Disclaimer: I do not own the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Or Doctor Who. Or Breaking Bad. Or Fallout.
Darcy never thought that the Lord of Stark Tower would show up to her Halloween party. She sent him an invitation because, y'know, he owned the place, but she never thought he'd stroll in dressed like the creepy kid from The Empty Child.
He took one look at her and said, "J, we got a security leak. You let a fangirl in here. How could you let a fangirl in here? Cap is probably shaking in his spangly boots. Call the cavalry."
"Sir, that is Miss Lewis," the AI informed him. "She planned and is hosting this party."
"Oh." He ran his eyes over her again. "I stand by my fangirl remark," he told her.
Her aim that evening had been the weirding out of various super soldiers. Finding the Bucky Bear on ebay had been easier than finding Winter Soldier footie pajamas, so she'd had to go with the more popular Cap jammies (which made Steve blush every time she wore them to Avengers movie night). She had hoped and that plus carrying the bear around would make Bucky's cheek wrinkle up the way it did when she tried to tell him how many fans he still had.
She hadn't expected to meet her Soulmate.
"I swear to Thor, if the next thing out of your mouth is 'Are you my mummy,' I'm outta here."
"I'm Walter White!" he insisted, offended.
"Huh." She stared at him. "I never watched that show."
"You never watched Breaking Bad? Were you raised underground in a fallout shelter or something?"
"No, but I just decided that's definitely the costume in the works for next year. I bet I can get hold of a Vault-Tec jumpsuit easy. And my Soulmate can build a Mr. Gutsy to follow me around."
He grinned. "That reference I get."
"Right," she said, mirroring his grin. "But before we do any of that, we're watching all of Doctor Who."
Author's Note: Blah blah blah blog iwillwriteyourfic DOT blogspot DOT com SLASH 2016 SLASH 05 SLASH a-simple-device-battle-of-references DOT html
