Rec of the day / tag filters on AO3

First things first: There's finally a reliable method to filter out pairings on AO3! The method doesn't rely on text string search, so you don't end up filtering out stories accidentally. Instead it filters by tag id.
This post explains how it's done. I also installed the "ao3 saved filters" userscript suggested in the post, and now I have a conveniently searchable archive. For example, thanks to that script "Clint Barton/Phil Coulson" is filtered out globally in my searches - which means it also doesn't appear on the pages for Mission Impossible. However, stories that list "Clint Barton, Phil Coulson" still show up.
(Thanks to ratcreature for the heads-up)

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The Unusuals fic rec:
Just Another Jewellery Store Heist Gone Wrong by BlackEyedGirl
Gen; Shraeger, Walsh; Hijinks & Shenaningans; teen; 1134 words
Summary: "Second squad, this is dispatch. I don’t want to alarm anyone, but I hope you brought your broadswords to work this morning."

rec(s) of the day

Burning Bridges by enigma731
Clint/Natasha; early partnership; rated mature; 12035 words
Summary: There's the rustling of wings as he slides the window open, and he looks up to see a flock of pigeons huddled in the rafters, bread crumbs scattered on the sill. Clint pauses for a moment, struggling to reconcile the soulless killer depicted by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s files with the woman who steals books from the marketplace and feeds birds in the midst of winter scarcity. The story of how Clint Barton disobeyed orders and found the best friend he's ever had.

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SnK fic seems to consist mostly of tropes and ships I don't care for, but I found this short Hanji & Levi fic I really enjoyed. (Far as I'm concerned, the clear OTP is Hanji/SCIENCE...)

Sleep, Politics, and Other Things Scientists Can Live Without by Masu_Trout
Gen; Hanji & Levi; chapter 34 tag (spoilers past current anime!); rated teen; 1905 words
Summary: „Ah, really? I'm so excited to hear that! I'd always thought being decapitated by a Titan would be my favorite way to die.“
„The disturbing part,“ Levi said, „Is that I honestly can't even tell if you were being sarcastic with that last remark.“