#dorcas gustine

[spugnadimare]

Non ero amato da quelli del villaggio, ma tutto perchè non avevo peli sulla lingua, e affrontavo chi m'insultava con una protesta diretta, senza nascondere o nutrire segreti rancori o rammarichi. E' molto lodato il gesto di quel ragazzo spartano, che nascose il lupo sotto il mantello, e si lasciò divorare senza un lamento. E' più coraggioso, credo, strapparsi il lupo di dosso e combatterlo apertamente, magari per strada, tra polvere e urla di dolore La lingua sarà forse un organo ribelle ma il silenzio avvelena l'anima Mi biasimi chi vuole - io sono contento.

Epitaffio di DORCAS GUSTINE da: Antologia di Spoon River, Edgar Lee Master

[melissae-astron]

rec: instant karma’s gonna get you

Note: I had a parting of the ways with this fandom a long time ago, but I decided to throw one of these on my list for nostalgia’s sake. And if I was going to rec one Avengers fic, it was going to HAVE to be a MA:A fic.

instant karma’s gonna get you by dorcas_gustine (Marvel Adventures: Avengers, PG, Steve/Tony) Cap is disappointed. Predictably things start to Go Very Bad for Tony.

This was actually one of the fics that got me into the fandom, and that made me want to start writing for the pairing. So it’s a bit dear to me just for that reason. It’s also one of those fics that goes down like hot chocolate, though. It’s just sweet and funny and great for those bad days--which makes it a perfect MA:A fic. PLUS it’s a pairing fic, but it has some really fun ensemble moments which are my absolute weakness in this fandom.

[post-coital-tristesse]

Tony goes to see Wanda, and suddenly Steve is alive and there are Skrulls! Or maybe Tony is just going crazy. Nothing happens in this fic, until the very end. Seriously. There's a lot of talking, mostly at inopportune moments, Tony's views on the acceptable gifts to give people are slightly different from everyone else's and he spends more time than would seem necessary being (half-)naked. What else is new?

[post-coital-tristesse]

It's New Year's Day and Steve and Tony get lost in Venice. Oh, and there is sex.

[post-coital-tristesse]

Cap is disappointed. Predictably things start to Go Very Bad for Tony.