Title: In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury)
Fandom: Mavel: Avengers
Pairing: Gen; Clint/Coulson
Categories: Action/Adventure, Friends, Family, Humor
Length: Epic (56,000+)
Warnings:

Author on LJ: scifigrl47
Website: scifigrl47's Ao3 Page

Summary: Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously. Tony's got people he pays to take care of that kind of thing, and anyway, he's pretty sure that he's going to die of some exotic disease in his workshop, because Dummy's still a little spotty about what is 'clean' enough to put on an open wound. The rest of the Avengers are in this for personal gain, except for Clint, he just enjoys being a dick.

And some things shouldn't be a chore.

Review: This is my new head-canon for the Avengers series. The team is hillarious and marvelously in character; Tony's crazy isn't downplayed but it also isn't turned into an angst fest. From Calsifer the toaster to the Roomba Legion of Doom, the friends Tony builds are all awesome and used to good effect. They all serve to advance the plot, rather than just acting as pets.

Also there is Clint wearing a jeweled crown, Exploration of Bartonia, Tony and Steve being failboats at each other, a shield plan for when Tony goes Super-villain, and Coulson being forced to put up with the adoption of a Roomba Baby.

In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury)