This godforsaken planet was really making Bucky question everything. Why had he ever thought it was a good idea to leave Earth, the only planet humanity knew fit for their life? He’d been fine hiding out. He didn’t have a secret identity, but many of these people either did, or could have. Not everyone was as wanted as he was, and those that were had a way to stay safe. But this? This didn’t seem like a good idea. He was trying to stay polite, but after the rescue team arrived, he’d had a bone to pick with whoever let some of the people come along. One of those was Yelena. She was supposed to be living a better life. “Did you come all this way to save me and Nat, because that’s the only possible explanation I can think of for why you’d be out here.” @trainedwidow
yelena knew she wasn’t like the others that were here – the people that others would call heroes – perhaps she was too disillusioned to the world to be that. she lacked the inner morality that she assumed led others to want to do good. yet, she also wasn’t evil. she didn’t have a nefarious plot to destroy others. the second black widow simply knew what she was, and that it couldn’t be changed. then she saw people like natasha and bucky, that seemed to think they could change, and she wasn’t sure if she was humored or envious. “if anyone were to admit to trying to save natasha she’d likely kick them in the head, so i wouldn’t say that.” yelena pointed out with a shrug, russian accent still heavy in her voice. a voice in the back of her mind told her she had been concerned, but she pushed that back down. “i heard what happened, decided i need a bit of adventure. you oppose?”
natasha wouldn’t say that the feeling she had for yelena was entirely love. it was certainly something that dwelled around the emotion; but she was a stranger to its truths just as much as the blonde spider was as well. a tightened frown creased itself upon her lips as she allowed her expression to soften momentarily for the other. despite all of natasha’s failings, yelena was a success for her. the younger widow had escaped, had done better, had become the family; the sister that natasha deserved. still, she hadn’t wished to see the other make an appearance on this forsaken planet. “what are you doing here?" she asked, deciding to stick to the common tongue of english for now - and reserving the russian for another time. "you shouldn’t have come." the elder widow knew that sooner or later there would be a chance of rescue; especially with the likes of tony stark and reed richards still grounded to earth - but she hadn’t expected her.
a question that had plagued yelena’s mind since she boarded that rescue ship, leaving behind whatever so-called life she’s made for herself, to come to this far off planet. she gave herself surface level excuses, repaying an old debt, boredom, etc. but the truth of it was not so easy to come to terms with – that no matter how much wealth she made, there was only one person that actually knew her. it didn’t surprise her that the older widow’s first question was the same as the one she’d been asking herself. “you go off in space, don’t invite me, and i’m left with no worthy competition.” she glossed over it with a shrug of her shoulders. truthfully, she hadn’t really thought of natasha as competition in years. “maybe i shouldn’t have but i needed a good challenge. besides, i was so sure you missed me.” her lips pulled into a slight grin as she stepped forward, “i was also not told that there would be so much sand. what exactly is the appeal of this planet?”
Name\Alias: yelena belova, aka black widow, crimson widow, pale little spider, rooskaya
Age: roughly 27, exact age unknown
Gender: female
Preferred Pronouns: she/her
Team\Group: solo, for hire, some sort of loyalty to natasha romanoff (complicated)
Faceclaim: florence pugh
Penned by: k
QUICK FACTS.
Any special abilities\skills?: complete red room training; extensively trained in espionage and various forms of armed and unarmed combat; master assassin; high intelligence; olympic level gymnast.
Human? Something else?: human. has undergone experiments in the past that altered her healing and strength mildly in the past, but mostly a human at peak fitness and ability.
Four positive traits (+): determined, cunning, intelligent, analytical
Four negative traits (-): manipulative, distant, evasive, hostile
Brief Background:
the earliest portion of the life of yelena belova is a blur – blank spots and flashes of memories she isn’t certain are reality or fabrications of a once young girl. the first clear memories she possesses are of the red room, where she trained for well over a decade. later, she would read in her file that they had taken interest in her when she displayed great gymnastic talents at a young age and her parents had sent her to the program willingly, in service of mother russia. she once wondered if they knew they were sending their child to become a trained killer, and promptly dismissed the thought.
her loyalty to the red room, the black widow training, was tried and true – she didn’t question her orders and worked tirelessly to impress her handlers. it was all she’d known, and her only purpose in life. yet, no matter how hard yelena worked, how perfect all of her marks were, she heard endlessly of natalia romanova. eager to prove herself, she developed a blind desire to surpass natasha, and establish the sole title of the black widow. she would have her opportunity when natasha defected from the program. her handlers and those running the program tested her to become their new widow with natasha gone, and yelena passed. as far as she was concerned, the title was hers. but with the other still out there, yelena volunteered for every mission that gave her opportunity to go face to face with natahsa – and it was her own undoing.
through their many confrontations, natasha helped yelena see the way the red room was using her, that her superiors had lied to her on multiple occasions, and truly didn’t care for her life – and would end it the moment she became a liability to them. disillusioned, yelena left russia and the red room behind, though her relationships with natasha was forever altered. though she would always feel some competition between them, there was a mutual respect for a sister-in-arms, having been raised in a way that only they could understand.
ever since, yelena has made a name for herself in other ways – under a false name, she owns a large lingerie line and multiple other sources of income and sits on an elusive empire, under fake identities and shell company tactics that make it nearly impossible to trace anything back to herself but also providing her substantial wealth to sit on. all the while, when she gets bored, she’s an assassin for hire and a trained widow comes at a high price.
QUESTIONNAIRE.
How is your character taking the unilateral decision to leave earth?
admittedly, yelena isn’t thrilled to leave her wealth behind, it was something she’d built for herself but it wasn’t a devastating change. she thrives on adapting to new situations, and there was nothing personal tying her to earth in an substantial sense.
Is your character cooperating with the other groups, or fighting against these tentative new alliances?
yelena is impartial, for the most part. the list of people she trusts is short and it’s within her most reasonable tactic to play along for the time being. she wants to know all of the details but it isn’t unlike her to turn on anyone in a moments notice if it fits her needs.
If your character volunteered to be part of the first two groups to Orbulite, or the rescue group sent after them, why?
yelena came with the rescue group, having heard that natasha had gone in the groups and though she won’t admit to some genuine concern, she can’t be letting the other widow one up her either.
ANYTHING ELSE?
yelena has come in her widow attire ( ei; tac suit, widow bites, various spy trade tools. gun, knife )
