we miss being ruffians

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Series Begun:
2017-03-14
Series Updated:
2023-01-05
Description:

Post-CATWS AU where Bucky goes undercover as a math teacher while he's on the run.

Notes:

For ease of reference:

"they're gonna send us to prison for jerks" is the first and main fic.

"we miss being ruffians" is where I stuck a lot of time-stamps to the series, which got much longer than intended! Below is a short breakdown of each chapter/fic within the "we miss being ruffians", with ratings noted if they're above T:

Ch. 1: Rappin' with the Captain!: Bucky learns about the PSAs Steve did.
Ch. 2: You Played Yourself, Steve: Steve's attempt at coming up with endearments for Bucky backfires.
Ch. 3: Get in the Car, Loser: Some Sam & Bucky bonding, where Bucky attempts to make up for wrecking Sam's car.
Ch. 4: baby, we'll be fine: Bucky tells Steve how he ended up as a math teacher.
Ch. 5: we'll smash the walls (E rating): Bucky grows a beard. Steve is very into it.
Ch. 6: they say in this place you can reinvent yourself: Natasha POV immediately after "they're gonna send us to prison for jerks".
Ch. 7: stand and deliver: Bucky gets nervous waiting for his students' AP exam scores.
Ch. 8: Winter Soldier Winter Formal: Steve and Bucky are chaperones at the high school's Winter Formal dance.
Ch. 9: greener than god's dream: Steve starts painting again.
Ch. 10: the way to turn each other on again: Bucky's POV of "they're gonna send us to prison for jerks".
Ch. 11: a glowing young ruffian (M rating): It's Steve's turn for a hideous mustache.
Ch. 12: we're so disarming darling: Bucky mildly terrorizes Steve with hilariously terrible Captain America merch.
Ch. 13: A Very Specific, Sweater-Inspired Aesthetic: Christmas presents, and Bucky's obsession with a particular sweater.
Ch. 14: teakettle love, I'd do anything: Nick Fury comes for a visit.
Ch. 15: The Mystery of Mr. Murphy's Missing Mustache: Bucky's students' POV!
Ch. 16: lit up, all right (E rating): Steve and Bucky try phone sex while Steve's away on a mission.
Ch. 17: I have arms for them: Sam and Bucky do some hug practice; meanwhile, Steve's having a hard time.
Ch. 18: still got my fear: How Bucky and Steve end up with Alpine.
Ch. 19: trust me to take you home: How Bucky and Steve end up with their dog Honey.
Ch. 20: try to keep my skeletons in (E rating): Honey and Bucky go to a support group meeting together

"when I figure out where I'm going": a Marvel Trumps Hate fill. Bucky takes his students and Steve on a field trip to the Stark Expo.

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165,492
Works:
3
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No
Bookmarks:
717

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