Any Bucky stories?

[dreamers-dh.livejournal.com]

Hi there,
I'm new to this fandom.
I mean I saw every movie but till I saw "Civil War"  I wasn't paying much attention.
That changed obviously and now I'm looking for stories.

So can you show me the way to your most favorite Bucky or Winter Soldier stories?
I take nearly everything *grin* and nearly every pairing (Steve/Bucky, Bucky/OC but I don't get the whole Reader thing)

Or the way to your most favorite Captain America stories?

Thank you!

Comments

Top 5 Bucky-centric fics

[vaysh]

One of my favorite Bucky-centric stories is Ipseity by skyisgray. All the WS warnings apply.

Two amazing, plot-heavy and entirely different takes on Bucky's recovery are:
Out of the Dead Land by emilyenrose.
Sing Me the Alphabet by thesardine.

A more humorous (but still angsty) take on Bucky's recovery is This, You Protect by owlet.

Similarly mixing humor with angst: Ain't No Grave (Can You My Body Down by spitandvinegar.

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Very much seconding the recs of "This, You Protect" (and the whole series it's part of; possibly my very favorite Bucky-centric fic) and "Ain't No Grave (Can Keep My Body Down".

Also, I recommend the an endlessly upward world (http://archiveofourown.org/series/332230) series by kaydeefalls. The first story is focused on Bucky figuring out who he is post-CATWS on his own, while the second gives weight to both Bucky's recovery and Steve dealing with his many, many issues. Steve/Bucky, lots of angst but not utterly bleak.

Another post-CATWS fic I adore is Reconstruction Site (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1439917) by Emilianadarling and its sequel.

For some Bucky-centric fics dealing directly with the events of Civil War, I really liked Peaceable Skills (http://archiveofourown.org/series/332230) by Dira Sudis, Things to Remember (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6865183) by monicawoe, and The Last Supper (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6867181) by Tenillypo. First two are gen, third is Steve/Bucky with smut.

I adore Half of the History (We Shall Never Know) (http://archiveofourown.org/works/3464138) by Speranza, which features great development for Bucky both during the Howling Commando days and post-Winter Soldier, plus some bonus great moments for my fave ladies Peggy and Natasha. Steve/Bucky, Steve/Bucky/Peggy, and Steve/Bucky/Natasha.

Finally, for crack and a change from the Steve/Bucky that I normally read, the very silly yet sweet Bucky/Darcy Lewis I once started out to walk around the world but ended up in Brooklyn (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2026827/chapters/4397025) by suzukiblu.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

This is one of the first I found and it's still a favorite.

The Art Of Trolling by Odsbodkins
http: // archiveofourown.org /works/ 732536

[fiveforsilver]

This, You Protect is one of my favorite fics ever! I was going to recommend it as well. Also:

Gen:
Brothers In Arms by copperbadge
Bucky gets a new pet.

Bucky and Mr Rogers by impertinence
"Bucky accidentally becomes a surrogate brother to half the neighborhood, purely via the power of PBS."

Clint Barton’s Home for Wayward Mind Wiped Assassins by roguewrld
Clint owns a small, run-down apartment building. Bucky shows up and sort of starts living in it.

Sunshine and a Flock of Steves by Bluandorange, zetsubonna
In the process of destroying Hydra facilities, Bucky discovers something unexpected.

Steve/Bucky
Steve Rogers at 100: Celebrating Captain America on Film by eleveninches, Febricant, hellotailor, M_Leigh, neenya, tigrrmilk
A fantastic metafic about all the movies Steve didn't know had been made about him.

I love you like rlb by tolieawake
Fluff.

like setting off fire crackers at midnight by what_alchemy
"Everyone who knows the Captain America story thinks they know the Bucky Barnes story. In the 21st century, Steve is still keeping Bucky's secrets."

[moriapolonius.livejournal.com]

I totally second Ipseity and This, You Protect. SkyIs Gray who wrote Ipseity is a great author, you should look her other sutff too after you gorge yourself out on canon!Bucky, her AU stuff is excellent (There's one fic, That Reflection Man, which is based more on Political Animals than Captain America, but the the angst is delicious, and her Captain America/Winter Soldier fic is great, masked sex ftw lol) This, You Protect, on the other hand, is a change of pace when you get tired of the heavy angst because it balances it with humour so well. The scene where Bucky apologizes to Sam is possibly the most hilarious thing in this fandom.

All my recs are Steve/Bucky, since this is what I ship. Not so long ago I took a look at ff.net and what seemed to dominate there is Bucky/OFC so if you sort by reviews or favorites, you're likely to find some that aren't Mary Sue fics. And if you sort by characters, I'm sure you'll find a healthy amount of Bucky/Natasha since it's Marvel canon. FF.net is generally where you will find more het fics than AO3.

I really, really recommend The Man On The Bridge (http://archiveofourown.org/series/126960) series by boopboop. It's one of the most reviewed Bucky fics on AO3, and for a good reason. Bucky's really fucked up in this one, lots of action. Oddly enough, the entire main fic is from Tony's POV and yet is still an agsty all-about-Bucky story. And if you are up to another long AU, boopboop has also comitted a Political Animals fusion which rivals MCU in Bucky angst or even surpasses it, "Snake Eyes".

The Ungraceful Art of Falling by buckyfuckybarnes (http://archiveofourown.org/works/4929256) - Starting from WWII, Bucky pining after Steve through Bucky becoming the Winter Soldier into the post-TWS era. I just LOVE that fic, it's really emotional.

This Is My Last Breath by FlyByNightGirl (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2741975) - Bucky and Steve (mostly Bucky) from Brooklynn, through WWII, through brainwashing in Russia (this fics spends some time on what it took to create the Winter Soldier) through the post TWS stuff and Bucky's recovery. Just be warned that this fic is LONG (like, over 700k long) and there are a few (not too many, but a few) things that could make you roll your eyes.


Not Easily Conquered by dropdeaddream, WhatAreFears () - Steve centric, in wich Steve survives, marries Peggy and then the love letter of James Buchanan Barnes get published, scandal breaks out, but the letters become a war literature staple. Years pass by and then the Winter Soldier appears. It's one of the best written, most intelligent and most heartbreaking fics in the fandom and it even has the happy ending!

Zhelaniye by Nonymos (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6714097) is post-Civil War Steve/Bucky fic, but cenetered more on Steve and how he deals with Bucky's decision to go back into ice, but still explains pretty well why Bucky decided to do so. And he gets deprogrammed too.

Ghosts Love Elevators by thecommodore_squid (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6365386) is a lighter AU in which Winter Soldier Bucky is sent to asassinate a sickly artist Steve Rogers.

[magic-7-words.livejournal.com]

Second/thirding "This You Protect," "Ain't No Grave (Can Keep My Body Down)," and "To the One I've Sinned Against." And "Not Easily Conquered." And "Out of the Dead Lands" and "Steve Rogers at 100." (Wow, so many of my favorites here!) Let me see, what do I have that others have missed...

...nah, I can't even. Here is the way to my favorite Bucky stories: http://archiveofourown.org/users/WishingStar/bookmarks You might have to scroll past a few Steve-centric and ensemble stories and one or two random Bible fanfics that snuck in there, but this is *basically* a Steve/Bucky rec list.

But you know what, I'm going to pick out just a few more that you really can't afford to miss.

United States v. Barnes, 617 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D.D.C. 2015) (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2304905/chapters/5071058) by fallingvoices and radialarch
(the Winter Soldier Trial, told via news articles and tweets)

4 Minute Window (http://archiveofourown.org/series/197993) by Speranza
(Steve and Bucky make a plan to run away together)

These Days (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2326517) by themantlingdark
(Bucky-recovery-fic, but with a bittersweet ending, be warned)

to memory now I can't recall (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2660255/chapters/5945588) by Etharei
(a time-travel incident causes TFA!Bucky and the post-TWS Winter Soldier to switch places)

[(Anonymous)]

Highly recommend Chaya's 'It's not linear' series. It's my go to for Bucky feels.
http://archiveofourown.org/series/183473 (http://archiveofourown.org/series/183473)

[candream.livejournal.com]

My favorite story is Cuckoo (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2626871/chapters/5860235) by de_corporis. *-*