Marvel Cinematic Universe
by jellybeanforest
“The problem with surviving was that you ended up with the ghosts of everyone you’d ever left behind riding on your shoulders.” -Paolo Bacigalupi, The Drowned CitiesIn 1918, Steve’s father, Joseph Rogers, dies of the Spanish flu while serving in WWI.In 1936, Steve’s mother, Sarah Rogers, dies of tuberculosis while confined to a sanatorium after contracting the disease from her job as a nurse in a TB ward.In 2014, Steve’s boyfriend, Tony Stark, contracts the flu and quarantines himself in their room, refusing to be seen until he’s presentable and not a contagious, feverish snot-monster. Steve is worried but understanding as he tries to allay his own fears about Tony’s condition. It’s the future, after all. Modern medicine has made many advances in disease management. But then on a video call with Cap, stuffed up and miserable, Tony rather dramatically declares he’s on death’s doorstep. Needless to say, Steve Rogers, the unflappable Captain America, loses his shit.Remix of “(rest assured, baby) you’re adored” by sheron. For the 2020 Cap-IronMan Remix Madness.
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