Author: Book_Junkie007
Pairing: Clint, Natasha, Coulson
Rating: PG 13
Wordcount: ~200 words
Warnings: Minor swearing and violence
Notes: Written for
be_compromised's
Promptathon for a series of prompts. Each espionage definition is referred to in some way in the drabble.
Thanks goes to some1tookmename on Twitter for doing a grammar and flow check and Laffers18 on Twitter for making sure they're in character.
Summary: BLACKLIST: Counter-intelligence listing of hostile collaborators, suspects, sympathizers, or politicians viewed as threatening the security of a nation or its allies.
Coulson looks at the small mountain of paper on his desk. Natasha had willingly given them information on all the major players in her past operations, whether they were her targets or her employers, right down to their nighttime routines and what they did (or didn’t) wear to bed. It was more than they’d expected, as Fury had put her on probation without asking for anything else from her. Fury trusted Barton’s instincts, they both did, but Fury was still going to be cautious when it came to an unknown new agent, especially one who had worked for the other side.
This wealth of intelligence was willingly given, a gesture of goodwill, and her own choice. It has also given him a lot more work, not that he’s complaining. Analyzing and sorting through this data is going to be his job. He won’t give this information to anyone else until he’s sorted through it. Coulson suspects that she hasn’t been able to make her own decisions very often in her past life, even if there was a facade of her being able to choose her missions, choose her targets.
He mentally wishes her well at her new career at SHIELD.
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