Natasha Romanoff One Shots

Seeking comfort

Prompt: "I didn't know where else to go."

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A little over a week ago Natasha had left to go on an Avenger mission, it wasn't the first mission she went on since the two of you started dating six months ago, but it had been the longest one. Every day that Natasha was away, your worries for her wellbeing grew. You weren't in the superhero world yourself, so it was all still rather new for you.

The more that your worries grew, the harder it got for you to sleep at night, it was getting to the point where you woke up to a nightmare every hour or so. You decided to text Wanda to ask if maybe you could stay at the Compound for a bit. She agreed instantly and texted you the address. You had met the Avengers on a few occasions but it had always been for events that were elsewhere, so when you walked up on the Compound's gigantic driveway, your eyes looked all over the place, taking in the enormous buildings.

Wanda opened the door and let you in. "Sorry, I didn't know where else to go." She shakes her head, "No worries, you're always welcome here. Let me show you around." After a tour of the Compound you found yourself in the common room where a bunch of the Avengers were gathered, "Hey y/n, good to see you!" Steve gets up and gives you a hug. "We were just about to start a movie, want to join us?" Natasha's friends surrounding you was a nice distraction, of course you still had your worries, but at least your mind wasn't constantly on those anymore.

It was getting late when the movie ended, so Wanda showed you to Natasha's room. At first it felt a little bit weird being in your girlfriend's room, without having you by her side, but it quickly started to feel comforting. Her familiar scent was all around you, pictures and trinkets filled the shelves in her room. You look around, and find pictures with her teammates, her family, as well as a few with the two of you. You smile when you come across the picture that you deemed your favorite picture of the two of you. It made you feel warm inside that Natasha collected all these memorabilia from her favorite moments, there was something so sweet about it.

Once you finished looking around her room, you went ahead and found a hoodie and a pair of sweatpants in her closet. Wearing her clothes made you feel instantly closer to her, as you slipped into her bed and laid your head down on her pillow. It was the first night that the nightmares stayed away. Your night was peaceful, until a slight shaking woke you up. "Hi baby." The familiar voice of your girlfriend whispers softly. You have to blink a few times in order to realize that you aren't dreaming, and that your girlfriend is actually sitting beside you on the bed. "Nat!" You sit up and fall into her arms, "I missed you so much." She wraps her arms around you and kisses the top of your head. "I've missed you too, detka." After a moment of quiet embrace Natasha speaks up, her voice still soft. "Not that I don't love having you here, but how come you're here?"

"I missed you so much, and I was so worried about you, so I asked Wanda if I could come by the Compound for a bit. Then I was invited to join movie night and Wanda let me stay the night because it was getting late. It has been so nice sleeping in your room though, it helped with the missing part a bit." Natasha smiles down at you, "Well, let me get changed real quick and I will join you." After she presses a soft kiss to your forehead, she walks over to her closet to pick out some pajamas.

Natasha lays down beside you in her bed, "Come on, let's get some more sleep, and then we can catch up tomorrow. How does that sound?" You hum in agreement, already fighting to keep your eyes open. Natasha turns on her side to put her phone down on her nightstand, you take it as an opportunity to wrap your arm around her, and snuggle into her back. Your girlfriend scooted back into you a bit, getting comfortable herself, she intertwined her fingers with yours and pulled them closer to her chest.

The comfort of your girlfriend laying safely in your arms, let your body drift away in a peaceful slumber. Natasha stays awake for a while longer, her thumb rubbing lightly over the back of your hand. She was so glad to be with you again, your arms wrapped around her, and your legs intertwined. There wasn't anywhere she would rather be than in your arms. She had missed you so much while she was away, it made her realize just how much she loved you. Natasha had missed you every moment of every day that she had been apart from you. She knew that being away was a part of her job, but the way she had missed you the past week, made her realize something. She wanted to come home to you.

Natasha had let you sleep in, realizing you needed the extra rest. She was watching so sleep, not in a creepy way, just full of love. You woke up to her green eyes lighting up at the realization that you were awake. "Good morning, baby." Your voice slightly raspy. "Good morning, detka, how did you sleep?" She gently moves some hair away from your face. "Better than I have the whole week, I love when I get to fall asleep with you." Natasha's smile widens at your words, now was the perfect time to ask you. "I would love to come home to you, like how I did last night. It made me so happy, so I wanted to ask you if maybe you would want to move in together?" Her question got you to wake up fully fast. "I would love that." You hug her tight and start placing kisses all over her face. "That would be perfect."

A couple weeks later you were moving into a beautiful apartment in New York, close to the Compound and your job. It had big windows overlooking the Hudson river, one of the few requests that Natasha had for an apartment. Her view on the Hudson river had always helped her calm down when she was looking out of her window in the Compound. All of the Avengers that were around helped the two of you move in, declining Tony's offer to pay for the movers, you wanted to share this experience with Natasha, without missing any part of it.

When everything was moved in the Avengers stayed for some take out dinner, the first meal shared in your shared home with Natasha. After they left, you took Natasha's hand and walked around your new house together. Talking about all the ideas the both of you had to turn your house into a home.

The first night in your new place was special, and Natasha wanted to make sure that it would be memorable. She took out her polaroid camera and took a few pictures of the both of you. Since movie nights were special to the both of you, Natasha had set everything for a relaxing evening in bed, filled with your favorite movies, and snacks. The pile of polaroids grew, and you couldn't wait to fill your home with memories, just like you had seen in Natasha's room back at the Compound.