Dark times
As strong as she may look, as bold as she may sound, deep down she is broken, just like the rest of them. The avengers' first encounter (excluding Clint) of Natasha's nightmare. Will they be able to save her from herself?
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Natasha gets nightmares a lot. She is just excellent at hiding it. Whenever she woke up screaming in the red room, she would've been punished. She learned from a young age how to hide her emotions. Or destroy them.
However, one night, it was out of her control. It started off small. She tensed up in her bed and thrashed around. After a while, it got worse. Piercing scream left her mouth, which woke everyone in the compound.
As the five avengers scrambled out of bed and demanded Jarvis to open the door, they saw her shaking on her bed, wrapped in a fetal position. Before Clint could stop him, Steve reached out to grab Natasha's arm. Big mistake. She snapped up and stared at the avengers, but she wasn't looking at them. Her eyes were glassy and seemed like it wasn't acknowledging them. In the split of a second, she grabbed the knife under her bed, and lunged herself towards Steve.
"Natasha! NATASHA!" Steve called out.
The rest of the avengers are also crying her name, afraid that it will only make it worse if she was to be grabbed. Then Clint stepped towards her.
"Natalia" he hissed.
Natasha froze and looked behind her. When he got her attention, he repeated differently.
"Natasha, it's ok. You're safe" he whispered.
There was a second of silence. Natasha's eyes teared up, and her expression changed immediately, from a cold glare to a scared frown. She backs up into a corner, shaking. Clint approaches her with precaution and tried to wrap his arm around her before she recoiled away from him. Steve stands up with no wounds, worried.
Natasha looks down at her hand that is holding the knife. Shaking, she stood up and exited the room. When Tony tried to follow, Thor stopped him.
"Give Lady Natasha a moment, man of iron." He said.
The avengers stand still in her room, petrified, realizing just how broken Natasha is. Even if she acts as though she is made of steel.
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