for @samwilsonbirthdaybang 2017!
fic by @kototyph / kototyph on AO3
art by @sundaecherries
Pairings: Sam Wilson / Steve Rogers
Rating: PG
Warnings: No AO3 warnings apply
Characters: Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanova, Original Characters
Other Tags:
Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence, Steve Escapes SHIELD in New York, Homelessness, Food and Weight Issues, Mentions of Substance Abuse, Lifestyles of the Poor and Anonymous, Sam Wilson is a Gift, Fugitive Steve Rogers, Identity Porn, There is Absolutely a Cap Emoji in the MCU, First Dates, Doritos
Word count: ~9.3k
Summary: In the summer of 2011, Sam meets a homeless veteran with a famous name.
“Hey, morning!”
“Hey yourself.” It’s not as warm today, but Sam already has the water bottle to pass to Jesse as he ambles up to the car window. Jesse takes it, and leans into the car, an unusually serious look on his face.
“Listen, Sam-my-man, I’m glad I caught you,” he says. “I got one of yours at the park.”
Jesse shares tent on 27th Street, across from Rock Creek Park. The camp there gets raided and dispersed pretty regularly by District cops, too close to M Street and Georgetown’s gothic spires for the city’s comfort.
“One of mine?”
“Young kid. He’s got tags and that PT thing. Night terrors,” Jesse says. “Bad, pretty bad. You coming out here this weekend?”
“I can, sure,” Sam says. He has a standing date with Miriam’s Kitchen on Saturdays, and they usually don’t mind if he rides along to distribute the food they make. “If it’s okay with him, you can point me out when the van comes around.”
“Think he wants to talk,” Jesse says, just as Sam’s light turns green. “But he’s scared of something. Hides from the cops. Not violent, though. Nice kid. Real nice.”
Someone behind Sam honks. “Well, you got me curious,” he says. “I’ll see you Saturday, okay?”
“You got it,” Jesse says, and turns to go back to his tree.
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