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• Like an old leaf drifting in a river by whitewdwbite

  Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Hawkeye (TV 2021), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel  

  • Explicit
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/F
  • Work in Progress

  04 May 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop
  • Yelena Belova
  • Kate Bishop
  • Fanny | Yelena Belova's Dog
  • Lucky the Pizza Dog (Marvel)
  • Clint Barton
  • Laura Barton
  • Yelena Belova Needs a Hug
  • Yelena Belova is Not Aromantic or Asexual
  • Protective Kate Bishop
  • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
  • Minor Alexei Shostakov
  • Minor John Walker - Freeform
  • Minor Ava Starr - Freeform
  • Minor Robert "Bob" Reynolds
  • No Beta We Die Like Taskmaster
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Will add more tags as this progresses
  • Slow Burn
  • Post-Movie: Thunderbolts (2025)
  • Blip Years Don't Add Up
  • Yelena has her thunderbolts haircut
  • Eating Disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD

  Summary

  Does it really get lighter? Ever? Can anything fill the void, or do you just add to it while it takes and takes and takes until you lose yourself?

  OR
  The emotional talks Yelena has ocasionally had with the team do nothing to help with her pain, and after she falls back into her bad habits, Kate finds her in need of help, whether she wants to admit it or not.

  OR OR
  Yelena cant help herself, and Kate quite literally saves her life.

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