Avengers React

8 | The Shot I Didn't Take (H:PAMI?)

!! Warnings, Mentions of Attempted Assassination, the Red Room, Forced Attempted Assassination and Character Death !!
Clint Barton deserves more love and so I put him through pain he's already experienced, suffer like Loki.

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"Our next one is about Clint." Strange announced and Clint felt his stomach drop. "Oh- uh- can I pass?" He asked and Loki threw his hands up. "You better not let him pass because I wasn't allowed to pass!" Strange rolled his eyes. "We won't, don't be dramatic." "Oh, Thank the Norns."

"And it's about Kate too." Mobius added and Kate punched the air. "Oh hell yeah! I'm famous!" Sylvie gave her the same look she gave Peter. "Actually, don't get too excited." She said and Kate put her hands down. "Wait- what?"

"It's Clint's best shot scene." Mobius finished and horror reached Kate's face. "Oh wait never mind not exciting." Clint shared Kate's expression.

"Why not? That sounds sort of cool!" Tony looked over to Rhodey, who nodded in agreement. "I bet it was the one at Loki, you know, the one when he was on the flying thing- I don't remember what it was called I'm old.." Steve muttered, crossing his leg over the other.

"That was pretty good." Loki whispered, lost in thought and memory with a head tilt, Fandral's eyebrows furrowing. He reached over and rubbed Loki's shoulder.

"Eh. I think his best shot was the Pym arrow." Yelena and Scott said at the same time, then looked at each other.

"There was a Pym arrow? As in arrows that grow and can like, crush cars?!" Peter squealed, looking around to Shuri, yanking on her arm excitedly. "That's exactly what happened." Scott smiled.

"How did you know about that?" Kate asked Yelena who beamed. "I have my ways Kate Bishop." "You were watching us, weren't you?" "Yes. Yes I was."

"Not bad. All right. Best shot you ever took?" Kate beamed on screen, setting down her cup, sitting with her legs crossed underneath her on a couch.

Clint grimaced into his mug, swallowing and shifting uncomfortably in his own armchair. He set the cup down on the coffee table at his foot. "Uhm, the one I didn't take."

"Oh." Nat realized immediately, tilting her head and looked to Clint, who hung his head and the tips of his shoes met.

"Pfft! What is that sweater?!" Shuri laughed, looking to Clint, who groaned in embarrassment. "Is that a cat or a llama?" MJ squinted, Ned snickering. "It's a cat, look, it's grumpy cat." He managed through laughs.

"What does that mean?" She giggled, still smiling, puzzled. Clint cocked his head, suppressed dread on his face. "It means...uh..." He paused, his expression desperately searching for a way to change the subject. "Never mind. 'Shouldn't have said it." A smile faded into his face.

"Oof, that's familiar, huh?" Nebula chuckled from the seat behind Loki, stretching down to tap the top of his head with her boot. He jumped and wheeled around in his chair. "How in Hel did you??—"

"You and Loki are so alike." Valkyrie added and both Clint and Loki's eyes went to her. "How— oh."

"Oh, come on, you can't do that." Kate threw her hands up, leaning forward on the couch, folding her hands at her knees. "Never mind, it's nothin'." He assured, avoiding her eyes.