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Indie Peggy Carter RP blog semi selective {sidebar credit: quiccksilvers}

[abrooklynboy]

+bulletproofagent

[abrooklynboy]

"Hm?"  Rogers finally looked back at her.  "No ma’am.  We aren’t."  He smiled nervously.  That wasn’t a serious question.  Was it?  Guess he was still the shrimp despite traveling with showgirls.

He frowned, rubbing his chin.  ”Wouldn’t call it gallant.  Some of them would have done the same thing if one of them were free and the rest of us weren’t.”  Meaning the Commandoes. Clearing out his thoughts, Steve shook his head, slightly blushing at his Christian name being called.  Still not used to that.  ”Yes, Peggy?”  He focused again, “Might be a good idea to see the command center.  It’s getting cold.” If she was questioned, he’d try to get it cleared.  They weren’t doing anything wrong.  Friends.

Picking the least burned place, Steve set towards there.  ”Good thing I left my tights at camp,” he muttered.  ”I’m just Captain Rogers, US Army.  No press please.  My trained monkey smile is rusty.”

[bulletproofagent]

She hadn't meant any harm by it, and tried to reassure him with a smile. "Well," she said brightly, "lucky us." If Peggy saw Steve as "the shrimp" it was only in the fondest of ways. She was still quite fond of the skinny young man she'd ridden in the back of that cab with.

Not that that Steve wasn't still that man; he was and she knew that. But she suspected that sometimes he forgot. "Well," she said, "I think your modesty has a lot to do with why people think it's so heroic." She knew that he was often quick to shirk off praise. Maybe from her, he'd accept it a little more easily. "At any rate, it was good of you to do it." She flashed a small and mischievous smile at him. "And good of me to help. Howard, too."

Peggy nodded, still smiling. "A sound plan, Captain." The poor thing, having to dodge fame at every turn. She did count her blessings from time to time that she wasn't eligible for the super serum- not that they'd ever have chosen a woman. Her temper wasn't quite as gentle as Steve's. "I'll do my best to shoo away any cameras that get pointed at you, all right?" She gave his arm a small squeeze, and followed his direction to the place that was in the best shape.

[thehollowsoldat]

Army training was useful at times.  Winter slinked into Carter’s room, just missing the orderly rounds by a hair.  ”Bored.”  There was more to it than that, but Peggy wouldn’t rush him.  Took a while for him to explain himself.  Nothing was the matter.  ”With Natalia in a different facility…”  He sighed, “I have been …lonely.”

[bulletproofagent]

Peggy raised an eyebrow. "Nonsense," she said, "I thought you spent your time waxing poetic about existentialism." She smiled at him, aware that her joke might not be appreciated. She sat on her bed and let him take his time to speak.

When he did, it softened her right up. "It must be difficult," she replied softly. "If it's anything of a consolation, I'm glad to be here should you need anything. You're my friend." She wondered if he'd call her that, himself.

[nervousnotion]

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

[thehollowsoldat]

"Nevar!"  Bucky cackled, clapping his hand on the wall.  "Welcome to the floor!"  Vets did burn out more than go out with a bang.  At least, in Bucky’s experience.  Peggy was special.  He was more typical but an instigator.  The one with the match and barely a plan.

So let the fire burn.

[bulletproofagent]

"Well," she said half dazed, "thank you, kind sir." Peggy grinned through the liquor haze. Perhaps she'd end with a bang. Fizzling out didn't suit her fancy. But she'd return to that prospect later, when it was a bit more pressing.

He who held the match held quite a bit of power. "Well now, we're down here, what next? Hmm?"

[abrooklynboy]

+bulletproofagent

[abrooklynboy]

Adorableness could pose quite a problem?  Steve didn’t know that.  Loud mouth, yes.  Stubbornness, yes.  Adorableness?  No.  Steve occasionally glanced at the road or over his shoulder, in case he was staring.

"Aren’t there WAC in the command center these days?"  Steve knew better than to ask why she didn’t associate with the showgirls.  Two different kinds of jobs.  If she couldn’t have female companionship or appear too close with the troops, Peggy was all alone.  Was he compromising her position?  His forehead wrinkled as he thought.

That train of thought was whisked away as he admired the way her hair shone.  Rogers!  ”A drink it is,” he replied, scouting the sky for any planes.  ”There’s got to be something in this town.”  The town was like all the others.  Scared.  Thin.  Cap nodded, aware of their intrusion. 

[bulletproofagent]

Peggy noticed Steve constantly peering over his shoulder and threw him a sideways glance. "Captain Rogers," she began softly, peering over he shoulder, "We're not being followed, are we?" Seeing nothing behind her, she was confident they were not. She smiled at him, with only the slightest hint of mischief.

"Not that I was aware of... That said, I've been keeping my head down ever since... Well. Colonel Phillips was not quite pleased with my," she cleared her throat, "actions... Regarding your gallant rescue of the 107th infantry. I thought it best not to ruffle any more feathers for a short while. That said, I'll go and check in on them, make sure they're in proper uniform for the weather." She glanced at him and noticed the furrowed brow. "Steve?" she asked, wondering if perhaps she'd bored him into a trance.

She followed his gaze and habitually mimicked his actions. "Lovely." Peggy bought her gaze back down and scanned around. "I do hope we're able to lay low. It hadn't occurred to me that this could easily dissolve into a press tour for you."

[bulletproofagent]

Winter paced the corridor, bare feet smacking the tile. He knocked, nose wrinkled. "Carter?"

Peggy was somewhere in between asleep and awake, and the knock’s enough to get her on her feet. She swiped her hands over her eyes and opened the door, nodding for Winter to come inside. Safer not to talk in the hallways, where an orderly could pop by at any moment. “What’s going on?” she asked, with less urgency than she usually would. Anyone else waking her up or coming to her that late would be slightly unusual, but between Winter and herself, midnight visits were customary.

[dirtbag-linecook-kyloren]

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[steventrevor-deactivated2024031]

have you come to make a deal with the devil? ┖ agent carter interrogates dr reinhardt @ agents of shield 2x08

[patriotiism-deactivated20141216]

" It’s really you, well I’d be damned.         About SHIELD —- you’re right.         it has changed, its filled with       lies, deceit and manipulation. 

      It’s tough but we manage,       some how. I wish they had       told me sooner, I would’ve       visited you in the hospital      but I’m glad you made it out     okay and I’m glad you’re here.

       Kind of feels nice to not be        alone in a confusing world        like this, to have Someone        with a shared life experience             —-  it’s been a tough year. “ 

[bulletproofagent]

   "I'm so disappointed in them.     Practically my life's work, and...      Well. Never mind that.

        Who's "we?"

   Yes, I wish they had too.     I would've been glad for the company.    At any rate, it's over now.    I was worried you wouldn't be here.

  I expect so. You'll have to debrief me.    Well... Chin up, then, Captain.     It can only go up from here."

Peggy hazarded a small smile.

[gotham]

[lmnpnch]

Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2x08

[natashamaximova]

[eenocsarchives]

Bucky that isn’t how u play D:«

[karenwilson]

[stcrkisms]

"Can’t you see I’m fucking working?" he snapped at the blurred figure interrupting his thoughts.

[bulletproofagent]

"You've got a rotten temper, Howard.

                  I'm just checking on your progress."

[patriotiism-deactivated20141216]

" No one has told me anything about   bringing people back from the past.                 would you care to share how is it                even possible that you’re here? not that I’m not happy to see you because I am. I just —-  I’m still working on believing its really                you and not some sort of trick.” 

[bulletproofagent]

"Of course they wouldn't have...              I certainly left SHIELD in better shape than it's in now.              All right. Once you... well we'd thought you had died.             But they started searching for a way to replicate the serum.            Stark got involved. A few soldiers stepped forward.                       I was one of them.                      We were put under in 1948.             I've been in hospital for a few months, rehabilitating.           I'm told I'm the only one from the project who made it.                You should have been briefed. I'm disappointed.            Howard and I always stressed there was to be no secrecy.                        Evidently SHIELD has changed.      It's good to see you, too. I didn't think I'd ever get another chance."

[davidaedwards]