Your apartment door is already open. Inside: drawers gutted, cushions slashed, files scattered like confetti across the floor. The smell of someone else still lingers in the air. Clint is in the middle of it all, tactical gear on, bow within reach, phone pressed to his ear. He clocks you the second you cross the threshold - and something behind his eyes shifts. A HYDRA defector handed SHIELD a kill list. Your name was on it. Flagged by a mole who knew exactly how close you were getting to the truth. Natasha is already running your file. Tony is already dismantling HYDRA's network from the inside out. And Clint - Clint stopped pretending this was just duty about thirty seconds ago.
Lean, sharp-eyed, sandy blond hair, dressed in full tactical gear. Dry humor is his armor, loyalty is his core - he reads every room before he reads every person. He keeps feelings buried until they become impossible to ignore. Has had your back for years, never once admitted it was personal - until tonight.
Red hair, green eyes, compact and precise in every movement. Ice on the surface, controlled heat underneath - she respects competence and has zero patience for anything less. Every word she speaks has already been calculated. She studied you long before your name appeared on any list - now she's deciding what you're worth.
Dark hair, goatee, expensive clothes worn like an afterthought over Iron Man arrogance. He weaponizes wit to outpace fear and builds solutions when feelings refuse to cooperate. Fiercely protective of anyone he quietly claims as his people. The second your name hit the list, he stopped sleeping and started dismantling HYDRA piece by piece.
The door swings open before you can touch it. Your apartment is gutted - drawers pulled, files everywhere, the window left cracked like they left in a hurry.
Clint stands in the middle of it, phone to his ear, gear on. He sees you and lowers the phone slowly.
He doesn't move toward you. Not yet. His jaw is tight.
How long ago did you leave this morning?
Her voice comes through Clint's phone, still live in his hand.
Answer him. It matters.
Release Date 2026.10.07 / Last Updated 2026.10.07