New York, 2012. It changed everyone somehow.
It changed Steve Rogers. It changed Tony Stark. Most of all though, it changed Aurelia Stark.
When nothing in Aurelia's world is what she thought it was, how will faces from her past change her whirlwind...
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February 11th, 2013 Stark Tower, New York City
Moonlight beams into the room through the open blinds when I wake up. A full moon sits high in the sky, its pale glow no match for the bright lights of the bustling city below the tower. The sheets beside me are cold and empty but when I roll over, Steve's silhouette is unmissable on the balcony. Quietly, I pad out to join him, the cold February breeze making me shiver as I stand outside in nothing but a slip dress.
"Couldn't sleep?" I ask.
"No. What about you?"
"Cold bed woke me up."
"Sorry."
"Don't be." I glance at him, "How are you feeling?"
He keeps his eyes on the view, never once even glancing at me, grinding out a stern, "Fine."
"Steve, talk to me."
"I'm fine." he declares, adamantly.
"Then why won't you look at me?"
Finally, he moves his watch to me, "Aria, stop worrying."
"You're bleeding, Steve," I say, watching one of his cuts, which has opened back up. "Come on," I take his hand, "let me clean you up."
I lead him into the bedroom, sit him on the bed, and then grab the first aid kit. Leaning down, I take out the antiseptic and dab at the cut gently. He hisses and I mumble an apology, "It's okay." he says. He places a hand on my waist and pulls me into him gently, so I fall into his lap.
I giggle a little, "Hold still a sec." Eyes narrowing in focus, I clean up the few drops of blood that have trickled out. "Done."
"Thank you." he offers me a small smile.
I run my hands through his soft, golden hair, "You're so handsome, you know that."
"Bruises and all?" he smirks.
"Bruises and all." I nod.
"I'm sorry, Ari, for being so distant lately, I just..." he sighed, "How can I live in this penthouse with anything I could ever want whilst I know he's out there, suffering?"
I brush his hair back, "It's hard, Steve. Believe me, I know how hard it is but we have to go on. Time won't stop for us. Life won't either. We're looking for him. We're using everything we've got so all we can do is push through. We'll find him, just have patience."
He leans his head on my chest and then kisses along my shoulders, then up my neck, "I love you, Aurelia."
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