Maria/Steve Masterlist
Adjectives Assemble (ao3) - SugarFey M, 26k
Summary: Natasha wants to find that rare edition of The Master and Margarita before her rival at the Russian language bookstore does. Kate is distracted by the cute barista next door. Carol and Jessica dance around each other. Maria just wants to keep her business afloat without being bothered by pesky police officers or high school art teachers, no matter how polite they may be.
Another average day at Adjectives Assemble.
As Safe as Houses (ao3) - DizzyDrea T, 25k
Summary: Senator Steve Rogers (R, NY) is a decorated war hero who has a deep and abiding desire to serve his country, which may or may not include someday running for President. Maria Hill is a veteran Air Force pilot working in the private sector and bored out of her mind. When Steve finds himself needing a private security detail for a trip to France, he hires Shield Security and Maria becomes his constant companion. They grow closer as the trip progresses, but can they survive what's coming to find out if their Paris sojourn could turn into something real?
A Woman Of Edges (ao3) - tielan G, 12k
Summary: "I’m beginning to think you’re the most terrifying woman I’ve met." Learning to like, live with, and love Maria Hill.
can't carve a whistle (ao3) - irnan G, 3k
Summary: Maria Hill's never found it easy to explain why she became a SHIELD agent, but she knows why she stays one.
chiseled out of brick (ao3) - Anonymous T, 23k
Summary: He was a grown man, hell, he was a superhero. Asking a girl out for a drink wasn't that hard. It wasn't rocket science or espionage or math or divine intervention - it was just asking a girl a question. Out loud.
conversations with other women (ao3) - zauberer_sirin G, 9k
Summary: Steve still believes that someday someone is going to teach him how to dance.
Counterfeit and Counterpart (ao3) - Frea_O T, 28k
Summary: Five times Maria Hill doesn’t understand Natasha Romanoff, and why she might be better off that way.
Dinner In Other Languages (ao3) - tielan G, 3k
Summary: Maria can manage professional colleagues with Rogers, but she values her place in S.H.I.E.L.D more.
From A Certain Point Of View (ao3) - tielan G, 9k
Summary: Of friendship, love, and best-laid plans; small gestures and public displays of possessiveness; enlightenment, advice to young padawans, and the loyalty routines of JARVIS.
Gone But Not Forgotten (ao3) - Shorti G, 4k
Summary: They say that history is written by the victors of war, but a war fought amongst brothers has no winners. That's when you need a woman like Maria Hill to step in.
The one in which Maria and Steve are actually on the same side.
Holding Out For A Hero (Or Maybe Not) (ao3) - tielan G, 7k
Summary: The first time Steve Rogers notices Maria Hill is when she steps into the discussion about Loki's capture, and he realises nobody questions her right to be there. And that's just the start.
if time is all I have (ao3) - tielan G, 4k
Summary: Maria knows what that look means. She knows the mindset behind it. She's seen it in the resolve of agents who knew the odds of going in, heard it in field operatives calling for an exit in impossible situations, witnessed it in extraction targets who didn't believe that they'd actually make it out. And sometimes the odds were defied, the impossible happened, and everyone made it out in one piece. Sometimes.
To see that expression in the man they call the Winter Soldier....
I'll be There (ao3) - Lokisarmy0602 T, 2k
Summary: After DC Maria felt she needed to go see Steve in hospital. After dealing with the congress and Stark, she knew she could deal with an injured Super Soldier. Sam called to ask her to do the same thing as she had done in DC... press the button to send the missiles.
Look Clear and Calm (ao3) - Beatrice_Otter T, 13k
Summary: The Avengers need oversight, but Ross's plan is dangerous and unjust. Maria will have her work cut out for her, if she wants to stop it. Meanwhile, Steve has a question for her.
Maria Hill's Late Lunch (ao3) - tisfan E, 2k
Summary: Maria is cranky. Her lunch is late, her boyfriend is a jerk, and she has to deal with Secretary Ross. Could this day get any more torturous?
Yes, yes it could.
Radio Silent (ao3) - hecklesyeah M, 77k
Summary: "I shouldn't be doing this."
"What, stuff yourself with breakfast food for dinner?"
"I haven't even decided which pie to have for dessert. No, this," she says and gestures between them. "I shouldn't be doing this. And yet here I am."
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Alternately: the one where Maria and Steve navigate a relationship and where Tony and Bucky figure out how to move forward from a murderous elephant in the room.
The Odd Couple (ao3) - tielan T, 8k
Summary: He's fast and she's weird.
Twice the Joy (ao3) - sbarmarj G, 3k
Summary: Maria spoke again after a moment. “There is a Swedish saying that shared joy is twice the joy, shared sorrow is half the sorrow. Maybe you felt normal because you could finally share your sorrow.”
At Tony's memorial service, Maria and Steve discuss the last five years, his impending time travel, grief and finding joy before he leaves once more.
Two Lies and A Bit of Truth (ao3) - igrockspock T, 3k
Summary: Maria Hill has a lot of back stories. One of them is even true.

















