#while steve stood there shocked that nat was crying – @help-i-need-a-cool-username on Tumblr

I highly doubt this is considered in character but it would make a great scene (fanfic or movie) so...

Its the aftermath of a fight, they're still at the battlefield, and theres been some kind of heavy toll (maybe like two deaths but could be The Blip if you want). The Avengers are upset, some are full on sobbing, and Natasha is one of the ones who is holding it together. She's obviously upset but she's keeping her cool. But then Alexei, her dad, shows up (either right there or like a few days later) and the moment Nat sees him she breaks. She's crying and walking towards Alexei who of course hugs her, and that kicks off the full on sobbing. The people who witness it are speechless. Clint's her best friend and he's never seen her cry in front of another person who wasnt a mission, and here she is getting snot all over Alexei's too tight uniform while Alexei comforts her

#hinacu mcu #black widow #natasha romanoff #alexei shostakov #avengers #i highly doubt she cried at all in Ohio but we'll ignore that for now #anyways i love how they all immediaetly revert back to their dynamics when they're around each other #i think she'd feel crying in a weakness and you should never expose ur weaknesses #so whenever she does cry its when shes alone #except for missions bc thats crying on command to get intelligence or distract #wrote this bc i couldnt get the image of Nat hugging Alexei on purpose just to cry on him #while Steve stood there shocked that NAT was crying #(he knows he's her sorta-dad tho)#but it could also be like Nat is visiting her dad and when he opens the door it happens #so private or public works