"I kneel into a dream where I am good and loved. I am loved. My hands have made some good mistakes. They can always make better ones." - Natalie Wee Bucky has to spend six months locked up with a stranger. His teammates went on an international press tour and left him behind. They hired someone to supervise him, per the conditions of his pardon- a roommate, they said. A roommate? In which: Bucky's heart slowly thaws, he develops a soft spot for his idiot roommate, he discovers his vibranium arm is extra-sensitive, he rediscovers that whole 'sexual attraction' thing, he has Not Great mental health including nightmares and therapy, he has a complicated relationship with his ex, he really enjoys blowjobs, he deals with the backlash from his criminal trial, he addresses internalized guilt and shame, he gets laid for the first time in decades, he deals with jealousy, he digs up old feelings, he cuts his hair, he takes pain meds and traumatizes everyone in the room, aaaaaand more. Told (mostly) from Bucky's POV.

☾ 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 :)

Biker!Bucky AUxOC After living through the worst night of her life, selling all her belongings and her beloved first home, Kadence Andrews finds herself stranded outside a small California Town. When she's rescued by Rogers' Towing, Kade begins working for Steve Rogers at his garage in order to pay off the repairs to her vehicle in hopes to continue her path to healing from that night. That is until she meets the destructive and hardened, James "Bucky" Barnes. Will they be able to heal each other or will their own ghosts tarnish what could be?

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?