(MCU) Cradlesong
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salmon_pinkTitle: Cradlesong
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Pairing: Pietro/Helen
Rating: G
Words: 499
Timeline: Post-Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Notes: Spoilers for Avengers: Age Of Ultron. For![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
fan_flashworks, prompt "midnight".
Summary: Helen takes an interest in Pietro because he is her subject, and nothing more. Until he is.
Pietro wakes up at midnight, on an uneventful Thursday. Helen’s alone in the office, and almost drops her coffee when she sees him.
It’s not dramatic, or anything like that. He doesn’t wake screaming and punching at the Cradle from the inside. Helen simply turns, her gaze sliding over his face beneath the glass as it so often does, and realises he’s awake.
He’s blinking up at her, groggy and confused.
“It’s okay,” Helen says. “You’re safe.”
She presses her hand to the glass, and he echoes the movement from the other side.
He’s not even awake a full minute before he’s sliding back into unconsciousness.
*
The next time he wakes, it is dramatic. Mostly because he’s in a hospital bed, so there isn’t the bulk of the Cradle to hold him back when he starts asking for his sister.
‘Asking’ probably isn’t the right word. ‘Demanding’ would be more accurate.
Pietro thrashes and kicks out, and Helen wades through the orderlies trying to hold him down and places a firm hand against his chest.
His eyes snap to her, and Helen sees his recognition, his brow creasing.
“Your sister is fine,” she promises. “She’s right outside, but I won’t allow her in here until you calm down.”
The look Pietro gives her is mutinous, but he does settle back, and even allows Helen to examine him for a whole two minutes before he starts asking for Wanda again.
*
Helen essentially moves into the Compound after that, although she’s not particularly happy about it. The Avengers are good people, but their lives are disruptive, and Helen would prefer to focus on her work.
But Pietro is the first Cradle subject to recover from such extensive wounds, so it’s essential she stays close in these early stages of his recovery.
There’s also the fact that he only seems to behave for examinations when Helen is present. But she tries not to dwell on that.
*
Pietro is only allowed to use his powers sparingly and under strict supervision, something that clearly drives him to distraction. He takes to spending his time in Helen’s office, despite her many not-so-subtle invitations for him to leave.
He chatters away, about what movement he is and isn’t allowed, about how ridiculous it is that people expect him to go slow.
Helen learns to work through the noise.
*
Pietro falls during training. Nothing serious, but it shakes them all.
Helen keeps him in the medical bay overnight, and for once Pietro doesn’t complain.
Perhaps because Helen stays with him, sat beside his bed while he sleeps.
*
He spends time in the Cradle regularly, because it’s the most efficient way to assess his condition.
“Almost done,” Helen says, pressing her hand to the glass in what has become a habit.
He nods, and she watches him kiss his palm before he touches it to the glass from the other side.
Helen ignores her flush and Pietro’s smirk, and concentrates on the data.
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Pairing: Pietro/Helen
Rating: G
Words: 499
Timeline: Post-Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Notes: Spoilers for Avengers: Age Of Ultron. For
fan_flashworks, prompt "midnight".Summary: Helen takes an interest in Pietro because he is her subject, and nothing more. Until he is.
Pietro wakes up at midnight, on an uneventful Thursday. Helen’s alone in the office, and almost drops her coffee when she sees him.
It’s not dramatic, or anything like that. He doesn’t wake screaming and punching at the Cradle from the inside. Helen simply turns, her gaze sliding over his face beneath the glass as it so often does, and realises he’s awake.
He’s blinking up at her, groggy and confused.
“It’s okay,” Helen says. “You’re safe.”
She presses her hand to the glass, and he echoes the movement from the other side.
He’s not even awake a full minute before he’s sliding back into unconsciousness.
*
The next time he wakes, it is dramatic. Mostly because he’s in a hospital bed, so there isn’t the bulk of the Cradle to hold him back when he starts asking for his sister.
‘Asking’ probably isn’t the right word. ‘Demanding’ would be more accurate.
Pietro thrashes and kicks out, and Helen wades through the orderlies trying to hold him down and places a firm hand against his chest.
His eyes snap to her, and Helen sees his recognition, his brow creasing.
“Your sister is fine,” she promises. “She’s right outside, but I won’t allow her in here until you calm down.”
The look Pietro gives her is mutinous, but he does settle back, and even allows Helen to examine him for a whole two minutes before he starts asking for Wanda again.
*
Helen essentially moves into the Compound after that, although she’s not particularly happy about it. The Avengers are good people, but their lives are disruptive, and Helen would prefer to focus on her work.
But Pietro is the first Cradle subject to recover from such extensive wounds, so it’s essential she stays close in these early stages of his recovery.
There’s also the fact that he only seems to behave for examinations when Helen is present. But she tries not to dwell on that.
*
Pietro is only allowed to use his powers sparingly and under strict supervision, something that clearly drives him to distraction. He takes to spending his time in Helen’s office, despite her many not-so-subtle invitations for him to leave.
He chatters away, about what movement he is and isn’t allowed, about how ridiculous it is that people expect him to go slow.
Helen learns to work through the noise.
*
Pietro falls during training. Nothing serious, but it shakes them all.
Helen keeps him in the medical bay overnight, and for once Pietro doesn’t complain.
Perhaps because Helen stays with him, sat beside his bed while he sleeps.
*
He spends time in the Cradle regularly, because it’s the most efficient way to assess his condition.
“Almost done,” Helen says, pressing her hand to the glass in what has become a habit.
He nods, and she watches him kiss his palm before he touches it to the glass from the other side.
Helen ignores her flush and Pietro’s smirk, and concentrates on the data.
