Koskinen's expression could have been set for a test. Can you find, and describe, the emotions in this face? Fifty-word limit, failure will result in fifty laps of the academy's staircases in bare feet.
(Natasha's school had been odd, and she'd never agreed with Mondays.)
“What?” Natasha said, absently inspecting her chair for signs of tampering.
“Um,” said Kos.
“Um. Not helpful.” Chair seemed secure, so she sat down.
“...Fuck it,” Kos said. “Okay. Saturday night drinks, Weller started trash talking, he said some awful things about you, and Barton decked him.”
Natasha blinked.
“Yeah,” Kos said.
“I'm going to kill him,” Natasha said finally, and she'd been working with Kos for eleven months, so the woman just offered a wry smile.
Natasha slid her cell out of her handbag and texted you still in town? we need to talk to Clint
( ... )
“Because I heard that you punched him because of me,” she said at last.
He still didn't get it, if his expression was anything to go by (and it normally was). “I didn't. Yeah, sure, he insulted you. But honestly, that was more of an excuse.”
“Okay,” Natasha said, and she poured herself some more tea. That was more in line with the Clint she knew. That was not a gesture of...a gesture of...
That wasn't a gesture of anything, not overly solicitous care nor of ownership, and she as took a deep breath she could feel her chest loosen. Finally, she smiled at him. It was a tiny, lukewarm thing, but it was at least a smile. “I'm still kind of annoyed at the fall-out I have to deal with, though.”
“- right, yes. Because you heard of it...”
“Yeah,” she said, overly patient and slightly mocking with it. “Yeah, I heard that you, who brought me in, punched a guy who has been harassing me after he insulted pretty, infamous little old me in your hearing...And that's the nicest way they are going to spin it
( ... )
Thank you! :-) I just had her all unsettled in my head after I read sugar_fey's prompt for Clint reacting badly to some SHIELD agents insulting Natasha, and I wanted to poke at the fall-out (although given how the situation and characterizations lined up, Clint's telling the truth on the 'no, you were just an excuse' angle) because...it wouldn't help her.
Not that Natasha is admitting why she is flipping out (as opposed to just 'yeah, not helpful' annoyance) to herself that well let alone to her narration, but ah well.
Her therapist will gently poke at her to ration out why she was flipping out, but, yes, Natasha is very good at not looking at her emotions when she doesn't like what is going on.
(Natasha's school had been odd, and she'd never agreed with Mondays.)
“What?” Natasha said, absently inspecting her chair for signs of tampering.
“Um,” said Kos.
“Um. Not helpful.” Chair seemed secure, so she sat down.
“...Fuck it,” Kos said. “Okay. Saturday night drinks, Weller started trash talking, he said some awful things about you, and Barton decked him.”
Natasha blinked.
“Yeah,” Kos said.
“I'm going to kill him,” Natasha said finally, and she'd been working with Kos for eleven months, so the woman just offered a wry smile.
Natasha slid her cell out of her handbag and texted you still in town? we need to talk to Clint ( ... )
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He still didn't get it, if his expression was anything to go by (and it normally was). “I didn't. Yeah, sure, he insulted you. But honestly, that was more of an excuse.”
“Okay,” Natasha said, and she poured herself some more tea. That was more in line with the Clint she knew. That was not a gesture of...a gesture of...
That wasn't a gesture of anything, not overly solicitous care nor of ownership, and she as took a deep breath she could feel her chest loosen. Finally, she smiled at him. It was a tiny, lukewarm thing, but it was at least a smile. “I'm still kind of annoyed at the fall-out I have to deal with, though.”
“- right, yes. Because you heard of it...”
“Yeah,” she said, overly patient and slightly mocking with it. “Yeah, I heard that you, who brought me in, punched a guy who has been harassing me after he insulted pretty, infamous little old me in your hearing...And that's the nicest way they are going to spin it ( ... )
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Not that Natasha is admitting why she is flipping out (as opposed to just 'yeah, not helpful' annoyance) to herself that well let alone to her narration, but ah well.
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Thank you!
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