Greetings from Croatia. It's so freaking hot here. :D

Thank you for the rec - although I might skip it, at least until I'm done with my own music idea, because I don't want to (ab)use someone else's creation in my own. I love when fics deal with a common topic, it makes me feel so excited, especially when this topic is something I feel so passionate about (I'm one of those people who reads musician's biographies and autobiographies). Anyway. I am definitely saving that story for later.

Playing along with a radio behind a van... yes, that sounds perfect.

No worries I won't spoil you, I was merely interested if you're familiar with captain gates, and geeze, THANK YOU FOR THAT IDEA. Now I won't be able to shake it off! may I use it?

Steve and Ryan would get on like a house on fire. - I suppose that means they would get along well? I haven't seen this phrase before. Yes, yes, Esposito was a sniper, and he has military background, and how much do you wanna bet he would say that Clint isn't just a "bodyguard", as Tony introduces him first time around the moment he sets his eyes on him?

Dude, this is my favorite comm at the moment! I would comment nonstop, but I don't want to get on everyone's nerves. :D

Croatia. Wow. I have been to a place in Italy on roughly on your equator line, so yep, can believe it is damn hot for you at this time of the year!

No worries! I read summaries sometimes and won't touch them because I've had what looks like a similiar idea and I want to do mine first unbiased. The John Wayne one is fun though :) and I don't think it's the angle you're playing, but yep.

Hmm, what era would this be? I mean, British history I think of the pirate radios of the sixties and seventies, kids hiding under bedcovers listening to it, having to sneak off and keep it secret. Clint in a circus, probably always something to be doing, someone trying to keep him busy and wanting to know why he isn't if they catch him doing 'nothing'...so he'd sneak away with a battered radio, or sneak into someone else's van, someone who liked him and didn't mind him using their radio, sneak on top of vans or trees where he'd be hard to find...but radios and guitars make noise.... *thinky thinky*

Gosh, yeah, the end of season three I was on the edge of my seat and then all prepared to hate the new Chief, but she's growing on me and it's nice to see a lady boss. Captain Gates: related to Fury? His ex-wife? STILL HIS WIFE BUT FOR SECURITY REASONS IT'S A SECRET? lol

Yep, idiom. To get on like a house on fire means to get on really, really well. Possibly with devastating effects for everyone else or for whoever they mean to make life difficult for. Snipers unit! :D

Pfft, comment all over the show. I do ;)

Yes, it's hot! I wish I was in some near - the - sea area, but nooo. It's 37 Celsius out there I think. I'm hugging my air condition.

Exactly - I want to keep my own perspective fresh with this. I already read some fics where Clint likes Springsteen and it was like, ah, I can't use that line of thinking, I have to come up with something else.

After some discussion and mental math I came up with this - Clint was born in 1975. Aside from huge historic events, that's the year when Springsteen's "Born to run" album was published (I wanted a specific year, so I could reference music related things). Orphaned at four and in circus when he was ten, Clint was this scrawny, pretty much always hungry kid who learned early on how to stay away from trouble. Even become "invisible", and know what was going on around him (even then he liked to climb high places and observe what was going on around him). He became an archer because circus star's assistant broke his arm and they couldn't do their "competition" act they always did. The star wanted Clint to replace the regular guy, but Clint proved to be fast learner and they had to change the act soon.

I imagine he would have lots of stuff to do if he traveled with circus, especially before he became a part of an act, and free time would be something very precious. Someone who likes him (someone who is a parent figure of sorts) teaches him how to play. Later, he perfects the skill (and he's a perfectionist when it comes to skills he considers important. Archery and music, two different things that transform him from noone into someone. Archery is for the show, it's a mask of sorts, something for the world; music is just for him), hiding on top of a van with a radio. Later, when he becomes more important pert of the show, circus people just let him have his music time in the early afternoons or late at night. (am I already writing this thing? Am I? I am. Damn it.)

STILL HIS WIFE BUT IT'S A SECRET. OMG. OMG!!!! But ex wife works as well, OMG this is awesomesauce.

Okay okay. I think my free time is going to be non existent. *G*

Haha, YES, that is a fic preview, you are already writing this thing! *settles in to wait for goodness to read*

Can you imagine the conversations between Fury and Gates though, like at the end of the day when they both go home? All 'your Avengers destroyed our crime scene! Not to mention, oh, most of New York.' And 'that author of yours said he's gonna put us in a novel. We are a highly classified organisation, damn it!' Then they'd be all 'not my Avengers, not my author' but you're the Director of SHIELD/Chief! So. Much. Fun.

Free time? Bah, who needs it ;)

OMG!!!! *cracks up* Okay, if there is anyone out there who can be paired with Gates, it's Fury. LOL, imagine Castle's reaction if he ever found out! Actually, it would be amusing and funny if two bosses had to explain to their respective teams whet the whole deal is. Someone would have to comment that Fury is probably the only person who'd dare to marry Gates. This fic needs to happen *G*

And the other one is half written in my head, music and all. I really like my young!Clint and how resourceful he is.

Another thing. People around here are really awesome. I really love this comm!

Oh. Because it would be Castle who found out, wouldn't it? Doing research for a novel or just plain interested in these Avengers who have come out of nowhere and he'd try telling the team, but they'd be all 'Castle's telling stories again' and 'Evidence, Castle!' And then he'd be right and something would happen where Gates and Fury would have to explain to their respective people what the deal was and Castle would be doing the equivalent of a 'I am right!' happy dance :D

Looking forward to reading it!

Aren't they just *hugs comm*.

Oh, YES. Castle would start researching about Avengers, which would eventually land them at Castle's doorstep. Aka the precinct. Because of Gates and Fury, who are not the only couple that's secretly married. Castle's "I was right all along!" would be priceless indeed.

I totally have to write this! Good news is, I am almost done with the other one - but ooops, that one is already 16K words big. And still not done.

*hugs the comm with you*