The Avengers Shouldn't Text

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The Avengers Shouldn't Text is a Slice of Life Log Fic Tumblr collection of the earth's mightiest heroes' private text messages. It follows the mundane (but hilarious) text conversations of various characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Captain America (comics), Iron Man, and Thor through their texts.

It can be found here.


Tropes used in The Avengers Shouldn't Text include:

BUT, it’s really not a story for polite company…. It involves copious amounts of liquor, an I Love Lucy marathon, Goldfish crackers and a very creative use of caramel sauce.

  • No Indoor Voice: Thor texts in ALL CAPS. According to Tony, trying to discourage from doing so is a bad idea.
  • Unexplained Recovery: Bucky is inexplicably alive.
  • Unusual Euphemism: As per Captain America: The First Avenger, the word "fondue" appears as one for 'sex' and now all the characters use it. Also "Apple Pie".
  • Texting: All the conversations.
  • The Unintelligible: Bucky, who apparently has trouble texting on his phone. The words are so mangled it's hard to read. Also apparently his phone keep auto-texting "Knives" and "Knifing" and "Fucking Tony Stark" in the place of other words.
  • Yaoi Guys: Cap and Tony are together. It's actually pretty adorable.