Midnight Dances

Bucky and Natasha both wake up in the middle of the night after having nightmares. Each of them decides to go down to the Avengers’ lounge to dance for a while, in an effort to feel better and maybe bring back some happy memories. Bucky goes down to the lounge first. He puts on a swing record and dances with himself, first remembering going to dances in Brooklyn, then remembering a day when he taught Natasha to swing dance while they were working for the Red Room. Natasha arrives later, wanting to practice some dance moves to cope with a nightmare she had. She meets Bucky in the lounge, and, after a brief talk about their dreams, they share a dance to Sinatra’s “Time After Time.” The next morning, they resolve to share a dance in the lounge at the end of each week to celebrate getting through another week of mission and to have a small chance to be normal. It is implied at the end that they continue with this practice.