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If his mission is to enhance Steve's well-being, it is definitely mission-compliant to cause him to smile like that, simply from Barnes wrapping his fingers around Steve's wrist. If his mission is to live a good human life, it must be mission-compliant to let himself touch Steve's hand, to let himself stand close while they put their arms around one another. Once, hugging felt like restraint and no air. Now it makes him want to give gifts, and maybe even to whistle. Barnes thought he knew happy, but this is a new kind of it. Advanced happiness skills. Bucky discovers hugging and touching (and kissing) with Steve is A-OK. SQUEE. ADORABLE.

Johnny thinks he's in love with Spider-Man, but then he wakes up in the future married to Peter. Oh, Johnny. It's a good thing he's pretty. This is very cute.

He would not let anything happen to Steve, not as long as he could reach out, hold something of Steve to him. Bucky would always be reaching for him, and maybe someday, he'd find a way to soothe Steve's aches with the brush of their fingers, the same way it soothed Bucky’s worried heart. Lovely look at Steve and Bucky through the years.

The story of what Jane and Darcy were up to during Age of Ultron.

Baking pans come in a wide range of sizes, from a round cake pan to a loaf pan. Different size pans hold different volumes of batters and this must be taken into account when substituting one pan size for another in a recipe.

Quiet, tender Sirius/Remus set in an AU where there is no war with Voldemort, so Sirius gets to grow up and Remus gets to be by his side.

AU in which Peggy also gets the serum, crossdresses as a member of the Howling Commando, and nobody falls off any trains, though there's still that little matter of crashing the Valkyrie into the ice. Aw heart. (Steve/Peggy/Bucky)

Jack pays for the renovation of the Haus. This is adorably sweet, and it's nice to see a version of Jack who's more assured about things.

Obi-Wan visits Bail Organa and 5yo Leia. Lovely.

Steve falls down a well and has to be rescued by the Howling Commandos. Hee!

Natasha has to ride out sex pollen before she can admit she's in love with Steve and Bucky. Oh heart.

Sweet, summery, Jack/Bitty.

Absolutely wonderfully in character, sweet and hilarious story of Jake and Amy waking up married and deciding to make a bet out of it. And then, oh no, ~feelings.

Lovely story about how Larissa Duan became the manager of the Samwell Men's Hockey team.

Really lovely story of how Alicia and Bad Bob Zimmerman fall in love.

For all his joking, Bucky doesn’t know how to navigate this situation any better than Steve does. He doesn’t want to fuck things up. God, what a relief not to be alone. “Don’t look at me,” Steve says, holding his hands up. “I don’t tell her what to do.” Peggy stalks over to the two of them and puts her hands on her hips. “Of course not,” she says to Steve, affronted that he would even bring up the possibility. But then she softens. She comes close enough to touch him, lifts her hand and runs her fingertips down his mud-flecked cheek. Then she raises her other hand and yanks Bucky down by the collar. She kisses him right there, eight inches from Steve’s face. It’s better than anything Steve imagined. Super hot, sweet, and just a touch sad Steve/Bucky/Peggy.

Bucky's sure he's not going to live to see 30. Sad, sharp look at Bucky through the years.

Really interesting HP/O11 fusion, with Sirius and Remus as Danny and Rusty.

While Steve is out looking for him, Bucky moves into his old apartment and starts making some improvements. Oh heart.

It takes Bucky a few tries to tell Steve that he loves him. Aw boys.

Melancholy look at Steve's search for Bucky and Bucky's ultimate return.

10k essay on LoK

"How did you recognize me?" he demands again. Marci tears open an alcohol wipe, wonders if she needs something stronger, and rolls her eyes at him. "I've been dating your best friend on and- ah-" she winces at the sting-"off for six years, Murdock. I know what you look like, the way you move. Just because you've got a stupid ass mask on that covers your damn cheekbones doesn't mean I won't recognize you." She pauses, adds, "Asshole." I really enjoyed this story of Marci and Matt being bros.

This is a really sweet moving story about Honey Lemon.

In which Lily places a bet, does some investigating, gets in a fight, fixes a broken nose and learns a few things about her friends, that idiot James Potter, and herself. Three very complicated weeks towards the end of the year, because that's the only time anything actually happens at Hogwarts right? I really enjoyed this.

Lovely Marauder era James/Lily and Remus/Sirius.

Bucky Barnes and Susan Pevensie. It doesn't seem like it should work but it does. Sharp and melancholy.

Lovely Bucky-recovery story.

Shitty takes Lardo as his fake date to a family wedding. Lardo decides it's time to finally act on her feelings. Oh heart.