Pairing: Wanda Maximoff x Natasha Romanoff x GN!Y/N
Summery: Y/N returns from a mission exhausted, neglecting their own wellbeing, collapses from overexertion, and Natasha and Wanda care for them afterward.
The first thing Natasha noticed was the silence.
Not the comfortable quiet that always seemed to settle around Y/N after a mission.
The elevator doors slid open, revealing the familiar hallway of Avengers Tower, and Y/N stepped out carrying their duffel bag over one shoulder.
Their clothes were wrinkled. Their eyes were shadowed. Their posture, usually confident and relaxed, was tense and guarded.
They barely looked at either of them.
Wanda had been waiting by the kitchen counter, pretending to read while secretly counting down the minutes until Y/N returned. The second she saw them, her face lit up.
Y/N offered a small smile.
Usually Y/N would drop their bag immediately and pull both of them into a hug. Usually Wanda would end up wrapped around their arm while Natasha pretended she wasn’t equally attached.
Usually there was laughter.
Usually there was warmth.
Today there was distance.
“How was the mission?” Natasha asked.
Wanda exchanged a glance with Natasha.
Something was definitely wrong.
The next few days only made it worse.
Y/N disappeared for hours at a time.
When Wanda knocked on their door, they claimed they were busy.
When Natasha invited them to watch a movie, they suddenly had somewhere else to be.
Every conversation ended quickly.
Every smile looked forced.
Every excuse sounded rehearsed.
Because no matter how much Y/N tried to hide it, Wanda could practically feel the exhaustion radiating from them.
Something was weighing them down.
And they were carrying it alone.
The training room became their new home.
Y/N pushed themselves harder and harder.
Anything that kept them moving.
Anything that kept them distracted.
Natasha watched from the observation deck one evening, arms crossed tightly over her chest.
“That’s the third day in a row,” Wanda said quietly.
“We should talk to them.”
Not because Y/N was pulling away.
But because they were hurting.
And Natasha couldn’t fix it.
The notification came late that night.
F.R.I.D.A.Y’s voice echoed through the common room.
“Miss Romanoff. Miss Maximoff. Assistance is required in Training Room Three.”
Both women were moving before the sentence finished.
Their hearts immediately dropped.
They knew exactly who it was.
When they reached the room, Y/N was on the floor.
The sight shattered both of them.
Natasha was beside them instantly.
Natasha’s voice softened immediately.
The fight had finally caught up to them.
The walls they had been forcing themselves to hold together had finally cracked.
And now they looked scared.
“It’s okay,” Wanda whispered.
Red magic flickered gently around her hands.
Y/N’s eyes immediately filled with tears.
The moment those words left Wanda’s mouth, the carefully built walls started crumbling.
Natasha helped them sit up slowly.
One hand never leaving their shoulder.
“You pushed yourself too hard.”
“No.” Natasha’s voice wasn’t harsh. Just firm. “You’re not.”
The tears finally spilled over.
Back upstairs, they settled Y/N on the couch between them.
A blanket appeared almost immediately.
But it was the first genuine laugh either woman had heard in days.
And they both relaxed immediately.
“There you are,” Wanda said softly.
The smile vanished again.
Y/N looked down at their hands.
Natasha took one of their hands.
“You were struggling,” Natasha said.
“Maybe,” Wanda admitted gently.
“But you don’t have to be perfect.”
That seemed to hit something deep.
Y/N’s breathing became uneven.
Their shoulders tightened.
Panic flickered across their face.
Wanda squeezed their hand.
“Soften your shoulders. That’s it. You’re safe.”
They stayed beside Y/N through every shaky breath.
Until the tension finally began easing.
Until Y/N could breathe again.
Much later, curled between both women on the couch, the truth finally came out.
The mission had been difficult.
Everything had gone wrong.
Nothing that wasn’t eventually fixed.
But Y/N had blamed themselves anyway.
Every single second of it.
They’d convinced themselves they weren’t good enough.
And the guilt had followed them home.
Natasha listened quietly.
Wanda stroked their hair.
Neither told them they were being ridiculous.
Because feelings didn’t disappear just because they weren’t logical.
When Y/N finally finished talking, the room fell silent.
“I see someone who cares too much.”
“Someone who gives everything they have to protect people.”
Natasha brushed her thumb across Y/N’s knuckles.
“And someone I love very much.”
Wanda immediately nodded.
Y/N looked like they might cry forever.
The next morning, they woke up to chaos.
The kind Wanda specialized in.
A mountain of gifts sat on the coffee table.
Wanda looked incredibly pleased with herself.
Natasha sighed dramatically.
“She bought half a store.”
Inside the pile were fuzzy blankets.
A ridiculously oversized hoodie that definitely belonged to Natasha.
For every day in between.
Then immediately started crying again.
Natasha was definitely laughing.
The rest of the week became mandatory recovery.
And approximately seventeen reminders that they were loved.
By day three, Y/N was convinced neither woman intended to let them move ever again.
By day five, they stopped complaining.
Because being wrapped in Natasha’s arms while Wanda played with their hair was admittedly a pretty good way to spend an afternoon.
And for the first time in weeks—
The weight on their chest felt lighter.
Because they weren’t carrying it alone anymore.
And apparently that meant being loved so fiercely that neither woman would ever let them disappear into their own struggles without a fight.
So when Y/N found themselves curled up between them that night, half asleep beneath three blankets and entirely too many stuffed animals, they smiled.
And Natasha kissed their forehead.
Wanda kissed their cheek.
And together they reminded them of the one thing Y/N had forgotten.
They didn’t have to earn love.
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