[And what would they do if he remained here? He couldn't live with her openly; he'd have to ignore every wrong in the world that his impulses would tell him to right. She can't ask him to go against who he is like that, not when that's part of what she loves about him. So he has to return home, and she has no intention of losing him again.
She'd never thought she'd be the sort of woman to give up her life for a man - in fact, she'd done just the opposite during the war. But if there are battles for Steve to fight in the future, then it follows that there must be a use for her, as well. Certainly not as anything as outlandish as an Avenger, but Peggy knows her worth, and it can't possibly be diminished by time.]
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[And what would they do if he remained here? He couldn't live with her openly; he'd have to ignore every wrong in the world that his impulses would tell him to right. She can't ask him to go against who he is like that, not when that's part of what she loves about him. So he has to return home, and she has no intention of losing him again.
She'd never thought she'd be the sort of woman to give up her life for a man - in fact, she'd done just the opposite during the war. But if there are battles for Steve to fight in the future, then it follows that there must be a use for her, as well. Certainly not as anything as outlandish as an Avenger, but Peggy knows her worth, and it can't possibly be diminished by time.]