Epilogue
In the time since Bucky had been kidnapped, Steve’s relationship with him had flourished. They kept mostly out of the public eye, but given Steve’s celebrity their dates occasionally made it to the tabloids.
Three months after, Steve decided it was time to move out of the Avengers Tower and get his own place. He packed up his meager possessions and moved them to a brownstone in Brooklyn, which he would share with his boyfriend.
Sure, there were arguments over silly things. Steve would go out on missions and Bucky would wear holes in their floor from all his nervous pacing. Bucky would make the commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan every day for work, which was tiring but well worth it. They made sure to have a date night every Saturday, Steve mission schedule permitting, but they tried to go something more than once a week.
Steve’s favorite thing to do with Bucky was to have Disney movie marathons. Once Bucky learned that Steve had seen Snow White while it was still in the theater, he made it his personal mission to catch Steve up on all things Disney. Living together made it easier to get through all the animated films, and the pair was now on their third round of watching all the movies.
They were sitting together on the couch, having just finished watching Planes. Before moving on to the next movie, which was Frozen, Bucky got up to make some more popcorn.
The moment Bucky walked away, Steve came up with a plan. It was something he had been thinking about for a while, but just wasn’t sure how to execute it. He got off the couch and went to their bedroom as quickly and quietly as he could to get what he needed. He quickly shoved the item into his pocket and god back to the couch, Bucky unaware that he even left.
Bucky snuggled back up against Steve as he pressed play on the movie. They munched on their popcorn as the movie played, Steve trying to find the right moment to pipe up.
That moment came when Anna and Elsa were talking during the party following her coronation.
“Hey Buck?”
“Yeah?”
“Wanna move the coffee table out of the way and dance and sing like idiots to the next song?”
Bucky’s face lit up at the question.
“Absolutely!”
The pair got up from the couch to move the table and prepare for the performance of a lifetime.
As Hans grabs Anna’s hand to catch her as she trips, Steve offers his hand out to Bucky and they begin to waltz around the room. They laugh and continue their dance and Anna and Hans talk before the song begins.
Steve gave Bucky a smile as the first notes of the song started playing.
“Okay, can I just, say something crazy?” Bucky asks, in time with Anna.
“I love crazy!” Steve replies, giving Bucky a teasing smirk.
“All my life has been a series of doors in my face, and then suddenly I bump into you,” Bucky sings, clearly not trying to sound good.
“I was thinking the same thing! 'Cause like I've been searching my whole life to find my own place and maybe it's the party talking or the chocolate fondue.”
“But with you,”
“But with you,”
“I found my place,”
“I see your face,”
“And it's nothing like I've ever known before! Love is an open door! Love is an open door! Love is an open door!” They sing in unison.
“With you!” Bucky starts.
“With you!”
“With you!”
“With you!”
“Love is an open door,” they sing together again.
“I mean it's crazy,” Steve starts.
“What?”
“We finish each other's…..”
“Sandwiches!”
“That's what I was gonna say!”
“I've never met someone”
“Who thinks so much like me! Jinx! Jinx again! Our mental synchronization can have but one explanation,” they sing together, breaking out into the robot like their animated counterparts.
“You,” Steve sings.
“And I”
“Were”
“Just”
“Meant to be!”
“Say goodbye”
“Say goodbye”
“To the pain of the past we don't have to feel it anymore! Love is an open door! Love is an open door! Life can be so much more!”
“With you!”
“With you!”
“With you!”
“With you!”
“Love is an open door”
As Anna and Hans make a heart with their hands over the moon, Steve drops down to one knee and pulls out a simple, silver engagement ring from his pocket.
“Can I say something crazy? Will you marry me?” He says in time with Hans, voice shaking slightly.
Bucky’s eyes tear up as he misses Anna’s response. He smiles down at Steve, and lets out a wet laugh.
“Can I say something even crazier? Yes.”
Fin.