Cap’s PR

Somewhere down the line I do hope Disney find the time - in between building up whichever cosmic-scale threat is going to close out Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - to fill in some of the gaps in the story they've shown us so far.

Tell me this fanfic about life as Steve Rogers' publicist wouldn't work well as at least a short set in the wake of the Battle of New York, when the world has just seen Steve Rogers being the hero his nation needed:

[…] Eva lived in fear of the day a reporter thought to get Steve’s opinion about abortion. Or, God and all the angels forbid, gun control.

She breathed a sigh of relief when he was invited to speak at an anti-bullying conference; what could be more of a crowd-pleaser than siding against bullies? The sigh was short-lived, however. Steve kept to his prepared remarks for about a sentence and a half, and then spent the rest of his allotted time railing about the need for better protections for LGBT kids.

"How is this a hard job?" Yumi said that weekend over drinks. So many drinks. "C'mon, Steve Rogers, he's such a boy scout."

"Oh god," Eva muttered, rubbing her temples, "don't get him started on the Boy Scouts." […]

I know Chris Evans claims to be done with the role, and Avengers: Endgame gave his character a send-off that worked pretty well, but come on: this is an open goal, surely?

[Via jwz]