Basically I wanted to write a drunk!Clint fic and I thought it would be fun to write a fic that was solely comprised of text messages, so I thought, why not combine the two? and this oneshot was born. ^-^
The typos are intentional, by the way. Have fun deciphering them. x)
[Barton] Hey Nat
[Barton] Nat
[Barton] Hey Natasha
[Barton] Hey Natasha
[Barton] Hey
[Barton] Are you there
[Barton] Nat
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Are you awake
[Barton] Hey Tasha
[Barton] Hey Nat can we talk
[Barton] Hey Nat
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Hey are you there
[Barton] Natural
[Barton] Oops
[Barton] I mean to say Natasha
[Barton] Hey Nat
[Barton] I want to talk to you
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Hey Natasha
[Barton] I'm drunk
[Barton] Hey are you there
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Hey Nat
[Barton] Nat
[Barton] Where are you
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Answer your phone
[Barton] Hey Natasha
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Natasha Natasha
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Natasha
[sent] What?
[Barton] Natasha
[Barton] Nat
[sent] Yes
[Barton] Wait is that you
[Barton] Are you there
[sent] I'm here
[Barton] Oh
[Barton] Hi Nat!
[sent] What's going on?
[Barton] What took you so long
[sent] Conference. My phone was off
[Barton] You need to answer your text more
[sent] Copy. What's up?
[Barton] Nat sometimes whe you don't answer it makes me think something's wrong
[Barton] It scares me sometimes
[sent] Well I'm here now
[Barton] Don't go away
[sent] I'm not going anywhere
[Barton] Okay
[sent] So what's wrong
[Barton] Nothing's wrong
[Barton] How come you think that
[sent] The three dozen notifications were kind of a tip off
[Barton] Oh
[Barton] Oops
[Barton] I just really wanted to talk to you
[sent] What about?
[Barton] Also I kind of missed you
[Barton] I haven't seen yu in a while
[sent] You saw me yesterday
[Barton] That's as ages ago
[Barton] Plus I always miss you when you're not here
[Barton] I just think about you sometimes
[sent] How many have you had
[Barton] This probably sounds stupid but you're even better than all the other things
[Barton] Like you're the best one
[Barton] I'm really serious Nat
[Barton] You're the only person who gives a shit about me anymore
[Barton] And you're the only or who mankes me glad I'm alive
[sent] Unless you want to talk about something specific, I'm going to turn off my phone now. You'll thank me later.
[Barton] No don't!
[Barton] Nat!
[Barton] Natasha!
[sent] Yes?
[Barton] Don't turn your phone off!
[Barton] Please
[sent] I'm still here
[Barton] Did I make yo umad oh god I'm sorry
[sent] I'm not mad, I just don't want you to say anything you'll regret when you're sober.
[Barton] Screw that
[sent] Was there something specific you wanted to talk about?
[Barton] Yeah
[Barton] Nat I want to talk about Budapest
[Barton] Nat
[Barton] Are you still there
[Barton] Did you turn your phone off
[sent] I don't want to talk about that.
[Barton] Why
[sent] Because you're drunk.
[Barton] So what
[sent] I'm not going to try to have a serious conversation with you when you're drunk.
[Barton] There's always an excuse can't we just talk about it
[sent] Where are you?
[Barton] Stop changing the subject Nat
[sent] I just want to know where you are
[Barton] Rudy's
[sent] On my way. Want to come over?
[Barton] To talk
[Barton] ?
[sent] To sleep. Rudy's is closer to mine than yours
[Barton] Wait are you texting while driving
[Barton] If I sleep over can we talk tomorrow morning
[sent] No
[Barton] Why I won't be drunk
[sent] But you will be hungover.
[Barton] See you always have an excuse
[Barton] I just want to talk about it Nat
[sent] Budapest is in the past. There's nothing to discuss.
[Barton] Bullshit
[Barton] Please Tasha
[sent] Leave it alone, Barton.
[Barton] How come you always call me that
[Barton] My name is Clint
[Barton] I don't call you Romanoff
[Barton] Okay sometimes
[Barton] But you always call me Barton
[sent] Have you had dinner yet?
[Barton] Know how many times you've called me Clint
[Barton] Three
[Barton] One. When we were tied up that time and I was passed out and I heard you saying met name to wake me up
[sent] Are we really doing this right now
[Barton] Two. That time when out evac wasn't showing and you looks at me and said this might be it Clint
[sent] We're really doing this right now.
[Barton] Three. A couple months. Agoad I was teasing you and I forget why by I just remember you were laughing and you hit my shoulder and went shut UP Clint. Like that and I just think about that sometimes
[Barton] I like it when you laugh cause it makes me feel all happy inside
[sent] I'm just a few minutes out, ok?
[Barton] But also how your voice sounds when you're trying not to laugh
[Barton] An when you start smiling and your dimples show and your eyes get all squinty
[Barton] God why are you so cute
[sent] Don't be stupid
[Barton] You're so fucking cute
[sent] Barton you're not thinking straight
[Barton] No Nat I mean it I never told you that. I love your face and your eyes and your fucking voice
[Barton] I just love like all of you
[sent] Barton snap out of it
[Barton] Are yu mad at me
[sent] I just don't want you to say something you'll wish you hadn't said.
[Barton] I won't wish I hadn't said three truth
[sent] You know you wouldn't be saying these things if you were sober.
[Barton] I'd be thinking it though
[sent] So do you have anything scheduled tomorrow?
[Barton] No I just want to talk to you about Budapest
[Barton] Please
[sent] Barton I just don't know. There's a lot buried there
[Barton] Nat I know but this is realy important to me. I want tto get it all in the open
[Barton] Please Natasha
[Barton] ?
[sent] I'll think about it.
[Barton] Really! Nat you're the best!
[sent] Don't get excited dummy I said I'd think about it. We can't talk tonight anyway, you need to come home and get some sleep.
[Barton] You take such good care of me Tasha
[Barton] You're so nice to me
[Barton] Why are you so nice to me
[Barton] I didn't do anything
[Barton] Gosh you're just so great
[sent] Don't be dumb. I'm just looking out for you
[Barton] But I'm such a loser
[Barton] How does a guy like me end up with someone as great you
[sent] I'm pulling up
[Barton] Nat when you come in I'm going to give you a big hug
[sent] What? Don't you dare
[Barton] Yeah try and stop me
[sent] We'll be in a public place
[Barton] Yeah well I don't give a shit what people think
[sent] Coming in now. Please try to behave yourself
[Barton] Sure Tasha. See you in a minute
[sent] Bye Clint.
