003 - A 15 Second Peak into the Unknown - [OTA]

[minus1twin]

WHO: Wanda Maximoff
WHERE: Inn's Kitchen & Around the Village
WHEN: 20th - 25th December
OPEN TO: Tommy & OTA
WARNINGS: Spoilers, death, deathy related things... will update.

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[ooc note: Wanda's sneak preview is based on the end of Infinity Wars, there are Spoilers for those who have yet to see the movie.

Anyone can be in the kitchen when her video is playing but Tommy will be talking to her first. (Feel free to wave the RP magic wand if you want to say your character saw.) The second prompt is to run into her at any time after that. If people want to talk about Thanos/the end of Infinity Wards/Nightmares/etc any location is do-able. I am easy and I can avoid spoilers in the open post as well, so just give me a heads up.

I have the video here for the full heart wrenching 15 seconds. Video @ 2:30 time: LINK.]

→ For Tommy

A harsh cry tore through the air, sounding from Wanda's bracelet. The scene was unfamiliar, indicating a future she'd only heard bits and pieces of. She was crying, struggling, while Vision was on her knees. Wanda was killing him. She stares at the video, unaware of anyone who might be hovering within sight of the short clip.

'I love you'

Vision's whisper echoed through her chest while tears threatened at the corner of her eyes. She could only watch as the Mind Stone and Vision both shattered. Her throat constricted and she felt her heart breaking without ever experiencing whatever had blossomed between her and Vision. Wanda knew about it, just as she had about Thanos. Tony had told her that she had something with Vision and then her son's had said something similar but she hadn't expected a future like this. Clint had implied that she died but killing one of her teammates…

She thought she was past that.

When the scene ended she gripped the kitchen counter and tried to stop the tears that flowed freely down her cheeks. She's accepted the past but the future was new and she felt the pain as if she was living through it now.

How could this happen?

She felt the steady gaze of the others in the room, she didn't know who was there and she didn't look before turning to leave. There was nowhere to run except the storage closet. Wanda found a seat on a pile of blankets and cradled her face in the palm of her hands. The door cracked and she looked up to see Tommy standing in front of her. Wanda quickly brushed away her tears and tried to look somewhat composed, hoping that he hadn't seen it.

"Tommy." Her voice cracked. "Did you need something?"

→ Open to all

She didn't know how many people had seen the video but Wanda found that to be the least of her problems. She had never wanted to know the future and this was why. Her heart felt twisted and pained, wondering if there was a way to avoid a future that she had absolutely no context for. She tried to push it from her thoughts but again and again she heard those three words whispered in her ear.

'I love you'

It felt like a nightmare.

Why would she? Why would Vision?

She didn't know if anyone else had an answer and if they did… Wanda wasn't sure she wanted to know the answer. She bit back the question and tried to focus instead on finding a new place to stay.

Throughout the week Wanda could be found traveling between unoccupied homes, night or day, with Arado at her side. She continued to go to the inn and work in the kitchen but she always appeared to be absorbed by her thoughts and unfocused on those around her. Arado was usually at her side and would whine when it looked like someone wanted Wanda's attention.

Her nightmares worsened and she found herself wandering through the city at night, a thick jacket around her shoulders as she tried to recognize the stars glittering in the sky.