Prompt: Unwrap
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x OFC
It had been Athena's idea. Since they never knew when they would have to leave for a mission, and Christmas was to be spent with family, Athena thought it would be nice to give the team their Christmas presents before Christmas, taking advantage of some little down time that they might have.
When she first approached him with the idea, Bucky was hesitant, simply because he didn't know how the team would react. But now, sitting in the common room of the Avengers compound and watching his teammates unwrap the presents that Athena had picked, he was confident that he had made the right decision when he decided to do it after a rough mission.
First was Steve. Watching him unwrap his presents was like watching an old lady. He pulled through the paper as carefully as he could and as if his own life depended on what was inside. The first present was a new bike helmet with the American flag. Steve smiled and let out a chuckle, knowing that Athena and Bucky were messing with him. His second gift was a framed picture of the entire team, the frame decorated with the American flag and his shield and painted in his suit colors. He smiled once again and hugged Athena and Bucky, thanking them, before sitting down, still looking at the picture.
Next was Sam. He quickly but carefully unwrapped his gifts. The first was a Marvin Gay collectors set. He thanked them, completely in awe, and saying that he couldn't wait to play it. He then moved on to his next gift, which was also a framed picture of the team, only his frame was decorated with replicas of Red Wing and painted in his colors.
Tony was next. His unwrapping skills were a mixture of Steve's and Sam's put together. His first gift was a framed painting of his mother. He was shocked and it was clear to everyone that he had a tear in his eyes. Moving on quickly to his next gift, it was no surprise to see the same picture that Steve and Sam had received, but his frame had two different Iron Man suits decorating it: his and Pepper's. Tony thanked them both and sat down admiring the details of the painting.
Wanda offered to go next. She unwrapped her gifts with careful skill, you know, wanting to reuse the paper the following year. First was a brand-new set of a collectors edition of "The Dick Van Dyke Show". She smiled, thanking them, and saying that she couldn't wait to have a marathon with some popcorn. Grabbing her second gift, she saw that her frame was decorated with her colors and Vision's as well as some of her favorite foods.
Vision went next. Unwrapping his gifts, he saw that the first one was a recipe book of Sokovian traditional dishes. Smiling, he promised he would attempt them all. Looking at his frame, he smiled as he saw that it was decorated with his and Wanda's colors as well as images of his favorite paintings.
Next was Natasha. She quickly but carefully unwrapped her gifts. The first was a new set of fighting knives. She thanked them with a small smile, saying that she couldn't wait to try them out. She then moved on to her next gift, which was also a framed picture of the team, only her frame was decorated with replicas of little spiders and painted in her colors.
Clint was next. His first gift was a brand new quiver strap that had his kids initials sewn in it. He smiled fondly, remembering his kids. Moving on quickly to his next gift, it was no surprise to see the same picture, but his frame had arrows and bullseyes all around them. Clint thanked them both and sat down admiring the details of the strap.
Last, but definitely not the least, was Bruce. He unwrapped his gifts, a shy smile on his lips. He smiled when he saw his first gift, two tickets to a Neil DeGrasse conference. Still smiling, he thanked them, saying that he couldn't wait to go to the conference, before moving on to check his frame, which was decorated with the Hulk's colors but had all sorts of scientific paraphernalia and a few equations on it.
The team spent the next few minutes looking over each other's frames and commenting on them. What none of them knew was that they had all been handmade by Athena, as well as Tony's painting. Bucky had wanted to tell them, but Athena refused.
Bucky looked over the room, the team was now in much better spirits than they were when they had first arrived, there was wrapping paper scattered all around and laughter was filling the small common room. Yes, he was now sure that this was a good idea.