Title: Highway of Diamonds - Chapter 3
Author: alphaflyer
Rating: M
Characters/Pairings: Clint/Natasha
Disclaimer: All I own of Marvel is a (growing) handful of comics.
Warnings: Disturbing themes, including sexual exploitation; dubious consent (arguably rape); some language.  See text below for additional information.
Summary: Natasha and Clint are investigating a secretive cult, and find a disturbing reality.
Author's Note: This story has potential triggers in relation to sexual assault involving situations where consent is very much an issue.

Many fanfic writers layer their stories with little tropes about previous missions: "the time they broke up that human trafficking ring in [City X]" is among the more common.  To my knowledge, no one has stopped to consider what those three words might actually mean, or how such an encounter may affect even highly trained operatives.  This story turns over the rock.  It contains nothing overly graphic (the reality of this appalling trade is much, much worse than anything I would care to read or write about in fic) but please don't read if these concepts disturb you.

You can find Chapter 4 here:

http://archiveofourown.org/works/759841/chapters/1573414

or here:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9198667/4/Highway-of-Diamonds

It's also accessible via my http://alphaflyer.livejournal.com/15633.html