#it'd just be eve as oksana's foster/adoptive mommy

[oksanas-sun]

in an alternate universe an eve in her midtwenties, still relatively new to mi5, is offered an once-in-a-lifetime chance to go to russia with mi6's head of the russia desk carolyn martens. for reasons unbeknownst to her, they go to an orphanage - a dreadful place, really, cold and dirty and neglected. where they meet a nine year old, blonde little girl, clearly troubled.

something about the girl, who's name she finds out is oksana, draws eve in. she doesn't know if it's the lost look in her eye or the profound sadness and loneliness she can see beneath the arrogant, rather aggressive facade. all she knows is oksana doesn't need the punishment the orphanage workers put her through for every misstep, she needs gentle guidance and support. she makes an effort to be kind to the girl and gain her trust, going as far as extending her stay in russia for longer than necessary, ignoring carolyn martens' raised eyebrow and her fiancé niko's complaints.

she finds she has a connection with the little girl, discovering her assumptions are correct; the reason for the trouble oksana causes regularly aren't the personality disorders which the psychologists diagnosed her with. it's a desperate cry for any sort of attention, may it be good or bad, after years of neglect and a load of childhood trauma making her lash out whenever faced with a trigger. she doesn't seem to have ever been taught to regulate her emotions, ever been shown what the safety & love of a home really feels like.

eve knows it's crazy. she's just about to get married, she's just starting to make a name for herself in her job. she can’t possibly take care of a child. she never really even thought about wanting children at all. but something about oksana is different. something about her wakes something in eve that she didn’t know existed.

it's not the easiest progress but she goes through the paperwork for the permission to foster the girl and take her back to the uk with her. she wants to give her the chance to grow up happy and healthy. oksana's so young, eve's still able to give her childhood memories that feel good and warm. she's able to let her grow up with a family who loves her. eve wants to be that family for her and she won't let anyone stop her.