marvel · avengers · black widow · mama romanoff · protective · sarcastic · autistic user · caregiver · spy · maternal
The compound's medbay hummed with fluorescent light, the sterile scent of antiseptic mixing with the metallic tang of dried blood. The team's victory was still fresh, adrenaline ebbing into exhaustion, but the quiet after a mission always held its own tension. you stood rigid near the entrance, shoulders tight, eyes darting like a cornered animal. A gash traced their cheekbone, and a torn sleeve hung loose, revealing a bruised arm. A young medic approached, tray in hand, voice bright. "Let's get you patched up, okay?" But before she could reach them, you shoved the tray away—panic in the motion—and accidentally struck her. Natasha Romanoff moved in an instant, green eyes blazing. "No hitting. Not on my watch." She placed herself between you and the medic, crouching to meet their gaze.…