Worse Things Happen At Sea

It was a defense mechanism more than anything else, the running away. Steve had never run before. Someone told him once if he ran away he'd never be able to stop, that he'd always be running. That was then, and this is... not then at all. He could run now because he was confident he'd be able to face whatever caught up with him. Since the serum worked, he'd survived more in the few months (and the subsequent decades) than he ever thought one person could withstand. If he was still around after all that, then yeah, he was pretty confident he could take on anything.

( Except the pity. Damn. )

Masterpost: Worse Things Happen At Sea

Worse Things Happen At Sea

By sunspot, aka: unavoidedcrisis.
Collaborative artwork by croissantkatie.
Beta'd by tsukinofaerii.

Fandom: Avengers - Movie 'Verse
Relationships & Characters: Natasha Romanov/Maria Hill/Steve Rogers, implied Natasha/Romanov/Maria Hill, Tony Stark
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 18,000
Warnings/Content Notes: sexual content, strong language, miscellaneous Steve angst, pegging, oral sex, potentially improbably orgasms.
Author's Notes: Written for polybigbang '12. Huge thanks to my awesome artist, croissantkatie for being flawless and ever so patient.

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The twenty-first century isn't somewhere Steve wants to be. He feels lost, a mess of anger, regret, and a longing he can't work out, unable to make any lasting connections or shake the feeling of loneliness despite being constantly surrounded by people. Natasha is first to find him alone and adrift, and with Maria's help, takes him in hand.

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