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  1. the arithmetic of guilt by

    Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Black Widow (Marvel Comics), Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)  

    24 Jun 2026

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    natalia is everything the red room intended - she's efficient, ruthless and unfeeling.
    (natasha is the girl melina raised, screams at natalia, she begs her to stop hurting people and just be nice and quiet and good and...)
    natalia screams louder, she's unforgiving and stronger and she drowns natasha out and she moves forward.
    it starts as a counter, a punishment or a payment. for every life natalia takes, natasha creates a wound of her own. natasha has never been good at controlling her emotions, melina used to call her sweet girl - it's no wonder her guilt festers and her shame grows teeth.

    the problem is, no matter how much she bleeds, the number never reaches zero and some debts cannot be paid in blood.

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