Til The End Of The Line

.｡.:*☆ “Sorry, I was just…” Bucky let the cat down so the animal could explore the apartment while getting him some milk. “I was wondering if you would like to have a family one day, you know? A child, especially. You would be a great father, for sure.

He shrugged, trying to shake the feeling off. “I do love you, Steve. I just sometimes think you do deserve better. I am not exactly an easy person to be with, but - you knew that already, right?”

Steve shifted, fully facing Bucky now as he spoke.  He had sort of been expecting a conversation on deserving and not deserving at some point, but honestly discussing a family wasn’t something he’d thought much on.  “I...If I’m being honest Buck, I really don’t know.  It’s not something I think would ever be possible?  With the serum and everything.  And while you have that confidence in me, I don’t know that I do.   Not sure I’d be a great parent when it comes down to it.”

Reaching out, he took Bucky’s hand, leaning forward to meet his eyes.  “I’ve never loved anyone like I love you Bucky.  You are what I want, and I don’t think there is much better than you James Barnes.  Neither of us are easy, but easy isn’t what’s important.   What’s important is that we love and look after each other, and that love is for every part of you.  Flaws and all.   If you want a family with me, that can happen.  It’s a different process, but it’s likely possible.  There’s a future here Bucky, and whether we have dozens of stray cats or we have a family I’ll be happy, cause I’ll be with you.”

@thatsteve-rogers​ ( peter for steve )

Peter was relieved to see that the rest of the Avengers were here. That it wasn’t just some dream where Tony was alive. That he was actually still alive, as he had wondered if this was some weird afterlife. “Mr. Rogers!” He exclaimed as he moved closer, not wanting to call him Captain America in case people here didn’t know him as that. “Man, I’m so happy to see you!”

Steve wasn’t expecting to see the younger avenger there, smiling a bit at the kid.  “Good to see you too Queens.” Stopping to fully face the other, he was glad to see him here and alright.  “And please, Steve is fine.”

.｡.:*☆ “Wait…. you and Natasha? have been married?” That was a bitter pill to swallow, and Bucky blinkeed, not entirely sure what to make out of it. “Mean, if you loved each other, that has been a good thing, for sure, just… unexpected.

He shrugged, trying to focus on the cat again. Wondering if this could be something Steve could regret, about being with him. That he could never be a father, this way. Not that it was something Bucky had ever seen for himself, but, Steve would be a great father, for sure.

“And, uhm… the vet! Yes. We should really make an appointment there.” 

“In some alternate reality we apparently slept together and had a kid, but I don’t know about marriage.  It didn’t actually happen to me Buck.  Just..another version of me?  I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.”  Steve shook his head before continuing.  “He’s not talked to me yet, but...I figured you should know, in case you meet some kid with my last name and looking a little like me or something.”  

He didn’t like the odd tension in the other man, Steve moving closer to him almost immediately and lightly squeezing his shoulder so he’d look up at him.  “Hey, you okay?  Something seems wrong.”

Steve smiled softly at the other, still just grateful he and Bucky could even be together.  He was still being careful with his affection, trying to give Bucky his space and everything, but he was happy even being able to live with the other.  “I’ll call first thing tomorrow and get it set up.”

@that-irene-adler or anyone

“We’ve got a full tank of gas. Let’s go somewhere. Anywhere.” He begged. “I am so bored and I can’t sit in my house for another second. I need to see something new, something exciting.”

“Anywhere in Limbo City, Nevada you mean?”  He gave the man a smile before shrugging. “Sure! We can see what we can find.  Something new, huh?  Have anything in mind?”

.｡.:*☆ Tony had to chuckle at this. “Just a drink, huh? Mean, you know how that kind of gathering usually ends for us. Not sure what the mayor of this city might do to me, if we accidentally blow up the Stark Tower…” It was only a jokwe, of course. Maybe with e slight portion of the truth.

“But yes, we should. Are we also going to celebrate your engagement party then, hm?”

“That is true.  Long as murder robots don’t turn up at the party we should be fine.”  He chuckled, giving Tony a soft smile before shrugging. “But you never know with us...I’m hoping our action is done and we can all relax a bit.” 

Startled, Steve looked at Tony with confusion. “Engagement party?  Engagement to what?”  Bucky was who immediately crossed his mind, blushing slightly at the thought but he knew that likely wasn’t an option anytime soon.  Taking things slow didn’t really mean marriage after all.

.｡.:*☆ “I do have a SHILED file? Good to know…” She pondered for a moment. “Hope they do only say good things about me? Like, the whole taser thing was not on purpose, you know? He just freaked the shit out of me, and - for a girl it is totally normal to have one? Like, you would not believe what some of us have to deal with in the subway at night….”

“I don’t know if you have a whole file?  You were just in the briefing file I got on Thor.”  Steve gave her a slight smile before laughing.  “The taser thing might not have been on purpose, but it definitely made me laugh.  No need to worry, I’m sure he deserved it at least a little.”

.｡.:*☆ “My father from another universe? Yeah…” Wanda nodded slowly. “You remember this school for gifted children?” She was not sure if she had already told Steve about working there. “He’s hanging around sometimes, many of the people there obviously know each other, so, after Lorna told me, I tried to seek the conversation with him one day.”

“That’s gotta be strange."  He shook his head, thinking about the son he’d not met yet before nodding.  “Yes.  I haven’t been by, but I’ve heard of it.   Oh?  Were you able to meet him?”

Lorna nodded and sigh. “Yes. Sometimes things are just weird and tired. Wanna a drink?” she asked raising the bottle of beer to him.

Steve smiled a little at the woman.  “I would, but it’d be a waste on me.  Alcohol doesn’t do anything for me.  But I’ll gladly stick around and talk.”

.｡.:*☆ “I know, Steve. I have met her.” She had actually been one of the first people, even before Tony, and, while Bucky should have been shocked and confused, he had taken it all rather well. When the Stones had been able to bring people back from the dead, it was not that hard to accept that otherforeign powers could do the same, as well.

“He does wear no collar, from what I can see.” He had craddled the cat in his arms now, making the animal purr with content. “Maybe he is chipped, I don’t know. Would not mind to keep him, but we maybe should check first?”

“She just grabbed me the other day...I didn’t even know she was alive?  And apparently, in another universe, we had a son together and he’s around here in town somewhere.”  Steve was still figuring that out in his head.  “So Nat was a big surprise for me.  I’m glad you’ve seen her.”

Looking back over at the other, Steve sighed a little looking at him.  “It’s ridiculous how cute you are holding him, you know that?”  He shook his head with a soft smile.  “We can definitely check.  There’s a Vet around here that would be able to have a look at him.  I’ll make an appointment.”

@thatsteve-rogers​ || closed

.｡.:*☆ “I really can not believe I do finally meet Captain America, mean - you ghuys know that you have defeated Thanos, right?” Darcy blurted out, making bis gestures with her hands as she did. “And, you really have Thors hammer now? That…. wow! Makes you only more attractive, I have to say! Like, really!” 

Steve still wasn’t used to this sort of attention, looking at the ground a bit sheepishly before shaking his head.  “I, you can just call me Steve Miss.  And I don’t have Mjolnir, I did return it to it’s time...I..thank you?  It’s a pleasure to meet you Darcy.  That is your name, yeah?  I recognize you from Thor’s SHIELD file.”

.｡.:*☆ Bucky shrugged in response. “You know me,” He then said, while getting them some beer. “I have never been a great cook. And, even when I am old as fuck, there was not much time to practice,” He added with a dry chuckle.

“Did you know I met Shuri? Was not aware the people from Wakanda were brought here, as well, but, I guess at this point, nothing….” At this point, a mewling noise interrupted him. Bucky looked over to the window, finding a cat sitting there.

“Oh, look, it seems like it is our fury friend again! He maybe wants some pizza, as well.” They stray had already been visiting them a couple of times, at this point.

“I definitely had more practice in than you bud.  Only a few things a skinny asthmatic kid can do after all.”  Steve chuckled and shook his head, settling into the task of cooking as they spoke. “But I can’t say I’m “great” yet.  It’s just edible.”

“Really?  That’s great!  I ran into T’Challa not too long ago.  Did you know Nat’s alive too?”  Steve looked up at the other, slightly nervous about the other bit of news he had for Bucky but he figured the man should know.  

                    “this place sure is strange, isn’t it sir? captain. sir. mister rogers?” peter never really knew what to call the man, honestly.

“That it is.  Though you can call me Steve, kid.  No reason to be formal.”  Steve smiled softly at the other, having had little interaction with the young man but knowing he liked him just from that fight at the airport.

the russian’s brows rose amused by his reaction until his words hit her. when she first woke up here she really hadn’t planned on telling anyone she was alive, but it wasn’t easy to hide in a small town, even for her. ❝ oh, that. yeah, i still don’t have much of an explanation for that. ❞ she admitted, beginning to accept there wasn’t one. crossing her arms, natasha sighed under her breath. ❝ i only recently found out myself and i’ve never had to have a conversation like this, rogers, forgive me. ❞ the one and only time she’d ever been pregnant, she’d discovered after her husband’s death, so there wasn’t anyone to tell. that part of her life was just as buried as nikolai and their daughter. now she had a kid from another universe, despite it being physcially impossible. ❝ oh, no, no he isn’t a child child, i probably should have specified that sorry. if i had to guess i would say he’s in his mid-twenties, but he seems to have inherited the serum from us so it’s possible he’s older than he looks. he doesn’t want anything from us, however, we both died in his world when he was very young so i guess the best we can do is try and be in his life if he wants it. ❞

“I don’t need an explanation Nat.  I would have liked to know you were alive before this moment.  As I’m gonna guess you’ve been here awhile already.  Does Clint know?” Losing her and Tony had been a huge blow, and to have her just show up like she hadn’t died was startling.  “Sorry.  For future reference give a guy a moment to process his friend isn’t dead before hitting him with a kid.”  He had always assumed he’d never have kids, as after everything with the serum and being Captain America had made it impossible for him to even think about leading a domestic life.  “Alright, so we have a twenty-something son. Huh.  How did you meet him? I...”  He smiled a bit and shook his head.  “If he wants it is the important bit I suppose.  But huh.  Weird to think we hooked up in another world Romanov.”  He chuckled softly before studying her again. “It’s great to see you Nat.”

.｡.:*☆ “I was just told me and Pietro have a different father in one of those other universes, so…” Wanda shrugged and gave Steve a wry smile. “This place is for sure special, that much I can say already.”

“That’s gotta be a lot...is he here?  I know Pietro is.  Still trouble.”  Steve chuckled a bit and shook his head before nodding.  “That it is.  It’s a place I still don’t know what to do with either...mentally.”

“As someone who is supposed to be nothing more than a corpse, I personally am enjoying being here compared to back home. I understand that some don’t however”

“Which is understandable.  I’ve a couple of friends who were dead that have turned up here.  It’s...likely my own paranoia.  Forgive me for bothering you with it miss.”