hafital | Entries tagged with the lifetimes of steve rogers

The Promise (15300 words) by hafital
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steve Rogers & Thor, Loki & Thor (Marvel), Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov, Frigga | Freyja & Heimdall (Marvel), Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson, Steve Rogers & Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Frigga | Freyja & Loki (Marvel)
Characters: Steve Rogers, Thor (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Heimdall (Marvel), Tony Stark, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, Brunnhilde | Valkyrie (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Background Relationships, Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Canon Divergence - Avengers: Endgame (Movie)
Series: Part 5 of The Lifetimes of Steve Rogers
Summary:

Steve sets off on the last leg of his journey, having made more than one promise along the way--promises to others, and promises to himself. And the most important promise...to come home.

~*~
“Any regrets?” she asked.

There were always a few, the many things he could not change. He’d learned to live with the consequences of his actions. But she wasn’t asking about the big picture or those unalterable moments that were solidified in their past. She was asking about right here, right now. “No,” he said. “What about you?”

She turned to admire the ocean. “How can I regret anything with a view like this?” she asked.

~~~

omg can you believe i finished this thing?! The final word count according to AO3 is almost 150K words say what. horrifying lol. I started writing it er.... maybe in may or june last year, so almost a full year writing this thing. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. When I started out I thought it would be like maybe 30k or something hahahahaha.

I say in the notes, if this story has an endgame it's Steve & Natasha (or Steve/Natasha depending on how you look at it) and the fact that in another timeline it would have coincided with the release of Black Widow would have been really cool. sigh. The world has been very difficult and strange lately.

A big, huge, thank you to

slb44 for the beta!

Part 1: The Second Five Years
Part 2: The Infinity Stones
Part 3: The Third Five Years
Part 4: The Alternate Years
Part 5: The Promise

The entire series can be found here: The Lifetimes of Steve Rogers

Crossposts: https://hafital.livejournal.com/292330.html

The Alternate Years (58833 words) by hafital
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Tony Stark, Steve Rogers & Howard Stark, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Thor
Characters: Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter, Bucky Barnes, Howard Stark, Maria Stark, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov, Bruce Banner, Thor, Clint Barton, Howling Commandos
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Fix-It, Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Canon Divergence - Avengers: Endgame (Movie), i have no idea how to tag this, This is not a love triangle story
Series: Part 4 of The Lifetimes of Steve Rogers
Summary:

To achieve his goal, Steve travels the slow way through an alternate timeline. What changes does he make? And what are the consequences that follow?

~*~
He had done it, though. He had achieved what he had longed for in the depths of his heart since he’d come out of the ice. Peggy Carter, Steve Rogers, and Bucky Barnes were together again. The Howling Commandos were together again. It brought a stinging bereavement to shade his profound relief. A part of him died, watching this, the part that he had been holding on to for so long. He could let go now, but it was painful as much as it was also beautiful.

~~~

I can't believe I'm almost done posting this beast. The next part is considerably shorter. In a normal world, it would coincide with the release of the Black Widow movie. :( I didn't necessarily plan it that way (in fact, I was very anxious to complete it well beforehand) but I am sad we have to wait for more Natasha. Oh well.

The previous part was my favorite part, but this one has a couple of scenes that just kill me. I kept trying to find ways to make it shorter, but I loved it too much lol.

I say in the notes, no one warned me that rewriting history would be so difficult and take so many words. I have no one but myself to blame.

I had no idea how to tag this without spoiling it too much beforehand. Eh. This is not a love triangle or threesome story. Figure it out.

A big, huge, thank you to

slb44 for the beta!

Part 1: The Second Five Years
Part 2: The Infinity Stones
Part 3: The Third Five Years
Part 4: The Alternate Years

Crossposts: https://hafital.livejournal.com/292044.html

The Third Five Years (22115 words) by hafital
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steve Rogers & Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers & Clint Barton, Steve Rogers & Tony Stark, Steve Rogers & Thor, Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Steve Rogers
Characters: Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Tony Stark, Thor (Marvel), Natasha Romanoff, Brunnhilde | Valkyrie (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Fix-It, Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Canon Divergence - Avengers: Endgame (Movie)
Series: Part 3 of The Lifetimes of Steve Rogers
Summary:

With Pym particles to spare, Steve goes back to the years after the Snap to try and be the friend he couldn't be the first time around.

~*~

It was the dead of night, but a field of stars gave off luminous light. Steve appeared on the edge of a highway twenty minutes outside of Willowdale, Virginia, shivering in the below freezing temperature. It was colder than usual for Virginia, a by-product of the Snap. The air had that crystal sharp quality to it, like it had frozen along with the hard ground. Weeks old dirty snow had been scrapped up to create banks along the road. There was no one around—no cars, no lights. Nothing but the icy breeze through the bare trees.

~~~

Note: For thems that care, this is my favorite part of the series. :) Is it cool to say you love your own story? And then I struggle with which chapter is my favorite of this part because I love them all, but I cycle around Thor, Natasha, and Clint, but then I fall back on the others too, especially Tony.

Many thank you to

slb44 for the beta.

The next part is the big big part. And I have no idea how to tag it lol.

Part 1: The Second Five Years
Part 2: The Infinity Stones
Part 3: The Third Five Years

Crossposts: https://hafital.livejournal.com/291770.html

The Infinity Stones (29985 words) by hafital
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steve Rogers & The Ancient One, Loki & Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers, Frigga | Freyja & Steve Rogers, Peter Quill & Steve Rogers, Steve Rogers & Heimdall, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov
Characters: Steve Rogers, Ancient One (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Peggy Carter, Howard Stark, Edwin Jarvis, Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Peter Quill, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Heimdall (Marvel), Jane Foster (Marvel), Rocket Raccoon, Groot (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Fix-It, Not Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Infinity Gems
Series: Part 2 of The Lifetimes of Steve Rogers
Summary:

Steve Rogers's (mis)adventures through time and space as he returns the Infinity Stones to their rightful timelines.

~*~

He could have used a minute to think and process and find his feet again, a sort of quantum way station where he could catch his breath, but all he had were the quick swirling moments it took to travel through the quantum realm to his next stop.

~~~

Part 1: The Second Five Years
Part 2: The Infinity Stones

Crossposts: https://hafital.livejournal.com/291091.html

The giant thing is done! Have posted the first part. Other parts to follow a week apart. :D

Big huge thank you to both

slb44 and

killabeez!

The Second Five Years (21782 words) by hafital
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers
Characters: Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, Bruce Banner
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Fix-It, Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant
Series: Part 1 of The Lifetimes of Steve Rogers
Summary:

Steve finds a way for Bucky and him to take the time they need before he leaves on his mission to return the Stones. Takes place just after the Battle of Earth.

~*~

But, here they were. Here, at last, despite whatever tomorrow would bring. Steve would take what he could, even if he had to carve it out of time itself.