Pietro Loves Lotion
Pietro is like a puppy dog let off his leash for the first time. Clint kind of wants to be annoyed, it’s just a department store for chrissakes, but honestly, it’s more than a little adorable.
The twins had arrived at Avengers HQ with little more than the clothes on their backs and Natasha had insisted that they take the newbies shopping. When Clint had rolled his eyes and asked why one of Tony’s minions couldn’t just organise everything they needed Natasha had glared at him, glare #9 which was not a glare that Clint wanted to mess with.
So, he’s in the toiletry section of a major department store watching Pietro sniff every bottle and try every sample and telling himself that he is not charmed by this behaviour. (He might be failing on that last count.)
Clint had been a passive observer for most of the trip but Pietro seems to be having trouble narrowing his choice of body lotion down and Clint somehow gets roped into helping.
“I like the smell of this one,” he agonises, holding up the coconut lotion “but this one is good too. What do you think?“
Clint blinks in surprise as Pietro waves his wrists under his nose and only just manages to stand back in time to avoid getting slapped in the face. Pietro’s wrists jiggle impatiently in front of him and ok, oh jeez, he supposes he’d better smell them.
Taking Pietro’s left wrist in his hand, he inhales the tropical scent of coconut. It’s…nice. I mean, it’s not offensive. It’s, y'know, coconut. Who doesn’t like coconut? It just…it doesn’t smell like Pietro.
Dismissing that wrist, he moves on to the right and…oh wow. This one is incredible. It’s musky and woody and earthy and as the tip of Clint’s nose brushes across the delicate skin of Pietro’s wrist he realises that he’s desperately turned on right now.
With a nervous cough, Clint draws back. "The, the right one is nice. You should get that.”
Pietro still looks unconvinced. “Really?”
“Yeah." Clint's voice is rough, too rough, and he feels kind of ridiculous for how strongly he wants to advocate for this particular lotion but goddamn, that’s the one that Pietro needs to get.
Pietro’s eyes widen slightly before he grins wickedly. "The coconut lotion is edible…..”
Dear sweet Jesus, this kid is going to kill him.
“Get both.”