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
Can’t Talk (Like Real Adults) – 27dragons, tisfan
Bucky/Tony
30,264 words
Bucky and Steve made a pact when they were young, that if they were both still single when they were thirty, they’d marry each other. Bucky could think of a lot of worse things than being married to his best friend. They already live together, the tax benefits would be pretty awesome, and he could stop worrying about growing old alone. That is, until he met Tony Stark. Yes, that Tony Stark. Rich, gorgeous, smart, fun, great in bed, and... actually interested in Bucky?
Tony didn’t really do dating. It was too depressing to waste his time with borderline stalkers, fortune hunters, people just crossing off their bucket lists, and worse. He’d pretty much resigned himself to a lifetime of one-night stands. And then he met Bucky. Hot, nerdy, relaxed, and utterly nonchalant about the whole “Tony Stark” package in an extremely appealing way. There was just one problem: Bucky was engaged to someone else.
au: modern, au: no powers, fake relationships
Engineering, With Love – house_of_lantis
Bucky/Tony
20,097 words
Working at Stark Industries comes with a lot of perks. Bucky gets to be part of a quirky group of people; he gets access to world-class assistive technology; and he gets to work on projects that will become something that will make life better for people. While working late one night, Bucky receives a digital blueprint to review, obviously drawn by a madman engineer. It’s for the public good that Bucky makes corrections and redraws the plans, sending it back to the unknown engineer. This continues over a few months until Bucky discovers that he’s been correcting the work of the infamous genius, playboy, philanthropist billionaire himself - Tony Stark. He’s so totally going to get fired...or is he?
au: no powers, au: office
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
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
Linaria – ezazahaz
Bucky/Tony
2,935 words
Bucky owns a flower shop and has a crush on the handsome guy who keeps getting the same bouquet. Will he ever do anything about it?
au: florists, au: no powers
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
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
Riley’s (That Gay Bar Fic) – orbingarrow
Bucky/Tony
53,826 words
Bucky's not looking to make friends, Tony's bad at first impressions, and Riley's Pub is a safe place for anyone who needs a second chance.
au: bar, au: no powers
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
Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place – MassiveSpaceWren, mortenavida
Bucky/Tony
23,793 words
Shadow and Iron have been online gaming friends for years but never met.
Bucky Barnes just got a temporary contract to work at Stark Industries and he absolutely hates his new boss.
The two have a lot more in common than originally thought.
au: no powers, online relationship, secret identities
Stark Naked Science – 27dragons
Bucky/Tony
8,589 words
Observation: The host of the kids' science show Bucky's daughter has become obsessed with is really, really hot.
Hypothesis: If they could somehow meet, they might really hit it off.
Testing: Bucky's friend Natasha somehow got them tickets to a live show... and the post-show backstage party.
Conclusion: If even Becca's figured out that Bucky's got a crush, he's in big trouble.
au: no powers, kidfic
take it from me – complicationstoo
Bucky/Tony
4,561 words
“Give me my hoodie back, you gremlin.”
“It’s not yours anymore,” Tony says, rolling over to mash his face into the pillow. The blanket slips down to reveal a shirt that Bucky last remembers seeing over a month ago. “You lost your rights to it when you left it on my side of the room.”
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Alternately, Tony's a terrible roommate, Bucky is annoyed, and somehow they fall in love.
au: college, au: no powers, enemies to friends to lovers, getting together, sharing clothes
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 Roommate Situation – 27dragons
Bucky/Tony
27,842 words
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.
au: no powers, found family, kink: BDSM
Who You Are To Me – CognizantCatastrophe
Bucky/Tony
16,774 words
Bucky started a YouTube channel to give himself something to do after he lost his arm in combat, and quickly became popular. Bucky is invited to a charity event, where he runs into a gorgeous man named Tony. Little does he know Tony is none other than Tony Stark, the richest man in the world.
They manage to keep their relationship private from fans and media for a whole year before Tony blows it by interrupting Bucky in the middle of a live broadcast. Yeah, Bucky warned him, but... Tony missed that part.
au: no powers, au: youtube, depression/mental illness, PTSD
Bikers and Bright Eyes – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Bucky/Tony
47,909 words
Omega!Tony is flirty, sweet, ridiculously pretty and running from his ex.
Alpha!Bucky is beefy, fang-y, unfairly muscled and the perfect guy to scare away any unwanted suitors.
Tony bats his eye lashes and asks the big bad Alpha to fake-date him to keep Ty away.
Bucky takes one look at the Omega’s smile and a quick peek at Tony’s badonkadonk and immediately says yes.
Fake dates, kisses for the camera, strategically torn clothing and meeting the parents, oh my.
Who could have predicted the growly biker Alpha would fall head over heels for a cashmere and glitter wearing bright eyed Omega?
(Hint: Literally the entire world)
(Literally. The entire world.)
au: a/b/o, au: no powers, fake relationships, kink: knotting, mutual pining
Did it hurt when you fell? – bonksoundeffect
Bucky/Tony
2,100 words
HEIGHT DIFFERENCE AUS (let's be honest, rdj/tony stark is a short cinnamon bun)
“You were trying to reach for a box of cereal and a whole shelf’s-worth of cereal boxes fell on you here let me help”
au: no powers, meet-cute, PTSD, series
How much further must I travel, before you walk with me? – Bill_Longbow
Bucky/Tony
32,629 words
In a universe where you can make contact with your soulmate by drawing onto your skin, Bucky's soulmate immediately stands out. It doesn't bother Bucky too much his soulmate puts them in places where only they can see, the drawings are for him, and that's enough. They are so much more complicated, more detailed, more beautiful than the ones others get, after all.
One day the marks on his skin are not drawings, and they mark a pivotal change in their relationship. A change that ends with Bucky being disillusioned and enlisting. The loss of his arm overseas is just a step above the rock bottom they must reach before it gets better.
This is a story about two soulmates, lost and broken. But aren't broken things more beautiful for the cracks?
au: modern, au: no powers, au: soulmates/soulmarks, depression/mental illness, panic attacks, PTSD, tw: child abuse, tw: self-harm
In Your Camera Roll – camichats
Bucky/Tony
3,151 words
Bucky was innocently working at home when a wrong text makes his night much more enjoyable.
au: no powers, au: wrong number, dick pics, texting
It’s a Secret – 27dragons
Bucky/Tony
1,446 words
Tony blinked at the long-emptied mug he’d sat down with, and then at the new mug, and then up at Hot Barista. “I didn’t order anything?”
“Yeah, I know. You’ve got a secret admirer.”
“Oh.” Tony twisted in his seat a little, scanning the coffee shop. It was doing a fairly brisk business, but Tony didn’t see anyone obviously watching. “Who is it?”
“I just said, it’s a secret.”
au: coffee shop, au: no powers, mutual pining, secret admirers
It’s Only the Ocean (and You) – Reioka
Bucky/Tony
4,512 words
Bucky's used to performing for kids. Prefers it, actually--adults can be really dismissive (or worse, totally into it and grabby). Still, when Natasha tells him he's helping her perform at the summer Maria Stark Foundation gala, he doesn't say no.
au: mermaids, au: no powers, it's so fluffy i'm gonna die
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
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
Let It Grow – Amethystina
Bucky/Tony
10,652 words
When Tony steps inside a random flower shop on pure impulse, he doesn't expect to find himself face to face with the hottest florist he has ever seen. Sure, the guy is also the snarkiest florist he has ever seen, but Tony wouldn't consider that a bad thing. Bucky is clever, funny, and can keep up with Tony's banter better than most, and maybe Tony becomes a little bit infatuated with the man, right then and there.
And maybe Tony ends up going back to that same flower shop, time and time again, just to talk to Bucky. That's not weird at all.
He can always pretend it's for the flowers.
au: florists, au: no powers
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
Moving Violations – 27dragons, tisfan
Bucky/Tony
2,545 words
This evening was not going according to plan. Now he was going to have to call the god damned police and file a fucking report and then call his insurance and file another report, and then he was going to have to call Pepper and--
au: no powers, kidnapping
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
One Time at Band Camp – tisfan
Bucky/Tony
1,746 words
Peter and Harley think their dads would be great together... now, they just needed to GET them together.
Operation My Two Dads is go.
au: no powers, getting together, kidfic
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
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
Sometimes Life Happens – Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)
Bucky/Tony
2,287 words
Prompt: Imagine Tony and Bucky where Bucky works for the Russian mob and he hijacks Tony's car with Tony still in it to run from the cops. Tony wants to be mad, but really, he was sort of bored anyways and hang on, this guy's deadly, hot, and he has an awesome f*cking arm. Maybe this hostage thing isn't so bad after all.
Tony hadn’t necessarily been looking for further proof of his maladjusted—one might even argue self-destructive—approach to problems, but sometimes life happened, and you didn’t have any choice but to take a long, hard look at yourself. Sometimes, you’re sitting in your car, staring into your recently emptied coffee cup, contemplating whether or not you really want to do this whole “leading a responsible life” thing anymore, and a guy with a gun slides into your passenger seat. Sometimes, that’s just the way your Monday goes.
au: mob, au: no powers
The Long Con (Don’t Kid Yourself) – phlintandsteel
Bucky/Tony
24,495 words
When Tony finds out that Howard is thinking about changing the terms of Tony’s trust fund, he embarks on a not-so-elaborate scheme to prove that he’s totally settling down and not in continued need of Howard’s “guidance” until 25 instead of 21.
Step 1: Get a fiance
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit (Finally be free of Howard)
Unfortunately, Tony Stark is the worst con-artist ever, and may only be kidding himself...
au: a/b/o, au: college, au: no powers, disability, fake relationships, kink: mpreg
Today’s Forecast – Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)
Bucky/Tony
7,123 words
Loneliness had followed Tony Stark his entire life, so they were on pretty good terms. Ignoring those empty places inside of himself was easier once the day was in full swing, but the mornings had a way of slipping a knife between his ribs, and getting him right in the heart.
The last place Tony expected to find the cure for his condition was on TV, but now watching the morning weather report has become the highlight of his day. Well, it was less the weather, and more the weatherman. One look at Bucky Barnes making some adorably lame joke about umbrellas, all lopsided smile and sparkling eyes, and Tony was in love.
au: no powers, au: soulmates/soulmarks, au: weatherman, misunderstandings, mutual pining
Tony Stark’s Guide to Being a Functional Adult – dracusfyre
Bucky/Tony
17,259 words
Imagine Tony getting disowned by Howard before starting his second PhD and start working at Bucky's mechanic shop part time. Getting together shenanigans ensue.
au: no powers, fake relationships
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
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