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"the way out is through" by Nokomis (G)
Fandom: The Avengers (movieverse)
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~1500 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nokomis305
Author Website: Tumblr
Why this must be read: This story is as much a character study of Natasha as it is of the rest of the Avengers, and it does a beautiful job of examining both. I love how the author uses various pieces of Natasha's personality and backstory to connect her to her teammates in unexpected ways, and the ending just clinches why this team does work, for all their dysfunctions.
She expects to return to normal SHIELD duties after the smoke has cleared, but instead Fury sends her to Brooklyn.
“Help him out,” he says, and she finds herself in a gym that has somehow escaped time for the last seventy years, leaning against a doorframe as she watches Steve angrily destroy punching bag after punching bag.
Fury has a terrible sense of humor, she thinks. Natasha is the last person who should be teaching someone else to deal with their demons, but it is an assignment and she will do it to the best of her abilities.
“What do you want?” she asks, no-nonsense and forceful. Steve is a soldier and takes orders well, but Natasha has seen him lead. He knows his mind, even if he’s not always willing to vocalize what he wants.
He looks at her, wide-eyed and startled, then his whole body just sags. “I want everyone I love to be alive and well.”
Natasha understands, suddenly, why Fury sent her. “Some things are impossible.”
“I don’t know how to live in this world,” Steve says, barely a whisper.
“Neither does anyone else,” Natasha tells him. “But we’ve all got to try.”
the way out is through
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~1500 words
Author on LJ:
nokomis305Author Website: Tumblr
Why this must be read: This story is as much a character study of Natasha as it is of the rest of the Avengers, and it does a beautiful job of examining both. I love how the author uses various pieces of Natasha's personality and backstory to connect her to her teammates in unexpected ways, and the ending just clinches why this team does work, for all their dysfunctions.
She expects to return to normal SHIELD duties after the smoke has cleared, but instead Fury sends her to Brooklyn.
“Help him out,” he says, and she finds herself in a gym that has somehow escaped time for the last seventy years, leaning against a doorframe as she watches Steve angrily destroy punching bag after punching bag.
Fury has a terrible sense of humor, she thinks. Natasha is the last person who should be teaching someone else to deal with their demons, but it is an assignment and she will do it to the best of her abilities.
“What do you want?” she asks, no-nonsense and forceful. Steve is a soldier and takes orders well, but Natasha has seen him lead. He knows his mind, even if he’s not always willing to vocalize what he wants.
He looks at her, wide-eyed and startled, then his whole body just sags. “I want everyone I love to be alive and well.”
Natasha understands, suddenly, why Fury sent her. “Some things are impossible.”
“I don’t know how to live in this world,” Steve says, barely a whisper.
“Neither does anyone else,” Natasha tells him. “But we’ve all got to try.”
the way out is through