Darcy x Steve for Meri
Darcy was not doing well. She had all her finals to wonder over, a family questioning why they never saw her anymore, an apartment that was unreachable (Snow. Don’t ask.) paperwork generated from Fury’s latest meeting (honestly, the man walked into a room and it generated paperwork. Holding an unscheduled meeting was sure to get Darcy’s workload in high gear.) And on top of all that, she had to take her puppy to the vet for shots. She had earned some netflix and chill(-y treats. Icecream. she deserved icecream.) unfortunately, all the spoons in the common area were in the still running dishwasher, which meant she was stuck with a popsicle. After being disappointed in search after search, Darcy finally gave up on netflix, and switched to the DVD player. The last person to use it had apparently been watching Galaxy Quest, so Darcy snuggled under all the throw blankets she could find to watch.
Steve was excited. He’d had an amazing day. After his morning run (it was so great to be able to run without an asthma attack,) he had gone to the gym to spar with Bucky (his best friend was back!) Then, Ms. Lewis had sat in on the meetings with Fury to take notes (was there anything that wasn’t wonderful with her around?) and he had just decimated a mountain of an order from a nearby chinese restaurant. (getting lo-mein delivered is one of the best parts of living in the future. Right up there with being near Darcy Lewis.) When he had finished everything on his to-do list for the day, he thought he’d go finish that movie about the actors in space Tony had suggested. When he walked into the common area, and saw Miss Darcy asleep on the couch, he was glad he did. She had apparently started the movie from the beginning, and wasn’t too far from where Steve had left off. Gently nudging her shoulder, he woke her up enough to ask if he could join her, thinking the chair would be an okay spot to sit. When Darcy shifted, and silently offered him a seat next to her by lifting the blankets, Steve was thrilled. Before he could thank her, Darcy had drifted back to sleep, this time on his shoulder. Not wanting to disturb her, Steve let her sleep there, and ended up drifting off himself just as the credits started to roll. It had been a fantastic day.