#german gale au

[pigeonwithapen]

I did not mean to put this much thought into this, other companions coming soon. Probably.

[ID in Alt]

[artilaz]

Modern AU in which Gale and Raphael are professors at the same university, and sort of in a friendly rivalry with each other. Whenever they meet somewhere on campus, they break out in impromptu poetry slams, reciting texts against each other. And when I say against, I mean it.

I cannot stress enough that they have nothing against each other in this AU, you'll likely even see them having a drink together at the fanciest bar in town the same evening, but they just constantly try to one-up each other, which is always an absolutely delightful show for everyone who happens to witness such an instance.

One day it'd absolutely come down to them reciting the entirety of Faust among the two of them, with Gale as Faust, and Raphael as - oh, the irony - Mephistopheles.

[middlingmay]

Last Line Tag

Thanks to @swifty-fox and @heretoobsessstuff for the tag :)

Here's some proof that I've finally started the fic to end my series of headcanons about German!Gale and Bucky:

Something had happened. He should be feeling something, doing something. His hands—they’d gripped something and squeezed. Harder than he’d ever gripped anything in his life. He’d felt white hot and sick and furious— He’d been afraid. But it was hard to feel like that now, cocooned in the dark like this. Whatever it was, Gale knew, like an absolute truth, that it couldn’t reach him here. He wanted to sink into it even further. To reach oblivion rather than float aware in this void. He was comfortable, here. Safe. Not quite resting, but quiet. He hadn't had a lot of quiet lately.

Tagging @c-goldthorn (so you can see I've actually starting writing!), @moghraidhs and @donotnomi

[hylianworrier]

Hot Sauce Bloodweave AU expanded - The Saucerors

!!!Spoilers for Hot Mess!!!

So @patheticfangirl's Hot Mess has a hold on me and I wondered what Gale might do post-weave. His magic act is essentially dead in the water now that magic is real, so I imagined him and Astarion doing stupid magic tricks and posting them online 💜

There's a pair of German magicians called Siegfried Und Joy who I am absolutely obsessed with and have 100% used them as references for this nonsense. They are hilarious and I love them

And if you haven't you must read Hot Mess

[brotherwtf]

Hi, about the fluffy prompts

Lately I’ve been thinking about insomniac gale who develops a habit of falling asleep on John. Maybe it’s post war buckies, maybe it’s modern AU, where they are roommates but what if gale, who is tortured every night, accidentally falls asleep on John’s shoulder and is absolutely mortified after, but two days and another sleepless night later, Buck sees Bucky on the couch, watching some movie and his shoulder suddenly looks so inviting. “It was an accident, there’s no way I can fall asleep again” but he does and suddenly John becomes his favorite pillow. And John is more than happy to help because he has always been worried about Gale. Oh and what if one night, Gale’s initial plan was to sleep in his own bed, but torturous hours later, he knocks on John’s door, shifting uncomfortably, embarrassed. John takes one look at him and goes “come here”

oh my God this is so cute!! I always hc that Gale has hella sleeping problems, maybe even before the war, and like just CANNOT sleep when the war is over, just plagued with nightmares and sleep paralysis every night

he can't sleep in a bed anymore, as soon as his head hits the pillow he's thinking about German guards rousting him from his sleep, or an officer coming to shake him on the shoulder and tell him he's flying a mission, so he often tries to sleep on a chair or the floor as to not arise those memories, it often doesn't work, whenever he closes his eyes he's reminded of flames and fire and burning men, he hasn't had a restful night in god knows how long

he's a little jealous of how easily John seems to sleep, knows he must be plagued by nightmares as well but never seems to show it, always seems to be rejuvenated and refreshed every morning while Gale still feels like he's dying

he has moments of peace though, what if John came to visit him and Marge before Gale left her and they're both sitting on the couch, dutifully staying out of Marge's way while she makes dinner

maybe Johns just reading or something and Gale can feel his eyes droop with exhaustion in the late summer afternoon, doesn't even realize he's fallen asleep on John's shoulder until he can feel John rustling his shoulder

"didn't wanna wake you, Buck, but Marge says dinner is ready," John whispers and Gale's absolutely horrified by the position he's in, his face tucked into John's shoulder with his body curved into John's

it's the evening, Gale realizes, and he must have slept for a couple of hours, at least before he was woken up, and he realizes that's the longest he's ever slept uninterrupted

it haunts him, that oh so relaxing sleep on John's shoulder whenever he sleeps fitfully in Marge's bed, and that paired with a bunch of other shit (namely the feelings he has for his boy best friend), he decides to leave Marge and find John

and he shows up on John's doorstep, desperate and pathetic like a stray dog, asking for a place to stay because he left Marge, and John, always so fucking kind, allows him into his home

Gale banishes himself to the guest room even though John says he can take the master, and hopes that just being in John's proximity can help him sleep, but he's still awake to the long hours of the night with nightmares and curses to himself, why isn't this working?

and then they find themselves in a similar position again, sitting on the couch while the radio drones a baseball game or some music and Gale can't help but think that John's shoulder looks like a much better pillow than anything Gale's ever seen, so he lets himself lean over, and John's arm comes around to wrap around Gale's shoulder and pull him closer, and Gale sleeps for six hours in John's arms

it must be an accident, it can't be that Gale can only sleep in John's arms, so he tells himself he's going to sleep in his bed, still thinks it's only John's presence that's making him more relaxed, John had always been that sort of relaxing force for him, but when he jolts up in the night again after hours of fighting sleep, he curses to himself and quietly pads to John's room

he hopes he can just slip into John's arms without waking him, will slip out just before the sun rises and John will be none the wiser, but he can see John's body shifted towards him when Gale quietly opens the door and Gale curses to himself again, hoping he didn't wake John with his foolish ventures

but John just reaches his arm out, beckons with his fingers for Gale to come closer, and it's like John has a string attached to his heart because he can't stop his feet from moving towards the bed

"come here, Gale" John whispers, voice hoarse with sleep, and that's the final push for Gale to collapse in John's bed with him

and John so easily wraps his arms around Gale's waist, tucks his face into Gale's neck as an invitation for Gale to do the same, and it's almost as if John's blocking the nightmares and the restlessness with his touch and for the first time in years, Gale sleeps through the night

loved this prompt I love an excuse to make Gale a little pathetic with it 😔

[anavilante]

Do you know what bothers me? This German officer Ulrich Haussmann, who interrogated Bucky…

He is played by Louis Hofmann, a German actor who starred in the movie Die Mitte der Welt (Center of My World) where he played a needy bottom.

And his top looked like Bucky - tall, big, with dark hair and blue eyes. And it just burned through my brain like a hot iron from the first seconds of his appearance on the screen. Remember his voice during Bucky's interrogation? How sweet and seductive was he?

And now this AU in which the German officer Ulrich Haussmann combines business with pleasure: he likes the American pilot Bucky, he would like to force him to fuck him, and fortunately, this pilot’s lover Gale Cleven is already in their captivity. Remember that scene when they asked how they would make us do this? And Bucky put his finger to Gale’s temple, showing exactly how.

Bucky knew what he was talking about, because this is how Ulrich made him fulfill all his desires. For Ulrich Haussmann, it's like killing two birds with one stone: getting a great black-haired blue-eyed lover who will do anything to keep his boy Gale out of trouble and at any moment you can report this information to Cleven, and that will certainly ruin the relationship between the two damn American pilots. It's a win-win situation. And Ulrich blackmails Bucky for some time, forcing him to fulfill his desires. And then Gale finds out that his Bucky is fucking a German officer. Can you imagine a lot of angst from all sides?

[joeyalohadream]

WIP/Last Line Tag

Thanks for the tags @rangerelizabeth , @swifty-fox and @onyxsboxes. Been tagged in a few different games recently and so I figured I'd share a little bit of a modern au, Christmas fic I've been keeping close to the vest.

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“This section here,” he continues, and John follows the line his gloved hand points towards, taking in the lines of trees that look like something he’d see in a town square, a mall maybe. “These are all mature Balsam Firs. They’re probably the most popular but they’re not cheap.”

John hums, nodding along but staying otherwise silent. If this man thinks hearing the names of the trees is going to help him, he’s wrong, but John would listen to that voice all day so he’ll let him continue unhelpfully.

“I’ve got a grove of Fraisers just beyond the Balsams,” Gale gestures again and John smiles at the concentrated look of focus on the other man’s face. “Douglas and White Firs too at the back of the property.”

Gale raises an eyebrow at him and John makes his face flatten out, turn introspective, considering, but still offers no help.

“If you’re looked for a pine instead,” Gale seems to take pity on him, “I’ve got Virginia and Scotch. Even have some Blue Spruce and-”

“Wait,” John interrupts him, grinning now. He looks down at the Husky sitting patiently at Gale’s feet. “Blue Spruce? Douglas Fir?” Gale crosses his arms and his posture stiffens, going to defensive. John’s grin widens. “Virgina Pine?”

“What?”

“You name your dogs after trees, Buck?”

“Her eyes are blue.” He watches as Gale’s gloved fingers start absently scratching the top of Blue’s head. Her tongue lolls out in pleasure when he starts pulling her perky ear between his thumb and pointer.

“Right,” John nods, and then it’s his turn to gesture and he points over to the two German Shepherds sitting at the back of the coffee cart, waiting for a treat. “You pick up those two in Virginia from a guy named Douglas?”

“I’ve got a cat at the house named Bailey,” Gale tells him around a frown, the tips of his ears red and John doesn’t think it’s from the cold. “No Bailey pine or fir or spruce out here.”

“Bailey, huh?” John hums, still grinning as Gale’s eyes narrow at him. “What’s your favorite Christmas movie?” He laughs when Gale rolls his eyes, but the embarrassed flush goes down the part of his neck that isn’t covered by his ridiculous blue scarf. “You got Clarence, Bert and Ernie running around here somewhere?”

I feel like all of these have been going around, so apologies if you've already shared! But NP tagging @happy-days19 , @blixabargelds , @feyd-meowtha and @reallylilyreally

[pinksiames]

Thought dump… Gale and Bucky ABO au

But it’s omega!Gale who’s trying everything he can to conceal the fact that he’s an omega. Dating Marge who’s a beautiful omega herself as a front, taking supplements to hide his scent and to boost a false one of an alpha. He and Marge play pretend out in public, Gale being the strong alpha that keeps his sweet omega protected and cared for. But once they’re behind closed doors they’re more like really good roommates, tending to each other’s needs when needed, being a source of comfort during their heats. That’s how it’s been since he presented. Since his father struck him with the back of his palm, swearing he’d never have a whore for a son, a breeding bitch that begs for an alpha knot.

He kept up the facade by enlisting to join the military, proving to his father that he was still strong despite his biological makeup, lying on the form of said genetic fuck up. The front show played well even when he met the strong, assertive but still kind alpha that was John Egan. Hell it was still going when everything in his fiber was screaming at him that Bucky was his alpha, that this was the man to keep him happy and sedated through life. Even after the man gave him his own goddamn name.

But he couldn’t.

Omegas were completely banned from the military, they were meant to stay home and tend to the children running amok, to wail and cry for their husband’s return. Technically that was what Marge was doing, worrying herself sick about her best friend, a man she considered her platonic soulmate. It would be a death sentence if anyone from the 100th figured out what he was. The shame and embarrassment that would come of it. So he kept it to himself, the only person who knew was a close Beta friend Marge had, she knew the whole situation and was sympathetic, supplying him with the medication he needed to keep up his front. It was good, it was great even. He had his best friend Bucky with him, a man who was completely aloof to the situation that was Gale. He had Marge back home, waiting for him, taking care of their little apartment that they called home.

Until he was shot down.

Of all the things that scared buck in that moment wasn’t the fear of death, or the fact that they’d torture him. It was the thought of them finding out what he was.

He had heard horror stories of what the Germans did to the omega men and women in their camps, keeping them separated from the rest to fuck and pleasure themselves like sex slaves. Kept them awake all hours of the night, being ran through like breeding stock. Most of them died within the month of being flagged. They were third class citizens to them.

He was smart enough to keep supplements on him when he went on missions, mostly because of those stories he heard. He had enough to last him through the autumn, but once winter hit he was screwed.

He was both relieved and anxious when Bucky arrived, his Bucky. Relieved that his best friend wasn’t dead, that he wasn’t among the piles of bodies that lay waste in the countries forests. Though it looked like he wasn’t far from meeting that grim fate. But he couldn’t help the anxiety and fear rise up in his throat knowing one of these days he’d have to tell him, once his pills ran out and his temperature spiked.

It was December when it finally caught back up to him, specifically 3 days before Christmas. He had been feeling like shit for the past week, which wasn’t out of the ordinary. Most of the men here were sick as a dog or just about to be. The cold just about took everyone out, heteronormative be thrown out the window when they started sharing bunks, trying to maintain what little heat their bodies still possessed.

Gale had retired earlier that day, curling up in his makeshift bed, his muscles sore and aching, feet shuffling like his body weighed double his size. For the first time since arriving he felt the urge to peel away his layers, his skin hot like hells surface.

Bucky himself had been feeling under the weather, the chill winds weren’t of much help. But he had been keeping his eye on buck and Gale knew it. He knew when he would meet eyes with the large man, how his eyes shined with concern, seemingly growing more and more frustrated with each of gales wave off’s.

“I’m fine Bucky, there’s worse men who need to be tended to more than me. It’s just a cold.” He’d say because that’s what Gale did. Brush off his own suffering and misery while making sure the boys under his command were taken care of. He knew it wasn’t the answer Bucky wanted but it was the one he was given over and over and over again. Gale was getting worse and it showed. But he had to keep face, couldn’t slip up, or else he’d get a far worse punishment than death.

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Bucky didn’t know that. It made it more confusing to him when he’d be huddled up next to Gale, chest plastered to the smaller man’s back, and a sweet, lavender smell would wave In front of his nose. It was faint, like a whisper of a kiss. But it was there, and it was coming from his buck. He kept getting little hints of it at night, lavender with traces of coffee beans, and just a dash of pine. It was an odd mix but somehow it screamed buck, made his grip on the man in front of him just a tad bit tighter.

It scared him when buck started to pull away, keeping his distance by keeping himself busy, staying cooped up in the library away from everyone else. He could hardly catch a glimpse at him most of the time, and when he did those baby blues were dull, almost lifeless. It made his heart hurt, knowing Gale was so obviously struggling with something but couldn’t show it in front of everyone. He was resentful at first, how Gale took charge and kept everyone together, while John just wandered around, making up baseball games in his head. Why was Gale able to be so calm? How come he wasn’t as affected as he was? And then he caught that glance, that empty stare. It was almost like he had accepted his fate here, that he was put here to die. He wanted to tell him that they were going to make it, that he had Marge waiting at home for him. But Gale avoided him like the plague.

When Bucky finally retired to bed he returned to his own bed, leaving buck cold and alone. He knew he couldn’t be mad at the man but it still festered in his chest. If Gale wanted to be left alone so badly so be it. At least that’s what he thought before soft sniffles and whines came from below. Guilt quickly replaced anger as he peeked over into crack between the beds and the wall. Gale was curled into himself, shivering and tears pouring down his face. He was about to give in and climb down and comfort the man under a faint, strangled moan pierced his ears. Taking a closer look he could see the sweat covering pink cheeks, drops running down his neck into exposed collarbones. He followed the trail, his eyes widening seeing hand movements under the thin blanket.

Gale was masturbating. Right here where everyone could hear him. But no one moved from their cozy spots, snores still echoing through the space. He quietly turned away from the scene, his cock rock hard in his pants. He didn’t know someone could look so-

“Bucky..” he froze. His train of thought crashing. Gale was crying out for him.

Taking another peak gale was now biting his pillow, eyes squeezed shut and back arched. There was no way.

“John..” This time it sounded more desperate, his eyes opening and a flood of tears poured down his face. Pretty baby blues shining in the moonlight. John wanted to devour him. Without another word he climbed down from his bed, heavy feet landing on the floor. Looking back over Gale wasn’t moving at all, no noise, no uneven breathing. Completely silent.

Grabbing gales blanket he shuffled his way under the cover, the heat hitting him in the face with how warm he was, and then the smell. That sweet lavender smell smacking him. Buck was an omega, and he was in the middle of his heat.

Gale looked over his shoulder at John, his face looking like a kicked puppy dog. He was shaking. In fear or of the cold he couldn’t tell. But his eyes were speaking to him.

Please don’t hate me.

John gave him a soft smile, large hand coming to rest on swollen cheeks before lowering his mouth down to gales ear.

“Let me take care of you darling.”

I was not expecting this to be this long 😭 but um enjoy ABO clegan even if it is a little wip

[rqsser]

another one… exchange student!gale au!??!

@pinksiames and i did it once again

gale cleven is an exchange student from bamberg, germany!! he studies abroad in america for a year when he’s 16 because his parents didn’t want him back home during their divorce process:(

john egan is a 17 y/o american who lives in wisconsin, usa! he’s lived in manitowoc for all his life and has never had any exposure to other countries (besides canada but yk that doesn’t really count)

gale arrives in america in early august, a week before the school year is supposed to start! the family hosting him are the egans (shocking!!)

miranda & daniel egan (parents) pick him up from the airport with one of those big colourful signs that says “welcome to america, gale!!” with a german and american flag on it:)

gale & john don’t meet until the day after when gale is eating at an odd hour (still getting used to timezone changes) and john is sneaking back into the house. john at first thinks that he’s in the wrong house because he’s never seen someone so gorgeous?? and it really shocks him when he hears the extremely thick german accent that greets him (he falls in love just a bit)

school starts and gale just wants to fit in, when he’s not at school he’s studying english and trying to improve on it. john is like his personal tutor and helps him with it, vice versa when john mentions his interest in learning german!

the school year flies by, gale makes some friends and falls in love!!!! but unfortunately in late june he has to go back home to germany, but promises to write john letters in the english that he’s learned over the past year. they write to each other back and forth until john surprises gale by visiting him one summer:)

[darkimpala1897]

The Cleven twins Masters Of Air Au headcanons.

1. Gale's twin is name Ruth Thomas Cleven, he's the youngest by ten minutes, everyone calls him Ruthy, Bucky calls him Bucket, because he's Bucky, Buck is Buck, and Ruth is Bucket.

2. His dark hair comes from his mother, well Bucks blonde hair comes from his father.

3. Ruth teases Buck anytime he brings Marge up, he goes "Marge this, Marge that, we get it."

4. Is there for Bucky when he realizes he's in love with Buck.

5. He awkwardly kissed Bucky to test a theory that maybe he's attracted to him and not Buck, but Bucky immediately reacted by going "That was like kissing my sister, no definitely in love with Buck not you" and Ruth was like "Jeez thanks."

6. Does drunk karaoke with Bucky, you would think he was Buckys twin not Bucks.

7. When Buck goes missing, he insisted his brother was still alive actually he yelled at anyone who said he was dead, "it's a twin thing" Bucky would say.

8. When they are reunited with Buck in the prison camp he straight up went "I told you so." And Bucky just glared at him.

9. Ruth is the polar opposite of Buck, he keeps Buck on his toes that's for sure.

10. Anytime anyone picks on Buck for his name being Gale, Ruth makes sure to let them know that only he can pick on Buck for being called Gale.

11. Will straight up punch someone when they ask why he's named Ruth.

12. His accent is thicker than Bucks, Bubbles one time joked he needed subtitles.

13. One of the biggest pranks Bucky pulled on the newest airmen was when they asked where Major Gale Clevens was, he'd point him in the direction of Ruth who always plays along.

14. Ham somtimes somehow gets them confused with the other, Ruth finds it hilarious and doesn't correct him, Buck does because he feels bad.

15. Major flirt and playboy Ruth is, he always says "I'll write you." With a smile and a smirk, and then Buck is like "You're aren't going to write her will you?" And then Ruth is like "Do I look like you and Marge?" And then Buck is like "Sometimes I'm ashamed that you have my face."

16. Ruth will eat anything, Buck is a peaky eater.

17. Ruth can pretty much mimic any accent, he isn't great at mimicking people but accents he's amazing at, he enjoyed scaring everyone in the prison camp by randomly yelling in a German accent, worked everytime.

18. Ruth can't ride a bike, I mean he can but not amazingly. He runs into everything.

19. Ruth does his brothers hair, he cuts it and styles it, but he refuses to let Buck touch his hair because it's already "perfect."

20. Terrible dancer, he enjoys embarrassing his twin at any chance he gets. That's why everyone jokes he's Buckys twin and not Bucks.

21. Biggest Bucky and Buck shipper ever.

Add onto this AU if you wanted! Write a fic if you wanted, do whatever!

Thanks for reading!

[jakes3resin]

Can you tell us about your other fics if you already have an established plot?

I'd love to! So there's quite a number of them I won't lie. I tend to get inspired by the randomest things. These are all in various stages of plotted out and written.

A/B/O fic (technically turning into 3 fics) that follows Bucky & Buck through the war, described below.

Courting Arc (top of my list to finish writing) - Bucky POV as he is anonymously courted during his time in the states just before he gets sent over to England (there's a post I'm basing my writing around I'll link it in a moment) <- published

England Arc- a quick look into their lives as they run missions with A/B/O elements (this will be pretty short I think) mostly snippets of scenes from the show just now with Omega Bucky and Alpha Buck <- published

Stalag Arc - Omega Bucky and his awful time in Germany. Here is where we see what being an Omega in war is really like in my omegaverse. Bucky is the highest ranked Omega in the camp meaning he's technically 'in charge' of keeping those Omegas in line. He's tested by his heats, keeping his pack together, and finally by a German order that could tear Buck and Bucky apart. This is a big fic for me to prepare for, and I'm building up to it by writing the Courting Arc first <- next on deck

Biker Gale AU (my beloved, genuinely obsessed with this AU) - this was inspired by one of hogans-heroes AUs. So, Gale leads an outlaw-esque biker club, and Bucky used to be his right hand (and lover) except one day out of the blue he just disappeared. Gale does everything he can to find Bucky, but there's no trail to follow, no clues to put together, nothing. Fast forward about two years, Bucky arrives on Curt's doorstep holding a small baby with the brightest blue eyes and prettiest blonde curls and begs Curt to watch his baby for 5 days. 5 days later Bucky comes back in town bruised to all hell with the FBI on his tail with their own nefarious reasons for tracking Bucky down. Bucky has nowhere else to turn especially since when he comes back to Curt's he finds Gale holding his little baby. (This could be A/B/O I haven't decided, but it's definitely at least mpreg)

Amnesia fic - this is based off of a post I made about the effects of Bucky getting hit over the head like 3 times in the span of two days, its... somewhere (edit: here). But its about Bucky waking up with no memory of who he is just before he gets interrogated by the Germans and sent to Stalag Luft III where he meets a man that his heart rejoices at seeing but his mind doesn't recognize. Buck of course has to deal with the love of his life forgetting him.

Magic AU - Bucky is a Scamander and its now everyone's problem to deal with it. The tag to find all of my ramblings for it is magic au (not that Tumblr's tag system works), and @getinthefuckingjaeger just wrote the best ever fic of Bucky and Theseus so go read that.

I've also got a few paragraphs written of Foster Kid Bucky somewhere but that might never see the light of day (that's also from a hogans-heroes AU) where Bucky is a jaded teenager just trying to make it to 18 to get out of his shitty foster placement when in comes Buck whose mother finally divorced his dad, got custody of her kids, and moved to her hometown to escape. It's about a Bright Buck meeting a Jaded Bucky (a flip on their usual dynamics)

Blonde Bucky AU - I wrote a blurb on the Twin Cleven AU post, and the idea of Bucky bleaching his hair on a drunken night out with Curt and Bubbles has haunted me since <- published as well

There might be more? But these are the only ones I can remember off the top of my head right now that are plotted out beyond oh that'd be a good fic. I have a lot of time spent sitting and waiting right now, so I have the ability to write a multitude of fics. I'm happy to talk about any of these fics if you want to come into my inbox or my messages.

[amiserableseriesofevents]

Wherever you find love (it feels like Christmas)

24 Clegan Christmas drabbles for 24 days!

Prompt from here (but randomized)

[Day 1] [Day 2] [Day 3] [Day 4] [Day 5] [Day 6]

[Read on AO3]

Day 07: Fireworks

My Canon AU, post-war, wc 978

The popping sound, loud and staggering rhythmic, wakes Gale up with a start: they’re under attack, the Germans are firing at them, God how was he asleep? How did they get here? The war is supposed to be over — but is it? Or was it just a dream?

Red light illuminates the room; a flare, so someone’s in danger. One of their fortresses, some of their men are coming back wounded, the plane shot to bits, leaking blood and fuel alike and for some reason he’s not outside waiting for them, helping them. What kind of a Major is he become? The one who abandons his friends, no, his men in their time of need? What a disgrace. What a shame to the rank they’ve given him.

Another loud crack sends him flying off the bed, barely registering the outraged meow as the shadow of something skitters away in the darkness — what is a cat doing here, his panicked mind wonders for a second then he realizes, more proteins. He’s back there, then. He’s not in England anymore, he’s back in Germany and he’s being shot at by friendly fire. Someone’s come to liberate them but don’t they get that it’s more dangerous like this? That they’re gonna kill them if they continue shooting at them?

“Stop!” He shouts, as if the soldiers in the planes can hear him over the commotion. “Stop! We’re here, we’re still alive! Help us!”

Another crack and he cries out, covering his ears and hiding his face in the cradle of his arms; he doesn’t care about how it looks like, a Major losing his cool like that. He just wants it to stop, he wants peace, he wants to go home, he wants-

Another thought fills him with icy cold dread: John. Where is he? He wasn’t in bed with him so does that mean he’s outside? Is he fighting, is he ok, is he alive? The idea of having survived all the nightmares they’ve lived through just for John to be shot down by friendly fire makes him sick, bile rising up his throat scalding and corrosive. “John!” He calls, but he’s shaking so fiercely it comes out as barely a whimper. “Please,” he insists through sobs. “Please.”

A door opens somewhere flooding the room with light. “Buck!” A familiar voice calls as someone rushes to him, cold and sticky hands grabbing his face. “Buck, it’s me. It’s ok, we’re home. It’s just fireworks.”

Home? Blinking blearily through tears Gale tries to focus his gaze on the shape in front of him and starts crying louder in relief when he finally recognizes it’s John, alive, older, worried. His pupils are wide with fear, his brow furrowed, and he flinches visibly when the next shot goes out but he doesn’t waver, doesn’t remove his hands or his gaze from Gale, keeps him steady. “It’s ok,” he repeats softly. “You’re ok. Come back to me, Buck. Come home.”

Home.

Little by little the rest of the room comes back into focus: the quilt on their bed, the heavy curtains at the windows, the paper Christmas garland hung to the door of their wardrobe, Meepo hiding behind John and staring at him with outrage in his green eyes. Home is their farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, home is their bedroom that smells of cedar wood and resin, home is away from the war, home is safe. He is safe.

One last sob slips through his teeth and then he goes quiet, sees it in John’s eyes when he realizes he’s back from where the noise of the fireworks had taken him and relaxes, the crease of his brow smoothing out. Then he notices something else and tries to pull away with a mumbled curse but Gale grabs his hands to keep him close. “What?” He croaks out.

John shows him his palm, smeared with blood from a fresh cut that runs up his thumb. “I was carving wood when the noise started and I jumped, I probably cut myself then and didn’t realize. Then you started screaming and it didn’t matter anymore, but now I’ve made a mess all over your face with the blood, sorry Buck.”

“Don’t worry,” Gale shakes his head. “It’ll wash away. I think I scared Meepo,” he adds, pointing to the cat still hiding behind John.

“Nah, he’s not offended, right Meepo?” John asks, turning toward the little creature. “He’s used to us, he knows shit like this happen when fucking kids decide to celebrate New Year a few weeks earlier,” he says through gritted teeth. “I’m gonna have a very interesting conversation with their mums and I promise you, they’ll think twice before shooting up their fireworks near the house where two veterans live.”

“Yes please,” Gale says and attempts a smile that feels pale on his own lips. “Not now though. Stay here now, ok?”

“Sure Buck,” John says. “I was just about to come call you to suggest we drink some hot chocolate, what do you think of that? Or would you rather just stay here for a little while? We can do whatever you want.”

“I think hot chocolate’s a good idea,” Gale answers, his voice still thin. “And some jelly sandwiches maybe. But first we have to fix this,” he adds tracing the cut on John’s palm with his fingertips. In any other occasion he might have kissed it but right now the idea of tasting blood, even John’s, makes him queasy. He’s still trying to avoid thinking about that smeared on his face, he hopes John will find a way to clean him without him having to look in the mirror.

John, seemingly understanding, nods and pulls him closer to place a kiss on his forehead. “Sure thing, Buck. Nothing that can’t be fixed when it’s me and my favorite boy.”

[avonne-writes]

I was going through your HS Au timeline and I wanted to know more about Gale having an attraction to someone else? Who is he? What was he like? https://www.tumblr.com/avonne-writes/755739875343482880/i-just-read-the-newest-chapter-of-the-high-school?source=share

During his PhD, when Gale is in Switzerland for a year, he has a crush on another PhD student. This will be an OC.

None of these headcanons are set in stone yet, but I think his name is Emil, he’s German and he’s doing a Physics PhD. He’s shorter and older than Gale. He has dark hair and blue eyes, and an easygoing personality (Gale has a type).

*I'm fancasting older Logan Lerman

He and Gale meet during Welcome Week and become friends. They often study and go to social events together. Gale misses Bucky and feels lonely, and it's stressful to get used to a new country, so he welcomes the friendship. But then, someone who doesn’t know that he’s married / wants to stir things up teases him that he and Emil act like they have a crush on each other, and Gale can’t breathe. Does he really have a crush or is he just lonely and enjoys this friendship too much?

He doesn’t talk to Bucky on the night of the realization, because he's afraid he'll say something he shouldn't to Bucky, but he video calls him the next day, when he knows Bucky's getting ready for work in the morning. He says he just wanted to wish him good morning. Bucky is extremely happy about the call and gives Gale a running commentary through his morning routine to make Gale feel like he’s there with him. Gale feels really guilty about everything even though nothing happened. He loves Bucky so much and misses him a lot.

He's really careful about how he acts and what he does with Emil from then on and makes sure they're rarely alone. Still, Emil is his best friend in Switzerland, and he can’t help but talk about him to Bucky, and Bucky picks up on the attraction. It makes him jealous, but Gale tells him that there's no reason to be jealous, Emil is just a friend.

Then, Bucky visits him during the Christmas holidays. It’s a good time to reconnect, but also to talk about issues they may have, and they discuss this too. (I'll describe what happens in another post.)

[middlingmay]

I’m obsessed with your German Gale AU! What do the other guys think of Bucky being rescued by the supposed enemy?

Hello Anon!

I am working on a fic for that AU as we speak, but I admit it is slow going.

So during the war I think John would tell someone he's closest to about Gale's help, or someone he trusts to be level headed - if he tells anyone. But I think it would have to come out some way or other that he got back with help.

But yeah I think everyone would be suspicious. There was a curious mix in the US after the war between hostility to German Nationals and a their pretty successful integration into American society.

But between the aerial bombardment and the Stalag, I do think some of the 100th wouldn't understand.

Crank would. We saw in the show he could differentiate between the German military and civilians. I think Benny and Crosby would be more on his side of things, too.

Hambone would have one of the biggest issues I think. Brady wouldn't like it but would come around eventually.

Rosie would be be okay with it I think, but would also be the first to rant and "debate" with Gale about what he saw over there and what he found out when preparing for the Nuremberg trials.

I'd love to say when they all got to know Gale they'd come around, but what the went through during the war would just be too much for some.

Thanks for the ask!

[buglass]

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✼　 ҉　 ҉ Masterlist (18+) ҉　 ҉　✼

꩜ Elvis-Related One-Shots ꩜

【☆】 BLOODSONG (18+)

- Vampire!Elvis AU

【☆】 Love a Man in Uniform (18+)

- Army!Elvis invites you to his German villa.

【☆】 Lonely Man (Angsty Fluff)

- A Christmas Blurb: Unsuspecting fan finds a lonesome Elvis on the beach in the Bahamas on Christmas Day. CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE

【☆】 Just a Little Bit (18+)

- You meet Elvis on the set of Blue Hawaii and give his thighs the attention they deserve.

꩜ Elvis-Related Fics ꩜

【☆】 Funny How Time Slips Away (18+)

- Elvis!Clone AU CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR (WIP)

【☆】 Me, Me More Cowboy (A Short Series)

- Cowboy!Elvis AU. CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE

【☆】 Are You Hopeful Tonight? (Unfinished)

꩜ Masters of the Air-Related Fics ꩜

【☆】 stone in my shoe (One-Shot)

- Gale “Buck” Cleven x John “Bucky” Egan

꩜ Austin Butler-Related Fics ꩜

【☆】 Good Girl (18+) - Austin praises you.

[alienoresimagines]

@amiserableseriesofevents you have no idea how painful it was to realize that, since I've put Gale in a modern AU, I couldn't put all my Mota boys because they couldn't all be vampires 😭💔

Meatball lived in the 40s, and Bucky liked him a great deal, even before turning into a vampire 🥹 Once Bucky is turned, he's ashamed and does not want his friends to know what happened to him so he goes radio-silent 😔 But with his ability to fly, he often has night escapades to go see how his boys are doing, turning into his dog form to get a bit closer 🥺 Since this is a time whre there is a lot of misinformation about vampires, none of the men even think about that possibility, but they found solace in this German Shepherd that reminds them of their Bucky 💔 And yes, he spends a lot of time with Meatball! Now that they understand each other fully, they talk and run together a lot 🥰

Now I'm crying thinking of John watching Gale pet a stray animal and getting all choked up because "Benny and Meatball would have loved you" 😭😭💔

Vampire AU Part 1 Part 2

Dog!John