Clint was a flirtatious individual, that was true. But sometimes, Clint flirted with purpose. Mostly if he ended up at someone's doorstep after years of not seeing each other. Especially when his flirting seemed like a stupid attempt of flirting when compared to whenever he flirted with anyone else. He genuinely liked Phil. He genuinely didn't see anything wrong with him, maybe with himself. But not with Phil. He also knew the gravity of the situation. Someone could say that Clint's interest was purely because Phil 'rescued' him rather than attraction. That person would have gotten knocked out, but still they could have said it. He didn't want there to be any doubts about him in Phil's mind when Clint doubted enough about himself for the entire universe. All he wanted...was to have something tangible to hold onto. It wasn't an impossible request. It was just a pretty weird one.
There was never a moment in this conversation where Clint didn't think to himself he should have came back into Phil's life sooner. Before everything happened to them and maybe they would have been on normal footing if that accident was pre-destined or something and he would have gotten bitten around this place rather than where he had been. Clint allowed Phil to guide his head, offering up a shrug when he said that. "I gotta get into the mindset. Monster, danger to society, etc. I won't be careful without that." Clint unfortunately didn't really see it much like that either, or he believed he didn't. The words left his mouth before he had time to filter anything.
Otherwise he would have still been lamely attempting to flirt with him. "I...huh." Clint tilted his head to the side, a smile tugging at his lips at that. "Good, cos I don't have the legs to pull a skirt off. It'd be embarrassing for...jus' about anyone, sir." Fortunately, Clint didn't take the ample time to refuse. He instead switched it to 'what the fuck is taking you so long to kiss me', leaning in to press his lips against Phil's. And it was just like everything he ever thought it would be (cheesy, yes. But Clint had many years and tons of time to think about what kissing Phil would be like).
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Date: 2012-09-19 03:41 pm (UTC)There was never a moment in this conversation where Clint didn't think to himself he should have came back into Phil's life sooner. Before everything happened to them and maybe they would have been on normal footing if that accident was pre-destined or something and he would have gotten bitten around this place rather than where he had been. Clint allowed Phil to guide his head, offering up a shrug when he said that. "I gotta get into the mindset. Monster, danger to society, etc. I won't be careful without that." Clint unfortunately didn't really see it much like that either, or he believed he didn't. The words left his mouth before he had time to filter anything.
Otherwise he would have still been lamely attempting to flirt with him. "I...huh." Clint tilted his head to the side, a smile tugging at his lips at that. "Good, cos I don't have the legs to pull a skirt off. It'd be embarrassing for...jus' about anyone, sir." Fortunately, Clint didn't take the ample time to refuse. He instead switched it to 'what the fuck is taking you so long to kiss me', leaning in to press his lips against Phil's. And it was just like everything he ever thought it would be (cheesy, yes. But Clint had many years and tons of time to think about what kissing Phil would be like).