Steve got his tattoo when he was thirteen. Not only was this a great surprise because people usually got their tattoos around fifteen but it was also a curse. It wasn't that he hadn't wanted to get his tattoo yet or that it was bad to get one early. That was actually great. An early tattoo signified a closer bond. There was actually a lot of great things about his tattoo. He got it over night when usually they took a week to form. The letters were a bold black right away even though they usually started out a light grey. Both great things. But it was a boy's name. There it was in scratchy letters across his left wrist.
Wilder Stark
Right away he knew that this would mean more bullying. Soul mates of the same gender were almost unheard of and shunned. Even worse was the fact that it was on his left wrist marking him the submissive half of the relationship. This tattoo marked the start of years and years of tauntings and beatings. Years of being called names that made him flinch even in his own memories. Even when he joined the army and became Captain America many soldiers looked down on him for the tattoo. It wasn't long before the papers for hold of the information concerning said mark. There were many people who didn't care. There were, however, still people that did. He was thankful for people like Peggy, Bucky, and Doctor Erskine who cared for him no matter who his soul mate was. They assured him that it was alright and that he would find him someday. There were times however, when he had his doubts. Like when he met Howard Stark who had no knowledge of any family member named Wilder. That night Peggy had told him that surely there couldn't just be one Stark family in the world. Still some nights he worried. Nights like this night. Now he knew that he really would never find him because at that moment he was saying goodbye to a sobbing Peggy through the stereo of an aircraft that was two minutes away from crashing into the icy waters below.
"I'm so sorry Steve."
"It's alright Peggy just... promise me if you ever meet him... "
"I'll let him know how wonderful you were. I'll tell him you loved him."
"Thank you Peggy. For everything."
"You're welcome Steve."
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From the other end of the line Peggy heard a crash.
"Steve? Steve! Steve?!"