( marc does that when she says something that he’s not sure how to reply to — skims past it like it never happened, like she’ll forget about it. at first she’d wondered if he was really that clueless, but it’s endearing now that she’s placed it as part of a larger pattern. the same pattern that has him not staring at her (but not not staring). the same one that has him shimmying carefully out of his clothes rather than ripping them off with eagerness.
she hears the belt hit the floor, buckle making a clatter. smiling inwardly, she’s tossed a glance over her shoulder when his head appears around the glass, lips curved. )
What are you going to do? Kiss it better? ( natasha teases, gaze dropping to her arm as she pulls her palm away. the gash isn’t deep; could be a knife or bullet graze. a red angry line, slightly swollen, but not bleeding. ) I’ve had worse.
( there are signs of worse — silvered scars up and down her arms, more dramatic marks (bullet wounds, probably) on her back and stomach, and deeper scars. a body well-worn, experienced. made her envy steve sometimes and the way he could shrug off anything.
shifting under the rainfall shower, she beckons him in, reaching for shampoo. )
If I let you fuss, will you let me wash your back?
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she hears the belt hit the floor, buckle making a clatter. smiling inwardly, she’s tossed a glance over her shoulder when his head appears around the glass, lips curved. )
What are you going to do? Kiss it better? ( natasha teases, gaze dropping to her arm as she pulls her palm away. the gash isn’t deep; could be a knife or bullet graze. a red angry line, slightly swollen, but not bleeding. ) I’ve had worse.
( there are signs of worse — silvered scars up and down her arms, more dramatic marks (bullet wounds, probably) on her back and stomach, and deeper scars. a body well-worn, experienced. made her envy steve sometimes and the way he could shrug off anything.
shifting under the rainfall shower, she beckons him in, reaching for shampoo. )
If I let you fuss, will you let me wash your back?