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In the aftermath of the attack the Underbelly still hums with a life that cannot be snuffed out no matter how dire the straits are. Shops have begun slowly reopening. People have returned to their businesses as the debris and the dead are tended to.
Every morning since Natasha Romanov has walked up the main streets of the district, silently watching the recovery process.
Steve Rogers is gone.
The spy had tried with no small amount of difficulty to keep herself out of his life in the Nexus. She knew his comings and goings. Knew his friends and where he lived. Knew far more than the smaller man would ever know about him. But he deserved a better life than the Steve Rogers the Black Widow knows so well. So she'd remained in shadows, doing her best to keep an eye out for him but never interfering.
The crystal shield Naugus and Harrowheart had designed for him she has cleaned up and mounted in one of the central squares of the district. Every day when she walks past, she wipes away any fingerprints or dust that has settled.
When Spider Man returns to the Nexus, she will ask her questions. Thank him for trying to save Steve, even if it was unsuccessful. He's done more than she had for a friend who didn't know she existed.
All Natasha can do is hope.
Every morning since Natasha Romanov has walked up the main streets of the district, silently watching the recovery process.
Steve Rogers is gone.
The spy had tried with no small amount of difficulty to keep herself out of his life in the Nexus. She knew his comings and goings. Knew his friends and where he lived. Knew far more than the smaller man would ever know about him. But he deserved a better life than the Steve Rogers the Black Widow knows so well. So she'd remained in shadows, doing her best to keep an eye out for him but never interfering.
The crystal shield Naugus and Harrowheart had designed for him she has cleaned up and mounted in one of the central squares of the district. Every day when she walks past, she wipes away any fingerprints or dust that has settled.
When Spider Man returns to the Nexus, she will ask her questions. Thank him for trying to save Steve, even if it was unsuccessful. He's done more than she had for a friend who didn't know she existed.
All Natasha can do is hope.
