practically an avenger

kate bishop || xxi  trust fund kid, olympic level archer, superhero

[cfpeace]

     — @bishopskatiekate, starter call ;;

       “ if you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation. ” dawn hums thoughtfully, a small smile tugging at her lips, “ or, at least, that’s what my mother always told me. it does wonders when you’re stuck talking to the least interesting people on earth. ”

[bishopskatiekate]

          kate gave dawn a small smile, it was surprising how different they had been raised, even if their lifestyles were the same. ❝i wish someone would’ve told me that...❞ kate said before reaching for her coffee mug, ❝growing up it was all sit still, look pretty❞ kate let out a small laugh that was more about trying to downplay the ideology she had been raised under. 

[bishopskatiekate]

( @hawkoyed said: ❝ Well, I think we handled that with dignity. ❞ )

              kate elbowed clint in the ribs before bursting out laughing. ❝at least we got lucky with this dumpster❞ her entire body hurt from falling six stories. but the accumulated garbage in the dumpster had somehow provided some padding. they had been chasing a guy across the roof when they somehow miscalculated the jump. and just because that was the hawkeye luck, instead of firing a grappling hook arrow, a net had deployed. they had watched as the net hit the wall and slid all the way down to the dumpster, where they soon join it after missing the edge of the roof by a mere inches. ❝you think he got away?❞ 

[bishopskatiekate]

( @amcnds said:                ❝Look, I promise I won’t tell anyone, alright? My lips are sealed!❞ )

         kate felt her face on fire, her hair dripping water onto the floor. ❝you better keep it a secret pretty boy!❞ kate said trying to sound like she hadn’t been crying for hours. she could only imagine how she looked, it would be a miracle if her face wasn’t completely red. and honestly she couldn’t even decide what had made her flush the most. the fact that rj had found her in the shower crying, or the fact that he had found her in the shower crying. she had texted clint about borrowing his shower because the water was out at her place. one moment she had been criticizing clint’s choice in shampoo, and the next she had been having an emotional breakdown. 

[vaememes]

✧   BROOKLYN  NINE  -  NINE  SENTENCE  PROMPTS   !  

*  A VARIETY & MIXTURE OF THE SHOW, CHANGE PRONOUNS AS NEEDED / FITTING .

❝ The next time I see you I’d like you to be wearing a necktie. ❞

❝ Get rid of the mouse, and get your act together. Now. ❞

❝ I see what you’re trying to do, but it’s not gonna work.. ❞

❝ Wow, looks like he hates you even more than me. ❞

❝ God, you must have been the worst fourth grader ever. ❞

❝ Giving him a name makes him human. ❞

❝ I’m fairly certain you would be caught. ❞

❝ What’s the most valuable thing in your office? ❞

❝ You mean my job as an amazing detective/genius? ❞

❝ Did you tell her we slept together twice? ❞

❝ I’m not gonna lie, that turns me on a little bit. ❞

❝ I’d wondered why all the birds had suddenly stopped singing. ❞

❝ You’re going to leave my precinct and my task force alone. ❞

❝ Come on, who wants to take this seriously? ❞

❝ I bet she tucked herself in the bed too tight and got stuck.  ❞

❝ Where have you been? We’ve been worried sick!  ❞

❝ Oh, is he sore from high-fiving criminals he’s gotten out of jail? ❞

❝ Did he get a murderer off who then murdered him to celebrate? ❞

❝ A cop and a defense attorney sleeping together? That’s highly unusual. ❞

❝ It’s a personal matter, involving a personal friend and his personal uncle. ❞

❝ So you remembered to turn off your signature, right? ❞

❝ I promise you, as soon as they tell me, you’ll be the first to know. ❞

❝ You won. Go ahead and gloat, you toad. ❞

❝ Look, I promise I won’t tell anyone, alright? My lips are sealed! ❞

❝ This is a secret. Do you understand me? ❞

❝ You do know what they do to witches up there, don’t you? ❞ 

❝ Well, I think we handled that with dignity. ❞

❝ Are you making fun of my stutter? ❞

❝ Oh. Uh… Sorry. I think I’m feeling a little awkward. ❞

❝ How do we make it not weird? ❞

❝ I just realized I’m never gonna be able to say that to his face. ❞

❝ You know I’ve made a lot of improvements since you left? ❞

❝ I know we just met, and I don’t wanna be too forward… ❞

❝ I’ve got that feeling about you. I like you. I think tonight we- ❞

❝ They just gave me ten years in prison.. ❞

❝ You can’t do anything except disobey orders and screw up! ❞

❝ Why are you dressed up? You look like an idiot. ❞

❝ What’s up? How can I help? ❞

❝ Well, we’ll just break you down to nothin’ and see what time it is. ❞

❝ Speaking of which, I’m getting hungry. What’s for dinner? ❞

❝ Why do people like these things? They’re just shiny rocks. ❞

❝ We’re gonna talk to a lawyer and get a professional opinion. ❞

❝ Looks good! Can barely tell you hulked out in here. ❞

❝ I just threw a bunch of popcorn on the floor. It wasn’t that hard. ❞

❝ All I did was be the only person who believes in you. ❞

❝ Somebody’s tryin’ to kill me, and I need protection. ❞

❝ I can smoke as much weed as I want. ❞

❝ It’s this kind of bickering that makes us such an adorable couple. ❞

❝ I saw an opening and I had to take it. ❞

❝ But this isn’t over! I will hunt you to the ends of the earth! ❞

❝ What?! But we saw him throw them in the garbage! ❞

❝ Nobody’s ever gonna see that footage; the case was cut and dry. ❞

❝ It’s not like I’m dying to tell anyone I saw your- ❞

❝ I’m dating my son-of-a-bitch ex-husband; who am I to judge? ❞

❝ I’ll let you guys talk! I’ll just close my eyes. ❞

❝ I’ll let you give me a spray tan! Any shade you want! ❞

❝ Massage! I’ll give you a massage! ❞

❝ I’ll also give you full control over my hair and wardrobe. ❞

❝ That really freaked me out and I just want this to end now. ❞

❝ The cheese is amazing. It melts in my mouth. And in my hands! ❞

❝ Come on, you can be honest. ❞

❝ I want old, expensive books. I’ll send you a list. ❞

❝ The tow truck just got here, so that’ll buy us at least an hour. ❞

❝ Tow truck?! What the hell’d you do to my car?! ❞

❝ What we need in here is an armored personnel carrier. A tank! ❞

❝ Well, I’m gonna go follow up on a lead right now. ❞

❝ Woah, no! What’re those morons doing in there?!  ❞

❝ Why is everyone just standing around? Get back to work! ❞

❝ What’d you do? What’d you say? ❞

❝ I hear you can smuggle in crap from outside. ❞

❝ What’re you lookin’ at? You got a problem? ❞

❝ I like you. You got balls.. ❞

❝ I hate to rub it in, detectives, but I told you they’d find me. ❞

❝ Well, he keeps yelling, “Disability for life!” so I think he’s fine. ❞

❝ Who hired you? Who do you work for, pizza man?! ❞

❝ You look out there and see a problem, I look out there and see an opportunity. ❞

❝ What have I become? Was this whole thing even worth it? ❞

❝ All because we shut down a foot massage place. ❞    

❝ Oh, my God. The City has no mayor now. ❞    

❝ Put your magical hands where I can see them! ❞    

❝ Did they make their bust? Did they save the precinct? ❞  

❝ I was behind the bar the whole time. ❞    

❝ I bet they have some awesome name for it. ❞    

❝ Can a paring knife remove a human heart in under a minute? ❞    

❝ I think you guys might be our best option at finding this guy again. ❞    

❝ You know, a bunch of us are going out drinking tonight. ❞    

❝ How did you get over there? Who are they? ❞    

❝ I’ve been calling you. Why won’t you answer your phone? ❞    

❝ We’ve been onto you for weeks, and we finally got you. ❞    

❝ I’ve never seen them before! What is going on? ❞    

❝ We’re on the money trail, and we just found a new lead.  ❞    

❝ Okay, this is bad. This is really bad.  ❞    

❝ Wait… What? Did you say “eat people”? Are you a cannibal, [ Name ]? ❞    

❝ I’m always gonna be one step ahead of you. ❞  

❝ I’m so confused. I don’t know what’s happening right now. ❞

[bishopskatiekate]

also for @chaosnmischief & @anthonyxstark

[mgntcnrth]

   ‘ ugh.   no. this is gross. ‘    as loud as ever,    she marked her disgust with a groan and an eye roll.   ‘ how do people drink this –     like,  what happened to a decent cup of black coffee ?’    felicia had taken the recently ‘acquired’ wallet to what she had heard was the fanciest new drink shop in town ;    ‘ you could feed a family of four with how much this dirt drink cost.’ // [ @bishopskatiekate ] 

[bishopskatiekate]

            kate couldn’t agree more. she had always liked coffee, and coffee shops had always felt like a place where everyone just went about minding their own business, many times when kate had been running from one of the bad guys, hiding inside a coffee shop usually resulted in her gaining the upper hand. but as she sat trying to relax and stop thinking about the inevitable doom about to come crashing down from the stars, she could not help but feel cheated. the coffee at this place was awful. and kate was relieve she wasn’t the only one who thought that. ❝god i know!❞ she said making a face, ❝do you wanna know which was the best cup of coffee i’ve ever had?❞ of course the ones she drank at clint’s place would always be her favorite, but that one time had been a close second, ❝convenience store in brooklyn❞

[bishopskatiekate]

flamecn‌;

Johnny was glad that they could be themselves around each other — loving a good flame pun. “You got that right!” He says with a set of finger guns. Alright, maybe that was a little corny. He doesn’t feel like he has to impress Kate, and he really likes that. “I’m thinking games and then we get something to eat — what do you say?”

          ❝that sounds like a good idea! i cannot wait to beat some carnival games❞ kate says in an almost singing voice, she never passes up a chance to show her incredible aim, and honestly what better place than a carnival, specially since she knows most of the games are rigged. it’s gonna be so satisfying to see the faces of the operators. ❝what’s new with you?❞ kate asks turning to see johnny’s face, ❝i feel like we haven’t seen each other in ages, and also like no time has passed at all❞ she laughed, that’s how it had always been with them.

[bishopskatiekate]

( @cfblackwidow )

           kate had not felt that powerless in a such a long time. thinking back at how she had reacted when all hell broke loose at the festival made her feel ashamed. she had short of dived to the floor, the first thought in her mind had been i don’t have my vow, and she had felt like that scared girl again. that had never happened before. often while in the field she had been disarmed, even without her bow she had always managed to do her job. protect others, neutralize the enemy. kate had a reputation of being able to use whatever weapons were available to her, or even yet, use whatever thing around as a weapon. someone had even compared her to the taskmaster once. so what had happened to her during the attack on the festival? whatever it had been it could not happen again, not with the fragile state of the world.

           of course she reached out to the one person she trusted with this kind of thing. vulnerability had never been in her vocabulary, specially being the one with no powers in her team. when you hung around krees, and inter-dimensional beings, and the next in line for sorcerer supreme, no matter how confident, how sure of your abilities, you eventually develop an inferiority complex. of course the only other person in the world who would understand her was clint. but kate wasn’t going to bother clint about this. no for this she needed someone else. a soft knock on the door, ❝nat you home? it’s kate❞ kate bit her lip before adding, ❝i- uh, i need a favor...❞

[bishopskatiekate]

hawkoyed‌;

clint waves a hand, shakes his head. then he rubs his eyes. don’t apologise. you didn’t do anything wrong. he stands and lopes over to the kitchen, exhaustion apparent in the way he moves, the way his body slumps. “yeah, please.” his voice still croaks, so he coughs until his throat feels normal. “they’re with the mugs.” he tells her, reaching over her head up into the cupboard and handing them to her. then he grabs a mug and fills it with water from the sink. “yeah.” he sighs, then chugs down his water. “we just gotta prepare, katie. we can beat him, i know we can. but it’s gonna be one hell of a battle.”

          at times kate wonders about the clint from before. not when she me him, but before that, the clint from the stories natasha has told her, because even if she knows how capable clint is, even if she has seen him go head to head with powered individuals, as she takes him in right now, standing in the middle of the kitchen, all she wants to do is force him to take a nap. ❝prepare uh?❞ kate asks while setting up the coffee maker, ❝clint i-❞ there’s no one who would understand what it’s like to save the world with only your ability to hit a target, except clint. but that is not the thing that makes them so alike, but the fact that they are willing to try. ❝we’ve seen the power of one stone... our space friends say there are six...❞ she shakes her head, ❝six stones with that much power!❞ 

[bishopskatiekate]

starter call

hello lovely people! i’m so sorry i went away for so long!! but i’m so ready to jump back into action! so please give this a like for a starter from kate! ( if you have multiple muses let me know for which one! )

ps. i posted what i had on my drafts so feel free to wrap/drop the threads if you feel time has passed and wanna do something else!!

also if you want to plot or talk about connections&relationships hmu!

[aamerica-chavez]

“We achers have anchor points, a set place that your draw hand returns to, a place that brings stability and consistency. Clint, The Young Avengers, Dad.” -Kate Bishop, Hawkeye V4 #1

[ofmoodys-blog]

“you can talk to me, or not talk to me, but i’m here.” from @bishopskatiekate

clint barely hears the girl - he barely hears anything, actually, but he especially barely hears kate. he’s asleep on his couch - or at least he was, laptop about to fall off his lap - when he jolts awake, eyes bulging, and barely catches the computer before it falls. jesus, katie. he signs, agitated, then rubs at his eyes. i was sleeping. he yawns, finally sitting up straight, and tilting his head. “‘sup?” he asks, voice croaking with sleep now that it’s finally been used. “you sound… worried?”

[bishopskatiekate]

         sorry, kate signs back with a shrug. she’s not sure if she’s apologizing for waking him up or for overreacting. but overreacting is a thing for them, and when he didn’t answer her rapid fire questions kate decided to get angry. she knows clint would’ve reacted the same way. ❝coffee?❞ kate offers before walking to the kitchen, ❝really?❞ she rolls her eyes at the empty pot, looks around the kitchen for the coffee beans. mainly she just wants something to do with her hands since all her determination evaporated after there was no reply from clint. ❝i am worried❞ she sighs, ❝doctor banner’s warning... i- i can’t stop thinking about it❞

[scvietasset-blog]

i was hoping i could make the world a better place.

Bucky hasn’t opened up to anyone or listened to someone else’s problems in quite a long time. His shoulders slumped gently; his guard dropping. Her words sound sincere. Even more than that, she sounds heartbroken. And he understands all too well, but he doesn’t want her to be like him. “You still can,” he mutters, tone dry as if he’d lost the will to hope, yet that was his burden. “Something like that takes time, Katie. Give yourself a break.”

[bishopskatiekate]

          kate bit the inside of her cheek to stop the tears from falling. she doesn’t know how she ended up here, pouring her heart out to a person who had a million better things to do that listen to someone feel sorry for themselves. kate is usually the one listening to others, the one telling them that they can do whatever they set to do, power or not. but right now, after everything they’ve been through, the looming threat of that’s to come, kate feels lost. ❝i convinced myself that i could do what they do, sometimes i wonder if i was just lying to myself...❞

[bishopskatiekate]

flamecn‌;

It was never hard for Johnny to find people who wanted to be around him, but making genuine friends was always something that he struggles with. Kate was different, and they had a lot in common actually so he wanted to keep her around. He pays for the shirt and was already working on ripping it a little just enough to turn it into the crop too he desired. He replaces what he was already wearing with it, and poses. “What do you think?” He can make it look better when he got home — but for now this is what it was. 

          ❝it’s perfect. you are hot as always!❞ kate said laughing at the silly joke about johnny’s abilities. there were a handful of people kate felt free to be herself around, she spent her life living up to people’s expectation, and then trying to impress others, but there were some like john that she just knew would be by her side despite her flaws and shortcomings. maybe it was the whole childhood friends thing, but even then, not all her childhood friends understood. ❝so what do you wanna do?❞ kate said trying to link her arm with johnny’s, ❝we could do games, or food, are you hungry?❞

[bishopskatiekate]

nxgmaus‌;

she rambled, and ed listened. his brows raising higher and higher at every conjunction, correction, interjection — and then she said the keyword. abilities.

‘ hmmm, knowing some hapless but … undeservingly lucky people, i’m inclined to agree with you. ’ ed slid the handkerchief back into his breast pocket, locking his fingers together and cracking them in front of his chest, ‘ but! a true learned person can garner knowledge and useful information even from someone driven by only passion and instincts. ’

he smiled, with a hint of nostalgia, ‘ in fact, i learned from one such person to always carry a handkerchief. and a tie pin. you never know when it will come in handy. ’ at the young woman’s extended hand, edward took it into his own, ‘ ed. pleasure to meet you, ms. kate. say — when you said abilities earlier, did you mean it literally? of course i don’t mean to pry, but given where we are … one couldn’t help but wonder. ’

          kate could not stop her face from staring in awe, in that instant she could not stop thinking about how the man in front of her was the most fascinating person she had ever met. of course those that knew kate well knew that she thought that about every person she met. it was the one thing the world around her had not taken away, her sense of wonder. of course she couldn’t just blurt that out, so instead kate just listened and bit her lip to stop herself from asking about the person who had passed those words of wisdom. 

          ed. she could not wait to find out what ed was short for, but that thought was immediately shifted to the back of her mind as he asked a question she had not considered when she talked about abilities. ❝oh you mean like powers?❞ she said shaking her heard, ❝no I- I’ve never had powers, just acquired my abilities the hard way... practicing every day for hours❞ kate smiled, she wasn’t sure if ed wanted to know which abilities she had so she didn’t elaborate, ❝what about you? do you h- sorry❞ she stopped herself, ❝you don’t have to answer, i didn’t quite think that through, it was mostly instinct❞ she apologized, what if he had lost his powers?!

[bishopskatiekate]

undeadpoolbro‌;

Her awkward hug was returned joyfully. (Holy fucking balls! I have a friend!) Hearing Katie say she was drawing the line, I smiled. Like she didn’t know I loved jumping lines. “Yea, yea,” I said, waving my hand dismissively before picking up a caramel-covered churro and munching down half of it. Finishing the first churro, I continued with a second… Then a third… However, as I picked up my fourth, Katie prepared to make another shot. I’m considerate, so I took a step back (not like she needed it, that girl had aim, Watchers!)

As the bells of victory tolled, I raised my half-eaten churro in the air. I cheered, laughing gleefully as she was handed her prize. When she turned back to me and accepted a more challenging game, I smirked widely. “Let’s find us some! Although we can always go play some video games, I’m still trying to get a hang of those cheats you taught me.”

Her unfinished question and the look she dedicated my gear were totally forgotten when her precious soul noticed my churros–by her and also myself. “These are fucking churros!” I countered with just as much excitement. “Do you want some?! They’re fucking amazeballs,” I promised her.

          ❝you know an arcade would’ve been an amazing idea for this festival, but i guess that doesn’t quite fit the vintage carnival vibe they were going for❞ kate said in regards to wade’s comment about video games, they had been spending some quality time playing video games, but she was still trying to get wade to master the cheat codes. ❝but i’ll settle for a game that actually gives me some sort of challenge❞ she laughed, even with the games rigged in true carnival fashion, she had yet to find one that she couldn’t beat.

          wade’s entire outfit was best left alone and unbothered, kate knew better than to ask any questions. when she befriended wade she had invited weirdness into her life and now as she was about to start walking around the festival next to a person dressed as wolverine it felt like just another day in her life. ❝honestly wade the only reasonable answer to someone offering you churros is ‘of freaking course!’❞ kate said with a smile reaching for one. ❝so tell me what trouble have you gotten into today?❞

[bishopskatiekate]

enhanced-scarlet‌;

Wanda recoiled a bit at the loudness of Kate’s voice. “I would imagine so, it’s not a super common name.” she joked. Unless there was some new Wanda on the block, it was kind of enjoyable to see someone excited about her. “Thank you, from what I’ve heard, so are you. It’s always nice to get more women on the team.” She loved Natasha, she did, but sometimes you just needed more gal pals to hang out with.

          kate let out a laugh, ❝right❞ she said shaking her head, feeling silly for a second, ❝although i’ll have you know there was a wanda in my kindergarten class❞ in the world of the rich and powerful kids either had classic names like katherine elizabeth, or new wave names, it wasn’t such a far fetch idea that one of kate’s former classmates would’ve been named wanda. ❝oh thank you, you are gonna make blush. i do have to say that putting up with clint is only one of my many talents❞ kate said fighting the need to squee at wanda calling her part of the team. ❝so where are you currently staying?❞ they had to hang out.

[bishopskatiekate]

nxgmaus‌;

ed sucked in a sharp breath. his entire body froze in still motion before turning slowly around to face the source of the voice. a wide but tight, toothy smile hung on his face. ‘ oh i was just talking aloud to myself. ’

he admitted, holding his finger out to show the small puncture wound under the sunlight. ‘ i suppose i poked myself on the pin. i’m a klutz. nothing to worry about though, it’s just a prick. ’ he pulled a handkerchief out of his breast pocket and wrapped it around his finger, ‘ it’s very kind of you to care though. ’ he wondered if she was one of the depowered, or just a sympathetic supporter. ‘ oh here — would you like a pin? i took two. one was for my friend, but i can’t seem to locate him right now. ’

         ❝i do that a lot!❞ kate said in regards to talking to oneself, ❝but ever since i got lucky, lucky is my dog, not like lucky as in with good luck, luck is for people with no abilities❞ she reigned it the ramble, ❝i talk to the dog...❞ she sort of let the sentence hung in the air. perfect now the very well dressed man was going to think she was weird, which honestly wasn’t a bad thing, but it would mean clint was right about her ability to mess up first impressions. 

          kate had always had a grace about herself, yeah right, she could almost hear scoffing at her, but agreeing with the stranger a second time would be nearing creepy stalker territory, so she opted for not saying anything about being a klutz. ❝wow so fancy, sorry it’s just been a while since i saw someone carrying a handkerchief❞ she said watching him take care of the wound. ❝the world would be a better place if everyone cared a bit more❞ she said with a smile, the unofficial young avengers motto. ❝thank you❞ kate said taking the pin, ❝i seem to have lost my friend in the crowd as well. i’m kate❞ she offering her hand after carefully pinning the button on her blouse.