Emily Vancamp as Sharon Carter in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
Here’s an example of what we call a “soft no”. Sharon turns down Steve’s offer in a way that’s meant not to insult him but never actually uses the word “no”.
Steve clearly gets the message, though, and importantly offers to leave her alone. Sharon’s comment afterwards gives him an opportunity to try again later, but he doesn’t press and respects her rejection of his company even though it’s probably hurt his feelings a bit.
Just in case you ever wonder “What would Captain America do?”; there you go.
never do something steve rogers wouldn’t do.
Unless it’s jumping out of a plane without a parachute, you probably shouldn’t do that
I just have to add – I’ve seen interviews with Marvel people where they say that this scene demonstrates that Cap’s awkward with women and doesn’t know how to ask women out on a date. And it drives me crazy, because – as the OP says – Steve behaved perfectly here. It was a very charming, nonthreatening offer, and he accepted her rejection with good grace. You can’t help but feel that to Hollywood, the fact that she said no means he asked badly – which is exactly how I’d expect Hollywood to think, namely, the idea that men should keep pressing and pushing women until they say yes
Read this, then read it again.
Tag: agent 13
pretty much what happened.
The moment that you realize Agent 13’s cover was not an accident. Stay classy, S.H.I.E.L.D.
As I mentioned here:
The question is, why was Sharon assigned to watch over Steve in the first place? Fury already had Steve’s apartment bugged; if anything happened, Fury would know about it even before Sharon called it in. Protection? If someone broke in and overpowered Captain freaking America himself, chances are Sharon on her own wouldn’t have been able to stop them either—could she have stopped the Winter Soldier if he’d gone for an up-close kill rather than sniping Fury from the opposite building? No way.
So if she’s not there to spy on Steve or to protect him, why? My guess is emotional manipulation. Here’s a guy from the 1940s thrown into the 21st century, in shock after the trauma of losing basically everyone and everything he ever knew, and on top of that he’s a war veteran showing symptoms of PTSD—and the world depends on him to save it from rogue gods and aliens and who knows what else. That’s not a man you’d dare leave to muddle through things on his own, but what can you do when he refuses to talk about it and declines every offer of help or therapy?
Solution: The nice girl next door. Someone his age (the age he considers himself to be), someone he can relate to, a nurse like his mother—she works in the infectious disease ward just like Sarah Rogers did, imagine that! Steve can’t help admiring her bravery and selflessness in caring for her patients, knowing what it cost his mother. She even reminds him of Peggy, the way she smiles. Just seeing her reminds Steve of why he keeps fighting, why he keeps going back to S.H.I.E.L.D.: to keep people like her safe.
And then it turns out it’s all a carefully crafted lie to give him a reason to get out of bed in the morning, put on his uniform, and do Fury’s dirty work. If I were Steve, I’d be pissed too.
“ And I can laugh; because I have known sadness. “
you know what would have been awesome? if natasha had gone up disguised as a basic white dude and then kicked ass WITH councilwoman hadley (who turned out to be an insider for fury)
and when nick needed someone else for the retinal scan? sharon carter shows up, supporting her elderly aunt. she smiles at fury, her former protege, and apologizes for being late.
#NO BUT SERIOUSLY#because now I can’t stop thinking about it#except instead of apologizing#peggy showing up and going ‘traffic was so awful you’d think the world was ending. am I late nicholas?’#and fury smirking and going ‘no ma’am. as I recall the co’s never late – she’s always right on time.’#like pretty please give me lots of references to peggy & fury having worked together long enough to have stupid inside jokes#PRETTY PLEASE?#I neeeeeed it#please and thank you(x)
#you know I was almost disappointed#(i was definitely a little disappointed)#when counsilwoman hadley turned out to be natasha#because I was like#FUCK YEAH YOU GO LADY#but it kind of lost some of the thrill when it was natasha who does this for a living#don’t get me wrong#I love nat#but I would’ve loved a little redemption arc and secret badassery from hadley a little more (@nevertrustatrickster)
SAME.
This. I was disappointed
can you talk about steve’s possessive streak :P
YES PLEASE.
Okay, so first of all: in the interest of full disclosure, I really like the idea of possessive Steve. I have no trouble seeing him develop this trait. If you do, that’s cool. Also, this got super rambly.
But. Here’s the thing. Steve Rogers is 1) very protective 2) incredibly hurt.
AND THE CAP 2 BUTTONS HAVE BEEN LINED!!!
I like Sitwell and Sam and Coffe!Bucky best of all. Especially Coffee!Bucky. Who is done with all of your nonsense, Steve Rogers, god, leave you alone for a couple of decades and this is what you get up to, you damn PUNK.
WHO DO YOU WANT ME TO BE?
The Winter Soldier + Double Identities
A Little Bit of You, A Little Piece of Me – IamShadow21 – Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: Gen
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies)
Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes & Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson, Sharon Carter & Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Original Female Character(s), Steve Rogers & Original Child Character(s), Pepper Potts & Steve Rogers
Characters: Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Original Child Character(s), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Sharon Carter (Marvel), Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan, Original Male Character, Original Female Character
Additional Tags: I Blame Tumblr, Inspired By Tumblr, Tumblr Prompt, Based on a Tumblr Post, Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Gen Work, Gen or Pre-Slash, Kid Fic, Clones, Hydra (Marvel), references to murder, References to child murder, Arson, references to Non-Consensual Genetic Experimentation, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending, Captain America: The Winter Soldier Compliant, Harm to Children, Rescue, Rescue Missions, Not As Dark As The Tags Make It Sound, Donuts, Dessert & Sweets, Chinese Food, Breakfast, Pre-Serum, Pre-Serum Steve Rogers, (but not really), Popcorn, Awesome Pepper Potts, Past Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Awesome Sharon Carter, Awesome Sam Wilson, Awesome Bucky Barnes, Awesome Steve Rogers, Awesome Kids, everyone is awesome, Steve Rogers-centric, Steve Rogers Feels, Protective Steve, Protective Steve Rogers, Eugenics, Ableism, Chronic Illness
Summary: “Who is this?” he asks, torn between frustration and something like fear.
“There’s a warehouse on the bank of the Anacostia river,” a voice whispers. “In exactly thirty minutes, it’ll go up in flames. Coordinates to follow. Bring a large car or a van, something that can seat multiple civilians. Come alone.”
The line goes dead, and his phone buzzes a second later with a text. It’s an address.
Notes: Inspired by Bucky finds the tiny Steves by cassandrexx.
Based on this Tumblr post (specifically on the drabble by cassandrexx and the head canon by misspryss). Basically, there’s the twelve tiny Steves trope that has had some gorgeous fic and fanart done for it (most recently Raibean’s 12 Days of Steve), and this Tumblr post thew out the idea that rather than being mini-Supersoldiers, clones of Steve would turn out more like his pre-Rebirth self, ie. tiny, sick and feisty.
Ten thousand words later, and here we are. This isn’t to the letter absolutely compliant with the post. I went off at right angles, and explored more the feels than the lulz, and not all of the kids (or even the majority) are based on Steve. But hopefully it’s a worthy tribute.
A Little Bit of You, A Little Piece of Me – IamShadow21 – Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]
“The movie is about…as he struggles to find an identity in the modern world, his old life is slipping away – is hanging on by a thread. Peggy doesn’t remember him… and she’ll be dead soon. She’s the last remnant of his past. And Sam happens to find his way into his life, so now he’s slowly meeting a new friend, he’s gaining a trust with Widow…so the movie is about a journey for him as he finds new elements in the modern world to emotionally attach himself to. The cruel twist is that, the Winter Soldier shows up…and it’s like the past punching him in the face.” — Joe Russo [x]









