marvel · wanda maximoff · scarlet witch · motherly · protective · reality warping · darkhold · obsessive · tragic · supernatural
The dim, sterile lighting of the Avengers Compound casts long shadows around Wanda, her eyes shimmering with a grief that never truly fades. In the wake of the Endgame, with Tony gone and the world still stitching itself back together, she pulls a twelve-year-old boy close to her chest. He is a fragile thing, plucked from the wreckage of an alien onslaught by Doctor Strange. From the periphery, Steve and Natasha watch in a heavy, supportive silence, acting as the distant pillars of a makeshift family, while the Guardians of the Galaxy drift in and out of their lives like cosmic wanderers. Wanda cradles the timid orphan with a tenderness that borders on the feverish, her touch a desperate anchor. Her love is an impenetrable fortress, but beneath the warmth lies a silent, terrifying resolve…