As to why I've spent the last month of so cemented to the Avengers area of Ao3...

[skull_bearer]

"It's like you’re casually walking home and then BAM chloroformed and you wake up in a room full of gay superheroes and you don’t know how you got there but you like it."
-    suchalostcreature on Tumblr

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[shadowvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

Not just you! I've been fighting this fandom off tooth and nail, because I already have too many fandoms in my life as it is, and still caught myself enjoying the hell out of hours and hours of fic.

It's funny how many people I haven't shared a fandom with in years flock to this one! The appeal seems to be near-universal. :D

[skull-bearer.livejournal.com]

Which pairing is it for you? I can't see how I'm going to write this, what with all the X-fics still gnawing in my head, but who knows...

[shadowvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm a multishipper, like almost always. ;) It makes me happy that this fandom is all, "Orgies for everyone! \o/" Tony's my favourite, though, so anything involving him makes me extra happy. You? :D

[skull-bearer.livejournal.com]

Tony/Steve for me, no idea why. It just makes me squee happily.

[shadowvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

:D

I think there's a strong "opposites attract" appeal to that pairing. I like Steve -- a lot more than I ever thought I would, considering he's the epitome of wholesomeness. But perhaps that's part of what makes debauching him fun. ;)

[skull-bearer.livejournal.com]

Not sure if that's quite the attraction for me, but yeah, Steve is lovely :D Although I do like fics where he's not entirely naive. Have you read For America (http://archiveofourown.org/works/50735)?