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CHANGE OF ROUTINE

Title: Change of Routine

Summary: Bucky was having the worst morning and it only got worse when he found out his favorite coffee shop gets shut down for renovations now he has to figure out where to go to get his morning addiction.

Warnings: General, Fluff, mostly fluff and more fluff.

Square Filled: Hot Cocoa @avengersbingo Christmas bingo 2021

Word Count: 2101

A/N: This is written for @pleasetakethis for the @winterhawkwonderland gift exchange.

Pairing: WinterHawk, Bucky Barnes and Clint Barton

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James Bucky Barnes, Bucky to his friends and only his friends, was a creature of habit. He lived for routines from the moment he opened his eyes in the morning till he closed them at night. He didn’t deviate from that routine, waking up to go for his workout even before the sun said good morning, showered and got dressed with enough time to stop at the corner cafe to grab his large cup of black coffee and blueberry muffin.

It was like that every morning it was the same, he probably even scheduled when he’d jack off and take a piss. When he was asked why he was so strict with his routine he just laughed it off and mumbled something incoherently. Truth be told it all started because of his loser of a dad. The man was strict, making sure that no matter what Bucky always stuck to the schedule that he laid out there was no time for Bucky to enjoy his childhood. There was too much for a young capable man to do. If he did try to seek out some fun, his father would make sure he wouldn’t slip up again.

As Bucky got older it didn’t seem to matter so much and he continued to live on with that thought that his father instilled in his mind. There was no room for fun when there was so much to do. So every day it was the same. The same workouts, the same suit, and the same large cup of black coffee and blueberry muffin.

That all suddenly changed though. Bucky got up like normal, put in his workout, got showered and dressed and nothing had changed, that is until he made his way to the corner cafe and found that it was closed down for renovations. Needless to say the new revelations did not leave Bucky with a smile on his face. For the rest of the morning he was a grump until his assistant Wanda set a cup of coffee in front of him and told him to stop being such an ass. Wanda was the only one that could ever really talk to him that way and get away with it. He just huffed and took a sip of coffee.

The moment the cup touched his lips, smelled the rich aroma cast from the beans, and when the liquid touched his lips his whole perspective changed. He had never tasted anything like it before. It was the best cup of coffee he had ever had and he had to find out where his assistant had gone to get it.

Wanda knew Bucky was hooked by the way he kept bugging her throughout the day trying to find out where this amazing new coffee shop was. She wasn’t going to make it easy for him either. In the end she wrote down the address and not without getting a few things for herself. Like some extra days off, a paid spa day for her and her best friend, as well as a little raise, which honestly Bucky would have given her anyway because she very much deserved it for putting up with him.

The next morning Bucky got up a little earlier than normal, did his usual workout, got dressed and made a trip to the side of the city he hadn’t been to since he had moved. He looked around the city streets noticing how different things looked since he had last been to the West Side. Little restaurants and shops that he used to frequent have closed down and others came in their place, others were either vacant or had little business trickling in, except for one cafe on the corner that had a line out it’s door of customers waiting to get their caffeine fix.

Bucky checked his emails and messages as he stood in line until he got closer to look over the menu board filled with some obscure names for their different drinks. Who the hell knew what an Affogato or Kaffeost or even Cafezinho was or what was in a Hawkeye or Bulletproof drink. All he wanted was a large cup of straight black coffee preferably hot, some of those drinks came in hot or cold and what the hell was a Nitro cold brew. The longer Bucky looked at the menu the more his head hurt and the longer the line got behind him.

People started to get gruff behind him asking him to hurry up and make a decision, he had just about turned around to give the little old lady behind him a piece of his mind until the blonde barista behind the counter slid a large cup in front of him.

“Here you go, one large cup of Hawkey on the house.”

“I didn’t order this.”

“I know, but trust me this is the one you want to go with” he said “don’t worry, it’s just one large cup of straight black coffee.” Was his response when Bucky hesitated.

Bucky wasn’t sure what happened. He was stunned into silence and all he could do was turn his attention to the concoction in his hand. He was partly scared and yet intrigued, he had no idea what the barista could have put in his cup, but the moment he took that first sip all he could do was smile. It was the best cup of coffee he had ever had and from then on he was hooked.

Every morning he got up a little earlier each time so that he could make his way back to that same coffee shop, to get another cup of the delicious piping ping hot cup of liquid gold.He couldn’t get enough and if he had an earlier meeting he would make sure to get up even earlier so that he still had time to stop at the cafe. Everyday he made it to the cafe and every day the same blonde smiling barista would hand him his cup of coffee and every day Bucky savored his first sip before making his way to the office. Everyday until the day things changed.

That Friday Bucky went to the cafe like normal, but before he got up to the counter he knew there was something different about the day. The familiar smiling barista was missing and even though Bucky had ordered the same cup of coffee and even though it was the same it just didn’t taste the same. The first sip didn’t taste like all those other times and it didn’t leave Bucky with the same feeling as before. He went about his day as usual, but without the pep in his step and it showed. Wanda could sense d there was something wrong and when she tried to ask him about it he just grumbled at her and went about his work.

The next morning he found himself close to the cafe where he shrugged his shoulders and decided that he would go in even though he knew that he would end up disappointed when he didn’t see his favorite blonde. When he approached the counter he was surprised to see that the blonde was there after all and Bucky’s whole demeanor changed.

“Hey…uh sorry can I get a large…”

“Hawkeye….yeah man of course.”

“You remember.”

“I never forget an order. So what brings you in on a Saturday, you usually don’t come in during the weekends. I almost didn’t recognize you looking all casual.”

“Yeah…um I was just out running some errands and thought I would come in.” Bucky wasn’t sure why, but he found himself suddenly nervous around the other man.

“Personally I think you pull off the casual nicely” the blonde smiled

Bucky could feel his face flush as he tried to find the words only to leave the other man to laugh at him. It wasn’t a mean laugh, it was more cute and seemed to come off even a little sympathetic, if that was even possible.

“Uhh, thanks” he chuckled as he looked up at the menu.

“So your usual?”

“You know I was thinking I might be a little adventurous today and try something different. What would you suggest?”

“Well…the Cafezinho is pretty popular as well as the Kaffeost, but if you want my honest opinion I usually just stick to the plain black or if I’m having a bit of a bad day I might get the bullet proof, it has a shot of Nitro brew in it. Sometimes if I really need a little pick me up, I put in two shots.”

“Wow, really? Well maybe I’ll try that one then.”

“Someone is being adventurous today. One Nitro Bulletproof coming up. Why don’t you find a table and I’ll bring it out to you…unless you want it to go.”

“No, I'll have it here.”

Bucky watched from his seat as the man seemed to dance around effortlessly making his coffee and in no time was placing a hot mug of coffee in front of him along with a blueberry muffin and sat down opposite him.

“I hope you like it. I actually put a little bit of Baileys in it too.”

Bucky’s face lit up the moment he took a sip “I don’t know what you do, but this is the best cup I’ve ever had. I seem to say that every time I come here.…well except for maybe yesterday.”

“Wait, what happened yesterday?”

“You weren’t here.” Bucky could just tell his face was probably three shades of red at this point. He wasn't expecting those words to come out so freely the way they did.

Clint gave him a big smile “sorry about that, I had to take my dog to the vet yesterday..”

“Is he or she ok?”

“Yeah, just a little check up that’s all. His name is Lucky or I sometimes call him pizza dog.”

Bucky looks and gives him a funny luck “Pizza dog?”

“Yeah the guy loves pizza. Dog after my own heart.”

The two of them talked for hours before the foot traffic started to pick up and Clint had to go back behind the counter. “My name is Clint by the way.”

“Bucky, Bucky Barnes”

“Well Bucky, I close up shop here in about an hour if you aren’t in a hurry. Maybe you can be like our test subject on some new flavors one of the employees suggested. Personally I like just straight coffee and not all that frilly stuff, but you know got to give the people what they want.”

“Sure, I mean I don’t know much about all these different fancy coffee drinks, but I wouldn’t mind helping out.”

“Great. Well I’ll be back to check on you in a minute.”

Bucky spent his time checking his emails, reading and occasionally peeking over at Clint while he worked. The guy was like a magician or something and he had that kind of personality that could make even the grumpiest person leave with a smile.

“Hey, I thought instead of coffee you might enjoy a nice cup of hot cocoa. I don’t want you to be too wired when it’s time for the taste test. Nat can sometimes get a little over zealous when she comes up with some new drink ideas.”

“Who’s Nat?”

“She’s an old friend of mine. She’s the one that convinced me to open this place up when I retired from my government job and now she comes by sometimes to use me as a Guinea pig.” He chuckled “I don’t mind though, she’s my best friend so I would do just about anything for her.”

For the next hour the two of them were at Nat’s mercy. Tasting every kind of concoction she had come up with and in the end they narrowed it down to three new menu items. The three of them cleaned up the cafe and closed up.

“Hey Bucky I was wondering if you would like to maybe grab a pizza or something one of these nights.”

“Uh yeah, I mean yes. How about tomorrow night?”

“Tomorrow night it is.” There was an awkward silence between them as they smiled at each other “Well I better go check on Lucky…I’ll see you later Bucky.”

James Bucky Barnes, Bucky to his friends and only his friends, was a creature of habit. He lived for routines from the moment he opened his eyes in the morning till he closed them at night. He didn’t deviate from that routine, waking up to go for his workout even before the sun said good morning, showered and got dressed with enough time to stop at the corner cafe to grab his large cup of black coffee and blueberry muffin.

It was like that every morning it was the same, he probably even scheduled when he’d jack off and take a piss. When he was asked why he was so strict with his routine he just laughed it off and mumbled something incoherently. Truth be told it all started because of his loser of a dad. The man was strict, making sure that no matter what Bucky always stuck to the schedule that he laid out there was no time for Bucky to enjoy his childhood. There was too much for a young capable man to do. If he did try to seek out some fun, his father would make sure he wouldn’t slip up again.

As Bucky got older it didn’t seem to matter so much and he continued to live on with that thought that his father instilled in his mind. There was no room for fun when there was so much to do. So every day it was the same. The same workouts, the same suit, and the same large cup of black coffee and blueberry muffin.

That all suddenly changed though. Bucky got up like normal, put in his workout, got showered and dressed and nothing had changed, that is until he made his way to the corner cafe and found that it was closed down for renovations. Needless to say the new revelations did not leave Bucky with a smile on his face. For the rest of the morning he was a grump until his assistant Wanda set a cup of coffee in front of him and told him to stop being such an ass. Wanda was the only one that could ever really talk to him that way and get away with it. He just huffed and took a sip of coffee.

The moment the cup touched his lips, smelled the rich aroma cast from the beans, and when the liquid touched his lips his whole perspective changed. He had never tasted anything like it before. It was the best cup of coffee he had ever had and he had to find out where his assistant had gone to get it.

Wanda knew Bucky was hooked by the way he kept bugging her throughout the day trying to find out where this amazing new coffee shop was. She wasn’t going to make it easy for him either. In the end she wrote down the address and not without getting a few things for herself. Like some extra days off, a paid spa day for her and her best friend, as well as a little raise, which honestly Bucky would have given her anyway because she very much deserved it for putting up with him.

The next morning Bucky got up a little earlier than normal, did his usual workout, got dressed and made a trip to the side of the city he hadn’t been to since he had moved. He looked around the city streets noticing how different things looked since he had last been to the West Side. Little restaurants and shops that he used to frequent have closed down and others came in their place, others were either vacant or had little business trickling in, except for one cafe on the corner that had a line out it’s door of customers waiting to get their caffeine fix.

Bucky checked his emails and messages as he stood in line until he got closer to look over the menu board filled with some obscure names for their different drinks. Who the hell knew what an Affogato or Kaffeost or even Cafezinho was or what was in a Hawkeye or Bulletproof drink. All he wanted was a large cup of straight black coffee preferably hot, some of those drinks came in hot or cold and what the hell was a Nitro cold brew. The longer Bucky looked at the menu the more his head hurt and the longer the line got behind him.

People started to get gruff behind him asking him to hurry up and make a decision, he had just about turned around to give the little old lady behind him a piece of his mind until the blonde barista behind the counter slid a large cup in front of him.

“Here you go, one large cup of Hawkey on the house.”

“I didn’t order this.”

“I know, but trust me this is the one you want to go with” he said “don’t worry, it’s just one large cup of straight black coffee.” Was his response when Bucky hesitated.

Bucky wasn’t sure what happened. He was stunned into silence and all he could do was turn his attention to the concoction in his hand. He was partly scared and yet intrigued, he had no idea what the barista could have put in his cup, but the moment he took that first sip all he could do was smile. It was the best cup of coffee he had ever had and from then on he was hooked.

Every morning he got up a little earlier each time so that he could make his way back to that same coffee shop, to get another cup of the delicious piping ping hot cup of liquid gold.He couldn’t get enough and if he had an earlier meeting he would make sure to get up even earlier so that he still had time to stop at the cafe. Everyday he made it to the cafe and every day the same blonde smiling barista would hand him his cup of coffee and every day Bucky savored his first sip before making his way to the office. Everyday until the day things changed.

That Friday Bucky went to the cafe like normal, but before he got up to the counter he knew there was something different about the day. The familiar smiling barista was missing and even though Bucky had ordered the same cup of coffee and even though it was the same it just didn’t taste the same. The first sip didn’t taste like all those other times and it didn’t leave Bucky with the same feeling as before. He went about his day as usual, but without the pep in his step and it showed. Wanda could sense d there was something wrong and when she tried to ask him about it he just grumbled at her and went about his work.

The next morning he found himself close to the cafe where he shrugged his shoulders and decided that he would go in even though he knew that he would end up disappointed when he didn’t see his favorite blonde. When he approached the counter he was surprised to see that the blonde was there after all and Bucky’s whole demeanor changed.

“Hey…uh sorry can I get a large…”

“Hawkeye….yeah man of course.”

“You remember.”

“I never forget an order. So what brings you in on a Saturday, you usually don’t come in during the weekends. I almost didn’t recognize you looking all casual.”

“Yeah…um I was just out running some errands and thought I would come in.” Bucky wasn’t sure why, but he found himself suddenly nervous around the other man.

“Personally I think you pull off the casual nicely” the blonde smiled

Bucky could feel his face flush as he tried to find the words only to leave the other man to laugh at him. It wasn’t a mean laugh, it was more cute and seemed to come off even a little sympathetic, if that was even possible.

“Uhh, thanks” he chuckled as he looked up at the menu.

“So your usual?”

“You know I was thinking I might be a little adventurous today and try something different. What would you suggest?”

“Well…the Cafezinho is pretty popular as well as the Kaffeost, but if you want my honest opinion I usually just stick to the plain black or if I’m having a bit of a bad day I might get the bullet proof, it has a shot of Nitro brew in it. Sometimes if I really need a little pick me up, I put in two shots.”

“Wow, really? Well maybe I’ll try that one then.”

“Someone is being adventurous today. One Nitro Bulletproof coming up. Why don’t you find a table and I’ll bring it out to you…unless you want it to go.”

“No, I'll have it here.”

Bucky watched from his seat as the man seemed to dance around effortlessly making his coffee and in no time was placing a hot mug of coffee in front of him along with a blueberry muffin and sat down opposite him.

“I hope you like it. I actually put a little bit of Baileys in it too.”

Bucky’s face lit up the moment he took a sip “I don’t know what you do, but this is the best cup I’ve ever had. I seem to say that every time I come here.…well except for maybe yesterday.”

“Wait, what happened yesterday?”

“You weren’t here.” Bucky could just tell his face was probably three shades of red at this point. He wasn't expecting those words to come out so freely the way they did.

Clint gave him a big smile “sorry about that, I had to take my dog to the vet yesterday..”

“Is he or she ok?”

“Yeah, just a little check up that’s all. His name is Lucky or I sometimes call him pizza dog.”

Bucky looks and gives him a funny luck “Pizza dog?”

“Yeah the guy loves pizza. Dog after my own heart.”

The two of them talked for hours before the foot traffic started to pick up and Clint had to go back behind the counter. “My name is Clint by the way.”

“Bucky, Bucky Barnes”

“Well Bucky, I close up shop here in about an hour if you aren’t in a hurry. Maybe you can be like our test subject on some new flavors one of the employees suggested. Personally I like just straight coffee and not all that frilly stuff, but you know got to give the people what they want.”

“Sure, I mean I don’t know much about all these different fancy coffee drinks, but I wouldn’t mind helping out.”

“Great. Well I’ll be back to check on you in a minute.”

Bucky spent his time checking his emails, reading and occasionally peeking over at Clint while he worked. The guy was like a magician or something and he had that kind of personality that could make even the grumpiest person leave with a smile.

“Hey, I thought instead of coffee you might enjoy a nice cup of hot cocoa. I don’t want you to be too wired when it’s time for the taste test. Nat can sometimes get a little over zealous when she comes up with some new drink ideas.”

“Who’s Nat?”

“She’s an old friend of mine. She’s the one that convinced me to open this place up when I retired from my government job and now she comes by sometimes to use me as a Guinea pig.” He chuckled “I don’t mind though, she’s my best friend so I would do just about anything for her.”

For the next hour the two of them were at Nat’s mercy. Tasting every kind of concoction she had come up with and in the end they narrowed it down to three new menu items. The three of them cleaned up the cafe and closed up.

“Hey Bucky I was wondering if you would like to maybe grab a pizza or something one of these nights.”

“Uh yeah, I mean yes. How about tomorrow night?”

“Tomorrow night it is.” There was an awkward silence between them as they smiled at each other “Well I better go check on Lucky…I’ll see you later Bucky.”

“See ya later Clint.”

Bucky didn’t want to say goodbye, after he had spent the whole day there with Clint enjoying his company and being Nat’s taste tester but in the end it was all worth it. He had a date with a hot blonde barista who made the best coffee he had ever tasted.

“See ya later Clint.”

Bucky didn’t want to say goodbye, after he had spent the whole day there with Clint enjoying his company and being Nat’s taste tester but in the end it was all worth it. He had a date with a hot blonde barista who made the best coffee he had ever tasted.

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Halloween Round Ending

Wow! October went by crazy fast! I completely spaced apparently because tomorrow is the final day of the Halloween round😱 That said…

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