The Void
Hey guys! I haven’t written anything in a long while, so I’m a little rusty but I just saw thunderbolts and I ship Bob with Yelena, they are soulmates 😭
Anyway, pls forgive any errors
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Bob x Yelena
No warnings - just soft yearning
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The loss of her sister had been the string that frayed all the stitches that held Yelena’s heart together. Her pseudo family had been the only real thing she had known and now even something that had been make believe did not exist anymore.
What memories could she replay if all of them were fake?
What moments could she take solace in when her life required her to be on the move constantly?
It felt rather grey. Nothing to laugh about or no company to do it together. All she could do was reminisce and that was not a great habit, cause you can’t control it. You reminisce the good and it reminds you of the bad.
She found her way back to the base, or so that’s what everyone called it instead of calling it what it was, their home. This suburban mansion that belonged to Bucky now had become a share house. The Red guardian’s snores could be heard in the living room, Ava and Walker were arguing about something as usual in the backyard as faint snippets of their conversation slipped through. Bucky was away trying to salvage votes for his campaign and she had just finished her shift at the local youth facility.
Purpose.
To reshape the life of young women and in a way slowly, pull away the years she had lost herself in the red room. But whatever said, it was heavy work. And now she held all this weight she had gathered through the stories of the lives of these girls.
She heard the shuffling of pots and plates in the kitchen and then followed by the single beep of a button. Which had gotten the dishwasher started. She didn’t want to startle him, but it was one of her favourite moments, to watch Bob do the dishes. He stood by the sink washing his hands and as though he could sense her, he found her gaze. The soft smile breaking through his rather placid expression, which only Yelena had the power to do. To get him to feel light.
“You’re back early.”, he stated but she could sense the happiness in the tone of his voice.
“Did you miss me?”, she asked sarcastically as she folded her arms, a smile forming on her face, one she couldn’t hide. To which he paused, wiping away his wet hands as he gazed at her. As though he was in awe and in peace at the same time.
“I did.”, he gave her a soft nod followed by a genuine smile.
Yelena drew closer, her weight slowly eroding away. Unable to look at anything else, his soft sweater adding colour to his complexion, the sleeves rolled up to expose his forearms. What if there existed a world they had both met each other when everything was right? Would it have still worked? Would they have still connected?
“It suits you.”, Bob said gently as he looked away. His cheeks flushing pink.
“What suits me?”, Yelena furrowed her brows as he slowly drew close to her, putting away the cloth on the counter top.
“When you smile, your eyes light up.”, he stated as though it was a common fact but it made her feel soft. She never had the luxury to feel soft towards anything in her line of work. But with Bob it was different. It was as though they were the physical form of kindness they had once deserved.
“That’s cause you like looking at me.”, she said playfully to which he averted his gaze but found the courage to look into her eyes again.
How had they managed to close the space between them? She could never tell.
“Maybe I do.”, he said softly, as though it wasn’t for the world to hear, it was only for her.
Yelena wanted to stay in this moment, this softness, nothing in the world could touch it now. So she reached forward and pushed back a strand of hair to stand on her toes and place a soft kiss on his forehead.
“Then do it more often.”, she said quietly.
“I spent a lot of my life learning how to hide.”
The shy demeanour had faded from him as he heard her statement, his hand found her waist as he pulled her into a hug, burying his face into the crook of her neck, breathing her in.
Yelena gripped onto his shirt as she closed her eyes and gave herself the chance to just be. Even without too many words, they understood each other, the weight of their past lives.
“Yelena..”, he hummed as though he had so much to share.
“I know.”, she responded as she held onto him tighter.
“I know you.”, she added and his hold tightened.
“You were the light in my darkness and now I cannot comprehend a life without you in it.”, he spoke as his lips brushed her skin.
Little did he know, that even in his darkest, he helped her see through the light and by doing so, become stronger. She pulled away and he reluctantly let go. Her eyes boring into his features that made his blush turn darker.
“What?”, he questioned as he fiddle with the ends of her hair.
“I’m just glad you’re not blonde anymore.”, she smiled to which he pulled her into his embrace again. But it meant more than that. She was glad he wasn’t controlled by anyone, glad that now he could just exist as he was.
His arms wrapped around her with fondness, sighing with content as he tucked his face into her neck.
His world was so much more bigger now, wasn’t just a little room he was confined in anymore, for the first time there was soft afternoon light flooding around him. He placed his forehead on hers and all he could feel was that void in him not exisiting anymore. Now he felt full. He felt light, maybe if he believed it thoroughly, he could become it.
But for now, he was here, not in a lab, not in a maze but with her. Where everything felt soft and real
The sentry was not there anymore. In its place was the love he had always craved, only now, he didn’t have to fight for it. She gave it to him freely.
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Hope you liked it 🫶
