happen — not while James thinks Tony is just some random tech guy at Stark Industries rather than the man who owns the entire company. And, as if that wasn't enough, there's also Iron Man and the Avengers to consider. Tony would have to reveal everything before a relationship with James would be possible, but he's not sure how to do that without also risk scaring him away.
It therefore comes as quite a surprise when Tony finds out that James has been keeping similar secrets of his own.
hurt/comfort, PTSD, secret identities
The Billionaire and the Bodyguard – Forlorn Kumquat (sara_wolfe)
Bucky/Tony
8,600 words
Tony doesn't need a bodyguard, okay? He can take care of himself just fine. Now if he can just convince everyone else - including the handsome new bodyguard.
au: a/b/o, hurt/comfort
The Evidence – StrivingArtist
Bucky/Tony
16,692 words
Didn’t notice. Right. Sure. Two brilliant minds, two super spies, and a god didn’t notice when the chattiest man they knew stopped making sound. They just seemed happier than before. Brighter and more cheerful than before. They just seemed like they were more comfortable with him around when he was stone silent.
Fuck it.
He knew they noticed.
And he knew they liked him better this way.
depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, mute character, series
The Gift of Care – ali_aliska
Bucky/Tony
8,111 words
Freshly back to the States, James Barnes has a lot to learn about his new world, so he watches and learns and finds himself slowly falling for one Tony Stark, who always appears miserable when he has to spend time at the Compound with his former teammates, but who still takes the time to treat James with kindness.
James sets out on a mission to take care of Tony, make Tony’s life easier in whatever small ways he can. An unfortunate misunderstanding nearly ruins that, but in the end, James still reaps the rewards of his secret good deeds.
hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, secret admirers
When You Wake – arianapeterson19
Bucky/Tony
2,608 words
Tony was many things but stubborn was the most prominent. So when HYDRA kidnapped him and decided to turn him into their personal flying monkey, they didn't realize it wasn't going to be simple.
OR
The one where Tony's mind is a mess and Bucky is patient.
hurt/comfort, kidnapping, panic attacks, PTSD
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
And still we prevail – StarkDusted
Bucky/Tony
37,885 words
Yeah, no, fuck this, Tony would like a refund thank you, 110% would not prefer to die today, die, die like mom and dad who were dead back in that car-
December 16th, 1991.
It's an important day for HYDRA. The acquisition of the means to create several more soldiers for their cause- and the day that Anthony Edward Stark falls into their hands. The handler likes to think of it as the day of birth for their second greatest asset.
amnesia, canon divergence, hurt/comfort, kidnapping, PTSD, series
Blessings in Disguise – Shi_Toyu
Bucky/Tony
10,104 words
When Bucky Barnes is found and brought back to the Avengers mansion, Tony just wants to help. The more questions he asks, though, the more his team seems to pull away from him. At least Iron Man and the Winter Soldier are getting along.
hurt/comfort, secret identities
dream the bodies warm again – deathsweetqueen
Bucky/Tony
17,687 words
Bruce grits his teeth. “I don’t know what you want me to say,” he snaps. “None of us have ever seen this before, Tony. This bug never even existed until Bucky caught it. We’re charting new territory here. So, tell me, you have any bright ideas?”
Tony deflates, promptly. “No, no, I fucking don’t.” He shakes his head, bitterly. “It shouldn’t happen like this. He shouldn’t have to linger on any of it, any of that torment and suffering and misery and fucking horror those evil bastards put him through. It’s not fucking fair.” He jumps off the bed. “I’m, uh, I’m going to re-wet these rags. They’re getting a little dry,” he mutters, in an attempt to vacate the current situation as soon as possible, just for a little bit, so he can get his head on straight.
“Mission Report: December 16th, 1991.”
Tony reels to a stop, just in front of the bathroom door. When he turns around, a shuddering sort of stillness hangs in the air, like everyone’s terrified that a pin is going to drop and destroy everything.
Well, everyone except for Bucky, who groans like he’s dying and stares at Tony with filmy eyes.
“Howard Stark,” he pants. “Maria Stark.”
breaking up & making up, hurt/comfort, sick fic
Fine – itsallAvengers
Bucky/Tony
4,912 words
He was absolutely fine. Like he'd said, today was a normal day. Full of normal things, and normal friends, and normal routines.
It was also the day Obie had yanked his heart out of his chest and then used his own design to try and murder him with, but who the hell cared about that? If he decided to freak out on the date that every bad thing ever happened, he'd be a mess.
(He already was a mess, but whatever.)
hurt/comfort
Forms of Love – bear_bell
Bucky/Tony
32,889 words
Months after the Avengers' dispute in Germany, the team returns to the US and moves back into the tower. As always, everyone pretends that nothing happened. Tony is just fine with this. He's used to pretending, and he'll be damned if he lets any of them see him flinch.
Tony's the bad guy, after all. He's used to it. He's fine with it. He's good at it.
Only now, there's something far worse loitering around the tower - The Winter Soldier. No one notices the guy at first, but when they do, Tony figures that he should have the soldier's back.
Birds of a feather should flock together, and the bad guys should start a book club.
hurt/comfort, kink: bondage, PTSD
Heavy With Hope – valiantlybold
Bucky/Tony
21,370 words
Tony's freezing to death in a Siberian bunker.
Bucky's searching for his past in a Siberian bunker.
canon divergence, enemies to lovers, hurt/comfort, long distance relationship
I Come With Knives – aslightstep
Bucky/Tony
21,208 words
Everyone has a soulmate, the one person in this world that will complete you. Tony has always known he wouldn’t meet his, but it was enough to know he was loved.
Until it wasn't.
au: soulmates/soulmarks, depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort
I Will Always Be – blue_pointer
Bucky/Tony
13,589 words
In a world where people see through the eyes of their soulmates when they sleep, Tony Stark's dreams send him off the edge.
au: soulmates/soulmarks, canon divergence, depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, secret identities
Joining Forces – Shi_Toyu
Bucky/Loki/Tony
9,139 words
Tony has a secret, one he's desperate to keep. His soulmates are supervillains. When push comes to shove and there's nowhere left to run, can he trust his team to help him? What's more, can he trust his soulmates?
au: soulmates/soulmarks, hurt/comfort, secret relationship
Lean On Me – Shi_Toyu
Bucky/Tony
24,434 words
Pretty much everything had gone to hell after the accident, really. Life had been good beforehand. His dad had been distant, sure, but his mother had been a warm light to wipe that all away. At least Howard had been supportive, in his own way. He hadn’t liked that Tony wanted to be a dancer, but he’d made damn sure Tony would be the absolute best once he figured out there was no persuading the young genius otherwise. He’d even been at that performance; the last one Tony had ever done. It was hard to keep dancing after a spinal injury, after all. Not to mention how all that metal in his chest really limited his lung capacity.
au: dancer, au: high school, au: no powers, disability, hurt/comfort
Lost and Found – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Bucky/Tony
108,855 words
Six months before ‘I am Iron Man’, a man is left in an alley with nothing but his clothes, a first name, and a missing left arm. James doesn’t remember anything, but he picks himself up and tries to navigate the lost pieces of his life anyway.
Six months after ‘I am Iron Man’, Tony is falling apart. Pressure from Capital Hill, stress about the Expo, PTSD from Obadiah and Afghanistan and a blood toxicity monitor reading 19% has Tony tipping over into a nervous breakdown, so one day he runs away and tries to get lost, hoping to find some peace.
Tony and James meet as strangers but with Tony crossing things off his bucket list and James having nothing to lose, what starts as an offer to fix James’s arm quickly escalates into more.
Through Monaco, the Expo, and a birthday party, Tony and James learn that getting Lost can lead to being Found in incredible ways, but James doesn’t know about the palladium and Tony isn’t ready to admit they have an expiration date.
With time almost up, is Tony ready to say goodbye? And what happens when a Captain from James’s past shows up and calls him ’Bucky’?
canon divergence, hurt/comfort, panic attacks, PTSD, slow burn, strangers to lovers
Near Miss – Arboreal
Bucky/Tony
7,995 words
A car accident, the police had said.
He could have lost them to something as stupid as a car accident. He could have lost them, and his last memories of them would be of arguing with his father and ignoring his mother.
Bucky's trigger words begin to fail. This changes things.
canon divergence, hurt/comfort
New Job Posting – TenSpencerRiedPlease
Bucky/Tony
12,087 words
Bucky has always taken up really weird jobs. Once he was a mascot and got beaten up by twelve year olds regularly, he also worked at a camp for a while doing maintenance and not once but twice some kid shit in the shower. He once wrote Hallmark card sayings for a while, which led to writing fortunes for fortune cookies. Bucky eventually left that job to be a professional pet cuddler, which led to him somehow finding his way into professional human cuddling, which he left quickly because he was paid to be the big spoon, not someone’s therapist. His time as a bed warmer was the most fun though.
So Bucky was more than used to a little bit of strangeness to his jobs- that hardly meant he was prepared for his job working for Tony Stark.
au: no powers, hurt/comfort
Nightmare Dressed Like a Daydream – DreamcatchersDaughter
Bucky/Tony
3,366 words
Bucky accidentally crashes a blind date and he's not all that sorry about it.
au: no powers, blind date, hurt/comfort, mistaken identity, PTSD
Of Mushrooms and Magma – 27dragons, tisfan
Bucky/Tony
7,662 words
When magical artificer Tony Stark falls down a hole and breaks his leg, he doesn't really intend to come to the attention of the dark elves who live there.
But when brother and sister, Bucky and Natasha, take him in and heal his injuries, Tony has to question everything he thought he knew about the drow.
au: fantasy, hurt/comfort
On The Mend – FestiveFerret
Bucky/Tony
4,263 words
"Hey, darling." The pet name rolled sarcastically off Tony's tongue where it crawled across the floor and up Bucky's spine to stab repeatedly at his heart. "Guess who's still your emergency contact?"
Bucky winced. "Shit."
breaking up & making up, caretaking, hurt/comfort
Once More With Feeling – MarvelousMenagerie (HiddenOne)
Bucky/Tony
5,569 words
Tearing it all down and starting over from scratch is not, admittedly, the healthiest coping mechanism, but that’s all Tony knows how to do at this point.
After Siberia, he starts with the arm.
By the time Thanos attacks, he ends with a dream.
hurt/comfort
Over The Line, Your Voice Lights Me On Fire – ISC
Bucky/Tony
5,376 words
When he gets the first voicemail Bucky listens and deletes without a second thought. New phone now that he's back, probably just a simple misdial. With the second, he listens and deletes, convinced that the caller will realize their mistake when this ‘Jarvis’ never returns their call. The third and fourth he keeps with guilty conscious because there is something about the other man's voice that his broken brain latches onto. With the fifth, tearful and pleading, Bucky confesses to Steve who convinces him to call the number and tell the guy he misdialed. When he finally begins to work up the nerve the sixth comes through it stops him in his tracks.
‘Hey Jarvis, just me. I’m OK, mostly. A little beat up, but hey, that’s Howard. I just wanted… I just.... goddammit. Fuck J I miss you so much! God. Final semester of MIT starts soon and Rhody won't be there and you aren't here because you're gone and it's all my fault!’ Broken sobbing interrupted the message and Bucky felt his heart constrict. ‘Why’d you have to die Jarvis? Why’d you have to leave me alone with Howard? I need you. I… '
au: no powers, hurt/comfort, PTSD, tw: child abuse
Pivotal Moments in the Life of Tony Stark – Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)
Bucky/Tony
3,150 words
There was a tight smile to go with the tea, along with metallic fingers brushing against his own as he took hold of the mug. There was a stubborn child within his heart that resented the kindness of the gesture. He’d been working on disciplining his inner child though, because Bucky wasn’t going to stop doing nice things for him anytime soon, not by a long shot. Tony didn’t really want him to, anyway.
friends to lovers, hurt/comfort
Preconceived Notions – Winifred_Zachery
Bucky/Tony
7,721 words
“I-I’m sorry, I was looking for the shelter?” The Omega’s voice comes out with a squeak as the man notices he’s staring down the barrel of Bucky’s rifle.
Bucky notices his scent immediately. Omega. Exhaustion. Panic. He lets the shotgun sink.
“You missed by half a mile.“ Bucky watches the shoulders slump, then wince as lightning brightens the sky, followed by an ear-splitting roll of thunder.
The bundle in the man’s arms starts whimpering.
“I think you should stay here.”
au: a/b/o, hurt/comfort, kidfic, tw: domestic abuse
Problems – Hippiebuckyharrington
Bucky/Tony
27,750 words
Tony Stark is really too busy to be stuck in the mountains, let alone stuck in the mountains with the Winter Soldier of all people. But Hydra just had to go and make threats and ruin everyone's good time. The real kicker? There is only one bed. Which isn't a problem, a couch is fine, and they are both adults who can take turns. Except then it snows, and all heat and power in their shitty little cabin cut out. Whatever will they do?!
cabin fic, Christmas, depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, PTSD, tw: child abuse, tw: suicidal thoughts/reference
Promises – Iron_Eirlyssa (Eirlyssa)
Bucky/Tony
5,525 words
When a mission goes wrong, it leaves Bucky and Tony trapped together, waiting for help. That might turn out to be a good thing in the end, though.
forced proximity, hurt/comfort
reconfigure my life – rainbowshoes
Bucky/Tony
79,572 words
HYDRA didn't create only one magic-user while in possession of Loki's scepter. There's another, and his powers are... a little different from Wanda's. The Avengers crew breaks into a HYDRA base to rescue Tony, who was kidnapped three weeks ago. Only, he isn't the way he was when he left them to go check out the place. Instead, he's now five and a half years old. And he's absolutely terrified of Steve. The Avengers do what they can to keep little-Tony happy until they can get Strange to come take a look at him, and (hopefully) change him back to his rightful age. It's not so easy dealing with a traumatized five-year-old, though, especially one who has some major attachment issues. Toward Bucky, of all people. Throw in some HYDRA shenanigans, and it makes for an interesting time, if not the most peaceful. Older-Tony isn't going to appreciate how much little-Tony blabs, either, but it's pretty hard to tell a five-year-old to shut up when no one wants to hurt his feelings...
de-aging, depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, kidnapping, tw: child abuse, tw: drinking, tw: drug use, tw: eating disorders, tw: rape/noncon, tw: suicidal thoughts/reference
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
Say It in Silence – covarla
Bucky/Tony
69,800 words
“Tony!?”
He startled at the sound of Steve’s voice, nearly dropping his tablet. Tony looked around and bit back a curse. He hadn’t been paying attention to where he was walking and had wandered into a part of the Wakandan palace he really didn’t want to be in. He quickly looked back over his shoulder. There was Steve with Barnes and Sam right behind him. Steve took a step forward. Tony did the only sensible thing he could think of at the moment. He ran.
canon divergence, hurt/comfort, kink: bondage, kink: Dom/sub, kink: praise, mute character
Shelter From The Storm – KandiSheek
Bucky/Tony
4,114 words
“You carried me,” Tony suddenly realized. “I passed out and you carried me here.”
Bucky averted his eyes, putting down the now empty bowl on a nearby table. He didn't answer.
“How far?” Tony asked and Bucky's face twisted before it smoothed back out.
“Far enough.”
Or: Bucky and Tony get caught in a snowstorm and Bucky's protective streak takes over.
au: a/b/o, hurt/comfort, pwp, snowed in
Smuggled Catastrophe – marsmaywander
Bucky/Tony
2,503 words
Oh, the things one does to avoid Steve's disappointed face™.
hurt/comfort
Someone To Bring Me Home – Myrime
Bucky/Tony
32,894 words
After coming home from the war, Bucky has a hard time piecing his life back together. He has friends and a home, but it all feels suffocating enough to send him running, hoping to find something worth living for.
With Obadiah's betrayal hanging around his shoulders, Tony moves to the country, where he becomes a small-time mechanic with a secret workshop in the basement, trying to figure out how to go on from almost having lost everything.
Neither of them is quite sure where home is anymore. When they meet, they both think themselves broken. Maybe all they need is someone who understands them to build something new.
au: no powers, breaking up & making up, hurt/comfort, panic attacks, PTSD
Tender Cures – Akira_of_the_Twilight
Bucky/Tony
2,099 words
Tony is sick, Bucky is panicking, and the Winter Soldier steps up to make sure no one (see: Tony) dies.
hurt/comfort
The Funvee – Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)
Bucky/Tony
3,844 words
Surviving a near death experience was weird. That was the only word that came to mind. Tony vacillated wildly between highs, and lows, but with everything going on, he was mostly able to shove his unwelcome feelings into the background, and focus on his New Life. When you built a badass, flying suit and became a superhero almost overnight, you were definitely allowed to abuse capital letters when talking about your life.
Tony was pretty good at ignoring it, though, because, well… Iron Man. Too busy. Too important. Too many wrongs to right, and people wanting to get their grubby hands on his sexy tech, so there was always a reason to do or think about something other than the flesh and blood Tony Stark’s problems.
Right up until he didn’t have a choice, anymore.
enemies to friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, PTSD, tw: drinking
The Great Awakening (To Hold Infinity) – RayShippouUchiha
Bucky/Tony, past Steve/Tony
4,246 words
Constellations wheel around in Tony’s mind at night, illuminating his sleep with the beauty of a supernova, the terrible gaping hunger of black holes, the whimpering cry of a nebula as it births new stars into creation.
All of Space laid out for him to marvel at.
Tony learns and learns and learns and then he creeps downstairs and babbles relentlessly to his first and only friend.
All the while the Cube hums, just a bit smug, just a bit loving, and shows him more.
alternate universe, canon divergence, hurt/comfort, tw: child abuse
The New Normal – Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)
Bucky/Tony
3,455 words
“Fix it.”
Tony blinked into the semi-darkness, his heart kindly reminding him of how alive he was by attempting to punch straight through his ribcage in response to the soft, raspy voice. He knew it was fear and adrenaline, but stupidly instead of making a run for it Tony just stood there and thought of cartoons. His imagination had conjured up a visualization of his heart stretching out through his shirt and pounding away in the air all va-va-voom, as if he’d been struck with Cupid’s arrow.
“Sorry, I’m strictly appointment only.”
hurt/comfort
The Problem with Silver Linings – InTheShadows
Bucky/Tony
14,930 words
Tony really hates magic. Has he mentioned that lately? He really, really hates magic. Nothing ever good ever comes of it. What he hates even more than magic? Portals. So when the two are combined, he really isn't happy. His point is proven when said magical portal spits of not one, but two, different versions of his father along Ana and Jarvis, young Aunt Peggy and his Mama. Things get... a little bit... interesting after that, shall we say? This may be a blessing in some ways, but it also a curse. It ends up being something else too - a way to finally lay some of his demons to rest, maybe.
dimension hopping, established relationship, found family, hurt/comfort, tw: child abuse
The Secrets Between Us – Hippiebuckyharrington
Bucky/Tony
44,792 words
Tony Stark is fine. Really, just peachy. Maybe a little lonely, and yeah, PTSD is a bitch but he's managing. But then Clint Barton signs him up for some help site that allows you to text people going through similar shit, and Captain America drags a hurting Bucky Barnes to the Tower. And everything changes. Tony starts to fall for the mysterious man he's been texting AND for the beautiful blue-eyed ex-assassin living in his home. Dealing with that, along with trying to deal with the two rather large secrets he's carrying, Tony Stark's life gets a lot more complicated, something he didn't really think was possible.
hurt/comfort, kidfic, misunderstandings, PTSD, secret identities, texting
The Secrets That You Keep – Shi_Toyu
Bucky/Tony
9,987 words
One week ago, Captain America and the Winter Soldier left a broken Iron Man in a Siberian HYDRA bunker... Now they're standing in Tony Stark's living room with no idea he's the man they left behind.
depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, secret identities
Under Pressure – TenSpencerRiedPlease
Bucky/Tony
55,850 words
Tony watches as Bucky tracks his movements with an easy confidence that should probably make him uncomfortable. He knew the man’s skills set and the way he was looking at Tony was like he was some kind of snack- he probably shouldn’t feel so comfortable with an assassin looking at him like a meal to be eaten but here he was.
canon divergence, depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort
While You’re Busy Making Other Plans – marsmaywander
Bucky/Tony
5,439 words
Bucky was cold, tired, and his bum shoulder was killing him. Being stuck in the middle of Nowhere, North Carolina with a busted bike was not how he envisioned spending the last few weeks of his leave. Thankfully, there's a sleep-deprived, big-hearted mechanic there to help Bucky out.
au: mechanic, au: no powers, hurt/comfort
whisper Words to me – Areiton
Bucky/Tony
13,515 words
Tony has the unfortunate habit of getting kidnapped.
Fortunately, he has a savior.
5 Times Bucky saved Tony. And 1 Time Tony returned the favor.
au: soulmates/soulmarks, hurt/comfort, kidnapping, tw: torture