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Two Ghosts (Standing in The Place of You And Me) by dorkosaur896
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
31 Dec 2025
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Summary
Three and a half months into the formation of the New Avengers, scandal strikes. The execution footage resurfaces, dragging John’s past back into the spotlight. Whispers about The Void—and its connection to Bob—are gaining traction. The public is afraid. Reputations are crumbling.
So Valentina makes a call: spin a narrative. A surprise wedding. A love story between two misunderstood heroes who found each other in their darkest hour.
The only problem?
They both hate the idea.
The bigger problem?
The marriage is already legal.
Their teammates know it’s fake. Of course they do. But with the media in a frenzy, management demands full buy-in: shared dormitory, matching rings, joint interviews, public hand-holding.
Jokes get whispered in the elevator. Alexei starts winking too much.
John’s ex won’t return his calls, but somehow, she’s seen every staged photo of him holding Bob’s hand.
Through the forced smiles, the late-night silences, the uncomfortable proximity, and the leaking wounds neither of them want to show—the lines between fiction and something far more dangerous start to blur.
It’s not love. Not yet.
But it’s a ghost of something.
And it’s theirs.