Comic booking it

[from_a_distance]

Clint was not one to frequent comic shops. In fact, he usually stayed as far away from them as possible--not because, like the other Avengers, he was afraid he might be recognized, but because he was pretty certain he wouldn't be, and that got a little old after a while.

But Coulson had been moping because he couldn't get in to get his Captain America comics for a couple months, and Clint didn't like to see Coulson moping, so he decided to stop by and pick them up for the agent. He'd probably just drop them on his desk when Coulson wasn't around, but at least he knew it would make the man smile.

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[mediumdrip]

"What if he promises not to?"

[sonofcoul]

Phil lingers by the doorway, internally a bit perturbed at his timing.

[from_a_distance]

Clint is only vaguely aware that Coulson is there, and as much as they've never really talked about this, he doesn't feel the need to keep it from him either. "Remember that night I came to your house, and I was telling you how my dad used to get real mad at me like your dad did? He always promised he wouldn't do it again, but he always did."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine frowned and looked at Clint a moment. "I'm sorry."

[sonofcoul]

He's gathered much of what Clint is saying, but hearing it really makes him wish for a time machine to do much the same thing to Clint's dad as Clint did to Blaine's.

[from_a_distance]

"Whoa, hey," Clint says gently. "There's nothing you need to be sorry for, kiddo. You haven't done anything wrong."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine doesn't want to disagree. He's too worried that if he does that Clint will change his mind and if he can't be with his family he really wants to be here. "I think Mr. Coulson is back," he said. "Maybe we should keep going with the tour?"

[sonofcoul]

He nods and steps more fully into the room. "Yeah. Mr. Coulson's back. We can get back to the tour if you'd like."

[from_a_distance]

Clint frowns a little, but he nods and touches Blaine's shoulder lightly.

"Yeah, we can. The training room was next, right?"

[mediumdrip]

Blaine nods and looks around the TV room once last time. "What kind of movies do you have?"

[sonofcoul]

"Pretty much anything you want to watch. Ever."

[from_a_distance]

"Yep," Clint agrees with a smile. "You name it, we can get it."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine's eyes widened a bit. "Wow..." he said, but before he let himself get carried away with the idea. "Um, let's go to the training room now. Will anyone be there?"

[sonofcoul]

"It's possible." He pauses for a moment. "We could ask JARVIS."

[from_a_distance]

"We definitely could do that," Clint confirms. "JARVIS? Is anybody in the training room at the moment?"

"Captain Rogers and Sergeant Barnes are currently training," JARVIS offers.

[mediumdrip]

"Captain? Is that the Captain or another one?" This time he looks at Coulson excitedly, hoping he'll tell him it's Captain America.

[sonofcoul]

Coulson's smile is remarkably close to a grin. "It's definitely the Captain."

[from_a_distance]

Clint laughs and rolls his eyes fondly. "Come on, fanboys, let's go see the Cap."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine moves to Phil and grabs at his hand. "Come on, come on," he says, pulling him out of the room so that he can lead them to the training room.

[sonofcoul]

He laughs. "Okay, okay. Let's go." He heads off, making sure Clint's behind.

[from_a_distance]

Clint is definitely behind, grinning at the pair of them. "I don't think he's going anywhere. You won't miss him."

[mediumdrip]

"But what if aliens attack or something? Which way is it?"

[sonofcoul]

"It's actually downstairs. Elevator again."

[from_a_distance]

"Safer down there," Clint points out as they get into the elevator.

[mediumdrip]

Blaine tries to wait patiently as they make their way downstairs. He ends up squeezing Coulson's hand a little in nervousness.