The Gilded Arrow | Hawkeye X Male!reader |

Old Me, New You

Chapter 5:

When you got home it was just about 11 am, you pretty much spent that time checking up on the chickens and laying around with Clint, even deciding to watch some weird movie he chose. Clint may not have been older than you by that much but he still acted like it sometimes, and even in his tastes, it was funny to you but also adaptable.

"Hey, babe can you get the snack ready while watching 'Nosferatu'." He said cycling through the button on the tv controller.

You had heard of that film before "Isn't that a horror film, It's like 12:31 in the afternoon," Clint wasn't responding to you "Clint!" you called back searching the ca install for packets of popcorn and some things to snack on.

Clint managed to find the movie, he was reading the description and getting it ready. You came up behind him and abs scared him "Boo!,". He jumped up a little "Shit Y/N, are you always that quiet".

"No but maybe you should wear your hearing aids more, also we're out of snacks." You said in his ear before getting on the couch. He looked flustered and upset "Damn, you mind if I run to the store real quick ? 20 minutes max, I promise I'll be quick" practically begging. You and him both knew that you could get through a movie without a snack so you weren't going to oppose him even if you just wanted to keep him inside all to yourself.

"Alright be quick I want to squeeze in as many movies as we can today," you said.

He kissed you "I'll be quick," He said getting up and rushing to put on his shoes and jacket. You gave him a look and he acted on it immediately. Rushing upstairs to get his hearing aids and coming back "Got em! Be right back," he opened the door, and before stepping out he came back to you and leaned over the couch to kiss you again before he left. 'You're so forgetful, what would you do without' you thought watching the walkout.

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It had been between 15 to 10 minutes when you heard the knock at the door, you thought it was just Clint at first but something wasn't right. 'Why is he back so soon, did he forget his keys ?' you thought as you stared at the door from the kitchen counter.

The knock came again and again, each time getting progressively louder and scarier. Its intensity was all in your head but it still scared you.

You crept up to the window slowly and saw a car you'd never seen before. Now knowing it wasn't Clint or Nat you were filled with even more worry. You knew you were afraid but you were also just getting better, you had to stand up for yourself, you had to be stronger now. So you did, opening the door without hesitation to greet whoever was behind it. In your head you reassured yourself you'd be safe 'I'm stronger now, I got this, right? Yeah, I do!'

The door opened, at that moment you saw his face, and stopped halfway. The feeling was strange, fear and excitement circled each other. At first, you doubted it was him, you thought maybe you were seeing something, maybe you'd finally lost it but you knew it was James.

He stood there with Mika in his arms looking younger, happier, and a little bit too composed. He smiled at you while holding up Mika in a 'goofy' pose "Hi Y/N, we missed you." Even his voice was off, he wasn't the same man you were set to marry. Maybe it's the rose-tinted glasses you took off a long time ago but you couldn't help but confuse him with the James you wanted, and the James you got. "You look like you've just seen a ghost" he laughed, putting Mika down who then wandered inside. He grabbed a bouquet that he set on one of the fences of the porch and handed it to you. There was a hesitation before you took it, opening the door and letting him in 'Why am I letting him in".

James walked in with a glide in his steps, enjoying the moment and observing everything. He followed Mika into the living room and then through the kitchen, the sound of the front door closing behind as you went to catch up with them. Mika was curled up around your feet when you walked into the kitchen, "She's missed you Y/N," James said as he leaned against a counter. He saw a picture of you and Clint on the fridge, there were so many "Nice place you got here, spotless as always."