#widowschild

@widowschild sent: "Yelena told me you helped The Red Room steal some information from HYDRA when she and mom were kids in Ohio... is that true?"

"Perhaps," he hums, a glass on his hand that he's only barely touched, "just to those that have my curiosity."

His curiosity, and his attention.

" What are you doing here?"

"was passin through." she answered , anya wasn't really one to stay in one place for too long. she was a lot like their mother in that way. "thought i'd check in with ya. i'm here for a few days at least."

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Steve had told her about Bucky being snapped away and she'd nearly left before he could tell her the rest, she had a niece who was alive. He gave her a way to contact Natasha after that, she remembered stories about the woman. The fact her brother had some kind of relationship with her really wasn't much of a surprised based on what she knew about her. When she saw a picture of Aleksandra after meeting with her though? She remembered most of her time with the Red Room, it was her life before that was still fuzzy.

She remembered meeting her when she was young, she remembered the feeling of annoyance that she had held back when she learned that the girl was put on loan to Hydra. She had pushed it down and ignored it, of course. She was a good soldier who followed orders, she'd been so far gone in the brainwashing? She didn't even realize that the little things she saw in the girl's appearance that reminded her of her brother were why she had felt an innate protectiveness for her.

Now here she was sitting in a chair across from her in what was a living room area of the avengers compound where Natasha currently had them living, trying to decide what to say. “It-” She pursed her lips for a second before saying. “I'm not sure if you remember me or not, Aleksandra. We met when you were young, before I remembered who I was before Hydra got their hands on me.”

@widowschild. “Don’t worry. I’m good at being alone. I’ve been alone for a long time.”

Time had not been very kind to her and hers. She had countless times lost things and Aleksandra was one of them. No more. Their family had lost far too much. She wanted a chance for them to start over. She had hoped what happened to defeat Thanos might do that for them.

"Hey, sibling of mine, are you listening to me?"

Snapping from what she had been paying attention to ( one of the gadgets she used no doubt ) and looked over to Aleksandra " Hm ? " There was a short pause, before she smiled, followed by a SHEEPISH scoff. " Of course I am . . . What did you say again? "

@widowschild

"He has moments." She picked up Alexandra into her arms, and carried her away. "I have to show you how to throw punch. You'll love it. Aim right for his nose. And let him have it. Usually shuts 'Daddy' up quite nicely, yes?"