Looking for Steve/Bucky recs

[norwich36]

Actually, I'm looking for specific Steve/Bucky recs: the ones you would use to entice someone new into Steve/Bucky fandom. Because honestly, at this point I've probably read everything tagged Steve/Bucky on A03 or pinboard at least 5 times and have no sense of perspective any more, but I have a friend I've been working on, and after Winter Soldier he finally sees it, but I want to give him the good stuff. So what are your personal favorites or stories you think are especially good for newbies? (He's familiar with the whole Avengersverse but has not read any fic in that fandom).

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[musesfool]

Anything by Beardsley, Lanyon, or Renne, probably, though with one exception at the moment, none of it will be compliant with Cap 2.

Specifically, Make One Dream Come True (You Only Live Twice) by Beardsley and Where the Circle Ends by Renne are two of my all time favorites.

Oh, and Medvedzhonok by Lanyon, which is kidfic but the absolute best kind, and Steve/Bucky only towards the very end.

[norwich36]

Thanks! Oh, Medvedzhonok is one of my favorite comfort rereads! (Of course, my own list would lead with "anything by musesfool," so I'm happy to hear the ones that you really like!

[musesfool]

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[jain]

"In from the Cold" series by musesfool

The Spin I'm In by musesfool

Learn How to Tell You Goodbye by torakowalski (The writer's primarily a Clint/Coulson shipper, which is a pairing I'm largely disinterested in, but this particular story is golden.)

a little help from my friends by troublesteady (This is labeled gen, but it's totally Steve/Bucky. Also, one of the funniest stories I've ever read.)

[norwich36]

Thanks so much!