Question for the bar

[book-junkie007.livejournal.com]

I've been trying to write a couple stories, but I've run into a little bit of a snag when writing when Natasha joined SHIELD. So I have a question for you guys: how old do you think Natasha was when she joined SHIELD? Was she in her teens, early 20s, some other time? I feel like she's been working with Clint for a while, but I don't know exactly how long. What do you guys think?

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Comments

[ashen_key]

Honestly? You do whatever suits your story. I personally have leaving the Red Room at 21, working has a contract-killer and information-thief for several years, the SHIELD stopped her, a year later - aged 28 - she joins SHIELD. In Avengers, she's 34, 35, depending on when you place canon.

I personally can't see her being a teenager and working for SHIELD, but that's my own reading of how they operate.

But, seriously, you don't have to follow anything except the movie, and what's on screen can be viewed differently depending how you want to spin it.

[book-junkie007.livejournal.com]

The age I finally put Natasha at is also going to depend on how dark I want to go with this story. I was liking the idea of them being partners for 13 years, but that also feels a bit excessive... I'm going to have to think on it some more.

[ashen_key]

Well, if she's a youthful looking mid-thirties who uses make-up and other tells to appear early/mid-twenties, 13 years is still early twenties for joining shield. So, yeah, it depends on what you want to do.