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Natasha Romanoff Masterlist
Sequel: World Turned Upside Down
Requested by @trikruismybitch : NatxReader, 12,18,19,22,29 <-said by R, angst questions. Nat cheats on R with R’s Bestfriend (Steve or Bucky) Nat saying 44, 23<- angst questions, 26, 49 angst dialogue. Just really angsty maybe include a little confrontation with Nat, R, Steve/Bucky with the avengers witnessing it? I’m in the mood for heartbreak (:</p>
12: “Can’t you see how fucked up this is?”
18: “When did you stop loving me?”
19: “Don’t you think you’ve done enough?”
22: “Which part of me wasn’t enough?”
23: “How do I make you love me again?”
44: “How do we fix this?”
26: “Will you ever forgive me?”
49: “Will I ever see you again?”
Word Count: 6.2k (heartbreakingly good)
A/N: I loved writing this, as tiring and angsty as it was. I think this is one of the drabbles i’ve cried while apologizing and writing it. It’s really good in my opinion, please do me the honor of reading it.
Moonlight blurred with string lights, bringing you into a gradient of golden and white colors. The balcony was set up, the fairy lights adorning the open-air gazebo above you. The light shone through the glass of red wine you held, the blood-like light splattering on your hands as you played with your food.
Natasha’s voice flowed around the small balcony, bringing to light her most recent mission. Her voice the only sound throughout the entire date. It wasn’t like her to ignore your silence, yet here you were. She had spent hours decorating the roof for your date night, even longer learning to make your favorite food and serving it to you, you were almost guilty for not trying to enjoy it.
How could you when your emotions cloud your judgment? The emotions brought from weeks of observing your girlfriend and your best friend. You thought you knew Natasha would never hurt you, you almost wished she wouldn’t.
But everything seemed to be changing around you. Bucky was spending more time with Natasha than before. You could’ve sworn you saw him leave her room just before you came back from a mission. You could’ve sworn you saw the same lovesick smile she wore around you, around him.
You were just being paranoid, you almost hoped you were being paranoid, to the point where you were ignoring the signs she didn’t cover. Today, you couldn’t ignore it anymore.
Your girlfriend was wearing an off-shoulder sweatshirt, revealing a hickey on the skin there. You had been on a mission for almost a week, today was the first day you came back. The dark mark was covered heavily in foundation, it showed through the heavy attempt to cover it up.
You couldn’t take your eyes off of it for almost half an hour. Every time you tried to look away or even distract yourself for it, for a few seconds. Your eyes always came back to it.
“What’s wrong?” Natasha asked, a coy smile playing on her lips. “You’ve been quiet lately.”
You tilted your head to the side, considering lying to her, even though it might not work. Taking your eyes off her shoulder to look at her eyes, you set down your fork. The green orbs shone in the soft candlelight, almost distracting you from your turmoil. Almost.
“What?” Nat chuckled, leaning back in her seat, squirming slightly. “I know my cooking isn’t the best, but-”
“When did you stop loving me?” You cut her off, licking your lips nervously.
Your heart hammered against your chest, terrified of her response. What if you were wrong? What if nothing was going on?
Some part of you hoped you were wrong and this would just be another fight. A small voice told you that you were right, you tried desperately to ignore it. You couldn’t, especially when you saw Natasha try to cover up the hickey on her shoulder. It only resulted in smudging the makeup, revealing it more as the cloth slid back.
“I didn’t,” Natasha stated, her brows furrowing in confusion as she leaned forwards into her chair. Her eyes bored into yours, almost asking you why you were upset.
“Then what is this?” You asked, leaning forwards, fingers reaching towards the mark on her shoulder.
Your hand had barely moved forwards when your girlfriend pulled away. Natasha glanced to the mark before turning towards you. Her face wove itself into a mask, hiding anything she was feeling.
“I, this isn’t.” Natasha stuttered, falling silent when she saw the expression on your face.
It wasn’t an expression she had seen before. Your lips were pursed tightly, the bags under your eyes seeming more prominent than ever. But your eyes, she wasn’t sure she had ever seen then so despondent.
“How long?” You asked quietly, clearing your throat as your voice trembled. You didn’t want to show how upset you were, not yet. She was barely showing any emotion, you wanted to try to do the same.
“What?” Natasha asked, unsure if she heard you correctly. Her hand inched towards yours on the table, almost flinching when you drew away suddenly.
“How long have you and Bucky been…” You trailed off, you couldn’t say it.
Maybe if you said it, it would become more clear than it is now. Even now, Natasha could deny everything, keeping reality away from you. You weren’t sure if you could handle this reality, starting to prefer if you hadn’t noticed anything.
“Not that long.”
Her mouth opened to speak again, maybe try to make excuses or try to get you to forgive her. You didn’t care, cutting off her lies before she could speak again.
“Don’t lie to me.” You hissed, face morphing into anger as you stared her down. The redhead flinched at your harsh tone, unfamiliar to having it used on her.
Natasha licked her lips, her fingers inching towards the mark to try to cover it up again. It would still be too late, she couldn’t hide the signs once they had been noticed, she couldn’t fix what she broke.
You waited for her to say anything, to tell the truth, to explain why she did this. Nothing, she didn’t speak at all. Her eyes bored into yours as if she was trying to beg you to forgive her with her eyes. You barely noticed when her hand inched towards yours again, her fingers touching yours.
You almost let yourself back into her again.
“I’m sorry, y/n,” Natasha whispered, her thumb drawing patterns on the back of your hand before you quickly drew away. Your thumb rubbed the back of your hand, trying to wipe away the feeling of her touch.
“Sorry?” You scoffed, gesturing vaguely around you. “You think you can just say you’re sorry and that would fix this?”
Natasha hesitated, emotions beginning to leak through her meticulously kept mask. The regret flooding off of her in waves. But underneath it all, you thought you could see a thread of fear. Fear of losing you.
“How do we fix this?” The redhead asked, leaning forwards in her seat. Wincing when she spoke the wrong word. Your eyebrow raised in anger.
“We?” You asked, eyebrow still raised as your arms crossed above your chest.
Your jaw clenched tightly, muscles tensing as you tried desperately to form some sort of mask. It got harder as you spoke, your voice trembling as tears began to gather in your eyes.
“Natasha, I don’t think you can fix this.” You muttered, hoping you were wrong.
But there was nothing she could do. The mistake had been made. You had to live with it, even though you wanted to leave it behind.
“You broke everything we had.” You muttered, a tear slipping down your cheek. It looked like liquid gold because of the lighting.
You inhaled sharply when you saw the redhead reach forwards to wipe away your tear. Leaning backward, you almost fell out of your chair when you stood up abruptly. Footsteps neared the door as you tried to leave this mess.
You heard Natasha’s chair clatter to the floor when she stood up to chase after you. Her footsteps barely behind you as she followed you out. More tears began to stream down your face, dropping on the ground below you.
The door slammed shut behind you, leaving Natasha outside. It wasn’t locked, she could follow you if you wanted to. Though, you doubted she would.
You leaned your back against the door, breathing heavily as tears soaked your cheeks. You didn’t know what you were supposed to do. Should you leave? Wait for her in your room? But you couldn’t go back to the same bed where she had forgotten you.
A heavy sigh left your lips as you went in search of someone you could trust.
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The loud bang of the balcony door was accompanied by rapid footsteps nearing your door. Wanda looked up from her bed, frowning in concern. Pictures were spread out on her bed as she tried to sort through them, wanting to make a photo album.
She expected to hear the sound of your bedroom door slamming shut. It was usually what happened after you fought with Natasha. This time, it didn’t happen.
Waves of anger and despair hit her as the footsteps neared your door. The slam still didn’t sound, she decided you might be waiting for someone. She bit her lip, nervously walking towards her closed door to open it.
The door handle twisted slowly before revealing you.
You stood in front of her door, your hand raised as if you were just about to knock. Tears stained your face, your eyes still glistening with them. Your hair was messy as if you’d been running your hands through it. Your hand dropped as she opened the door, your fingers wringing together as you glanced down.
“Y/n, what happened?” Wanda asked, opening the door a little wider. Her brows furrowed in concern as you avoided eye contact with her. Your entire body seemed to be shivering despite the warmth inside.
“Can I, can I come in?” You stuttered, shivering a little more. The witch nodded and let go of the door. But you didn’t seem to notice the gesture, your eyes vacant as you watched her.
“Of course.” She stated, stepping back to give you room to step in. The witch glanced around outside, incase Natasha was behind you. She spotted her red hair, glancing towards your girlfriend as she began to close the door.
Green eyes stared at the witch as she closed the door. It shut with a soft click, Wanda licked her lips nervously. Guilt rolled off Natasha in waves, the witch could almost hear her thoughts through the door.
Shutting her off, she sighed and turned towards you.
You stood near her bed uncomfortably, glancing towards the pictures. Your eyes seemed to linger on the pictures of you with Natasha, more tears beginning to form in your eyes. Your lip slid in between your teeth, watching the images before turning back around to face Wanda.
“What’s wrong?” She asked, gesturing to the bed for you to sit.
Hesitantly, you sat down, not before moving away the pictures laying there. One of the pictures were when you had celebrate your second anniversary with Natasha, Wanda was posing behind both of you as you took a picture.
Your fingers ran over your happy smiles with an air of nostalgia.
“It’s Nat, she,” You bit your lip harder, willing the tears to stop flowing.
They spilled forth anyway, a drop of blood staining your lip from where you were biting it so hard. Letting your lip loose, more tears spilled forth. A sob wrenched its way from your throat as you hunched over, eyes stinging.
Wanda sat down in front of you, one of her hands resting on your knee. She tried to look at you, looking up at you to see your face. Your hands covered your face in a hasty attempt to hide your mess. Your back shook sporadically as you shivered, your body wracked with sobs.
Red wisps caught your eye, you glanced towards it before turning to look up at Wanda. Her hand gestured towards your head. She looked at you innocently, hoping you would let her see what had happened.
It wasn’t the first time Wanda had asked.
You had come to her many times with nightmares or something that left you broken. She helped you with her powers, using them to help you instead of harming others. You trusted her completely, more than Natasha.
You nodded weakly, trying to bring the argument to the front of your mind. The images began to play through, the hickey on her shoulder, Bucky leaving the room once you came back from a mission, the looks they shared. All of it came to the front of your mind.
Wanda looked slightly confused, unsure of what was happening as she probed further. You tried to conjure an image of them in the act. But you couldn’t, more tears began to fall from your eyes as you tried to clear your mind.
But one image kept showing, no matter what. The same smile Natasha always wore when she told you she loved you. Her lies kept coming back to you.
Wanda’s eyes widened as red wisps stopped flowing between her fingers. Her eyes bored into yours, emotions running through her. The main one being shock.
“She, oh my god,” Wanda stuttered, unable to believe it.
Your relationship with Natasha was the strongest she had seen. You had plans for the future, promises to get through everything together. All of it made you what you were. For Natasha to tear that all down for a few nights of sex, she couldn’t wrap her mind around it.
By the looks of it, neither could you.
“y/n, I’m so sorry.” She whispered though a part of her knew it wouldn’t help. Her hand rested on top of yours comfortingly, trying to provide whatever support she could.
You nodded staring down at her hand nervously. Tears fell from your eyes, streaming down to your shirt and soaking it. Your lips pursed together before you drew your hand away from Wanda’s.
The witch let the silence settle over you, waiting for you to speak. There was nothing she could do, nothing she could say to make this go away. She stayed silent, hoping you would speak eventually. Though, a part of her hoped you wouldn’t say anything, instead seeking comfort in the silence.
“Why?” You asked, voice cracking as you spoke. You bit your lip tightly, trying to steady yourself. Taking in a deep breath, you turned to face Wanda.
Her heart broke a little seeing you like this. Your eyes were turning red and puffy, tears still falling from them. You looked at her with so much pain in your eyes, like you’d watched something die.
In a way you had.
“Why the fuck did she do this?” You asked again, your voice steadier than last time. It still broke slightly as you leaned back against the headboard. Your jaw clenched as you waited for the witch to answer.
You didn’t know what you expected her to answer. Maybe she would tell you it was a mistake, or this was just a bad dream you needed to wake up from.
Part of you hoped for that last reason, almost clinging onto it like a lifeline.
“I don’t know,” Wanda whispered, shattering the last of your hopes.
You licked your lips, tasting the salt from your tears, remembering how Natasha used to wipe them away. You could feel the ghost of her touch her thumbs running over your cheeks as you cried.
Her comfort after you had a nightmare.
Her lips on your skin as she drew you out of your mind’s hell.
You wiped your face angrily, trying to wipe away the ghost of her touch. The last thing you wanted was to be seeking comfort from the same woman who broke you. Turning to Wanda, you saw the gears turning in her head as she tried to come up with a solution.
“Maybe you can still work this out?” Wanda suggested timidly, cowering slightly.
You huffed, running one hand through your hair as you stood up. Voice caught in your throat, you coughed before speaking. The witch moved away from you, knowing she had said what you didn’t want to hear.
“Wanda, I don’t think…” You trailed off, palms digging into your eyes to stop the tears from flowing.
A broken groan escaped you, the pain worsening. Your chest tightening as your arms fell to your sides. You gave up, a sigh leaving your lips as you stared down at her.
“Can’t you see how fucked up this is?” You asked, eyebrows furrowing. It was as if you were begging her to see your point of view.
Wanda winced as she shook her head, waiting for you to explain. You almost didn’t want to, scared of narrating your worst nightmare.
“I wasn’t enough for the only person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.” You muttered, jaw clenching shut tightly.
Memories came back to you, memories of talking to Natasha about your dreams. Everything you wanted to do later, from the small cabin on the lakeside, to what you wanted to name your children.
All of your plans, even to the small outdoor wedding you had planned.
All of the things you wanted to do with her, gone.
“And Bucky, of all people,” You sighed, running one hand through your hair, taking a seat on the edge of the bed. Deflating, you sighed as your anger began to leave you. An empty feeling taking it’s place as tears continued to stream once more.
“even if it was a stranger it wouldn’t be that bad.” You said, another heavy sigh leaving your lips as you set your hands onto your lap. You leaned backward, laying down on the bed, fidgeting with your fingers as the witch watched you.
Bucky is, no, was your best friend. He had helped you through your hardest of places, you’d helped him once he came back from HYDRA. He was the person you wanted to go to after a long day to rant about, the person you trusted most.
It was almost ironic that he did this.
“When, when you and Vision broke up, how did you cope?” You asked, turning to face Wanda.
Her lips were pursed, she wanted to keep the answer to herself. You had been there when the breakup had happened, you had seen how miserable she was. But she pilled through it in a matter of months.
“Y/n…” Wanda trailed off, not wanting to answer. She wasn’t sure if you were going to break up with Natasha, she almost hoped you wouldn’t.
“Please?” You asked again, watching her carefully. Wanda caved with a heavy sigh, avoiding eye contact with you as she spoke.
“I had a few one night stands.” She confessed, glancing up at your. “Then I left for a month, to take a break from everything.”
You huffed in frustration, her answer wasn’t something you had hoped for. If it was something you wanted to do, you would’ve gone for it. But one night stands, it didn’t make sense.
Leaving everything, that seemed a better option, even though it shouldn’t.
Wanda watched you carefully, seeing what you were going to do. She could see you weren’t going to do what she did. But you might leave, she couldn’t blame you if you did.
“You’re not the kind of person for one night stands,” Wanda stated, her jaw clenching as she noticed your posture stiffen. You relaxed slightly as you spoke, your words more of a quiet confession than an answer.
“No,”
“But you want to hurt her the same way she hurt you.” She continued, hoping she was wrong.
The look you gave her confirmed she was right.
Your pain was morphing into anger, wanting Natasha to feel some of the pain she was causing you. The last thing you had wanted to cause her was pain, after this, you weren’t sure what you wanted anymore.
“You didn’t need to read my mind to figure that out.” You scoffed, turning away from her towards the window. The stars shone in the sky, the clouds nearing the slowly to cover the light that remained.
“I didn’t,” Wanda whispered, almost too quietly for you to hear.
Silence filled the room again as you considered what to do next. What options were there, you could stay and try to work things out or break up with Natasha. Or you could leave, away from this giant mess she had created. You had the right to.
“Do you think I should leave? Take a break?” You asked, turning towards the witch. She shrugged, not knowing what to answer. Her knees were curled up to her chest, her chin resting comfortably on top as she watched you.
“I think you should do what’s best for yourself,” Wanda answered, truly thinking so for the first time.
She didn’t want you to leave, but it was probably what was best for you.
You chuckled sadly, wiping away the tear stains on your face. A hand-wound itself in your hair as you smiled again. Your eyes glazed over as memories continued to filter through your head.
“You know, I used to think that Natasha was the best thing that happened to me, the best thing for me.” You turned to face Wadna, silent tears streaming down your face.
They rolled off your cheek and into the blanket below you, creating small stains. Your words stung you, a crushing feeling in your chest as you continued speaking.
“That being with her was all I would ever need.” You continued, feeling the air leave your lungs as you remembered the feeling. The feeling of looking at her and thinking, almost knowing that this was all you needed for the rest of your life.
Natasha was all you had needed.
“I used to think she felt the same.” You muttered, turning to face the ceiling. Your arms felt heavier than they should be, too heavy to wipe your face. You let them remain there, licking your lips again. Aware of the pitiful green eyes watching you.
Wanda stayed silent, unsure if you were finished. Even if you were, there wasn’t much she could say.
You opened your mouth again, closing it as you chose your words carefully. A broken chuckle left your lips as you turned on your side, propping your head on your arm.
“How foolish, I used to think she loved me.”
Your words resounded in the room, circling back to you as you spoke them. They were so tired like you’d already given up on Natasha. You’d given up on everything you had, even your plans.
Wanda watched you turn away from her to sleep. The crying had worn you out, you found some comfort in thinking your mind couldn’t come up with a nightmare worse than your reality.
There wasn’t anything she could do to comfort you. If she tried to reassure you, maybe tell you that Natasha loved you, she would be lying.
You had already been through enough lies.
She sighed, pulling up her knees and taking a book from the nightstand. Sleep wasn’t something that would come easily to her. Your thoughts were still too loud, she did her best to try to comfort you using her powers.
Eventually, you fell into a dreamless sleep.
One devoid of lies and Natasha, one almost better than the reality you were in.
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Noise from the bathroom filled the room as you lay on the bed. Sunlight streamed through the open blinds into your eyes. Wanda was in the bathroom, you were alone in the small bedroom. The pictures which were there last night had been moved.
Treasuring the small moments of the morning, you avoided the events of yesterday as you hoisted yourself of the bed.
Honestly, you weren’t sure what you were going to do. Natasha was still in the compound, waiting to talk to you. She wasn’t one to run away after fights, you were.
Rapid knocking sounded on the door. Your head snapped to the doorway, waiting for a voice to sound.
“Y/n?” Natasha called, the door muffling her concerned voice. “Please, I know you’re in there.”
You froze at hearing her voice, convincing yourself she would go away if you didn’t do anything. Soft footsteps sounded near the bathroom. Wanda stood in the doorway, hair wet from her shower as she watched you.
It was up to you to let her in. If you talked to her, what good could come out of it? Maybe the apology, maybe a plea, but nothing enough to make you stay. If you didn’t want to talk to her, you knew you could ask Wanda.
But it wouldn’t make this go away. It would only delay the inevitable.
Licking your lips dryly, you shook your head, deciding not to talk to her. Wanda nodded to you, heading towards the door to tell her off. The lock sounded as the doorknob rattled, along with the sound of a lock being picked.
Your eyes widened slightly as the door opened. Natasha stood behind the half-open doorway. You looked away from her as she came in, jumping to your feet.
“Y/n-” Natasha began, not getting in another word as you whirled to face her.
“NO!” You shouted, finally looking at her. Her eyes were red and swollen, hair messy but she still looked like the same woman who had lied to you. You couldn’t do this, not now.
“Natasha, I don’t want to talk to you.” You stated, keeping your voice level to not scream at her. Wanda glanced at both of you, unsure what to do. You stared her down, waiting for her response.
“Please? Just let me apologize.” Natasha pleaded, wincing under your gaze. Her eyes bore into yours, looking for any sort of response. But you’d shut yourself down, adamant to not give her any reaction. though, you doubted that would last.
“Let me try to fix this.” She asked, hoping to get a response from you, hoping you would let her explain.
But you didn’t, you scoffed and raised an eyebrow. Your arms crossed over your chest confrontationally as you looked at her. Heart hammering in your chest, you tried to stop feeling. Stop feeling everything, the nostalgia of what you were, the pain of this, everything.
“Don’t you think you’ve done enough?” You asked, voice cracking as you spoke.
Natasha paused, the answer clear in itself. She had done enough, there was nothing she could do to fix this. Explaining it could only make it worse. What could she explain anyway?
Explain why you weren’t enough for her?
You didn’t want to stay near her. It was strange, how her mistake managed to turn everything upside down. You used to think of her as your home, the only place you felt safe and protected. Now, you’d give anything to be away from her.
Shoving past her, you headed out the door. Natasha didn’t hesitate to follow you, arm reaching out when she stopped herself.
You didn’t know where you were going, storming into the common room where the rest of the team was. They glanced up at you coming in, Natasha and Wanda at your heels.
“Y/n, please stay, just-” Natasha began, reaching out for you again. You turned around at her words, close to shoving her away from you before she stepped away.
Bucky looked up at both of you guiltily while the rest of the Avengers observed. None of them knew about your fight yesterday. Natasha had kept it under wraps, hoping she could fix this before they found out.
“Why the fuck should I stay, Natasha?” You asked, voice cracking as tears began to form in your eyes.
The whirlwind of emotions you were avoiding caught up with you. A sob choked in your throat as you glanced away from her.
“Why should I stay when everything I gave you still wasn’t enough for you?” You demanded, stepping closer to her to look her in the eye.
Natasha avoided looking at you, trying her hardest to mask her emotions. Every question you asked cracked her mask more until it began to break. The weight of her mistake was bearing down on her, nearing like a wrecking ball. She was scared it was too late to fix the wreckage.
“Why should I stay when everything we were,” You said, wiping your face hastily to clear the tears. “everything we could have been didn’t matter to you?”
You clenched your jaw tightly, unexpectant towards answers to your questions. You watched her, thinking she would lie to you again. But she didn’t, she stared down at the ground as her eyes grew watery.
Her mask finally broke.
Tears slipped down her face, dripping onto the floor, landing with the soft patter of raindrops. Showing emotion wasn’t common to her, crying was out of the question. She had rarely let you see her breakdown, let alone the rest of the team.
Silence shrouded the room in an ugly cloud. Natasha’s sobs the only sound in the room. No one dared to move, watching both of you intently. The redhead opened her mouth, closing it after as she weighed her words.
“You should stay because I love you,” Natasha whispered, her voice barely loud enough for you to hear.
You licked your lips slowly, eyes tracing the tears falling down her cheeks. A small part of you wanted to wipe them away, to never hurt her again. It was what you’d promised her after all, to never hurt her or lie to her.
It never occurred to you that she would be the one hurting you. That she would be the one who should have made that promise.
“I don’t love you anymore.” You stated, keeping your voice as flat as you could.
Natasha looked up to you, searching your face for your tell. She couldn’t see it, staring at you, desperately hoping you were lying. It was like she was searching for you, but instead of looking for the truth, she was looking for the lie.
There wasn’t one.
You were telling her the truth.
“Not after this,” You muttered, facade breaking as you let out a sigh. Your eyes slipped to Bucky, who looked up at you. Shutting your eyes tightly, you looked away from him, unable to look him in the eye.
There wasn’t anything you could say. Your heart thudded dully in your chest, the nervousness of seeing Natasha wearing down. Now, you were just upset and angry. All you wanted was to leave.
But there was a question you needed to ask her.
“How do I make you love me again?” Natasha asked, speaking before you could.
You sighed again, a despondent sound as you looked back up at her. Your eyes were vacant, sad like you’d given up on her.
“I don’t think you can Nat.” You whispered. A sad smile graced your lips, twisting the corners of your mouth into a broken look.
You turned around, about to leave when you remembered the question you’d been asking yourself the moment all of this began. You didn’t want to ask her, scared of the answer. But you wanted to know.
“Just tell me one thing.” You began, turning back around to face her. Natasha looked up at you hopefully, but your expression was serious, crushing her hopes easily.
“Which part of me wasn’t enough for you?”
Natasha opened her mouth but closed it after. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. She should have answered something. Maybe lie to you, tell you that nothing was wrong with you. But she didn’t admit it, staying silent.
“No, I genuinely don’t understand.” You ran one hand through your hair, stepping backward. Your eyes glanced around the room.
Wanda was watching the interaction, looking at you worriedly. Steve’s face showed nothing, but his eyebrows were furrowed in anger as he looked at Natasha. You didn’t look at Bucky, you still couldn’t. He sat in your peripheral, looking from you to Natasha guiltily.
“I don’t understand how I wasn’t enough for you.” You spoke, voice wavering as tears began to form in your eyes. “I don’t understand how you slept in the same bed as me, knowing you had broken us.”
Natasha didn’t say anything.
She slept in the same bed as you, made plans with you about your future, told you she loved you. All in the same day she had cheated on you. All in the same day she decided you weren’t enough for her.
“How, how did you even sleep at night?.” You spoke, stepping forward to look into her eyes.
“In the same bed, we talked about spending the rest of our lives together, you broke us.”
Natasha opened her mouth to speak, a strangled sound coming out. Her eyes glanced down, staring at the floor instead of you. She had never seen you this hurt. Even after missions, when you were scared and crying after a nightmare.
She hurt you more than anyone before, even though you had given her what no one had.
“Y/n, please, it was a mistake,” Natasha begged you, pleading you with her eyes. You stepped away, betrayal shining in your face as you did so. Her eyes slipped to Bucky who looked almost as guilty as she did.
“Please just,” She reached forwards to take your hand, watching you pull away quickly.
Her eyes shut tightly in a desperate effort to stop crying. It only irritated her eyes as more tears slipped away. She looked up at you again, staring at your blank face.
“Will, you ever forgive me?” She asked, watching your facade crash into anger.
Forgiveness. After everything, after throwing away everything, she dared to ask for your forgiveness. It was almost funny how naive this situation had made her. Anger shrouded you as you looked at her.
“You don’t deserve to be forgiven.” You stated harshly, clenching your jaw tightly.
The redhead winced at your word, a broken chuckle leaving her lips as she looked up at you. She remembered when you had told her otherwise. When you had told her she deserved to be forgiven for her mistakes.
What she had ruined would come to haunt her.
“You convinced me I deserved to be forgiven, that I deserved love,” Natasha whispered, fondly remembering your promises to her.
You remembered your reassurances as clearly as she did, maybe even clearer. Her nightmares were always more shattering than the reality. But you were always there for her, convincing her that she deserved your love.
“And you had me convinced that you loved me.” You breathed, watching the fondness fade from her face into heartbreak.
You knew she still loved you. She had told you too many times, making it a tradition more than important words. The first time she said them, it was more difficult than you had thought. After, it was almost like the words were meaningless to her.
“I believed you, I used to think you loved me.” You spoke, heartbreak resonating in your tone as you turned away.
Everyone was still watching you intently. Your entire family was watching you, the rest of the team was in the living room now. Funny, the only time you thought they would be watching you and Natasha talk like this would be at your wedding, the day you promised each other your lives.
Now, they were watching as you broke apart.
She opened her mouth to speak. You winced, waving her off.
“Don’t, don’t say anything.” You stuttered, stepping back slightly. You didn’t want to hear her speak, her lies, or her truth. Not that you could tell the difference anymore. She closed her mouth in surprise.
“I can’t tell the difference between your lies and your truth.” You said, licking your lips nervously.
To your surprise, she didn’t say anything. Maybe she had given up on trying to fix this. You had already given up.
Looking down, you decided to leave. If you stayed, all you would get was apologies from your family and Natasha. If you stayed, nothing could come out of it. Wanda was right to take a break after her breakup. She came back stronger after it.
Maybe you would come back stronger after. You didn’t know if you ever planned to come back.
“I’m leaving, away from this mess.” You told her, looking around the rest of the room.
They were shocked, but Wanda looked like she expected it. She gave you a small nod, leaving the room quickly. The rest of them looked up at you in shock, almost stepping up to argue with you when they caught sight of a tear making its way down your cheek.
They couldn’t stop you from leaving. Not even if they wanted to.
Your eyes fell to Bucky. He looked up at you apologetically as you finally looked him in the eye. Everything was gone from your eyes, the affection you used to greet him with. He was sure his mistake would haunt him for the rest of his life.
This was one of his biggest regrets.
“Will I, will I ever see you again?” Natasha asked timidly, hope underlining her tone. She couldn’t stop you from leaving her with her mistakes. All she could do was hope for your return. Upon seeing your expression, that seemed unlikely.
“If the entire world turns upside down, you might.” You said a halfhearted joke as you turned towards the door.
Leaving your things behind, leaving your entire family behind. There wasn’t anything here for you anymore. Her mistake had taken that away too.
Maybe in a few years, you would come back, turn this into a story to tell your friends. Tell them the story about how Natasha Romanoff loved you. The story about how you used to love her.
World Turned Upside Down
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Open Books (5) | Kim Namjoon
An unpredicted switch of journals brings two strangers close. Strangers with similarly perturbing experiences, and beautifully healing souls. Abused, bullied, and traumatized, they help each other, and those around them break away from similar experiences, heal and grow gracefully. With thoughtful emotions, and ever growing minds, Y/n and Namjoon are delicate heroes.
They understand the best in each other, and the worst, like open books.
Tags/Warnings :- Child abuse, domestic violence, traumatized characters, bullying, self harm, mentions of toxic relationships, angst. I know it's dark but trust me it gets better! namjoonXreader, Namjoon and Y/n, A slow burn romance, fluff, strangers to friends, strangers to lovers, self love, healing, etc.
Cross posted on Wattpad
Written by Author G
Word count :- 765 Words
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~The Meet~
It is calm and quiet around, contrasted to the loud thoughts in his head as Namjoon stands on the balcony of the tower, the cool evening wind blowing gently, his hands on the cold metal rails.
He couldn't seem to think of anything else other than Y/n's journal. The gradient transition from hopeless to hopeful makes him feel.. warm, and at peace. Namjoon wondered if he would ever be truly happy, and at peace again.
And that's when he sees her.
Lee Y/N..
He quickly turns around and acts like he isn't aware of her presence. He can feel her staring right at him, and from the corner of his eye, he sneaks a glance towards her, hair framing her face in the most perfect way possible as her eyes seem to search his face for some odd reason. He chuckles at the thought before looking her in the eyes.
She quickly looks away while trying to scramble down the stairs and that's when he calls out to her.
"Lee Y/N"
.
She freezes, back straight.
Oh my god, how does he know my name?
She feels like she's been caught stealing.
Did he read it?
She can't seem to turn around, the shame burning away that little hope she had earlier.
Of course he did! But then again, so did I..
"Ms. Lee?
Ugh why was he using honorifics? Weren't they of the same age?
"Just Y/n is fine"
Y/n turns around to face him, hands playing with the hem of her dress as she looks down, unable to meet his gaze.
"Ok.. Y/n ssi?"
She couldn't bare it. The guilt that weighs her down is heavy and uncomfortable. She had to confess!
"I.." "I"
They start at the same time, making them chuckle.
"I'm sorry" He apologizes first, and she looks up at him.
"Why are you sorry?" She asks him as though she didn't already guess why they had both apologized.
"Ugh, I'm such a jerk.. I'm really sorry, Y/n ssi.. but I r-read your journal" He stutters, eyes immediately looking down at the floor when Y/n doesn't respond.
She can't seem to. No matter how guilty she feels about reading his, she still feels like a raw, very private, side of her, was out in the open, for the entire world to see.
"I know, I know you must be enraged. And I'm genuinely sorry. I promise, I won't tell anyone! I'm not a creep or anything, I promise!
But then again, he doesn't feel like a stranger. Not in the least. For some odd reason, he makes her feel at peace. Like as if he's someone very familiar, like as if she's known him all along.
"I'm.. I'm genuinely sorry Ms. Lee"
"Yaa, you're making me feel old! We're of the same age! " Y/n chuckles with a wince, cringing at the honorific, making him smile ever so slightly, dimples peeking out as he apologizes once more, the fear that she might not be forgiving gnawing at him unforgivingly.
"Namjoon ssi? Can I call you that?" She asks, hesitating to look him in the eye yet again.
"Of course.. wait, how do you know-" before he can complete his question, she answers it for him.
"I read it too." The words tumble out of her mouth, as if saying them faster might lessen the embarrassment she feels. "And.. I'm sorry. Like you said, it wasn't because I'm a creep or anything.. I promise. I just couldn't seem to.. ugh, I don't even know how to explain myself. I know it's unforgivable."
Namjoon smiles at this. That warmth that he craved earlier, that peace, he seemed to have found in simply watching her.
"How about, let's call it even..?" He asks, unsure. There's still that guilt that weighs him down, and he feels like it might be stupid for him to ask.
Much to his surprise, she nods eagerly before bowing as if to apologize for one last time.
It was alright. They didn't know why, or how, they felt safe around each other. Tranquil.
He tries to apologise once more, but Y/n beats him to it.
"Don't. Like you said, let's call it even. Otherwise I'll feel like apologizing again and that's gonna repeat another whole cycle" She snickers, feeling lighter now.
Just then, the slight pitter-patter of rain is heard, and the both of them run down the stairs, smiles gracing their faces as they do so. They run over to the other side of the road, arms above their heads to protect their clothes from getting wet.
They reach the other side and take shelter under the roof of a bus stop, unable to stop the laughter that bubbles and erupts from them gleefully as they look into each other's eyes and look away.
"So, what now?"
"I have no idea" He replies honestly, smiling a warm smile.
They continue to stand, waiting for a bus in the silence. Surprisingly, the silence is not at all awkward. It's calming and peaceful. Y/n hasn't felt like this in a very long time. Perhaps, this is what people call a silent conversation.
The pleasant silence is soon disrupted by the bus's honk however, and she gets ready to walk onto the bus, before he calls out.
"Y/n ssi, your book" He says, handing it over to her.
"Ahh, right" She smiles before returning his.
"So.. I'll see you around?"
" I hope so"
He hopes so too. Desperately so.
Oh, why didn't he want to leave?
She smiles, heart clenching in a rather odd way as she waves him bye, taking a seat by the window after scanning her card.
Why didn't she want to leave?
They don't know. Not yet, at least.
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