Conman!Bucky AU: Small town police chief Bucky Barnes is good at his job. He keeps up appearances, helps the elderly and donates heftily to local causes. The people of Silver Lake don't question where he gets his money, or how he came to run the police department at 30 years old. What they don't know won't hurt them. On the side, Bucky is a conman. He lives a separate life of glamour and lucrative heists. And he's good at hiding it. Until he isn't. Willow Foster arrives in town newly divorced and looking for a fresh start, one she finds in Bucky. The corrupt cop quickly learns just how difficult it can be to balance his two lives and a potential blossoming romance. But when Willow finds out what he really does, she wants in and the threat of his whole world falling apart becomes very, very real. The question is, can Bucky keep up the longest con of his career?

Bodyguard!Bucky AU: Sophia Stark is the daughter of high profile politician Tony Stark, except she doesn't act like it. Unfazed by the attention her family brings, she lives life like any other college student. When she decides she wants to go travelling around Europe alone for the summer after graduation, her father is quick to shut down the idea, despite the fact that he was just as reckless and wild in his youth. So they come up with a compromise. She can go, but she has to be escorted. Enter James Barnes, Shield Protection's top bodyguard. Skilled and discreet, he's usually hired to mind the most powerful names in politics. Now, he's traipsing around Europe with a twenty-four-year-old who has made it her mission to cause him nothing but trouble. How long will it take before he breaks?

It's 2025, two years post blip and photography student Rosie Dylan is still learning how to rebuild her life. She's just trying to get to graduation and make enough cash to pay her rent. But then Captain America leaves her an unexpected voicemail. In Louisiana, Bucky feels more like himself than ever but he's stuck in a rut. He likes the lifestyle he lives, he's a free agent - both in work and play. But with Sam settling down, he starts to question what's next. When he meets Rosie, she intrigues him and she sparks something in Bucky that changes everything. There's something there, even if it takes a little while for Rosie to come around. As the wedding weekend comes to a close, a betrayal of trust sees Rosie ready to walk away. Except she needs a subject for her senior photography thesis and a mission involving a mysterious drug ring brings Bucky back to New York. As they navigate through the underground and upper-class circles of the city, they find that maybe they were meant for each other after all. Takes place two years after TFATWS.

Musician!Bucky AU: Violet Rogers has lost count of the rejections. Of the three-hour waits for auditions only to be turned away before she has the chance to even step into the room. After a few one-off roles on TV shows and off-off-Broadway ensemble gigs, she ditches her agent and decides a move to LA needs to happen if she wants to make her dream a reality. When her brother mentions that his best friend, Bucky, happens to live in LA and is looking for a roommate, Violet jumps at the chance. Between auditions, late-night diner shifts and shitty studio execs, Bucky and Violet attempt to overcome everything it means to be struggling artists in Los Angeles. They just so happen to fall in love along the way.

☾ once again dubious timeline or sort of "modern" [not rlly modern] royal/old money au ☽ ( tbh whatever my little brain desires. ) Bucky Barnes x OC Dawn Rogers wasn't a fan of tradition, she always yearned for something more to life than all the womenly duties they bestowed upon her, but not being one to disappoint her family she finds herself in one big of a pickle she has tried to run away from her whole life. Her arrange marriage to the one person she can't stand, James Buchanan Barnes. Enemies to lovers | 18+ u know the drill :)

18+ In his way of attempting to get over his morbid past Bucky Barnes moves to the snowy slopes of Alpine Groves, a small town miles and miles away from any big city. He dives into the world of lumberjack's and snow storms to find out who he really is, he really didn't plan to be-friend anyone, much less, fall in love? Bucky Barnes x OC (alternative universe)

Perihelion (noun: /ˌper.ɪˈhiː.li.ən/) The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun. Bucky Barnes left the army three years ago on medical discharge and he's still struggling to move on. He puts on a brave face and throws himself into the business he runs with his best friends Steve and Sam. He may be fooling some, but his friends can see right through it. He's fine. And no attempt from them to persuade him to step out of his comfort zone of work and home, and maybe put himself out there, is going to sway him. Then he meets Ava at Cosmic Coffee, her tiny coffee shop, one he walks past every day but never enters until the day everything seems to direct him inside. They get talking and it turns out they're both in need of something the other can offer. It seems too easy as a deal is made over coffee and a Fleetwood Mac record but Bucky might just end up getting more than he bargained for. Modern AU (SugarDaddy!Bucky)

*1990s Hollywood/Actor!Bucky AU** LOS ANGELES - 1997 - Bucky Barnes is an out of work actor who is bartending to pay the bills. With money tight, bills piling up, and his royalty checks running out, he's about ready to give up and bartend for the rest of his life. One day, he finally gets the call he's been waiting for, and a BIG break in the form of a big Hollywood blockbuster. The problem? His costar is party girl extraordinaire, Audrey Jones, the woman who broke his heart. Novella (under 20 chapters). Enemies to lovers, alternate universe. Cover by @stevesconverse

Mia Rogers just got kicked out of college and has to move back in with her divorced dad, Steve Rogers, for the summer while she figures her life out. There's just one problem - Steve's old college roommate, Bucky Barnes is freshly divorced, and living in the pool house. Modern AU, dad's best friend!Bucky, mechanic!Bucky. DO NOT TRANSLATE OR REPOST. IF YOU TAKE MY WORK, I WILL FIND OUT AND REPORT YOU.

Penelope Levine has been "promised" to notorious mafia boss, Brock Rumlow, in order to pay a family debt. The night before her wedding, she meets James Barnes, the owner of Underworld, one of the most infamous nightclubs in New York. Their spark is intense and leaves a lasting impression on James, who has been searching for a Queen to rule his kingdom. Quickly, James becomes obsessed with Penelope, and is willing to start an all-out war with Rumlow for the woman he loves. Modern Mafia AU/Hades and Persephone inspired. BECOMES A STUCKY/OC FIC. COMPLETE - SEPTEMBER 2, 2022