#Smol Steeb

[late-to-the-party-81]

Proportionality

AN: Welcome to one of my collaborations for the ShrinkyClinks Double Bang 2023 by @buckybarnesevents. When I first saw this art by @dwarvishgeorge I knew I had to bid for it, and I was so excited when I found out that I’d succeeded. Luckily, this was one of those times where the story just flowed, but has been masterfully improved by the fantastic beta-ing of @betrayedbycinnamon who wrangled all my thoughts into grammatically correct ones. I hope you enjoy.

Bingo Fills:

Square C2 @buckybarnesbingo - Steve/Bucky

Square D3 @steverogersbingo - Height difference

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Summary: Steve is short. Steve has a dick in proportion to his size.

Bucky is tall. Bucky has a dick in proportion to his size.

Steve doesn’t want to show Bucky his dick because he’s ashamed.

Bucky really wants to see it, and show Steve his too.

CW: Self esteem issues, mild angst, body shaming by an OC (off screen but discussed) Steve being an insecure fool, confused Bucky, crimes against vegetables, Sam is a good wingman (not that either of them deserve him in his opinion), alcohol consumption (but not to excess), kissing, blow jobs, frotting, implied future sexy times.

Read it here on AO3

[cinnamoncascadian]

They are so cuuuuuute 😻

[shieldretired]

1.98m. Because of reasons

Send your character's height and I'll compare it to mine. (still accepting)

Thor is on the right side, but it doesn't count, anyway, because he's not a human 😤 But also for funsies, here is pre-serum Steve next to Thor, I cry

[rillils]

how do explain stucky from the moment they met to where they are now (together in each others arms) to my friend who knows nothing about marvel

ohh this is a tough one, honey! i think i've got two options for you:

the short answer:

stucky is a compendium of all the best tropes out there, and i'm sure i'm gonna miss a few:

soulmates? check! star-crossed lovers? check! battle husbands? super check! mutual pining? check! 'and they were roommates'? check! best friends to lovers? check check check! long-lost lover comes back from the dead? fuck yeah, check! temporary amnesia? check! dude in distress trope? check! 'they will always find each other and choose each other in every lifetime'? also check! identity porn? extra check! saved by the power of love? you guessed it: check! slow burn or childhood sweethearts? you decide!!! did they share their first kiss when steve was 16, as per a popular fanon theory? did they only confess their feelings during the war? did they only get together much later, when bucky was healing in wakanda? you can pick literally ANY point in their timeline, and it will still make sense! they're all equally valid! you can even have multiple different headcanons at once, i mean who's gonna stop you??? all you have to do is join in the fun! 💕

the long AF answer, aka:

STEVE & BUCKY'S LOVE STORY, UNABRIDGED SOMEWHAT ABRIDGED, part 1/3

all right, let's set the scene:

imagine two young kids, let's call them steve and bucky. they meet, they immediately take to each other, they become instant besties! and as they grow up together, facing many hardships, their bond deepens. not only are they best friends; they are also each other's family. they take care of each other, and they both know they can always rely on one another in times of need.

when steve's mom (and only remaining relative) passes away, bucky reminds him that he's not as alone in this world as he thinks he is: bucky will always be by his side. bucky will always love him unconditionally, will always be there for him, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, for richer and for poorer, and he wants steve to know that.

in fact, he asks steve to move in with him, thus offering steve both a literal and a metaphorical home.

and steve says yes!

SO. they are each other's home, they're living together, they're getting by all right. but then war breaks out, and eventually it reaches their little home as well: bucky is drafted, and steve, due to his many health issues, and despite his best intentions, can't follow the boy he loves onto the battlefield.

it's a very difficult time for them both - so much so that they can't even bring themselves to talk about it.

they have no choice but to say goodbye for now, knowing that they might never see each other again. but here's something you might not know yet about steve: he's the most reckless, most stubborn fucker america's ever seen. he's not gonna let this stop him!!! instead, he goes and gets a very sweet, kindly scientist to fucking experiment on him, because screw it, he's going to fight in this war if it's the last thing he does. and that's how he goes from Smol Steeb to Lorge Premium Steeb.

of course, things don't go exactly as he predicted, and steve is made to be the star of a war propaganda-fuelled musical kinda thingie, which he resents (but he looks fucking precious in his costume)

BUT! he does get closer to the actual battlefield. which is where he discovers that bucky has been captured by the enemy (!!!!!!!) and is most likely dead by now. but steve isn't willing to give up so easily! he'll believe bucky's dead when he sees it with his own eyes. so, he embarks on this suicide solo mission in the attempt to get bucky back, even if it means wandering on his own. into enemy territory. where he would be shot. on. sight. with no protection for his dumb ass except for a bunch of theater props!!! but such is the power of love, y'all.

against all odds, steve finds bucky very much still alive! and as soon as bucky recognizes him, even as confused as he is, he pulls out this beautiful, ecstatic, angelic-ass smile, like he's just seen god or he got high on some real good edibles or maybe both idk, like my man here was having a serious Religious Experience™ you guys

and i just wanna say, they could have totally kissed here and it would have made plenty of sense. but that's true of like 90% of their scenes in this franchise, so *shrugs*

ANYWAY steve takes bucky in his arms (well technically yes he does) and brings him to safety, and on their way there, bucky proves once more just how hard he meant that "with you til the end of the line" from before

afterwards, steve is finally given the chance to fight, just like he wanted.

bucky, on the other hand, could very well leave the war behind and go home; but when he learns that steve is staying, he chooses to stay too, and fight by his side. and he tells steve so in this very intimate, softspoken, delightfully suggestive conversation, which can be summed up like this:

and so they walk right back into the heart of the fight, only this time together, as they were always meant to be!

but. during an especially tricky mission, they're surprised by the enemy, and as a result, bucky falls to his death into a deep ravine.

steve is devastated. overwhelmed with guilt, grief and rage, he vows to bring down the people responsible for his loss, even if it costs him his own life.

and um, it kind of does? cost him his own life?

victorious after his last vis-a-vis with The Antagonist™, steve still chooses to sacrifice himself to prevent the catastrophe set into motion by the aforementioned Antagonist™. he's flying a jet over the frosty expanse of the atlantic, and you know, from the outside, you could easily argue that he could try to save himself. if he really wanted to. but with bucky dead, and the people responsible for all this pain, either dead or captured, it seems like all the will to fight is gone from steve; and so he plunges the jet straight into the ocean, and himself with it.

is this the end of their story?, you might ask.

the answer is: of course not!!!! the best is yet to come, babes!!!

EDIT: here is part 2

[amiscreations]

STEVE AND MICHAEL SCHENKER OH MY GODDD STEEB IS JUST SO SO SMOL I'M GONNA C R Y

📸Credit: Steve Clark Guitar on FB

[strangerthings1975]

I want pocket-size Steddie 🥺🥺

Eddie having a cute little Steeb sitting on his shoulder and living in his hair, always whispering cute (and sometimes bitchy) things. He gets tiny ear plugs to wear when Eddie’s performing with his band. He also wears tiny jeans and Nike sneakers, has a very smol baseball bat.

Or Steve having a chaotic but adorable little Eddie sitting on top of his head, nice and cozy to sleep under the scoops ahoy hat. He has mini D&D dice and a tiny guitar. He never shuts up, and Steve loves it especially at home bc he never feels alone.

😩🥺🖤🖤🖤

[salvagedsouls]

me softly: thinking about any and all nonserum/superpower verses for steeb and how he needs glasses cause he's so fuckin blind without them. smol? glasses. musclebound retriever? glasses. if he isn't wearing them he better have his contacts in or bucky's gonna yell at him cause his vision is so fucked

[hesymbolized]

//...do you ever just...forget that it's the 20s again, and 100 years ago, smol bb steeb was out there in the real world bein smol and precious?

[birdstooth]

MARVEL

* = can also be found in the “based on/inspired by fics” page

Bucket

He’s fast and he’s strong, he’s got a metal arm!!

surveillance time lapse?? (Winter Soldier)*

Training weapons*

Robo arm origin story *

Coin operated horse*

Pressure Plates + Kool-Aid Man version

Did you miss me? *

She wants to order*

Bucky but he’s a wolf*

A date*

Gosh, gee whiz, golly!

Post apocalypse plums (ft. Alpine)

Steeb

Steve eats a yucky appetizer*

RIP Caterpie*

Nat

Halloween!

Nat as the Bride from Kill Bill

Bucky as the Hamburglar

Nat & Bucky as Annie & Frank from Annie Get Your Gun (ft. Alpine)

ENSEMBLE (i.e. 2+ characters lol)

Bye bye lego house (Steve & Thor) + NO EYEBROWS version

Move your seat (Bucky & Sam)

The Line Stops @ Atlantic Ave (Steve & Bucky) + Actual Events

Alpine smoothie (Steve & Bucky) + Hello Fresh version

THE TRIUMVIRATE * (Steve/Tony/Bucky) + NEW MEMBER

Kill each other!!* (Steve & Bucky) + medal ceremony* (Steve/Bucky/Peter Parker)

Baseball* + Talking Heads (smol steeb & Bucky)

DC

Harley & Ivy

outfit swap (kind of)

dividers by @firefly-graphics

[ksenya-and-the-artistic-cucumber]

Rest in pieces, Pearl

Avenge mom squad: @fracturedsteven-universe @cracked-ste-ven-u-ni-verse @touch-starved-steven @smol-steeb

[clinko]

Before and after puberty hits

[shieldretired]

// one billion people liked the art of smol Steeb with Mjolnir and now I have a craving

[bigleosis]

Can we just take a moment and talk about cute little Incubus!Steve. All smol and sexy and tempting for Reverend!Bucky?

Just imagine little Steeb with ruffled blond hair, small horns and a tail, red cheeks, biting his lip, ankles crossed, while watching Bucky sleep and giving him some vivid dreams!

And Bucky taking care of his new friend like always, not knowing what Steve really is until he wakes Bucky one night, demanding to be satisfied by HIS Bucky.

And boy does Steve likes to play with his Bucky!

[sunnysideprincess]

sexual tension, thy name is 2012 SteveTony.

[merveeillee]

✨ Some Steebs ✨

[r3volutionary-queen]

It’s the cutest name!!!! And so accurate!!! After the serum, he was obviously Captain Steven Grant Rogers, serious military nazi-killer, star-spangled man with a plan™️

But pre-serum he was just

A smol steeb 😭

... do... do you think he ever gets overwhelmed and misses being smol steeb when Bucky could protect him 🥺

Ohhh, see I think teenytiny steeb was still all of what you described bigger Steve as... just packed into an itty bitty living space 😂 He was a little ball of “fuck around and find out”.

Just smoller 🥺

But this question!! The Steve I write for Ignition, even as a little guy he wanted to be the big spoon type. He’d try his hardest to be the big spoon and wrap Bucky up as best as he could, to protect him. However... after the war calms down, I actually have this whole scene in my head that I hope to be able to write in later chapters. Steve is pretty worn down and feeling like he used to, physically at least, as smol Steeb. He asks to be the little spoon and everything and and and 🥺 I hope I can find a way to get it in a future chapter because my heart—