Sooo... This was posted on Tumblr under the same name. In parts of about 300 words so there's a few line breaks which indicates separate parts. It might seem a bit disjointed but I wanted to start putting it all together on here. It was based on this prompt: 'Bucky (without the winter soldier programming) discovering modern day technology' (Just imagine Bucky never fell off the train and was with Steve when he crashed) by ladyvictoriadiana on tumblr
Bucky sat staring at his computer. Steve was out buying food for their new apartment in Brooklyn. Tony Stark, Howard's son, had sent them all sorts of strange technology. The television took up almost an entire wall. It was like watching real life, nothing like the pixellated blurry screen of his time. Then there were the hologram calls that Stark was so fond of. Bucky threw the small device across the room the first time Tony called. They were adjusting pretty quickly though. Having Howard as a friend meant they weren't as clueless as they probably should have been. Bucky was fond of the internet. He'd spent hours on Wikipedia looking up their history and science and everything they'd missed. He was amazed how almost everything was accessible now. He was a little disappointed the cars didn't fly. Howard had promised it was only a few years away. Tony had laughed at that and promised to work on something for him and Steve. Bucky hoped it would be two wheels rather than four. He opened one of the apps on his Stark Phone. 'Twitter'. Tony had already set him up an account. He browsed through the site. It appeared to be just people talking about life. Easy. He could do that.
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
SteveGRogers is getting groceries. I'm bored. Internet is pretty cool though
He pressed send. Almost instantly his phone started buzzing. Everyone wanted to know what it was like living with Captain America and why they were living together. Bucky stared in shock. it was so fast! He smirked as he realised the power he held in his hands, scrolling through some of the really stupid pictures he had of Steve. He found one of him asleep on the couch with a book on his chest. Perfect!
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
Living with SteveGRogers is like living with an old man. If you don't get him to bed on time he passes out on the couch.
His notifications shot through the roof. The internet was crazy. This was gonna be so much fun! His phone buzzed again.
Captain America SteveGRogers
SergeantBarnes I'm moving out. I hate you. Jerk.
Attached was a picture of Bucky with his mouth full of marshmallows. He chuckled. This was war Rogers.
"Sir, you might want to have a look at this?" Jarvis projected a screen in front of Tony. He scowled as he took in the information. Pepper was going to kill him for introducing the old men to twitter. It was a PR nightmare.
"Thanks J. I'll see what I can do." He swished the screen away and pulled up twitter on his phone.
Tony Stark therealironman
SergeantBarnes SteveGRogers Since when did two 100 year old men have twitter? Also how do you have so many followers already! #tonystarkisthetwitterking
Ok so maybe that wasn't the best way to handle it. "Jarvis. Can you order Pepper some of her favourite wine and chocolates? Scratch that. Disable my access to the lab for 24 hours." His girlfriend was tough to buy for. He figured time away from the lab would probably be best suited to apologise for this one.
"Tony! What did you do?" Pepper shrieked from upstairs. Tony winced. Hellfire was about to ascend. "Tony! Twitter? Really? Do you know how many people I know have on the internet and phones to the media to try and control this twitter war. The pictures are going viral. I have the Sun asking if Barnes and Rogers are gay. I have three bloggers of tumblr trying to contain it. You just had to stick your nose in it!" Tony was regretting disabling his access to the lab. He needed his safe haven back. He had to wonder at Pepper though, the tweets had only been going back and forth for about 20 mins and she was completely on top of the situation. He'd only just found out it was happening. His phone buzzed and he pulled the notification up in front of him as a projection so Pepper could see.
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
therealironman Suck it Tony! Me and SteveGRogers are now the twitter kings. #stuckyrulestwitternow
"Tony!" Pepper cried in exasperation. Tony laughed. He wondered where they'd learnt about the term Stucky. Tony really needed to restrict their internet privileges.
Fox News FoxNews
SergeantBarnes SteveGRogers Two men living together in the 21st Century has more implication than the 1940s. What do you say about the rumours surrounding your relationship? What is Captain America's view on the progression of gay rights?
Pepper Potts PepperPotts
FoxNews Captain America and Sergeant Barnes will not be answering those questions. Please contact me via Stark Industries to arrange an interview.
Bucky sat curled up in the arm chair in their apartment. Steve was in the kitchen heating up some popcorn for their movie night. He scrolled through his twitter feed. It wasn't the first tweet to ask them about their relationship and it probably wouldn't be the last. Pepper and her team had directed them to ignore all tweets asking them about it but Bucky was bored. Why couldn't he express his views? That what twitter was for wasn't it?
"Stevie" He whined as he heard the ping of the microwave. "They are asking if we're gay again!"
Steve chuckled as he walked back in the room. Bucky put on his best pout and handed Steve his phone to have a look. Steve sat by his feet and started up the movie. They were watching Back to the Future. Tony insisted they needed to watch it. "We could tell them we're not gay. It wouldn't be a lie." Steve muttered as he grabbed a handful of popcorn.
"Or we could tell them to suck it. You know it's not illegal now." Bucky ruffled Steve's hair and grabbed some popcorn.
"I know Buck. Habits die hard though." He started tapping something out on Bucky's phone and Bucky scowled. That was his Twitter account not Steve's.
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
Bucky needs to learn not to give his phone to SteveGRogers. You say I'm the stupid one.
A photo of Bucky mid-battle was attached. It was not a pretty one. Jarvis had snapped the photo via the Iron Man and Bucky had just been hit by a Chitauri blast. Steve had been terrified at the time but Bucky had healed up now so it was pretty funny.
"Steve! Gimme my phone. What did you do you stupid Punk?" The popcorn went flying as Bucky launched himself at Steve. He ended up pinning the blond super soldier to the floor. Bucky smirked and placed a quick kiss to Steve's lips before grabbing his phone and taking a quick snap of Steve on his back.
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
SteveGRogers. Who's stupid now? Punk.
Bucky attached the photo and posted. Steve looked flushed and his hair was sticking out from where Bucky had been running his hands through it. Bucky realised far too late that the picture was one step away from outing them.
Tony Stark therealironman
SergeantBarnes SteveGRogers That's it! No more internet for the super soldiers.
And with that Bucky and Steve's phone both shut down. They just grinned at each other. The movie forgotten.
"Tony, we have got to stop them. Half the world thinks Captain America and Bucky Barnes are in a relationship. My PR team are in overdrive!" Pepper stormed into the game room. Tony personally thought it was hilarious. The amount of embarrassing pictures of both men going around the internet was Tony's new favourite thing. It was stressing Pepper out though so he'd cut their internet access on their phones.
"Have you considered that they might actually be?" Tony quipped. From what his dad had told him about the super soldiers, they were always inseparable. It wouldn't surprise him in the slightest if they ended up coming out. That last picture Barnes had posted was particularly suspicious.
"You think?" Tony nodded. "Well we can handle it better than this twitter mess. I'll call a news conference and give them a chance to discuss their relationship. Platonic or otherwise." Pepper gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving the lab. She was already on the phone as she left. God he loved her. He didn't tell her that enough. In line with the current mood of the day he pulled up twitter on his phone.
Tony Stark therealironman
PepperPotts is the best thing to have ever happened to me. You all wish you had a girlfriend this amazing. This is one playboy philanthropist that is off the market. #shestheone
It was soppy but hopefully it would stop some of the rumours about them breaking up every other day.
Captain America SteveGRogers
therealironman PepperPotts Wow Tony. I had no idea you were such a romantic. #tonystarkiswhipped #pepperony #ishipit
Tony stared at his phone in disbelief. Cap had obviously been reading far too much on the internet since they pulled him out of the ice. What did 'I ship it' even mean?
"Jarvis. Explain this." He pointed to the hashtag in confusion.
"Shipping sir. It's an internet term where a person becomes invested in someone else's romantic relationship. According to Urban Dictionary it means 'A verb used to describe the action of wishing for two people to enter a relationship'" Tony gaped at the projection in front of him. The fuck was Cap doing on that side of the internet.
Tony Stark therealironman
SteveGRogers SergeantBarnes Didn't I cut off your internet? Where did you learn about shipping? Do I even want to know? How do you have over 10 million followers each?! #whydoievenbother #tonystarkisthetwitterking #stuckysucks
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
therealironman Internet cafe life! You're just jealous because it took you years to get to 10 million. #Stuckyrulestwitter #ironmansucks #sorrynotsorry
A picture of both Steve and Bucky at an internet cafe holding paper coffee cups was attached to the post. A bright rainbow flag was strung out in the background. Tony couldn't help but think that was deliberate. These two were going to be the death of him. How on earth did dear old dad cope?
"Tony!" Tony winced as his girlfriend yelled up the stairs. How did he keep making this worse?
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
What do you say when SteveGRogers sneezes?
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GOD BLESS AMERICA! #Imsopunny #Stevehasahilarioussneeze
Rhodey chuckled as he scrolled down his phone. It had been a week since Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes discovered twitter. It was his new lunch break entertainment. The two men clearly needed a hobby because they had far too much time on their hands. Pepper was tearing her hair out and Tony only seemed to be making it worse.
Captain America SteveGRogers
Did you know SergeantBarnes once almost jeopardised an entire mission because he fell out of a tree?
Attached was a video of a Red Panda falling out of a tree and Rhodey hit reply instantly.
James Rhodes WarMachineRox
I always thought Bucky looked more like a raccoon than a Panda if I'm honest.
Captain America SteveGRogers
Did you know SergeantBarnes once almost jeopardised an entire mission because he fell out of a tree?
He wasn't as twitter famous as the Avengers but it made him laugh. His phone buzzed as he got a notification. He grinned as he pulled it up.
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
SteveGRogers WarMachineRox Fuck you!
Rhodey almost choked on his sandwich earning him a funny look from a nearby Sergeant. He couldn't even begin to explain. So he apologised and went back to scrolling. It was mind-numbing but it was the only peace he got during the day so he didn't mind. He actually really looked forward to switching his brain off for the 30 minutes he got for lunch.
Captain America SteveGRogers
SergeantBarnes Is that an offer? Don't make promises you can't keep Sergeant Barnes.
Rhodey stared. Oh hell no! He was not getting mixed up in the middle of this. The media speculation was wild around these two. They hadn't officially come out but they also weren't hiding it. Rhodey would be more shocked if they came out as straight than gay. He was staying out of it. If only to avoid Pepper's wrath.
James Rhodes WarMachineRox
SteveGRogers SergeantBarnes I'm out! You win. Offer declined! #neverinterferingagain #definitelyaraccoonthough
He shook his head in despair and tucked his phone back into his pocket. Glancing up at the clock he realised his lunch was up. Time to get back to work. Twitter would have to wait until tomorrow.
Bucky was bored. Steve was out visiting some important politicians that Bucky hadn't bother to learn the names of. They wanted Captain America, not Steve and Bucky. His phone started ringing in his pocket. Bucky scowled, the only people that rang him were Steve and the other Avengers.
"This is Barnes." He picked up without looking at the caller ID.
"Hey Sergeant Butt Face." Barton's voice came from the other end. Bucky rolled his eyes. The Avengers's other sniper and resident disaster spy.
"Bird man. What's up? Lucky got out again?" Bucky was often called to help retrieve Clint's mess of a mutt when he managed to escape the tower.
"No. He ate too much and passed out Tony's bed. Turn the TV on. You're welcome." Barton said mysteriously and hung up. Bucky was curious by nature so he turned on the television. Steve's face was on the screen. He looked furious. Bucky pulled up twitter trying to catch up on what had happened.
"So. Captain America. Are you saying you are in support of gay rights?" Some news anchor was probing Steve on the television. Bucky grinned. This was going to be good.
"Absolutely. To clarify your ridiculous questions. Yes, I support the black lives matter campaign. Yes, I think that transgender people should be able to use whatever bathroom they want. Yes, I think that LGBT plus people should be able to get married. Yes, I support equality between all humans. No matter what! If I had known that people were using my image to promote racism and homophobia and ridiculous ideals of 'The American Way' then I would have told them to fuck off" Steve was bright red with rage. He was visibly shaking.
"Captain! Sorry folks. We apologise for the language used by Captain Rogers." The Anchor tried to recover the interview but it was too late. Steve had stormed off stage unable to contain himself. Bucky rolled his eyes. He'd always be that small kid from Brooklyn.
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
SteveGRogers You tell em Stevie! They can go fuck themselves if they think Steve Rogers will stand for that.
Captain America SteveGRogers
SergeantBarnes Thanks Buck. I love you. #tiltheendoftheline
Bucky blushed. They'd talk about coming out but hadn't found the right time. This was perfect.
Bucky Barnes SergeantBarnes
SteveGRogers I love you too #tilltheendoftheline
Hope you enjoyed it! I've been blown away by the support for this story so far on both tumblr and Ao3 so I thought it was about time I posted it here. I really love writing this. It's my favourite. Come talk to me on tumblr avengersbarnes