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She let out a small hiss when he twisted her arm, her whole body tensing once again. A familiar nagging in the back of her mind started up, the voice of her darker side wanting her to give up, give in…. No. She would not. She could bring him back with her… Free him from them like she did herself.

“James…. You dont have to work for the Room… They’re not…. Theyre not Better. They’re the scum of this earth, monsters hiding in closets, James.”

          [ fingers brush over the pale skin
          that he’d longed to touch all
          those years ago. it was dirty
          broken and dirty. she wasn’t
          his natalia anymore. the one
          who spent time with him when
          he came out of cryo. she wasn’t
          that person. not anymore.
          fingers tighten on her arm, and
          there’s a sharp kick in her stomach ]

        "And SHIELD is not? They’re using you.
                     Just like everyone else would be using you.
                                         You belong to the room, you know that”