[Natasha doesn't handle compliments well, not when they fall outside of a very narrowly defined range of interaction. Compliments about her appearance, her intelligence, her skills, she could compartmentalize. They weren't who she really was.
This... this was well outside that.
She rolls her lips between her teeth, not meeting his eyes as he says she's special. For more than one reason, that's difficult. In some ways it almost feels like she's misled him.]
I hope we remember when this is done.
[Without looking up, her tone slightly lower than usual. It would mean the world to her if that were true—it would mean getting more time, something she knows she doesn't have when this is done.
It means Yelena would get more time, and Sam would have.
All of this, every second of it, was more than she could ask for. More than she deserved.]
I guess I'm not in a hurry to find out, but I know that puts me in the minority.
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This... this was well outside that.
She rolls her lips between her teeth, not meeting his eyes as he says she's special. For more than one reason, that's difficult. In some ways it almost feels like she's misled him.]
I hope we remember when this is done.
[Without looking up, her tone slightly lower than usual. It would mean the world to her if that were true—it would mean getting more time, something she knows she doesn't have when this is done.
It means Yelena would get more time, and Sam would have.
All of this, every second of it, was more than she could ask for. More than she deserved.]
I guess I'm not in a hurry to find out, but I know that puts me in the minority.