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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[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve gets down on one knee so he's not quite so intimidating to the boy.

[not_a_commie]

Bucky grins holding back a quiet laugh, because hey, he was that age once. He sits down next to Steve and waves a little with human fingers. "Heya Blaine."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine slowly comes around. "Nice to meet you," he says, looking from one man to the other. "We didn't mess up your work out did we?"

[sonofcoul]

"I'm sure it's nothing irreparable."

[from_a_distance]

"Yeah, don't sweat it, kiddo. They can handle an interruption."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"You can stay and watch a little, if you want." He glances at Bucky for confirmation.

[not_a_commie]

Bucky nods smiling at Steve, "Yeah no problem at all, can show you a couple of moves if you want."

[mediumdrip]

"Really?!" Blaine asks, as if that's two good to be true. He doesn't even care about figuring out which one of them is the Captain now.

[sonofcoul]

Coulson smiles, just a bit. "Pretty sure they wouldn't lie."

[from_a_distance]

Clint grins. "Yeah, you can always take Cap at his word. Bucky too."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"Cross my heart," Steve says, crossing it. "On the word of Captain America."

[not_a_commie]

Bucky nods crossing his heart as well with metal fingers. "Yep kid really." He nods, "Show you what ever you want." Bucky is really trying not to laugh at the way Steve says on the word of Captain America bit. But Steve's always been the one that was good at that kind of thing.

[mediumdrip]

"Well, Clint's going to show me how to shoot a bow, so many you can show me..." He frowns a bit in thought and touches his arm where Emma had seen bruises earlier. It's okay now because none of these men know what he's been dealing with back at the group home. "How to dodge a punch? Or throw one?"

[sonofcoul]

Coulson frowns absently at the gesture, but doesn't say anything about it. "You're almost certainly in the right building to learn that."

[from_a_distance]

Clint frowns as well, because he does know what Blaine has been dealing with. "And I think that's probably a good idea," Clint chimes in.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve doesn't miss the gesture either, and says gently, "We can work on that."

He straightens up. "Bucky, wanna help me show him?"

[not_a_commie]

Neither dose Buck, growing up the way he did, something you just don't forget and can't miss.

"Sure thing Steve." Bucky grins standing and stretching his arms a little.

[mediumdrip]

Blaine moved a little closer then. It was okay to leave the safety of Clint's personal space if they were going to teach him something. "Do you guys try to hit each other a lot?" he asked, uncertain if it was okay to ask them to do that.

[sonofcoul]

"That's called a sparring session, and they do it all the time. Don't worry." He steps back to lean against the wall and watch as well.

[from_a_distance]

"Nobody really gets hurt," Clint assures him. "It's more like play fighting.

He steps back just a little as well.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve nods at this, and gestures to Bucky to join him in the boxing ring.

"First, dodging," he tells Blaine. "I'll come at Bucky and he'll evade me."

[not_a_commie]

Bucky climbs into the ring smoothly and smiles at the kid, "Yeah we never actually try to hurt each other." Bucky nods, "It's like a dance..." He shrugs a little.

Bucky smirks at Steve, "Come at me Pal." He laughs flexing his fingers, ohhh their completive streak.

[mediumdrip]

Blaine moves to the edge of the ring so that he can watch them. His eyes are wide as he tries to take in every little detail.

[sonofcoul]

Coulson watches pretty intently as well. For tactical evaluation purposes, of course.

[from_a_distance]

Clint crosses his arms over his chest as he watches, but his focus is mostly on Blaine.