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mxrlin-writes · 5 years

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Imagine Wanda living with the Bartons

warnings: very angsty, mentions of death, Wanda has a panic attack, self-deprecating language, happy ending though guys

I wrote this ages ago on my Wattpad and I genuinely cried whilst writing it. I love my little baby Wanda so so much. And before anyone comes at me for saying Loki’s a villain, I know he’s not haha he’s my other lil baby <3

- Clint takes Wanda home after the "incident" where she accidentally wiped out the office block.

- Fury clears it, and it was Clint's idea to ask in the first place. He wants her to feel loved again, and he's the designated dad friend. Steve was just as equally happy to offer up his flat, but it’s only got one room, so Clint stepped up in his place.

- At first, Wanda makes so many excuses as to why she can't come. It's not that she doesn't want to go, it's just that she thinks she's a danger. Clint has young children that she could hurt.

- Clint sees right through this, of course, he’s called Hawkeye for a reason. He wants Wanda to meet his family... after all, he's sort of taken her under his wing as his adopted daughter.

- He makes a compromise with Wanda, suggesting that she only stays a week, and she can go home at any time. Wanda agrees reluctantly, realising she isn’t going to win this fight.

- Imagine Wanda's heart beating so, so fast as Clint and her pull up to the driveway of his house. Clint gives her a nod of course, but she's terrified.

- And it's even worse when Cooper, Clint's eldest son, is the first person out of the door. He seems sweet, all grins and giggles, Wanda admires him, but she doesn't want to hurt him. After what happened with the office block, she's not sure if she can be trusted with people anymore.

- So Wanda panics and ignores him. Walks straight past him. Cooper's sad, Scarlet Witch is one of his favourite Avengers. His dad give him a hug, and explains that she needs some time.

- Wanda finds her room with no difficulty. She sits on the bed. Doesn't unpack. She wants to go home. She wants Pietro to be here. Pietro always made everything feel better. But now he's gone, and she doesn't have anyone she can call family.

- She stays in her room for ages. Eventually, it's half eight and dinner time for the Barton Family. Wanda eats quietly, and dinner is somewhat awkward.

- Imagine Clint sharing a knowing glance with his wife. This girl is terrified, and they both know it. But neither of them know how to help her. They don't want to overwhelm her, but they want her to feel welcome.

- Imagine it's the fourth day. Wanda is desperate to go back to the Avengers. Back to Vision. But she doesn't want to appear rude - Clint’s family have taken her in and all she’s done is be awkward. She wishes it was otherwise, but she can’t help but feel as if she’s a danger.

- Imagine her surprise when at seven pm, Cooper comes into her room. He's dressed in a Captain America hoodie, and Wanda likes it. She says as much, and then it's just silence.

- "You're Scarlet Witch, right?" he asks. Silence. "I have something to show you."

- The boy gives her a glance before leading her out. Wanda doesn't know what Cooper is trying to show her, but decides that there's no harm in seeing it.

- It's his bedroom. The walls are covered in drawings of the Avengers. Cooper, however, walks straight towards a draw at his desk, and retrieves some more drawings.

- They're of Wanda. And Pietro. They're the best he's done, he's proud of them. He babbles for ages about how he wanted to get everything perfect for his ‘favourite superheroes’.

- Imagine Wanda looking at them and feeling, for once in her life, as if she's truly an Avenger.

- "You're my favourite, ya know? You’re super cool," Cooper says, and Wanda smiles. She feels less like a monster now.

- "Can you show me your powers?". Silence. Wanda frowns, her hands shake, her heart beats quicker. "Only a small thing, please!" Cooper whines, seemingly unaware of the extent of Wanda’s panic.

- Wanda can feel the tears in her eyes. No, no, no. She can't steady herself, and stumbles out of Cooper's room, and into her own. And then she cries, so so much.

- Imagine Clint hearing the soft sounds of crying coming from Wanda's room while he's practicing archery in the yard. He stops what he's doing, rushes inside, tells Cooper to go and do some homework. The poor kid feels awful, like he’s done something wrong.

- Clint sits outside her door, and waits.

- "What's wrong, Wanda?"

- "I'm a monster, Clint."

- Clint's breath hitches in his throat. This girl is like a daughter to him and she's tearing out his heart. "You're not," he whispers to her quietly, hoping that she can still hear him through the door.

- "I am! I killed all of those people!" the tone in Wanda’s voice is one of depair.

- Again, Clint pauses. When he speaks, he’s gentle but firm. "You're not a monster. I don't think you have it in you to purposefully hurt someone who you thought was innocent."

- This time, it's Wanda that's silent. Clint takes this as a sign that he should continue to speak.

- "You're an Avenger. You made a pact to protect people, and that's what you do. You have saved so, so many people. Do you not think that Natasha is angry with what she's done in her past? She was a goddamn assassin, Wanda. Stark supplied weapons. What about me? I've hurt more people than I meant to."

- Clint exhales, and for one of the only times in his life, he feels like he's going to cry. He grits his teeth, however, tries to stay strong for Wanda.

- "You're not a monster. True monsters are people like Loki, Ultron. They've killed so many people. And you know what separates you from them? You. Feel. Remorse,” he jabs his index finger into the ground as he says this.

- It's a few seconds later that Clint hears the lock of the door click open and Wanda bursts out, throwing her arms around Clint's neck and sobbing into his shoulder. Clint hugs her, reassuring her and they stay like that for a few minutes until Clint's wife, unaware of the situation, calls them for dinner.

- Now Cooper is still feeling dreadful about this. He feels angry that he brought it up, and is waiting to apologise, awkwardly stood at the head of the table. Wanda enters the kitchen... she looks like she's been crying. She makes eye contact with Cooper.

- And she smiles. A big, broad grin that lights up the room. Cooper smiles back after a few seconds, he was initially taken aback.

- Imagine his awe when he asks Wanda to pass the salad, only to have it levitate towards him. Wanda winks. No one mentions it. Clint can’t stop grinning into his food.

- And for the first time, the Bartons have dinner with Wanda without it being a silent battle. And Wanda finds herself the happiest she’s ever been for months. She’s found her family now.

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