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Peggy Carter (offthepeg) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2015-01-14 22:35:00

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!closed, ~peggy carter

Who: Peggy and open only to Steve, Tony and Bucky
When: Weds Jan 14, early early morning
Where: Cottage porch
What: Memories and bullet wounds (cos I saw Agent Carter and Peggy won't stop now)
Rating: High for themes
Status: Closed to those above/ongoing

There seemed to be the old slow music everywhere in a quiet house. The rooms were small but they seemed more empty and cold than they had done so in such a long time. Peggy didn't know for how long she'd been sat at the frontmost window of the cottage, peering into the garden with the tiny patio table; it was a scene she'd looked at a million times or more perhaps but she couldn't see it now. No. All in her mind's eye was the music, smells of pipe tobacco and rancid American coffee occupying walls. Absently, her thumb ran over her wedding ring and engagement ring in a soft motion back and forth.

She saw Howard and his courtesy, despite the playfulness in his eyes. She heard's Steve' voice over the radio saying his goodbye. Felt Bucky's eyes on her in that damned pub, the blessed red dress. Felt her old wounds and scars, and felt the ones that weren't hers too.

Peggy pulled her coat around her shoulders quietly and slipped on Steve's shoes by the door. Just some fresh air to clear the memories, the dreams and nightmares. God, how she did miss Howard sometimes. Despite...despite it all. She missed it all, and hated it too.

She perched herself in the patio seat and breathed the fresh, frozen morning air and for a moment she felt new and whole and so, so alone.

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captain_srogers
2015-01-14 10:59 pm UTC (link)

Steve hadn't gotten out of bed when Peggy did, he could tell having Stevie's older self had shaken her a bit so he wanted to let her have the time if she needed it. And even if he couldn't run anymore he couldn't help waking up early for it.

Eventually though his legs started to feel restless and his mind wandered a bit too much so he slid out of the bed, stole one of Bucky's robes and gave the sleeping man a kiss on the temple before grabbing the baby monitor and heading out of the room. He noticed his wife sitting outside as he snuck down the stairs but detoured to the kitchen first. He put together two cups of tea in her favorite tin mugs, adding too much sugar and some cream to his but just a dash of milk to hers, then carried both out the front door carefully, also borrowing Bucky's coat and shoes, since she'd already worn his and neither would fit right anyway. "Morning." he murmured softly, offering up her tea.

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offthepeg
2015-01-14 11:05 pm UTC (link)

Peggy barely moved from her spot, staring out into the garden and day dreaming, as she was often found to be doing. The smell of tea brought her back and she tilted her head up at Steve, "You're lucky I know your gait or I could have killed you for sneaking up on me, Rogers." she said with a small smile. "And good morning, thank you."

She pulled the tin mug - smiling that he remembered it - towards herself and inhaled deeply, letting the richness soothe her like it did. "I didn't wake you, did I?" she asked, noticing the baby monitor in his hand.

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captain_srogers
2015-01-14 11:20 pm UTC (link)

Steve gave her a half smile. He never for a second doubted she could take him down with one hand behind her back if she really wanted to, even if he was his normal self. But he also trusted her not to. She had better control than even he did.

"No. Body might not be able to but brain still wants to run in the mornings." he shrugged a little, sitting down on the edge of a large planter that only had soil left in it. He wanted to be near but not crowd her. He held his own mug in both hands, letting it warm his fingers before sipping from it.

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	offthepeg 2015-01-15 06:57 am UTC (link)
	Peggy looked down into her tea before she took a deep sip, the warmth flooding through her. It was freezing cold out here, and yet she had suddenly only just noticed that it nipped at her own fingertips. "You're going to catch your death of cold out here, you know. Even tea can't stop you from getting hypothermia." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	captain_srogers 2015-01-15 07:00 am UTC (link)
	"You've been out here longer than I have." he countered back, knowing that at the moment she was a bit more sturdy than he was, but making it clear he wasn't going to leave her because of something as trivial as the cold. "We could go in an build a fire?" he suggested a moment later, peering over his mug to her as he took another sip of his tea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

offthepeg
2015-01-15 07:05 am UTC (link)

"Not by much. Five minutes, if that." She sighed deeply, starting to shiver from the cold, despite the wonderfully hot tea. It was perfectly steeped and served; he'd learnt well.

Still. Inside starting sounding better, a crackling warmth of a proper fire like her Dad used to build on winter nights. "Okay. Sounds good." she smiled softly and got up, still concerned about him.

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captain_srogers
2015-01-15 07:09 am UTC (link)

He was glad she wanted to go in, it was definitely cold and neither one of them needed the trouble of getting sick. He stood after her and offered his free hand to hers, leading her in to their family room and settling down by the hearth. Thankfully he and Bucky had stocked up on enough wood for a few fires before he downsized and he was able to start piling up the kindling and small branches without any trouble.

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	offthepeg 2015-01-15 07:17 am UTC (link)
	As soon as the door closed, she started to warm up again and yet her lungs felt refreshed and her brain a little less stewed. Steve let her do her thing but in the end, he would always be there for her. "Let me help." she said, shrugging off the coat and his shoes in the hall. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	captain_srogers 2015-01-15 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	He smiled and handed her the box of matches, stuffing a bit of newspaper in between the small sticks he'd set up so it'd be easier to light. "Think Buck'll wake up thinking it's breakfast?" He teased lightly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	offthepeg 2015-01-15 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	Peggy pulled up her nightdress so she wasn't kneeling on it as she struck the match, diligently lighting the fire until it crackled into life. "I think it'd take an earthquake to wake Bucky up." she smiled lightly back, blowing tiny streams of air onto the kindled fire to get it going. "He seems to sleep well." (Reply to this) (Parent)