Unfit for Society Recs

Spider-Man

@ heyitsspiderman by meggannn
@ heyitsspiderman: people act like they know this city but when i'm in the air i find more boroughs all the time. so far ive counted ten. dont listen to big brother in your ceiling (google) telling you otherwise (google maps) The Spider gang links up via social media while waiting for Peni to figure out how they can safely travel to each other's dimensions. <333

Worth a Thousand by Traincat
Peter and Johnny have a competition to see who can take the best picture. This is adorable.

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Avengers

Acquiring a Frame of Reference by jedibuttercup
Thor attends a con. Oh heart.

Clint Barton and the Howling Commandogs by galwednesday
Clint rescues some superdogs, and then Bucky shows up to play with them. Adorable.

darling, hold my hand by irnan
Sweet Steve/Bucky/Natasha with pining oblivious Steve. <3

they're gonna send us to prison for jerks by napricot
It was just—Jack's voice. Southern accent aside, he sounded exactly like Bucky.

At least, Steve thought he did. His inner rational Sam gently suggested it might be wishful thinking. Do you remember his voice well enough to be sure? It had been over seventy years, or nearly five, depending on how you counted, since Steve had properly heard Bucky's voice. His brief interactions with the Winter Soldier didn't count, what with all the agonized screaming and gunfire and shrieking metal. And history hadn't preserved the sound of Bucky's voice. Steve had checked. It had just been Captain America who spoke on all those propaganda films and newsreels, his Howling Commandos silent and relegated to montages and still pictures. He couldn't be too resentful though, not when history had preserved the precious sight of Bucky laughing and smiling, caught in one perfect loop in the Smithsonian.

So maybe Steve just didn't remember Bucky's voice, not perfectly. He'd been half deaf for the better part of their friendship after all. Maybe his memory didn't hold the exact softness of Bucky's voice, its particular pitch. Maybe all the certainty he had left was in how its soothing and smooth tones had meant home and safe when Bucky had read to him when he'd been too sick to read himself. Maybe he could only be sure of the animated rise and fall of Bucky's chatter, the way he'd talked and talked when he got home from work, regaling Steve with the latest neighborhood gossip or the plot of whatever pulp novel he was reading.

Whatever Steve did or didn't remember, however imperfect the memory of Bucky's voice, listening to Jack plucked at some chord in Steve's heart, and set it to thrumming. It didn't matter that Steve was wedged uncomfortably in a tree's branches, it didn't matter that Jack was just talking about equations and math terms Steve didn't know or care about. He sounded like Bucky. Hilarious and sweet reunion story.

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Spider-Man/Fantastic Four

Keep the Fire Burning by Traincat
In Uncanny Avengers #20, the Red Skull, using Johnny as a psychic puppet, taunted Spider-Man by saying he'd kill Johnny in front of Peter, and it was the most beautiful panel in the whole entire world. Peter and Johnny in the aftermath. Oh boys.

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Avengers

Civil War Snippets by Tenillypo
A series of vignettes from different parts of the movie. Some lovely Steve/Bucky scenes here, sweet and hot and melancholy in turn. (It says the series is incomplete but it doesn't feel unfinished.)

Everything Old is New Again by Siria
So maybe a job as an SSR desk clerk wasn't as glamorous as punching out Hitler more than two hundred times, but it still put a roof over Steve's head and food on the table. AU where Steve gets out of the ice a lot earlier and ends up working with Peggy at the SSR. Oh heart.

love between us is a long river running by lupinely
Steve looks at him. Soft in the dim light. Bucky wants to kiss him again. Just a minute longer, he tells himself. Just a moment. Inside him, the mirror is still shattering. I love you, Bucky thinks. Enough to live for it.

He wants to tell him. But he can't, yet. Exquisitely melancholy post-CACW Steve/Bucky. *sobs* Oh my heart.

sanctuary by mwestbelle
Quiet, lovely, domestic future Steve/Bucky.

Such Great Siege by eyres
AU aftermath for CACW (sort of), in which Steve goes to prison to save Bucky and then things go even more wrong. Full of action and melancholy.

we're a story (unfinished, it's true) by biggrstaffbunch
"Bucky," he says, voice almost uncertain. "I ain't a redhead with a cute smile and a mean right hook."

Bucky feels his stomach swoop even as a swell of affection makes him grin. So that's how it is, huh? Good for Steve.

"Well, pal," he says just as hesitantly, "I don't got three dollars to blow, either." Steve and Bucky from the end of CACW to the mid-credits scene. *sobs*

Zhelaniye by Nonymos
Bucky and Steve, from the CACW mid-credits scene and on after. *sobs* Oh my heart.

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Spider-Man/Fantastic 4

Like a Horse and Carriage by Traincat
Peter and Johnny get married so Peter can get extra FAFSA money, which is great, except for the part where Johnny would like them to be married for real. ADORABLE.

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Spider-Man/Fantastic Four

Out of the Thousand Invitations by Traincat
Peter fills in for MJ as the Santa in the Baxter Building lobby and develops a crush on Johnny Storm. hijinks ensue. Aw heart.

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Avengers

august and her sons by glitteratiglue
Lovely Steve/Bucky five things story.

but you've got the love by irnan
Sweet, achy Steve/Bucky/Natasha.

the future is bulletproof by ineffableangel
Steve reads the results Zola's algorithm predicted for him. Then he tries to find Bucky. Oh Steve.

In Summary by Siria
An interview with Margaret Carter, archived at the Women Veterans Historical Project Oral History Collection at Empire State University. Oh, Peggy.

quartered shades of sun and moon by glitteratiglue
When Steve's name is called as a tribute for the Hunger Games, Bucky volunteers to go in his stead. Heartbreaking and lovely CA/HG fusion.

should auld acquaintance be forgot by biggrstaffbunch
Peggy knows the cost of doing terrible things. But the blood on her hands is the result of a conscious choice. She was able to weigh the cost and benefits of each decision, each time. So she has come honestly by her late night musings, the sick feeling that settles into her stomach like an old friend. Peggy has earned her guilt.

Barnes has not. Bucky visits Peggy in order to learn more about himself. Oh my heart.

Starchild by empyrean
She speaks slowly, hesitating at first but her voice gathering strength as old stories remember themselves to her. A saga of beasts and heroes. Bears and snakes, giants and children. Separated companions, flocks of sparrows. Jane Foster, born to science, has a touch of poetry in her soul.

She leans against him, and just as seamlessly her voice blends into his. He tells her star-stories from Asgard. Wars, weapons, old warriors broken by battle and returning to the sky. Bright lords and ladies. Lovers. Monsters. Destinies.

Jane breathes into his ear Not so different. Really lovely Jane/Thor.

We Can Work Out The Rest by onethingconstant
Bucky hires Jessica Jones to find out about his past, because he thinks they have a few things in common. I enjoyed this a lot (though I would pay real internet money for a scene with Jessica and Steve). And the sequel: AKA Superheroes Anonymous, featuring dumpster bros Clint Barton and Matt Murdock. Oh heart.

With a Short Temper and a Loooong Arm by sandwichtree
"This isn't a joke, right?" Steve says, voice so low, his hands firm over Bucky's ribs. His big eyes search for a tell. A bluff. "You're not just...This isn't a favor."

"Explain how necking with an estranged assassin is a favor," Bucky replies, miffed.

"You'd, uh, be surprised."

"There's something backwards about you," Bucky mutters, going in for another kiss, harder this time, pushing until Steve lies down on the bed and then leaning over him. Bucky gets his memories back. <3

Your Touch, Your Skin (Oh Where Do I Begin?) by biggrstaffbunch
Steve and Bucky and so much mutual oblivious pining, I love it.

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Crossovers

Spider-Man/Fantastic Four

Tied to the Wait and Sees by Mizzy
Johnny thinks he's in love with Spider-Man, but then he wakes up in the future married to Peter. Oh, Johnny. It's a good thing he's pretty. This is very cute.

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Avengers

Asset Recovery by freshbakedlady
Adorable story about the first time Nick Fury met Sam Wilson.

Everything I ever wanted (and I'm wearing tights) by non_sequential
Bucky likes Steve in the USO outfit. Steve likes that Bucky likes it. Hot, sweet uniform porn.

A History of Skin by CheeseWrites
He would not let anything happen to Steve, not as long as he could reach out, hold something of Steve to him. Bucky would always be reaching for him, and maybe someday, he'd find a way to soothe Steve's aches with the brush of their fingers, the same way it soothed Bucky's worried heart. Lovely look at Steve and Bucky through the years.

The Obloquy of Newness by Niobium
The story of what Jane and Darcy were up to during Age of Ultron.

Rock of Ages by DevilPiglet
Lovely story of Steve getting Bucky back (including hair-washing!).

Sing Me the Alphabet by thesardine
Long, melancholy Bucky recovery story.

(so, come on) Put On Your War Paint by IamShadow21
AU in which Peggy also gets the serum, crossdresses as a member of the Howling Commando, and nobody falls off any trains, though there's still that little matter of crashing the Valkyrie into the ice. Aw heart. (Steve/Peggy/Bucky)

Storm by cadignan
For all his joking, Bucky doesn't know how to navigate this situation any better than Steve does. He doesn't want to fuck things up.

God, what a relief not to be alone.

"Don't look at me," Steve says, holding his hands up. "I don't tell her what to do."

Peggy stalks over to the two of them and puts her hands on her hips. "Of course not," she says to Steve, affronted that he would even bring up the possibility. But then she softens. She comes close enough to touch him, lifts her hand and runs her fingertips down his mud-flecked cheek. Then she raises her other hand and yanks Bucky down by the collar. She kisses him right there, eight inches from Steve's face.

It's better than anything Steve imagined. Super-hot, sweet, and just a touch sad Steve/Bucky/Peggy.

take off your colours by glitteratiglue
Filthy hot Steve/Bucky porn.

trouble needs a home by paperclipbitch
Sam becomes a safe haven for Natasha.

Upgrade: Advanced Happiness Skills by owlet
If his mission is to enhance Steve's well-being, it is definitely mission-compliant to cause him to smile like that, simply from Barnes wrapping his fingers around Steve's wrist. If his mission is to live a good human life, it must be mission-compliant to let himself touch Steve's hand, to let himself stand close while they put their arms around one another.

Once, hugging felt like restraint and no air. Now it makes him want to give gifts, and maybe even to whistle. Barnes thought he knew happy, but this is a new kind of it. Advanced happiness skills. Bucky discovers hugging and touching (and kissing) with Steve is A-OK. SQUEE. ADORABLE.

What's That, Lassie? by Siria
Steve falls down a well and has to be rescued by the Howling Commandos. Hee!

you're gonna give your love to me by irnan
Natasha has to ride out sex pollen before she can admit she's in love with Steve and Bucky. Oh heart.

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