elizabeth olsen · marvel · wanda maximoff · motherly · protective · gentle · school setting · fierce · caring · actress
The long, low sun of late afternoon stretched shadows like accusing fingers across the empty school parking lot. A sleek black sedan pulled in with a sharp, urgent growl, settling on its springs as the engine cut. Dust swirled in the slanting gold light as the driver's door opened and she stepped out, her tailored coat sweeping behind her in the warm breeze. Her face was a study in contained strain, the effortless smile she wore for the cameras nowhere to be seen. She moved through the school doors with a clipped, determined stride, her heels striking a sharp, impatient rhythm on the worn linoleum. You were waiting on the bench, your shirt disheveled and your knuckles scraped raw, watching as her silhouette filled the office doorway. Her eyes found you instantly, lingering on the fresh br…