Clint doesn't really understand why the Winter Soldier starts hanging around his apartment building, but he rolls with it, and everything else that comes along. I liked the first half at the apartment more than the second half fighting AIM/HYDRA etc. but the whole thing is fun.
"The mission resets abruptly, from objective: kill to objective: protect." 50,000 words of Bucky transforming himself back into a person, with some help from Natasha, Jarvis, and the old people brigade. Oh my heart. This is SO GOOD. Highly recommended.
An Asgardian animal that makes people cuddly gets loose in the tower. The Avengers try to recapture it without things getting too weird. This is adorable!
Natasha - who she's been and who she is now, and what it means for her relationships with Steve and Bucky. Nice melding of comics and movie canon for her backstory.
Steve develops temporary psychic abilities and accidentally wanders his way into Bucky's dreams. All he wants is to convince Bucky to come home. Oh heart.
there's trees in the desert since you moved out by
Bucky asks Steve to give him time. Steve, Sam and Nat go on a road trip. Clint takes down Hydra cells. Everybody talks about their feelings. So wonderful. Oh my heart. (It's Steve/Natasha, though I totally read it as Steve/Natasha/Bucky. *cough*)
“What’s the scandal?” Steve asks, reaching for the muffin Bucky’s holding. “Gimme some of your muffin.” “Only a little.” Bucky orders even as he breaks it clean in half. “I know how guys like you operate. I give you an inch, you’ll take a mile.” “Dear Lord, do you two try to lace everything you say with innuendo or is it really that accidental?” Tony asks. Bucky catches Steve’s eye before making his face go completely innocent. “Sorry, Stark.” He says sweetly. “Must be our boner.” Tony chokes. Steve and Bucky both keep their eyes wide and innocent. “Are you okay?” Steve asks earnestly. Tony’s muttering curse words and Bucky has to stuff another bite of muffin in his mouth to hide a laugh. Moments like these make Steve’s stomach hurt with how nice it is to have Bucky back with him. Adorable Steve/Bucky story in which Steve comes out at a press conference.
Darcy Lewis and the No Good, Very Bad (Kinda Awesome) Day by
"I heard there was some guy that liked crawling around the air ducts, scaring the crap out of new people. The first day I was here, I tied a bit of ribbon to all the vents. About twenty minutes ago, all the ribbons were doing the cha-cha except for that one," Darcy says, pointing up to the vent above them. "I don't like... geez, who told you that?" Barton demands, looking offended. "I didn't say it was you. I assumed you have some other completely unrelated reason for being in the air duct above my head, looking down my top." Barton's face turns an instant, dull red from ear to ear and temple to chin. "I wasn't-!" he starts to splutter. "I'm sure," Darcy purrs, raising an eyebrow. "I mean, I couldn't not, because, but it wasn't what I was..." Barton seems to realize he's digging himself deeper because he deflates and offers a helpless gesture with his hands. "There's orders involved, I swear." Adorable Clint/Darcy.
I feel like the summary the author chose works better than what I could come up with: The Winter Soldier tracks down each and every HYDRA agent that forced him to kill and watches them die. He also tries to become a well-rounded individual with interests and hobbies. The results are mixed. oh, Bucky.
Bucky teams up with Sam and Steve to get some bad guys. Things do not go at all as planned. This was fun, though I don't necessarily buy the Bucky characterization.
