*Inspired by Look After You by The Fray* Y/N Y/L/N is a 24 year old registered nurse fresh out of college. She lives in New York chasing her dream to be a surgeon but right now money is tight so for now her dreams are on hold. Y/N lives a quiet simple life as it's only her that lives in a New York apartment with her cat Bubs. It worries others that she lives alone but she loves it. She doesn't have to worry about sharing a bathroom or anything with someone. So life is simple for her until on a dark stormy night with lightening crashing and thunder rumbling throughout her apartment she hears something crash onto her deck. Even being frightened by the sound she slowly gets out of bed to see what or who made that sound. Who knew an assassin would change her life up so quickly. Read to find out more! Credit for title inspo: Cj_Aj_00

Natasha Romanoff has been trying to find her sister with the help of Y/N after receiving a package from her last month. Once they finally stumble into her, something brews between Yelena and Y/N, but they're not quite sure what it is. Will they make it? Where do they all end up? Yelena will have to learn a lot to catch up in her new world. Y/N = Your name Y/L/N = Your last name ✩ in the chapter title = Mature content I do not own any of these characters outside of Y/N.

A stunning face in the coffee shop down the street awaits, but what will the future hold? Will it cause anguish? Can they break through the ties of their own pasts? Only one direction can be chosen, so which path will they choose? Hopefully, it's the one that keeps them alive... Y/N = Your name Y/L/N = Your last name ✩ in the chapter title = Mature content I do not own any of these characters outside of Y/N.

"Moreover, when you do fall in love, you will not 'feel certain' of success beforehand. You will be 'une âme en peine' and yet you will smile'". - Vincent van Gogh Part two of two for "Love Without Hesitation". Warnings are in the Author's Note. After becoming engaged while away in Paris for two years, Y/N L/N must prepare for all that the wedding will consist of. One of these major concerns being the purposely mischievous presence of Yelena Belova. As Y/N is put in numerous situations which worry her as Yelena and those around her are becoming suspiciously close, Y/N finds that there much more which calls for her weariness. From secrets, hidden truths, rekindling of old relationships, to reputation-ruining gossip...Y/N is finding that being back home for her wedding, will prove to be a lot more trying than she anticipated. (Quotes and literary work titles mentioned in the fanfiction are not my own, quotes are credited to those works and their authors. Fictional characters are also not my own, credit goes to the MCU and the creators of the characters.)

"If you ever fall in love, do so without reservation, or rather, if you should fall in love simply give no thought to any reservation." - Vincent van Gogh Part one of two of "Love Without Hesitation". When Y/N L/N's eldest sibling and only sister is proposed to by a work employee to her father, the rest of the Y/L/N family is finally introduced to the family of Y/F/N's business partner, Alexei Shostakov. In preparation for the wedding, Alexei's family happen to be more frequent in interactions with the Y/L/N family--And it's during these interactions that Y/N takes notice of peculiarities in Yelena's behavior, towards Y/N specifically. During unnerving interactions and unclear advances, Y/N notices Yelena's boldness in behavior to be not only abnormal in behavior for people their age, but untranslatable in motive. As Y/N decides on taking Yelena's ambiguity into account as something to figure out, her brother also decides to take his speculations into further investigation--Both Y/L/N siblings becoming more serious about 'figuring out' the family. (Quotes and literary work titles mentioned in the fanfiction are not my own, quotes are credited to those works and their authors. Fictional characters are also not my own, credit goes to the MCU and the creators of the characters.)