Steve and Peggy live a quiet, comfortable life outside the city, in a house by the countryside.
Without neighbours to speak of, they have only one another to entertain each other - only them, their dog and the myriad of problems plaguing their marriage as of late.
Then one night, three men enter their home at night to try and steal, and their assault leaves Peggy wounded and traumatized. Two of the men manage to escape, but Steve catches one of them and locks him in the basement.
His dog tags say his name is James, and he cannot be older than nineteen. He's a kid, and he's the most extraordinary creature Steve's ever seen. What starts as an attempt at getting retribution soon delves into something much more dark and complicated, as Steve discovers things about himself he had repressed for the best part of three decades.
Words: 3409, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
- Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Rating: Explicit
- Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
- Categories: M/M
- Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Peggy Carter, Tony Stark, Brock Rumlow, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Jack Rollins, Peter Parker
- Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers
- Additional Tags: Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Violence, Threats of Violence, Threats of Rape/Non-Con, Rape/Non-con Elements, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Explicit Sexual Content, Extremely Dubious Consent, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Kidnapping, Stockholm Syndrome, Sexual Violence