i can do this all day

Steve Rogers. Captain America. [An blog for WCRHQ.]

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dqisyjohnsons:

        “ that looked MESSY dude, you gucci ?? ”

Another day, another scrape in an alley. He was working without the uniform and the shield, just like the old days. Only these days, he could actually fight all day and not get tired, if Steve really wanted to. He shoved the mugger in the direction of the dumpster, and retrieved his wallet.

“Just fine,” Steve answered, the buzz of a fight abating at the sight of who happened to find him. Best to keep her talking. “Should I start saying that, Daisy? Gucci?”

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bostaffed:

  He’s leaning back against the wall of a building with a cigarette sticking out of his mouth; a usual look for the cajun known as Remy Lebeau, or better known as Gambit. 

   “ Can I help ya ? Ya look lost, “ whether it was true or a poor observation, he flicks the cigarette away and shoves his hands in his pockets.

Steve was acquainting himself with every bit of the city he could find. It felt like he had nothing but time lately, now that he went underground and resigned from the Avengers. He was determined to find a positive outlook in all this mess, come hell or high water.

He just couldn’t get very positive about getting lost, with a strong memory like his own.

"Maybe,” Steve admitted, not exactly sure if he had circled the block already. “Where are we?”

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hawkguybartcn:

Clint grinned. “Probably the first time I’ve been called that,” he snorted, taking a sip of his own coffee. He nodded at Steve’s question. “She can handle it. Strongest person I know.”

"You don’t need to tell me twice.” And it was her idea. Steve knew she only rarely overestimated herself—if Natasha was sure, then Steve was sure.

They needed to move. Strangers never spoke for so long. “Should I go first, or you?” Clint was the spy, not him. He deferred when his own skill came up short. “I’ll follow your lead, smart guy.”

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ofhydrabones:

“What do you mean worming? From the get go Hydra was shield. Don’t you get it? Hydra is a force that no one can completely destroy. It’s not just a man or an army of men. It’s a concept. A thing to empower people when they’re frightened. Not even Captain America can destroy hate. Why do you thing I’ve been with them? They had resources, they played everyone- even you. I’m going to be on the side that wins.” Smirking at the blond he cracks his neck. “You owe so much to the people. To everyone, That’s all you live for, isn’t it? To give back because you couldn’t kill hydra when you had your chance.” Brock shrugs easily like he wasn’t trying to tear down Steve from the inside out. “What? I read your file, Steve.”

There was no talking to a guy like Brock Rumlow. The guy was warped in every sense of the word. Up was down and left was right. HYDRA was SHIELD? Bull. SHIELD was Peggy’s legacy and there was no chance in hell that she would’ve given even an inch to scum like HYDRA.

Steve really wasn’t in the mood for an ideological debate. "Sam’s right. You talk a lot.” He wanted to get to the real reason Rumlow was here—the fight. “I don’t think you get it. Hate never wins. It’s unsustainable. It falls out of popularity.” He ran an unimpressed gaze over the thing that was once the leader of STRIKE. Crossbones—that was what Rumlow called himself. 

“Are you here to talk or are you here to fight? It’s what you live for, isn’t it? Fighting me?”

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kylraynr:

“Really? You think so? I mean, I was trained by Batman, you know. But it’s like.. Natasha could easily curb stomp me.” Kyle shrugged. “Alright, deal. I’ll fight as long as it’s posted on WORLDSTAR.”

Batman was no Natasha, no matter what everybody said. Steve hoped she would go easy on Kyle, if she agreed to the fight in the first place.

“What’s WORLDSTAR?” Steve asked. “A website?”

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neversaidpilct:

“The small twin of the Hulk, that’s me.”

"That’s a team to write home about.”

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ofsaisandpoison:

“And what does the offer get me, hm?” something in Jade’s eye glinted as her head cocked to the side slightly. “You know, funny thing. I read the paper this morning, Captain. I saw almost everyone’s name on that registry, but I sure as hell didn’t see yours. So why is the hero still hiding behind his mask?”

She shrugged her shoulders, stepping back from him with her hands raised a chuckle coming from her lips. “Bring me in and you’re turning yourself in too. Remember, whoever didn’t register gets a nice pair of metal bracelets slapped right on, hero boy. But, catch me if you can. I promise, you won’t.”

Steve hadn’t anticipated a dig like that. Now what? He turned his helmet over in his hands, thinking it over. There were at an impasse, one that was growing stronger and stronger by the minute. “It gets you a new life,” he answered at last. Steve couldn’t let an irrational law get between himself and the right thing. “The money shouldn’t matter.”

“I could always dead drop you,” Steve offered, throwing around the idea of bringing her kicking and screaming to a designated midpoint and calling the nearest precinct. “I’m not turning myself in.”

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hawkguybartcn:

Clint shrugged a shoulder. “I’m gonna try to stay in my own apartment. Not exactly a ton of paperwork that I own the building, y’know? Paid for it in cash. I like to think the people that did sign who know me aren’t gonna be hunting me down.”

That was lucky. "Smart,” Steve agreed, taking a swig of his coffee. He spoke even quieter, changing the subject. “Nat’s got an uphill battle ahead of her, huh?”

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queenfrcsty:

          “It doesn’t sound like you’re LOOKING for a proper answer, sounds like you want my opinion.” Emma isn’t NORMALLY faced with someone who WANTS her unbridled opinion and ESPECIALLY someone like Steven Rogers who could in a sense arrest her. For a moment, Emma takes a SIP of her coffee BEFORE she speaks. (Or bared her FANGS as someone once said). She wants to savor the moment of QUIET for as long as she can. “My stance is very simple. I WILL not register. My students will not register before I HAVE seen the damage and death that occurs when the NAMES of mutants and heroes are given out.” There is something that lies beneath Emma’s words, something that’s NOT just anger (OR fear). She turns to face him, “What is your view? Plan on letting everyone know more about the GREAT Steve Rogers.”

It didn’t take a genius to see Emma Frost’s side of things. Mutants grappled with more discrimination than Steve could possibly understand, even when he was gangly and riddled with every illness in the book. She sounded like a great teacher, too, if that mention of her students was to be believed (and Steve did believe her).

“I’m not registering,” Steve admitted, mirroring Emma and facing her properly. “I won’t support it.” That didn’t sound like enough of an answer, so Steve elaborated. “I can’t support an initiative that puts the wants of the government before its people.”

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widcwsbitc:

“I’ll send you a tube of brown,” she promised.

An eyebrow rose as she replied, “That’s rare these days. I’m not easy to keep happy.” It was said lightly, like a joke. In reality, it was the truth. Nothing about the situation made her happy, it was just playing another part, toeing another line, familiar, but forgotten. “No problems, they seem satisfied with my work.” A smile crossed her face. To anyone but Steve, it would look realistic. “You know, they really want you to sign that contract. I don’t know how long it’ll be before headhunters come to hire you.”

“What about red?” Steve asked, toying with a lock of her hair. With his arm around her shoulder, they were invisible. Just another couple on a walk. “Looks good on you.”

Always the spy. That smile fooled even Steve until he finally wised up after DC.

“Can’t say I like all that pressure,” he offered, like the stakes were as low as their feet. The Act made the future even more uncertain than it seemed to Steve, and he didn’t like it. “My vacation’s coming up, though. Think they’ll back off if I stay in Tahiti for awhile?”

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kylraynr:

“I.. would like to take back my request. Avengers are prestigious and all but.. I’ll choose life, man.”

"Give it a try. You have a chance. ”

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oftonystvrks:

“The government is trying to protect the people this time, Steve. Half these supers running wild don’t have the sort of moral compass you have. All they’ve got are big guns and a lack of restraint. How many innocent civilians have died because of heroes just being reckless? Acting with impunity because they’ve got a mask to hide behind. If you’re doing the right thing by these people, why should you hid behind an alias? Why do we get to sneak around while normal people, your every day heroes–cops, soldiers–have to register to fight? We aren’t better then them. In fact–they’re better than us because they don’t have the weapons we have and still–” Tony jabbed his finger in the air at Steve’s chest. “–they get out there and fight. We chose to be heroes. Nobody forced us to do it. And if we can’t handle a little oversight? If we have to hide? Maybe that’s a problem that needs looking into.“

Tony grabbed a bottle of water and took a quick drink, wetting his mouth before sharing, “But not the way you’re going about it. You don’t fix the government by waging a war against it. Especially when the people are against you on this. You get in there and fix it from the inside. And you of all people–Mister Stars and Stripes–would have a voice in there to do it. I mean–they don’t like me very much. So don’t waste it, Steve. Don’t waste your voice because you’d rather fight it out.“

"They’re going about it the wrong way.” Steve was sick of that excuse. Fury tried it, even Pierce tried it. Slapping a bounty on one guy’s head—a target—in order to protect the next one wasn’t going to get any traction with Steve. “You can’t protect everyone, Tony. That’s just how it works.” None of the team was perfect, least of all Steve. When had Tony become the naive one between the two of them?

“How many innocent people would’ve died without us?” Steve pressed, undeterred. Hindsight was unfair. Hindsight criticized in-the-moment decisions that were the only ones to make at the time. The government should know that better than anyone else. “No one says a word when Batman stops the Joker from blowing up a bus. Nobody is thinking about the consequences when Spider-Woman stops the Lizard from carving a crater in Fifth Avenue. They’re not being reckless. They’re being heroes. They’re minimizing damage, Tony.” He ignored the jab. “The alias works. You’re different. You can afford to blend your personal life with Iron Man, but can Robin? Green Arrow? What about Hellcat? The mask is a shield. Take Vanko, take Stane. They attacked Stark Industries because of you.” Steve wondered if Tony would ever see that. Stark Tower put all of the Avengers in the clouds. “Cops and soldiers aren’t fighting aliens or out of control robots.” Had Tony completely forgotten about Ultron? “They aren’t suited to fight Thanos and Darkseid. We are.” Larger than life criminals and threats needed people on equal footing to stop them. A beat cop and a Glock wasn’t going to send the next alien scurrying.

"The government isn’t perfect. This Act isn’t perfect. Civil disobedience is the next step if nobody on the inside is doing the right thing.” Steve didn’t blindly trust the government, no matter what the world seemed to think of him. Patriotism taken too far is fanaticism. “Oversight isn’t a bad idea at the core, but they jumped the gun. They’re putting all of us to the wall. ‘Go to jail or work for us’. If they can push the Act this far, what’s next?” He would’ve sung another song if registering was voluntary, but it wasn’t. What was going to happen to the people who signed up and someday got second thoughts? It was one thing to sign of your own free will. It was another to see the decision made for you.

He couldn’t articulate how little he wanted to get into politics.“My voice is for everyone.”

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tandie:

                              &&. —— @brooklynbeat

     “ does being an avenger come with healthcare benefits?? ”

"You’ll need to run that one by Tony, but I don’t see why not.”

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kylraynr:

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“ok, so. here’s what i’m thinking. one-on-one deathmatch with an avenger of your choice.. well, except wanda. ok? and whoever is alive by the end gets to be avenger.”

Steve wasn’t an Avenger anymore, but he’d indulge Kyle right now. "Okay, I pick Natasha.”

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hawkguybartcn:

“Yeah? That’s a relief, I never photograph well. I should frame that.” Clint knew the things they were saying about him weren’t kind, either; he had less of a public image than Nat, but it hadn’t escaped anyone’s notice that Steve wasn’t the only Avenger who had failed to register.

"Frame it,” Steve agreed. “Posterity’ll need that evidence.”

He wouldn’t risk asking many questions, but Steve wanted to know what the rest of the non-signers were doing. “Find another place? Or are you staying?”

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majcsdanian:

      again, she does an awkward little shuffle of her feet and focuses on the now near empty drink in her hands. this is STRANGE. new york, she decides silently, is truly one of a kind. 

     “ yeah. sure. you’re welcome. ” she clears her throat and shrugs before adding, “ i guess we all need it sometimes. ” an olive branch, of sorts.

He nods, collecting his stuff.  “Mind if I get your...opinion again, sometime?” Steve asked. He couldn’t rely on the people in his circle whenever he needed advice. A fresh take was duly needed. “Stark Tower’s too high. We don’t always hear what’s going on under our noses.”

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ofsaisandpoison:

“Not a chance in hell, from what I hear, hero work doesn’t pay as well as what I do, anyway,” she smirked, watching as he took off his mask, raising a brow. “Well look at that, of course hero boy’s a hottie. Shame, I was hoping you’d be ugly,” she murmured softly. She listened to his words, thinking momentarily, the smirk shedding off her features before shaking her head, a small chuckle passing through her lips. “I can promise you, your friend hasn’t gone through half the shit I have, Captain America. I’m not the hero – I’ve gotten used to playing the villain. But thanks for the offer, pal.”

"Take the offer, Jade.” Steve didn’t know where the drive to get Cheshire onto the right side of the line was coming from, but he meant it. She killed enough people to bring herself onto the radar, but there was still time. She could turn it all around, and Steve would support it.

He couldn’t force Jade to make that call. It had to be on her own. Otherwise—

“Then you know I need to bring you in.”