Can you imagine though, if, of all the Avengers/SHIELD people to go find Natasha and help her take down The Red Room, it was Maria? And when Ross’ convoy pulls up to the wreckage at the end, Maria is standing there all by herself because when Natasha refused to leave Maria kissed her and told her she couldn’t let her go to prison and promised to find her later.
And then when she goes to collect the quinjet from Mason, Maria’s riding with her on the back of the motorcycle. Nat makes a comment like, “See, that wasn’t so bad,” and Maria grins but says, “Yeah, but next time I’m driving.”
And then they go and break their people out of prison.
Yes, yes, yes!
And Natasha doesn’t die. When Yelena whistles for Nat, it’s not by her headstone. It’s on some ruggedly beautiful windswept land in the Hebrides with a cozy cottage in the background. Or at Maria and Nat’s wedding.
Regardless, Natasha whistles back.
Maria and Yelena get along surprisingly well because they’re both straight forward with a dry wit and although Natasha keeps waiting for Yelena to get on Maria’s nerves with a smartass comment, Maria usually just smirks or chuckles at them. Natasha tries not to be annoyed with the fact that those comments are usually about her. Both Natasha and Maria have stopped being surprised to find Yelena sleeping on their couch or raiding their fridge in the morning. The first time Yelena referred to Maria as her sister, Maria slipped out of the room and Natasha found her in the bathroom crying. She had always wanted a sibling.
Yelena and Maria are definitely cut from the same cloth in so many ways. Of course they really enjoy tag teaming anyone stupid enough to tease or deliberately irritate them. They don’t suffer fools kindly and find it extremely entertaining, something some Avengers are still learning.
And The Blackhills realize Yelena needs her own room, for everyone’s sake.
(and poor Maria, @skittlebits ! That’s too relatable and heartbreaking!!)
“It’s hard to say who you are dating: me or coffee.” “In my profile it’s literally written that you are my girlfriend.” “Yes. But maybe you should write ”wife“?” “Did you just propose to me?” “… So is it a yes?”
Imagine Maria and Carol become fast friends, spending time together and having their inside jokes, and Natasha is jealous because Hill is her best friend (but in the end her jealousy isn’t exactly friendly, surprising)
Imagine an AU in which Maria and Natasha are both lawyers who have been academic rivals since law school, and then few years later, they cross paths in court defending their respective sides and clients— imagine the tension. the T E N S I O N.
it’ll be the absolute death of me if I find and read something like this
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I like to think that it’s been a long ass few days for poor Maria and here is Nat taking advantage of that and bothering her on the bridge. Inspired by this post.
