Disclaimer: None of these beautiful characters are mine, they've merely been borrowed.
D for Debilitate:
Steve was leaning against the railing, looking out at the sky. He was in one of the numerous balconies of the Stark Tower. He could hear the laughter and chatter from inside. They were celebrating, all the Avengers were there including the Asgardian God. It was a special occasion, after all.
"Counting the stars Cap?" Steve turned towards the voice. There stood Natasha in a midnight blue, off-shoulder dress. The dress clung on to her curves like a second skin. She looked so beautiful, no words would suffice.
"Something like that" he provided.
"Are you okay? You don't look well" she asked as she placed a hand on his bicep and looked at him with so much care he was afraid he wouldn't be able to accept it all.
"I'm alright"
"You've looked upset over the last few days"
"Like I said I'm okay"
"You can tell me anything, you know that, right?"
"What do you want me to say? Huh? How am I supposed to explain to you that every second I see you with Banner, a part of me dies. Every time he holds you close, my heart shatters and every time he upsets you, rage overtakes me in totality. Whenever you smile brighter than the sun, an instant one creeps up my face and it disappears equally fast when I realise that smile isn't for me but for Banner. As children we learn through trial and error, like when we burn our hands, we learn to keep away from hot objects, not to touch them. I hoped the same would happen with you, I'd learn you're someone I should keep away from yet I run back to you, like an idiot. It's like stabbing yourself and I must be a sadist because I enjoy being around you. I love you and you never will. You debilitate me with such profound ease, yet I can't seem to walk away" That's what he wants to say but he doesn't because it's their engagement party. Natasha is going to marry Banner and he cannot change that. She wants the extraordinary scientist, not him and nothing will change that. So he leaves without saying anything, he can hear her calling out to him but he can't turn around or else he'll fall apart.
A/N:
How was that? Unexpected, right? I loved writing this. Unrequited love is so painful but there's such destructive beauty in it. I knew I'd write a chapter like this sometime or the other, I was just waiting for a word and one of my friends suggested debilitate and the result was this.
Now I'm sorry for being here for almost 2 months. You see I started writing a Bucky/OC fanfic and I got so drunk on it, I lost track. But now I'm back and I'll update once a week.
Despite my absence, a lot of people have still followed and favourited this story and I cannot thank you all enough. Thank you. I hope you like this chapter. Untill next time :)
~TSF