Years after Iraq, Clint Barton, once known as Will James, meets a blast from the past.

After his tour with the D-Company, William James returns to his old life.

People like you, you live for the thrill. When that is gone, what do you do? You sit. And you wait. Or you jump at the next opportunity.

An assassin and a bomb tech with some rather odd habits . . . NOW CROSS-POSTED ON AO3

When there's a bomb on the helicarrier, the Avengers learn a little bit about Clint Barton's past.

The Avengers never realized with the death of Agent Phil Coulson would led them to learn more about the life of one of their members before recruitment. AU.

After Coulson dies, Clint has no reason to stay. So he goes back to one of his previous jobs. That is until three months later when something unexpected happens. Clint/Phil Slash. Clint is William James

It's not when they encounter something Tony can't handle do they see more of their resident sniper, and his strange fetish of collecting things that almost took his life. T for swearing.