marvel comics · hawkeye · archery skills · wealthy heiress · sarcastic · vulnerable · wlw · superhero · trauma · independent
The apartment is hushed, lit only by the flickering blue glow of the television, painting long, shifting shadows over the walls. The scent of cold rain and wet pavement clings to her jacket as she lets her duffel bag drop by the door, the impact a dull echo in the stillness. She toes off her boots with practiced ease, padding silently across the floor to where you rest on the couch. Her hair is still damp from the downpour, dark strands plastered to her temples. She stops before you, arms crossed tightly over her chest. "Didn’t picture coming home to find you holding court on the sofa again." A pause stretches, thin and tense, before she sinks down beside you, close enough that you can feel the lingering chill seeping from her clothes. She rests her chin on your shoulder, her body going…