Comfortember 2022, Days 1-3, Hugs, Stressed, and Warm Food (Clint/Laura & BossGat)
Days 1 & 2: Hugs and Stressed (Clint/Laura)
Clint Barton bounced his leg up and down repeatedly, wishing the rental car agent would hurry it up with the paperwork. He was on his way back to Iowa, to see Laura and the kids, and it seemed like the universe didn’t want him to get there. First there had been a lockdown of the Triskelion when he was on his way out, something about a security breach, and he’d had to wait while security dealt with the issue. Missing his flight, he’d had to ask Deputy Director Maria Hill if she could get him on another one. That had come with a veiled ‘you owe me’ and as Clint sped towards the airport he didn’t want to think of what a favor from Maria might entail.
Barely making his new flight, the two connections and bumpy rides hadn’t made the trip easy. Now he was trying to keep his temper in check because it looked like the rental car agency had lost his reservation. “It’s not the agent’s fault. I’m sure the later flight didn’t help.” Clint told himself as the computer keys kept clicking away.
“Ah, here we are.” the agent said at last, looking up at Clint with a customer service smile. “We’ll pull your car up in a few minutes.”
“Thank you.” Clint all but collapsed on the counter as the agent turned around to get the car keys. Slowly letting out a sigh, he picked up his back and walked outside.
Getting into the car once it pulled up, Clint pulled out of the parking lot, merging into the highway…and into near gridlock traffic. Turning on the radio he heard, “-accidents in both lanes have caused traffic to back up to nearly five miles.”
Letting out a groan, Clint rested his forehead against the steering wheel. “I’m never going to get home.” he muttered to himself.
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It was late when he finally turned onto the access road that led to the farm and Clint was bone weary. Shutting off the engine, he grabbed his bag and walked up the gravel driveway, letting the frustrations of the day fall from his shoulders.
Clint knew from the time and the lights that Lila was asleep, but since there were a few lights still on he hoped that Laura was still awake. He’d texted that he was going to be later than expected but didn’t expect her to wait up for him. Quietly catching the screen door as he walked in, he set down his bag and lightened his footsteps over the old floorboards.
“Hey stranger.” Laura smiled, looking up from the book she was reading on the couch. “Nice to see you finally made it.”
“Somehow.” Clint rubbed the back of his neck with a hand and sat on the arm of the couch. “It’s been a day.”
Laura let a half-smile appear as she placed a bookmark in her spot so she didn’t lose her place. “But you’re here now, so that’s all that matters.” she leaned towards Clint and breathed in his aftershave, the sharp pine smell that made her think of the woods of her childhood, as she gave him a kiss. “Need anything to eat? There are still leftovers in the fridge.”
Clint shook his head, “I grabbed a burger on the way here, but thanks.”
“Anything I can do? You seem tense.”
“Just a hug, traffic didn’t lighten up until way away from Des Moines.”
“You know I’m always good for a hug.” Laura crossed the short distance between them, wrapping her arms around Clint’s sturdy torso.
Closing his eyes, he leaned into the hug, feeling the stress from the drive and the rest of his trip slowly melt away. “I missed you.” Clint said softly, wrapping his own arms around Laura as they continued the embrace.
“So did I.”
Day 3: Warm Food (BossGat)
Ros Shepard climbed the last step and rubbed the back of her neck as she walked towards the door of Shaundi’s apartment. It had been a long day at Technically Legal and she was starving but at the same time couldn’t muster enough energy to make something to eat.
“And I already pulled out turkey slices from the package once this week.” she thought to herself while pulling out the apartment key and unlocking the door. “Pathetic does have its limits.”
Walking into the small place, she expected silence to greet her- everyone else was out trying to hustle for their nightly haul, but the smell of something wonderful greeted her. Inhaling deeply, Ros paused just inside while wondering what it was. Following the smell into the kitchen, she saw something she never thought she’d see, Johnny Gat standing next to the stove stirring something.
“What’s going on?” Ros asked from the doorway of the kitchen, still wondering if what she was seeing was real. “Who are you and what happened to Gat?”
“Funny Boss.” Johnny smiled while still concentrating on stirring whatever was in the pot. “Figured you could use something nice and hot after working all day.” Nodding to the table, he deftly switched off the knob to turn off the burner before cracking open the oven door a bit to check on the rest of what he was making. “‘Sides, gotta keep my cooking skills sharp or they’ll go rusty.”
“Knock me over with a feather, Johnny Gat knows how to cook.” Ros shot back with a smile as she walked over towards the table and sat where he’d indicated. “Mind telling me what you made or is that a secret.”
“It’s nothing fancy, just something my moms used to make.” Johnny replied, opening the oven door all the way to pull out what Ros saw to be some kind of roasted meat.
“Damn Gat, that looks edible.” Ros teased as he set it on the empty burners and then carefully grabbed the pot and dumped it into the sink. A cloud of steam rose up and the smell of cooked noodles wafted towards her. Taking off her heels, she flexed her feet to wake them up after being on them for so long, and watched as Gat went for two bowls and filled them with noodles, veggies, and some kind of sauce.
“Here we go; Teriyaki chicken noodle bowl.” Johnny said with a smile as he set one bowl in front of Ros and the other in the space across from her. Sitting down in the empty chair, he then opened the bottle of white wine that he’d had chilling in the fridge while Ros had been gone.
“If I didn’t know better, I’d say this was a date.” Ros smiled as he poured the wine.
“And if it was?” Gat asked, tipping his face so he was looking over the rim of his trademark sunglasses. He’d be the first to admit that dating in their line of work wasn’t easy, too much could go wrong and he didn’t want to get hurt again.
Losing Aisha had nearly destroyed him but it had been Ros, Shaundi, and Pierce that had pulled him through the worst. Then somewhere along the line Ros had become his best friend and someone he could just blink and hours had flown by. Now that they were in Steelport, trying to take down the Syndicate, he wouldn’t want anyone else by his side.
Ros finished her swallow of wine and set the glass down carefully, trying not to show how much the comment had surprised her. Her and Gat had always gotten along, they clicked when fighting and knew that the other had their back when the bullets were flying. “And I won’t deny I’ve had my share of sex dreams where Gat just fucking railes me.” she thought, feeling her face flush involuntary at the thought.
Taking a breath she continued cautiously, “If I say yes, would I be replacing Eesh?”
“Not replacing, just moving on.”
“Then that’s something I feel good about. Now let me eat for fucks sake, I haven’t had anything other than a power bar all fucking day.” Ros said with a wink, picking up her fork and digging in. Letting out a moan after swallowing, she continued, “This is just what I needed Gat after a long day at work.”
“Glad to hear it Boss.” Gat replied in his usual even tone, while inwardly glad that his mother’s comfort meal hadn’t lost its touch.
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Yellowjackets (+ relationships) as song lyrics
(most if not all of it is rock ithink) and italics are being rlly weird so please excuse irregularities with that
Ve: tragic angst JackieShauna (Snackie), my beloved. Drug refs
Yellowjackets
"In a crooked little town
They were lost and never found
Fallen leaves, fallen leaves
Fallen leaves on the ground" - Billy Talent's "Fallen Leaves"
"From chagrin I've been released
Paint me in a portrait sans
The fig leaves, fig leaves
And I will not be concerned
Or ignore the things I yearn
My hunger is the rule
I cannot overturn" - Dirt Poor Robin's "Enchanté"
"We are the angry and the desperate
The hungry, and the cold
We're the ones who kept quiet
And always did what we were told" - Rise Against's "Prayer of the Refugee"
Literal all of "'Shia Labeouf' Live' by Rob Cantor
Natalie Scatorccio
"I've got a new low
All fifty two cards in a row
I see now that I won't let go
No I won't let go
Well who am I?
A cold shoulder left to cry
You feel bad, well so do I
Yeah so do I" - Middle Class Rut's "New Low"
"Did I try, did I try to make amends?
To live and die or did I really just pretend?
Nightmare's talking as I'm sleepwalking
And I can't stop thinking" - Bad Wolves's "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
Lottie Matthews
"You can't breathe until you choke
You gotta laugh when you're the joke
There's nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?" - Sixx:A.M.'s "Life Is Beautiful"
"I raised myself
My legs were weak
I prayed my mind be good to me
An awful noise
Filled the air
I heard a scream in the woods somewhere
...
How many years
I know I'll bear
I found something in the woods somewhere" - Hozier's "In The Woods Somewhere"
Misty Quigley
"'Cause you don't talk to the water boy
And there's so much you could learn
But you don't wanna know
You will not back up an inch ever
That's why you will not survive" - Spoon's "The Underdog"
Shauna Shipman
"Strawberry lipgloss, oh, it's wasted
On this dumb boy who likes the chase
But why am I so angry in the first place?
Why am I hurting?" - Nxdia's "She Likes a Boy"
Jackie Taylor
"Maybe you were wrong and I was right
I don't care, won't you stay another night?
I just need some time to be myself
I couldn't say "I need you" on that night
When you left and I lost all track of time
I just want you close so I can feel you
Can you feel me? Mmm" - Prateek Kuhad's "Co2"
Taissa Turner
"This is unbecoming of me
It's like my own reflection's not what it used to be
Tryna figure out where I missed
I'll never find the answer, it's just the way it is" - Saint Asonia's "So What"
Van Palmer
"I'm on fire" - Pitbull's "Fireball"
Laura Lee
"Early days and sleepless nights
Death and resurrection, life
My body is a sacred note
Sung between the flesh and hope
My dirt transformed within a breath
Before I took a single step
I'm looking forward to the day
When life can grow without decay" - half·alive's "creature"
Travis Martinez
"'Cause so badly I wanna go outside. (Such a lovely day)
But everyone knows that a man ain't suppose to cry, listen.
I gotta cry 'cause cryin' eases the pain, oh yeah.
People this hurt I feel inside, words can never explain.
I just wish it would rain. (Oh, how I wish that it would rain)" - The Temptations's "I Wish It Would Rain"
Jackie x Shauna
"I've been cold in the crypt
But not as the cold as the words across your lips
You'll be sorry baby some day
When you reach across the bed where my body used to lay" - Three Days Grace's "Chalk Outline"
""Come on in, boy" said the skeletons
Sitting by her closet door
Dirty secrets, empty memories
And broken hearts across the floor
I was knocked out, heels over head
So you dragged me by my feet
To a ghost town, where you buried me
No wonder no one heard my screams
Love's so alive, but it died in it's sleep
And now that it's dead
I live in your head
And I will haunt your fucking dreams" - Set It Off's "The Haunting"
Taissa x Van
"Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes, well, I almost fell for my Lola
Lo-Lo-Lo-Lo-Lola
Lo-Lo-Lo-Lo-Lola" - The Kinks's "Lola"
"Believe me you really don't have to worry
I only wanna make you happy and if you say "hey go away" I will
But I think better still I'd better stay around and love you
Do you think I have a case let me ask you to your face
Do you think you love me?" - The Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You"
Lottie x Laura Lee
"Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can't deal, it's so unfair" - The Offspring's "Gone Away"
Lottie x Nat
"Tell me who you are
Your father has forsaken you
Left you with those scars
My hope is that you'll make it through
Hate must never win
Even when we're worlds apart
Your love is not a sin
Even if it's hard" - Falling In Reverse's "Coming Home"
Travis x Nat
"I am still dreaming of your face
Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away
I don't wanna be your good time
I don't wanna be your fall-back crutch anymore" - Everclear's "Santa Monica"
Laura Lee x Nat
"I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me
Love was out to get me, that's the way it seemed
Disappointment haunted all my dreams
And then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer" - Smash Mouth's "I'm A Believer"
Jackie x Nat
"I just feel so out of place
Well, except for when you're near me
When you're gone, I'm like a plant with no root
Or a song that's on mute
Don't you dare call it cute!
You should fear me!" - Kaden MacKay's "Your Stupid Face"
Adult TaiNat
"Maybe you should just fall
And leave the world and lose it all
And if that's what you need
To finally see
I'll be with you through it all
Bring on the pills, roll the dollar bill
Medicating will never heal
Relapse, rehab, repeat
Always thinking about the me, me, me
Self-destruct, spiral down
Until your want becomes your need
Please get up like I know you can
Or forever love the fall" - Nothing More's "Jenny"
Adult MistNat
"Nothing in the world that I do means a thing without you
I'm just half alive in my struggle to survive without you" - Frank Sinatra's "My Way Of Life"
This has been sitting in my draft for like, a week now, and I needed to get it outta there, reblog with songs/song lyrics you think fits a Yellowjackets character -🦎
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