Helmut Zemo Oneshots

I NEVER WILL BE FAR AWAY

Plot: Zemo comforts you after a nightmare

German is being used as Sokovian, translations are in the text. The song is Lullaby by Billy Joel.

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The soft moonlight shone onto Y/n's face as she awoke with a gasp, sitting up with heaving breaths. Her mind was filled with thoughts of her nightmare as she sat in the silent bedroom, the darkness consuming nearly everything but the body of her husband beside her. She brought her knees to her chest and buried her face in them, the tears flowing from her eyes easily as her muffled sobs filled the once quiet room. She didn't notice the soft sound of sheets rustling as her husband Helmut Zemo awoke beside her, his soft brown eyes looking at her with concern as she cried into her hands.

Zemo sat up, reaching out his hand and placing it on her back, gently rubbing circles into it with his thumb. "Liebling (darling), what's wrong?" He asked softly, his voice raspy and accent thick from just waking it.

"It's nothing important Helmut, go back to sleep, I'm sorry I woke you." Y/n sniffled.

"Hey, hey." He said softly, grabbing Y/n's hands gently and holding them in his own large warm ones. It was surprising how a man who had killed so many and ruined countless lives could be this soft and warm. "If it's bothering you it's important. Please, I want to help you through this, I don't like seeing you upset."

Y/n let out a shuddering breath. "I'm just... I can't bear the thought of you going back to prison. Every moment without you was painful, I felt as if I was suffocating on my own loneliness, and then I just had a nightmare of you being taken away from me again." She clung onto Zemo, burying her face into his neck as sobs racked her body. He held her close silently, rocking her ever so slightly as his one hand played with the ends of her hair, the other rubbing her back soothingly.

"Schatz (sweetheart), I cannot promise I won't be forced to leave you again, but I'll do everything within my power to get back to you. You're my wife, my true love, and it pains me to be away from you as much as it pains you." He mumbled, eyes filling with tears. He wished to give her a better life. One where they could live in domestic bliss without the fear of the Dora or the government coming after him. A life where they could have a son and daughter running around cheerfully, lighting up rooms with their smiles. That was the kind of life Y/n deserved and it shattered Zemo's heart that he wouldn't be able to give her it.

"I wish things were different Schatz (sweetheart), I wish I could give you the peaceful life you deserve, but what I can do is cherish and protect you and pray that is enough, that I am enough." He continued.

Y/n lifted her head out of the crook of his neck, pressing her forehead against his. "That is enough Helmut, you are enough. I just can't stand to lose you a second time."

"Liebling (darling), I will fight my way through anything to see you. I promise you darling, even if I am taken, I will never be far away." He said, cupping her cheeks. "Now get some rest meine Liebe (my love), and sleep well knowing I won't leave your side."

Y/n gave him a sleepy nod, shuffling under the covers, the tears no longer falling down her face. Zemo sat beside her as she closed her eyes, his hands running through her hair while he began to softly sing. His voice wasn't perfect and melodic, but to Y/n it was home, and led her to a peaceful sleep easily.

"Goodnight, my angel, time to close your eyes, And save these questions for another day. I think I know what you've been asking me, I think you know what I've been trying to say. I promised I would never leave you, Then you should always know, Wherever you may go, no matter where you are, I never will be far away."

Zemo paused as he heard the gentle snoring come from his wife's sleeping body. "Schatz, du schaffst es irgendwie, schön auszusehen, selbst wenn du im Mondlicht schläfst. Ich verspreche dir von ganzem Herzen, dass ich dich niemals verlassen werde, egal was uns im Weg steht. Ich werde immer zurückkommen, meine Liebe, du bist mein Licht, meine Luft, mein Herz." (Honey, you somehow manage to look beautiful even when you sleep in the moonlight. I promise you with all my heart that I will never leave you no matter what stands in our way. I will always come back, my love, you are my light, my air, my heart.)

He gently pressed his lips against Y/n's head, vowing to himself he would do everything in his power to give Y/n the life she deserved, free of turmoil and strife. A life where they could grow old together without fear of him dying or being taken away. A life of domestic bliss.