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[gl00mxstar]

tried arcane artstyle with my oc few days ago

[miwachan2]

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[tandytoaster]

Fox and Sams r friends [ hanging out in casual clothes ]

[novelmonger]

Okay, this has been pinging around in my brain all day, and it needs to come out.

Steve Rogers & Fam Play Super Smash Bros!

(Doing this with the gang from my Captain America WIP Take Me In because they're the ones living rent-free in my brain. Yes, yes, it includes two OCs nobody knows yet, but too bad.)

Steve always picks Link because Steve is always right he's always kind of wished he could have a sword to go with his shield. He's also quite fond of the boomerang. Is he a bit slower than some of the others? Sure, but that spin attack is devastating. He wins a respectable percentage of the rounds he plays.

Bucky tends to alternate between Samus and Fox. He likes their speed and their long-ranged attacks, and is particularly good at using Fox's force field and Samus' bombs at just the right time. Steve usually goes after everyone else rather than Bucky, but Bucky doesn't hesitate to take advantage of this and kill Steve without mercy. Steve is taken by surprise every time, and Bucky just smirks to himself. But if they're doing a team battle, and someone lets Steve and Bucky team up? They win every time.

Sam likes to switch around and play various characters, but as a matter of principle he has to begin and end each play session as Captain Falcon, for obvious reasons. And he's actually pretty good with him, especially against slower characters like Link. Whether he's winning or not, he always tries to hit the Taunt button right at the end of the match to "show your moves!"

Sharon favors Kirby. She likes being able to swallow the other characters and steal their abilities to use against them. She also likes to do the Down+B stone smash on Steve and say, "I think I have a crush on you!" while everyone groans. (Steve won't admit it even to her, but he thinks it's kind of hot.) With Kirby, Sharon is fast and ruthless, though she has a weakness for compulsively grabbing and throwing items even when it would be better to focus on just fighting.

The first time they invited Leyla to play, she picked Jigglypuff. While the others were laughing at how uncharacteristic that choice seemed and how they were going to decimate her, Sam felt a creeping sense of dread. Sure enough, Leyla obliterated them all, wearing a serene smile the entire time. After leaving everyone else in the dust five times in a row, Leyla was henceforth banned from using Jigglypuff. Her backup choice is usually Mario or Ness, which puts her on a more even playing field with the others.

Jake spent a year just watching them play, shaking his head vehemently any time someone asked him if he wanted to try, even when they assured him he could play on Daddy's team. But he always liked watching, sitting in a corner of the couch and hugging a pillow to his chest, laughing and cheering along with everyone else. Finally, after a year of observation, he announced one day that he wanted to try. He picked Yoshi, and played on a team with Steve, against Sam and Bucky. The "Mean Green Fighting Machine" (Yoshi and Link) won. They played a few more team battles, and then the first time Jake played in a free-for-all round, he won. Even though he hadn't touched a controller before then, he played like he'd been doing it his entire life. He likes team battles best, especially if his team can be green.

also they play timed battles because that's the only way to go don't @ me

[gay-destiel]

we sons of hell and heaven

rating: Teen And Up Audiences

word count: 15,101

warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

author's note: so many thank yous!!

first of all, to my brilliant amazing artist @crossroads-consoul, you've been so awesome and i love your art and alkhfdjsckf i fell in love in claims with your first piece

second, all the mods for the SSRB, you were all so great and supportive and had answers to all my questions! it must be so much work to run a bang!

third, everyone on the discord who encouraged my weird-ass messages and such. y'all are so great <3

so anyways, go forth and enjoy my story! it maybe got a bit out of hand- compared to my last SSB story which was 2.6k words- but it's worth the time!!

summary:

With a stuttering breath, Sam stumbles back. His heart leaps into his throat and the angel blade wavers in his hand. It’s… but it can’t be…

“Gabe?”

The angel’s eyes flash, and he stumbles forward,

Sam.

Jolting, Sam blinks as the word echoes through his head, but before he can say anything, Gabriel’s knees give way, and he lunges forward to catch the fragile figure. Concern rushes through him at the vulnerable expression, at the lines of fear and exhaustion etched into his face.

What happened?

OR

When Gabe escapes capture from a powerful coven of witches, his broken wings take him to Sam Winchester.

Now Sam has to deal with an injured archangel, an untrusting brother, and somehow his trauma with Lucifer.

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Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

tagging: all the ladies out there ;D

Name: Samantha/Sam

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday (no year): May 28

Where are you from? What is your time zone? California! I am on PST timezone so three hours behind the TOA clock

Roleplay experience: Over 10 years! (Dear Naga the passage of time)

Got any pets? No :(

Favorite time of year: Winter!

Some interests and things you like: Reading but that's a given. I'm a huge history nerd and love learning random facts. Also love languages and have tried learning a handful of them but never stick to it rip. Dragons are my fave fantasy creature. (I'm terrible at filling these things out LOL)

Some fun facts & trivia about you: -I own about 300 books -I can skateboard -I wanted to be a geologist as a child until I learned how much math was involved -I can play the piano and a tiny bit of violin -I've never broken a bone

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Zelda, Persona, SSB, Honkai Star Rail

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: Water & Vaporeon!

How did you get into Fire Emblem? Watching my brother play on the GameCube

What Fire Emblem games have you played? Physically played: Everything from SacStones on. Read scripts for Genealogy and Thracia.

First Fire Emblem game: Path of Radiance

Favorite Fire Emblem game: Awakening!

Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳 Take a WILD guess. LMAO but besides the Boy of All Time, I can admit I have a crush on Xander.

If you’ve played the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? - Awakening: Chrom and I'd still S support him I'm basic and that's ok - Fates: Silas and it's a tossup between him and Leo now - Three Houses: Dimitri and still Dimitri. - Engage: Diamant and still Diamant I know what I'm about

Favorite Fire Emblem class: Swordmaster!

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class? Swordmaster!

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? Blue Lions

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with? It's a tie between Leif and Eirika & Ephraim

How did you find TOA? I saw an advertisement for the group on tumblr WAAAAY back when

Current TOA muses: Inilow, Leo, and Azelle

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again? The one and only Inigo. I really can't see myself dropping him unless I left the group.

Have you had any other TOA muses? Ilyana and Vanessa!

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards?The loyal ones for sure. A shocking amount have sibling complexes and I don't know what that says about me as a person.

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most? Honestly, I enjoy writing a little bit of everything! Happiness, angst, romance. But if I have to pick a favorite it'd be combat :thinking: Something about the adrenaline

How do you pronounce TOA? 🤔 Tee-Oh-Ay

Favorite TOA-related memory: Oh naga. I literally cannot pick one so any and all the inside jokes/memes that pop up that would NOT make sense to anyone else

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day that you’d like to share? 😉Coughs into hands. If I said I had a Seth blog what then. Silas is up there too and there's a few from Thracia I have my eye on

[breakthroughpoint]

On June 27, 2008, India lost a legend – Sam Manekshaw, the nation's first Field Marshal. Fondly known as "Sam Bahadur" (Sam the Brave), Manekshaw's illustrious career spanned four decades and several wars, including World War II, the Indo-Pak conflicts of 1947 and 1965, and most notably, the decisive 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh. His exceptional leadership and strategic mind played a pivotal role in securing India's victory in 1971. Even after his retirement, Manekshaw remained a beloved figure, admired for his courage, wit, and unwavering dedication to the nation.

On this day, many other events also happened in India. Visit our Telegram channel; we post all events at 1:00 PM.

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[daddyscore]

CSK vs LSG

Both teams are coming with a terrible loss in their previous fixtures. LSG are currently at the third place in the IPL 2023 points table with 10 points whereas on the other hand CSK also have 10 points and are placed in the fourth spot. In their previous match, LSG were defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore in front of their home crowd. Meanwhile, CSK suffered a loss against Punjab Kings at their home ground, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Check all the details given below regarding the match:- IPL Match 2023 Teams: Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants

Captains:  MS Dhoni is going to lead Chennai Super Kings

KL Rahul will lead Lucknow Super Giants

When: May 3rd, 2023 Match is going to start at 3:30 p.m. IST

Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Head to head of these two teams from IPL: Both the teams have met each other on 2 occasions where Lucknow Super Giants has won 1 match whereas Chennai Super Kings have also won one match.

Likely playing XI

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana/Mitchell Santner, Maheesh Theekshana

On Bench:  Ben Stokes, Mitchell Santner, DL Chahar, RS Hangargekar, SP Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Simarjeet Singh, SSB Magala, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhagath Varma, AJ Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Akash Singh

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Yash Thakur, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ravi Bishnoi, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq

On Bench:   Mark Wood, Jaydev Unadkat, DR Sams, A Mishra, PN Mankad, Q de Kock, Romario Shepherd, M Vohra, Karan Sharma, Swapnil Singh,  Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, AN Guleria, Yudhvir Singh, Avesh Khan, A Badoni

New rules Impact player: Both captains of  CSK and LSG will have a list of four substitute and one of them can be called in as the impact player to bat and bowl Name playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick playing 11 they have pre decided depending upon the outcome of the toss. 

Pitch report

The pitch of the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium is a bit slow. The ball tends to hold a bit on the surface; hence the batsmen will have to be on their toes while batting here. Spinners are going to play a major role while batting on this surface.

Most probable best performers in CSK vs LSG

Probable best batsman: Devon Conway

Probable best bowler: Tushar Deshpande

Weather forecast for today in Lucknow

Maximum temperature: 29°C Minimum temperature: 22°C Wind speed: 5km/h Chances of rain: 30% Capacity of stadium: 50,000 Prediction to win: Lucknow Super Giants is most likely to win the match

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[aromantisk-fagforening]

I found this, but it's not what I was referring to, it was a comparison thing not from ssb

it's weird to see people so distrustful of the government as someone who lives in the country where people trust the government the most. (you can google it, I think this is stats from united nations or something)

I know it's like a thing of my government being more trustworthy. But it's still weird. to me.

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[gl00mxstar]

Sam and Blade refs

maybe one day I'll make better ones for now have those

[steves-on-a-plane]

Public Relations

Written for: @star-spangled-bingo​ 2021!  (& All Caps Flash Bingo!)     Words: 1563 All Caps Flash Square Filled: “That’s America’s Ass.” Pairing: Sam Wilson x Reader   Warnings: none Summary: Reader and Sam assigned to film some videos for the Avenger’s various social media accounts. This happens often and with the two friends spending so much time together, will thier friendship turn into something more?

Most of the Avengers treated PR and press events like a chore. It was just something you all had to do, but very rarely wanted to do. You understood why someone like Tony who’d practically grown up under the media’s microscope would feel that way, but you didn’t. Of course, you also didn’t consider yourself the “A Team.” What had started as a joke between you and Sam Wilson had begun to feel less so over the years. The A Team consisted of the six founding Avengers, everyone who came after that was the B Team.

While the A team was out saving the world, press junkets and creating an online presence often fell into the purview of the B Team. The media team did most of the heavy lifting. They managed everyone’s twitter, instagram and other social media accounts. You were still expected to contribute here and there but the major responsibly was in appearances.  They could be in person or otherwise.

“You know, with Spider kid and the wizard we’ve got almost enough people to start a C team.” Sam Wilson commented as he parked his car in the lot where you’d be filming for the day. You and Sam had been tasked with filming a few segments for the Avenger’s Youtube channel.

“Wilson, I think we’re the C team.” You sighed, getting out of the car.

“Why? Just because they’ve got the two of us coming down here to spend our whole Saturday filming videos like ‘What Type of Cat is Your Favorite Avenger’?” Sam laughed. “You’re looking at it all wrong, [Y/N]. People like us. That’s why we get pulled to do these things so often. They think we have real chemistry.”

“Well, we should. We’re good friends.” You said, heading into the studio.

“Right, friends.” He mumbled before following after you.

As the day went on you and Sam filmed several videos, some together and some separate. A few of the others drop by for an hour or so each just to add a bit of variety. You and Scott Lang filmed a cooking video together where the entire recipe was in French, a language neither of you spoke. The PR team assured you it would get laughs from the audience while showing that Avengers can do anything even if they’d never done it before. On one of your breaks, you watch Bucky and Sam film some type of trivia video that involved knife throwing.

At long last, the day was coming to an end you and Sam had just one video left to film together. It had been nice seeing some other faces around the studio, but you knew what Sam had said earlier was true. When looking at the numbers, videos with you or Sam typically performed better than videos with any other B Team Avengers. Videos with the two of you? They rivaled those of Steve or Tony.

“You doing okay, [Y/N]? That last video looked rough.” Sam asked when you slipped into the stool next to him.

“It’s a miracle nothing caught on fire.” You confessed. “I’m glad Bucky was there because I may have burned the whole studio to the ground on my own. You?”

“I’m ready to get this over with and get some dinner.” He told you.

“Always thinking about food, Wilson.” You smiled. Someone gave you and Sam the signal so that you knew the cameras were going to start rolling. Once filming began, the producer re-explained the concept of the video. You and Sam were going to be show photos of fellow Avengers and had to guess who was in the photo. It was a nice lighthearted video to go out on.

“So it’s like a weirdly specific game a Guess Who.” Sam summarized. “Okay let’s do this. The first photo was of an elbow. Immediately Sam started to laugh. “Now c’mon y’all! How am I supposed to know who that is?”

“It’s Clint.” You answered without hesitation.

“That’s correct. This elbow belongs to Clint Barton.” The producer agreed.

“How the heck?” Sam looked over to you with surprise.

“You can see bruises on his forearm from his recurve bow.” You pointed to the area of the photo where the bruise was barely visible.

“Okay, well I’m gonna need to step it up then. Next Picture.” He rubbed his hands together eagerly. The next photo was a zoomed in image of what looked like brunette hair.

“That’s Bucky!” You exclaimed. “I’d know those chestnut locks anywhere.”

“Do you have an answer sheet over there or something?” Sam questioned. He looked around the set, pretending to search for an answer sheet written somewhere.

“No, but we did just have lunch today so maybe he’s fresh on my mind. Tell you what I’ll let you get a head start on the next one.” You offered. The photo changed to someone’s backside. Almost immediately you recognized a pair of what could only be described as “dad khakis.” You knew that derriere could only belong to one Avenger. Sam took a few minutes to scrutinize the photo before looking to you.

“Go ahead.” He said impatiently. “I can see you biting your lip over there trying to hold back.”

“I-ah…” You realized he was right, you’d been biting your lip since the producer changed the image. “C’mon Sam, it’s an obvious one!” You gestured towards the photo trying to help him out.

“Obviously not!” Sam quipped.

“That is America’s Ass!” You said, leaping up of your stool. Sam began to laugh again. “Can’t you tell that’s Steve?”

“Well excuse me for not knowing what all of my co-workers butts look like!” He chuckled. The producer changed the photo again and announced it would be the last one. This time the photo was a close up of an eye. It was a beautiful eye with slight flecks of gold towards the edges. It was gorgeous, but it was ruining your perfect streak because you couldn’t identify who the eye belonged to.

“Cmon!” Sam was grinning widely now. “You don’t know whose eye that is?”

“Oh, and you do?” You raised an eyebrow at him and laughed. “You haven’t gotten one of these right yet!”

“As a matter of fact, I know exactly who those eyes belong to. Those stunning eyes belong to the equally as stunning [Y/N].” Sam answered confidently.

“Correct. [Y/N], those are your eyes.” The producer agreed. You and Sam wrapped up the video, by filming a quick outro. After getting all clear from producers, you and Sam were done for the day. You left the studio and walked back towards his car.

“You know it’s crazy how observant you are.” Sam commented. “I mean that thing about Clint, that wasn’t scripted right? Or did you actually notice that?”

“No of course it wasn’t scripted.” You answered. You’d reached his car by now. The two of you were talking to each other over the hood of his car. “But I mean I obviously wasn’t that observant. I didn’t recognize my own eyes. What an idiot.”

“You’re not an idiot, you’re just not used to looking at your own eyes. Who is?” Sam shrugged from the other side of the vehicle.

“Are you saying that you knew those were my eyes because you’re used to staring at them?” You teased him.

“I been lost in them a time or two.” He confessed casually. You felt your cheeks flush at the compliment.

“I’m glad we got to spend the day together, Sam. Believe it or not, I look forward to our Saturday Studio dates.” You said before getting into the passenger’s seat of Sam’s car.

“You know,” Sam opened his driver’s side door and leaned into the car. “We could make it an official date. I’m thinking dinner and a movie?”

“A date with the oh so charming Sam Wilson?” You questioned in an old timey Southern Belle voice. “If I should be so lucky!”

“Alright, alright, it was just a suggestion.” He shook his head and climbed behind the steering wheel. “You don’t have to mock me.”

“Sam, I wasn’t trying to mock you.” You promised very seriously. “I’d love to go on a date with you.”

“You don’t have to pity me.” Sam said, a smirk already working its way onto his face as he back out of his parking spot. You reached over and put your left hand on his right knee.

“I’m not pitying you, but I am a little exhausted, so you’ll have to forgive me if this comes off as less than authentic. I’ve been hoping that you’d ask me on a date since Steve first introduced us. I even though about asking you out a few times, but then we started working together more and I didn’t want to jeopardize our friendship or make it awkward…”

“Awkward?” Sam repeated. “Impossible, we go together like Peanut butter and jelly!”

“I don’t like jelly.” You told him wrinkling up your face in disgust.

“What about Nutella? You like Nutella? Of course, you do, everybody does. We’ll be peanut butter and Nutella then.” He amended his statement.

“Mmm now I kind of want peanut butter and Nutella crepes.” You hummed, imagining the sweet flavorful pastry.

“Well, lucky for you, I know an amazing creperie on the other side of town. It’s a perfect place for our first date.” He decided.

[localdreamaddict]

“Friendship ended with god, now seesaw is my best friend”

-Angie Yonaga

[emergenciesstory]

Ghost Story

Words: 1209

Warning: Mention of death, PTSD, FaWS spoilers, Angst.  

Pairing: Brother!Sam x Female!Reader, Bucky

Summary: Sam returns home to help fix the family boat, but he comes to find that’s not the only thing returning.

Authors Note: Takes place around FaWS episodes 5 and 6. Flashbacks in Italics. Opening flashback partly inspired by Tiktok user barnesrogersendoftheline3000 - really made me know what I wanted to do for this prompt. @star-spangled-bingo Square: Haunted by the past

“Hey short-stack.” Sam smiled, answering his phone.

“Do you remember when we used to play hide and seek as kids?” You said, words cutting short.

“You bring that up because you used to cheat.” Sam laughed, Walking outside to the porch steps. He could hear your breathing start to shake, like you were mid-run.

“I did not.” You were smiling, he could tell.

“Absolutely you did, you used to hide on dad’s boat even when we weren’t allowed to be in there.” There was a brief pause of silence.

“Once, maybe.” Your voice sounds strained, Sam could tell you were trying to hide it. 

“Nooo all the time.” He laughed, concern laced under it. Your breathing picked up audibly, your sentence fragmented. 

“Then why,” Your voice shook, “was it so hard for you to find me?” 

“Because I was scared. I didn’t want to break the rules.” Sam said softly, sitting on the poarch steps. He leaned on the banister, looking out over the yard you all used to play in.

“Or maybe you were hoping dad would catch me and punish me.” You mused quietly.

“No, I wasn’t scared I’d be caught.” Sam soothed low. “I was scared for you y/n”

Your voice broke, gasping breaths as though you were crying barely breaking through the speaker.

“Why do you bring up hide and seek?” Sam asks quickly. A muffled sob comes out near the end of his question. “Y/n?”

“Because, this time, I don’t think you will find me.” You whisper sniffling.

“Where are you?” Sam jumps up, already moving towards his truck.

“I’m sorry Sammy.” Your voice is trailing. “I love you.”

The dial tone rings...

“Hey, man, you with us?” Bucky’s voice cuts through the memory, bringing Sam back to the present. The old boat bobs in the water before him, tools piled on the dock at his feet.

“Yeah man, just lost in a memory.” Sam shakes his head, crouching down to gather the box. 

“Good or bad?” Bucky asks, pulling the engine piece towards the stairs.

“Both.” Sam says softly. 

“Want to talk about it?” Bucky asked, stopping.

“No. Not right now.” Sam stepped onto the old boat and set the tools on the deck. He grabbed the other end of the pallet, nodding to Bucky to start the descent to the engine. Bucky watched his friend closely, but said no more.

____________

“One day, you have to let me fly.” You laughed, looking over his wings.

“Easy, they don’t trust just anyone with these things.” Sam said, pulling your hands from the metal. “I don’t even trust the Engineers to fix them.”

“That’s because you're a control freak.” You sassed, sliding them over and pulling yourself to sit on the counter. You picked up Redwing and placed it in your lap. “I think you need to be sure this is what you really want.” 

“I earned this.” Sam said, moving to stand in front of you. 

“That’s not what I asked.” He watched you fiddle with the tech, before your large eyes bore into him. “Are you sure you want this?”

Sam woke in a cold sweat, the night breeze streaming in the window. Beside the bed lay the case from the Wakandans, unopened since Buck presented it two days ago. Ever since he had been home, you were floating through his mind again. Looking at the case again, your words replayed in his head, over and over. Did he earn this? No, but Steve thought so. Someone had to stand up. Black Captain America. No, just Captain America. He wanted to be the change.

“I want this.” He said quietly, picking up the Shield from the corner. He quietly moved through the family house, pausing to look at the door to your old room, slightly ajar, Bucky’s form sprawled out on the bed. He could see you passed out in the same position, snoring loud enough to keep the nightlife away. A soft smile graced his features as he continued outside. There was work to be done.

_______

“One more lap” You said, chest heaving as you rounded back into the gate. Sam laughed, having beat you by a good two minutes. 

“Take a break. Stretch it out.” He mused.

“No. I’m not Sarah.” You stuck your tongue out, jogging past him. “I’ll be back in five, set a record.” 

You disappeared around the back of the house, Sam could hear your feet as they crossed out of the grass onto the dirt running path. Sarah came out onto the porch, two glasses of Iced water in her hands. She gave him a pointed look, one mastered from their mother.

“How did I end up responsible for her?” He shrugged.

“You’re the oldest.” She said pointedly. “And I don’t run. Go, She’ll hurt herself.” 

With a shake of his head, Sam took off after you, seeing your fresh prints in the dirt. He rounded the corner about half way, leaping over the downed log when he saw you, sitting on the ground.

“Thought this was a new Record?” Sam laughed, jogging up to you. Tears streaked down your face, soft scrapes adorning your cheek and blood trickling down your arm.

“Don’t tell Sarah.” You sniffed, holding your forearm to your chest. “I don’t want to hear her ‘I told you so.’”

Sam knelt down beside you, wiping the tears from your cheeks. He placed his hand on yours and your elbow and softly moved it from your body. You in took a sharp breath, it was clearly broken. Sam shook his head, pulling his shirt off and making you a sling.

“Can’t let it go to her head.” He said softly, helping you up and walking beside you on the way to the house. “Besides, that’s her job as your older sister.” 

“And as your younger sister?” You asked.

“To be half as annoying as you are.” Sam mused. 

The ice clinked as it melted in the glass, water dripping from the outside onto the porch step. Sam looked over at the pads on the trees where Bucky was still practicing with the shield. He smiled softly at the gate just past him, weeds growing through it now that it remained open. His nephews were just past it, playing adventurer just in sight on the old path.

“I see her too, you know.” Sarah said softly, sitting beside him. “Her memory haunts every old joint of this house.”

“I keep seeing her.” Sam sighed. “Being back, everything comes flooding in.” He took a sip of his water, looking down at it. “Imagine what she’d say now.” 

“She’d be over there throwing that shield until it clocked her in the face.” Sarah laughed softly. It was quiet for a moment, nothing but the murmur of the Boys and the soft thudding of the shields. 

“She really was something.” Sarah leaned on His shoulder, laying her head down. “Though I think you’d have to keep her away from Bucky. Those two would’ve been thick as thieves.” 

Sam laughed, a true laugh, something he hadn’t done when thinking of you in a while. “That they would.” He said, seeing it now. “That they would.” 

Maybe your ghost wasn’t so bad to keep around. 

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Mandy’s 2021 SSB Masterlist

My @star-spangled-bingo​ 2021 masterlist

1) Redwing

2) “What do you think I’ve been doing?”

3) Killed in Action

4) Captain America Suit

5) Loki

6) Heartbreak

7) Locked In with a Cute Stranger

8) Stripper AU

9) Messy Desk

10) Ant Man

11) Undercover Together

12) Unwilling Enhancement

13) Cuddling

14) “That’s smart. Good strategy.”

15) Coffee Shop AU

16) Fastening Jewelry for the Other

17) In Pain

18) “I don’t wanna kill anyone.”

19) Friends AU

20) Enemies to Lovers

21) “You are being uncharacteristically non-hyperverbal.”

22) Library AU

23) Odin

24) Unrequited Love