Time Warp || Steve & James

shield-slinger:

So in truth, Steve would have still had his own secret lover as a surprise. Yet why wouldn’t he have told James if he was his own son? Maybe he’d eventually find the answers to all this once things actually unraveled for themselves. His eyes were often drifting down towards the floor where the endless  thoughts and queries revealed themselves within the deep abyss of his very mind. His lips pursed as he was trying to take this all in. What he’d been trying to convince himself was how the younger male had known all so much about him and why he would have claimed to be his son. This entire event was completely confusion-inducing, it even had its major effects on the super-soldier for he was scarcely aware of what was sensible and what wasn’t.

Imagining what his own self-proclaimed son was depicting, a few images of Stark and himself came to mind. Being a man who was stubborn with things regarding his beliefs, it would have taken a lengthy process in taking in all that’s happening right now. Believing James right away, even with all the information he managed to possess, was just odd. Besides, the Captain even personally knew a Norse God, yet he still only believed in one god. It basically showed how determined Steve was whenever a subject he had faith in was questioned. The silence almost felt longer than it legitimately was; Steve was actually leaning towards believing him. Regardless, why would the youth be lying about being his son? Unless he was that desperate on getting a dad like the Captain.

“So .. I didn’t tell you?” That was the first thing he was getting from all of this — besides the younger male being his own son of the future. Looking back up at the other, there were still many questions he was tempted to ask, although he did also have to think if they were inquiries worth asking.

James could see that Steve was having issues with it all. He couldn’t blame him, because he’d be having issues too. If he were in the year 2031 and somebody came to the future he’d probably laugh at them. At least Steve wasn’t laughing, and seemed to be taking it all seriously. He figured that the man would, for he was always serious about things that weren’t funny.

The teenager looked back up when Steve spoke again, and he shook his head in response. “No. As far as I know, you never told anyone. Doesn’t mean they couldn’t have lied about not knowing, but…”

He had basically harassed Tony for months, trying to get the man to admit to something, or to at least break into the SHIELD database and look for it there. Tony didn’t, of course, either because he respected his friend’s privacy or he already knew.

James stood up from the chair, finding that he wasn’t feeling faint anymore, and walked to the kitchen, right where it always was. He figured that Steve wouldn’t like him having any alcohol, as much as he really needed it at the moment, and so opened the fridge in search of something else he could drink. He found some orange juice and poured it into a glass.

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Time Warp || Steve & James

shield-slinger:

The youth, who was unknowingly his son, did actually possess many features that would make one think that he was related to Steve somehow- some factors of the other almost made it seem as if the super-soldier was looking at his own reflection. Though it wasn’t a complete match, there were many similarities the two blondes shared both appearance and personality-wise. Hearing how there was yet more technology to be invented made the Captain contemplate the various ways he’d eventually be able to catch up with everything — if he would ever be. “Great to know. As if most of the devices today aren’t complicated enough..” He commented, shaking his head once more.

The look of disbelief was eventually dismissed as he was listening to James give out his own explanation of everything. Most of the information that Steve possessed were knowledgable to the youth — how? Was he really speaking the truth? Seems so, considering some facts James said weren’t normally talked about by the super-soldier. His eyes were etched with surprise, as he was beginning to believe the male. Steadily though, and in a slow process he was, yet he still pertained doubt. Steve wasn’t the man to have been gullible so easily (depending on the subject at hand), nor was he a big fan of ever having his own beliefs confronted with silly new alibis, this probably being one good example.

His eyes fixated on the ground for a moment as he thought, his ears continuing to pick up all the younger male had said. The statement about his own allergies resulted his head to left from the ground and his own optics to flicker to the other. After listening to everything, many inquiries were forming within his mind, one of them regarding James’s ‘other parent’. Would it be suiting to know who Steve would eventually fall in love with? Or would it completely ruin the surprise? — Considering he was curious, maybe it’d be best to know — besides, this could actually support the fact that he was communicating with his own son of the future. “— My son?” Pursing his lips, he nodded somewhat, eyes flickering elsewhere before making their way back to the youth, “.. Who’s .. your mother?” Mother or father? Typically, Steve wouldn’t know how to really phrase it (he’d often been curious about the opposite sex ever since seeing all those same-sex couples wandering about the streets of New York often, though he never possessed anyone who’d deem ‘perfect’ for him).

James relaxed a little after seeing that Steve didn’t automatically jump to say that he was crazy. He was half worried that would happen, even after sprouting some of the information he had. If he were deemed crazy then certainly nothing would ever be fixed; he would never get sent back to his time, if there even was a way. And with that thought he realized that he really needed to find Tony to talk to him.

First thing was first though, and the matter at hand was getting Steve to believe him. He could see the doubt in the man’s eyes, along with the surprise. 

The question of his mother made him flinch slightly, though he covered it as well as possible with a shrug. “I have no idea. She handed me off to you when I was a baby.” His gaze dropped to his jeans as he began picking at them. “You never told me. I grew up here, with everyone else.”

By ‘everyone else’ he meant Natasha, Clint, Bruce, and Tony. Though he grew up with all of them, Steve and Tony were the main people he was with most of his life. If he wasn’t training with someone then he was watching Steve punch bags or listening to Tony talk about his latest creation. 

The thought brought a small smile to James’ face. Though the matter of his mother was a bit of a sore subject for him, he never thought that he was missing out on something. He didn’t need the love and affection of both a mother and a father, because he had gotten love and affection from everyone. 

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Time Warp || Steve & James

shield-slinger:

If any thought had crossed his mind, it’d be disbelief. The name the youth pertained stunned Steve for a moment, only to have him conjure possibility that it was a mere coincidence the boy had possessed a similar last name as the Captain had. Steve was a person who already held some beliefs, some beliefs of sanity of what was normal, so would he have immediately flipped if he’d heard the boy, who was just a few years younger than he, suddenly have the same last name? 

Pausing while his eyes were trained on James, he’d watch him fall onto a chair. He was as shocked as Steve, which only resulted the super-soldier’s eyebrows to stitch together in utter confusion. Simply watching the other wouldn’t give him much answered, it’d be more useless than helpful. Crossing his own arms, it seemed as if he was going to be here for a while, taking in all that his own acquaintance had to say. If one were to meet someone they knew little about, they wouldn’t have much knowledge to see if they were lying or not, normally one wouldn’t believe most of the bullock they say. Even Steve wouldn’t have, although something about the boy granted him credibility. 

Another single, slow nod came from him after hearing the other’s name. His head tilting to the side vaguely as he was trying to make sense of all this. There was a chance he was thinking too hard about it, and he simply was another child that looked a lot like him, and had kept the same last name— but this was Steve. All the things he’d seen throughout his life wasn’t exactly ‘normal’ and went more along the lines of ‘strange’.

His tense, furrowed brows loosened upon hearing his inquiry. Part of Steve had believed about time travel, due to almost everything being possible now, apparently, yet his sanity was trying to be kept intact and telling him how it wasn’t possible. The prior side was often dominant in situations like this- he’d have to see or hear heard earned proof to make him actually believe. “— Future? .. Sounds nuts if you ask me.. Not sure if it’d be possible though..” His voice trailed off for a moment as he uncrossed his arms once again and let his hands fall back to his sides, “Then again- I have seen stranger..”

James let out a long sigh and ran one of his hands through his hair, giving a weak shrug. “It sounds impossible because it is. Right now, I mean. The needed technology for it won’t be around for another ten years.” He frowned as he took in Steve’s face, realizing that he didn’t look convinced.

Honestly, he wasn’t surprised. No doubt that if he were in the same situation it would take a lot for him to be convinced, as well. So what could convince him?

Steve had told James stories as he grew up, stories about his childhood, the war, his friends, his life in the Avengers. Surely he’d know things that Steve has yet to tell anyone? He searched his mind for some of the random information, details that were never important before.

“You’re Irish. Your parent’s names are Sarah and Joseph.” As a child, James had been sad that he had never gotten to meet his grandparents. “You were going to become a comic book writer before the war.” He gave a small snort before the next part. “You were allergic to pretty much everything.” Tony had told him that part, not Steve. 

James licked his lips. He didn’t mind telling more, but he didn’t want to freak Steve out any more than he already was. “I know all kinds of things about you. ‘Cause I grew up hearing them.” He bit at the flesh on the inside of his cheek for a moment before continuing. “I’m your son. If it’s 2012, then I won’t be born for another two years.”

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lightmanunderdog:

     {*} // “I know you are, confused, I mean,” he responded, head tilting to the side a bit. Not only was it in his body language, but his voice, too. “You must’ve been gone for a long time, James. Any way I can, uh, help?” he offered, thumb scratching beneath his nose for a moment. He was a bit curious, but not curious enough to pry too deep — yet. His offer was sincere.

James smiled but he shook his head. He knew all about the facial reading, though he couldn’t do in as in depth as Eli and the rest of his company could. He only knew enough to keep him alive in certain situations, but that was really all he needed it for. “Nah, I don’t think so. I’m mostly just looking around, getting myself familiar with the area.” He knew the basic landmarks from old maps and movies, knew where the Stark Tower was, but that was about it.

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spider-web:

“Steve Rogers? Because if is he, why didn’t you say before?” Questioned, creating a laugh that came to light in an short instant. The guy still had to deal with what he had in mind, but a little distraction came not bad, possibly because their head would explode from carrying so many problems. Peter Parker’s life, people. Always a mess full of troubles.

“I’m Peter, a friend of the Cap. Pleasure to meet you.” Said, extending the right hand toward him, in a gretting.

James shrugged, putting a smile on his face. “Just never had the occasion to, I guess. Most of the time it’s all pretty hectic.” He took his hand out of his pocket in order to shake Peter’s, pulling it back after a moment.

“Name’s James, also a friend of Cap’s. Nice to meet you, too.” 

He was glad that that went well, all in all. Could have been worse, and it seemed that he was lucky that Peter had other things on his mind, not that that was new. James tilted his head to the side and stuck his hand back into his pocket. “You seemed to be thinking hard about something.”

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kunoichiofredblood:

“Even in bad situations, I’m always optimistic about things,” she quietly joked to herself. “But I’m pretty sure I’ll get my butt kicked by Agent Romanoff if I did. Or by my mom, which is probably the worst case.” The only two women that Kat had in her life besides a few acquaintances that she had. “I’m pretty sure you know who Agent Romanoff is right?” she asked, even thought it was a stupid question.

Jason’s ears pricked at the mention of Natasha. So Kat knew Black Widow? He wondered why he had never heard of her before, though maybe it was some top secret thing even in the future. “Yeah, I know her. Aunt Nat,” he amended, grinning to himself. She used to hate when he called her that, and even after he outgrew it he still sometimes brought it up just to tease the woman.

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kunoichiofredblood:

“Sounds just like Aaron,” she smiled a bit. Kat knew how Aaron felt about the situation and she can’t really do anything about it since it was all set. She knew the consequences that was placed in front of her, but she didn’t mind a challenge even though she was just as stubborn as her parents. “Everything in life isn’t fair from where I stand, but I’m happy at where I am even though it’s trouble.”

James tilted his head to the side at the mention of Aaron, pursing his lips slightly. Sounded like a boyfriend. He shrugged it off. “Least you’re happy, then. It’s always good to be optimistic.” Even though he had never been one for much optimism, he knew that it did a lot of people good. At least until it came to bite them in the ass.

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kunoichiofredblood:

She shrugged a bit since it had gotten worse from what she didn’t expect really. The brunette had the weight of her parents’ trouble on her shoulder and has more than expected, but it was her choice to take it upon herself. “Well I’m sure everything will be fine in a few years or so,” she stated, “It’s something I was raised for anyways.” Kat sighed a bit, remembering the days of her training with her parents and now with her training with Agent Romanoff (agentblackwidow).

James nodded at Kat and offered her a small smile. “Well just because you were raised for it doesn’t make it any more fair.” Even if it was expected that didn’t mean that a person just had to deal with it. Everyone could choose their own path, of that he was sure.

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kunoichiofredblood:

“Yes, but that’s in three years time, which is a long way ahead. And I have some backbreaking pain trailing me for almost a year now. Not a pretty sight to see,” she stated. Kat never liked to talk about her troubles unless asked upon it or it slips out on accident. Being the only daughter of two vigilantes was bad enough, what more can happen.

James furrowed his eyebrows at the girl. “Well that isn’t good. I do hope it goes alright for you, though.” He didn’t want Kat to end up in his position, which was just pretty much lying back and letting his family pressure him into things, but something told him that it would end up happening anyway.