12 Works by MalvaLava
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The Grumpy King by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies)
30 Jun 2026
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In an Alternative Universe set in a medieval, small Kingdom, James Buchanan Barnes disappears at 16 y.o. when Hydra invades the country.
Where everyone is protective, Natasha is a good bro, and Hydra gets what they deserve.
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- Part 7 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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The mobster's daughter and a confused Winter Soldier by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
29 Jun 2026
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Right after saving Steve from the Potomac, the Winter Soldier finds himself homeless and lost.
Dolores is looking for her lost kitten, and when a man saves her from an attack in an alleyway, she takes him under her wing, not realizing she's taking the Winter Soldier home.A fluff story about finding purpose, redemption, lots of care, cuddles and learning to trust, on everyone's side.
Zemo is a minor character and he's treating the Winter Soldier well here.
We see The Winter Soldier slowly learning to be Bucky and to accept love.
Steve will only appear in the story at a later point, probably around 20000 words.Series
- Part 10 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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The Winter Nurse by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America (Chris Evans Movies)
18 Apr 2026
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A shadow in the blizzard approaches...
A slow burn romance between a post Captain America - The Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes trying to end the Winter Soldier curse and a runaway nurse with a dark past.
This was the first ever Marvel, and Bucky, fiction I ever wrote.
It is part of the Unexpected Letter serie!Series
- Part 2 of The Unexpected Letter
- Part 6 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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Delia opens a bakery in New York, but the business struggles.
One day, a beautiful man enters the shop, drenched, and carrying a fussy toddler.
Meet cute, angst, romance and idiots in love for this fluffy story!Series
- Part 11 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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A splintered Soldier by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
23 Dec 2025
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The Winter Soldier, a traumatized Sergeant Bucky Barnes, a broken hearted Captain America and a cute female nurse are the main characters of this fluff orientated story!
Bucky suffers from PTSD and has severe split personality disorder.
He has to learn to deal with a de-aging Winter Soldier camping in the backroom of his brain.
This story alternates POVs, it's mainly Bucky, a lot of the Winter Soldier, but also Female Reader and Steve.
At some point we will cross paths with an adorable Bruce Banner and way later, with an orphan Peter Parker.
I've tried and kept intimacy/smut scenes to realistic and light, as they are not the center of the story.
This story is not canon, but I feel like it would fit after the Winter Soldier, Steve would have found Bucky and they'd live together at the tower.The WInter Soldier dialogs are in bold, inner dialogs in italics and bold, inner dialogs of Bucky in italics.
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- Part 9 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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The Caretaker by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies)
05 Nov 2025
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After Endgame, Bucky lives with Steve in a remote house in the countryside, taking care of his friend, completely burn out. He tries to hire a nurse, Betty, to help.
This is a really sad story, tying up the unexpected end of Endgame and the beginning of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
I've always wondered what happened in between, and I wanted to write some more background for Bucky's serious depression at the very beginning of the tv show.
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- Part 8 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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You've always wanted to travel Europe. But the dream turns sour as your abusive boyfriend hurts you and you find yourself at hospital, where you meet an agitated and badly wounded Romanian stranger.
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- Part 5 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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After his military career, Bucky started working as an assassin for hire on the dark web.
One day, he receives an unusual job request that is going to change his life.Series
- Part 3 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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James Barnes, famous actor starring in rom-coms, bumps into his first love.
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- Part 4 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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The White Wolf by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
14 Jul 2025
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You're a threat analyst at Starks Industries who did not see that threat coming.
Bucky shaped into the White Wolf to wander the woods alone away from humanity.
But when you call for help, he, quite literally, jumps to action.Series
- Part 2 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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Running from our shadows by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV)
05 Jun 2025
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Caution : all trigger warnings. This is not intended for minors.
This story is full of trauma, blood, torture, rape and every horrible thing under the sun.
I promise it ends well though.
Probably no trigger warning on each chapter, except the one that is so abominable you can skip it.
All marvel characters belong to their creators.
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At Hydra, after being severely wounded on the field, The Winter Soldier's life is saved by the least expected person, Alexander Pierce's daughter. Being around her starts to change him in surprising and confusing ways.
What happens when Bucky meets her years later, now that he is free and working with the Avengers to destroy all traces of Hydra?
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Where I make Rumlow an even worse character, pair Avengers couples in pretty non-canon ways, all Avengers lives and Natasha is the best.Series
- Part 1 of The Unexpected Letter
- Part 1 of Bucky Barnes Stories
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I guess that makes us family then? by MalvaLava
Fandoms: Cormoran Strike Series - Robert Galbraith, Strike (TV 2017)
18 Mar 2025
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Right after Murphy interrupts Strike’s open-hearted talk with Robin, an unexpected relative shows up, and the day gets even weirder.
Each detective has to make quick choices to move forward and dive into a sensitive case.