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Winter Shrink
Summary: When Bucky accidentally gets shrunk to the size of a cat by one of Tony’s gadgets, his girlfriend has to help him navigate life from a dollhouse while avoiding getting squished by her Roomba.
Pairing : Bucky Barnes x Avenger!Girlfriend-Reader Genre : Fluff
It started like any other day. Well, any other day when you’re dating a super-soldier who constantly gets roped into Stark’s science projects. You were lounging on the couch, scrolling through your phone, when Bucky burst through the door with that serious look on his face — the one that usually meant some weird shit had gone down.
“Hey babe,” he called, his voice sounding... odd. You glanced up, expecting to see him in his usual towering, intimidating form. Except... you didn’t see him.
You blinked. “Bucky?”
“Down here.”
You looked down, and your jaw literally dropped. There he was, Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier himself, but he was no taller than a freaking cat. Maybe even smaller.
“Jesus Christ,” you gasped, covering your mouth in shock. “What the hell happened to you?”
Bucky, standing on your hardwood floor in his tiny combat boots, crossed his arms over his mini vibranium arm like he was still the most badass thing in the room. “Stark happened. Dumbass was messing with some size-reduction tech. Next thing I know, I’m fun-sized.”
You couldn’t help it—you burst out laughing. Like, full-on hysterics.
Bucky’s tiny face twitched. “It’s not that funny.”
“Bucky, you’re like... like a doll!” you choked between giggles. “Oh my god, I can’t breathe.”
“Glad to see you’re taking this seriously,” he muttered, looking thoroughly unimpressed as he stomped over to the leg of the coffee table. Which, at his current size, was basically the height of a damn tree.
You wiped away a tear, trying to regain your composure. “Okay, okay. I’m sorry. But seriously, how long are you gonna be like this?”
Bucky glanced up at you, his tiny hands on his hips. “Tony said a few hours, maybe more.”
“Oh great,” you said, trying not to laugh again. “So what, I just have to babysit mini-Bucky until he figures it out?”
“I don’t need a babysitter,” Bucky grumbled. “I’m still the Winter Soldier, doll. Just… compact.”
You snorted. “Right, right. You’re so scary right now.”
Bucky’s scowl deepened, but before he could say anything else, you heard a low hum from the other room. Your eyes widened in realization. The Roomba.
“Shit, Bucky, move!”
“What—?”
You darted forward just as the Roomba rounded the corner like a robot assassin, heading straight for Tiny Bucky. He turned, eyes going wide as the thing came barreling toward him.
“Seriously? A fucking Roomba?!” Bucky yelped, diving out of the way just in time.
You snatched him up in one hand, clutching him to your chest like an action figure while the Roomba buzzed past. “Holy crap, you almost got squished.”
Bucky’s tiny heart was pounding against your fingers, but he quickly brushed it off, trying to act like he hadn’t just narrowly avoided death by robot vacuum. “I had it under control.”
“Sure you did,” you teased, still holding him in your hand like a living GI Joe. “Should I get you a dollhouse or something? You know, so you have a safe base of operations.”
Bucky shot you a glare. “Don’t push it.”
But the idea of him living in a dollhouse was just too good to pass up. You carried him over to the coffee table and gently set him down, making sure to keep him out of Roomba’s range.
“So,” you said, sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of him, “what’s the plan, Mini Barnes? Just hang out and hope Tony doesn’t take his sweet time fixing you?”
Bucky, who had climbed onto a nearby book to avoid feeling like a speck on the table, shrugged. “Guess so. But if that thing—” he nodded toward the Roomba, still mindlessly circling the living room, “—comes near me again, I’m taking it out.”
You grinned. “I’d love to see that. You, taking down a Roomba with your tiny fists.”
Bucky flexed his mini vibranium arm like it was still the deadliest weapon in the world. “Don’t underestimate me just ‘cause I’m fun-sized.”
“Oh, believe me, I’m not,” you said, smirking. “You’re still pretty intimidating... you know, for a dude who’s shorter than my coffee mug.”
He sighed, running a hand through his shrunken hair. “This is fucking humiliating.”
“Come on, Bucky, it’s kinda cute.”
His eyes snapped to yours, and if looks could kill, well, you’d probably still be alive because it was hard to take him seriously when he was that size. “Cute?”
You nodded, grinning. “Yep. Cute. Like a little tough-guy action figure.”
Bucky groaned, rubbing his face with both hands. “I’m never gonna live this down, am I?”
“Nope,” you said cheerfully. “I’m taking pictures later, too.”
He glared at you again. “If you do, I’ll—”
“What? Glare at my ankles?”
“Doll.”
You giggled, leaning down so you were eye level with him, his tiny face practically vibrating with frustration. “Okay, okay, I’ll cut you some slack… for now.”
Bucky, finally giving up on the idea of intimidating you, collapsed onto the table like a dramatic action figure who just lost his day job. “This better wear off soon. I’m not built for this.”
“Well, you are built small now,” you teased, earning yourself another mini-death-glare.
You were still laughing to yourself when the Roomba buzzed by again, and Bucky, from his spot on the table, narrowed his eyes. “That thing’s mocking me.”
You had to physically hold yourself back from laughing again. “Maybe it is. Maybe the Roomba’s the real enemy here.”
Bucky crossed his arms, staring the Roomba down like he was ready to declare war. “First Stark, then the Roomba. Everyone’s out to get me.”
“Well, at least you’ve still got me, soldier.” You winked at him, leaning back on your hands. “I’ll protect you from the big, bad vacuum.”
Bucky rolled his eyes, but there was a faint smile tugging at his lips. “Yeah, sure, doll. Whatever you say.”
Wtf I just found that Bucky and Yelena will supposedly have a romantic relationship in Thumderbolts???? No they’re supposed to be the in-laws that never really knew each other but equally lover Nat. Like hallo?????
*proceeds to bitch slap John*
“Is that Bucky?”
KEEP MY WIFES NAME OUT YOUR MOTHERFUCKING MOUTH JOHN
His hair- the fancy suit- I’m loving it already
This movie better be good, I can’t wait
Bucky on a motorcycle>>>>
His hair- the fancy suit- I’m loving it already
This movie better be good, I can’t wait
Bucky on a motorcycle>>>>
I was looking through my google drive and found a lot of Dark Avengers AU stuff that ive just never posted
“... is that Bucky?”
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova Thunderbolts* (2025)
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova Thunderbolts* (2025)
storm over farm
If I has a Nickel every time Lewis Pullman played a clueless dude named Bob in an Action Movie, I‘d have two Nickels. Which isn‘t a lot but it‘s weird it happened twice.
OMG IM ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE A HEART ATTACK
Yelena is back! // Florence Pugh in Thunderbolts*