Nov. 22nd, 2013

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This story is a sequel to "Love Is for Children," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," and "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," "Birthday Girl," and "No Winter Lasts Forever."

Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, Betty Ross, JARVIS, Bucky Barnes, Virginia "Pepper" Potts.
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Inferences of past child abuse, mind control, and other torture. Current environment is supportive.
Summary: Bucky has a bad day when his memory won't boot up quite right. This makes other people stressed out too. Attempts to help are partially successful, but then the team dynamics go severely pear-shaped.
Notes: Asexual character (Clint). Aromantic character (Natasha). Asexual relationship. Sibling relationships. Fix-it. Teamwork. Vulgar language. Flangst. Hurt/Comfort. Fear of loss. Friendship. Confusion. Memory loss. Nonsexual ageplay. Making up for lost time. Self-harm. Tony!whump. Tony Stark has a heart. Tony doesn't like being handed things. Howard Stark's A+ parenting. Games. Trust issues. Consent. Safety and security. Artificial intelligence. Food issues. Multiplicity/Plurality. Non-sexual touching and intimacy. Yoga. Communication. Personal growth. Cooking. Americana. Family of choice. Feels. #coulsonlives.

Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part 22, Part 23, Part 24, Part 25, Part 26, Part 27, Part 28, Part 29, Part 30, Part 31, Part 32, Part 33, Part 34, Part 35, Part 36, Part 37, Part 38, Part 39, Part 40, Part 41, Part 42, Part 43, Part 44. Skip to Part 47, Part 48Part 49Part 50.

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... don't always go together.

The main issue I see here is that sexual connections are privileged over everything else, not just socially, but legally.  That creates the potential  for stability that nothing else is permitted to do.  If you think there are substitutes, look at how homosexuals have fought tooth and nail for that shiny little ring that makes a world of difference in being able to function or even survive in society.  Not only is it difficult to find a life partner who will make a long-term commitment on anything other than copulation, but if you do, your partnership has no social recognition.  No legal weight except what little you can cobble together with contracts and orders that -- remember the gays? -- frankly people ignore a lot of the time because they don't consider anything but heteroSEXUAL bonding to be real.  It's bullshit.  But it controls a majority of what happens.

I think that's wrong.  I'd like to see more alternatives.  But most folks would rather promote a system with a high failure rate rather than try to find something that actually works.

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