Blow A Kiss, Fire A Gun

Steve froze completely. For just a moment all he could think about was how badly he’d wanted to hear that voice say those two words to him, how long it had been since he’d heard it last. He wanted to turn around and hold her and beg her forgiveness for having been gone so long when all he wanted was to be here, with her. 

But time was against them, here as ever, as always.

“Never was much good as a spy,” he said.

He swallowed as he turned, giving her a nervous look over his shoulder. She didn’t look panicked. She really ought to be scared, shouldn’t she? In this time, he’d been dead for nearly thirty years. She was so beautiful. His throat felt almost too tight to speak.

“So happy,” Peggy said tears coming to her own eyes, she wanted to tell him everything, about how they’d see each other again, how he’d come back to her and they would live this amazing life. 

But she couldn’t, not now.

“I love you, Steve.”

He wanted to stay here, with her. The only thing that stopped him was knowing if he did… he damned the whole universe. The stakes had never been higher, he couldn’t fold now. 

“You are the love of my life, don’t forget that.” She said instead, pressing her forehead to his, anything to be close to him in this moment.

It was… an odd request. But he nodded. “I will.” He could promise her that much, at least.

After the fight against Thanos had ended, after Tony’s funeral, Bruce reminded them that they had to bring the gems back - it had to be someone who could navigate the timestream well, get into the SHIELD base, and carry Mjolnir. At that moment, Steve suddenly realized what her request had meant, why Peggy hadn’t been surprised to see him. He could return. Back to the very beginning.

It wasn’t a hard choice to make - after all… he’d already done it.

“Forget something, Ang-” the words died in her mouth. There stood Steve Rogers, alive by the grace of God.

“Hi, Peg,” he breathed. He couldn’t help a small, sad smile. He didn’t dare reach out to her - not yet. He didn’t want to scare her.

“I know… I thought I died, Peg. I - I froze to death I thought, but I was found still frozen seventy years after.” He paused. This was going to be hard to explain - it hardly made sense even to him. She was probably going to think he was nuts. “I was thawed out in the year 2012. And I stayed there until 2023…and by then- Howard Stark’s kid invented- a way to come back here… to now. To you.”

"Darling, wait. I want to know everything just, wait until we get inside first." She said, leading Steve into the den, Peggy guided him to the couch.

Steve froze completely. For just a moment all he could think about was how badly he’d wanted to hear that voice say those two words to him, how long it had been since he’d heard it last. He wanted to turn around and hold her and beg her forgiveness for having been gone so long when all he wanted was to be here, with her. 

But time was against them, here as ever, as always.

“Never was much good as a spy,” he said.

He swallowed as he turned, giving her a nervous look over his shoulder. She didn’t look panicked. She really ought to be scared, shouldn’t she? In this time, he’d been dead for nearly thirty years. She was so beautiful. His throat felt almost too tight to speak.

“So happy,” Peggy said tears coming to her own eyes, she wanted to tell him everything, about how they’d see each other again, how he’d come back to her and they would live this amazing life. 

But she couldn’t, not now.

“I love you, Steve.”

He wanted to stay here, with her. The only thing that stopped him was knowing if he did… he damned the whole universe. The stakes had never been higher, he couldn’t fold now. 

“You are the love of my life, don’t forget that.” She said instead, pressing her forehead to his, anything to be close to him in this moment.

It was… an odd request. But he nodded. “I will.” He could promise her that much, at least.

After the fight against Thanos had ended, after Tony’s funeral, Bruce reminded them that they had to bring the gems back - it had to be someone who could navigate the timestream well, get into the SHIELD base, and carry Mjolnir. At that moment, Steve suddenly realized what her request had meant, why Peggy hadn’t been surprised to see him. He could return. Back to the very beginning.

It wasn’t a hard choice to make - after all… he’d already done it.

“Forget something, Ang-” the words died in her mouth. There stood Steve Rogers, alive by the grace of God.

“Hi, Peg,” he breathed. He couldn’t help a small, sad smile. He didn’t dare reach out to her - not yet. He didn’t want to scare her.

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