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peggy carter is no damsel in distress (therightpartner) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2012-06-17 22:56:00

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peggy rogers, steve rogers

WHO: Peggy Carter & Steve Rogers
WHAT: Peggy has arrived and is confused. Steve has offered to explain. Also, they get to see each other. It's a benefit.
WHEN: June 17th; Afternoon
WHERE: Colligo Library's Steps
RATING: PG
STATUS: In Progress

Peggy had been thrown out of the library. She'd landed on her rear and felt absolutely no need to stand in the moments that she had been talking to Steve so that was exactly where she could be found, sitting in on the steps of the library, kneels folded up close to her chest, as she quietly studied the device that had been left on the ground next to her. It had been overwhelming enough, ending up somewhere that she wasn't supposed to be. In those few seconds after she had arrived and been expelled from what she was told was a library, a dozen thoughts had run through her mind, but hearing Steve's voice had crushed all of them.

Since the crash, it had been a voice that she hadn't expected to hear anymore. She had hoped, prayed, pled, and bargained that he would be all right, that he'd show up like he had before, wounded but alive, staggering back into camp as though nothing had gone amiss. She'd dressed up for the date that they'd arranged, some last long hope that he'd show even though she had known full well that thinking he would was ridiculous. But she had sat in The Stork Club until well past midnight anyway, watching as the staff swept the floors and cleared away glasses, stacking the chairs up in preparations for closing, and as one of them had quietly, politely, told her that they needed to lock up, she had allowed herself to stop believing, to let go and mourn for the loss of not only one of the greatest soldiers she had ever known but perhaps one of the best men.

And now, now, it seemed as though all of that had been a waste. Wherever she was, whatever was happening now, Steve was safe. He was alive. She had no idea how, but she wasn't about to question it. She was just going to be quietly grateful and sit here until he arrived to explain the rest of this mess. Because, as brilliant as she was, she couldn't for the life of her figure out what in the world this thing she'd been handed was supposed to do, or why all of the buildings in this city seemed to be three times as tall as she was used to and illuminated in ways that she had never seen before.

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therightpartner
2012-06-26 03:36 am UTC (link)

Taking the dollar with a bit of a grin, she smiled as she leaned forward, slipping her hand into the pocket of his jeans to tuck it right back where it had come from. Stepping back, Peggy tugged playfully at the hem of his shirt. It was odd, seeing him out of uniform and in clothes that, well, to be frank just seemed a little odd to her, but there was an informality to them that suited Steve all the same. "It'll be enough," Peggy said after a moment before her smile softened as he allowed his last words to trail off.

"I know, Steve," She said, her tone gentle as she pushed up on her tip-toes and kissed his cheek. "I know. But there wasn't. And we can't change what has already happened even if this place seems to be able to take us out of it somehow," She said with a smile and a shake of her head before slowly moving to slip her arm around his, casting a brief glance upward. "So, soldier, how'd you like to show a pretty lady around town?" It was playful, silly, but it seemed the most appropriate thing to do after he'd dropped at much information at her feet.

"Maybe you can tell me a little more about these new friends of yours while you do."

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thefirstavenger
2012-07-03 06:08 pm UTC (link)

Steve flushed as she slipped the dollar back into his pocket, barely keeping himself from making a truly embarrassing sound of surprise. While he had definitely gained some confidence with his transformation, and while he definitely knew he and Peggy were heading toward...something, he was probably never going to be very sure of himself around women. He'd spent too long as an awkward, scrawny young man who was constantly looked over and laughed at for that. "If anyone can manage, it'd be you," he said after a moment. "You're just about the most...well...you're a lot of mosts really, but you're definitely the most sensible person I know." He paused. "Of course the other people I know are Howard and Bucky...and me...so I'm not sure that's saying much."

Steve wrapped his arms around her waist as she leaned up to kiss his cheek, wanting to keep her close to him. "I just...I wish we could have had more time," he said regretfully, but then he smiled. "But...I guess we have that time now. So...that's something. Maybe Howard'll even show up. You, me, him and Bucky all here? Can't think of anything else I could possibly want." He paused, suddenly hesitant. "I'd really like that," he said shyly, "but there's something I really wanted to do first. I've sort of wanted to ever since I saw you." He wasn't even sure himself whether he meant on the steps of the library, or that first time he'd seen her at the camp. But he leaned down, pressing his lips to hers, a slower, gentler kiss than the last one they'd had.

"I hope that wasn't too forward of me," he said, after he'd pulled away.

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therightpartner
2012-07-03 09:15 pm UTC (link)

It was a gentle kiss, a soft, lingering action that was utterly and completely representative of Steve, Peggy thought, as he pulled away, a broad smile breaking out over her face at the question that followed, "Just forward enough," Peggy said playfully as she looked up at him, resting a hand lightly against his chest as they lingered in this position for a long moment, Peggy just taking in the closeness before shifting to take his arm and cast another glance up at him.

"You, me, Bucky, and Howard? This place wouldn't stand a chance," Peggy said with a grin before laughing. "God help everyone here should the entire Squad show up." It was a nice thought, really. Even if this place was utterly baffling, it would be nice for Steve from the sound of what he had gone through to have familiar faces around for however long they stayed here. Though, she imagined it would be heartbreaking for him when any of them left, returning to a place where he couldn't follow.

But, with any luck, they wouldn't have to worry about that.

"It would be an interesting mix, you have to admit," Peggy said with a grin. "Maybe show some of these children exactly what us old folks are capable of." Which, really, was an utterly ridiculous statement in Peggy's mind to make when she and Steve both weren't even out of their twenties. But in this reality, she might as well have been her great-grandmother, complaining about how things were so much nicer when everyone used rode horses than bothering with automobiles.

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