[As far as Clint's concerned, if Wanda ever had some desire to take on his family's name, she's welcome to it. The joke has long since gone around that he might as well have signed adoption papers after Sokovia. He would never even joke as much to her face, if only because she's a grown-ass adult.
But then, Kate's also technically a grown-ass adult, and to him, that's a kid in need of adopting, too. (Helps that her dad's dead and her mom's in jail which, hm, almost makes her an orphan, huh?)
But Wanda is absolutely not unlike a daughter nonetheless. One who can make her own decisions. One who's grown in confidence and power, and is a kind shoulder to cry on and a force of nature, equal parts in turn. She has suffered immeasurable loss. The kind that can't be fixed with a snap of fingers. Her life has been a comedy of errors, a Greek tragedy. She deserves better.
Frankly, she deserves better than him. But don't they all.
It doesn't take him long to set things where they need to go, wash up, change his top. Like a proper butcher. Lila's got an interest in archery now, but none of the kids have expressed any interest in hunting, which he supposes he can't fault them for. (Growing up in the middle of god's nowhere before the advent of the internet as a disaffected little shithead with more bravado than sense and the keenest eye anyone had ever seen--yeah, he hunted. What the fuck else was there to do?) Doing these little tasks, these needed chores, it feels left of center. It feels like home to do them, but obviously it just makes him miss home all the more. These people are strangers, and while it's been said that it isn't the case, he's still convinced his staying around and not getting kicked to the nearest wasteland is contingent on him being useful.
But there's so much he doesn't know. And a familiar face that does know is his best bet. Of course her place is quaint and cute. It's very her.]
More than a year, huh? Seems like you're pretty well-established now.
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But then, Kate's also technically a grown-ass adult, and to him, that's a kid in need of adopting, too. (Helps that her dad's dead and her mom's in jail which, hm, almost makes her an orphan, huh?)
But Wanda is absolutely not unlike a daughter nonetheless. One who can make her own decisions. One who's grown in confidence and power, and is a kind shoulder to cry on and a force of nature, equal parts in turn. She has suffered immeasurable loss. The kind that can't be fixed with a snap of fingers. Her life has been a comedy of errors, a Greek tragedy. She deserves better.
Frankly, she deserves better than him. But don't they all.
It doesn't take him long to set things where they need to go, wash up, change his top. Like a proper butcher. Lila's got an interest in archery now, but none of the kids have expressed any interest in hunting, which he supposes he can't fault them for. (Growing up in the middle of god's nowhere before the advent of the internet as a disaffected little shithead with more bravado than sense and the keenest eye anyone had ever seen--yeah, he hunted. What the fuck else was there to do?) Doing these little tasks, these needed chores, it feels left of center. It feels like home to do them, but obviously it just makes him miss home all the more. These people are strangers, and while it's been said that it isn't the case, he's still convinced his staying around and not getting kicked to the nearest wasteland is contingent on him being useful.
But there's so much he doesn't know. And a familiar face that does know is his best bet. Of course her place is quaint and cute. It's very her.]
More than a year, huh? Seems like you're pretty well-established now.