ATTF: Outsider P0Vs

[jacedesbff.livejournal.com]

Not too long ago my family was sitting around watching “The Avengers” (because who doesn’t do that on occasion because REASONS) when a Clint/Natasha moment came onscreen. I don’t even remember which one it was, but I do remember my stepdad calming announcing to the room, “They have a history. You can tell.” His tone making it very clear what kind of history our favorite assassin pair has.

So if the 70-year-old retired schoolteacher can intuit Clint and Natasha’s relationship based solely on the canon that is “The Avengers”, what do the people who live and operate in said assassins’ universe think? What about people who see them only once in a while? Other superheroes? Average folks? SHIELD agents? Submit your recs – all types welcome!

To help things along, I provide the following:

The Doctor Is In: http://archiveofourown.org/works/468481 (all Avenger’s POV)
Hurry Up and Wait: http://archiveofourown.org/works/685824 (Steve’s POV)
The Skies Over Manhattan: http://archiveofourown.org/works/574373 (Steve’s POV)
[Title in Russian]: http://archiveofourown.org/works/571642 (Loki POV)
Of Languages: http://archiveofourown.org/works/410746 (all Avenger’s POV)
Looking for You (Or Anyone Like You): http://archiveofourown.org/works/458311 (Pepper POV)
Snapshots: http://archiveofourown.org/works/308916 (surveillance techs watch all of the Avengers, Clint and Natasha included)

(I'm posting from my phone because I'm at work. Hopefully it works!)

Comments

[happilydancing.livejournal.com]

When I first saw the movie, I had no idea who Barton was. I didn't know the character, I didn't know the actor. I knew (very obvious, and of course the convo with Loki spelled it out)she was absolutely in love with him but wasn't sure if he felt the same. I didn't know who this guy was, but he looked way older, so I thought maybe they had a mentor/mentee thing going on and she fell in love. But now of course I can see the mutual tenderness in his expression looking at her.

Going to check out those fics now, thanks!

[franztastisch]

OH God, I LOVE outside POVs so will be keeping an eye out here.

But the best one I ahve found so far is the utterly fantastic The Observable Universe by Sarea Okelani. Jane POV and utterly glorious in every way.

Also, Perspectives by ittykat. POV all Avengers plus Maria.

[alphaflyer.livejournal.com]

My fingers are itching to do an itty bitty outsider POV ficlet. But it's Friday and family movie night ("Highlander" finally got here, from amazon!!!) and because it isn't snowing yet we're having a BBQ first, and the other family is about to get here, so I won't have time to do it NOW. Is tomorrow okay? :-)

PS: Thanks for sticking "The Skies Over Manhattan" in among the recs! :-)

[hufflepuffsneak.livejournal.com]

I'm always fascinated by how much people think Natasha shows to the outside world, because she was that combination of expressive and deceptive in Avengers. I think by the time of Captain America 2, she and Steve are tight (and how Steve responds to the revelation of secrets about her past will be interesting), but I wonder if she has any relationship at all with Bruce or Tony. And if she and Steve have been buddy-copping around, where does that leave Clint?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_samalander/]

I feel weird about self-reccing, but I wrote outsider POV for secret Santa last year; Wild Dedication (http://archiveofourown.org/works/631706) (Teen, no warnings) is 5 people who knew exactly what Clint and Natasha were up to and one who really wished he didn't.

(POVs are Maria Hill, Coulson, An OC Agent, Thor, Pepper, and Bucky. Past Bucky/Natasha angst is a special treat for erryone.)