Marvel Women One Shots

Fresh Meat

New recruits to base bring a fun mix to the table
(Military AU)

Fluff? I guess? Idk

Word count: 3240
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"You ready for the fresh meat, Nat?"

"You mean all of our younger siblings? Yeah, sure, Tony."

He scoffs, "Oh, come on, Nat. I know how much you love putting fear into all the new recruits." I can't help but smirk at his comment since it has some truth to it. It quickly fades though.

"Right, but I have a feeling all of our friends and siblings won't listen to us as well as the others."

"That's when you put the fear in them! Tell them how you took out a whole base all by yourself while having a bullet in your shoulder. That always gets them."

"I don't think it'll have the same effect." I grab a fruit cup and add it to my plate. Tony grabs the tatter tots. "Besides, shouldn't you be more focused on who is going to be on that next train?" I grin, knowing I turned the tables when his face turns red and he suddenly has no comment.

We finish grabbing our food and head over to the table where the rest of our group is already seated.

"Tony, I'll trade my tatter tots for your sandwich." He makes the switch with Steve easily.

"So, who wants to take a bet on which of our siblings cries first?" Tony asks.

"Oh, that won't be Loki. I don't think I've ever seen him cry," Thor states with a grin.

"Not all of us have siblings coming to base, Tony." Val says, licking the top of her pudding cup far more seductively than necessary, but to each their own.

"Okay, fine. Siblings or massive crushes we haven't had the guts to make a move on." He grins cheekily.

Until Hope calls him out with a knowing smile, "don't you fall under both of those categories?"

He grumbles something before popping a ketchup covered tatter tot into his mouth, making most of us laugh.

"Are you all as sore as I am from this mornings training?" Clint asks as he takes a seat opposite me.

"No, some of us actually hit the gym in between training." Steve says before biting into his burger with a smile.

"Whatever, not all of us can be naturally built like that," Clint waves his arm at Steves figure. "Unless it isn't so natural." He smirks until Steve nudges him, then he breaks into laughter.

"I think I'd rather take bets on who will hook up with who," Val speaks up, causing Tony to get excited all over again.

"Yes! Now we're talking!"

"Okay, I bet Hope and Pepper will hook up." I smile evenly at Tony, causing him to huff in frustration.

"That would never happen."

"Why not? Pepper is hot. And Scott and I aren't anything official." Hope eggs him on with me. There isn't much to entertain ourselves with on base, but messing with Tony is an agreed upon favorite.

"You wouldn't dare."

"I think that's up to Pepper." She narrowly misses a flying tatter tot meant for her head.

"My vote if for Wanda and y/n," Val changes gears, helping us shift away from that.

I can't help but bristle at the idea. They would never. Would they?