𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄. ¹ | wanda maximoff

05 | 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐋

THE GROUP all walked through the halls of the compound, none of them saying a word. It's not like it was necessarily an uneasy silence but it wasn't exactly a comfortable one either. Everyone was too focused on the fact they were back in the compound after two years.

Their old home.

When times were simpler, believe it or not.

Before everything went to utter shit.

Carson's attention was pulled away from the groups little bubble and he stopped walking, his eyes training on a certain door. The others noticed and all looked around at each other confused as to what he was looking at.

"Uh, you guys go." Wanda told them. "We'll catch up."

"Alright." Steve replied. "Don't be too long."

She left the group and walked over to him, reaching down for his hand. Once their hands touched he seemed to be pulled from his thoughts as he looked down at her, a small smile appearing on his face.

"You okay there?" Wanda asked.

He nodded in response and stepped forward towards the door he was looking at, pulling Wanda along with him. Carson slowly opened the door and stepped inside, Wanda noticed the small smile on his face forming on his face as he looked around.

It was his old room.

Nothing seemed to have changed in the past two years. In fact he was pretty sure that it was the exact same way that he left it, despite the bed being made of course.

Carson let go of Wanda's hand and started to walk around his room, tracing his fingers over his dresser as he walked past. Wanda watched from the doorway as he took in the features of his old room. From the picture frames, to the posters, to the stack of books on his shelf that still had the same faulty screw.

It was all kept the same.

Tony had kept it the same.

After all this time.

But that's when he remembered... He was gone.

Carson's smile slowly faded at the thought of the older man. Wanda instantly noticed the change in demeanour and walked over to him.

The compound never did feel the same without Tony being there. It wasn't complete.

"We need to find him Wands." He said quietly.

"I know dorogoy, I know." Wanda pulled him into a hug.

"I can't sit around and do nothing, it's not right. I don't care how difficult it is or how long it takes... I need to find him." Carson sighed. "He'd do it for me."

"We'll find him, I promise." She whispered. "Together."

Carson nodded and pulled back to kiss Wanda's head. "Together."

Wanda frowned a little when she felt something in Carson's inside pocket pressing against her shoulder. She lifted up her hand and pressed it down against his jacket, giving him a curious look when she felt something in there.

His eyes widened in realisation, remembering that he still had the ring box. He pulled back. "My phone." He told her.

"I thought you said you lost it." Wanda's brows came together in confusion.

"I did... yeah... I did say that." Carson scratched the back of his head as he thought of something to say. "But I guess I found it! So that's good, very good, yup, now I don't have to get a new one."

Wanda's eyes narrowed slightly as she tried to sus him out. She thought the whole thing was off but figured he was just tired or something, you know, considering the fact they were attacked by aliens. So she decided to brush it off.