Steve Rogers ☆ Captain America (
punched_hitler) wrote2014-05-21 05:04 pm
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For all of us who've seen the light
Meme Thread Continuation
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"Seriously," Steve said quietly, trying to smile nonchalantly, even if he still felt a little on-edge. He took a breath, held, it, then let it out at the question.
"That's the long story part. The short answer is, we've both been on ice. In my case, it was unintentional. In yours - not so much." There. That was the simplest explanation, wasn't it? It was the truth, too, if not all of it. "Honestly, you weren't gone more than a couple of weeks before I... ended up taking a very long nap. I woke up a couple of years ago when SHIELD - that's what the SSR turned into - found me. By accident, it turns out."
He watched Bucky as he spoke, looking for signs that he should stop, that it was too much - or that he could keep going.
From: Here
"Seriously," Steve said quietly, trying to smile nonchalantly, even if he still felt a little on-edge. He took a breath, held, it, then let it out at the question.
"That's the long story part. The short answer is, we've both been on ice. In my case, it was unintentional. In yours - not so much." There. That was the simplest explanation, wasn't it? It was the truth, too, if not all of it. "Honestly, you weren't gone more than a couple of weeks before I... ended up taking a very long nap. I woke up a couple of years ago when SHIELD - that's what the SSR turned into - found me. By accident, it turns out."
He watched Bucky as he spoke, looking for signs that he should stop, that it was too much - or that he could keep going.
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"But I like where I am," Steve teased - even as he started moving, because he definitely didn't want to make Sam uncomfortable or sore - well. More sore. So instead he slid out of Sam, carefully, and moved to prop himself up on his side on the bed. "Are you tired?"
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Sam jolted awake at the sound of the AI's voice and groaned. He rolled away from Steve, dragging the sheets up higher. But he was already awake. He opened his eyes and stared up at the ceiling. He looked over at Steve. "You should go to him. I'm going to shower." He sat up with a wince but got to his feet anyways, stumbling for the bathroom. He was sore and every step sent a jolt up his spine, but he didn't really mind it.
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He blinked blearily, but the instant JARVIS said Bucky was upset, he was moving. He'd managed to roll out of bed by the time Sam had started to get up; he felt bad, seeing the way Sam was wobbling and wincing, even if the other man didn't seem to mind. Steve was already looking for his clothes; if he arrives downstairs a little rumpled, well, it just can't be helped. This is important.
"Yeah - hey." He jogged over to Sam, pressing a quick, desperate kiss to his lips before heading for the door to their little suite. "I'll see you in a bit."
Then he was running, full-scale, for the cell.
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Dr. Goss turned when Steve came in. "He was fine for a while. I was sitting here, observing. For some reason, he switched from the Solider personality to Bucky and then..."
Bucky was sitting in the middle of a destroyed cell. His mattress was flung against the wall, sheets everywhere and torn, the bed frame twisted.
Bucky was staring straight at the mirror, features blank. It was hard to tell if it was Yasha or Bucky just yet, but it could have been either of them.
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He looked up when he heard voices on the other side of the door. He felt off, a mash of a broken-glass touch and an iron-hard first. He felt caught, trapped between the two extremes. He had torn apart his cell in a fury, and was now stuck.
"I hadn't started the therapy yet. It's possible one of them overheard our plan, though. Yasha could be trying to assert himself over Bucky, or the other way around. He may be volatile."
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He opened the door, slipping through and closing it behind him to protect Dr. Goss. Steve held up his hands, tried to look neutral, but friendly - but he was ready, if the Soldier decided to spring. "Hey, buddy," he said, slowly. "Redecorating?
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He asked calmly, voice an odd blend of Russian and Brooklyn accents, "What are you going to do with us?" He met Steve's gaze calmly, expression inscrutable.
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He looked up, still frowning, at the question. "I don't know. We're going to try to help you. I think... I think that would be best for... all of you." He didn't say how, because no, he didn't want to give anything away. He didn't know if he - they? - knew about the plan, but he wasn't going to risk it. Help was a general enough term, and it wasn't a lie. "Let me see your arm."
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Dr. Goss watched carefully. There was no telling how long this delicate balance of Bucky and Yasha would last. He could snap to either side or just fall to pieces at any moment. She didn't want to break the concentration in the room, didn't want to influence things one way or the other. Steve was so close - if Yasha suddenly took over, Steve could be in mortal danger.
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"Here - " he said, carefully pulling out a handkerchief from his pocket, pressing it to the wound, trying to stop the bleeding for good. "I can get you something for that. To wrap it up. If you trust me."
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He looked up at the doctor, eyes suddenly going wide. Then he jerked and turned his face away, breathing hard. She looked like one of the scientists who had reprogrammed him, wiping away part of his mind and replacing it with something harder, darker, colder.
He squeezed shut his eyes, trying his hardest to hold himself back.
"Steve..." Dr. Goss glanced over at Steve in worry then over at the man practically huddling into himself. He flinched when she spoke.
He had been trained to be still and silent and that was the only thing keeping that part of him back. As much as he wanted to lash out at her, for what she had done to them, he couldn't.
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