It was never supposed to be like this. (Warning: Heavy STID spoilers)

A single piece of paper is inside. He slips it from the envelope, unfolding it slowly, and begins to read. (A story woven together through letters from Natasha to Clint. Having just returned from a series of missions over seas, he pieces together the events of the last year with help from a stack of red envelopes she left before disappearing.) (Rated T for language- just in case.)

Barton/Romanoff slash set before Avengers. Natasha's got a hitman on her tail. But when he finally catches up to her, he doesn't get the reception he expects...

They will always collide, fall apart and come back together again.

Tortuga, 1745. It's been three years since they last sailed together, but when an old enemy resurfaces and takes one of their own, it's up to the crew of the Avenging Angel to assemble and take to the high seas once more. Or: the one where everybody is a pirate except the two canonical characters with eyepatches. Drink up me 'earties, yo-ho.

Sometimes you leave things a little late, but just give him a second to clear his head. A mission goes wrong and Clint just needs more time.

Natasha and Clint have been avoiding the obvious for years. All of that changes when Tony Stark throws a party.

"You're different" - "I have a habit" [Clint X Natasha. Movie-verse. R&R]

A collection of missing scenes for the Queen's Thief series.