Tony/Steve is going good until Bucky shows up, then Steve has no time for Tony, to his heartbreak

[ladyhatshepsut.livejournal.com]

Another story lost in the crowd.  Help!  I found "Broken" and "Never Gonna Happen" in the last few days but neither of them is the one I wanted.  Steve and Tony are in love and their relationship is groing great.  Then Bucky is found and suddenly all Steve's attention is on his oldest friend.  Tony is understanding, but as the week go by and Steve spends less and less time with his lover, Tony's heart breaks more and more each time he's forgotten.  He makes reservations for a dinner date, but Steve never shows up, forgetting it's their first (fifth?) anniversary.  Steve doesn't mean to ignore the man he loves, it's just that Bucky needs him right now.  He's sure Tony understands, not really realizing how much time has passed since they've spent time together.

I'm not sure if this part is from the same story or another tale.  Steve and Tony are going out and making plans to go out together, but it always seems to be the three of them now.  Steve is anxious for his best friend and his lover to get along but doesn't realize that they're both resentful of each other and of the time he spends with the other man.

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[chanel-5.livejournal.com]

I've been trying to find this as I think I read it recently, but I've had no luck. If it's the right one, Tony has pretty much a nervous breakdown when steve spends all his time with bucky and takes weeks to travel to malibu. everyone is worried (spesh rhodey) and natasha puts a tracker on his car unbeknownst to him. one scene that I remember that might help you out is when tony leaves the tower to go to malibu, he stops at the giant ball of twine and a lady tells him he can add some twine if he likes and he says something like 'why would I want to?'. It's a series with two parts, the second part which I think is unfinished??? is steve's POV.

The second part of your search is def a different story.

[crimsonkila.livejournal.com]

The first one is the first story in the What you mean to me series by somanyfeels, it's here: http://archiveofourown.org/series/317411. I don't know the second one.

[ladyhatshepsut.livejournal.com]

Found it! Thanks to both of you. Happy Holidays!