TITLE: time has taught me to pick up her pieces
RATING: PG/Teen
CHARACTERS: Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff(/Clint Barton&Natasha Romanoff, in their ambiguous way)
WARNINGS: Contains PTSD, and references to child abuse and the violent death of a child
A/N: Written for this prompt on the kinkmeme. Title derived from Mike McGee's poem “Everyday”, specifically from this bit:
time will teach me to pick up her pieces
put her back together
and remind her to click her heels
but she doesn’t need a wizard to tell her that I was here all along
SUMMARY:
“I can't get the blood off my hands,” Natasha said.

“Yeah,” he said, quietly. “I know.”

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