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[Okay, so. Post-draft, he's given himself a few days of seclusion and bed-rest (apparently being infected with a zombie virus is exhausting), and even Billy can freely admit to himself that he's been pretty depressed lately, a fact for which he feels no shame considering that depression was well and truly earned. One can only spend so much time fretting, moping, and dwelling on one's own misery for so long, however, and today? He's decided that enough is enough. Billy will be going out today, limping around the village and visiting the people who were on the draft whose fate he's still uncertain of. The ones he can't find or has no reason to actually visit, he'll check with a light location spell, and he'll spend a few hours at Seventh Heaven people-watching out the window while he doodles in a book that Teddy had given him containing a series of patterns (much like this) that resemble inkblogs, and bit by bit Billy's turning them into something like this instead. It's been a tiring week, though, so you could always catch him napping on the table, instead.

At some point he'll attempt to find Peter, and when both a location spell and a teleport fails, he tries to teleport to the apartment he'd been staying at instead, finding it almost completely emptied. All he manages to dig up is a small cartridge that, after a moment of scrutiny, he identifies as a web fluid cartridge. His fanboyish glee at the discovery is tempered by the fact that the empty apartment means one more piece of bad news.

After his visits and window-watching is done, he'll return home to make the announcement, along with one more message-]

Hey out there... just wanted to let his friends know that Peter Parker went home. So... sorry. Yeah.

[Locked to Loki]

...We still on for tomorrow, or do you want to take a break? Because... you know. [Draft. Awfulness all around. He wouldn't blame Loki if he wanted to take a week off.

Later on in the evening he'll be over at Ben's barbeque, if anyone wants to bother him while he's there.]

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You could always court a lady here. It's not like we're lacking in free time.

[Because it's not like he isn't already hardcore shipping you and Natasha.]

Do you have a bet running? This seems like you have a certain amount of investment in my lack of love life.

{His tone is teasing though.]

No bets, I promise. I don't think anyone would bet against my assumption that you've already got more lady than you can handle.

[h e h]

I would, but I think that goes against some kind of gambling ethics.

[Wow, the other Hawkeye must be having way more fun than him.

Bastard.]

[Nobody's stopping you but yourself, man.]

So what does that mean for you and Natasha?

[God, he still can't believe he's allowed to call them by their first names 8|;; But seriously, there has to be something going on there.]

[He blinks, and maybe he's exaggerating just a bit because it isn't like Billy is the first person to think that.]

What about me and Tasha? Damn, did we forget the secret part of secret love affair again?

Maybe. You guys seem pretty close, it's not exactly subtle.

She's my best friend. I love her more than anything.

...we're not a couple.

[...Wow. The way he says it, Billy can't even tease. So he'll refrain from the alternate-reality Hawkeye commentary this time.]

That's okay. I'm just playing, too.

I know. Just, y'know, thought I'd clear that up before you go drawing fanart and stuff.

[He flashes a grin at Billy.]

How dare you crush my shipper dreams.

[Tumblr would understand him!!]

I do it out of the goodness of my heart. I'm saving you from a life of pain and destroyed hopes.

[Tumblr would never let him give up his shipper dreams!]

Or saving yourself. Imagine the break-up if it didn't work out? Talk about messy.

[He actually winces at that.]

I'm sure me and Natasha could keep things professional. We're very professional.

You know, I honestly still forget sometimes that you're with SHIELD. Weirds me out.

The whole different worlds and versions of me thing weirds me out.

To be fair, I didn't join SHIELD under the best circumstances. But I'm a better person for it.

I guess they had to get it right in at least one universe.

[But he's biased and only aware of a couple of them, so he shouldn't talk.]

Well, y'know, we do seem to have got the short end of the stick when it comes to heroes appearing so it had to balance out somehow.

Can't help but wonder how this other me would take if he knew.

Good question. I don't know if he'd mind that much? I mean, SHIELD's not really... doing great right now, and our world's version of you is AWOL, but Natasha's still with them, and you - our you - and her get along fine. I think.

Is this AWOL as in missing, or AWOL as in dead? It's like Schrodinger's Hawkeye with that guy.

Oh good. I don't like to imagine a world where we don't get along. She'd kick my ass.

AWOL as in everyone thinks you're dead but you're actually hitch hiking around in Europe or something.

I'm pretty sure that Natasha's still with SHIELD, though. I've never actually met her back home.

Huh. I should try that. Probably the only way I'll get a vacation any time soon.

That seems like a whole lot more effort than should be required for a vacation.

Nah, I still have a few IDs SHIELD doesn't know about. I could go off grid for a while. Head to the beach. Wait until Fury gets bored and sends Tasha to come get me.

...Man, that would be scary to anyone besides you.

[Fetched by the Black Widow...]

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