[ there are two elements at work here, equally overwhelming. There is his arm wrapped around her, their lips pressed together and the distracting touch just behind his neck and then there is the little volcano of feelings, his to her and hers to him, the way he cannot tell where his love begins and hers ends.
There is an absolute refusal to feel anything but fortunate for it. For all the timeline mess and all the loss, he can't feel anything but rare, absolute happiness here and now, with her. This interaction, physical and mental knocks the air right out of his lungs. He could kiss her like this all day.
Even when he breaks for air, moments later, he keeps her close, forehead rested against hers. ]
More than anything.
[ it's whispered to the little space between him and her, as if until now they were having some sort of conversation this fits into. ]
[ how did she get so lucky? lost, kidnapped, and kept in some far-off star system...and yet here she has the one thing she'd missed for so long. although their kiss is tender, it's far from passive. peggy takes and gives in equal measures -- deferring to his height in one moment, but then chasing his mouth in the next. hell! if she didn't have injuries to be mindful of, it might have been a different kind of kiss altogether.
in the wake of his words, she answered: ] I never stopped.
[ the context didn't need to be voiced aloud. they both felt it, danced around the word 'love', and filled in its blank spaces. ]
[ it's an odd do-over, there's little doubt about that. He lost the Stork club and the chance of being one of the only sober men during ve-day ( he has to remember to ask her how that one went for her ) and the chances of walking her to her door of some very expensive apartment in new york city. Instead there are -- spaceships and foreign planets and while isn't not exactly ideal, it's still much more than he has hoped for.
space do-over still beats the hell out of no do-over, after all.
he is still holding her, arm around her waist, fingers entwined, more than a bit lightheaded. he manages to gather up his thoughts and smile a bit ]
You know, we're doing this backwards. Even the 21st century, a bloke usually takes a lady out on a date before telling her he loves her.
[ seemingly, she doesn't much mind backwards. but putting words to the circumstance makes her mouth go dry in that pleasant, tension-filled fashion. softly, she pats her palm against the back of his neck. ]
And what do you know about blokes and dates, hm? [ she's gotta admit, it's not like she's been on one for a damn long time. meeting with jason wilkes doesn't count; they may have danced, but it had all been part of the job. hadn't it?
but standing so close to steve -- touching him! -- she'd better chase doctor wilkes straight out of her thoughts. no need to spoil a good thing before it's begun. ]
[ her fingertips caress the nape of his neck. flirt, just a little, with the line where his hair begins. it's a thoughtless gesture. the affection comes easily to her so long as they're still in contact and she's acting not only upon her own desire, but his as well. ]
Dinner would be lovely. You can skip the rest, if you like. [ --- ] Steve, I'm not all that high maintenance. An evening with you would be prize enough.
[ it's a good thing to try and get used to, concentrating on the matter in hand while they're like this. He gives himself a fraction of a moment to focus on her touch before grinning a bit ]
Taking a date with my best girl lightly?
[ it can't be helped, he swoops down to steal another, a short press of his lips to hers. ]
...Your best girl. [ it's not a question. and straight after she repeats it, it's echoed again -- while they kiss, touch transfers a memory. dugan. it's likely one of the few time the allusion had warmed her heart. the men at the office tended to be pigs about it.
peggy's forehead presses against his. ] I'm trying to give you a bloody hint, Steve. Wise up and listen: I don't need a ticker-tape parade.
[ he huffs a chuckle against her lips and tries to put aside anything else save for the amusement. It's a glimpse to the life they've led without him and it's bittersweet, to see himself still present in it, what would cap say, indeed. He will admit to her, somewhere in her future, that serving is just not the same as it used to be, sometimes, the best we can do is to start over, she'd say and he will abide those words, become more of an avenger, less a soldier.
They carry each other in their hearts, it would seem. Inspire and affect.
He does so miss those days. ]
Well he knew me better than most and whatever this was, he was right, you know.
[ -- frankly, peggy never thought she'd be thinking of dugan while she was kissing anyone. but it's easier to think about old friends than new flames. safer, too.
she left her arm looped around his neck. ] And the humble idyllic goat path strewn with rose petals can be axed, too.
[ too bad he was never an excellent liar. he at least manages to push away the thought of the many potted flowers lying about his room on the starstruck. Maybe he'll give Hank a few more of those. ]
[ mind you, peggy wouldn't turn her nose up at any extras. truth is -- she'd probably feel touched. he could be so endearing with the length at which he tried. the lengths for which he aimed. but a depression-era childhood with a follow-up career during war-time rationing has made her...austere, at times. she could not own her excesses aloud. ]
Oh, for Heaven's sake. [ her smile is sweet, but exasperated. ] Tomorrow evening? Hell or high water?
[ he doesn't bite back a chuckle because really, Peggy's long-suffering smile is something that he has to define as adorable and he has a feeling he might be on the receiving end of that smile at least a couple of times more in the future.
he doesn't mind. ]
Tomorrow evening. Hell or -
[ he makes a bit of a face. honestly, sometime's Peggy's control of the English language is simply astonishing ]
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july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-14 12:29 am (UTC)There is an absolute refusal to feel anything but fortunate for it. For all the timeline mess and all the loss, he can't feel anything but rare, absolute happiness here and now, with her. This interaction, physical and mental knocks the air right out of his lungs. He could kiss her like this all day.
Even when he breaks for air, moments later, he keeps her close, forehead rested against hers. ]
More than anything.
[ it's whispered to the little space between him and her, as if until now they were having some sort of conversation this fits into. ]
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-14 12:33 pm (UTC)in the wake of his words, she answered: ] I never stopped.
[ the context didn't need to be voiced aloud. they both felt it, danced around the word 'love', and filled in its blank spaces. ]
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-14 02:22 pm (UTC)space do-over still beats the hell out of no do-over, after all.
he is still holding her, arm around her waist, fingers entwined, more than a bit lightheaded. he manages to gather up his thoughts and smile a bit ]
You know, we're doing this backwards. Even the 21st century, a bloke usually takes a lady out on a date before telling her he loves her.
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-14 06:58 pm (UTC)And what do you know about blokes and dates, hm? [ she's gotta admit, it's not like she's been on one for a damn long time. meeting with jason wilkes doesn't count; they may have danced, but it had all been part of the job. hadn't it?
but standing so close to steve -- touching him! -- she'd better chase doctor wilkes straight out of her thoughts. no need to spoil a good thing before it's begun. ]
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-14 09:16 pm (UTC)[ he frowns in mock concentration, as if this takes enormous effort ]
I heard they usually involve flowers, dinner - something alone the lines? This planet does have more to offer than protein solids.
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-15 02:33 am (UTC)Dinner would be lovely. You can skip the rest, if you like. [ --- ] Steve, I'm not all that high maintenance. An evening with you would be prize enough.
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-16 12:51 am (UTC)Taking a date with my best girl lightly?
[ it can't be helped, he swoops down to steal another, a short press of his lips to hers. ]
Highly unlikely.
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-16 02:09 am (UTC)peggy's forehead presses against his. ] I'm trying to give you a bloody hint, Steve. Wise up and listen: I don't need a ticker-tape parade.
[ i just need you. ]
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-17 12:02 am (UTC)They carry each other in their hearts, it would seem. Inspire and affect.
He does so miss those days. ]
Well he knew me better than most and whatever this was, he was right, you know.
[ a beat ]
Never thought I'd think of him while kissing you.
[ the little oddities of this planet. ]
Cancel the white doves, then?
[ bummer. ]
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-17 03:30 am (UTC)she left her arm looped around his neck. ] And the humble idyllic goat path strewn with rose petals can be axed, too.
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-17 10:19 pm (UTC)Do you know how hard it is to find the equivalent of roses on this planet?
[ because believe it or not, Steve Rogers and Hank McCoy sure do. He really hopes Raven ended up liking the flowers. ]
You sure you don't want to rethink that one?
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-19 01:49 pm (UTC)Contrary to popular believe, Steve, I'm a person of terribly simple tastes. Good whiskey, good food, and good company. I don't need the extras.
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-19 10:46 pm (UTC)[ too bad he was never an excellent liar. he at least manages to push away the thought of the many potted flowers lying about his room on the starstruck. Maybe he'll give Hank a few more of those. ]
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-20 12:31 pm (UTC)Oh, for Heaven's sake. [ her smile is sweet, but exasperated. ] Tomorrow evening? Hell or high water?
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-07-20 10:31 pm (UTC)he doesn't mind. ]
Tomorrow evening. Hell or -
[ he makes a bit of a face. honestly, sometime's Peggy's control of the English language is simply astonishing ]
High water.
july 4th » action
Date: 2016-08-01 11:20 pm (UTC)[ the words are sharp, inhaled, and they hurt. ]