I loved The Old Guard. I loved the casting, the acting, the songs, the whole deal... I especially loved Nicky ❤ Joe. That scene in the van... Luca Marinelli said in an interview, that's what you have after a thousand years, that's what love would be like. I'm paraphrasing, of course, but he did say that. And Joe's declaration...he killed me. Or I should say, Marwan Kenzari did. He really did. I mean Charlize Theron is gold and I loved the other actors too, but Marwan and Luca... thank you guys for bringing to life the Immortal love story of Nicky and Joe, and for doing it brilliantly. I have the team in Malta in this one shot, set immediately after the movie. My one shot is based on the characters in the movie. I did read the comics, but I found the movie version more... real, somehow. Testament to the actors, director and Greg Rucka of course, who is the creator of the series as well as the movie's screenwriter. So... enough rambling. Joe and Nicky are on vacation in gorgeous Malta, where Andy and Nile join them after a while... Disclaimer: The characters belong to the creators, no copyright infringement intended.

[based on Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier; Avengers: Age of Ultron; Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War; Avengers: Endgame] || book one of one || To bad luck, The Man Out of Time was a blessing. Despite his wishes, his prayers, even Clara Blake wasn't an exception to the unluckiness Steve Rogers was plagued with. started: march 25th 2015 ended: july 7th 2019 {Cover by: scarlettxwitch}