Title: Heavy in Your Arms (8/?)
Author/Artist: Koren M. (cybermathwitch)
Disclaimer: Not mine. If they were, there'd already be a Black Widow/Hawkeye movie.
Pairing: Clint/Natasha, Coulson/The Cellist, Nick Fury/OFC, Bobbi/Maria
Rating: Adult 17+
Warnings: language, violence, SEXUAL CONTENT, dub-con if you feel that mystical/destiny sorts of compulsions qualify as dubious consent (Natasha might agree with you), REFERENCES TO CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (FIRE, BEING TRAPPED, AND VIOLENCE) AND VAGUE REFERENCES TO CHILD ABUSE
Spoilers: None
Type: WIP
Word Count: 4,891
Summary: Connection

Author's Notes: See Chapter 1 for more notes.

Please notice the changes/addendums to the warnings.

Oh my god. I'm not sure how it ended up being a month. (I'm lying to you, I know exactly how, it's called NaNoWriMo, and remind me never to do both that and an active WIP AT THE SAME TIME EVER AGAIN plskthnx). But I am so, so sorry it took so long.

Thank you as always to anuna_81 and kadollan for looking this over, and to sunny_serenity for general cheerleading and thoughts and music! And thank you to everyone who's left such awesome feedback. I really <3 the discussions and meta and I always love to hear what you think about it. :D

Big things are happening for everyone here. You've been warned. And we're about to earn that adult rating, so children, avert your eyes. (Oh c'mon, like you didn't know this was going to be "the" chapter? You're not fooling me. That also might be one of the reasons it took so long... talk about performance anxiety. Ahem.)

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Chapter 1: whispering like it's a secret

Chapter 2: this is as good a place to fall as any

Interlude 1: Bleed Out

Chapter 3: "what's your name?" she found herself asking..."

Chapter 4: and is it worth the wait... all this killing time?

Chapter 5: He crowded her into the doorway, effectively hiding them from view

Interlude 2: Dutiful Daughter

Chapter 6: Is was irrational.

Chapter 7: "All I want, all I've ever wanted, is to be alone."

Interlude 3: Honor and Loyalty

Chapter 8: "emulating magic was a far cry from participating in the real thing"