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(MARVEL) James "Bucky" Barnes

The moon was shining brightly through the big windows in the Avengers Tower. Bucky had not fallen asleep yet, still afraid of his nightmares. He avoided sleep as much as he could. So, he decided to make himself a cup of tea, quietly humming as the water was boiling in the kettle.

But in their room, Y/N was awake, pulling another all-nighter. Deciding to make themselves a coffee, they headed down to the kitchen with music playing through their headphones.

Bucky had seen Y/N enter the room but paid no mind to them. 

"Jesus, Buck. You scared me." 

Bucky looked up at his significant other, who was holding a hand on their chest.

"Sorry love, I didn't mean to."

"No worries," they said, shrugging off their headphones. "Penny for your thoughts?"

"Just couldn't sleep. No need to worry about me," Bucky said, his fingers fiddling with the mug handle. Y/n raised their eyebrow.

"Yeah well Buck, sometimes I do need to worry about you. But I love you so talk to me."

Bucky's eyes softened at Y/N's words. "I love you too. I uh I just couldn't sleep again," he said sighing. "But enough about me, why are you still awake?"

Y/N chuckled. "I need to finish some designs for the bookstore. We're reading aloud to kids again."

"You need to sleep though. Can't have you walk around the tower looking like a zombie."

Y/N laughed as Bucky made his way over to Y/N, where they were stirring their coffee. Bucky wrapped his arms around Y/N's waist and Y/N's head leaned back onto Bucky's chest.

Time passed quickly. The couple peacefully listened to each other's breathing with Y/N's music playing softly in the background. 

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Everyone in the compound was an early riser, Tony and Bruce being the earliest of them all. Tony usually had a pot of coffee ready as everyone slowly trickled into the kitchen. 

'Good mornings' and nods were exchanged throughout the morning hour. This morning was one of the rare times when Y/N was in the kitchen before Bucky.

And surprisingly, most of the members didn't know that they were dating. The ones that did know, kept their mouths shut, waiting patiently to see the reactions of the others when they found out.

Y/N's upper body was tucked away in their elbow, leaning on the kitchen counters, still tired from the late night.

Steve and Sam greeted Bucky as he walked in.

Bucky walked over to Y/N and poked them on the side. Y/N's entire body and head immediately jolted up and they gave a dirty look in Bucky's direction. 

Bucky only raised his hands up in mock surrender and kissed Y/N on the forehead before wrapping his arms around their waist from behind.

Fortunately, Y/N was sitting on a barstool so Bucky easily pulled another bar stool and placed it right behind theirs. It was a silent gesture but the couple was comfortable with each other.

Hugs from behind were always enjoyable for the pair.

But unfortunately, the kiss did not go unnoticed by the group. Tony raised his eyebrow, pointing at the couple. "Are they.." he started.

"Dating?" Steve remarked. "I thought you knew Tony?" 

Oddly enough, Tony was the most oblivious. But of course, the rest who didn't know were surprised or were satisfied with their previous suspicion. 

"What?! How did I not know about this?" Tony exclaimed. He immediately turned toward Steve and saw that Bruce, Natasha, Clint, and Wanda had neutral expressions. "You guys knew too?!"

Bruce, Natasha, Clint, Wanda, and Steve either smirked or simply showed a small smile.

"You know Tony, I would like it if you shut up. I'm trying to enjoy my moment here," Y/N said as their head slowly made its way back to the crook of their elbow.

Nevertheless, Tony was aghast. The group shared a laugh and Bucky put his head on Y/N's back, closing his eyes.

"If you hurt them Barnes-" Tony started.

"Yeah, I know. You'll kill me. But no need to worry, I promise I won't," Bucky mumbled into Y/N's back.