25 Unicorn Street- Thursday morning

[throughaphase]

After getting back from everyone dies funtimes in Beacon Hills, Kitty could have gone back to her apartment, and changed into her own clothes, or gotten some sleep, or whatever. But it'd been a rough few days and she missed Clint and maybe needed a hug and so she just went straight to his house. Priorities.

Then she just airwalked on up to his room and poked her head in through the wall with a "Hello?" And if he wasn't there, well then she was totally going to take a nap till he got back. Win/win.


[For the arms, and the rest of the guy too while we're at it.]

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[throughaphase]

After a moment she relaxed enough to hug him back, reminding herself that it wasn't his fault she had problems. "I was fine at the time. Now's the hard part," she admitted.

[so_hawkward]

"Okay. What can I do to make it less hard?" That was part of boyfriendly duties, right?

[throughaphase]

"More hugs. Tell me I'm not completely terrible. Even if you don't believe it. This is the one case I'm okay with a lie." Oh, and he was probably going to have to deal with her bad dreams about killing people for a while.

[so_hawkward]

"Of course you're not terrible," Clint said, pulling her in for a hug. "You helped your friend save his dad and his friends and why would you be terrible?"

[throughaphase]

"I killed Stiles." For someone who had some pretty good issues with killing, and with her friends dying, actually having to kill a friend would mess with your head. "And there's consequences for that, and I did it anyway."

[so_hawkward]

"Okay but he... you know, asked you to kill him, right? And then you un-killed him or whatever?" Clint asked, trying desperately to understand. Damn it, Beacon Hills. "What kind of consequences are you worried about?"

[throughaphase]

"I didn't have to do anything to bring him back. Which I wish I'd known..." Here she'd just thought it'd be quick. "The guy whose idea this was, he was saying that doing it meant that they'd always have this darkness in them now. Which I think we all blew off but Stiles said he can already feel it."

And really, that was where like 80% or so of her guilt was.

[so_hawkward]

"Was it your idea to have Stiles go through with that? Did you tell him he had to do it, even knowing what it would do to him?" Clint asked.

[throughaphase]

"No. I kept checking to make sure they were sure about it," she admitted.

[so_hawkward]

"Then it's not your fault," Clint said. "Stiles made his decision, and the circumstances sucked and the outcome might really suck, but there's nothing you could have done to stop it. So you're not terrible, especially since I know you're going to look out for Stiles now."

[throughaphase]

"I know," Kitty sighed. "It's just... I don't do well with the whole killing thing, and I don't do well with my friends dying, and now it sounds like he's got whatever's the meta for a Dementor following him around and I can't not feel responsible."

[so_hawkward]

"You didn't kill him," Clint said fiercely. "You helped him, and now you'll be there for him. That's what matters."

[throughaphase]

She didn't really have an argument against that when put that way, so she just nodded and wiped at an eye. "Sorry if I've been difficult."

[so_hawkward]

"You haven't been difficult," Clint said. "You had a really crappy time away and I understand that and I'm sorry. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?"

[throughaphase]

"You're doing it," Kitty said, managing a tiny smile. "And it wasn't all bad. I got to hit a bad guy with a pipe a few times. That was actually really satisfying."

She'd have been happy if her next birthday party was just spent hitting Jennifer the whole time.

[so_hawkward]

"Oh, beating up bad guys is always therapeutic," Clint said with a laugh, giving Kitty another hug. "I'm glad you're back, and I'm glad you're okay."

[throughaphase]

"Me, too." Also, she was really glad he didn't totally hate her now. Not that that had been a concern or anything, nope. "And I hope you don't mind me staying a while because my apartment's all the way over there."

Besides, Clint was all shirtless and comfortable.

[so_hawkward]

"Nooo, I don't want you all the way over there. I want you right here," Clint said, holding on to her like he could keep her from leaving.

[throughaphase]

Kitty managed more of a smile this time. "Seems like you really do," she said.

[so_hawkward]

"I really do," Clint said, giving her a kiss. "I'm glad you came here."

[throughaphase]

"Me too," she said, kissing him back. "I vaguely remember saying I was going to spend this summer living here in a bikini, and instead there was a bunch of drama. Next year. Seriously."