Birthday Cake

Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/53043568.

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: Gen, M/M, Other
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies)
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve
Rogers, Steve Rogers/Reader, Steve Rogers & Reader, James "Bucky"
Barnes/Reader, James "Bucky" Barnes & Reader, James "Bucky"
Barnes/Steve Rogers/Reader, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers &
Reader
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Reader
Additional Tags: agere, Age Regression/De-Aging, Little!Reader, Birthday Fluff, Fluff
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2024-01-14 Words: 909 Chapters: 1/1
 Birthday Cake
by angelbabyfics

Summary

Steve forgot to order your birthday cake in time!!

Notes
See the end of the work for notes
Steve woke up the morning of your birthday, rubbing his eyes sleepily as he turned to look at
you, still fast asleep and curled into his side. He always woke up before you and Bucky,
loving to get an early breakfast and a run before he started his day. On this special day,
however, his run would have to be cut a little short as he still had a few birthday themed
errands to run before you woke up.

You stirred slightly as Steve peeled your arm away from his torso, murmuring in your sleep
at the loss of his warmth. He paused for a moment, holding his breath until you turned
yourself around and repositioned yourself as Bucky’s little spoon. Steve made sure you were
tucked back into the comforter before he quietly grabbed some clothes from the closet and
stepped out of the room.

He ran until the sun was just barely peeking over the horizon. Knowing you and Bucky
would still be asleep for likely a few more hours, Steve came home to take a quick shower
before heading out again. He drove downtown to the bakery where he’d placed an order for
your custom birthday cake a couple weeks, or so he’d thought. You see, Steve still hadn’t
quite gotten the hang of technology, and while he thought he’d placed the order successfully,
he’d actually closed the window before the order went through. He didn’t realize this,
however, until he walked into the bakery as soon as they opened and asked if they had an
order for “Rogers, Steve”.

“I’m sorry sir, we don’t have anything under that name. Is it possible you used a different
name?” The employee behind the counter asked.

“Uhh maybe Barnes, James? Or Stark, Tony?” Steve replied, wondering if maybe he’d gotten
his credit cards confused.

“I’m sorry, we don’t have any of those names here, either. Do you have the confirmation
email we sent you when you placed the order?”
Steve sighed and scratched his head.

“Let me see…” He said, slightly exasperated as he opened his email app and scrolled through
hundreds of unread messages to the day he placed the order and beyond, not finding any sort
of email from the bakery. “It’s not here.” He replied, finally.

“Okay, then that means that the order didn’t go through so we do not have your cake ready,
however your card has not been charged for anything.”

“What do I do then?” Steve asked.

“Well you could place the order now, but it won’t be ready for at least a week.”

Steve sighed. He couldn’t believe his mistake. You hadn’t even woken up yet and already
your birthday was ruined! He knew how excited you were fr cake, you always had such a
sweet tooth and he was so looking forward to spoiling you with the perfect cake for your
special day.
“Is there anything you can do in two hours?” He pleaded with the employee.

“Well, we have some pre-made cakes, they just won’t be decorated yet. But I can send you
home with some decorating supplies if you’d like to do it yourself?” The employee replied,
genuinely feeling bad for Steve, who contemplated for a moment before deciding that
between this, a cake he made himself at home, or no cake at all, this was clearly the best
choice.

“Thank you SO so much!” Steve answered, making sure to tip extra as the employee handed
him a blank cake in your favorite flavor, and a bag of decorating supplies.

When he got home, he opened the cake box staring at the blank cake for what felt like a
century before his attention was drawn to Bucky, who’d quietly and carefully gotten out of
your grip as well and decided to help Steve set everything up before you woke up. He’d only
been awake for a minute but he could already tell by Steve’s expression that something was
wrong.

“What did you do?” Bucky asked with a smirk.

“You know that incredible custom cake I ordered? Well turns out I didn’t.”

Bucky laughed, but Steve wasn’t smiling.

“It’s not funny! Her birthday is ruined!”

“No it isn’t, honey.” Bucky reassured him. “You tried your best and that’s what matters.”

“But she won’t have a cake!”

“Sure she will, we’ll just have to decorate it ourselves. And if that’s not enough, we’ll just
take her out for ice cream sundaes.”

“When are we goin???” You asked from the kitchen doorway, surprising them both.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY!” Bucky cheered, while Steve stood there looking worried.

“Hey bug,” He started as you crept over to him & climbed up into his arms. “I’m so sorry, but
we didn’t get –”

“YOU GOT A CAKE WE CAN DECORATE TOGETHER!!!” You squealed excitedly. “Can
we put kitties on it?”

“You- yeah, of course!” Steve stuttered for a moment before realizing that he’d really had
nothing to worry about, there was no way he could ruin your birthday as long as he was in
your life.

“And then after we eat cake for breakfast we can go get ice cream sundaes, right Baba?” You
asked, turning to Bucky with a mischievous grin.

“Well now, I don’t know if I said that-” He started, but Steve cut him off.
“Of course baby. We can do whatever you want, it’s your birthday!” He said, and the two of
them smothered you with kisses as you dissolved into laughter.
End Notes

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