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1. it's the best it's ever been as the stress settles in (and forms its lines upon my skin) by n1thearcherfan

   Fandoms: Captain America - All Media Types, Black Widow (Movie 2021), Marvel Cinematic Universe  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Underage Sex
   • No category
   • Work in Progress

   19 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Underage Sex
   • Avengers Team Members & Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
   • James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson
   • Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov
   • Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
   • Clint Barton/Laura Barton
   • Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
   • Tony Stark
   • Steve Rogers
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Sam Wilson (Marvel)
   • Pepper Potts
   • James "Rhodey" Rhodes
   • Nick Fury
   • Wanda Maximoff
   • Clint Barton
   • Laura Barton
   • Thor (Marvel)
   • Bruce Banner
   • Maria Hill
   • SHIELD Agents & Staff (Marvel)
   • Mentioned Other Marvel Characters
   • Natasha Romanov Needs a Hug (Marvel)
   • Natasha Romanov Needs Therapy (Marvel)
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • I Wrote This While Listening to Phoebe Bridgers' Music
   • Bucky Barnes Calls Natasha Romanov "Natalia"
   • Natasha Romanov Calls Bucky Barnes "James"
   • Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson Bickering
   • Awesome Maria Hill
   • The Author Regrets Nothing
   • The Author Regrets Everything
   • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Rape/Non-con Elements
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Past Rape/Non-con
   • Underage Rape/Non-con
   • Drinking
   • Smoking
   • Self-Harm
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Eating Disorders
   • Anorexic Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
   • Anorexia
   • Bulimia
   • Force-Feeding
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Self-Hatred
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Protective Avengers Team Members (Marvel)
   • Natasha Romanov Is Not a Robot (Marvel)
   • Bucky Barnes Trained Black Widows in the Red Room
   • Everyone Needs A Hug
   • Set Between Movie: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Movie: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
   • Drug Use
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • Implied/Referenced Drug Use
   • Marijuana
   • Cigarettes
   • Deaf Clint Barton
   • Mentioned Yelena Belova
   • Ballet
   • Team as Family
   • Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Recovering Alcoholic Tony Stark
   • Young Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
   • Not Canon Compliant with Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

   Summary

   Natasha Romanoff has everything and nothing.
   She has The Avengers (but they all have each other as well)
   She has Clint (but he has his family)
   She has S.H.I.E.L.D (but it doesn't exist anymore)
   She has Yelena (if she's out there)
   She has Steve (but does she now that Bucky is back)
   She's slipping through the cracks again but this time she can't stop. She won't stop. Can her found family help before it's too late? Will they even notice?

   (basically i suck at summaries and it's my first fic. basically natasha romanoff is a mess and needs help but refused to accept it)

   Language:

   English

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