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Invisible Lives (s.r. x fem!reader)
(age gap, reader being dense as hell, awkward tension, only one bed cliché)
Summary: Pairing two of the most average-looking Avengers seemed like a good plan on pen and paper, but when asked to pose as a couple, it seems as if God was finally telling Steve to admit his feelings towards you. (2.5k words)
a/n: there WILL be a part 2! stay tuned :]
“Alright you two, do we need to go over it one more time?” Tony asks and your consciousness felt like it wasn’t in your body.
“Okay! It looks like we need to go over the mission AGAIN. Pay attention this time.” he calls out your name and looks at you
“Sorry.” He just nods and suddenly, pictures show up on the screen.
“You and Capsicle will go undercover here.” he points to the screen and the picture enlarges, “It’s a remote village in France, we think HYDRA has a facility right under this house over here.” a red circle appears beside a house in a somewhat suburban area. “And you, our lovely couple, shall stay over here.” he points to the house right beside the encircled one.
Steve looks over at you and squints his eyes “Are you getting all of this?”
“Uhh yeah, I just...we’re staying right beside them?” “Pretty much, just you and Rogers alone in a house while an evil terrorist organization is RIGHT beside you guys-”
“Tony.” The disappointment in Steve’s voice was evident and Tony rolls his eyes, “We’re a call away kid, we’ll be in the neighboring city. There’s absolutely nothing to worry about.”
You let out a shaky breath and both men look over at you “You’ll do fine, now, we have to go over your roles.” Steve’s and your picture show up on the screen with text right beside it.
“Rogers, your name would be George Blaine. You’re 32 and you like...I don’t know, history books?” you burst out laughing and when they both look at you, you clear your throat.
“Your name would be Ivy Webster, and you can both thank fake name generators for those. Ivy Webster is 20 and-”
“Why do they have such a big age gap?” Steve questions.
“Makes them focus on something else other than asking more questions.”
“Carry on.” “You’re both in a relationship.” Your heart drops and your eyes dart over to Steve, he’s fidgety and he keeps crossing and uncrossing his arms.
“Tony, you said we were playing siblings?” “Last minute change of plans, it’ll be a lot more convincing if you play lovers-“ while he’s talking, he walks over to a side table and opens a drawer.
“Here are the promise rings and do take care of those.” Tony hands a ring to Steve and you, you wear it on your left hand’s ring finger.
“Just remember, no storming their base, no blowing of covers, act casual and just do whatever you guys do. We leave in 3 hours.”
♡
“Act normal, we’ll be fine.” you chant like a mantra while you’re folding clothes and placing them in your luggage. A knock sounds “Mr. Rogers is at your door, should I let him in?” “Yes FRIDAY, thank you.”
Steve gives you a tight-lipped smile while he walks over to sit at your bed.
“You feeling okay?”
“No, I’m anxious and scared and-” You let out an exasperated sigh
“Why?” You stop to think.
“I...it’s my first time going undercover like this, and HYDRA would just be right beside us and-”
“Doll, you have nothing to worry about, not while I’m there with you.” Steve cuts you off and you give each other a tight-lipped smile “and besides, Tony did say act natural, you’ll be fine doll.” he leaves the room and you lay sprawled out on your bed.
You close your eyes and steady your breathing, everything you need is in your suitcase, you’ll be safe, there will be a terrorist organization right beside you, you and Steve will pretend to be lovers-
Your breathing quickens and your heart rate speeds up, your palms sweat and suddenly there’s a bang on the door. “Kid come on! Let’s go! Meet-up was 30 minutes ago!” fuck, did the time go by THAT fast? You grab your suitcase, and your extra bags; the door slides open, and Tony glances over at you, “Kid, this is an undercover mission, you look like you’re going to the Bahamas.” you try to suppress the urge to laugh but you burst out laughing.
“Sorry, Tony.” you apologize.
“Nah kid it’s alright, I just noticed you were nervous so I had to do something.”
“Thanks.” He pats you on the back and walks you over to the quinjet.
The door opens and you’re greeted with some of the Avengers just sitting around, “Glad to see you’re early.” Nat suddenly speaks up behind you and you turn around.
“Sorry I-” “Was rehearsing about how your date with Steve is gonna go?” Sam cuts you off and Steve pipes up from the cockpit “Come on, stop harassing the poor girl, she’s gonna go into shock if you keep teasing her.” you mouth out an ‘it’s fine’ to Sam and Nat and they smile at you, Sam suddenly makes his way past you and to the Captain.
“You two are gonna play LOVERS, all ALONE in a house...might as well tell the poor girl what you’re FEELING.” you could hear Sam’s voice all the way from the back and then you hear Steve’s shushing “Will you keep it down?” he whisper-shouts and Nat giggles.
“What’s Steve feeling? Is he nervous too?” you ask her and Nat just laughs harder.
“What? What is it?!” You start to panic and Tony pats you on the back “Alright! We’re ready to go!” He claps his hands and you sit down and buckle in while everyone else does the same.
Tony sits by the cockpit and the telltale feelings of nervousness disappear.
♡
You wake up to a feeling on your shoulder and Nat smiles at you. “Is she up now?” Tony looks behind him and you give him a thumbs up. Steve walks over to you and smiles down at you, he unbuckles your seatbelt and he offers his hand, you take it and he pulls you up.
Tony stands up from his seat in the cockpit and walks over to you, “Okay, we’ll drop you off at a safehouse. From there you are officially George Blaine and Ivy Webster, you’ll use these-” he hands both of you fake passports and IDs “-and the house telephone immediately connects you to us.” Steve nods.
“How will we get to the house?” you ask and everybody turns toward you.
“Oh, Capsicle is driving you guys. It’s not like the old man can’t drive.” everybody snickers except for Steve who has somewhat of a disappointed smile on his face. “Go fix up, we’re landing in 3.”
The plane shakes and you almost fall but a pair of arms stop you from colliding face-first with the ground “Easy does it.” Steve sits you back down and Tony turns his chair towards you, “We haven’t even landed and you guys are already in love, gross.”
“Do you want me to call Pepper?” Nat asks and Tony’s eyes grow big.
“That’s what I thought, now, keep your eyes on the sky.” Tony turns his chair back around and you all laugh.
The quinjet descends and you feel a short period of moving around before you come to a complete stop. “You need to work on the landing Cap.” Sam remarks and Steve just sighs under his breath and mumbles “I know.”
You pull your luggage along and sling your extra bag onto your shoulder and the quinjet doors open. You’re greeted by Nick Fury and the rest of the Avengers.
“Hey doll!” someone exclaims and you squeal.
“Bucky!” he picks you up with ease and spins you around.
“How was the flight?” “It was okay.” he nods and calls Steve over, they shake hands and start a conversation, you see Wanda and Nat talking so you decided to go over to them.
“Oh hey!” Wanda gives you a hug and whispers in your ear, “You’ll be fine right?” “Yes mom, I’ll be alright.” we all burst out in laughter until Nick Fury calls everyone over.
“I don’t want anyone blowing their covers, got it?” everyone simultaneously nods “We’re here for recon, we’re NOT on vacation, are we clear?” everyone nods once again, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
“Blaine and Webster, go get ready.” both you and Steve nod and you pick up your bags. “I’ll help you doll.” Bucky carries your bags.
“Oh no! It’s fine.” you wave your hands in front of you and Bucky just shakes his head.
“It’s alright doll, I insist.” he gives you a warm smile.
“Come on guys.” Steve opens the trunk of the car and you just give Bucky a sympathetic smile.
Both men start loading the car and Nat and Wanda surprisingly give you a hug. “Guys, I’ll be back.” “Yeah but we won’t be seeing you and we’ll probably miss you.” Nat rebuts and you all just laugh. You hear the trunk close and then the two men talking to each other.
“That’s probably my cue to leave.” you let go of the two women and they give you a sad smile.
“‘Till the end of the line,” Bucky says and Steve just gives him a smile.
“Be careful with her.” Bucky eyes Steve and he just nods.
Everyone waves you goodbye and you enter the car, Steve drives off and suddenly, silence greets the both of you again. It was pretty awkward so he puts on a random radio station, it played some old French songs and it sort of eased the tension; it was still pretty awkward so he clears his throat and you bring your knees up to your chest. It was pretty late in the afternoon and the sun was setting, you looked out the window and you see the countryside, the sun disappears behind the copious amount of houses by the water.
“You ever been to France?” Steve cuts the silence and you look over at him.
“Non monsieur, et toi?” you ask him, and he just smiles whilst still paying attention to the road.
“I think I have, we were only out at sea though.” you turn your body to face him.
“That’s a story for another time, but tell me, how do you know French?” he asks and you laugh.
“I don’t know it per se but I know SOME phrases, I learned it in like the 10th grade.” You snicker and he just raises his eyebrows to acknowledge your sentence.
“Well, they didn’t teach us that good in art school,” he remarks and you give him an amused smile.
“They probably did, Bucky showed me some of your drawings, especially the one you did of me; I’d say you’re pretty good!” you chirp and his eyes widen.
“Buck did what?! I swear to God-”
“It’s fine! Your drawings are really nice, I appreciate you taking in this face.” you bring your hand to point at your face and he just laughs.
“Do you...do you like Bucky?” there was a bit of silence, you fiddle with the end of your shoelace and think about your answer.
“Yeah I do.” there was silence on Steve’s end and you could hear yourself gulp.
“Why wouldn’t I? He’s a pretty good friend.” you continue and you hear Steve’s sigh of relief, his composure was back to normal and the small conversation you had just eased up the tension a little.
You lost count of the time due to the constant playing of French love songs, it was nighttime when you finally reached the house you were staying at. The neighboring houses around the area were quiet, most especially the one besides yours; the lights were closed and you could only hear the sound of a cricket in the distance. Steve turns the engine off and opens the trunk of the car.
“Do you want some help with your bags?” he asks and you nod.
“Yeah hold on, let me open the front door.” you turn the key and you’re greeted with an average-looking house, it was semi-furnished with some labeled boxes scattered around the house. You flip a switch and the living room lights open, Steve follows after, holding both of your bags while having his bag slung on his shoulder.
You both enter the house and you look around whilst flipping some light switches in the process. He climbs up to the second floor and you follow him shortly after; he enters the first room and to your horror, there’s a big master bed by the middle and some drawers and closets around the room.
“It’s a pretty cozy house.” he drops the bags by the bed and acts as if he didn’t see the same thing I saw. Steve explores the other rooms while I tail right behind him, the only other room on the second floor was a bathroom and an empty room with a stack of labeled boxes in it.
“Probably a guest bedroom.” I shrug and he closes the door to the empty room, he goes back to the main bedroom and starts unpacking his clothes.
“You fit that many clothes in a tiny bag?” you question and he just laughs.
“I didn’t know what else to bring.” you burst out laughing and he just gives you a shy smile, you both unload clothes in silence and he yawns. You fold the last bit of your clothes and place them in the drawer on the opposite side of the room, Steve sat on the bed and he rubs his eyes; you take your toiletries to the bathroom and stock up, you do your nightly routine and return to the bedroom.
You see Steve all sprawled out on the bed and you snicker.
“Tired, are we?” he sighs and gives you a smile.
“You think?” He waves you over and he sits up, patting the empty spot right next to him. He stands up and grabs a blanket from the closet and lays it down on the floor, you immediately stand up.
“What are you doing?” you ask.
“Making my bed.” he continues and places pillows on the carpeted floor.
“Wha- no-no, you’ll sleep on the bed!” you exclaim and he turns to look at you.
“Are you...okay with that?” you tilt your head.
“Well, yeah, I’ve slept on the floor multiple times.” you pat down the blanket he just laid out and you sit down on it, he shakes his head and extends his arm, you tilt your head once more and you take his hand; he pulls you up.
“No doll, I meant are you okay with us sharing a bed?” you walk over to sit down by the edge of the bed.
“Oh I don’t mind.” he looks down at his feet and he nods, he sits on the bed, making sure to put a hell of a distance between each other. You lay down against the pillows and snuggle in with the comforter, trying to get comfortable; Steve does the same and he gets into bed as well.
He turns to face you and you could feel his eyes staring into your soul, the lights were turned off but the moonlight captured his face enough.
“Goodnight doll.”
“G’night.” you slowly close your eyes, unaware of the blue eyes still lovingly staring at you.
#steve rogers x reader#steve rogers imagine#captain america x reader#steve rogers x you#steve rogers fanfiction
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