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frea_o

[fic] Counterfeit and Counterpart

Aug 20, 2013 10:50

Title: Counterfeit and Counterpart
Fandom: The Avengers
Rating: PG-13, T, very soft R for violence
Warnings: Mentions of past child abuse including implied non-con (nothing described in graphic detail), canon-appropriate violence, swearing
Pairings: Maria Hill & Natasha Romanoff, Natasha Romanoff/Clint Barton, Maria Hill & Clint Barton, Maria Hill/ ( Read more... )

avengers fic, maria hill, avengers, fic, steve rogers, nick miller, natasha romanoff, clint barton

Comments 7

andersenmom August 20 2013, 23:51:00 UTC

THAT was hilarious. And wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed it. So wonderfully done.

I did find a typo: in the paragraph where Natasha has gone to get Clint, and the comment about nothing having blown up yet (in Oregon), you have "Clint and Barton", and I expect you wanted one of those to be Natasha's name?

frea_o August 21 2013, 01:47:25 UTC

Aw, thanks! It was a solid month of writing, I'm just happy to have it posted. It feels strange because I wrote it so long ago and now it's making the rounds and I'm deep in another story.

Thanks for the catch on the typo. I've fixed it on the AO3. :)

hufflepuffsneak August 21 2013, 06:54:04 UTC

Wow. Just wow, that was a great fic. Loved seeing events from Hill's perspective. And Natasha staying in character at the bar was priceless.

A good look at two complex ladies, and how friendship can be spiky sometimes. :)

frea_o August 21 2013, 11:58:56 UTC

Thanks! My beta gave me crap for that scene, actually. "Why's she staying in character if nobody else is?" "...because it's fun, dammit." (I love my beta, but he's really better for Chuck stuff. He read this story and didn't pick up my time cues with the aircraft carrier turned Helicarrier turned down for maintenance)

Thanks for the comment! I love that description, "spiky." It totally fits the two of them. They don't want to be friends, but somehow they just can't help themselves.

hufflepuffsneak August 21 2013, 22:41:25 UTC

Because it's fun damnit! - how fandom should be :)

Now I'm really excited for Cap 2. Bonding road trip is headcanon, unless specifically stated otherwise :)

crazy4orcas September 2 2013, 03:25:25 UTC

Bravo! Consider this a standing ovation! I'm somewhat awestruck at just how fabulous this was.

Again with those little details that you weave into the story so well, especially those that make repeat appearances. Loved the hints with the carrier-to-helicarrier as time progressed. Everything was spot on -- great dialogue, great characterizations, loved the pace of the fic, and the roadtrip was a unexpected twist but yet totally in character.

And then with the reveal about Larisa, I had to go back and skim the first part again to look at Natasha with that frame of reference in mind. Another great twist.

I imagine you're probably really tired/fed up with requests for a sequel, but I would seriously consider offering cold hard cash for a detailed fic about their return trip through the south. ;)

(It's my own little bit of fic-headcannon that Maria and Steve were gracious enough not to mention the beard-burn Natasha was sporting on her neck when she and Clint showed up at the end. ;) )

ETA -- and the artwork was gorgeous!

frea_o September 3 2013, 14:39:41 UTC

Aww, now I'm blushing. I don't think I've ever gotten a standing ovation before. It's funny you mention the evolution of the aircraft carrier because, hilariously, while my beta reader was editing this, he kept trying to change aircraft carrier to "helicarrier" and I was like, dude, didn't you even read the story? I dropped hints like Maria training up a class of engineers (that built the helicarrier), the team being in flux because something big was being built...I mean, I don't know how to spell it out more clearly without actually saying, "And then they built the helicarrier ( ... )