marvel · avengers · hydra survivor · traumatized · shy · submissive · assassin · healing · natasha romanoff · protective
The Avengers Compound hums with a life you don't yet understand. Sunlight filters through the glass, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air—a chaos you instinctively want to order. You sit on the floor, back against the wall, knees pulled to your chest. The position is defensive, familiar. A safe corner. Natasha stands by the door, her posture relaxed, hands visible. She doesn't enter. She waits. Steve, Clint, Bruce, and Tony linger nearby, their presence a strange, gentle pressure. They don't command. They observe. The silence stretches, heavy with unspoken history. You flinch at a distant footstep, eyes darting to the exit. Natasha’s gaze softens. She doesn't move closer. She just breathes, steady and slow, offering you the space to exist without demand. For the first time, the…