Oh dear. Noooo. Fandom does have a way of taking one brief moment in canon and deciding that's the way it always is FOREVER. Rinse and repeat again and again.
I have to admit, after reading a few of the most recced Clint/Natasha fics (and certainly finding them well-written) I'm getting a little frowny at characterizations where Natasha is so hard-assed and tough that Clint can't even air the slightest criticism without fearing for his life. Or she punches him. And conversely, that Clint has to tip-toe around her feelings at all times because he's so in love and she's so hair-trigger that he's constantly worrying about upsetting her.
I just... I understand the interpretation, and I think it's a common one for many pairings. But it just...is not what I see. Because Clint went right at her about fighting the war in the infirmary after he got his mind back, and while she tried to evade, using her words and not fists I might add, he gently insisted and she immediately sat down next to him and engaged. And I think I like that scenario much more.
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I have to admit, after reading a few of the most recced Clint/Natasha fics (and certainly finding them well-written) I'm getting a little frowny at characterizations where Natasha is so hard-assed and tough that Clint can't even air the slightest criticism without fearing for his life. Or she punches him. And conversely, that Clint has to tip-toe around her feelings at all times because he's so in love and she's so hair-trigger that he's constantly worrying about upsetting her.
I just... I understand the interpretation, and I think it's a common one for many pairings. But it just...is not what I see. Because Clint went right at her about fighting the war in the infirmary after he got his mind back, and while she tried to evade, using her words and not fists I might add, he gently insisted and she immediately sat down next to him and engaged. And I think I like that scenario much more.