( Which is, Clint thinks, a fair answer. Never mind that Natasha would tell Steve the opposite, if he ever asked her.
Natasha Romanoff, the Beautiful Spider--the only target Clint had ever missed. Now, years later, he can't quite remember what his state of mind had been when that arrow had missed the mark, when he'd extended a hand instead of a knife. And he doesn't know what she was thinking, either, when she took his hand, and they began an unbreakable partnership.
He smiles, now, at the memory. )
We come from similar backgrounds, though hers is about a hundred times more glamorous. She's the best there is, so that was going to make her either a target, or an asset. I asked her to be the latter before being the first got her killed.
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( Which is, Clint thinks, a fair answer. Never mind that Natasha would tell Steve the opposite, if he ever asked her.
Natasha Romanoff, the Beautiful Spider--the only target Clint had ever missed. Now, years later, he can't quite remember what his state of mind had been when that arrow had missed the mark, when he'd extended a hand instead of a knife. And he doesn't know what she was thinking, either, when she took his hand, and they began an unbreakable partnership.
He smiles, now, at the memory. )
We come from similar backgrounds, though hers is about a hundred times more glamorous. She's the best there is, so that was going to make her either a target, or an asset. I asked her to be the latter before being the first got her killed.