crack_van | Apophasis by workerbee73 (pg)

Fandom: AVENGERS
Pairing: Clint/Natasha
Length: 4364 words
Author on LJ:

workerbee73
Author Website: @ AO3
Why this must be read:

This is a really lovely Clint/Natasha story that slips from past (when Clint made the call to save Natasha instead of killing her) to present, with a hopeful eye towards their future together.

"You could be more careful."

"You could learn not to get shot."

"I just do it for the sympathy."

The corner of her mouth quirks upward in response. There's nothing much else to say tonight and he hasn't said it in a while and no one could ever accuse him of forgetting to mark an occasion. "You really should get around to marrying me sometime, Romanoff."

The quirk turns into a smile. "Shut up, Barton," she says and that's that. One – two, ritual complete. It's as close as either of them comes to saying I love you because people like them don't really say things like that. Besides, this is better anyway.

Apophasis by

workerbee73

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