...rules about hiding knives under the pillowcases, too much coffee, dogs, banter, and general annoyance. Aka: random oneshots from my fanfic "Thawing the Widow" (summary: Natasha untraditionally takes in a ten-year-old girl with a photographic memory who annoys the hell out of her and steals her coffee supply. chaos ensues)

Catalina Gray is ten, has a genius IQ, a rather unhealthy coffee addiction, and is somewhat excellent at running away from her problems. Exhibit A: on the run from CPS after months of being under the legal guardianship of her abusive uncle. One day, she stumbles upon a strange hidden safehouse. A couple weeks later, she's living with the Black Widow and she has no idea why.

"You shouldn't." The voice startled her so badly that she nearly slipped off the edge. "Jump off, I mean," he continued, stepping closer. or, Tony finds Wanda in a precarious position after Pietro's death.

As a surgeon, Claire Benson's odd hours lead to a series of encounters between her and her mysterious redhead new neighbor, who's always awake at strange hours in the morning. Claire wants to find out why. F/F slowish burn (but not really)