AUTHOR'S NOTE: The story of the Captain's love life. The story begins with the first Captain movie. For each film where is Captain will case one woman. SteveXPeggy, SteveXBeth (the waitress from The Avengers), SteveXSharon/Kate, SteveXOC and others see later. Wade the first two chapters where I describe the film. After that it will be better. Sorry for any spelling errors, english is not my maternal language.
Movies: Captain America 1, 2 and 3, The Avengers 1 and 2, later connection with the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and some hints and mention members of the Defenders (you know: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist) and maybe another characters. We'll see.
! I DON'T OWN CAPTAIN, AVENGERS OR OTHER CHARACTERS FROM MCU!
Steve was never popular among women. As a child he was a fighter. So at least others called like that. In his own eyes, he was the protector. He didn't fight, because he enjoyed it. He fought because he wanted to protect weaker ones. That's why he wanted join the army, to defend weaker. He refused to admit he himself was weak and unfit for the army. As years went, the guys around him growed to a height and strength. But he didn't. He had thought that will change, but in his twenties he was still same. He was small, tiny and unattractive to women. Bucky, his best friend, had attempted to procure him a girl, but it was in vain. Bucky had a lucky with women. He had different girl every week. Everytime Bucky said her he had a kind friend who is alone so if she has a friend too… and next day they had a double date. Bucky meant it well, but the disappointed look in girls eyes was overwhelming. No, he wasn't a feminine ideal, he knew it.
And here he is now. He got into the Army in training camp, his new personal hell, and looking at the angel named Peggy Carter. The strongest and the most beautiful woman he had ever met. But most importantly, a woman who see him. Him. Steve. She don't see weak tiny man with body and force as teenager. She see Steve Rogers, man who wants to protect others. And there's not any power to stop him.
When he first saw her, he thought it has vision. The woman in the military. But he was smart enough to hold his tongue, not as Hodge. Hodge was punished for his blunt speech by well-aimed fist from beautiful brunette. That was sufficient for him disgrace. No wonder that Hodge hated her since it happened.
They're not talking to each other. A lot. They exchanged a few words. In his submission mostly Yes, ma'am, or Copy that, ma'am. Sometimes she laughed at his behavior, or if he's saying something funny. To someone else than her, of course. He never had a courage to talk to her directly. He didn't know how to talk to women. And now they sit in the car, alone except for the driver, and ride his hometown. Perhaps it was the magic of the moment, or the certainty that he gave Brooklyn and he spoke. " I know this neighborhood." One of his long thin fingers pointing to the narrow street while on the other side passed a gang of boys playing baseball. "I got beat up in that alley. And that parking lot." Carter hesitated. "And behind that diner. (Did he really said „diner" in the movie? I'm not sure. Did I heard it right?)" He said with his head bowed. The driver chuckled. Steve give a imaginary slap to himself. What was I let out of my mouth right now? He told her how he had been beaten again and again? He wouldn't be surprised if she now turned away from him in disgust, or watched him with regret. Only these two options. He didn't know anything else.. But she's not. She wasn't like any other woman. This was an agent Peggy Carter. The woman in the military. Strong enough and wise prejudices.
"Did you have something against running away?" She asked. One sentence and so much hope. She didn't say it with regret, nor bored. She said it with interest and amusement. Now there were two options. Lie about how was he to defend the honor of the beautiful woman or rescued old woman in distress, or simply been beaten just because there were meny agressors, and they didn't play fair. Or tell the truth. He will probably regret it, but he couldn't lie.
"You start running, they'll never let you stop. You stand up, you push back. They can't say no forever, right?" The end of his speech had told to himself. He remembered on his father, who had learning him to fight for weaker when he was a little child. But the truth was that in all the struggles ultimately prevented just himself. And it was Bucky, who usually saved him. Everyone had dared on the small boy, but not on the tall man.
"I know a little of what that's like." Peggy broke the silence. Steve looked at her in astonishment. How could anyone hurt her? Did someone beat, or she just say it for no reason. "To have every door shut in your face." She added. Of course, she's a woman. This time has not been kind to women, especially in the army. He didn't understand it. In many cases, women were better. Steve imagined world where women are fully equal to men, so much so that there's nobody gonna to distinguish male and female work. A world where women will be able to enter into the army without any problems and prejudices. Will it even possible? That women were in the army just as valued as men? Why should their wanna go there at all?
"I guess I just don't know
why you'd want to join the army if you were a beautiful dame. Or a... A woman. An agent. Not a dame. You are beautiful, but..." Great Steve. He chid himself with. Finally you speak to herand you're talking about stupidity.
"You have no idea how to talk to a woman, do you?" She laughed. His slightest hope was gone. Peggy Carter was like other women. for her he was it just another idiot trying to get her attention.
"I think this is the longest conversation I've had with one." he admitted. He had nothing to lose anymore. He was just another crazy for her. Women like her are used to it. Men's request to dance and they refuse, therefore he's not their ideal. Their ideal are tall, blue-eyed charmer. Like Bucky. He was never refused. Steve envied sometimes. Every time when he saw Bucky dancing with a beautiful girl Steve remembered all the rejection. He was so preoccupied that he did not notice that he began to speak. "Women aren't exactly lining up to dance with a guy they might step on." Bully for you, Steve, for her now you're even more desperate.
"You must have danced." She said with sudden interest.
"No." It came out so quickly and indiscriminately. But whatever. He can't fall down more in her eyes anyway. He tell the truth. "Asking a woman to dance
always seemed so terrifying. And the past few years, it just didn't seem to matter that much.
I figured I'd wait." He tried to still salvage the situation, but to no avail. The words faded as quickly as... he don't know like as what.
"For what?" She laughed. she has sparkle in her eyes and Steve suddenly realized that he didn't lost a chance. He acquired it right now.
"The right partner." he sighed and Peggy smiled.