KAI

Kate moves to the neighbourhood post-college. She’s living in her own apartment for the first time. She stops by the bodega to get some post-gym snacks.

Alexei sees a pride pin on her bag.

Alexei: “Ah! You are one of the gays, yes?”

Kate, very dubious about where this was going: “um… yes?”

Alexei: “excellent! my daughter is gay. She’s new at it. You should meet her.”

Melina, rushing out from the back: “No, no, stop doing this.”

Alexei: “what? I ask, she said she was lesbian.”

Melina: “I’m very sorry”

Kate, bewildered: “that’s fine… can I pay?”

Alexei: “Yelena is a catch. She has her own cafe. No help! And very pretty.”

Kate, desperately waving her card at the machine: “that’s so great”

Alexei: “and I know I said she is new at being gay but she is enthusiastic -”

Melina: “STOP. (At Kate) You can just have these. You’ve paid enough.”

Kate was ready to file this as a funny story about her new neighbourhood - then the door jangled open.

Yelena: “privet Mama, Papa”

Her jaw dropped.

Kate moves to the neighbourhood post-college. She’s living in her own apartment for the first time. She stops by the bodega to get some post-gym snacks.

Alexei sees a pride pin on her bag.

Alexei: “Ah! You are one of the gays, yes?”

Kate, very dubious about where this was going: “um… yes?”

Alexei: “excellent! my daughter is gay. She’s new at it. You should meet her.”

Melina, rushing out from the back: “No, no, stop doing this.”

Alexei: “what? I ask, she said she was lesbian.”

Melina: “I’m very sorry”

Kate, bewildered: “that’s fine… can I pay?”

Alexei: “Yelena is a catch. She has her own cafe. No help! And very pretty.”

Kate, desperately waving her card at the machine: “that’s so great”

Alexei: “and I know I said she is new at being gay but she is enthusiastic -”

Melina: “STOP. (At Kate) You can just have these. You’ve paid enough.”

Kate was ready to file this as a funny story about her new neighbourhood - then the door jangled open.

Yelena: “privet Mama, Papa”

Her jaw dropped.

a very happy belated birthday to @thecousinsdangereux, one of my favourite people on this website and maybe the earth!! if you’re into this alt bishova look, you should definitely check out her band au for them. when it comes to effortlessly funny and lived in character work, haley is the best in the biz 💕

Yelena: damn, my top is ruined

top gun: hawk and widow

feel the need... the need for speed!

Fallen angle? Fallen hawk? Caught by the spiders web? Caught by the savety net?

I'm not gonna lie, what tipped Bishova over the edge into being a ship I loved was stumbling across fic where Yelena was the unhinged (or at least horny on main) one.