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 ⇢ ˗ˏˋAʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sɪx ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟɪᴘ ࿐ྂ

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📍MANHATTAN

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Leaning back in the booth of the café, Y/N rested her chin on the table top with a pout, waiting for her cup of coffee to arrive. She couldn't remember how many drinks she had last night until she finally the tightness and pain in her chest disappeared. Her hangover was making her head throb loudly and made her squint her eyes at the sunlight peering thorough the glass windows on her side. Sighing, pushing herself up to sit upright, facing Wanda in front of her, on the other end of the booth.

"Can you not do that?" Wanda set her cup down on the table with a tired look.

"Do what?" Y/N snapped her eyes to her with a frown.

Wanda sighed, mimicking her best friend and rolled her eyes dramatically, placing the back of her hand on her forehead. 

"Hey, I don't sound that cranky," she defended.

"Believe me, you do."

Y/N and Wanda were very close to each other as they practically grew up together in Sokovia. Next door neighbours. Both along with Pietro were 'Strucker's Prize Pupils' and were glued to the hip. After losing Pietro, both were absolute messes. But as time went by, Wanda found comfort in Vision and Y/N in Bucky.

"Are you still drinking ?" Wanda asked adjusting her hood as a man passed by their booth. Six months had passed since Wanda left Westview, New Jersey and took down the Hex. The S.W.O.R.D agents were still hunting for her, marking her as an 'Anomaly'. The Maximoff Anomaly. Both of them had promised to keep in touch with each other and met up once a month, to catch up and check in with the other.

"It's a possibility," Y/N stated blankly, zoning out on the table in front of her.

Staying behind with half the population as a result of the Snap took a great toll on Y/N. She found her self supressing her agony with endless amount of alcohol; amongst other things. Y/N never spoke about her feelings to anyone, as she found it hard to explain. Thankfully, she was good at pretending she was fine, with a little help from alcohol.

There were days where she would stay up all night, staring at the ceiling, absolutely done with herself and while in others days, she would be out like a light. Back during the blip, Y/N had Steve and Natasha by her side. She/ barely opened up to them, but appreciated their seldom efforts of trying to be there for her. But now, neither of them were there. And to add to it, Bucky had broken up with her after Steve went back in time as he took the departure of his best friend pretty harshly. 

All the new reasons to continue drinking, Y/N reasoned with herself and anyone who questioned her about it.

"Y/N," Wanda caught her hand across the table, "You know I'm here for you right? You're not alone."

"I know, okay, I know!" Y/N rolled her head with a whine of frustration, "But I'm just so used to not talking and drinking it all away. I can't just snap out of it, Wanda."

"You're not used to it, N/N. You're addicted to it."

"Yeah, no shit, Sokovian Fortune Teller," she deadpanned, making Wanda shoot her a stern, playful glare. 

"In the wake of recent events, has left us vulnerable. Everyday Americans feel it. While we love heroes who put their lives on the line to defend Earth, we also need a hero to defend this country. We need a real person who embodies America's greatest values," came a voice from the TV of the café.

Y/N leaned her back against the window, and Wanda rested her her elbow on the table, resting her chin on her palm. Both of them watched the TV with lazy looks, and frowned when they saw a news title read: New Captain America.

"We need someone to inspire us again, someone who can be a symbol for all of us. So, on behalf of the department of defence and our commander-in-chief, it is with great honour that we announce here today that the United States of America has a new hero. Join me in welcoming your new Captain America!"

Wanda let out a derisive noise at the back of her throat that somewhat sounded like a snort, "New what?!"

Y/N stared at the TV screen with wide eyes, "Oh, you have gotta be shitting me."

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