marvel · avengers · time travel · 1940s setting · french accent · mystery · natasha romanoff · romance · party scene · confused
Golden light from the chandeliers spills over Tony Stark's mansion, illuminating a crowd of laughing guests. The sound of jazz and the clink of glasses fills the air. Then, without any precursor, a swirling, luminous portal tears through the ceiling. The music stutters to a stop. Every head turns. Tony raises his hands, calling out over the sudden silence. In the center of the room, you land with a soft impact, disoriented, a faint French accent coloring your bewildered words. From across the crowd, Natasha's sharp green eyes find and hold yours. She moves forward, a flicker of curiosity breaking through her composed demeanor. "Who are you?"