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Clint Barton & Kate Bishop Masterlist

Baby Steps (ao3) - raiining clint/phil M, 6k

Summary: Clint Barton doesn't care for S.H.I.E.L.D. This Agent Coulson, though, he might be different.

Blind Faith (ao3) - BeneficialAddiction clint/phil T, 31k (WIP)

Summary: When Clint is blinded after a mission gone wrong, the team tracks down the mysterious Kate - a relic from Clint’s childhood that they hadn’t even known was real - in the hopes that she can help him through it. No one expected her to be sassier than Tony, or to make terrible, ridiculous jokes that force even Natasha to crack a smile, but that’s exactly what she does, slowly chipping away at Clint’s insecurities in an effort to help him find a little faith - in himself and in the men and women who love him.

Clause 19 (ao3) - Laura Kaye (laurakaye) clint/phil T, 4k

Summary: It took a special kind of crazy to break into a superhero's apartment and make yourself a pot of his coffee, and a special kind of skill to avoid the various booby traps that said superhero had installed in his apartment after consultation with a technical genius and a super-spy. Kate kind of wished that she'd called Natasha after all.

Digging a Hole (Dig Yourself Out) (ao3) - raiining clint/phil T, 5k

Summary: Clint Barton has been in love with Phil Coulson for years, but never said anything. Coulson comes back from the dead and everyone’s excited, but no one thinks to tell Clint. He... doesn’t take it so well.

(Set immediately after Hawkeye #10)

Do you have a moment to take a survey? (ao3) - hopelessly_me bucky/clint T, 1k

Summary: Clint and Kate are studying in a coffee shop when Kate jokes that the universe could probably pick a better partner than Clint could, and said the next person through the door was his soulmate.

Dungeons & Hawkeyes (ao3) - inmyriadbits clint/phil G, 5k

Summary: In which this whole dungeon thing really isn’t working for Kate Bishop, there are far too many nicknames from the Victorian era, socks are vitally important, and Clint insists he is Han Solo in this situation.

Here We Are (ao3) - kiss_me_cassie clint/natasha T, 3k

Summary: "I am Yelena Belova. My sister was Natasha Romanova. Surely that name sounds familiar? You were partners. Best friends. Family."

Or how Clint and Yelena meet, team up, and get the surprise of their lives.

if you wanna fill your bottle up with lightning (ao3) - twistedingenue clint/phil T, 14k

Summary: In the wake of poor life choices involving redheads and red cars, Clint's responsible decision making skills take another header after learning that Dr Foster and Darcy hav e missed their last few check-ins and winds up driving out to New Mexico with Kate.

I'll Be There For You (When the Rain Starts to Pour) (ao3) - Tora clint/phil G, 4k

Summary: Kate's having a shitty night and Clint's a cool mentor who doesn't bitch about being woken up at 3 a.m. by a disgruntled teenager.

Chapter two: the morning after Kate's shitty night, and Phil appears.

Life of Crime (ao3) - neveralarch bucky/clint/natasha E, 35k

Summary: As a supervillain supercriminal contract worker with a morality deficit, Clint Barton leads a glamorous life. You know, stolen cars, dangerous women, a really confusing relationship with a meddling do-gooder, the works. It's pretty awesome. Except for, uh, medical bills, the mob, and being on the run all the time. That part isn't all that awesome.

(A supervillain AU where Clint shoots arrows at people and gets beat up a lot. So, not really that much of an AU.)

One Year Later (ao3) - proud_papaya N/R, 22k

Summary: Clint Barton was alive again. Except, he wasn't the only Hawkeye, apparently. He had himself a protégée, but she had secrets and after months of knowing her, there's one that she can't hide anymore.

these things take & take (you can stay as long as you want) (ao3) - QueenWithABeeThrone T, 4k

Summary: Darcy yawns, and says, “So you’re Lady Hawkeye, then?”

“Just Hawkeye,” Kate corrects, testy. “Clint is Agent Hawkeye. Or Hawkguy. I’m a free and independent agent who operates out of New York.”

“So,” says Darcy, “like Daredevil.”

or: Kate, Darcy, and Ahsoka chill on a farm during the events of Age of Ultron.

This is Not a Gothic Romance (and Clint is Not Heathcliff) (ao3) - shinykari (meinterrupted) clint/darcy E, 4k

Summary: Clint Barton is an idiot. This isn't news to Darcy. What is new is waking up in his bed and hearing him talking to another woman in the other room.

to have a home (ao3) - oceanofchaos clint/natasha, kate/america G, 34k

Summary: Natasha Romanoff is almost used to rebuilding herself at this point, but that doesn't actually seem to make it any easier. It doesn't really help that this time the entire world seems to be rebuilding as well.

what's my age again? (ao3) - verity kate/america T, 3k

Summary: A for effort, H-A-W-K-E-Y-E, Kate says as soon as she frees herself from her harness. They really need to come up with a real sign instead of just fingerspelling all the time. Maybe miming drawing a bow, then pointing to the eyes. Something cool. You have to get over your boner for that boomerang arrow.

"Did you just sign 'angry penis'?" Sam says, distracted from his unresolved sexual tension with Natasha.

"Whatever," Kate says. She flips her hair. "I'm learning."

Who The Fuck Wants To Die Alone (ao3) - paperclipbitch kate/america T, 7k

Summary: Normal!AU. “I don’t know why I have to get involved in this anyway,” Clint huffs. “Or haven’t you told this chick that you’re working a job you don’t need and live in a magical Disney palace?”

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Essential Avengers: Hawkeye #1-4

September, 1983

Listen to the Mockingbird

Now for something completely different.

-OR- Further justifying why the posts are titled Essential Avengers when I’m just going to put a colon and then an Avengers to get Essential Avengers: Avengers. Its because sometimes its not Avengers!

Sometimes its Hawkeye.

Since I’m doing four issues in one post, I’m not going to go as in-depth as I usually do.

So, last times on Avengers as related to Hawkeye: Hawkeye was cut from the Avengers due to a limited roster. He eventually got a job as the security chief at Cross Technological Enterprises with the same lack of restraint that got him a job with the Avengers. He’s been doing that for a while, since pre-200. Recently the Avengers needed beef up their roster and Cap and Iron Man convinced him to rejoin, which Hawkeye has done while also keeping his security chief job.

During an Avengers mission TO RESCUE THE PRESIDENT, he broke his leg and was put on medical leave from the team. He got one of the CTE people to build him a rocket-sled that he could putt around in. Judging by the lack of cast, his leg is better but he’s still using the cool rocket-sled.

And that’s where we are. Hawkeye has a cool rocket-sled and is actually holding down an actual job at Cross Technological Enterprises. He’s seems to still be on leave from the team despite his leg being better.

The miniseries starts with Hawkeye congratulating himself on getting a cool rocket-sled, even though it cost all of his money.

Hawkeye: “‘Bad guys beware -- Hawkeye’s in the air!’ Hmmm, not the worst slogan an aerial archer could have... but close.”

At least he’s self-aware. Some days that’s all you can ask of Hawkeye!

He spots three suspicious characters suspiciously sneaking and swoops down on the rocket-sled, taking them out with ease with his totally sweet trick arrows.

Hey, note to comic makers of our modern day. Trick arrows are sweet. I don’t need to see people getting shot in the eyes with arrows when I can see like a net arrow or whatever.

The three suspicious characters are actually CTE employees that Hawkeye asked to come in on their off time to help him get a hang of archering from the rocket-sled. Including the scientist, Jorge, who built it for him!

Wow, Hawkeye!

Jorge at least was happy to do build the thing because he feels like his talents are wasted at CTE and Hawkeye encourages him to go into business for himself.

Which is probably the kind of thing that’s going to get Hawkeye a reprimand but hey, good looking out, Hawkguy.

One of the other CTE employees asks why Hawkeye uses a bow and arrow instead of... a gun. Why not just shoot people with a gun.

Hawkeye: “The bow is quieter, more versatile, and in my hands the deadliest weapon in the state. Or hadn’t you noticed, Howie?”

He doesn’t mention that its also more believably non-lethal than if he were going around with a gun. Because Hawkeye says its the deadliest weapon in the state but he’s also a huge proponent of “superheroes don’t kill!”

But point being, you can buy a comic book guy pinning people to walls with arrows or using trick arrows or shooting weapons out of their hands without killing anyone way more than you could if Hawkeye was just using a magnum.

Also, this:

I believe he is literally flexing on that dude.

CTE’s new public relations lady Sheila Danning shows up for a date with Hawkeye because I guess there’s no rule about dating co-workers. Or at least if they’re not in the same department?

Having a woman showing positive attention to Hawkeye is his cue to have a little internal monologue that’s a little bit sad.

Hawkeye: Man, this is the life! A ridiculously high-paying job, a fast machine between my legs, and a foxy lady who’s nuts about me. What more could a guy want? Until Sheila came along, I thought I was put on this world for women to dump on. Women... like the Black Widow and Scarlet Witch. No matter what I did, I just couldn’t get them to care for me like I did for them. Sheila’s different. Even though we’ve been seeing each other for only a month, what we have is special, real, like nothing I’ve ever known.

I don’t want to ruin his good times but I will remind the audience that he once rage-quit the Avengers because Scarlet Witch didn’t want to kiss him.

Anyway, Hawkeye is pretty enamored. He’s even thinking maybe it’s time he settles down.

He takes her back to his place and they start dancing to some Mantovani as he recaps his entire backstory to her.

In fairness. In faiiiirness. She asked.

But you should know the drill. Clint and Barney ran away from the orphanage to join the circus. Swordsman saw potential in Clint and trained him in archery and Clint began seeing Swordsman as a father figure so threw himself into training in hopes that Swordsman would be proud of him.

Which is funny in an odd way because there’s some same-face going on and Swordsman looks just like Tony Stark!

I wonder if Clint ever slipped up and called Tony dad and had to cover it up by continuing into a daddio.

Anyway, he caught Swordsman with stolen money and Swordmaster left him in a broken heap and skipped town when Clint wouldn’t promise to keep quiet.

Later, he saw the adulation that Iron Man got when he flew over the circus and thought wait I can do that. Got a costume and tried to become a hero. Oops, tripped into being a supervillain and enemy of Iron Man. Annd then joined the Avengers.

Hawkeye: “I’ve done many a stint with my Avenging buddies, but I think I’m finally ready to wing it solo for good. Much as I like ‘em, they cramp my style a bit too much.”

Sheila: “Fascinating story, Clint. Looks like I’ve got a real self-made man. How about if I try to unmake you a little?”

And then they’re about to do sexy times when Clint’s emergency beeper goes off. Because somehow the emergency always knows when you’re horny or mid-ablution.

Hawkeye has to suit back up and head out back to work

Hah.

But anyway, he catches a lady in a very sleevesy costume prowling around and during some back and forth and further back and forth pinned you no pinned you action, she introduces herself as Mockingbird, an ex-shield agent and freelance crimebuster (I think that means superhero?).

Some underworld contacts of hers led her to investigate Cross Technological Enterprises under suspicion that CTE is manufacturing mass mind control technology right under a certain Avenger slash archer’s nose. I.e., Hawkeye.

She wants him to lead her to warehouse 10 but their conversation is interrupted by a security night shift who rush in and surround Mockingbird despite Hawkeye ordering prior to the action scene to let him handle it.

They cuff Mockingbird and take her away but oddly claim that they thought Hawkeye sent the signal for them to charge in.

Hawkeye is perplexed and vexed wondering if there’s anything to Mockingbird’s story. He doesn’t know the full extent of what CTE manufactures and there was some shady business in Marvel Fanfare #3 where a vice-president was using CTE facilities to manufacture a bomb.

Mockingbird’s story bugs him so much that he returns home to Sheila and tells her that there’s something he has to take care of and sends her home in a cab.

He returns to Cross on his sweet rocket-sled and investigates warehouse 10, finding it empty but with a lot of fresh tracks in the dust, like something was moved in only the past hour or so.

Also, a bunch of security staff show up and point guns at him.

That’s also a red flag.

When reminding them he’s their boss doesn’t settle them down, he rolls to the floor to shoot out the lights like a cool action guy and then starts taking them out in the dark just by shooting whenever he hears one of the idiots make a sound.

But one of the guards has Sheila hostage even though she was supposed to have gone home so Hawkeye has to surrender.

The guards toss him into a pit with Mockingbird. Just an oubliette that CTE has on premise, as ya do.

Hawkeye demands to speak with Sheila so he knows she’s alright and whoops she’s in on it.

Sheila Danning, heartbreaker: “Barton -- you stupid fool! Why did you have to be so conscientious? It was my job to keep you distracted so you’d have no time to notice the operation Cross had been contracted for -- a very costly, deadly operation.”

Hawkeye, heartbroken: “What are you talking about, Sheila? Are you saying they paid you to -- to --”

Sheila: “Yes, they paid me. I was pretty convincing, wasn’t I? You never had the slightest idea that I could sooner love a dog than a cornball Romeo with delusions of adequacy like you.”

Hawkeye: “You can’t mean that! They must’ve brainwashed you, poisoned your mind against me! Or -- or maybe you’re not Sheila at all, an imposter, or a robot -- !”

Sheila: “Don’t kid yourself, Barton. I’m the one and only. The woman who could barely keep from snickering when you told her your carnival story this evening.”

Ouch.

I like to mock Hawkeye because he deserves some light ribbing but ouch, she slipped a knife right between those ribbings.

That poor dolt was thinking about proposing and she was paid to distract him by feigning interest. Oof ouch.

Anyway, since CTE has suddenly become Bond-esque, they start dumping liquid industrial waste into the pit to drown and/or melt Hawkeye and Mockingbird.

The stuff is like acid but Hawkeye is kind of wallowing in being dumped and doesn’t care.

Hawkeye: “I ain’t moving. All my life I’ve been dumped on. I’m beginning to enjoy it.”

Mockingbird tells him that if he lets himself be melted by industrial waste because he feels sorry for himself, his ex wins. But that doesn’t move him so she has to mock him into action. This is what she was named for!

Mockingbird: “So this is what they taught you in the Avengers? What a bunch of jerks! They should see you now. I’ll bet you let them down in a pinch, too. Whenever your feelings get hurt.”

Hawkeye: “SHUT UP! I’m gonna get us out of here, lady. Then I’m going to kill Sheila for what she did to me. Then you’ll get yours, too.”

Mockingbird: “Sure, sure. Get us out first.”

Hah, I like Mockingbird.

And I like Hawkeye too. He makes good use of what he has to escape this Bond-esque trap. He doesn’t have his bow or his arrows but he keeps a fifty foot length of cord in his boot and spare arrowheads in his tunic. He calls his rocket-sled with the remote control, ties the cord to a spare rocket arrow-tip and rockets himself and Mockingbird out of the pit and up to his rocket-sled.

Then Hawkeye says he has to go attend some private business and Mockingbird is like cool, I’ll wait for you and hops onto a roof.

Hawkeye rams the rocket-sled through the window of Sheila Danning’s office and jump kicks the guards she has with her and confronts her.

Hawkeye: “You hurt me, Sheila... More than anything ever hurt in my life.”

Sheila: “Stay back, Hawkeye! I - I --”

Hawkeye: “I could kill you for what you did to me. But I won’t. I... can’t. I just don’t care anymore... about you or about whatever scheme Cross is up to! Give me my bow and quiver back and I’ll go.”

Tangentially, like an anime, his shirt is a lot flimsier than his pants and melted off in the acid while his pants are tattered but intact. If only they made shirts out of pants...

And if only they made any outfit out of lady outfit. Mockingbird’s outfit has a few holes and tatters but her whole top didn’t dissolve like Hawkeye’s did!

Sheila does give Hawkeye his archery stuff but warns him that he Knows Too Much and Cross will come after him.

Kind of a weird flex to pull on AN AVENGER WHO KNOWS THOR but you do you, Cross Technological Enterprises.

Hawkeye just takes off on his sweet rocket-sled without responding, zooming past where he left Mockingbird who has to jump onto the moving rocket-sled because he does not slow down for her.

Mockingbird: “Got your business taken care of, sport?”

Hawkeye, crying a little: “Shut up, just shut up. If you hadn’t shown up, none of this could have happened.”

Oof.

That’s the hurt speaking buddy. Ignorance wouldn’t have been bliss here because as soon as Cross didn’t need to distract you any longer, Sheila probably would have found some excuse to dump you.

Also, their scheme was asinine! They don’t have other facilities? Just build the mind control doohickey somewhere else instead of paying someone to distract Hawkeye with horny!

October, 1983

POINT BLANK!

So after having his heart broken and wallowing in some acid sludge in the last issue, Hawkeye is in a bad place. Emotionally. And also geographically.

He’s standing on some abandoned railroad tracks under the West Side Highway and shooting arrows at a bullseye he crudely drew on a cement block.

And Good Archer Hawkeye has not hit a single bullseye because of all the emotional turmoil. Also, since he’s shooting at concrete, he’s breaking all of his arrows.

He’s also wearing his no-shirt acid-tattered costume.

And he’s been here for 42 hours without sleeping, eating, or managing to hit a bullseye.

He’s in a bad place.

So he passes out and he’s eventually found by some random street toughs who recognize him as an Avenger (although they think his name is Nighthawk womp womp) and decide ‘hey lets kick his ass and do him a murder maybe.’

Hawkeye comes to, as one might when people are kicking them in the head, and manages to nail three bullseyes on the three toughs he didn’t kick unconscious.

Hawkeye: Three bullseyes. Two kayos. Five sleezos in dreamland. Thanks, creeps. You gave me a reason to go on living. I’m just not sure what it is!

But now Hawkeye is at a loss of what to actually do. He refuses to go to the Avengers for help because blah blah blah muh pride. He can’t go and “mooch” off of them. So he decides to go check out the apartment he had through Cross Technological Enterprises and see whether they’ve cleared him out or not.

They have.

Everything he had to his name except the clothes on his back and bow in his hand gone. Arrow-making tools and spare costumes gone too.

But he also finds Mockingbird waiting for him.

Mockingbird: “Hello, Hawk. Can I buy you some breakfast?”

Hawkeye: “MOCKINGBIRD! Lady, you’re not one of my favorite people, but I know a good offer when I hear one.”

A free breakfast is a free breakfast.

Mockingbird takes Hawkeye back to her apartment and apologizes for blowing up his life but also says that it would have happened eventually anyway even had she never come along.

Which, yeah, you can only pay a person to pretend to love someone they hate for so long before the mask slips.

She also offers to mend his costume. Not sure how she’s thinking. Its not torn. Its half gone.

Hawkeye says yeah sure but hey why don’t you narrate your ENTIRE BACKSTORY.

So Mockingbird introduces herself as Barbara Morse, Bobbi to her friends.

She was a biology whiz at Georgia Tech and went with her favorite professor when she signed on to a government project to recover the super-soldier serum that made Captain America so super.

SHIELD was one of the sponsors of the project so Bobbi got to know several SHIELD agents and realized ‘hey being a spy sounds AMAZING’ and signed up with SHIELD’s spy school.

She graduated top of her class and was sent on a mission to track down Ka-Zar who SHIELD wanted to hire.

Mockingbird: “I found the jungle man all right. Even got involved with him, if you know what I mean. But things never quite worked out between us.”

Oh my god, what a power move to brag about nailing discount-Tarzan while recapping your life story.

Later, she investigated SHIELD itself at the request of a Congressman under the identity as the Huntress. But not the crossbow one. But because of her actions, she gained the reputation as a traitor to SHIELD.

So she changed her name to Mockingbird and took the evidence of corrupt agents to Nick Fury. And got shot a couple times in the attempt.

She had to spend six months recovering and after turned down a SHIELD promotion to go solo.

Mockingbird: “Not that I had anything against S.H.I.E.L.D... I just got used to operating alone. It wasn’t long after I got back into circulation that I came across the lead that took me to Cross Tech and I bumped into you. So that’s my lifestory in a nutshell, Hawk.”

I don’t know why I thought Mockingbird debuted in this series because she has a lot of backstory here. She showed up in Astonishing Tales #6 unnamed, was introduced as Dr. Barbara Morse in Astonishing Tales #12, was introduced in her Huntress (but not that one) identity in Marvel Super Action #1, and even Mockingbird debuted in Marvel Team-Up #95! Geez, Bobbi!

Annnnnd then Mockingbird realizes that Hawkeye fell asleep on her while she was recapping her entire life!

Bobbi doesn’t hold it against him, realizing how exhausted he must have been.

She tucks him in and heads off to go pick up some supplies to fix his costume.

Later, someone picks the locks to the apartment door and silently comes up and puts a gun to the sleeping Hawkeye’s head.

Perhaps it is instinct -- a survival sense honed in hundreds of life-and-death struggles... But somehow Clint Barton feels the cool gun metal at his temple, instantly recognizes it for what it is -- and reacts.

(We actually see a hint of this dingus at Hawkeye’s apartment when he meets Mockingbird there. Implying that he somehow followed them from there to Bobbi’s apartment. Somehow. Even though Hawkeye and Bobbi took Hawkeye’s sweet rocket-sled. Good tracking, this guy.)

Hawkeye manages to dive away from the guy’s gunfire and hide behind one of those tables that looks like a giant spool. He weirdly realizes that the assassin’s gun isn’t making any sound when he fires and the bullets aren’t making any noise when they hit.

He’s in a tough spot unable to reach his bow in time when Mockingbird comes back to save Hawkeye, flipping the assassin and telling Hawkeye to grab his gun.

The assassin jumps out the window rather than deal with the both of them (Bobbi speculates its because she’s not on his hit list).

Hawkeye tests the gun after and discovers that its not silenced which means that the silencer was all in the guy’s suit, muting all the sounds he makes.

He dubs the guy Silencer and he has a pretty neat gimmick but doesn’t seem to ever appear again after this issue.

Shame. Imagine this guy against Daredevil.

Anyway, Mockingbird also managed to make Hawkeye a new outfit while she was gone.

Mockingbird: “Here -- better put this on. Half-naked men with guns make it hard for me to concentrate.”

Hawkeye: “Sure.”

God. Hawkeye’s non-reaction to that blatant flirt makes me laugh. He may as well have Saitama meme’d.

So the new outfit.

The blue is a lot darker now. The dangly part of the tunic is a lot less dangly now. And the outfit has some asymmetrical sleeves. Also, its not entirely clear on this shot but the gloves are weird. They don’t cover the sides of his fingers. I don’t know if that’s an archery thing or what and I don’t know if that’s going to be a detail that lasts once other artists start drawing this costume.

All in all, not a bad looking new outfit. Its better than that time he didn’t wear pants.

Later that night, Hawkeye figures that they need to return to Cross and figure out who hired them to build that mind-control thing. But, they’ll need help getting back into Cross.

(Hey, I just realized. Hawkeye was double Cross’d by his employer. Hah.)

They go to visit Jorge Latham, the guy who built a sweet rocket-sled for Hawkeye so probably the guy he trusts the most now.

Jorge: “What happened to you, man? We got a memo two days ago that you were fired for incompetency, and I haven’t seen you since!”

Aw man, insult to injury! They told everyone that Hawkeye was fired because he sucked too hard!

Hawkeye tells Jorge the story, in brief, about how Cross is up to something, gets information on where the special projects are done, and tells Jorge to maybe get his resume in order in case he accidentally shuts the whole company down in the course of blowing this thing wide open.

Jorge is a lot more chill about learning he might be unemployed soon than I think a lot of other people would be. Although he had already expressed he wasn’t really satisfied in his job.

Hawkeye: “The info he gave us is going to save us a lot of hassle. Sure is good to have a few folks you can trust.”

Mockingbird: “You still don’t quite trust me, do you, Hawkeye? Even after I saved your life.”

Hawkeye: “No offense, lady. But it’s going to take me a while before I can fully trust any woman again.”

Geez, really hope that doesn’t last. He already teetered into disrespect of women without becoming a full-on misogynist.

Drink your respect women juice, Hawkeye.

The two return to Cross Technological Enterprises and Hawkeye uses his electronic security neutralizer arrowhead to neutralize the security on a window so they can jimmy it open and get inside.

.... Why do you need an electronic security neutralizer arrow? The way he uses it is tracing the circuit in the window and I don’t think you could shoot an arrow in a way that did that. And if you did shoot an arrow at a security system in a window, I think you’d break the window and set off the alarm?

What a mystery.

Hawkeye has never been in the special projects department but it doesn’t take a genius to find some filing cabinets.

Mockingbird: “Locked, of course. It also doesn’t take an electronic gizmo to open a locked file. Just a hairpin. See?”

Hawkeye: “Showoff.”

This would be banter if Hawkeye didn’t look so somber.

But Hawkeye gets to be useful too when he pulls out his....... penlight arrowhead?

WHY WOULD YOU EVER NEED TO FIRE A FLASHLIGHT? WHAT PURPOSE DOES THAT SERVE??

Mockingbird: “I just don’t know how I ever got along without you and your handy tools, Mr. H.”

DON’T ENCOURAGE HIM

The Silencer guy sneaks up on the duo as they’re snooping the files and something cues Hawkeye in to swivel around and fire an electro-stun arrow. Couldn’t have been a sound so lets say air flow?

The electro-stun doesn’t stun the Silencer so him and Hawkeye end up grappling right out the window. Because that’s the kind of life Hawkeye leads.

Luckily the rocket-sled (although he’s changed the name to sky-mobile by this point) was hovering right outside so the two wind up grappling on it as it rockets around the CTE compound.

The two wind up falling off the sky-mobile and onto a smokestack... God, its starting to be like one of those giant chicken fights...

Anyway, the Silencer catches the edge but Hawkeye misses and goes plummeting into a smokestack, hopefully not to find a Spider-Man skeleton.

The Silencer drops his guard to try to figure out how the heck he’s going to get down from here and Hawkeye reemerges, yanking the Silencer down and pulling himself back up.

Not sure if the implication is that Hawkeye killed him. Hawkeye is famously vehemently ‘Avengers don’t kill!’ and the Silencer isn’t confirmed dead but also never shows up again.

Hawkeye summons the sky-sled (the caption changed the name on me again) and rockets back to where he left Mockingbird and in the meantime she’s found all the information they need to find who hired Cross to build the thing.

Hawkeye: “Run into any trouble?”

Mockingbird: “Not really.”

Hah. Apparently she beat up a room full of guards while he was gone. Good on you, Mockingbird.

November, 1983

Beating the ODDS

Pretty neat cover.

Also, pretty neat logo. I didn’t mention it earlier but yeah you have a neat logo, Hawkeye.

Mockingbird and Hawkeye return to her apartment after breaking into Cross Technological last issue.

Something that they may have done well to ponder is whether maybe it wasn’t a safe HQ anymore if that Silencer guy was able to track them there.

What I’m getting at is that there are two more assassins - Oddball and Bombshell - watching from an adjacent rooftop as the heroes head inside.

And then the apartment explodes.

Hawkey and Mockingbird manage to escape the explosion though because Mockingbird never sweeps and noticed footprints in the dust and Hawkeye used a thermite-tipped bomb-sniffing arrow.

... Okay, that gimmick arrow is valid.

Mockingbird watches her apartment burn “in increasingly sullen fascination” for two hours before Hawkeye suggests maybe coming back after everything is cooled down.

Alas, the sky-mobile was destroyed in the explosion. Alas, alas, we barely knew ye and now you’re gone.

Mockingbird has an odd sense of what’s romantic because she decides that her apartment burning down and losing all of her possessions is.

Wow, she’s been friendly and flirty with Hawkeye but she’s downright into the lug. Right during the one period in his life when he wouldn’t enjoy that. How’s that for bad timing?

Also, someone is clearly shipping these two.

Mockingbird has assorted appearances before this miniseries so I wonder who got the idea to throw her together with Hawkeye. I’ve heard rumors that it was to copy the Green Arrow/Black Canary pairing. I don’t know if that’s true or just an assumption.

Anyway, Hawkeye also finds an 8-ball in the wreckage which is odd and a clue because Mockingbird didn’t have one of those.

The two heroes realize that Cross obviously sent more hitmen after them so they got to figure out this plot before they get got.

Mockingbird withdraws the rest of her money from an ATM (only $97. Freelance superheroing just doesn’t pay...) and Hawkeye insists on spending some of that money on some arrows since he’s down to his last one.

Mockingbird: “I thought you needed specially made arrows.”

Hawkeye: “My new modular arrowheads fit on any target arrow... get ‘em at any sporting-goods store.”

This issue is a gift.

And since they now don’t have enough money to take a cab to where they’re going, they get on the subway.

Where in one of those amazingly contrived comic coincidences, Steve Rogers Captain America happens to be riding the same car!

Cap recognizes that Hawkeye is on a mission and offers to drop everything to help him.

You’re a cool guy, Cap.

Hawkeye has concerns.

Hawkeye: Aw, no. Cap is Mr. Avengers himself. I know I’m at the end of my resources, maybe way out of my depth, but if I let Cap in on it, he’ll wind up running the show... and I’ll end up on the sidelines again, just like it was back in the Avengers.

Pride goeth before something, Hawks.

Although, knowing vaguely what I know is soon upcoming, its a very timely time for Hawkeye to worry about running the show.

Hawkeye: “Ah, it’s nothing I can’t handle, old timer. Just the same old bopping the bad guys stuff.”

Cap: “I read you, soldier. Anyway, you know how to reach me if you get in a jam.”

You’re a really cool guy, Cap.

Hawkeye and Mockingbird get off at the next stop and Mockingbird grills Hawkeye about the hunky stranger, recognizing that he was probably in the superhero biz. Adding some context to Hawkeye not wanting Cap involved perhaps. Although its still a lot of dumb pride.

Hawkeye: She meets Cap in his civvies and is bowled over. No wonder I always looked like a piker around him. You know, I never realized how second rate Cap makes me feel. I’ve just go to solve this whole mess on my own. If I don’t, I may never be able to stand on my own two feet.

Anyway, then an 8-ball rolls and bonks into Hawkeye’s feet and he sees one of the assassins lurking around the corner doing him a taunt.

This issue is a gift for out of context panels. I swear.

Hawkeye realizes Oddball is baiting him but also is the exact kind of impulsive person who takes the bait. So he runs off after Oddball.

Oddball is..... apparently a juggling based assassin. Dunno why that’s such a common thing in comics. But here we are. He’s a juggling based assassin.

Hawkeye runs on ahead after Oddball and Mockingbird gets ambushed by a nun as she follows.

Its that kind of book, I guess.

Also, the nun is the other assassin Bombshell.

She’s got a Black Widow style wrist launcher for incendiary charges.

Hawkeye and Oddball get into an archery vs juggling based standoff, yes really, and then Oddball jumps onto a subway train, further luring Hawkeye. Who should really know better but ignores the part of his brain that some call common sense.

Oddball, by the by, is somewhat of an oddball. He’s just giggling and joking his way through this mission to kill an Avenger. He’s definitely following the maxim that if you do what you love, you don’t kill for money a day of your life. Or something.

When he jumps on the train he goes with “We’re having fun now, all rightee! Care for another shot, sport? I’ll match my speed to yours anyday and twice on Sunday. Time’s up, gotta go. Ta-ta!”

Hawkeye jumps onto the back of a departing subway train to keep up the pursuit and you know what, he seems like he’s having a good time too?

Hawkeye: Man, there’s nothing like a good chase to make me feel great about myself again. Wonder if Oddball would consent to be my regular sparring partner? Cap’s got the Red Skull, Iron Man has the Mandarin. Me, I never had anybody all my own.

He must be feeling some chemistry with this dude if he wants to make him his archnemesis after only one fight.

Although after this

Hawkeye decides that Oddball is way too much to be his nemesis. He’s got standards, dammit!

Oddball runs off the train, pursued by archer.

Oddball: “I could pick him off any time I want. I know I can throw faster than he can shoot. But I’m having just plain too much fun to cut it short.”

Sure, guy.

Oddball and Hawkeye wind up having a stand-off in the rafters of the subway station because that’s the kind of guy Oddball is.

Hawkeye manages to pin the guy down with an arrow to his throat but while he’s been chasing an oddball, Mockingbird got her ass kicked by a bombshell.

So a distracted Hawkeye gets knocked out via bomb to the back of the head.

Bombshell catches Hawkeye as he falls from the rafters and Oddball wonders why not just let him die.

Bombshell: “I just got a call from [the boss]. He wants these two birds brought to him to use in some kind of experiment.”

And so the third issue ends with Hawkeye and Mockingbird being carried off to the perpetrators which saves some time but being brought in as prisoners is less than ideal.

Shoulda taken up Steve on his offer, Clint.

December, 1983

��TILL DEATH DO US PART...”

I guess Hawkeye fuckin’ dies.

He sure has a lot of friends but Johnny Storm looks like he’s annoyed that he has to attend. ‘What the heck, I barely knew the guy!’

Anyway, between issues, Oddball and Bombshell have dragged Hawkeye and Mockingbird to a place and strung them up on a thing.

The place is apparently a mortuary.

And they’ve been strung up for hours judging by how their limbs feel.

The man behind it all shows himself and guy knows how to make an impression.

Not necessarily a good one.

The cross shaped codpiece is killing me.

As is Oddball juggling in the background to remind us that he is a juggler.

Crossfire: “I am Crossfire -- master subversive, brainwasher, and entrepreneur.”

Credit where its due, that’s a funny line.

Crossfire: “In the typical fashion of someone who holds all the cards, I’m going to divulge to you more than you will need to know about me and my business...”

I want to question this but he’s too self-aware about how stupid it is. I have no room to operate here.

Here is something I WILL make fun of.

Crossfire’s real name is William Cross. He is related to the guy that founded Cross Technological Enterprises. So them screwing over Hawkeye was like a family activity.

But he’s using Cross in his codename. Like if Hawkeye was instead Bartonman. It’s a choice.

Anyway, Crossfire was a CIA agent but when he realized that his real interest lie in fomenting disorder for profit, he decided him and the CIA weren’t on the same path.

Which. Guy. Dude. Fella. No.

Crossfire also realized that superheroes would eventually get in his way so he decided that his first goal is to eliminate all costumed superheroes.

Moon Knight and the Thing thwarted a prototype over in Marvel Two-in-One #52 but Crossfire managed to get away to refine his plan.

(For bigger)

His plan is pretty ingenious actually.

He’s going to kill Hawkeye. So far so good. Then dump his body in Central Park where it will be easily found.

The Avengers will find out about his death and have a funeral for him. And Crossfire made sure they’ll use Restwell Funeral because it has the best name! But more seriously because its the funeral parlor the superheroes used for Whizzer’s funeral and because Crossfire will make sure every other mortuary is booked.

HE’S PLANNING EVERY ANGLE.

Then at the service, he’ll activate the Undertaker machine which will send a subliminal RAGE signal to all the superheroes and they’ll fight to the death.

Crossfire: “Yes, I fully expect my lovely chapel to be thoroughly demolished. Don’t worry -- insurance will cover it.”

This is such a hilariously mundane concern.

Anyway, probably the whole funeral party won’t kill each other but it’ll thin the numbers, the survivors will forever be traumatized at what they did, and the government will crack down on superheroes.

And as for why he chose Hawkeye?

Crossfire: “I would think it was obvious, Hawkeye. You are the weakest, most vulnerable known costumed crimefighter in town.”

Ouch.

There’s planning to kill a guy as part of a larger scheme to kill all his friends and then there’s just being hurtful.

Further insulting injury? Crossfire is not just going to kill them. He’s going to make Hawkeye and Mockingbird kill each other by testing the Undertaker device on them.

That settles it. This guy is a dick.

The Restwell mortuary has a super sealed room for testing the device. Twelve inch thick concrete and steel walls and a door sealed with electronic lock. It would take even the Hulk some effort and Hawkeye and Mockingbird don’t even have their weapons.

Plus, there’s three cameras watching the room and the Undertaker speakers are hidden and durable.

Alas, Crossfire wouldn’t make a good Bond villain. He’s too not leaving a blatant way out of his death trap out of arrogance.

Hawkeye and Mockingbird get up close with their backs to the camera so they can whisper and make a plan.

Unfortunately, they can’t really think of a plan other than ‘try to resist brainwashing I guess?’

Mockingbird knows some SHIELD techniques and Hawkeye just promises he’ll try really hard to resist.

Hawkeye: “I really don’t want to hurt you. In the last couple days, I’ve actually kind of started, well, liking you.”

Aw.

Aww.

But Crossfire is a dick still and activates THE UNDERTAKER right after they kiss.

They try to resist but yeah that plan wasn’t a plan and wasn’t even a concept. They start fighting to the death. Ironically, Bobbi “I know SHIELD techniques” Morse throws the first kick while Hawkeye is still trying to resist.

And Mockingbird is a lot better at martial arts than Hawkeye whose muscle memory keeps tripping him up into using a bow that he doesn’t actually have.

This issue is a gift.

But yeah, Mockingbird beats the crap out of Hawkeye. Not that he doesn’t get some hits in. He even manages to surprise Crossfire who was heavily betting on Mockingbird to easily trounce his ass.

Also, during the fighting, Mockingbird manages to kick one of the cameras, jarring it so it points at the ceiling.

And then double kicks Hawkeye in the dick.

Oof.

Watching two people fight to the death, Oddball has a question. How long does the brainwashing sound effect last after being turned off?

Crossfire decides hey actually that’s an interesting thought and turns off the machine to see. Plus, for dick reasons, giving them a brief respite will “make their plight all the more poignant.”

What a dick.

The brainwashing ends almost as soon as the sound does and the two heroes stop beating the crap out of each other to be disgusted by what they were doing.

In desperation, Hawkeye finally comes up with a plan.

It’s not a good plan but he had only a couple seconds and its impressive that he has a plan at all in that brief period of lucidity.

Hawkeye huddles into the corner that the jarred camera no longer covers and goes through his spare (mispelled as space for some reason, shrug) arrowheads and finds a hypersonic arrowhead.

And if he puts the arrowhead in his mouth and activates it, it will be really loud and drown out the ultrasound! Also, shooting hypersonic frequencies INSIDE HIS SKULL will probably be bad for his hearing but what can ya do.

Crossfire reactivates THE UNDERTAKER and Hawkeye activates the mouth arrowhead with his tongue. Which feels like a “dull knife lacerating [his] brain” but at least he doesn’t want to murder all the time.

That’s something!

(Also, it’s a neat touch but the EEEEEE of the hypersonic arrowhead covers the NNNN of the ultrasonic signal. Good SFXing.)

With his wits about him, he can actually beat Mockingbird by using his strength advantage, closing in, and not letting her use her fancier jumpy techniques.

After beating the shit out of Mockingbird and feeling like shit for having to do it, Hawkeye tosses her to misalign another camera, and then feigns that he collapses from exhaustion.

Crossfire thinks that there’s no way that Hawkeye could play dead under the effect of the RAGE NOISE so he’s really down. He sends Oddball and Bombshell to retrieve the two heroes to examine.

While being carried like a potato sack, Hawkeye grabs one of Oddball’s odd balls and knocks out the juggler and then bonks Bombshell unconscious as well before she has a chance to react.

Then, he runs to get Crossfire before the guy has a chance to figure out what’s going on.

Except, Crossfire has cameras all over the dang place and knows what happened and decides that Hawkeye is such a resourceful, worthy foe that he deserves to die by irony.

(Hawkeye has no idea what the guy is saying because he can’t hear a thing after sticking a hypersonic arrowhead in his mouth)

Crossfire tries to kill Hawkeye with his own bow but whoops, remember when Hawkeye was flexing on that guy earlier about his bowstring having an absurd draw weight?

Yeah.

The dingus got irony’d by his own ploy at irony.

Hawkeye ties up Crossfire, grabs his bow and arrows because they make him happy, and runs back to check on Mockingbird.

Hawkeye: “Mockingbird -- ? You with me, sweetheart? We won. I beat them. Every last bloody oen of them. Mock -- ?” She’s not breathing. I - I killed her...!

Mockingbird: “Those tears for me, sport? Aw, shucks.”

Even beaten to hell, Mockingbird gonna sass.

And then they kiss. Which strikes me as... not a good time for it? Her face is all bruised up and she’s got a little blood going on. Ah, whatever.

Awww.

An hour later, the police show up to arrest Crossfire, Oddball, and Bombshell. Presumably Mockingbird called them as Clint still cannot hear a single thing.

Which is unfortunate because Mockingbird comes over to talk and Hawkeye is like ‘geez what is she saying right now? I hope it’s not important’ and decides to get out of the conversation ASAP before she finds out he’s gone deaf and gasp pities him!

Mockingbird: “Look, I’m not much of a joiner or anything. But I must admit that the two of us made one heckuva team. I was thinking... maybe we ought to become an item, you know what I mean? After all, you are one of the cutest --”

Hawkeye: “Yeah, well, see you around then.”

Hawkeye, you absolute fool.

THANKFULLY

Thankfully, Mockingbird isn’t the type to just go ‘wow what a jerk’ without going and ripping a person a new asshole, verbally.

So she did do that. She ran after Hawkeye and ripped him a new asshole, verbally, forced him to explain himself, probably rolled her eyes, and then dragged him to get a hearing aid.

And one week later, they’re married and relaxing in a heart-shaped tub!

Wow, they operate fast!

I mean, in fairness, we knew Hawkeye was like that. He’d known Sheila Danning for like a month before he was contemplating marriage. And we can assume Mockingbird was like that too considering she knew Hawkeye like a minute before waggling her eyebrows and insinuating sex at him.

Mockingbird: “You owe me, pal. Sure, you saved my life. But what I’m going to do to your life is more than just a one-shot deal. I’m not just talking about helping you get a hearing aid. Or the blood test, or the license, or even arranging for a quaint little cottage in the woods. I’m talking about the rest of your life, and the difference having me around is going to make in it. Maybe eloping was my idea, but I’m going to see to it that for the rest of your life, you believe that it was the best idea you didn’t quite hear.”

Hawkeye: “I hear you, Mrs. Hawkeye. I hear you.”

Awwww. They’re a cute couple. And I do like their chemistry.

So that was the Hawkeye limited series. And it was pretty good!

It introduces some lasting changes like ‘being deaf’ and ‘being married’ to the character. Of course, because comics, both of those things will come and go. And in some cases come back. Lets enjoy them while they last.

Next time on liveblogging: something a little different.

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[king-starkrogers]

Steve,I think Peter’s In Love

PART 1? 

this was supposed to be a short drabble but look what i did. Oh no.

     +

      Tony was the one who noticed it first. At first it was too fleeting to notice but it was kind of hard to notice that instead of making comments on bad parts about the star wars movie (the latest sequel) they were watching, Peter was hiding snorts and laughter with his hand while texting someone. Tony raised his eyebrows, not so subtly nudging Steve who was beside him, too engrossed in watching Finn and Poe run from stormtroopers to notice but tilted his head enquiringly towards where Tony was signalling with his eyes- pointedly. 

Steve, safe to say looked shock too because this was Star Wars, Peter! what was he doing? He in turn nudged Bucky who was sitting on the carpet, playing with Clint’s hair instead of watching the movie. Bucky furrowed his eyebrows confusingly at Peter and then gently tugged at Clint’s hair to signal him. 

By the time the the signals had gotten to Natasha, Bruce, Thor and Sam - the whole crew of avengers tower were now watching their resident teenager grinning down at his phone. 

Peter didn’t notice until it was too late of course, lifting his head with a shocked expression etched on his face at seeing his two parents smiling at him teasingly and the other adults (except for Bruce, he had a sense of pity for the kid) in turn smirking at his quickly reddening face. 

‘‘Um, you guys okay?’‘ Peter asked nervously, quickly clicking his phone off and pocketing it. 

‘‘Who you texting, Pete?’‘ Clint was the one who asked which led to Bucky hitting him on the forehead. Clint muttered an ‘‘Ow’‘ and rubbed his forehead with a pout. 

‘‘Let the boy text who he wants’‘ Natasha spoke up and gave Peter a reassuring smile. 

Peter shifted uncomfortably and moved to get up but Sam had slung an arm around him, keeping him in place. 

‘‘Yeah. Let the boy text who he wants and tell us who it is’‘ Sam grinned mischievously, hand creeping onto Peter’s pockets. Lucky for him, his resident spy and assassin aunts and uncles had taught him about fast reflexes which means he managed to jump out of Sam’s grip before his hand can touch Peter’s phone. 

Tony and Steve exchanged a look, a silent conversation between them and wondering if they should intervene on the rest of the team teasing their son. 

‘‘Is it MJ?’‘ Tony asked instead. Steve facepalmed and heaved a heavy sigh when Peter spluttered indignantly. 

‘‘Why-MJ’s my friend’‘ He insisted. 

‘‘We know, but friends don’t make you smile that big’‘ Tony pointed like the smart-ass he was. 

‘‘I don’t know about that, Bucky makes me smile pretty big’‘ Clint contested, looking up at Bucky with a shit-eating grin. 

‘‘Okay hawkguy, we know you guys aren’t just friends which just proves my point’‘ Tony stated, turning back towards his son with a grin. 

Peter covered his face with his hands and mumbled something. 

‘‘What was that, Pete?’‘ Steve tried the gentle approach, smiling encouragingly. 

Peter huffed in annoyance, glaring at everyone in sight. 

‘‘I said, can’t I have some sense of privacy? It’s my right you know’‘ He stated indignantly before stomping off like the moody teenager he is. 

‘‘Whew, talk about hormones’‘ Tony clicked his tongue. 

‘‘Tony..’‘ Steve looked at his husband with raised his eyebrows and Tony sighed. 

‘‘Okay okay, he’s right. Everyone back off from Peter until he’s ready to tell us’‘ Tony announced to the room. 

Everyone in the room nodded understandingly and turned back towards the movie. It lasted for about 2 minutes before Bruce finally spoke up. 

‘‘I know who it is.’‘ 

All eyes turned towards Bruce but Steve held up a hand before anyone can get a word in 

‘‘Mind keeping it to yourself, Bruce?’‘ Steve asked, eyes pleading to understand. 

Bruce nodded and mimed zipping his lips which made Clint and Sam groan in protest. 

+

  The whole movie night incident was forgotten for a while and the next time they had a Star Wars marathon was 2 weeks later. This time, Peter had invited someone over and had told his parents beforehand to not act weird or he will bolt from this tower and to Clint’s apartment in Bed-Stuy faster than Iron Man can suit up. Tony agreed but couldn’t stop grinning and Steve reassured that the avengers would be on their best behaviour. 

Which they all agreed to be except for when Peter walked out of the elevator with none other than Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four. Tony almost choked on his coffee and Steve looked like he wanted to drop dead right then and there. 

‘‘Oh look it’s Reed Richard’s brother-in-law’‘ Tony mumbled, elbowing Steve in the ribs so hard it was fortunate he was a super soldier or he would’ve doubled over. 

Clint, who was hanging out at the counter of the kitchen with the perfect view of what was happening right now was laughing into his hand & Bruce who was preparing dinner had an amused smile on his face.

“Hi Mr Stark, Captain.” Johnny waved and smiled good naturedly as Peter mumbled something under his breath and steered him to one of the couches in the rec room.

Steve seemed to get his bearings quickly and gave Johnny a polite smile. “Johnny, good to see you. How’s Sue and the rest?” He asked, gently pulling Tony to the kitchen so he wouldn’t completely burst in front of their son on and could possibly be their son’s friend/more than a friend.

“Same old same old, i’m off babysitting duty tonight so Peter invited me for a good old fashioned Star Wars marathon” Johnny replied, grinning at Peter as he did.

Steve and Tony watched- amazed- as their son’s face turned an alarmingly shade of red that could beat Steve’s when he was attempting to flirt with Tony ages ago.

“Oh god it’s like watching a re-run of the Tony & Steve romance” Bucky groaned miserably which made Clint and Bruce ignore all kinds of subtlety as they laughed at the statement.

+

   Unfortunately, Peter had only introduced Johnny as his friend and not something else and honestly who could blame his state of denial, just look at his parents? It took them years of pining and some serious avenger-meddling, plus a near death sacrificial near death experience to get them to where they are now. 

‘‘So, Peter and.. Johnny’‘ Tony started on the night that their son invited the human torch over as he joined Steve in bed. Steve closed the book he was reading and set it aside so Tony could snuggle up to him comfortably. 

‘‘Peter said they were friends’‘ Steve pointed out and Tony hid a disbelieving snort where he was hiding his face in Steve’s chest. 

‘‘And you believe him?’‘ Tony lifted his head slightly to look at his husband with raised eyebrows. 

Steve rolled his eyes fondly as his hand played with Tony’s soft hair. 

‘‘I believe we should let Peter have his privacy and trust that he’ll tell us when he’s ready’‘ 

Tony hummed in agreement but then it turned into a groan of frustration. 

‘‘But why Johnny Storm? How did they even become close? Did Reed and Sue invite Peter to playdates without me knowing?’‘ Tony gave a faux gasp as a thought descended on him. 

‘‘.. You think Peter is secretly helping Reed in his lab? Is he betraying me and Bruce?’‘ 

Steve let out a laugh and placed a kiss on Tony’s forehead while the other man was pouting away at his own thoughts. 

‘‘Stop thinking so hard, Tony. they probably have mutual friends in school’‘ Steve tried to reassure him but it was hardly working. 

+

  Peter thought he was slick, he really did. He only ever invited Johnny over during the day - the boy never stayed the night. The only physical thing they did was fist bumps and high fives and he made sure Johnny never looked at him like that when they were anywhere near the other avengers after the first time he brought him over. Tough luck though because even a blind man could see it though. Or in Clint’s case - a deaf man.

     He narrowed his eyes slightly when Johnny casually slung an arm around Peter’s shoulders and the brunette gently took the arm off - stuttering something about getting some sodas and then throwing Clint a look before running to the kitchen.

Johnny sighed and scratched his head idly, making Clint feel kinda sorry for the kid.

He remembered wanting to touch Bucky almost all the time when they were a thing but not a thing and nobody knew about their thing. Thankfully, now he could because their thing became a relationship and Clint was so happy they did.

He wondered if Peter was going through the same thing. He’s never talked about girls before - except for MJ, his best friend. But even if he was gay or bi - Tony and Steve and the avengers were literally the last person that he would have problems with.

 “Hey, Johnny” Clint called out, making the blonde turn to him with a soft smile.

“Hawkeye” He nodded. Clint rolled his eyes at the formality and made himself comfortable next to the teenage fantastic four hero.

“You’re here almost every day, I think you can call me Clint now” He reassured him.

Johnny nodded and then looked back up to the movie that was on. They were watching Fast and Furious. Very romantic.

Clint wondered if he should ask the burning question or not, he wasn’t Peter’s parent. He should’ve called Tony or Steve but Peter would definitely chicken out if his parents were involved so maybe he should step in and be the voice of reason. Oh wow, if Nat could see him now.

“So... You and Peter...”

Oh great Hawkeye, nice start. Clint was mentally chastising himself when Johnny laughed, knowing how uncomfortable this was making the avenger.

“Peter and I... like each other” Johnny responded.

“That’s great!” Clint said but the look Johnny gave him didn’t make it like it was such a great thing.

“Isn’t it?” Clint asked.

“Yes! It’s great...” Johnny agreed, a soft smile appearing on his face. Aw man, Clint shouldn’t have said anything.

“But..?” Clint pressed on, determined to get an answer as to why they were hiding it.

“Oh well... Peter doesn’t want Captain America and Mr.Stark to know” Johnny explained.

Clint raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“The son of a gay couple doesn’t want his gay parents to know he’s gay?” Clint asked.

Johnny laughed suddenly and Clint looked like he was insane. What the hell?

“Oh no no! Peter isn’t worried about that! He just doesn’t want them to start worrying or worse - give him the talk”

Clint pulled a face and contemplated this information. Steve would be relentless about the talk and would badger Johnny with questions. Tony on the other hand would just be cool about it (after he was sure that Peter wasn’t doing science stuff with other scientists) but once he was okay with it, then he could go overboard too like rent a whole theme park for them or something.

The kid was smart, Clint could give him that.

“Well it won’t be long till they officially find out anyway.. right JARVIS?” Clint emphasised his point by asking the AI who had eyes all over the tower.

“You are quite possibly right, Mr Barton” The AI managed to answer and somehow sound smug for an artifical intelligence robot.

Clint shrugged at Johnny as if to say “see?” but the teenager just shook his head with an amused smile.

“Have you forgotten that Peter is Stark’s son? Of course he knows JARVIS watches everything. Which is why we only ever do stuff at my place” Johnny pointed out.

“Man, that kid is smart” Clint mumbled out loud this time, shaking his head.

Johnny nodded solemnly. “It kinda sucks though, i feel like a dirty secret sometimes” He mumbled the last part which Clint may or may not have caught even with his ear aids on but he could lip read pretty well.

Which was why he clapped a hand on the boy’s shoulder and gave him a small encouraging smile.

+

Peter heard everything. Of course he did, and damn was he that obvious with Johnny that even Clint figured it out?

After Clint left, they continued hanging our until Sue called Johnny back home to babysit and he didn’t even bother to give Peter a “bro” hug before leaving.

And it hurt. Gave him a slight tugging at his chest like someone was squeezing it to see how much he could endure.

He left to the rooftop of the tower, sitting on the ledge like he wasn’t a clumsy idiot who could fall off anytime but it gave him a sense of calmness. Whenever things got too much, he would look out at the Manhattan skyline and try to imagine that his problems were not as big as it was.

This one was pretty big though. He should just tell his parents about Johnny. Like really tell them, basically outing himself. It’s not like they would care much. It’s just that Peter sometimes feels like his parents were too involved in his life. He loves the attention when he was younger but he was 16 now and if both of them found out about Johnny, they would be relentless. It sounds ridiculous and yet what’s more ridiculous than having Captain America & Iron Man as his dads?

“Oh, i know that look” Peter startled at the voice, whipping his head around to locate where it came from.

“Jesus Uncle Buck, I could’ve fell” He gestured towards the ledge manically.

Bucky shrugged and made himself comfortable right next to Peter.

“Hmm, i would’ve caught you kid. No problem” Bucky replied calmly. Peter opened his mouth to protest but then stopped because he would. Him and Clint and Nat and anyone else in this tower would do anything to make sure he’s okay. He felt a pang of guilty at that because him keeping Johny away from them was something that was definitely not right. 

‘‘You look as miserable as when Steve told Tony he couldn’t buy his way in for you to ride that rollercoaster when you were 4′‘ Bucky said, his metal arm ruffling Peter’s hair slightly. 

He would normally complain but this time it felt comforting so he just slouched down more and sighed. 

‘‘I feel bad keeping Johnny a secret’‘ He mumbled helplessly. 

‘‘What secret?’‘ Bucky responded amusingly and Peter threw him a look that made the older man laugh. 

‘‘We all clearly know you’re dating him. Go at your own pace to tell your parents, kid. There’s literally no rush.’‘ He reassured. 

‘‘I can’t! Johnny told Clint he felt like a dirty secret’‘ 

The look of no surprise on Bucky’s face told Peter that he knew that already. Is there even anything that Clint knows that Bucky won’t know? 

‘‘You gotta remember relationships are a two-way thing. Parents and adults aside, it all boils down to the fact that if you and Johnny are ready to go public. You’re a Stark-Rogers, kid and he’s a teenage superhero. There’s literally no hiding if you decide to show everyone. And to start, you have to make it clear with your parents. You know Steve and Tony would make sure nothing happens to you right?’‘ Bucky finished the last sentence with a small smile and Peter nodded, his eyebrows furrowed in determination as he took in what was being said. 

‘‘The winter soldier just gave me dating advice’‘ Peter mumbled, burying his face in his hands. 

Bucky moved to get up with one last pat on the shoulder for him. 

‘‘I’ll make sure Hawkeye steps in next time, and knowing teenagers - I can guess what’s next’‘ He pulled a face. 

Realisation on what Bucky was implying dawned on Peter and he made a face at that. ‘’Gross, please go away’’ and all he heard was Bucky’s retreating laughter.

So Peter guessed it was time to officially introduce his boyfriend huh?

Okay, he can do this. 

[bucky-at-bedtime]

Which characters from the comics do you want to see with their own movies??

Oh my god there are some that I would literally die for

First of all, Ms Marvel (Kamala Khan) – my previous post has a few more examples from the comics but I love Kamala and Bruno and she’s obsessed with Captain Marvel which is relatable af

Also, Kate Bishop (Hawkeye) – here’s one of my favourite moments with her and Clint (Hawkguy lmao). The Matt Fraction comics are kind of brilliant. I think I’d prefer this as a tv show though.

Then, we have She Hulk (who is so much cooler than she sounds I love her okay) she teams up with people like Daredevil and Antman and she’s just a badass green lawyer.

I would love to see The Fantastic Four in the mcu because they’re truly awesome characters that haven’t been showcased nearly as well as they could’ve been.

I love the comic run where Jane Foster becomes Thor

Ok that’s enough for now lmao

What about you guys? What do you wanna see??

[keptin-indy]

Avengers thoughts

Spoilers behind the cut

Overall I did enjoy the movie, but nitpicking things is what I do.

That  sure was a popcorn action flick about a whole lot of extremely depressed people all racing each other to commit suicide.  Explicitly with Hawkguy/Ronin and Black Widow, but implicitly with almost everyone else, too.  Except for Hulk, who seems to be more mentally healthy now than ever, so good for him.

Honestly, Pepper knew very well that Tony’s been trying to find a way to die for years.  She knew this was coming and I think had (unhappily) accepted long ago that this is how he was going to die sooner or later.

Did Tony name his child after his shitbag cousin??

WHY is the soul stone at the Mountain of Manpain and Fridging?  I can only assume it’s because there’s a nazi at the top.  But showing Nat’s busted-open head at the bottom was completely fucking unnecessary

Speaking of feminism, the part at the end battle where all the ladies teamed up would have been cool if it weren’t so weirdly artificial.  Why did each of these women abandon the fights they were already involved in and the people they’d normally try to fight beside and/or protect to run across the battlefield just to have a girl power moment?  Sure, the gauntlet was there, but only the women came.  It was a cheap nod to the entirely valid complaints of sexism in the franchise and it just made me more irritated by being so shallow and fake.  We could have had this sort of thing all along and then we wouldn’t need to be thrown a tiny bone like that so the MCU can point to it and go “look!  We’re feminist too!”

Also, for all the hype and dudebro complaints, Carol didn’t really do didn’t move the plot along much.  She hits like a freight train, sure, but I expected her to be more central to the plot.

Ugh, and after Widow died and Nebula was replaced, it really was such a sausage fest.  At least Nat was in a position of power and coordination before, but without her it was nothing but dudes, and mostly white too.  Very creative, Marvel.

I’m not convinced that Nat or Cap will stay dead/old.  Hawkguy and Wanda had that lovely little talk about their loved ones not coming back, but Vision’s already got a TV show lined up, so that obviously won’t stick.  And the Sam/Bucky TV show could easily reverse Cap’s aging to bring him back as a viable character any time Evans wants to do it.  I don’t doubt he needs a break and wants to direct more, but these are the kind of roles that just keep coming back.  Genre sci-fi just does that.

I thought the enormous amount of cameos/revisiting every single person we’ve ever met was actually quite well done.  Normally with that sort of thing I get irritated at all the callbacks and tiny “oh look, it’s that guy!”s, but this felt much more satisfying.

Cassie’s older, a Captain Marvel has been hanging out with the Skrulls for a lot of years, and Wanda and Vision are getting back together...can I have some Young Avengers please?

Speaking of Captain Marvel, I’m disappointed we didn’t get to see an older Monica.  There’s plenty of room for Photon in this giant mess.

Also an older Maria, but not as a combatant, just as Carol’s wife.

The giant battle was really hard to follow.  Sometimes I couldn’t even tell who I was looking at before it would switch away to someone else I struggled to recognize through all the dust, smoke, and hordes of aliens.  And I’ve been watching these movies since the beginning and followed the comics for a long time.  If it was hard for me, I can only imagine how, for instance, my parents felt.

This very much felt like a giant comic crossover, complete with inconsistent writing and no one getting quite enough screen/page time.  Because my brain pegged it as a crossover event, I also didn’t feel a lot of emotional connection to it because crossover events exist to be ignored later on.

Also I’ve never had the emotional investment in the movies as I have in the comics.

Thor’s entirely legitimate depression was treated as a joke despite the fact that he has even more reason to be traumatized than even all the other very traumatized people.  Way to shit on his many, many losses and completely understandable survivors guilt.  At least he got to talk to Frigga and it showed that she was fully aware of things and in control as she should have been all along.

Howard was treated way too nicely.  Dude was a shit father.  Tony’s just looking back with rose-coloured glasses.

At the end, I’m so glad Pepper gently taking Peter by the arm and drawing him away wasn’t the usual shitty writing of “allow me to put aside my own pain to mother you, more important male character” and was in fact “please move so I can go to my dying husband, kthnx”

Actually, I was pretty pleased with everyone’s characterizations here, which is rare in franchises where I have years of personal canon interpretations to compare things against.

The theatre broke into applause when Cap picked up the hammer.  It was a good moment.  Weird that Thor wasn’t more attached to it, though, and preferred the new ax to the weapon he’d wielded for a thousand years.

Asgard got a lot of paradoxes out of this movie between Thor stealing his own hammer in Thor 2 and Loki fucking off with the tesseract in Avengers 1.  That said, it’s comics-style canon, so paradoxes and inconsistency aren’t important, frankly.

I’m glad Favreau got to have a little sendoff moment, since it was his movie that started this whole thing to being with.

I’m disappointed there wasn’t a dedication to Stan Lee like there was in Captain Marvel.  Yes, he’s already had that one, but this was the big tentpole movie.

I’d heard about the audio-only end credits “scene”, but I expected more than that.

In the end, it was a good conclusion to the MCU arc that’s been going on for so long.  

[eddycurrents]

For the week of 20 August 2018

Quick Bits:

Aphrodite V #2 is pretty damn great. Jeff Spokes’ artwork is instantly compelling, drawing in the reader with darkness and interesting angles into this increasingly enthralling story of a machine cult from the future by him and Bryan Hill.

| Published by Image / Top Cow

Avengers #6 concludes the first arc in widescreen fashion. Lots of action and big ideas from Jason Aaron with gorgeous art from Ed McGuinness, Paco Medina, Mark Morales, Juan Velasco, and David Curiel. Again I’m reminded of those early issue of JLA from Grant Morrison and Howard Porter. This has been fun so far and I’m intrigued by what else they have in store.

| Published by Marvel

Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs & Eldritch Men #1 is a very welcome return, even without Jill Thompson for this go around. The artwork from Benjamin Dewey is beautiful as he reminds us that he’s one of the best nature artists in comics, and possible beyond. His animals are just stunning. The story from him and Evan Dorkin is also interesting, suggesting some arcane traps luring in the paranormal. Great stuff for all ages.

| Published by Dark Horse

Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #12 concludes the series with an epic battle between the forces of heaven and hell as it teaches us the true meaning of friendship. It’s funnier when you actually read it. This has been an entertaining series from John Carpenter, Anthony Burch, Jorge Corona, Gabriel Cassata, and Ed Dukeshire, with this final chapter also delivering a nice farewell to the movie as well.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Black Hammer: Age of Doom #4 has some very interesting revelations that ultimately only lead to more questions than answers. What’s going on isn’t nearly as cut and dried as we were led to believe last issue and the mystery has just deepened. Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, Dave Stewart, and Todd Klein have managed to elevate this story higher again.

| Published by Dark Horse

Black Panther #3 finally parcels out a tidbit of what might actually be going on with the series and the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, just in time for a surprise attack and more action. Thankfully, the art from Daniel Acuña is still overwhelmingly gorgeous.

| Published by Marvel

Britannia: Lost Eagles of Rome #2 is even better than the first issue. The mystery deepens as Antonius and Achillia reach Egypt and find incongruities they don’t expect within this province of the Roman Empire. The artwork from Robert Gill (with colours from José Villarrubia) is probably among the best I’ve seen from him, really bringing some very strong work here with backgrounds, vehicles, and character designs that are particularly impressive.

| Published by Valiant

Cold Spots #1 is the start to another horror series from Cullen Bunn, this time accompanied by Mark Torres with the artwork, and as per many of Bunn’s previous tales, this is a great start. There’s a genuinely creepy atmosphere from Torres’ art and the plot of a missing daughter and her child, amidst the spooky maybe-ghosts, is a good one.

| Published by Image

Daredevil #607 gets into how there can possibly be a Mike Murdock running around New York and it’s an interesting and possibly hazardous diversion. Gorgeous art from Phil Noto.

| Published by Marvel

Die!Die!Die! #2 is more entertaining over-the-top humorous action that feels like it’s channelling Garth Ennis. Great art from Chris Burnham and Nathan Fairbairn.

| Published by Image / Skybound

Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor #4 is probably the most succinct in sticking to its plot without real deviation of all of these minis. Basically sticking to the thread of these X-women tackling the Femme Fatales. It’s been a relatively decent story from Jim Zub, Thony Silas, and Felipe Sobreiro, even if the art’s been a little uneven. There’s a really nice sequence of Psylocke finding herself again in this issue, though, from Leonard Kirk and Andrew Crossley that has interesting implications going forward.

| Published by Marvel

Jughead: The Hunger #8 is a great jumping-on point for new readers, offering a bit of a history lesson and summary reinterpretation of the events of the overarching plot of the series to date. Great work from Frank Tieri, Pat & Tim Kennedy, Joe Eisma, Bob Smith, Ryan Jampole, Matt Herms, Andre Szymanowicz, and Jack Morelli.

| Published by Archie Comics / Archie’s Madhouse Presents

The Life of Captain Marvel #2 continues what is shaping up to be possibly one of the defining and quintessential Carol Danvers stories. I love what Margaret Stohl is doing in bringing out the backstory and interpersonal dynamics of Carol’s family. The art from Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Fonteriz, and Marcio Menyz in the present day and Marguerite Sauvage’s flashbacks is wonderful.

| Published by Marvel

Mr. & Mrs. X #2 continues this fun ride, tossing in Deadpool and more of the lesser used intergalactic X-characters. The dialogue from Kelly Thompson is hilarious and the art from Oscar Bazaldua and Frank D’Armata is great.

| Published by Marvel

Old Man Logan #46 begins another arc tying up loose ends before the endgame of Dead Man Logan kicks off. Wrapping reconnecting with Alpha Flight around a horror story evoking shades of The Thing and Slither results in a wonderful story perfectly fitting Damian Couciero’s artwork.

| Published by Marvel

The Punisher #1 is both a continuation of Matthew Rosenberg’s stories and ideas from the last volume of the series and a kind of back-to-basics approach to Frank Castle. Basically, he’s lost the War Machine suit, but he’s still taking on the world-spanning super-villains. It’s pretty epic and this is great jumping-on point. The dark humour is perfect, reminding me of Garth Ennis’ work with Castle, and seriously this is probably the best art that Szymon Kudranski has ever done. Along with Antonio Fabela’s colours, it’s like he was born to draw The Punisher.

| Published by Marvel

Royal City #14 is an introspective end of saying farewell to the past and accepting change to move forward. This has been an interesting series from Jeff Lemire, focusing on his most often used theme of family, and it’s been a good exploration of their different dynamics.

| Published by Image

The Sentry #3 is pretty dark, telling the flipside of the first two issues from Billy Turner’s perspective as he goes about stealing Sentry’s identity. This is almost at Kid Miracleman levels of demented. Jeff Lemire is playing with some interesting ideas here, beautifully brought to life by Kim Jacinto, Joshua Cassara, and Rain Beredo.

| Published by Marvel

Shadowman #6 has some truly beautiful artwork from Renato Guedes, as this arc of Jack falling through time visiting the different holders of the shadow loa takes an interesting turn in ancient history.

| Published by Valiant

Shanghai Red #3 is probably the best issue to date, as Molly reunites with Katie, recriminations are hashed out, and we get a bit of a tour of Portland. Christopher Sebela, Joshua Hixson, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou have tapped into something unique here, and this tale of revenge and some of the lesser told side of American history is incredibly compelling.

| Published by Image

TMNT #85 brings Leatherhead back into the fold, with very interesting and potentially dangerous ramifications following the war between the Utroms and Triceratons. Brahm Revel’s clothes-peg take on the Turtles is an interesting visual choice.

| Published by IDW

The Thrilling Adventure Hour #2 I find better than the first issue. The humour hits home a bit more for me and the leads of Sadie and Frank don’t seem nearly as insufferable as the first issue. The art, though, from MJ Erickson and Brittany Peer is just as good as the first. Entertaining stuff.

| Published by BOOM! Studios

Venom #5 is another great issue. The mythology-building in this series is just incredible, growing Venom and his world into so much more. Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Frank Martin, and Clayton Cowles are creating magic.

| Published by Marvel

West Coast Avengers #1 is a great debut, filled with action and humour, as this highly dysfunctional team comes together. It’s nice to see Kelly Thompson doing more Hawkeye and Hawkguy, and the collection of characters coming together to make up the team are bizarre and fitting, carrying on a few of the themes and plot developments of the previous Hawkeye and America series. Though you needn’t have read any of that before you pick this up. Making it nigh unmissable is the gorgeous art from Stefano Caselli and Triona Farrell. This is fun.

| Published by Marvel

Witchblade #7 returns for its second arc, continuing the extremely high level of quality that Caitlin Kittredge, Roberta Ingranata, Bryan Valenza, and Troy Peteri set for themselves.

| Published by Image / Top Cow

X-Men Red #7 advances us a bit further as the X-Men attempt to uncover evidence of Cassandra Nova’s influence on the world and thwart her attack on Atlantis. Tom Taylor has definitely been taking a slow approach to unfurling this story, but it has allowed for the beautiful art from originally Mahmud Asrar and now Carmen Carnero & Rain Beredo time to breathe.

| Published by Marvel

Other Highlights: Amazing Spider-Man #4, Avengers: Wakanda Forever #1, Barbarella #9, Bedtime Games #3, Betty & Veronica: Vixens #9, Curse Words Summer Swimsuit Special #1, Days of Hate #7, DuckTales #11, Gasolina #11, Hack/Slash: Resurrection #10, Hit-Girl #7, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation #6, Lumberjanes #53, Mammon, Mickey Spillane’s Mike #3, Night’s Dominion - Season Three #2, Old Man Hawkeye #8, Quantum & Woody! #9, Red Sonja/Tarzan #4, Redneck #14, Stairway - Volume 1, Star Wars: Darth Vader #20, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #23, Sullivan’s Sluggers, TMNT: Bebop & Rocksteady Hit the Road #4, Wasted Space #4

Recommended Collections: Avengers: Back to Basics, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Cloak & Dagger: Predator & Pray, Deadly Class - Volume 7: Love Like Blood, Giant Days - Volume 8, Jimmy’s Bastards - Volume 2, Li’l Donnie - Volume 1: Executive Privilege, Lockjaw: Who’s a Good Boy, Postal - Volume 7, Sex Criminals - Volume 5: Five-fingered Discount

d. emerson eddy too wonders where all the cowboys have gone. Is it a nefarious plot from some shadowy organization? Or are they all just at the Calgary Stampede?

[imaginetonyandbucky]

I know Natasha Stark/genderbent Tony has been done before, so how about something with genderbent Bucky instead?

combined with:

imagine tonywalking in on bucky and steve arm wrestling for the honor of asking tony out.

“Is there areason why everyone is watching Jamie and Steve arm wrestle?” Tony asked theAvengers. He’d woken up a few minutes ago on the cot in his lab. He’d trudgedhis way into the communal kitchen to find the team circled around the table androoting for Jamie and/or Steve, the two of whom were locked in an arm wrestlingmatch. .

The two supersoldiers were a wonderful sight in sweatpants and tank tops.They must have beenworking out beforehand because both were drenched in sweat.Brown strands ofhair had fallen out of Jamie’s sloppy bun, and Steve’s blond hair was plasteredto his forehead. Their chests heaved as they wrestled, and Tony may have gottenabsorbed in lovely images. What could he say? He was a fan of all chest types.

Tony was awareof Vision happily explaining what the team was doing, but Tony was toopreoccupied with other thoughts to listen.

He grabbed a mugfrom one of the cabinets then went over to Clint, who held the coffee pot likea mug. Hawkguy had obviously been drinking from the pot again, but Tony didn’tcare. After everything they’d been through, a little shared spit was nothing.He took the pot from Clint and poured himself a cup. “You’re a heathen, just soyou know.”

“I’d be deadwithout coffee,” Clint stated.

Wanda rolled hereyes at Clint before gluing them back on the competition at hand.

Steve hadmanaged to push Jamie’s hand down a bit.

Wanda bit theinside of her cheek then glanced at Natasha. “Are you having trouble decidingwho to cheer for too?”

Natasha hummedin thought. “Both are excellent dating candidates. I am slightly partial toJamie winning though.”

Steve huffed.“Really, Romanoff?”

Natasha grinned.

Jamie chuckled.“Girls gotta stick together, Stevie. Don’t take it personally.”

“Well, I’mrooting for you, Steve.” Sam patted his best friend on the back.

“Are Jamie andSteve arm wrestling over who gets to ask someone out?” Tony inquired as hesipped his coffee. He was a bit disappointed. Steve and Jamie were Tony’scrushes after all. He liked fantasizing that they might have feelings for them.A new boyfriend or girlfriend for either one of them was going to put a damperon Tony’s fantasies.

“Who gets to askout the person first,” Rhodey corrected. He’d been standing with hisarms crossed the whole time Tony had been in the room, and he hadn’t beencheering for either super soldier. “We aren’t back in medieval times whenpeople could just decided who someone was going to marry without consultingthem.”

Jamie slammedSteve’s hand down on the table. She jumped up and whooped. “Take that, punk!”

Steve rolled hiseyes. He shook out his hand to relieve it after a long match. “Just ask him outalready.”

Jamie grinnedfrom ear to ear and pivoted so she beamed at Tony.

Tony stared atthat gorgeous smile, mind going blank.

“Hey, Tones,”Jamie said his name in a sing-song manner. “You wanna go on a date with me?”

“Yes!” There wasno smoothness to Tony’s answer. It was over eager, and he probably looked likea damn fool, but damn it all if he hadn’t wanted to date Jamie for a while now.He’d just never asked her out because he was sure Steve or Natasha would killhim. Probably even Sam too—not that Sam would admit to being protective ofJamie.

Jamie fistpumped the air. “Yes!” She grabbed Tony’s hand and towed him away from thegroup. “Let’s get some coffee that Clint’s spit isn’t in and discuss what we’regoing to do for our real date. Let’s make it something exciting that we’llnever forget.”

Tony noddedenthusiastically. He didn’t care what they did, just so long as they did ittogether.

[mysuperheroobsession]

Wait What?

Tony Stark x daughter!reader, Wanda Maximoff x fem!reader, Wanda Maximoff x stark!reader

Word Count: 889

Summary - You Tony Stark’s daughter who moves into Stark Tower when you move to New York to go college. You thought you had figured yourself out, but maybe not?

Warnings - Protective!tony (if that’s even a thing)

Italics are thoughts in the moment 

Your POV

“Miss. Miss.”

I feel someone lightly shake me out of my slumber as I open my eyes to see the middle aged flight attendant standing above me.

“Miss, we've landed in New York now.” she said with a kind smile.

“Oh,” I say surprised “I’m so sorry! I’ll get out of your hair.”

I get up and get my luggage out of the overhead compartment before heading off the plane. Once I got the rest of my luggage I called for a cab and headed home.

Tony’s POV

I’m so happy today. Today my little girl is finally coming home. Since her mother and I split when she was little and took her back to her hometown I never got to see her with my busy schedule. But now, we get to have four whole years together while she’s getting her degree. I’ve checked everything off my list (with the help of Friday) to make sure everything is perfect for when my little princess gets here. Now I just have to tell the rest of the Avengers that we have someone new in the tower. As I reach the common area I hear talking and laughter all around and then see the entire team.

“Attention everyone!” and all I get is nothing, more laughter and more talking. “HEY IDIOTS!” I see everyone’s heads turn to look at me with bewildered looks.

“What do need Tony?” Capcicle asked me. 

“What I need is for everyone to be on their best behaviors. I have a special guest coming today and she’s going to be staying here for a while and I don’t for you guys to be showing your crazy just quite yet.”

“Is this another conquest Tony, or a possible business investor? Because depending which one will depend on if I’m on my best behavior or not.” Natasha says.

“It’s neither Romanoff. But it is someone very special to me, so BEHAVE!” I exclaim as I point a finger at all of them.

“So a conquest,” Nat says bluntly and everyone begins to laugh.

But Friday shuts them up before they can get it all out.”Mr. Stark, Miss. (L/N) is now here should I send her up?” she asked

“Yes, Friday that’ll be lovely,” I say a bit too cheerful.

“Yup, definitely a hot chick,” Hawkguy says.

As I begin to roll my eyes, I hear my baby girl’s voice singing “When She Loved Me” from Toy Story, the song I used to always sing to her.

“(Y/N)!” I scream while the Avenger’s head all turn around to catch a look of the “conquest”.

“DAD!” she screams as run and gives me big hug. We turn around to see the Avenger’s jaws on the ground from shock.

“So everyone this is (Y/N) and (Y/N) you know all their names,” I say.

“Hey everyone,”.

Your POV

“Hey everyone,” I say with a little bit of confidence. I mean I’m standing in front of the Avengers, who wouldn’t get starstruck? 

“Wait, Stark you actually have a kid?” Falcon or I think his name is Sam said.

“Yup and you guys are going to get over it and be nice to her we are going to have a problem. Got it?” my dad said

“Dad, chill. There just shocked, since you and mom keep me hidden for the media and everything else.” I said trying to calm my father down.

“Fine,” he says. “so introductions! So, honey, this is Steve Rogers aka Captain America, but I like to call him Capcicle. You should call him that, that be great.” he says with a cocky smile as I roll my eyes.

“Nice to meet you, Captain. I’m (Y/N).” I say to Steve as I turn to him. He had blond hair, beautiful blue eyes, and muscles for days! No wonder girls faint when they meet him.

“It’s just Steve ma’am. It’s nice to meet you as well,” he said kindly.

I then turn to see a very beautiful woman. She has red hair and green eyes, and look very serious. She has to be the famous Black Widow. “So, you must be the famous Black Widow,” I blurt and immediately feel my cheeks flush. I soon calm down once I see her smile.

“Yes I am, but I much prefer Natasha. It’s also nice to meet you (Y/N),”

I meet several other people, Hawkeye, Falcon which I learn his name is Sam! Good job (Y/N)! Then I meet Thor, Bruce Banner aka the Hulk, and Vision, who I heard a lot about from my dad.

The last person I am introduced to is a sad looking woman with lovely features. Even if she looked sad she gorgeous, she had long brown hair and striking blue eyes. Wow! She is stunning. But, then start to question myself why I said that. She looked disappointed, but then quickly hid that.

“Thanks, anyway. I’m Wanda by the way,” she says and I shake her hand.

We stare at each other probably too long then we were supposed to, but then I broke the trance-like state we were in. I the thought why I was complimenting her and why she intrigued me some much. “Thanks anyway.” Wait what?

This is my second fanfic ever, so please be gentle. I really hope you like it.

[websofintrigue-blog]

MCU HAWKEYE MOVIE PITCH

Fair warning. This post is probably going to turn into a gigantic wall of text and a lot of fan-wanking, so for those of you who haven't read Matt Fraction's phenomenal run on Hawkeye, you're free to turn away. I have been mulling over this idea for like, ever. Now, I think I have most of it figured out, and I was so excited that I just needed to get it out there.

Alright. Here is my pitch for an MCU Solo Hawkeye movie. Obviously, it's going to be based primarily on Fraction's run.

First of all, casting. Kate Bishop needs to be in this film, and she has to be independent, headstrong, but also sassy, stubborn and a bit of a smart-ass. My top choices to play Katie would either be Anna Kendrick or Mary Elizabeth Winstead. I think they have the look and the chops to pull off Katie's street smarts and overall sassiness.

On the creative side, I think I'd like to get Edgar Wright to write and direct the movie. I know he left Ant Man due to creative differences, but if Marvel can somehow convince Wright to get back on board and give him more creative freedom, I think it would really help and add a lot to the movie with Wright's distinct style.

I would love a movie like this to be released maybe before or after Infinity War. Just as a fun little diversion/palette cleanser that doesn't really tie much into anything apart from world building. Kinda like how Ant Man was. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY BULLET POINTS!

--The movie is set after the events of Civil War. At this point in time, we can assume the Sokovia Accords are still in effect, so after Cap busts out his team, they're advised to lay low and keep a low profile. They go their separate ways to avoid being seen together and drawing attention but still keeping communication with one another. Clint's family is put under protection, and Cap (possibly with a little help from Nick Fury) is able to pull enough funds to get Clint an apartment in Brooklyn. This will be the main setting of the film.

-- First introduction to Kate Bishop. Flashback to the Chitauri invasion. We see a somewhat younger Kate Bishop riding in a limo with her father. We establish that Kate is becoming more and more distant from her dad, as her father is telling her about the family business but Kate isn't really listening. When the invasion broke out, their limo gets stuck under piles of rubble and debris. At this point, I would retcon that Hawkeye and Black Widow are the only available Avengers who can respond to the situation. They get Kate and her father out, and young Kate Bishop is impressed by these normal people out in the field risking their lives for others, particularly with Hawkeye. This moment is what inspires Kate to want to become a superhero.

-- Back in Brooklyn, Hawkeye notices that the tenants of the apartment he lives in are constantly being harassed for rent money by the Russian tracksuit mafia. Clint tries to convince himself not to get involved, but can't stand the sight of innocent people being threatened, as if fueled by some, impulsive desire to do good. Clint fights them off, and it's here we establish the Tracksuit Bros as the primary antagonists of the movie, along with their hired assassin, The Clown. They will return at several points in the movie to try to get back at Clint for sticking his nose where it doesn't belong.

-- YES, LUCKY THE PIZZA DOG IS IN THIS MOVIE. When Clint first moves in, he saves Lucky from the Tracksuit bros, attends to his medical needs, adopts him and offers him pizza while recovering.

--As a running gag, at some points in the movie, a few tenants will say they 'recognize' Clint and ask if he's with the Avengers and if he's Ant Man. Also, everyone else calls him HawkGuy for some reason. Clint fires back with "Why does everyone keep saying that?!"

--Our second introduction to Kate Bishop and eventually meeting Clint. I've been thinking of how to pull this off. Maybe we could have Kate living in the same apartment building, or maybe she lives around the area. The reason given is, she doesn't always want to be dependent on her daddy's money, and she insists on getting out there into the real world and making it on her own. In any case, there will be an important cameo. Kate has a roommate. And that roommate is America Chavez, played by Naya Rivera.

--The way Clint and Kate meet. Clint catches the Tracksuit Bros causing trouble in the streets. Clint grabs his gear, gets prepared to fire an arrow, all of a sudden *whoosh* another arrow flies past him. Clint turns around and we see Kate Bishop with her own gear. The two team up and fend off the Bros. Afterwards, Clint grows to admire Katy's moxie and eagerness and offers to train her. Clint goes "You're good, kid. But your aim is still a little off. If your heart's really into it and you really want this, how about I train you? Train you to be a better Hawkeye than I ever was". Kate is on board.

-- When Kate meets up with Clint, she'll comment about how Clint looks 'ancient' now and how he seemed more larger than life when he saved her during the Chitauri invasion. Kate will also comment about Clint's relationship with Black Widow, which causes him to become flustered. Honestly, you can derive a lot of the movie's humor just from Clint and Kate's back and forth banter and playing off of each other.

-- I imagine the 'Black Widow' conversation to go something like this:

          Kate: So, uh...you and that Black Widow chick. What's up with that?

          Clint: What about? We're just friends. Colleagues. Strictly professional

          Kate: That's not what it looks like to me

          Clint: OKAY! It was a mutual thing! We tried hooking up once, we                               agreed it wouldn't work out and we moved on with our lives.                               There. Happy?!

Kate: (Smug look on her face) .....I knew it.

-- Finally, the climax will involve Clint, Kate, Lucky the pizza dog and the residents of the apartment defending their building against the full force of the Tracksuit mafia and The Clown. Through a strong familial type bond, and the power of friendship, they manage to outwit and defeat the Tracksuit Bros, forcing them to back off.

So, that was my pitch. It was a long one. I had fun. Hoped you had fun reading through if you actually managed to get through the whole damn thing. x)

[bexsbaxters]

MY AVENGERS AUS by yasmin-alliyah

(i might update these with new ideas and new ships idk) TONYT'CHALLA: princess lessons • in which tony has to suddenly learn the customs of the wakandan people as the prince escort and rhodey and sam are no help. be a pretty baby for daddy • in which tony is a poor college student who's drowning in debt and t'challa is the young rich prince of the small country of wakanda. robin hood • in which t'challa is the son of an international diplomat and he sees tonh shoving food into a velvet bag in the middle of a royal ball. RHODEYTONY: drive, just fucking drive ! • in which rhodey is an A* student who is infatuated with the scruffy, sleep-deprived brunette who manages to scrape every class. BUCKYTONY: smart ass with a nice ass (ft steve) • in which tony and bucky are rival cops who are put together to stop an evil mob boss with a preference for cute, sassy brunettes. all we wanna do is get high and listen to PARTY • in which bucky and tony are insufferable roommates who enjoy teaming up to antagonize their next door neighbor and occasionally get drunk to gossip about the other students. TONYNAT: rush hour • in which the highly trained russian cia agent has to drag her incompetent american counterpart around a highly delicate case. WANDANAT: red lipstick, rose petals, heartbreak • in which natasha is the gorgeous editor of vogue and wanda was her secret lover who had to go somewhere natasha couldn't find her. wrap your velvet heart around my jagged edges • in which natasha has strict religious parents and wanda is the traveller girl with the beautiful eyes that teaches natasha that not all sinful things are bad. TONYTHOR: knockout ! • the one where thor is a famous wrestler and tony is his manager who has a massive infatuation with him. loving him is a sin (but a sinner i am) • in which thor is the happily married (straight) man who lives next door to the depressed single writer. expect the twist • in which he was the golden boy and tony was just the shadow that followed him around. PIETROTONY: the ashes, shame and scorns • in which tony falls in love with the pretty, silver haired immigrant boy who sits outside his school and has many shocking stories to tell. TONYCLINT: aw, singlehood • in which it’s Nat’s wedding to Bruce and she keep shoving the boys into each other because they’re the only ones at the entire ceremony who are single. PETERTONY: we're adults we swear ! • in which peter quill and tony stark bond over microwaveable chicken nuggets and secretly pine for each other across the supermarket shelves. SAMTONY: scars to your beautiful • in which the boy with no name enters sam's support group and over the course of a month, sam falls in love slowly with the man with the brown eyes and sad smile. SAMBUCKY: text from your ex • in which sam and bucky are happily dating until bucky gets a text message from someone who really wants to fuck his life up. SAMSTEVE: draw me like one of your french girls • in which steve loves to secretly draw sam, sam secretly loves it and bucky wants to fight thor. american psycho • in which steve is a influential owner of a billion dollar corporation who has a dark secret and sam is the cop who's dedicated to bringing him down. SAMSCOTT: it's getting hot in here (so take off all your clothes) • in which sam and scott are firemen who have a game where they try to flirt with as many of the people they save that they can. SAMNAT: strawberry cappuccino • in which steve and bucky both have a crush on the gorgeous barista at starbucks but she only has eyes for their best friend. SAMCLINT: 4:00 • in which sam and clint are rogue cia agents who have to protect the famous son of the president of the usa before he becomes a victim of their ex director's schemes. SAMRHODEY: bitter always follows the sweet • in which sam and rhodey are going through their expensive honeymoon when an old 'friend' turns up, ready to wreak havoc. come fly with me • in which rhodey is young sam's supervisor who finds the the younger lad both annoying and endearing. RHODEYBRUCE: ciao adios • in which rhodey and bruce have to attend a science talk tour for 10 boring long ass speeches and they fall in love along the way. THORSTEVE: morning endeavours • in which thor and steve decide to do everything on steve's list of things to catch up with in the future and somehow they fall in love on the way. backalley boy • in which thor stumbles across a skinny boy getting beat up in an alley and saves him. STEVEPIETRO: sometimes the heart can see, what’s invisible to the eye • in which steve is in love with his girlfriend's twin who's coincidentally dating his best friend. throw in a crazy, quick wedding and a group therapy session and antics ensue. BRUCETONY: why am I preaching to this choir, to this atheist? • in which bruce is a strict preacher and tony is an openly gay actor who teaches him that some things that are sinful can feel virtuous. the ideology of butterflies • in which a forty year old man takes his much younger lover on a road trip as they seek to escape civilisation and societal rules. BUCKYPIETRO: the castle without colour • in which bucky is enamoured with his enigmatic next door neighbor pietro, who loved mysteries so much he became one. inhale, in hell there’s heaven • in which bucky lives across from an angel who's deadly, godly and beautiful all at once and he isn't quite sure how to feel about it. telepathy • in which bucky meets the most beautiful boy dancing under the strobe lights at a club. BROTPS & OT3/4/5 CLINTKATE: suck it up hawkguy • in which clint is stuck babysitting the spoiled heir of the bishop fortune, until something goes awry and it's up to clint, kate and lucky the pizza dog to save the day. southside • in which kate has fallen for her coffee-addicted psychology professor and a smitten america is trying to woo an oblivious riri whilst kamala observes their plight with amusement. CLINTNAT: budapest • in which natasha and clint get married, adopt a penguin and get shot at 67 times in the space of an hour, where's phil when you need him ?? CLINTTHORHULK: be back in a sex, -sec • in which thor, clint and the hulk visit asgard to find out who's been sending the avengers cryptic messages stating their inevitable doom. TONYCLINTTHORSTEVE: karaoke anyone ? • in which the group decide to hold a karaoke concert with the rest of the group which tony swears he'll win, but thor has a trick up his sleeve. SAMSTEVEBUCKY: i'm singing on the mic til my voice hoarse • in which sam is a famous r&b singer who is simultaneously sleeping with two members of the same world renowned boy band. THORCLINTSTEVE: sharing is caring boys • in which thor, steve and clint are found regularly bonding over their shared love for shitty coffee and natasha romanoff's rock band in wade wilson's shitty café. aww, fuck me • in which clint goes to a café every morning for cheap breakfasts as he can't cook for shit and this incredibly attractive couple are looking at him and oh shit, they sent over a coffee and their numbers. he's fucked. fix me up, daddy • in which clint stars as the 'i-did-something-super-embarrassing-please-don't-judge-me’ patient, thor is the completely baffled doctor and steve is the completely done nurse. TONYSTEVEBUCKYTCHALLA: they joined hands and the world ended. • in which the guys are all successful CEOs of important businesses and it seems that they all hate each other to the outside world but actually, they are all in a relationship. but what happens when a jealous ex lover finds out and threatens to expose them to the world ? I NEED SOMEONE TO WRITE ALL THESE !! message me if you're interested.

[aka-hawkguy]

@redrobin-detective tagged me (hi!) sooooo… here we go

Rules: Answer the questions and tag 20 blogs you want to get to know better

Nicknames: Most people call me by my last name, but some also call me Jú.

Star sign: Aries

Height: 5’28, but lets say 5’3

Time right now: 18:37

Last thing you googled: 161cm in feet, because US why cant you use metric like everyone else?

Fave music artist: Oh boy… I love Fall Out Boy, but right now im listening to the Newsies soundtrack on repeat, and i’ve been in a really weird phase with Maiara e Maraisa

Song stuck in my head: Shoop by Salt-N-Pepa. I don’t even know

Last movie I watched: Cowboys & Aliens was on tv last night so I watched it with my dad

Last tv show I watched: Big Brother Brasil, because im trash and as so I love a good trash tv

What I’m wearing right now: Pajama shorts and a blue tshirt

When I created this blog: 2012? 2013? Idk, it feels like an eternity

The kind of stuff I post: Whatever I like. Lots of DC and Marvel, some OMGCP, a bit of what is going on with the world, but really, whatever I like.

Do I get asks regularly? Nah. The occasional bruh ask (heeeey Alice Maria) but that’s about it.

Why did I choose my url: My old url was gaviaoarqueiro, wich is Hawkeye in Portuguese, but I wanted to change my url to something still hawkeye related that most people would understand and in the first page of the Hawkeye comics usually was a “Clint Barton a.k.a Haweye”, but aka hawkeye was already taken, so I went whit hawkguy and never looked back. But I also have awwpants saved just because.

Gender: Female

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Pokémon team: Mystic, but I haven’t played in ages.

Favorite color: I love yellow because it’s a happy color, but for clothing and such I prefer blue.

Average hours of sleep: 5-6 hours when I have class, anywhere from 3 to 12 when I don’t.

Lucky number: 8

Favorite characters: Clint Barton, Tim Drake, America Chavez, Ginny Weasley, Annabeth Chase.

Dream job: An editor in a magazine, or working with wild animals. Im really lost in life. Send help

Number of blankets I sleep with: 1 during summer (I will sleep with 3 fans on my face, but I wont give up my blanket) 2/3 when its cold.

Following: 664 because I have no self control ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Tagging!: @soliloquymaker @baegentpeggy @all-of-the-robins @filmsfairy

@basicqueeen @thisisbitti @huffle-puffing @themagentacolor @guardian-of-our-galaxy @justapedestrian and thats it because im on mobile and cant think of that many people.

[captn-phasma-blog]

I was tagged for this by @darthvders! :)

Rules: Answer the questions and tag 20 blogs you want to get to know better

Nicknames: Han, Dibromedes

Star sign: Vile vile scorpio

Height: 5′10″

Time right now: 4:50pm

Last thing you googled: Jean jacket with patches (I have a jacket that I want to do up with patches and embroidery and stuff).

Fave music artist: Oh man where do I even start? Great Big Sea, Vivaldi and Imagine Dragons are the three i can think of off the top of my head that have been consistent faves for a while.

Song stuck in my head: First Things First by Neon Trees

Last movie I watched: I just got out of class where we watched a documentary about the Plague but idk what it was called, probably “the black death” or smth.

Last tv show I watched: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency :)))

What I’m wearing right now: Comfy jeans, a maroon v-neck (I own way too much maroon clothing) and knitted sock.

When I created this blog: May 2012, oh boy D:

The kind of stuff I post: Oh man a whole mix of shit

Do I get asks regularly? Not all often no, but it makes me really happy when I do!

Why did I choose my url: Because I am Captain Phasma

Gender: She

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Pokémon team: Instinct

Favorite color: Oh boy my all time faves are green and red but lately i have been having a passionate love-affair with the colour yellow.

Average hours of sleep: Like 7 and a half a night usually. I am on my uni’s varsity rowing team and we practice really early in the morning so if I want to perform well/ make it through classes without falling asleep I have to get a good night’s sleep and go to bed early.

Lucky number: 3

Favorite characters: Eowyn (lotr), The Rowdy 3 (dghda), Oz (btvs), Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Nico DiAngelo (pjo), Ron Swanson

Dream job: Archaeologist

Number of blankets I sleep with: Well it’s winter rn so 2: a duvet and a quilt.

Following: 554 people

Tagging: @fabletelle, @gloombi, @mcdude, @paintedmaple, @captain-hawkguy, @ravennfoxxy, @night-oowl, @farahs-girlfriend