[ Until Steve starts talking, Clint just stares at Tony. Angrily, and hurt, too. You want to be on this team - like Clint arguing is enough to kick him off said team, like Clint standing up for someone he doesn't think is plotting to manipulate all of them into killing each other or whatever ridiculous thing Tony's paranoia is making him think - like that's going to be grounds for Clint to not be an Avenger. It kind of hurts. Or, no. It does hurt, especially with how fast Tony was to take that team status away after reassuring him.
And he's going to lay into him for that, but Steve starts talking, and tells them that he has a wife and kids, and Clint kind of just sinks down. Like letting the air out of a balloon. His expression shifts into something sadder, and then he looks away, rubbing at the back of his head.
Never mind. He doesn't even know what to say to all of that, what to say about any of this. Steve wasn't even directing it to him, and Clint doesn't think anything he can say will make this easier. There's something in him screaming to keep on arguing, but it's so hard when he literally doesn't have a voice.
So instead he stays silent, gripping his tablet tightly, and doesn't meet anybody's gaze. ]
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And he's going to lay into him for that, but Steve starts talking, and tells them that he has a wife and kids, and Clint kind of just sinks down. Like letting the air out of a balloon. His expression shifts into something sadder, and then he looks away, rubbing at the back of his head.
Never mind. He doesn't even know what to say to all of that, what to say about any of this. Steve wasn't even directing it to him, and Clint doesn't think anything he can say will make this easier. There's something in him screaming to keep on arguing, but it's so hard when he literally doesn't have a voice.
So instead he stays silent, gripping his tablet tightly, and doesn't meet anybody's gaze. ]