The High Price Of Love - Wanda Maximoff x Reader

Part 7

It's only a few minutes after Wanda has left that it finally hits you. The weight of reality is overwhelming and comes crashing against you, knocking you to the ground.

You hug your legs tightly in front of you, burying your face against your knees. The tears that flow endlessly burn your cheeks like acid. It's harder and harder to breathe, and all you want to do is scream, but you can't. It's as if your body can't do anything now but cry.

Wanda is gone. This is all your brain can process. Wanda is gone and there is nothing you can do about it. Nothing will change the fact that you haven't told her how you feel. Because she didn't let you. So many questions cross your mind now, but only one of them remains. Why?

You think you hear the bedroom door opening, but the sound seems so far away that you are not sure, let alone have the strength to look.

"(Y/n)?" Like the noise of the door, the voice sounds distant, but you can discern the concern behind it nonetheless. When you finally allow yourself to look up, you recognize Robin's figure with difficulty over the tears in your eyes.

"What happened?" she asks, running her hands down your back trying to calm you down, and you sniffle. "She's gone." You say simply, your voice failing from crying, and Robin settles down beside you. "That explains her state when she picked up the boys." She says and you look at her curiously.

"It looked like she had been crying." Robin explains with a sad smile and you feel your chest weigh even heavier. "She just took the boys and said she needed to go." She explains and you nod slowly, but remain silent.

"But what happened, (Y/n)?" She asks again, and you shake your head, pensive. "Honestly, I don't even know." You say, wiping the tears from your eyes and trying hard not to let new ones fall.

You take a deep breath and then tell the blonde the things Wanda said before you left, concentrating not to cry again. Robin listens intently, and when you're finished, she nods.

"You're gonna say she's right, aren't you?" You say without much enthusiasm, looking forward. "Actually, no." She answers, and you look at her. "I mean, yes. But no." She completes and you frown in confusion.

"Look, (Y/n), I know your feelings for her are real." She says, and the words spoken aloud by someone else make your heart ache even harder. "But her argument is pretty valid. I mean, do you really want to give up your life, which is just beginning, to join hers?"

You let the words sink in, occupying your mind entirely. You don't give her an answer, but that's okay because Robin really wasn't expecting one. It's too complex a question to be answered so suddenly. You know it and so does she. But Robin keeps talking anyway.

"(Y/n/n), I love you." She says affectionately, giving your shoulder a gentle squeeze and you smile appreciatively. "You're insufferable, yes, but you're also the most amazing person I know." She continues playfully and you giggle. "You deserve to be happy. Just think carefully about where that happiness really lies."

You nod slowly, letting your best friend's words warm your heart and comfort you. When you murmur a thank you, the blonde smiles tenderly at you.

"Since when you're the smart one?" You mumble, a small, teasing smile on your face, and Robin grimaces as if the answer to that question is obvious. "Since always?" She says, and when you grimace in disagreeance she pushes you away lightly.

You both laugh, and you feel yourself starting to feel a little better. But at the same time you feel like you won't be able to be okay, because Wanda is no longer here with you.

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You were right about not being able to be okay. It's been a few weeks since Wanda ended things between you two, and with each day you feel worse.