Holiday Fic Rec

[renoirkmk.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm looking for some Avengers holidays stories. I'd like ones that:
1. Take place around Christmas
2. Preferably deal with Steve's reaction to a 21st century Christmas
3. Have the other Avengers explaining Christmas to Thor
4. Have the Avengers reminiscing about their favorite Christmas traditions
5. Are preferably gen, but can have romantic pairings just not as the main focus
6. Are complete and well written

Thank you!

Comments

[magic-7-words.livejournal.com]

This is slightly cracky, but you might enjoy it nonetheless: http://archiveofourown.org/works/577063 (Thor has a surprising reaction to Santa Claus.)

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

Not the OP, but thanks for the rec. I remember being utterly bemused when I read that the Norse myths about Odin's Wild Hunt were part of the basis for Santa Claus, and I was delighted to see someone has taken this theme for a fic. :-)

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

I remembered this one as having more actual Christmas content than it does, but it may still fill your rec for the scene where Thor and Steve visit FAO Schwartz alone:
"Blinded by a Thousand Lights" by Lady Charity
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8393153/1/
He was Captain America, the supersoldier, the man out of time. He was Thor Odinson, god of thunder, the golden crown prince. But sometimes they were able to catch their breath and were just two men trying to find their way through the world.

Also, I particularly liked Thor's conversation with Natasha in this one:
Prince of Peace
http://archiveofourown.org/works/610592
Thor's first Christmas on Midgard leaves him feeling out of place until he figures out where he really should be.