Bucky Barnes One-Shots

Valentine's Buddy

AU / Bucky x Reader oneshot / Friends To Lovers / Fluff and Sexual Tension / 18+ / Valentine's Day

Summary:

Bucky and you have been best friends since childhood, but that is also how long you have had a crush on him – a fact that he is totally unaware of, or so you thought. When your best friend Nat bails on you to go on a Valentine's Day date with Steve, Bucky is eager to keep you company.

word count: 3289

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"Why are you all dressed up? I thought we were just watching a movie," I said to my roommate Natasha as soon as I entered our small dorm room. Classes were finally finished for today and I had been looking forward to spending a relaxed night in with my best friend.

"Please don't hate me for this." Natasha turned away from the mirror on her wardrobe to look at me. Her makeup looked stunning – silver eyeshadow glimmering on her eyes, a touch of blush highlighting her cheekbones.

I let out a groan and flopped onto my bed. "You're going on a date, aren't you?"

"I mean ... It's Valentine's Day!"

"Yes, exactly," I was getting annoyed, "Which is exactly why we agreed on spending the night together, watching some cliché romcom."

"Steve asked me out," Natasha then blurted out and I immediately sat up straight on my bed. I had been waiting for this moment forever. A while ago, Bucky, my childhood best friend, had let me in on the little secret that his friend Steve had a thing for Natasha. And Natasha had been talking about Steve all semester long, so I couldn't really be mad at her for bailing on me. These two finally managed to agree on a date and that was worth celebrating.

"No way!" I looked at Natasha expectantly.

"This morning, in class. He slipped me a note asking me out to some fancy restaurant. I know I said I'd be spending the night with you, but I just couldn't help myself. It's Steve! Unless you really want me to stay with you, then I will call him right this instant!" Natasha was already fumbling for her phone.

"Don't be ridiculous!" I got up from my bed and made her put down her phone again. "I'm so happy for you and of course you're going."

At that moment, there was a knock at the door. Natasha started shrieking and turned back to the mirror, making some last minute fixes on her hair. I rolled my eyes at her but couldn't stop myself from smiling. Even though a lonely Valentine's Day lay ahead of me, it filled me with joy to see my friend so happy. Reluctantly I went to open our dorm room door. I was not surprised to see Steve standing in front of me, smiling from ear to ear, with a rose in his hands. What caught me off guard was Bucky, standing right next to Steve smirking at me and also having a rose in his hands.

"What are you doing here?," I asked surprised.

"It's very nice to see you too, doll," Bucky said still smirking at me and now leaning on the door frame. My heart began to pound loudly and I was worried he might be able to hear it. His stupid grin, the way his hair framed his face perfectly and his god forsaken steel blue eyes made my hands sweaty. Now here was the thing about being friends with James Buchanan Barnes:

1. He was incredibly handsome. And he was very well aware of that.

2. Everyone around him was also aware of that. Especially the girls, so he had a long list of potential lovers who were ready to throw themselves at him.

3. We had been friends since our childhood. And he had always seen me more like a little sister, which might not necessarily be an issue, except that

4. I was crushing on him. Hard.