Clint—MAY CONTAIN AVENGERS ENDGAME SPOILERS

[nola_beast]

Because Zach's salary was tony, his apartment was tiny. In turn, so was his bedroom, and much of it was taken up by the bed itself, which was a modest full that didn't leave a ton of extra space.

So he definitely, definitely noticed when someone climbed in with him in the middle of the night.

"Clint?" he sleep-mumbled, because if it wasn't Clint, he was going to be extremely alarmed.

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[nola_beast]

"Okay." There was a long pause as Zach considered his current situation. Or rather, his condition. He didn't move to get out from under the blankets. "Go get it started."

[nola_clint]

"Kay," he said, straightening to head toward the door. He paused there, hesitated, then turned back. "Hey. I love you. You know that, right?"

[nola_beast]

"Of course," Zach said. "I love you too, Clint."

[nola_clint]

His expression--posture--everything visibly relaxed and he smiled for real before heading outside.

[nola_beast]

The moment Clint was out of the room, Zach flopped back on the bed, taking a moment to stare at the ceiling. All the complications he could never possibly foresee were converging into one emotional maelstrom. It was almost like being home at Graymalkin.