Leave him to me. [ If he's the Winter Soldier, then she knows how to handle the situation or so she thinks. He's her comrade, a comrade, it should be easy. ] Once he returns to the Capitol, I can.
[ Natasha stops suddenly, wondering what she can do. When it came to Bucky, to James, she knew how to play him. They knew intimate details of each other that no one else in the world would ever be privy to so it made sense to request that he leaves his friend to her.
His friend. Right. There's no chance in Hell that's happening. His opinion of her skills may be lessened due to her hasty death in the Arena, but Steve Rogers should still know what the Black Widow is capable of. There's no way. ]
I rather enjoy a whipped man. Makes my job easier.
[ The jest is meant to lighten the mood, to deflect her own and to give the overall impression that things are okay between them. Both of them returned from the dead and there's two James Buchanan Barnes in their death arena world. Everything is okay.]
no subject
[ Natasha stops suddenly, wondering what she can do. When it came to Bucky, to James, she knew how to play him. They knew intimate details of each other that no one else in the world would ever be privy to so it made sense to request that he leaves his friend to her.
His friend. Right. There's no chance in Hell that's happening. His opinion of her skills may be lessened due to her hasty death in the Arena, but Steve Rogers should still know what the Black Widow is capable of. There's no way. ]
I rather enjoy a whipped man. Makes my job easier.
[ The jest is meant to lighten the mood, to deflect her own and to give the overall impression that things are okay between them. Both of them returned from the dead and there's two James Buchanan Barnes in their death arena world. Everything is okay. ]