Steve gets to know the Winter Soldier without knowing it's Bucky

[erica raab]

Hey all,
I've read a few fics where the Soldier was working for SHIELD/HYDRA and Steve got to know him pretty well through work.  The specific fic I'm looking for had Steve and the Soldier starting to date and the Soldier getting his memory back right around CA:WS events.
Of course any other fic where Steve befriends the Winter Soldier whilst unaware of his true identity would be fantastic.  Steve/Bucky is highly preferred.

Comments

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

The Blind Leading (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2617406) by Sky Is Gray is really good, but I read it long enough ago that I can't remember if it's the fic you're looking for specifically or just another story with Steve/Bucky identity porn.

[erica raab (from livejournal.com)]

I've read that fic before - great stuff, but not the fic I had in mind. Thanks.

[(Anonymous)]

I have been looking for this fic for months! Thought I'd browse the tags here in case, and here it is! Thanks so much!

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

Hey, no problem! Glad I could help.

[vinib.livejournal.com]

but hey, you're all right (http://archiveofourown.org/works/589332) by beardsley.

"Yes, this is the story where the Winter Soldier is a Russian mail-order bride. Everything goes about as well as you'd expect."

[magic-7-words.livejournal.com]

I second both of the above and recommend the following not-exact-but-close matches:

"The Shadowed Edge" by radialarch--actually, this one might be what you're describing, as I reread it. http://archiveofourown.org/works/2578832

"Thaw" by Fyre--The Winter Soldier is sent undercover to get close to Captain America. Bucky's POV, so it's unclear exactly when Steve catches on that he's the real deal. http://archiveofourown.org/works/2276211/chapters/5001924

"to hide the wolves of sleep" by beardsley--actually an AU in which Steve and Bucky hadn't met before the modern day, though they both came from the 1940's as per canon (this confused me at first but it's still a nice fic). http://archiveofourown.org/works/828750/chapters/1574962

"stripped down to our skeletons (again)" by defcontwo has Steve discovering Bucky's identity partway through the fic, before they actually meet, but he's been tracking him for a while before that happens. http://archiveofourown.org/works/3550604



And finally, a bonus rec: "to fill it up with something" by caughtinanocean. Not what you asked for, but if you like Steve/Bucky + identity porn, how could you not appreciate the one where Bucky is transformed into a dog and Steve accidentally adopts him? http://archiveofourown.org/works/2572976

[erica raab (from livejournal.com)]

Wow! Thanks for all the rec!
I've read "To fill it up with something" AND "Thaw", loved them both. Gotta read the others now!