MHA #10, Monday Evening

[so_hawkward]

When Kitty had asked if Clint wanted to come over to her place tonight, there'd been no hesitation in Clint saying yes. The fact that she was even talking to him, let alone still telling him she loved him was seriously surprising, and Clint wasn't going to do anything to mess that up again.

You know, relatively soon.

The flowers had gone over well, but Clint still had some cupcakes with him as he let himself into the apartment, just in case. "Kitty?" he called out, making sure to make enough noise that she'd know he was there.

[For the girlfriend!]

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[throughaphase]

"At the very least, maybe avoid each other till he's figured out the adjusting to being an alpha thing? Give him some time to calm down," Kitty suggested. "What do you mean about him pretending he didn't do anything? About Peter?"

[so_hawkward]

"Yeah. Even someone who's used to killing can be jarred by killing someone new." Not that he was speaking from experience, of course. "If Derek doesn't have much experience, which is what people keep telling me, killing someone--a family member, no less... it's gotta suck."

[throughaphase]

"That's what I'm guessing. And Derek doesn't rally have much in the way of family these days, even before that." Thanks, Kate. "It's a terrible situation all around."

[so_hawkward]

"At least he's got you?" And Stiles, but Clint was trying not to think about that too much. "And the others here who are like him. Maybe that'll help?"

[throughaphase]

"Yeah. Though he doesn't really seem to want to deal with me right now, so I'm going to steer clear for a little while," she said. "I don't want to make things worse."

[so_hawkward]

"How could he not want to deal with you? You're his friend." Said the man notorious for running away at the slightest sign of personal conflict.

[throughaphase]

"I went to see how he was and he apparently thinks I only went because of my own guilty conscience and to make excuses for you," Kitty shrugged. "I didn't go there to fight, so I left."

[so_hawkward]

Clint scowled at that and tried not to look too angry. "I'm sorry. He should have known you were sincere. I can make my own excuses, thank you."

[throughaphase]

"I mean, I don't think I was making excuses, but I can see where it'd come off that way," she said. "But it's not like I haven't tried to be there for him every time there was a problem for like a year and a half, so."

[so_hawkward]

"Exactly. You're his friend and he should... I mean, it shouldn't be that hard to trust you," Clint said. He knew how much trusting people sucked sometimes, but Kitty was different.

[throughaphase]

"I try on that front," Kitty admitted. She really didn't like the experiences where she'd made someone not trust her, so it was best to avoid them. "He was coming off a rough time, though, and I don't know how much the alpha thing plays in. We'll see what happens."

[so_hawkward]

This seemed like an appropriate time for a hug, so that's what Clint did. "I'm sorry. He'll probably come around. You're kind of hard to stay away from."

[throughaphase]

"Call me crazy, but I think you might be slightly biased," Kitty said, hugging him back. They probably both needed it, really.

[so_hawkward]

Yeah, Kitty should enjoy this hugging moment because Clint probably wasn't going to accept one of these any time soon again. "I'm only a little biased. I also know how awesome you are better than a lot of people here. That makes me knowledgeable."

[throughaphase]

"Are you claiming to be an expert in Kitty?" she teased, looking up at him.

[so_hawkward]

"Maybe not an expert. What's slightly less than an expert but still experienced?" he asked. "There's a lot I have left to learn still."

[throughaphase]

"An adept?" Kitty said after a moment of thought. "Is it bad I can't think offhand of what you still need to learn?"

[so_hawkward]

"I'm sure there's stuff about your past that I don't know, 'cause it's not time for me to know yet," he said. "Things I do that piss you off that I haven't figured out. That kind of stuff."

[throughaphase]

"There's not really anything you do that pisses me off," Kitty admitted. "There's stuff I don't get, like the coffee pot thing- I know, I know, fewer dishes- but that's not the same thing. Stuff in my past might take a while, though. Just because there's some weird stuff that doesn't come up that much."

[so_hawkward]

"And that's fine. We've got time." As terrifying as that was to think about sometimes. "As for the coffee pot, I just don't see the point in making more of a mess than I need to."

[throughaphase]

"I know, but I don't understand how you're not constantly burning your mouth on hot glass," she said. "I'm pretty invested there."

[so_hawkward]

Clint snickered. "My lips are not in danger, I promise. I don't know, I guess I have a strong tolerance? And I don't drink it right from when it's brewed. I'm not totally crazy, I promise."

[throughaphase]

"That's what I like to hear," she said with a smile. "I'll get used to it. At some point. ...Probably."