you can do no wrong in my eyes.

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( rahul kohli. 36. he/they. non-binary. ) are you a VIGILANTE? something tells me that feeling the weight of consequences on your shoulders, a restless night sleep that’s lasted years, wanting to feel whole again makes you who you are, CLINT BARTON. with the powers of the MASTER ARCHER/EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP, you’re sure to have a LOYAL/DISTANT, personality — and you definitely belong to UNAFFILIATED. were you listening to HEARING DAMAGE by THOM YORKE on your way to the subway? it suits you. we can’t wait to see what you do next! 

clint, unsent: it’s weird how 

clint, unsent: you really changed a lot of 

clint, unsent: it’s a weird feeling like my brother was the only person that i really ever 

clint, unsent: do you want to come over and order something in i know it’s not mu

clint: hey kid, we seem to keep missing each other. sorry i was actually doing some ‘retired’ things. i’d go to bora bora but i think i would miss lucky too much. so sorry to you.

clint: i am not that old fuck you. 

          TRIES  TO  WRIGGLE  OUT  of  his  grasp  .  “  damn  ,  you  really  just  have  to  mess  a  person’s  hair  up  ?  i  really  put  in  the  effort  to  do  an  effortless  messy  ponytail  !  ”  she  playfully  huffs  before  rolling  their  eyes  at  clint’s  comment  .  “  hey  i’m  not  the  one  with  magical  powers  or  super  powers  so  how  badly  could  i  ,  personally  ,  fuck  up  ?  ”  it’s  a  rhetorical  question  .  let’s  ignore  the  fact  that  the  two  managed  to  get  a  giant  arrow  stuck  on  the  manhattan  bridge  during  a  high  speed  car  chase  !  but  it  doesn’t  mean  kate  wants  to  rely  on  clint  to  help  them  clean  up  their  mess  .  “  anyways  ,  yeah  i’m  done  for  the  day  .  why  ?  you  got  any  plans  ?  ”

          @bvrtons​​    –––    SHIELD  TRAINING  COMPOUND    //    “  I  COULD’VE  SWORN  EVERY  member  of  the  avengers  has  said  you’re  retired  .  ”  stephen  hides  his  amusement  .  “  unless  you’re  just  a  consultant  ?  then  that  technically  still  counts  as  retirement  .  ”

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“  you can’t be serious  !  ”  scott is five seconds from banging his head against a brick wall or flinging himself back into the quantum realm  .  this is humiliating  .  “  i can’t believe they got that on camera  .  ”

❝ oh, there’s nothing wrong with them or the school. a lot of them are basically family. ❞ and it was true, especially the new mutants. ❝ but you know that cliche of a kid wanting to move out their parents’ house when they turn 18 ? that’s kind of how i feel. ❞ bobby is grateful for the x-men and what they’ve done for him but he definitely needs a change. ❝ i have powers ! the technical version is ‘ solar energy absorption ‘ but in layman’s terms it means i absorb the sun’s radiation and channel that in different ways - personal favorite being super strength and flight. ❞

He’s not seen many of his former teamates since his return to earth- the understanding that so many were still carrying the hurt. But of all the people to stumble upon him in the middle of the park, Thor is more than pleased to be startled by Clint Barton- as his open grin shows.

“My friend!” he says, warmly, reaching out and laying a hand on Clint’s shoulder- not so bold as to force as hug upon him- though the temptation is real. “’Tis good to see you, and your companion”. Lucky gets a hand to sniff, as a matter of formalities. As all good boys should. “…If I wanted to truly hide, I have my ways. But… I find myself tired of hiding. So I am glad to have found you. How are you?”

it had been a shit show, and half of the time he was wondering if the avengers were still even the avengers. but it was nice being able to see an old friend, and clint had hoped that they were doing much better than he currently was even if he was managing alright than some people that he knew. “people are coming back from the dead, you know.” clint says, biting on the inside of their cheek. “it’s been fucking wild man.” he shakes his head, leaning down to pet lucky behind the ears for being such a good dog. 

“  ah  ,  yep  —  always gotta keep an eye on those kids  ,  ”  rhodey says affectionately  ,  nodding in agreement  .  the young avengers  ,  all the various spider-kids  …  he’s proud of them  ,  how strong they are and how much they’ve achieved  ,  but he can’t help but feel a little worried  ,  watching them all fling themselves into danger  .  the risks of being a parent  ,  he supposes  .  even though he isn’t one  .  “  damn right we do  .  maybe now the kids are grown up enough to handle disasters on their own  ,  we can get the leave we’d be owed in any other job by now  .  ”

            clint  barton  ,   perhaps  the  bane  of  her  existence  and  the  reason  why  she's  been  yelled  at  multiple  times  by  her  sister  .   so  now  yelena  has  a  grudge  against  the  older  man  ,   perhaps  a  bit  jealous  of  how  close  he  is  to  the  people  they  care  for  ,   which  somehow  annoys  them  even  more  .    “  i  already  said  why  they  named  it  the  chicago  typewriter  ,  ”   yelena  scowls  ,   balancing  the  gun  at  him  and  winking  ,   knowing  there's  no  bullet  in  it  .   she  pulls  the  trigger  ,   lets  out  a  small  pow  from  her  lips  and  shrugs  .    “  i  don't  think  i'll  ever  be  able  to  use  it  ,   but  it's  pretty  .  ”

“  terrible  .  i can’t lord those twelve minutes over my sister anymore  ,  ”  pietro says  ,  although his attempt at a mournful tone is spoiled by the smile that breaks out upon seeing a familiar face  .  “  glad to see you’ve survived the last ten years without my help  ,  old man  .  ”  he chooses not to dwell on the back from the dead part of clint’s reply  —  he’d guessed as much anyway  .

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“  guess i jinxed myself with all those jokes  ,  because i really didn’t see this coming  .  ”

          SINCE  HIS  ARRIVAL  TO  THIS  UNIVERSE  ,  oliver’s  felt  unsettled  .  he  was  able  to  quickly  get  back  on  his  feet  and  find  an  apartment  ,  but  something  just  felt  off  .  and  in  true  ollie  fashion  ,  he’ll  ignore  the  nagging  feeling  for  the  time  being  and  try  to  gather  as  much  information  as  he  can  .  “  well  it’s  great  to  meet  you  clint  ,  i’m  oliver  ,  ”  offers  a  friendly  smile  before  sipping  his  drink  .  “  gotta  say  ,  big  fan  of  your  trick  arrows  .  ”

“  hey  ,  join the club  ,  ”  rhodey says  ,  “  blink twice if they’re keeping you hostage  .  ”  he’s only half-kidding  —  wouldn’t put it past shield to outright kidnap clint to avoid losing his talents forever  (  american military organisations and their  ‘  we own everything  ’  mentality  …  exhausting  )  .  “  but seriously  ,  i’m not going to judge you for that  .  ”

The nice thing about a city as large as New York is that people rarely pay attention to others around them. Meaning he can take the time like this, to sit amongst the hustle and bustle, and just… watch.

They’re so resilient, these Midgardians. Time, and time again, have their lives been thrown to chaos… and they survive regardless. They thrive. He is proud to have favored them from the start.

And of course, there are those he called friends… ones he hesitates to see, even now. Grip tight on the ‘umbrella’ in his hand, more than anything, he misses them.

…What would he even say? If he were faced with them? Thor doesn’t know. So much has happened… and yet he feels both changed and exactly the same.

Too caught in his own thoughts, he is unaware, when someone takes the time to look, and recognize him through his simple disguise.

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the great thing about being the lesser known avenger is not being recognized at all. it was rare, even before all the shit happening with the blip. he’s got a coffee cup in hand and lucky’s leash in the other as he walks through central park, one of lucky’s favourite places to be when he stumbles upon an avenger himself. it didn’t take much to recognize him, maybe because clint had been working besides him for so long now he could recognize him from anywhere. he stands right next to him, looking at the bout of people. “you know, if you wanted to blend in you shoud’ve done the whole hat and sunglasses thing,” clint whispers, he’s got a smirk on his face as he looks at the other. 

 ·.· ✶          @reshieldedstart​

·.· ✶       𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃  –    even  if  the  marks  of  a  steaming  cappuccino  down  the  front  of  lilac  blouse  might  suggest  otherwise  ,    it’s  with  a  confident  smile    (  perhaps  an  inch  of  annoyance  ,  aimed  at  herself  ,  in  the  taught  pull  of  lips.  )  she  laughs  it  off.  it  was  controlled  ,  manufactured  ,  she  found  no  humour  in  the  situation.   “  no  .   it  was  my  own  fault  really  ,    -  what’s  the  best  way  to  clean  up  something  like  this  again  ? “