#avengers tea

[iobsessoverfictionalmen]

Hunting Roses - Chapter 3

AN: This is a yandere Zemo fic. That means that it will have dark content. I do not endorse these relationships and behaviour in real life. This chapter contains spoilers for past Marvel movies and mentions of a panic attack.

The first thing that you heard when your feet touched the solid ground was a frightened yell of “BABA YAGA!”

“No Kurt,” a soothing, familiar voice replied, sounding more than a little exasperated as you opened your eyes, “that is (Name).  She is a former student.”

You smiled at the Professor and waved at Kurt.

“You should come inside.  We have a lot to discuss,” Professor Xavier stated as he turned his wheelchair around and wheeled himself back inside the school.

Even though the Professor had reassured Kurt that you weren’t Baba Yaga, whoever that was, you still caught the anxious and suspicious glances that Kurt sent in your direction as you walked inside the school.

Growing frustrated with Kurt’s attitude, you spoke, “Who exactly is Baba Yaga?”

Kurt looked embarrassed at being caught but answered you nonetheless, “Baba Yaga is a witch that eats children.” You were pretty sure that he was from Russia, judging by his accent.  Kurt wasn’t finished with his explanation, “She come at night and she steal them.  If she is hunting you, no lock or door will stop her.”

You raised your eyebrows even as a feeling of nostalgia bubbled up inside of you while you walked through the mansion, “You thought I was Baba Yaga because I appeared from nowhere in front of you right?”

“Da.” Kurt confirmed with a nod.  You reached the Professor’s office at the same time and Kurt gestured for you to walk through the doorway first.  You murmured a thank you and Kurt followed you.

As soon as you stepped into the office, Storm engulfed you in a hug.  “We saw what you did in Sokovia.”

“Magneto and Mystique even dropped by to see if you’d come back,” Logan grunted, “got the feeling they were impressed with you.”

You shifted uneasily at the mention of Magneto once Storm released you.  You had a nagging feeling that his visit was more to do with your guess about Wanda’s parentage than him dropping by because he was impressed with how you acted in Sokovia.

“Good to have you back (Name),” Jean greeted as she moved a chair over towards you.

“May I look inside your mind?” Professor Xavier inquired.

You had a feeling this was coming and you nodded as Jean moved to stand behind the Professor.  Despite your own nerves, you sent her a reassuring smile once you realised that she would be temporarily projecting your memories into the minds of everybody in the office.

As you exhaled, you felt the Professor’s presence in your mind and you focused on the memory of Ross introducing the Accords and the discussion afterwards.

“Whoa, that was definitely not what I expected,” Scott breathed after the Professor withdrew from your mind.

“Took the words right outta my mouth, One Eye,” Logan agreed.

Jean was visibly trembling and the room was starting to shudder as well.  You jumped out of the seat and got Scott’s attention with a quick gesture.  Thankfully, his mind was thinking alongside the same path that yours was and he guided Jean across the room and sat her down in the chair.

“Those that do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it,” the Professor quoted mournfully as Jean’s panic attack subsided.

“I couldn’t stay there and watch that kind of thing happen again,” you revealed, “and there’s also the slight problem of me being offered immunity when no other Avenger was offered that perk.”

“That worries me too,” Scott commented, “don’t take this the wrong way, (Name) but if I was the one handing out immunity for something like this, you wouldn’t be in my top three.  Maybe in the top ten but I would only offer you immunity if I had no other choice.”

“I get what you’re saying” you stated before turning to the Professor, “what do you think?  Do you agree with what Scott said?”

The Professor frowned thoughtfully, “I’m not sure that the Accords is the only thing going on here.  Years ago when Doctor Bruce Banner was working alongside General Ross, a monster called Abomination was created on the General’s watch which forced the General and Doctor Banner to temporarily team up.  As the Hulk, Doctor Banner fled after the battle but the General would have been subject to intense scrutiny as a result.”

“You think that someone with more power intervened in that situation and because of that Ross owed them a favour,” Logan suggested.

“I do.” Professor Xavier replied, “I think there are several layers to General Ross’ actions and reactions.  I also think that the offer of immunity to (Name) only is a smaller part of a bigger plan.  I don’t think that it was a coincidence that this offer of immunity was made at the same time that the Accords were introduced to them.  Whichever way I look at this issue, I come to the same conclusion.  The intent behind the Accords and the offer of immunity were meant to divide the Avengers.  When I think about it, the reasons behind offering (Name) immunity range from benevolent to vengeful.  Somehow, I don’t think the intent behind the offer was to harm (Name) but to harm the Avengers and ensure (Name)’s safety at the same time.”

#mywriting #civil war au #spoilers for marvel movies #yandere helmut zemo #female reader #avengers tea #avengers fanfic #avengers au #reader is an avenger #reader has powers #enemies to friends #friends to lovers #dark helmut zemo #dark zemo #yandere zemo #avengers x x men #ant man 2 references #professor xavier #logan howlett #scott summers #ororo munroe #storm #jean grey #kurt goreshter

[lilbitofmac]

Two genius billionaires walk into a room…

#tony stark #iron man #mcu #marvel #avengers assemble #my art #I love these two so much #they would absolutely geek out together and mcu!Tony would be so exasperated with aa!Tony’s energy LMAO #this isn’t ship art btw but if that’s your cup of tea more power to you!! #they would be so chaotic together UGHHH I LOVE THEMMMM

[breathinginthissilence]

"What's it called?"

"The Tragedy of Loki of Asgard."

#loki #loki spoilers #thor #thor: ragnarok #thor: the dark world #lbr i could have added a whole bunch of other gifs #and almost did #but this will do #WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE LET HIM HAVE A HAPPY ENDING? #give him a nice cup of tea and a hot bath and put a blanket on this dude #avengers: infinity war

[batcavescolony]

David Alleyne/Prodigy has such a interesting power, if he's near someone he can gain all their learned knowledge and skills. he stood near Rictor and knew what he knew about Shatterstar, he knows how Scott and Emma kiss, so that means he knows EVERYTHING about everyone he's near. Think about that, actually THINK about that? If he stood near you he'd know everything you ever learned about yourself or others. It's just so interesting to me.

#david alleyne #prodigy #any secret you've been told. skills you've gained. EVERYTHING you've learned. he'd know. #and think about how awkward that be? you're in class and you know evey book the teahers read but also how they take their tea how they brus #their teeth. what they like in bed. then think about being near his parents? his sister? now he know all this about them. #your team mates. your significant other. your best friends you just know everything they know #x force #academy x #young avengers #marvel comics #comic #comic characters #comics #my beloved blorbo #i love him so

[barwithnodoors]

Thyme Variant Tea

And alcoholic take on the recipe from the Avengers Campus Cookbook.

1 cup of water

1 cup of mead wine

1 cinnamon stick

1/2 a medium Granny Smith apples (cored and sliced)

1 green tea bag

2 sprigs of fresh thyme

In a medium saucepan bring water, mead, cinnamon stick, and apples to boil and turn to low and simmer for 2 minutes. Take off the head and add tea and thyme. Leave to steep for 10 minutes.

Strain and chill. Serve over ice.

#marvel #avengers #cocktails #loki #time variance authority #tva #avengers campus cookbook #avengers campus #Loki Laufeyson #thyme variant tea #cooking from comics #avengers cocktail #cocktail #marvel cocktail #loki cocktail #mead #drink #drinks #geeky #geeky recipe #recipe

[yenforfairytales]

Wait, people hate the beige sports jacket and ascot??? Damn, that’s one of my favourite looks, Terry looks so tall, dark and handsome lol. I had no idea people were hating o_O

I knowww. I've seen comments over the years about that outfit being cheesy, or clashing, or even-- hideous. But personally I've always loved it. ;_;

Maybe it's just the unusual combination of colors but I find it very California tbh.

It's iconic now and as much a part of the movie as Daniel's lotus hachimaki is.

Like when I think of the ending of Karate Kid III and some of Terry's iconic dialogue, the outfit just goes hand-in-hand with those memories.

It's perfect. Serve, king

The outfit just adds a little something y'know?

I just wanna eat him up om nom nom

He's our vibrant, flamboyant, elegant, extravagant, decadent, hedonic, Joker-esque, toxic-waste billionaire and I wouldn't change a thing!

#tall dark and handsome #ascot truthers unite #ascot avengers assemble #not enough ascots i say #don't you question Terry Silver's fashion sense #this man sips tea out of fine china in his bathtub #we stan #god bless #asks #karate kid III #terry silver

[i-am-become-a-name]

Prompt - December 4th. Good King Wenceslas.

The wind was howling a lament through the trees above them, but the small hollow they’d tucked themselves into was dry, even if Ace’s hands still ached from the cold. Camping, the Doctor had said. Bloody well camping. Well this was nothing like skiving off with her friends back home, campfires, charring sausages over the fire, being stupid with no adults around to be boring and sensible. 

“C’mon, Professor, can’t we go back yet?” 

“No,” he informed her sternly, and pointed the end of his brolly at the pitiful pile of sticks she had scrounged up, “fire, please. My nose is starting to get a chill.” 

“Yeah, well maybe you can use that to keep the wind off,” she sniped back, and rubbed the sticks together again. Pointlessly. Her hand strayed towards the inner pocket of the jacket, but a pointed cough sent it back down. That would’ve made one hell of a bonfire, she thought mulishly, even if it would’ve blown their shelter sky high. Best place for it, and they could head back to the TARDIS where there was- was there heating? There were blankets anyway, and a kettle for tea.

Something white landed on the sticks in front of her. Then another, and snow was coming thick and fast, and any hope of lighting a fire with these stupid sticks was over. 

“Professor,” she groused, drawing it out, and he relented, propping the brolly behind her and releasing the catch to protect them from the weather. 

“Go on then,” he said, nodding at her pocket, and cast his eyes to the overhanging log that protected them in lieu of the sky as she triumphantly pulled out a lighter and scraps of paper. Old receipts, notes they’d left for each other at various points, handy little firestarters. She screwed them up, tucking them under the sticks, but the Doctor’s hand was lightening fast, snatching a piece back from the brink of destruction to smooth out and tuck back into her pocket. Nope. Mysterious nonsense, she was Not Going to Ask. Survival skills, meet disposable Bic lighter. Hah! At least her hands were warm now, and the brolly was protecting them from the worst of the bitter wind.

“What was the plan next?” and the Doctor screwed up his face. “Campfire songs?” she suggested, grinning. “Stop me if you know this one.” She opened her mouth as if to sing, but was immediately silenced by- pastry? She bit down, and yeah, a croissant. Huh, with chocolate. 

In her distraction, the Doctor had conjured up a cake tray. Tiered and all, like they were having a posh afternoon tea in the middle of the woods in a snowstorm. He hadn’t even brought a bag! Bloody Time Lords. She crossed her eyes, and picked a piece of lint off the end of her croissant. That explained something, she guessed, and her eyes went blurry as she focused back on the Doctor, who was pulling out a teapot so comically out of size compared to his jacket pocket, spout already steaming. 

“An’ yoo ma’muse icks?” she complained through the pastry, ignoring the chiding look at her lack of manners. 

“I won’t always be around to play Prometheus for you, Ace,” and there was a brief old sadness to his voice, before he started patting his pockets, making tutting noises, before he pulled his hat off, and pulled two teacups out of the crown, wiping them out with the end of his scarf. 

He poured hers first, leaning around the side of her cheerily blazing fire to pass it over, and she supposed she could manage without milk or sugar. So long as he passed over one of the muffins off the stand too, and her hopeful eyes bore fruit as he sighed, passing it over balanced on top of his hat. 

There were no sausages, no being silly with her old mates, but when she stretched her legs out to press her boots against the side of the Doctor’s trousers, he didn’t shift away, and it wasn’t too long till dawn when they could get back to the TARDIS. Her jacket clinked reassuringly when she moved, and she hoped she’d be allowed to break camp. Camp would go flying, she promised, as a stray snowflake caught the back of her neck.

#fic #advent fic #seven #ace #news just in i have been listening to good king wenceslas on repeat for three whole days bc i am SICK of work's christmas music #also. also. the pulling out a full tea set? that is from my absolute favourite piece of totally straight comedy. The Avengers Town of No #Return - on the train Steed takes a tiered pastry stand. a boiling kettle (?) and a teapot out of his tiny travelling bag and makes himself #and Emma Peel a classy afternoon tea. I laughed so hard I cried the first time i watched it. impeccable. amazing television. #anyway seven definitely would #also shhhhhh i think i've posted these about half midnight on the day after every single time but hey. still posting them. so far. #this one is even new. not just from my notebook like the sea and narvin.

[ohwowimlonley]

Megs 1k teaparty

First of all,, hey guys! Literally so happy bc I made it back to 1,000 followers after my account got deleted just over two months ago now which is totally insane, so I just thought I celebration is in order!

Everyone is allowed to participate, anon or not, but I just kindly ask that you follow me before sending in a request!

This event will last from Monday the fourteenth to the last day of November

Earl Gray - letters from your favourite [send me your favourite character and your pronouns + name (if you want), and I’ll write you a letter from the perspective from that character (SFW ONLY IF YOURE NOT A MOOT)]

Lemon and Ginger - pairings [does what it says on the tin tbh, give me your pronouns, fandom and gender preference along with some info on you and I’ll pair you with someone (up to two fandoms)]

Green tea - kink -> character [send me a kink and a fandom and I’ll tell you what character has that kink]

Chamomile and Honey - moodboards [send me a character + aesthetic and I’ll make a moodboard]

Ginseng - p.links [send me a character and I’ll give you a p.link I think suits them]

English Breakfast - handwritten notes [MOOTS ONLY, send me this and I’ll hand write you a cute lil message]

Peppermint - text post [send me a character and a situation and I’ll make u a lil textpost]

Assam - niche prompts [send me a niche idea for a character or reader and I’ll write u a lil blurb]

My character list (you can request for any of these characters plus Carl, Rick, Daryl and Glenn from TWD)

Tagging moots - @spideypnk @my-my-only-angel @meadowscarlet @n0agranger @ahsstilinski @ell0ra-br3kk3r @dionysus-drabbles @fluffiest-dreams @valeriiecameron @natti-ice @moonlitmeeks @billys-bitchh @bisousbabie @erin-bo-berin @lazydreamer19 @slyth3rin-princess @siriusblackstwin @dr4cosimp @morwap @luveline (some of these are silent moots I adore from afar and this is my way of reaching out to you guys, if ur uncomfortable being tagged pls let me know!!)

#•megs 1k tea party• #the walking dead x reader #the walking dead smut #harry potter x reader #harry potter smut #criminal minds x reader #criminal minds smut #marvel fanfiction #marvel smut #avengers x reader #the hunger games smut #the maze runner x reader #the maze runner smut #stranger things x reader #stranger things smut #supernatural x fem!reader #supernatural smut #outer banks smut #outer banks fanfiction

[coe-lilium]

I really, really preferred back when Fate went down the “this person was actually a woman” straight and simple road for genderbending its  characters compared to the later strings of “woman’s body is used as meatshield & container for a man’s soul” or “let’s smash together these completely unrelated characters so we can sell a female unit” or even “wife swapped place with husband but with his name and nearly none of both their characteristics or histories are shown in the playable character”.

They’re all “we want to bank on a famous male figure BUT we also want those waifu gacha money” types of wanting your cake and eat it too while ignoring or downplaying actual female figures of history, literature and myth.  

It’s... tiring. *I’m* tired.   

#do i like oei? YES! but why couldn't she fully be herself with her own name? #or bakin. or the latest berserker #if nobunaga is a woman in fate what the hell prevented the same for her master of tea cerimony? #no! gotta stuck a 70 old man in a murdered 14 yo kids body #or whatever the fuck's going on with avenger ushi. as if yoshitsune needed to be stuffed with other souls to become a heroic spirit! #fate criticism

[natjennie]

what if i start fucking crying about the ghosts rn. what then.

#just.. the little ways they interact that make it clear theyre a family #and they have been for 10s/100s/1000s of years #when they argue about the proper color of tea and watch movies together #when they just sit around and hang out. yknow that fanfic trend of the avengers or whatever #where it owuld just be characters all living together hanging out #just mundane domestic little scenes #that's all ghosts is #and it touches my heart so beautifully #bbc ghosts #anyways im high

[historynerd1945]

An annoyed John Steed for your thursday

#selftaughtartist #fanart #digitalart #the avengers #notthesuperheros #thebbcspyshowfromthesixties #patrick macnee #john steed #emma peel #tea #british tv #dianarigg

[homosexual-having-tea]

I'm sorry but the absolute SCANDAL when Frodo sells Bag-end and doesn't offer Lobelia tea???? MAKING BILBO PROUD I SEE, YOUNG MAN

#i love that its its own little sentence #'he did not offer lobelia any tea' #LMAOOOOO GET HER TRASHY ASS FRODO AVENGE THOSE SPOONS #lotr #the fellowship of the rings #lotr reread

[youngavengerscameos]

Ok, the context for this one is a bit of a dozy.

This is from Defenders (2021) #4 by Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez. In this series, the team moves gradually back in time to previous iterations of reality. We're talking like, previous Big Bangs ago levels of back in time. Each previous reality or cosmos was defined by and established a new feature of reality. The team's first stop was the Sixth Cosmos which established science (and where they picked up Taaia, the mother of Galactus and a member of the Defenders: Beyond (2022) team that God of Stories!Loki and America are on), then the Fifth Cosmos which was defined by magic (and where they fought Moridun, the squid faced demon who tried to possess Billy in New Avengers (2015)), and here they are in the Fourth Cosmos which is defined by narrative and archetypes.

These are archetypes, defined multiple iterations of reality ago, that America, Kate, and potentially Cassie fall into. That means, canonically, that in every past Cosmos between this one and the current one and in every future version of reality, there was/is/will be iterations of star portal travelers, purple archers, and size-changing flying wasp people

Finally, the back pages of Defenders: Beyond (2022) #2 provides names for each of the archetypes that appear.

America is Of-Stars

Kate is Aim-True

Cassie is Small-Is-Big

#the Defenders: Beyond series that America and Loki are in is basically a sequel to this mini series #young avengers #america chavez #kate bishop #cassie lang #comic: defenders 2021 #Stephen Strange #taaia #cloud #comic: defenders beyond #I wouldn't say this mini is required reading for defenders beyond #but the added context certain helps figure out what the ever loving fuck is going on #(i say that affectionately. it's DEFINITELY not going to be everyone's cup of tea but I'm enjoying it immensely)

[theyarebothgunshot]

re: Avengers and kinship

I'm currently (hopefully for a long time) working at school in a group of 11ys and let me tell you, the moment they really started to trust me was when they found out I like Avengers and superheroes too. Next day I brought the stickers - tea anon

amazing, love this for you 😌

#tea anon #having something in common really helps though!! #he kept on talking about avengers and tbh i have never seen anything marvel related in my life #but i know nerd culture so every time he was like 'you know [insert movie here]?' i was like 'sure!' dhzhzh #in the end he didnt want me to leave #anyways. i love us nerds #but this was legit the first time i saw someone on tumblr in the wild TM

[writteninscarlet]

Wanda is happy in Lotkill, she’s made herself a home and there’s enough ongoing to keep her busy. Not just keep her busy, but feel like she is making a difference - maybe not on a grand Avengers scale all the time, but whenever someone comes through the Last Door she assists. Because she is the last person they can turn to.

And does it take away all the bad memories? Or all the crimes? Of course not. But she’s done living in the past, done hiding from who she is. Even with Chthon within her she’s proud, strong, and confident now. The past no longer shackles her - it won’t be forgotten but she’s made amends and is continuing to do so.

Being in Lotkill she isn’t instantly recognised as the Scarlet Witch. And that helps. She isn’t starting completely over, because she is and always will be Wanda Maximoff - but she’s learning maybe there’s still some growing to do.

But by Gods she is ready to take her Avengers out to her favourite pizza place when they visit. Make sure they have a place to stay. Whatever happened between them, to Wanda they are still family, and sometimes Lotkill feels like it’s in another universe. It does make her happy to return to the city or for someone to visit.

#Wanda is here for her avengers #and the xmen #just anyone and everyone #with a warm cup of tea or coffee and magical stories #she is in a mood and where are her friends

[teaandatale]

Steggy Week 2022 – Day 2 (Monday): Favourite Era

A FIC PREVIEW of "This Tune of You"

But we have to start with the link above as this is a bit of a mash-up of both Day (1) Inspired By and Day (2) Favorite Era, where this was inspired by a lovely bit of old fanart and set in one of my favorite “eras” for Steggy, a Modern AU set just after Avengers 1, where Stark Tower plays a big role. Let’s rewind to a simpler time of 2015, when this idea first came to me, while I was enjoying Steggy from the sidelines and Stark/Avengers Tower found family AUs were still all the rage. Back then, I loved nothing more than an AU where Peggy was brought forward in time to be with Steve. Only surprisingly, I had a more angsty take on such a reunion.

Let’s start with the original inspiration for this fic! At a time when I was not actively on tumblr but discovered Steggy and needed content to obsess over, sometime in 2015, I came across the loveliest fanart of Peggy with a caption that immediately captured my muse.

Shout out to @illustratedkate-blog who made a headcanon that Peggy in 2014 would have loved the Arctic Monkeys (and wearing cool ass leather jackets & shades as seen in the art. I don’t think is on tumblr anymore. I wish I could have let them know back then how inspiring their art was to me.

The song in question that Peggy (and consequently I, who had already been very obsessed with the Arctic Monkeys at the time) is "Do I Wanna Know?" by Arctic Monkeys.

This was one of the first fics I ever attempted for Steggy (though never finished & never shared, because I was still super insecure about sharing my writing). I like to think I’ve improved a lot in the last seven years, so I hope I will one day be able to rework and finish this.

Until such a time, enjoy this collection of random snippets from the fic.

Title: This Tune of You

Summary: Not long after the Battle of New York, a still struggling to adjust Steve has another big surprise. A blast from his past, Peggy Carter mysteriously appears in one of Stark’s labs at Stark Tower. But the reunion is difficult, both Steve and Peggy now displaced in time, and not any better about discussing feelings than they did back in the SSR Bunker in London in 1943. They remain in this weird place, where they should have the closest connection, but instead of a spark rekindling, they have an argument about what Peggy’s appearance in the 21st century could mean and, in their stubbornness, it drives them apart. They begin to avoid each other.

Peggy who had never been one for sitting around, decides to take life by the balls and reacquaint herself with this world in 21st century. But after Tony shoots down her trying to visit England as New York City was feeling very lonely, she makes it her mission to seek out any still existing British comforts to make her more at ease.

She ends up discovering the Arctic Monkeys while hearing a song play while trying to get a handle on shopping malls, and the sound of it, the punching drum sounds, the forceful guitar, the lyrics, they all speak to her current state of mind. Her obsession with the new music leads ends up consumes all of Avenger Tower. Meanwhile, Steve continues to seem oblivious, as Peggy starts to get attention from many people, especially men, except for the one guy she wants it from.

**

“Have you no idea that you're in deep? I've dreamt about you nearly every night this week. How many secrets can you keep? Cause there's this tune I found That makes me think of you somehow an' I play it on repeat”

Peggy Carter was still getting used to the fact that department stores, shopping malls, and all stores otherwise carry more options ready-to-wear than she could imagine. But Peggy has never been one to let unfamiliar settings daunt her. Pepper offered to do a little shopping with or for Peggy, just to get her started, but Peggy is a go-getter. And if the modern woman can be a chameleon, she wants to enjoy figuring out what innovations she appreciates on her own. Although she did take the names of the brands that Pepper was wearing as a starting point.

And as she walks carefully around lacquered mannequins, through racks of blouses and displays of jeans described as 'skinny' and 'leggings,' Peggy hears a loud strange sound float in the store. Peggy drops the dark jeans she was inspecting and listens to the assertive drum beat fold into an electric string sound. She is mesmerized by the repetitive beat, moving her like an extension of her heartbeat. Then she catches snippets of the lyrics and she knows that she's just fallen in love with this strange music. And she desperately needs to know what it is.

She seeks the saleswoman who's folding sweaters and asks her if she knows what the music is called. The girl with the perfectly straight jet black hair tells her she's pretty sure it's an Arctic Monkeys song but immediately pulls out her phone offering to Shazam it for her. She helpfully explains the app when Peggy tells her she doesn't know what the means. Peggy tells her that she's still getting used to her iPhone but the girl doesn't seem to be put off from Peggy's lack of smart phone knowledge.

"They're like, rock music, alternative, I guess I'd call them," the girl tells her as they wait for the app to perform its magic. "They're a British band."

This seals it for Peggy. She knows next to nothing about what the hell alternative means but she already feels a kinship to the Arctic Monkeys, whoever they might be. With the song name, Peggy thanks the girl and takes her up on her offer to show her the new line of jeans the store just received. Peggy walks out with a new leather jacket (faux leather, she's learned), and a new pair or skinny jeans that Joy, the friendly saleswoman, told her make her legs look great. Peggy agrees even though they feel a bit strange.

**

Peggy still frowns at the sight of Steve every time that she sees him in the Tower, steadfastly looking away from him every time he tried to meet her gaze. This time he's walking up the stairs while Maria talks over the files she's glancing through. At the landing, after a quick pause to look at Peggy, Pepper and Natasha, nodding politely, they part ways and Steve heads down the hall. Maria collapses into the couch as Pepper leans forward to pour her coffee from the French press.

"Gramps all set for the mission?" Natasha asks.

"Ramping up to go," Maria replies.

"Guess that explains why he's wearing half of his suit," Natasha says with a sly smile.

"He runs a little hot," Peggy says automatically, in a bored tone.

"Oh, we know," Natasha quips, setting the three of them into fits of giggles.

Peggy rolls her eyes, not in the mood.

"Sorry Peggy," Pepper says sheepishly with a shrug. "He may be an idiot but he's very easy on the eyes."

"All those bulging muscles... His chest is bigger than mine," Maria adds, sighing a little.

Natasha smirks. "Can't deny he looks good in those tight shirts Carter," Natasha says.

“Oh please,” Peggy huffs, “as if I wasn't the first person to touch them," she says in an offhand voice.

They all laugh again as Maria whoops and even Pepper leans in when Natasha asks for that story.

**

Tony, Clint and Natasha spy on Peggy in the training rooms a little too often. But Peggy's been giving them so many opportunities, since she started working out as much as twice a day. They heed Natasha's warning not to disturb Peggy though, and instead commit to quietly watch in awe as Peggy shreds the equipment.

"Isn't this sexy rock music? Meant for a young crowd?" asks Tony.

"She is sexy," Clint bleats as Peggy continues her rotation of one-handed push-ups and leg extensions.

"Oh god, not you too," Natasha scoffs.

"What? You can't deny it," Clint retorts.

"Of course not. But you two are acting like pervy teenage boys. She's gorgeous. And she'd eat you both alive."

"I'm sorry, who's standing here with us?" Tony asks.

Natasha smirks. "Oh I have a different interest regarding this situation."

She leaves them confused and slightly worried, but not enough to prevent them from gawking at Carter.

**

Tony's curiosity has peaked. "J.A.R.V.I.S how many times has Peggy played that song?"

"Seventy three plays in the training room, sir. The total count for that album totals over two hundred."

Tony shakes his head. "No wonder it's stuck in my head."

**

Steve keeps attempting to find ways to talk to Peggy, maybe suggest they go to the coffee place she and the others seem to like so much. But he can't seem to find a good moment, or get his mouth to open at all around her. But after seeing her come back with a guy, he can't stop the angry jealousy. He think he's calmed down enough by the next day when he sees her at the team meeting. Tony suggested pizza afterwards and Steve takes the chance to ask Peggy to talk. He insists on finding a more quiet spot.

They find an empty room off the lounge. He just wants to talk, ask her how she is, but the conversation goes from nowhere to havoc in seconds. He seems to be offending her every time he opens his mouth and he starts to get frustrated at her constant frown.

"You seem to be getting along just fine," he says icily.

Peggy's crossed arms turn into dangerous fists at her hips. "And what's that supposed to mean?"

"New clothes. New friends. Guess you've come up with a new you to go with your new life."

"And what would you have me do? Lock myself in this Tower? Pretend I'm still in the nineteen forties?"

Steve shrugs petulantly, his arms now crossed, tight against his chest. "Seems like you're just fine leaving everything else behind. Going out for drinks. Coming back at all hours."

The accusations in his tone sets Peggy off. "Who do you think you are? My keeper? My father? Who I spend my time with is none of your concern!"

"Yeah I see you keep making that clear. So that's it? You're just moving along with no interest in the girl I used to know? You have no interest in what I think?"

"What did you expect Steve? You brought me here, to a time where every single person I've known is dead!"

"I'm not!" Steve yells.

"Oh and look at how that's served me! When I wasn't the perfect fantasy you imagined you walked away." Peggy's voice breaks, and she feels her chest heaving.

"You think this is fun for me? That I belong here any more than you do?" Steve is practically screaming.

"Dammit Steve!" Peggy curses. "You have a team! You have a place here! You're just a bridge away from Brooklyn. I have no home and I can't even step on British soil because Peggy Carter doesn't exist. I don't even exist in this world! So you'll excuse me for not feeling sorry for you, for not looking back at what is no longer mine!"

#steggy #steggyweek22 #steggyfanevents #steggy fic #modern au #set after avengers 1 #preview of a long lost tea fic that maybe one day will be reworked #to think i was once too nervous to post anything #and here i am slapdashing snippets together #long post