Story: "Up the Water Spout" Part 2
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ysabetwordsmithThis story belongs to the series Love Is For Children which includes "Love Is for Children," "Hairpins," "Blended," "Am I Not," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys,""Saudades," "Querencia," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," "Birthday Girl," "No Winter Lasts Forever," "Hide and Seek," "Kernel Error," "Happy Hour," "Green Eggs and Hulk," "kintsukuroi," and "Little and Broken, but Still Good."
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Natasha Romanova, Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Betty Ross, Bucky Barnes.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Mention of human trafficking and nonconsensual drug use. Slightly offstage sexual violence. Dubcon/Noncon.
Summary: Sometimes the Black Widow needs to hunt, and sometimes she needs help settling her personality afterwards. Uncle Phil arranges an extra ageplay session.
Notes: Hurt/comfort. Family. Fluff and angst. BAMF!Black Widow. Black Widow is creepy. Spiders. Coping skills. Asking for help and getting it. Hope. Nonsexual ageplay. Caregiving. Competence. Girl stuff. Toys and games. Gentleness. Trust. #coulsonlives
Begin with Part 1. Skip to Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.
WARNING: This chapter features Black Widow in action, albeit filtered through Phil's earpiece and other equipment. Think carefully about whether you want to read the icky bits.
"Up the Water Spout" Part 2
Agent Coulson watched as Black Widow stalked down the dark alley, no more than a shadow amongst shadows. The hotel entrances were guarded, but she had other options. Swiftly she scrambled up a water spout at the corner of the building and slipped in through the window of Dartmouth's room.
"Black Widow in position," she said a few moments later, her voice calm through the earpiece. The sound of a zipper and rustle of fabric signaled the change from black jumpsuit to the little red dress meant for tonight's hunt.
"Acknowledged," said Agent Coulson. He switched frequencies as he glanced up to the opposite roof. "Hawkeye, be advised that Black Widow is in position. Report."
"I'm in position too," came the reply. For an instant, light glinted on an arrowhead before the darkness swallowed it.
They waited nearly an hour, silent and patient, until the bugs in the hotel room picked up Dartmouth's arrival. "What the hell are you doing here?" the man demanded.
"I come with the room," purred the Black Widow.
He fell for it. They all fell for her, one way or another, twisted around her fingers like silk. "Well then ... get on your knees and make me feel at home."
"Oh, I don't think so," said Black Widow. "I think you've been a naughty boy and need to be punished." Slither of cloth. Creak of springs. "So I'm going to tie you up and do unspeakable things to you until you beg for mercy."
"Mmm, sounds hot." Dartmouth was a fool. They all were, in her grasp.
Agent Coulson listened to the familiar pattern of Black Widow tying a man to a bed. There were whispers, the swish of silk rope, and muffled moans. She had gagged Dartmouth, of course, to avoid interruptions. Or the chance that he might talk before she was finished. She liked to take her time.
The moans abruptly turned frantic. The bed knocked against the wall. Soft, wet sounds reminded Agent Coulson of last night's documentary with lions feasting on a wild ass. He kept one ear on the activity while scanning the street for signs of trouble. Long minutes passed.
"Gunman in the alley," Hawkeye reported. "Looks like Dartmouth's muscle is getting suspicous."
Phil flicked through camera feeds and assessed the situation. "Drop him."
The soft thwip of an arrow preceded the flump as a body hit pavement.
"Trash pickup in the alley," Phil murmured, putting a junior agent on that detail. Then he returned his attention to the main channel.
After quite some time, Black Widow spoke. "Now, I'm going to ask you some questions, and you're going to tell me everything I want to know. Or I'll start again from the beginning. I don't think you'd enjoy that nearly as much as I would."
A thin, broken voice coughed out names and addresses at her command.
That's interesting, Agent Coulson mused. I didn't expect him to know so much detail about AIM. Dartmouth was spilling enough to shut down a nice thick branch of AIM's latest effort at fundraising through pharmaceuticals. Then they could go back to dying of starvation.
Finally the recitation petered out. "Doctor," whimpered Dartmouth.
"Oh, you want to play doctor?" laughed the Black Widow. "Let's do that."
A few more details emerged in a panicky rush. Perhaps it had been too long between missions of this type.
Then came a more alarming, "Shoo, little sister."
"Black Widow ... did you release spiders into the playing field again?" Agent Coulson asked, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Yes, sir," she said serenely. "They were most helpful in extracting answers."
Definitely too long between hunts, Agent Coulson thought.
* * *
Notes:
Describing a scene can get interesting when you use a prevailing sense other than the usual vision. Here I focused on sound, both because of the context and because Phil is hearing-dominant. Auditory learning is one common sensory mode. Here are some more excerpts about sensory modes. Learn how to describe the setting in a story.
A honeytrap or honeypot is a spy who uses sexual wiles to ensnare a target. They are usually, though not always, female. This was part of Black Widow's early training from the Red Room, and she's pretty much the best in the Marvelverse at this.
Torture or "enhanced interrogation techniques" is a way to force people to reveal information. Some people believe that torture works for interrogation, while others argue that it does not. Further consider that psychological torture may work better than physical methods. In my observation, torture can extract actionable information, but only in truly expert hands; most of the time it's just used as crude terrorism (which it does quite well) or personal gratification. Black Widow is adept at a wide range of torture and interrogation. She also has the knowledge of anatomy to minimize the risk of killing someone by accident, and the psychological knowledge to sift truth from lies.
[To be continued in Part 3 ...]
Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Natasha Romanova, Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Betty Ross, Bucky Barnes.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Mention of human trafficking and nonconsensual drug use. Slightly offstage sexual violence. Dubcon/Noncon.
Summary: Sometimes the Black Widow needs to hunt, and sometimes she needs help settling her personality afterwards. Uncle Phil arranges an extra ageplay session.
Notes: Hurt/comfort. Family. Fluff and angst. BAMF!Black Widow. Black Widow is creepy. Spiders. Coping skills. Asking for help and getting it. Hope. Nonsexual ageplay. Caregiving. Competence. Girl stuff. Toys and games. Gentleness. Trust. #coulsonlives
Begin with Part 1. Skip to Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.
WARNING: This chapter features Black Widow in action, albeit filtered through Phil's earpiece and other equipment. Think carefully about whether you want to read the icky bits.
"Up the Water Spout" Part 2
Agent Coulson watched as Black Widow stalked down the dark alley, no more than a shadow amongst shadows. The hotel entrances were guarded, but she had other options. Swiftly she scrambled up a water spout at the corner of the building and slipped in through the window of Dartmouth's room.
"Black Widow in position," she said a few moments later, her voice calm through the earpiece. The sound of a zipper and rustle of fabric signaled the change from black jumpsuit to the little red dress meant for tonight's hunt.
"Acknowledged," said Agent Coulson. He switched frequencies as he glanced up to the opposite roof. "Hawkeye, be advised that Black Widow is in position. Report."
"I'm in position too," came the reply. For an instant, light glinted on an arrowhead before the darkness swallowed it.
They waited nearly an hour, silent and patient, until the bugs in the hotel room picked up Dartmouth's arrival. "What the hell are you doing here?" the man demanded.
"I come with the room," purred the Black Widow.
He fell for it. They all fell for her, one way or another, twisted around her fingers like silk. "Well then ... get on your knees and make me feel at home."
"Oh, I don't think so," said Black Widow. "I think you've been a naughty boy and need to be punished." Slither of cloth. Creak of springs. "So I'm going to tie you up and do unspeakable things to you until you beg for mercy."
"Mmm, sounds hot." Dartmouth was a fool. They all were, in her grasp.
Agent Coulson listened to the familiar pattern of Black Widow tying a man to a bed. There were whispers, the swish of silk rope, and muffled moans. She had gagged Dartmouth, of course, to avoid interruptions. Or the chance that he might talk before she was finished. She liked to take her time.
The moans abruptly turned frantic. The bed knocked against the wall. Soft, wet sounds reminded Agent Coulson of last night's documentary with lions feasting on a wild ass. He kept one ear on the activity while scanning the street for signs of trouble. Long minutes passed.
"Gunman in the alley," Hawkeye reported. "Looks like Dartmouth's muscle is getting suspicous."
Phil flicked through camera feeds and assessed the situation. "Drop him."
The soft thwip of an arrow preceded the flump as a body hit pavement.
"Trash pickup in the alley," Phil murmured, putting a junior agent on that detail. Then he returned his attention to the main channel.
After quite some time, Black Widow spoke. "Now, I'm going to ask you some questions, and you're going to tell me everything I want to know. Or I'll start again from the beginning. I don't think you'd enjoy that nearly as much as I would."
A thin, broken voice coughed out names and addresses at her command.
That's interesting, Agent Coulson mused. I didn't expect him to know so much detail about AIM. Dartmouth was spilling enough to shut down a nice thick branch of AIM's latest effort at fundraising through pharmaceuticals. Then they could go back to dying of starvation.
Finally the recitation petered out. "Doctor," whimpered Dartmouth.
"Oh, you want to play doctor?" laughed the Black Widow. "Let's do that."
A few more details emerged in a panicky rush. Perhaps it had been too long between missions of this type.
Then came a more alarming, "Shoo, little sister."
"Black Widow ... did you release spiders into the playing field again?" Agent Coulson asked, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Yes, sir," she said serenely. "They were most helpful in extracting answers."
Definitely too long between hunts, Agent Coulson thought.
* * *
Notes:
Describing a scene can get interesting when you use a prevailing sense other than the usual vision. Here I focused on sound, both because of the context and because Phil is hearing-dominant. Auditory learning is one common sensory mode. Here are some more excerpts about sensory modes. Learn how to describe the setting in a story.
A honeytrap or honeypot is a spy who uses sexual wiles to ensnare a target. They are usually, though not always, female. This was part of Black Widow's early training from the Red Room, and she's pretty much the best in the Marvelverse at this.
Torture or "enhanced interrogation techniques" is a way to force people to reveal information. Some people believe that torture works for interrogation, while others argue that it does not. Further consider that psychological torture may work better than physical methods. In my observation, torture can extract actionable information, but only in truly expert hands; most of the time it's just used as crude terrorism (which it does quite well) or personal gratification. Black Widow is adept at a wide range of torture and interrogation. She also has the knowledge of anatomy to minimize the risk of killing someone by accident, and the psychological knowledge to sift truth from lies.
[To be continued in Part 3 ...]
Thoughts
Date: 2014-08-30 07:00 am (UTC)I wanted to give people a good hint of what's going on in this scene, without squicking the audience.
>> Did Natasha really climb up a water spout? *hums song* <<
Yes, really. A well-anchored drainpipe makes a decent route up, if you're strong and agile. The catch is that they aren't always well anchored.
>> Clint! <<
Heh. Don't threaten his partner. You will regret it. Briefly.
>> I'm seriously creeped out by the spiders. Seriously. <<
Yay! They were meant to be creepy. Spiders touch an atavistic thrill of revulsion for most humans.