flaunt, v.
definition: display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.
rating: K
After S.H.I.E.L.D. fell, the world was in upheaval. Sides were chosen – S.H.I.E.L.D. or HYDRA, eagle of truth or backbiting serpent. Friends became enemies as loyalties were put to the ultimate test.
Clint didn't pretend to wish he'd been a part of it. If the public, S.H.I.E.L.D., anyone was surprised that he hadn't been in the thick of it alongside Steve, Natasha and Sam during the fall of the Triskelion, they could scratch their heads and make assumptions all they wanted. He just wasn't one for drama. All the motives for his decisions could be left at that.
Of course, the same could be said for his partner, yet there she was, "mouthing off on Capitol Hill," as one prosecutor had so accurately put it. He'd seen her on the news defending S.H.I.E.L.D., and since she was primarily a spy, that had surprised him.
But was surprised him even more was the fact that she'd been wearing the arrow necklace that was a gift from him. All of her covers had been blown, the only version of herself left was the real one, and she chose to wear the symbol that everyone knew was linked to him. She seemed to flaunt it, almost; she seemed to be making a statement about herself.
He couldn't help but wonder what she meant by it.