Love Is For Children - January 7th, 2013

07 January 2013 @ 08:18 am

I don't remember seeing this here (but I could have missed it so I apologize if this is a repeat) so thought I would post it.

And on Vimeo if that is better for you.

Check out the "wacky yet lovable homeless man" half way through!

EDIT, come to find out that today is his birthday!

Five Gifts For The Avenger's Birthday

(I swear I'm not stalking him... these things just keep APPEARING on the sites I normally go to every morning!)

Tags: beware the squee, recs (not fic), sharing is caring

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07 January 2013 @ 11:42 am

Title: Hymn from a Village
Fandom: MCU
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Clint/Natasha
Wordcount: 1,147
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Watch me as I write fiction about fiction. Also, if I owned these characters, they’d have at least a film trilogy to themselves by now. And each one would be written and directed by Joss Whedon.
Beta: The wonderful shenshen77, who has been wonderful once again.
Notes: Written for dictator_duck’s hometown challenge. I was never going to try writing about my uni town of London, because that’s boring. So I tried York, where I live now, but that totally didn’t work for me. So you’re getting the tiny village of Slaidburn in Lancashire where I grew up. Everything written here about it is true, down to Isobel at the pub. Oh and if you want to see Slaidburn, type BB7 3ER into Google Maps. Yes, it really is that small. The title comes from a song by James.

Summary: They passed a sign in front of the small church informing them that they were entering Slaidburn, and it became very apparent that this was one of those small British villages that, in your old age, you would talk fondly of growing up in.

On my journal.

Tags: fic, hometown fic challenge

Current Music: james - hymn from a village (in my head)

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07 January 2013 @ 12:36 pm

Manic Monday Presents!

Hi! I'm Lera. I'm new here. I've been stalking--I mean, haha, "watching"--no really, stalking--for a few months now. I finally decided to be brave and put up fic at a LJ and share it with you fine folk since you've shared some true masterpieces with the rest of us.

Under the cut, many presents. Many. May it make your Monday better (I'm "working from home", can't you tell?)

( you and me, we grew under a bad sun )

Tags: fic, sharing is caring, this is the very best bar

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07 January 2013 @ 10:24 pm

FIC: It Seemed Like a Good Idea (for franztastisch) - PG-13

Title: It Seemed Like A Good Idea
Author:

lar_laughs
A Gift For:

franztastisch
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: deception and lies
Pairings: Clint/Natasha, implied Tony/Pepper and Jane/Thor
Summary/Prompt Used: Rock Star AU (and there will be dancing!) - No one knows anything about Natalie Rushman that the musician doesn’t want them to know. Every reporter wants the real story but none of them have figured out how to break through her security. It’s a good thing that Clint knows how to drive a touring bus because it’s gotten him that much closer to the group of important people that surround the singer. Now all he has to do is keep from falling in love.
Authors Notes: Dearest,

franztastisch, time ran faster than the words. This is only HALF the story. The other will be to you by the end of the month!

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( In the middle of every lie, there is a kernel of truth )

Tags: fic, secret santa 2012

Current Mood:

accomplished

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07 January 2013 @ 10:27 pm

FIC: Many Happy Returns (for quiet_rebel) - PG-13

Title: Many Happy Returns
Author:

tielan
A Gift For:

quiet_rebel
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Pairing: Clint/Natasha
Summary/Prompt Used: birthdays and karaoke
Author's Notes: I sincerely apologise for this. I was trying for angst to the max, and then it just wouldn’t work the way I wanted to! I ended up having to go for fluffy-ish. But I did manage to work birthdays in there at least!

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( Many Happy Returns )

Tags: fic, secret santa 2012

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07 January 2013 @ 10:29 pm

FIC: The Charlie Browniest (for dictator_duck) - G

Title: The Charlie Browniest
Author:

kadollan
A Gift For:

dictator_duck
Rating: Gen
Warnings: Schmoop, Salvation Army Santas, Gratuitous Peanuts, Extemporaneous Philosophy
Pairings: Clint/Natasha
Summary/Prompt Used: I combined two of your prompts, dear

dictator_duck, so I offer you the one where Steve and Natasha are friends and Clint insists on a movie marathon.
Authors Notes: I really enjoyed writing this -- I love team fic -- where the Avengers work, live and bump along together, figuring out how to make it work. I very much hope that you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!

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( The Charlie Browniest )

Tags: fic, secret santa 2012

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07 January 2013 @ 10:31 pm

FIC: along the heart-lines of this land (for toscaterrier) - PG-13

Title: along the heart-lines of this land
Author:

sweetwatersong
A Gift For:

toscaterrier
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Assassinations, suicide, sensuality.
Pairings: Clint/Natasha.
Summary/Prompt Used: AU? I'm a huge sucker for AUs, especially zombie, genderbend, steampunk, and crossover AU-type things. Ooh, and my brain just went 'space/time travel AU' as well, so that would be really awesome.
Things I like: Can 'general badassery' be a thing? I love it when it's remembered that hey, these are assassins, and hey, they kill people. Keeping their personalities in spite of that... is one of my favorite things about this pairing.
Authors Notes: Thank you to my wonderful beta, who hasn't told me that I'm crazy... yet. Tosca, I hope you enjoy it!

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( along the heart-lines of this land )

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07 January 2013 @ 10:34 pm

BASKET: Half Forgotten Memories (for telaryn) - PG

Title: Half Forgotten Memories
Author:

phdelicious
A Gift For:

telaryn
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Pairings: Clint/Natasha
Summary/Prompt Used: Angst and Crossovers
Authors Notes: Because every role Renner’s played is just another undercover mission for Clint Barton. Sorry, this got done a little late and has nothing to do with the holidays. It does have everything to do with trying to capture the mood of the wallpapers. This may end up with another chapter or two after the reveal. Thank you to my beta who did a fabulous job and will be named after the reveal.

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( Half Forgotten Memories )

Tags: fic, secret santa 2012

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07 January 2013 @ 10:36 pm

FIC: Operation Cindy Lou Who (Or How the Avengers Saved Christmas) (for anillogicalmind) - PG-13

Title: Operation Cindy Lou Who (Or How the Avengers Saved Christmas)
Author:

hermionerd
A Gift For:

anillogicalmind
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Ridiculous amounts of dialogue, including some naughty language. Fluff. Extremely handwavey technology. Christmas written by an author who doesn’t celebrate it.
Pairings: Clint/Natasha, minor background Tony/Pepper
Summary/Prompt Used: The Avengers reunite, save Christmas, and definitely aren’t doing gifts this year. For the prompts: The rest of the team; I'd love to see how the other Avengers interpret an established C/N relationship -- can be one or all. and What gifts would Clint and Natasha get each other for Christmas? I'd also love to see it extended to the other avengers & Pepper etc. I’m not sure I followed either prompt very closely, but they were definitely great inspiration!
Authors Notes:

anillogicalmind, I hope you enjoy this and had a wonderful holiday!

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( I’m more worried about Stark on Christmas. )

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07 January 2013 @ 10:39 pm

FIC: Cracking Surface (for renegadewriter8) - PG-13

Title: Cracking surface
Author:

anuna_81
A Gift For:

renegadewriter8
Rating: Teen
Warnings: injuries and blood, nothing too explicit
Pairings: Clint/Natasha
Summary/Prompt Used: I took some creative liberty with prompts you listed and things you mentioned you like. What stuck with me was “Clint is oblivious” bit in your prompts – it was challenging because Clint is this guy who notices everything, but turns out there's one subtle thing he is oblivious about. (He's going to have his eyes opened, though).
Authors Notes: She'll be loyal to him, like a knife under his pillow, gun in his hand, arrow on his mind.

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( (He'd seen her, across the rubble and the street, dodging bullets and throwing herself into the collapsing building after him, and then she'd found him and gripped his hand.) )

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07 January 2013 @ 10:44 pm

FIC: snow / glass (for anillogicalmind) - PG-13

Title: snow / glass
Author: Koren M. (

cybermathwitch)
A Gift For:

anillogicalmind
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: language, moderate sexual content
Pairings: Clint/Natasha
Summary/Prompt Used: Snow makes her cold and makes her think of unattainable things, but are things really all that unattainable anymore?
Authors Notes: Many thanks to my two lovely betas who shall remain nameless until tomorrow.

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( Snow through glass reminded her of whispered conversations that balanced on the edge of something more. )

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07 January 2013 @ 10:57 pm

Secret Santa Update (Yet Again)

So all the fics are posted! Whee!!! :D

Reveals will be tomorrow, and I think there are still a few goodies in store, but all the gifts have been "unwrapped" so to speak and I'll be updating the master post soon for easier access.

Note: if you did a community gift - icons, fic, etc, please drop me a note in the comments here and I'll make sure to include it in the master post as well.

Tags: secret santa 2012, this is the very best bar

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