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.

Comments

[from_a_distance]

"You could learn that one too, sir," Clint points out.

[mediumdrip]

"What do you make?" Blaine asked Phil.

[sonofcoul]

"I'm an expert at Ramen noodles, Hot Pockets, and leftover pizzas."

[from_a_distance]

"He is pretty great with leftover pizzas. I'll give him that."

[mediumdrip]

"I can make those too," Blaine says, grinning over the whole idea that microwaving is cooking.

[sonofcoul]

"In that case, you are already a better cook than I am."

[from_a_distance]

"It doesn't take much, sir."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine laughed at the joke but then felt guilty because it was at Phil's expense. He puts his hand in front of his mouth.

[sonofcoul]

Coulson chuckles a little. "Go ahead and laugh, Blaine. It's absolutely true, after all."

[from_a_distance]

"He makes up for it in other ways."

[mediumdrip]

"What other ways?"

[sonofcoul]

"Work stuff, probably."

[from_a_distance]

"Work stuff, other stuff. He's just a pretty useful guy to have around."

[mediumdrip]

"What work stuff?"

[sonofcoul]

"Finding out information, keeping track of where people are and what they're doing when things get chaotic... Like he said, I'm useful."

[from_a_distance]

"He keeps us safe and on track."

[mediumdrip]

"Wow... That seems like a lot."

[sonofcoul]

"It's a lot of work sometimes, but it's very worth it."

[from_a_distance]

"And nobody does it quite like him."

[mediumdrip]

"Does that mean the Avengers wouldn't be as good without you?"

[sonofcoul]

"They wouldn't be as good without someone doing what they do. I'm just fortunate enough to be the person doing it."

[from_a_distance]

Clint leans closer to Blaine and stage whispers, "We wouldn't be as good without him."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine chuckles a bit at the pretend secret. "So then why doesn't he have a costume?" he asks Clint.

[sonofcoul]

"Because I'm not a superhero," he interjects smoothly. "And a basic suit tends to fit my job requirements a lot more easily."

[from_a_distance]

"The suit's like a costume anyway," Clint adds.