Rec of the day

I just read the latest story in Slynn's Clint-centric Recruitment series, which has Clint and Natasha in a conflict of allegiance between SHIELD and the Avengers: Time and Reason. Awesome read! Might work well as a stand-alone but it probably makes more sense to start reading at the beginning: it's a series of six stories so far, with more to come. Total word count at the moment is 70,000 words but each story is somewhat self-contained so the series can be read in parts. And it's really worth the time.

What I love about the series is that I never know what to expect. She doesn't draw from popular fanon, instead blends comics canon with the movie characters in a way that feels original, and also believable and IC. Clint's and Natasha's relationship with SHIELD is fascinating; again, I love how Slynn draws on comics canon to flesh it out. And the other characters are great, too. (The most recent part has some wonderful Pepper&Clint stuff, among many other things.)

Recruitment by Slynn
Clint/Natasha (unrequited so far), plus everybody. SHIELD politics/team/angst/action/backstory; 69,619 words

Rec of the day

Five people Clint and Natasha (but mostly Clint) lied to about how they met, and the one person they told the truth to by prettyasadiagram
Clint/Natasha, plus Tony, Bruce, Darcy, Thor, Steve; humor; 2029 words
Summary: Clint is a filthy liar and Natasha isn't any better.