Clint and Tony lived together once again, only the former was occasionally sent away on missions as his retirement hadn't been official and he needed to get back out there doing some good. One of the first times Clint had been sent off, he returned to find his husband smiling as he spoke to someone on the phone, he turned it off as soon as he saw Clint and rushed over to check on his husband.

"Who were you talking to?" There was no judgement or insinuation, Clint was merely curious,

"Right…I…umm…may have accidentally and not officially adopted a kid." The archer had most definitely not been expecting that.

"What?" He exclaimed holding his husband by the shoulders,

"You know that Spider-ling that's been running around Queens helping little old ladies cross the road?" Clint's eyes narrowed,

"Yes." He drew the 's' out in a hiss,

"Well…" Following the slightly younger man's lead, Tony too drawled his word out, "I might've found out who he was just before the big 'Civil War' BS -don't look at me like that, I didn't even approach him then- anyway, I sort of talked to him and offered him training under the guise of an apprenticeship."

"Tony, he's a child!"

"Woah. Woah. Woah. Before you start that up because god knows how bad I feel about it. I only offered because that way I'd be able to make sure he was as protected as possible. If I simply told him to stop doing it, he'd ignore me. If I took away the suit, he'd continue in his rubbish hoodie and long-johns. In fact, I did end up taking the suit I made away and he did just that. Continued fighting."

"Tony…he's so young."

"I know. Which is why I am doing my best to protect him and make sure he comes out alive and well." Tony stated rather defensively and Clint held his hands up,

"I know you are. I know you'd never willingly put someone in harm's way. At least he's got you to help him out." They fell into another silence, "Wait, didn't you say something about adopting him?"

"…I sort of…love the kid like a son…" He mumbled almost unintelligibly against Clint's shoulder as the pair sat down on the couch,

"I'd like to meet him." Was all Clint said and he felt his husband grin against his shoulder,

"Family dinner tomorrow?"

"Speaking of which, how's Pietro and Vision?"

"Alright." Since the whole 'Civil War' debacle, Tony had come closer to the pair. It probably helped that Clint had talked to all three of them individually. "Pietro's missing Wanda, I told him if he wanted I could send him off to Wakanda, where they're staying."

"Wait you know where they went?"

"Of course."

"But…you haven't done anything."

"I know. Despite everything, they're needed outside of chains and cells." Clint didn't question him, "Anyway, he said he was happy where he was. He could save people and didn't have to worry about hiding. I know for a fact he misses her a lot though. Can't blame him, it is his sister after all. I think he cries himself to sleep sometimes, but besides that…we've been working on everything and…I think I might've adopted him…" He mumbled the last part quietly and Clint snorted,

"Tony, you can't just adopt every person you see!" He joked,

"Try and stop me." The two ended up leaning against each other as bouts of laughter filled the room. "Vis…we're still working on it. It's hard for me to not picture J…ARVIS when I hear him. It still hurts but…we're getting there."

"Good. I'm proud of you, Tones. How's Rhodey doing?"

"Alright. He's getting more used to the braces."

"Good." Clint pressed a kiss to Tony's lips, "I love you."

"And I love you." Tony grinned, reciprocating the kiss with another one and a smile.

—LINE BREAK—

The dinner actually happened. It was awkward for all but two seconds before Peter was rambling away with everyone. Pietro was joining in with a smile and a grin, Vision was slightly quieter but he added his piece here and there. Clint too joined whilst Tony just sat there with a smile as he watched his family friends and husband talking. At one point Clint wandered off with Vision before coming back, the android had a shy smile on his face as he asked Tony if they could talk in private. He nodded with a raised eyebrow and followed after Vision.

"I wish to apologise in advance if I end up hurting your feelings." Tony looked confused but gestured for him to continue, "Part of JARVIS' code is in me and I remember quite a bit of him. Over the time we've known one another, sir, I have found myself agreeing with a thought that JARVIS had. He had something he wanted to tell you, but found he never could." Tony felt even more confused as the android seemingly rambled on, "I, however, believe I should say the word for both myself and JARVIS along with you…dad." That made Tony's eyes widen and his legs weakened as he fell back against the wall, Vision looked at him in worry, "I apologise, I never meant to hurt you so much-" He was silenced when Tony pulled him into a hug.

"Thank you. Thank you so much. I know you're not him and I'm getting used to that. But to hear you say 'dad' for both yourself and J means the absolute world to me." Neither said anything else but they continued to hug each other, Vision's arms were loose around him as the android wasn't too sure about hugging, but that was alright.

They eventually made their way back into the room with the others. Tony immediately rushed over and hugged Clint, he just knew that whatever they had talked about had led Vision to speak to Tony.

"Clint,"

"Yes, Tony?"

"I love you." Tony loved the smile that graced his husband's lips at his words,

"And I love you." They shared a soft kiss, both oblivious to the impending doom that would destroy the peaceful bliss of their small and unofficial family.

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