[ she feels him shift, the tightness from his tension or search for comfort. natasha is from a place that no longer exists, a city renamed and partially rebuilt, a regime long since gone, and a humble grave. loss doesn't get easier; you just get better at dealing with it.
nat reaches to squeeze his arm, a slight comfort, certainly more than she would have offered when the team first formed.
and then there's banner. thor can't see it, but her expression catches, stuck, and then her mouth twists downward. ]
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nat reaches to squeeze his arm, a slight comfort, certainly more than she would have offered when the team first formed.
and then there's banner. thor can't see it, but her expression catches, stuck, and then her mouth twists downward. ]
How is he? [ a beat. ] And your people?
[ some must have survived if he became king. ]