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Fandom: Avengers, Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: T
Characters/pairings: Bruce Banner/Clint Barton, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov, OC
Warnings (including spoilers): Spoilers for Avengers, CA: Winter Soldier
Wordcount: 10,957 words
Author’s note: THIS BANNER! IDEK, because it’s cool colors and well-shaded and I should be much calmer about this, but I literally will just open it on my phone sometimes to stare and be proud that my story inspired it. Thank you 
kuwlshadow!!
Summary: For the first time in a long time, Bruce is in a good place. That makes it easier to agree when his sort-of teammate, Hawkeye, asks him for a favor. But Clint has a gift to give Bruce as well, and it's one Bruce must learn to accept before his long-awaited peace burns to the ground.
When I Started: June 4, 2015, so says GoogleDocs.
How I Lost My Shit: A year is actually a normal timeframe for me to finish a 10k work, when I finish it at all (*cries deeply*). This was less of a case of ‘I lost the plot’ as one where I could tell my motivation was fading and I really liked this story and grabbed hold of a chance to finish it.
How I Finished My Shit: The knowledge that it was for a bang was great at first, and then kuwlshadow did such a beautiful banner and I knew I’d feel like utter shit if I didn’t finish at that point, and then new inspiration struck, and then deadlines! Turns out the answer is consistently new jump scares to get you to write.Read on LJ
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