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Dusty Souls by zihna (PG-13)
Fandom: Avengers
Pairing: Steve/Tony, Clint/Natasha
Length: 8,522
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Spoilers for the movie
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zihna
Author Website: zihna on AO3
Summary: "You’re an idiot," Lucy says, watching him with her head between her paws, "just so you know."
"Yeah," Steve mutters. "I know."
Why this must be read: Zihna is one of the authors who keeps coming back to daemon AUs. She has several that are amazing (and I might rec more), but I find this to be my absolutely favorite Steve/Tony daemon fic. The characterization in this entire series is phenomenal. Everyone is fantastic, which is saying something considering this was written in the movieverse before the movie came out. It's a gorgeously written study on each of the characters, how they interact with each other, and how they view themselves. The daemons were obviously picked with great care, and they each bring out something hidden in their humans. Steve and Tony, in particular, are basically flawless. Their daemons interact in ways that had me alternating between angsting and squeeing. Zihna had great ideas for dealing with daemons for Natasha, Thor, and Loki that I found myself drawn to. If you're a fan of Avengers at all, you've got to check this one out.
One important note here is that the concept of Dust from HDM is used in a rather important way. In case you don't know, Dust is the metaphysical/spiritual substance from which daemons are made out of. In HDM canon Dust represents sin (perhaps even original sin, Adam and Eve and all of that) and is considered a topic that is taboo--you don't talk about it, you don't study it, you don't even think about it. Hopefully that clears up some points in the fic!
Dusty Souls
Note: This is (yet again) another series of fics that the author lists as WIPs but can actually be viewed as complete. I only have guesses as to why series of stand-alones are so popular in daemon AUs, but just know that (as with the others) each fic can be read apart from the others. This series does have a plotline running throughout, but it's a subtle one that isn't necessary to follow in order to enjoy each fic. The series is as follows: that by any other name, these days of dust that we've known, and the shade and the shadows thrown.
Pairing: Steve/Tony, Clint/Natasha
Length: 8,522
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Spoilers for the movie
Author on LJ:
zihnaAuthor Website: zihna on AO3
Summary: "You’re an idiot," Lucy says, watching him with her head between her paws, "just so you know."
"Yeah," Steve mutters. "I know."
Why this must be read: Zihna is one of the authors who keeps coming back to daemon AUs. She has several that are amazing (and I might rec more), but I find this to be my absolutely favorite Steve/Tony daemon fic. The characterization in this entire series is phenomenal. Everyone is fantastic, which is saying something considering this was written in the movieverse before the movie came out. It's a gorgeously written study on each of the characters, how they interact with each other, and how they view themselves. The daemons were obviously picked with great care, and they each bring out something hidden in their humans. Steve and Tony, in particular, are basically flawless. Their daemons interact in ways that had me alternating between angsting and squeeing. Zihna had great ideas for dealing with daemons for Natasha, Thor, and Loki that I found myself drawn to. If you're a fan of Avengers at all, you've got to check this one out.
One important note here is that the concept of Dust from HDM is used in a rather important way. In case you don't know, Dust is the metaphysical/spiritual substance from which daemons are made out of. In HDM canon Dust represents sin (perhaps even original sin, Adam and Eve and all of that) and is considered a topic that is taboo--you don't talk about it, you don't study it, you don't even think about it. Hopefully that clears up some points in the fic!
Dusty Souls
Note: This is (yet again) another series of fics that the author lists as WIPs but can actually be viewed as complete. I only have guesses as to why series of stand-alones are so popular in daemon AUs, but just know that (as with the others) each fic can be read apart from the others. This series does have a plotline running throughout, but it's a subtle one that isn't necessary to follow in order to enjoy each fic. The series is as follows: that by any other name, these days of dust that we've known, and the shade and the shadows thrown.