ValeofShadows



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    Sometimes things go to shit and running is the only option, Bucky knows. There’s nothing wrong with retreat, with choosing to hide, to regroup, to care for his wounds and remember his dead and try to figure out what the fuck the point of waking up even is anymore.

    Hell, Bucky’s done it.

    And if it was his choice, he’d leave Barton to do it too.

    But he’s got nothing left to do with his life except fulfill the only promise Natasha ever asked him to make, so that’s what he’s gonna do.

    Post End Game AU in which Clint is a special kind of cryptid, the kind someone with as much blood on his hands as Bucky's got has no business touching. Doesn't stop him from wanting to, though.

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    Bucky doesn’t panic. Or, more accurately, he doesn’t allow himself to panic. Not if he can help it. He can feel the first threads of it clawing at his throat now, though. He walks as fast as he can without jostling the whimpering mass of fur in his arms too much, squashing down the images of Barton bleeding out on the floor, of his lifeless body being carried away, no idea whether he or the dog are going to make it.

    When Bucky finds Clint and his dog bleeding out in an alleyway, he doesn’t expect his life to become all about dog-sitting duties, instagram, and shitty daytime TV gameshows. He also doesn’t expect to get drawn into Clint’s latest drama. He really should have known better.

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    "You need anything?"

    Clint stares down at his depression nest. It's not pretty. "I need someone to pick me up and dump me in the tub and hose me down like a muddy pickup truck."

    "I can be there in twenty minutes," Bucky says, deadpan.

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    The only thing Clint Barton hates more than being benched is being the damsel in distress. But he's willing to tolerate a daring rescue when it comes from a tall, dark and handsome not-really stranger. And if he gets to spend some time with that smoking hot assassin whilst convincing him to reunite with Steve, then that’s just a bonus.

    One year free from Hydra’s clutches and staying on the run has kept Bucky Barnes pretty busy. Coming back to New York, he'd intended to keep his head down and out of trouble. But here he is, keeping an eye on Clint Barton. But maybe this job is one that's worth the risk.

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