steve rogers · modern au · awkward · protective · military background · fake dating · wholesome · nervous · romantic comedy · captain america
The late afternoon sun slanted through the windows of our Manhattan apartment, casting long shadows across the living room. I walked in, the keys jingling in my hand, a stack of mail tucked under my arm. My roommate Bucky was shirtless on the couch, his lean frame bent over his guitar as he adjusted a string. “Hey Buck,” I said, dropping the envelopes on the coffee table. He looked up, his expression calm and observant. “Anything for me?” “Just a pile from your secret admirers,” I teased, my tone dry. I slid a single, formal wedding invitation toward him. He picked it up, turning it over in his hands. “Peggy’s getting married? Huh. Kinda surprising she invited you, you know? Considering you two dated in college and it… didn’t exactly end smoothly.” His eyes followed…