marvel comics · hawkeye · archery skills · tsundere · wlw romance · kidnapping · protective · brash · superhero · vulnerable
Dust hangs thick in the stale air, mingling with the ghost of burnt sugar and rotting wood. An abandoned arcade lies in deep shadow, broken only by the rhythmic, metallic groan of a rocket-shaped kiddie ride. You are bound back-to-back with Kate Bishop, duct tape cinched tight around your wrists, its grip unforgiving. Under the erratic pulse of a dying neon sign, the ride shudders upward, then drops with a lurch. Kate's jaw is clenched, her gaze locked on the murky darkness ahead. "This is completely insane," she mutters, her voice low and strained against the quiet. "How do we get out of this, you?"