Weekly Fic Rec: Dead In A Week (or your money back) by roe87

[stellahibernis]

Link to AO3

Author’s summary:

 

After being thawed out and realising that his dramatic death hadn’t lasted, Steve knows one thing:

he is serious about ending it, and he needs professional help…

 

So he hires a hitman to do the job for him.

 

(Funny how that hitman turns out to be Bucky)

 

~~~

 

Or, sad and dramatic Steve reunites with a cool and stabby Bucky

 

For Bottom Bucky Bingo squares: meet ugly, enemies to lovers, and identity porn.

 

Words: 6308, Chapters: 5/5

 

Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Captain America (Comics), Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Sharon Carter (Marvel)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Captain America Steve Rogers, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, Meet-Cute, meet ugly, Not Captain America: The Winter Soldier Compliant, Assassins & Hitmen, Hitman Bucky Barnes, Movie AU, Steve Rogers and the 21st Century, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Dramatic Steve Rogers, Identity Porn, BAMF Bucky Barnes, Gay Steve Rogers, Gay Bucky Barnes, Pining, Light Angst, Canon-Typical Violence, Humor, Action, dramatic gays, Identity Reveal, Amnesiac Bucky Barnes, Amnesia, Memory Loss, SHIELD, Angst with a Happy Ending, Minor Sharon Carter/Natasha Romanov, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts, Morbid Humor, Happy Ending, Reunited and It Feels So Good, Bottom Bucky Bingo

My notes:

 

If you’re up to some morbid humor (and the subject matter!) this one is a really funny read, with a very cute ending.