Hello! This is an interest check for a Natasha-centric week event that will take place in October or November 2026.
This initial assessment is for us to have an idea of how many people are interested in participating, as well as to vote on the exact dates of the event.
You can access the interest form by clicking here, or copying and pasting the following address on your browser: https://forms.gle/9gGbocz9RsQMF4pe7
The form will be up until June 18th.
If you have any questions, the askbox is open (anon is on).
The mods of this event are @/system-of-cells-interlinked and @/snowberriesromanoff
Hello! This is an interest check for a Natasha-centric week event that will take place in October or November 2026.
This initial assessment is for us to have an idea of how many people are interested in participating, as well as to vote on the exact dates of the event.
You can access the interest form by clicking here, or copying and pasting the following address on your browser: https://forms.gle/9gGbocz9RsQMF4pe7
The form will be up until June 18th.
If you have any questions, the askbox is open (anon is on).
The mods of this event are @/system-of-cells-interlinked and @/snowberriesromanoff
I'm thinking of running a Natasha-centric event again this year.
I will probably run a form at one point in the future for interest/dates check. The initial idea is for it to be a weekly event based on prompts, just like the last one.
Last year was a really fun experience and many very talented people contributed with their creations to celebrate Natasha Romanoff.
However, when it comes to organization, I've learned a few things about how to run a fandom event, and also how not to do it, which means that I'd want to improve the organization of the event this time around.
This led me to the conclusion that maybe I'd need some help to run the event (mostly for reblogging posts in a more timely manner, helping with writing/posting introductory and wrap-up posts). So I thought I'd ask here about people who may be willing in helping with that.
If you're interested in helping in the organization of the event, please send me a message so we can talk about dates of availability and such.
The only thing to pay attention to is that - much like last year - the event will be free of censorship. That does not at all mean you have to be comfortable with any content that may be posted, and this would also be something to be discussed beforehand.
You can contact me through DM here, and the askbox is also open.
Day 2: Never Left the Red Room | @natasharomanoffweek
Summary: A new assignment has you doing something you never thought you'd get the chance to, fucking Natalia Romanova. Too bad you can't do it as yourself.
Tags: 18+ minors dni, proxy sex, dubcon (ordered to fuck), fingering, one slap, reader explicitly has boobs in this (ripperoni), black widow reader, no pronouns used for reader
Words: 3,569
Author's note: this one got so out of hand it's so many words but it was also very fun to write. Hope you enjoy!
ao3 | masterlist
You smile at the pretty woman behind the counter as she passes you your coffee. You get a sweet smile in return and a murmured,
âHave a good day.â You respond in kind before wrapping your coat tighter around yourself and heading outside. You take a sip. Something small and hard slips through your lips. You tuck it between your gum and your cheek without pausing. Once youâre safety in the bathroom of the room youâre staying you slip it out and crack it open. Thereâs a tiny SIM-card-shaped microchip inside. You pop open the back of your phone, pull out the real SIM card and put the fake one in. This elaborate way of delivering is new and its need alludes you but you arenât one to question orders. Your screen flashes three times before your new orders appear in complex code. A variation of one you learnt to decipher when you were seven. It only takes you a few moments.Â
You stare down at the message, face impassive. It tells you the location, the act and the target. The location is a much fancier hotel than the one youâre currently in. The target is what you get stuck on. Natalia Romanova. The act is only mildly surprising. It says it in more clinical words but youâre to fuck her.Â
A test, certainly although not the usual method, but for who? Likely Natalia, given her tendency to push clearly marked lines, but itâs always smart to analyse your own movements. To make sure you arenât somehow accidentally signalling disloyalty and uselessness. Nothing comes to mind, as it shouldnât. You arenât fresh from the Red Room after all.Â
What really catches your attention is what youâve been told to wear. Not only a specific style but specific items. Ones youâve seen on a particular witch. An Avenger. What exactly is Natalia suspected of doing? You note that theyâve chosen an outfit in a photo used many times by multiple news outlets across the world. Not something theyâve documented on surveillance. Is this to guarantee you would recognise who you are to remind Natalia of or for Natalia to?Â
It would depend if Natalia herself has done surveillance on the witch, or if sheâs come across materials. If she has then these specific clothes are for you, if she hasnât then theyâre only for her. You have no way of knowing. Either way you do know, which means you can tailor your behaviour to that of the girl. You havenât seen enough footage of her to be able to mimic exactly in every situation but you can easily mimic her mannerisms and speech patterns. At least when sheâs in front of press or fighting.Â
A thought hits you and your mind quietens. Will Natalia be directed to dress as someone for you? The line of your shoulders tense before you shake it off. No. The only close relationship youâve had is with Natalia herself when you were small during training. You havenât had prolonged contact with anyone in a very long time. You have not been told to and you have no need to. You are a Black Widow. The only survivor of your generation. You donât even long for the missions that require a long-standing mask.
The screen had gone back to normal while you thought. You take the chip out, smash it into even tinier pieces, wash half of it down the sink and scoop the other into the toilet to flush later. You pocket the phone. You have yet to be told or had the suspicion to get rid of it. You grab the few weapons youâve hidden around the room, hide them on your person, and grab the small bag holding all of your possessions. A few clothes and toiletries.Â
You donât take a complicated route to the airport but you do switch flights at the last moment. A better seat opened up on an earlier flight. How convenient. Youâll never know how many of these instances are orchestrated and how many are natural. You were trained to take all that are needed either way. The flight is uneventful and you keep yourself entertained the usual way while keeping your pleasant mask on.Â
On your way out of the airport an older woman bumps into you. You donât recognise her but you do the first word she whispers into your ear. An identifier. The next is an addition to your orders. Call her Natasha. You twist from each other as if she had accidentally run into you. You mutter an apology and keep going. Not the slightest misstep. Anyone would have taken the movement of her lips for an apology. There was no lingering to draw suspicion.
Interesting, very interesting, but you keep any emotion except the expected one as you make your way to the taxi bay. You have an overly complicated route and a makeup stop to take as you contemplate the possible meanings behind this addition.
When you eventually enter the high-end hotel you look around the entrance hall, acting like you donât know the layout. You beeline for the service counter when you see it.
âHello,â you say, voice higher than its usual pitch and very American, âIâm so sorry. Iâm in Room 1311 andââ
âYou must be Wanda Romanoff,â the cleric smiles. âDonât trouble yourself. Your wife called ahead and told us of your key situation.â
Wife, and the handlers have decided to leave a paper trail?
You use your most pleasant smile and give a relieved laugh. âOh my god, thank you so much. I know how tight security is and my wife said she wouldnât be able to return to until like super late andââ
âItâs no worry, maâam.â The manâs customer service smile doesnât falter but thereâs a line forming behind you and you know heâs trying to get you to move on. You blurt out another round of gratefulness as you take the keycard before making your way to the room at a steady pace. You vaguely wonder if you should have used a Sokovian accent from the start but dismiss it. You werenât instructed to be Wanda Maximoff. Only to play her in Nataliaâs company. Natashaâs company for this visit.Â
You allow a smirk to curl around your lips. No doubt the security footage of this hotel will be run over with a fine tooth come by many organisations but your handler wonât punish you for playing a woman thinking of her generous wife and what you plan to do to with her later. The image of Natalia seeing it excites you. This is the most fun youâve had in a long time.
The room is empty when you enter, as expected. You place your bag against one wall and do a sweep. Nothing aside from the few hidden guns. No knives you note. Is she slipping or has she formed a preference outside of current regulations? Very naughty either way.
You take out your small toiletries bag and make your way to the bathroom, placing it on top of the counter. You make quick work of your makeup. Exactly like the photo the clothes are from. Technically you werenât ordered to to copy that exact photo but you werenât told exactly how to do your makeup like you were what clothes your wear. Thereâs no doubt who theyâre having you remind Natasha of. Thereâs a possibility that copying the make-up the same as the clothes will give Natasha similar information it did you but you decide that the clothes are enough to do it on their own.
Packing away the toiletries bag you settle on the bed. You were not informed how long Natasha would be compared to you. It would depend on where she was in the world and when she got the new order. No doubt they want you here first. If they want you waiting is another question all-together.
Time passes quickly as you go into what you call Standby Mode. You are still aware of the world, still able to subconsciously catalogue any threats, but on the inside is quiet and everything is distant. A vital tool youâve learned growing up. Patience is everything when it comes to the Red Room.
Few footsteps have passed the door since you got here and the ones you hear now are just as casual as the rest. Of course she wouldnât be so easy to tell the difference so you wait until sheâs at the door to believe itâs her. You shift back slightly on the bed to sit crossed-legged and lean on one hand.
The door isnât all the way open when you see the first crack. Most would have missed the slightest way she pauses at the sight of you, what little of her shoulder you can see tensing. She eases herself the rest of the way in and you keep your content smile on your face.
She doesnât look as well as the last time you saw her. It was no surprise she thrived outside the walls of the Red Room but it has been years and she is not thriving now. She must be being very naughty.
She doesnât stop once sheâs got the door locked behind her. She walks to the little set of chairs and a coffee table and takes off her jacket. She places it over the back of one of the chairs before crouching down to take off her boots. You can tell sheâs assessing the room as she does it but sheâs polite enough not to personally check every nook and cranny.
You donât speak when she pulls her shirt over her head either. Itâs only when she starts undoing the button of her jeans that you do. She seems to be in a âgetting it over and done withâ mindset but that wasnât your instructions.
âYou know, when you asked me to meet you here I thought it was for something a little more romantic.â The accent that slips from your lips as naturally as if you were born with it has her face hardening. You donât let your true smile show. If every other indication hasnât already shown that sheâs been up to something then that little slip would have.
âWe can have fun without going slow.â She approaches you on the bed.
âWhat if I want to go slow?â You lean back on both hands in invitation.
âI would never rush you.â She climbs onto your lap.Â
âYou were trying to a second ago.â You give an exaggerated pout.
âIâm sorry,â she murmurs, hands cupping your face. âI was eager to see you. We can go slow if youâd like.â She closes the last few centimetres to kiss you. You have thought about how the witch would kiss, would fuck, but you have too little information to be able to assume accurately. Instead of trying, you decide to do what will be most fun, and get until her skin a little.
Her teeth lightly scraping over your bottom lip have you pulling back with a groan.Â
âWe can go a little fast,â you say, voice breathy and accent perfect. One hand grabs the back of your neck and pulls you back in. Her hand slips under your waistband but you grab her arm before it gets far.
âYou donât want to see me?â you ask quietly.
Natasha hesitates, a flicker of frustration and a flicker of something else on her face. The conflict is easy to guess. She doesnât want to be fucking you, she wants to be fucking her little girlfriend, but she has to. You donât know whether she actually has touched the witch which makes you curious about your mimicking helping or making it worse.
âOf course I do,â she finally murmurs and helps you out of your shirt. You arenât wearing a bra underneath. It doesnât pull the reaction you want from her.
You bite your bottom lip nervously when she starts pulling down your skirt, you look up at her from under your lashes. She takes a moment after itâs off to take you in. You wonder if sheâs imagining the witch in your place or if this is drawing long-buried memories from the early days in the Red Room. It is far from the first time you have seen each other naked. You wonder if it will be the last.
âDo you think Iâm pretty?â you ask quietly. A little insecurity is to be expected, especially from someone so inexperienced and who cares so desperately about Natashaâs opinion.
âGorgeous,â she murmurs as her hand runs lightly up your side. You arch slightly, encouraging her hands to your chest. She obeys the silent direction, taking you into her hands carefully. She plays lightly and the tease frustrates you.
âNat,â you moan, âNatasha.â And okay, maybe you lay it on a little thick, make your voice a little too exaggerated, especially with what little is currently happening.Â
Natashaâs soft expression melts into the hard one hiding underneath.
âStop,â she snaps.
âYou donât care what Iâm feeling?â You widen your eyes and mimic pain in your eyes.
âIâ â Natasha falters for all of a second. âStop that,â she snaps again.Â
Itâs technically breaking your assignment as you allow your grin to show but you donât care. One small slip isnât punishable, at least in this context, and Natasha is unlikely to tell your handler.Â
âWho thought you would be so callus with your little girlfriend.â The hand collides with your cheek hard enough to force your head around. The skin stings where she hit you. This type of pain is nothing after what the Red Room trained you with but it has been a long time since someone has been able to put their hand on you like that. âNatasha?â you ask in a small voice, one that perfectly mimics Wanda Maximoffâs.
Natasha doesnât allow you to see her conflict of emotions. Her face merely hardens. You drop the act again after a moment. Itâs not as fun when sheâs all stoic. You poke at your still stinging cheek. You might actually get a bruise.Â
âWhere is that self control youâre so famous for gone?â
âIt frays with the unprofessionalism.â
âLiar.â Her expression remains the same. Your hope for a rise diminishes. Oh well, Natasha will complete the assignment anyway. âAre you topping or am I?â you ask curiously. It will be interesting to see what her fantasy is when it comes to the little witch. Will she enjoy having power over someone who can break her with a thought or will she enjoy being able to let go? The less vanilla preferences would no doubt sneak in considering Natasha, and frankly the witchâs too, past but you highly doubt Natasha will make you privy to that kind of information. That vulnerability has not been put as part of the mission and Natasha wonât share it with you willingly.Â
âYou have to ask?â she raises an eyebrow. You wave her off. The lead up doesnât guarantee anything when things start to get hot and heavy. Sheâs well aware of that which means you can use this as an opportunity to poke her further.
âI have no idea what the little witch is into.â
âI never imagined her to talk so much,â Natasha huffs. You smirk.
âTell me more,â you purr.
âIs this really what your orders are?â The words arenât malicious. Careless continuation rather than a pointed jab. Still, it ruins the fun. You smooth your smirk into a pleading looking, taking Wandaâs voice once more.
âPlease, fuck me Natasha. Please, it aches.â You make your voice breathy and eyes wide.Â
Her jaw ticks. She really is losing her edge if she thought you werenât about to step back into your role after a comment like that.Â
âIâll make you feel good,â she says, her tone all wrong. Sheâs lucky this isnât an assessment. Waning skills is taken very seriously by the handlers, mainly because it isnât supposed to be possible. You donât call her on it. You lie back and enjoy the feel of her hands on you again. They hesitate around your thighs.
âPlease, Nat,â you try to encourage. It doesnât work. Your voice is right but you arenât. You pull her in for a kiss to try and distract her. It seems to work, at least for a while. She begins to relax into you and her hands move south.Â
She pauses again with a huff, annoyance at her inability clear on her face. The obvious difficulty sheâs having is fascinating. Itâs been a long time since youâve seen a Widow act so human. The fascination turns sour as you realise what this could mean. You need very specific circumstances to win against Natalia and this isnât one of them. You hadnât considered that you wouldnât be able to fulfil your assignment at all. It will be the first since you were a child. The consequences are unimaginable. You wonât be able to hold her down which means you need to think of something else.Â
You flounder for a moment as her hands veer again. Sheâs already touching you. Why is this last step so hard for her? There wasnât any specific who-must-touch-who in your orders. You could convince her to lay down instead?
You really look at her the next time she hesitates. This time her struggling pulls something deep within you. Distant sounds echo from your memory. For the first time you feel the presence of the handlers in the room.
âI can do it again. No I.O.U required,â you offer quietly. Her eyes meet yours for the first time since getting on the bed. âIf you shut your eyes, you wonât be able to tell if you donât think too hard about it.â You change your voice to mimic Wandaâs again. âAnd I can help you stop thinking so hard.â Your hand slips down her waist.
Natasha closes her eyes tightly. This time the conflict is clear on her face. You wonder which part bothers her the most. Does it feel like a betrayal or is it the reminder that she can never really have the witch that bothers her so much? If itâs the latter then having something so close might be torture.Â
You arenât worried. Black Widows are used to torture.
âDo it,â Natasha finally says, opening her eyes. You gently swipe your thumb over her skin. Just once. An acknowledgement of what you had as children. The small things you can get away with doing for each other in a world that takes and takes. That makes you enemy and ally in the same breath.
She bends over you again, head resting exactly where you sprayed the perfume. Her eyes slip close. You wait a moment, easily falling into the role but allowing Natasha time to sink into the fantasy.
You slide your hand lower. She isnât as wet as she could be but she isnât insultingly dry. You coat your fingers in it before dragging them up to her clit.
âOh Nat,â you murmur with Wandaâs voice. âThatâs it. Just like that. Youâre so perfect for me.â You can feel her shudder above you. You carefully push two fingers inside. âIâve been dreaming about this,â you continue, âWhat youâd look like, what youâd feel like,â you curl your fingers for emphasis and she moans, âWhat youâd sound like.â
You continue the fantasy as Natasha gets closer and closer. You say one quietly moaned, fuck, as she squeezes around you.
âWanda,â she moans quietly as she comes apart. You shut the resulting feelings in a box deep inside of you. Instead you focus on the way she flutters around your fingers. It doesnât last long enough. She composes herself unreasonable quickly for how small she sounded a moment ago. Her hand lightly grasps your wrist and pulls you out of her. Your fingers glisten. You resist the urge to lick them.
Natashaâs hand releases you and trails lower, You grip her wrist. âI believe that fulfils the assignment.â
She meets your gaze and holds it. You donât know if she sees what you donât want her to. She probably does. She was always too good at that.
She gives a short nod and you let her go when she pulls away. She goes back to not looking at you as she collects her clothes. You watch her. There isnât much else you can do. You slowly pack away the few memories that started to slide out of their box as she slowly dresses. The few moments the Red Room couldnât take away are hidden for a reason. Natalia always did bring the worse out of you. The tiny speck of softness that you canât quite seem to stomp out. It seems hers is getting the best of her.
You arenât meant to speak again. The assignment is over. Natasha becomes Natalia and you stop being the witch. Still, when she reaches for the handle you canât stop the quiet farewell from slipping passed your lips. The specific phrase your generations of widows whisper to each other before an assignment. Itâs meant a few things throughout the years but ultimately itâs a quiet come back, but not if you donât have to. For the first time, one of you might not.
Summary: The original plan was for you to leave before anything happened but it's a lot harder to get the words out when she's so close to you. Staying a little longer wouldn't hurt, right?
Author's note: Natasha isnât Black Widow in this but sheâs still a highly skilled individual into dubious shit and helping people. This turned out way longer than I was planning. I have very lazily called the hacking device bug thing âthe deviceâ throughout the fic and Iâm not sorry for it bc thatâs not why weâre here. Weâre here to imagine natasha stretching us beyond belief and by lez am I going to get us there.
This was originally meant to be extreme dubcon because reader wouldnât want to risk the mission until they were sure it was a success (and also Nat was meant to have more kill-infiltrators vibes) but then I got too into it so reader did too. Oops?
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Youâre after information only three people alive know. Wanda, hacker extraordinaire, has managed to narrow down the people who do. Two of them you have no chance of getting close to. The last is someone whoâs kept to the side of business. One Natasha Romanoff. Sheâs your target. Or more specifically, her home is. Sheâs important enough that getting inside unnoticed is impossible and sheâs self-sufficient enough that thereâs no excuse to sneak in under. That leaves few options, mainly for Wanda to find out.
âOkay, I have something but you may not like it,â she says.
âShoot.â You look up from your own laptop.
âIâve figured out who her unexplained guests were.â
âWhat do you mean unexplained? I thought we knew everyone who enters.â
âWe know why everyone is allowed in. The part that was unexplained was where they were coming from. Her sex partners arenât from the usual suspects.â
âAnd?âÂ
âSheâs in a private kink community. She finds scene partners on there.â
âOh.â
âOh is right. Thereâs some pretty extreme stuff on here.â Wanda sees the look on your face. âBut all consensual. All adults. You wouldnât be walking into something dangerousâŚoutside of being a mole, I mean. Here.â Wanda shows you the screen. Natashaâs profile is up.
You have to look away before your brain shits off.
âWow.â
âRight?â Wanda nods.
âWhy do you seem so shocked? I figured you wouldâve seen stuff like this before Ms Darkweb.â You poke her side.
âI mean Iâve browsed but nothing like this. And this isnât the dark web. This is just a private community.â She tilts her chin up imperiously. Youâve always wondered whether sheâs doing it on purpose or not.
âWhat have you browsed?â you ask curiously.
âYou wouldnât be interested,â she dismisses.
âHow do you know?â
âYou think I havenât used my âhack geniusâ,â she repeats your words dryly, âto learn everything about you?â
You know for a fact she has but the thought is embarrassing enough for you to change the subject. âWhich ones should I approach her with?â
âSheâs looking for a scene partner interested in fisting.â You swallow roughly. Wanda rolls her eyes at your face. âYou donât actually have to do it,â she reminds you. âJust be confident enough to get what we need.â She smirks. âUnless you want to. I wonât judge.â
âWanda.â
âWhat? I wonât.â
âOne, not the point. Two, no way a fist fits up there.â
âWhatâs the bet youâre thinking of Natasha shoving a proper fist up there.â
âIâm not thinking of her doing anything! But what do you mean proper?â
Wanda closes her hand like sheâs about to throw a punch. âLike this. People donât shove this up other peopleâs cunts. Or,â she gives it a considering look, âI mean Iâm sure people have but usually what people are talking about is this.â She opens her hand again, presses her fingers together in a line, and rests her thumb against her palm.
âWell, that is significantly less scary.â You donât ask her how she knows. Youâve shared a wall long enough to know sheâs experienced a lot more than vanilla sex in her life.
âSo you do want to do it.â
âWanda!â
âSorry,â she laughs, âIâll stop.â She pauses for all of a second. âBut seriously, I can find you something after if youâre curious.â
âWhat happened to stopping?â
Wanda mimes zipping her lips. She clicks to the tab with the profile creation. You copy most of what Natashaâs interests are but add a few of your own so it doesnât seem too perfect.
âWhat should my limits be?â you ask Wanda.
Wanda shrugs. âThe easiest lies are mostly truth. Tweak them a little to fit within her interests but otherwise I donât see why you need to overcomplicate things.â
âOkay.â You fill in the box with what you can think of.
You donât think much of Wanda reading what you write until she makes a little humming sound.
âWhat, is there something you didnât know?â you ask.
âNot exactly,â her eyes flick away.
âAre you blushing?â you gasp. âThe Wanda Maximoff, kink extraordinaire, is blushing?â
âSays the person about to get fisted.â She holds her expression for all of a second before bursting out laughing at the look on your face.Â
âWanda,â you whine.
It takes a while for her to recover but when she finally does she says, âYouâll be fine. This group is very serious about consent. Say stop and she will. It wonât be suspicious.â
That does make you feel better but you still flick her for the comment.
âDo that again and Iâll make you do the dirty talk,â she threatens.
âI can dirty talk,â you bluff.
âNot without falling over yourself. Weâll get a meeting quicker if I do it.â
âBut wonât it be weird that Iâm so less confident in person?â
âNot even a little bit. Now go away, Iâm concentrating,â she shoos.
âWho knew your night time activities would be so handy in your day job?â
âWe both know they rarely happen at night.â
âYeah, yeah. Donât remind me.â You push yourself up. âIâll get the device ready.â
She nods, hands already flying over the keyboard. Hopefully she doesnât get too turned on. Although, a horny Wanda is one on a mission and she can be scary when she is.
You donât look at the DMs until a few days later when Wanda has already set up a meeting place. Apparently youâll both meet in public to see if thereâs anything you were hiding before Natasha takes you back to her place. Itâs smart safety wise but it still makes you nervous. You thought originally youâd only need to bluff for a few minutes, max half an hour for the device to do its job and hack its way into her system. Meeting beforehand means much longer and a car ride. You wonât be able to fill the time with nervous introductions and reiterating boundaries. What you see in the DMs makes you want to groan. Wanda sits unapologetically beside you.
Look for red hair and a black button up.
We should match. Iâll wear something red.
Oh?
It may not be obvious until later.
You groan. Damn it Wanda.
Cute.
Says you. Iâll see you at two.
âTwo? I thought it would be like seven at the earliest.â
âScenes can take a long time,â Wanda says. âYou donât want to be exhausted in the middle of one. You might have to stop early. Also, the potential dangers of an exhausted partner.â
âNot asking.â
âYou kind of want to though, donât you?â She grins.
âOur shared wall has told me enough.â
Wanda laughs. âNot all the juicy details.â
Skipping passed that you say, âTell me you didnât buy me lingerie.â
âI didnât buy you lingerie,â she repeats dutifully. âIt would be highly inappropriate for me to buy my business partner that kind of thing.â
âYou bought me a dildo two months ago.â
âYou needed an upgrade,â she says, âand that was not for business purposes like this was. I was helping a friend in need.â
You snort. âYou sure it wasnât just so you knew what to picture when you thought of me?â
âThis is why your partners always say we have no boundaries.â Wanda dodges.
âYouâre the one buying me sex toys unprompted!âÂ
âI donât talk about them afterward,â she says smugly. âNow go try the lingerie on. Trying to buy the right size online is almost impossible and we need to make sure they fit right so the mission isnât a bust.â
âThe mission where nothing sexual is happening?â
âThe mission where fisting isnât happening. I thought you knew there was a high chance of clothes being taken off. You will need to stall for time.â
You had thought about it. Youâd thought about it while looking at pictures of Natasha. In your room. Late at night. Not that youâre going to admit it to yourself, or Wanda.
âStall for how long?â you ask, nervously fiddling with the collar of your shirt.
âMaximum half an hour,â Wanda reminds you for the fifth time. âWorst comes to worst call your safe word and then spend however much more time needed talking it out with her before leaving.â
âOkay,â you take a deep breath, âI can do that.â
Two days later youâre at a very fancy restaurant. You wait near the bar, thankful you donât need to try and hide how nervous you actually are. Your head turns at every flash of red. Itâs unfortunately a popular colour. Youâll recognise her, of course, but you arenât meant to and thereâs no doubt sheâll watch you for a while before approaching.Â
You smooth out your shirt for the umpteenth time. The idea of her watching has you even more nervous so you try to focus on the thought of Wanda watching through the cameras instead. Thinking about the comment sheâd make about how nervous you are compared to your usual undercover roles and a sly one about how Natashaâs is very close to your type is enough to distract you for a while.
Another flash of read has you turning your head and you finally see her. Her pictures donât do her justice. Normally youâd try not to think about how hot a mark is but since itâll help with your acting this time you embrace it. Your eyes run over her figure. A black button up like sheâd said, sleeves folded up to her elbows. Tight black jeans show off her legs and boots finish off the look. Undoubtably expensive as hell, especially with the necklace and watch, but the money looks good on her.Â
You awkwardly wave and the confident smile on her face grows. You dart your eyes around. You arenât sure where to look as she makes her way towards you. Youâre allowed to stare, she thinks youâre about to fuck after all, but it feels like you shouldnât. Too soon maybe?Â
She leans against the bar beside you.
âHello,â she greets, voice low.
âHi.â You settle on looking at the soft curve of her cheek.
âHowâre you doing tonight?â
âGoodâ I mean, wellâ I mean,â you take a deep breath and talk a bit quieter. âIâm excited.â
âBut nervous.â
âIs it that obvious?â you laugh.
âA little,â she shrugs. âIf it makes you feel any better that outfit suits you very well.â
âYou look veryâŚâ Your eyes travel along the delicate curve of her throat like her shirt encourages you to do. âHandsome,â you finish quickly. That smile shows again and her teeth flash at you.
âSo, youâre new to the scene?â
âNot super, but yeah. I havenât done anything like, uh, like tonight.â
âMeeting up?â
âNo, I mean yes I have. I meant what weâre doing tonight. Um, fisting. But Iâve done a few uh, lighter scenes before.â
âFisting isnât a light kink to you?â
You gape at her. She laughs.
âIâm only messing with you. Everyoneâs different. If this is too much we can do something else, or stop altogether.â
âNo,â you say too forcefully. You wonât get a chance like this again. âUh, I mean, no, thank you. I want to. Iâm just nervous.â
âUnderstandably. Can I ask what youâve done to prepare?â
Youâd already talked about this in your DMs but you still say, âFour fingers,â as quietly as possible. âI thought it would be fun to experience it for the first time on the actual night.â
Natashaâs eyes darken. âIt will be.â
You have to look away from the heat in her eyes. She crowds you against the bar.
âWhat else are you looking to experience tonight?â
You take a fortifying breath which doesnât help with her perfume surrounding you. Wanda said directness and honesty are very important leading up to a scene. That thereâs times where a scene wonât happen at all based on the first interaction. You think about what you would say if you were actually in this position. You meet her heavy gaze.
âSubmission, loss of control,â you pause. You canât think of a hot way to put it, âStretching?â
That breaks the tension. Natasha snorts a laugh and covers her mouth.Â
âSorry, sorry,â she says. âIâm not laughing at you.â
âYou are a little bit,â you tease. âHow would you have put it?â
âSize kink, fisting.â
âOh, totally,â you nod a few times too many, eyes dropping to the floor. She tilts your chin up with a curled finger.
âWe canât do anything kinky if you canât say the word kink.â Her voice is half-teasing, half-firm. The worry that tonight will stop before it starts has your mouth running without thought.
âI want you to fulfil my size kink by using those long fingers of yours to stuff mââ
Her hand wraps around your jaw, grip tight as her pupils dilate.Â
âI think itâs time for us to leave.â
You canât pull your eyes away from her lips even as you nod. Her lips curl and then sheâs pulling you towards the door.
The drive back to her place seems to take no time at all and forever. When she finally parks the car your heart is racing.
She holds your hand as she leads you inside and youâre in her bedroom before you can take the rest of the place in. It doesnât matter. The device is in your pocket and started working the second you got out of the car. The only thing you need to think about is Natasha.Â
She pulls you in before you can get a good look at the bedroom either. Her lips on yours is a relief until her hands start wondering and make the heat inside of your burn hotter. You tug at the collar of her shirt.
âOff,â you mutter between kisses. You can feel her smiling but she fights it enough so it doesnât break the kiss. Her fingers make quick work of the buttons and youâre almost envious that you couldnât do it that fast for yourself.Â
You slide your hands under the shoulders of the shirt and slide it off of her. It drops unceremoniously to the floor. You slide your hands appreciatively down her arms. They flex slightly as she grabs your hips and pulls you against her again. Her lips find your neck and you tilt your head up to give her better access. A brief thought about how unfair it is that sheâs distracting you right after she has her shirt off disappears under the feel of her teeth. The attention she lays there is sure to leave more than a few marks but you canât bring yourself to care when itâs travelling down your spine and to your clit.Â
You almost whine when she pulls away but her hands shucking off her pants soothes the need. More of her is revealed and you gaze appreciatively until she interrupts you. She tugs you out of your own shirt, lips seeking yours again immediately after.
Youâre completely distracted. The only thought you have about the device is when Natasha shoves off your pants. The smallest worry of it falling out of your pocket makes you look down. When itâs nowhere to be seen you safely assume itâs stayed where itâs meant to and return your full attention to the woman in front of you.
âEverything okay?â Natasha asks quietly.
âDonât wanna trip,â you say and push her towards the bed. She huffs a laugh and you grin back as you shove her onto the bed. This feels unnervingly easy with her.
She stops letting you push her around at that point. Youâre planning to climb onto her lap but youâre thrown around onto the bed instead. She climbs on top of you and you donât even try to wriggle out or roll her. The muscles in her arms flexing as she crawls over is too much of a distraction.
Her lips meet yours and her hand trails down your side before skimming over to meet your soaked folds. You should probably stop her now. Move away, close your legs or call out your safe word. Natashaâs fingers find your clit and you moan instead. You can stop her in a moment, when things get a bit further along. Thereâs no reason to push her away while the device still needs time to work.Â
You murmur a quiet, firmer, and she listens. Thereâs no needy rush, no desperate groping. She gently builds the pleasure into a pleasant buzz. Turning you hazy in a way you donât want to stop. At some point her fingers glide lower and she probes your entrance.
âReady?â she asks. Your flicker of worry must show on your face. âTo start,â she clarifies. Relaxing, you nod. She doesnât enter you until you give a quiet,
âPlease.â
She pushes in easily with so much build up and you sigh at the relief of being filled.
âSlow build, okay?â Her finger slowly pumps in and out of you.
âNot too slow,â you say, hips already seeking more.
âSlow,â she repeats firmly but adds a second finger all the same. You make an appreciative noise.Â
She tries the same gentle build as before but youâre too impatient. Another plea has her sliding in a third finger. This time you feel the stretch. Itâs almost hard to imagine a fourth yet it takes so long for her to add it that she has you begging for it.
You groan this time and your impatience takes a while to come back. It feels unreasonably good for something that was scary to you only a few days ago.
When she finally feels youâre ready for the tantalising final finger she murmurs,Â
âReady?â against your lips.
âAh-huh,â you pant. Natasha slowly eases her thumb in. The stretch is exquisite. Your head drops back as it fills your brain. All you can think and feel is her stretching you open, until the stretch slowly begins to fade.
âAreâ are you gonna move?â you ask, voice high.
âIf you want me to,â Natasha says, holding perfectly still. âWe can stay like this until youâve had enough if you donât.â
âDonât you dare.â
A smirk as your hips twitching. âTell me what you want.â
âI want you to move,â you whine, the twitch quickly turning into you humping her hand.
âIt seems youâre already doing it for me.â
âPlease.âÂ
Her free hand holds your hips still while she oh so slowly begins to move. Itâs torture to feel so little stimulation yet so full at the same time. Still, you donât ask you for more again. She knows what sheâs doing and the way the pressure is building inside you again shows that. Your frustration at her slowness turns quickly into gratefulness when the overstimulation suddenly starts to build quickly.
âWait, wait,â you gasp. She immediately stills. âClit,â you beg. Her free hand moves to run circles over it and you moan. Two seconds later the cord snaps and you see white. She holds your hips still as lightning runs through you. You come down to shockwaves still rolling through your body.
When your shaking stops, Natasha carefully pulls out of you, removing her fingers one by one until theyâre all free. Her eyes never leaving your face, looking for any hint of discomfort.
You watch with heavy-lidded eyes as she slips two of her fingers into her mouth. Her eyes slip shut as she moans. If you werenât so spent youâd want to go again just because of that sound. She puts on a show, slowing sucking and licking her hand clean. You canât look away.
When sheâs finally satisfied, she crawls up and lays down before tucking you into her side. You lay your head on her shoulder but hesitate before getting too comfortable.
âDo you want me to return the favour?â you ask.
âI think youâve had enough for the night.â
âThat doesnât answer my question.â
âTrust me, I found that quite satisfying.â The look in her eye matches what she says so you nod before burrowing deeper.Â
âIâll go in a minute,â you mumble, eyes drooping.
âStay as long as you need.â
You hum, your over-exerted body easily slipping into sleep.
The next morning you open your door to a smug looking Wanda.
Author's note: I changed what this one would be so many times before landing on the classic drugged noncon. Please enjoy the results of my extreme indecision đŤśđť
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You hadnât thought youâd drunk that much yet you find it difficult to stand. You try to use the arm of the chair to keep your balance. Your legs tremble below you. Whoever made your drinks obviously had a heavy hand.
âYou alright?â Steve asks from the other lounge, already moving to stand up and help you.
âIâve got her,â Natasha says, appearing beside you. You blink at her. You thought she was on the other side of the room. âIâm done for tonight as well and their room is right by mine.â
Steve nods and sits back down. Natasha presses against your side and you grip her instead of the chair. She starts shuffling you towards the elevator, taking most of your weight.
ââm sorry,â you mumble, head drooping to rest on her shoulder. âI didnât mean to drink so much.â
âItâs okay,â Natasha says. âWeâre in the tower, you can let loose.â
âDidnât mean to.â
âLetâs just concentrate on getting you to your room. We can have regrets tomorrow while youâre hanging over the bowl.â
You groan but obediently quiet for the rest of the slow trip to your room. Mostly. Thereâs a few curses here and there about how big the tower is that have Natashaâs shoulders silently grinning.
You try to fall on your bed when you finally make it to your room but Natasha stops you. You pout at her.
âLet me get you out of this first,â she says. âI canât imagine it would be comfortable to sleep in.â
Youâre drunk enough that you doubt anything will disturb your sleep once you finally slip into it but you let her manhandle you out of your fancy clothes anyway. Itâs probably better you donât sleep in such nice things and this way you wonât have any bruises from something digging into you in the morning.
The alcohol has you too warm to feel the cool of the room as strips you. You hesitate slightly when she reaches your underwear but sheâs slipped them off before you can tell if itâs needed or not.Â
She guides you onto the bed and you finally flop down. You watch with distant interest as she removes her own clothes. Youâve seen her in varying stages of undress before during training and missions. Youâre familiar with the scars littering her body and the iron muscles underneath.Â
You frown a little. Almost every scar. Youâve never seen those two before. Did something new happen? It takes you until sheâs moved you around on the bed to realise youâve never seen it because her bra is gone. Which is weird. And good. You reach for it as she climbs on top of you, tracing them curiously.
âAre we going to cuddle?â you slur.
âSomething like that,â she murmurs.Â
Instead of laying down she stays hovering over you. Her eyes trail your naked form. She forgot to pull the top cover back before getting you on the bed. Maybe sheâs trying to work out how to do it without rolling you around enough to make you sick?
Her nose skims down your neck before her breath stops on your chest. The warmth of it matches the warmth of your skin.
âNat?â you ask, confused.
âJust checking,â she says.Â
For what? is too hard to ask so you wait patiently until sheâs doneâ
âYou wake to nails skimming down to places they havenât touched before. Youâre disoriented and confused until you see red hair and remember Natasha helping you to bed. Itâs hard to stay awake past the feeling of relief. Your eyelids are so heavy but Natasha still hasnât laid down properly, or left, and your curiosity manages to keep you awake for a few moments longer. It doesnât give you enough energy to form a question. Not yet.
You continue to feel her hands trail over you, as well as a sensation you wonât realise until tomorrow is her lips on your skin.
You donât know if you drift off again but at some point she nudges your legs apart. Your brow furrows when you feel her hand trace over your folds. âNat should youâ should you be doing that?â
âOf course, Iâm just helping you get to sleep.â
Youâre not sure how this helps but she sounds so confident you relax back. Besides itâs Natasha, sheâd never hurt you.
She lightly presses on your clit. It sends tingles up your spine.
âMm, feels good,â you murmur without thinking.
âYeah?â Her fingers become firmer. âHowâs that, is that good?â
Your mhmm comes out more of a moan. The tingles are the only thing to break through the haze, to not feel so far away. They become stronger and travel further until a few high pitched sounds escape you and then suddenly youâre coming. You donât realise what youâre doing until the pleasure has settled again.
âIâm sorry, Iâm sorry,â you gasp. You donât know whatâs happening but you know youâre not meant to come with a friend in the room.
âItâs okay, itâs okay,â Natasha shushes, âThereâs nothing to be sorry for. You canât help it.â
Her understanding has your panic receding.Â
âDidnât mean to,â you promise.
âI know,â Natasha reassures. âNo harm done.â Wet fingers trace patterns into your hip. âTry to go back to sleep,â she suggests. âWe can forget about it in the morning.â
âOkay,â you murmur, grateful to no longer have to force yourself to stay away. The world disappears again before you feel the warmth of her tongue.
Thank you everyone who participated in the Natasha Romanoff Week!
You all did amazing fanworks, and it was awesome to see many people joining in to celebrate the very intriguing character that is Natasha Romanoff.
I'll still track new entries up up until next Friday, so don't worry if you're a bit late. The ao3 collection will remain open indefinitely, so if you post to ao3 any work inspired by a prompt of the event, you're welcome to include it the collection.
Day 7: âNatasha was there for the real version of the events" | @natasharomanoffweek
Summary: A mission gone wrong results in you tied-up and drugged. Something happened between being left alone and waking up in the tower. You're sure it was Natasha but the drugs make you doubt the few things you can remember.
Warning: this is a different tone to my usual darkfic/noncon works. It involves the aftermath and remembering instead of only being about before and during the noncon.
Words: 1,535
Author's note: hi again :) here is a slightly different thing to the dark stuff I usually write (but also not really). If you've noticed a few missing fics from the week no you didn't! (but also they'll be here soon). Enjoy!
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A commotion draws you out of your drugged haze.Â
âThey are nowhere near recovered,â Dr Cho protests.
âAre they coherent?â Tony cuts her off.
âBarely. I doubt theyâll be able to answer anything for at least a few more hours. This kind of drug takes a long time to wear off.â
âIâm sorry, Dr Cho,â Steve says. âAny leads they have could be cold in a couple hours. We asked you to alert us as soon as they were talking for a reason.â
Then comes her voice. âWe know how to handle these kinds of situations. Weâll be gentle, especially with someone we know.â
What muscles that are working probably again tense. What does she know of gentle?Â
The group finally approaches you. You keep your eyes on the white sheet covering your legs. Sitting up only hurts marginally more than lying down but being able to move under your own power, to be able to hold your head up, makes you feel a lot better than lying limply against the thin bed.
âHey, howâre feeling?â Steve says when he comes into view.
You try to crack a smile. âNever better.â Your voice sounds awful.
Tony snorts and Steve shoots him a look. âWhat? You knew the answer before you asked.â
Steve ignores him. âIâm sorry to do this when youâve just woken up but can you tell me what happened before we got to you?â
Your eyes flicker to Natasha and then away again.
âShe touched me,â you mumble.Â
Heads turn to Dr Cho whose lips press into a thin line. Doctor-patient confidentiality saves you. Or maybe damns you since you canât seem to put what happened into words theyâll understand. She wonât tell them anything apart from how far you are from dying without your express, un-drugged, permission.
âCould the drugs be muddling their memory?â Steve asks Dr Cho.
âShit that has them this messed up hours later? Absolutely,â Tony answers instead.Â
âIt has been known to cause mental confusion and hallucinations,â Dr Cho confirms.
You squeeze your hands into fists. The memories are fuzzy and feel far away but you arenât confused. You remember Natasha coming in; hearing her steps, having your head tilted up, seeing her hair, feeling her hands. Hands that went where they shouldnât have.
âI remember,â you insist. You force yourself to look at Natasha, âShe touched me.â
âCan you remember what she looked like?â Steve asks.
You make a frustrated noise and press your palms into your eyes. What does he mean what did she look like? She is right beside him! How can he not understand what youâre saying?
âNatasha was there for the real version of the events.â Steve turns to her.
âI didnât see anyone exit the room,â Natasha says quietly. âThey were drugged heavily. I thought they wereâŚâ It seems the others donât need her to fill in the blank like your slow mind does.
âAnd?â Steve prompts her gently when the silence lasts too long. You wait for it. For the words to confirm what you think you remember. They never come.
âAnd nothing. I got them to the Quinjet. You saw what they were like. I didnât encounter anyone within three rooms of where they were held. No movement on our way out. If someone was left alive in the building they knew a very good hiding place.â She turns to you, face full of concern. âI know itâs hard,â she says softly, âBut can you remember anything about the woman who was there before me?â
Your confusion grows. You donât remember anyone before her. She had been the one to touch you, hadnât she? If you said the right thing, if you finally managed to make them understand what youâre trying to say, would they believe? Mental confusion and hallucinations. Is it possible Natasha wasnât the one who didâ who was with you when it happened. You donât remember your bonds being undone let alone being carried to the Quinjet. Was it someone who looked like Natasha to your distorted vision or has your broken brain put her face on the woman who touched you?
âVi-Video?â you ask, interrupting whatever they were talking about. Youâre more concerned about your voice cracking.
âNone in the building,â Tony says clearly annoyed. You flinch slightly at the tone. âShit, not pissed at you. Just the general lack of technology. I donât know how you did it, Capsicle.â
âTony,â Natasha reprimands quietly. Tony mimes zipping his lips.Â
âIf thereâs anything you can give us on the person who hurt you tell us so we can catch them,â Steve says. You donât like being called a liar but you donât know what you want to be true. Someone had touched you either way.
You close your eyes and take a deep breath. You try to remember more than the vague flashes and feelings you currently have. You remember a vague sound of footsteps and trying to lift your head. When that failed you had tried to open your eyes. The footsteps had reached you by the time you managed to slit them open. Blurred colours and light that hurts was all you got. Mostly greys; the concrete floor, the steel of the chair you were tied to. Only the muted colour of your suit was different. Then hands. Gentle fingers cupped your jaw, tilted your head up. Red bled into your vision. Fingertips pressed against your pulse point. You had swallowed roughly. It had hurt. Your head was rested gently against the back of the chair. The fingertips slid down lower. You thought they were checking for injuries. You were wrong. They skimmed down your chest, pressed into soft spots. A confused noise left you and they gentled. They disappeared when they reached your waist.
The sound of fabric ripping filled your ears. You couldnât figure out what she had done until you had felt those fingers on your skin again. On the sensitive skin of your inner thigh. You tried to speak. To ask. To stop. All that came out was an unintelligible mumble.
A quiet, âshhhhâ had sounded but you arenât confident now whether it was in Natashaâs voice or not. You had tried to force your eyes open again at the noise. A smear of dim red at the bottom of your vision was all you could see of her. Those fingers crept higher. The explored the outside of your underwear, probed the folds hiding beneath. You tried to protest again but only got the same results as the last time. No shushing though. Instead the fingers slipped beneath your underwear. They wandered up to your clit. For a while you couldnât feel much beside the pressure but at some point the tingles started. Then they grew. Your hips twitched. Then you started to squirm in your bonds. Another few sounds had escaped you. You werenât sure if they were to stop or encourage. You still arenât sure. The pleasure had blocked out the pain that slipped past the drug. It had been nice to feel good after such an awful day. You hadnât been thinking clearly. You couldnât really think at the time. You canât tell if youâre thinking properly now. If youâre remembering properly.Â
The fingers had slid lower. You were well and truly wet by then. Enough to be humiliated by if you werenât so empty. You feel embarrassed just fine remembering it now but you try to push the feeling aside. You got a proper glimpse of her at some point. Youâre sure. You just need to find it and imagine it.Â
Your mouth dropped open in a silent gasp but it took a moment for your brain to catch up to why. Something was being pushed inside of you. Fingers. Her. It felt better than it should have through the haze but you couldnât tell if you were getting close. Only the persistent pleasure that was sharper than the dull pain filled you. You had no way to tell how long it went for. Time was honey. Eventually it slipped away altogether. Her fingers were still moving inside of you when you passed back out again.
You make a frustrated, defeated sound. The womanâs eyes were green but thatâs all you can tell through the blurry vision. That isnât enough. The possible image of her face isnât enough now that you have Natasha in front of you.Â
âDonât push yourself,â Natasha says quietly. Her hand rests reassuringly on your shoulder and you jump. You look up at her, blinking tears from your eyes. The blurry memory is nothing compared to the crystal clear image in front of you. It couldnât have been her (You donât want it to have been her).
âIâm sorry,â you croak.
âItâs okay. You have nothing to apologise for,â she says. âFocus on healing.âÂ
âRest,â Steve agrees. âWeâll find who did this to you.â
You swallow roughly and give a jerky nod. Your eyes fall back to the bedsheet but you canât help looking fleetingly up at Natasha every few seconds. Just to reassure yourself that sheâs there. That the images arenât the same. Because they arenât. They canât be.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Avengers Assemble (Cartoon)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Natasha Romanov & Tony Stark, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov/Tony Stark
Characters: Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Tony Stark, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Undercover Missions, Undercover as a Couple, spy movie tropes, Red Room trauma, Canon-Typical Violence, BAMF Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Tony Stark Is Not Helping, Except when he is, Natasha Romanov and Tony Stark are Not Friends, Natasha Romanov is So Done (Marvel), Heist, Not Beta Read, rated T for violence and very mild swearing, POV Natasha Romanov
Series: Part 1 of Stonynat, Part 3 of Into the AA-verse
Summary:
Natasha and Tony have a⌠complicated relationship, so when theyâre forced to go undercover as a couple for a S.H.I.E.L.D mission, Natasha is less than thrilled about it. To succeed and get out alive they must work together, trust each other, and maybe get just a little bit better at communicating⌠all without Steve to mediate between them.
Set between seasons 2 and 3.
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*flailing* I FINISHED A NAT FIC!!! @natasharomanoffweek inspired me to finally get it in gear and finish this draft Iâve been picking away at since 2023. This thing was SUPPOSED to be a quick fun project to warm me up for my actual big ideas, but then it kind of got out of hand and itâs 7k words now. Oops. Enjoy?
This is for the day 5 prompts âfor the missionâ and âundercoverâ, but it is unfortunately late because Iâve had a HECTIC three days. Ah well, I got it done and thatâs the important part.
The fire crackles to life as the guards sit down around it. Each are from different parts of the globe, all brought together for one common purpose, money. They donât really care one way or the other about the cause they're fighting for, they just want money. And for a while that was fine, a little illegal activity and danger was manageable. But nowâŚwell, they arenât so sure it's worth it
âDid you hear what happened in Prague?â one of them asks, lighting a cigarette
The others shake their heads and one speaks up, âWas it her again?â
âIt was. Took out the whole facilityâ
âShitâ one of the others exclaims as he runs his hand through his hair
But the rookie rolls his eyes, "Ain't no way you guys are really believing this?â
âThe facility went dark, you can check the reports yourselfâ
He shakes his head, "I'm not talking about if it actually happened, Iâm talking about who did itâ
âYou donât think it was the Widow?â
âOh she was there, but I don't think she was alone. Ainât no way anyone could've taken out that place alone. Let alone a womanâ
The oldest among them chuckles, âSon, you havenât been here long. You donât know her like we doâ
âYou've seen her then? Encountered her?â
The man with the cigarette laughs, âWe wouldn't be here if we hadâ
âThen you donât know her. You know her stories. And that's all they are, stories. I doubt any of them are true. Full of bullshitâ
âOh Iâm sure there's more than a few exaggerations in themâ the older soldier agrees, âBut there isnât any denying what she's done, what she's capable ofâ
âLike in Tehran, she took out an entire caravan without ever firing a shot. Just used her bites and bladesâ
The rookie scoffs, âWhat about Odessa, she failed there didnât she? Her target diedâ
âYou donât understandâ the man smoking states, âShe walked away from an encounter with the Winter Soldier. Nobody ever does thatâ
âShe wasnât his targetâ
âDoesnât matter. She was there, she was an obstacle, a threat. And he doesn't let people that get in his way surviveâ
The rookie glances away briefly, looking at the fire as he feels a sweat beginning to run down his back despite the cool temperature of their environment. He clears his throat as he shifts in his seat, âShe just got luckyâ
âLucky like a fox is. Donât think for a second that she's not clever.â one of the others tells him
âShe's skilled and smart. Canât deny thatâ the rookie clarifies, âBut the shit shes pulling off, just ain't no way she's doing everything aloneâ
âShe's precise and deadly, underestimating her might get you killedâ
But the rookie waves them off, âwhy would she be here of all places?â
âShe goes everywhere, son.â the older soldier stresses, âMoscow, Budapest, Istanbulâ
"Lagos, Madripoorâ another continues
"Don't forget Osaka, what she did thereâŚ.hell on earth"
âNow wait a damn minuteâ the rookie interrupts, âIf she's such a good spy, how do you know she's been to all these places? How do you know what she does?â
âYou think we really know everywhere? No, we only know for sure when she decides to make her presence known, which I can count on one hand. But we donât know anyone else capable of such feats. Nobody doesâ
âThe small towns and villages, the deserts and the junglesâŚ.Imagine what she does there and we just donât have a clue because there's no one else around to tell itâ
âYou donât even have a clue nowâ the rookie scoffs, âYou're trying to convince me she's really doing all this alone without even knowing she's the one doing it to begin withâ
âLet me ask you something, you think a woman known as the Red Death and the Slavic Shadow isnât a woman to be feared?â
He feels a chill down his back again, âI didnât say that. I just donât think she's as big of a threat as yâall are making her out to be. And she certainly ainât no solo actâ
The rest of them simply shake their heads, seeing that their new member is either too stubborn or stupid to see the true threat that was the Black Widow. Stubbornness can be fixed with time, but stupidity would land him dead in their line of work before he even had time to worry about the Widow
But in the treeline nearby Natasha listens to the things they say about her with a smirk. Sheâd been staking this place out for about a week now, biding her time, waiting for the perfect time to strike. She hadnât even imagined that she would stubble upon it in the form of a conversation about herself, a conversation that made her seem like some sort of fable. She's going to enjoy showing them just what all shes capable of
She counts them first, six of them. Each has a holstered sidearm and half of them have a rifle slung over their shoulder or backs. Those three will be targeted first, and she'll save the rookie for last. Not for any real reason, she just wants to prove a point before she kills him.
She aims both her widows bites at two of the more well armed men and fires at the same time. Both men convulse for a brief moment before falling to the ground dead. The sight and sound of them doing so startles the others, but before they can figure out what's happening she strikes again.
She fires her grapple onto the last man with the rifle, and he lets out a yelp of surprise as he's pulled backwards. She quickly fires the other end of it onto the tree and jumps down into the tall grass below, landing with the grace of a cat. The man slams into the tree, his skull making a cracking sound before he goes limps and is hauled up into the branches
The remaining three men pull out their side arms and are frantically looking around, desperately trying to find their assailant. Natasha however is careful, making sure to stay both in the tall grass and outside of the ring of light that the small fire is providing. Thankfully her targets are not well trained and they haven't grouped together. She carefully makes her way behind one of them and unsheathes her knife.
She lunges at him, one hand covering his mouth while the other slices his neck open. She leaves him collapsed in a heap, quickly bleeding out as she sinks back into the grass. The sound of his choked gurgles gains the attention of the oldest soldier and he rushes over. He curses under his breath as he realizes the gravity of the wound, and the situation. This is the Black Widow. He knows it in his bones. And he knows he's not leaving here tonight unless its in a body bag
Silently he takes a step back, keeping his eyes on the grass near his fallen teammate. Natasha has already moved on though and perched on a tree branch behind him. A few more steps and he's directly below her, just where she wanted him. With her legs wrapped around the branch she lowers herself, and quickly loops the grapple cord in her hands around his neck. He lets out a chocked gasp but its extremely muffled as the wire digs into his flesh, and the rookie is too far away to hear it. Satisfied with the cords hold on him she lets go, letting it pull him upwards by the throat.
His thrashing is what finally gets the rookies attention and his eyes nearly pop out of his head. But its not his hanging teammate that has his heart thumping hard enough to cause discomfort. No, that would be caused by the redheaded woman who is leaning against the trunk with a nonchalant posture and smirk on her face
"You- you're- oh god" he stutters, taking a step back in pure fear. Then gun in his hand shakes wildly as he points it at her
"Go ahead. Use it" she tells him, taking a few quick steps forward
He yelps and pulls the trigger, only for nothing to happen. In his earlier panic he had never taken the safety off, but in his panic now he only continues to pull the trigger as tears blur his vision
She grabs the gun and easily disarms him, tossing it into the darkness. But to her surprise he doesn't give up. Instead he takes a swing at her. She dodges it, and the next two as well before giving a sharp kick to his knee. There is a snap and his leg buckles, sending him to the ground with a shout
"Pathetic" she mumbles to herself as she leans down over him, unsheathing her knife once more, "Let me show you what else I'm capable of"
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Rating: T
Relationship: Blackhill (Maria Hill/Natasha Romanov)
Words: 2,771
Summary:
As Natasha presses teasing kisses along the length of the woman's neck and along her jaw, curiosity gets the better of her. She glances over toward Hill, only to be met with a darkened gaze and lips gone slack, gently parted.
The commander usually wears an impenetrable, ice cold façade that, occasionally, has Natasha musing what an icepick capable of splintering it would look like.
But thisâthis is a much better look on Hill.
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Written for Natasha Romanoff Week 2025 - Day 5 (Undercover)