Winter Soldier!Bucky and PreSerum!Steve. I've never done this, I don't think.

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Bucky glances around the room with an unamused look. His group were all sitting around in their living room. There were a lot of them, and Bucky merely tolerated them. Well, most of them - he didn't get too close to people, usually.

No, he was with them for one person - a small blonde nerd with the biggest heart. He completely adored him. He hung out with the group, invited Bucky to join, and the rest was history.

He was grumpy because his blonde - Steve - was at the library, returning some of his many books.

Natasha glances over at him while the conversation dims and can't help but smirk a little. Bucky was pouting, slouched against the loveseat he sat upon, with his arms firmly crossed.

"What's up, Barnes?" She asks and he gives her a look, grumbling his answer under his breath. Clint follows Nat's gaze.

"He misses Steve," Wanda pipes up without looking up from her book. Pietro snorts and Sam smirks.

Bucky turns from them slightly, huffing and blowing a strand of hair out of his eyes.

"Don't worry, he's on his way," Tony speaks, glancing up from his phone. Bucky frowns and looks at him.

"He didn't text me." He pouts then checks his phone. His features soften a little as he reads his text. "Oh. Never mind."

Minutes later Steve walks through the door, a bundle of books in his arms.

"Hey," he speaks and smiles as he steps into the living room.

"Hey, Steve," Sam speaks. Bucky brightens up slightly when he sees him.

"Hi, Stevie," he hums. Steve smiles when he sees him. Bucky was the only one allowed to call him Stevie, and everybody else knew it.

"What'd you get?" Tony adds, craning his neck to see his stack of books.

"Romances, thriller, adventure, fantasy," Steve answers as he squishes himself beside Bucky, who wraps an arm around the back of the seat to make more room.

Bruce smiles at them knowingly and Sam rolls his eyes.

The conversation gradually starts up again and Steve starts reading one of his books. Bucky reads as well, over his shoulder - Steve was used to this, so he holds it just so Bucky can easily read as well. They liked reading together.

Steve starts to nod off, his head drooping lower onto his chest until he snaps awake. Bucky smiles softly as he watches him.

Eventually, he falls asleep against Bucky's shoulder, the book sliding from his hands. Bucky bookmarks the page and lays it on his lap. Wanda smiles at them. They were just so cute.

Bucky looks up when he feels eyes on him to see Nat, Wanda and Sam giving him looks. He frowns irritably at them all.

"What?"

"Nothing, nothing," Nat says off-handedly and turns her attention to Clint, mouthing 'I ship them so much'. Clint smirks and nods, holding her closer.

Tony suddenly gets an idea as he watches Steve sleeping. When Bucky looks away again, Tony quietly gets up and pulls a sleepy Thor with him. Thor, slightly confused, follows him into the kitchen.

Tony was going to dump a bucket of water on Steve to wake him up. He was kinda curious to what Bucky's reaction would be. Sure, he'd probably get his butt kicked, but it'd be worth it.

Being as silent as they can be, amidst their childish giggles, the two pranksters fill a bucket of water and inch back into the living room. Nat raises her head and arches an eyebrow as she watches them creep up behind Bucky and raise the bucket.

The brunette looks up quickly and gives them the fiercest glare he can muster, a look that clearly says 'I will murder you if you wake him up.'

They pause, and Thor backs away, taking his hands off of the bucket. However, Thor was helping Tony hold the bucket up. Tony looks horrified as the bucket tips over without any support from Thor. The bucket splashes them both and Steve jolts awake, sputtering. He wipes the water from his eyes and Bucky looks up at Tony, growling profanities under his breath, water dripping from his hair.

Tony swallows and points a finger at Thor. "It was his idea," he says weakly.

Bucky leaps out of the chair and starts chasing him. Tony, face white with fear, starts running.

"I didn't mean to actually - "

"You're dead, Stark!"

The other watch with amusement and Steve occupies himself with drying himself off and wiping the seat down, occasionally shaking his head at the pair.

Bucky finally tackles Tony and begins tickling him mercilessly. Tony howls with laughter, his sides shaking and tears running down his face.

"Enough, enough! I - I'm sorry!" He shrieks and Bucky leans back on his heels, nodding.

With no further word from Tony, Bucky gets up wordlessly and returns to Steve, looking a little concerned. He helps to dry him off and Steve returns the favour. All of a sudden Bucky was a teddy bear again, all fluff, not like two minutes ago.

Tony carefully takes his seat, keeping a wary eye on Bucky. Thor sits beside him and opens his mouth to say something, but Tony lightly smacks his arm.

"I'm gonna go fetch a blanket," Steve speaks once they're mostly dried. Bucky nods and sits in front of the fire, since the chair was still damp. Steve returns shortly and the pair cuddle up in the blanket.

Steve curls up against Bucky and the brunette relaxes, feeling the blonde's heart beat steadily, almost matching his own.

Steve wraps an arm around his waist and Bucky does the same. They weren't a couple - that's what they always insisted, anyway - they were just most comfortable around each other, especially cuddling.

They didn't care what they were, really. They just enjoyed being with each other.

"Hey Nat, can you pass me my book, please?" Steve asks, looking over at her. She leans over, grabs his book and slides it across the floor to him. Instead of just the two of them, Steve begins to read out to the group at Thor's request. Everyone gathers closer to listen, squishing next to their closest friends, all at peace.

It was a lazy day, a simple day, and everybody enjoyed that. Bucky leans his head on top of Steve's and closes his eyes, smiling contentedly. He was happy.