Held
Held (100 words) by Dave Strider
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel (Comics), Marvel 616, Captain America – All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: Steve Rogers
Additional Tags: Angst, Whump, Hurt No Comfort, Grief/Mourning, Drabble
Summary:
There were so many people that Steve Rogers had held as they died
There were so many people over the years that Steve Rogers had held as they died; cradling them in his arms as a final comfort.
Friends, lovers, enemies, strangers alike. He held them all, covered in mud, and blood, and ash and bile, soaking with seawater or rain.
He held some who were lucid, speaking until the end, and some who were half gone murmuring to people that Steve couldn’t see. He cradled people who were finally at peace, and people who were begging not to go.
He hadn’t been able to hold the one person who had mattered most.
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