maybe they’re all in prison
Is it reading waaaay too deeply into this that I find this really moving? I mean, yes, maybe all the people Clint looked up to over the years are in prison, but I like the idea that the reason Clint fights as hard as he does to be as good as he is is because he knows that some day, some kid is going to latch onto him. This kid isn’t going to have super powers, or money, or privilege or enhancements. They’re going to be a kid from the wrong side of the tracks who never got any of the breaks. That kid is going to look at the Avengers, and see Clint, and think to themselves, “Maybe, just maybe…” and dare to aim a little higher, and CLINT knows that, and that’s one of the reasons he never gives up and can never miss, because for all that he doesn’t value himself, he values that kid and knows how important he is to that kid.
knitting in the dark 