All Eyes on Me

Forever Captain:
“Boulder in the Stream”
By Phoebe Roberts
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Summary: “It’s been seven years since Steve Rogers retired to the midcentury after returning the Infinity Stones. By 1954, he’s built a contented new life as Grant Carter, Peggy’s husband and stay-at-home dad to two great kids. But he’s never been able to shake his fears of what his presence here will do to change the progress of the timeline. Or— perhaps worse —that he has no power to affect the course of events at all.

A direct continuation of “His Part to Play.” A more plot-focused adventure story.”

Previous chapters:
1. Glimmer
2. Siege
3. Backup
4. Onslaught
5. Operatives
6. Mission

Chapter summary: Steve and Peggy prepare for their separate missions— the first time they’ve both had to do so in years.

Forever Captain:
“Boulder in the Stream”
By Phoebe Roberts
~~~

Summary: “It’s been seven years since Steve Rogers retired to the midcentury after returning the Infinity Stones. By 1954, he’s built a contented new life as Grant Carter, Peggy’s husband and stay-at-home dad to two great kids. But he’s never been able to shake his fears of what his presence here will do to change the progress of the timeline. Or— perhaps worse —that he has no power to affect the course of events at all.

A direct continuation of “His Part to Play.” A more plot-focused adventure story.”

Previous chapters:
1. Glimmer
2. Siege
3. Backup
4. Onslaught

Chapter summary: Steve remembers how the last time he’d been in action ended, and investigates the suspicious activity on the skyscraper.

More Forever Captain fan fic scenes, this time from the currently-in-progress story Boulder in the Stream. The primary character struggle I've been writing for Steve is he's pulled between a fear of changing the timeline for the worse if he takes action, and his uncertainty whether the things he does matter at all. I thought it was a compelling challenge for a time traveler. This story is about putting him on a more active, plot-focused adventure where he has to very directly confront this struggle. This is a scene where, after seeing the results of his actions and being unable to stand the uncertainty any longer, he goes to try and seek answers from someone who might know.

I have a tendency to figure out intense, high drama moments before I figure out all the mechanical, structural plot beats-- I find that part to be much more work. So I sometimes end up spoiling important story moments because that's all I feel able to draft. So for this scene, I tried to cut it off before the real climax, while still including enough material to count as a scene.

This also references events from an earlier, completed story in the series, As Long as He Needs.




( Day #7 - Change the World )

Forever Captain:
“Boulder in the Stream”
By Phoebe Roberts
~~~

Summary: “It’s been seven years since Steve Rogers retired to the midcentury after returning the Infinity Stones. By 1954, he’s built a contented new life as Grant Carter, Peggy’s husband and stay-at-home dad to two great kids. But he’s never been able to shake his fears of what his presence here will do to change the progress of the timeline. Or— perhaps worse —that he has no power to affect the course of events at all.

A direct continuation of “His Part to Play.” A more plot-focused adventure story.”

Previous chapters:
1. Glimmer

Chapter summary: As he looks into some strange signs outside Peggy’s new SHIELD office, Steve recalls the only other time he’d been called back into action in the seven years since his return to the midcentury.