When the Hulk drops the latest villain of the week at Tony’s feet like a cat displaying his kill, Tony congratulates him. When he protects Tony from being harmed, Tony thanks him. Even though he can take care of himself, damnit. When he yanks up a handful of flowers and tries to give them to Tony, Tony wonders if there’s more going on here than he knows. When he yanks a display case out of a candy store and presents it to Tony, Tony knows there is.

Or: Bruce refuses to court Tony himself, so the Hulk does it for them. (pt.3)

John's POV during Season 2 and beyond when Sherlock takes up semi-permanent residence in his bed. A collection of codas and missing scenes wrapped up into one long fic and topped with a bow that takes the story beyond Reichenbach and into happy territory once more. Major spoilers (i.e all of them) for Season 2.

One good turn always deserves another. Apparently. Epilogue compliant AU. HPDM slash but some canon het along the way. Please trust me - I promise the epilogue will not bite you.

/ Always in the mood for some old-school HP fic.

Banner says, “Well, given that Loki’s in Asgard, he’s unlikely to make a threat out of you again. I am pretty much always a threat, and SHIELD sent me into the field anyway. You’ll be approved to go out again just as soon as they get a mission that needs your skills. My bet would be within the next two weeks.”

That’s more comforting than it should be. Clint knows this is all ostensibly for his own good, and the good of the mission, but it’s nice to be reassured that when it comes right down to it, SHIELD are going to choose the asset over his perceived psychological well-being. Clint heals better on the move.

Banner coughs. “Anyway. I’ve got my film. When Tony calls you tomorrow, he’s trying to ask you to visit the Tower and have a look at the designs. So ignore whatever it is he actually says and just come over around seven.”

Clint nods before he thinks about it. “Sure, okay.” At least Stark’s going to let him have a bow.

They’ve made a start. There’s still a lot to learn about each other. [Post movie, spoilers]Words:5999

"I want you to know that I consider you a very gifted man," Tony said. "And that's coming from someone who used to make missiles for a living."

"Aw," Steve muttered, burying his face in Tony's neck again.

"Seriously, I'm proud to be an American right now."

There was something oddly comforting about it, though, Tony's crassness and his inability to politely ignore things, his evident and unfeigned enjoyment of the moment. Like once it was all out there it was okay, and you knew where you stood with Tony.

Pepper leaves, and there’s no more pizza, and Thor’s already talked about Jane, and Tony suspects all of them realize, abruptly and simultaneously, that they actually have no idea what to do now. He is, in fact, pretty certain that they’re just a few minutes away from someone deciding to say something about the weather. It’s probably going to be him.

By Phil’s count, this is his third attempt at bringing the Avengers together, although he will admit his participation in the second attempt was more symbolic than anything else. He hadn’t expected Stark to be the easiest sell, or Barton to be the most problematic, but things have changed since he’s been away. [Movie spoilers.] Words:20171

Sequel to Freefall. Thor and Loki settle in to life at Avengers mansion. This process is about as complicated as one would expect.

Loki falls. Thor catches him. This does not solve as many problems as Thor thought it would.

From the Avengers Case Files of Phil Coulson: Grocery shopping is necessary, Tony's a little too proud of his tech, Captain America's lost on the streets of New York, and sometimes social injustice just happens.

Phil Coulson's the one who's got to write this nonsense up, and he is not their PR Manager.
Notes:

Warnings for passing references to gay bashing, gay slurs, mild violence, and political agendas.

SPOILERS FOR THE AVENGERS MOVIE: FOR SERIOUS, DON'T SPOIL IT, GOOD MOVIE IS SO GOOD Words:6881

Murna, the wife of Guern the Hunter, is not exactly thrilled by their visitors and the reminders of her husband's past that Demetrius of Alexandria brings. Guern/Murna, faintly implied Marcus/Esca if you squint really hard.

Marcus and Esca may be oblivious to their own feelings, but old Aquila is not.

After an encounter with soldiers at their farm leaves Esca unsettled, Marcus dons his old armor and offers himself up.

student brad, professor nate.

For someone he'd hero-worshipped for so long, Steve Rogers in the flesh is a pretty big disappointment. For one thing, he keeps looking at Tony as though he reminds him of someone else, and even if he never says anything, Tony's pretty sure it's his father. A lifetime of not measuring up to Howard's expectations is more than enough, thank you very much, and he's certainly not going to make an effort to live up to any of Steve's. Steve's pretty clearly failed to live up to his expectations, in any case, and that's not hypocritical at all. [15789]

The plane crash and subsequent ice might have killed him, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still around, haunting those he cares about. And since the only person who can see him is Tony Stark, death sure isn’t going to be boring. [17991]

Steve, newly defrosted, struggles with the modern world and his guilt over not being able to save Bucky. Tony still has nightmares about Afghanistan and Ho Yinsen. They get into a relationship that has problems from the get go, but that doesn't mean they won't give it a shot. [19639]