#non-canon otps

[undying-lilies]

most people think of Valentine’s Day as a chance to celebrate with their partner and do all sorts of fun romantic things! meanwhile to me it just means I have an excuse to draw my OTPs

#and there are a lot of OTPs folks #canon and non canon alike

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

Marco/Tobias?

Love it/ Hate it/ Tolerate it/ Would write it/ Have written it/ Would never write it/ Would read it/ Have read it/ Would never read it/ That would be a TRASH FIRE (affectionate)/ That would be a TRASH FIRE (derogatory)/ Squick/ Yay/ Fits with canon (affectionate)/ Fits with canon (derogatory)/ Makes no sense with canon (affectionate)/ Makes no sense with canon (derogatory)

Other: I've shipped these two since the first time I read #51, sometime back in third grade. Their arc from open mutual dislike in the first books to Sarcastic Chaos Alliance in the last ones is just *chef's kiss*

#animorphs #shipping #marco/tobias #otp alert #if i had to choose just one #and limit myself to non-canon pairings #they would be it

[shyjusticewarrior]

Gotham Incorrect Quotes Pt 159

Oswald: But really how can anyone have your standards.

Ed: I'm not perfect.

Oswald: I'd love to hear how you are not.

Ed: You would?

Oswald: It may help me. I'd love to not love you some days.

Ed: It is a burden, is it?

Oswald: Unrequited love is notoriously so.

Ed: I'm ruthless.

Oswald: Love that about you.

Ed: I can be judgemental.

Oswald: You don't think that. You think you are just perceptive and percise in attributing everyone's deficiencies and shortcomings.

Ed: Sometimes I think you're the only person who really knows me.

Oswald: I do.

Ed: You look at me and I can tell you sense all of me.

#gotham #tv #gotham incorrect quotes #dc #lgbtq+ #ships #shipping #otp #nygmobblepot #riddlebird #edward x oswald #ed nygma #the riddler #oswald cobblepot #the penguin #queer headcanons #canon queer characters #non canon ships #mlm romance #requited love #alphabet mafia #be gay do crimes #ship dynamics

[mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune]

The Megamilla Ship: Megatron x Carmilla Carmine (2024)

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[Note: I do plan to use this drawing as a Cover for a future chapter, that has to do with a Crossover story that has Sari Sumdac in it, but it's okay that not everyone reads it, and like I pointed out before, it wasn't originally going to have Transformers in it but some ideas changed, and well it's lucky the name of the story fits with a Crossover with Transformers, also please do NOT reblog this without my permission, while I will have this over at Quotev as well, as I have plans to have it be in a future chapter as a cover, where I want to have Megatron x Carmilla happen...anyway I might have the story that I plan to have those two end up together, on a bit longer hiatus, along with the one with Spinel from Steven Universe, where she ends up becoming a part of I.M.P from Helluva Boss. if I'm able to, I will try to work more on the chapters for both stories, but it might not be for a while, but maybe if I'm able to, it can be around February that I post the next new chapters, but no promises...if it doesn't end up this month, then maybe it will next month...]

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Credit for Hazbin Hotel goes to Vivienne "Vivziepop” Medrano

Credit for Transformers goes to Hasbro & TakaraTomy

Credit Transformers Animated Series goes to Sam Register & Matt Youngberg

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some can pretty much guess the song from Hazbin Hotel that inspired the idea of these two being ship together…

just had to listen to the song enough to get the idea about Crossover shipping these two together, I'm weird and sometimes my ships will be weird…

but this is both weird yet very interesting to me, I love the idea of Carmilla x Megatron. not everyone has to ship these two together, but I still like the idea of these two being together in the Fanon. also if I want to call Charlie's Dad a "Adorkable Apple Goober" well, that's what I'm going to call him…ya know, as a nickname.

if I can call Ozzie x Fizz by the nickname "Adorkable Sweet Potatoes" as a cute weird nickname, of course I'm going to come up with weirder for Charlie's Dad…

and anyway like it says in the very long note, I do plan to use this drawing for a cover for a future chapter.

also there are some other drawings I do plan to post, but I'm going to wait a few hours to do so...and yeah, the song "Out For Love" from Hazbin Hotel, had inspired the idea for this and it's okay that not everyone ends up crossover shipping these two, it's fine if I'm the only one who is shipping Megamilla right now.

I kind of want to see Niffty going all "bad boy crazy" on either Shockwave or Lockdown.

it be even more funny with Lockdown, who might know how it feels when he takes something from those he goes after for a bounty.

it be funny if Shockwave ends up a little scared of Niffty, yeah he can be scary himself, but it would still be interesting if Niffty ends up scaring half of Megatron's Decepticons.

Blitzwing would be fine, and could be use to how Niffty is.

I wonder if I am the only one who got the whole "Helicopter Mom" or well correction make that "Helicopter Dad" thought pop into my head, from watching the way Angel was acting with Niffty in one of the episodes...but yeah, maybe it was just me.

it be funny and interesting in Hazformers ( the Hazformers AU is thanks to blitzy-blitzwing ) that Alastor asks Blitzwing to watch Niffty, and he has to even take her to where Megatron and the others are.

it be funny if Niffty does something to Blackarachnia that puts a smile on Blitzwing's face, well of course I'm talking about a type of what if type, like if Blitzwing was made by Alastor to watch Niffty.

also even though one of the tags for this, is hazformers, the idea for these two are separate thing. and not sure if many will even ship Megamilla and I'm okay if it's just me right now...

like picture their fight with each other being a mix of a deadly fight and yet a dance at the same time. that can be one of the reasons why that ship is so awesome, well at least to me.

and picture Zestial being very protective of Carmilla.

that would be so adorable if he got protective of her and doesn't trust Megatron with the care of her heart.

I also kind of want to call Zestial by the nickname "Zesty", I wonder if it's weird I want to call him by that nickname...?

calling him by a affectionate nickname like "Grunkle Zesty" wouldn't be much of a insult but some kind of my being weird and I like him. :)

guess I'm just weird for having that nickname idea for him, it's okay that not everyone agrees about it, maybe if I decide to, I could try to use that nickname for him if I decide to add him into that Crossover story that has Sari in it, and maybe in that one with Spinel as well.

anyway in a few others I will be posting some other drawings up.

hope some like this crossover ship drawing between Carmilla and Megatron, even if them being ship together is more in a fanon timeline, and in canon they haven't met but even if characters from two different series haven't met in canon, it wont stop some fans from shipping them together in the fanon.

also the ship name Megamilla was the best thing I could do for Megatron x Carmilla's ship name, not sure if Carmatron would work very well or not...I think Megamilla works a bit better.

I would be surprised if others end up doing crossover ship drawings of these two as well and not just me, but who knows if that will happen any time soon or not for a while. but it's fine if not many end up doing crossover ship drawings of Megamilla, maybe sometime when I'm able to, I will do another drawing of Megamilla. :)

#hazformers #crossover fanart #megatron tfa #transformers animated #transformers fanart #carmilla carmine hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel fanart #crossover ship #my otp forever #i ship them #fanon #non canon #february 2024

[glynnisi]

Happy ChrismaHanukkah

ShieldShock Holiday Ficlet w inspiration images

"Let me guess. There's only one bed." Darcy rolled her eyes and looked pained. She texted to Jane and Natasha, 'you're hilarious.' "I just texted to tell Jane and Natasha they're hilarious."

Steve nodded, brow furrowed as he returned to her side from talking to the inn owner. "How'd you...?"

"Because we are being match-made, or Yenta'd, or 'given a push'- whatever you call it. There's only gonna be one bed left in this incredibly charming inn where we're snowed-in with one room reservation instead of the two we expected." Darcy shrugged. "Our friends think they're being helpful. You may not agree, but that's obviously what they think."

Steve noted that Darcy gave no sign of her opinion of the situation. She walked over to the sideboard and grabbed a chocolate chip cookie. Speech muffled as she took a bite, she cheered, "yass, still warm. And, yum." She looked around at the menorah and the lights and lanterns and trees, waving her hand. "Charming."

"Why would Natasha and Jane give us a push that involves only one bed?" Steve had his own ideas about that, but wanted to hear what Darcy would say. He followed her to the sideboard and had a cookie. "These are amazing."

"I know. Right? At least they didn't leave us stranded at a charm-free and cookie-free bug motel during the holidays. That would have been depressing." Darcy had another bite of cookie to stall answering.

When she'd licked crumbs from her lips, she looked up into Steve Rogers' incredible blue eyes and confessed. "It's my fault. I know better than to drink too much around Natasha. Alcohol makes me blab things, like my ChrismaHanukkah wish being that you'd give things a go with me." She grabbed another cookie and avoided his gaze. "So, since Jane adores me and Natasha has vetted me thoroughly and I have her stamp of approval? She scared my mother and my favorite English teacher to pieces, by the way... I guess the two of them double-booked us here in hopes that we'll hook up. Sorry."

Steve blushed to the tips of his ears. "What are you sorry about?"

"I'm sorry that my unrealistic crush puts you in an awkward spot stuck here with me tonight. Don't worry. I'll just sleep in a chair down here. This place is so darned cute I might get to meet Santa dropping off gifts." Darcy peeked into the next room. "Aw. 'A Christmas Story' on loop. It's funny. Have you seen it?" She turned and looked at him, surprised when she saw his expression. "What are you smiling about?"

"I thought I was the one who owed you an apology since I got caught ogling you weeks ago." Steve ducked his head, blushing more. "Natasha saw me about swallow my tongue one day when you reached up to get something from a high shelf. You're beautiful and it was obvious I desire you. So, I assumed this was her pushing me to do something about my unrealistic crush on you."

It was Darcy's turn to smile. "Why unrealistic? You're the nicest guy on base and have a delicious, dry sense of humor- on top of being an Avenger and a hottie. I'm just an astrophysicist intern fighting to get her doctorate."

"You're spirited, smart, and pretty. And you have more important things on your mind than dating. I've heard you say that multiple times." Steve volunteered, looking at her for clarification.

Darcy frowned, "you might have missed the part where I said I had more important things on my mind than dating Johnny Storm. He's a playboy and an egomaniac. That's the opposite of what I like in a man. I like someone who's honest and loyal to his friends, someone who looks me in the eye rather than the cleavage, nine times out of ten."

"I'm sorry about that. I..." Steve shrugged. "I respect you, Darcy. And, I like the way you're direct and funny and loyal and..."

"Huh." Darcy nodded, "interesting. Keep going."

He gave her a tight smile. "I can stay down here, if you like. I couldn't ask you to."

"Or..." she grinned and bit her lip.

A smile lit Steve's face. "Or?" He took a deep breath, mock serious and very hopeful. "ChrismaHanukkah wish? That kind of thing should be granted."

Darcy laughed, blushing happily. "Yes, please. You know that they'll be unbearably smug about their success setting us up. Right?"

Steve nodded. "Don't much care. I want you and you're interested, too. I'd be an idiot to let the opportunity slip away." He offered Darcy the key to their room and picked up their backpacks.

She gave him a teasing look as she accepted the key. "Well. Come on, then, roomie."

He glanced around to make sure no one was watching and gave her a scorching kiss. "Merry ChrismaHanukkah."

"The merriest," as they made their way to the room and she recovered from the toe-curling heat of the kiss, Darcy sent a quick text. 'You're forgiven. Thank you and Merry ChrismaHanukkah to you two, too.'

-fin

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I just couldn't bear to get to Christmas w/o writing some little bit of ShieldShock Holiday fluff. Merry ChrismaHanukkah @mcgregorswench @aenariasbookshelf@typhoidmeri@littleplebe @idontgettechnology @janeykath318 and all #ShieldShock OTP lovers.

#glynnisi #mine #non-canon otp #chrismahanukkah ficlet #shieldshock #shieldshockfanfic #steve rogers #darcy lewis #starcy #darcy x steve #captain america #thor movies #mcu #holiday ficlet #image set

[fumifooms]

This is why I love your posts. The sandwich. THE SANDWICH. I knew it was a sign on reconcillation between them--But I failed to realize how him eating the sandwich with the syrup in is also symbolic of how he is finally letting Marcille (who is a sweet person) in.

You make me realize stuff about Ryoko Kui's work and make me love it more. Because platonic or not, that is canon and intentional no doubt considering the detail the aithor puts in their work!♡♡♡

THE SANDWICH, THE FRICKING SANDWICH, I KNOW RIGHT!! The bicorn chapter. THE BICORN CHAPTER I STG. I love it so much, it really is the climax of their arc together. I keep alluding to it latelu but I think you’ll like the analysis I’m working on rn finally properly dissecting their complementary character arcs. Btw funnily enough I myself only remembered about the sandwich/realized what it meant when reading a russian marchil fic lol 🫶 I looove how "This sweetness in my meal isn’t what I expected but it isn’t so bad, shouldn’t have looked down upon the idea" is the final metaphorical comment of the chapter and thus their arc I looove how the sweetness is optimism, it’s nice things happening in his life and him being surprised pikachu face about it, it’s like Puckpatti and Marcille taking on life with a glass half full approach, and I love how it’s also her. Kui is genuinely such a storytelling genius.

You know, sometimes I wonder like "Ok but did Kui intend marchil, on some level maybe perhaps………. Nahhhh, pshhh, haha." And then I remember how him liking blondes is apparently important and relevant (bc Kui keeps emphasizing on it) and how he sees her as if she has anime sparkles around her hair as per his shapeshifter of her, and I remember- UGH I remember like all the marchil crumbs ever and how narratively important they were to each other and all the times he risked his life for her specifically and blushed and teased (my god he has a blushing tsundere Marcille surrounded with sparkles in his head of what he thinks happens when he teases her my GOD). I’m like, Kui did you know what you were doing. KUI. KUI IS HE CANONICALLY ATTRACTED TO HER. IS THERE SOMETHING THERE.

THE BICORN CHAPTER RAAAAAH.

#Ask #Well. Canonically he at least really likes her hair color. That is something ig 🧍 Kuiiii pls I wanna know. Elaborate. Speak on that. Go on. #Marchil #The sandwich… 🤯 <- me when I got it #I am an humble OTP-haver and canon feeds me well #Oh but yes yes ty muchly for the nice words :> Striving to give good analysis on the table so glad it works out. I swear I’m not gonna be #Projecting my ship into the arc analysis one I want it to be read by non-marchilheads as well bc oughhh their arc truly is so good and cano #and well made… #The other posts in my drafts I’m giving priority to is a Kaka compilation bc I’m entering my Kaka era + an analysis of beastkin tattoos #Chapter 56 bicorn

[theoriginalladya]

Everybody Loses It

(commissioned artwork of Kaidan Alenko & Dr. Rhys Shepard by @xla-hainex)

Title: Everybody Loses It

Summary:

One of the first human biotics, prothean specialist Dr. Rhys Shepard has fought for years to distance himself from the events at BAaT and his parents and their military careers. When a prothean beacon is discovered on Eden Prime, he snatches the chance to finally prove himself.

Until the geth attack and he comes face to face with a part of his past he thought long dead…

Characters: Dr. Rhys Shepard, Kaidan Alenko, Ashley Williams, Sara Ryder, Urdnot Wrex, Garrus Vakarian, Tali'Zorah, Liara T'Soni, David Anderson, assorted other ME1 characters

Relationships: Male Shepard/Kaidan Alenko, Male Shepard & Ashley Williams, Male Shepard & Sara Ryder

Tags: Mass Effect 1, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergent, non-military Shepard, Older Shepard, slow burn, past relationship, game level violence

Excerpt:

Sara steps closer as Williams chews on her lip, glancing back and forth between them.  “Look, all I know is the two-twelve has been assigned active protection duty around the dig site.  No idea why.  Could be a drill, could be an active threat.” 

It wasn’t a drill.  In the weeks he’d been here, Rhys hadn’t heard of anything like this before.

“We’ll be patrolling the outer perimeter.  On the off chance something gets past us…”  She looks up at him for a long moment, then over at Ryder.  “I’ve heard rumors you know your way around a weapon.  That true, sir?”

Rhys sighs and dips his head in acknowledgement.  “Prefer my grandfather’s shotgun, personally, but this’ll do.” 

A male voice from outside calls out, “C’mon, Chief, we need to get moving.”

Williams’ smile tightens into a thin line as she sighs and turns away.  “Stay safe, Doc.  Ryder can help with that, too, I’d imagine.”

“I can,” Sara says, speaking for the first time since Williams’ arrival.

At the doorway, Williams glances back one last time.  “I’ll be in touch if I find out anything more.”  She’s gone in a heartbeat, the door scraping closed behind her.

#Everybody Loses It #Ladya writes #mshenko #Dr. Rhys Shepard #Kaidan Alenko #Sara Ryder #Ashley Williams #And so we begin #Mass Effect 1 #Mass Effect #Canon Divergence #non-military Shepard #Kaidan is commander #OTP: People Like Us

[roselyn-writing]

Hello good afternoon! Today Imma going to post Subselvi Content 💙💙❄️🔷❄️❄️☃️⛄️🌨️

#SubSelvi #My otp #my otp <3 #Selviya levsloky #Selviya Ivy Blanche #Subzero #Mk Subzero #Kuai Liang #Kuai Liang x Selviya #Kuai x Selviya #My OC #Non canon ship #ships #My sketch #my OC Art #sketces #aliyaaepel3 posts #posts for today! #aliyaaaepel3 sketches #Icy couple #two cryomancers #icy #snow #When a rose turns black #wartb #Wartb OCs #Selviya #mortal kombat #mkx #mk11

[familyromantic]

Brother and sister playing/pretending to be a couple is such a good trope. Give me this humor based on awkwardness and the secret realization that they like it! I want it now!!

#my non-canon incest otp has it and I'm like #yessss so good thank you #shipcest #proship #proshippers please interact #a: mine #r: brosis #tw:incest

[hydesjackiespuddinpop]

moodboard: gwen x leia (taylor's version)

#that 90s show #that '90s show #otp: cute smart and awesome #geia #geiaedit #gwen x leia #leia x gwen #my moodboards #my stuff #wlw ship #i love my bbs #they’re my fave non canon Leia ship #they have so much chemistry #so much potential

[charlott2200]

Happy pride month 2022 !!!

💛💜🖤🤍💛💜🖤🤍💛💜🖤🤍

Pride month art 2022

Day 9: roses+ nonbinary/worship

Prompts by @pridewrite

Prompts of 2022 and 2021 💖

(Cause i didnt finish the prompts of 2021)

"My lover's got humor

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I should've worshiped them  sooner

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If the Heavens ever did speak

She's the last true mouthpiece

"We were born sick", you heard them say it"

She tells me, "Worship in the bedroom"

From :the owl house

Worship is one of my favorite "ship tropes "

And in my nsfw art ,so .

I love this one ,even i dont watch TOH raine and eda are so lovely 💖 both so sweet and with a past history bewthen them ,such a good ship .

Didnt know what to write at the start so i just add lyrics of the song 'Take Me to Church 'of Hozier ,cause i like it and uses the word worship a lot .

Hope you like 💞.

#pride month art 2022 #pride month art #pride #pride month #nonbinary #raine whispers #raine #eda clawthorne #eda #raeda #ship #otp #canon #non binary character #fan art #my art #traditional art

[oh-no-bummer]

Yes I once again have feelings about these two characters specifically. Yes you're going to have to deal with it. No I'm not gonna stop posting very specific gifs of them.

#non canon #ships #otps #fanfic #fandom #fanfiction #talder #I'm dumb and hyperfixating again #tag yourself #blorbo #they are now my blorbos

[welcome-to-arthropodsociety]

I have flown too close to the sun... For the first time in 10 years I am considering writing fanfiction

#I love love love fanfic writers #but I rarely read fanfics because I have a weird and unrelenting obsession with things being canon #idk what it is maybe I need to get out more #and by get out more I mean actively read more fanfics #anyway my blorbos (as the kids say... I know that term doesn't mean OTP anymore!!!) have been cycling in my head non stop recently #And I'm considering trying something new #horrifying #I used to do at length in character RPs in middle school tbf which are very similar

[theorderofthetriad]

I'd feel better about Loki and Matt Murdock having never interacted if things like "Loki is in a team called 'The Defenders' now! The group has no relation to The Defenders that Daredevil was a part of." didn't happen.

#literally what the fuck is wrong with marvel that they've never had the prince of lies and the human lie detector interact #they've both existed for sixty years! in SIXTY YEARS no one thought to have them fight each other????? #or reluctantly work together?? #(or maybe kiss????) #of my two OTPs that have never interacted in their respective canons this is by far the worse experience #at least more people than just me ship my other non-interacting otp #and the canon is over so i can't be teased with the possibility of them meeting anymore #but loki and daredevil never interacting is gonna haunt me forever #cause their canon is going to continue for forever #santagno #loki #daredevil #otp: horned helms something about lying #the defenders #mcu #frostdevil

[nonbinary-morro]

Ship bingo: kurl<>tuna and/or kankri<3<mituna

ok so i had full paragraphs written out for both of them but i accidentally ctrl+z-deleted them 😭 so im just gonna try and summarise what i had.

kur<>tuna:

i think they are both interesting pairings but very different in how they're portrayed in canon vs fanon.

my opinion of kur<>tuna has chaged a bit over time, while i still like them and hid them interesting/fun in a shippy way, these two have some heavy lore that is left rlly ambigious that i wish was explored more and does allude to potentially rlly fucked up shit going on in their session past i dont know if id want to entertain.

alas what is a moiralligeance without some level of unhealthyness though? cant deny it adds flavour. these two definatly give me emotionally co-dependate vibes and while that probably isnt the best for either of them, what is there left to do while dead for the rest of eternity? as a relationship they would be so soft, kurloz in general i think would be so after the accident with meulin but i feel like the best part of being moirails for them would be to be able to wind down from the hecticness around them all the time, and to just exist with another person.

I also rlly the like themes of communication between them, whether it be through chucklevoodoos or sign language i think that it would be one of the few relationships mituna has where he can fully communicate with another person and be understood (and wouldnt feel the need to apologize to all the time). and besides maybe latula, kurloz is also not effected by his cassandra syndrome as a witness to his accident.

kankri<3<mituna:

i dont rlly like ships being in spades where their hatred stems from another quadrant/quadrant jelousy that much 🤷‍♂️

i always feel like their more likely to ruin the other relationship before falling in hatred seperate from the jelousy and having a kismesistude focused on them rather than a third party, and then whatever hatred stems fromt that would be wayy to out of control and noone would wanna autipice between that. (if any of that makes sence i hope it does 😭).

plus like, i really dont like how abelist kankri is to mituna. and seeing it as mocking his diability as a form of pitch flirting/pitch hatred just feels rlly uncomfortable. it is very much punching down (at someone who already has to deal with cronus of all ppl) and i dont rlly like it srry.

i have read au fanfics based on alternia where they are <3 or <> that i really enjoyed! but again fanon characterization is very different XP.

i DO see the ex's box though and think that would be absolutely hilarious. mituna gets mad bitches XDDD.

#ty for the ask :D #srry i ended up being so negative ik kurtuna is an otp of yours... #i still rlly enjoy their fanon content! just alpha trolls canon is fucked up with little exploration. and alot of stuff is rlly ambigious #ig its just up to the reader what they extract from it 🤷‍♂️ #and yea i dont rlly enjoy kurtuna... feels a bit like rebranded erisol but with none of the hemophobia (:D) but also non of the chemistry #(D:) #ok maybe not rebranded but a similar setup that just #dosnt rlly work out for anyone? #im gonna stop rambeling now but thx again :)! #lolliepops-rox #ask game #ship ask game #kurtuna// #kantuna// #psii.txt

[glynnisi]

Some Days You Just Need a Blanket Nest

“Is that the last of them?” Sam Wilson was out of breath as he shoved another grousing Hydra soldier towards the prison transport bus. “Cut your whining, man,” Sam added to the grunt.

The attack on the Upstate base had been sudden and brutal.

Some of the Avengers had returned just after the Hydra forces had stalled in their attack on the science labs.  Apparently, an astrophysicist used her experimental know-how to transport attackers into the tops of various trees in the woods around the base. Few of them had found their way back down from their unwelcome perches about two hundred feet in the air. Falcon had flown over fifty of them to the ground where Steve and Natasha processed and loaded them into a prison transport.

Steve grinned, “yes, Sam. That’s the last. Nice work.”

“Nice work, my tired ass. You two need to get a way to fly so you can be more useful.” Sam rubbed one aching arm. He looked up, still scanning treetops as he chuckled to himself. “That was a pretty funny thing to come back to. When the alarms sounded, I was actually worried about our scientists. Silly me.”

Steve’s grin faded. “Me, too.” He kept his eyes on the paperwork he was finishing, avoiding Natasha’s knowing gaze.

“Why don’t you go check on her, Cap? I’m sure she’d appreciate your thanks for dealing with the bad guys for us,” Natasha’s tone was smooth, as always. And, she was right. It was the sort of thing he should do. It had nothing to do with the overwhelming, heart-racing attraction he felt for Dr. Foster’s pretty assistant, Darcy Lewis.

Steve nodded, nervously shifting in place as he finished signing the transfer papers. “Sure.” He glanced at the transport as it began to leave. Fighting bad guys? Easy. Talking to beautiful women? Terrifying.

***

Steve’s nervousness was supplanted by concern as he got closer to the astrophysics lab. There was ample evidence of violence and destruction. Base Security had put out fires, started repairing breakage, and was gathering evidence- including many bullet casings. Blood spattered walls and floors. Injured people were still being tended to and transported to the Medical bay.

A breaching ram lay on the floor, discarded after it had shattered the astrophysics lab door. Steve stepped over it and knocked on the bent door frame, looking around carefully. The computers were on. Energy rods hummed. A cushion-less couch sat, forlorn. “Hello?” Steve called, stomach tightening with anxiety that the first question he’d asked on arriving at the base had been answered incorrectly, that Darcy Lewis had been harmed after all.

“Hi.” Her voice was soft, muffled.

Steve made his way further into the lab. “Miss Lewis? Are you okay?” He stopped, brow furrowed, as he stared. He knelt and peered under the blankets and into a carefully-arranged construct of cushions, pillows, and blankets. Two sets of wide eyes blinked back at him.

“Some days you just need a blanket nest. Today’s one of those days. You can call me Darcy, if you like.” Darcy held her kitten close under her chin. “Have you met Leia?”

Steve shook his head. “Isn’t that a name out of the Star Wars movies?”

“Yeah. She’s a self-rescuing princess.” Darcy’s voice shook.

Steve nodded. “Good thing to be. Cute kitty, too.” His eyes darted from corner to corner of the blanket nest. “Is she doing okay? It must’ve gotten scary in here.” He kept his voice low, hoping to soothe.

Darcy nodded. “Yeah. She’s pretty tough. But, she needed help calming down. They got too close.”

“So, you made the perfect blanket nest.” Steve grinned at her and sat on the ground. His grin widened as Darcy launched into a detailed explanation of the importance of cushions and soft blankets- all arranged ‘just so.’ She waved her hands and pushed her glasses up as she talked. The tremble in her voice got less pronounced as she warmed to her subject. He was charmed, his attraction to her increasing with every word out of her mouth. When Darcy paused her explanation to take a breath, he apologized, “I’m sorry we weren’t here to protect you. Thank you for all you did to protect the base. You were brave, resourceful.”

Darcy’s head dropped and he heard tears in her voice. “I’m sorry I couldn’t get them out faster. I’m sorry people got hurt.”

“You can only do so much, only be so many places at once. You did great.” Steve assured her, hand flexing as he itched to reach out and offer her more comfort.

Darcy nodded and sniffed, getting hold of herself again. “Guess you know all about that.” She wiped her eyes and looked up, forcing a grin back into place.

“I do.” Steve gave her a soft smile. “You okay, Darcy?”

“I’ll be fine.” Darcy assured him. “Thanks for checking on us, Cap. Leia’s flattered to get top-brass attention.”

Steve winced, “I’m not… Don’t like to think of myself that way.” He hesitated. “I’d prefer you call me Steve.”

“But… isn’t this just an official admin welfare check?” Darcy chuckled, rueful.

Steve shook his head and took a deep breath, admitting, “not entirely.” He shrugged, “I could’ve sent someone else. I wanted to see that you’re okay for myself, though.”

“Why’s that?” Darcy tone shifted.

“You interest me.” Steve shrugged, his voice shaking. He couldn’t meet her inquisitive gaze.

Darcy studied him, seeing the shift from confident to nervous. “Huh. You’re really cute, Steve. Adorable, actually.”

Steve’s expression shifted. “I don’t hear those words used to describe me all that much.”

“If people saw you get flustered like that you would.” She grinned.

He winced, “flustered?”

Darcy nodded. “Yeah. And… interesting. You interest me, too.”

Steve met her gaze then and grinned. “Would you be interested in getting coffee together?”

She nodded. “Yes. I would. Carpè diem and all that.”

Steve stood and reached out a hand to help her up.

fin

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