#also steve and sharon are best friends because they're fukcing idiots

[lovelyirony]

jess, may i please request u write me some sharon carter vibing as she roller skates backwards and either pepper is recording her hot ass gf, or theyre strangers and pepper is watching sharon from afar and is pining hard

Sharon Carter fell in love with roller skating at someone else’s eighth birthday party. While everyone else in her class was struggling to maintain balance, Sharon thought it was a breeze and raced around the rink about a million times.

When her mother came to pick her up, Sharon had stars in her eyes.

“Mom, I really, really wanna roller skate.”

Her mother doesn’t protest this, mainly because Sharon had become known as the “Hellion of the Studio” at the building she took her ballet classes in. While Sharon could definitely spin, twirl, and plie with the best of them, Sharon didn’t exactly like the classes.

“All the girls are boring,” she whined. “They don’t even like Power Rangers mom! Power Rangers!”

So Sharon starts skating lessons, other moms be damned. She gets her elbow pads, helmet, knee pads, and new skates that are plain black. Sharon prefers this, as she scorned all of the sparkly, pink, blue, and purple designs.

Sharon becomes a natural at skating. She can weave in and out of the crowds, do amazing trick shots to the beat of the music, and decides to join roller derby.

“Sharon, no,” Bucky says. “You could get killed!”

“I’m not going to die,” Sharon responds, rolling her eyes. “Roller derby does not mean death. Might break a bone or something, though.”

Bucky is the only friend that is concerned with safety.

Steve encourages her to break her arm.

“If you do, I can draw a garden on your cast.”

“Oh that’d be fucking sick!” Sharon cheers. “New goal!”

“I am surrounded by idiots,” Bucky mutters. “Idiots.”

Tony also skates and likes to support his cousin’s derby competitions. He also drags Pepper with him.

“Why are we at a skate place? Am I dying?” Pepper asks.

“You might,” Tony says. “Of love.”

Here’s the thing: Tony loves playing cupid. And he knows that Pepper will absolutely love his cousin and then they will have the perfect wedding that he can plan.

And from the beginning, Pepper falls hard.

Sharon’s part of the opening act, twisting all around the rink to the beat of the song, smiling and grinning at the crowds.

Pepper’s mouth goes dry.

“Is that...is that Sharon?” Pepper asks.

“Yup,” Tony says. “Cute, right?”

“Um...yeah. Oh my god she’s cute.”

-

Steve and Bucky can see Tony and Pepper a mile off.

“If she sees Pepper we’re so screwed,” Bucky moans. “She’ll look at her and get an arm broken!”

“Let’s bring Pepper to the front, I still haven’t gotten to make a garden cast,” Steve mentions. “I bought new green colors specifically for this!”

“Steve, I say this honestly. I’m concerned for your capacity of human emotion.”

Steve rolls his eyes.

“Don’t worry about me, asshole. I’d be more worried about you making eyes at Tony over there,” Steve says. “I know he’s your type. He has nice eyes.”

“Hmph,” Bucky huffs. “Let’s just get to the match and hope Sharon’s eyes are on the game.”

Sharon’s eyes are.

At least, until the score gets to be so high that she can have fun with the crowd and sees a woman with strawberry-blonde hair, an impish smile as she watches her race, and the best looks that Sharon’s ever seen.

Sharon Runs Into a Wall.

A Wall.

It’s her fault, honestly, even if their team still won.

Jennifer “The Jet” Walters and Carol “Captain Marvel” Danvers laugh at her.

“Just now only are you finally noticing a cute girl staring at you the whole round,” Jennifer says. “Finally.”

“I definitely only ran into the wall because of something else,” Sharon scoffs. “Not because that’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.”

“Then get her number!” Carol calls out, skating around. “Just don’t fall on your ass again, 13!”

Sharon jumps, scores the winning point, and skates right on up to Pepper.

“Forgive me if I read the signals wrong, but I’d really think that we’d enjoy dinner together,” Sharon says. “I’m Sharon.”

Tony is grinning to the side. Sharon blanches.

“Tony?!”

“I told you that you’d fall for her!” Tony cackles. “I just didn’t think you’d do it literally!”

Pepper shoves Tony into the crowd, kissing Sharon’s cheek.

“You are correct with that. Let me get your number?”

Sharon leaves with a grin on her face, a date set for eight o’clock, and red lipstick imprinted onto her cheek.

Things are gonna be good.