Leverage OT3 Recs: The Return

Leverage OT3 Recs: The Return

About two years ago, I made a series of Leverage OT3 fic rec posts that are still being reblogged in the fandom today. That’s great! But some really good Leverage OT3 fic has been written since 2016, so it’s time for an update, everybody!

a chair is not a house by greenurr (7,634 words)

An AU where the OT3 are not world-famous criminals, but manage to get together anyway. I love that this fic really delves into Eliot’s status as a war veteran and what that could mean for him. The sex is also scorching hot.

A Trio in Orange by ijemanja (1,664 words)

Just three really cute vignettes about the OT3 eating breakfast. Pure domestic fluff.

and sat him doon at her bed feet by takiki16 (1,875 words)

Three vignettes about each of the OT3 being a selkie, and how their partners respond to that. Quietly beautiful.

Birthdays and Blowtorches by page_runner

Eliot refuses to say what his birthday is. Hardison takes it as a challenge. Fluffy and very, very funny.

Eliot Spencer’s Good Day by Ramblingandpie (3,456 words)

Like so many of my fave OT3 fics, it’s established relationship, just a nice day in the life of Eliot Spencer. He cooks, he exercises, he gets a massage, he has great sex with his partners. It feels very sweet and everyday.

The Food Cart Job by page_runner (21,452 words)

This isn’t so much an OT3 fic as a rollicking romp of a post-canon casefic where it’s just taken as a given in the background that the OT3 are together. Peggy comes to Portland, befriends Eliot, and gets entangled in a food cart conspiracy.

For Morale by lbmisscharlie (5,179 words)

This fic is focused on the Eliot/Hardison leg of the triangle, but is still very much an OT3 fic. In this fic, Hardison and Eliot start hooking up casually in S3, then start to catch feelings, and then Parker joins the fray. It’s funny and sexy and the Hardison POV is so vivid.

If We Go, We Go Together by mardia (2,142 words)

An AU where Sophie, Eliot, and Parker are werewolves. Hardison makes it work with Eliot and Parker across species lines. It’s really cute.

In Bloom by celestialskiff (3,855 words)

The OT3, 15 years post-canon. They’ve gotten out of the crime game, dealing with middle age and the consequences of the job, but still loving each other and doing good in the world. Achingly tender and sweet.

Motion Parallax by Laughsalot3412 (8,606 words)

I liked this fic so much I recorded a podfic of it. It’s Amy Palavi POV on the OT3 getting together post-canon. It’s also a casefic where the OT3 have to help Amy. Satisfying on both the case and the romance fronts.

Solicited Noods by lynne_monstr (9,663 words)

Another fic that’s more of a post-canon casefic with the OT3 taken as given in the background. I love the easy way the OT3 work together and believe in each other.

Triptych by Thorinsmut (29,802 words)

Like all of Thorinsmut’s Leverage fic, this fic is so good, so hot, and slots very smoothly into canon. The OT3 get together, Eliot gets cold feet, and Parker and Hardison have to figure out why.

Volta by greywash (1,769 words)

A story about the Leverage OT3 aging, and what that means for Eliot most of all. I love how greywash portrays Eliot’s way of breaking it to his partners that he can’t fight anymore.

The Way Back by Raine_Wynd (36,890 words)

The OT3 are together, but Eliot hasn’t told his partners anything about his family. That is forced to change when Eliot’s brother gets into the kind of trouble only Leverage can solve. I really liked reading about Eliot reconciling these two aspects of his life.

Leverage    ↳   4.10 The Queen’s Gambit Job

Dylan Bonner  -  https://dylanbonner90.tumblr.com  -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-bonner-b6526936  -  https://www.instagram.com/dylanbonner90/?hl=es  -  http://dylanbonner.blogspot.com  -  https://www.dylanbonnerart.com  -  https://linktr.ee/dylanbonner90  -  https://www.facebook.com/dylanbonnerart  -  https://twitter.com/dylanbonner90?lang=es

Thank you Maine Millennial for this efficient summary of Leverage

Things Clone Troopers do to subtly annoy their Jedi, without it seeming like they’re doing it on purpose:

-Constantly pretend the Jedi got their names wrong and gently correcting them

-(Commanders and ARC troopers): switch which shoulder the pauldron is on, and when questioned, act like it’s always been there

-tell wildly different stories about the meanings of certain hairstyles or tattoos

-clear your throat every time your Jedi says a certain word during a briefing

-yell “YES SIR” as loudly as possible, no matter how close your Jedi is standing

-talk loudly to each other about the Force, getting things as wrong as possible, within earshot of as many Jedi as you can

-whenever a Jedi gives you Sage Jedi Advice ™ turn to the nearest brother, tears in your eyes and go “so wise. So knowing. My life is changed. I am hydrated” etc.

-walk down the hallway past your Jedi, making random absurd mouthsounds to your brothers. Claim it’s a Unique Clone Language. Change the nonsense syllables every time and see how many Unique Clone Languages you can convince them you have.

-Whenever anyone mentions Yoda, say “Force rest his soul”. Keep doing it no matter how many times your Jedi insists that Yoda isn’t dead.

-”99 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL, 99 BOTTLES OF BEEEEER-”

-choose a random, innocuous phrase, like “extra charge packs”, and whenever anyone says it, for whatever reason, burst into laughter and roll around on the ground like it’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard in your life. If questioned, say “oh, it’s just a clone joke, sir, you wouldn’t get it”

-Choose a random, less innocuous word, like “cockles” and see how many times you can work it into a mission report, debriefing, or planning session without arousing suspicion

-coordinate with every single other trooper on the ship to simultaneously drop whatever they’re holding at the exact same time

-(Cody): sneak into Obi-Wan’s quarters whenever he leaves and trim off the bottom inch or so of all of his tunics. See if he notices before he ends up wearing crop-tops.

-(Rex): get Hardcase to wire a mouse droid to untie Anakin’s bootlaces and re-tie them together. If you time it right, he doesn’t notice until he tries to take a step.

-constantly confuse Jedi with other Jedi, pretend to be as bad at telling them apart as most non-clones are at telling clones apart.

-fake absurd over-the-top hero worship, for another unit’s Jedi, post fanart in places where your own Jedi will see it regularly

-Convince your Jedi that today is a Special Clone Holiday, and we just can’t work today sir, not on Jango Day. See how many fake Clone Holidays you can convince them to let you take off.

“what are you reading?”

“its a…online book.”