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"Second Chance" by arsenicjade (G)
Fandom: The Avengers (movieverse)
Pairing: None
Length: ~8500 words
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arsenicjade
Author Website: Following H with C Since 1999
Why this must be read: Clint gets age-reversed back to eight years old, or thereabouts, and the rest of the team takes surprisingly good care of a kid who's never had that before. It's sweet and heartwarming and yet totally in-character. Mostly it's a really lovely take on everyone's "softer" sides, and a peek at Clint's childhood that we don't get in canon. (Unless someone wants to make a Hawkeye movie, y/y?)
Tony isn't entirely sure why he has three waffle makers, but he seemingly does: a regular one, one that makes waffles in the shape of keyboards--and okay, he kind of remembers Pepper giving him that as a gag gift--and one that makes waffles in the shape of barn animals. This last is utterly mindboggling, but it makes Clint's eyes light up, so Tony says a silent thanks to whoever put it amongst his kitchen implements.
He leaves the kitchen to put a call into Sitwell and tells him Clint is pretty banged up. “Rotator cuff’s fucked, he’s probably not gonna be with us if something comes up in the next few weeks. And, honestly, given that situation, if it’s not big, don’t call.”
Sitwell, understandably, asks, “Why didn’t he come into medical?”
Luckily, the answer, “Barton,” and “Don’t worry, I’ve got someone on it,” is enough to cover that issue. Tony hangs up and goes to join the rest of them.
Bruce saunters in while Steve is teaching Thor and Clint how to make the batter. Tony catches Bruce's eye and the two of them gravitate toward each other. Tony asks, "Got any ideas?"
"This is not scientific," Bruce says.
Tony bites back a sigh. "No, probably not. Think Thor knows anything?"
Bruce shakes his head. “"I kinda think he would have mentioned. He's brash, not dense."
"So, what? We just let him stay like this?"
They both look over at where Clint is being held at counter level by Steve, so that he can add in the blueberries. He has batter on his nose and an expression of absolute concentration, the kind adult-Clint gets when he has to make something right with Natasha, or one of the others. In other words, Tony realizes, the one adult-Clint gets when something big is at stake.
Bruce bites his lower lip. "If we have to. It's not... Would it be so bad?"
Tony hears the wistfulness in Bruce's question. "Besides, you mean, us not having a key member of our team?"
Bruce shrugs. "I'm just saying, he kind of deserves it, you know? Whatever we can give him."
Tony thinks they all might kind of deserve that, but at the same time, "He deserves his friends working to get him back, Bruce."
"I'm not-- I agree. All I'm saying is that if we can't, we should, you know, make the most of this."
Across the room, the first waffle comes apart at the seams as maker opens, each part sticking to the supposedly non-stick maker. In Steve's arms, Clint goes stock-still and he whispers, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean-- I'll clean it up and you can make the rest and--"
Thor peels parts of the waffle away from the iron with his fucking fingers--Tony sometimes wonders if the guy feels any pain at all--and pops it in his mouth. "This is delicious, friend Clint. I will need more."
Second Chance
Pairing: None
Length: ~8500 words
Author on LJ:
arsenicjadeAuthor Website: Following H with C Since 1999
Why this must be read: Clint gets age-reversed back to eight years old, or thereabouts, and the rest of the team takes surprisingly good care of a kid who's never had that before. It's sweet and heartwarming and yet totally in-character. Mostly it's a really lovely take on everyone's "softer" sides, and a peek at Clint's childhood that we don't get in canon. (Unless someone wants to make a Hawkeye movie, y/y?)
Tony isn't entirely sure why he has three waffle makers, but he seemingly does: a regular one, one that makes waffles in the shape of keyboards--and okay, he kind of remembers Pepper giving him that as a gag gift--and one that makes waffles in the shape of barn animals. This last is utterly mindboggling, but it makes Clint's eyes light up, so Tony says a silent thanks to whoever put it amongst his kitchen implements.
He leaves the kitchen to put a call into Sitwell and tells him Clint is pretty banged up. “Rotator cuff’s fucked, he’s probably not gonna be with us if something comes up in the next few weeks. And, honestly, given that situation, if it’s not big, don’t call.”
Sitwell, understandably, asks, “Why didn’t he come into medical?”
Luckily, the answer, “Barton,” and “Don’t worry, I’ve got someone on it,” is enough to cover that issue. Tony hangs up and goes to join the rest of them.
Bruce saunters in while Steve is teaching Thor and Clint how to make the batter. Tony catches Bruce's eye and the two of them gravitate toward each other. Tony asks, "Got any ideas?"
"This is not scientific," Bruce says.
Tony bites back a sigh. "No, probably not. Think Thor knows anything?"
Bruce shakes his head. “"I kinda think he would have mentioned. He's brash, not dense."
"So, what? We just let him stay like this?"
They both look over at where Clint is being held at counter level by Steve, so that he can add in the blueberries. He has batter on his nose and an expression of absolute concentration, the kind adult-Clint gets when he has to make something right with Natasha, or one of the others. In other words, Tony realizes, the one adult-Clint gets when something big is at stake.
Bruce bites his lower lip. "If we have to. It's not... Would it be so bad?"
Tony hears the wistfulness in Bruce's question. "Besides, you mean, us not having a key member of our team?"
Bruce shrugs. "I'm just saying, he kind of deserves it, you know? Whatever we can give him."
Tony thinks they all might kind of deserve that, but at the same time, "He deserves his friends working to get him back, Bruce."
"I'm not-- I agree. All I'm saying is that if we can't, we should, you know, make the most of this."
Across the room, the first waffle comes apart at the seams as maker opens, each part sticking to the supposedly non-stick maker. In Steve's arms, Clint goes stock-still and he whispers, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean-- I'll clean it up and you can make the rest and--"
Thor peels parts of the waffle away from the iron with his fucking fingers--Tony sometimes wonders if the guy feels any pain at all--and pops it in his mouth. "This is delicious, friend Clint. I will need more."
Second Chance
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