Thread by @retrosbarnes, my favorite stevebucky fics; a thread these are just some of my [...]

my favorite stevebucky fics; a thread

these are just some of my personal faves and recs! i might not add all of them but these might be the ones most worth reading—i will also keep updating this!

a marvelous gift - an ella enchanted au—literally one of my favorite fics of all time and its so creative in how it corresponds to the canon events so well and it's just SO ANGSTY
https://archiveofourown.org/works/5660083/chapters/13036558

just say you do - the fic that got me back into sb earlier in the summer, it's 100k+ words modern au fake relationship oblivious mutual pining, what more can you want? definitely in my top five; it has angst and its really funny—literal must read https://archiveofourown.org/works/4032415/chapters/9067384

thirty-eight days and counting - the angstiest fic you will read; this is the sort of comfort fic you read over and over again—steve and bucky are fake husbands and bonus points for steve centric angst!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/5516603

not easily conquered - that one famous fic you see on twt everyday but FOR A REASON!! it's just literal poetic art and it gets how far steve would go for bucky just right—probably the angstiest canon divergence fic and the LETTERS I CRY https://archiveofourown.org/series/115516

the curves of your lips rewrite history - a canon divergent fic in which steve and bucky survive the war and stevepeggy get married—if you only have time to read one fic THIS IS IT. so angsty i could read it everyday and STILL cry https://archiveofourown.org/works/8864386/chapters/20323663

timeline - my most reread fic; also the one of the earliest sb fics i ever read (def a comfort fic)—tears are guaranteed in this angsty modern au that follows steve and bucky from ages 11-27 where steve doesn't think bucky could ever love him back :( https://archiveofourown.org/works/6606055/chapters/15113800

i hate your big dumb combat boots - a 10 things i hate about you au; really great light read in a a bit of a frenemies to lovers fashion (sort of) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1855594/chapters/3992131

to be vulnerable is needed most of all - a 100k+ modern au where bucky is a war vet and he meets comic artist steve; VERY CUTE https://archiveofourown.org/works/2082951/chapters/4531803

time on my hands (could be spent with you) - takes place post cw in wakanda (which is my favorite type of canon sb fic) and bucky and steve finally realize they've been in love this whole time

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15665424

it's just temporary - one of the first fics i ever read; tbh it's been awhile so i don't even remember what happened, all i know is that i loved it and there was angst, pining, and bucky going through a bit of a life crisis https://archiveofourown.org/works/2611931

they say love is a virtue - one of the cutest fake dating college au fics ever!! great for a shorter fluffy read and stevebucky being oblivious idiots https://archiveofourown.org/works/7173149

wholesale change - steve is a famous hockey player on a reality dating show but he doesn't like any of the women there because he falls in love with his childhood best friend bucky who's the camera man <3 https://archiveofourown.org/works/11839173

mesmeria - an inception au so obviously there's SO MUCH ANGST?? idk if i liked it because of inception or because of how weirdly nostalgic it made me but it is a beautiful fic a must read https://archiveofourown.org/works/7554244

mission incomplete - only read if you're in for a sad incredibly angsty fic because this broke me https://archiveofourown.org/works/2300300

(maybe) it might be love - a shorter hogwarts au; not the best in terms of characterization bc i felt like the situation might fit other ships better tbh but it was still really cute and slytherin!peggy was in it so https://archiveofourown.org/works/4718894

the poem which i do not write - an adorable college au where bucky is a model for steve's class and he obviously falls in love <3 pure fluff!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/1759227

keep making trouble 'till you find what you love - another fake dating fic (can you tell it's my favorite trope) and tbh i can't actually remember what happened other than that i loved it and it was cute asf https://archiveofourown.org/works/7848298

ghost love elevators - i really don't know how to explain what happened in this fic but bucky has to kill steve but he doesn't and they go on a roadtrip and it's an interesting interpretation on their relationship https://archiveofourown.org/works/6365386

of broken dreams and mended hearts - so i'll admit i actually didn't finish it (yet) because i got distracted and read like twenty other fics instead but it's 300k+ and a really good take on arranged marriage but actually slowly falling in love https://archiveofourown.org/works/2421641

click here to read full article - a celeb fake pr relationship fic with pining <3 honestly just very cute—also i read another fic with literally the same plot but longer?? i liked this one better tho https://archiveofourown.org/works/4919347

our beginning - a completely canon compliant fic of pre war to 40s stevebucky; it's a series but this is the only one i've read so far and it was really good they even got married

not always historically accurate but definitely recommend! https://archiveofourown.org/works/6777244

returning - a very well written modern au where steve returns to his home town and meets his childhood best friend bucky—shorter fic; good for a light non-angsty read https://archiveofourown.org/works/4763822

steve rogers versus the classics - steve is canon steve but bucky is a history professor; personally i don't like canon steve/modern bucky fics but this was cute and had steve centric angst which i love more than anything https://archiveofourown.org/works/5787190

introduction to fake dating your best friend 101 - another fake dating au

college professors au where they make things a lot more complicated than things really have to be just to fake date https://archiveofourown.org/works/18091004

but the fire is so delightful - strangers to lovers fake dating?? i love this because it's just good for a non angsty light read but UNFORTUNATELY ITS NOT FINISHED and i don't the author has any intention to finish it https://archiveofourown.org/works/13177686/chapters/30140880

hands of clay - 400k+ literally the longest fic i've ever read; personally not a rec because it was kinda boring but i'm only adding it here bc it has a certain nostalgia factor to it and it reminded me of my own childhood in nyc https://archiveofourown.org/works/2143266

on your marks, get set, sew! - neve recommended me this one (tyyy!) and it's just a really cute fic of steve on a reality tv show and bucky is the judge https://archiveofourown.org/works/24027292/chapters/57810064

he's all that - college au? very very cute though and i loved it for the idiots in love aspect <3 https://archiveofourown.org/works/16387346/chapters/38356685

taking a chance (on us) was right - a princess diaries au i couldn't resist reading; it has really cute artwork too

unfortunately th*rki is a background ship but i don't think they're brothers here? (still weird tho) otherwise loved it https://archiveofourown.org/works/20938229

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