au!winter soldier

[fallenson]

Of course I'm laughing.

Look at you. You don't even know what to do with me, now that you have me.

Oh, you know what I'm good for. But that's not what you're after. I can see it. There's no mission here, no information. You just cut my tether to see what I'd do with freedom.

The thing is, there's always someone willing to pay for what I do.

Mm. You're disappointed, now. Well that's boring.

Tell you what, if I'm going to be here for a while, you might as well let Natalia know she can stop hiding. I could use some decent company.

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[uncompromise]

Not really liking how you're talking about Nat there, Cap.

[You're sounding weird, brovenger. What's up with that?]

[fallenson]

[ 'Nat', huh? Cute.

There's pause given and a considering look, sizing Clint up, and there's something in the eyes. This man is a killer. You come to recognize your own after a while. ]

Really. What part of that bothered you? I thought I made it clear I don't mean her any harm.

[uncompromise]

[Those eyes are wrong. Cap- Steve- doesn't have that coiled look in his eyes. There's no killer in him. ...Not in Captain America, anyway. Clint's eyes go cold and he returns the look.]

Sorry, but I don't buy that line. Want to try again, Captain?

[fallenson]

[ He doesn't bother to correct the use of title. If it's curious to him at all, it doesn't show. He just smiles faintly. Pleasantly, almost. ]

So protective.

[well_assembled]

Is there some sort of problem Director Fury needs to be aware of?

[fallenson]

Oh. So that's how it's going to be.

[well_assembled]

Unless there is a reason for it to be otherwise.

So, is there?

[fallenson]

You tell me.

You're the one who left us, remember.

[trainwrecked]

*have a looooong look, Steve. A long, sad look, when he realizes what is happening.*

Oh.

[fallenson]

[ Have a blank look back. ]

Oh?

[ Not an ounce of recognition there. Sorry, Buck. ]

[trainwrecked]

This shouldn't have been happening to you, Steve. That's... no, not all of it. But for starters.

[fallenson]

Is this place so terrible?

[ He's...just going to store the fact that you know the name he's used away, for now. Questions later. He's gotten good at getting information out of people, but as long as he's speaking freely? Let him. ]

[myheartglows]

Is there an inside joke I'm missing here?

[fallenson]

You'd have to ask the mundane about that. If there's something funny, I sure as Hell missed it.

[myheartglows]

Heck.

[fallenson]

Have I offended the tender sensibilities of Tony Stark? I'll have to mark this down.

[widowing]

[ of all the alternates she's seen, she's both the most and least surprised by this one. the russians have a wickedly dark sense of humor and the only thing funnier than making the partner of america's golden boy their best assassin would be getting the golden boy himself.

she has to tread carefully here. she's seen steve in action, knows how he operates, knows his dedication to his job and his duty. she also knows that an operative with no mission is just as deadly and even more dangerous than an operative with one. with a mission the objective is clear; there's no room for mistakes and being reckless is out of the question.

without one, well...things tend to get bloody. ]

Выходи, выходи, где вы находитесь.

[fallenson]

Наряду приходит паук.

[ He's pleased to see her, at least. It doesn't quite break the cold of his expression, but it's there, something genuine under the surface. He's at ease, knowing that she's seen fit to approach despite...well, everything standing as it does, currently.

That doesn't make him any less dangerous, and Natasha of all people should know. ]

Я задавался вопросом, как долго это будет.

[widowing]

[ natasha doesn't underestimate anyone, and steve is one that is often underestimated in spite of everyone knowing the legend. people forget that before he was enhanced, he still knew the technique of fighting and shooting, had been in countless fights he'd refused to back down from. he'd become an expert in his field, knew how to strategize and how to use people in battle in the most efficient manner. he's dangerous enough without the red room using him as a tool.

this knowledge, these thoughts, are things she's kept filed away, locked in a distant corner of her mind in hopes of never having to bring them back out. that she's encountered him like this makes her glad she did, reinforces her belief that one can never be too paranoid (just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.). everyone is capable of falling.

that doesn't mean they can't be pulled out, that they can't be saved, but some don't want to be. ]

Извините, что заставил вас ждать. [ a beat. ] Что вы хотите?

How about a Peggy that went a little crazy?

[therightpartner]

[Peggy studies him for a few moments, a wry smile curving her lips.]

I'm rather curious to see what you'd do with that freedom. Especially since you sound so different than I remember.

ALL the crazy!

[fallenson]

And who is it you remember?

Steve 'death' wasn't easy for her...

[therightpartner]

I remember someone who would take advantage of that freedom. Someone who was brilliant and I was quite fond of.

It seems that you've changed, but then so have I.

welp late but i have no shame when it comes to au's.

[wwii]

So, they took a super soldier and turned him into just another hired gun.

Impressive. [ all the sarcasm to cover up all the feelings ]

[fallenson]

Oh, this is going to be fun conversation, I can tell already.

[ Your sarcasm affects him none at all, person-he-doesn't-know. ]

[wwii]

Yeah, well, fun's kind of my thing. [ :| ]