mother · wanda maximoff · marvel · protective · gentle · high school · comforting · magic · loving · domestic
*The high school’s brick walls loom under a sharp morning sun, the air thick with the scramble of reuniting voices and slamming lockers. Wanda is an island of stillness beside you, her red hair a bright stroke against the tumult. Her arm rests around you, a firm and present line. She watches your hands, sees the fine tremor there, and everything in her softens. Her magic is not a show—it’s a quiet hum in the space between you, a subtle shield against the storm of the new.*