Unfit for Society Recs

Crossovers

Discworld/Firefly

Feegles on a Firefly by SpaceAnJL
A blur of blue up the front of Jayne's t-shirt, and there is a noise like someone hitting a steak. Jayne staggers, cross-eyed with the effort of looking at the thing astride his nose. The creature butts him again.

"Crivens, isnae many Bigjobs can tek a second heidful o' Wee Begbie." says a small admiring voice, just before he passes out. Exactly what it says on the tin. Absolutely HILARIOUS.

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Middleman/The Tick

The Certified Write-Off Wrangling by romantical
Brief, adorably hilarious Middleman/The Tick crossover.

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Elementary/The Good Wife

with her killer graces and her secret places by crossedwires
Joan opens the front door and leans on the door frame, projecting nonchalance as much as she can. "You don't call, you don't write, you don't reply to any of my messages. I was starting to think you broke up with me and forgot to let me know."

"We're not in a relationship, remember?" In her boots, Kalinda is a good three inches taller than a barefoot Joan, who straightens up as Kalinda reaches for her. "I've been caught up at work. You know how it goes."

Joan stands on her tiptoes, balancing on Kalinda's arm, so they're almost eye-to-eye. "I could've sworn there were phones in Chicago the last time I visited."

"Yeah, well... Surprise?" says Kalinda, with a tiny forgive-me? smile. And Joan is lost, between that smile, those boots and this kiss. Brief, lovely Joan Watson/Kalinda Sharma. Yes, please.

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Avengers

Agent Barton's Strictly Professional Interest by im_ridiculous
"Codename: Black Widow," Barton recites. "Origin? Redacted. Age? Redacted. First recorded activity? Redacted. Appearance? Who the hell knows. Fury 'isn't ready' to hand over the pictures yet."

Barton reaches out to take the file back. "Is he serious about this?"

Coulson sips his coffee. "There's gotta be something in there. Old ops reports?"

"Yeah, but can I trust what's in here? Look at this--" Barton flicks to the top of the second page. "First of all, it lists one of her primary weapons as 'thighs'. Seriously. And then there's this: 'Kill rate: 100 per cent'." He looks up at his handler. "I'm expected to believe she's never failed or aborted a mission? Ever?"

Coulson almost rolls his eyes at that. "Well, I can understand why you wouldn't want to believe that, sure." Clint's a little obsessive about the Black Widow, before they even meet. Hee!

And There Are Deserts Still by Amy
Coulson asks Natasha to go with him to High Holy Days services. It doesn't go quite as well as he'd hoped, at least not the first time. Really lovely - quiet and meditative with a great look at who Natasha is.

devil's gonna follow me (wherever I go) by Lyaka
Long, enjoyable story of how Steve brings in the Winter Soldier and gets Bucky back. Some details don't mesh with the movie, and I'm not sure how plausible the psychology of it is, but there is some nice pining and some good action scenes.

Extra Credit by Jadzia_Bear
Sweet, slow-growing Steve/Darcy.

Familiar Bedfellows by zeen
Five (or so) Times Steve and Bucky Huddled for Warmth: Exactly what it says on the tin. <333

In Another Life by Renne
Modern AU in which Steve and Bucky meet and fall in love and eventually get a happily ever after. Oh my heart.

Nothing Good Was Ever Easy by enigmaticblue
Really lovely, leisurely paced story in which Tony and Pepper slowly seduce Bruce into staying in New York, and then having a relationship with them.

Only Good Things by Jain
Everyone thinks Steve and Bucky are dating. Bucky's a little annoyed he took so long to figure it out. favorite trope or favoritest trope? *g* Wonderful.

The Law of Conservation of Pants by samalander
This would be worth reading for the Darcy-Bruce conversation alone, which is HILARIOUS, but the other sections are cute, too.

the story of what the night is thinking by restlesslikeme
Steve takes them both: fast and hungry first, their smoke filling his lungs and burning, choking him until he can't breathe and his skin feels like it's on fire. He licks across Bucky's collarbones, bites the curve of Natasha's hipbones. They move together like they were made to do it, their fingers entwined.

It's over too quickly. When they make love again it's slow and intimate, making up for lost time. It's mapping each other out with hands and mouths, lips lingering over pulse-points, building and then drawing back before anyone is able to tip over the edge until they've all collapsed together in an exhausted, sweaty heap.

"I love you," Steve says, and there's no question of which of them he's referring to. Bittersweet Steve/Bucky/Natasha. <3

this bullet lodged in my chest, covered with your name by Cinaed
Really fantastic story about Bucky and Natasha's history together, and how she gets him back. Highly recommended. A must-read.

Untitled snippet by liseuse
Natasha and Steve play truth or dare all the way across Europe. I really like their interaction here.

We Never Had To Run by caughtinanocean
Fury asks him, when the time comes to bring Bucky home, "Captain Rogers, how do you know this isn't just the Winter Soldier playing the long game?"

"With all due respect, Director Fury, if there's anything I know in this world, it's Bucky Barnes."

Steve knows Bucky like his own skin, but the man is still full of surprises. The first night Bucky falls asleep in the big, strong arms of his newly-minted boyfriend—the word is strange and exotic and wonderful on Steve's tongue—he whispers, already well-into the process of drifting off."I'd forgotten I could even feel this safe." Steve and Bucky, doing the domestic. Mmm...lovely.

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