The Avengers, 4 recs, Darcy Lewis/various

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Fandom Category: The Avengers (2012)
Pairing: Darcy Lewis / Steve "Captain America" Rogers
Fic Title: An Old Solution
Author: listedheart
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/282726
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit
Genre: Humor, romance
WIP?: No.

Why This Must Be Read: There are a lot of authors who do Darcy's voice well (see below), but this one gets Steve right, too. And their subsequent interactions, from history lessons to the sexy bits, are spot-on. And kinda hot.

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Fandom Category: The Avengers (2012)
Pairing: Darcy Lewis / Clint "Hawkeye" Barton (Jane Foster/Thor, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, and others in the background)
Fic Title: Gift of Asylum
Author: carleton97, Sister_Wolf
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/231335
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit
Genre: Humor, romance, adventure
WIP?: Sadly, yes.

Why This Must Be Read: This was the fic that convinced me how entirely awesome Darcy/Clint was, is, and should be. I particularly enjoy that Darcy's given a real role to play in SHIELD here, and that she's a part of the team despite the fact that her only superpower is mad organizational skills. Also, the sequence in the beginning where the pair hooks up in a bar is a pretty decent PWP on its own!

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Fandom Category: The Avengers (2012)
Pairing: Darcy Lewis / Clint "Hawkeye" Barton (others in the background)
Fic Title: Talking Trash and Wasting Time
Author: victoria_p
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/284475
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit
Genre: Humor, romance, friendship
WIP?: No.

Why This Must Be Read: The Avengers and company go out drinking on a regular basis, and forget the het bits--that alone should be enough. As the author said, this fic is "The one where all the Avengers act like Darcy is a bro and Clint is really bad at flirting." But there's a good deal of my favorite Avengers couple drifting slowly and believably toward each other.

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Fandom Category: The Avengers (2012)
Pairing: Darcy Lewis / Clint "Hawkeye" Barton
Fic Title: Even a Miracle Needs a Hand
Author: victoria_p
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/301022
Rating/Warning(s): G
Genre: Humor, romance, family
WIP?: No.

Why This Must Be Read: Clint gets volunteered to pose as Darcy's boyfriend when she goes home for Christmas. Turns out there might be more realness than not to their "relationship." Darcy's family is a cadre of wonderfully hewn OCs, and her slow-burn romance with Clint is a standout among many.