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ʜᴀᴡᴋᴇʏᴇ (shotdown) wrote in valarlogs,
@ 2015-05-11 23:29:00

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!complete, clint barton (hawkeye), kate bishop (hawkeye)

Who: Clint Barton & Kate Bishop
When: Mid-week
Where: Clint's apartment.
What: Kate comes over with beer (not lite) and there's pizza and Netflix; Clint even unpacked a little. Sort of.
Warnings: Possible language and awkward people.
Status: Complete.

Clint's place wasn't exactly a dump. It was sparse, probably needed a little attending to, more than just a coat of paint and a shove of random stuff into the corner, but Clint wasn't exactly too bothered about that stuff.

It was homey and livable and that was all that mattered; Lucky had space to sprawl, there was a decent sized gap between the sofa, the coffee table and the tv to allow for optimal lounging and feet on table, so Clint was happy. He'd at least cleared the weeks worth of coffee mugs from the sink when Kate text to invite herself over with beer for some Netflix and pizza and really, Clint didn't mind.

He wasn't overly social right then, between the relocation and figuring out what to do with himself, he'd sort of neglected to actually go out and do anything. Kate was fairly easy company. She had a goofy quality that helped Clint relax a little, wasn't a complete chatterbox and was fun to talk to. The gentle and light flirting in between wasn't bad either.

So Netflix was gearing out suggestions on stuff to watch and Clint had the local pizzeria's number tacked to the wall by the phone and Lucky was fed, watered and walked and ready to curl up and sleep in about an hours time unless he got some TLC between now and then. Which pretty much meant he was set, right?

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shotdown
2015-05-13 07:34 pm UTC (link)

There was absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to professionally rob people and shoot things. Although the law might dispute that and everyone was all about following the law. Probably better not to become a modern day Robin Hood actually.

That was the thing about life though, wasn't it. Living it got in the way with planning it.

"I enlisted right out of high school," he'd barely bothered to graduate high school, but he'd been told it would help his placement in the army, "got the specialist training in the Army, came out qualified for a few things," Clint knew his way around some mechanical things, he was passable in a few languages and could shoot a man from seven hundred yards in moderate wind on a clear day. "It worked for me. I wasn't really the higher education type."

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-13 07:47 pm UTC (link)

Probably best to keep on the good side if the law. Even if it spoiled the fun.

"And now you get to figure out what else to do with your life, just like the rest of us schmucks." With a smirk, Kate lifted her glass in a toast again up off the counter and drained it. Then she set the empty bottle back down again. "Mmm," swallow, "I wasn't either, actually. But I had to make sure the 529 account in my name wouldn't go to waste." Kate came from money. Lots of it. She wasn't that found of her father, but they still communicated. It meant she had a safety net should her swordplay and archery stuff fall through.

"One more beer and I'll let you pick the movie."

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shotdown
2015-05-13 09:39 pm UTC (link)

That figuring things out part was going to be fun, for sure. He still didn't know what the hell he was going to do with his life. "It's so much fun." Clint just rolled his eyes, more than sure the sarcasm would get across. Because the whole world liked figuring that shit out twice, right.

"It seems you've used it wisely." Clint wasn't far behind finishing his first beer, leaving both the empties on the counter by the sink to go out with the recycling later. "Okay, at least help me pick a genre." Clint was in no way a movie buff, but being overseas a lot meant the wasn't in the position to catch a lot of movie releases. He had a lot to catch up on as it was, and Netflix was pretty handy in the aspect.

Cracking open another two bottles, Clint handed one off to Kate just as the buzzer went on the apartment intercom, Clint buzzing the pizza kid in and grabbing his wallet from the table to pay it. Kate brought the beer, he'd pay the pizza. "Netflix is geared up, feel free." Pointing through towards the den area, Clint saw to the food while Kate could make herself comfortable.

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-13 09:53 pm UTC (link)

Oh, the sarcasm came across. And gosh darn it if it wasn't a bit of a turn-on for Kate. She liked the snark. Maybe more than she should have.

And she shrugged. She'd done okay. She was having a good time, making a living wage, and barely touching her trust fund. That was a good sign, right? She could have done a lot worse. She could have done a lot better, too, but couldn't everyone?

"Okay," she said, and accepted the bottle with another quick "thanks" before heading into the den. Of course, she pretty much ignored the television and went straight to Lucky to dote on the dog.

Once Clint was done with the pizza kid, Kate moved to the sofa to find a remote and fiddle with the television. Ah, neflix. A great way to waste a few hours, a great way to spend 'em, too.

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shotdown
2015-05-14 09:09 am UTC (link)

Being the dude that he was, Clint didn't really bother with plates, just napkins and a knife for slicing any difficult crusts. The box was set on the table, flipping open the top and instantly needing to push Lucky away from the box for now. Humans first, canines second. "Dig in." Because once Lucky got his teeth in it was a lost cause.

"So, provided you stay away from the war documentaries or whatever, we're good on whatever to watch." Clint was just terrible at watching those, not because of any kind of trauma, but his sniggering comments about the terrible quality or the way the media sensationalised certain aspects of it all. Grabbing a napkin and a slice, Clint slumped back into the sofa, feet on the edge of the coffee table.

"Right you, grubber," getting Lucky to shuffle away and to the side, to sit and wait for his treat for once in his silly dog life, Clint was content to see if there was anything that Kate did want to watch.

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-14 03:47 pm UTC (link)

Already having established that Kate wasn't that much of a girly girl, it wouldn't be much of a surprise when she leaned forward and grabbed a slice of pizza without needing plate or napkin. She started in right away, and would likely go for a second slice--provided there wasn't too much drool or teeth marks on the pie.

"Stupid comedy? Those are fun. Or we could cuddle up and get romantic." She gave him a little smirk. Back to the flirting. "Just nothing that makes me cry. Don't want my mascara to run."

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shotdown
2015-05-16 10:09 pm UTC (link)

Most of Clint's time was spent around fellow Army brats, a lot of them didn't really care too much for being civilised, although Clint's mother would wing him around the ear if he'd done that at home. The fact that Kate just jumped right in just made the whole thing more relaxed and easy too.

With Kate eating, Clint leaned over to grab a slice for the dog, obviously unconcerned with giving his pet pizza to munch through like he was part of the company. "God, no. I hate streaky eyes, I'm wiping the black from my cheeks for days." A small joke, but Clint just settled into the sofa more comfortably.

He didn't care if it was a cheesy romance movie, he'd barely seen anything released in the last ten years anyway. "How about... Identity Theif?" It was one of the suggestions in his comedy section so why not? "Doesn't seem like I'll need to pay too much attention to it."

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-16 10:37 pm UTC (link)

Kate was only a tiny bit disappointed that her flirt about getting romantic didn't even seem to make a mark. At the same time, she wasn't surprised. She continued eating and drinking, planning on getting through this bottle and possibly one mite before the end of the night. That was as far as she could go and still be safe to drive. Sorta. Mostly.

But this felt good. Safe and comfortable. And Kate liked Clint. As if that wasn't obvious.

"Aren't you going to put in the subtitles or something?"

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shotdown
2015-05-16 10:58 pm UTC (link)

As the movie started up, Clint just shook his head at Kate's question, "My aids work okay with the room," the tv was pretty much directly in front of them, and Clint had put it in the most acoustic spot of the room so that the sound would cover enough that he'd still pick up everything. "I'm stationary, so it should be fine. I'm sure we'll blame any jokes I don't get on my hearing though." Sometimes he would've needed it, he tended to watch the news with subtitles if he could, mostly because this place turned out to be kind of weird and random shit happened, but mostly, not when he was at home.

And really, the fact that he could just joke about that was clearly milestone territory, his state-appointed military therapist would be oh so proud if he ever bothered to return her call.

"My pop culture understanding is decidedly lacking."

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-17 06:12 am UTC (link)

Kate nodded. She set the remote control aside, and turned to watch the movie with him, content that he'd be able to hear and not need the subtitles if he said so.

"I'll let you do just that." Kate said, giving him a grin. Hey, she was proud of him too. Maybe. Or would be if she'd known this was a thing she was supposed to be proud of. She tapped her bottle against his in a cheers, then sipped from it.

"We can work on that." Kate said, and went for her second slice of pizza.

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shotdown
2015-05-18 12:14 pm UTC (link)

With the movie starting up, the lead in with its usual credit feed and what not, Clint just grabbed another slice for himself and left his feet on the table.

There was something comfortable about company you didn't need to constantly talk in, and Clint appreciated that. Considering he wasn't exactly a big social interaction kind of guy either. He wasn't one for hanging out all the time or going out to big events or stuff like that. He wasn't exactly a loner, but a few people here and there was fine.

Kate was pretty good company too; dorky in a cute way that he could kind of relate to and really easy going. The flirting didn't bother him in the slightest and really, it was fine anyway. He liked spending time with her, the hour or so for training and she seemed exceptionally good to just hang out with.

Sitting companionally on the sofa wasn't awkward either, so no. Clint didn't really see a problem with flirting, and if it actually went somewhere, well that would be sort of fun to figure out too.

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-27 05:34 am UTC (link)

So, by the time the movie was half-way through, Kate was two and a half beers in, two slices of pizza in, and thinking maybe it was time to switch to water. Well, after this beer, anyway.

Lucky came over and rested his head on her knee, so she just had to give him some pets and scratches about his ears. Then her knees started bouncing and she brought a hand to rest on Clint's arm, to get his attention.

She lifted her hand and made the sign for "t" in sign language, then waved it slightly from side to side. Toilet? It was one of two signs she knew from her Elective Wheel Sign Language class in the eighth grade. (The other wasn't appropriate in the current circumstance.)

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shotdown
2015-05-27 03:38 pm UTC (link)

Since it didn't require a lot of attention, Clint was mostly just lounging back and half paying attention to anything around. Lucky generally got restless after too long just sitting around and Kate seemed happy enough to dote some attention on him anyway.

At the tap and the sign, Clint just smirked a little and pointed to the left side of the hall down from the sitting room. The apartment was ridiculously small, but he wasn't exactly the sort to need a massive amount of space; besides the main room and kitchen there was a bathroom and bedroom. Fairly basic really.

"On your left, lights on the outside." No doubt Lucky would follow her too, "Want me to pause it?"

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-27 03:47 pm UTC (link)

As Kate set aside her beer bottle, she shook her head. "I can't imagine I'm gonna miss much." She pulled herself quickly up to her feet, and felt the room spin just slightly. The haze of a couple of beers was settling on her mind, and it made her smirk. What might become of those lowered inhibitions? "I'll be right back."

Sure enough, Lucky followed after her. Kate didn't realize it until she reached the bathroom door, but then she let the dog come in behind her before she closed it. Peeing didn't take long. She washed her hands, then brought Lucky back to the living room with her.

When she sat back down on the sofa, it was considerably closer to Clint. She grabbed her beer to finish it. "Any major plot points you need keep me abreast of?"

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shotdown
2015-05-27 03:57 pm UTC (link)

"I think they were yelling, but it's thankfully very hard to tell." While he could hear everything mostly fine it was moderately dulled, his aids not actually set to pick up any loop in the apartment. He preferred not having echoing going on in his head because of Lucky's barks at times.

The proximity wasn't in the least problematic and Clint just smirked, "So you know sign language?" Even if it was just a case of her knowing a few minor motions to ask the basic things, the same things a few of his buddies had learned once they found out about the extensive damage to his hearing, well, it was still impressive.

ASL as fairly popular, sure, but that was mostly with people who had reasons to learn them, like people in the family or friends who were deaf.

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-27 04:44 pm UTC (link)

"Ah, I see. Very important plot developments." Kate grinned softly, settling back against the sofa. Her shoulder was just barely touching his. She could feel his warmth through his shirt and her own.

"Just a little. I only really remember two signs. Thankfully, one of them is an important one," her grin brightened. And was that a tinge of pink on her cheeks at the thought of the other sign she knew?

"It was an elective course at my middle school."

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shotdown
2015-05-27 08:48 pm UTC (link)

Clearly, Identity Theif was not a movie that anyone had to pay attention to, it probably wasn't even one that needed to be watched at all for the sheer lack of anything actually entertaining going on in it. "I happen to know that asking where the toilet is probably isn't that important, so I'm very curious about this other sign you remember."

Even Clint wasn't necessarily fluent in ASL, he'd never been particularly good with languages, but he'd always been very good with his hands, he'd managed to pick up enough that he could carry out a moderate conversation about random things and day to day life with the therapists at the VA before he'd been discharged.

"I mean, that's pretty much why I got good at lip reading because it's kinda shit to just expect people to understand ASL." And because Clint actually tended to avoid bringing up his hearing issues.

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-27 09:00 pm UTC (link)

"You never know, asking for the bathroom might be the most important sign in the world." Kate argued playfully, and her shoulder pressed a little more firmly against his.

"As for the other sign..." Kate made two little bunny people with her hands--sort of the number two, with rounded fingers--and banged her bent fingers together. It was the sign for fuck. She flushed. "Hey, I was twelve, all right? That seemed like the most important sign in the world."

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shotdown
2015-05-27 09:13 pm UTC (link)

Chuckling slightly, Clint just shook his head, "Please, I was thirty-two when I started learning it and the swear words were still the most important." But then there was a universal sign for 'fuck you' that everyone understood so he'd mostly been okay using that. "I'm mostly surprised they got away with teaching you that when you were twelve."

Then again, spoken swearing was picked up at a much younger age too.

"It's adorable that you still blush when you're not even saying it out loud and the only other person here is a dog." Unless she had something to put in front of that sign, then there really wasn't a need to worry about being embarrassed.

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-27 09:21 pm UTC (link)

Kate laughed, too. A gentle, happy sound. She raised an eyebrow. "Are you using that sign on a regular basis?" She asked. It was a joke, but could double as a press for information? Was she barking up the same tree as a handful of differently-abled women who need the ASL sign?

And the twinkle in her eyes faltered a little as she confused herself. Another gulp of beer helped to calm those weird thoughts.

"What? Naw," Kate's blush only spread further when he pointed it out. She shrugged, her shoulder pushing against his again. "It's the beer. Makes me flush." Though the smile on her face and the way her eyes didn't quite reach his probably spoke volumes about how much it wasn't the beer.

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shotdown
2015-05-27 10:42 pm UTC (link)

At that comment, Clint nearly barked out a laugh. "Hardly," it wasn't a case of not having the opportunity to go out, meet people, maybe get somewhere with someone, but really, it wasn't really high on Clint's priorities of things to do. Least of all with getting himself functional in society again. "Not really something to bring up in casual conversation."

Maybe he was just past random hook ups too.

"Oh, three beers makes you flush huh? I'll need to remember to keep you off the hard liquor." He kind of got the impression that it wasn't just the beers, not really. But he wouldn't bring it up if she was already embarrassed a little by the subject. "Suppose it works out cheaper when you do go out."

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-27 11:22 pm UTC (link)

"No. I suppose 'toilet' and 'fuck' are two words that don't often come up in casual conversation." Kate grinned softly. "At least, not with casual acquaintances." She teased, flirtatiously.

"Never thought of myself as a cheap date before," she added, then downed the last of the beer in her bottle and set it aside. She'd brought two six packs with her, so they had plenty more if either of them wanted to get more. "But hey. If the shoe fits, right? Hope that doesn't bother you," she bumped her elbow into his.

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shotdown
2015-05-29 11:33 am UTC (link)

Polite conversation and casual conversation tended to be two different things, but Clint wasn't really about to start dissecting the differences to see just which category signs like toilet and fuck fell into. Because really, why would he?

"Bother me? That you're a lightweight?" Clint just smirked, shuffling a little deeper into the couch for comfort, barely paying any attention to the characters on the screen at all by now. "Hardly. Means I'm far less likely to get drunk keeping up with you, and you don't drink me outta the liquor that's stashed away."

If a couple of beers was enough for a good night, all the better. "Unless it's because you're into all those fancy fruity cocktail stuff and then we might need to re-evaluate this relationship."

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hawkeyetoo
2015-05-29 05:40 pm UTC (link)

The movie was completely forgotten by now. Kate found that she was far more interested in the man sitting beside her on the sofa.

Kate laughed. "We have a relationship now? News to me. Not that I mind..." she teased a little, then picked up the empty bottle to wave at him once more. "I brought two six packs from a micro brewery. That should give you some indication as to what I like to drink." Sure, she'd drink just about anything. But she brought the good stuff to Clint's place.

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shotdown
2015-05-30 09:56 pm UTC (link)

"What, you don't consider us friends? I'm hurt, Kate. Hurt and appalled. Lucky's going to be devastated. He's only allowed to play with friends of ours." Clint gave a mock gasp, throwing his head back and shaking it, catching Lucky's attention with his idiocy, but it was normal enough that Lucky didn't really bother too much.

"It gives a notion on what you do drink when just hanging out," Clint shrugged a shoulder, even as Lucky decided to climb up between them and sprawl over Clint's lap, tail wagging happily in Kate's. "Completely different when you're at a bar, or those strange clubs these days."

And wow, his age was definitely starting to come through.

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