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Originally posted to my tumblr Friday, November 23, 2018. Various ships, new and old fics.

Theme 1: Spoop and Horror because OFC it’s still Hallowe’en

dreamed your dream, written your name by Janonny, author didn’t provide a rating but I’d call it M for spookiness (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark). A perfect balance of spooky/squicky and sad, and Steve and Tony actually - gasp - /talk/ to each other about their feelings arising out of Wanda’s visions in Age of Ultron.

From the pain I have been frozen into (I beg to be free) by cap-sweet-and-salty-sadness, E (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). On the run from Hydra, James gets in a car accident during a snowstorm. He’s saved by a gentle and caring man who lives in a cabin in the middle of the woods. Why does he instantly trusts him, and why does he keep dreaming of a door in the basement that isn’t there? Excellent level of spookiness.

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me by SoftObsidian74, T (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). Bucky finally comes back from war. But he’s not alone. Steve doesn’t care; he made a promise and he plans to see it through, day or night. More excellently spooky stuff.

Theme 2: Fluff to Help Pretend it’s not the Middle of Winter

Bucky Barnes: Sunscreen Assassin by newsbypostcard, M (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). Of course Steve won’t wear sunscreen. Like usual, it’s up to Bucky to protect Steve from the consequences of his own bad decisions.

Captain America and the Accidental Baby Acquisition by stevergrsno, G (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). More fluff to brighten your winter. Does exactly what it says on the tin.

death of an artist by silentwalrus1, G (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). Steve and Bucky try to visit Monet’s Cottage at Giverny. Eerily reminiscent of my own recent travels in France.

Theme 3: Other Stuff I Liked This Week

And Has Time Enough by wanttobeatree, G (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark). Time Traveller’s Wife AU.

Don’t Go Wasting Your Emotion by elcorhamletlive, author didn’t provide a rating but I’d say T (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark). Tony keeps interrupting Steve’s dates. But he swears the first time was an accident.

Initially posted to tumblr November 9, 2018. Various pairings, including no pairings at all.

Fight or Flyte by Theorytale, G. Turns out Loki is less interested in taking over the Earth on a regular basis and more interested in trading insults with Tony. Not tagged as Frostiron but I guess you could read it that way if you want. In honour of Loki getting their own TV show!!

Look baby, this is none of my business by StrawberryLane, T (Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). Since when does Tony Stark have a boy-toy, anyway, and is said boy-toy really cheating on Stark with the maintenance man? Outsider POV.

That Takes the Cake by mambo, author didn’t provide a rating but I’d call it G (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). Wrong-number, meet-ugly, shrunkyclunks. “We have fifty boxes of cake mix and you needed to be here three hours ago.”

A Bird, A Spy, and a Supersoldier Walk Into a Bar by flightyrock, G. Sam and Natasha make Steve go to karaoke.

Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater by odette-and-odile, T (Cap!Steve Rogers/modern!Bucky Barnes). Bucky’s first impression of the tall, hot blonde guy is that he’s the only other person at Clint’s Halloween party who looks as awkward as Bucky feels.

His second impression is that the guy is about to cheat at a dumb game to avoid watching a scary movie.

As for third impressions and beyond? Well, things start looking up from there…

Ever a Surprise by Atsadi, G (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark). College AU. Tony needs a date to Jan’s Hallowe’en party. Good thing his new apartment came complete with a monster under the bed.

Friday, December 7, 2018.  Various ships, newer and older works.  Cross posted from my tumblr , which I won't be updating much in future.

The Nature of Dust  by inkvoices, M (Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff). This is not normally a main pairing I’d read for its own sake, but I was really drawn to the premise - Dustbowl AU, travelling circus, dark/supernatural elements.

This Bitter Earth  by CloudAtlas, T (Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff). The previous fic (The Nature of Dust) led me directly to this one. Clint and Natasha at the end of the world, climate change dystopia.

too many fish in the sea by mmtion, T (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark). There’s a negative space wedgie, and then Steve has his hands full with multiple alternate Tonys, including Cowboy Tony, Super Villain Tony, Drag Queen Tony, and, of course, heavily pregnant and foul-mouthed Tony.

Form 42-D/85 - Form 42-D/86 by raiining, M (Phil Coulson/Clint Barton). Marriages entered into for the purpose of active operations will be respected by S.H.I.E.L.D. and all other national and international government agencies until such time as Form 42-D/86 is filed at the completion of said operations. So what if Clint never bothered to file form 42-D/86, and never got around to asking Phil if he had filed it?

Robot Trip by copperbadge, T (Tony Stark/Pepper Potts, Tony Stark & Steve Rogers). Tony is driving from Malibu to Manhattan with a robot in the back seat and Captain America riding escort at Pepper's behest. What could possibly go wrong?

To a few, it'll be grief; To the law, a relief; But it's death for Bonnie and Clyde by haipollai, not rated but I’d call it T (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes; Clint Barton/Bobbi Morse). The best post-CACW fic written pre-CACW that I have yet to read.

The Naked Gun by sirona, M (Clint Barton/Phil Coulson). Phil thinks with possibly a bit too much smugness that they certainly hadn’t expected to encounter a denuded guy holding a gun and shooting straight. “Villains these days,” he mutters disappointedly.

Men do not live only by fighting evils by acaramelmacchiato, G (no pairing). Sharon Carter’s first year with SHIELD involves a lot of laundry and lying. Plus various darkly comedic adventures of the Winter Soldier in Soviet Russia: And we shall joyfully tell one another everything that has happened, T (no pairing); But some of us are looking at the stars, M (Winter Soldier/Yuri Gagarin); Time is what keeps the light from reaching us, T (Winter Soldier/Steve Rogers; Steve Rogers/Peggy Carter); and Repetition of Position, G (Winter Soldier & Natasha Romanoff).

do you have room by haipollai, author didn’t assign a rating but I’d call it T (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). Post-Winter Soldier Road Trip of Recovery.

The Last Two in a Long, Long Line  by visiblemarket, T (Clint Barton/Phil Coulson). "I thought we'd be done with all this." Clint can practically hear the way his eyes are crinkling, that slight, sweet smirk of his. It's distracting even when Clint can't see it. "Huh?" "Patching you up in the middle of the night. Now that I'm not your handler anymore."

almost heaven  by mcwho, T (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). The house is covered in Halloween decorations, top to bottom. Bucky is what some might call a festivity whore. By ‘some’, he mainly means Sam. Bucky prefers to think of himself as enthusiastic. If there’s an occasion coming up, and stores are selling decorations to commemorate it, well, a thorough celebration is only respectful.

love is blind (steve and bucky are just dumb)  by talkplaylove and hawkguyz, T (Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes). Steve and Bucky are oblivious idiots who don’t know yet that they are dating each other.

I'm not planning to archive my entire tumblr, but I figured I would at least port over my fanfic recs.  This was the first one.  Multiships, new and old fics.

where the dread fern grows and march of the pumpkins by silentwalrus: G (Steve/Bucky; OFC/OFC). “Sam’s gotta buy a wedding present, and nothing but elf booze will do”; “Halloween in Brooklyn, bog witch style” - magical realism/urban fantasy.

Of Many by asidian: M (Steve/Bucky). Bucky does Groundhog Day.

Woman of Steel by Jaune_Chat: T (Pepper/Tony). Pepper gets her own suit, saves the day, and gets the guy. Especially cool in light of teasers that Pepper may don the Rescue suit in A4!

Give A Girl A Moment And She’ll Take You For All You’ve Got by tielan: M. Maria, Natasha, Pepper, Jane, Darcy, and a girls’ night out gone wrong. “Pepper, you don’t have any knives in your purse!” complained Natasha.

We Learned By Doing by Jibrailis: G (Steve/Tony). The plot of Avengers (2012), but where all the characters are women.

The Dinosaur Game by emmypenny: T (Barton/Coulson).
“Rules:
1. If you find a dinosaur, you must hide it.
2. You may only hide the dinosaurs on SHIELD property.
3. Maria Hill’s property is off-limits.
4. These rules are subject to change at any time, without warning.”

M is for Murder by rohkeutta: M (Steve/Bucky). “I’m pretty low on funds and need to make ends meet this month, Barnes types slowly into a new post three days later. I’m taking commissions for hits in the New York City area.” Good, crack-y fun.

Side bitch out of your league by rohkeutta: T (Cap!Steve/Modern!Bucky). An excellently funny take on the Wrong Number AU, and if you like it it’s now part of a six-part series, all very funny. This is the only one of my recs this week that is mostly about the developing romance.