Avengers Preferences

First "I love you"

Clint Barton/Hawkeye: "Hey, hot guy."

Clint's chuckle is the most comforting thing you've heard all day. "Hey baby. How's it going?"

You sigh, adjusting the phone against your ear. "Alright. I miss having you here. It's too quiet."

"Put some music on. Something that we listen to together."

"It's not the same without you singing along, though."

With Clint's job as a high level S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, it's inevitable that he gets sent out on long missions. Whenever he is, you call each other - as long as it's allowed - every night. It's a sad comparison to having him there with you, but it's better than nothing.

You talk until you're yawning every few sentences, and even though you insist on talking for longer, Clint tells you to get some sleep. Before he hangs up, however, he pauses, and quietly says, "I love you, Y/N."

That wakes you up, and you reply with equal tenderness. "I love you too, Clint. Come home safe, okay?"

"I always do, baby." You can hear the smile in his voice as he says, "Sleep well."

"You too." There's a moment of peaceful silence before the line goes dead, and you settle in to finally sleep with a smile on your face.

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes/The Winter Soldier: You shuffle out of the bedroom and into the kitchen with a massive yawn and noteworthy case of bed head. Last night was a late night - or early morning, you could say - thanks to an extreme movie marathon. The phrase "just one more" had never been used so often before, but there was no way that you could let Bucky go another without seeing some of the classics, like The Princess Bride.

Bucky follows you into the kitchen several minutes later, looking only slightly more alert. After mumbling a "good morning," you grab your coffee and head into the living area to curl up on the couch. To your disappointment, the book you've been chipping away at every morning isn't there. "Buck?" You call, still too tired to get up and find it. "Can you get my book for me? I think it's probably in the bedroom."

"As you wish," comes his reply from the other room, and you grin into your coffee.

When he brings you the book in question, you set your coffee aside to pull him down for a kiss. "I love you too," you mumble against his lips, and you can feel his smile.

Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk: "No, see -"

"But if you take this -"

"It carries over -"

"And then you square it, and voilà." You sit back and grin as the computer processes the equation, then finally accepts it. "I told you, it's that easy." It only took the two of you three hours to finally work it out.

Bruce shakes his head with a slight chuckle. "You were right," he admits, taking his glasses off and setting them on the table. "Again."

"When will you realize that that's usually true?" You stand up to stretch, then impulsively break into a little victory dance. "Yeah, you can call me queen of the lab."

Chuckling, Bruce sits back to watch you with a smile. "God, I love you."

It takes a moment for the words to sink in, and you pause and turn to face him. He doesn't seem to realize what he's just said - he's still watching you fondly. Then his eyes widen and he opens his mouth to say something else as you blurt out, "I love you too."

The two of you stare at each other for a moment before breaking into laughter. "We're so awkward," you say through the giggles, trying and failing to stifle them.