delicatale

Guys guys, it's done, it's posted, we're there, it's big bang time! We edited and betaed on the crunch of time and art is just now finished and it is PERFECT, and I love sirona_gs for indulging me and tgda for making such amazing art, and laria_gwyn for being the most amazing beta.

I will ask you to open my door from your side is a Phil/Clint Garage!AU.
Phil's car is firetruck red, and she's his pride and joy. She deserves the very best of care, something Phil can't give her by himself -- he's the CFO of Stark Industries, not the experienced mechanic she needs. This is a project that needs outsourcing -- straight to Steve Rogers' garage and its preternaturally gifted restorer, Clint Barton.


tgda was our amazing amazing artist on this and she made us the most brilliant drawings, they're through the story, and the art post is here! Please do give her all the love for her amazing work.

Sigh, it's really strange to post this. Hope you guys enjoy!

Be running up that hill, AKA Clint the Avenger by day, cage fighter by night story. NC-17 for a lot of violence and a little bit of sex. 19,456 words.
Warnings: Depressive mindset, violence, blood

Clint has doubts, questions, troubles; they all disappear when he walks into the cage, ready for a fight. Nobody knows, nobody cares.

Thanks to all the support from everyone who gave me anything while I was writing this, it has meant everything to me, and kept me going. Special thanks to aliassmith for being a sounding board and taking my woes and kicking me in the butt to keep on writing this, and lucdarling especially for the super speedy and efficient beta work.

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See, I might be writing fic at the moment, involving men falling in love and being unsubtle when they try to act on it. I might be, you know, possibly, and it possibly has been the easiest thing to write for me in a long time and I may be enjoying going into it bit by bit without pressure or trying to go too fast. Maybe. It may involve Coulson and Barton.

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"See, Agent Coulson, I didn't peg you for a romantic."

Clint is grinning around a mouthful of popcorn, looking way too much like a cat that got the cream, but Phil just smiles good-naturedly. Clint has let him in more than he has anyone since he started working with SHIELD, and Phil guesses it's only fair to open up as well, even if it's about his guilty but pleasurable habit of watching every rom-com he can put his hands on.

Rummaging through the DVD collection of the cottage, he'd stumbled upon The Notebook and while it is far from being his favorite, it is cheesy and well-acted enough to provide the kind of entertainment he is looking for. So he'd settled with popcorn, but only managed ten minutes before Clint jumped into the seat next to his own, grabbing a handful of popcorn.

"I try not to explode in roses and champagne with every step."

Clint snorts, resting his arm along the back of the couch by Phil's shoulders, who almost says something about not being a teenage girl in a bad 90's movie, but instead shuts his mouth and leans deeper in the couch cushions, a smile on his lips.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think your tough guy in a suit act is just armor and you're actually soft inside, Phil. You have no idea how much Tash would love that gossip."

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Yesterday, I may also have purchased 4th row dead center tickets to the theater to listen to Tom Hiddleston read me a bedtime story. Of the erotic kind. I don't know, I MAY HAVE DONE THAT. :3

And there I go again. Please forgive me for this, my God. This is the story where Clint adopts a puppy, and Phil's life becomes much more complicated because of it. Thanks to laria_gwyn for the beta, so very much!

( Margarita; ~4400 words; )