Recs: May 13, 2012
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beth_hI'm still on the look out for good Bruce Banner focused Avengers fic. And if anybody knows of any epic length Bruce/Tony/Pepper stories, well...i'd be willing to pay for that information. In fake cyber-money, of course, but still!
BTW: one week into my new Avengers 'thing,' and there's already a separate page (here) for Marvel Comics fic. Eventually, I suspect all pairings/threesomes will be represented.
Avengers - Marvel
Aria (aria on Dreamwidth): the "Darcy Cycle" series (Avengers/Thor. Loki/Darcy Lewis. "Darcy thinks of the sharp curve of Loki's smile, of his long pale fingers and his eyes like chips of ice. Some things are much more amazing and important than photosynthesis and YouTube and the ability to eat a whole box of Pop Tarts." - which is the summary for the first of two stories in which...okay, sometimes, when people say that girls like 'bad boys,' they don't mean really bad, but this Loki is. And the thing is, just like with canon!Loki, there are perfectly reasonable explanations for why he acts the way he does, but explanations aren't the same things as excuses. As for Darcy...let's just say 'best girlfriend ever' and leave it at that. Potentially spoilery content information: the end of the world: does that need a warning?)
Aria (aria on Dreamwidth): "Shatter" (Avengers/Thor. Loki/Thor, Jane, Darcy, Erik, various Asgardians. ""Loki," Odin says, heavy with disappointment and regret for all he has to raise his voice, "Odinson. I cast you out."" AU, but just what Loki could be (and sometimes is in canon): so hurt, so prideful, so wary, so in need of validation - and love. A really smart character study and engaging story).
daisysusan (daisysusan on LJ): "and make it seem effortless" (Avengers/Hulk/Iron Man. Tony/Pepper/Bruce. "It's a surprisingly comfortable relationship that develops between them" Domestic and charming. And honestly, post-movie, there are very few combinations of characters that I'm more interested in seeing live some version of happily-ever-after.)
DevilDoll (devildoll on LJ): "Semophore" (Avengers. Tony/Pepper, Tony/Steve. "I’m trying to like you, Tony. You’re just making it very hard." Written before the movie came out, and my first Steve/Tony fic. I'd been wary of reading this pairing because, quite frankly, without a comics background - I'm a casual movie fan only - it had been hard for me to get a real "yes, this is obvious!" vibe for Tony and Steve. This story, however, deals well well with all the reasons these two men shouldn't be together – and then transitions perfectly into all the reasons they should, all the while not demonizing Pepper, whom I love. Plus, the 'team-y' stuff is excellent - as are the original characters. And...yes, I cried five times while reading this; in the words of tumblr fandom: I had all the feels.)
scifigrl47 (scifigrl47 on LJ): the "In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury)" series (Avengers/Iron Man/Captain America. Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson - although the vibe is more Team-centric Gen than anything else. Technically, the series is incomplete, but each individual story is finished, starting with "Some Things Shouldn't Be a Chore": Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously. Tony's got people he pays to take care of that kind of thing, and anyway, he's pretty sure that he's going to die of some exotic disease in his workshop, because Dummy's still a little spotty about what is 'clean' enough to put on an open wound. The rest of the Avengers are in this for personal gain, except for Clint, he just enjoys being a dick." Little plot and more banter than anything else, but funny and sweet and sometimes very touching.
skiesovergideon/Reg (skiesovergideon on tumblr): "Family Ties" (Avengers/Thor. Loki, Various OCs, Thor, Various Avengers. "After his fall from the Bifrost, Loki finds himself taken in by a suburban family and lacking most of his magic. He resolves to escape them as soon as possible. This does not go the way he planned." Epic Loki-centric gen, pre-dating the Avengers movie. A good read of one end of the Loki psychological spectrum. Good world-building, and if imperfectly paced at times, still very engaging and smart.)
stereobone (stereobone on tumblr): "Desiderata" (Avengers/Thor/Iron Man. Tony/Loki, Various Avengers. "Tony doesn't know anything about love. He's convinced himself it's for the best." In the grand tradition of "aliens made them do it," a spell is cast on Loki which makes him fall in love with with Tony Stark. Excellent characterizations...given the scenario. *g*)
teh_helenables (teh_helenables on LJ; helena_eternal is the author's non-writing LJ): "Tell me the story of how you ended up here" (Avengers/Thor/Captain America. Steve/Loki, but mostly friendship. "Five times Loki protects Steve from little things (like going crazy), and one time Steve saves Loki from the biggest threat of all." Loki is - inexplicably - an Avenger, and the narrative-appropriate unsolved mystery of this fact allows for a completely believable reason for Loki and Steve to be in each other's company. Smart and engaging and touching.)
twentysomething (twentysomething on DW): "Honey, I Can See the Stars" (Avengers/Thor/Captain America/Iron Man. Steve/Tony. "The most he'd ever cared about anything remotely related was his uniform, which, beyond the stylistic, was pretty necessary. But now his suit comes from a lab far more advanced than the basement of a Brooklyn antique shop, and the only decision he really gets to make is if his pants are too tight. (They were, but he doesn't really think they changed them. He doesn't know why, but he thinks that might have been on purpose.) That being said, he doesn't know what he's done to deserve the double take Tony gives him as he walks in the room."" Tony woos Steve in a very Tony way, and Steve likes Tony, but 'not like that' - or maybe just like that. Bantery and charming.)
Sherlock Holmes
Anonymous: "The Staff of Baker Street High School" (BBC. Sherlock, John, Lestrade...basically everybody. "A mostly Gen Schools AU from the Sherlock kink meme" Utterly plotless, but kind of perfect in a Sherlock Holmes meets Waterloo Road sort of way.)
keelywolfe (keelywolfe on LJ): "Strays" (BBC - AU. John/Sherlock. "His mother had told John once, years ago, that he had an affinity for strays." A really interesting story, but...let's go straight to the spoilers, shall we? Potentially spoilery content information: John - here 22 years old - is still a medical student, busy with his internship, when he meets a very young Sherlock during the course of his work. Sherlock has i.d. that says he's 18 years old, but since the age of consent varies for readers of different countries, it's important to note that he's actually only 15 when the two first meet and still only 16 when they have sex, so...caveat lector.)
Unloyal_Olio (unloyal_olio on LJ): "Off On the Wrong Foot" (BBC. John/Sherlock. "John and Sherlock aren't flatmates. Instead, John gets a job in Bart's morgue, and Sherlock attempts to abscond with body parts. Which is just not on." A very different kind of meeting, with a rather tougher John, overtly at least - and some great, i.e., creepy, interactions between Sherlock and Moriarty.)
BTW: one week into my new Avengers 'thing,' and there's already a separate page (here) for Marvel Comics fic. Eventually, I suspect all pairings/threesomes will be represented.
Avengers - Marvel
Aria (aria on Dreamwidth): the "Darcy Cycle" series (Avengers/Thor. Loki/Darcy Lewis. "Darcy thinks of the sharp curve of Loki's smile, of his long pale fingers and his eyes like chips of ice. Some things are much more amazing and important than photosynthesis and YouTube and the ability to eat a whole box of Pop Tarts." - which is the summary for the first of two stories in which...okay, sometimes, when people say that girls like 'bad boys,' they don't mean really bad, but this Loki is. And the thing is, just like with canon!Loki, there are perfectly reasonable explanations for why he acts the way he does, but explanations aren't the same things as excuses. As for Darcy...let's just say 'best girlfriend ever' and leave it at that. Potentially spoilery content information: the end of the world: does that need a warning?)
Aria (aria on Dreamwidth): "Shatter" (Avengers/Thor. Loki/Thor, Jane, Darcy, Erik, various Asgardians. ""Loki," Odin says, heavy with disappointment and regret for all he has to raise his voice, "Odinson. I cast you out."" AU, but just what Loki could be (and sometimes is in canon): so hurt, so prideful, so wary, so in need of validation - and love. A really smart character study and engaging story).
daisysusan (daisysusan on LJ): "and make it seem effortless" (Avengers/Hulk/Iron Man. Tony/Pepper/Bruce. "It's a surprisingly comfortable relationship that develops between them" Domestic and charming. And honestly, post-movie, there are very few combinations of characters that I'm more interested in seeing live some version of happily-ever-after.)
DevilDoll (devildoll on LJ): "Semophore" (Avengers. Tony/Pepper, Tony/Steve. "I’m trying to like you, Tony. You’re just making it very hard." Written before the movie came out, and my first Steve/Tony fic. I'd been wary of reading this pairing because, quite frankly, without a comics background - I'm a casual movie fan only - it had been hard for me to get a real "yes, this is obvious!" vibe for Tony and Steve. This story, however, deals well well with all the reasons these two men shouldn't be together – and then transitions perfectly into all the reasons they should, all the while not demonizing Pepper, whom I love. Plus, the 'team-y' stuff is excellent - as are the original characters. And...yes, I cried five times while reading this; in the words of tumblr fandom: I had all the feels.)
scifigrl47 (scifigrl47 on LJ): the "In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury)" series (Avengers/Iron Man/Captain America. Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson - although the vibe is more Team-centric Gen than anything else. Technically, the series is incomplete, but each individual story is finished, starting with "Some Things Shouldn't Be a Chore": Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously. Tony's got people he pays to take care of that kind of thing, and anyway, he's pretty sure that he's going to die of some exotic disease in his workshop, because Dummy's still a little spotty about what is 'clean' enough to put on an open wound. The rest of the Avengers are in this for personal gain, except for Clint, he just enjoys being a dick." Little plot and more banter than anything else, but funny and sweet and sometimes very touching.
skiesovergideon/Reg (skiesovergideon on tumblr): "Family Ties" (Avengers/Thor. Loki, Various OCs, Thor, Various Avengers. "After his fall from the Bifrost, Loki finds himself taken in by a suburban family and lacking most of his magic. He resolves to escape them as soon as possible. This does not go the way he planned." Epic Loki-centric gen, pre-dating the Avengers movie. A good read of one end of the Loki psychological spectrum. Good world-building, and if imperfectly paced at times, still very engaging and smart.)
stereobone (stereobone on tumblr): "Desiderata" (Avengers/Thor/Iron Man. Tony/Loki, Various Avengers. "Tony doesn't know anything about love. He's convinced himself it's for the best." In the grand tradition of "aliens made them do it," a spell is cast on Loki which makes him fall in love with with Tony Stark. Excellent characterizations...given the scenario. *g*)
teh_helenables (teh_helenables on LJ; helena_eternal is the author's non-writing LJ): "Tell me the story of how you ended up here" (Avengers/Thor/Captain America. Steve/Loki, but mostly friendship. "Five times Loki protects Steve from little things (like going crazy), and one time Steve saves Loki from the biggest threat of all." Loki is - inexplicably - an Avenger, and the narrative-appropriate unsolved mystery of this fact allows for a completely believable reason for Loki and Steve to be in each other's company. Smart and engaging and touching.)
twentysomething (twentysomething on DW): "Honey, I Can See the Stars" (Avengers/Thor/Captain America/Iron Man. Steve/Tony. "The most he'd ever cared about anything remotely related was his uniform, which, beyond the stylistic, was pretty necessary. But now his suit comes from a lab far more advanced than the basement of a Brooklyn antique shop, and the only decision he really gets to make is if his pants are too tight. (They were, but he doesn't really think they changed them. He doesn't know why, but he thinks that might have been on purpose.) That being said, he doesn't know what he's done to deserve the double take Tony gives him as he walks in the room."" Tony woos Steve in a very Tony way, and Steve likes Tony, but 'not like that' - or maybe just like that. Bantery and charming.)
Sherlock Holmes
Anonymous: "The Staff of Baker Street High School" (BBC. Sherlock, John, Lestrade...basically everybody. "A mostly Gen Schools AU from the Sherlock kink meme" Utterly plotless, but kind of perfect in a Sherlock Holmes meets Waterloo Road sort of way.)
keelywolfe (keelywolfe on LJ): "Strays" (BBC - AU. John/Sherlock. "His mother had told John once, years ago, that he had an affinity for strays." A really interesting story, but...let's go straight to the spoilers, shall we? Potentially spoilery content information: John - here 22 years old - is still a medical student, busy with his internship, when he meets a very young Sherlock during the course of his work. Sherlock has i.d. that says he's 18 years old, but since the age of consent varies for readers of different countries, it's important to note that he's actually only 15 when the two first meet and still only 16 when they have sex, so...caveat lector.)
Unloyal_Olio (unloyal_olio on LJ): "Off On the Wrong Foot" (BBC. John/Sherlock. "John and Sherlock aren't flatmates. Instead, John gets a job in Bart's morgue, and Sherlock attempts to abscond with body parts. Which is just not on." A very different kind of meeting, with a rather tougher John, overtly at least - and some great, i.e., creepy, interactions between Sherlock and Moriarty.)