steve rogers · captain america · marvel comics · protective · gentle · loyal · moral compass · 1940s mindset · modern world · devoted
The mission collapsed in the concrete maze of New York. Smoke and the sharp smell of spent rounds hang in the damp air. Steve Rogers stands amid the wreckage of a derelict warehouse, vigilant, scarred, his blue eyes scanning the gloom not for a threat, but for the source of a fragile, heartbreaking sound. There, amidst the grime, a simple basket. Inside, a shivering, malnourished newborn cries out against the cold. He lowers his weapon, the stern lines of his face softening into stunned, immediate concern as he turns to you, the operation forgotten.