𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂:: “The train from Norway to Budapest seemed to stretch into infinity. Svet sat rigid in her seat, knees angled toward the window, eyes fixed on the blur of grey and green as the countryside whipped past. Her stomach twisted tighter with every passing kilometer, her body humming with an ugly cocktail of adrenaline and dread. She kept her hands loose in her lap, but her shoulders were drawn taut as cable wire. When they finally stepped onto the streets of the city, the air felt heavier than she remembered -smog, diesel, the faint chemical tang of the Danube-and the buildings stood like silent witnesses to every sin she wished she could forget. Natasha walked a few paces ahead, focused, but Svet's eyes caught on every shadow, every doorway, every passerby who looked too long. And then they walked past an apartment building that froze her blood. The faded brick façade, the rust stains curling beneath the balconies-she knew them. Her body recognized the place before her mind allowed the memory to surface. It was where she had lived with Irene. Where laughter and warmth had tried to carve out a space in the cold. Where it had ended. The realization hit her so hard her knees nearly buckled. Her stomach revolted instantly. She veered toward an alley before she could think, bracing one hand against the crumbling wall and retching onto the cracked pavement. "What's wrong—?" Natasha's voice cut in sharply, and Svet looked up to see her turning, eyes narrowing in concern. Natasha's hand reached out instinctively, but Svet moved away, a jerky sidestep that left no room for comfort. "Do not," Svet snapped weakly, the words dragged out on unsteady breath. She shoved damp strands of black hair— what hadn't been tightly braided-back behind her ears, her movements deliberate, mechanical. Her chin jerked toward the street, an unspoken command to keep moving.” || thoughts:: gave y’all a break from my annoying ass yesterday but i’m gonna post twice today. || tags:: #wattpadtiktok #marvelfanfiction #wlw #natasharomanoff #fyp // besties:: @tes ✵ @natalia ౨ৎ @noctxwl.wp @ali @charlize @Spidermax 🪽 @✩ may! @Nini ⭐️ @𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞 @_lunar_editz_ @angel 𝜗𝜚 @callie ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ @Leo 🧟📖 @Sora ∞ @estelle ౨ৎ @Ashyyy @lu ⋆⭒˚.⋆ @lara, the bloody³⁶⁹ @sydd @⋆.˚𝜗𝜚 𝓋𝓲ς𝔱𝐎𝓻𝕀α⋆.˚𝜗𝜚 @🎀 @Leah <3 @Maro 💕🌺 @‧₊˚✿tay✿˚₊‧ @cowboyxwitch @𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 ࣪𖤐.ᐟ @kenna !! @lilly⊹₊⟡⋆ @star @Artemis