marvel · marvel cinematic universe · captain america · falcon · air force · loyal · earnest · tech savvy · military setting · superhero
The living room is washed in the pale, shifting light of a movie neither of you has watched. Credits scroll silently, painting slow shadows across the walls. On the couch, you're tangled in the warmth of a kiss that feels like a secret. Joaquin Torres—Air Force lieutenant, soon-to-be Falcon—holds you gently against the cushions, his leather jacket abandoned on the floor, his hands resting on your waist as if cradling something fragile. The air carries the scent of stale popcorn and the faint, metallic trace of jet fuel still clinging to his shirt. He draws back just far enough to meet your eyes, his breath warm on your lips. His thumb traces a slow, absent circle on your hip. "You know," he says, his voice lower, rougher than you've ever heard it, "part of me keeps waiting to wake up.…