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erule · 2 years

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Hello! I'd like to request an Angst Stephen Strange with prompt 9 in a friends to lovers trope. Thank you and I hope you have a great day!!!

Stop saving my life | s.s.

Pairing: Stephen Strange x reader

Summary: You’ve been in love with Stephen for quite a while, but he’s always been unavailable. One day, you follow him into a suicide mission and you get to know that he’s not dating Christine as you thought.

Warnings: angst, friends to lovers trope, superheroes fight, presence of other characters such as Sam and Christine, language, fluff

Word count: 1K

A/N: hi! Thanks for the request, hope you like it!! Also a big THANK YOU to each and every one of you, because you follow me and you like my stories. Feedback is always appreciated by a writer! Hope y’all like it. Enjoy! X

Prompt: “Stop doing that or I’m gonna kiss you right now” (you’ll find it in the story marked in bold).

[This story participates to my 2.2K followers celebration party].

“You’re gonna get killed, Y/N. I’m serious,” Stephen says, while you’re wearing your jacket.

“I’m your partner, Stephen. If you think that you’re gonna go to a suicide mission without me, you’re wrong,” you affirm, then you go out from your room in the compound.

He follows you and you can hear his footsteps behind you, worried and angry at the same time because of your decision. The two of you have always been partners in missions, that’s how you became friends. After years of getting closer and closer, you’ve also fallen in love with him, but you’ve accepted a long time ago that he doesn’t feel the same. He didn’t tell you, you just guessed it, since he preferred to hang out with Christine rather than you. It wasn’t easy, but in the end you had to face the truth. That’s why you can’t leave him alone right one: there’s no one in the world that you care about more than Stephen Strange. If only he could let you do it, of course.

“I swear, I’m gonna tie you up to your bed, if you try to follow me,” he says and you laugh.

“Do you flirt with Christine in the same way? Now I understand why she’s dating somebody as funny as you,” you say, sarcastically.

“What? We’re not dating”.

His last words make you stop abruptly. You’ve spent the last two months thinking that he was in love with her and now he’s saying that they’re just friends. Why didn’t you know it?

“Stephen…”

“Guys, come on! The bad guys are not waiting for us!” Sam yells from the end of the hallway.

The two of you use a Portal to enter into the warehouse in which the criminals you’re supposed to arrest are. They can be handled by Stephen easily, apparently there are no aliens among them, as your mole told you. Maybe, deep down, the truth is you wanted to spend some more time with him, not just protect him.

You’re about to call Sam to tell him that you and Stephen can win this battle without his help and without the Avengers, but that’s when you see one of them make a scratch along Stephen’s cheek that you know it: the mole has betrayed you. Each one of the criminals, each one of them who fell to the ground, is now standing in circle around you and Stephen and the worst part is that they have powers.

Terror runs through your veins. You frantically search for the phone in your pockets, because apparently your headset dropped somewhere during the fight, but you can't find it. Stephen yells at you, but in the confusion of battle you don't hear him, so when one of the criminals throws you to the ground he takes you by surprise. You take it off with a well-aimed kick, then run to Stephen, who is struggling to hold off three at once. Fortunately, you notice in time that a quarter is about to hit him from behind, so you throw yourself on him and fall together to the ground.

Out of breath, you look up at the ceiling and hear a very loud noise. The other Avengers are probably on their way, but a voice in your head wonders if they'll make it in time.

A second later, the criminal from earlier charges back and throws you across the room. You hear Stephen scream your name out loud as he finally gets rid of the others. You can't even get up. Now you regret never confessing your feelings to Stephen. Just to let him know. Just to watch him squint, move his head to the side and curl his lips in a wry smile. You have revisited this scene so many times in your head, that if it happened right now in front of your eyes, you would remember one of those you imagined. You were foolish to be afraid of his reaction, because now a regret hurts you more now than telling a man how much you love him.

Then you hear it, loud and clear: the Avengers are finally here. While they’re fighting the others, Stephen is by your side, helping you to get up. He looks worried, but not for himself: for you.

“I told you not to come! You should have left me alone!

“What? You barely won against three of them, I was needed here!” You yell too, angrily, while he’s holding your hands.

“You should really stop doing that”.

“Doing what?”

“Saving my life!” He shouts. “Stop doing that or I’m gonna kiss you right now!”

“Then fucking do it!”

And he does. It’s rough and your cheeks are on fire, but it’s the best kiss you could ever get from him, because it’s real. He’s holding onto you for dear life, his grip on your back is firm and you can feel that he was scared of losing you. It seems like a punishment or a thing that you can do now because the both of you are still alive to do so, but whatever was his intention, you’re glad he did it.

When you look at him, out of breath, it’s like the time has frozen around you. You caress the scratch on his cheek, gently and he gives you a little smile.

“I’m sorry, Y/N. You saved me and I wasn’t thankful, but I was concerned that you could have gotten hurt. I couldn’t have forgiven myself,” he says.

“But I don’t understand… I thought that you liked Christine!”

He chuckles.

“Everytime I hung out with her, I talked about you,” he confesses and your heart melts at it.

“I love you, Stephen. And I was stupid for not telling you that,” you reply, feeling your eyes burning. You don’t want to cry in front of him, but he had to know that.

So his smile widens, he caresses your hips and tells you: “I love you, too”.

And you think that it’s the best thing you could ever tell you.

“Guys, can we please continue this conversation later?” Sam says, while fighting two of the criminals. You and Stephen laugh.

“Are you ready?” He asks you.

You give him a grin: “I was born ready!”

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popcorn-plots · 3 months

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hc that stephen falls asleep in the library sometimes. usually after a long fight or an exhausting week and sometimes, it's the only sleep he'll get in days.

Wong just lets him. The students know to avoid whatever section Stephen's sleeping in (courtesy of Wong yelling at them after they woke Stephen up a few times too many) and will let him be. If he falls asleep in Wong's line of sight, Wong will stay and watch. If he doesn't, Wong will find him and curl up next to him with a book or paperwork or something.

He's always there when Stephen wakes up, no matter what.

#stephen strange #doctor stephen strange #wong #wongstrange #wong x strange #headcanon #hc #my headcanons #kamar taj #kamar taj library #i have a whole febuwhump entry around this hc #tis very dear to me #ideas #fic ideas #ideas for future references

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aleksmaximoff · 2 years

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hc that Wanda's favorite color is blue

bonus:

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sleepingdeath-light · 2 years

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A dr strange x reader fluff :)

Fluff Headcanons | Doctor Strange

thank you for requesting, anon!

reader is assumed as gender neutral

summary ; after a long and arduous five years apart, reader and stephen reunite and spend some well-needed quality time together [angst -> fluff]

the last five years had been nothing short of hell for the young (not-quite) widow/er, being forced to keep up a facade of loose competency and put-togetherness as they navigated the post-snap world and undertook the responsibilities left behind by their spouse. of course, having wong by their side made things less difficult than they could’ve been, but their world felt no less bleak and hopeless and downright isolating in their lover’s absence - despite how compassionate and patient their friend had been. it just wasn’t quite enough; he wasn’t stephen.

their every waking moment had been consumed with the thought of their partner: how to get him back, what he’d planned, where he and the others had gone during the snap, if he was actually gone or if he’d somehow survived

hoping beyond hope that everything would be okay; that he’d come waltzing through the door or some portal with his usual, over-confident smirk and a low compliment to them - that he was still alive, or that he’d known a way to get back when he dissipated

but every single time their hopes were dashed, leaving them to sleep in a cold, half empty bed and ruminate in the icy dread that his absence had left in their soul and mind

trying to find a way to save everyone - to save him - and falling short each time as the answers weren’t coming to them. they weren’t enough; they weren’t stephen

and, as more time passed, and as wong slowly stopped entertaining their fantasies, they began to lose hope and redirected their focus onto serving and protecting the sanctum and the freshly named sorcerer supreme (a title that felt too bittersweet to ever address their dear friend by - and, thankfully, he understood)

but they fulfilled their duties with a renewed vigour and unchallenged dedication, leaving them as one of the most reliable master of the mystic arts remaining post-snap; a much needed and useful distraction from what they were going through

it was when they were performing some of their more monotonous daily duties around the sanctum, in fact, when they first heard the telltale sizzling of a portal being opened - turning sharply on their heel to address their guest with rehearsed politeness before stopping dead in their tracks

they could hardly believe their eyes when they saw him; covered in dust and debris with a distinctly charred tear in his cloak, but just as handsome as the last day they saw him. he was finally home, their stephen was home - a dream come true, and they didn’t wait to see if it really was too good to be reality.

clinging to him like he’d disappear from their arms the moment they let go, and burying their tearful smiling face in his chest, they greeted him - running at him with such a force that his cloak was just barely able to stop him from collapsing to the ground

“i’m so sorry,” he repeated over and over again, pressing his lips to the top of their head and holding them as close as he possibly could to himself; his mind drowning in guilt from just how much he’d hurt them

but they swiftly and shakily shot down his explanations and apologies, pulling back just enough so that they could pull him into an impassioned and well-overdue kiss before muttering a quiet “you’re home now; that’s all that matters” against him

and home he was, welcomed back with a warmness he’d missed as they guided him through the neatly kept (and thrice renovated) sanctum, recalling everything that had happened since he had been dusted - and never straying more than an arms length from him (something for which he was deeply glad for)

they moved through the atrium and library before settling in the sitting room, finding a place together on a plush chair that had been unused since he left - stephen pulling them down to sit on his lap as he leaned back and made himself comfortable

one arm was wrapped loosely around their waist, rubbing absentminded circles into their hips with the pads of his thumbs whilst his other hand caressed the side of their face - tracing every new scar, wrinkle, bruise and mark that had appeared

falling in love with them all over again and mapping their features with the same reverence and delicacy as someone plotting the stars

gentleness was rare from stephen, and quiet moments like this were even rarer for the couple, but after what felt like an eternity apart, this was more than needed

whispered “i love you”s were exchanged in earnest and kisses were freely given between them: peppering eyelids, cheeks, necks and lips with gestures that got gradually deeper and more passionate as dreary day faded into silent night - not that either cared, too caught up in the presence of their spouse to notice

it didn’t matter; they were home and everything was right in the world once again

until the next threat reared it’s head - but that could wait until tomorrow; there were far more important things to concern themselves with for the time being

#sleepingdeath #reader insert #hcs #headcanons #fluff #gender neutral reader #marvel x reader #doctor strange x reader #doctor strange fluff #doctor stephen strange #some angst at the beginning but it does get fluffy I promise lol

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mxynxz · 2 years

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Dr. Strange HC’S (both fluff and smut)

I was talking about some hc’s with me and my friend @prplequinox about strange and some were so good i figured im going to list them all in one message! have fun!

warnings !! (these warnings are only for the ones listed under the smut part. so don't worry if you're only here for the fluff)

bondage // chocking // public sex // face fucking

(let me know if i forgot any warnings lol)

FLUFF:

● he LOVES calling you by nicknames, hun, darling, baby, sweetheart, ect. he’d literally forget your name bcus he never uses it (˵ᵕ̴᷄ ᗜ ᵕ̴᷅˵)

● like everybody knows, he is the Master of the Sanctuary in New York. but obviously hes also yours.. "I'm the master of this sanctuary, yeah, but also yours"

● i guess he COULD have a daddy kink..? i mean, imagine him say this: ‘‘everybody calls me doctor, but you should call me daddy.’‘

IDK ITS JUST AAHHHGFSFHJGAFDSAJ ᵉʰᵉʰᵉ(*/∇＼⭒)

● he really cares SO MUCH of you, he would shush you when you had a bad nightmare. maybe he’ll even take you to an universe where this thing lives and murders it right in front of you.

‘‘dont worry, its dead now. you dont have to be scared anymore, mkay?’‘ *hug*

‘’Stephen! you're all covered in monster guts.. now i smell like trash!’’

‘’oops... i guess we’ll have to shower then.. together.’’

● so, Stephen finally got over Christine, but you cant help to be extra flirty with him whenever shes around. showing her what shes missing... he knows what youre up to, so he’ll gladly play along.

● AFTER CARE !!! like mentioned earlier he cares so much abt u and he would want you to be as comfortable as possible. so after... yk.. you guys did ur thing. he’d grab water and snacks for you. and even tho you like laying on his chest most. he’ll grab lots of pillows for you to get comfy with.

maybe he’ll even treat you with a shower afterwards.

● talking abt showers...

so, you're both showering. you can’t quite reach his head to wash his hair. so he bows down for you, he loves it when you wash his hair and massage his head.

but i think we all know the true reason why hes bowing his head down.. (*°ヮ° *)

● its winter, you’re sitting on his lap in a big armchair near the fireplace. even tho the fires burning and his arms are wrapped tightly around you, you're still freezing cold. Stephen notices you're goosebumps and shivers, so he grabs his big warm cloak and wraps it around you.

● this one is more from my perspective, since i dont only think strange is hot. i also thinks hes so fucking awesome and cool (im a huge nerd abt astronomy n the mutliverse ect soo-)

you'd be looking up to him, you also want to be able to use magic and fight by his side. tho he keeps refusing. he wants to protect you and get you as far as possible from any danger.

● he loves showing everyone you're his. when going to a party with him he cannot get his hands off of you, they’re either on your shoulder or your butt.

he also hates it when your male friends touch you, even if its just a hug or massage, he’ll get annoyed and throw his drink all over him using his magic.

● you’re literally his teddy bear, he loves to hold you when sleeping and wont let go

● he loves it when you trace his scars on his hands with your fingers slowly

SMUT:

● he LOVES chocking you/pinning you down, but he does really care about you. so once he sees you're uncomfortable he will stop immediately

● imagine his cloak tying you up or holding your legs open.. (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

● he loves to fuck you in public places. but you're still uncomfortable about the fact that people could just be walking by and seeing you 2. so he opens a mirror dimension and fucks you there (˵ᵕ̴᷄ ᗜ ᵕ̴᷅˵)

● this one is really kinky... yk the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak right? the armor thingy strange threw on Kaecilius which made him unable to move.. (you can see where this is going). he would throw it on you and face fuck you definitely. (if you search up an immage of it you can see that your head would be at the exact height of his crotch.... TOES ARE CURLING AT THIS ONE SHDJSHA

● you guys are both feeling kinda horny so you start kissing, strange pushes you back (into which you were thinking was a wall) but instead he opened a portal behind you making you fall onto his bed.. and there it continues~

● he would def groan when you make him feel good, but groaning as in like.. little growls if yk what I mean (I'm not sure how to explain)

● THIS ONE IS DEF MY FAV-

hes just done with you, you look like a mess. so he uses The Eye of Agamotto on you to reverse it and clean you up. but hes not done.. hes going in for a second round.. maybe even 3rd after...

● he absolutely loves your eye contact.. staring into you're e/c eyes makes him comfortable.

but one look away and a punishment awaits..

THATS IT GUYS I HOPE U ENJOYED DHGJAGHDAGHDAS this is the link to my friends account who helped me think of the hcs!

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/prplequinox

#doctorstrange #drstrange #stephenstrange #doctorstephenstrange #dr strange #doctor strange #marvel #dr strange hc #multiverse of madness #MoM #DSITMOM #dr strange x y/n #dr strange x reader #dr strange x f!reader

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multiverse-of-pizza-time · 2 years

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What if Defender Strange was pretending to kill you so you used your powers and escaped?

... I hadn’t really thought about that before.

#America Chavez answers #Doctor Strange 2 #Multiverse of Madness #I do like this HC #I don't know if it's accurate but it's a cool interpretation that definitely fits nicely with what we know #Defender Strange

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mrfandomwars · 2 years

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Random Multiverse Of Madness Headcanon

Vision is still the father of Billy and Tommy in the other universe, he just hid behind a "normal man" facade to marry Wanda (at the time just a normal person) and simply wanted a normal life, he was away on a secret mission (he told the family it was a business trip) and was on the way back when America opened the portal to show the Scarlet Witch the other universe and how the kids were scared of her

#headcanon #mcu headcanon #vision #wanda maximoff #tommy maximoff #billy maximoff #mr talks #mr headcanons #mcu #marvel #marvel headcanon #mcu hc #mom #doctor strange 2 #multiverse of madness #doctor strange and the multiverse of madness

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gabba-gool-cool · 2 years

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Stephen Strange Headcannon: #1

I like to think that Stephen strange celebrates 4/20 at least once a year. If not, he would be a very casual smoker. To to keep his ass in check, he would take a puff every couple of hours. Keeps his control issues… more or less under control.

#gabbagoolcool hc #doctor strange #marvel #stephen strange #doctor strange 2 #dsmom #multiverse of madness #dr strange #doctor strange headcanon #stephen strange headcanons

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dazesanddoodles · 2 years

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once again fen-posting

#they now have a training uniform!!#thats like!! kinda canon!!!!#society would fall apart if i wasn’t drawing fanart for my silly hc’s i fear #might dump my baron draxum nonsense on here too who knows #side note but madisynn from shehulk is so slay i love her #dazndoodraws #fen au #stephen strange #doctor strange #desi stephen strange #bangledeshi stephen strange #poc stephen strange #transfem stephen strange #dr strange #doctor stephen strange #dr stephen strange

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blakeswritingimagines · 1 year

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Cute moments together

Iron Man: Probably just snuggling and talking about nerdy stuff. He loves when you come into his lab and play around with his suits and tech, and asks a ton of questions that he'll always answer. He loves talking to you and showing off what he loves or has been working on, he also loves it when you snuggle with him. Your touch is comforting and the feeling of you holding him close after a long hard day of working makes him feel safer and more secure. You're his rock and he loves you.

Spider-Man: You both were sitting on his apartment's balcony watching the sun rise over a quiet little neighborhood in Brooklyn. He put his arm around you wanting to hold you close during the moment. You both sipped a mug of coffee together, and the silence was perfect. He looked at you feeling like he wanted to kiss you so bad, yet felt a wave of peace. He knew right then he was going to marry you because he had never felt so very lucky.

Hulk: You and he have shared many cute moments together. You both enjoy the little things in life, like cuddling together, giving each other little gifts, or just spending quality time together. You both try to make time for each other every day, even if it's just for a quick kiss or a brief conversation about your plans for the day. You also share a lot of inside jokes and have had many funny and memorable experiences together. You are truly each other's best friend and love sharing laughs, smiles, giggles, kisses, and cuddles every chance you get.

Captain America: He finds his partner's presence comforting, especially in difficult times. He enjoys sharing cute moments with you when no one is around to see, like a quick kiss goodbye or a long hug hello. These quiet moments showcase your connection and make Steve's heart feel safe. In public, the both of you are affectionate and loving, holding hands or giving each other little kisses on the cheek. He knows that he can always rely on you to comfort and reassure him, even when times are difficult. He appreciates those little moments of connection, and it's often those private moments that make the relationship so special to him.

Winter Soldier: His favourite moment with you is when you're just sitting together, talking about nothing in particular, but you both know how much you love each other (even though he's not the greatest at expressing it). That feeling of just being close to you is so comforting and amazing. And then you'll do something like lay your head on his chest, or reach out to hold his hand, and those moments just take his breath away he feels so lucky every day to have you in his life.

Black Panther: One of his favorite cute moments with you is holding hands and walking through the forest together. It's a peaceful and comforting gesture, and it always makes him feel happy and loved. You can talk openly about anything while taking in the sights and sounds of nature, and he always feels at ease when you're together in that way. It's also been a tradition for you both to take walks along the coast and go stargazing, and those moments are also always special. You often talk about the future when you watch the stars, and those moments fill him with gratitude for the love you share.

Doctor Strange: A few months ago he was feeling stressed and tired and you could see that. You started giving him back scratches and then just started rubbing his back gently which slowly but surely started to relax him more and more. After an exhausting day, it just melted the stress away, his heart was so full. It's a special memory for him.

Thor: Honestly any time you laugh and smile. It's infectious and fills him with joy. You are like the sun and any time he sees you, he knows there is warmth and safety around, and he feels as though he is where he needs to be. But when you laugh he could be anywhere and that sound makes it perfect.

Ant-Man: His favorite cute moment with you is when you both are just sitting on the couch watching TV and you lean over and give him a quick kiss on the cheek. It's so cute and heartwarming. He loves it when you do that and it always makes his day when you do it. It makes him feel loved and appreciated. Even in the simple moments, you still find a way to show him that you care. It's those little things that mean so much to both of us.

#iron man x reader #spiderman x reader #hulk x reader #captain america x reader #winter soldier x reader #black panther x reader #doctor strange x reader #thor x reader #antman x reader #marvel hcs #marvel headcanons #marvel imagine #marvel

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erule · 2 years

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yay!! im glad ur requests are open!! I love angst to fluff so what about stephen and the reader soulmate au!! But its like the red string of fate and the reader can see her’s is clearly connected to Stephen but his is all tangled and so he doesn’t realize it yet please and thank you!!

Red string of fate | s.s.

Pairing: Stephen Strange x fem!witch!reader

Summary: you’ve been in love with Stephen for as long as you can remember, but now that you know that he’s also your soulmate, you have to do anything that is in your power to stop his wedding.

Warnings: soulmate au, angst, fluff, Christine is the antagonist (but I love her!!), there’s a fight scene between superheroes (not really violent), mention of blood, mention of hospital, back hurt/back pain, friends to enemies to lovers kinda

Word count: 3.5K

A/N: hi! I used she/her pronouns because they were in the requests, but since there was not determined the state of the reader, I chose her to be a witch like Wanda eheh, hope you don’t mind. Also, I tried to follow the request, but I changed the narrative about the string a little bit in the story, you’ll see. Feedback is always appreciated by a writer! Hope y’all like it. Enjoy! x

Tags: thanks to @ssathoma for the request, hope you like it!

Wanda has never been more afraid of anything in her life. Monsters? She can beat them. Aliens? Not a threat. Thanos? Defeated with less power. Children? A joke. But you? The literal villain of her story.

You’ve been walking around your room shared with Wanda for about fifteen minutes, now. You can’t make up your mind about something you just found out, but Wanda hasn’t realized it yet: you didn’t tell her and your mind was too confused to make her read it. So, tired of this situation, she sits on the bed, legs crossed, while staring at you.

“Y/N… Y/N! Please, stop. Just talk to me. What’s this so important things that you realized?”

You suddenly freeze in front of her, making her almost nervous. You sigh, then you show her your red string of fate, a thread that you make appear into the air with a gesture of your hand. Since you’re a witch, you can make people see it, while normally nobody can, unless they have got magic, of course. Usually, you can see the red string of fate in form of a tattoo, a birthmark or else on people’s skin, but that’s not your case: you just hide it with magic. That’s why Wanda didn’t know about your soulmate. On the other hand, you never wanted to know who this person was, so you didn’t really try to follow the string in your head, but now, you know. And this is a nightmare.

“Do you see it?”

“Yeah, I can see the string, but… not your soulmate. Who is it?”

“That’s because his string is all entangled!” You exclaim and Wanda gulps. “Sorry. Okay, well, last night I couldn’t sleep. I was thinking about Stephen… again… and his fabulous hands touching Christine’s hair at dinner, in front of me. Disgusting. Anyway, I finally decided to untangle the string in my head, to see where it’s going, breaking the promise I made to myself when I was little: I would have found my soulmate when faith would have told me. My patience was over, Wanda. Please, tell me that you get it”.

She nods.

“I see. So, who’s the mystery man? Bucky? Loki? Zemo?”

“Worse”.

“Worse than them? Star-Lord?”

You burst into laughing.

“He’s nice. Anyway, he’s the only person I have a crush on. Perhaps, I’m even in love with him. But unfortunately, he’s dating somebody else”.

Wanda brings her hand to her mouth, shocked. Your eyes appear glossy, now. Something in her chest aches for you.

“Y/N…”

“It’s Stephen, Wanda. Stephen is my soulmate. And he’s engaged”.

Maybe, you shouldn’t have put it into place again. Maybe, you should have let him know that you were his soulmate, but you didn’t want to change his perception of you. However, you did that after you acknowledged your feelings for him. And you couldn’t tell him either, because he’d be angry at you for using magic kind of against him.

“You did the right thing, Y/N,” Wanda tells you, caressing your back.

“It’s hard to think that, when I’m forced to look at him getting married to somebody else,” you reply, while looking at him and Christine sitting on the couch, choosing the best decorations fot the wedding.

“I know, honey. The right thing isn’t always the easier one. But you’re a good person. Find peace in that”.

“Maybe I’m tired of being nice,” you say, then you swallow your pride, your willing of being again in your room and not there, your heart being so envy of Christine, the heat given by your feelings running through your veins and you come closer to the happy couple with your best fake smile on your lips. “Christine, Stephen told me yesterday that maybe you need some help with the cake, is that correct?”

She gives you a smile.

“Yeah, it’s true!”

“Thanks, Y/N. I have to go on a mission today, so I can’t be here to taste the cakes, but I trust you. See you later, my love,” he says to Christine, giving her a kiss on the cheek.

“My love”. Alexa, play “It should be me”.

“Chocolate or strawberry?” Christine asks you, while you’re sitting next to her on the couch. She’s looking at the cakes on a catalogue.

“Dark chocolate,” you whisper, then you raise your voice. “Stephen loves dark chocolate”.

“Dark chocolate it is! You really seem to know him, Y/N,” she says and you nod.

“Not enough, probably,” you murmur.

“You know, I used to think that you were in love you with him and I got even jealous, because the two of you are always a really capable couple during the fights, but now I realize that you’re just a good friend of his and I’m glad that he’s got you,” she says, squeezing your hand. You smile at her, while your eyes are burning for the tears

“Thanks, Christine”.

A stab would have done less harm.

It has been a week, since that terrible day. You can’t sleep anymore, because of this secret. Wanda told you that it would been selfish for you to confess everything to him, but what if he’s marrying the wrong person? He should know it, he should have the right to choose his path, since his string is entangled (again) and he can’t see his faith very well. The wedding is in a month. You dan’t have much time.

So you put on some fresh clothes, then you go to the room in the compound he usually uses to study magic. He’s always working, so you’re sure that you’re gonna find him awake and here, not at home with Christine. The door is closed, so you knock and his raspy voice responds: “Open”.

But he’s not working. When you open the door, he’s wearing an unusual suit: it’s white and gold, even if his cape is always the red one. Your whole body is suffering for this, because you can’t touch him or see his on the altar, in front of you.

“How do I look?” He asks you, turning around so you can see him better. In the mirror, your image would show him your inner secrets. “This is ridiculous, isn’t it? Wong told me to wear this stupid ancient suit, but probably I could just buy a smoking and…”

“You’re perfect,” you say and your voice, even if it’s low, echoes between the walls. He looks at you with his lips not touching one another for the surprise, like you and him. But even Thanos would know how much you’d love to touch him.

“Thank you,” he says, smiling with just one corner of his lips. You nod. “Did you need anything?”

You. Just you.

And then, a voice in your head, maybe because of the lack of sleep, tells you to confess him the whole truth.

“I have to tell you something”.

He observe you, scanning your face, then he shakes his head.

“There’s no need”.

“Stephen, please…” you begin to say, coming closer to him.

“No, Y/N, let it go”.

“You should know it!”

“I already know,” he tells you and you stop in the middle of the room. Your eyes grow wide. He can’t know, it’s impossible. There’s no way in the world in which he can have figured or imagined it. “I know it, Y/N and I do not care”.

You swallow hard.

“What?” You whisper. “How?”

“I saw you in my dreams, that night. You stepped into my space, so I woke up in my head and I saw you untangle the threads. I know that you’re my soulmate, but it’s not important: I fell in love with Christine and we’re gonna get married soon. That string doesn’t mean anything,” he tells you, calmly, while your heart breaks more and more at every word he says.

You’re in pieces and he doesn’t even care about that.

“Stephen, it’s magic. We believe in it more than in everything else. Love itself is a pure form of magic. How can you say something terrible like that?”

You’re fighting with the urge to scream, right now.

“You said that yourself: love is a form of magic and I fell in love with Christine. It’s as simple as that. Unless, you fell in love with me, of course. But you didn’t fall in love with me, did you?” He jokes, while adjusting his sleeve. You remain quiet, so he raises his gaze in order to look straight into your eyes. “You didn’t fall in love with me, did you?” He repeated, his tone surprised yet almost angry. A sob escapes from your lips and you immediately close your mouth with your hands. “Damn, Y/N!”

“I’m sorry, Stephen…”

“You ruined everything!” His rage could be heard by the others, now. “Why are you doing this to me? Because you needed to tell me the truth? You should have kept your stupid secret for yourself!”

“Stupid? Love is not stupid! Even if it’s unrequited!” You scream.

“You’re not my friend, you’re acting like a selfish little girl who fell in love with her classmate. Flash news: we’re not in high school anymore, Y/N!”

“Watch your tongue, Strange,” you say, while some red sparks begin to dance around your fingers.

“Or what?” He asks you, tilting his head, but instead of seeing him angry, he seems almost… challenging, to you. As if he has been waiting for this moment for years.

You hear some steps behind you.

“What’s happening, here?” Wanda ask.

“A magic fight? Wow! Please, let me watch!” Peter Parker exclaims.

“Nobody’s gonna fight, Peter. Right, Y/N?”

You breathe out.

“Right”.

“You’re not invited to the wedding anymore, Y/N,” Stephen says.

“I didn’t plan to come anyway,” you lie, then you get back to bed, while your heart is still aching for him.

***

You can see that Wanda is angry in her eyes, but she has also given you the access to her mind, so you can see the fight she had this morning with Stephen.

“She’s your best friend, it’s insane that you don’t make her come to your wedding!”

“She crossed the line, Wanda. Oh and Y/N, if you’re looking at his: remember not to behave like a child with your next crush”.

“You’re being mean, now”.

“She entered in my dreams and she didn’t even apologize to me! It wasn’t fair, Wanda”.

“Love’s not fair, Strange”.

“Friendship is”.

You get out from her mind, sighing.

“He’s right, Wanda: I broke his trust. I get why he doesn’t want to be my friend anymore”.

“He’s hiding something, Y/N,” she says, while walking around your room.

“Okay, enough, you’re looking like me now,” you joke. “What’s up?”

Wanda stops, then she looks at you, sat on the bed. You’re curious of what she’s been thinking for days.

“He seems too hurt. I observed him during the last few missions and he seemed very nervous”.

“He’s getting married in two weeks, it seems normal to me”.

“No, it’s not. Strange asked Christine to marry him one year ago and since that day, he stuck with that decision, but when he discovered that you’re his soulmate, he began to waver”.

You get up from the bed, coming closer to her.

“What are you trying to say?”

Wanda licks her lips, before she talks.

“That he’s not entirely in love with Christine”.

It’s late afternoon and you’re watching the sunset in New York, when Stephen comes down from the sky, after the two of you have defeated another monster. There was a lot of tension between you two, but you worked pretty well anyway. What you missed more was the fact that you didn’t banter like an old married couple, during the fight. Usually, that is the best part of the job. You wonder if he thought about that too.

“Everything’s under control, Y/N. We have destroyed enough buildings, today,” he jokes and you chuckle.

“I had to contain my power, actually,” you reply.

“Me too,” he says, then you flickers you a glance. “We should do something about this repressed rage, don’t you think? The compound is empty, if you want,” he says and you blush. “I’m talking about a fight. A little fight in the room that Doctor Banner made for us, in which our powers can’t harm anything or anybody, except for ourselves, of course”.

You stare at him, thinking, then you nod in agreement: maybe you can investigate some more on his relationship with Christine. You could even find out if she poisoned him or if she asked for help to another with in order to make him fall in love with her. Or perhaps, this is not a trick and you just can’t handle the truth: he’s really in love with her. And yeah, maybe she doesn’t care about her real soulmate or her thread is all tangled too.

The room has windowson every wall, but you can’t see your reflection on them or if there’s somebody outside. Your possible enemy can’t know where you are, but you can’t know if you really exist too. This happens because you’re forced to focus on the other person’s presence in the room. You find it ironically sad, because even in the real world, Stephen’s presence is all you care about. He’s the only one you can see in every room.

“Are you scared, Y/N?” He asks you, while you can feel his energy running through his veins. “You’re not even looking at me”.

“I don’t have to look at you to actually see you, Stephen,” you reply with a grin, but there’s a lot of melancholy in your heart and he seems to know it.

That’s when you catch him by surprise. You first attack causes a cut along his cheek. A trickle of blood runs down his jaw, but he doesn't seem to notice it. You leap towards him, but a bubble of energy shoots you across the room, causing you to flip backwards. At this point you start to think that he is almost angrier than you, because, unlike you, he is not holding back for real anymore.

“You’re not using your powers like you normally do in a fight. There’s no need to protect me!” He exclaims, then he comes closer to you, but you fight his punch with a shield made of red energy.

“I’m just trying to protect myself! My powers could even destroy this room!” You reply.

“Were you protecting yourself, when you confessed your feelings for me?” He asks and you get distracted. One moment later, he pulls your back against the wall, one of the windows.

You slide to the floor and there you remain for an endless time. You try to get up, but you can't. He may even have broken your back, for all you know.

"Stephen, I don't..."

"I was calm, you know? When I asked Christine to marry me."

"Stephen..."

"I was calm, because I knew that I would have spent the rest of my life with a good woman, who loved me and I, in some twisted way, loved her. I didn't care who was on the other side of my string and neither did she. We had found our soul mate, that was okay. Then you came along and you had to screw it up with your stupid curiosity. You might as well have found it out and kept it to yourself, I wouldn't have told you anything, but no, you had to make me knwo that too. And now I'm always restless."

"Stephen, something is wrong..."

"Sure! I can't fool Christine right now. She doesn't deserve it. I thought I was chasing a chimera, Y/N. I thought that you didn't feel anything for me, so I lied to everyone, even myself, telling myself that it was better that way, but it wasn't true. I never forgot you, Y/N. I never forgot the idea of the two of us together, a mere dream that would never become real. Then you confessed everything to me and even if I was scared, it made me incredibly happy, because I was free. But I can't leave that woman on the altar, because she trusts me. Tell me this makes sense, please,” he explains, but you’re tired now and every fiber in your body is in pain.

“My back… Stephen, my back…”

“Y/N? No, don’t close your eyes, no, Y/N… Don’t close your eyes!”

When you open your eyes again, you’re in a hospital room. The walls are white, the air is aseptic and you feel like you’re not breathing anymore. How many days have passed? Is Stephen already married to Christine? This is a nightmare come true. It can’t be.

Somebody enters in the room. You look at your right, only to see Christine. She’s not wearing any ring and you make a sigh a relief. She seems to notice that, but she doesn’t say a word about it.

“How are you?” She asks you, gently.

“Not in pain anymore, which is already something, I guess,” you joke. She gives you a smile.

“You know, he didn’t leave your side for the entire time. Even now, he’s outside, sat on a bench, his head between his hands, thinking about you,” she says and you swallow. There’s something in her voice that makes you respect her even more. Resignation.

“I didn’t have the right to tell him…”

“No, you didn’t,” she cuts you off. You gulp. “You didn’t have the right to tell him that you were in love with him just one month before our wedding, but you did have the right to tell him about his soulmate. Why? Because he deserved to know that it was you. I wouldn’t have cared about anybody else, but when he told me that it was you, two days ago, when he brought you here, upset, everything was clear in my head: he didn’t want to know the identity of his soulmate, because he was scared that it would have been you. Because pretending to love me was easier than loving you for real,” she explains and finally, you understand the final picture.

“I really am sorry, Christine,” you murmur anyway, because she still has to know that.

“I know, but I’m glad that this happened, because probably I wasn’t really in love with Stephen and now I can find my real soulmate, that hopefully will love me that much. He feels guilty, Y/N. Now tell him that you’re alright, because your powers and some rest healed your body,” she says, then she goes away.

Stephen enters into the room with his eyes circled in red. He swallows, then he basically runs to you, embracing you into his arms. You close your eyes, inhaling his scent, feeling at home.

“I’m okay, Stephen. Christine said that my powers helped my body to heal,” you tell him and he nods, while caressing your back, that fortunately doesn’t hurt anymore.

“I’m sorry for all of this pain I caused you. Christine didn’t tell me why, but she doesn’t want to marry me anymore. My life is a complete mess, Y/N. Wanda says that you can put all the pieces together, but I don’t…”

You cut him off by kissing him. It’s a sweet and brief kiss, but full of passion and love. You hope that he can feel your power running through his veins too, like you can do with him. Together, you could potentially rule the world. This is a complete soulmate thing.

“You’re forgiven, Stephen. And I’m sorry too, for sneaking into your head without you knowing. It wasn’t fair,” you say and he squeezes your hand.

“Soulmates always find each other. Maybe that’s why you did that”.

“You were my soulmate even before I knew it,” you reply with tears in your eyes and he gives you a small kiss on your forehead.

“And you were mine”.

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