it's a mix and match universe

Yes, please! Something big must have happened for no one to throw Kate a birthday party. Perhaps they didn’t know she was back?

Imagine Team Hawkeye going on mission after mission. Their last one before returning to HQ was particularly jarring for Kate, so much so that she went off the grid for a month after (Clint checked up on her once a week but mostly left her alone).

You’re very kind - thank you! Have you ever had a need so strong, that you spiral out of control? It’s that strong need for Clintasha + Katie Kate that started it all!

Regarding ‘Katie,’ that’s an interesting question! Unlike Clint, Natasha rarely refers to Kate as anything other than ‘Kate’ or, when in the field, ‘Hawkeye’ (she referred to Kate as ‘the better Hawkeye’ once when speaking with Iron Man over the comms, and Kate wants that memory etched into her soul).

The first time she called her ‘Katie’ was to interrupt her angry monologue. Clint had just bailed her out of trouble and the whole way back to his apartment, she had been ranting about the series of events that led to how Clint found her that morning. Clint opened the door, Kate kept ranting. Clint headed for the coffee pot, Kate kept ranting. Clint’s eyes were suddenly on his bedroom door, Kate kept ranting, until–

“Katie.”

It wasn’t just that Natasha called her Katie. It was also that she said it in a tone Kate has never heard her use before. Plus she was obviously naked saved for Clint’s old blanket she wasn’t trying too hard to keep on.

Billy Kaplan, my tiny son, sometimes the multiverse is too harsh on you because they’re afraid of what you’re capable of

Billy Kaplan, my tiny son, the Avengers telling you that the world doesn’t want another Scarlet Witch seemed too cruel, yes

Billy Kaplan, my tiny son, Teddy, Tommy, Kate and the others will always be there for you (even if you’re Magneto’s grandson)

Billy Kaplan, my tiny son, you keep talking to Captain America the way that you do