>> Thank you for not calling or implying that Clint is weak. <<
It takes a strong person to survive all the crap he's come through, to know what he wants and pursue that. In The Avengers Clint was overwhelmed by a superior force; it happens. He still tends to blame himself for what happened, but he's getting better now that folks around him are pointing out how it wasn't his fault. (Some of the asshats in SHIELD are a different story.) Admitting that he enjoyed some of the interactions with Loki is going to be a lot harder.
>> Followship is a dangerous urge to have sometimes, because people assume they can take advantage of you; I feel sometimes like I'm balancing a tightrope between my desire to follow and serve a good leader and not wanting to be taken advantage of or seen as weak, and it's not something I enjoy. <<
It can be very challenging. Of course, leadership has its pitfalls too. I've written about this in "Balancing Powers."
One reason I want to explore this thread with Clint and Loki is to look at how a healthy relationship develops between follower and leader -- even if it got started in a pretty fucked-up way.
Re: Thank you!
It takes a strong person to survive all the crap he's come through, to know what he wants and pursue that. In The Avengers Clint was overwhelmed by a superior force; it happens. He still tends to blame himself for what happened, but he's getting better now that folks around him are pointing out how it wasn't his fault. (Some of the asshats in SHIELD are a different story.) Admitting that he enjoyed some of the interactions with Loki is going to be a lot harder.
>> Followship is a dangerous urge to have sometimes, because people assume they can take advantage of you; I feel sometimes like I'm balancing a tightrope between my desire to follow and serve a good leader and not wanting to be taken advantage of or seen as weak, and it's not something I enjoy. <<
It can be very challenging. Of course, leadership has its pitfalls too. I've written about this in "Balancing Powers."
One reason I want to explore this thread with Clint and Loki is to look at how a healthy relationship develops between follower and leader -- even if it got started in a pretty fucked-up way.