topaz119 | these have been piling up for too long now

I was planning to post these in batches of 10, but it's been a stupidly busy and chaotic week, so here, have a few recs:

Slow and Soft by

onthewaters, Avengers | MCU, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, ~23,100 w words, Explicit === Terrific backstory setting up Strike Team Delta (so, yes, an excellent Natasha, too.) Plus, great food in multiple countries and Best Use of a Museum Artifact Ever.

In Cupid's Little Bag of Trix by

shadoedseptmbr, Avengers | MCU, Darcy Lewis/Clint Barton, ~26,700 words, PG-13 === Darcy walks in on Clint shaving and, er, certain feelings are engaged, but it takes a bit for them to work through all the complications of their lives. I really liked how this take on their relationship played out.

Losing Sight of the Shore, by

casspeach, Avengers | MCU, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, ~22,700 w words, Explicit === There’s always room for one more ‘sex pollen/evil villain super-sexing beam made them do it’ fic, especially when it handles the dubious consent issues so well. And has a happy ending. :D

Mission Reports by

raiining, Avengers | MCU, Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, ~3,900 words, PG-13 === This is... charming. And sweet. And a fix-it.

The Woman in the Crosshairs by

Frea_O, Avengers | MCU, Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov, ~12,200 words, PG-13 === I didn’t think the underlying premise here would work, but it does. Everything else--the friendships and relationships and little side notes--is awesome, which makes for a fun ride of a post-movie fic.

Brown and Gold by

CyberMathWitch, Avengers | Dragonriders of Pern, Natasha Romanov/Clint Barton,~4500 words, Teen === You know I can't pass up a good Dragonrider fusion. Clint finds Natasha on Search, but he's only a brown rider and of course that could present a problem come mating season…

A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush by

eiluned, Avengers | MCU, Natasha Romanoff/Clint Barton, ~5700 words, NC-17 === There is a small lab accident. Natasha quite enjoys the results.

Mr. Ackles' Flower Shop for Unusual, Extraordinary, and Peculiar Plants by

bad_peppermint, CWrps | Bandom | AI, Jensen/Jared, Lindsey Ballato/Gerard Way, William Beckett/Gabe Saporta, Adam Lambert/Tommy Ratlifft, PG-13, ~35,300 === Really gorgeous AU with magical realism, set in a vaguely steampunk world where Jensen and his flowers and plants live a quiet, alone life until Jared finds them and joins their world.

More to come...