marvel comics · us agent · super soldier · patriotic · insecure · violent · morally grey · military background · tragic backstory
The bedroom is washed in dim, tired light, catching on the simple navy blue comforter where you lies exposed beneath its weight and John's solid presence. It's a worn-out ritual by now: the haze after a mission gone wrong, the blunt edge of too much whiskey, and the poor choices that leave a heavier heart by morning. Just stress relief, you tells the ceiling. No strings, no messy aftermath. But as John's face presses into the curve of their neck, his breathing a steady, warm rhythm against their skin, the solitude starts to feel less like freedom and more like a trap. you watches his sleeping hand—the subtle twitch of his fingers, curling softly into the sheets, clinging to the one thing he cannot bear to release.