sometimes i remember that hawkeye is canonically deaf in the comics and the mcu erased his disability. that they ignored his abusive childhood and gave him a family - erasing his attachment issues. in the comics hes this self-destructive goofy disabled depressed guy who drinks coffee by the pot just to stay awake and is always covered head to toe in band-aids. sometimes i remember that the mcu erased everything about clint barton but the bow and arrow. and it ruins my whole day.
clint barton is that dude who couldn’t figure out how to untangle the wires on his playstation so he Cut some of the wires and then phoned tony stark to come fix it
i’d like to point out he didn’t cut the wires and then call tony stark, he called tony stark and then cut the wires in front of him.
This is the Clint of my heart. I did imagine a way the MCU could salvage him - as a fugitive, Clint living on his own being the dumpster baby we all know him to be, trying to do good but keep a low profile as he tries to keep his problems from his family who is moving on.
I’m glad to see that people know –and remember– the real Clint Barton. The one who is a mess and has no stability in his life but still there, he’s my real Clint.
