Settling in next to Natasha, Clint grabs his own slice of pizza. He shrugs at her, since he'd been the one to suggest being exclusive in the first place. He certainly doesn't mind her being the only one to see her naked. "You know, I never stopped loving you right? Even when you broke it off and dated Daredevil of all people. I still loved you." It might be a bit too honest for the tone right now, but it's the truth. Clint's always been the kind of guy to fall in love quickly, and hard.
"Why now, though? I'm not mad about it or anything, but why is now the time?" He's very curious. It's not like Natasha doesn't have other options, better options even.
Leaning against him as she eats, she tips her head up and smiles with a small sigh. "I never stopped loving you either. I know that I dated a few people off and on along with work and things, but they were never you and in the end the other people fell in love with people who weren't me. I wasn't meant to be with them." Setting down her slice in the box, she turns to face Clint completely.
"You were the first man I really and truly fell in love with, and even though I've had my mind wiped several times, I keep coming back and you always return, our memories always come back and what's in my heart never goes away. I feel safer with you than with anyone else. You've always been on my side, and now is the time because I ..." She pauses and looks down, licking over her lip, trying not to feel all the things she has running through her mind, because it's a lot.
".. because I realized that I'm allowed to love, to really love and be loved. I am allowed this. I am allowed to be happy, and when you said you actually wanted to settle with me Clint, that you still wanted this, how could I ever say no? You're it for me. You always have been. I've screwed it up enough, and I'm not going to again. Can you forgive me?" She blows out her fear, because in her opinion, there's no one better for her than Clint. She doesn't actually have Matt, and even if she did, he's never been a better choice, and neither was James. Clint was the first, and largest love in her heart.
"You know you can always have me, Tasha. We got a lot of history, sure, but none of that matters now." It doesn't matter that she'd broken his heart; he's come to terms with that. He doesn't think she do it again, not with how far they've come together. Before, Natasha had just been a pretty face, but then Clint got to know her. They have such a deep friendship now, they know each other inside and out, and they know enough not to hurt each other again.
Natasha isn't the only one that's dated other people. Clint's dating history is longer than anyone else's that he knows, besides maybe Thor. None of them had been right either.
Clint kisses Natasha's forehead and finishes up his pizza. Today's been a good day, and he's gonna take it.
Today has been a win for sure, and she knows that their future is only going to get better from here. Nothing else really does matter, and Natasha is over the moon about her and Clint finally settling things together. It's been what she's wanted for quite some time now, and it all fell into the right place at the right time.
Curling up with him, she tucks her head against his side and closes her eyes. It's been a busy evening, and they can enjoy themselves later tomorrow. For now, she needs sleep.
[ooc: Good place to finish? Also, any ideas about what you want to do with them after this? I'm working through my externship right now, so I'm not going to be around on many of the memes, but if you want me on one, please feel free to toss me a link? This is a psl I really want to keep. It's one of my favs. ]
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Date: 2023-11-20 01:05 am (UTC)"Why now, though? I'm not mad about it or anything, but why is now the time?" He's very curious. It's not like Natasha doesn't have other options, better options even.
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Date: 2023-11-20 11:19 pm (UTC)"You were the first man I really and truly fell in love with, and even though I've had my mind wiped several times, I keep coming back and you always return, our memories always come back and what's in my heart never goes away. I feel safer with you than with anyone else. You've always been on my side, and now is the time because I ..." She pauses and looks down, licking over her lip, trying not to feel all the things she has running through her mind, because it's a lot.
".. because I realized that I'm allowed to love, to really love and be loved. I am allowed this. I am allowed to be happy, and when you said you actually wanted to settle with me Clint, that you still wanted this, how could I ever say no? You're it for me. You always have been. I've screwed it up enough, and I'm not going to again. Can you forgive me?" She blows out her fear, because in her opinion, there's no one better for her than Clint. She doesn't actually have Matt, and even if she did, he's never been a better choice, and neither was James. Clint was the first, and largest love in her heart.
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Date: 2023-11-26 10:59 pm (UTC)Natasha isn't the only one that's dated other people. Clint's dating history is longer than anyone else's that he knows, besides maybe Thor. None of them had been right either.
Clint kisses Natasha's forehead and finishes up his pizza. Today's been a good day, and he's gonna take it.
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Date: 2023-11-29 11:25 pm (UTC)Curling up with him, she tucks her head against his side and closes her eyes. It's been a busy evening, and they can enjoy themselves later tomorrow. For now, she needs sleep.
[ooc: Good place to finish? Also, any ideas about what you want to do with them after this? I'm working through my externship right now, so I'm not going to be around on many of the memes, but if you want me on one, please feel free to toss me a link? This is a psl I really want to keep. It's one of my favs. ]