this couldn't happen again, this is the once in a lifetime

[pursuitofcappiness]

who Peggy Carter & Steve Rogers
what Going on a date
when Backdated to "Christmas"
where Top of the lighthouse
warnings Well, Steve can't talk so he's going to have to find other ways to communicate some teeth-cavitying sweet sparkling unicorn romantic gestures to his best gal. Of course.

He doesn't know what's so big about this gift that Peggy has to give it to him at the Lighthouse, but he's wearing his new clothes and carrying a fine bottle of red wine, because why not? The view's nice. There's a whole world out there he'd rather give Peggy, but this will do nicely for now.

Steve waits at the foot, not sure if Peggy's already up at the top, so he takes a gander. The sun's behind the lighthouse from where the window is, so everything has a soft back-lit glow.

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[solidrighthook]

There's not much that Peggy can do for him here, even less considering she didn't have much time to plan for the 'Christmas' period, but aft a lot of thought it came to her. Honestly, she's not sure why the idea didn't strike her immediately, because it seems totally obvious now.

She's inside the lighthouse but not at the top, so when he arrives she's able to quickly stick her head out of the door and beckon to him. She doesn't wait though, and heads up faster than him to reach the top. Steve may have brought the wine, but she's got just about everything else ready for him. There's a blanket that she found in the attic, candles, and a small assortment of food. Not much of course, they're on tight supplies and Peggy is used to rations, but it's more of a gesture than anything.

She's even got the dress on - the one he made, and she smiles as she waits for him to meet her at the top. A romantic picnic at sunset is sweet, but her real gift will come later. It's not like she can produce a record player at such short notice, but that doesn't mean she can't give him that dance all the same. They'll just have to make do without music for now.

[pursuitofcappiness]

He catches up pretty quickly, and if he didn't have wine in his hands he'd pick her up like she was his bride and carry her up the rest of the way, which isn't long at all. He might have cheated and ran up. They might not have a lot, but they both are used to times when they have to make do with what they have, and he feels a lot richer just being by her side.

When he sees her in that dress he thinks he's falling in love again; it curves to fit her form beautifully and he remembers just how lucky of a man he is. He can't even fuck it up, since he's not saying anything tonight. He's bundled up, with extra clothes in case they stay too long and Peggy gets cold in that dress.

He gets to the top, and everything has a faint wash of pinks and oranges and it's absolutely perfect. He grins and places an arm on her side, kissing her temple and taking a calm, peaceful inhale of the scent of her hair.