eyes closed, head first, can't lose

Title: Alright is Two Different Words [2/4]
Author: hoosierbitch
Series: Dyslexia!Verse
Rating: R
Notes: The first part of this series is As It Is Written. The second part, Things Ain't So Lonely Anymore, was written by the amazing arsenicjade, and is now part of the canon. The first chapter of this part is here. (You can find them via my LJ dyslexia!verse tag, or on AO3.)
Content Advisory: Internalized and externalized homophobia and homophobic language, references to child abuse and neglect. If you need more information, please contact me.
Excuses: So, I’ve been stuck on this part for a long time, because after I posted part one, I realized I didn’t like the ending. So I deleted it. (You can still find it here, if you want to see the way things used to be!) Now, instead of the last chapter ending with Coulson asking Clint out to dinner and Clint accepting, this happens!
Thanks: ivorysilk and alfadorcat did a lot of coaxing, soothing, and midwiving, before we even got to the betaing stage. Any remaining mistakes are all mine.

Summary: Coulson’s not safe anymore.

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( Clint books it into the closest vent entrance, secures it tight behind him, and crawls until he’s choking on dust. )