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Hissing Hatred and Healing Hearts by normalisoverrated
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Black Widow (Movie 2021)
03 Nov 2025
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America wasn't like the sitcoms Wanda watched as a child. There were no laugh tracks, falling was painful not slapstick, everything didn’t come out OK after 20 minutes, and the guy in the hospital didn’t go home at the end of the episode. If the Avengers were one big, happy family, then Wanda wasn’t a part of it.
Steve and Sam didn’t trust her and they were right to. Natasha was perfectly professional, as if Wanda hadn’t locked her into her worst memory and walked away. Clint had to return to his family and the other boys were rarely around. And Pietro, the life always sprinting parallel to her own, as crucial as oxygen, lay unnaturally still and silent, his mind closed off.
And then, one day, Natasha brought her daughter to work. And for the first time in four weeks, Wanda felt hopeful. Wanda was good with kids. Really good. And the others adored Steffie. Maybe if the kid warmed up to Wanda, the others would too.
… That wasn't precisely what happened.
Or how Wanda and Steffie hate each other until they don’t, and their sharp edges cut until they stitch.
(Can be read without reading the previous fics in the series, but you'll miss some of the context and humour.)
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21 Jun 2025
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The Soldier and the Ballarina by arstempus
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel (Comics), Black Widow (Comics), Black Widow (Movie 2021), Winter Soldier (Comics), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
11 Aug 2025
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In the dark and complex tapestry of the Cold War, in the 60s and 70s, "The Soldier and the Ballerina" reveals the epic journey of James Buchanan Barnes, the Winter Soldier, and Natalia Alianovna Romanova, the Black Widow.
Engaged in a dangerous dance of ideologies and secrets, James, struggling to reclaim his lost humanity, finds in Natalia fierce loyalty to the KGB cause as Black Widow. As their romance unfolds, they face epic battles and harrowing separations, navigating the turbulent tides of history and international intrigue. A story of persistence and love, where each reunion is a light of hope amid the shadows of war and personal redemption.
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21 Jun 2025