A-Force Assemble

Maria Hill x Reader ~ Comfort

Y/N : Your Name
Be nice, it's my first reader insert fic <3
Dedicated to my Ria
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To say today was a shitty day was an understatement. You had lived bad days, like everyone at least once in their life, but today was particularly harsh. Each time you thought it couldn't be worse, it did.

It started this morning when you woke up with the most painful period cramps you had experienced in a long time. Your sheets were stained with red, as well as your pajama's pants and your panties. The pain radiating from your belly was overwhelming, going down your thighs to your knees and going up to your chest. Every small movement caused you to groan and the urge to simply stay here and never get up again made itself more and more present in your mind. You sighed deeply before forcing your body to get up. Usually, your girlfriend of three years, Maria, would have brought you tea and a hot bottle with some toasts and painkillers, telling you to go change while she changed the sheets. You would wait for her on the couch and she would join you, laying your head on her lap and playing with your hair while you watched a Disney movie. She would tell you stories until you fell asleep and then only then would she lay by your side and hold you before falling asleep herself. Problem was, it had been three weeks since you'd seen your girlfriend, the latter being away on a mission you couldn't even contact her on. « Perks of being the Second in command of SHIELD's girlfriend... » you thought miserably. You didn't blame her at all, you knew it was likely to happen when you started dating her, you just really wished that for once, you were both just normal people.

After changing yourself and cleaning the mess, you were about to leave for work when a message arrived on your phone, telling you that your grandmother's condition had gotten worse. Her cancer had been detected a few months earlier, at a very advanced stage, and although doctors had prescribed chemotherapy, they were rather pessimistic about her chances of survival. You had faith in her, she was the strongest person you knew and you absolutely loved her, so you were confident that she would thwart the prognosis. Tears formed in your eyes as you read the text. She was about to go under immediate surgery to remove the tumor. After calling your boss to explain your situation, you ran to the hospital, hoping you could say goodbye in case something wrong happened.

Entering the room, you looked at your grandma, who had a smile on her face. You smiled back as you came to sit beside her bed, taking her hand in yours. She looked at you, a sparkle in her eye, as she acknowledged your presence.

« Hello Mein Schatz... » she whispered.

« Hello grandma. I missed you,» you replied gently.

« So did I, Mein Kleiner Engel, so did I » she smiled even more.

You stayed with her until the doctors came to take her for the operation. Only then you broke down, letting your tears fall freely as you stood in the now empty room. A nurse came to check on you, and even though it felt good to have someone to talk to, you knew who you really longed for.

The day went on like this. When you went out of the hospital, you went straight to your usual coffee shop. Since you had called in sick for the day, you thought you could take time for yourself a little bit. You arrived there only to find it closed for the day because the owner was sick. You went to buy groceries and of course, your favorite brand of cookies was sold out. Then you were walking in the streets, lost in your thoughts when someone bumped into you and spilled their coffee on your shirt. The burn was unbearable and you whined as the pain in your stomach was starting to make itself known again.

Deciding you had had enough, you ran home, tripping on the stairs as you rushed up and entered the apartment you shared with your girlfriend. It was as empty as when you left it but at least you could break down peacefully. You threw your ruined shirt in the machine and picked up one of Maria's hoodie, smelling it as you put it on. Her familiar scent wrapped around you and you smiled. Whatever happened, you could never have enough of it.