Homecoming
Clintâs talking made the younger giggle. âThat sounds mighty delicious to me though.â He replied. And he couldnât want more than to make his lover sticky and messy if not for the fact that Clint was exhausted as obvious as daylight. Massaging with care and the expertise of a medic, Lise gradually worked out the knots built from whatever tension his lover had to endure the past few months. It took time not to go overboard and hurt Clint unnecessarily but the fox found a patience supplied by his relief of having his lover back by his side again.
Lise almost missed the whisper, but he smiled when he heard it. Meeting Clintâs eyes and watching them close, the younger worked over his entire body as much as he could, wiping him down completely with worshipping hands. By the time he was done, he decided not to go back to the bed, instead climbing into the couch with and embracing his beloved tight. âLetâs nap like this?â
As Lise spoke of Clint covered in syrup, the archer found his cheeks flushing a bit as he chuckled. It hadnât occurred to him that it may come off sexual. Or even if the fox was speaking literally and actually found the idea of Clintâs flesh covered in syrup appetizing, hell, he took it as a compliment. âI missed you, Foxy...â The rub down was perfection. With one arm laying limply over the couch, the rest of his body useless and relaxed, Barton all but fell asleep, his mind still active from the last few months of constantly being woken up or on edge. He was home. He was safe. But his mind had yet to block that out. Lise was familiar with war, with dirty tactics. Perhaps he would see it and understand it wasnât the fox that kept him up like this.. Lise did everything right. He could do no wrong in Clintâs eyes.
âYou can take a nap... I- Iâm not sleepy..â A horrible lie, one that the fox would undoubtedly see through quickly. âJust.. still, in my mind, yâknow-â Taps his temple with a tired and sad smile, turning over so he can wrap his arm around his lover, pulling him close to lay upon his chest.
âLise.. . .your magic and stuff.. I know you can preform illusions, change your shape and all that, but.. with the illusions stuff- you canât get inside peopleâs heads or anything, can you?â The question was not out of fear, but curiosity. Something random as he thought over his experiences and wanting to tell him but not tell him and to talk but not talk..









