Fics of the Week
Marvel
Bizarre Love Triangle by panickyintheuk
Once the idea was in his head, he’d started picking up on all kinds of things, like the way Stark talked about Iron Man with such affection, and seemed to share so many of his mannerisms, and was constantly working on ways of improving the suit. It was obvious.
A Partial Dictionary Of The 21st Century By Captain Steve Rogers, US Army by copperbadge
Steve is adapting well to the new millennium, and he has the dictionary to prove it.
i may have a bit of a bias by kellifer_fic
Having an Iron Man and Captain America plush duo on your desk that you can place into compromising positions is a totally valid way to amuse yourself.
she blinded me with political science by thingswithteeth
Darcy watched the Avengers defend New York from over two thousand miles away. She could look out her window if she wanted to watch the aftermath. She watches the news instead, and realizes one very important thing: the Avengers have a bit of a PR problem.
This, You Protect by owlet
The mission resets abruptly, from objective: kill to objective: protect
To Me by Asidian
On the anniversary of Loki's birth, a feast is held in Father's hall. This, he thinks, is as it should be: this is as it is every year, with lively music on the harp, with men and women dancing, with all his favorite foods. Except this year the foods are not the ones he prefers, after all, but those favored by his brother. And the music is not harp music but the blaring of horns. And when Father calls attention to the assembled throng to give a speech for the occasion, he does not mention Loki at all.
He proclaims the meal in honor of Thor's prowess as a warrior. He announces that the firstborn prince has bested his training instructor this day.
The boar meat, spicy and rich on Loki's tongue, is suddenly tasteless. He puts his fork down amidst the wave of applause that floods the hall; he watches as his brother, golden and triumphant, stands to accept his congratulations. The child thinks, perhaps, that this is some ruse. His family, too, scold him for his pranks, and perhaps they have decided to show him what it is like to be on the receiving end.
But the jest, if jest it is, grows long.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Eight Principles of Yong by psocoptera
The pen is mightier than the sword, or how Zuko saves the day via the power of good penmanship.
A Long Way Home by sushigal007
For three years, Zuko searched for the Avatar. But he'd never really thought that much about what would happen once he succeeded.
Alternatively: Zuko actually has a plan for catching the Avatar at the North Pole. Somehow, it works. But after a few days of pai sho and tea, he begins to wonder if maybe it would've been better if it hadn't.
Harry Potter
Reparatio by astolat
Draco snorted. “I’m not reduced to penury. I want something considerably beyond money, and I rather think you’re the only one can give it to me.”
“You want the Invisibility Cloak,” Harry said, flatly. He’d half expected as much; it was the only thing he had that Draco could want—
“Don’t be stupid, Potter,” Draco said. “I want my reputation back.”
Slithering by astolat
Draco found the nest down in the Manor’s cellars, while he was clearing them out.
Cake by astolat
Harry tried not to care when after the war, everyone he knew seemed to have made an agreement to stop paying attention to birthdays.
Trust and Vows by Skullshy
Hermione Granger, an unremarkable Muggleborn in a sea of Purebloods, abruptly slams into Theodore Nott’s orderly but soulless life. Nothing is ever quite the same again.
Heal Thyself by astolat
"Are you going for the course?" Lovegood asked. "You have the NEWTs.”
“What course?” Draco said, then, “No, don’t be ridiculous,” when he realized she meant the notice pinned up on the board he’d been staring at: Applicants To The Introductory Mediwizard Course For The Coming Term Shall Present Themselves In The Chief Mediwizard’s Office By August 24th.
“Oh, I thought you might,” she said. “Well, goodbye.” And off she wandered again in her addled way.
