Thursday recs
The Captain and His Courtesan by
Winterstar
A story of revolution.
Captain Steve Rogers is just trying to pay off his debt to SHIELD, carting cargo from the Rim worlds to the Inner Belts in his bucket of bolts ship, the Howling Commando. He keeps a low profile and makes sure his crew is safe and happy. But the universe has a different plan for the once highly decorated Captain of the Honor Guard. The universe drops a Courtesan by the name of Tony Stark into his life. The Captain doesn't like it, but Bucky convinces him that providing transport to the most elusive Courtesan in the Guild could be their ticket to freedom. His crew from the engineer with anger management issues to the pilot who may be a beautiful but deadly assassin wants him to take the commission. What ends up being a simple commission puts his crew in jeopardy and could change all of humanity, because the Courtesan is not really just a pretty face and the Captain of the Honor Guard can fall in love far too easily with a man of conviction - and Tony Stark is a man of conviction.
Fluff by
MoreThanSlighty
“Dr. Foster, this is a tower full of highly trained soldiers, spies, and geniuses. If we can’t track down and subdue a frith-um, small Asgardian mammal, then nobody can,” Steve says. He tries to look reassuring. It must not be working. She’s still looking around like it might pop out at any moment.
“Frithrkottr,” she says. She takes a deep breath and tucks some errant strands of hair behind her ear. “It’s furry. Kitten-sized.”
“A real cause for panic,” he says, trying to make her smile.
She doesn’t look calmed.
For Science by
copperbadge
Tony discovers top-secret footage of Steve Rogers pre- and post-serum. And discovers why it’s top secret.
I've Been Yes and I've Been Oh Hell No by
paperclipbitch
Antoine went to SHIELD Academy, he’s worked on various teams, and everyone he worked with was kind of similar. Okay, with hindsight they were possibly all HYDRA, but he knew pretty much what to expect from them. This team are a deeply disconcerting mixture of oversharingly friendly and actively hostile, often in the same sentence, and they’re buzzing around like Disney characters trying to build a new SHIELD in what is basically an aircraft hanger with vending machines with a handful of people like it’s not a semi-impossible task, like half the world doesn’t hate their guts right now.
Protocol 1985 by
hollimichele
“Holy crow, it worked,” someone says.
-The First Night
Not surprisingly, Peggy’s first day in the 21st century was all a bit of a blur.
Run To Ground by
hollimichele
“They bought-- what? A body in cryo?” Maria Hill looks skeptical. “How’d one guy fresh out of the ice kill a whole room?”
no way out but through by
hollimichele
Steve never sees it coming.
the hip and the dead by
hollimichele
When she asks about the other tenants in the building, the realtor just throws up his hands and says, "Look, I don't know. They're artsy types, if they live around here. You know. Hipsters."
-Captain America versus the Kids These Days (The Loose Lips Remix) by
zeen
Growing up and living in the utter weirdness of the MCU.
Or, Cap’s biggest fan learns that his idol is real and lives next door. (To his friend Lindsay.)
Walked Into It by
countlessuntruths
Clint’s soulmate name is Alexander and Clint calls this whole soulmate deal bullshit.
Making A Play by
Ralkana
"You've done a great job with Barton," Garrett offers, and Phil is starting to really wonder what John is buttering him up for when the other man slaps him companionably on the shoulder. "I'll take it from here."
Steve Rogers Might Wear Tights, but He's Not Your Pin-Up Girl by
what_alchemy and
RosaLui
Bucky enrolls in a college course about Captain America. It doesn't go well.
Reconstruction by
rageprufrock (WIP)
In which Stephanie Rogers is the complicating element in the sweeping romance of Bucky Barnes and Lady Liberty.
The New York Avengers series by
Quietbang (Fifth story is a WIP)
The New York Avengers haven't won a national championship in 10 years.
Steve is a vet fresh out of rehab, encouraged by his partner to give wheelchair basketball a try.
He's going to figure out how to push his goddamn chair, or lose all the skin on his hands trying.
Head canon: Autistic Clint Barton by
wolfstarforever (with additions by me)
Anonymous asked:Could you talk about autistic Clint Barton, please?? :D
There's My Territory by
dsudis
"That's the beauty of this stuff," the salesman said, tilting his head toward the display Bucky had been looking at. "Nobody knows what you're keeping under your clothes. That's between you and yourself."
-Kinky Retail Professionalism
"Hot Not Homeless Prosthetic Arm Queer Guy brought Captain America and Falcon to my goddamn store today."
Catch Me Through The Looking Glass by
Ylixia (MCU/616 crossover)
It's like a recurring nightmare: Steve Rogers, trapped in a world that is not his own, new love left behind, and nothing to keep him going but questions.
Partners by
allourheroes
Sam Wilson assesses a threat and finds a friend--or something--in one James "Bucky" Barnes.
-Goodnight by
OrianPrime92
“You left.” The words Bucky uttered sounded broken, hurt, and confused, and it hit Sam that despite his request that someone notify Bucky, nobody probably actually actively went to the former Winter Soldier and told him that Sam moved back to DC, at least for a while.
-A Safer Place To Land by
allourheroes
t takes a while for Sam to get back to New York. He tells himself it isn't because he's scared, but, shit, he's only human. It's difficult to like someone. It's difficult if they don't like you back. It's difficult if they do.
Playing it safe isn't always the best option--sometimes it's not even an option.
Life of Crime by
neveralarch
As a supervillain supercriminal contract worker with a morality deficit, Clint Barton leads a glamorous life. You know, stolen cars, dangerous women, a really confusing relationship with a meddling do-gooder, the works. It's pretty awesome. Except for, uh, medical bills, the mob, and being on the run all the time. That part isn't all that awesome.
(A supervillain AU where Clint shoots arrows at people and gets beat up a lot. So, not really that much of an AU.)
Okay, I usually don't single recs out, but this fic, guys, it is SO GOOD. It is incredibly funny and ever so sightly cracky in the best of ways. It's got the failboaty Clint Barton that we know and love, he's just working for the other side. He's Deaf, he's a bit of a manslut, he's kinky, and he loves what he does (even if it does wind him up hurt nine times out of ten), and he's got the gang of Bucky, Natasha, Kate and Lucky around him to get him on his feet again. It's got sign language. It's got ridiculous comic book fights, inadvisable hookups, and a lot about the grey (sexy) line between heroism and villainy. It's got a bit of violence and a bit of fairly kinky sex with various partners, but those scenes are short and I don't think it's hugely explicit, and even if kink isn't your thing I really think this fic is well worth reading. It's about so, so much more than bedroom shenanigans and it's just so much fun that I think you'll like it even if a Clint who likes being slapped around a bit isn't your thing. I don't remember the last time I read a fic where I had to stop so many times to literally laugh out loud.
The Smithsonian Guard by
galerian_ash
Bucky makes a friend.
That Kind Of Day by
Neery
Carolyn Brown's having one of those days. Her truck's been stolen, she's about to lose her job, and now a crazy Hydra assassin has broken into her apartment to ambush Captain America.
A Proposal Would Be Cheaper by
onemuseleft
Anonymous asked: Can you share some of your headcanons for Tony please? Or some fluffy fics. Having a bit of a bad night.
Head Canon: Misadventures in Cloning Steve Rogers
Anonymous: Shouldn't Steve be sterile too, really? Otherwise, what's the reason for why there's not an army of US government created Captain America kids running around? You'd think that'd be the next logical step when they realized they couldn't recreate the serum...
In Your Dreams by
theappleppielifestyle
Anonymous asked: "stevetony soulmate!au where soulmates meet in their dreams before they meet in real life, and tony always thinks he's just having weird dreams, bc his soulmate can't be captain america bc the guy's dead."
No Press, Not Ever by
zetsubonna
"So, you two are dating. That’s new, isn’t it?"
Captain America and Bucky Barnes exchange a long, unsmiling look. Falcon, off camera, pinches the bridge of his nose.
Steve and Tony temporary telepathy au by
theapleppielifestyle
Anonymous asked: "steve gets the ability to read tony's mind for a few hours and at some point tony thinks something like 'okay fuck i cant think about how i'm stupidly in love with steve oh wAIT FUCK NO WAIT I TAKE THAT BACK IGNORE THAT' and steve's like 'wat' and kissing happens bc of course kissing happens"
Post-orgy naptime by
copperbadge
I saw a post whizz by on my dash about a Happy Tony Stark fest and while I am crap at formal fests, I thought “Happy Tony Stark” and immediately thought “post-orgy naptime” so here, have this. Pepper/Tony/Steve/Sam/Bucky/Thor/Bruce/Natasha/Clint and yet only rated PG-13, booyah.
Clint and Phil, sleepy by
amireal2u
“Sooooo tiiiiired,” Clint moans into Phil’s shoulder as the elevator rises up to the eleventh floor of their hotel.
One Eighty Degrees by
Sharkgloves
Wherein Steve has a suggestion, Tony directs, and Clint wants to let it be known that his ass is not a clown car.
Package Deal by
Ralkana
Clint's new neighbor Phil is gorgeous, Phil's little girl Ella is adorable, and Clint finds himself completely drawn in by the combination.
Things Said In The Aftermath by
Saone
Phil may have returned to work early, but he's still limber enough to put his foot into his mouth.
In Hearts We Leave Behind
Fic by
ratherastory
Fanart/comic by petite-madame/
petite-madame
Bucky is looking for answers.
Operational Parameters by
freshbakedlady
Whatever else he can say about being in HYDRA's hands, Bucky did get a lot of downtime, a lot of freedom from his thoughts. Recreating that now might cause some problems.
A Living Faith by
RurouniHime
It's raining in the middle of nowhere, and one of them is bleeding.
Dragons Don't Drink Coffee by
orderlychaos
Clint Barton snapped awake and absolutely did not panic.
On his chest, the warm, heavy weight that had woken him shifted again. Carefully, he risked cracking open an eye, and came nose-to-snout with a dragon.
Clint Barton would be the first to admit that mornings were never his best time of day. Generally, they sucked. Only, he'd never actually ever had a morning like this before.
(Or, the one in which Phil Coulson is magically turned into a dragon, and the trouble that follows.)
Knife to a Gunfight by
florahart
Clint has, with no intent to be in an anythingfight, brought a knife to a gunfight.
Fortunately, this isn't an impediment.
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