like a clock in a thunderstorm

[kuhori_rei]

Title: like a clock in a thunderstorm
Fandom/Pairing: Avengers, Clint/Natasha
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3520
Spoilers/Warnings:
Summary: Natasha is a quiet mind raised in silence, Clint a whirlwind raised in chaos. In the early days of their partnership they are drowning under the weight of unanswered questions, and when the heavens open, Natasha breaks

Comments

[chimeriques]

UGH!! Get the eff out! I loved this so much it's crazy. I loooove feels with the smut and this but in particular,

But beside her, Clint was laughing, his face tilted to the heavens. He blinked water from his eyes, stepping away from her, ignoring his bad leg and turning in a slow circle, his arms stretched out. But of course, Natasha thought, because where she was quiet, Clint was loud. He was raised amongst chaos and movement, always shifting, flowing like river rapids. Clint was a man who has learned how to dance in thunderstorms, while Natasha was taught to flee at the barest drop of rain.

Was so wonderful, because even after all the fic (literally, all the fic, I've read them all) I've never really read them compared in this way and I think it's so lovely and gives such beautiful imagery.

Okay yeah and OBVIOUSLY, holy shit your sexy time writing is fantastic.

[kuhori_rei]

I'm glad you liked that description! I was worried it would come off kind of corny, but it's sort of how I compare them in my head. Some of it's taken from comic canon and some of it from head!canon, but to me Clint is always so loud and Natasha so quiet, and I think the amount of control and wildness in their pasts has a lot to do with that.

(And omg you read them all that is so sweet! I love when people read things.)

Hee, I love writing sexy time. It's distracting me from the reality of my long-distance relationship. *facepalm*

[lil_1337]

That was lovely. The play of quiet against movement and blending the two together hit just the right notes.

The ending was perfect with not wanting to save her, but helping her save herself. It allows dignity and self respect while emphasizing how needing help occasionally is not a bad thing.

[kuhori_rei]

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment! And yes, I definitely didn't want to paint Natasha as any kind of damsel in distress, because she really isn't at all. So I'm glad it came across the right way, with her keeping her dignity and control but surrendering just enough to let someone else help her. :)

[kuhori_rei]

OH MY GOSH THIS COMMENT IS GORGEOUS AND I LOVE IT.

But actually. I love love love writing wet!fics because I feel like the backdrop of a thunderstorm makes everything more dramatic, and Clint and Natasha were already coming from a dramatic place. Especially with a conversation like that. But I wanted to show their personalities in it as well, and their different reactions to storms, because I think it just shows so much about them. :)

And hee, sexytimes. I don't write first-time sex very often because I prefer established relationship fics, but with Clint and Natasha it's just so easy because there's so much between them. But of course there's going to be some awkwardness, because sex is really weird when you think about it and the first time there's always going to be some weirdness, haha. :P

I'm so glad you liked it! I loved, loved, loved this prompt!

[sunny_serenity]

[kuhori_rei]

GIF COMMENT YES.

[anuna_81]

Oh my god, this is so gorgeous. So gorgeous. This gave me so many amazing feelings!! I like the way you paint them, the way you point out their differences and what motivates their actions - or rather, how Natasha is struggling to understand this, and Clint in particular.

But the sex. It's so difficult to write good smut with emotions, and you do it amazingly. Great, great read! Thank you!

[kuhori_rei]

Oh my gosh, thank you so much! I'm not a really big fan of writing smut for the sake of smut; I always like it to reveal something about the characters or their relationship. I'm really glad it came across well and that you liked it!

Thank you so much for reading! :D