Summary: Natasha tries using a dating app to meet someone.
Word count: 1017
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Being Avenger came with a lot of sacrifices, one of them being connection with another human being. Even though saving so many lives never was a complaint, it was symptom that was often looked over. Sure, Nat had the rest of the team to support her, but it wasn’t the love and affection she secretly wanted.
Natasha glided about her apartment, staring down at her phone, anxiously focused on the three dots. She then sighed while nibbling on the bottom lip between her teeth. Just as she was about to give up and toss her phone on the bed, a soft sound notified her that she got a reply.
‘I’m excited to get to know you, not just the ‘you’ everyone else sees.’
‘We’ll see if you make it that far.’ She teased. After she hit send, flash of doubt came that she might have scared them off.
‘I’m up for a challenge.’
‘Can’t wait.’
With a grin etched on her face, she peeked at the time, seeing she had two hours before the date. After sorting through her closet, the beauty decided on a simple but cute olive jumpsuit with heels to match. Her intention was to dress to impress, and she certainly never missed the marked. By the time she was done getting ready she still had an hour left and so she decided to leave early. Maybe get a quick look of the place to ease her spy instincts.
Deciding against driving against driving herself, she pulled up a ride share app on her phone and was notified her driver would be on their way.
At first when Clint suggested the idea of trying dating apps, she scoffed and brushed it off. The idea being intimate with someone without it being for a mission, ignited a fear deep within her she never acknowledged. Clint was the only one to ever have access to her vulnerability, and even then, it took years of his persistence for it to happen.
Eventually after all of Clint’s pestering and Laura’s kind support, she decided to entertain the idea. Mostly to get them to shut up about it though. So, for the first time in a long time, she didn’t have complete control of the situation.
“Just try it, and if you don’t like it, you can just delete the app and I’ll never bring it up again.”
“Fine, but when it fails, you owe me a bottle of vodka,” she replied putting an emphasis on when. Clint agreed to the deal and shook on it to seal it.
When she finished setting up her profile, the first couple people she came across were mostly men only trying to sleep with her and of course a disgusting amount of unsolicited dick pics. Natasha was on the verge of giving up, until she received a new match, and hopefully her last. There was nothing special about how the conversation started, it was simple. Which was more genuine than asking for sex immediately. The bar was low but still promising.
When we got the notification that her driver was here, she grabbed her things and made her way out of her apartment. She softly gripped the door handle and slid into the vehicle.
“Natalie?” The driver questioned, looking through the rearview mirror with their eyebrow quirked.
“Yes, the pier, please,” she replied politely meeting their gaze in the mirror. The driver’s silhouette cloaked by the night shade, but the occasional streetlight illuminating their skin tone.
“Hot date?” They asked after a momentary pause, simply trying to make casual conversation.
Natasha gave a slight smile. “Yes, first time actually.”
The driver looked back at her through the mirror again, eyebrows raise in surprise. “Well, with how well you wear that outfit, they would be insane to reject you.”
“Thank you, I hope so too,” she said with a bit of warmth spreading through her cheeks.
As the vehicle came to a stop at the destination, the driver quickly got out to open the door for the stunning red head. Natasha made a quick text to Clint, letting him know where she was, in case anything happened. While she was occupied by her phone, the door opened and she simultaneously exiting and typing away.
At the sound of the door shutting, she softly thanked the driver, moving on to message her date. She hit send and looked up finally taking in her surroundings, which was quickly cut short by a familiar notification sound. Whipping her head around, she was greeted cute smile and outreached hand.
“Hi Natasha, it’s nice to finally meet you. I’m Y/N,” they replied, holding up their phone screen in confirmation.
Too stunned to speak she accepted their handshake, warmth spreading through her from the contact.
“I’m sorry. You had a different name, and I didn’t know it was you, at first. Also, I didn’t know how to tell you. I thought it would be too awkward to say, ‘Hi, I’m Y/N, your driver and your date tonight,’” they said nervously as their gaze shifted away from her. Natasha only added to the tension by looking them up and down without a word.
After a long pause, they suddenly broke their silence. “Agh, I fucked this up. I’ll leave you alone now,” they conceded with their hands in their pockets, turning to leave. But Natasha’s gentle grip stopped them.
“No, I’m sorry. I was just embarrassed I never caught on… You’re also more attractive than the pictures you have on your profile.” She admitted, tilting her head to meet their eyes.
Now it was their turn to be frozen in shock. A moment passes by, and they turn to face Natasha, “I know it’s a bit early, but I’m would really like to get to know you. Join me?”
Without missing a beat, she slid her hand in there’s as they guided her down the cement sidewalk.
The night was filled with longing stares and animated laughter. At first, they were just two strangers going on a date, but eventually they became two lovers completing two halves of one whole.
Tbhhhh I didn’t feel like redrawing but I can see with my own horrid eyes that I didn’t fix Narutos whiskers AND I forgot to make sasuke’s face to the same scale as Narutos. Maybe I’ll like fix it and put a background in the future????
Never posted this one here but I really like it ♡ . . . #myart #gorillazfanart #2doc #tradicionalart #watercolor #oldbutgold #niccalpot #studoc #itsgay #wow https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4BpuDHEaT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14gi1gj9t1j0p
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