Who: Steve Rogers & Brock Rumlow
When: Summer of 1941
What: Rumlow is sent to the past in order to alter the future for an assured victory for HYDRA in the Second World War.
Warnings: Rumlow being Rumlow. Violence. World domination
HYDRA was finally strong enough to have partial access to the Tesseract and the power that it held. Most of SHIELD science was trying to use the cube in a different way, as a power source but also as a gateway to another world. That was what it was for, but HYDRA had other plans for the Tesseract. The failure of the war was considered pivotal enough where some believed that if the past was altered then the miserable future that they currently lived in would have never come to pass. It would be a better world under the Red Skull.
He was just a boy when they started to study the ability to use the Tesseract as a gateway to span between time and space. He hadn't even decided what he wanted to be when he had grown up save that he would be a drunk and he would be a better man than those who were weak enough to die in the ditch. New York was a tough place to live where he did, but he survived and he go tough despite being in trouble with the law.
He was recruited in juvenile detention, and his life changed. His life became something worth living, so he served and went where he was told, learned the skills that they told him to. He survived, and he learned that just like the miserable kids on the streets, he could lead if he said the right word. It didn't matter to him about race, gender or social class. If one could get the job done and do it well, he would respect them. If not, they were no better then dirt under his boots. He drove men to better though because he wasn't dying because they were weak.
When he was twenty-four, he was taken off of his final tour and sent to New Jersey. He and twenty other men were put into Project Rewind and they were drilled hard and fast into the early forties such as culture, class, history, fashion, currency and even linguistics patterns. The Tesseract was going to sent one lucky man back to alter history to assure HYDRA of a win it was owed. He studied hard, but he wasn't top on the list to get chosen for trial; he was somewhere in the middle.
The first six men never came back. Rumors began to circulate that the project was never going to work. He ignored them and kept fit and loyal. He had to know what to do if it was him that made the transition. He knew the people he was supposed to talk to, the hands he was to shake, the men who would get him in and let him follow the final order to the best of his ability. The next three men never came back either.
Brock volunteered as the tenth. He was given his orders: find Steve Rogers, get close and deliver the super soldier to the Red Skull. Do that and victory was assured.
He was dressed in clothing appropriate to the time era he was supposed to be going to save that he snuck his favourite knife into his boot. He was given some currency with the appropriate dates and told to stand in a particularly spot. He was staring right at the Tesseract, and it seemed far more beautiful than the potential of a horrible death. He noted the spot where he was standing smelled like burnt flesh. It made his toes curl in his boots, but he set himself.
Brock Rumlow was born in 1971. When he opened his eyes after the blue flash of light and the frigid cold of energy that felt like it was burning his flesh right off of his bones, he was standing in the streets of New Jersey in 1941. He was twenty five, and he hadn't even been born yet. He was here to change the future, a future that no longer existed for him because he was here. This was his present. This was his future.
Slowly, he tottered off on shaky legs to get in touch with the right people. He enlisted at the right time, at the right station with the right doctor and he was chosen for Project Rebirth. He was shipped to Camp Lehigh to form a unit of special forces for the United States military under the SSR. The first day was debriefings, a set of their itinerary, books, the start of the rigors of usual boot camp. It wasn't even as physical as his boot camp had been.
It wasn't hard to spot Steve Rogers, and he admitted to not finding the kid anything to look at, but this was going to be a legend. This was going to be Captain America, and he knew what that small frail body was going to turn into and what that stubborn man was going to do for America. Rogers was the joke of the group on a lesser level than Agent Carter. Everyone expected Rogers to drop out or die. No one even really talked to the guy for the first day, not even in the mess hall.
Rumlow sized the guy up all day, waiting and looking for opportunity to approach. Their assigned barracks were pretty much like ancient cabins, the bunks were alright, but the living quarters the usual crammed pieces of crap. He took the bunk on top of Steve's when it was apparent no one else would; he knew guys were punished for not pulling their weight. He swaggered over and stood in front of the scrawny man with his pack on his shoulder and his uniform jacket hanging open.
"Do you mind if I take the top bed?" Everyone stopped to look, but he paid them no mind. Instead, he reached out with his right hand. "Brock Rumlow, pleased to make your acquaintance." Ugh, he was going to barf on his shoes with all this niceness.
When: Summer of 1941
What: Rumlow is sent to the past in order to alter the future for an assured victory for HYDRA in the Second World War.
Warnings: Rumlow being Rumlow. Violence. World domination
HYDRA was finally strong enough to have partial access to the Tesseract and the power that it held. Most of SHIELD science was trying to use the cube in a different way, as a power source but also as a gateway to another world. That was what it was for, but HYDRA had other plans for the Tesseract. The failure of the war was considered pivotal enough where some believed that if the past was altered then the miserable future that they currently lived in would have never come to pass. It would be a better world under the Red Skull.
He was just a boy when they started to study the ability to use the Tesseract as a gateway to span between time and space. He hadn't even decided what he wanted to be when he had grown up save that he would be a drunk and he would be a better man than those who were weak enough to die in the ditch. New York was a tough place to live where he did, but he survived and he go tough despite being in trouble with the law.
He was recruited in juvenile detention, and his life changed. His life became something worth living, so he served and went where he was told, learned the skills that they told him to. He survived, and he learned that just like the miserable kids on the streets, he could lead if he said the right word. It didn't matter to him about race, gender or social class. If one could get the job done and do it well, he would respect them. If not, they were no better then dirt under his boots. He drove men to better though because he wasn't dying because they were weak.
When he was twenty-four, he was taken off of his final tour and sent to New Jersey. He and twenty other men were put into Project Rewind and they were drilled hard and fast into the early forties such as culture, class, history, fashion, currency and even linguistics patterns. The Tesseract was going to sent one lucky man back to alter history to assure HYDRA of a win it was owed. He studied hard, but he wasn't top on the list to get chosen for trial; he was somewhere in the middle.
The first six men never came back. Rumors began to circulate that the project was never going to work. He ignored them and kept fit and loyal. He had to know what to do if it was him that made the transition. He knew the people he was supposed to talk to, the hands he was to shake, the men who would get him in and let him follow the final order to the best of his ability. The next three men never came back either.
Brock volunteered as the tenth. He was given his orders: find Steve Rogers, get close and deliver the super soldier to the Red Skull. Do that and victory was assured.
He was dressed in clothing appropriate to the time era he was supposed to be going to save that he snuck his favourite knife into his boot. He was given some currency with the appropriate dates and told to stand in a particularly spot. He was staring right at the Tesseract, and it seemed far more beautiful than the potential of a horrible death. He noted the spot where he was standing smelled like burnt flesh. It made his toes curl in his boots, but he set himself.
Brock Rumlow was born in 1971. When he opened his eyes after the blue flash of light and the frigid cold of energy that felt like it was burning his flesh right off of his bones, he was standing in the streets of New Jersey in 1941. He was twenty five, and he hadn't even been born yet. He was here to change the future, a future that no longer existed for him because he was here. This was his present. This was his future.
Slowly, he tottered off on shaky legs to get in touch with the right people. He enlisted at the right time, at the right station with the right doctor and he was chosen for Project Rebirth. He was shipped to Camp Lehigh to form a unit of special forces for the United States military under the SSR. The first day was debriefings, a set of their itinerary, books, the start of the rigors of usual boot camp. It wasn't even as physical as his boot camp had been.
It wasn't hard to spot Steve Rogers, and he admitted to not finding the kid anything to look at, but this was going to be a legend. This was going to be Captain America, and he knew what that small frail body was going to turn into and what that stubborn man was going to do for America. Rogers was the joke of the group on a lesser level than Agent Carter. Everyone expected Rogers to drop out or die. No one even really talked to the guy for the first day, not even in the mess hall.
Rumlow sized the guy up all day, waiting and looking for opportunity to approach. Their assigned barracks were pretty much like ancient cabins, the bunks were alright, but the living quarters the usual crammed pieces of crap. He took the bunk on top of Steve's when it was apparent no one else would; he knew guys were punished for not pulling their weight. He swaggered over and stood in front of the scrawny man with his pack on his shoulder and his uniform jacket hanging open.
"Do you mind if I take the top bed?" Everyone stopped to look, but he paid them no mind. Instead, he reached out with his right hand. "Brock Rumlow, pleased to make your acquaintance." Ugh, he was going to barf on his shoes with all this niceness.
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The question was puzzling for all the things it didn't say. Was Steve taking a subtle prod at where his sexuality lay or was he reading too much into this? If he was wrong, he could lose a lot. If he was right, he could gain twice as much.
He chose his words very carefully. "Depends, I guess. You a friend of Dorothy's? She's a swell gal."
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Though Steve had never talked to another man who liked other men before - at least, not that he knew - from art school and his neighbourhood, he was at least more comfortable with the whole idea than most. And he was familiar with the lingo.
"I... yeah," he said. "Yeah, I think I might be."
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His fingers crept a little under Steve's white shirt, stroking the other man's belly with tentative affection. "Ah, guess that makes two of us," he whispered huskily, as if he couldn't believe his luck.
He turned his head so that his mouth was right by Steve's ear. "You're cute."
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"I am?" he squeaked. Then swallowed. "I think you are, too - I mean, no, not cute, exactly. Handsome, really. And swell, really, really swell."
It suddenly occurred to him that maybe his issues with talking to women didn't really have anything to do with them being a woman after all.
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He hummed a sound of amusement at the squeak. Ugh, really, kid? This was like taking candy from a baby. "I think ruggedly handsome is the term you're looking for," he teased. The great Captain America couldn't even flirt. What a putts.
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"Yeah, that comes to mind." He drew a breath. At least the reactions to the beating seemed to have calmed down now. "I like you, and... most people I like aren't that interested. I'm sorry that I'm awkward."
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"You don't have to apologize to me," he whispered. "Times aren't fabulous for this kind of... uh... bonding. It's hard to know how to proceed or know boundaries, isn't it?"
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He shifted and let go of Rumlow's hand, but turned over instead, so they were facing each other instead. It would make it easier to whisper together without being overheard, though the position was more intimate, and now that the thought had occurred to him, Steve found himself growing more nervous when face to face with Brock.
"It's not just that," he whispered. "I've tried to date, and it just hasn't worked out for me. Girls don't exactly want to dance with a guy they might step on... and I've never had a guy ask, that's for sure. So... I don't really know what to do."
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His arm settled across Steve's waist again, fingers stroking lightly up and down the small the blond's back. The darkness masked their faces even to each other, but he could pick out enough to know where Steve's mouth and nose was. From there, it was easy to guess where everything else lined up.
"Or lose in their skirts on a particular twirl," he agreed at an attempt at a little whispered humour. "We don't have to do anything you aren't comfortable with. You've kissed before, yeah?"
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He didn't let it last long but only pulled his face back a breath. "Now you have."
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When Brock pulled back, he licked his lips, stunned. "I...yeah. I guess I have." Tentatively, he leaned forward again to shyly press his lips to Rumlow's once more.
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"See, experience already," he whispered before anything else he would have said was cut off as soft lips found his own. He slipped his hand from Steve's chin to the back of the blond's head, kissing Steve back with both rising skill and enthusiasm.
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His fingers tightened slightly on the back of Steve's head as he parted his lips and allowed the tip of his tongue to sneak out and caress the line between Steve's lips.
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He pressed closer instinctively, and as his hips pressed to Rumlow's thigh, there was definitely one thing Rumlow should feel that really wasn't anything like being with a girl. Eyes closed or not.
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He felt the shift and tightened his arm around Steve's waist and he was suddenly very aware of where this was heading. Maybe they should have stayed in the bathroom. He still issued a very soft moan of pleasure and curled his top leg over Steve's hip to draw the smaller body in against his own.
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And then he felt that leg hook around him and their erections pressed together, and he realized where this train was rushing headlong towards. He stiffened a little and drew back, panting as softly as he could. "I...um." He swallowed. "M-maybe we should stop."
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Yeah, it was definitely time to stop.
He hummed softly and withdrew his leg and only slightly relinquished his grip on Steve. "We should stop," he agreed easily. "At least you're warmer now?"
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"There's no rush," he murmured, even if that wasn't true. Once overseas, they could die at any time. It was best to live with no regrets. "It's better you are warm because you're going to be sore tomorrow for the one-on-one combat already."
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He squeezed his eyes shut. "You've... done it before, then? With other men?"
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He decided to be plain with Steve, since he didn't really want to be the one to fumble in the end. "Not... all the way. Kissing and touching, yeah." It couldn't be too different from being from a woman, right? Just... don't forget men didn't produce lubrication and everything should go smooth.
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"Exciting," he murmured. "Yeah... let's just be really careful, though. I can't be - I can't date anyone if it'll mean I don't get to serve."
That being said, he was reassured that he wasn't the only one not completely confident in what he was doing. "We'll figure it out together, then, if we get the chance," he murmured shyly.
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"Heh, listen to you... give up personal happiness for the chance to prove to everyone that you are part of a war effort to stop heinous crimes against humanity." He stroked a hand down Steve's back, certainly not judging. He was going to do the exact same thing after all.
He nodded and nestled his head down against Steve's. "If there is time and opportunity. Otherwise... I'm fine to wait." More than fine actually.
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Hmm, possibly another timeskip? Unless you want to smut first XD