A little reasonable okay fine ridiculously long while ago, the absolutely incredible @apathbacktoyou Tricked me in her Trick or Treat to find and rec her five fluff fics. And, like, because I know Lou, and I remember our shared attack of the Jared-19s all too well, I could say that leaving this rec so late was because I was being considerate, and waiting until the chances were a little higher that youâd actually read the things I recced. Actually, you know what, never mind, thatâs what I AM saying - that was the plan all along!! Itâs totally not because Iâm horrifically late for everything and forgetful, too, no, of course not. Considerate, kind, and with this all planned beautifully in advance!! Yes, thatâs absolutely me. :DÂ
me planning this rec: well lou probably isnât going to read it, and she only said âfluff,â so I can basically rec whatever I want, right? no biggie?Â
also me: *goes and searches specifically for short-ish and very sweet femslash fics with May ships because I know thereâs a reasonably good chance of Lou liking those*
Ah, Lou, whether you end up reading these or not, I hope you at least get a small smile from all of this đ„șđ Love you loads!
And now with no further ado - the recs.Â
Baking Cookies by @shieldivarius - my searches for a fic you definitely havenât read yet took me down some interesting avenues (and through the years too, LMAO) but the first thing I found and liked was this! I never even dreamed that May/Natasha would be a thing, but apparently it is, and apparently they... bake cookies? đ€Łđ€Łđ This one is short, sweet and pretty darn great, even if it is pretty old by fic standards. And it makes May/Natasha - Maywidow? - work so well, too, itâs really pretty awesome. Iâd 100% recommend this authorâs other fics for this pairing, as well!
Pink hearts are stupid (and mine is too) by @creedoftheseamstress - another rarepair for you, Lou my love! This one is May/Hill, and itâs set in a high school AU on Valentineâs day (featuring a delightful dislike of the holiday on Mayâs part.) Itâs super sweet and fluffy, and again not too long, and I just love it so much for a ship Iâve never read before, itâs really pretty amazing xD
fun and games by @bobbimorseisbisexual - here we have two of the most badass and beautiful SHIELD ladies together, and even more badass and beautiful (with a healthy dose of hilarious, awkward and absolutely FAB.) Thatâs right, Iâm talking about Maybobbi, and a prank war fic - and, since itâs written by the legend that is Al, itâs guaranteed to be completely fantastic. And it is exactly that.
a soft epilogue by @loved-the-stars-too-fondly - I have three words for you, and they are, Maybobbi being mothers. Specifically: Maybobbi being mothers to Robin Hinton, and an absolutely ADORABLE little OC!! đ This is just the softest, most ADORABLE thing, and I was grinning like an idiot right through. Super fluffy, lovely stuff, and SO well written!! Aubrey is truly a gem đ
Carry Me âTil You Marry Me by circ_bamboo on AO3 - okay, this one doesnât exactly fall under the âshort and sweetâ category, given that it is... *coughs* 13k words long. But, Lou. Lou. When I read its summary, I knew instantly that it just had to be on this list - because, AHHHHH, itâs the SHIELD team getting beamed up by some nice, friendly aliens, who, after seeing May and Bobbi spar, and hear that theyâre not married, are so shocked that they decide to remedy the situation immediately. Which is to say: May and Bobbi get married by the resident Nice Aliensâą. And, okay, maybe these aliens arenât quite as incredible as Aza (honestly, who can be, though) but theyâre still pretty cool, and this story is bloody AMAZING. I didnât know I needed it, but I totally did, and I am STILL grinning!! Just... fantastic stuff, and I canât recommend it enough, for anyone. But especially you, Lou - I really think youâll love this. đđ
And, there we go, northern-queen friend of mine ;) :D I hope you liked this rec list, late as it is, and above all - LOVE YOU LOADS!!! đđđđ