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1. karma’s just a different word for bad luck by winter_angst

   Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Multi
   • Work in Progress

   28 Feb 2019

   Tags

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   • Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
   • Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
   • Clint Barton
   • Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
   • Steve Rogers
   • Jarvis (Iron Man movies)
   • Phil Coulson
   • Maria Hill
   • Bruce Banner
   • Barney Barton
   • Trickshot (Marvel)
   • Team Dynamics
   • Canon Divergence - Post-Avengers (2012)
   • Domestic Avengers
   • SHIELD
   • Illiteracy
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • mentions of child abuse
   • Possibly offensive terms
   • Learning Disabilities
   • Closeted Character
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • eventually
   • it has to get worse before it gets better
   • Clint Barton-centric
   • Stony backstory

   Summary

   Growing up Clint was kept busy trying to survive so scholarly skills where never picked up.

   Now, as an illiterate adult and a member of the Avengers, that shortfalling is getting harder to hide.

   Still reeling from the loss of his mentor, Clint finds himself even more alone as his secret is exposed.

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