Safe... Wanted… Two words that Hawkeye had never really been acquainted with personally. He knew what they meant, of course, and he knew that everyone at some point in their life has experienced them. It is just that if Clint had? He didn't remember but right now he knew what those two words meant. They meant Harry was near him, by him, touching him. Clint didn't know why he felt that way or why he feels a gentle tugging whenever he sees Tony's brother, but he does and he treasures each and every moment of it. Like right now, Clint was basking in feeling of being cared for as Harry stood at the stove cooking breakfast; flipping the blueberry pancakes he had teasingly joked about when he watched Harry tie a plain black apron around his neck and waist.

Clint had always wondered why Tony had a kick-ass kitchen when he hardly ever uses it. He's pretty sure he has seen Nat use it more than Tony, but now he knows why. It was for the man scrambling eggs in a separate pan. The man who glared at his brother when he learned Tony had been living on mostly take –out for the past few months. The man who is sliding a plate filled with blueberry pancakes and cheesy scrambled eggs towards him. Mmmmmmmm. Heavenly.

Harry chuckled as he watched Clint savored his first few bites of the breakfast he had made this morning. He had been appalled that his brother had actually disregarded their carefully planned out meal plan. There were just some things Tony couldn't eat as it would upset not only body but how it works with his reactor. Heartburn had been hell those first few months when Tony had been rescued.

"Katniss, what has you so quiet this morning?" Tony asked beelining it for the coffee before sniffing the air, "Ooo you made breakfast Ry?"

Harry gave his brother a looked of 'Really?' before setting a plate with a blueberry pancake and fist –sized serving of eggs, "Yes, I'm appalled at your eating habits."

Tony snorted, "Coming from the man who routinely sacrifices himself for a little gold ball."

"Hey! It may be little but its fast and exhilarating. Especially when you catch the ball with your mouth," Harry joked dishing up his own food.

Clint choked on his food, he wasn't paying that close to the conservation but caught the words ball and your mouth and his thoughts plunged from food to naughty things he would do to Harry or Harry would do to him.

"You alright Legolas?" Tony asked pointing his fork at Clint while Harry stood next to Clint and rubbed his back looking concerned. Clint's ears turned red as he took a drink from his glass.

"I'm good. Food just went down the wrong pipe," Clint assured while leaning slightly into Harry's touch, feeling the safety and care in his touch. Clint was soaking it up, trying to fill his need for it.

Harry smiled and pulled his plate closer to dig in to his own stack of pancakes and eggs, "So Tone, whats on the schedule today? Shark week some more or …?"

Tony quirked a small smile before shaking his head no, "Nah I was planning on working in the shop. I need to run the new schematics for the StarkPad. It was supposed to be released in a few days but there seems to be a problem with the charging port."

Harry nodded; he knew that was code for 'I want to wallow some more since I'm still not over the break-up'.

"Okay, lunch will be around one, so finish up before then," Harry suggested/ordered, he knew Tony understood that it mean 'Okay you can wallow some but not for long'.

Tony rolled his eyes but he was thankful to have someone that cared about him, to make sure he didn't get lost in his own mind for too long. He doesn't think his brother really understands just how much Ry means to Tony, and not just because he cares about Tony. Harry was Tony's rock, his stable ground that kept things balanced. Harry understood what made Tony because he looked deep into Tony soul and found him worthy, even before he was Ironman and he was still making weapons. Harry saw him as someone that was worthy of love and protection. And that was priceless to Tony and if he had to put up with Harry's over-protection and sometimes mother-henning, then so be it.

AND! If he had to share his brother with someone else, Tony could not think of anyone better than his teammate and friend Hawkeye. He knew that his brother and his friend felt something for each other but they were being too difficult to just come out with it.

Finishing his coffee, Tony left his plate on the counter, and sauntered towards his lab calling out, "Lunch had better be to die for if it is to pull me away from my important work!"

Harry rolled his eyes at his brother's antics before gathering the dirty dishes to load into the dishwasher.

"So what are your plans for the day Clint?" Harry inquired placing the plates in the correct slots.

"Nothing really, Nat left early this morning and is going to be gone for the week, and Rogers is training new recruits," Clint shrugged adding his own dishes into the machine, even though on the inside he was dancing and singing at having more alone time with Harry. Not that he wanted to take Harry away from Tony but there was something pulling him towards Harry.

"Good, that means you can watch Shark Week with me until its time for lunch," Harry decided closing the door and pressing the start button, forgetting that his brother is an engineer and a tinker. He also forgot about the Malibu place that has cartoon sounding mobsters in most of its appliances.

As soon as the dishwasher began to wash, it also started to sing, "Working at the Car Wash."

Startled for a moment, Harry jumped before laughing and searching for a mute option. Meanwhile Clint was in euphoria, he was going to be sitting and relaxing with Harry. He was going to get to lay his head on Harry's shoulder at some point and maybe get those fingers in his hair again! Clint was almost giddy. It had only been a few days since that night when he first met Harry and had accidentally fell asleep on him but he found he needed it again like a starving man in front of a feast. He was greedy for those warm touches.

…..

As they watched a documentary about Great Whites on the couch, Clint had been able to maneuver his self that he had the perfect opportunity to let his head fall casually onto Harry shoulder. Success!

"You know," Harry whispered as he turned a little towards Clint, causing Clint to freeze, thinking he was going to be called out and let down, "If you wanted to snuggle, all you had to do was ask."

"Hahaha, I don't know what you mean," Clint joked sitting back up, only to be stopped when an arm wrapped around his shoulder and pulled him back down only to Harry's chest this time.

"I don't mind, in fact I want you to. Anytime. All the time," Harry breathed settling his cheek atop of Clint's hair.

"Really?" Clint asked in disbelief as his hand crept forward to rest near his face, soaking in the warmth and protection that still oozed from Harry.

"Really, really," Harry chuckled, slouching a little more to make Clint more comfortable.

Clint smiled, "I would like that."

"Me too," Harry pressed a kiss to Clint's temple before settling to finish watching the show.

Clint sank into Harry, relaxing, truly relaxing for maybe the first in time in years, safe with the knowledge that Harry would protect him and that he was allowed to have this feeling; that he would be able to do this again without having to plan it in a sneaky way to achieve it.

…

When Tony heard a ping from his phone, he knew his time was up and slowly trudged back to the common room where he knew his brother was watching his shows. Tony thought about staying in his lab and locking everyone out until Harry was forced to come get him, but that was the old Tony. He may still be the same man, but he has grown a little. Plus his brother is finally staying with him for longer than a couple weeks at a time, which is a bigger win. And if he had to a pet project of matchmaking Ry and Clint together, well life wasn't so bad.

However when he reached his destination, Tony paused. Maybe he didn't need to plan anything to get his brother and his friend together if the snuggling on the couch was anything to go by. Well there went his ideas and now he needed something new to fixate on to keep from dwelling on Pep-er his ex-girlfriend.

"Hey," Harry greeted softly unlocking one of his arms, inviting his brother to come join the cuddle fest. Harry was happy to see his brother voluntarily leave of lab, which was surprising, but if that means he gets to spend more time with Tone and Clint, well he wasn't complaining.

"You look comfy," Tony murmured as he slumped into his brother's side, feeling the warmth and comfort creep inside him and relax his body.

"Very. I have my family with me," Harry smiled as he tightened his arms around Clint and his brother.

Tony quirked a half smiled, "So does that mean I get a brother-in-law?"

"Perhaps."

Tony was happy for his brother, even if his own heart was still bruised and tendered, but there was hope. He was friends with the infamous Black Widow, he was slowly becoming best friends with Hawkeye, he had a lab buddy in Bruce, when he is present and the best part was he still had his family…his brother, Ry.

AN – Hello, I'm still working on my other fics and in the processing finishing up a couple of chapters for my stories. Its been stressful and I'm not promising anything but I am alive and working at the stories.

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