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Steve Rogers Lush Haul

A/N: Firstly, hi! I'm back! Wild, I know. Somehow I didn't realize that I haven't written anything for here since 2019. I'm awful! My TikTok fyp has been full of people complaining about fan fiction authors being slow, so I started to feel guilty. Anyway, this is a follow-up to the Bathtime story of Steve Rogers. I wanted to make this really good, but I couldn't seem to get it to flow how I wanted to. However, my best friend Kirsten has been begging me to write this since about 2018...oops. Anyway, here it is! Sorry if it sucks. 

If there was one thing that Steve Rogers didn't want the rest of his team to know about, it was his minor obsession with watching beauty gurus on YouTube. He didn't mean to stumble across them, but as he was trying to catch up to this strange new world he found himself in, he couldn't help but be curious. One video led to an all-nighter of tutorials and hauls. From people with 10 million subscribers to those with only a handful, Steve found himself enthralled with what he saw.

One of his favourite types of videos were haul videos. Of course, he especially enjoyed ones that involved bath products and candles. It was his way of finding new stuff to use during his post-mission baths. Anything to help him destress after a long mission was something that he was completely down to try. 

Because of his nightly escapades on YouTube, he became curious about a certain brand called Lush. Many of the people that he watched on YouTube seemed to be obsessed over the brand, most commonly their bath bombs. So, he decided to recruit someone to help him buy some stuff. Steve went to find Pepper knowing that she always had lots of bath products that he would often borrow after missions, she would probably be able to help him find a Lush store and pick up some stuff. 

What he didn't expect, however, was that Pepper was insistent that he go and buy the products himself, rather than having her pick them up for him. She offered to come with him on his excursion, which he quickly accepted. He didn't know what to expect from a store like this, hell he didn't even know where to find one. So, without wasting any more time the two headed off. 

Once they got to the shop, Steve was immediately overwhelmed by the hordes of people crowding over the colourful bath products. A gentleman with green hair walked up to him, asking if there was anything he could help him find. It seemed at first that the man did not recognize Steve, however, seconds later the man narrowed his eyes in curiosity and when to ask him a question.

"Are you..." The man trailed off, and before Steve could answer, Pepper walked up with a few bags in her hands.

"Steve, are you okay if I pay for these, then head over to the book store? I need to pick up something for Tony's birthday." She asked, trying to gauge if he was too overwhelmed or if she would be okay to run her errands.

Steve nodded at her, "Go on, we can meet at that chocolate place and pick something up for Bucky. You know how he gets sometimes if he goes too long without his salted caramels." 

Pepper smiled, leaving the man to his own devices. Steve went to turn back to the gentleman who had been asking him a question, only to find him helping another customer down the way. Taking this as the perfect opportunity to look around freely, he began to take in the different bath products. 

After making a few selections, he finally decided on a handful of bath bombs, a bubble bar, and a pot of lotion to try out. He also found himself with about a dozen free samples from soap to face masks. It looked like he was all set, so he made his way over to the counter to pay. The total bill shocked him slightly, as he hadn't even thought to look at the prices. However, he was lucky enough that Tony had given him a credit card without a limit. Handing the card to the woman at the checkout, he made a mental note to thank Tony later. 

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Back from his shopping spree, with several bags in hand, Steve sought out to find Bucky. The salted caramels he bought for him were melting in the summer heat. If he didn't find Buck soon, he was just gonna toss them in the freezer as a free for all. 

Luckily for Buck Steve found him rummaging through the fridge, right as he was about to bring them to the freezer. Before he could even get a word in, Bucky looked up, "Hey, Steve! What you got there?" His best friend looked at him with a small smile. 

"Salted caramels," Steve replied. 

In an instant, Bucky was over at Steve's side with a stupid grin on his face., "But you much prefer chocolate mints." He said with a hopeful glint in his eyes.

With an eye roll, Steve handed the bag over to his best friend before excusing himself to his room. As he began organizing everything he bought, he started talking to himself. 

Steve began pulling out the bath products and placing them neatly in the little basket that Pepper had picked up for him from the book store. As he sorted them, he began mumbling to himself about the various products he had bought, "This orange swirly one is a bubble bar called Brightside. It has a very bright and citrusy scent and would be perfect for a bath in the summer. It's very fresh and smells like a summer drink." 

He smiled at himself and placed it in the basket before picking up the next item. The multicoloured ball sparkled lightly in the light of his room, "This one is Intergalactic," Steve said, reading off of the label on the bag before taking a sniff. "Oh! This is peppermint! Oh, I really like this one. And the colours are really fun, I'm definitely excited to use this one. I have a mission coming up in a couple of days, maybe I'll use this one after that." 

A few more bath bombs and bubble bars got placed in the basket before Steve pulled the final bag. Without looking at the name, he pulled out the pink and purple bath bomb out. A small rose sat embedded in the top of it, and the smell was amazing. Very floral, and something about it reminded him of Peggy's perfume back in the '40s.

"This one may just be my favourite so far," He said to himself taking another whiff. "It reminds me of love and stolen moments a lifetime ago. This one is called...oh! oh no!" Steve stared in shock at the label, he really should have read them at the store, but he didn't think they would be so...well. The bath bombs label read 'Sex Bomb'. Steve's face flushed red before he smiled softly. Instead of placing the bath bomb in the basket with the others, he walked into his bathroom and began running a bath. He definitely would be thinking about Peggy tonight.