#bucky barnes x reader oneshot
i’m special
synopsis:y/n and bucky were always bickering, bucky loved to tease and make fun of y/n, y/n didn’t enjoy it as much as he did though. but bucky does something stupid and reckless much to y/n’s surprise.
pairing:college!bucky x college!reader
warnings:cheating, violence, blood, she/her pronouns will be used for y/n, hints of enemies to lovers, cursing
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author’s notes: hi everyone!! sorry for being super inactive :( i had covid for a little bit and it made me eat shit (not literal shit) worst experience of my life! please wear ur mask!!
“hey, where’s the princess today?” bucky laughed, a smirk growing on his lips as he sat down at the table his friends were sat in. it was the group of friends’ regular hang out, the great ‘lucky cat café’, that was not so great, the coffee was shit, but at least that meant the group always had somewhere to sit.
sam, natasha and steve all looked at each other, an uncomfortable and uneasy atmosphere suddenly arising at the mention of y/n.
“what? what happened?” bucky’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion, originally thinking that maybe y/n had been running late, but the awkward side glances the three were sharing said otherwise, “seriously guys, what’s up?”
“well, um..” natasha took a deep breath, “y/n can’t make it today, she’s busy.”
“that’s bullshit.”
“what? miss her already, buckaroo?” sam teased, trying to distract him.
“i’m being serious, what happened?” bucky questioned, staring at steve. bucky knew steve the best out of the three and he especially knew that steve would be the easiest to crack, “c’mon punk, you seriously keeping secrets from me now?”
“uh..” steve stared right at natasha, who just stared him down as intensely as bucky was, “this isn’t fair, you both aren’t playing fair.”
“fine, if no one is going to tell me, i’ll find out myself,” bucky rolled his eyes, getting up from his seat.
“barnes, wait.” natasha stopped him before he could even attempt to leave, “don’t. she doesn’t want anyone to bother her.”
“tell me what the fuck happened then,” bucky didn’t sit back down, but instead stared at the redhead. she looked guilty and the grimace on her face told bucky he wasn’t going to be receiving good news.
“you know ben, right?” natasha asked.
“yeah, her douchey boyfriend, what about him?” bucky narrowed his eyes.
“he cheated on her, now sit your ass down before you do something stup-“ natasha was interrupted by bucky.
“i’ll be back.”
“james, don’t you dare.” natasha glared at him and he took off running before the redheaded woman could even attempt to stop him.
“JAMES!” natasha yelled, watching him run out the cafe through the windows.
steve started to awkwardly laugh and put his hands up, “hey, i’m just glad it wasn’t me that cracked!”
“shut up, rogers.” natasha hit him on the arm, making him let out a whiny ‘ow’.
“we should really go after him..” sam pointed out, bringing attention back to the fact there was a wild bucky on the loose.
“yeah, we should.” steve agreed.
“you both say not moving an inch out of your seat?” natasha raised an eyebrow, smirking.
“y’know maybe he can actually confess to her instead of acting like a school boy and picking on her,” sam suggested, shrugging his shoulders.
“we all know he’s not going to y/n.” steve sighed.
“c’mon let’s get the dog back on a leash.” natasha got up from her seat, dumb and dumber quickly following after her.
after catching up to bucky, sam and steve each grabbed one of bucky’s arms pulling him away from the unconscious man laying on the ground, bucky may have knocked him out, but ben still managed to get a few decent hits on bucky, the bruises along his jaw and around his eye telling that much along with the blood trailing down his face from his nose.
“buck, enough! leave it!” steve yelled at bucky, who was still struggling in both steve’s and sam’s arms.
“i’m not done! this fucking asshole-“ bucky’s yelling was interrupted by steve.
“i said leave it! it’s not worth it!” steve yelled at his childhood friend, who slowly stopped resisting the two men holding him and just let his arms hang around their shoulders.
“jesus james, are you trying to get kicked out of this college? c’mon, let’s get you somewhere you can get cleaned up.” natasha sighed at her friend, “don’t think i won’t be kicking your ass later.”
“wouldn’t doubt it for a second..” bucky chuckled, then groaned at the metallic taste in his mouth. he spat the blood filling his mouth at the ground and sam started to scold him.
the four of them all rushed into nat’s dorm room, the one she shared with y/n and they laid bucky down on the small couch the two had managed to squeeze in there.
“what the fuck is going on?” y/n got out of bed quickly, staring at the four that had just barged into her dorm.
“hey doll, how’s it hangin’?” bucky smiled lazily, putting his arm up to wave at y/n.
“what the fuck happened to him?” y/n stared at natasha and then walked over to bucky, “what did you do, james.”
“what ever happened to… ‘hello!’, ‘how are you?’, ‘what’s up’?” bucky laughed, staring up at y/n’s face that was looking at his bruised face.
“you look like shit, barnes.”
“should see the other guy, doll.”
“y/n, sorry about this, but do you mind.. fixing him up?” steve asked, feeling guilty about even asking her for a favour.
“yeah, yeah, of course, just someone tell me what the fuck is going on,” y/n responded, getting out a first aid kit and taking out some alcohol wipes.
“ben.” was all that natasha had to say for y/n to understand and it was really only what she could say. y/n’s body stiffened and she turned to bucky with a sad expression. sure, she didn’t really hate him, but the two always bickered, why the hell did he go after ben.
“bucky, did you fight ben?” y/n asked, now crouching beside him, whilst ripping open the alcohol wipes.
“that’s our cue to get the hell out of here, see you!” sam grabbed steve and nat, making a beeline to the door.
“more like i beat his ass, darling,” bucky chuckled.
“what is wrong with you, why would you do that?” y/n sighed, cleaning the blood off his face.
“i know what he did,” bucky’s voice was more serious now, “i can’t believe he would even fucking think of doing that to you, let alone actually doing it! no one gets to be an asshole to you, y/n.”
y/n smiled slightly at his sincerity, “buck, you’re an asshole to me all the time.”
“yeah, well i’m special, no one gets to be an ass to you, but me.” he smiled back at her.
“you’re so stupid, bucky..” y/n grabbed the nearest bin and threw away the bloody wipe, “seriously, you didn’t have to do that, i know you’re constantly itching for a fight, but .. you really shouldn’t have done that.”
“it’ll teach a lesson to your next boyfriend for sure.” he grumbled, a hint of jealousy laced in his words.
“yeah? what if you were my next boyfriend,” y/n joked, but bucky’s eyes widened and he stared at her.
“i’d treat you a lot better that’s for damn sure!” he laughed, but his laughter was cut short as he groaned in pain at the bruise starting to hurt on his jaw.
“you really are a reckless idiot, james.”
“what can i say? reckless is my middle name,” he smirked.
“yeah, okay, buchanan.”
“not funny, don’t call me buchanan,” he tried to be serious, but seeing y/n smile just made his heart soften, “you know, you can talk to me about it if you want?”
y/n sighed and her gaze dropped, “i already knew.”
“what?” bucky looked confused at the confession.
“i knew he had been cheating on me.. for months now, but i thought.. hey, he’ll stop.. he loves me really, y’know?” y/n chuckled bitterly, whilst bucky just stared at her in shock, “i loved him, but every time i checked his phone i loved him less and less, i just felt trapped in the relationship. i guess in a weird way, i’m glad i caught him with my own eyes, because i’d have an excuse to dump him without sounding like a paranoid girlfriend… i’m so stupid.”
“hey, hey, hey, you aren’t stupid,” bucky sat up and let y/n lean her head on his knees whilst she was crouched on the floor, “you are one of the smartest girls i have ever met in my entire life, y/n, jesus sometimes you speak and i just don’t understand what on earth you are saying! would it kill you to speak at a dummies level for once, so i can understand ya? y/n.. he’s just a dumb guy and there will be so many more guys for you, hell, any guy out there would be winning the lottery to call you their girl! i know i’d kill to get to call you that, you’re an amazing girl, don’t doubt it for a single second, okay?”
y/n had looked up at him and he held her face in his bruised hands gently, smiling at her. she had a shaky smile on her lips and the tears were spilling out of her eyes, but not for ben, but because of how touched she was by bucky’s words.
“you’re such an asshole, buck.” y/n laughed.
“wow, okay, not the response i was expecting!” bucky sarcastically joked, sliding down on the the ground next to her and opening his arms for a hug, which she gladly accepted. the smell of his cologne made her smile, it was a cologne that only dads and old men would wear and it made y/n smile.
“how can you say that stuff and expect me to not be in love with you,” y/n mumbled into his shirt, hiding her face from him, dreading the rejection she expected to get from him. bucky’s arms just wrapped around her tighter and he squeezed her, a dopey smile spreading across his face.
“maybe i’m hoping that will happen,” he whispered into her hair.
“you still gonna make fun of me for doing stupid shit, right?” y/n chuckled.
“wouldn’t dream of stopping,” he smiled, placing a kiss onto the top of his head, “when you’re feeling better and after you’ve healed from that asshole, how about i take you out somewhere? like.. a date.”
“i’d love that.”
“the only asshole you’ll be seeing from now on is me.”
“buck, as romantic as that is, you realise how weird that sounds,” y/n laughed, pulling away slightly to look at his face.
“i didn’t mean.. no, i didn’t mean it like that! you little weirdo, get your head out the gutter!”
“my bad, my bad!” y/n laughed at the flustered man in front of her.
