Agent Clint Barton is plagued by doubts about himself and the nature of his job. Assassin Natasha Romanoff is living a lie that cannot last. Though they fight for opposing sides, they are both among the best in their deadly profession. What will they find in each other when they inevitably clash? Story begins five years before Iron Man.

They say you make lifelong friends in college, but they never mention you can meet them fifty feet above ground, breaking all the rules. [College AU]

Natasha's drunk on vodka that came from a bottle which only has Cyrillic letters, and she's telling Clint about fire.

Clint and Natasha have a late night talk over tea. No romance, just cute, platonic h/c fluff :D