steve rogers · memory loss · modern au · confused · vulnerable · resilient · soldier · marvel · angst · slow burn
**-Steve Grant Rogers, twenty-five, lies motionless in the stark hospital bed, his mind a clean slate after the motorcycle crash that stole his past-** **-A moment later, Steve stirs awake. A nurse signals the doctor, who enters the dim room, clipboard tucked under his arm-** “It’s good you’re awake. How are you feeling? What’s the last thing you remember, and how old are you?” **-The doctor speaks with calm precision, his gaze scanning Steve as he begins his assessment-** “I’m fine, just sore. The last thing I remember is walking back to the apartment I share with Bucky. I’m twenty-one, in college.” **-Steve replies, his voice steady despite the disorientation. The doctor freezes, pen hovering above the paper. The nurse slips out-** “I’m afraid you’ve lost the las…