Marvel Imagines

Little Brother - [CHRIS EVANS]

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[inspired by the movie Gifted (which is absolutely brilliant) and my own younger brother being a piece of shit]

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"have you got your PE kit?" i asked my little brother Thomas as i got into the drivers seat of my car. "yeah, and it's a gym bag" he said sassily and i rolled my eyes as i pulled out of my driveway towards his school. Ever since my 18th birthday, i've practically been my brothers full time career. He was just coming up to his 7th birthday and i'd been looking after him basically by myself for the past 5 years. My dad died just after Thomas was born which lead my mum to slowly go off the rails. She re-married this rich guy and they both live in some big obnoxious house by the coast in Florida. My mother practically rejected Thomas as part of her grief - that's the excuse she made. I hadn't spoken to her for around a year but she kept in contact. And by that i mean i see money appearing in Thomas' child current account each month. I was an actress and more recently i'd been struggling to juggle looking after Thomas and working long days. I'd reluctantly employed a nanny to take of him when i worked late nights which he didn't seem to mind hugely.

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"i'm sorry i'm late" i said walking very quickly onto set. Luckily my good friend Jon Favreau was directing this film as it was more of an independent movie. "can't your nanny take him to school?" he asked quietly and i shook my head. "she doesn't do mornings" i said quietly and he looked at me sadly, knowing i was all alone in trying my best in raising this kid. "morning late ass" Chris said waltzing over to me, slinging his arm around my shoulder. I rolled my eyes and slapped his arm off my shoulder, walking straight over to my dressing room and getting ready to film.

"did i say something?" Chris asked Jon worried. Jon sighed and shook his head. "you did nothing" He mumbled and Chris looked confused.

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I laughed as Chris picked me up and sling me over his shoulders. We'd finished filming early today and we were heading out to get a coffee and some food. "let go of me you big oaf" i said laughing and he chuckled. "don't try to deny you love being in my arms" he replied back confidently and i scoffed as my cheeks flushed red. The movie was heavily focused on our characters romantic relationship and due to knowing each other for a few years thanks to us working together in the MCU, we became amazing friends. The endless flirting and tension eventually caved between the pair of us not too long ago. We were currently just seeing where things went because neither of us wanted to jump into the deep end. I had to think about Thomas as well. The huge elephant in the room might be that i haven't told anybody about him. The only people i've told in the industry are Jon and Downy and i intended on keeping that way. He was too young and he was just starting to question thinks about mum and dad, so i didn't want to throw him into the spotlight.

"i can feel the heat radiating off your cheeks from here" Chris said as he put me down and i chuckled. He placed his hands on either side of my face before leaving a soft kiss on my lips. I smiled as i wrapped my arms around him and embraced the moment. We'd never kissed in public before, so in a way it was pretty empowering. Our moment was soon interrupted by my phone ringing. I frowned concerned as the only people who could get through my Do Not Disturb during world hours was the nanny or Thomas' school. I apologetically looked at Chris as i stepped back and answered the phone. "hello?" i answered. "hello Miss Y/L/N, i'm sorry to bother you but somethings happened with Thomas" the lady said on the other end of the phone and i started getting worried. "is he alright?" i asked, starting to pace back and forward. "yes, he's alright, the other boy not so much" she said and my eyes widened. "He got himself into a fight-" the lady started and i shook my head "well i doubt it was his fault, he wouldn't do that" i replied quickly and she sighed. "please can you come and pick him up as soon as possible. He has a two day suspension. Good day Miss Y/L/N" she said and hung up. The words two day suspension stuck horror through my body. No, that was ridiculous. I ran my hand through my hair as i put my phone back in my pocket. "everything alright?" Chris asked and i shook my head. "i'm sorry but there's something i have to do, lunch will have to wait" i said quietly, stick trying to process what the hell i was going to do. "what's wrong Y/N" Chris asked placing his hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him, the concern in his eyes made me want to spew my guts out to him right there and then. I nawed on the inside of my cheek nervously. Robert wasn't currently working on any projects, and Thomas was good friends with his kids so i could always ask him. "hey, what aren't you telling me" he said softly, tucking a piece of my hair behind me ear. This was it, now or never.