My delicious list for Avengers: [link] Most of them are Steve/Tony.
She growls?! You made her so she growls?!
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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SailAweigh - Jan 01, 2013 6:17:11 pm PST #8319 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Connie Neil - Jan 01, 2013 6:19:17 pm PST #8320 of 10434
brillig
You're such lovely people for giving me wonderful ways to amuse myself at work.
Cass - Jan 01, 2013 6:30:41 pm PST #8321 of 10434
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I've lost hours and hours in some of this fic. [link] Though, caveat, there is some Clint/Coulson going on in a few.
Connie Neil - Jan 01, 2013 6:58:23 pm PST #8322 of 10434
brillig
I'm more than fine with Clint/Coulson, it's cute. I'm just wondering why those two.
Cass - Jan 01, 2013 7:15:53 pm PST #8323 of 10434
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'm guessing it's a trust and competence thing.
Consuela - Jan 01, 2013 7:19:52 pm PST #8324 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
My favorite Avengers writer is Lettered, who is doing marvelous stuff with Steve and Bruce (but not, so far, Steve/Bruce).
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 02, 2013 8:08:14 am PST #8325 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
... and are there stories where Darcy isn't obnoxious?
If there are I've yet to run across them.
Juliebird - Jan 05, 2013 3:23:30 pm PST #8326 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
One thing I noticed about Steve/Tony fanfic is that it's a very similar dynamic to a lot of Cas/Dean fanfic (at least, many of the ones I've read so far). A lot of the issues of self-worth despite heroic deeds, the unwavering belief in the other despite this, plus the fish-out-of-water in need of pop-culture education. Which is maybe why I'm digging it so much (which works for me since the D/C well is pretty dry right now).
So is that a trope? The alien/naive innocent virgin sees the good in the hedonistic shallow man who secretly has layers and a soft squishy center and daddy issues?
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2013 4:12:54 pm PST #8327 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Read any good Kirk/Spock lately?
Juliebird - Jan 05, 2013 4:25:11 pm PST #8328 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Not a fandom I've ever been into, old or reboot.
If I squint I can see that, but I'm having a hard time seeing Kirk being full of self-loathing. But again, I'm not in that fandom and haven't given it a lot of thought, even though I'm aware of the K/S.
The other thing I like about a lot of the S/T fic is that Pepper is continuously awesome. I don't know if that's because it's canon that she breaks up with him, so it's not a matter of writing her out maliciously to make room for the authors OTP, or that she is just generally well-liked.
But also, the cheeseburgers and the classic rock. Now I want a D/C Avengers AU.
edited for spoilers