Well, A Snippet Anyway

[scribblemyname]

I have writing priorities. This isn't on them. At all. But it's a snippet anyway, so I thought I'd share. Sequel to "Mindmate Ahoy."

There's a ghost in the ship's mental space. It bumps into Kate's consciousness, and she shudders as if burned. Her thoughts shrink from it. It bounces away into the memory archive.

It's not Clint. She knows Clint and his self-deprecating, cocky confidence. She knows his way of getting stuck on a train of thought, his quick tactical thinking, the way he lives in the moment because the past has a way of swallowing him whole. The ghost is not Clint. Clint is missing, gone, and her entire being aches with the hole only he can fill.

Her body moves through the physical space of the old starship, Hawkeye, passing wood and metal struts and worn fixtures. Her mind moves through the computer system more quickly; it's a part of her. She finds her way to the kitchen without thinking and hears whining. A dog.

Hot tears blur her vision. She hurries through the kitchen to the door on the other side where Clint's old quarters are a complete mess, but there's Lucky curled up in Clint's bullseye hoodie on the floor, crying for his master.

Kate curls up beside him and wraps him in her arms. He's warmth and soft fur and wet tongue, and the sound that he makes echoes what's in her heart.

Comments

[geckoholic]

GRABBIEST OF HANDS

[scribblemyname]

Speaking of which, I could send it both ways. Clint/Kate or Clint/Kate/Barney? Can't believe I'm even asking this. :shakes head at self:

[geckoholic]

Well, you know I wouldn't mind either. XD But it offers itself more to Clint/Kate I think?

[scribblemyname]

Um... Well, I didn't mean to...

I'm happy to stick to Clint/Kate. It makes a huge difference in terms of plot on this one.

ETA: I totally need a Hawkeye comics icon.

[geckoholic]

It'd just be more... intimate? The two of them, sharing a brain, instead of all three. XD

I have some... ;)

By the way, the Skye/Trip pregnancy scare fill is currently scratching at 2k. Hehe.

[scribblemyname]

Will keep that in mind. I've got thoughts on this. Though frankly, this wasn't my original thought on how this universe would go either, so we'll see what rolls out.

Point. Must go wandering through again—and figure out what to chuck of my currently active stash.

I adore your muse. 2K and counting. :)

[geckoholic]

Yep. Just do what feels right to YOU. :)

Heeh, I know that problem. XD

Yeah. It's probably gonna grow by like another 1000 words or so before it's done. Hahaha. Short. Sure, brain.

[scribblemyname]

Until it's done, I'm calling this one "Damsel in Shining Armor Rescues Knight in Distress." :cheeky grin:

[geckoholic]

What a glorious working title! XDDDD

[scribblemyname]

And I have been iconed. :grins:

[geckoholic]

Hehe, good choice. ;D