Older authors

[dhrachth.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for MCU canon based fics written by authors who are firmly in the adult age bracket. Speranza would be a great example of the demographic I'm looking for. Nothing against young authors. Some of them have written fantastic fics, and we all have to start somewhere. But, as someone who is well past college age, I get tired of reading fics where the characters are depicted as 10+ years younger than they actually are because the author doesn't have the life experience to realize that adult professionals wouldn't behave that way.

I prefer gen or Steve/Bucky--but anything other than Thor/Loki and Steve/Tony works for me.

Comments

[dinara-n.livejournal.com]

Chance (http://archiveofourown.org/works/780222)
Operation Spring (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2601185)

I'll be back later with more.

[dhrachth.livejournal.com]

Just finished Operation Spring and really enjoyed it. I'll give Chance a try tomorrow. Thanks for the recs.

[dinara-n.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it and you are welcome. Here are other stories I could remember (I don't actually know how old the authors are but I'd be surprised if they are younger than late twenties):

The Undone Universe (http://archiveofourown.org/works/548610) (Tony and Steve, post-Avengers. OK, this one is a little bit Steve/Tony: Tony is attracted to Steve, at least a couple of alternate Steves are in love with their Tonys; but otherwise it's pretty much gen)

Responsible Science (http://archiveofourown.org/series/21267) (Bruce and others, post-Avengers)

No Such Liberty (http://archiveofourown.org/works/461963) (Thor and Loki, post-Avengers)

The Hero's Journey; or: What Jasper Sitwell Did Last Summer (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2219814) (Jasper and others; humor; written post-CATWS)

happy is what happens when your dreams come true (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1732475) (Steve and Bucky, post-CATWS)

Written in Blood and Bone (http://archiveofourown.org/works/2316437) (Steve, Bucky and Natasha, post-CATWS)

your blue-eyed boys (http://archiveofourown.org/series/107477) (Steve/Bucky, post-CATWS)

[(Anonymous)]

Almost anything by Domenika Marzione should fit your request. They come from a military background which lends a lot of veracity to their work.

http://archiveofourown.org/users/domarzione/pseuds/Domenika%20Marzione/works?fandom_id=1001939

Not terribly active lately in MCU stuff, but she did a couple of really good long pieces prior to the last few movies.

[dhrachth.livejournal.com]

I read their SGA fic. Didn't realize there was any MCU stuff. I'm looking forward to checking it out.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

I'm 56, and most of what I've written is MCU.

Ellid (http://archiveofourown.org/users/Ellidfics/works)

[dhrachth.livejournal.com]

I just stayed up way past my bedtime reading Captain Fraudulent.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

You just made my day :)

(now, get some sleep....:) )

[(Anonymous)]

I'd also like to suggest Kryptaria on AO3.

Cheers,
Caelulum

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

copperbadge (http://archiveofourown.org/users/copperbadge/pseuds/copperbadge) is an excellent writer who writes a wide range of pairings and ratings. His storytelling is solid and his characterisation and dialogue are nuanced and realistic.

And if self recs are okay, I turn thirty-five in a few weeks: IamShadow21 (http://archiveofourown.org/users/IamShadow21)

[dhrachth.livejournal.com]

I read copperbadge's Harry Potter stuff, I'll definitely have to check out their MCU work.

Your fic with all the pie eating was awesome.

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

If you liked his Potter stuff, you should like his MCU stuff. He's a great writer.

Awww, thank you! I had a lot of fun writing it.

[inkvoices]

In addition to the above, these lovely ladies are all either in their thirties or over, or (are in their late twenties or in their thirties i'm not sure but) write adult characters maturely. Disclaimer: I am a fan of all their stories :)

alphaflyer - http://archiveofourown.org/users/AlphaFlyer/pseuds/AlphaFlyer

geckoholic - http://archiveofourown.org/users/geckoholic/pseuds/geckoholic

paperclipbitch - http://archiveofourown.org/users/paperclipbitch/pseuds/paperclipbitch/works?fandom_id=414093

igrockspock - http://archiveofourown.org/users/igrockspock/pseuds/igrockspock

_samalander - http://archiveofourown.org/users/samalander/pseuds/samalander

franztastisch - http://archiveofourown.org/users/CloudAtlas/works

[magic-7-words.livejournal.com]

Self-rec, so take it with a grain of salt, but I also get frustrated by immature characters so *hopefully* I'd realize if I were writing them myself. (Except for the fic where they're 15. I tried for just a little immaturity there.) And it's all Steve/Bucky. WishingStar (http://archiveofourown.org/users/WishingStar)

[dhrachth.livejournal.com]

Self recs are good. Mouth-to-Mouth is cute.