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[outstandingbalance]

Who: Natasha Romanoff + you?
Broadcast: Fleetwide, text
Action: upon request
When: now

[If Natasha thought she escaped the rumors, she's going to be disabused of the notion. The notes start appearing here and there—short and anonymous. Things like:]

Natasha has a cat named Boris.

Natasha Romanoff once killed a man in Vegas just to watch him die.

Romanoff has been lying about about her age.

[And—]

Nataasha is a lingerie model.

[That last one, it seems, comes with some evidence. Sponsor drop? Either way, a few files seem to have been uploaded to support the case.

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She shouldn't be surprised those came back to haunt her, should she? The real question is if anyone will dare to comment on them.]

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

You know, you might have more luck if you weren't so obviously looking to brag about how happy the two of you are.

[uprightness]

I can tell you a lot about how happy we are.

[ he reaches for another pillow, leans it on the wall and proceeds to lean against it. ]

and it still won't have anything to do with that.

[outstandingbalance]

[The nudges his ankle with her toe, not quite a kick, but pointed.]

So tell me how happy you are.

[uprightness]

Very happy.

[ it's said with a grin. evidently, he's just being annoying. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Real specific, Rogers.

[uprightness]

Well, it wasn't a very specific question.

[ just this face. ]

Ask one and I'll answer.

[outstandingbalance]

Tell me something that makes you happy. What's she do that gets a smile out of you?

[uprightness]

Told you.

[ not even kidding: ]

She threw me off a shuttle a few days ago.

[outstandingbalance]

You know, I think they call that masochism.

[uprightness]

Or a very good sparring session. We do that these days.

[ it's beneficial to both sides. he'd be grateful not to be thrown off things anymore but it is what it is. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Sparring. [She smiles, indulgent and amused.] Is that romantic now?

[uprightness]

Seems like.

[ easily: ]

Has been for quite a while.

[outstandingbalance]

Only when you're doing it with the right person, though.

[Otherwise Natasha and Bucky have been getting romantic too. Oh wait.]

[uprightness]

That's the hard part isn't it?

[ finding the right person or in steve's words from so long ago, the right partner. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Guess it must be.