Clio's writing journal

Author: Clio
Title: A Saucer of Milk
Pairing: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Melinda May (gen)
Rating: PG
Summary: Melinda remembers when Maria Hill and Jemma Simmons first came to S.H.I.E.L.D. She was there when Coulson and Barton brought Natasha Romanov in from the cold. But Coulson's latest stray is nothing like those women, and Melinda isn't sure that's such a good thing.
Warning: None applies
Length: 1385
Notes: Written for Yuletide

( four strays )

Author: Clio
Title: Loose and Tight in All the Right Places
Pairing: Pepper/Natasha, Clint/Coulson, Tony/Steve. Also background Thor/Jane, Bruce/Darcy, secret Maria pairing.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The Avengers, led by Tony Stark, have been kicking around the Williamsburg scene for a couple of years now. When bassist Pepper Potts finds them a new guitarist who completely changes their sound, they also get the attention of SHIELD Records' top A&R guy, Nick Fury.
But on the bill with The Avengers on their big night is Spies Become Soldiers, formed by Williamsburg vets Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton, who wanted to take their music in a new direction. They've only been playing together a few months, but they've already got a lot of buzz surrounding them, and the songs to back it up.
So Fury sends them both out on tour, an extended battle of the bands for the one remaining slot in a SHIELD showcase at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin. Which band will end up with the spotlight and record deal? Will they kill each other trying to get there, or be too distracted by romance to bother with fighting? Or is it really all about the music, man?
Warning: (skip) No warnings necessary.
Length: 15,400 words
Notes: Written for marvel_bang, so first thanks go to the lovely mods for running this big bang! Thanks also to amyamy, verity and earlofcardigans for reading early drafts and giving me direction, and to everyone who listened to me yammering about the concept. Stevie in particular was a lot of help in thinking about the music itself. And of course, thanks to ali_wildgoose who is basically the best and most patient beta ever.
End notes detail the music referenced in this story.

( Man, let's just form our own band )

( Musical end notes )

Author: Clio
Title: Please Take Me Along As You Slide On Down
Pairing: Avengers: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Principal Clint Barton took a personal interest in senior Phil Coulson because the kid needed some guidance. Now Phil's off to college, but not without one last visit to the principal's office to say thanks.
Length: 1900 words
Notes: Contains some references to the Ultimate Spider-Man animated show. Thank you weepingnaiad for looking this over! Title from the Steely Dan song "Hey Nineteen." Fulfills the "authority figure" square on my kink bingo card.

( Phil wasn't a bad kid really; he just liked to pretend he didn't care. Clint knew the type. )

Author: Clio
Title: Things That You Might Have Done
Pairing: Avengers: Natasha Romanova/Pepper Potts
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Sometimes when Natasha's on a mission, particularly one that involves seducing someone or other, she finds a little fun of her own. You know, just to balance things out. And when she sees a particularly high class working girl settle down at the bar, well, Natasha thinks she'll be fun to bring down a peg or two.
Length: 2000 words
Notes: Fulfills the "prostitution" square on my kinkbingo card; title of course courtesy Billy Joel. So many thanks to ali_wildgoose for giving it a once-over!

( Natasha, of course, loved bitches. )

Author: Clio
Title: The Shoes Make the Woman
Pairing: Avengers: Natasha Romanova/Pepper Potts
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Experience has taught Natasha that bonding over shoes is a sure way to win over women when you're undercover. She didn't realize that for Pepper, shoes were a little more important than that.
Length: 1600 words
Notes: Fulfills the "foot/shoe fetish" square on my kinkbingo card. So many thanks to ali_wildgoose for giving it a once-over!

( Shoes are the universal app. )

Author: Clio
Title: A High Road Out From Here
Pairing: Phil Coulson/Clint Barton
Rating: PG
Summary: Phil really doesn't want to move offices. And when his new team steps in to make it feel a little more like home, he suspects they were encouraged by a certain archer.
Length: 2200 words.
Notes: Thank you to weepingnaiad and canis_takahari for their encouragement and looking this over. As always SO MANY THANKS to feelschat. Title taken from "A Sort of Homecoming." Time warped to allow for ridiculous self-indulgent references to reality television shows.

( Knowing and being happy about it were two different things. )