fic rec o’ the day

I’ve said this before, but I love that comics-based universes are so flexible. They re-write, retcon, AU-ify, and just plain ignore their own canon on a regular basis. It’s like a fan free-for-all.

…Which is a long way of saying, here’s some Natasha and Clint backstory!

fighting fire with firewood, by Siria

“Exactly! You’re very good at your job,” Pepper said. “I do admire professionalism. And the way you took out those guys yesterday was really efficient.”

Natasha nodded, accepting the compliment. “Credit where it’s due,” she said, “You knocked out that one guy very cleanly.”

“Well,” Pepper said, “Tony bought that statuette and I always hated it. It was a good excuse to get rid of it, really.”

(Note: This fic is not actually full of witty banter between Natasha and Pepper (though I would totally read that fic); I just liked this exchange and it was easily quotable.)

Mirrored from The Marci Rating System.