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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[mediumdrip]

Blaine gets into the car and puts his bag down by his feet.

[from_a_distance]

Clint wasn't really sure what to say about the move to Avengers Tower. He'd never had a place that was as nice as his place there, and he didn't know how he felt about not having paid for it himself.

"Buckled in?" he asked Blaine, pulling his own seat belt across him.

[mediumdrip]

Blaine nodded as soon as his belt was clicked in. "Yes," he says. Then, after a moment, "Have you heard from my dad?"

[from_a_distance]

"No, sorry," Clint said with a frown. He was keeping tabs on the guy, of course, but he wasn't in contact.

"What about you? Has he called?"

[mediumdrip]

"I don't know if he's allowed to, because I haven't heard from him."

[from_a_distance]

Clint glanced over at him quickly and then back to the road.

"Do you miss him?" he asked gently.

[mediumdrip]

"Yeah. He's my dad."

[from_a_distance]

Clint nodded, weaving through traffic, way more careful a driver than usual.

"I'm sure he misses you too."

[mediumdrip]

Blaine sits back. "I talked to Cooper though! He says he still can't come visit but that he's worried about me." Clint has heard all about Cooper by now, the much older brother who is going to college in California.

[from_a_distance]

Clint is a little worried about what sort of brother Cooper is too, but he smiles at that. "I'm sure he is, kiddo. Maybe we can fly out to visit him sometime if he can't make it back here."

[mediumdrip]

"Maybe when he has school break," Blaine says as he craned his neck to look out of the window. He wants to see if can guess where they are going.

[from_a_distance]

"Yeah, maybe," Clint agrees. "Maybe we can go to Disneyland or something."

They're headed into Manhattan, straight for Midtown.

[mediumdrip]

"That would be fun!" Blaine says excitedly. "I've never been to California."

[from_a_distance]

Clint smiles. "Well, I've never been to Disneyland, so it'll be a first for both of us."

[mediumdrip]

"And you can meet Cooper too."

[from_a_distance]

His smile shifts into something a little more serious. "Yeah, I'd like that."

He wants to see what this guy is like if he's gonna be in Blaine's life.

[mediumdrip]

Blaine thought for a moment. "Will dad be able to come too?"

[from_a_distance]

Clint takes in a deep breath and lets it out slowly.

"No," he says quietly. "No, he won't be coming with us."

[mediumdrip]

"Why not?"

[from_a_distance]

"Because..."

He has to stop and think carefully about his answer. "Because you're dad is not a good man, Blaine. I know you love him, and that's...that's okay. You're supposed to love your dad. But he's not a good man."

His grip on the steering wheel tightens as he speaks.

[mediumdrip]

"What do you mean? He's a little strict and... and he's mean sometimes, but he's been through a lot. He wasn't like that when my mom was alive..."

[from_a_distance]

"He's more than a little strict," Clint says. "The way he treated you is not okay. I don't care what he's been through. That is never okay."

[mediumdrip]

"Oh... okay."

[from_a_distance]

"Hey," Clint says, more gently, and reaches over to touch Blaine's shoulder lightly. "I'm sure he...wasn't always like that."

[mediumdrip]

"He wasn't, so maybe he can change back? If I'm good enough, he can change back."