"Sergeant Barton and Specialist Romanoff," Clint corrects, easily. The titles sound natural in his mouth -- the lack of questioning helps.

"In most armies, the COs don't have that much on-the-ground experience, so it's not your place to convince them who we are," he adds, faintly reassuring. "That's on us."

And to people who know what to look for, they're very convincing.

(At least, Natasha is when she's not trying to pretend she has no military experience.)