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Our Song II

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What happens when Y/N cant afford to fly out to LA… Y/N and Matt text for the first time…

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This is part two of our song! Find the mood board and part one through my master list!

Y/N POV

You and Nick have been texting back and forth for a few days at this point and your excitement for the collab has grown even more, if that is possible. You’ve been looking at hotels and plane tickets, trying to see how they would fit into your budget. You can't seem to find any plane tickets that are less than $250, so you decide to text Nick to see if they could collab next time they are back in Boston, that being a cheaper flight from Jersey.

“I can't find a cheap flight to fit into my budget, do you think we could collab next time the three of you are in Boston? It would be a cheaper flight for me to book…” You send Nick the text with a small sigh, not sure when the next time they will be home or if they will even want to collab with you when they are.

Your phone is quick to ping again, it was Nick texting you back, “girl don’t worry about anything! We’ll cover it for you, we wanted you to come out to LA so we don’t expect you to cover everything… We will book you a nice hotel near our house and get you a good plane ticket!” You read Nick's text with a large smile, they really didn’t have to do any of that, but it was nice that they are. Them paying to fly you out would help you out, leaving you with extra money to spend while in LA.

You're quick to shoot a text back to him, saying everything along the lines of “thank you so much” and “I really appreciate that” and “it means so much to me!” Because it really did, they didn’t know and probably wont ever know how much this means so you, you saying thank you will never be enough.

Matts POV

“She’s saying she can't afford a flight and hotel out here…” Nick says as he reads the text out loud, to Matt and Chris, that you sent him. Matt looks between his two brothers before an idea pops into his head.

”Tell her we will cover it,” Matt is quick to say. “Just take it out of my account, I was the one who wanted to collab with her in the first place.” He explains to his brothers before they can even say anything.

“Okay,” Nick says, slightly suspicious of his one brothers need to have you here. Nick was quick to catch onto Matt’s fond interest with you, seemingly always catching him looking at your new insta post or scrolling through your TikTok or watching an edit of you on there. Nick often hears your voice coming from Matt’s room, assuming Matt is watching one of your YouTube videos-one that he’s probably seen nine times already but still watches it because it is his favorite video of you.

After a beat of silence Matt speaks up again, “I just think it would be nice, since we are the ones who want to collab and have her come out here.” explaining his idea more, even though neither Nick nor Chris asked anything about why he was wanting to pay. “Could you do me a favor though, and not tell her I’m the only one paying for it?” Matt asks Nick with a shy smile.

Matt didn’t want you to know he was the sole reason they wanted to collab with you, being slightly embarrassed about how excited he is to meet you for the first time. He also didn’t want you to know he was paying for your whole trip, not wanting you to feel bad for only him spending so much money on you.

“Do you think you could give me her number? So then I can let her know what the car looks like and what number to expect when we go to pick her up,” Nick is quick to give Matt a small nod and even smaller smirk, knowing the exact reason he is asking for your number, but Nick didn’t wanna ruin Matt’s fun so he sent him your number.

Three days later…

Your phone pings with a random number but the message doesn’t concern you, it actually makes your stomach twist in excitement. The text reads, “Hey Y/N, it’s Matt Sturniolo. Nick gave me your number so then I can text you when we come to pick you up from the airport, or so we can just talk and get to know each other a little better before you fly here”

“Matthew Sturniolo wants to get to know me!” You say quietly to yourself, your heart pounding as you read the text over and over again. You’ve always liked Matt the most, thinking he was the best looking, the one you related to the most out of the three of them, and overall someone you genuinely wanted to meet and see what they are like in person.

With a big grin and shaking fingers you text him back, “Hi Matt, I would love to get to know you some more before flying out. Thanks for texting me, and know that I’m always open to talk and all!” You hit send on the text and send your phone flying across your bed with a small squeal. A few small giggles leave your lips as you think about what just happened. The Matthew Sturniolo just text you, wanting to get to know you.

But what you didn’t know is that your text did the same thing to him. Making his stomach twirl in excitement as he read over your words. The same small giggles leaving his lips as he blushes and smiles at the words, “I would love to get to know you…” on his screen.

AN: i hoped you enjoyed this part! The next part is Y/N flying out to la and meeting the triplets for the first time!! And texting Matt some more🤭

Any interaction is welcomed and very much appreciated

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The Uber is right on time in front of the apartment building on the Upper Eastside. As you load your Hermès laptop bag and Rimowa suitcase, the doorman asks you why you're not getting into your limousine but into this pathetic car. You don't react at all, sign out for the next week and get into the back of the car. It smells of sweat, cheap deodorant and tobacco. The driver is perhaps in his early 20s and tells you his whole life story without being asked. He studies business administration and earns a little extra money as an Uber driver. The rents in Manhattan are simply murderous. Instead of looking annoyed out of the window, you ask if you can have a cigarette. Only if you give him one too. Sure thing, bro. That's how it is among Uber drivers. You would do the same, otherwise you wouldn't be able to afford your apartment. The driver asks how many hours you drive to afford an apartment in the building. You laugh and say that your parents live there. When you arrive in Newark, you talk like college buddies. You say goodbye with a fist bump and ask if you're from New Jersey too. In the broadest accent imaginable, you reply that he can take his chances.

You take your army duffel bag and sports bag out of the trunk and look for your check-in desk. You look at your boarding pass. Damn, you're flying with Spirit Airlines? With a change in Atlanta? Who booked this shit? There are already dozens of people in the baggage drop-off queue who obviously want to go to Tampa too. Boomboxes are competing for the most annoying music, even if the sun isn't shining, everyone seems to be sticking to the sun's out, guns out rule. And caps are only worn backwards, of course. You turn your cap backwards. And stuff your down vest into your duffel bag. Sun's out, guns out is written on your mesh fabric tank top.

You almost missed your flight in Atlanta. You're already pretty drunk and one of the guys had his travel bong with him. In a two-hour layover, a bit of weed isn't bad. Thank God you're equipped with enough weed. The sale should finance your vacation. After all, your airbnb room right on the beach wasn't cheap.

You can only use the hour and a half flight to Tampa to sleep off your high. But as soon as you leave the airport building, you take part in a beer can drinking contest. Burp! Hehehe, you had plenty of practice last semester, you deserved to win.

By the time you get to your shared room, it's already 11:00 pm. The party is in full swing at the pool. You quickly take a picture of yourself and post it on Instgram. Caption: "Watch out stallions n mares, jersey stud is in town" Let the party begin!

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Obtaining the Visa

The first big hurdle was obtaining a visa for the United States. The appointment for my visa came dangerously close to my departure date. Initially, my visa appointment was set just a few days before my flight. Considering the time taken to get my passport back with the visa, the timing was nerve-wracking. To make it work, I had to request expedited processing. It was quite stressful, and they even recommended not to book my flight until I physically had my visa in hand. Because of this tight schedule, I ended up booking a last-minute flight, which wasn’t cheap.

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I also needed to plan on how to bring my essential belongings. One significant item was my gaming PC, which I decided I couldn’t do without for six months. Considering its size, it was necessary to figure out how to ship it separately, as taking it in my suitcase wasn’t feasible.

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By February 18th, I wrapped up my job as a barista in The Netherlands, allowing myself a week for final preparations. My colleagues surprised me with a small going-away party, which was a pleasant touch before leaving. This week was critical to ensure everything was in order, including managing the last-minute details like packing my suitcases.

Emotions were high when my parents, sister, and best friends accompanied me to the airport. Tears were shed as we said our goodbyes, making the experience profoundly real. With two large suitcases in tow, I was ready for this new chapter despite the overwhelming logistics leading to this point.

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Despite the logistical challenges, the excitement of starting a new journey abroad made it all worthwhile. From visa management, financial planning, and securing accommodation to saying emotional goodbyes—every step was integral in preparing me for my internship at K-Vibe Studios in Jersey City.

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How long is the flight from Orlando to New York City?

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LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, or Newark Liberty International Airport are the most popular departure points for passengers flying out of New York City. Newark Liberty International Airport is technically situated just across the state line in New Jersey. Orlando is served by Orlando International Airport and Orlando Sanford International Airport, both of which are public airports.

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Dave Meltzer tweeted this morning that MJF is still in Las Vegas and "appears to be wanting to be Brian Pillman."

Last night MJF no-showed a meet-and-greet, and was booked for an overnight flight to New Jersey. Meltzer, Sean Ross Sapp, and Mike Johnson all reported that the situation was not a work. It would be highly unusual to do a work like this, since that would mean giving out refunds for the meet-and-greet, and that red-eye ticket was not cheap.

In 1996 Brian Pillman Sr. famously "worked the boys" in WCW by acting recklessly on TV, dropping F-bombs and breaking kayfabe, as if he was trying to get fired. Eric Bischoff was in on the plan, with the goal of getting publicity by confusing insiders and the internet. WCW wrestlers weren't clued in, so that if they were asked by the dirtsheets they would say it wasn't a work. However, Pillman then double-crossed Bischoff, talking him into kayfabe "firing" him with a real release so he could negotiate with the WWF and start a bidding war for his next contract. So Bischoff got played, and the WCW locker room learned that they couldn't trust WCW not to work them, which hurt morale.

Meltzer was a close friend of Pillman, and wrote extensively about the 1996 situation. I'm pretty sure he's making the Pillman comparison here to suggest MJF is trying to do something similar, and not necessarily succeeding. In other words, MJF is pretending to act erratically in order to confuse the internet and start an AEW/WWE bidding war. We'll have to wait and see if that's the case.

Obviously some people still think AEW and MJF are both in on this, collaborating to generate controversy to promote tonight's MJF vs. Wardlow match. It basically comes down to whether you think MJF is playing 3D chess against everyone else, or if MJF and AEW are playing 3D chess together against the fans.

I don't mind being worked. But I don't like "playing 3D chess" theories, because it always feels like twisting yourself into knots without evidence to prove something you want to be true. With that in mind, I'm not sold on any explanation for what's going on. Even if the MJF-Wardlow match actually happens, I'm still gonna have questions that probably won't be answered for a while.

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A Familiar Face

Pairing: Mob!Natasha Romanoff x Brat!Reader

Word Count: 3.7k

Warnings: mentions of domestic/sexual abuse, canon gore and violence, mild torture, allusions to death

A/N: thank you to everyone that was patient with me! I’m sorry it took an extra day for me to post this, I was just so tired after my flight, I couldn’t even think about editing. I also wanna give a shout out to @caws5749​ for listening to my ideas and helping me pick which route to go with. I hope this is everything y’all were expecting for the first one shot. 

Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated (: x

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He became particularly good at reading you. You had a flurry of emotions. Sometimes you'd go from mischievous to full of rage to content in a matter of minutes. You were a passionate person, and it was no wonder Nat fell for you.

No one understood you the way Nat did, but Tony learned early on. He watched for the slightest movements to know when he needed to pull you out of a situation. And when you were about to get yourself arrested. Again. If he ever needed to find another job, he'd put crisis management as one of his life skills.

You weren't a big fan of crowds, which was why you hated going to indoor malls. You always said the stores were tacky and everything was "too cheap," but you needed something specific for your cousin's wedding. Tony kept his distance while he shopped, but he always kept an eye out for your tells, waiting to see if it all became too much for you. Which, he knew if something was too much for you, it was bad. You were the original definition for chaotic.

You held up a pair of crystal champagne glasses, trying to gauge whether or not it was a good wedding gift. Tony scrunched up his nose and shook his head. Too cliché. You nodded, silently agreeing with him. You let out a frustrated sigh as you set them back down. Meaningful gifts weren't your strong suit.

"Why don't you let me take care of the gift?" Tony offered. "Pep's great at picking things out."

"I don't even want to go to this stupid wedding," you grumbled.

"Nat is going with you."

"She's the only reason I'm going at all."

He hummed. You didn't talk about your family often. He knew better than to touch that subject. Too many times he witnessed you stress shopping after a phone call with your mother.

"Let's go to Bergdorf. I'm tired of being in this mall. It smells like poor people." You looped your arm through Tony's and let him guide you out of the store. Pepper was good at picking out gifts, so you trusted her enough to get it done. And if she didn't, you wouldn't make it a big deal. Your cousin didn't deserve a good gift anyways; you'd just get her a gift card to Red Lobster or something.

You shoved your way through the sea of people, not caring if they had to jump out of the way. You never moved for other people. It was a pet peeve of yours - when people would walk in big groups and take up the whole walkway, forcing everyone around them to squeeze their way through. You never moved. They needed to move around you, and you weren't going to budge on that.

"Y/n?"

You froze, and Tony stopped in his tracks to look down at you. You recognized the voice before you saw his face. Tony saw the brief flash of panic, but it was gone before he could ask about it. You quickly took a deep breath and turned to face Brock.

"I didn't realize you came to this mall," you replied calmly. "You know this area is Nat's territory."

He snorted. "Natasha Romanoff. I heard you two were engaged! I never got to say congrats."

"Well?"

Brock didn't give you his congratulations. Instead, he looked over at Tony and gave him a look of contempt. Tony knew Brock Rumlow from various encounters Nat had with him in the past. He was the leader of Hydra, who had a heavy presence in Staten Island and in parts of New Jersey. They caused a lot of trouble for the other mob families, and Nat always denied making business deals with them. She knew no matter what he claimed, he couldn't be trusted.

But it wasn't Brock that made Tony squirm. It was the way your grip slowly tightened on his arm. Every time Brock moved a little closer to you, you'd fist Tony's jacket sleeve and try to step away. He had seen you anxious before, but this was worse than your usual fits of anxiety. You were terrified - genuinely - of the man standing in front of you.

"You look great, by the way. You look like you put on a few pounds, but it works for you," he added with a charming smile and glanced over his shoulder at the group he was with. "I'll see you around, yeah?"

"Not likely," Tony huffed and lead you through the rest of the mall.

He didn't say anything, but he kept glancing at you every few seconds to catch a glimpse of that fear he saw earlier. Your lips were pressed into a tight line, and the grip you had on his jacket sleeve didn't loosen until you made it through the mall doors. He didn't miss the way you looked over your shoulder to make sure Brock wasn't following you. The last thing Tony wanted to do was assume, but he had a feeling no one in Nat's circle knew your connection to Brock Rumlow; it was something you kept to yourself and it ate you alive from the inside.

You were silent as he helped you into the car. Your gaze fixated on the world outside the window, and you kept the music off, claiming you had a headache. But Tony knew better. These were the subtle signs that you were about to have one of your bad days. If someone like Brock could trigger this, he couldn't just let it go.

"What happened back there?" Tony shifted in the driver's seat, making it clear he wasn't going to drive anywhere until you talked. Nat would have his head if he brought you back in this state. "How do you know Rumlow?"

Your eyes dropped to the circular scar on the inside of your thigh. The same scar that made you chop a man's finger off when he grazed it with his meaty hands. The same scar you never talked about, even when Nat begged you to tell her what happened. You always told her it was an accident, but she never believed it. Not for a second.

You cleared your throat to keep yourself from losing it and looked back at Tony. "I used to be engaged to him. Long before I met Tasha."

"Wait, what? Does she know that?"

"No. He was…" Your bottom lip trembled, and the sight made Tony suck in a breath. "He was a very cruel person, but I don't think he believes that."

"You don’t have to talk about it if you aren't ready, Y/n."

"It's okay," you sighed. "I think I finally should, but I know once I tell you, I have to tell Tasha. And I'm scared she won't look at me the same."

Tony knew that statement wasn't true, but you were allowed to be scared. He wasn't going to dismiss your feelings on it. He took your hand and gave it a little squeeze to reassure you that no matter what comes out of your mouth, he'd be there for you. He was more than your security. More than the lawyer that you liked to give a headache. He was your family, and nothing would ever change that.

You told him about how you met Brock. He was charming, and funny, which you didn't expect from someone linked to Hydra. At the time, he wasn't the leader, and you assumed being involved with Hydra didn't make someone a terrible person. In the beginning of the relationship, he was nothing but kind. He treated you like the queen that you were born to be.

But the second you agreed to marry him, everything changed.

He never let you leave the house. He only allowed to eat when he was around to eat with you, and he kept a lock on the fridge to make sure you couldn't sneak something without him finding out. You lost more weight in the few months you had been with him than you liked to admit.

Brock was obsessed with control. He liked picking your outfits, and he constantly asked for pictures to make sure you were still wearing what he wanted. If he told you not to wear anything, you had to do what he said, even if his friends were over.

Those were the hardest days. He loved to embarrass you, degrade you. One night he made you serve him and his friends in barely-there lingerie. You were so terrified of messing up, your hands shook and you ended up dropping of the beers on the carpet. Brock had been so pissed at you, he put out his cigarette on your thigh and screamed at you to clean it up. And none of his friends said anything about it. They just watched with their sadistic smiles, worshipping the man that could "put a woman in her place."

You were almost certain he was going to kill you before the wedding day. He'd make comments about how you were nothing without him - how if you even looked at the door, he'd do whatever it took to keep you from escaping.

"He kicked me out one night because he met another woman," you sniffled. "Someone who he claimed was more of a woman than I'd ever be. I was so surprised because I didn't think he would ever let me go, but he basically tossed me out with the trash. And maybe I should have been heartbroken, but I wasn't. I felt free in that moment." You let out a watery laugh and dabbed at your eyes to keep the tears from streaming down your face, but it was already too late. "He always told me he loved me, but he never showed it. Never bought me anything new unless he wanted to see me in it. Never let me eat. His words meant nothing because he never backed them up."

Tony hummed in understanding. It all started to make more sense - why you were so obsessed with material goods and Nat buying you things. In your eyes, anyone could say they loved you, but you didn't believe them unless they proved it. Brock did a number on you.

"He forced me to do sexual favors for other men while he watched. I'm almost certain they paid him too, but I could never prove it. Even if I could, who would believe me? It became such a regular occurrence, he forced me to get my tubes tied so I didn't end up pregnant. Told me he didn't want me getting fat and unattractive with someone else's baby." You shook your head. "Seeing him in the mall, acting like he didn't put me through hell, I felt naked. Like he still held his power above my head."

"I'm not saying you have to, but are you going to tell Nat?"

You nodded slowly, swallowing the lump that formed in you throat. "Can we get milkshakes first?"

"Yeah," Tony chuckled. "We can get milkshakes first."

There was so much he wanted to tell you. He wanted to tell you that you were much stronger than you believe considering the shit you had to endure; he wanted to remind you that Nat would never view you as anything besides the woman she was blessed to fall in love with; and he wanted to make sure you knew he was never going to lay a hand on you again. Every word he wished he could say stayed on the tip of his tongue because it didn't feel like the right moment. He knew you needed Nat to be the one to tell you those things, but he still gave your hand another reassuring squeeze.

And that was enough for now.

---

Telling Nat was harder than you expected it to be. The words that came out so easily when you were with Tony were almost impossible to choke out. It was as if you forgot how to breathe when she looked at you with her sad eyes. But you sucked in those sobs and told her everything, even if the tiny voice in your head told you she'd view you as less of a woman too.

You hated that the negative voice always sounded like him. You hated the hold he still had over you after all these years, but the more you talked about it, the lighter you began to feel. The heavy weight on your shoulders disappeared bit by bit.

And when Nat pulled you into her arms, whispering nothing but words of affirmation and comfort, you knew you'd be okay.

You weren't sure how long you stayed in her arms, but when you finally looked up and wiped the tears away, you noticed it was already dark outside. You almost made a joke about how being emotional could make the time fly by, but it took too much effort to laugh right now.

"Let's get you into a bath, okay?" Nat whispered as she helped you off the couch.

"Nat?" You reached up and wiped a stray tear that fell from her eyes. You had been so caught up in yourself, you didn't notice she was crying too. Part of you isn't sure if you've ever seen Nat cry before; she was always so good at keeping her emotion in check. "I'm sorry I never told you. I was so scared-"

"You don't owe me an explanation, kitten. You told me when you were ready to talk about it, and I never would have wanted you to force yourself to tell me before then."

Nat gently caressed the side of your face and pressed a kiss to the tip of your nose. She told you to pour yourself a glass of wine while she fixed your bath, and you gave her a small smile. She already had the expensive bottles chilling for you because you never drank cheap, and you made sure she knew that the day you met.

She turned the faucet on for the tub and waited until she heard you flick on the kitchen light before she pulled out her phone. Nat never kept anything from you, but she didn't want to stress you out more right now.

"It's a little late to be calling, Natasha," Yelena yelled over the music blaring in the background. She must have been at one of the clubs tonight.

"This couldn't wait." Nat spoke quietly, but Yelena could hear her loud and clear. The seriousness in her tone was enough to make anyone listen intently. "I need you to get Barnes, tell him that I have one last person for him to grab for me and I'll never ask for his services again."

It was silent for a moment, and Nat worried this conversation was taking too long. She wouldn't know how to explain herself out of this one if you overheard.

"Who do you want?"

"Brock Rumlow."

She heard the kitchen light flick off again, and she quickly rattled off an address for the drop off to take place before she disconnected. Yelena never asked for details, which is something Nat appreciated. She could relax and trust everything would be ready for her in the morning. For now, all Nat had to do was focusing on taking care of you.

"Sorry for taking so long," you murmured as you sipped from your glass. "I ended up drinking straight from the bottle for a few minutes there."

Nat laughed and gave you a little shrug. "Sometimes we all need a good drink, and I think you definitely earned it."

While she spoke to Yelena on the phone, she made sure to prep the bath the way you liked it. You weren't a huge fan of bubble baths, but you did love Epsom salts and essential oils. Especially lavender. She even remembered to light the unscented candles so their smells didn't clash with the oils. It was the small details that matter the most, and you were filled with so much gratitude in that moment, it was hard not to shed a few more tears.

You inhaled deeply once you slid into the tub, letting the aroma of the lavender fill your senses and relax you. The steam coming from the water stuck to the parts of your skin that weren't immersed in the water, and as you leaned your head back, you imagined the harsh words of Brock Rumlow melting off our body.

Nat smiled at the way your eyes fluttered close. She thought it was adorable how easily you slipped into relaxation mode.

"Aren't you going to join me?" You weren't really asking her despite making it seem like you were. It was your subtle way of telling her to join you without being too demanding - a specialty of yours that Nat could never say no to.

"Of course I am," she replied softly. "Let me just grab another bottle of wine, okay? I have a feeling you're going to drink that one all by yourself."

You giggled. "I love how you know me so well."

As she excused herself to the kitchen, her phone vibrated in her pocket. A single text from Yelena: Barnes is in, will be ready by 6am. She wrote back, telling her to dip into some of the work funds to give to him as a thank you for getting the job done on a time crunch. She felt bad for pulling the man out of retirement, but he was the only one she trusted to get the job done discreetly.

Her phone buzzed again.

Already taken care of. See you tomorrow.

---

Bucky waited for Nat outside of the warehouse. He leaned against the doorway, his hands stuffed into his pockets. The dark circles under his eyes made Nat's stomach churn. She shouldn't have pulled him away from his home so late at night, but she acted purely on impulse. Brock Rumlow hurt the one person in this world she loved the most, and he couldn't let him get away with it. Not anymore anyways.

"Thank you for doing this."

"This is my last job, Nat," he said firmly. "I know Wanda works at the bar with you, but she doesn't know I used to be your hitman. I'd like to keep it that way."

"I know, and I'm sorry. I wouldn't ask you to kill anyone ever again that's why I just asked for a snatch."

He sighed through his nose and gestured towards the warehouse. "So, what he do?"

"I can't go into the details, but he's a sick person. It's time someone took care of him."

Bucky didn't prod her for any more details. He didn't really want to know. When Nat met you, she tried her best to keep the killing to a minimum, which meant Bucky could retire. He never said it out loud, but he was grateful. The amount of blood on his hands kept him awake at night before he met Wanda. But some nights he'd still find himself covered in sweat and screaming about what used to be. He didn't want to get sucked back into this life.

The less he knew, the better.

Nat thanked him once more and made her way into the warehouse where Yelena was already waiting for her.

Rumlow was tied to a chair, his face already covered in bruises and small cuts. He must have put up a fight when Bucky tried to grab him.

"I should have known you had something to do with this," he spat. A glob of blood landed on the concrete in front of Nat's boot, but she wasn't fazed by it. "What are you going do? Torture me? Get me to spill Hydra's secrets?"

"You're not here because I want Hydra intel, Rumlow." Nat ran her fingers along the tools set out for her. "I'm here because you hurt someone close to me, and I can't risk you walking around the city and running into her again." She grabbed one of the smaller knives and moved to stand in front of Rumlow. She dragged the blade along the inside of his forearm, drawing just enough blood to make him hiss in pain. "For every bruise you put on her body, I will cut you. For every horrible thing you and your friends did to her, I will make you bleed. And then, I'll cut out your tongue. Maybe force you to choke on it - I haven't really decided that, but I can promise you, your death will be painful."

She held out her hand and waited for Yelena to place the pack of cigarettes in it. It was something she asked her to pick up this morning. A small detail she felt the need to incorporate today.

Nat quit smoking long before she met you, but she took the chance to get one drag in just to make Rumlow squirm. The longer she took to do anything else to him, the more paranoid she became. And she loved when she could see the fear in men's eyes. The same fear they sparked in others filled their hearts, and she planned on making sure it overflowed in Rumlow's.

He twitched when she examined the bright red end of the cigarette and blew smoke into his face. He even moved to spit in her face, but Nat grabbed his face and jammed the lit end into his cheek before he could.

Rumlow didn't scream, but she was okay with that. She'd get the screams out of him soon enough. She was a patient woman.

"Don't worry, Rumlow, that's the easy part," Nat snarled. "We're going to have so much fun. And you wanna know the best part? No one will ever care enough to go looking for you because you're nothing, and I promise, you will die knowing that."

[mcdannomoment]

Danny and Lou’s financial situations are both super weird.

Danny starts out the series in the world’s crappiest apartment, and it kinda looks like he got taken to the cleaners in the divorce, even after probably being very not-rich on a cop’s salary. I imagine he’d have to be the poorest out of the Core Four due to both the above, and the fact that he’d end up with significantly higher expenses due to moving from Jersey, flights back to New Jersey to see his family (probably for both himself and Grace), frequent moving in Honolulu, having to pay for a bigger place on a single salary because he has kids, financing Steve’s social life because Steve’s too cheap to do it himself, and Danny just makes bad financial decisions like buying two Camaros, giving Steve money when he shouldn’t, and there’s a bit of buying Grace’s love too. Plus not having family around just makes life more expensive; he doesn’t have local family to help get deals on places to live or general costs of living (we know Steve inherits his house, and Chin owns a house in Honolulu, again on a cop’s salary, so I’m gonna bet he inherited into the market somehow). He might even have to pay alimony and child support. And yet he somehow manages to afford to start a restaurant business... somehow... Like it doesn’t fit, Danny should be flat broke.

Lou’s got the opposite issue - he’s way too rich. He’s also been a cop all his life and can’t have earned much, and I don’t know what Renee does for a living but she’s home during the day a lot so I imagine she’s either a SAHM or she works part time, so she wouldn’t bring in a lot either. Lou also supports two kids on a cop’s income and doesn’t have local family either to help him. He should have more money than Danny, since Lou didn’t get divorced, which is expensive, and he doesn’t fly home so much, and he’s older so has had more time to build savings, and he just seems to be more sensible with his money than Danny, but like, Lou is way, way richer than he has any right to be. He has a freaking gorgeous house in Honolulu, and he can’t have gotten that much money from his Chicago place surely, since I think he said he lived in a crappy area? He’s in country clubs and plays golf and has two cars and seems to have a wide wardrobe (so does Renee), and his kids have laptops and other expensive things. Like I kind of have to imagine that Lou’s just a whiz at the stock market - it makes no sense otherwise for him to be as rich as he is.

Anyway I’m into personal finance so this is what I look at.

[frugalhoe]

Day Off - 3/24/21

Work was very somber due to the mass shooting....it's so unreal

Aside from that, work smoothly and I left on time. I went home and was once again glued to the news on the shooting.

I tried to take a nap but couldn't fall asleep. Instead, I finished one of the books I've been reading. I ate some food and fell asleep.

I slept pretty well and woke up with plans to bring flowers to the location of the shooting but ultimately decided to wait.

I made waffles with fruit again for breakfast. I decided to book a couple trips since I've had my first COVID vaccine and my 2nd dose is also scheduled.

Next month I'll be going to Dallas for a day trip. I've never been to Texas before and I'm excited to check it out.

The second trip I booked was for New Jersey to run another ultra! Flights are pretty cheap right now so I got a good price. I also paid for my race registration. I will most likely end up renting a car at the airport for $300 but I'm super nervous about driving an unfamiliar car in NJ traffic (not much better than Denver traffic but STILL).

I spent $700 today 🙃

Future trips going into the summer will be just 1 to 2 day trips to Seattle, Miami and San Francisco.

I was itching to get out of the house so I went and did a super easy track workout. Also returned CDs to the library, bought $15 worth of groceries and picked up dinner on the way home. I'm not feeling great...just nauseous and ready to go to bed soon.

3/24/21