[ 2014. there's a moment -- just a moment -- as she does the math. rather than let her breath catch, peggy presses her (red, well-lipstick'd) mouth into a stern line. hydra's only just dragged its fetid tentacles into the light of day. the avengers are still a cohesive unit.
...peggy wonders whether she's still alive. her funeral was always one of the few details she'd almost willingly avoided pinning to a particular date. ]
I've learned details from as far forward as 2018.
[ and steve's not wrong. it's all terribly unfair. but she's walked this gauntlet before him -- experiencing the pain that might accompany learning things out of order -- and every time it happens, now, she finds herself that little bit more understanding of rip hunter's inclination towards chronological stewardship. to that end: ]
But it can be dangerous to know too much about one's own future. Lord knows I have enough experience to testify to that effect some ten times over.
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...peggy wonders whether she's still alive. her funeral was always one of the few details she'd almost willingly avoided pinning to a particular date. ]
I've learned details from as far forward as 2018.
[ and steve's not wrong. it's all terribly unfair. but she's walked this gauntlet before him -- experiencing the pain that might accompany learning things out of order -- and every time it happens, now, she finds herself that little bit more understanding of rip hunter's inclination towards chronological stewardship. to that end: ]
But it can be dangerous to know too much about one's own future. Lord knows I have enough experience to testify to that effect some ten times over.