The Mimic (HE/HIM VERSION)

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Y/n soon found himself back in Bruce's lab once breakfast was over. He just wanted to check over his wounds from the mission yesterday, especially that shoulder. "How're the nightmares?" Bruce asked curiously, a look of focus on his face as he unwrapped the bandages protecting his shoulder. "They're fine. Just small memories here and there." Y/n hummed, lying through his teeth. Of course he didn't want to admit that the nightmares were getting worse and worse. They hurt to talk about. But, y/n had never had a full night's sleep in his life. Ever since he was abducted by Hydra, he had nightmares every night. The only peace he had was when he went into cryochambers. The idea of not having nightmares was more terrifying than the nightmares themselves. The nightmares helped him remember, even if they were causing a lot of distress. Bruce raised his eyebrows at y/n's response. He could tell he was lying just by the fact that he'd responded so quickly, and because he was awake so early in the morning. "Y/n. You're supposed to be able to talk to me about things like this. I can help you." Bruce said seriously, spraying the purpley-blue mess of a bruise with a cooling spray. He was hoping the bruise would've gone down a little by now, but it hadn't. Y/n seemed to hesitate, glancing over at Bruce before looking back at his shoulder. He thought back to the conversation he had with Bucky up on the roof, taking a deep breath when he realised he was right. If he told Bruce, he could find out a way to help improve his mind control abilities. Making a bad memory a good one again. Y/n watched as Bruce finished wrapping his shoulder back up, finally deciding to admit to it. "Well-" He started, but was soon cut off by someone bursting into the lab.

"Y/n! You've got to come see this!" Wanda exclaimed as she burst into the lab, a bright smile on her face. However, the smile seemed to drop slightly when she realised she'd probably cut off a conversation. "Oh, am I intruding on anything?" She asked, a slight hesitation in her voice. Y/n quickly shook his head, whilst Bruce nodded, causing Wanda to just stare at them in confusion. "Actually-" Bruce started, looking over at Wanda. But, y/n cut him off, pushing himself off of the medical bed with a warm smile. "Nope! What do you want to show me?" He asked curiously, glancing back at Bruce with a slight nod. They'd talk later. Maybe it'd be easier then. Wanda's smile seemed to light up again once y/n made his way over, taking his arm as she guided him out of the room. "You'll see." She grinned, hurrying down the hallway. Y/n laughed slightly, almost having to jog to keep up with Wanda. "What is it? I wanna know!" He asked curiously, trying his hardest to pry any sort of information. But Wanda was having none of it, continuing to rush y/n down the hall.

They soon ended up in the living room, and y/n froze as he got into the doorway. The whole team was sat or stood, waiting patiently. "What is this...?" Y/n asked with a nervous laugh, watching as Wanda sat down on the couch beside Vision. Steve was stood behind the couch, holding out a remote for y/n to take. "See for yourself." He smiled. Y/n slowly made his way toward Steve, taking the remote and standing beside him, glancing around and noticing that the TV was paused on a news channel. Y/n glanced over at Bucky for some form of reassurance, earning an encouraging nod from where he was sat on the couch. He took a shaky breath, glancing down at the remote before he finally pressed play.

At first it just seemed to be a typical news programme, running through the intro. However, the news story is what caused y/n's face to light up with joy. It was a story about him and the mission yesterday. Several images were brought up on screen from the time him and Peter swung around New York, mixed with some images from the mission yesterday. The news anchor detailed what they did at the mission and who they saved, before showing a video of y/n chasing the leader on the rooftops and tackling him off of the roof. "So, who is this 'new avenger'? And what are his powers? We see him here having the same powers as SpiderMan, but then here he seemed to have the strength of a super soldier. The world wants to know who this mystery man is." The news anchor announced, zooming in on an image of y/n's face that seemed to have been taken once Bucky had dragged him out of the water.

Once the story ended, y/n glanced around at the rest of the team, buzzing with excitement and adrenaline. He wasn't a shadow anymore. People knew him, and people wanted to know him. Wow. "Well, you heard the lady. Do you want to announce yourself as one of the avengers?" Tony asked with a grin, proud that he was getting media attention. Y/n shrugged with a happy laugh, almost feeling a little overwhelmed, but it was okay. "I think we should! But maybe after everything's all healed? Bruises won't go well with a fancy suit." Y/n hummed, seeming to already have everything planned. The team laughed a little at y/n's comment, but y/n seemed to only be focused on Bucky, who just raised his eyebrows at his comment. A mischievous smirk appearing on his face. Y/n's eyes widened, a slight blush appearing on his cheeks. He knew exactly what he was thinking about.

However, y/n was soon taken back into reality by Scott snatching the remote from y/n. "Let's see that roof run again. I wanna see how hard you hit that wall!" He teased, rewinding the report. Y/n rolled his eyes with a laugh, of course they did. Well, he was curious about it too, but it must've been hard judging by the amount of damage he'd done to his shoulder.