Chris Evans
w: mentions of anxiety!

summary:
𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥.
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𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳'𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯.

⇢ Chris when,you make him laugh to get a good shot...

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You were a reputable photographer having worked with many celebrities, top models and designer brands so when you had received a call that you were shooting for People magazine this week for this years sexiest man alive you didn't think much of it and just added it onto your booking schedule.

They hadn't given you a name and you hadn't asked. Figuring you'd find out when you got there.

But what you didn't expect was to find Chris Evans. A good friend of your's since you'd done multiple shoots with him but not just a friend. He was your crush.

You know the kind of crush that never goes away? It stays with you and never parts even as you grow older it's there at the back of your mind and heart and when you see that person you're just reminded of it all and it comes rushing back to the center,consuming you. Yep Chris Evans was that crush of yours.

You were setting up your gear and getting the lighting how you needed when you caught the bustle of footsteps and a shift in the energy.

ʻʻY/n!ʼʼ you heard the happy surprise in his tone without even needing to turn around to find his lips stretched into a smile. The voice you would recognize anywhere.

You turned around and you didn't even need to compose a smile on your lips it naturally happened seeing the look on Chris's face. That gorgeous smile of his was always contagious.

And heck it was about damn time he got officially named sexiest man alive. It was way overdue.

You exhaled a breath as he stepped closer to hug you.

ʻʻChris hey! About time you got named sexiest man aliveʼʼ You teased and it made him blush.

That's the kind of guy Chris was. He was an A-List celebrity and yet held modesty and humbleness close to his heart it was one of the things that just added to his attractiveness. The wonderful personality to go with it.

You recalled the goofy vibes you and him brought onto the set when you did a photoshoot for Marvel a few years back. You also remembered the one you did with Dodger and him for a rescue dog program.

You got to meet the cute little doggo and you both had gotten along perfectly so much so that Chris had mentioned how much Dodger liked you whenever you shared texts or he sent you pics of the canine or when you saw him.

ʻʻAwh staph' itʼʼ Chris blushed harder brushing the title of as if it weren't the case. His boston accent heavy.

ʻʻMr.Evans as humble as ever. But please don't hold back the sexiness we need it for this oneʼʼ You teased again since that's what you did when you were nervous,made light of a situation.

Chris licked his lips and chuckled almost nervously ʻʻI'll try.ʼʼ

You were going to question the uncertainty he felt when the director clapped his hands together taking your attentions away from one another. ʻʻLet's beginʼʼ he announced.

You and Chris shared a small smile before getting into place. You, behind the camera and Chris against the backdrop for this current photo. You were all but ready to shoot a subject as stunning as Chris you just hoped your heart could handle it.

Chris was all but ready to be photographed by you even tho his nerves said otherwise but he was glad it was you. He just hoped he could keep it together long enough to ask you out.

ʻʻY/n, you know what to do so take it away besides you've shot Paul Rudd before for this so I trust you got a graspʼʼ the director said and you gave him a thumbs up.

Then focused your lens at Chris to find his mouth slightly agape ʻʻWait you shot Rudd when he was their sexiest man alive?!ʼʼ

You nodded sheepishly ʻʻYeah...ʼʼ

Chris sighed ʻʻhow am I gonna top that?ʼʼ

You frowned ʻʻChris you can't be serious.ʼʼ The actor was silent so it made you leave your camera down and walk over to him, a hand on his arm. ʻʻhey... you know you deserve this title right?ʼʼ

Silence again.

ʻʻChris - ʼʼ

The director interrupted by telling you to start since you were on time here to catch the golden hour lighting for the outdoor shoot.

Reluctantly you had to leave the conversation and head behind your camera. But not before giving Chris a reassuring look to which he gave a half smile.

You brought the camera up to your eye level and looked through your view finder.
ʻʻReady?ʼʼ

Chris exhaled and rubbed his hands on his jeans before nodding.

You'd gotten very few great shots since most of them weren't really good coz you could see that Chris wasn't feeling it. He wasn't in the zone and you could tell.

You told the rest of the team to break for 5 and decided to speak to the former Captain America actor.

When you approached him his brows were dipped ʻʻHow am I doing?ʼʼ another brush of his hands across his jeans and you caught the anxious motion.

ʻʻPerfect. As alwaysʼʼ you assured with a tender smile and Chris gave you one in return but it didn't quite reach his eyes.

You let out a breath then placed a hand on his shoulder ʻʻChris, listen I know this title and the whole gist of it feels like a lot of pressure and like you don't deserve it and talking about being the sexiest man alive makes you feel uncomfortable I know you but Chris believe me when I say that you deserve this title, all of this and so much more. Plus it helps that you are an amazing person and pretty decent lookingʼʼ you nudged his arm with a teasing smile which made him finally crack a grin that reached his eyes and it made you smile wider. You knew Chris had anxiety and hoped to help ease it.

ʻʻYou got this okay?ʼʼ You patted his shoulder and he took your other one in his making your heart flutter.

ʻʻJust relax. You don't have to try too hard to look good trust me. And the whole world agrees with People magazine that you are one of the sexiest men alive so let's go get some good photos yeah?ʼʼ

Chris nodded feeling much lighter now after your talk and at ease. His anxiety having calmed down a bit. ʻʻThank youʼʼ he gratefully said drawing imaginary circles on your wrist. You squeezed his hand in your's ʻʻYou're welcomeʼʼ

•♔•

After the shoot you were packing your gear and Chris was away changing back into his normal clothes. The shoot went great after your chat with him. He was so much more comfortable and you could see it transcend into the photos. He looked great and at ease in every single shot and you knew it was going to be a good spread on People.

You had just snapped your camera bag shut when Chris came over dressed in jeans and a navy blue v-neck tee. That man looked good in everything and... probably nothing as well.

ʻʻHey, thanks again for being patient with me today...ʼʼ he trailed off with a shy look.

ʻʻIt's okay,Chris. You don't have to thank me. I'm just glad it helped. You need to know that you deserve the good and you are good enough even when the anxiety makes it seem like that's not true.ʼʼ

Chris's eyes softened at that as your words hit his heart, you really were damn special. He glanced around the shoot location ʻʻThey picked a beautiful location.ʼʼ

You nodded in agreement ʻʻthey sure didʼʼ

He stuck his hands in pockets and cleared his throat ʻʻum would you maybe want to take a walk around? You and me?...ʼʼ

You smiled ʻʻI'd love toʼʼ

And so that's how you found yourself on a romantic walk around the park at sunset hour with Chris Evans walking close to you. Your hands brushing but never locking.

You two began talking about a past shoot you did together and giggled about something that happened on that day and when the sun caught your eyes as you laughed and it glowed onto your hair. Chris swore he felt his heart skip a beat and his breath get stuck in his throat at how beautiful you looked. You were the one that deserved to have their beauty captured.

So he carded a hand through his hair and then shoved them deeper into his pockets searching for the nerves to finally tell you he liked you.

He stopped walking but you didn't notice coz you were still lightly laughing but when you turned to your side and found him not by you. You turned around and found the man 3 steps behind.

ʻʻyou alright?ʼʼ you asked going back to him.

He nodded ʻʻoh yeah yeah I'm okʼʼ

ʻʻSo come onʼʼ you giggled and tugged on his arm wanting to continue your walking and talking.

Chris instead held your hand and brought you closer to him which made your giggle die down and instead your breath quicken.

You found him staring at you in a way that just friends didn't look at each other and it made you hopeful for a possibility of something more. Something requited coz god knew you wanted Chris since you first worked with him and heck so did he.

ʻʻY/nʼʼ he whispered your name, falling from his parted lips like a plea and you felt your knees buckle just a little bit.

His hand touched your cheek, cupping it as you stared into the bluest pair of eyes.

ʻʻIs this ok?ʼʼ voice low and nervous.
you didn't trust your voice so you simply nodded.

ʻʻI have something to confess... I. Um I really really like you for a long time now and I think you possibly might and if you don't that's fine but I can't keep shut about it anymore. I want you.ʼʼ He declared in one breath. Eyes searching yours with the deepest of sincerity.

Your eyes darted to his lips as you licked your own before looking back at him. Your own confession being spoken.

ʻʻI really really like you too for a while nowʼʼ A shy smile on your lips and a huge one of relief on his as he played with your fingers before locking your hands together with happy smiles on your faces.

ʻʻgoodʼʼ
ʻʻgoodʼʼ
you gave a nod then brought your arms around his neck as Chris grazed his lips across yours.

One of his hands were on your hips now,applying the slightest pressure as if grounding himself with his touch on you. The other held your face to angle your lips closer to his and then he kissed you in the light of the sunshine claiming your lips against his finally after all this yearning.

When he kissed you it was sweet and slow until you pulled apart and your nose brushed against his. The look in his eyes had you reaching on your tip toes to kiss him again but this time harder with your hands in his hair and his wrapped around your lower back pressing you to him. Never wanting to let go.

Chris Evans somehow balanced being both sweet and passionate perfectly and in that moment you knew you'd never want to stop kissing him if it felt like this.

When you pulled away and rested your forehead's against each others. Chris asked you out on a date for lunch tomorrow and you whispered an agreement against his mouth before he took your lips into his for another kiss, he'd never get tired of this. Of you.

Kissing Chris was perfect and long overdue just like his title for being named sexiest man alive... and you were probably the luckiest woman alive to have him.

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a/n:

Can you hear me screaming? Gah!
So i wrote this when Evans got the title and am only dropping it now uff. Someone tell Chris to stop being perfect coz it hurTs. Anyway pls do leave a comment if you enjoyed this 2k fluffy and romantic piece.

x - © Adeela J
written: 9 nov 2022
posted: 28 May 2023
wc: 2k words