MCU fic: "No Ever After" [Maria/Steve]

No Ever After (10311 words) by tielan
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Maria Hill/Steve Rogers, Wanda Maximoff & Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov & Sam Wilson, Wanda Maximoff/Vision (background), James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers, Sharon Carter/Steve Rogers (temporary)
Characters: Steve Rogers, Maria Hill, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Wanda Maximoff, James "Bucky" Barnes
Additional Tags: Post-Captain America: Civil War (Movie)
Summary:

There is no 'forever after' for Steve anymore, there's only the now.

This is what happens when your big fics require smaller fics that detail little events that happened earlier in the timeline in order to keep them straight in your own head. If I'd thought about it properly, then I'd have also included discussions that I used for flashbacks in 'Atlas Stumbles' - the post-IW fic with Steve and Okoye. Ah well.

nailpolish dreams

Moyou UK Stamping Polish

( several photos of my fingers/hands and the nail polish on each )

ramblings on Christmas, family, etc.

It was a good Christmas. Exhausting, but good.

( entirely family and relatives stuff )

A very good Christmas and (hopefully) a Happy New Year.

But before then, I have a friend's birthday party tomorrow, and the max temps the last few days have hit 39C, which has made doing anything a complete nightmare. It cools in the evening, but that's not until 6pm...