Panopticon: Chapter 24: Training Grounds
Alpha Steve x Omega Reader
Summary: Steve is occupied with catching Rumlow, and you are left to create a very unlikely friendship. And some people are not that happy about it.
Warnings: a/b/o dynamics, apocalypse AU, angst, mentions of kidnapping and slight PTSD, training, combat, fluff, jealousy, fighting,
A/N: New chapter is here!! I saw that people aren’t getting my notifications, so I’ll try and fix it. Let me know if it works or if I should make a scene to Tumblr for real! Thank you for all the kind words, and thank you for sticking with me and this story. More angst and action coming soon :) xx
Steve was tense, and that was the least you could say. Ever since the incident in the hallway, Steve was running around like a madman, trying to make sure that there was no other way for Rumlow, or anybody else for that matter, to snatch you away from him. You tried to calm him down, you really did, but your every touch seemed to have made everything even worse.
You knew it wasn’t anything personal that Steve couldn’t stand your touch, he even apologised for it one evening, but he told you that the electricity between you two every time you touched always sparked a new fear in his heart, and he had to make sure you were safe and sound. This had gone on for about a week. A week of dreamless nights for you because Steve would only come to bed for the shortest amount of time necessary for his system not to break down before he jumped up again and picked up where he left off the night before.
You missed him, that much was clear to anybody seeing your slouched shoulders every time Steve walked past you, speaking to somebody on his phone, not giving you even as little as a reassuring smile. But you understood. He was scared, and he was trying to be a good Alpha. The only issue was that you were scared as well. But you attempted to remain tough for him, tried to be the rock he so obviously needed to keep him grounded and keep him from going completely nuts. But every time there was a loud noise in the kitchen, you jumped and had to smother a shriek threatening to rip out of your lungs. And every time somebody was too close for comfort, your body stiffened, and you could remain somehow calm only thanks to some breathing exercises.
