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]

"There's only so many ways a body can move," Steve tells Blaine. "You learn to read them, and know what to expect. Bucky has the advantage in that he's sparred with me, and fought beside me, many times. He knows my moves.

"But even with people you don't know, you can learn to read what they mean to do. And you can do it in the blink of an eye."

[not_a_commie]

Bucky nods and moves over to the edge of ring and holds his hand out to the kid, "Come on up, and we'll show you."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine wasn't sure that he believed them, but he moved to join them. He glanced over at Clint to make sure he was still there and then looked up at the two men.

[sonofcoul]

"I'd say this is going well overall," Coulson commented to Clint, quietly so as not to cause a distraction.

[from_a_distance]

He gives Blaine a reassuring smile and an encouraging nod as he steps into the ring.

"Yeah, so far so good," he says to Coulson, smiling at him as well. "One hour down, seventy-one to go?"

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

In the ring, Steve is guiding Blaine through the moves of a fistfight.

[not_a_commie]

Bucky grins a little "You know Steve used to be your size." Bucky tells Blaine like it's a secret adjusting his fist a little and shows him how to grab Steve's wrist with other hand.

[mediumdrip]

"What?" Blaine asks and then after a moment. "No way." He looked up at Steve's body and the muscles of his arms.

[sonofcoul]

"Well, the first impression's usually the hardest part." He nods over at the sparring lesson. "And that's been passed with flying colors."

[from_a_distance]

He smiles more as he watches them. "Yeah, well...once Steve came into the picture, the kid was a goner. He's got almost as big a crush as you do."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve glances at Barton and Coulson. His lips quirk.

He tells Blaine, "I was a kid once. A pretty scrawny one."

[not_a_commie]

"Yeah, He was a kid once. A kid who puked on me when I took him to Coney island for his birthday." Bucky laughs brighter then he has in a long time he turns over to Coulson and Clint and grins.

[mediumdrip]

"You knew him when you were little?" he asks, impressed. The comic books have been around for ages and enough people know that Captain America was frozen, even if they don't know all the details of how or why. Blaine just assumes that Bucky went with him. He pictures cytogenetic labs with tubes of frozen super heroes.

[sonofcoul]

If he notices his ears have gone the slightest bit pink from Clint's comment and the responses to it, he makes absolutely no indication of it. "Like he said. Sizable head start."

[from_a_distance]

Clint notices at least, and is hugely gratified.

"Yeah, I'm sure that helps," he says, half-listening to the conversation in the ring.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"We were boys together," Steve tells Blaine. "A long time ago. A lot's happened since then."

[not_a_commie]

"A lots happened, but not a lots changed." Bucky smiles at Steve and then whispers to Blaine, "Pretty sure he's still ticklish, might take him down quicker then a wrist grab." Bucky smirks a little, because hell this was a kid and while throwing punches is handy, there should be room for goofing around.

[mediumdrip]

"You want to tickle Captain America?" Blaine whispered back, torn between being amused or horrified.

[sonofcoul]

Coulson doesn't hear the contents of the whispers, but he sees some obvious conspiring going on. He watches with fairly amused interest to see what comes of it.

[from_a_distance]

Clint watches the interchange with a slightly more guarded expression. He basically trusts Bucky, though, so he's not too worried.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve pretends not to hear the whispers, and just bounces on his toes.

"You fellas tired already?"

[not_a_commie]

"Oh no Pal, I was just giving the kid some tips." His lips twitch at Steve, he knows the guy probably heard, but doesn't really mind. "Go for it kiddo, trust me." He smiles patting the kid on the back.

[mediumdrip]

Blaine looks for a moment like he might try it but he ends up getting way too intimidated by Steve's muscles, which are way too visible under his shirt.

He laughs a bit and shakes his head. "He said to tickle you!" he says instead, outing Bucky rather than trying.

[sonofcoul]

It's all Coulson can do not to laugh out loud. "The plot thickens."

[from_a_distance]

Clint does not possess quite that level of control. He snorts out a laugh that is almost a giggle. (Though he would deny that vehemently.)