Peggy Carter is one of the few people that Steve Rogers completely feels at home with after the ice. Even though she hasn’t seen him in over seventy years, it’s like he’s never left. They still have the same relationship/chemistry they did in the 40′s, it’s like nothing’s changed. Peggy Carter will forever be the most ideal and worthy human for Steve Rogers. No one will ever compare.
in the first avenger, when steve gets into a fight over a guy complaining about a short reel about the war effort, steve is not standing up for America. he’s not standing up for the “war effort” or propaganda or anything of the sort. that’s not why he gets in that fight.
this woman is opening crying in the middle of the theater, emotionally vulnerable and visibly broken.
when steve tells the man to show some respect, he’s not asking for him to show respect for the flag. he’s asking the man to show respect for the men who carry it, and for the families left behind. to show any semblance of empathy he can muster, bc that’s what steve has always cared most about; people.
THEN LETS FUCKING TALK FOR EIGHT YEARS ABOUT THIS ONE GIF
Not about Sam, but about Steve.
LOOK HOW RELAXED HE IS IN SAM’S HOUSE. He’s just chilling there, with Sam’s OJ, that Sam definitely drinks straight from the bottle btw) He’s leaned so far back into his chair that he has to actively sit up.
This is a man who just got chased around and nearly murdered by Nazis on several occasions, but he feels so safe and secure in Sam’s house that he can melt into his chair and sip orange juice. Yes, he’s probably bone dead tired and still thinking about the fact that what little he knew about everything is a fucking lie, but here’s Steve in a similar situation:
Bone tired, Loki has been fuckin shit up and the nice guy who made his really tight suit is ostensibly dead. But he’s sitting forward, alert and thinking.
Overall I think Steve is a pretty tense and closed off person. He’s always got this ridiculously rigid posture and doesn’t seem to let himself go around anyone, including his team. Actually I think it’s gotten more tense as time wears on.
In CA:TFA, he’s pretty relaxed, even with the new body.
In The Avengers, unless actively fighting, he stands like his suit is lined with solid steel and not Kevlar.
In TWS, it’s even stronger. He stands like a hardened marine who’s seen too much.
and also he has that JFC face that puts even my shadiest and saltiest of friends to shame:
And of course, there’s the RAEG OF STEVE, which really only apparently happens out of costume. (Interesting? Interesting.)
But around Sam, he’s super chill. He drops his shoulders and visually looks less like Captain spandex and more like a dude who wants to get to know Sam, possibly even in the biblical sense.
Shoulders dropped, open posture, smizing.
Then you see him more vulnerable than he’s been in this entire series. Even skinny! Steve walked with more aggression than the dude who shows up on Sam’s doorstep:
he maintains that vulnerability when in Sam’s presence through the entire movie, even when he’s pissed.
When he puts the suit on however, he squares right the fuck up
ANyhow i forgot what i was doing but IN CONCLUSION
Steve is super relaxed around Sam and has probably definitely been to his house before the world went to shit.
The How to Brooklyn Series – Resources and meta for writing pre-war and modern stories set in Brooklyn
Steve’s Shitty Rear Tenement – Is having your front door opening to a vacant? lot? a normal thing? because there’s not much street going on during the “end of the line” scene.
Pt 2.2 – The Brooklyn Trolley System – This one doesn’t even hit my historical boner, it hits my I’d love to be able to travel between Queens and Brooklyn without three train changes and two pack mules boner.
Pt 6 – What did they do for Fun, Other than Dancing? – Hah, I’m a terrible person; my first instinct is to say, they got drunk. Am I projecting? Maybe. Drinking’s a competitive sport here. Anyway, I really like this question, this is a good question. So, are we talking what they did as kids, or what they did as grownups? Let’s do both! I like both.
Pt 7 – Modern AU Headcanons (Steve, Bucky, Sam) – There’s not one way to experience this borough or city, and if I ever claim there’s a right way to “Brooklyn” then please punch me in the face immediately. So what I want to do instead is give you some options! Let’s base them off of fandom tropes, shall we?
Pt 8 – We Have Always Been Here (LGBT history in New York City) – This is part of our cultural conversation, the one we’re having right now – arguing for more representation, for safe spaces, for political equality, for queer head canons, for trans head canons, for race bent head canons, to say yes I belong here, I am here, I have always been here.
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