Safeword ⛓

Strange

Y/N was back at the compound. The last thing she saw was Loki charging towards her when she was on the floor and then suddenly stopping to talk to the team over the comms-

"I've found someone"

The team thought they had gone on a rescue mission and were confused to only find one unconscious woman laying on the floor. They brought her back to the compound to help heal her and speak to her about her involvement with Hydra.

Y/N was speechless. She couldn't physically bring herself to talk. Her mouth just didn't open. Was it the shock? Or was it the blank expression on all of their faces. On Loki's face. She was a stranger to them, a suspicious stranger. They were treating her like a criminal. Loki was treating her like a criminal.

After a while of y/n staring aimlessly at the avengers as they sat opposite her, Tony walked back into the room with someone. Y/N had only met the man a few times in passing. She never really understood what he did, she just knew that he was powerful and was a keeper of a green rock thing. Twinsies y/n thought when she made eye contact with the cloaked man walking in next to Tony. Once their eyes found each other, the man gave a quick wink to y/n before turning to the rest of the team to speak. Absolutely aghast with the exchange, y/n didn't even hear the man talking to the team about how he thinks they should let her stay in the compound. He said that y/n could be valuable especially if Hydra were after her.

As the team spoke amongst themselves debating whether or not they should let y/n stay, the man started walking towards y/n.

"Hey" he said offering her his hand

"I'm Stephen Strange"

"I'm—"

"Y/N, I know" he said shaking her hand

"How did you—"

"Aah aah, now that would be telling" Strange said pointing to his head and smiling.

Y/N was confused, very very confused but she also felt something she hadn't in a while. Hope.