in another life | wanda maximoff x fem!reader

❝every night,

            the same dreams❞

Screaming, she remembered the screaming. And then she remembered the heart-crushing waves of hurt. 

Then numbness. 

Where a plain land once now became a house, and in the center of it all, Wanda Maximoff found someone she never knew she would see again. 

Y/n Y/l/n. 

The only person she had ever loved, alive and well standing in front of her. Honestly, it all felt like a dream, a nightmare. 

And then you greeted her, the same familiar smile that sent shivers of warmth down Wanda's spine. The familiarity of this scene. 

Wanda reached forward, and you did the same, your arm outstretched, and Wanda ran into them without a second thought. This was home. With you. It doesn't matter where they are, as long as she's with the love of her life, it's her home. 

"Wanda," your voice was just as Wanda remembered it, and she buried her face in your neck, taking in the smell of your lavender shampoo. 

"Y/n," Wanda greeted, leaning up and pecking your lips. You smiled, pulling Wanda backed again as you kissed her. "This is our life now. We're safe." 

You frowned, taking Wanda's hands into your own. "Darling, you can't keep doing this forever. Sooner or later it's going to come crashing down. Who will be there when that happened?" 

"You will," Wanda immediately replied, her voice trembling as she held on to your hand a little tighter. "You promise you'll be here, till forever falls apart. We can live in this life, we get to live any life we want, doesn't that sound great, Y/n?" 

Leaning forward, you placed a gentle kiss on her lips. "Forever seems to have already fallen apart. You can't rewrite fate, Wanda." 

Wanda shook her head, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. "You promise, that where I go you'll follow. We can rewrite the stars, here, in Westview. We'll have everything we ever wanted, kids, a house, a life. Please, Y/n. Please..." 

Her voice broke in the end and you pulled a trembling Wanda into your arms, your hand running through her hair in a soothing manner. "I followed as far as I can go," you muttered quietly. "You can't rewrite the stars, Wanda, I know it hurts so much right now, but it's not right. I'll always be here, in your heart, you'll keep my memories alive." 

"But I want you to be alive, in my arms," Wanda whispered quietly, and you tightened your hold around her. 

"I'll always be part of who you are," you kissed Wanda again, the kiss final. Wanda let out a gasp when you disappeared again into golden mists. 

She was so tired. So tired of reliving the same scene over and over and over. She closed her eyes, wishing it would all end. 

But when Wanda opened her eyes again, she knew what she was expecting. 

Tommy and Billy rushed off towards the bowl of food as other Wanda laughed as she pushed the two of them away. 

"Billy, Tommy, can you guys tell your mom to come help me in the kitchen?" Wanda saw herself in the kitchen, a huge grin on her own face as she stirred a dish. Tommy grinned and ran off, coming back in a blink of an eye with you. You chuckle, shaking your head as she ruffled Tommy's hair, who pouted, standing beside Billy. 

You greeted other Wanda with a kiss, and Billy and Tommy faked gagged. "Mom!! No kissing in the kitchen." 

"It's our kitchen, we get to decide," you replied with your usual quick remarks. Wanda rolled her eyes, pulling you into another quick peck. 

"Ewww!!" Billy exclaimed. 

"Wait until you get yourself a girlfriend or boyfriend," you laughed, glancing at the pot. "What are you making, Wands?" 

Wanda just wink, and you opened your mouth to protest. But then the scene changed and all Wanda could see was darkness. 

Then she heard your screams, and you glanced around frantically, hoping to find the source of the scream. Nothing came. Then it was dark again, and your scream came once more. 

"Y/N!" 

A gasp left her lips as Wanda shot up from her bed, cold sweat covering her body. She glanced around the room, the familiar cabin she had lived in ever since Westview. 

She got up and walked towards the bathroom, splashing cold water on her face. It was the same routine every day, and she was getting tired of it. 

But a routine kept her going, so she continued to do it. 

She ate breakfast in silence, and then went into her bedroom again and grabbed out the Darkhold, walking towards a room she had made for herself. She sat in the middle of the room, her outfit changed the second she walked through the door. She flipped through the book again, her eyes glowing red. 

There must be something in there that would help her. There must be somewhere, sometimes, some sort of dimension where you still exist, where you need her as much as she needs you. 

She closed her eyes as the room continued to glow. 

The light got brighter as she chanted the ritual she had long remembered, a way to hold on to another universe for a certain amount of time. Not exactly going there, more like passing by. 

And when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in another universe. 

Wanda found herself wearing a different shirt, and a quiet gasp left her lips when she saw her children again. They glanced up from behind the sofa, adorable smiles on their lips. Wanda found herself walking towards them. 

"Tommy? Billy?" 

"Mom," they exclaimed in excitement, and they threw themselves into Wanda's arms. Wanda smiled softly at them, blinking away her tears. 

"Did you see this new thing we made?" Tommy exclaimed in excitement. "Mommy helped!" 

Billy pouted, nudging his brother. "Mommy said it was supposed to be a secret." 

Wanda watched the two of them as they bickered back and forth, her eyes watching them. "What if the two of you show me together?" 

But before they could reply, the world around her shattered once again and she found herself kneeling in the same position she was before, but now back in her own room. 

Tears slid down her face as she sank down to the ground, wrapping her arms around herself. 

 ❝and every morning                   

the same nightmares❞