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( sorry i've been so inactive on here i've quite literally just been playing deltarune for 12 straight days. having beaten all the secret bosses i just have to replay chapter 4 one more time for the vibes and then i'll be normal again i promise )

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" It sounds like fun to see you try. " Now Yelena lets herself relax. There's too much tension in the air — she doesn't want the girl to run. Just be a tiny bit afraid, as all people should be. " But don't start with the hole-punching just yet, солнышко. Right now, I just want to talk. I- "

Her lips purse as she deliberates on how much truth and what version of truth she wants to give away right now. Putting together a team isn't right- the team is put together, she didn't choose them carefully; they were tossed together in the weirdest event salad and decided to keep working together for the hell of it. Saying that she's curious probably won't help the urge little miss Sickle over there has to punch a hole through her. So, option three it is:

" I have a habit of finding people who come from places like the one I am from. I know, sometimes, you can feel lonely. " Her expression twists, uncomfortable with the level of sincerity on display. " And it is fun to come see people kick asses. I know that if I ever wanted sparring partners, I will be slightly evenly matched. "

There. That should offset the tension a little bit.

" If you like your coop, I do not care to remove you from it. I would still like to know what is keeping you in it, though. Even if it is yourself. "

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" If he's in the mood for it, " Yelena repeats with a nasal snort of laughter.

" He's more likely to be in a mood that would dent it more, honestly. " She gives the sad metal a flick before getting up, stretching with a groan.

Walker looks downright dejected — which would be funny if it wasn't so drowned -puppy looking. " I'm getting a beer. You have ten seconds to decide whether you want me to bring you one or not. "

There was no denying the shield was lost and what they were doing was simply a formality, if anything it was out of pity.

"That's one way of putting it." Part of him wondered if she was referring to him more than the shield. It was how he felt most of the time.

"Bucky should be able to straighten it out if he's in the mood for it." He very much doubted Bucky would be willing to help him out.

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Nat 🖤

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You can’t convince me this wasn’t lena after finding out about nat

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[ happy pride from yelena and me, your (maybe) favourite ace lesbian duo !! hope everyone has a safe wonderful very fun month��🧡🤍🧡🩷 ]

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This would be the perfect place to spit out some action-movie-typical line delivery — 'nope, but allow me the pleasure of showing you the ropes ! ' — but Yelena is not Natalia. She takes much more pleasure in lurking creepiness subtlety.

The non-reaction to Yelena's presence, the casual approach to a stranger in her territory, the calculating look in Xue's eyes as she sizes her up — Yelena takes pride in doing her research; she expected to like Xue, but the nagging voice that pushes Yelena to guide is one she doesn't expect.

" Jiangwei. You forgot the last part of your out of the ring name. " Yelena tilts her head in return, eyes narrowing for the exact opposite reasons. I have you damn well figured out.

Paying you a visit is just courtesy .

( Which, of course, isn't all the truth. But who cares. )

Yelena pushes off the wall now, breezing through the space as if it were her own, throwing a warily amused laugh at the extended hand. " The sparkles would also look good on a poster, if spectacle was what you aim for. " She drops into a chair, her body half spilling out of it already. " I don't think it is. I could be wrong, maybe. I've only seen a few of your fights in person, after all — "

With her head propped up on arms that are folded over the back of a her newly acquired, very scratchy chair, Yelena surveys the woman in front of her.

" And the others, well those I have had to find online. Maybe your manager should focus less on making you scary and instead focus on making you accessible. Because to me? To me you do not seem all that scary, Xue Jiangwei. What you seem, to me, is mysterious. " It's simple mathematics, really. Hidden away champion fighter plus weird superpower equals mystery. " Very hard to find out about your past, very rare to see your fizzy fists flying all about. I don't really care about the why. "

Even an amateur could piece together that a quiet girl with magic hands doing rounds in a fight club isn't only what she appears to be. But Yelena doesn't care about the tragic backstory ( yet ) —

" What I want to know is what ? What is the thing that keeps you cooped up here Xue Jiangwei ? "

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" it looks pretty damn - блядь —"

the strength yelena puts into pulling down a side of walker's aptly unfortunately damaged shield takes the wind out of her. " — dented to me. "

she can't help but glare at the depressingly deformed thing and the man so attached to it as she catches her breath. " call it what it is, walker; lost cause . "

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enemies to…. friends? allies??  … sentence starters

“Don’t touch me. You still make me sick.”

“Fine. Come with. Just stay out of my way.”

“I didn’t even need your help. You can go, now.”

“I didn’t want to admit it, but you were good in a fight.”

“Yeah, you’re funny. You’re also still a pain in my ass.”

“I think they lied to us. We aren’t that different, after all.”

“I hated you. I think I still hate you. But, I need your help.”

“If I have to rely on you for this, will I be able to trust you?”

“This doesn’t mean I like you. I still think you’re insufferable.”

“Is this what your friends always have to deal with? I pity them.”

“No, no, don’t you die, now, I just started being able to tolerate you!”

“You have a point. And that might be the scariest thing I’ve ever said.”

“Don’t get the wrong idea. You still disgust me. But you can be useful.”

“Seriously? You’re gonna finally win me over, then go get hurt like that?”

“Maybe… okay, hear me out, maybe we do have something in common.”

“You think this puts us on good terms? You’re still the enemy. You were just convenient.”

“You’re a lot different than I thought you would be. Still not sure if that’s good or bad, yet.”

“I didn’t think you’d be able to change my mind, but now I’m thinking things I never would’ve.”

“Don’t look at me, don’t talk to me, don’t touch me. Let’s get this mission over with, then never acknowledge my existence, again, got it?”

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" this is an emergency, james, " her search for anything consumable proving fruitless, yelena relents. she pulls down the most nondescript mug she can find, instead setting her sights on whatever form of coffee she can get her hands on. " does my starvation mean nothing to you ? "

she meets his raised eyebrow with a pair of her own — eyes light up with amusement over the rim of bucky's her mug — all of his admonishments might as well not have been said. in one ear, out the next. she wipes some stray coffee droplets off on the back of her sleeve ( being a slob in bucky's house is worth the annoyance of a stain ) before she bothers with any sort of response.

" i read somewhere that hanging out is really good for team - building. so , " yelena hoists herself back onto the counter, socked feet swinging lightly. " i'm here to build. "

❝ i gave you that security code for emergencies only , ❞ he says , dropping his bag down on the kitchen island next to yelena . he's not mad to see her , that is not the issue that he has , but it does go against why he gave her the passcode to his security alarm . it doesn't help that he too is tired && cranky && hungry . he knew that he didn't have much to eat , but with a shower && maybe a chance to sit down , he could order some takeout .

a glance at the kitchen cupboards , bucky then let his gaze drift back to yelena . james . not barnes ? not bucky ? in any other person this would be seen as serious . however , with yelena that could mean either one of two possibilities ; she was either framing a serious situation with humor ... or she was looking to be annoying . he pauses as he's pulling off his jacket .

its the FORMER . not the latter , he decides , as she mentions cup noodles .

❝ do you know how bad they are for you ? ❞ he asks , raising a dark brow . he says this knowing full well he was gonna order a pizza . ❝ i DON'T entertain company , ❞ he adds . ❝ unless they drop in unannounced . ❞ the comment is pointed but he rolls his eyes && takes it on the chin , deciding that he's not going to kick her out . yet .

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All of Natasha's Dresses/Skirt looks in the mcu.

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Being raised in the ... unorthodox environment ... of the room gave Yelena a litany of quirks. most of them ( apparently ) fall under the list of diagnostic criteria for PTSD—

but ! —

It also gave her a keen eye for like - minded individuals moving about the world. A better person would probably pout at the idea that the Room isn't the only establishment in the world that makes murderers on a regular basis. But better doesn't always mean efficient. Or effective. A better person wouldn't even think about staking out a fighting ring just because they had an inkling that the open call for heroes was, how should she phrase this ...

fishy as all hell.

It's her third visit to the ring today ( don't they say that's a lucky number ? ) and her eye is keenly trained on the fighter they call SICKLE . It doesn't take long for Yelena to realize that her assumption was right — this girl is trained, this girl is good, and this girl is worth talking to .

( She's worth roping in to yelena's growing list of maybe heroic friends , she means )

It's not a task for Yelena to get ' backstage ' — it's a lot harder to not laugh at herself as she leans against the wall, the hood of her jacket drawn up for dramatic effect.

" SICKLE , i have to admit that i like the nickname, " Yelena doesn't take her hood off just yet. Again, dramatic effect - " a shame you don't have a hammer tagging along with you. "

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[ got sick on tuesday and kinda forgot how to be a person for a bit but ! i'm back ! ]