Title: Heavy in Your Arms (9/15)
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, Fury/OFC (past), Maria/Bobbi
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)
Spoilers: None
Type: WIP
Word Count: 2,658
Summary: Clint and Natasha have a little bit of time to regroup, and Maria has some hard decisions to make.

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

I owe you all a huge apology for how long this had taken. The holidays and all their associated things and stresses took a bigger toll on me (and therefore also on my writing time and energy) than I'd ever anticipated. That was combined with hitting the point in the story where I'm having to write out of order quite a bit, so finishing a single chapter is trickier. The good news is, that means that now it's all coming together and should move more rapidly from here on out. I'm pretty sure it's going to come in at 15 chapters, and I've got plans for two more connected interludes in there as well.

Huge thank yous to sweetwatersong, anuna_81, and kadollan for the beta work and support!

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Interlude 1: Bleed Out

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Interlude 2: Dutiful Daughter

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Interlude 3: Honor and Loyalty

Chapter 8

Chapter 9