[As someone who once fought side by side with Thor, it might not be appropriate to say this...]
[But from any perspective, Loki meeting Thanos is a good thing in the long run!]
[At the very least, while this stupid HYDRA is still hiding in the shadows, waiting for a chance to conquer the world...]
[While the Avengers haven't yet gelled into a real team...]
[In this timeline where no one knows the truth...]
[Loki meeting Thanos and triggering the Chitauri invasion of Earth would actually be a good thing for the planet. At least, the Avengers would be truly established because of it.]
[Everyone would realize that Earth is not alone in the vast universe.]
[I even wish the "Sokovia Accords" incident would happen. It should be after that event that more people would accept the fact that there is a group of superheroes guarding Earth.]
[Instead of restricting the Avengers for the sake of so-called "authority," trying to turn these superheroes who have saved Earth countless times into pawns for power struggles.]
[However, having experienced it all, I don't want to see the Sokovia Accords happen again!]
[I don't want to go through watching Wanda turn to dust before my eyes again, and I don't want to see Natasha Romanoff jump off a cliff for a cause that others would later use as scrap paper.]
[I don't want to attend Tony's funeral again, either!]
[Perhaps, none of it makes sense. The things we fought so desperately for turned out to be so cheap in the eyes of others.]
[So cheap that they fill entire drawers, so cheap that even when Loki smiled and mentioned it later, the tears in his eyes couldn't be hidden.]
[You have to understand, he claims to be the greatest mage in the Nine Realms. You have to understand, in his later years, he single-handedly transformed all of Asgard.]
[In his words, maybe all of this is meaningless.]
[But I have to keep going. I don't want—at least I don't want this parallel world to end up in nothingness like the one I came from...]
"Sigh..."
Letting out a long sigh, Natasha Romanoff closed the black-gold diary after reading the entry reflecting Su Che's current mood. She turned and looked at Wanda sitting beside her with a complex expression.
"What are you thinking about?"
Reaching out to hug Wanda, Natasha gently stroked her hair like an older sister.
"I want to find him!"
Hearing Natasha's question, Wanda didn't hide her thoughts. Instead, she looked up at Natasha seriously and said, "Maybe it's just as he said: because of the HYDRA base in Sokovia, the original Avengers are assembling for the first time."
"As someone who has been through all this, he must be feeling incredibly complicated right now."
"But Natasha, you can sense it from his words, right? Su must be feeling really down right now."
"I think he must be missing the comrades who lived and died with him in his world."
"He must be missing his wife from back then terribly."
"So I want to go and be with him."
At this point, Wanda leaned against Natasha and sighed. "Even if it's just holding his hand childishly or clinging to him like this."
"Even though the husband from the parallel world has nothing to do with me in this world..."
"I just... every time I see that temperament he inadvertently radiates, that kind of uncontainable vicissitude and melancholy..."
"I feel inexplicably panicked. I always want to step forward and hug him tightly, to smooth out the frown between his brows with my own hands."
"Logically, according to the current timeline, he's come to this world and regained his 19-year-old appearance and age."
"But Natasha, can you see any of the spirit and vitality a 19-year-old should have in him?"
"He's more like he's been frozen for 70 years, just like Steve."
After saying this, Wanda sighed softly. "I know, actually, she and I aren't that closely connected—at most, we're counterparts from parallel universes."
"But I always feel like I am the Wanda in the black-gold diary."
"Especially after reading the second diary, where he wrote about why he opened this Peach Blossom Café, and after you brought me back from Sokovia, when I went to the Peach Blossom Café and saw him for the first time..."
"From then on, I've felt more and more that I am the Wanda written in his diary!"
"Whether we're the same person or not, I am her, and she is me. We are both Wanda Django Maximoff!"
Wanda looked up at Natasha, blinking. "Natasha, do you think if Su and I really get together, I can fill the void in his heart?"
Seeing Wanda's serious expression—it was clear she genuinely liked Su Che—Natasha was silent for a moment.
Then she shook her head gently. "I don't know, Wanda. Maybe love is a magical thing, but I haven't experienced it."
"At least, I've never truly experienced that kind of love that ordinary people have."
"So, Wanda, I can't answer your question."
Gently stroking Wanda's hair, Natasha thought for a moment and offered sincere advice: "If you think you are her, and if you truly like him..."
"Then boldly pursue it. When a girl meets someone who moves her heart and is reliable, taking the initiative to chase love and happiness isn't embarrassing at all."
"However, there's one thing you need to pay attention to!"
"What?"
Hearing that there was something she needed to be careful about, Wanda blinked curiously.
"According to the current timeline, Su is 19 years old, and you're only 15. So there's a four-year age gap between you."
Natasha smiled slightly, hugging Wanda as she said, "According to 'Romeo and Juliet' laws, if one person in a relationship is a minor and the age gap is more than three years..."
"Then any intimate contact is illegal!"
"So, if you don't want Su to go to jail, you'd better..."
"Huh?"
Hearing Natasha's words, Wanda blinked in confusion.
It wasn't that she didn't understand these things—after all, she wasn't a child anymore—but rather, this was her first time hearing about "Romeo and Juliet" laws.
So... she had to make Su wait two or three more years?
Hmm... Forget it, let's be together first, and we'll talk about the rest later!
Seeing Wanda's expression, Natasha smiled and then whispered something into her ear while holding her.
After a while, although Wanda's face was slightly flushed, it seemed... this could work too?
Well learned!
(Ahem, what the... I didn't teach her anything bad!)
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