Swan Song ✧ STEVE ROGERS [✓]

Extra #1

"SO WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD NAME THE BABY?" Steve asked Raevanna as they lay on the roof of Blake's countryside farmhouse.

Raevanna turned to him with a soft smile. "I had a couple ideas. But I want to hear yours first."

Steve smiled at her. "I was thinking that for a boy, it'd be Nolan, or Benjamin. And for a girl, maybe Charlotte. We could call her Charlie."

Raevanna nodded. "I was thinking for a boy we could choose Astro. And for a girl, Veroshe or Saira."

"Those are good names," Steve said, nodding back. "They're fairy names, aren't they?"

Raevanna nodded again. "He or she is gonna be part faery, remember?"

"Yes, but they're also gonna be part human," Steve reminded her. "So maybe we could pick a human first name and a faery middle name."

Raevanna sighed softly, looking up at the sky. "That makes sense. But I want our child... to have a name that reflects both of us. A name that means something. Something powerful. Something special."

Steve looked up at the sky as well, nodding to himself as he thought for a moment. Then, he spoke. "How about... for a boy, Anthony. And for a girl... Natasha."

Raevanna turned to him in surprise. "You mean...?"

"After Tony and Nat, yeah." Steve nodded again. "They both made a huge sacrifice to save the world. Neither of us would be who we are or even be alive if it wasn't for them. And... I feel like it'd be a good way to honor them."

Raevanna smiled. "That's perfect." She looked up at the sky once more, then sighed and said, "Do you think I'll be a good mother?"

Steve turned to her. "Of course. Why wouldn't you be?"

"I dunno." Raevanna shrugged. "I never had much of a model growing up. Maeve was always off doing things during my first years with her as my guardian. I kind of had to raise myself for awhile." She closed her eyes. "I just... I want to be there for our child. Give them the life and upbringing I never got to have."

"Rae..." Steve reached out, putting one hand on her stomach and the other under her cheek. "I know you're gonna be a great mom. And I have no doubt in my mind that they'll have the best life because of it."

Raevanna smiled. This was one of the many reasons why she loved Steve - he always knew just what to say when she was doubting herself or in order to make her feel better.

Steve met Raevanna's eyes, drawing his thumb back and forth over her cheek before leaning forward and kissing her softly. Raevanna smiled into the kiss, butterflies erupting in her stomach the moment he did so, and she swore in that moment, her life had never been more perfect.

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A/N: surprise! there's a little more left to this story!

so what did you think of this extra chapter? it's short, but just a small little section i had when i was drafting some parts of the epilogue :)