as he closed in, nat slid her arms under his to hook around his back and press her cheek into his chest. this man. this protective, gentle, gorgeous man had her heart so full it wanted to explode. “I love you.” she uttered back as she inhaled, taking in his scent that calmed her.

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

He nodded and then moved to hug her against his frame, wanting to be close for a moment. This wasn’t some game… people couldn’t play with them as pawns. This was 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 life together, and 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 got to choose what to do with it. They were not just coworkers, they were not just friends. Natalia is —

“we aren’t breaking up.” nat quickly responded in a defensive way, that isn’t even a possibility for her. “we do everything we planned too.” nodding down the corridor from where they’d come from. “they might not believe it but they don’t own you. you aren’t breaking any laws by marrying a russian.”

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

This was all…. A lot. He had never thought of this as being an issue, it just hadn’t occurred to him. That’s not the type of mindset he had about this. About life. It was stressful. “What do we do then? I’m sorry, but this isn’t an area of my expertise, Talia. Do we just not look at the media? —

@ofthedominant.bsky.social “mister grey.” the redhead in his office spoke as he entered the office, standing up straight with a careful smile across her features. “I’m natasha rushman, your new assistant.”

“I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ﹐ I ғᴜᴄᴋ. ʜᴀʀᴅ.” ——Rᴇᴠᴀᴍᴘɪɴɢ—— Dᴇѕᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀѕ ʏᴏᴜ Lɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ Mɪʀʀᴏʀ Dᴇѕᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ Sʜɪᴘѕ ᴡ/ᴄʜᴇᴍ Bɪѕᴇхᴜᴀʟ #NSFW ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴ ᴅᴍs #Tʀɪɢɢᴇʀѕ #DᴀʀᴋTʜᴇᴍᴇѕ FC﹕ Cʜʀɪѕ Eᴠᴀɴѕ Oᴄ’ѕ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ Wʀɪᴛᴇʀ #Gᴏʟᴅ

a sad sort of smile was on her lips as she stepped closer and reached a hand out to squeeze his forearm affectionately. “they tried to plant the seed, see how far in you are.” a sigh of tiredness toward the situation. “further in then they would like, I think.” -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

How was he supposed to respond to that? He was quite literally the symbol of US freedom during a pivotal time in history. His whole persona had been for America and freedom. But Steven stood for what was 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨. Things that were pure and proper. Her being treated like this was not that. —

she shook her head too, only a brief shake that said he didn’t need to apologise. “I look, sound and walk like an american until it suits them.” a sigh after she spoke those words, this being something she’d always felt. “they enjoy dancing the fact that I’m a traitorous russian in there eyes.” -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

He gave her a look as she said that, head shaking small as he got closer. Arms crossing over his chest. “That’s not gonna happen, dork. But what he just insinuated in there? That was wrong. I’m sorry you had to hear all of that, Talia.”

nat was practically strutting down the hallway, heeled boots clicking beneath her that echoed on the glass panels lining the hall. hearing the footsteps recognised as steve’s she paused to meet his eyeline. “I told you this would happen.” -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

He looked behind himself for a moment as she walks out before back to Ross. “This is disappointing. I didn’t think you of all people would go so low. You need to get your head screwed on straight and start looking at the real problems we’re dealing with. Focus on sending aid to Sokovia. Better —

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L̳O̳V̳E̳ M̳E̳!̳!̳!̳@nyanderetxt.bsky.social · last yr.

i signed and sealed these words in blood.

all eyes were on steve as he stood and defended natasha. his tall building seeming to tower over the room, he didn’t need to try and be intimidating and he was yet he wasn’t scratching the surface of how protective he can get. ross only stared back at the blonde, not giving much away. -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

Steve stood up then. “Don’t talk to her like that. If we want to be public with our relationship, we will. If we don’t, then we won’t. We get to decide. Not you. Not the government. Not the media. I don’t give a damn what she’s done in the past, that isn’t her anymore. She’s an avenger. She shows —

that foot that had kicked steve earlier pressed into his thigh, looking to reach out subtly. she had feared this from the start. “of course it is.” nat practically spat out as she stared ross down, that man was sat at the top of her ‘to kill’ list now. “isn’t there more pressing matters going on -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

Steve was putting it together now. They didn’t like golden boy Roger’s with someone like Natasha. “Wait — tell me she’s lying. This isn’t what this is about, right?” He was praying to God that they weren’t treating him like government property and telling him what he could and couldn’t do.

“the world found out about the things I’ve done when I released all of shield’s files to bring it all down.” nat said as she continued to look at her hands, she had a feeling she knew what this was actually about. her chin raising where she looked to steve before looking to ross, her jaw tense. -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

“I don’t understand why this is being brought up to begin with? Why is this a topic we are discussing right now?” he asked, his tone of voice changing to a bit more captain-y as his guard raised up. The man even sat up in his chair. “They can speculate all they want. We aren’t hiding our —

“what you want and what’s happening aren’t the same thing.” ross commented which had nat grumbling. “he has a point, steve.” tony added in. “wether we like it or not, the whole world has eyes on us. something’s we can’t keep secret.” “so what do you want us to do?” -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

Ah. That’s what they were talking about. 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. “We’re engaged, Ross,” he said flatly, just letting it out, “But our personal lives are nobody else’s business. Point blank. I don’t want my relationship flaunted and obsessed over by the media.”

it fell right in her hair, she’s trying to fish it out subtly as they’re spoken too. “captain america had a building collapse ontop of him and he died on the table, im sure you are aware the tabloids havent stopped talking about it.” that had nat breaking eye contact with ross and focusing on her-

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

Just before their names were called Steve flicked the spit ball at her, but then snapped his head over as if he had been caught! He didn’t even get to see where it landed!!! “Excuse me? What about us?”

her jaw tensed as she watched him do it, the silent ‘don’t you dare’ eyes thrown right at him as she kicked him again. he was infuriating. “and then there’s rogers and romanoff.” that caught her attention, head snapping from steve to the hologram of ross. “what about us?” she questioned -

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

He saw the look, and he didn’t care. He was enjoying messing with her right now. Y’know, they always say that the person you love most is the person you want to annoy all the time. And gosh was he being annoying right now. He picked up the paper ball she threw back at him and put it in his mouth.

the look on her face said it all, he’ll be paying for this later. picking the ball up from the table where it fell and narrowing her eyes before throwing it back at him.

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

He didn’t react to her kick, but when nobody was paying attention to them his flicked another paper ball at her and hit her right in the middle of the forehead. He had to stifle his laughter into a cough.

just another meeting with secretary ross going on at them, nat’s arms folded over her chest as she ‘listens’. did he just- eyes narrowed at him as she presses her foot forward under the table to lightly kick his shin.

𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯@wantedxfreedom.bsky.social · last yr.

Throwing little paper balls at @nataliovna.bsky.social from across the room during a meeting.

𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨. . . 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢. ✮ 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 / 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 ✮ 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 / 40𝘴 𝘦𝘳𝘢 ✮ 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 / 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 ✮ 𝘔𝘝 / 𝘔𝘚 ✮ 𝘉𝘪 — 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 #MarvelRP

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