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Probably Not On Purpose by Frea_o
Fandom: Avengers (2012)
Pairing: background Tony/Pepper, but basically gen
Length: ~600
Author Website: AO3 Page
Why this must be read: This fic falls into the very slim folder in my brain of short fics that I needed to read again (and again) because there was so much going on in such few words. This fic takes place post-IM3, and there are spoilers for the movie. It's a great portrayal of the tricky friendship between Natasha and Pepper, and a smart look at Natasha's feelings on being a woman in the world in which she lives.
It makes sense. The cover’s already there, and it’s easy to slip into Natalie’s Louboutins and arrange Pepper’s schedule. In another life, Natasha thinks sometimes, she’d be a personal assistant full time.
Pepper was one that taught her that assistants hold the power, after all, and Natasha’s definitely attracted to power.
Unfortunately, there are other things assistants have to deal with. Idiots, mostly. Your boss’s annoying boyfriend who won’t leave his lab and forgets to eat and sleep, and compares you to angry bees. Dealing with your boss’s sudden temper, which has the ability to literally level buildings.
But Natasha mostly gets by.
Probably Not On Purpose
Pairing: background Tony/Pepper, but basically gen
Length: ~600
Author Website: AO3 Page
Why this must be read: This fic falls into the very slim folder in my brain of short fics that I needed to read again (and again) because there was so much going on in such few words. This fic takes place post-IM3, and there are spoilers for the movie. It's a great portrayal of the tricky friendship between Natasha and Pepper, and a smart look at Natasha's feelings on being a woman in the world in which she lives.
It makes sense. The cover’s already there, and it’s easy to slip into Natalie’s Louboutins and arrange Pepper’s schedule. In another life, Natasha thinks sometimes, she’d be a personal assistant full time.
Pepper was one that taught her that assistants hold the power, after all, and Natasha’s definitely attracted to power.
Unfortunately, there are other things assistants have to deal with. Idiots, mostly. Your boss’s annoying boyfriend who won’t leave his lab and forgets to eat and sleep, and compares you to angry bees. Dealing with your boss’s sudden temper, which has the ability to literally level buildings.
But Natasha mostly gets by.
Probably Not On Purpose