❝𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮❞
𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 / 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 / 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭
𝐈: truthfully
𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 x 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫!𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤!𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫
𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 — and if i could say anything, i would say that it will always be you; it's hard being in love with your coworkers
𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 — 560
𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 — strong language, pining, general fluff
𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 — this was, at one point, just gonna be one part but it's far too much story for just one part lol
Steve Rogers was a menace — and he didn’t even know it.
When you’d met the First Avenger, as expected, you’d been taken aback at just how…bright he was. Everything about him was bright and warm and nestled between your ribcage like a kitten cuddled into its mother. He was always sweet and polite, never without a smile on his face when you spoke, completely different from the kind of men you’d come across in your lifetime.
And damn you for being so aware of him. Whether he came into the med bay or popped his head into you and Dr. Helen Cho’s shared office, your senses heightened. You noticed the lilt of his words or the one stray hair that was always hanging between his brows in a boy-next-door kind of way. Only people that didn’t realize their effects on others spoke like that, unfazed.
You’d intellectualized your feelings as normal chemical reactions in the brain: the muscle simply going through the machinations of being around someone attractive. Dopamine, norepinephrine cortisol, and the serotinergic system working in tandem. Simple explanations for simple reactions.
You’re a woman of science, after all.
“Bitch, just fuck him and move on,” your best friend, Serena, said, her eye roll coloring her tone.
You cradled your cell phone between your cheek and your ear as your grabbed a bottle of wine from your fridge. “I like my job, Rena.”
“And what does that have to do with letting that fine specimen of man break your back into next year?”
An airy laugh left your chest. “He doesn’t see me in that way and I’m not some lovesick teenager.”
“Nat says that he asks about you all the time.”
“Your girlfriend also took six months to ask you out,” you countered. You worked the cork out of the mouth of the bottle and poured a hefty glass.
Serena let out a dreamy sigh. “I know, right? She’s so precious.”
“I’m telling her you said that.”
“And I’m telling you that you need to make your move and ride that — ”
“Good night, Serena,” you said, disconnecting the call. You took a sip of wine, mulling over your best friend’s words. As embarrassing as it was to admit, your crush on Steve — obvious or not — could never be. You both worked together and he was…well, him. If the two of you were to break up, it’d be the only thing people talked about. No longer would you be a decorated private physician, you’d be the woman that got dumped by Captain America.
Your phone buzzed again; a text from the golden man in question.
I hope you had a good day today :)
One day, when you were bold enough, you’d get Natasha Romanoff right in the jaw for giving Steve your number. He’d only recently started messaging you and every notification made your stomach flip in a way that you could only describe as violent.
You chewed the inside of your cheek as your fingers slowly typed out a response.
I did! How was —
No, too eager.
Oh, you know, just another day in the bay! :):)
You almost threw your phone at that one. What was this, fourth grade?
I hope you had a good day, too, Captain :)
You turned your phone on its face and groaned out loud.
You really fucking hated liking Steve Rogers.
𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 — are y'all ready for my interpretation on "they only shared one bed"?
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❝𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮❞
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 / 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 / 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭
𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 — 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 x 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫!𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤!𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫
𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 —and if i could say anything, i would say that it will always be you; as one of the top physicians in the world, you’re proficient in matters of the body. but when it comes to your feelings for steve rogers, you’re out of your depths
𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 —2.5K and counting
𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 — 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐍𝐈, 𝟏𝟖+, strong language, sexual content, body worship, oral (f receiving), Two Idiots In Love™, a slow fucking burn, specific warnings in each chapter
𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 — for the lovely @thefanbasewhore and their challenge! deadlines really be kicking my ass lol congrats on 2K! trope: there's only one bed | prompt: "how could you say that to me?"
2022 edit: listen, i was horrible at challenges in 2021 and left all of these ideas in my drafts and i just want them to see the light of day, okay? 😂😂
2023 edit: i know, i know — i’m trying to do better, okay?
title inspired by colors by alex isley — go listen to anything by her, she's fucking amazing
as always, lovely dividers by @firefly-graphics
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒: (3/6)
i: truthfully
ii: wonder
iii: feelings
iv: fell in love with a boy
v: fall in love alone
vi: how does it feel?
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