fic rec o’ the day

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Exclusive, by copperbadge

This is the one where a reporter comes and stays with the Avengers for two weeks. (Also the one with virtual baseball and Hulk having playtime.) I like this fic because really, nothing happens — it’s the ultimate kitchen table story.

The rest of the meal is spent listening to Thor retell the story of the Battle of Manhattan between bites of food. He recites in what seems to be flawless iambic pentameter, but for a man whose chosen weapon is a hammer, there is a certain subtlety to his language. The story makes for good material, even for those who were there on the front lines. Hawkeye and Rogers listen raptly; Stark and Black Widow seem mostly amused. Potts murmurs with Banner from time to time. I wonder how often they’re treated to Thor’s epics.

“One time, he spent an hour recounting the saga of his first visit to a grocery store,” Black Widow tells me in an undertone, once we’ve applauded the performance. “It’s strangely compelling.”

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