And Then I Wrote Marvel

Prompt 48

"I hope you're happy."
Steve Rogers x Reader

Thanks KassandraMarines for requesting!

It had been nearly a year since you'd had any sort of contact with any of the members of the Avengers, yet here you were, pulling up to Tony and Pepper's wedding reception the night before they were finally going to tie the knot. When you had received the invitation, complete with a little handwritten note from the groom himself, you knew that your days of avoiding your friends had to come to an end. Well, at least all but one of them. You still weren't ready to face him.

You signed in and dropped your gift off at the table, then went and joined the line to greet the bride and the groom. Tony's face lit up when he saw you, and he nearly crushed you with his relieved hug. It was so nice to feel the warm arms of a friend around you again.

"I'm so glad that you came," he told you, holding you at an arm's distance. "You have no idea how worried we've all been about you."

"I'm sorry I cut myself off the way that I did," you apologized.

"You don't have to be. We all understood why you did it," Tony said, giving you a warm smile. "We've just missed you like crazy is all."

"I'll make sure to make my rounds and say hi to everyone," you promised.

"If you're ready."

You nodded your head slowly; you knew exactly what he was getting at. "If I'm ready."

At the small dessert buffet table, you found more than enough to satisfy your stomach, and you were happy to find a seat at a table with some of your friends, thankfully not including the one person you were trying to avoid. Wanda was happy to show off her engagement ring, Peter introduced you to his new girlfriend (or new to you, at least), and you finally got to meet Cassie Lang. Clint's family showed up a little late, of course, and his kids were all happy to see their Aunt (Y/N) again. Everyone was overjoyed to finally see you again, and you were just as happy to see them.

"Hey, looks like the party table is over here!" Sam said from behind you.

You turned your head to greet another one of your friends that you had missed so much, but you found yourself frozen once you locked eyes first with Steve.

The laughter and joy died around you as everyone waited with bated breath to see what would happen next, who would react first.

It ended up being you. Without a word, you stood up and walked towards the exit, hiding your face from anyone that might be watching.

You heard Natasha shout, "Steve, don't you dare follow her!" so you took a detour through groups of people in order to deter him.

Stopping by Tony one last time, you darted through the line to tell him that you were leaving and promised that you wouldn't be so much of a stranger anymore.

Just as you were unlocking your car, his voice froze you once more: "Wait, please."

You were completely still, barely daring to breathe.

"I just wanted to talk to you."

"Well, I don't want to talk to you."

"Please, you don't have to leave. I'll go instead," he pleaded.

"Oh, yeah? Then why was it me that had to leave when you broke my heart?"

"I never asked you to do that!"

"But I did it for you anyway! I gave up everything for you, and you never even thought about doing anything for me!" you shouted. "I hope you're happy, Steve, because I did everything so that you could be."

You opened your car door and ducked inside.

"(Y/N), wait, please!"

"No!"

You slammed and locked your door definitively, driving off to leave Steve standing alone by himself, defeated.