Following the collapse of the Avengers, Natasha Romanoff has disappeared. However, the Red Room doesn't believe in disappearing. It believes in assets, and it just sent its most lethal one to bring her in. When a child assassin in a cat mask is sent for her, a decades old lie begins to unravel. The young girl isn't just a soldier, she is a biological anomaly, a shared project of Hydra and the Red Room, and the daughter Natasha was told had died years ago. Now, on the run from the world, Natasha is forced to navigate a reunion she never thought possible: a daughter who fears her, a sister she hasn't seen in years, and their "parents" who let all of this happen, Natasha must return to where everything began. The Red Room is still active. Dreykov is still breathing. And he wants his most valuable project back. -- Content Warning: This story explores sensitive themes that some readers may find upsetting. Please prioritise your well being and read only if you feel comfortable. I am not connected to the MCU or any of its official material. All original characters in this story, including Rose, who draws inspiration from Rose Romanova of Marvel Comics, are my creations. Full credit goes to Marvel for the original character that inspired her. Please ask before using Rose or any other characters I've created. If you'd like to see more content, I also post edits and other creative pieces related to this story on my TikTok account: @theredwidowp. I'd love for you to follow and join me there! Kindly do not translate, copy, or republish this story without permission. Thank you so much for reading and supporting my work, it truly means a lot! -- #1 redroom 22/05/26

Kaylie Kennedy is twelve years old, and possibly the least fortunate girl she knows. With her whole family lost to a car accident, she lives with her well-meaning (if insufferable) aunt and uncle, and spends every day in a grief-stricken haze, barely even sure what she's still living for. The only person that she really likes anymore is Dr Abbot, the man who treated her the night her family died, but she's sure she's insignificant to him. Besides, seeing him means going back to the hospital. The place where everything fell apart. The place Kaylie hates the most. But, when she breaks her arm one morning, her worst fear suddenly becomes unavoidable, and she's suddenly being forced back inside her own personal nightmare. Memories of her family lie behind every curtain, and her grief is threatening to swallow her whole. Maybe if she just holds out, she tells herself, it'll pass. Maybe if she just holds out, something good will finally come.

'' facts all come with points of view, facts don't do want i want them to do ! ,, [ pre-ca:tws - thunderbolts* ]