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]

"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.

[mediumdrip]

"Yeah, but some of them have a cape."

[sonofcoul]

"Capes can be a safety hazard."

[from_a_distance]

"True. I mean, only Thor has one, and he's basically a god, so he can probably get away with it."

[mediumdrip]

"I want a cape. If I was a super hero I'd have one."

[sonofcoul]

"In that case, I would recommend being extremely careful with it." He pauses. "Or watch The Incredibles a few times before committing to it."

[from_a_distance]

"Yeah," Clint says with a nod. "Practicality is key. Don't want to trip because some bad guy steps on your cape."

[mediumdrip]

"Nah, it'd be a special bad-guy free cape."

[sonofcoul]

"Bad guy free, huh? What if it got caught in a door, then?"

[from_a_distance]

Clint smiles and gets up to clear their dessert dishes.