Cupid's Arrow

What to Expect:
— Steve X Fury [hush it makes sense when you read]
— Clint plays cupid~
—Happi Valentines I guess

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"So the man you're about to meet. Steve?" Natasha turned from the door to face her friend. 'Best Friend,' something whispered in the back of her mind. Childish though it was, she did consider Clint her best friend. A small joy she never had back in the red room.

"Yeah?" The archer stopped fiddling with his arrow, sliding it into the quiver strung across his back. His favorite one, though it was the most worn out of the lot.

"Respect him. Don't do anything stupid," Natasha paused, tilting her head forward before deciding to elaborate. "He's a war vet, saved hundreds of people, and has gotten on Shield's good side, since he's the Ex-Director's Boyfriend. Got that?"

Clint's jaw fell slack. "Got it."

She glared at him sternly, her their eyes meeting. "No. games."

The archer nodded rapidly, like a wobble-head toy. Natasha moved to open the door, hearing Clint mutter something under his breath. She was lucky she picked up on it, because she found it absolutely hilarious.

"The director's ex-boyfriend? God, that takes guts."

Natasha snorted. Steve and Fury? A couple? Never. Clearly Clint had misheard her, but it wasn't as though she was going to correct him. This would be funny.

Yes, very, very funny.

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Clint had just finished setting up his nest in the Stark Tower ventilation system when he had a genius idea. Possibly the best he's ever had. Actually, the gummy bear pancakes were better. God those tasted good.

Regardless, this 'Steve' guy Nat had introduced him to seemed lonely. Fury didn't seem to have an S.O either. Plus, Valentines day was coming up soon...

He grabbed his computer and snuggled up in his nest. After a couple of hours that included dinner reservations, emails, and some assistance from Stark, he was ready.

— — —

This was weird.

Very weird.

Why would Fury want to meet up at a place like this? A fancy restaurant was not his style.

Steve tapped his foot gently, checking his watch every now and then. He really shouldn't worry—he was early by twenty minutes. Still, something seemed off. It was the same feeling he got whenever he was up on a stage giving speeches, or when he made those god-forsaken PSAs. He would have gladly stayed buried in the ice a hundred years longer if it meant he could forget those.

"Why would you want to meet up in a place like this?"

Steve spun on his heels, finding Fury beside him. He blinked, eyes narrowing. "What?"

"Never mind," Fury scowled, "What did you want?"

"I thought you wanted something?"

Fury's expression darkened. "You told me to meet you at this address! You said it was urgent!"

"Wh- but-" Steve sputtered, face wrinkling inwards. "But I came here because you told me too!"

A look of fear crossed over Steve's face, though he tried to repress it. Captain America and Shield's Director in the same place. Put in the same place by some other force. Was it Hydra, planting a bomb? Loki, casting a spell? Or someone else doing something worse?

"Reservation for Fury?"

The waiter's voice pulled Steve from his thoughts. He sent a glance to the director.

"I didn't make a reservation," he said.

Steve sighed. "Want to look into it?"

Fury paused. He nodded. "Lets go."

The rest of the night was spent on edge, just waiting for something to go wrong. But nothing ever did.

— — —

"What do you mean, Steve and Fury were never a couple!?" Clint exclaimed, watching as Tony doubled over in laughter. "Nat said they were!"

"The Ex-Director's Boyfriend, Clint," Natasha chuckled, covering her mouth with one hand, "Not the Director's Ex-Boyfriend."

Clint gaped as the others laughed. Tony laughed louder as he spoke. "You made both of them panic. Over nothing!"

Clint hid in his nest for the rest of the day, and for a week Tony would laugh whenever he saw any of the three people involved.

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(A/N)
Word Count: 663
Written: February 15th, 2020

Um, Happy Valentines??? A bit late but whatever. I saw this thing today:

And since Valentines was yesterday I thought, "heh, why not?"

Of course, I'm posting this a few days after I write it, so it won't be the day after Valentines when I post it. But close enough, eh?

And I posted Love of My Life last update, which was unintentional but was Valentines Week anyway!

And ya know, it was Clint, the ARCHER. I had to make a Cupid joke. Hence the title.

So anyway, different characters, right? I'm trying to do new characters and relationships atm. Soooo you'll probably see some... weird ships. I want the relationship to make sense (so you aren't going to get an ACTUAL Steve X Fury fic, sorry)  but also be different from the normal ships I use/see.

And no Spider-Kid this time! This is the first chapter with no Peter Parker, I think.

Anyway, I probably did a bad job with these character's personalities. Sorry for that.

Oh well. Have a nice day! Don't forget to vote and comment! :D