Fic: Adapting to Circumstances (The Avengers AU, Clint/Phil)

Title: Adapting to Circumstances
Author: Morgane (

smilla840)
Fandom: The Avengers
Pairings: Clint/Phil, brief Phil/OFC, background Melinda/Jasper
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~21,500
Summary: If Clint once knew he was born an omega, he’s long since forgotten about it – until he goes into heat and is told the circus is no longer a good place for him. Thrust back into the foster system Clint must now adapt to his new life and learn to accept it’s okay to be different. That’s easier said than done, but luckily his new foster parents are pretty great – and so is his new friendship with the kid who lives next door, Phil.
Kinks/warnings: high school AU, ABO ‘verse, underage sex (both Clint and Phil are 16 when they start dating), awkward first time sex (read: accidental knotting), mild body image issues with an ensuing self-esteem problem, some gender-related bullying and insults, references to mpreg. A note on consent since this is ABO: while Clint does go into heat at the beginning of the story, he doesn’t have sex with anyone under the influence. For that matter, no one has sex with anyone while in heat/rut during the course of this story and there is no consent issue that I can think of.
AN: Once upon a time I thought it would be a good idea to combine two tropes, high school AU and ABO ‘verse, after I found myself wondering how a society might deal with heats/ruts during puberty/teenagehood. What do you do when you’ve got underage kids with a physiological need for sex? This is the result, and I suppose I went with an optimistic view (suppressants for everyone it is!). I also want to apologise for the lack of Natasha in this fic, I needed her for the sequel :)
Thanks to

cpwatcher for the wonderful vid she made along with the banner you can see with the fic!

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