The Avengers (2012 film)/Fanfic Recs

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These are recommendations made by Tropers for Fan Fics, all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. No-name recommendations will be Zapped (wiki). Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be.

General Fics
''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''

Loki and the Penguin Liberation Front by LulaMadison
 * Recommended by Casual Banshee
 * Status: Complete
 * Pairings: None
 * Synopsis: Penguins in zoos all over the world suddenly vanish. The Avengers are sent to investigate.
 * Tags: Humor, crack.

You'll Find the Bright Places by Black Eyed Girl
 * Recommended by Zephyr7
 * Status: Complete
 * Synopsis: Fury temples his fingers together. “Tell me how this started?” Phil tries to give a reasonable report of today's incident. As he spent most of his day trying to keep grade-school aged versions of his team away from a team of gunmen, he has only limited success.

Dopplegangers by nom*stars
 * Recommended by Zephyr7
 * Status: Complete
 * Synoposis: Steve makes the mistake of taking Thor to the zoo. Tony makes the mistake of buying nine penguins. Everyone else thinks they’ve made the mistake of joining the Avengers in the first place

Shipping Fics
Metal Heart by tonystarktheautobot
 * Recommended by feral
 * Status: Ongoing
 * Pairings: Tony/Bruce, Steve/Thor, Natasha/Pepper
 * Synopsis: The Avengers struggle to get along as a new enemy approaches, an enemy Tony is dangerously vulnerable to. Saving the world was the easy part; saving each other is much harder.
 * Tags: Continuation Fic, Slash Fic, drama, angst