Hi. This is really good! I love it! Especially that Clint doesn't sway 'Tasha in one session but they meet again and again. Also concussed Clint is cute!
I also love it that he gets repercussions for failed missions and it was funny when Clint told about Coulson's Cap worshipping XD
Thank you for your time, it was really interesting and nice to read and the characters felt like their official counterparts and their reactions were good reasoned and felt natural.
Have a nice day,
Sona

Loved it! Thanks for sharing. Appropriately dark without hope at the end, I especially enjoy the obvious respect for Coulson.

Amazing story! I think you characterized both Hawkeye and Black Widow perfectly. Good work!
Blessings,
Sophia the Scribe

very good story.

Wow, I loved how you slowly had her accept Hawkeye, just amazing. I like how he handled everything, like a true hero

Okay, that was so fun :) Thanks for posting!

Well, the reason I tried to read this is because I saw the Avengers movie on this holiday on DVD and Hawkeye and Black Widow were the only heroes I wasn't familiar with. That doesn't mean I didn't like them. Widow seemed to be the brains of the team, and Barton was...er, interesting.

I hope you saw the movie, so you know what I'm talking about.

It was a bit hard to focus during the first paragraphs, but I did like this story/fic a lost, despite it being soooo... loooong. I liked the POV switch between them. Nice. I gotta admit that I liked more Natasha's POV. It was more analitic. Barton's was more action oriented . You'd think a guy likes that more, but I ...like to do things unexpected.

I am dead sad that I must say this: I might not review(and read) for an undeterminate ammount of time.

I love this! I think the level of detail is perfect: not so much that it distracts from the story, but enough to make it feel so real. It's clear a lot of thought went into this story, both about the characterization and the progression of the plotline, and that's what makes it so enjoyable to read!

You two create some really beautifully characterized stories. It was a very believable play on their backstory and it just made sense. Natasha and Clint are a sight to see here.

Oh... until an hour ago, I didn't even care about these characters.

Very well written. I enjoyed reading this.

Oh this was a very nice read. Good job.

Dear Mirror and Image:

Ordinarily, I wouldn't bother leaving a review like the one I'm about to leave. It's only because this story has impressed me so much that I feel a certain obligation to mention some of its more glaring spelling and usage errors. There's something disconcerting about reading through a gripping character study that brings the Black Widow to life in a way that Joss Whedon never dreamed of doing, and then suddenly coming across a bit of sloppiness that almost makes one laugh out loud - and then repeating the process.

So: If Natasha's elbow were viscous, she would be a mutant akin to what Magneto turned Senator Kelly into. If Clint's confession had been inaudible, then, by definition, Natasha wouldn't have heard it. And Leatherstocking's real surname is spelled "Bumppo", not "Bamppo". Those are the three that particularly struck me; I'm pretty sure there were others. (And you might want to think about using at least a few horizontal rules to separate story sections; some of your transitions seem rather abrupt without them.)

Sincerely,
Qoheleth

Really loved it.
I like that it took some time for Natasha to actually join SHIELD, it seems very realistic. I also like the reasons why she joins -not because she suddenly wants to be on the "good side" or wants to work for them. She still walks to the beat of her own drum but sees it as a way to feel at peace with herself.
I love that they are kind of attracted to each other (in a non-romantic way), but are still careful around each other and don't blindly trust each other right away.

Overall, I loved it, one of the best "how they met" stories I've ever read (wish my English was better to write everything I liked about it) !

Loved it