Kneel Before Me

“I’d take Sebastian. He’s a grappler, not a swinger”

inspired by this post.

So we’ve all obsessed over this scene.

And I’ve been thinking about the way Natasha’s hands tap his arm. So unhurried, and casual, and well, familiar. Almost…subconscious?

So I went back and rewatched the flashback/dream sequence from Age of Ultron.

That’s obviously not the Winter Soldier. But note the similarities in their appearance- the physique, long hair and the stubble. Now look at the gif below.

SHE TAPS HIS ARM AND HE LETS GO.

What could this mean? Now, the flashback isn’t completely accurate. It is a distorted version of her memories, courtesy some mental manipulation by the Scarlet Witch. That’s why we see those creepy children without mouths, symbolising suppression and blind obedience. It’s clear somebody tinkered with Natasha’s head. Erased and manipulated her memories.

Coming back to my point, what if the man who has her in a headlock is actually the Winter Soldier? And Natasha doesn’t remember him because he has been replaced in her memories by someone else? A stranger who faintly resembles him.

I see the tapping on his arm thing a link between these two encounters. The tapping in the AoU scene is sort of a distorted version of the one in CACW. The latter is very subtle. It’s like she doesn’t even realise that she’s doing it.

What if this was some sort of a code between them? Her training in the Red Room was certainly intense, as seen in AoU. Maybe this was a way they devised to let him know he was hurting her too much, to ease back a little. It’s something the trainers may not catch. Maybe they’d even come up with an entire Morse code based system.

This is what her hands are doing in the “You could at least recognise me” scene. I’m still not sure what that line means. Maybe her mind is starting to remember a little. But her body definitely knows him. That’s why when his metal hand is around her neck, choking her, her fingers gently wrap themselves around his arm. She doesn’t even attempt to pry him off. Her fingers are whispering Stand back, Soldier.

(There’s a high chance I’m reading too much into this. Probably a product of my mild disappointment with the lack of Buckynat interaction in CACW. But this idea just struck me and refused to let me go. What do you guys think? Am I delusional?)

I definitely think it is referencing a shared backstory akin to their past comic book history. As many people have already pointed out, it makes no sense for her to be referencing their fight in DC or even Odessa because if you are trying to snap a brainwashed person out of choking you, why would you remind them of previous times they had tried to kill you? 

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