A Day in the life of... with makeachoice

[red_room]

A body collapses on the mat laid out on the safe house floor.

"Ten more." Natasha urges, her back turned to the figure collapsed on her floor. Any groans of protest are promptly ignored. "I've got all afternoon to stand here and we're not eating until we're done." Natasha's got her hair up in a messy bun, black tank top and shorts as she examines her arsenal laid out on the desk in front of her.

"You're getting better at cleaning these. Good job. We'll head out to the shooting range after we eat."

It's a simple arrangement, really. Christopher keeps the apartment tidy (not that there's ever much of a mess unless he makes it) and cleans her gear, and Natasha lets him live there rent free in one of the safest places in the Nexus. She's also taken up becoming his personal trainer. She admires the spirit the kid has, even if she doesn't know him very well, yet.

She looks over her shoulder, a tiny glance and the barest hints of a smile on her face. Natasha still isn't sure why she brought Chris home with her, but she's finding that she doesn't mind the coompany as much as she thought she would.

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[makeachoice]

Ten more? One more and he might actually die. But the prospect of going to the shooting range perks him up, and he pushes himself to follow her command. Also, being trained by The Black Widow is an opportunity that many could never even dream of having, especially one as himself who lives in a world where her existence lies only within comics and movies. He should want to work hard, even when he's drenched in sweat and struggling to move. This is what he wanted, after all.

"...eight...nine...ten." The last word comes out in a huff, and he immediately collapses once again. He could probably lie right there with his face pressed into the floor for the rest of his life. He never wants to move again. But he will, of course. He will, and he'll end up doing this exact routine and finishing it with similar thoughts of wanting to resign to live on the floor. "I think I'm actually dead right now."