Avengers Preferences and Imagines

You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Bucky Barnes x Reader Imagine)

Hi my lovelies! It's been a while since I've given you all some Marvel content, so I thought I'd give you a little Bucky slight angst with fluff for the holiday season! More content will be released soon, I promise; I have a ton of preferences on standby that I need to read through and revise, but they will be released soon, stay tuned!!

A/N: I will start making the reader gender neutral unless requested otherwise!!

WARNING: A little suggestive towards the end.

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Bucky hated Christmas. Ok, maybe hate was a strong word...and ok maybe he didn't necessarily hate Christmas, but he never found the significance of it; given he never got the chance to celebrate a normal Christmas.

You, on the other hand, LOVED Christmas. Everything from the Christmas lights and decorations, to the cheesy Christmas classics on TV, to even the limited edition pumpkin spice and french vanilla egg nog you would find yourself always buying every year without fail. 

Yes, you knew Bucky had always been indifferent when it came to holidays, especially Christmas and you couldn't blame him. His past Christmases would usually consisted of week to month long missions, assassinations, training, torture and brainwashing; so it was understandable as to why he considered Christmas to be like any other day just with snow and lights.

Coincidentally, you and Bucky started dating last year, a few days after Christmas, so evidently this Christmas would be your first Christmas together. Living together, the topic of Christmas inevitably came up 

Despite Bucky's indifference when it came to the holiday spirit, that didn't stop you from decorating the entire apartment from top to bottom with Christmas decorations and constantly going out to purchase presents. Every time you walked back into the apartment with bags in hand, you would be met with a sigh from Bucky and a slight eye roll as you smiled cheekily at him. Today, however, was no different.

You had finished getting dressed as you made your way out of the bedroom and into the living area. Bucky was sitting on the couch, TV playing in the background as he closed whatever book he had been reading.

He glanced up at you and scoffed softly, "Christmas shopping again?"

"You bet," you replied, sticking your tongue out at him slightly, receiving another light scoff in return. 

You were used to Bucky teasing you over your slightly unhealthy Christmas obsession but truth be told, Bucky admired seeing you happy over little things pertaining to this holiday. Even the nights when you both were walking back to your apartment and you would stare at the Christmas lights and decorations in complete awe. And even those moments when you would let out a squeal of excitement 

You walked over to the coat closet and pulled out your coat, pulling it on before you turned around looking at him. You stared at him for a few seconds before slowly making your way towards him and stopping in front of him. His brows furrowed slightly, taking note of your behavior. He leaned back against the coach as he looked up at you. You knew what you were about to attempt would probably be met with disappointment, but couldn't hurt to try right?

"Buck..." you started hesitantly. "What if...--"

"Y/N, if you're about to ask me to go Christmas shopping with you, you can stop right there," Bucky interrupted nonchalantly.

You huffed and plopped down on the couch right next to him. 

"But...Bucky, this is our first Christmas together...don't you think we should at least spend it together?" You whined.