This story has been edited and updated for the final time. It can be found on ao3 under the same title. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ❝there lies an odd sort of beauty in the rich red of blood.❞ Natalya Romanova is a killer-in-training. At seventeen years old, she works hard to become a Black Widow Agent with the Red Room Academy in Moscow, Russia. She's been there since the age of seven. She's become one of the best operatives in the Academy, but something's still holding her back. Hesitation. Guilt. Desire. Some flaws can be erased with the flip of a switch, but others are not so easily removed. And when conversations about the future bring dark realizations to her attention, Natalya isn't so sure of what she wants anymore. She's made much progress, but the Black Widow still has a long way to go. ................. Warnings: Violence, Blood, Explicit Sex Scenes, Language. Marvel own all the characters except the ones I created, so technically all rights go to them, but still. Don't plagiarize. It's not cool.

❝ your allies will die or go mad. you'll never know whom to trust. you'll never have a normal relationship. and if you do find love, as impossible as it is, you must remember one rule. the most important rule: never have kids. NEVER. ❞ - n.r. COVERS CAPTAIN AMERICA : THE WINTER SOLDIER BOOK 1 in PLAN B trilogy BOOK 3 in LEGACY series ( COPYRIGHT! - aka - DO NOT STEAL! ) illisius Ⓒ 2017 & , marvel

❝ how many more jobs... how long will it take... i don't know if i can do it. even if i could forgive myself, this is what I am now. and you'll never know who i was before. my past is my own. ❞ - n.r. COVERS CAPTAIN AMERICA : CIVIL WAR & BLACK WIDOW BOOK 2 in PLAN B trilogy BOOK 6 in LEGACY series ( COPYRIGHT! - aka - DO NOT STEAL! ) illisius Ⓒ 2018 & , marvel