i want to tell you this story without having to confess anything.

[aimlessness]

CHARACTERS: francis and clint barton!
LOCATION: deck 10 common room.
WARNINGS: trainwreck incoming.
SUMMARY: are you my mother father?

[ clint's not a kid person. it's...it's not his thing. he's not cut out for it, so it's weird in ways he doesn't know how to deal with that there's a kid that belongs to some version of him running around with a bow and arrow and--

well, it's weird. just as weird as most things on this boat tend to be, and clint considers seriously pulling his blankets over his head and sleeping this off too, but he's well past the excuse of exhaustion and all the rubble's been washed out of his hair, so he pulls his jacket on, sticks his gun into his belt and goes to see the kid.

here goes nothing. ]

Comments

[willpunchfaces]

Pretty sure I can handle it.

[aimlessness]

Next time then. Better practice, in the mean time.

[ because this should end on a good note. this should end happy, and clint should move out before he fucks it up in some ridiculous way, as he seems to be doing with everything these days. ]

[willpunchfaces]

Yeah, practice.

[so few happy notes in his life, this ending on one would definitely be appreciated, especially since he's still trying to wrap his head around the whole thing in the first place]

[aimlessness]

[ clint tugs his jacket into place, then crosses his arms over his chest. well then. ]

You got my comm number. If you need anything...

[ the just call hangs there. clint's not really sure how he'd do at parenting, but he can offer help. ]

[willpunchfaces]

[Francis keeps his gaze a minute, then starts fiddling with an arrow, nodding]

I won't, but I'll keep you in mind if something comes up.

[aimlessness]

[ and it's enough. that's all he could ask because he's not this kid's dad, right? clint nods, has an awkward moment where he wonders just what to do ( hair ruffling? handshake? ) before he raises on shoulder in a shrug and nods. ]

Alright then.

[ and then he vacates the scene before he actually does do something awkward. ]