Natasha Romanoff One-shots

Heartbeat 🥺🥰

Original oneshot from @wandaromanova from tumblr

Link to tumblr: https://wandaromanova.tumblr.com/post/654963229845602304/heartbeat

Natasha Romanoff x Fem!Reader

Summary: Y/N L/N and Natasha Romanoff are known for their obliviousness towards their mutual feelings. What happens when someone has a close call with death?

Warnings: mentions of violence

Word Count: 3.7K

You had the honor of being an Avenger. Yeah, you were one of "earth's mightiest heroes." However, you didn't see yourself as one. You didn't care about the title or anything like that; all that mattered was helping people.
You couldn't care less about the praise from the media (or the negativity, most especially). You were a very selfless person who had a huge heart. You'd risk your life if it meant you could save even just one person. Saving one person would make all the difference to you and you couldn't think of a better way to die.
Okay, that was rather grim, but it was truly your mindset. You hoped that when it was your time to pass, that it would be for the greater good. You couldn't imagine going out of this world in a better way. Giving someone else the opportunity to live their life was more than enough incentive for you to save someone.
So, if you'd jump in front of a bullet for a stranger, then you'd most definitely jump in front of a bullet for the woman you love. Which is exactly what you did.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
•❅────────✧❅✦❅✧─────────❅•
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Okay, let's backtrack a little bit before we get to that. First of all, the woman you loved? She just so happened to be a once deadly assassin turned hero; Natasha Romanoff.
Where do you even start with her? She's absolutely stunning; she honestly didn't even need the training she had to be able to seduce people. She could have anyone eating out of the palm of her hand with a bat of her long, dark eyelashes that accentuated her emerald eyes perfectly.
Her physical appearance was beautiful, but her mind was her most gorgeous feature of all. She always did what she thought was right; no matter who agreed or disagreed with her. She was a very caring person; contrary to popular belief.
You've never met someone who's loved and cared for people more than Natasha does. She wasn't one to show her affection physically. She showed her love through protecting her teammates during missions, checking up on them after particularly rough missions, and cracking wise jokes to cheer someone up when they had a tough day.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Although she wasn't one for intimate touches with others; you were her only exception.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
When you had met Natasha, it was a few years ago when you had been recruited into the Avengers. There was an immediate click between you both. There was apparently some sort of invisible force that seemed to draw you and Nat to one another.
As you and Natasha got closer, the team had informed you that Natasha wasn't exactly an open person; especially to newcomers, but she was different with you.
She had opened up to you about her past, something your teammates couldn't say she's done with them. She initiated physical contact with you, whether it be random hugs from behind while you were cooking in the kitchen or cuddling into your side during team movie nights.
You couldn't contain your blushing or flustered state at all whenever Natasha was in your vicinity, and the team noticed this. You'd endured endless amounts of teasing from the team about your obvious crush on Natasha.
You couldn't help but think: if everyone else noticed your feelings for the Russian, surely the woman herself had picked up on it... right?
She's a trained spy who can easily detect people's emotions and thoughts based off of their reactions and body language. She had to have noticed you had the hots for her, right??
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Wrong. Natasha was just as oblivious to your feelings for her as you were to hers for you.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Your teammates had also made sure to tease Natasha for her sudden love and need for affection when it came to you.
Their teasing resulted in a sharp glare from Natasha, that shut them up immediately. Although they knew Natasha wouldn't actually brutally hurt them, they still preferred not to get on her bad side.
However, Natasha would find herself holding back a smile at the thought of you whenever they teased her. She wished she could be with you and the touching would become more. It meant so much to her and she truly hoped it meant as much to you as it did to her. And it did, she was just too blind to notice it.
One of the world's greatest spies couldn't even tell that her crush liked her back. Isn't that just the most ironic thing in the world?
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
•❅────────✧❅✦❅✧─────────❅•
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Being sent on missions with Natasha was a common occurrence. You guys worked incredibly well together. The bond between you both carried into your work and you guys seemed to always succeed with the other person by your side. You guys were a formidable force when you were together.
Perhaps this was the case because of your feelings for one another. Of course, you guys knew about your own feelings towards the other, but neither of you knew they were reciprocated.
You and Natasha had a shared drive to protect the other at all costs. Letting something bad happen to the other person was just not an option to either of you.
Now, you were sat beside Natasha as she flew the Quinjet to a hidden Hydra base that S.H.I.E.L.D needed to infiltrate and get a good analysis of.
The objective? It was a simple one. You guys were to arrive at the base and not engage. All you had to do was roam the building in order to give S.H.I.E.L.D an accurate layout of the base that they could create a map out of. Also, if you both could manage it; find out what the base was used for.
It was simply a recon mission. No contact, no fighting, just go in, go around the inside and outside of the base, and get out.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
However, like most things in life; your mission didn't go according to plan.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
You guys had not anticipated that the base would have heavy security, but as you could probably guess; the place was crawling with Hydra agents.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
•❅────────✧❅✦❅✧─────────❅•
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
You and Natasha made it pretty far into the building. You were currently at the center of the base where you discovered weapons upon weapons of mass destruction.
So, you guys had found out what they were doing within the base and covered the grounds. All you had to do was make it out undetected and report back to the Compound.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Piece of cake, right? Nope, absolutely not.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Unfortunately for you and Natasha, as you guys neared the exit, you had been spotted by a few Hydra agents.
Immediately, you and Natasha whipped out your guns and began to shoot at the agents. As expected, they were armed as well.
You both had managed to shoot down all of them; bodies scattered throughout the hallway.
Natasha turned around to face you and looked over your body to ensure you were okay; you doing the same with her.
"Let's get out of here." In facing you, her back was turned to the bodies littered across the hall. Your eyes widened as your attention was drawn to an agent with his gun pointed straight for Natasha.
You acted without thinking; not that you needed to anyway. The woman you loved was about to get shot and you had the ability to save her. This was a no brainer.
You pulled Natasha to the side as you had your gun pointed out in front of you towards the agent. You fully intended to get out of the bullet's path, but as you shot at the agent, he also fired his weapon.
It happened so fast. You pushed Nat out of your way and fired instantly. It took you a moment to register what exactly happened.
You watched in relief as the man was knocked out as you shot him in the stomach. You didn't seem to notice the sharp pain on the left side of your body, until Natasha let out a loud gasp.
You looked down at your shoulder and noticed a bullet hole, seeping with your blood. You knew it hadn't hit your heart because if it did; you most definitely would've been dead right now.
But just from looking at the wound, you could tell it was pretty damn close.
You fell to the ground as your brain finally caught up with the searing burn coming from your shoulder.
Natasha was quick to break your fall, catching you in her arms. She slowly and carefully laid your body onto the floor as her eyes were wide with fear.
You watched as the redhead put her hand up to her ear and began to speak frantically.
"We need backup. I repeat, we need backup. L/N is down. Get here, now."
Natasha tried to keep her voice calm and steady, but as she applied pressure to your wound, she failed miserably.
You felt lightheaded and you knew that the bullet definitely did a number on you. It may not have struck your heart, but you could tell that it still wasn't a good spot to get shot in.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
At Natasha's voice, you smiled. The usually calm and unbothered Black Widow was now a worried wreck.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
"It's fine Tasha, it's far from the heart..." You turned your head down to look at your wound that was covered by Nat's hands for dramatic effect before tilting your head up to look at her again.
"Never mind, I take that back." You let out a laugh. Bad idea. You cringed in pain and Natasha gave you a disappointed, but amused look.
"Now isn't the time for jokes, Y/N/N. You need to focus on staying awake. Preserve your energy." Natasha spoke as she observed your eyes slowly drooping.
"Aw come on, Natty. It's always the time for a joke. If I'm going to die, I want to go out a comedian." You once again let out a laugh, and winced once more.
"You're not going to die, you hear me? I don't know why you felt the need to save me. I could've taken it." Natasha spoke as she applied more pressure, causing you to flinch. She sent you an apologetic look for causing you more pain.
Your eyes slowly fell, until they were closed shut. Natasha unable to see the Y/E/C irises that she had fallen in love with.
Dread filled Natasha's body at the sight. She removed one hand from your chest and tapped your cheek repeatedly.
Your eyes shot open and focused on Natasha once more.
"Stay awake. Backup and medical will be here soon. Just focus on me okay? I can't lose you."
You mustered a small smile as your eyes scanned Natasha's scared state. You were really trying to stay awake; more for her than yourself.
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
"I saved you because I... I-"
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
Your eyes closed again, before you had the chance to tell Natasha what you've been wanting to tell her for years.
If you were still conscious, you would've felt the frantic, panicked shaking of your body. You would've felt the tears falling from Natasha's eyes, landing onto your face as she begged you to wake up; to come back to her.