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it was beginning to feel like diana prince had cast some kind of spell on steve. ever since their encounter several weeks ago, he hadn’t been able to shake the image of her from his mind. she was there in every one of his dreams. in many of them, he noticed, they almost appeared to be a couple ; they kissed, hugged, held hands, and he even called her an angel. dreaming about a stranger like that made him uncomfortable, but she simply wouldn’t leave his mind, and he didn’t understand why.
it was mid-afternoon when he found himself walking downtown after a meeting. he was beginning to feel restless, so he figured it was a good idea to stop somewhere and grab coffee. he turned the corner that led to his favorite coffee shop, but the idea of coffee vanished as soon as he saw her. she was impossible to miss — tall, stunning, and graceful. he jogged to catch up to her, but she was much faster than he expected her to be ; in fact, it was pretty damn difficult to keep up with her, so he kept his distance and decided he’d just follow her to her next destination and then approach her.
he knew it was creepy, but he needed to figure out what was happening to him. she led him down several blocks until they had passed most of the crowds gathered on the streets, and steve was surprised to learn she lived in a more secluded area. she entered a building that he assumed housed her apartment, so he slipped in behind her and pretended to be a resident himself. he was grateful that she took the stairs instead of the busy elevator, though he was out of breath by the time he caught up to the level she had stopped on. she was inserting a key into a door by the time he caught a glimpse of her.
steve approaches the door with uncertainty, considering the repercussions that could come with following a woman to her apartment. she’d probably call the cops on him, and he couldn’t entire blame her for doing so. he takes several seconds to catch his breath, impressed, once again, by the woman’s speed and endurance. hesitantly, slowly, he raises a hand and knocks against the door.