Best Friend Bucky
Summary: You’re best friends with Bucky but you struggle with being around him due to the fact that you have feelings for him and boy does he love to flirt. You talk to Steve all the time about your liking towards Bucky and how you think he may like you back but then you start to notice how close he’s gotten with Natasha and that thread of hope flies out the window.
Warnings: angst (a smol bit), flufffff, swearing
A/N: This is my first time ever attempting to write an imagine or ‘drabble’ if you will on here so if it sucks or comes out weird or anything along those lines I am deeply sorry and okay I’ll let you guys read now. p.s. I’m still trying to get used to Tumblr so bear with me. also Y/N means your name :)
When Bucky Barnes first came to the Avengers Tower, everyone was a bit hesitant about him. They didn’t know whether to trust him or not but due to all the stories Steve had told you about him you couldn’t wait to meet him.
You were apart of the Avengers, having the ability to control metal as well as teleportation.
“Does he really have a metal arm?” you would always ask and Steve would always reply with, “yes Y/N, you always ask me this.” to which you smile.
It almost seems like yesterday when Steve walked into the tower with Bucky by his side. You remember how excited you were, sitting on the bar stool as you talked with Tony and Sam. Tony was in mid sentence when Steve spoke up.
“Hey guys, I’m back.” he shouts and your head turns to the hallway where he’d be coming from. “and I brought someone.”
The two super soldiers turn the corner and everyone stops what their doing to stare at them. Bucky specifically. Not caring what the others may think, you shot out of your seat and made your way to Bucky and Steve.
“Y/N Y/L/N.” you stick your hand out for him to shake. He hesitates before shaking your outstretched hand.
“James Barnes but you can call me Bucky.” he says, a small smile forming on his lips at your kindness.
“I know. Steve has told me all about you.” you grin up at him before your eyes trail down to his exposed metal arm. He noticed your sudden interest in his arm and tensed up, being insecure about his killer arm. Literally. But, you being you didn’t care what he has done with it and stepped forward, lifting it up as you examined it. “Woah. Steve wasn’t lying. You do have a metal arm.”
Your eyes meet his and you smile big.
“That’s so fucking awesome.” you beam, causing Bucky to smile. He was happy there was someone other than Steve who looked past what he did with that arm and that person just so happened to be a pretty girl who thought it was ‘fucking awesome’.
Since that day you two became inseparable, doing almost everything with each other. You loved his company and over the three years you got to know him, you grew feelings for him. Bad.
You watched Bucky and Natasha from your spot on the couch, laughing and talking, making it obvious that there was something going on between them. You glare at Natasha. How dare she. You didn’t hate her, god no. She was your second best friend, Bucky being first of course (don’t tell Steve). You hated the fact that he liked her and she liked him back while you’ve been here hoping he’d come clean and tell you he likes you back.
“Stop staring Y/N.” Steve speaks, startling you. You look over at him and glare.
“I’m not staring just simply observing.” you mumble
“Observing what, exactly?” you could practically hear the smirk in his voice and it made you frown.
“Observing what Nat has that I don’t.” you respond softly, not wanting Bucky or Nat to hear you. You see them lean closer to each other - too close for your liking and you shift on the couch. “What if I just..” you trail off as you focused on Bucky.
“Y/N no.” Steve scolds, knowing exactly what you’re about to do but honestly, when did you ever listen to Steve?
Your eyes focus on his metal arm which was holding his head up from slamming against the counter as he talked to Natasha. In one swift move you make his metal arm move right, causing his head to fall. Before it could slam against the counter he picks his head back up, making eye contact with you. You immediately look at Steve, pretending you didn’t do anything but Bucky knows it was you and with a smirk he excuses himself from Natasha, making his was over to the couch you were on. He leans over it, mouth close to your ear as he spoke.
“I know that was you, Doll.” he says with a grin and you look up at him.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” you respond, causing Steve to chuckle.
“You know exactly what I’m talking about Y/N.” Bucky answered. Your eyes meet his blue ones and you nearly forgot how to breathe. He was so breathtaking.
“Oh, wait, you mean this?” you say, making his metal arm slap himself. He stands there shocked as to what just happened but you continued, feeling sad and angry at the fact that he didn’t like you back. “Or this?” you force his metal arm to the side, making Bucky collide with the wall and he groans. You can hear Steve and Nat laugh and your eyes widen when he makes complete eye contact with you.
“Y/N.” Bucky says but instead of staying in the room with them you teleport back to your room quickly, making sure to lock your door.
A/N: I think I’ll do a part 2 to this but yaaayyy this is my first writing on here! I hope this is good.