Rec of the day

Simple, Not Easy by LJC
Darcy/Clint, Darcy & Loki, and ensemble; rated explicit; 60168 words
Summary: Darcy should have seen it coming. She couldn't hang around the spandex crowd forever and not end up with a great big target painted on her back eventually. She was just surprised it took Loki so long. (AU for The Avengers)

"You're the one who decided to become besties with the enemy."
"What did you expect me to do?" Darcy asked, frustrated. "Last week he handed the entire Avengers Initiative their collective asses. Like a chick with a taser is gonna be any kind of threat deterrent. And we're not besties."
Clint just gave her a look. "He bought you a pretzel and gave you cabfare."
"That's not friendship; that's Stockholm Syndrome."