title: dancing the dark turmoil
author: findthesea / andibeth82
pairing: clint barton/natasha romanoff
word count: 9,527
rating: teen
warnings: mentions of nightmares
summary: Natasha had wondered, after arriving at the farm, what Clint’s vision would have been if Wanda hadn’t been stopped. [or, a night at Clint's farm]

She dreamed once that someone would see her for someone other than what she was, someone other than a person out for blood or savage revenge. Now, she realizes that she could never have had that with anyone before Clint, because no one would have ever let her become this vulnerable around them and then let her stay.

“You’re my best friend,” and okay, maybe she is a little tipsy but maybe she’s also thinking of New York and being reminded of how damn close she came to losing him, something she forgets about it until they share a dumb moment over beer, away from the distractions of a fire fight or the world ending. She curls her fingers into his shoulder and Clint runs a hand over her hair.

“Was I ever not?”