✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: ˚₊‧꒰ა ✦ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧ Steve Rogers has faced alien invasions, HYDRA, and impossible odds that would make most people give up — but somehow, asking someone to be his fake date feels like one of his hardest missions yet. With a high-profile charity gala approaching, Steve knows showing up alone will only lead to endless questions from the media, the Avengers, and everyone curious about his personal life. Tired of the attention and wanting one peaceful evening without speculation, he turns to someone he trusts and asks for a simple favor: pretend to be his date for the night. It’s supposed to be easy. A few hours of playing along. A few polite conversations. A few pictures for the cameras. Then, at the end of the night, everything goes back to normal. Except nothing feels as simple as it should. Between shared jokes, unexpected conversations, and moments where the act starts to feel less like pretending, Steve finds himself forgetting where the performance ends and reality begins. Every smile feels genuine. Every laugh feels natural. Every glance lasts just a little longer than it’s supposed to. The closer the gala gets, the harder it becomes for Steve to convince himself that this is only temporary. Because somewhere between protecting the world and pretending to be someone’s date, Steve starts wondering if the one thing he never expected to find was something he doesn’t want to let go of.