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I love love love this. This is so Sam/Anthony coded. Exactly how I think heâd react.
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x reader
Summary: Samâs getting way too suspicious about your secret relationship with Bucky.
Word Count: 1.6k
Warnings: humor, fluff, secret dating, laundry room shenanigans, sam wilson being done
A/N: this can be read as a standalone even though it's part of a series called "You Said What". It doesn't necessarily follow a specific order, but if you want to check out the other parts, here they are: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 thanks for reading, i hope you like it :)
Sam didnât sleep well.
It wasnât the coffee. It wasnât even the lingering PTSD from a week spent chasing Hydra remnants. No, this was different.
This was gut feeling. Instinct.
He was standing in the kitchen, hair wild, hoodie misaligned, and eyes like a war veteran whoâd seen things and couldnât unsee them. The clock blinked a smug 7:03 a.m. He poured black coffee like a man betrayed by the very concept of sleep.
Thatâs when he saw it.
Two mugs on the counter.
One had your initials. The otherâa vintage WWII fighter plane sticker. It hadnât been there last night. He knew, because he always did a final kitchen sweep before bed. Counters clean. Dishes put away. Mugs? Accounted for.
His eye twitched.
ââŚBarnes,â Sam whispered.
He crouched slowly, inspecting the mugs like they might start confessing their crimes.
Then the hallway creaked. Sam turned so fast he sloshed coffee onto his hoodie.
You entered the room, yawning dramatically, hoodie sleeves engulfing your hands.
âMorning,â you mumbled.
Sam squinted. âIs it? Is it really?â
You blinked. ââŚAre you okay?â
âIâm fine,â he said, with the exact tone of a man who was absolutely not fine. He walked to the table and pulled out a chair like it owed him money. âSit.â
âWhy?â
âBecause I have questions.â
âIâm not under interrogation.â
âYou are now.â
ââŚSam.â
âTell me what you were doing between 0500 and 0700 hours.â
âSleeping.â
âAlone?â
You squinted. âWhat kind of creepy follow-upâ?â
Sam narrowed his eyes like a raccoon about to steal a whole rotisserie chicken. âI knew it. Thereâs a cover-up.â
You grabbed a piece of toast and headed for the hallway. âThereâs a cover-up on your brain, Wilson.â
âIâve seen the signs,â Sam called after you. âThe glances! The whispers! The âaccidentalâ brush of hands during mission briefings!â
âMaybe Iâm just clumsy!â you yelled.
âAnd matching mugs?â
âThat sticker was mine first!â
Before Sam could yell something, Bucky entered the room, with aexpression criminally smug. He looked like the kind of man who had just done something worth hiding.
âMorning,â Bucky said, voice low and gravelly. He moved to the coffee pot.
Samâs eyes followed him like a hawk on its sixth espresso.
âYou okay?â Bucky asked.
âIâm great,â Sam replied. âY/N just left.â
âCool.â
âCame in lookinâ real tired.â
âPeople get tired.â
âYou look real tired.â
Bucky paused, looked Sam dead in the eye. âYou implying something?â
Sam sipped his coffee. âI donât know. You implying something?â
They stared each other down. The air crackled. Somewhere in the distance, a tumbleweed rolled by. A raven cawed.
âYou need sleep,â Bucky muttered.
âIâll sleep when the truth sleeps,â Sam snapped back.
Then Sam dramatically left the roomâonly to storm back in ten seconds later to grab a banana. He peeled it with authority and left again.
Later that morning, when Sam had finally left for a jogâor more accurately, a neighborhood reconnaissance missionâyou found yourself back in the kitchen. You were putting away a dish, humming quietly to yourself, when a pair of warm arms slid around your waist.
You didnât jump. You never did when it was him.
âHey,â Bucky murmured against your neck, voice soft now, stripped of the earlier smugness he reserved for sparring with Sam. His lips brushed your skin like a secret.
âHey yourself,â you whispered, leaning back into his chest. âYouâre not worried Samâs going to install surveillance cameras?â
âHe probably already has.â You both laughed.
He rested his chin on your shoulder. âI left my mug out on purpose, you know.â
You turned your head to look at him, brow raised. âSeriously?â
Bucky shrugged, expression boyishly proud. âHeâs been circling for weeks. Figured weâd give him a trail to follow. Let the man feel like he cracked the case.â
You chuckled, shaking your head. âYou are so chaotic.â
He grinned. âYou love it.â
You turned in his arms, resting your hands on his chest. âYeah⌠I kinda do.â
He kissed you then. Slow. Sweet. Familiar. The kind of kiss that said, even with a super-spy roommate and questionable mugs, this? This is real.
Later that night you bumped into Sam, sitting on the couch. He was hunched forward, elbows on knees, staring ahead
âWhere are you going?â he asked, voice low and suspicious, eyes narrowing like youâd just confessed to treason.
You froze. âUh. Laundry?â
âInteresting,â he said, voice dripping with suspicion. âYou know who else said they had laundry tonight?â
You blinked. ââŚLiterally everyone who owns clothes?â
Sam didnât smile. He leaned in, voice lowering like he was revealing national security secrets. âBarnes. Same night. Same floor. Same time.â
You paused just long enough to regret getting out of your room.
âItâs a laundry room, Sam,â you said flatly. âThatâs how they work. People⌠use it.â
âMmmhm,â he replied, writing something cryptic in his notebook. The pen squeaked aggressively against the page.
Just then, the door swung openâand in walked Bucky Barnes, freshly showered, damp hair swept back like a shampoo commercial, whistling something suspiciously upbeat.
 âY/N. Wilson,â he greeted smoothly.
âBarnes,â Sam said, staring like he was trying to burn a hole through his soul with his eyes.
You smiled. Just a regular smile. Harmless. No romantic undertones. Just two coworkers⌠being cordial.
Totally.
 âYou know... I was asking Y/N here,â Sam said, still squinting, âabout her suspiciously coordinated laundry schedule.â
Bucky didnât miss a beat. âMust be fate.â
You coughed, choking down a laugh.
Sam slammed his notebook shut with the kind of theatrical flair that screamed âI was born for this drama.â
âEnough. You think Iâm not onto you. But I see things.â
Bucky raised a brow. âYou seeing ghosts again?â
âIâm seeing clues, Barnes. Donât play dumb. You two doing laundry together. The mugs. The vanishing act during last Tuesdayâs debriefâtwenty minutes. Both of you. Gone.â
You opened your mouth, searching for a reasonable explanation, but letâs be honestâthis was Sam. There was no âreasonableâ left. This man had turned your laundry schedule into a covert op.
You crossed your arms. âWe went to get snacks.â
âSnacks,â Sam echoed flatly.
âYes,â you said, trying to maintain dignity. âYou know. Human food. Fuel. Chips. The sacred post-mission ritual.â
Samâs expression didnât change. âFor twenty minutes.â
âThere was a vending machine incident,â Bucky added smoothly, stepping closer, unbothered. âY/N had a standoff with a bag of peanut M&Ms. It got intense.â
You rolled your eyes as Bucky leaned casually against the doorframe, looking way too smug for someone being accused of laundry-based espionage.
Sam was relentless. âYou think this is a game? Because Iâve got spreadsheets. Iâve got charts. I have timestamps.â
âIâm flattered,â Bucky replied, folding his arms. âDidnât realize I was your top case file.â
âYouâre not,â Sam snapped. âYouâre just the most suspicious.â
You shook your head, already backing toward the hallway. âOkay, well, Iâm gonna go⌠do the thing. With the clothes. Like a normal human person.â
âSure you are,â Sam muttered, squinting again like he was two seconds away from installing security cameras.
âGoodnight, Wilson,â Bucky said with a wink. And thenâbecause of courseâhe followed you out.
âHey!â Sam called. âThis isnât over!â
You didnât turn around, but you did hear the sound of him furiously scribbling in that cursed notebook again.
You and Bucky sat side by side on top of the industrial dryer, the hum of the spinning machines filling the quiet room. A single overhead light flickered occasionally, casting a soft glow over the laundry baskets at your feet. The scent of fabric softener lingered in the warm air.
âHeâs going to lose his mind,â you murmured, folding a hoodie with unnecessary precision.
âHe already has,â Bucky said, smirking. âTried to stick a tracker in my jacket this morning.â
You laughed, bumping your shoulder into his. âWe should start leaving fake clues. Plant a puzzle piece under his pillow. Hang a tie in the garage.â
âI already put a sock in the fridge,â Bucky said casually, reaching over to pull a warm towel from the dryer.
You turned to look at him, mouth open in delight. âYou didnât.â
âI did. Red. Argyle. No explanation.â
You grinned, shaking your head. âI love you.â
Bucky chuckled, leaning in to kiss your temple. âI know.â
You went quiet for a beat, letting the rhythm of the machines and the safe warmth between you fill the space. His knee rested against yours. The scent of his cologne barely clung to the edge of his freshly laundered shirt.
He reached for your hand, twining his fingers through yours beneath the basket of still-warm socks. âHeâs getting close, though. We are getting pretty obvious.â
âYou wanna stop?â you asked, turning toward him.
He looked at youâreally looked. And it was all soft eyes, steady presence, and a patience you hadnât known you needed until him.
âNot a chance.â
Bucky smiled, warm and easy, and pressed his forehead lightly to yours.
âSo,â you whispered, âwhat are we going to do when Sam actually proves something?â
âWe deny everything.â
You laughed. âEven under interrogation?â
âEspecially under interrogation.â
One day, heâd prove it.
But not today.
Meanwhile in the living room, Sam was writing in his notebook. On the top of the page:
CASE #110: Theyâre DEFINITELY Dating. And beneath it, scrawled in increasingly frantic handwriting:
shared laundry = suspicious
âCoincidentallyâ always sitting next to each other
Y/N smiled at him like he invented air.
Bucky smiled back.
FRIDAY pinged softly. âSir, your blood pressure is elevated.â
âBecause thereâs a LIE in this house, Friday!â
War was still on.
But as long as you had Bucky Barnes looking at you like you were his whole world?
You were definitely still winning.
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A/N: it's me again, hi. just wanted to say a big thank you for all the comments and feedback i've been getting from all of you. never thought that a one-shot could turn into a series with already SEVEN PARTS. anyway, just thank you all again. i hope you're liking where this is going. see you next chapter <3