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

[mediumdrip]

"I know, but I want to clean up after myself. I can do it so I want to do it."

[from_a_distance]

"Well, I'm not going to stop you," he says, laughing a little and getting up to help.

[mediumdrip]

Blaine smiles up at him. "Do you have your own place too? Or do you just live here?"

[from_a_distance]

"I have my own place, but mostly I live here," Clint says.

He didn't give up his place in Bed-Stuy, but only because he always has somewhere to fall back on.

[mediumdrip]

"So you really like it here?"

[from_a_distance]

"Yeah, it's not so bad. It's...kind of like having a family."

[mediumdrip]

"Don't you have a real family? You talk about your dad, but was he it?"

[from_a_distance]

"Him and my mom and my brother," Clint says, frowning a little.

He doesn't like talking about them, but he does want to be open with Blaine. That's important, he thinks.

[mediumdrip]

"Is your mom still alive?"

[from_a_distance]

"No," Clint says simply, making sure the dishes get put away properly.

[mediumdrip]

"I'm sorry..." Blaine says as he focuses on finishing up.

[from_a_distance]

Clint nods and moves to finish as well. "It was a long time ago."

[mediumdrip]

"How old were you?"

[from_a_distance]

"About your age."

[mediumdrip]

"I'm sorry."

[from_a_distance]

Clint almost brushes it off like he usually does, but then he changes his mind, and just says, "Thanks, kiddo."

[mediumdrip]

After a moment, "What should we do today?"

[from_a_distance]

He smiles.

"Well...what do you want to do?"

[mediumdrip]

"I don't know..." Blaine says with a shrug. "Something fun?"

[from_a_distance]

"Okay..."

He thinks a minute. "Well, we could go to the park or the zoo or maybe Coney Island? Or just to an arcade. Or we could stay in and play video games.

"Or...we could go to a comic store..."

[mediumdrip]

"What do you usually do every day?"

[from_a_distance]

"When I'm not working? I spend a lot of time int he gym or at the range. Sometimes I just hang out and watch TV."

[mediumdrip]

"Can we go to the gym?"

[from_a_distance]

He laughs. "You wanna go to the gym, kiddo? We can do that."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine nods. "Yeah!" he says. "Can I lift weights? I can work on my muscles." He then bends his arm a bit, as if he actually had muscles in his thin arms.