Isolation
Clint likes being a superhero.
The team gets to see crazy things, they all have level seven clearance so there are no secrets. Clint can save the world on daily basis, paying back his debts, doing justice to the world, choosing to be on the good side. It's rewarding and incredible; it's more than he could have ever dreamed about in his most daring dreams. And – they all have their own merchandise, it always makes Clint get excited and grin like a kid.
It's all amazing, but the greatest thing comes after the battles, far away from cameras and awed stares.
When they finally get to the tower, with armfuls of takeout food, they settle down on the floor in the main common room and eat in silence. Then, they talk and watch movies and spar and do about a million other things away from the rest of the world and that's what Clint loves most. Being self-sufficient, separate, tranquil.
The safety is something he's never had before; the atmosphere feels like a warm blanket wrapped around Clint's shoulders.
Sometimes he thinks he would be perfectly happy staying un on the tower's vantage point for the rest of his life.