bucky barnes imagines

iii. NEVER HAVE I EVER

A/N – In this imagine, Tony and Bucky have nothing against each other.

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It was a Friday night at the Avengers facility and you were sitting in the living room with Tony, Steve, Clint, Thor, Loki, Nat and Wanda. Everyone was drinking, talking and laughing together – even Loki appeared to be enjoying himself and hadn't threatened to stab anyone, which was rare.

Suddenly, Tony stood up, grinning widely. "I have an idea," he announced.

"Oh god, not again," you joked. The billionaire playfully sent you a dirty look before explaining his plan.

"Four words: Never have I ever. We'll take it in turns to ask the questions. If you've done it, you drink. Easy. I'll start."

Thor, as usual, appeared to be slightly confused, but you figured that he would eventually begin to understand the very simple game.

"Never have I ever... seen another Avenger naked." Obviously Tony would ask something like that. He took a sip of his drink, along with Nat and Thor. Eyebrows were raised, but nobody spoke and the game continued.

A few questions later, you heard footsteps as somebody approached the room. "Can I play?"

You glanced to the side and saw Bucky leaning against the doorframe, looking slightly uncertain. Everyone beckoned him in and Tony handed him a drink as he took a seat on the couch opposite you.

Oh no.

You considered Bucky to be one of your closest friends. The two of you spent a lot of time together and knew basically everything about each other. However, the one thing that Bucky didn't know was that you had a huge crush on him – how could you not? He was always caring, honest, funny... and extremely attractive. The only person who knew about your true feelings was Steve, because once you accidentally slipped up and told him. He constantly teased you about it and you thought it was a miracle that he hadn't revealed your secret to Bucky yet.

You quickly glanced at Steve, who smirked devilishly as if to say "I'd like to see you get out of this one." To make things even worse, it was his turn to ask a question and you knew exactly what it would be.

"Never have I ever had a crush on another Avenger."

A few people, including yourself, raised their glasses and drank, but you weren't paying attention to them. Your eyes were on Bucky. He sat completely still and you sighed in defeat, inwardly reprimanding yourself for getting your hopes up.

But, just as everyone was about to move on, Bucky shook his head slightly and took a small sip of his drink. Your eyes widened and all the attention shifted to him.

"Oh, what's this? The tin man has a crush!" Tony chuckled. Everyone else began to beg Bucky to tell them who it was, or at least give them a couple of hints, but he blatantly refused.

Above the sudden noise, Loki loudly cleared his throat, causing everyone to quiet down.

"Mortals, you seem to have forgotten that there is a mind reader among us. James likes Y/N."

Surprised, you looked at Bucky. He made eye contact with you for a couple of seconds before ducking his head, blushing. Silently, he stood up and walked out of the room.

You stayed on the couch, shocked and smiling to yourself – until you noticed that everyone was now staring at you.

"What, you're just gonna sit there like an idiot?" Steve scoffed. "Go after him and tell him that you like him too, Y/N!"

"...Right."

You quickly stood up and walked out of the room, ignoring the sassy "how is it so obvious to everyone except for the two of them?" that sounded like Nat. As you turned a corner, you saw Bucky looking out of a window, his head in his hands. You approached him slowly and placed a hand on his shoulder, causing him to flinch slightly. Before you could say anything, he began to speak, stuttering nervously.

"Y/N, I'm so sorry, you weren't supposed to find out. I didn't want to risk our friendship, but now you know, so I might as well tell you properly." He sighed sadly. "I've liked you for ages, Y/N. I can't even begin to explain how much you mean to me... you're just so perfect, and now I've lost you."

"Lost me? Bucky, look at me." He looked up and his eyes were filled with tears, which broke your heart. "You didn't lose me, Buck... I like you too. I just... like you said, I couldn't face losing you, so I just hid my feelings."

The two of you stood in silence for a few seconds before Bucky chuckled quietly. He stepped forwards and wrapped his arms around you, smiling as he gently kissed the top of your head.

"Y/N, does this mean..." He took a deep breath. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Of course I will, Bucky," you murmured, resting your head against his chest as he held you.

At the end of the corridor, the other Avengers watched you quietly. Tony opened his mouth to make a loud comment, but Steve frantically shushed him and herded everyone out before either one of you noticed, leaving you and Bucky holding hands while looking out at the bright lights of New York City.