Re-post of an unfilled prompt from round 3 (not mine):
Another variant on the "captured and forced to watch" trope. A character who still has a bit of a hero complex about Steve Rogers has to witness him being raped and degraded by their captors, and both of them have to deal with it afterwards. Can be one of the new Avengers recruits like Wanda or Scott Lang, Sharon Carter, an AoS character, a SHIELD agent OC, or even a random civilian. (Sam or Tony would also be an option, but the dynamic isn't quite the same--Sam relates to Steve primarily as a bro and a fellow soldier, and whatever hero complex Tony still has about Steve is full of sibling rivalry daddy issues.)
+ Both of them expecting threats of torture/death/mutilation, neither of them expecting rape, at least not with Steve as the target.
+ They stage a daring escape, with Cap unquestionably the one in command, but he's physically injured and/or mentally still in shock and the other character is a little surprised to realize they have to pick up the slack.
+ Initial awkwardness about offering comfort afterwards--it feels presumptuous, like a kid telling the teacher it's going to be okay, and Steve's reluctant to admit he could use it.
+ Author's choice about whether this is a "take me instead" scenario (in which case all the guilt about the character watching Actual War Hero Steve Rogers take what was meant for them), or whether their captors just highlight the unequal power dynamic by zeroing right in on Steve and treating the other person as not important enough to bother torturing.
Just, like, give me that moment of painful realization that Captain fucking America is human and not invulnerable and could actually use a hand to hold right about now. Coupled with Steve swallowing the hurt and trying his best to hide that exact thing, even though he's just been brutalized in a way he didn't even know was possible, because he hates letting people down and he doesn't want anybody seeing him as weak after what just happened. Just fuck me up, man, just fuck me up.
Someone who looks up to Cap has to watch him get the trash treatment
Another variant on the "captured and forced to watch" trope. A character who still has a bit of a hero complex about Steve Rogers has to witness him being raped and degraded by their captors, and both of them have to deal with it afterwards. Can be one of the new Avengers recruits like Wanda or Scott Lang, Sharon Carter, an AoS character, a SHIELD agent OC, or even a random civilian. (Sam or Tony would also be an option, but the dynamic isn't quite the same--Sam relates to Steve primarily as a bro and a fellow soldier, and whatever hero complex Tony still has about Steve is full of sibling rivalry daddy issues.)
+ Both of them expecting threats of torture/death/mutilation, neither of them expecting rape, at least not with Steve as the target.
+ They stage a daring escape, with Cap unquestionably the one in command, but he's physically injured and/or mentally still in shock and the other character is a little surprised to realize they have to pick up the slack.
+ Initial awkwardness about offering comfort afterwards--it feels presumptuous, like a kid telling the teacher it's going to be okay, and Steve's reluctant to admit he could use it.
+ Author's choice about whether this is a "take me instead" scenario (in which case all the guilt about the character watching Actual War Hero Steve Rogers take what was meant for them), or whether their captors just highlight the unequal power dynamic by zeroing right in on Steve and treating the other person as not important enough to bother torturing.
Just, like, give me that moment of painful realization that Captain fucking America is human and not invulnerable and could actually use a hand to hold right about now. Coupled with Steve swallowing the hurt and trying his best to hide that exact thing, even though he's just been brutalized in a way he didn't even know was possible, because he hates letting people down and he doesn't want anybody seeing him as weak after what just happened. Just fuck me up, man, just fuck me up.