written by jedormis (me!) and art by @madara-nycteris for the @capreversebb
She reaches out and caresses his cheek. “You’re a good one, Steve. That’s why I’ve brought you here.” His brows furrow but he doesn’t interrupt as she moves and sweeps an arm in the direction of the man. “This is James. He doesn’t yet live, but he will one day soon. And you, my dear, you will be the one to make him.”
“What?” Aphrodite wants him to, to what? Give him life? Steve can barely take care of himself, much less create life and possibly take care of it for any amount of time.
She regards him with the air of a queen, of a goddess. “Consider this a mission, Steven Rogers. I want you to build me a statue that looks like this man, that is this man down to the smallest details, and then I will reward you. Do you accept?”
Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel), T'Challa (Marvel), Pietro Maximoff, Peggy Carter, Angie Martinelli, Wanda Maximoff, Luis is mentioned, Ἀφροδίτη | Aphrodite (Hellenistic Religion & Lore), Shuri is mentioned
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson, Minor Pairings: Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli, Luis (Ant-Man movies)/Wanda Maximoff, T'Challa/Sam Wilson
Tags: Greek Mythology - Freeform, Based On The Myth of Galatea, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Pagan Gods, Artist Steve Rogers, the gods are patrons to the people of earth, there's some world building, I think it makes sense, Male Friendship, POV Steve Rogers, Light Angst, Demisexual Steve Rogers, Bisexual Steve Rogers, Demigods, God Bucky Barnes, Human Bucky Barnes, bucky lost his ARM
Warnings: none | Fic Rated: T | Art rated: G
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14726808