Title: The Job Fair
Pairing: Clint “Hawkeye” Barton/Agent Phil Coulson, Cecil/Carlos
Length: 5,337 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Dreamwidth blog; works on AO3
Notes: Set after Thor and before The Avengers. Spoilers for “The Whispering Forest,” “Eternal Scouts,” and “One Year Later.”
Why this must be read:Whoops! Sorry I’m late with my ( Read more... )

Vidder: Settiai
Musical Artist: Carbon Leaf
Length: 6:15
Vidder on LJ: Settiai
Vidder's Website: YouTube
Why this must be viewed:
This vid, to a gorgeous song, pulls the viewer into the emotional reality of Steve's incredible life as a man of two times. It really is ALL the Feels.

The War Was in Colour

Vidder: JessicaRae
Musical Artist: Thirty Seconds to Mars
Length: 5:47
Vidder on LJ: JessicaRae24
Vidder's Website: YouTube
Why this must be viewed:This dramatic, epic song fits so well with Steve's journey from past to present, and JessicaRae used the rhythm of the song to pace the emotional arcs of the events of the story so effectively. I tend to forget how ( Read more... )

Fandom: Avengers Movieverse
Pairing: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Length: 22,422 words
Author on LJ: perpet_fic
Author Website: Author Page on AO3
Why this must be read:Leaving you with this brilliant story, one of my all-time fave Clint/Coulson stories. The author's summary says it all: In which Clint is not the emotionally stunted one, plays pretty well with ( Read more... )

Fandom: Avengers Movieverse
Pairing: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Length: 14,477 words
Author on LJ: carmenamatorium
Author Website: Author Page on AO3
Why this must be read:
I picked this story, with a favorite pairing, in honor of the upcoming premiere of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. tomorrow(!!). This is a spin on the "dosed with a truth drug/spell/etc." plot ( Read more... )

Fandom: Avengers Movieverse
Pairing: Loki Laufeyson/Tony Stark (sort-of maybe) friendship
Length: 14,260 words
Author on LJ: asidian
Author Website: Author Page on AO3/Manga published by Tokyopop: Mark of the Succubus
Why this must be read:This gen story is centered on Tony and Loki and the snark-filled path to their mutual, albeit tentative, respect for ( Read more... )

Fandom: Avengers Movieverse
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Length: 2498 words
Author on LJ: uraneia
Author Website: Author Page on AO3
Why this must be read:
Some stories make you feel better about life, and this is one of those angst-free, laugh-inducing, smile generators.

Sixteen Dongs

(Bonus rec: lupinus wrote Steve's point of view of the events in " ( Read more... )

Fandom: Avengers Movieverse
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Length: 7831 words
Author on LJ: zarathuse
Author Website: Author Page on AO3
Why this must be read:
I recommend this story because I think I strained something while laughing when I read it. Aside: For a genius, Tony is an idiot.

every dong has its day

Fandom: Avengers Movieverse
Pairing: Pepper Potts/Tony Stark background, but this is gen
Length: 8831 words
Author on LJ: entropy_house
Author Website: Author Page on AO3
Why this must be read:Tagged "Zombies" and "Crack Treated Seriously" (which seems not possible, but somehow works out), this story is one of my gen recs, and people who do not like zombies ( Read more... )

Fandom: Avengers Movieverse
Pairing: None; this is gen
Length: 5580 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Author Page on AO3
Why this must be read:
Another gen rec, this character study of a Steve trying to make a life in the 21st century is just like Steve, full of sweetness and courage.

the hip and the dead