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Avengers Recs
Dec. 4th, 2012 05:54 amDon't Look Too Closely (all the angles are oblique)
What is with this fandom and the super-long titles with parenthetical subtitles? It seems to be a thing.
Anyway, this is lovely, kinky porn. I don't usually buy into dom/sub very easily, and heavy kink is hit and miss for me [ETA: haha pun!]. But this has drawn me in, and I am 100% going for it. At least for now. (They still haven't hit my automatic off button, which is the sub-lives-in-a-closet lifestyle stuff, where my brain seizes up and says, wow, no.) Possibly, this may be a little bit paint-by-numbers for people who do more of this kind of story.
Steve is SHIELD's new liason to Stark Industries, before he knows who Steve is, Tony offers to barter sex for signatures, Steve finds out he likes subspace, and Tony greedily snatches up the hot guy looking to learn about humiliation, pain and submission. As character-studies of the characters - well, your mileage may vary. I'm not sure this would have to be Steve and Tony, though there are overtones of both characters. I actually particulalry like Steve's strategic manipulation of Tony to get him to deal with SHIELD - not manipulation, really. Understanding and application of that understanding - and it's not actually sex for contracts, except as a sort of mostly role-play tease in their first meeting. But mainly, this is porn, with extra porn on top, with maybe a touch of insight on the side about the nature of pleasure and pain, submission, and dominance.
I Don't Dance
This is a sweet little Steve/Tony courtship story, almost entirely angst-free, but with a fun sense of humor mostly driven by the Pepper and Tony Show. Steve is a little too gee-whiz for me, but I like Tony and his internal monologue and the way he *is* running his corporation, probably looks good from the outside, though from the inside it's a little bit like he's holding on by his fingernails. And there is one spot where the humor goes completely overboard because I don't believe anyone could make Tony hide under his desk. Make him run for his workshop, sure. Under his desk, no. *eyes author* And I loved the romantic payoff. Pure fluff, but fun and sweet.
What is with this fandom and the super-long titles with parenthetical subtitles? It seems to be a thing.
Anyway, this is lovely, kinky porn. I don't usually buy into dom/sub very easily, and heavy kink is hit and miss for me [ETA: haha pun!]. But this has drawn me in, and I am 100% going for it. At least for now. (They still haven't hit my automatic off button, which is the sub-lives-in-a-closet lifestyle stuff, where my brain seizes up and says, wow, no.) Possibly, this may be a little bit paint-by-numbers for people who do more of this kind of story.
Steve is SHIELD's new liason to Stark Industries, before he knows who Steve is, Tony offers to barter sex for signatures, Steve finds out he likes subspace, and Tony greedily snatches up the hot guy looking to learn about humiliation, pain and submission. As character-studies of the characters - well, your mileage may vary. I'm not sure this would have to be Steve and Tony, though there are overtones of both characters. I actually particulalry like Steve's strategic manipulation of Tony to get him to deal with SHIELD - not manipulation, really. Understanding and application of that understanding - and it's not actually sex for contracts, except as a sort of mostly role-play tease in their first meeting. But mainly, this is porn, with extra porn on top, with maybe a touch of insight on the side about the nature of pleasure and pain, submission, and dominance.
I Don't Dance
This is a sweet little Steve/Tony courtship story, almost entirely angst-free, but with a fun sense of humor mostly driven by the Pepper and Tony Show. Steve is a little too gee-whiz for me, but I like Tony and his internal monologue and the way he *is* running his corporation, probably looks good from the outside, though from the inside it's a little bit like he's holding on by his fingernails. And there is one spot where the humor goes completely overboard because I don't believe anyone could make Tony hide under his desk. Make him run for his workshop, sure. Under his desk, no. *eyes author* And I loved the romantic payoff. Pure fluff, but fun and sweet.
