Anya Antonovna Romanova Stark (anyastark) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-02 13:24:00

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Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Anya had been in the middle of a wonderful dream about a warm sandy beach, a naked Steve and lots of shopping. It was a nice dream and Anya had been enjoying it when pain spiked and woke her up. Steve was thrashing about and had grabbed her arm with his metal hand.

"Owwwwwww!" she winced and tried to pry his fingers off her arm. "Steve! Wake up!"

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	swashbuckler 2011-01-02 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	Nice dreams must be a nice thing. Steve hadn't had many of those since he'd gotten back. This last one must have been particularly bad. It took a moment longer for Anya's words to penetrate his dream fog, and he sat bolt upright, as though under attack, eyes snapping to alertness as he let go, bringing his arm up to defend himself. "Wha...?!" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-02 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	Anya had been half sitting when Steve woke and brought his arm up. It caught her along the chin and smacked her along side her face. Tears welled up in her eyes from the pain. "It's okay," she assured him. "You're having a nightmare." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-02 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	It took a minute for Steve to come fully back to reality. The sounds of weapons fires and the screams of the dying fading from his ears. "I..." he looked more away, not realizing he'd hurt her yet. "Sorry. You shouldn't have seen that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-02 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	Anya turned off the pain with her nanites and focused on Steve. Thankfully it would take some time for the bruises to form and he wouldn't have to know he hurt her. She put her hand on his chin to turn his face back to her. "It's okay. It was just a nightmare. You're bound to have them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-02 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Steve frowned. Half-maimed, a nightmare plagued shell of the man he used to be? And the world had moved on without him. Where did he even begin to fit back into that? "Yeah..." he said, quietly, hesitatingly. No point in telling her that he hadn't had a night without them yet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-01-03 12:02 am UTC (link)

She gave him a light kiss. "You've been through a lot and it's going to take some time to get past it," she said speaking from experience. She went a year with nightmares from her trials with Temujin so she knows what he was going through. "I am here for you, my love. I will always be here for you."

She put a hand on his cheek and smiled a little when she felt the light stubble. "Would you like to talk about it?"

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	swashbuckler 2011-01-03 12:22 am UTC (link)
	He shook his head. There were so few people who could even begin to understand what he was going through. Uncle Steve, maybe. He'd look the good Captain up sooner, rather than later. "Just... a bad night. Guns and slaughter and all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-03 12:28 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry," she said. "I'm sorry you had to go through that." She wrapped her arms around him. "Will you tell me about your time there?" she asked softly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-03 12:34 am UTC (link)
	Steve frowned, wishing he had the sensitivity in his bionics to appreciate the arm he placed around her. "Don't be sorry," he said, "it wasn't your fault." He closed his eyes. "It was walking with death just about every day. Always worried that the aliens were going to find us and kill us all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-01-03 01:17 am UTC (link)

Anya wanted to sigh with frustration, but didn't. He wouldn't open up and she didn't expect him to. Not this soon, but she still had to ask. She had to let him know she was here for him.

"For a long time I blamed myself for your disappearance. If I would have used the Widow's Bite, you wouldn't have disappeared."

"You said us. Who were you with over there? Who did you fight alongside?"

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	swashbuckler 2011-01-03 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Not your fault," Steve repeated. "The rest of the Rebellion. Ken Hale, and countless others. Some of them were barely more than kids. But they were the bravest people I had ever known." And he'd gotten plenty of them killed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-03 01:48 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad you weren't alone," she told him. "Will you do me a favor?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-03 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm?" Steve asked. "What d'you need, Gorgeous?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-03 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"Would you see and talk to Doc Samson about this? Please? I know seeing a shrink isn't fun, but he helped me through a lot of the Lady Mandarin stuff and I think he could help you." Anya also wanted to ask Lucas if he would help Steve with the nightmares. He helped her though the Lady Mandarin stuf as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-03 02:46 am UTC (link)
	Steve frowned, clenched a fist. He'd fought a damned war for the survival of the planet, and now he was being laid low by his own mind? What the hell, subconscious. "I'll make an appointment for a session," he said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-03 03:00 am UTC (link)
	She smiled and kissed him deeply. "Thank you, my love." She kissed him again. "I love you so much and I'm so glad you're home." She hesitantly touched the metal of his arm. It was cool to the touch and it was unlike any other metal she had seen before. She would love to get it in a lab to analyze it. "How did it happen?" she asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

swashbuckler
2011-01-03 03:07 am UTC (link)

Steve had technically not promised more than one session. But that was a thought he kept to himself. "Love you too," he said, smiling for just a moment.

The metal of the arm had replaced his shoulder, his right pectoral, his top right-side rib, and a portion of his back, including his shoulder blade as well. It came with a few extras, but it didn't possess the dexterity needed to work a longbow.

He closed his eyes. "I got careless on a hit and run of a supply train," he said. "Got caught. They put their best torturers to work on me, wanting me to give up the others. I wouldn't."

His metal fist was opening and closing in a rhythm now. "They tried whips, swords, electrodes. They even tried good cop, bad cop, for God's sake. Eventually... they went for straight up butchery."

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	anyastark 2011-01-03 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"Oh God," she gasped and put her hand to her mouth. "I'm so sorry." Tears welled up in her eyes when she thought about what he went through and the pain he must have experienced. She wanted to wrap her arms around him and take away all the pain he went through and was still going through. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-03 03:23 am UTC (link)
	Steve held her close, not saying anything at all, just being in the moment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2011-01-03 03:37 am UTC (link)

"I can't imagine what you went through and I'm sorry you had to go through it." She pulled back and looked at him. "But you're home and you have a lot of people around to help when you need it."

"Dad may be able to help you with the cybernetics," she said. "I know Stark Industries has been working on artificial skin. I don't know exactly where they're at, but I can check if you want."

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	swashbuckler 2011-01-03 03:48 am UTC (link)
	Steve half shrugged. "I barely even notice most of the time, anymore," he said. "Guess it couldn't hurt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-04 12:08 am UTC (link)
	"It's kind of cold," she said with a small smile. "Speaking of cold, I'm a little chilly. I'm going to put on a shirt." She climbed out of bed and grabbed one of his long sleeve tees. It would cover up the bruises what were probably forming. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-04 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Steve nodded, pausing only to yawn. "Anya..." he started, unsure how to go on, and settling on, "thanks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2011-01-04 12:47 am UTC (link)
	She smiled and crawled onto the bed. She placed a hand on each cheek and she kissed him. "You never need to thank me. I love you and will do anything for you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	swashbuckler 2011-01-04 12:54 am UTC (link)
	"Love you too," he said, after the kiss. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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