dramadramaduck | sixteen ☆ voice

[ there's the sound of wind blowing fast and a woman's voice cuts in- ] -Give me your coordinates. I'll find you a safe landing site.

There's not gonna be a safe landing. But I can try and force it down.

I-I'll get Howard on the line. He'll know what to do.

There's not enough time. This thing's moving too fast and it's heading for New York. I gotta put her in the water. But I-I can try-- [ there's shuffling then static, following the sound of him making a grab for the device and it hitting the floor. it cuts back in, the wind more prominent now and the sound of the plane speeding. The woman's voice is more upset, clearly holding on to the bad news. ]

-Eight o'clock on the dot. Don't you dare be late. Understood?

....you know, I still don't know how to dance.

I'll show you how. Just be there.

We'll have the band play something slow. I'd hate to step on your- [ a really large crashing sound cuts in.

-then the muffled sound that can only come from being submerged in water, there's a distant banging of metal on metal-- a shield hitting a wall, followed by movement and a very deep breath before Steve speaks up. He's a lot quieter than usual ]

T-testing... Not broken right? Is this thing on? So... I... Do you think I could bother anyone for one of those fancy worldhops? I was going to... [ a shaky breath ] --going to ask a while ago but the thing decided to be a pain. I know Yuri in particular only said emergencies and well it uh-- [ he goes silent at the sound of ice cracking for a really long moment ]

...I'll just wait here.

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[Frankly Coulson wouldn't blame him for being angry. In the least.]

You might have mentioned.

I wanted to. I know that doesn't mean much now. But...

[Well, legitimately, he just stopped HYDRA and saved a large portion of the world. And if that had changed... Oh man it still sucks forever.]

But you couldn't.

[ he's sure there's a list of reasons. he doesn't regret his choice. the only part is that bucky couldn't get saved. but perhaps nobody knew the specifics. or it was important that it happened. changing history is well...

he told people not to spoil things. he didn't want to play god. ]

But I couldn't.

It doesn't make it any better that I didn't, however.

[Yeah, the Bucky thing was hard to watch too. The, ah, account of that had not been nearly so sudden and heart rending. Simply that he'd died on a mission, bravely, in the line of duty. Less that his best friend was there watching him plummet.]

I would've made the same choice if you told me about this.

[ still crashing a plane and saving the world ] Don't have a guilty conscious.

[Oh his conscience will be guilty forever. Getting Steve out of the ice will help though. Yup.]

I'll try not to. You may actually be too good a person, you know.

[Things never end happily for heroes.]

[ Watching people sleep always helps. ]

That's... ridiculous. You can't be too good.

[ unless you're in a disney movie ]

[It really does. There is something just plain therapeutic about creeping on someone in their sleep.

Or something.]

Maybe not.

[Exactly what a too good sort of man would say.]

[ ...technically he could argue steve gave him permission to do that when they were planning their defense against popcorn. ]

It's true.

[...hey that's a good point. Permission for creeping acquired.]

Yeah, I guess it is.

Yup. [ and he's being really quiet now... ]

[T-too quiet.]

...Steve? Is there anything I can do? Anything? [Anything in his power, man.]

[ he doesn't answer right away. nice long pause in here ]

Hm? ...N-no. I--...Oh. Phil?

[Coulson is waiting, the silence going on and on and on. Then words.]

Yeah? What is it, Steve?

I asked-- I got someone to..to get me a thing of cards after you told me about them. ...but I left 'em in my sketchbook...

[ he's too cold but he's almost laughing at himself ] And I left that on ...on uh- Yuri's desk. You could have 'em if you want. Ended up with four of the same card but... they wouldn't look old, right?

That... [Well. Now he's even more choked up. HE WOULD TRADE ALL THE ~~near mint condition~~ CARDS if it got Steve out of the ice. :( ]

Thanks, Steve. I'll hold onto them for you.

[Because they will find you T__T ]

[ :c all the cards? ]

They'd be in good hands... Just ask her later.

[ T_T ]

[ALL the cards. Forever. ...and his Captain America bedsheets and lunchbox and vintage posters.]

Yeah. I'll do that.

Just hang in there, Steve. We won't stop looking.

[ action figure and pajamas and cereal... ]

[ and he's quiet on this end. no answer. :c ]

S..Steve?

[Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.]

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