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The city’s distant hum seeped through the glass, a nocturnal symphony of sirens and traffic. At 11:47 PM, Natasha Romanoff’s bedroom was an island of lamplight—papers strewn across the duvet, a half-empty mug of tea cooling beside her. Then came the tap. Deliberate. Three knuckles against the windowpane. She rose without a sound, muscles taut, and parted the curtain. There, silhouetted against the glittering skyline, hung a figure upside down. Smaller than Peter. A different suit—fabric scraps stitched together with careful hands. The figure knocked again, offering a small, tentative wave. Natasha’s heart tightened. She unlocked the window, and the cool night air rushed in. “So you got my messages,” she said, her voice steady but her eyes softening. “You want to tell me wh…