Five-part fic series "Five Kisses Across Time" is complete! Each fic is technically standalone, though they share an emotional arc to be read as a series. All fics are rated Teen, except for #3 which is Mature for naked kissing.

Thanks to sopdetly for betaing all five fics and for putting up with all my angst.


Title: What Does Bravery Taste Like
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,070
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 1940. Steve's never shied from the consequences of his actions—stand up for someone, take a punch, get back up. But for as happy he is to wear a shiner on his face, there's one consequence he can't accept. (It's Bucky finding out how much he's into him, if you needed that spelled out.)

Notes: Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Strong

What Does Bravery Taste Like on AO3

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Title: Just Once
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~875
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 1944. Steve's used to his squad's lack of sleeping habits, but it's still a surprise when Bucky slips out of the shadows and sits next to Steve. It's even more of a surprise when Bucky kisses him. (This summary does not sound as angsty as this fic is.)

Notes: Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Warm

Just Once on AO3

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Title: Losing You Has Never Felt Like Hope
Rating: Mature
Word count: ~1,360
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 2016. Fresh from the fight with Tony, Steve gets a surprise visitor in the shower who remembers more about their past than Steve hoped. (Or, that time when the Winter Soldier snuck into Steve's shower to be maudlin and make out.)

Notes: Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Damp

Losing You Has Never Felt Like Hope on AO3

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Title: Grounded
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~790
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 2016. Before now, coming back from a mission never felt like coming home, but when Bucky's waiting by his Wakandan hut, goats and sun-touched grass around him, Steve can't help admitting he knows where he belongs.

Notes: Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Tinkle

Grounded on AO3

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Title: Grand Declarations
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,000
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 2012 via 2023. When Bucky joins Steve on his mission to return the Infinity Stones to the timestream, they steal a moment for themselves and Steve considers all the time they've lost. (Or, the one when Steve finally pulls his head out of his ass and wears his heart on his sleeve.)

Notes: Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Playful

Also the narrative convenience at the end of Endgame is so dumb. Why send ten heroes to retrieve the stones and only one to put them back? Pfft.

Grand Declarations on AO3

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