AN: Bucky isn't drunk. Darcy's okay with that.


Cuddle Me Stupid

"Hey! You're home early… And you're feeling cuddly… I can get with that."

"You're cuddly."

"Thank you. It's a unique style, hard to pull off for most people. Wait – are you drunk?"

"Not drunk. More like… buzzy-drunk."

"You went out with Tony Stark and you only got buzzed before coming home early? Holy shit did you pass up an opportunity!"

"Shh, no talking, just cuddling."

"… What's up, cuddle-Bucky?"

"I love you."

"I love you too."

"Not just because you're cuddly."

"Uh, great –"

"Not just 'cause you're pretty, either. I mean, you're beautiful, drop-dead gorgeous, but you got the personality to match... Like, you're really smart, and you got a way of blindsiding people with it 'cept when you're being all wise-crackin'. And when they laugh, you get all… happy… Like it when you laugh, too. 'S a nice sound, best sound in the world. You should always laugh. And smile. And put PB 'n J on your pancakes, even though you use that really gross brand. And look all sleepy in the morning. Use weird nicknames for everyone. Do that thing where you always try a three-pointer with your rubbish and cheer yourself if you get it in. Get too attached to TV characters. Dance like a tree to that Jackson whatever song. Try and pretend you're not ticklish – and I know you'll never actually tase me for ticklin' you so stop using it as a threat… You're just incredible, Darcy, and I came home 'cause Steve brought Sharon along, the punk, and she's nice 'n all, but she ain't got nothin' on you doll. And, y'know, they kept lookin' at each other like they were gonna – I dunno, fuckin' melt into each other or somethin'… But it made me think of you, and all the stupid faces you'd pull behind their backs, and it was too quiet 'cause you weren't making jokes about… things, or winding Tony up with your special logic… So I decided that Boys' Night sucked and I wanted to come home and be with you instead 'cause I missed you."

"Aw, you say the sweetest things, Buzzy… Bucky… Bucky? You falling asleep on me? You wanna take it to the bed or are you just gonna doze right here? … Alright, here it is. I'll just go and get a bl- Okay, or I could stay where I am, yep, nothing wrong with that. You make a fine human blanket anyway. Even with your pokey metal bit… I am totally talking to myself right now."