Senses [Clint/Natasha]

After S.H.I.E.L.D. fell

She was standing outside. Maria had told her that he was coming. She heard leaves crunching, and she knew it was him. She refrained from looking. He was alive, and Maria would've checked that he wasn't HYDRA. Still, looking felt like it would be a roller-coaster. She turned around, and there he was.

He walked towards her. She wasn't facing him, but he could see her hair was straightened and a bit longer than the last time he'd seen her. He walked at a slow pace, leaves crackling with each step. Then she turned.

When she turned, he could look at her fully. She was wearing her arrow necklace. Her eyes were duller than usual. Upon seeing him, he could see her tense. Funny, it used to be that when they saw each other they would relax. She looked at him hard and long, and he broke away the gaze first, ducking his head. 

His head whipped up when he heard the leaves crunching. She half walked, half ran, into his arms. He breathed in her familiar scent. She didn't talk, didn't say anything, just held him. She held him and he held her, and they were broken together.

Author's note: Well, this is the last chapter for today. But don't worry— There are still 22 chapters remaining. I'll try to post a chapter a day again, now that I am less busy.