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1. I'll Leave the Porch Light On (heartbroken, each morning when its me that turns it off) by megsmightwrite

   Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Black Widow (Movie 2021), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   15 Aug 2026

   Tags

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   • Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov
   • Steve Rogers
   • Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
   • James "Bucky" Barnes
   • Clint Barton
   • Tony Stark
   • Post-Movie: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
   • Pre-Movie: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
   • The Blip | The Five Years Between Thanos's Snap and Hulk's Snap
   • Partially Canon Compliant
   • Traumatized Steve Rogers
   • Traumatized Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
   • but they dont know it
   • romanogers - Freeform
   • stevenat - Freeform
   • Trust Issues
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Mild Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Post-Thanos's Snap (Marvel)
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Steve Rogers Needs a Hug
   • Natasha Romanov Needs a Hug (Marvel)
   • Bare with me plz
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Romance
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Angst
   • Flashbacks
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Forced Proximity
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Avengers Compound (Marvel)
   • idk what to tag this if im being honest

   Summary

   After disappearing for months without explanation post-snap, Steve Rogers shows up unexpectedly at the Avengers compound, only to find the shell of the woman he once called a friend.

   Having been there alone for months, Natasha Romanoff has to re-learn how to trust one of the only people she has left, while they both untangle feelings they aren't quite sure how to name.

   Are all fires worth rekindling? or are some stories better left as ash.

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