Title: playing yourself
Ships: Clint/Natasha/Bucky, Kate Bishop/America Chavez
Rating: PG
Warnings: none needed
Length: 411 words
Notes: mostly comicsverse based.
Written for: be_compromised's 2023 summer promptathon
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"Who's idea was it to play this game again?" Natasha nudged Clint and he moved over.
"Kate's." - Clint said, laying the blame squarely on his protege - sidekick - er - partner's shoulders. She thought it would be funny for them all to play the new Avengers video game together. He didn’t know he wasn’t supposed to pick himself to play as.
Bucky walked in carrying a big bowl of freshly popped popcorn that smelled absolutely amazing. "Are she and Chavez still bringing the pizza?" He asked and sat down on the other side of Natasha.
Clint grabbed a fistful of popcorn, ignoring both Buck’s scowl and Nat’s amused look. He shrugged and stuffed the popcorn in his mouth, he’d skipped breakfast and he was starving. "Yeah, Kate texted a few minutes ago, they're on their way." Luckily they only lived a few apartments over in his old place. He'd let her have it when he upgraded to a bigger place down the hall. Natasha had put her foot down and said if she was going share a place with him and Bucky, they needed more space - and a bigger bed.
“You’re not playing as yourself?” Clint asked Bucky as he leaned over to grab some more popcorn.
Bucky moved the bowl out of reach. “The Winter Soldier isn’t a playable character.”
Ouch. Clint made a face that he hoped looked somewhat sympathetic, leaned back, and gave up on trying to grab more popcorn. “So, you’re playing as who then?”
“He can play as me if he wants.” Kate strode into the room carrying a stack of pizza boxes. “I’m playing Black Widow.”
“I’m not sure how I feel about that,” Clint said. Kate stuck her tongue out at him. She and Chavez sat down on the other sofa together. Maybe he should’ve picked Iron Man or Thor. He leaned over and kissed Nat’s shoulder. “And who are you gonna be?” Clint asked.
Natasha smiled. “Spider-Woman.”
“You’re playing as my ex?” Clint asked.
“Who exactly would there be left to play as, if I have to eliminate people you once dated?” Natasha asked. Bucky scoffed.
Clint chose not to dignify that question with an answer. In the end, Bucky chose to play Cap and America picked Captain Marvel. It was a ridiculously silly game and they ended up having a ton of fun playing it. They even made plans to get together and play again soon. But next time he was playing as Thor.
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