Forum Block
Stacked With: MC4A (Shipping War)
Individual Challenges: In a Flash; Stolen Plot; Rian-Russo Inversion; Letter of the Day (Y); Old Shoes; Colonial Times; Gender Bender; Shipmas; Themes & Things A; Themes & Things B; Feeling So Logical [Happily/Happy]
Word count: 381
Phillipa Coulson stepped out of the Banks' home and smiled when she saw the waiting figure on the street. It had been too long since she had seen Clint, and while the outing earlier that day had been pleasant, Phil had still been working and looking after Jane and Michael. Now, the two children were asleep and she had a few hours to herself.
Clint held out a slightly sooty arm as she approached and she accepted it happily, umbrella in her other hand. They set off walking to no particular destination in silence. Phil went everywhere for her job while Clint stayed in London and looked after the chimneys of the people (and occasionally sending out a signal to Phil if he saw a family he thought she or one of her colleagues could help).
They ended up in one of the many parks in London and stopped in a bandstand. Phil smiled as Clint started humming one of his merry tunes, swaying them to the sound of it as the city slept around them. Theirs was a quiet love, one of simple pleasures and silent gestures. It shouted loudly to those listening in every gesture between them, in the smiles they shared, and the time they always took to spend with each other when they were in each other's vicinity.
The peace was welcome after corralling young children or sweeping out chimneys all day. A break away from their jobs where they could merely be them. No need to perform magic to entertain energetic kids, no need to worry about where soot might go or the secrets hidden behind closed doors left open for those beneath the keepers.
Phil spun out of Clint's arms and back into them, leading them into a more purposeful dance as Clint grinned and continued humming. There was no magical band around this time, it was just the two of them. Tomorrow, they'd be back to workâPhil with the Jane and Michael Banks, Clint trailing along to help Phil and spend time with her while occasionally popping off to sweep a chimney or direct his crew.
Tonight, they whirled around the bandstand under the light of the stars. A short jolly holiday shared between the two of them away from their respective duties.
