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(they've always been careful with him. they've always been careful with him even when clint's dragging his feet through the mud, even when bucky's got that faraway look in their eye and clint knows better than to provoke an old »
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(flesh hand reaches first, grasping at chin. featherlight, almost —— always forgetting their own strength, so it’s better to be safe than sorry. tilts clint’s head to the side, then the other; then a breath exhaled.) y’should get some …
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promise or a broken record player. though, this time it's tune rings true————nothing else is broken, and he doesn't have a concussion, either———so it's a win in clint's books.
grabs the frozen peas and presses it to his cheek when »
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