Plot: He and reader are co-stars in the MCU, and they kind of secretly like each other, but in denial. At a comic-con panel the cast give a few hints about them liking each other, and they later set them up together.
We were all backstage talking, killing time before our big comic con panel. I was talking with Elizabeth Olsen, Lizzy.
“Nervous?” she asked, nodding to my fidgety fingers.
“Just a little anxious. No matter how many times we do this, it won’t ever be ‘normal’.” I tell her.
“You’re telling me.” someone says from behind me.
I turn around to be greeted by the ever so handsome, Chris Evans.
“Hey Chris.” I smiled, feeling a bit of my nerves fading away.
“If you get too anxious, just squeeze my hand. I’ll be right there to help.” he smiled.
“Thanks Chris.” I smiled, trying to fight the blush forming on my cheeks.
“Anything for you.” he winked, before grabbing a water bottle and joining Robert and Hemsworth’s conversation.
I couldn’t help the smile growing on my face, and the redness on my cheeks.
“Seriously [Y/N], I don’t know what you two are waiting for.” she says.
“What do you mean?” I ask confused.
“You, Chris, - wait. Are you being serious?” she says, even more confused than I am.
“I don’t have any clue as to what you’re talking about.” I tell her, still not getting it.
“Oh, sweet [Y/N]. You’ll get it eventually.” she said, patting my shoulder.
“Okay. Everyone, please line up. Five minutes!” a stage hand announced.
I got in my place in between Chris and Hemsworth.
As they began calling our names, we walked out to be greeted by a room full of screams.
“You good?” Chris turned around and asked me.
“Yeah. I’m good.” I smiled.
“Now you know him as Captain America, please welcome Chris Evans!” the moderator announced.
“Show time.” Chris says, before walking out.
“Now introducing the talented, and wonderful [Y/N]!”
You walked out smiling and waving to the sea of people, making your towards your seat next to Chris.
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Everything was going smoothly, we were about an hour into the panel, and it was time for audience questions. Those always make me the most nervous, because you never know what they’re going to ask.
“Can we expect any new romances?” a fan asked.
“Great question! Perfect for Evans, and [Y/N] to answer, since they know all about romances.” Robert says winking towards us.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Chris nervously laughed.
“Oh. Just that you and [Y/N] have first hand experience in that department.” Robert teases, causing the crowd to erupt.
"I think what Robert means, is that our characters have a romantic history." I quickly say, to get the focus back on track.
"Yeah, that's exactly what he meant." Scarlet sarcastically says, quietly into the microphone.
"Right. Our characters romance has been hinted at since the end of Age of Ultron." Chris says, ignoring Scarlet's remark.
"The kiss!" someone shouted from the crowd.
"Ah the kiss, right." Chris says, remembering that fan favorite moment.
"Steamy kiss. Had the whole crew shook up." Hemsworth said.
"Had to hose these two down afterwards." he continued to tease, getting the exact response he wanted from the crowd.
I rolled my eyes at his comment.
"I really thought these two were going to take it back to their trailer." Robert jokes.
"Robert!" I shrieked, in complete shock.
"Hey. It was a nice, hot steamy kiss, you two should be very proud of yourselves." Robert raised his hands in defense.
"Okay. Okay. Knock it off you two. Give the lovebirds a break." Elizabeth says, clapping her hands to get everyone's attention.
"We're not lovebirds." I cautiously say.
"Yeah. [y/n] and I are just friends. The second you hear action, you just get lost in your characters." Chris said, smiling at me.
"Exactly. And I think you'll see that in this new movie also. The differences between Steve and Charlotte, and the dynamics of their relationship, and how it all plays out." I finish off the answer.
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The rest of the panel went by smoothly, the comments towards Chris’ and I calmed down, thankfully.
We all made our way back to the backstage area.
“Some panel, huh.” Chris asked as we made our way to the craft’s table.
“Yeah. For the most part, I think it went smoothly.” I laugh.
“Once we got the children off a certain topic.” he smiles, as Elizabeth came up to us.
“Hey you two. Me and the rest of the crew were going to dinner later tonight. You two in?” she asks us.
“Sounds good to me.” I say.
“Same here.” Chris agrees.
“Perfect. I’ll text you two the time and the place.”
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I got to the restaurant at the same time as Chris.
“Hey. Are we the first ones to arrive?” I asked him as we stepped into the restaurant.
“Looks that way.” he said looking around for the rest of the group, as we walked up to the hostess podium.
“Hi. We are here under the Robert reservation.” I tell her.
“Ah yes. Robert for two.” she tells us.
“Uh. No. It should actually be a bigger party. Around 15.” I tell her, sharing a confused look with Chris, as he checks his phone.
“I’m sorry. We only have it down for two.” she apologizes, flipping through her reservations book.
“That can’t be right.” I turn towards Chris.
“Actually, it is. Looks like everyone cancelled.” he said showing me the group chat.
“What a coincidence.” I sarcastically say.
“Will you two still be joining us for dinner tonight?” the hostess asks.
“Might as well. Since we’re here.” Chris shrugs.
“Wouldn’t hurt.” I smiled up at him.
The hostess lead us through the restaurant to our table. Chris had his hand placed on my lower back as we walked through, I could feel the goosebumps take over my body.
“You look really nice tonight.” Chris comments, once we are seated.
“Thank-you. So do you.” I blushed, glancing down at the menu.
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A few drinks, a full meal, and many laughs later, Chris and I decided to walk the short distance back to our hotel.
“It’s such a nice night out.” I say glancing up at the sky, rubbing my arms as I feel a cold chill.
“Are you cold? Here take my jacket.” Chris said, taking off his jacket before I could protest.
“Thanks.” I smile at him, and he winks back.
“So, do you really think it was a coincidence that everyone magically cancelled tonight?” he asks, walking very closely to me.
“After what happened at today’s panel? I’m going to have to say no.” I laugh.
“Those guys, will be the death of us.” He shakes his head playfully.
“I mean, they weren’t wrong.” I tell him.
“About what?” he asked.
“I mean, that kiss was a pretty steamy one.” I playfully nudge him, causing him to let out a loud laugh.
“It was, wasn’t it.” he agreed.
There was a comfortable silence that fell between us as we walked.
"I'm glad we had tonight." Chris said after awhile.
"Me too. I had a really great time. It's not everyday I get to have dinner with great company."
"Oh, come on. I'm sure men are knocking down your door to take you out." he says.
"You would think so, but no." I lightly laugh at his assumption.
"Seriously?" he asked flabbergasted.
"Don't be so surprised. These days men are either intimidated by your success, or by your independence." I explain to him.
"Well there loss. They're missing out on someone truly wonderful." he smiles at me.
"Thanks, but you have to say that. We're friends." I blush, pushing away the butterfly feeling in my stomach.
"Yeah. Friends." he sighs.
"What if we weren't just friends?" Chris asks after a few seconds of silence, stopping a few feet from our hotel.
"What?" I asked confused, and stopping next to him.
"What if we weren't just friends. What if we had more nights like tonight." he says.
"I"m sorry. I'm confused." I say, feeling a little lightheaded.
"I mean we both had a great night, right. We've known each other for years. It's not this crazy coincidence that everyone cancelled. They've teased our relationship since our first scene together. We get along great." He says wholeheartedly.
"I'm not intimidated by you. Hell, I admire all those things about you and more. I think you're fucking incredible. I always tried to push those feelings away because, why would anyone as wonderful as you want to be with someone like me? But after tonight, if I don't go for it, I might always wonder what could've been. And I've been imaging what if's since I first met you. I'm done being afraid because I now know what I've been missing." he passionately continues, catching me off guard, but making my heart leap.
I can feel my eyes begin to water.
"I know this may all be too much, but I couldn't hold it in any longer." he finishes.
I'm at a lost for words, so I do the only thing I can think of.
I stood on the tip of my toes, and reached for the back of his head, gently crashing my lips against his. I could sense the surprise coming from him, but he quickly regained composure and began to kiss back. I could feel him wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me in closer.
There we stood for awhile, my arms around his neck, just kissing. Enjoying this moment that took us too long to get to.
After awhile we both pulled back with matching smiles on our faces.
"I'll take that as you feel the same way." he whispers.
"I feel the same way." I whisper back, pressing another kiss to his lips.
"I guess we'll have to thank the guys later." he says, causing me to laugh lightly.
"They're never going to let us live this down." I say, feeling the smile on my face growing by the second.
"We'll be able to manage." he smiles, leaning in for another kiss.
