What are your OCs favourite toys? I love toys.

it took me a bit to think about, but i think my characters favourite toys would be like:

Boe: a wooden do-nothing machine

Budd: a stray old tin can

Ruce: just a tech deck

plant mom  

(Bucky x reader)

description - When Bucky met you you were a leather clad assassin. The next day he finds you in cottagecore clothes taking care of your plants. He cant help but be fascinated.

word count - 1300

warnings - None really? fluffy? confident reader and mentions of gun skills

A/N - This takes place sort of out of timeline? Like all of the avengers living in the compound without any of the crazy shit going on.

MASTERLIST

Bucky was fascinated by you. You were an avenger with a similar skill set to Natasha. You were a badass assassin plus you were the best sharpshooter in the group. Obviously, not with a bow like Clint but you could just about hit anything in any conditions with your rifle. You were terrifying and you even actually scared Bucky the first time you met him, your body clad in black leather and your gun strapped to your back. You looked murderous. That was why, when he walked downstairs into the kitchen the next day, he was shocked at what he found.

You were wearing a light sundress with butterfly clips in your hair and comfy looking socks. You were nursing a hot cup of tea and you seemed to be dancing slightly to the music you were playing on your phone. From what Bucky could tell it was something slow and sweet and he was astonished. He knew you were the same person he saw yesterday but you seemed so innocent now.

"Hey, James!" You chirped and he was startled out of his daze. You were smiling at him and he felt his heart melt slightly.

"Hello." He mumbled against his will. He didn't want to scare you off or come off too strong but after what he had just said he was worried he would come off cold.

"Do you wanna come and say hi to my plants?" You asked lightly and Bucky wondered how he hadn't noticed before. The counter next to you was filled with plants of all kinds. They were happy and healthy and you gazed at them for a moment as if they were your children.

"Say hi to them?" Bucky questioned, not sure what you were asking of him.

"Yeah! Or you could just come see them if you want. Did you know that spending time with plants is proven to improve mood?" You questioned in a genuine tone. You seemed so content and Bucky couldn't help it when his feet began to move him toward where you were hoarding a small forrest.

"Hello plants." He mumbled like he was embarrassed. When he looked at you you were beaming at him and he suddenly realized he would do anything to make you look at him like that. "Can I ask why they are all here?" He tried to ask in a tone that would let you know that he wasn't trying to be judgmental.

"Well, it's watering day and these are the ones that I needed to give a wipe down so I just brought them from my room. In hindsight that might not have been a great decision but thats okay." You seemed to be in a great mood and Bucky would find that you were just like this unless you had a good reason not to be.

"Do you want help carrying them back to your room?" He asked before he could even think about what he was offering. You immediately smiled and nodded.

"That would be so helpful. Thank you, James" His heart was in his throat at your words. You disposed of your finished mug in the dishwasher and picked up an armful of pots, motioning for him to do the same. He did and he followed you to your room which was just down the hall, trying his hardest not to jostle any of the plants in his arms too hard. When you got to the door you asked FRIDAY to open it for you and he was astonished at what he saw inside.

It was like a jungle. There were a couple huge pots that he thought even he might have trouble lifting and then throughout the room was every kind of plant he could imagine. They covered your windowsill and bookshelf, hanging from the ceiling and the walls. He felt you take a few of the pots from his arms and he realized he had been staring, the green tinted sunlight catching him in a daze.

"This is amazing, doll. How do you keep them all alive?"

"I don't know I guess. I just love them and they seem to like me back." You shrugged and he felt a warm smile come to his face.

"They're beautiful"

"Thank you! You're welcome to come in and visit them any time, it's pretty soothing to be around." You looked around the room in pride. You had been building your collection for years and they were your favorite hobby. You had made Tony give you the room with the most sunlight in the whole compound.

"I might have to take you up on that" Bucky mumbled and he thought that he would love to spend some time in here. The plants were not his main motive though, he wanted a way to spend more time with you. "You know, this isn't how I expected you to live considering how you looked when we met yesterday."

"Oh I know, I get that a lot. If a sundress was as practical I would love to wear that instead of the bodysuit but unfortunately the enemy doesn't usually get intimidated by that sort of stuff." You almost seemed sad that you couldn't do such things when you were on the job.

"I think you look great either way." Bucky spoke before he thought and he regretted his words. Not that he didn't think they were true but he was scared you would be offended by the thoughts he had accidentally spoken aloud.

Instead you beamed at him, a smile appearing on your face and a slight chuckle leaving your lips.

"Thank you, James. You know, I normally wait a while before I do this but would you want a plant?" You questioned seriously. Bucky thought for a moment that you were kidding but soon realized that you weren't when you made no move to laugh.

"Are you sure? I don't know if I could keep one alive." He honestly didn't. He hadn't ever tried to keep a plant.

"Well I would give you some care instructions and I would come check on it every once in a while. Pretty much everyone else has one except Tony, he kept killing them and I eventually gave up. But you are absolutely welcome to one if you'd like. Is there one that catches your eye?"

The question breaks Bucky out of the trance he had gone into when you spoke and he looked around the room at the seemingly endless array of plants.

"Could you chose? Maybe something easy?" He asked quietly. As he finished his question you were already moving toward a plant that fit his description.

You came back toward him with very small leafy plant that Bucky thought looked very healthy.

"This one is one I propagated pretty recently, he should be pretty easy for you." You muttered reassuringly.

"He?" Bucky questioned and you just nodded as if it were obvious. Bucky then found himself realizing that his excuse to be in your presence was leaving quickly and he was wracking his brain to try to come up with a reason that he should keep talking to you.

"Hey this might be a bit forward but would you want to go to dinner sometime?" You asked confidently and Bucky thought he might have a heart attack.

"I-uh-I yeah. Yes that would be great." Bucky smiled and he couldn't be more thankful that you had stepped in. "Would you maybe, I don't know, I mean theres this place on the other side of town. Its a little old fashioned but-" He started to stutter.

"I would love to go there, or really anywhere. You tell me how dressed up I need to be and I'm all in." You grinned and Bucky couldn't stop beaming at you. At how open you were. He couldn't help but hope that you would maybe rub off on him and he prayed he could keep this plant alive to impress you.

hi it's your secret santa! first of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! i hope you have a wonderful day! how are you celebrating, if you are at all? safely, i hope! either way i hope you manage to find a way to have a great day full of love!! consider my christmas gift a belated birthday gift as well lol. anyway i loved reading your last answer, it was so thoughtful and sweet. i realized after reading that i barely know anything about dove lol so follow up q: what about dove makes you love her so much?

sorry for the late response! the last couple days have been v busy and ive been super tired and dissociative on top of it so i made a point to save this bc i wanted to give it my full attention!

first of all thank you!! i was going to do a virtual meet and greet with one of my favs from jersey boys but he got confused about timezones so we rescheduled but were doing it next week! then i went to a virtual walt disney family museum panel, had pizza for dinner and watched some liv and maddie, my mom made a cookie cake that we ate while watching the grinch musical, and then some friends and i watched the jersey boys movie together over skype!

im so glad you enjoyed reading my last answer! and oof thats another loaded question (i love it tho)

- like i said when first talking about what drew me to her and liv and maddie, a big thing is just how much passion and love she puts into her characters. ofc she puts passion into every character she plays, but its the passion she puts into characters like liv, maddie, and mal that means the most to me. that goes back to the fact that ive dealt with a lot of negativity directed towards me for enjoying disney channel, and then you have dove out here saying “yah im a teenager/twenty-something who not only respects what theyre doing on disney channel, but puts my all into it” not to mention she even won an emmy for playing liv and maddie in season 4! i hope that passion and talent has started to change the conversation about disney channel, and tbh i think it has at least a bit.  ofc, none of this is to say other people her age acting on disney channel arent talented and passionate, but idk, something about her has always stood out to me. i find her to be more animated and expressive than most. it can be hard for me to read emotions in live action movies and shows, so thats been really important for me. not to mention she was not only playing the lead but TWO lead characters on a four season show with distinct personalities but also subtle similarities. AND the main character in the biggest DCOM franchise in years for 5 years running now. PLUS the fact that there was a period where those were both happening at the same time. she was only 16 when she started all this and hadnt even had any big roles prior to it!! she had a lot of responsibility so it was amazing to see her not only pull it off, but excel at it.

- i just love like....her aesthetic?? shes always seemed to be a very old soul to me, into old jazz music and poetry and stuff like that. its just very charming. and for her to have that aesthetic on top of being a disney channel actress is a fascinating juxtaposition.

- this is kind of sappy and it gets tiring to hear it said over and over again but that doesnt mean it isnt true: i love how transparent she is about her struggles with mental health issues, trauma, and such. she has been for a long time but even more so over the last year or two. no shade to anyone else, but a lot of actors dont really give you a look into their personal lives, they just share and promote their product. im not saying theres anything wrong with that, its good to know what youre comfortable sharing, ive just felt all the more close to her with her being as open as she is, especially as someone who has gone through trauma myself, albeit different from hers.

- kind of connected to that, i love how important spreading kindness, positivity, and love is to her. thats another thing thats been said a million times but still, its very important to me.

for example. she’ll randomly tweet things like “i love you” a lot. im one to always think of the thought process that goes on behind whatever someone posts, texts, etc., bc personally i put a lot of a thought into pretty much anything i say or do before i put it out there publicly, probably bc of my social anxiety. even tho its a simple statement and takes her a couple seconds to post, she still had to have the thought “i want to remind my fans that theyre loved” or something along those lines. and she has this thought FREQUENTLY. to just randomly get a notification every few days or weeks or so of her saying something like that is just very heartwarming to me.

the reason i connected with miley so much when she helped me through my initial trauma was bc it felt like even if no one loved me, she loves her fans, thus she loves me. thus the person i love and admire the most loves me. even if its only one person, it can be enough. it was for me at the time. i feel that same way with dove. when she came into my life, i didn’t feel as unloved, but her love was still helpful to me.

- of course i need to specifically talk about her kindness in person too. dont get me wrong (ive been saying that a lot havent i lol), i totally and completely loved her long before i met her, but naturally, i love her 10x more after the experiences ive had getting to know her in person.

i could go ONNNNNNN about the experiences ive had with her, and i have lol, and if you already heard me ramble about this in the server i apologize, but the most important thing ive taken away from every encounter ive had with her is this: she always goes the extra mile. she always goes out of her way to make people feel special. what i mean by that is she could say/do HALF as much as she has when meeting me and i would still leave over the moon feeling loved. you can tell she does this in excess bc she really truly means it and cares about people like me, she doesnt have any kind of ulterior motive and isnt just going through the motions doing whats asked of her, she simply cares about me and the rest of her fans. some examples - the first time we met, i was sobbing (lol) and she hugged me for a really long time, rocking me back and forth, brushing my hair with her thumb, calling me sweetheart and honey. she even started to tear up a bit herself. - a couple months later, i went to my first liv and maddie taping. i was preparing to reintroduce myself (i looked a little different bc id been cosplaying as maddie the first time i met her) and ofc when preparing myself, i fantasized pretty heavily as i usually do and pictured myself showing her the pic of us on my phone, her gasping, jumping out of her chair screaming, and hugging me, thinking that was probably way more than i was gonna get. that is EXACTLY what happened. then she went on to tell me how my costume made her whole weekend. things like this would continue to happen where i would set the bar impossibly high and not only would she meet it but she’d exceed it. - our usual interaction from there on would start with her face lighting up when she saw me, her calling me some kind of cute name like love or baby, and then hugging me without me even having to initiate it. - when i saw her in mamma mia, i didnt know when id be seeing her again afterwards after pretty consistently getting to see her for 2 years, so i wanted to make sure we got some kind of closure. at the stage door, i reminded her how much she meant to me and just expected like an “aww i love you too” or something back, but she said “you are an angel in my life” and i will never forget that. obvs, i havent told her ALL the details about what she and her characters mean to me but like...she can tell. she can tell if im in a homemade maddie costume sobbing into her arms that theres something there, and shes VERY appreciative of that. - i thankfully got to see her at a meet and greet a few months later and every time i thought i should get going cuz i didnt want to hold the line up, she would just open her arms for another hug. speaking of being appreciative, she even said “thank you for being such a supportive fan.” as i left, i turned around to say one last goodbye. i made sure she wasnt with the next fan yet and yelled out “bye!” and she yelled back “I LOVE YOU!!” and blew me a kiss. again, its the little things. - i saw her at a small panel in new york a few months after that. she walked in the room when the lights were down as they were playing a clip, she quietly waved hi to everyone, then saw me and loudly whispered HI BABY!!! and stopped on her way to the stage to give me a hug. (then she looked at me from the stage and asked which way i thought she should cross her legs for the interview lol) - sometimes when she sees im next in line, shell give me a knowing smile or whisper “hi baby!!” or something like that. she saw me in the crowd after clueless and seemed to make a point to come to me last bc she knew wed be talking for a while, which we did. she even told me she’d seen me in the audience, asking if i was in the front on the left, which i was.

even all that is still just scratching the surface. weve “known” each other for 5 years now and every time i think she’s done the most she can do, she outdoes herself again. not to mention when im at these events, i see her treat all the fans she meets with all of that kindness too. naturally all of this has made me love her all the more.

- finally, lets just be honest here..........................shes REALLY fucking hot.