08 September 2018 @ 07:29 pm
 
For those who have seen the pics for Avengers 4, a short ficlet based off one of the tiny details...
For those who have not but don't care about being slightly spoiled, a little ficlet based various discussions and conjecture, not known facts...
For those who don't want to be spoiled in any way at all... STAY AWAY.

They were finishing up their lunch at the little dive diner Clint had picked when a sudden and shocking feeling came over Natasha, like someone had snapped their fingers and wiped out half of humanity.

"Hey, you ok?" Clint asked with concern.

"I don't know," she answered slowly, trying to shake off the feeling. "I just felt... " She shook her head and smiled at him in embarrassment. "Never mind. It's ridiculous."

"Try me," he said, snagging a piece of her pie.

It was a sign of how rattled she was that she didn't protest or try to stab him with her fork. Instead, she sat back and fiddled nervously with her necklace a little before leaning in closer and asking, "Do you ever feel like there are different timelines out there?"

He looked surprised, but answered her seriously. "You mean like multiple dimensions? Or Timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly stuff?"

Natasha raised an eyebrow at him.

"What can I say? Tony likes to binge watch Doctor Who and sometimes he gets me sucked into watching late at night." Her eyebrow rose higher and he shrugged. "What? It's good!"

She hummed softly at that and then thought about what he'd said. What did she mean?

"Multiple dimensions," she finally answered. "Like what if you hadn't divorced Bobbi? Or I'd stayed with the Red Room? Or… I don't know, if I'd started dating Bruce?"

Clint snorted. "Would never happen."

"Clint."

He sobered. "Ok, it's possible, but ridiculous. Like suggesting I have a secret farmhouse hidden away somewhere with a pack of kids and some faceless wife."

She smiled at that. Clint with a wife and kids was a ridiculous notion. Still, the idea niggled at her and she fiddled with her necklace some more. "But what if those things did happen? Some time -- or some where -- else?"

"So? You just said it. Another time, another place. It wouldn't be us. At least, not this us," he said, scooping up her last bite of pie.
"But what if other things happened? So that we weren't this us?"

He reached across the table and took her hand in his. "Nat, listen, I know that things are weird sometimes, but we are this us. Can't change that." He glanced at the door. "What we can change is whether we're going to be late meeting Cap or not. What time did he say?"

"One," Natasha answered, happy to have something solid to focus on, something grounded in reality. "At the armory."

Clint slapped a couple bills down on the table. "Then let's get going.
 
 
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Kore Soteira[personal profile] kore on September 9th, 2018 05:15 am (UTC)
I loved seeing the necklace in the pics again!
cassie[personal profile] kiss_me_cassie on September 10th, 2018 04:01 pm (UTC)
I did too! But I also have very mixed feelings about Laura and the family and how they will handle that. I DO NOT WANT RETCONNING! Hence my clinging to alternate realities. *g*
Kore Soteira[personal profile] kore on September 10th, 2018 04:04 pm (UTC)
I'm dreading that they'll kill off Laura and the kids with the snap, since Clint/Laura/Nat turned into one of my stealth OT3s. Infinity War was already depressing enough!
alphaflyer[personal profile] alphaflyer on September 10th, 2018 10:18 pm (UTC)
I'm almost certain of it ... it happened in the comics (albeit not in the Snap) and so it's pretty inevitable. But maybe the reality and time stones will interact so Clint won't remember? (Which is almost more tragic. Ugh. How did I get here...)

Kore Soteira: Clint - but it's mine[personal profile] kore on September 10th, 2018 10:31 pm (UTC)
Yeah it happened in Ults, where Natasha was an evil slutty spy who fucked Tony, killed Jarvis, and killed Clint's entire family. PS Clint kills her. It was awful.

But maybe the reality and time stones will interact so Clint won't remember?

THANKS, SATAN //cries
alphaflyer[personal profile] alphaflyer on September 11th, 2018 06:16 am (UTC)
*pats head* If you want, there's an even sadder version. I know, because I committed it myself... It's called "Heart and Soul
Kore Soteira[personal profile] kore on September 10th, 2018 10:32 pm (UTC)
....LOL, I kept looking for an AO3 link so I could give kudos.
cassie[personal profile] kiss_me_cassie on September 10th, 2018 11:12 pm (UTC)
Awww... that's super sweet. It's the latest chapter of my catchall fic for super short things.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5010145
crazy4orcas[personal profile] crazy4orcas on September 10th, 2018 12:06 am (UTC)
Most excellent!
cassie[personal profile] kiss_me_cassie on September 10th, 2018 04:02 pm (UTC)
::curtsies::
bettybackintheday[personal profile] bettybackintheday on September 10th, 2018 04:00 pm (UTC)
I love this scene! You captured my hope for a different timeline or alternate reality perfectly. I’m taking a huge risk of being disappointed (AGAIN), but that photo of Natasha wearing the necklace is just too good to ignore. Thanks for writing!!
cassie[personal profile] kiss_me_cassie on September 10th, 2018 04:03 pm (UTC)
I have SOOOO MANY concerns regarding Laura and the kids, but I have to admit, the necklace did make me happy. :)
alphaflyer[personal profile] alphaflyer on September 10th, 2018 10:19 pm (UTC)
The Egyptian river runs strongly through this one. Me likey. <3
cassie[personal profile] kiss_me_cassie on September 10th, 2018 11:13 pm (UTC)
YUP. I may multiship like nobodies business, but my main residence is on the banks of the mighty river.
bettybackintheday[personal profile] bettybackintheday on September 13th, 2018 10:44 am (UTC)
Howdy, neighbor. ;)