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Crane spends Christmas with the Mills sisters. Oh heart.

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Steve and Bucky decorate for Christmas rather haphazardly. Aw.

Aw, the Avengers watch White Christmas and everyone has a lot of feels. ♥TEAM♥

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It's Big Block of Cheese Day in the Santos White House. I draw a million sparkly hearts around this story. So perfectly THEM. Leo would be SO PROUD. *sniffle*

"When I was young, many centuries ago, my companions and I traveled to the realm of Nidavellir on a quest." James blinks. "A quest." "There was a monstrous beast ravaging the dwarven villages," Thor explains, as though that makes what he's saying any less ridiculous. "Every night it hunted. It sought men, women, and children for its prey, injuring some and killing many others, but none who survived could describe what manner of creature it was. The dwarves called to Asgard for help." "Sure," says James, after a beat, because apparently he isn't hallucinating this. Thor, Norse god of thunder, alien from outer space, Avenger and temporary bodyguard, is having story time in his hospital room. "Good idea. That'd be my first thought too." The Winter Soldier is sent to kill Captain America. He can't quite manage to do it. Oh, Bucky.

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Steve gets angry when Bucky almost gets killed. Rough sex ensues. Hot and sweet.

"You keep - ow! - ace bandages inside your jacket?" Felicity is mind-boggled by this. "Like - inside?" "Yes," Oliver says calmly, like this is no big deal at all, like it's totally normal for somebody to sew medical supplies into custom-made Italian businesswear, like everybody does it and Felicity is the one who's weird for questioning it. This was funny and sweet and super hot and I enjoyed it immensely.

During the events of The Avengers, Steve finds more than HYDRA weaponry on the Helicarrier. Oh, Steve. Oh, Bucky.

"This is going to hurt," Howard says. "And I'm going to remind you one more time that god knows what this black market shit might end up doing to you and ask you one last time if you've changed your mind." Peggy takes a version of the serum. She meets some interesting people along the way. Oh heart.

Bucky picks up his beer for a sip. It must be good beer, the way he tips his head back for a deeper drink, lips opening to let more of the neck of the bottle slide between them. The cold glass is green, his mouth redder by contrast, wet with condensation when he lets the bottle slip free. Steve doesn't mean to stare. He tells himself it's the artist in him, that it's fascinating the way Bucky's mouth is almost too pretty for a man's, pouty and curving like something you would draw. Bucky's too well-trained now not to feel Steve's eyes. He meets them from across the room and slowly brings the bottle to his mouth again for another drink. His lips wrap greedy and tight around the glass, his throat working to swallow. Steve's face goes hot, mortified that he immediately thinks of Bucky's lips somewhere else. Bucky keeps distracting Steve with his mouth. Hotness ensues.

Adorable Peter/Johnny identity porn shenanigans. Johnny hooks up with Peter, but then thinks Peter is in love with Spider-Man. Aw heart.

Gentle, lovely look at Steve and Bucky finally realizing they're in love.

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Really lovely Steve/Peggy from Peggy's POV.

Tim and Cass. Batgirl and Robin. Learning to be brother and sister. Oh my heart.

Jason and Cass bond at Costco. *sobs happily*

Exactly what it says on the tin. Aw. Abbie gets used to Ichabod and Ichabod gets used to the 21st c.

“What the actual fuck am I supposed to do with a puppy? [...] What, no answer!” “It’s a puppy,” says Bruce, feeling confused. “You feed it, you walk it, you take it to the park and play fetch…?” “Are. You. Serious.” Jason grates out. “It’s a puppy,” Bruce says again. “They don’t come with more detailed instruction manuals!” Oh Bruce. The emotional gut punch comes right at the top of this story (and it really is a nasty punch), and then irnan makes it better with puppies and Batfamily hilarity.

He almost left Pepper. He's talking about shawarma, and everyone's laughing, but on the inside he's thinking about the terrible, no-good, very bad thing he almost did -- he almost died without telling Pepper how much he loves her. Does she know? She might not; he left her on a roof top once after all, and there was that one time he tried to buy her strawberries... And that time he forgot her birthday. Make that six birthdays. Okay, eleven. Almost every birthday for as long as he's known her. Fuck, he thinks. He's got to do more for Pepper. Tony's working on this whole being a good boyfriend thing. Pepper appreciates the effort. Oh my heart. *sniffle*

Bruce comes back from Europe and tries to find a place for himself in his kids' lives. Oh Bruce. He does try. He means well.

Bucky turned it over and over in his head that Steve had never been with a girl. It had honestly just never occurred to him, because it was Steve and Bucky thought Steve was just about the greatest guy in town. Everyone else should have thought that too. Sweet, achy first time for Steve and Bucky. Oh heart.

Highly enjoyable Avengers/James Bond crossover set post-Skyfall but pre-Iron Man. Barton and Bond team up to foil a HYDRA scheme, but a mysterious redheaded third party throws some complications into the mix. This is a really fun read.

Matter-of-factly hot Moneypenny/Bond.

Steve and Darcy wake up married in Vegas. Shenanigans - including a bonus road trip - ensue. This is hilarious and adorable and full of FEELS.

Really fantastic Steve/Bucky/Natasha, where Steve and Natasha get involved (Steve is the sweetest sub ever and Natasha appreciates that), and then team up to track down the Winter Soldier. So many hearts for this story!

per the summary: Steve has criteria for losing his virginity. Bucky knows somebody who meets them. if by "knows" you mean "is" and Bucky does. pretty much what it says on the tin. hot and sweet.