It's been a while
Just wanted to pop in and say I'm playing over on Tumblr, I'm doing pretty good, and join me or drop a message if you feel the need. Based out of Washington DC currently and having a ball.

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Desert Heart [MCU][MaoS]
Title: Desert Heart
Author name: daroos
Fanworker name: moongoddessgirl
Rating of fanwork: PG13
Beta name: Gecko_Jen and Blu Roux (thanks ladies)
Characters/Pairing: Melinda May, Phil Coulson, Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, OFC, OMC
Fandom/Universe: MCU, Marvel Agents of SHIELD
Rating: PG13
Word count: 21403
Warnings: mentions of suicide and canon appropriate violence
Summary: This is the story of how Melinda May became the Cavalry.

In 2010 the Arab Spring swept through the Middle East and North Africa, and with it pro-democracy movements, government crackdowns, and violence. This is a story of the Pearl Rebellion.

Fic found on AO3
Link to accompanying fanwork master post here

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Fic: Fruit Salad [She-Hulk, Hawkeye comics]
Title: Fruit Salad
Author: daroos
Length: 2k words
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Clint Barton/Jennifer Walters PWP
Notes: I blame Nix
On AO3

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Fic: Relative Placement Only Works in Iceskating [Avengers 2012, MCU]
Author: daroos
Length: 15,500 words
Rating: Explicit
Summary: After the dust settles around the Winter Soldier, how does a family of five fit together? With a lot of work, a little misunderstanding, and more honesty than most are prepared for. This is a lot of feelings and fluff, some porn, some meet the family and some domestic salve for the wounded relationship.
Notes: This takes place directly after "History is Underrated" and if you haven't I suggest reading that first. The porn in this just turned out to be mostly het.
Thanks to my beta, Twiller, who greased this up and sent it through the review process with all haste when I put out the call. Many thanks for the comma wrangling and grammar help.
Link: On AO3

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Fic: Broken Hearted Blues [Avengers 2012, MCU]
Author: daroos
Length: 5,200 words
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Part 3 of the dancing!Phil Saga. Darcy knows she'll have to rebuild relationships with Clint and Steve, but it might take some time. With some emotions still to work out, and some boundaries to make clear, Steve's got some big hurdles to cross of he's going to put his best foot forward and ask her out. Featuring overprotective Phil, surprisingly good life coaching from Clint, and Steve still being clueless with women
Link: On AO3

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Fic: Like Skipping Stones [Doctor Who/Journeyman]
Author: daroos
Length: 10,000 words
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Dan Vasser has a time travel problem. The Doctor might just have a solution.
Link: On AO3

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Fic: A Cast or a Kettle chapter 1 and 2 [Avengers 2012, MCU, Hawkeye, various]
Author: daroos

Length: 2k

Summary: Clint is new at being the responsible adult in any relationship, but with each kid he invites in off the street, it’s another chance to get things right.

A series of Vignettes about how Clint Barton fumbled his way through the Untouchables, doing what he could to make lives better for kids with great power, but lacking in the great responsibility area.

Notes: This takes place after History is Underrated, also known as the Porny Winter Soldier Saga. Thanks to Twiller for the timely beta. Chapters will be updated as they get finished and beta’ed.

The title refers to the fact that groupings of hawks are sometimes known as either a cast or a kettle.

Link: On AO3

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Fic: Beurrage and Detromp [MCU, Hawkeye comics, MAoS]
Author: daroos

Rating: General audiences

Length: 6,700 words

Summary: Working at Tailwind Coffee is just a side gig for Kate. Learning to bake was an accident of fate. Clint’s train wreck of a life was neither.

A coffeeshop/Bakery AU with a twist

Notes: A thousand thanks to Frea O’Scanlin for beta’ing and making this truly a better fic. Thank you.

Link: On AO3

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Fic: The Law of Diminished Returns [MCU/Avengers 2012]
Title: Law of Dimished Returns
Author name: daroos
Beta name: Selori
Characters/Pairing: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Darcy Lewis, Natasha Romanov, Sif, full cast of Avengers, Jotun, and Asgardians.
Fandom/Universe: Marvel Cinematic Universe, post Avengers
Rating: NC-17 but see final notes
Word count: 77,000
Warnings: None
Summary: This wasn’t at all how Phil imagined coming back from the dead. Between training a new analyst, feeling out brewing trouble in the Earth-Asgard relations, and trying to figure out why his most reliable asset can’t stand him any longer, Phil can’t make heads or tails of his second chance at life. When Earth-Asgard relations come to a head they leave Phil stuck in the form of his ten-year-old self, Barton transformed into a housecat, and the Asgardian envoy stuck on Earth; everyone has to figure out how to come together and fix things, and the solution may be farther from home than anyone imagined.

Featuring mini!Phil, cat!Barton, an ensemble of Feels (and Jotun), and a journey from a solo to ensemble cast. 20% feels, 30% plot, 20% Asgardians/Jotun, 5% gratuitous mini!fic and 25% character arc by volume

Found on AO3

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Fic: Frim Fram Friendship [Avengers/MCU]
Title: Frim Fram Friendship
Author: daroos
Length: 9,300 words
Rating: Teen for profanity
Summary: Phil and Darcy share a special connection outside of work hours. Steve is jealous, Clint is a troublemaker, and friendship takes a bit of work from all sides. The next story in the Dancing!Phil saga!
Available on AO3

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Fic: Taste of Home [Welcome to Night Vale/Avengers/MCU]
Title: Taste of Home
Author: daroos
Length: rapidy expanding like a ball of hot gas (2k chapter one-offs)
Rating: General Audiences aside from Sitwell-level profanity (which is high)
Summary: Phil Coulson grew up in Night Vale. Somehow SHIELD is both more terrifying and easier to survive than his childhood home.
Link: on AO3

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Fic: The not-really-dead shuffle [Avengers/MCU]
Title: The not-really-dead shuffle
Author: daroos
Length: 2,000 words
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: It had started during physical therapy and counseling after his injury. Somehow, all that had led to dancing. Exactly what's on the tin.
Link: on AO3

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Fic: War Paint [Iron Man/MCU]
Title: War Paint
Author: daroos
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 1300 words
Summary: Pepper puts on makeup like war paint

Special thanks to Twistedingenue for the quick beta

Link on AO3

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Fic: Home Economics [Avengers 2012/MCU]
Title: Home Economics
Author: daroos
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 1500 words
Summary:Clint learned a lot during winter down time in the circus, though mostly he was just looking for a good meal.

Special Thanks to ShinyKari for the super quick beta.

Link on AO3

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Shouting about Pacific Rim (into the void)
Started the work day with a (good natured) shouting argument with a coworker about whether Pacific Rim was Awesome or the Worst Movie Ever. It was still awesome.

I packed up this morning. Everything that doesn't go in my carryon, or in the keep-it-flat thing in my luggage, is in my luggage. Now begins the, "Did I forget this" rumba. I already know I'm going to have to go dig out my Hawkeye shirt to make sure it was my hawkeye shirt I packed. Fucking OCD tendencies.

One and a half more days. I gotta write this fucking paper.

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Fic: Armor Up [Avengers 2012/MCU]
Title: Armor Up
Author: daroos
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Suits are armor for the modern man. Suitporn for the Clint/Coulson set.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/866516 (on AO3)

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Fic: The Coffee Bandits of Greater Manhattan
Title: The Coffee Bandits of Greater Manhattan

Author: daroos

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe with hints of comic!Hawkeye

Rated: Teen and up

Length: 40k words

AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/825239

Summary: A Coffee Shop AU with a twist. Clint Barton and Natasha Romanoff were thrown together by fate but now run one of the most successful food trucks in the five boroughs. This is a story of how they came to be, how romance can bloom in strange places, and how the bonds of family aren’t always constricting.

Notes: A thousand thanks go out to Blackestglass who was there from the first 10k, reading, commenting, encouraging, and helping me with my sometimes questionable relationship with English, and Pluvialmetropolis who came to the rescue towards the end to suss out all the little problems we had missed and give a fresh perspective. Comments and concrit are always appreciated. Enjoy!

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Allergies!
I've been sneezing and sniffling like crazy the last two days and it seems like Allergies. Ugh. I realized today I"d been charged twice for this month's rent and that had triggered an overdraft on my account. I'm going to try to get my rental people to pay the overdraft if I can't get it removed easily by the bank. Seriously - wtf. I set it on automatic so they'd be sure they got my payment on time, and then it goes haywire and charges me twice. SCREW EVERYTHING. I wouldn't be that pissed but it's like a 15$ overdraft charge. :(

There's a lecture today given by a HUGEshot in reproductive biology. I've been largely avoiding putting together the presentation for my talk, but I think it's inevitable that I do it, now. I gave it a punny title so I can do lots of superhero visuals. Foiling Maternal Aging: How Environmental Interventions Can Save The Day (and the babies)

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You, me, Aaron Cross, tonight
If anybody is interested the Midwest Fandom Congress will be hosting a new year's livewatch of The Bourne Legacy on an internet in your home. We will be beginning at 8:30PM Central time (that's 9:30 new york, 6:30 west coast). If you're interested drop me a line and we'll set you up on the chat room!

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Fic: Four Part Harmony [Avengers 2012]
Title: Four Part Harmony
Author: daroos
Fandom: Avengers 2012
Rating: PG-14 for mentions of sex
Summary: How do an assassin, a spy, a super-soldier and the world's bravest research assistant actually, really work together? Some relationship backstory from Pants Are Overrated on that very topic.

Notes: Many, many thanks to the ineffable Trisha Lynn for her help with a beta. This fits in with Pants are Overrated for those of you keeping up.

On AO3

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