A Gift From: inkvoices
Type Of Gift: fic
Title: the highest state of friendship
A Gift For: _samalander
Rating: PG13
Warnings: bounty hunters kidnapping and assassinating people, f-word level swearing, injury, and peril
Summary/Prompt Used: A futuristic space AU in which bounty hunters Natasha and Clint aren’t married. Actually they’re supposed to be hunting each other.
Author's Note: Title is from the quote “marriage is the highest state of friendship” attributed to Samuel Richardson.
This is what happens when a bunch of prompts merge together in my head. I hope the result is something that you like! Happy Holidays _samalander :)


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( the highest state of friendship )

A Gift From: krilymcc
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: companion
A Gift For: bluflamingo
Rating: PG
Warnings: some language
Summary/Prompt Used: Clint wants a pet. Natasha doesnÆt. (Prompt: Adopting a kitten (or puppy))
Author's Note: Set sometime after Avengers but before WinterÆs Soldier.


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( companion )

TITLE: Flares
AUTHOR: enigma731
RATING: General Audiences
WARNINGS: None really, but there is discussion of canonical Barton family issues, so if that’s going to hit too close to home this time of year, you might want to skip this one.
SUMMARY: Clint disappears ten days before Christmas, as Tony’s robots are finishing off the mess from the unnecessarily large, raucous party he’s thrown.

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A Gift From: spyforaday
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Room to Breathe
A Gift For: celeste9
Rating: PG
Warnings: Mentions of MCU-level violence
Summary/Prompt Used: Natasha experiences a rare moment of contentment as she reflects on the events immediately following the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. Her short list of trusted allies has gotten surprisingly longer, but one name still stands above all the others.
Author's Note: You had such great prompts, celeste9! I tried to work as many in as I could. But… Coulson and his crew were too busy to join in, the Avengers were spread too thin, Kate and Lucky were doing Christmas in L.A., and the dragons tried to eat the kitten. So, you are left with Natasha being introspective and coming to a pretty big realization. I hope you like it. And a very special "thank you" to wizbey for her cheerleading and beta. Happy Secret Santa!!


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( Room to Breathe )

A Gift From: findthesea
Type Of Gift:Fic
Title: i am my own savior, you are a companion
A Gift For: be_compromised community gift
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Brief mentions of abuse
Summary/Prompt Used: “This is not a beautiful life, Clint Barton.” (For the prompt: their lives were far apart, yet oddly similar: Clint in the circus, Natasha in the Red Room – both were made to perform at other people’s behest, and for other people’s profit. When they discovered choice, they chose…)
Author's Note: This is rooted a little more in comic canon than MCU canon, and it’s also technically an AU. But I started writing this when a plot bunny took shape in my brain and as with most things, it took on a mind of its own. Since you mentioned in your request that you didn’t mind letting the imagination run wild and free, I’m hoping you’ll enjoy!


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( i am my own saviour, you are a companion )

And that’s the last of the gifts for Secret Santa 2014!

Reveals and a masterlist will happen at the weekend, at which point you’re free to post your gifts elsewhere. If you’re posting to AO3 the Secret Santa collection for this year is Be_Compromised_Secret_Santa_2014 found here. You can also tag your gifts with be_compromised.

Thank you to everyone who took part, beta-read, pinch hit, and cheered people on! Huge thanks to our lovely banner makers frea_o, ohmydarlingdear, and enigma731. We also have some wonderful participation graphics by slytheringurrl available here.

Happy Christmas!

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