6 months into their bipolar partnership, Black Widow and Hawkeye are still trying to figure each other out. Coming from completely different worlds they work through missions that define who and what they are to each other. Set 9 years before "Avengers", watch Clint and Natasha build a partnership to surpass all others.

OitNB fanfic. Vauseman centric. Takes place right after the last episode of season 1 so beware of spoilers if you haven't watched it yet. Planning to make this nice and long, so far written in Alex's POV as I don't think there are enough of them around. Rated M for language and violence. None of the characters in this story belong to me.

Summary: During a mission over a year ago, former Agent Natasha Romanoff/Barton went missing, leaving Clint alone to raise their two children. Is Natasha truly gone? What happens when Clint thinks he sees her again?

The team discusses one of the few things in life that is permanent. Clintasha, Peggy/Steve, Pepperony if you squint.

Natasha wakes up after a mission without any memory of the last 3 years of her life. She has forgotten all the avengers – including her husband. As she tries to understand her new reality - she hits a serious road block. "You're supposed to be dead, you're a science accident and you are a mythical character - you expect me to believe I haven't gone crazy?" Natasha asked slowly.

No one knows darkness better then Natasha Romanoff. She never thought anyone would ever notice that she was drowning in her past until she met Agent Barton. He was trying to understand her - she just needed to let him in. "You can't fix me Barton," she said quietly. "How do you know if no one has ever tried?" he shot back.

Just some pure Clintasha fluff.