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âââ- Like someone who finally realized there is worst than a soviet army trying to hunt you down,ââ he commented with a small smirk. Nikolai was obviously in pain, but he tried his best to mock the situation and act like he wasnât feeling dizzy âand like a truck ran over his whole body.
He never expected to be found in the middle of an altercation between Thanos and Darkseid when he woke up that morning, but he also never expected to end up at Arthurâs. Waiting for tomorrowâs instruction was what the Widow hated the most⌠Being patient wasnât his cup of tea, but he could use the time to gather his energy, and let his body heal itself.Â
ââIâm hungry,ââ he confessed, walking towards the fire to warm up. ââShould we go fishing?ââ Nik smirked to himself, avoiding eyes contact with Arthur but clearly getting amused at his own question. He moved on his knees in front of the fire, before sitting back against his legs, hands closer to the flames to feed himself from the heat. Nik lost a lot of blood during the fight, it was the only reason why he thought the other maleâs house was chilly. But it usually only takes a few hours for his healing powers to kick in. He was getting there.Â
     It was how it was with Bruce. Sure, Arthur didnât like his billionaire self, but he wasnât blind eitherâeven more so when he fought beside the Widow. Hawkeye too. Humans. Just humans. And how they could roll with the punches with practically gods as their adversaries was just a miracle, really. Then again, they were just as much of a hero as the rest of the others -------- meaning, they are just as dumb and stubborn to just stay down. Arthur chuckled to himself then. Weary. He didnât hold it against Nikolai that he was still hurtingâit wasnât like he rolled out of bed following the doctorâs orders anyway. Stubborn. But who was Arthur to judge? At the very least, he was breathingâand hungry. Now that, Arthur can do. That and a more audible chuckle at the suggestion. At that time of the day and the rainy weather. Yeah, because getting through the combined shitstorm from a couple of balding men wasnât enough.
âYou donât need me to bring you to the middle of the sea to just because youâre curious to whether or not I eat my fish friends?â Arthur grumbled on through the smile in his beard as his massive arms flexed on with how it remained crossed against the equally massive breadth of his own chest. Not for long. A grunt, and he pushed himself from the doorframe that he was leaning against to walk towards the open kitchen. At least he was ready with that. He made chowder when Nikolai was still nappingâthe very reason why he did it in the first place.
     â --------- Iâll heat you some chowder though⌠you eat chowder?â










