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@mambapools Magpie you made me revisit this AU, now you get to see it drawn with my current skill
Senator Midoriya of Alderaan and Jedi bodyguard Shouto, feat. Some lightsaber blades that I’m completely in love with.
If you’re gonna hit like, please do me a favor and reblog while you’re there! It helps more people to see my art and I really appreciate it •w•
#bnha#tododeku#eclipse drew a thing#star wars au#bnha fanart#midoriya izuku#todoroki shouto#I’ve been on such a free kick lately that I haven’t drawn these two in a while#I also have a ton of free Star Wars AU art that I need to post too#maybe I’ll post that all later today#still so happy with those lightsabers they look soooo awesome
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[ID in undercut]
My reverse AU Darlings Part 2: Zaraphim 🥰🥰
If you have any questions about them feel free to ask. I'd love to answer them :] Also his main hair and sunglasses are different now compared to when I originally drew this because I still had no idea what I was doing with his design.
[ID: A character sheet of my Reverse AU Crowley, Zaraphim. They are the angel from Heaven stationed on Earth in London. He has a half up style, gold sunglasses, freckles, a gold nose ring, gold earings, white and blue angel bites, and a gold cross necklace. He also has a tongue piercing and wears various amounts of rings and bracelets and colored nails. Her clothes consist of a grey turtleneck, a muted or olive green cardigan, tan trousers, and grey zipped boots. There are various doodles around the main full body; A profile of him with short hair and lipstick, a front facing head with their tongue sticking out to see their piercing, a close up of their eyes which are multicolored and change depending on Zaraphim's mental state, A potted plant with gems surrounding it, a chibi doodle of them with their wings out, they are black with stardust covering them and eyes all around them and fiery glowing hair, another chibi of them on their knees and crying gold tears that go up, another chibi of Zaraphim chilling, A close up of their hands that are covered in accessories but only one is important and that is a sapphire with pearls surrounding it, a close up of Zaraphim's ass that has a tattoo that says "Frostie" in white, that is Zaraphim's pet name for Ario, and a final chibi of him looking surprised because they picked up Ario's flaming sword. There is a big box with more information; Phillip Z. Zaraphim (P.Z.Z) During the war: Avoided most of it because they were painting stars while it was happening. He didn't take the idea of angels fighting amongst themselves seriously. She genuinely thought it was a joke she just didn't understand. It wasn't until later when another angel finally came to look for her, that she realized what had just occurred. They were put in as a recovery angel and helped to heal all the angels that were hurt during the war. Ex Star maker. Found Ario's sword and gave it to Adam and Eve. They were originally supposed to be given a weapon but they never took it because they thought nothing could hurt them. He works as a bartender at a nearby pub and is good friends with the owner. When they pass away Zaraphim promised to take the place. Her flat is an aesthetic piece of comfort covered in plants, art, and trinkets. It is more of a storage than a home but it makes her happy. Truly channels their inner office angel when dealing with their plants. They don't like slack offs and will make them suffer through a lecture/ 'talking to' or angry screaming (depending on the plant) if needed. Some of those rants will turn into terrible motivational speeches. He does give praise out but only to the most worthy of plants. Just generally talks to their plants, they know all about Ario. He collects crystals and gems and such. They know all about what they do but he doesn't use or buy them for those reasons. They just like pretty things. They met Madame Tracy at an occulty type store and they became friends. That's how they know Shadwell. She loves making art just as much as they love collecting it and they have dabbled in tons of different artistic mediums over the years. The Bentley is alive and her name is Daria. She is a troll and we love her. /End ID]
#good omens#crowley#aziraphale#ineffable husbands#blazenfire223#blazenfire223's art#good omens art stuffs#good omens reverse au#azicrow#ID is very long..
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I should be doing my APUSH work right now but if I have to read one more sentence about Columbus I will tear out my own eyeballs so-
Summer Camp AU
feat. Dream Team, BBH, Sleepy Bois, Tommy and Tubbo, Fundy and Eret
DREAM
One of the boy’s cabins counselors, helps out at the waterfront sometimes
Has this white snapback hat with a black smiley face embroidered on the front, refuses to take it off, somehow never gets dirty
Also this lime green sweatshirt, he wears it around his waist if it gets too hot though
Often paired with George as co-counselors, they’re absolutely chaotic together but surprisingly good at leading the campers, they’ve got the whole play-fighting dynamic going on and nobody is really sure if they’re dating or not, they wear each other’s clothes so often they just share a dresser at this point
Whenever there’s a spider or a bug in the cabin Dream is the designated one to kill it (or take it outside)
Actually really close friends with Techno but they have a whole fake rivalry going on at camp for the ✨ drama ✨ (not really, they just got in an argument once and it spread across the entire camp, now it’s basically just part of camp lore that they’re ‘enemies’)
They play it up a ton at camp events and team games, but they almost always sneak out to the docks at midnight after and talk for hours
Dream and Sapnap together almost always means trouble
They’ve been friends for as long as anyone can remember
The shenanigans they get up to usually ends with them both on kitchen duty
Loves climbing trees?? Can be found just chilling in trees sometimes
Known for being a really cool camp counselor though, intimidatingly tall and won’t hesitate to step in when breaking up a fight or disagreement, has a way with kids
GEORGE
Also a boy’s counselor
George has these awful white sunglasses he won from an arcade on a staff trip, nobody has ever seen him without them, he wears them on his face when he’s in a bad mood (only Dream can talk to him without being ignored when this happens)
George is known for being a stickler for the rules, but surprisingly he’s often the counselor who starts the annual prank war, he somehow managed to dye Dream’s hair bright green in his sleep once
A bit awkward with the campers, but he loosens up around Dream and Sapnap
Constantly steals Dream’s green sweatshirt
Makes Dream and Sapnap friendship bracelets once, is a flustered mess when he gives the bracelets to them, muttering excuses about them looking terrible because he’s colorblind, Dream and Sapnap wear them on their wrists at all times (even though the colors clash just a little bit)
SAPNAP
Also a boy’s counselor, hosts the game nights in the main lodge every week
Has a white bandana tied around his forehead, Dream yanks it down over his eyes sometimes and they end up chasing each other around the camp for hours (and then they end up on kitchen duty, obviously)
KING of the ropes course
Spends most of his time there, actually
Ends up in the infirmary more times than he probably should after trying to do obstacles blindfolded or without a harness
Can and will carry a grudge for months on end
References a meme or vine every other sentence
Unironically wears crocs
Starts water balloon fights with Dream every opportunity he gets
Yells ‘parkour’ every time he does something cool on the ropes course, even if it’s not actually parkour
Loves giving out hugs, very physically affectionate, will sling his arm around your shoulders or punch you gently on the arm
Wrestles with Dream
Which leads to kitchen duty
BBH
In charge of sports/archery/rifle range
One of the nicest counselors, always chides the other staff (and campers, sometimes,) for cursing, helps out in the infirmary whenever he can
Campers trust him with their secrets, he knows a little bit about almost everyone but he’d never let any of it slip, he’s well aware of how important it is to the campers to have someone they can absolutely trust
Helps sort out disagreements between campers, he’s probably the best one with kids
Scarily good with a gun, holds most of the top camp records
Constantly reminding people to wear sunscreen, carries around three different types in his bag
Also a bunch of individually wrapped muffins, he gives them to campers if they want a snack
Definitely the worst at telling ghost stories
Has a lot of survival skills, will teach campers how to tie ten different types of knots in his free time
Only one who consistently wears his staff t-shirt
WILBUR
Everyone’s favorite counselor, at least according to him
Often paired with Techno
Grey beanie for the aesthetic, but also because his hair is absolutely a mess and if he shoves a hat on it it immediately looks better
Carries his guitar with him most of the time
Went through the ropes course one time with his guitar on him because of a dare
Really good at telling scary stories, but usually plays campfire songs on his guitar instead (sometimes with a kazoo if he’s in the right mood)
Absolutely torches his marshmallows and insists it’s the only right way to eat them, once ate a flaming marshmallow whole (for fun, apparently)
Coffee addict
Pretty much spends the entirety of breakfast at the coffee table
When Wilbur was a CIT he gets this black bandana from Philza, he never wears it but keeps it tied around his bed frame every summer, until one staff campfire when Tommy is a CIT. They’re all sitting around a fire and singing and joking around and Tommy surprises Wilbur when he knows all of the lyrics to one of Wilbur’s songs, and Wilbur impulsively gives Tommy the bandana (Tommy makes a joke about how it’s ‘rather plain, innit?’, Wilbur rolls his eyes and punches him on the arm, they both know how much it means to Tommy though)
Kind of sarcastic, mean in a nice way
TECHNO
Technically a counselor but nobody knows where he is most of the time
Has pastel pink hair and will 100% help kids dye their hair too, but not before a long lecture about bleach damage and regret
Also a pink face mask (for fashion), only takes it off to eat or swim
The best at making friendship bracelets, it gives him something to do with his hands
Teaches the campers how to make friendship bracelets in the art cabin
Gives his closest friends a pink and black friendship bracelet (it’s not confirmed to be him, they just show up on your bed overnight, but everybody knows it’s Techno)
One legendary summer, Dream and Techno were paired as camp counselors for a cabin, the campers from that year all have matching pink and green bracelets, there’s still whispers about what went down then
A god at toasting his marshmallows to perfection, golden and crispy on all sides with just the right amount of melting
Gets the best care packages from home (so many cookies!!)
TOMMY
CIT with Tubbo
Only his second year at camp, but he hit it off really well with all the other staff and Philza so they offered him a position as CIT
(which he accepted, obviously)
Likes to claim it’s for all the free stuff and staff perks but secretly really wants to learn how to be a good counselor
Curses like a sailor though
BBH has to threaten to take away his access to the staff coffee table to get him to stop cursing as much around the campers
Chaotic gremlin, probably shouldn’t be put in charge of children
He’s actually very responsible when he needs to be though, likes to joke around a lot but looks out for the campers as much as possible
Self-proclaimed king of the gaga pit
Seriously, can hit the ball so hard he’s bruised some people a couple of times
Always covered in scratches and bruises and bandaids
A little too eager to throw a punch
Has a black bandana (from Wilbur) and wears it around his neck at all times, keeps it as clean as possible (even when he’s covered in dirt from various scuffles the bandana somehow stays clean)
Goes absolutely ham on a kazoo during sing alongs
Him and Tubbo sneak out one night and take a paddleboard out to the middle of the lake to look at the stars, the only reason they get caught is because Tommy falls off as they paddle back to shore, Philza yells at them for ten minutes straight but it’s worth it
Basically never wears his staff shirt
TUBBO
Also a CIT
Has been going to the camp for years
Brings his ukulele with him, sometimes he plays with Wilbur at campfires, loves sitting on the dock and playing random little tunes for the campers
Hangs out at the waterfront a lot
Volunteers for kitchen duty, surprisingly
He actually really likes cooking and hanging out with Fundy, whenever he and Bad are in the kitchen together they make muffins
Makes flower crowns!! Absolutely vibes while sitting in the fields, loves the bees, teaches campers how to weave flowers together
Lets Tommy drag him off into all of his shenanigans
Is definitely the type to laugh off insults
Very, very hard to anger but when he gets mad, he gets mad
He and Tommy have only had one disagreement ever at camp, it started with a screaming match for an hour at the waterfront, they ended up not talking for days. Wilbur’s never seen Tommy that quiet, and Eret watches Tubbo with concern when he just sits on the dock for hours, not moving. One night Tommy shows up at Wilbur’s cabin, covered in scrapes and blood in the pouring rain, he just starts crying and Wilbur carries him to the infirmary before finding Tubbo, the two finally talk for a couple of hours after BBH bandages up Tommy’s wounds, the next day they’re back to talking and laughing and causing chaos together like nothing ever happened
Tubbo still feels guilty about that
Loves hanging out with the campers, everyone is excited for when he’s an actual counselor
Wears his staff shirt most of the time, but it’s under his green flannel so you can’t really tell anyway
PHILZA
Camp director obviously
Basically a tired dad, wears a green and white bucket hat, has a fanny pack and will use it
Curses a lot but hides it from the campers
Constantly reminding everyone to wear their staff shirts even if nobody listens to him
Loves telling the campers embarrassing stories about Wilbur and Techno as often as he can
When giving Tommy a tour of the camp to prepare for being a CIT Tommy somehow manages to climb onto the roof of the dining hall, Philza has to hide his laughter while yelling at him to come down
Tommy just stands and yells “POGCHAMP” as loudly as he can, Wilbur records it on his phone and makes sure to send it to all the staff in the group chat
Refers to Wilbur and Techno as his ‘sons’
And eventually Tommy too
Also references vines and memes
ERET
Waterfront manager/lifeguard
Really chill vibes
Also makes pride friendship bracelets for the campers!! It’s kind of a tradition, if you come out to him you get a bracelet
You also can get a bracelet if you ask for one
Has a whistle, loves to sneak up on the other counselors and blow it as loud as he can
Brings a lawn flamingo to camp every year and stakes it outside of his cabin
Really close with Tubbo
Helps Bad in the infirmary sometimes
Also hangs out with Sapnap at the ropes course, loves climbing the rock wall and sitting on the top
One of the best counselors to go to for advice, along with BBH
BUDDY SYSTEM OR ELSE
You better have your buddy when he blows his whistle twice
Tubbo helps him organize the swim tests and give everyone the appropriate tag to hang on the buddy board
FUNDY
Fundy absolutely cannot be trusted as a counselor, so Philza sticks him in the kitchen as head of the kitchen crew
Fundy doesn’t actually mind, he doesn’t have to do much and he gets access to all of the snacks
Extremely chaotic when handing out snacks to the campers- sometimes he throws them, sometimes he just dumps them out into a pile on the ground, sometimes he hands them out individually, there’s no way to predict it
Needs at least 8 hours of sleep or several cups of coffee before he’s ready to interact with campers
Very sarcastic
Plays piano in the main hall sometimes
Bullies Tommy with Wilbur
A picture of him in a fox costume surfaced in the staff group chat and now everybody calls him a ‘furry’
He hates it
So much
Capture the flag games that go for days on end, Dream and George captaining a team against Wilbur and Techno, spies and sabotage and elaborate heists, Eret betraying his team during one of the games, water balloon skirmishes, color war but Intense Mode
Prank wars between the counselors and campers
Building epic pillow forts in the cabins and the counselors sneaking in snacks even though there’s not supposed to be food in the cabins
Just, so many possibilities
#mcyt#mcyt au#dream team#sleepy bois inc#au#summer camp au#absolutely add on ideas and hcs#I'd love to see em#this turned out so much longer than I expected sdfsdjfd#perfect way to procrastinate on apush tho
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one direction fic recs (part 2)
sorry, i don’t have very many ziam fic recs. i made a seperate post about larry fic recs though, as a part 1, so feel free to check that out! the starred ones are my personal favorites. everything is complete unless stated otherwise.
liam payne / zayn malik (ziam) fic recs
The Truth Will Set You Free by loveandbeloved (~35k)
Zayn wakes up the next day to the news that Liam has taken on the case of the kid, to oppose Zayn and prove that he isn’t a killer.
To say he’s pissed beyond belief goes without saying, but somehow he thinks that he should’ve seen this coming.
Or A Lawyer AU in which I accidentally made Ziam detectives as well and they solve crimes and figure out their feelings.
Clockwork by unfortunate17 (~18.5k)
Genetic engineering in humans, though declared illegal worldwide, wasn’t always forbidden. In fact, Zayn is a living example - wings sprouting from his back and an infinite number of languages ready for use on his quick, tongue. His boyfriend, Liam, brings back all the painful parts of his life with a father who worked on the Human Engineering Project, possessing a sort of fascination with these “hybrids.” Zayn hasn’t told him and doesn’t plan on telling him. But as he learns, there’s no way to run from your past - or identity.
*Iron & Ivory by transteverogers (~26k)
Liam knows he's a shitty shadowhunter but he doesn't need Zayn Malik- the son of the reasons his parents are dead- of all people teaching him to fight.
(AKA the one where they don't hate each other and then do and then they sort of don't and they really do and then they really don't and then one hates the other until they actually fucking talk for once)
it’s a shadowhunter au! if you haven’t watched the show, you should, it has good worldbuilding and malec (so much malec!).
The Difference Between Knowing and Knowing by luxover (~20k)
“They say I’m in a band,” Liam tells his mom. He squeezes his eyes shut, his phone pressed tight against his ear. “I don’t even remember any of it.” In which Liam gets temporary amnesia and forgets things even more important than the fact that he's in a band.
basically what the summary says. litttle bit of angst.
*Playing With Fire (Never Felt So Nice) by transteverogers (~23.5k)
Liam's known he's special since he was 7.
(AKA the one where they all have superpowers and go to a boarding school, where Harry's incapable of talking about his feelings, Zayn's not the ass for once and Niall just wants people to stop thinking about sex)
this one was just. so. good. superpower au for the win.
*Good Thing At a Bad Time by scottmcniceass
Zayn prefers to be on his own. It's easier to survive when you don't have to worry about anyone else. Liam leads a large group of people that have taken residence in an abandoned prison. When Zayn wakes up in a prison cell, all he can think about is finding a way out. Liam makes him want to stay.
one of the best ziam fics i’ve read. apocalypse au. also, the author has written a ton of other awesome ziam fics that you could also check out.
*It's All Been Done (Before) by photo41 (~17k)
Zayn isn't normal for two reasons. One, he's a warlock. Two, he's Crown Prince of said warlocks. Witches too, actually. Not Wizards though. Those imbeciles give magic a bad name. Especially the one named Liam. He's particularly awful. It's too bad that they end up falling in love. Through centuries of war, revolution, art and innovation; Zayn tries to stay away from Liam, until he can't.
magic au. this fic took me by surprise. i absolutely loved it!
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Me appreciating you for Fanfic Writers’ Appreciation Day, but a day late, because I do everything late. Anyway... yay!
1. PLEASE LOOK DOWN THIS LIST (BELOW THE CUT) UNTIL YOU SPOT AN AUTHOR YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH
2. GO AND CHECK OUT THEIR STUFF
3. SCREAM AT THEM ABOUT HOW GREAT THEY ARE
4. SIGNAL BOOST THE HELL OUT OF THEIR STUFF
5. REPEAT STEPS ABOVE
Firstly, before we proceed to the list: I will have forgotten people, and for that I am so sorry (not in any way intentional)- I will come back and update if I spot someone I’ve missed. Secondly, for fic authors who weren’t tagged on Fic Writers’ Day, please keep doing what you’re doing! Putting your writing out there takes courage and I’m super proud of you. I’m so pleased we have your unique voice in the fandom, and I appreciate you.
Secondly, if you know an author who perhaps didn’t get as much love as they deserve (and don’t be afraid to self-hype) please send me an ask with a) their/your handle b) which fandom they/you write for (to be relevant to my page pls keep this to SW, Oscar, Pedro, MCU) c) why people should check them/you out and, if you like, which fic to start with, and I’ll do a shout-out.
Finally, if you aren’t a writer yet but you want to be, I believe in you! Please take the plunge! My inbox is always open to any aspiring writers who need encouragement to make that first post or start that first fic. I’ve been in your position, and believe me I’m in your corner. Happy to be your hype girl.
Reccing authors in Star Wars / Oscar / Pedro fandoms:
@okay-hotshot / Celeste is the loveliest human ever. She had me hooked from her first fic, which broke then healed my heart, and I’m so proud of her writing journey so far! Check her page out for Oscar character fics and the most magical, creative, immersive, touching, original Llewyn fic you could dream up: Wait for me.
@mandoplease where do I even start? Becca oozes talent and absolutely floors me every single time. The first fic I read was: The City Lights Can Wait (Santi x reader) and I was just blown away by the writing prowess. Gorgeous prose, mind blowing metaphors and descriptions. A personal fave is the Santi/Frankie threesome fic: Moving Day, but Fight Night also needs a mention. Check her out for Triple Frontier / Narcos / Star Wars characters.
@mylifeliterally Ok, Emma is an absolute gem of a human. Funny, welcoming and so supportive of other writers. Oh, and can be counted on for thots. I often rec the positively artful Triple Frontier gangbang fic (and now series) Team Building Exercise, but don’t overlook her other fics- I especially love: Just for Tonight, a two-part Santi fic. The Triple Frontier Queen, she is slowly dragging everyone into a pit of yearning along with her for every single one of those boys and we’re not even mad. Her writing is flawless and I cannot get enough. P.s. she has a refridgerator husband.
@tintinwrites I’ve already gushed at Caitlin today so I’ll keep it brief. Queen of Poe, and also branching out and excelling with everything she touches in Pedro fandoms too. I think I’ve read near everything on her masterlist and there are no wrong choices, but to pick out only a couple, which is a hard task, imma rec Forbidden Fruit and Fifty Ways to Kiss someone for Po, and Nothing Could be Finer for reader x Frankie x Santi.
@woakiees again, gushed at Hadley already so I’ll try and keep it chill here. Queen of angst and darkness, and of First Order Poe. Also love that she’s writing for Santi and Din now too. Caitlin says it best when she describes Hadley’s writing as like something from 1843 with a modern twist. Such a unique voice. Imma recommend Sanctified and So ruthless, Darling for Poe.
@iamthe-shadow-on-the-wall Abby! The range! You know I remind you on a bi-monthly basis how much Lonely Nights (Poe x reader) broke my heart and here we go again. You can do it all- fluffy, slow burn series (Call it what you want), heartbreaking angst and smut- your Blue Jones mob boss AU, Darkest Little Paradise? Wowzers. Plus, you’re a sweetie and I love when we scream at each other.
@darksideofclarke Clarke does so much for us all and just keeps giving. From the Sinful Sunday events to the incredible Follower Celebration, to setting up a whole side blog to extend the character takeovers?! Blessed with content! And Clarke’s fics?! Exquisite, and such a choice of characters from the Oscar fandom. I particularly love Now and Forevermore (Orestes); Bulletproof (Santi); Humbled (Blue); and ‘Til Death Do They Part (Mikael) but I could easily go on. Clarke you’re so talented. And you are a lovely human to boot!
@bluebellhairpin Nemo, you are a joy, and I won’t gush at you too much bc I already did that today, but I love what you’re putting out. You write for so many fandoms, which is so impressive, and you’re a fellow Poe hoe. I adore your series Fight or Flight, Rider, but you have so many cute one-shots and blurbs too e.g. Poe Dameron is an Idiot! Your audios give me life as well.
@spider-starry Carrie is so much fun and has been branching out a lot in her writing recently, which is great to see! I love Carrie’s 100 letter project in particular, for various Oscar characters, as well as this smutty Nathan NSFW Alphabet, which had me all in a tizz.
@aellynera (tag me in your stuff pls?) I love your drunk text series for Santi and Nathan and your Itsy Bitsy Spider headcanons made me howl! I’m so excited to see what you put out next! And I love that you also love Nathan :D
@anetteaneta already gushed at you today so I’ll keep it brief, but I’m so happy you’re sharing your writing! I loved your Sherlock series for Santi so much! And OMG wait, I didn’t see you’d written for Nathan until just now. Must catch-up. (Please tag me in any Oscar stuff you put out?)
@veuliee2 I need to catch-up on a lot of your fics to be fair (please tag me in stuff?) but you write Orestes so wonderfully and with so much heart that it blows me away (New Constellations). So few fics on him on this site and yours are a pleasure. Plus, you’re an all round lovely person! :o)
@thirsty-flygirl I don’t think you believe how good you are which makes me very sad to be honest. Because you’re amazing. You write Poe so spot on, so warm and goofy and a lovable sexy dumbass. Perfect. Your writing and dialogue makes me smile / laugh and you can somehow make it hot and soft all at once. I love your series Idiots in particular. (Please tag me in more of your stuff though as I worry I miss things you put out?). You’re great and I love having you here.
@twomoonstwosuns I really need to catch-up on your Poe series, Back to You but I really enjoyed the chapters I’ve read! (Please tag me in future Poe stuff?) You’re a star!
@absurdthirst I’m newish in the Pedro fandoms so still getting to grips with it, but have loved what I’ve seen so far and look forward to delving deeper (and there’s plenty to get stuck into!)!Most recently read the Ezra fic Healing which was beautifully and sensitively written (cw: for prior assault).
@damerondjarin Taylor is multi-talented and blesses us, tbh, with GIFs and writing. She’s currently in tumblr jail, but I strongly advise you check out all her stuff. I came for Santi fics and they did not disappoint (I can’t link to it but the latest Santi fic killed me and was a wonderul take on the “there’s only one bed” trope.
@damndamer0n you have a gift, Ty. I’m in awe and I don’t know how you do what you do. Your way with words is really something special. I bow. Gonna recommend Just Friends for Poe because this is such a warm and immersive (and hot) fic and so in character. But honestly all your stuff is perfect. I’ve read things for characters I’ve never heard of before because of you and have loved each and every one. (Like, really, what are your secrets, tell us?). Also gonna shout-out to your Ezra fic, Sunlight, beacuse the world-building and mood-building was lovely. Really memorable!
@mssr-cellophane I found your work recently through FinnPoe week and your glorious take on the The Jacket prompt (links to A03). Looking forward to reading more of your stuff (please feel free to tag me!) and surprised by how much I vibe with all your posts haha. Happy to follow you! :)
@yougottakeeponkeepinon AMANDA? Where do I begin and how do I stop? You’re such an important part of this site for me. I think you’re wonderful as a person and I love your writing too. Miscommunication (First Order! Poe) is off the scale brilliant, and then you blew me away with your latest Santi fic, Eavesdropping, but honestly, I’ve never read anything of yours I didn’t love, from goofy Poe to soft soft Llewyn (I love Away from the Sun). I WANNA YELL AT YOU YOU’RE JUST THE BEST.
@poesflygirl Nat is a ball of energy and that comes across in her writing. Nat, you write with such verve and energy and defo have a unique voice. You write the angstiest angst and fluffiest fluff and you also write action and dialogue so well. Your fics have a ton of unexpected turns and are unpredictable, and you have loads of unique ideas which are really fresh and different to read. You don’t seem to believe how good you are, which makes me sad tbqh. I love when I see a tag pop up and get to read something new from you! In particular love your Poe series, You and Paging a Heart, and these Poe one-shots: Just another Benduday Night and Truth or Dare.
@starryeyedstories NOVA. You are pure sunshine. You spread so much positivity and you’re the loveliest human. Your are the Queen of softness and fluff and for comforting and beautifully written fics. Your series, Across the Hall,has taken us all on such a wonderful journey and I don’t want it to ever end. It’s like my happy place! Each chapter is practically a hug with words. Your Din one-shot All of Me is so romantic as well!
@softpedropascal I’m newish in Pedro fandoms but softpedropascal writes wonderfully for Frankie. The dedication to the character is evident, and characterisation wonderful- I can’t wait to read more: Masterlist
@rzrcrst okay, you may know rzrcrst for Pedro fics (which are wonderful) but she also recently started writing for Tony Stark and I’m so happy! 😀🧡 (Fun fact- her url is also the reason I couldn’t spell Razor Crest properly when I finally started writing for Din). She’s currently taking a well-earned tumblr break but fics are still up on Ao3- linked in profile.
@writefasttalkevenfaster Please tag me in any of your Star Wars stuff as I swear I keep missing things and I don’t mean to! Masterlist
@galaxy-of-stories Maddie, I keep missing things you post but you’re lovely and your writing is awesome. I love your Poe series Over and Over and I think I’ve just spotted a new chapter to catch-up on so lucky me! :D
@who-talks-first Billie, my lovely friend! You’re wonderful to have around on this hellsite. Your dedication to supporting writers in these fandoms is unparelled and you’re an absolute sweatheart, as well as super fun to chat to and thirst with. You have certainly made my experience on this site so much better! And also, your writing? Excuse me? So good. Your Poe fic, The Torture of Small Talk With Someone You Used to Love? Sublime! And the Poe, Naked, Dripping, Locked? So funny! You definitely have a unique style and your writing can be simultaneously edgy, poetic, and moving. ILY!
@xxidontwikeitxx Hope you don’t mind being included, as you haven’t posted your work, but you ARE a writer, and I’m so happy you’ve recently started creating! Again, hope you don’t mind me saying, but I had the pleasure of reading your Marcus Pike blurb, and it’s was so soft and lovely. I really hope - when/if you’re comfortable- you decide share your work, and if not, I hope you keep enjoying the process! Would leave to read more from you in the future!
@shakespeareanwannabe is writing such a heartfelt Santi x OC story (find it here) with sublime characterisation of both Santi and Frankie, AS WELL AS seriously well-rounded and compelling OCs / supporting cast. This series is a key contributor for me falling down a Frankie rabbit role, and my First Dates fic likely wouldn’t exist without it! So excited for more!
Also shoutout to @ollypopp @milleniumvalcon @justrunamok @yourbucky084 who are delightful beings and whose writing I need to catch-up on!I look forward to it!
#this took me shockingly long to compile i need a nap#the talent on this hellsite#writer appreciation#star wars fics#oscar isaac fics#pedro pascal fics#poe dameron x reader#santiago pope garcia x reader#llewyn davis x reader#din djarin reader#fic rec#fic recs#frankie morales x reader#nathan bateman x reader#the loveliest humans
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I want you to answer A-Z on the fandom asks so I can peer into your psyche 👀
Wow I love you. This actually took around three hours since I wanted to think about the answers. See them under the cut!
A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.
From Hanyou no Yashahime — Sesshomaru and Rin
From The Mandalorian — The Mandomera’s been creeping up a little bit.
B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.
Honestly can’t think of one. I’m very set in my ships.
C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.
From Naruto — SasuSaku. Sasuke was cute as a kid so I get Sakura having a crush on him then, but I think she would have gotten over it when he became a homicidal clown who abandoned the village and tried to kill her and her teammates multiple times.
D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.
From Harry Potter — Ron x Hermione. I’ve always thought their personalities didn’t match and not in the good “opposites attract” kind of way.
E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?
I only know how to write angst, drama, and introspective musings so no.
F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?
Over fifteen years in the Harry Potter fandom, but I’ve had to separate that from JKR herself in the recent years.
G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?
“Have I ever had an OTP”? *laughs from shipping hell*
From The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare — Nat and Kit were my first OTP. Read this book in fifth grade and was immediately loved them. Boy literally risks banishment from the colony to help prove she’s not a witch.
H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?
I love visual media, so TV, anime, and film
I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?
I’m not going to let tumblr dot com put me off of a particular show/book/etc. itself, but it has definitely made me think less of certain types of fans who are in a fandom.
J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)
The...period drama fandom? More widely, the history fandom. They both create some of the most beautiful edits celebrating history and I love it.
K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?
From Avatar: The Last Airbender — It’s gotta be Prince Zuko
L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)
From Harry Potter — I think Ginny is a Mary Sue but I loved when she stood up for herself in Half-Blood Prince when Ron was trying to slut-shame her.
M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.
From Parks and Recreation — Leslie Knope. Unending positive affirmations, thoughtfulness, and support!
N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).
I don’t really have a main fandom but I haven’t mentioned Free! yet so let’s go with it for this one.
1. Less Nitori because I can’t stand him.
2. More female characters! I get half the appeal is the boys, but I’d love to see a girls swim team in some capacity.
3. More Haru and his family dynamics! Doesn’t have to be a ton, but I want to know what his relationship with his parents like, especially as an adult.
O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?
Salt and the Sea - The Lumineers. “From the destruction, out of the flame. You need a villain, give me a name.” Such an Odesta song. (Finnick x Annie from the Hunger Games)
P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).
For The Mandalorian — A historical AU set in early 1900s New York City where Mando’s just some government agent sent to “report” on slum conditions to satisfy some housing law. He goes meaning to write up a generic report but then finds the orphaned Baby Yoda abandoned in one of the tenements. Shocked by the conditions of the slums, Mando goes from being an apathetic, middling-level bureaucrat to being an anonymous investigative journalist reporting on the corruption in the government that allows for the city’s most vulnerable citizens to live in squalor, leading the government on a search to find who within their ranks is exposing them.
Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.
Sherlock, because it just took so long for the third series to come out. I had moved on to other fandoms by the time it did. Still have fond memories of when I was active in it, though.
R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?
From Lord of the Rings — Aragorn and Legolas. This is played up a lot more in the films but I love it.
S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)
For Lord of the Rings — Boromir definitely taught Faramir swordplay when they were little kids since their father didn’t want to.
T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?
From Hanyou no Yashahime — Rin made the first move. Sesshomaru would be way too clueless to even know how to go about it.
U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.
From Pirates of the Caribbean — James Norrington: Commodore in the Royal Navy during the 18th century, must I explain any further? Cool, calm, and collected on the job while looking v good while he does it but a nervous wreck in front of the woman he fancies. Tell me that’s not straight out of Austen.
From Star Wars (OT) — Luke Skywalker: An unapologetically good person in a crapsack world, doing his best to bring light into the world. A classic hero archetype who grows out of his naïveté to become a cunning—but still benevolent—Jedi.
From Prince of Tennis — Yukimura Seiichi: His duality is *chef’s kiss*. Super scary and in charge on the court, gentle sweet boy who loves art and culture off the court. He struggled for so long but was able to overcome it all through his hard work and willpower.
Bonus favorite, because I couldn’t resist...
From Band of Brothers — Doc Roe: He’s doing the MOST for his guys but he really just needs a hug. Plus he’s got the accent.
V - Which character do you relate to most?
From Little Women — Jo March, especially as portrayed by Saoirse Ronan in the 2019 adaptation. Writer, holds grudges, opinionated, stubborn, eschewed “girliness” in her youth but is more open to it and romanticism as an adult.
W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.
I’ve gotten to the point where even the hint of a love triangle tests my patience.
X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.
It’s about the yearning: Longing Look
Also will definitely always ship the Brooding Boy and the Gentle Girl
Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?
Anything in the MCU or general superhero content.
Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)
I love fandom so much. I’m sort of facetious about being obsessed with people who aren’t real on my other social media accounts, but in all seriousness, being able to escape the real world to get excited over characters and relationships that face their own struggles, triumphs, and emotions is such a gift. So often they speak so powerfully on the human experience—How can you read, or watch, any of Tolkien’s work and not be moved by what he has to say about humanity and the power of good? Even if the stories are fictional, the messages they impart about life aren’t, which is what I love so much about them.
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Once again, the wonderful @spiderman-homecomeme tagged me.
Author Name: irishpadfoot, although I started considering changing it as soon as I actually started posting fics (aka once I kind of couldn’t change it without confusing people)
Fandom You Write For: That I write for or, like, publish for? The only things I’ve published are MCU/Spiderman, but I’ve got a lot of in-progress fics in different fandoms: Spider-Man, Miraculous, Percy Jackson, Star Wars (mainly Clone Wars era), the Spellslinger Series (a criminally unknown series), my Peter Pan retelling, and I guess Peter Pan as a whole. I’d say Dragon Age (mainly Inquisition), but I’ve only got one crossover with one character involved, so idk if that counts. I’m also working on some original fiction but I have no plot, no characters, and no real world. My planning is going perfectly, as you can tell.
Where You Post: ArchiveOfOurOwn mostly, although I’ve posted some one-shots and chapter announcements on Tumblr. I vaguely remember posting a chapter of a fic on ff.net, but that was years ago and it was under a different pseudonym and no one will ever find it! (Thank God!)
Most Popular One-Shot: According to AO3, My Favourite Destination On The Trip, aka the Paris confession we were robbed of!
Most Popular Multi-Chapter Story: Presumably, my only multi-chapter fic - The New Parker Luck or, The Plan Goes Right (Kind Of)
Favorite Story You Wrote: Probably My Favourite Destination On The Trip, because I was really hoping for a romantic confession on the Eifel Tower in the film.
Story You Were Nervous to Post: My first fic, Delayed, which I posted on Tumblr after being delayed for a flight (shocker, I know!), with practically zero editing or beta-testing. Also The New Parker Luck or, The Plan Goes Right (Kind Of), because it was my first multi-chapter story. Also most of them.
How Do You Choose Your Titles: Most of the titles for my fics and chapters are (sometimes modified) quotes from the original source (like ‘The New Parker Luck’, which is based off ‘The ol’ Parker Luck’ from the comics), or general one-word summaries of the chapter (like ‘Delayed��). Also, because I’m just that clichéd, song titles and lyrics.
How Many of Your Stories Are: Oh no
Complete: Uh, 3 1-shots (although I’m planning on turning one into a short series!), and 1 multi-chap
In-Progress: Like, three one-shots to go into a series with My Favourite Destination On The Trip. Also something (either just a one-shot, two-shot, or AU) based off the idea of Peter doing ballet. (There was this one gorgeous piece of art that inspired me, and I can’t find it for the life of me.)
Coming Soon: Oh god, too many. Wayyyy too many. I start fics as soon as I get hit by any inspiration, but never build on them, so I just have tons of scribbles. Like, ten multi-chap fics? Although ‘scribbles’ can mean, like, one scene and a vague idea, or even just a list of quotes from it. Practically? Like, four. Oh God, I forgot a ton, so I’ll just list them all. I have a Percy Jackson/Spellslinger(/DA:I?) crossover that might end up retelling the book series. I have a HTTYD retelling with Atreus from God of War. I also started a Frozen retelling with Atreus, but since I haven’t actually watched beyond the first five minutes of Frozen, that probably won’t work. I have some Spider-Man fics in the works. I have exactly two scenes of an Avatar TLA crossover. I have a Miraculous fic/crossover with one character who is heavily based off a character from another series, and I had inspiration for a His Dark Materials AU, but no idea for a plot or anything. I have two Spellslinger fics (one of which is my attempt at writing an upcoming prequel book before it comes out). Two original fictions, which have 0 planning. My Clone Wars/Force Unleashed crossover, which might end up retelling all of the episodes with an extra character or two (and hopefully end up changing things dramatically). I also have a... AU based on the fic, where things don’t change and follow canon (so, not really an AU?), which I have, like, three scenes from, but I know nothing about Star Wars: Rebels, so that will take a while. And then I have my modern Peter Pan retelling with what feels like my first truly original OCs, four major AUs, and, like, 18 one-shots based on either the retelling or the AUs.
Upcoming Story You’re Most Excited to Write: I’m trying to write more on my Peter Pan retelling which I kind of got distracted writing AUs and one-shots based off, but I need to publish the main story before I can publish my AUs and one-shots because of the characters. But I can’t finish the main story because I keep getting distracted writing AUs and one-shots. Do you see my problem??
Do You Accept Prompts: Yes, please, God, because I just need more distractions from my main stories, obviously although I’m terrible at being inspired, so it might take ages.
It turns out I do way too much retelling, and love giving myself absolutely massive challenges like rewrite a book series, or novelise and rewrite a tv show, or do all of these things at the same time while planning your future and doing uni work. Am I mentally stable? No. But am I productive? Also no. But do I feel good about my writing? Also no. Actually that’s not true, because incredible people like @spiderman-homecomeme, @spideyfic, and @bbyangst are absolutely wonderful and remind me I’m not an idiot (or that I am, but so is everyone else, so it doesn’t matter), and there’s this one absolutely amazing commenter on AO3 who single-handedly got me out of a depressive slump over my writing, and is... like, bizarrely kind and complimentary?
I have no idea who to tag, so if you read this and you write, feel free to consider yourself tagged!
#not fanfic#but about fanfic#I'm officially a fanfic writer I think#oh god oh god I have so many fanfics to write#I'm an absolute idiot why do I do this?#Oh wait#I have symptoms syndrome
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Seeking long-term, fun, and literate roleplay! Pet photos on request.
My name is Chris and I'm a 28 year old roleplayer with 15 years experience writing! I'm an ICU RN in my free time with a beautiful wife and an even more beautiful cat and a fairly brand new puppy. I write mainly over email and reply 2-3 times a week with anywhere from 5-16 paragraphs, depending on the characters and actions in the scene. I also communicate over various messengers if that is at all your jam for plotting purposes and the like. I write M/F and F/F lines. And, since I'm a ICU nurse, I can always promise painfully medically accurate roleplay. I put extra *s by the lines that I will literally lose my mind if you approach me about. Searching hard! Figured I'd start with original lines: -This American Life Something set in the 1970s, focusing on a roadtrip. A group of teenagers leave their small town behind to head out west. I love this time period. Can be supernatural, supernatural lite (think Twin Peaks weirdness) or totally natural. F/F True Detective line A line about a pair of detectives from the city taking on a murder in a small down that isn't jazzed about two women taking the reigns of such a large case. Fandoms! -Star Wars** I know Reylo is all the rage these days, as is Qi'Ra/Han. But, man ALIVE, I really want something focusing on the core four: Luke, Leia, Han, and, ya boy, Chewie. Something taking place in that three year gap between New Hope and Empire as they work among the rebellion. Strange new worlds, getting into scrapes, sharply running from the empire, avoiding Vader, bounty hunters, and all sorts of things. This time period is far from explored and we can really thrive in the galaxy. Primarily I want to focus on the budding relationship between Han and Leia and Luke's training, pre-Yoda. In a perfect world, I'd want to write Han and Chewie (If anyone thinks Chewie is just a NPC, get out my face) while my partner takes on Leia and Luke. I'd be willing to switch out Chewie for Luke if need be, I guess? We could also split up C3PO and R2. Let's real build out the resistance and delve into the 'WARS' part of those big yellow letters that never get enough attention. On top of all of that, I also have an original love interest in mind for Luke if someone else plays him! She's a spitfire. Alternatively, I'd be down for writing something set in the clone wars. Perhaps two jedi that broke the order's relationship laws and then survived Order 66 together? -Preacher Seriously. Love this show, love this comic. Would happily write Jesse or Cassidy against Tulip. Just definitely looking for a Tulip -The Boys Would love to write Hughie against Starlight! Currently working my way through the season that just dropped. -Marvel -I will love you forever if you write an Elektra against my Daredevil. They are toxic and in love and I love it. Whether it be the comics or the Netflix series, I don't care. Someone please write me an Elektra. -Alternatively, I'd also be happy to write against a Black Widow, either with Daredevil (They were a mainstay OTP in the comics in the 90s) or Logan/Wolverine (This line would be bloody and murder-y as hell but it would be some fun).** -Has anyone seen the trailer for the neverendingly delayed New Mutants movie? I would love to write something based on that horror aspect of the mutant universe.* -I'd love to write an older MCU Peter Parker (like college) running across a MCU version of Black Cat. Or just a Spiderman roleplay in general. I've always wanted to write Peter but have never gotten the chance! I have a ton of ideas for this, plus faceclaims for a few of the villains. Pleeeease hit me up***** -If you write Jessica Jones, I'd be willing to write almost anyone against her. Just let me know. -Hawkguys! I would love to either write Clint sgainst Kate Bishop (This would be a slightly skewed MCU vibe) or Kate against America Chavez. I would really love to do either of these lines -DC -I'd love to write Batman against Catwoman, please. I'm not too picky on the setting or the iteration.*** -John Constantine against almost anyone. I'd kill for an Elsa Bloodstone but that's obscure as heck. A mage and a monster hunter that are both English taking on the supernatural underworld. Let's make it into an adventure like magic Indiana Jones and just go nuts with it. Seriously, this could be so fun.*************** Otherwise, Zatanna (old flames), Jessica Jones (Two cynical alcoholics become barstool neighbors before one's business shows up at the bar as well), or Scarlet Witch (Instead of going to Stephen Strange, Wanda ends up as John's student)? -Hannibal I've been dying to do a sort of season 4 for a while now, focused on Clarice Starlings interaction with Will Graham and later Hannibal Lecter. Just need to find someone willing to create an original style Clarice. -Resident Evil I'd like to write Leon against Claire Redfield or Jill Valentine in an original outbreak or a new one. I know this is an old school fandom but I'm a diehard fan. -Star Trek Okay, so first up, I am not the most well versed Trekkie in the world. Never watched any of the TV shows but am a massive fan of the trio of rebooted films and would love to give Kirk or Bones a try against Uhura, Dr. Eve, or maybe a female Vulcan OC? Hit me with ideas! -The Matrix Another obscure fandom. Maybe just an original crew, set during the movies, after, or an AU where they're the only survivors of Zion? Im not sure but I could plot something out! -Uncharted I'd love to write Chloe Frazier against Nadine Ross, continuing their adventures. I'm pretty wide open on what we can do with this one. -Overwatch I just recently got into this game and think the fandom is a ton of fun. While I might need a bit of tutorial on the storyline outside of the characters, I'd be down to write a few of them. But I have no idea what the standard ships are. RANDOM CRACK SHIPS! Caught in a Web: I would love to write an iteration (Daniel Craig or an original) of James Bond/007 against a non superhero version of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. Spy vs spy shenanigans as two people working for different governments. Totally impossibly but putting it just in case: Did anyone see all that Wonder Woman/Lara Croft art that was floating around the internet earlier this year? I would love to dive into that. I'd prefer to write Lara but I'm definitely not picky. My email is [email protected]. I'm on skype at Chrisx104 (Same for gmail) and Discord at NurseBatman#3674
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Week Two fills! We have a TON of them again, so please click on the readmore to see what amazing things your fellow creators came up with this past week!
Title: The Ups and Downs of Dadhood Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: AO3 Square Filled: T5 - bathing/showering together Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff Summary: Tony has absolutely got this dad thing handled. One way or another. Word Count: 1415
Title: Hospitality is Overrated Collaborator: schroedingersfox Link: AO3 Square Filled: Square S2 - Snowed In Ship: Loki and Tony Rating: Gen Major Tags: canon divergence, hunting related animal death Summary: For the briefest of moments halfway between seconds, Tony was able to contemplate that, perhaps, this wasn't the smartest thing he had ever done. Ahead of him, among the trees a short distance away, a bewildered man stood staring. The man adjusted the body of a small deer on one shoulder and stepped closer. “Stark,” Loki said. His mouth quirked. “To what do I have the honor?” Word Count: 1660
Title: Tony Stark BINGO Fills Collaborator: StrangeMischief Link: AO3 Square Filled: ALL SQUARES FILLED! Ship: IronStrange Rating: Teen Major Tags: drabbles Summary: All my Tony Stark BINGO fills in one spot. Word Count: 2586
Title: I'd Thought You'd Never Ask Collaborator: yourselenite Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4 - meeting alternate universe counterparts Ship: WinterIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: dimension travel Summary: Somehow Tony jumps dimensions, but he gets to meet someone special Word Count: 514
Title: Vampires and Teenagers Have a Lot in Common Collaborator: tisfan Link: AO3 Square Filled: A5 - Writing Format: Diaries & Journals Ship: Tony Stark and Janet Van Dyne Rating: Gen Major Tags: Fluff Summary: someone appears in a vampire outfit and the others have to seriously figure out if they have actually been turned into a vampire or not Word Count: 852
Title: Inhale, Ex-sail Collaborator: justanotherpipedream Link: AO3 Square Filled: K1 - AU: Steampunk Ship: Stony Rating: Teen Major Tags: steampunk AU Summary: "Rich pirates decked out in top-of-the-line black market gear,” grumbled Tony, ”why don’t I have the budget to make those again?’ Rhodey inched back so that he and Tony were back-to-back. “We’re apparently law abiding citizens now, which means having to pay taxes.” Tony scowled. “Urg, right. Remind me why I wanted to do that again?” Rhodey rolled his eyes. “What was it you called him last time? Your sweet tart? Your apple pie in the sky? The wind beneath your wings? Hopefully he’ll fly here fast enough so we don’t get killed. Or worse, mugged.” Word Count: 1826
Title: Demon in a Bottle Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: Tumblr Square Filled: T4 - image of Tony raising his glass “to peace” in Afghanistan Ship: None Rating: Teen Major Tags: Alcoholism Summary: Moodboard for Tony and his alcoholism
Title: With Your Hands Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: Tumblr Square Filled: R3 - image of IM1 Tony wielding the Iron Man gauntlet Ship: None Rating: None Major Tags: None Summary: Moodboard for Tony and his hands
Title: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Collaborator: FreyaS Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4 - De-Aging (Any) Ship: Stony Rating: Explicit Major Tags: Underage, explicit sexual content, high school AU Summary: “Gentlemen, might I remind you this is the library?” A voice interrupted. Tony jerked and fell backwards out of Steve’s lap and they both turned to look into the less than amused face of the librarian, Mr Coulson. “Please for the love of God, leave before I have to explain to Principal Fury why the school’s football star and resident genius both got detention,” Mr Coulson said. He had a hand over his face, as if trying to block the sight in front of him. (Or: Steve and Tony can't keep their hands off each other and everyone else suffers the consequences. Also known as that inevitable high school AU.) Word Count: 11428
Title: Just About Perfect Collaborator: 27dragons Link: AO3 Square Filled: T4 - Kink: Cock Rings Ship: WinterIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: explicit sexual content, bondage Summary: Bucky thinks Tony can come while wearing a cock ring. Tony’s not so sure. (100% pure PWP smut) Word Count: 841
Collaborator: monobuu Link: Tumblr Square Filled: T2 - takeout/pizza Ship: None/WinterIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: Fluff, art Summary: Tiny Tony and Bucky with a chinese takeout container
Title: Browse With Confidence Collaborator: James Link: AO3 Square Filled: T5 Lost Their Powers Ship: IronStrange Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: Tony might have lost his genius - or at least his computer. Word Count: 1609
Title: Tinker With That Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: AO3 Square Filled: K3 - nightmares Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: nightmares, PTSD Summary: The missing scene after Tony's PTSD nightmare in IM3. Word Count: 637
Title: Lab Buddies Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: K5 - Science Bros Ship: Science Bros Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: Tony and Bruce are working together on a project in Bruce's lab. Tony gets himself a lab coat. Bruce... is a little less than impressed.
Title: Thinking Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: R4 - robots Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: Just a usual day in the workshop. Tony is trying to think out a problem, and Dum-E and U want to play around.
Title: Tar and Feathers Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - free space Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: It was just like in those old cartoons he used to watch as a kid. He just never thought it would happen to him though...
Title: Looking out into Space Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: T2 - image of Tony in space Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: Off all the things he thought he would and could do when he goes to space for the first time... this wasn't it. He wouldn't have chosen this to be the way he was in space either, lost and feeling alone. He wouldn't have chosen any of this.
Title: A Monument To A Hero Collaborator: darthbloodorange Link: AO3 Square Filled: S1 - graveyard Ship: none Rating: non Major Tags: art Summary: The hero Tony Stark died fighting to save the people of Earth. The people in turn constructed a monument in his image.
Title: Tame Your Demons Collaborator: SierraNovembr Link: AO3 Square Filled: S5 - Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: child abuse, violence Summary: He builds his picture of Tony one detail at a time, until the flash-blindness from Tony’s brilliance starts to ease and Bucky sees things in the shifting shadows. Tony is a man of many shadows, some old and deep. Word Count: 1841
Title: Bent, Not Broken Collaborator: ShippersList Link: AO3 Square Filled: A4 - nightmares Ship: Stony Rating: Teen Major Tags: implied/referenced child abuse Summary: A momentary loss of control is all that’s needed for Tony’s world to come crumbling down. Luckily for him, Steve is there to catch him. Word Count: 2658
Title: Can we live that real life Collaborator: cutebutpsyco Link: AO3 Square Filled: R3 - Thor Ship: Tony Stark and Thor Rating: Teen Major Tags: canon divergence Summary: Canon Divergence: Instead of the short movie of Thor in Australia during Civil War, he goes back at the Compound, just while Tony is back from Berlin to recruit Peter. Word Count: 1329
Title: K5- Workshop Troubles Collaborator: thudword Link: AO3 Square Filled: K5 - workshop troubles Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff, bot feels Summary: All Tony wants is a chance to rest. But DUM-E has other ideas. Word Count: 1028
Title: A Very Muppet Conundrum Collaborator: SbiderSlut Link: AO3 Square Filled: S3 - Humour Ship: Tony Stark/Peter Parker Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, crack Summary: In which Tony Stark wakes up, and the world has become a Sesame Street set. Long story short: Everyone, including his fiancé, looks like a Muppet. Yes, it is as ridiculous at it sounds. Word Count: 1832
Title: Heroes for Oppy Collaborator: shadowgrl94 Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - Free Space Ship: WinterIron, Iron Dad and Spider Son Rating: Gen Major Tags: bot feels Summary: Peter was in the car with Happy on the way to the Avengers Compound when he heard this news. "What?!" He scrolls through Twitter. Then his facebook. Then his Tumblr and Insta. "No. No. No. No. No!" Word Count: 737
Title: Wanted: Mom Friend Collaborator: singingwithoutwords Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4 - AU: Sci-Fi/futuristic Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: The crew of the Starlit Spear just want their human to not accidentally kill himself. Is that really so much to ask? Word Count: 1797
Title: Open Hearts, Open Doors Collaborator: mistrstank Link: AO3 Square Filled: T1 - Marriage! Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, wedding Summary: In which Tony and Bucky have a very special day, DUM-E is a regular disaster and Tony's friends are a bunch of trolls. Word Count: 6806
Title: Open Hearts, Open Doors Collaborator: TheKitteh Link: AO3 Square Filled: K3 - Never Again Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, wedding Summary: In which Tony and Bucky have a very special day, DUM-E is a regular disaster and Tony's friends are a bunch of trolls. Word Count: 6806
Title: Open Hearts, Open Doors Collaborator: FeignedSobriquet Link: AO3 Square Filled: Square K3 - Day in the Life Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, art, slightly lemon Summary: WinterIron art
Title: There's Always Next Year Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: AO3 Square Filled: R4 - Cheesy Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff, Valentine’s Day Summary: Five times Tony's Valentine's Day plans totally failed... and one time it all went perfectly. With a few successes from Pepper! Word Count: 5193
Title: Scandal Collaborator: katling Link: AO3 Square Filled: T4 - Past Tense Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: canon diverget, not Team Cap friendly Summary: Tony knows the return of the Rogues is going to cause a scandal, no matter what the President's polling data says, however James decides that they'll counter a scandal with a bigger, better, more shiny scandal. Tony approves. Word Count: 1433
Title: Missing You Collaborator: Ironspider Link: Tumblr Square Filled: K4 - Missing You Ship: Tony Stark/Peter Parker Rating: M Major Tags: implied underage Summary: Moodboard
Title: Sounds Like A Plan Collaborator: katling Link: AO3 Square Filled: K3: Rocket Raccoon Ship: background Pepperony Rating: Teen Major Tags: none Summary: Tony's not sure what to make of the walking, talking raccoon in his workshop but he's tired, upset and determined that Thanos has to die. Rocket agrees and a plan is formed. Word Count: 568
Title: Coffee, Curses, Kisses Collaborator: wakandan_wardog Link: AO3 Square Filled: S4: FIRST KISS Ship: WinterIron, Clintasha Rating: Gen Major Tags: fluff, flirting Summary: Tony Stark drags himself out of his workshop on a regular Thursday morning. Well, mostly a regular morning. Except for Clint Barton lying on the breakfast bar in themed underwear. The theme is new, the rest is depressingly familiar. Ok, so maybe the rose petals are new too. (What the hell, Clint?) It's enough to make a billionaire grateful for the Avengers Alarm. Wait a minute, magic too? Fuck, this is just not Tony's day. (Until it really, really is.) Word Count: 1614
Title: Take My Heart in Sweet Surrender Collaborator: shadowgrl94 Link: AO3 Square Filled: R2 - Cheesy Ship: WinterIron, Vision/Wanda, Carol/Rhodey Rating: Teen Major Tags: none Summary: 5 Times Tony and Bucky treated each other on Valentines Day and 1 time they didn't (on valentines day that is) Word Count: 2168
Title: Ice cream Castles Collaborator: lilithenaltum Link: A03 Square Filled: K2 - holding hands Ship: Tony Stark/Shuri Rating: Teen Major Tags: Hurt/Comfort, angst Summary: He didn’t deserve you,” Tony says with a vicious edge to his voice. Neither of them did, really. Word Count: 3,186
Title: The Pull of the Past Collaborator: dracusfyre Link: AO3 Square Filled: T1 - Misunderstandings Ship: Loki/Tony Stark Rating: Gen Major Tags: PTSD, panic attacks Summary: Stephen has Tony come over to fix a sink and things go very sideways. Word Count: 2149
Title: But did you do it? Collaborator: panna-acida Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - Free Square Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: AU no powers Summary: “But did you do it?” Minute of silence stretched in the little cell, after the other man voice, James, call me Bucky, reached his ears soft and soothing like velvet. Word Count: 557
Collaborator: lbibliophile-mcu Link: Tumblr Square Filled: K1 - Arc reactor Ship: none Rating: G Major Tags: bot feels, art Summary: DUM-E knew Valentines cards were supposed to show a heart, so that’s what he drew.
Collaborator: monobuu Link: Tumblr Square Filled: A4 - Hogwarts AU Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: Tony as the four Hogwarts Houses
Title: we can't save everyone (but we can try) Collaborator: ironspider Link: AO3 Square Filled: A4 - image of Tony zip-tied to bedframe in IM3 Ship: Tony Stark and Maya Hansen Rating: Teen Major Tags: minor character death Summary: Maya Hansen dies unable to make amends for her wrongdoings. Tony Stark watches her die. Word Count: 633
Title: Thanks Fur Everything Collaborator: calmena Link: AO3 Square Filled: S1 - Werecreatures Ship: WinterIron Rating: Mature Major Tags: shapeshifters, fluff Summary: In which Bucky begins to bond with a dog in Stark's lab, and the dog turns out to be... something else. Word Count: 2147
Title: A Very Muppet Conundrum Collaborator: SbiderSlut Link: AO3 Square Filled: S3 - Humour Ship: Tony Stark/Peter Parker Rating: Teen Major Tags: fluff, crack Summary: In which Tony Stark wakes up, and the world has become a Sesame Street set. Long story short: Everyone, including his fiancé, looks like a Muppet. Yes, it is as ridiculous at it sounds. Word Count: 1832
Title: Cold As Snow (But Just As Soft) Collaborator: Gothic_Lolita Link: AO3 Square Filled: K5: Graveyards Ship: Maria and Tony Stark, Tony Stark and Bucky Barnes Rating: Teen Major Tags: implied/referenced character death Summary: Tony hated winter and the memories that came with it. He hated visiting cold graves and dead bodies. But sometimes, it was worth the while. Word Count: 1259
Title: helluva 'vacation' Collaborator: rainbowshoes Link: AO3 Squares Filled: S1: Shipwrecked (Ch 1) R5: Desert Island (Ch 2) K3: Merpeople (Ch 3) S5: Carnival (Ch 4) A1: Arc reactor angst (Ch 5) A2: Infinity gems (Ch 6) R3: Science and Magic (Ch 7) K1: Shapeshifters (Ch 8) S2: Heat fic (Ch 9) Ship: WinterIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: PTSD, nightmares, panic attacks, explicit sexual content Summary: Pepper and Rhodey join forces against Tony and force him to take some time away from SI after Stane and the palladium poisoning incident. So, for his vacation, Tony gets his yacht and takes it out on the open ocean all by himself. He has to get over his ‘thing’ with water, after all. Only then, there's a storm… Word Count: 19618
Title: Lights (Guiding you Home) Collaborator: mistrstank Link: AO3 Square Filled: K1 - AU: Canon Divergence Ship: IronHubands Rating: Teen Major Tags: angst, fluff, pining Summary: Rhodey's terrified of losing Tony and it seems every time he's not looking, Tony's dying or almost-dying. Or, in which the author looks at Rhodey through Tony's experiences in the MCU and cries over how many times we almost lose our boy, Tony. Word Count: 2626
Title: I’ll Show You the Darkest Parts of You Collaborator: mistrstank Link: Tumblr Square Filled: S2 - Wanda Maximoff Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: fan edit gif Summary: “Ultron can’t see the difference between saving the world and destroying it. Where do you think he gets that from?
Title: Forests and Centaurs Collaborator: ceealaina Link: AO3 Square Filled: T1 - Centaurs Ship: WinterIron Rating: Mature Major Tags: mild smut, Fluff and crack Summary: Tony’s not quite sure where he is, or how he got here. And something seems just not quite right. Word Count: 1370
Title: School Time Legends Collaborator: SyoshoHiataki Link: AO3 Square Filled: T2 - Peggy Carter Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: none Summary: Peggy Carter has punched Nazis, dealt with sexist military leaders and had to teach Steven Grant Rogers how to properly throw a punch. The thing she hates more than that? Stupid rich self entitled people.... Word Count: 835
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what eu comics would you recommend for someone who’s pretty new to the eu canon that heavily feature leia?
ooh fun question. there are obviously a lot of eu comics, all varying in writing quality and art quality. i really only read the ones with leia, and i’ve been through most of the ones i have downloaded. if you need links to any specific runs, lmk!
thrawn trilogy (1995-1998). these were originally novels, and now they’re like the cornerstone of the eu. they introduce mara jade and eventually han and leia’s twins!
dark empire trilogy (1991-1995). very eu in the sense that the writing is kinda nuts, but it’s a Classic^TM
infinities (2001-2004). okay, so. these are essentially canon aus for the original trilogy. there are five issues each for a new hope, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi. in each one of those three, something happens that didn’t happen in the films. anh’s twist is that leia serves the empire, empire’s is that luke died on hoth, and rotj’s is that negotiations at jabba’s failed
a valentine story (2003). this will only appeal to you if you’re a hanleia fan, but it’s my guilty pleasure. it’s just one issue set right before empire in which han and leia get stuck in the falcon during a blizzard. pure fun
splinter of the mind’s eye (1995-1996). i’m telling you this now before you look for recommendations anywhere else and find this: it’s bad. it’s got hints of incest. it’s ooc for leia. the only plus is that leia has a lightsaber duel with vader
shadows of the empire (1996). up there with the thrawn trilogy in must-reads of the eu imo. leia is drawn with black lipstick in this for some reason and i don’t know why but i love it
star wars (dark horse) (2013-2014). this consists of: in the shadow of yavin, from the ruins of alderaan, rebel girl, and a shattered hope. the art is kinda wonky but it’s good reading
disclaimer: the rest of these aren’t eu, meaning they were released after disney bought star wars in 2014. but i know some people use “eu” as a catch-all for any reading material, so i’ll include some canon comics anyway!
marvel’s star wars (2015-ongoing). it’s got 50 (i think) issues right now, and it’s still running! i love these so much bc the art (for the first 30 issues anyway, now it’s atrocious) is gorgeous. i love the writing especially bc there’s so much hanleia banter and i’m a sucker for it. also here’s where aphra and sana starros were introduced!
star wars: princess leia (2015). The Leia Comic. introduced evaan verlaine, one of my faves! the art is nice too and it’s mildly gay
star wars: shattered empire (2015). this is set immediately after rotj and heavily features kes dameron and shara bey, poe’s parents! they work together w/ han, luke, and leia, and it’s a lot of fun. i love that art too
there are a ton, and i’ve barely scratched the surface with this list. feel free to look through my reading tag (spoilers are there though) and if any catch your eye, lmk and i’ll find it for you!
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Winter
Winter hits early this year, and it hits hard. Darcy doesn't mind the snow, but not everyone agrees.
For F*ckYeahWinterShock's Winter Wonderland Ball. A patchwork of many prompts.
I wrote this all in one today and haven't even given it a read through so my bad if it's full of errors. I had to get it up before the end of December and I won't have time on New Year's Day (which it now is, since it's 2.30am). Forgive me if it shows.
Prompts at the end to avoid potential spoilers.
This is slightly Civil War AU in that everybody made up at the end and are living together in Stark Tower, like it's 2012 again or something.
Winter hits early this year, and it hits hard.
Darcy’s not about to complain: it’s her favorite season. She can do without black ice, but she’d rather be bundled up in tons of layers than sweating her ass off in the worst of summer, especially in the humidity of New York. New Mexico was a dry heat; Manhattan just soaks up all that warmth in its concrete and glass and reduces Darcy to one big glob of sweat. Air conditioning is the best invention ever, but it doesn’t exist outside where the asphalt reflects the heat back at her, or on the subway when she’s riding around in other people’s perspiration. If anybody ever questions the validity of climate change in her presence, she’s going to drown them in the puddle between her boobs.
So yeah. Darcy digs winter. She can swaddle herself in big cozy sweaters and watch the snow drift from the sky, wrapping her hands around a big mug of hot chocolate. It almost makes the move to New York worth it.
There are a few other things on that very short list of positive things. Darcy likes the city as a place to visit, but she’s not thrilled about living here. Too many people nd not enough manners. She’d have happily stayed in London (even if the Underground was a sweat-box all year round) except Jane was running out of funding and shadowy government agencies were circling. Stark Industries had offered her a secure place to continue research and a measure of protection, with a cast-iron guarantee that she’d retain ownership, and that none of her work would be used for building weapons. Darcy came along for the ride, with an actual salary this time.
The free rent, courtesy of one Tony Stark (via one Pepper Potts) is on the list of good things, especially because that free rent comes in the form of a pretty sweet apartment in Stark Tower and not a shoe box on the furthest stop on the subway.
Another is that she gets to see a lot of Bucky Barnes around the tower.
Darcy has a type, which she likes to summarize as “strong and silent”. Surprisingly few men make the cut and she’d resigned herself to it only being a movie archetype. That was, until Barnes turned up in the lab one day, to quietly sit and observe what they were doing. He likes to do that, between what Pepper makes sound like some pretty hardcore therapy sessions. He doesn’t ask questions and the other scientists confirmed it’s a common thing to see him mutely trespassing, though he will move heavy equipment around without complaint. His presence should be unnerving but he usually looks so forlorn that it’s like having a sad puppy watching you work.
When Darcy sees him around the tower—never in the midst of a group—he’s usually hunched over a book. Science is his preferred topic: A Brief History of Time or some Neil DeGrasse Tyson, so Jane starts leaving out her favorites on the end of benches in case he comes by.
So Barnes is both strong and silent, but also astonishingly pretty beneath all the hair and the beard. It’s a combination Darcy can’t resist. She has it bad.
He doesn’t seem to know she exists.
She can live with that. It’s enough to admire him from afar, since she’s sure the aforementioned hardcore therapy doesn’t make him the best prospect for romance. The guy’s been through a lot and Darcy’s not sure she’s looking for anything heavy. Besides, she’d prefer to stay on the fringes of the superhero world, which looks like one big mess from where she’s standing. There’s a lot of adventure involved, sure, but there also seems to be a whole lot of PTSD.
She greets the winter, and the first snow, with open delight, beaming at the first flakes through the window as they waft downward. They’re too far up for her to see if they settle and stick to the ground, but it’s unlikely to happen. Instead they’ll be driven over and churned up underfoot until there’s nothing left but dirty slush. She doesn’t have to see that, only the prettier side close to the sky.
It’s how Steve Rogers finds her in Tony’s workshop, where she’s been sent to fetch some notes Jane lent to him and gets distracted by the snowfall. He clears his throat to attract her attention, and she nearly jumps out of her skin when she notices who it is.
“Is Tony around?” he asks, politely pretending not to notice her reaction.
“No?” she replies, more question of her own than answer. She tries again. “He’s supposed to be, but I don’t know where he is.”
Steve follows her gaze to the falling white flecks outside. “It’s early in the year for snow.”
“Climate change,” she says with feigned authority, and he nods along with her. “I think Tony might have a plan to fix that, though.”
There’s movement behind him, and a familiar figure shuffles into the lab, sticking to the perimeter of the room while he takes in who’s in it.
“Hi, Bucky,” she greets, like she always does, and he doesn’t respond, as ever, beyond a tilt of his head which might be acknowledgment. “I think you wanna be in our room today, Jane’s about to turn on the new spectrometer. Plus she might need you to give it a whack of it’s misbehaving.”
He takes her at her word and disappears.
“You work here?” Steve asks.
“Ah yeah, I’m Jane Foster’s assistant.”
His face breaks into a grin. “So you must be Darcy!”
She gives him a confused smile in return. “Correct. How’d you know?”
“Bucky’s mentioned you.”
That earns him an eyebrow raised. She’s amazed Bucky knows her name, never mind paid enough attention to mention it to Steve. It does mean he isn’t entirely silent though, which is a good sign. The second part of her perfect man equation is not meant to be taken entirely literally.
“I’m Steve, by the way.”
“Dude, I know who you are. The whole world does.”
He’s bashful in response, and Darcy decides then and there she will treat him like she’d treat anyone else. If their paths ever cross again, of course, which isn’t all that likely.
“You want to come watch the potential fireworks in Jane’s lab?”
“No, I really do have to find Tony. And science was always more Bucky’s thing than mine. See you around?”
“Sure. So long as I don’t find out you’re the asshole who’s been stealing Pop Tarts from the lab kitchen!”
He laughs as he walks away, and since there’s no sign of Tony she returns to doing some actual work.
Turns out she sees Steve much sooner than she expected. Wherever Tony was earlier, he’s obviously in the tower, as a couple of hours later there’s a summons sent via FRIDAY for all lab staff to head to the terrace at the very top of the tower.
“This sounds ominous,” Jane murmurs, and Darcy can only agree as they summon an elevator to take them all the way up, wrapping up in coats and scarves. Bucky joins them, and the tension in his body in the small space suggests he’s expecting shit to have gone sideways too.
Tony wearing a manic smile when they reach the terrace. It’s got a decent layer of snow on it—only a foot deep, but untrodden.
“Compulsory snowman building for all lab staff!” he announces. Jane mutters something under her breath, but Darcy’s thrilled to be out of the lab for a little while.
Bucky turns right around and gets back into the elevator, disappearing before Tony can argue with him.
“Did he not hear the word compulsory?” Tony asks.
“He doesn’t work in the labs,” Darcy reminds him, already staking out a good spot to start and sculpt her snowman.
It doesn’t take long for them to be joined by people from other areas of the tower—some vaguely familiar to Darcy though she tries not to gawp openly at the superheroes—and Steve is among them, instantly volunteering to help Jane and Darcy with their work of art.
When they’re done, fingers numbed in the cold, he invites them to whatever kitchen he tends to use, for grilled cheese and coffee.
“There’s not many people around at the moment,” he says, “I could do with the company.”
So they follow him and even Jane appears a little star-struck in his presence. And she was banging a god on the regular.
Steve’s right, there’s hardly anyone around—only one familiar head of dark hair and beard. She waves at Bucky this time rather than greeting him with words, and he does that twitch with his eyebrows that might mean “hello” or might mean “go away”.
“Missed you upstairs, Buck,” Steve says. “How come you didn’t join in?”
“Snow.” The word is little more than a grunt and carries a ton of meaning behind it.
Darcy can’t help herself. "You really hate the snow that much?"
Bucky looks at her, really looks at her for the first time, and it’s the kind of intense stare that probably makes his enemies cry for their mothers on the battlefield, but only makes her breath catch and her stomach flip.
“I hate the cold whatever form it comes in,” he says gruffly. “New York’s home but I’d rather be on a desert island. Had my fill of winter.”
It’s the most she’s ever heard him say, and she finds herself nodding along. Mostly because she put her foot in it, and is worried that if she responds with actual words she will need surgery to remove said appendage from her mouth. Of course the guy who famously spent decades in ice hates the cold.
“Looks like we might be in for months of it,” Steve says, as he turns on the grill and fetches ingredients from the refrigerator, “so unless you’re moving to that desert island, having a little fun with it isn’t such a bad thing.”
Bucky doesn’t say another word, silently demolishing three grilled cheeses of his own, but Steve proves to be good company, asking Jane about her work and regretting it, before moving onto a scathing review of the most hipster parts of Brooklyn.
Darcy says goodbye to Bucky when they leave, but it turns out he crept away without anyone noticing.
Steve turns up a lot over the next few weeks. Most of the time he’s looking for Tony, and when Stark can’t be found, he drops by Jane’s lab instead. Bucky is usually here—he’s almost a permanent fixture now—and though Steve doesn’t linger much, his company is easy. Darcy thinks he really is hurting for company, until she notices the way his gaze keeps returning to Jane’s face.
Now Darcy’s paying attention, she realizes Jane keeps glancing at Steve too.
Huh.
It makes sense though. Jane does seem to like them big and blond.
Darcy’s happy to play matchmaker for her friend, sliding away from conversations to give them privacy. She thinks she’s subtle, but one time she catches Bucky raising an eyebrow her way, shaking his head a little.
“What?” she mouths, but he seems to realized they’re making eye contact, and ducks his head to return his attention to his book. It’s one of Jane’s recommendations. The guy might be quiet and brooding, but he must be smart to follow it: Darcy tends to use them as sleep aids.
It seems Steve isn’t oblivious either. He tracks her down to the lab kitchen one afternoon under the pretense of borrowing some milk, but really it’s to sound out how Jane might feel about dinner.
“I’m not really sure how things stand with Thor…”
“Oh, that’s over,” Darcy reassures him. “In a friendly way, but it was all spark and no substance. Plus interspecies relationships are hard enough without adding in intergalactic travel.”
“Good. That’s good. I was wondering if—”
“There’s this Japanese place in the Financial District she’s been trying to get a table at forever, but apparently a Nobel Prize doesn’t open as many doors as you’d think. If, say, Pepper could get a booking for two, I know Jane would jump at the chance to go.”
“I can do that.”
“Let me find you their details,” Darcy replies, already loading the search function on her Starkphone.
“While we’re sort of on the subject—I know Bucky doesn’t say much, and he’d kill me for talking about this, but he’s sweet on someone too.”
She frowns down at her phone and refuses to look up at Steve. If he’s about to ask her on how to help his friend to hook up with his crush, she’s going to have to politely decline. That’s a level of masochism she’s not willing to sink to.
“Uh huh,” is all she manages. “You got somewhere to note this down?”
“Darcy,” Steve says softly, “it’s you.”
That makes her look up, if only in confusion. “What’s me? If I tell you the name of this place, I suppose you can work out how to find it yourself.”
“You’re the girl Bucky’s sweet on.”
She blinks a few times. “So, uh, maybe you could just write the name on your hand?”
Steve sighs. “Why do you think he’s spending so much time in Jane’s lab?”
“He likes science.”
“He does,” Steve agrees. “But not as much as he likes you. Because you’re all he talks about.”
“Oh.” Actually, this explains how Steve knew her name when they first met. “Huh.”
“And you like him.”
“Well, he’s nice to look at. He’s pretty taciturn though.”
Steve gives her a stern look which has a glimmer of amusement behind it. “I know you like him more than that.”
Darcy tries to deflect. “So what has Bucky actually said about me? How do I know you’re not jumping to conclusions?”
“I’ve been his best friend since the 1920s. I know what it looks like when he’s carrying a torch for a girl.”
“Okay, so why are you telling me this?”
“Because he won’t do anything about it.”
“You want me to make the first move,” she says blandly.
“Or you could give him an encouraging sign? He’s still learning how to function as a person again, and I think you’d be great for him. He just needs a little help getting there. Right now, he’s too wrapped up in seventy years of misery.”
“I don’t know. If he thinks he’s not ready to start dating again, I don’t want to push him.” She also doesn’t want to put herself out there in a way which is going to get her heart stomped on.
“Just continue making him feel comfortable in the lab, like you do for me. Talk to him, even if he doesn’t talk back. Treat him like a person.”
Darcy chews her lip but finally relents with a nod. “I better not end up regretting this,” she warns Steve.
“You won’t,” he promises with a soft smile, and dashes away to see Pepper about getting a table booked.
December arrives with a lot of darkness but not much in the way of snow. There’s a ton of rain and Darcy’s okay with that so long as she doesn’t have to leave the tower to go out into it.
Overnight the tower is transformed, dripping with decorations in every corridor and every room. Not all of them are Christmas decorations, either, as Stark Industries seems to have made an effort to incorporate most of the main religious festivals: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, even Festivus.
Darcy has to explain that one to Steve and Bucky.
She’s done as Steve asked, openly talking to Bucky when he’s in the lab, but she still gets little response from him beyond a grunt or two. Undeterred, she’s taken to sitting at his preferred table when she’s typing up Jane’s notes, or doing a little knitting when Jane is lost in her own brain and hasn’t given Darcy anything to do.
It’s the latter which finally coaxed something out of Bucky.
“People still do that?” he asks, nodding at the motion of her needles. “Thought you could buy everything nowadays.”
“It’s soothing,” she replies. “Besides, sure you can buy scarves and sweaters, but if I knit something, it’s unique.”
That seems to be the end of it, but she resolves to make him a nice chunky scarf and glove set. If he hates the cold, she can help him keep warm. That project she only works on in the secrecy of her apartment, but she’s got plenty of time to knit in the lab, because Bucky’s taken over the task of transcribing Jane’s notes. He’s a slow typist but he reads Jane’s notes faster than Darcy does, and once she recommends an online typing course he picks up speed.
She leaves his gift on top of the latest pile of books Jane leaves out, and makes sure she’s away from the table when he arrives, poking around with a screwdriver at a malfunctioning circuit board.
He freezes when he sees the pile of gifts, then reaches out to touch them with his right arm. His hand doesn’t quite make it—he snatches it away as if it might get burned—and he looks across the lab at her with wide eyes and a visible swallow.
She meets his gaze and smiles at him.
“To keep you warm,” she says, then returns her attention to the circuit board.
If Steve wanted her to give Bucky a sign, she thinks she’s done what was asked. The ball is now firmly in Bucky’s court. And when she takes the knitted set as well as the books when he leaves the lab, she counts it as a victory.
One of the downsides to all of the festive decorations is that there is mistletoe every-frigging-where. Worse, it seems to move overnight, as if FRIDAY is trying to catch people out through complacency. She probably is, on Tony’s orders. Darcy’s already exchanged five pecks with Jane as they come and go from the lab, and she’s even had to give Steve a few cheek kisses. It’s more tedious than titillating at this point.
That she might meet Bucky under one of the sprigs doesn’t even cross her mind: he slinks to and from the lab at unpredictable times, never crossing paths with anyone else.
Yet now she finds herself staring up at the ceiling with her hands on her hips, ready to tear FRIDAY a new one. The sprig definitely wasn’t there this morning. She’s pretty sure it wasn’t even there five minutes ago, but when Bucky walks over to pick up Jane’s newest notes from Darcy’s station, his head is brushed by green tendrils. Both of them look up to find mistletoe dangling above them.
Her mouth goes dry at the thought. She can see Bucky’s breathing deepen, his chest rising and falling, and when she glances away his hand twitches around the notes.
She licks her lips. It’s involuntary, and she doesn’t want to call it anticipatory, even as she can feel his stare on her mouth as she does it. She has to flick her own gaze up to meet his, and for a moment it feels like they’re falling towards each other, drawn together by an invisible force that wants their lips to connect.
Except it must be her imagination. She lets her eyes drifts shut, feels something brush her cheek—silky and scratchy at the same time—and when she opens her eyes again she’s alone in the lab.
Bucky’s gone.
He doesn’t return to the lab before she goes home for Hanukkah, and it’s making it weird. If he’d come back that day, or the next, Darcy could have brushed off the mistletoe incident. She was all prepared to make jokes about it being nice not having to kiss Jane again, but the longer she goes without seeing him, the more it feels like something fundamental has changed. She worries he might not come back at all.
In the meantime, it feels like her cheeks been branded where he kissed it. She figures that’s what she felt, his beard against her skin, and now it feels like she’s constantly having flashbacks to the sensation. Like phantom beard syndrome.
Jane’s as frustrated by Bucky’s absence as Darcy is, even if she’s oblivious to the reason why. Darcy doesn’t catch Jane’s notation errors like Bucky apparently sometimes managed to so Jane’s had to go back to checking over the typed-up work to make sure it’s all correct. But Darcy can’t explain away his absence, not without admitting more to Jane than she wants to right now. The only saving grace is upcoming vacation time.
Another of the perks of working for Stark Industries is the overly generous vacation allowance. Darcy gets to spend two whole weeks with her family back in Ohio, and she’s ready for a break from the city. It’s only when she gets to JFK that she realizes her love of winter is going to bite her in the ass.
There’s a snowstorm. Blizzard seems a little melodramatic, but the amount of white stuff pouring from the sky is enough to get all flights out canceled for the next couple of days. The line for a cab is a mile long, and isn’t moving because few cabs are actually turning up. She breaks a lifelong vow and downloads the Uber app, only to discover all their drivers aren’t coming out into the snow either. Even the AirTrain has ground to a standstill.
She rings up the tower to beg for a lift from somebody. Jane’s already left for Hanukkah in London with her mother, so Darcy’s left ringing around other lab assistants and finally leaves a pleading message with FRIDAY.
Her Starkphone beeps a moment later. Someone will be with you as soon as possible, Miss Lewis, the AI confirms.
She trudges her way to the pick-up point, lurking inside until another bleep on her phone notifies her that her ride has arrived. She shuffles out to find an SUV waiting—one of the Stark fleet—with the plates FRIDAY has confirmed, and the driver rushes out to help her with her luggage. He’s all bundled up in black, the hood of his coat shielding his face , and she thinks nothing of it until she’s settled in the passenger seat, holding her hands up to the heating vents.
“I hope this passes quickly,” she says to the driver as he climbs back in, trying to spark a conversation “I can get a later flight out to my family, but I don’t want to miss another Hanukkah—I already spent the last few overseas.”
He makes a noncommittal sound in his throat, and the hood drops away to reveal Bucky. The beard’s been reduced to a scattering of stubble, which is why it wasn’t so obvious to her outside.
“Oh. Hi.” She belatedly pastes a smile onto her face. “How come you got lumbered with picking me up?”
“Nobody else was available.”
She’s not sure if he means it as bluntly as she says it. All she can manage is another “oh”, then she turns to face the window, watching the world pass in churned up snow and more falling flakes.
He’s a careful driver, or has the skill to keep the car on terra firma even when she can see conditions aren’t the best. She wasn’t expecting much in the way of conversation from him anyway, but she can forgive him for his silence tonight if he’s concentrating.
Only when they pull into the underground garage below Stark Tower does the pressure return for her to speak. They’re left in momentary darkness as he kills the engine, and she can hear her own breath hitch in the ensuing silence. Then the external lights are turned on by FRIDAY, and they’re sitting in shadows within the car.
She expects him to bolt again, but instead neither of them makes a move. She studies his face, even as he does not look at her, and she can’t read him at all. The shadows does wonderful things for him: highlighting his cheekbones, and the sharpness of his jaw, and the plushness of his mouth.
She’s staring at his mouth again.
“Thanks for picking me up,” she mumbles. Then, because she might not get another opportunity to say it, “You shouldn’t avoid the labs just because of a little bit of greenery. Jane misses you.” She takes a deep breath. “I miss you. And I think you enjoyed helping us, so it’s a silly thing to avoid us over.”
“S’more than that.” He speaks so quietly that if they weren’t in the complete silence of the garage, she doesn’t think she’d be able to hear him. And he does, eventually, look at her. “You know why.”
His eyes are black in the half-light, and there’s more of her reflected in them than anything else. But he’s being honest with her, so she needs to return the favor.
“I do. But you know it’s reciprocal, don’t you?”
Like that, he’s shuttered once more, gaze back on the steering wheel. “It’s more complicated than that. I’m too complicated.”
She doesn’t know how to go about unpacking that. She squelches the urge to be flippant, because he deserves more than that. “Most people are,” she says quietly. “But maybe I’m not looking for some heavy, intense deal. Maybe I’m just looking to connect with another person. Get to know them, see if we click, see if we’re good at keeping each other company. It doesn’t have to be more complicated than that.”
He lets out a shaky breath. “I don’t know if I can do that.”
“You won’t until you try.”
He doesn’t respond to that. She straightens herself, steeling to leave. “Here’s the deal. Stark’s holding his usual New Year shindig up in the penthouse. I’ll be back for that. I doubt you were planning on going, but if you want to give this thing a chance, you can meet me on the terrace at five to midnight. If you don’t turn up, I won’t hold it against you. Hell, I’ll even send Steve to drag you back into the labs if you keep avoiding us. But the offer’s there.”
She’s out of the car before he can say anything else.
The party’s a little tame by Tony’s standards. It’s probably because he’s not drinking and Pepper’s the one in charge, so it’s all very tasteful. Darcy mingles, at first with Jane, then splitting off when Steve arrives and the pair start making goo-goo eyes at each other.
Their dinner date went well. Better than well. Darcy thinks Jane might be trying to decide what baby names go best with “Foster-Rogers”.
On her part, Darcy switches between soda and champagne, trying to keep a clear head by scoffing plenty of the hors d’oeuvres circulating the room. She knows Bucky isn’t here and if he does come, it won’t be before the time she’d stated. It doesn’t make her any less aware of every corner of the room, even as she’s trying to make polite conversation with Zane from Accounts.
Outside, the sky has decided to grace them with even more snow.
Then, terrifyingly, Darcy ends up surrounded by Avengers. She gets dragged over by Jane when she’s distracted—“Come and meet everyone, Darce!”—and before she knows it, she’s wedged on a sofa between people she’s seen doing terrifying, wonderful things on TV. Sure, she already knows Steve and Tony (and Thor, but he’s not here), but it’s dizzying to be introduced to people under the unassuming names of “Clint”, “Wanda”, “Nat”, and “Sam”.
Truthfully, it’s the women who terrify her. Natasha Romanoff is more interested in Darcy than she should be, all wolfish smiles and pertinent questions, which triggers a faint reminder that she has history with Bucky. Meanwhile, Wanda Maximoff looks through her as much as she looks at her, and though Darcy can’t feel her rummaging around in her head, she’s slightly worried it’s happening anyway.
Then the two women share smiles and it’s like Darcy’s passed a test. After that, they keep her wrapped up in conversation, plying her with bite-sized desserts and fancy soda.
It’s only when Tony sends out the call at ten minutes to midnight—“You’d all better have a glass ready!”—that she makes excuses to visit the bathroom and sneaks out. Nobody’s gone out on the terrace despite the door being unlocked because it’s just so damn cold, but Darcy retrieves her coat from the cloakroom and slips out anyway.
She finds a quiet corner away from the main windows, knowing Bucky won’t like being overlooked if he does turn up. It’s not like she wants an audience either. She’s shivering even as she shoves her hands into her pockets, and it’s from nerves as much as anything.
She stands facing out to the city, letting the snow settle over her, enjoying the way it blankets everything in a little measure of hush that’s so rare. At midnight, she’ll be alone, but at least she’ll have a good view of the fireworks.
Then she hears a breath behind her—no footsteps, not even crunching in the snow, only a soft sigh. Darcy turns, and Bucky’s there, the softness reflected in his entire being. She’s never seen him not be tense, but tonight he’s free of it, almost on the verge of smiling.
“I thought you weren’t going to come,” she whispers. “The snow—”
“It’s not so bad,” he replies, and the corner of his mouth does crook upwards. “Might even be worth it.”
She holds her own breath, waiting for him to go on, imploring and impatient.
“A chance, you said.” His voice is low, hesitant. He reaches out and takes one of her hands, rubbing it between his own to generate a little warmth. He’s wearing the gloves she made for him. And the scarf. If she weren’t so cold, she’d melt at his feet. “Some company. A connection. I think I can do that. I think I can try.”
She’s nodding at him encouragingly, and that force she’d felt before, under the mistletoe, is back. Drawing them together, toe to toe, so close she can feel the heat from his body. He smiles at her, fully smiles, and she’s so taken aback she has to sway into him for support. Doesn’t matter; he’s ready to catch her, drawing an arm around her waist to keep her close, pressing their foreheads together.
Behind her, fireworks begin to signal the new year. Darcy has something to say, but then Bucky’s mouth is on hers, ringing in the new year in the best way possible.
Talking can wait. There are other ways to make a connection.
The prompts are:
What about Avengers Tower AU (my fav fannon for how it should all be, all dem bois in the tower and everything iS FINE O k) and a snowy New York, and I have a dialogue prompt to go with it: "You really hate the snow that much?" (In my head its Darcy asking Bucky, but you could do it the other way around, too!) - @coffin-dust
Oooh! How about someone taking up knitting? (bonus points if it's Bucky) - @librarian-amy
I heard a rumor you want prompts!! For winter weather, all my little Aussie soul gets around here is fog, but I do remember snow from my childhood in Tasmania, so maybe snowfall?? - @ibelieveinturtles
Darcy and Bucky caught under the mistletoe. She's for it but he bolts. - anon
Darcy's flight home got canceled because of a snow storm and she doesn't have a car to go back to the tower so she asks Jarvis to send someone to get her. Everyone already had plans and Bucky's the only one available. - anon
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You’ve been tagged in the Star Wars Creator meme! Pick 1 - 10 works you’ve created (fic, art, gifsets, aesthetics, videos, playlists, etc) & tell us why you’re proud of them! Then tag your friends!
ooh this is fun! these wont be in order of favorite bc that would be Difficult
my gandalf ahsoka pic! it got a crap ton of notes which really surprised me, but its the home screen on my phone now lol
my avatar ahsoka pic! i spent a lot of time on it and i really liked how it turned out. it was a redraw of an older one (maybe ill draw it again next year or this summer?)
a short little finnrey fic i wrote, a sort of au-tlj ending where rey lost her hand and finn is helping her to cope with it. idk why i like it so much lol. it was definitely a fun one to write and i enjoyed reading it which is rare lol
this piece for an imperial!leia au ive had in my head for the past few months lol (im actually working on another thing in that au which im liking so far too lol) so i really like the colors i used in this one. they kind of got more saturated in the second pic idk y. (also if u wanna know about the imperial!leia au feel free to pop in my inbox anytime! ive been meaning to post something explanatory about it)
this finn and rey oven door trombone animation thingy i did lol (the animation isnt exactly on time but hey im getting there lol)
a sith padme i did for the december jedifest exchange (i am a SLUT for sith aus and there are extremely few sith padme aus its honestly tragic)
this little anidala thing i did; ive never been very good at drawing anakin but i think this one turned out okay
this mermaid ahsoka i did back last may (proportions whom lol) could use some improvement, but i still like it. i remember drawing it and it took a while, but i like how the colors and lighting turned out
another ahsoka one from the world between worlds; this was kind of the first one in my recent trend of “no lineart and draw a damn background”
idk if i can count things i havent posted/finished yet but…(i may or may not have animated a gid of vader doing a death drop from a gif i stole from rupauls drag race lol..that ones gonna have to wait tho) okay for real my last one is this fic i wrote (a while ago) about some good anakin and ahsoka bonding..god i need more of that. tbh platonic relationships will almost always hit me more than romantic ones, idk y
im tagging @generalherasyndulla @sebulba @abaaisses @xkittykylo ! u guys dont have to do this if u dont wanna; also if anyone sees this who i havent tagged and wants to do it feel free!!
#anon#ask nell#star wars creator meme#ahsoka tano#anakin skywalker#leia organa#darth vader#imperial!leia#finn#rey#finnrey#Padme Amidala#anidala#my art#nell writes
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Balancing Boundaries: Part 4 Co-Existing
Part 1
I had a conversation yesterday with an artist who is uncomfortable sharing fandom space with older fans given some amount of fandom has sexual connotations.
Some minors and survivors don’t like the fact adults write or draw NSFW fanart about teen characters (whether they’re teens in canon or high school AUs).
That’s valid.
They shared:
“When we have people approaching their mid-20s and nearing their 30s coming on my art and calling [teenage video game characters] sexy that makes me uncomfortable and I have every right to feel disrespected and uncomfortable and call out the behavior. I do not want my art consumed by people who think that is alright, and if you are one of those people I kindly ask you to never interact with me or my content again.”
That’s also valid.
You absolutely have the right to feel uncomfortable about anything and to say, “X makes me uncomfortable, please don’t say that to me’.
That’s a boundary.
You absolutely have a say in what people can say to you or talk to you about, and in what you want to see.
But remember, one person’s boundaries aren’t the same as everyone’s boundaries and experiences aren’t universal.
Personally, one of my first fandoms was FF7. It was an older fandom then (it came out in 1997) so by the time I was old enough to look at 18+ rated works there were plenty of adults in the fandom writing them.
Of course, there were adults there, it came out a long time ago, just as of course there are adults in the Kingdom Hearts fandom. (If you were anywhere near the character’s age when the games came out, you’re in your mid-twienties to early 30s now because the game came out nearly 16 years ago).
As a young person in fandom, I was happy adults existed who were writing adult content, because the fandom being older meant there was tons of stuff available to read. Once I turned 18 and was actually allowed to look at NSFW/18+ stuff, I wanted to explore it to see if there was anything I liked.
My friends had favorite authors and loved them. My husband read Cloud/Sephiroth work called “Blonde Ambition” by @owmyhearteries. The fic is about Cloud as a teenage gay boy in love with the much older Sephiroth. There is sex in this fic.
For my husband, it became the vehicle to project himself and vicariously explore his own sexuality. As a teenager he was an orphan by abandonment living with a conservative grandmother in Mississippi, who’d been treated like he was the living embodiment of shame because he was born out of wedlock. (It’s Mississippi). So he could never be a teenage boy who had celebrity crushes openly. He couldn’t even dream about acting on them.
So a story of a kid from a small town going to a big city and having that dream boy fall in love with him was a perfect fantasy. It was escapism. And it was something which helped him come to accept his own sexuality and be ok with liking boys. Because sex was portrayed as positive and normal.
As for me, I’m sex repulsed due to CSA. Sex scenes do nothing for me or make me uncomfortable, so I skip them but I wanted to explore it anyway to see if anything would be enjoyable. I also like stories where characters like sex, because I want to imagine what it would be like to not flinch if someone so much as touches you. What it would be like to want that kind of intimacy and explore free from trauma and shame. One of my friends who I met in group therapy, like me a survivor, actually suggested looking at porn to help with recovery. To disconnect the idea of sex as something bad and unwanted and shameful and to reimagine it as something good. And reading sex set in a High School AU or listening to the same songs I listened in High School about teens in love doing things and imagining a world where I could have a teen that dated and experimented and enjoyed it is helpful to me.
As I said, the thing about “safe spaces” and “triggers” is the thing that makes one person feel unsafe, uncomfortable, or triggered can make another person feel safe, comfortable, and assured.
We co-exist by being aware that we share this space. We listen when people say they’re uncomfortable. We tag and we warn. We let things exist that we don’t like, because we recognize that one person’s poison can be another person’s medicine.
Do what makes you happy. Avoid what makes you upset. Try to make others happy as best you can while balancing everyone’s needs.
That doesn’t mean don’t be critical. Be critical. Point out why something is problematic whether it’s 50 Shades or Star Wars. Talk about why problematic things in fiction are a problem. Our society is full of harmful notions we need to unlearn and using media depictions that reenforce these notions is an opportunity to examine them and reject harmful norms.
But remember you can be critical of something and still recognize that other people like it, and you can like something and still be critical about it. The best inoculation against harmful norms and stereotypes is discussing them, recognizing them, and separating what you enjoy in a movie from what’s not actually ok.
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About me
I realized I never really wrote anything about me other than the fact that I’m Italian and I was looking for a job (which I found apparently) on this blog before. Never actually got around doing a presentation of myself and since we are coming close to the whopping number of 300 people here (thank you!) I think it would be nice to tell you more about who runs this blog and how I run it, right?
Anyway, you can call me Kaye, I’m 24 and I'm Italian, as I’ve said many times before. I study cultural heritage at my local university, but I’ve studied languages in high-school so feel free to write to me in French and Spanish too, other than Italian and English. Since last Thursday I’ve started working at a law firm too, so I might be a bit more busy from now on.
I’ve been writing since - always, I think, but I really got around writing again only in this spring, after a stop of almost a full year for anything original, and something like three to four years for anything fandom related.
I actually started writing fanfics again in this year, as a way to get myself out of a slump for a few of my original projects (you’ll discover that I really can’t work on one thing alone at the time). I didn’t like were my writing was headed and it didn’t felt good for me as it was anymore, so I decided to switch things in the opposite direction, change writing language (I hade alwyas written in italian untile then) and see where that would take me.
I wrote for other fandoms in Italian, but Haikyuu!! is the only fandom I’ve written for in English - it was @wannabegeo that introduced me to the anime, and later I started buying the manga too - and I can say it’s one of the best fandom I’ve ever been.
I love the characters all the same, but of course I picked my favourites and now I suffer for this because i won’t probably see them anymore in the anime/manga since Seijoh lost against Karasuno and didn’t go to Nationals (fair, but I can’t not feel a bit of sadness for this). My otps are iwaoi and matsuhana, and I’ve very strong feelings for both of those pairings. They’re so unique and well rounded, and yet there’s still room to play with them and imagine them in different situations...! Amazing!
Lately I’ve started appreciating bokuaka too. They’re interesting and I’ll probably work on something more for them in the future.
Beside, Haikyuu!!, I watched and read tons of anime and manga (Bleach, D. Grey-man, BNHA, Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, Bakuman,... the list is long, guys), so feel free to come talk to me about those too. Even if you aren’t sure whether I’ve read/watched them or not, just ask. I might take the hint and start watching it.
Another thing that I think defines me is that I don’t have defined music tastes. I like what I like, and I listen to what i like. That’s to say, I’m always llistening to music (best cure against tinnitus for me) and what I listen to depends on what I’m obsessed to at the moment. Lately, it’s been lots of hip hop, Atmosphere, Caparezza (one of the true great italian rappers, and it’s a pity not many of you probably know Italian, otherwise I’d recommend you to listen to him), chillhop, new modern, OVERWERK, but I’ve listened for years to anything, punk, rock, and metal. And also classical too and pop. I know, it doesn’t really makes sense if you put all of these together, but guess that’s what it is.
I’m a die hard fan of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Star Trek and anything Quentin Tarantino. That’s what my father rised me with. That and Queen from mom too.
I’ve been told I give off that “resting bitch” vibe before, but I assure you i’m actually pretty chill to people that decided to try to know me, or so they tell me.. I’ve just a bad habit of coming off as a bit blunt (not rude, peeps, blunt) but I try to make things clear first always. So, if you feel like it, ignore the lingering “resting bitch” vibe and come talk to me.
I love music and food (come on, I’m Italian, what did you expect) so I think this could be a good start to any conversation if you ever need one. :D
I’m always down for talking about aus, headcanons and such, and if there’s something that I don’t like about what you are saying i’ll tell you, but don’t take it as a “back off”. Just take as the “i’m not into that “ that it is, and we’ll go on from there.
So, yeah. Feel free to dm me or whatever whenever you feel like it and welcome here! :)
Little infos about tagging system on my blog:
- kaye talks : anything personal, asks, and random stuff I rant about
- my fanfiction: I tag whatever I consider my fanfictions this way. Easiest way to find all of them on this blog.
- my writing: it’s mostly for whatever i write, be it fanfiction or original
- for art and other things, I usually follow the following order: fandom name, pairing/s, characters, original artist/writer/creator, and only after all of these my rants and screaming over it.
So that’s how should look for things around here. ;)
#kaye talks#about me#haikyuu!!#iwaoi#matsuhana#music#personal#tag system#welcome to everyone new here! :)
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Fic recs masterpost
ok so i used to have a lot of fics masterposts on my old blog and people keep asking for recs + i wont be able to upddate them or anything anymore so i decided to just move them all to this blog
under the cut: AUS / arkham knight / jaykyle / jayroy / robin!jason / gen / angst fics
*: last added (april 4) // for some reason the links arent working so go to jasontodd.tumblr.com/ficrecs for the links, sorry!
AUS
The Virtue of Revenge | young justice au with jason as red x making his own team with roy, starfire, raven, and others. i love it, even if it has shaky moments and stuff pls give it a chance.
crystal silence creeping down | young justice/lost days au
Flicker from View | another young justice au
Live to Rise | yes. you guessed it. young justice au.
Collide & Convergence | au where post crisis jason goes to the young justice universe
The Changeling Sequence | series where jason meets damian before he went to gotham. The last part is a wip that i doubt will ever get updated again, so uh be careful. read only the first or second part and forget about the third.
The Drag of Fate | au where jason is lady shiva’s son as well. Part of a series, which i also highly recommend but idk if they would be au as well
heavy on the heart | another jason and cass are bio siblings. A+.
Didymous | cass and jason are twins.
repairing the world | i dont know how to explain this series.. its an au and really really good. Jason doesn’t appear in all the pieces.
just go | jayroy, wings au
In the Shadows (of Who We Used to Be) | jayroy, black widow & hawkeye au
The Family (or how Jason Todd was adopted by the Avengers) | marvel crossover
bad boys bad boys (whatcha gonna dooo) ♫ | jason is damian’s batman. iconic fic imo.
Rise (And Try Not to Fall) | star wars au
A Bird in Morning | bruce finds jason when he’s at the hospital after crawling out of his grave
Moment Between | ghost jason & ghost martha and thomas wayne
We’re not in Crime Alley Anymore | au where jason was younger when bruce took him (and he didnt become robin)
Perhaps The World Ends Here | marvel crossover, future jaykyle
Batten Down the Hatches | a few different aus here. young justice + helena wayne
My Brother's Keeper | jason & damian knew each other from before + damian arrives to gotham just for jason
When the Moon Found the Sun | main story is clark/bruce but it’s preetty cute. soulmates au.
Between the Light and the Dark* | damian & jason uuhm i cant remember what this one was about per se bc im reading like 5487 similar fics but yeah
Two Dead Birds | time travel stuff
Red Blood, Blue Blood | jason (and the rest of the batkids) are bruce’s biological kids, yeah i wasnt a big fan of the premise at first either but its gud
Rebirth | talia & jason, mind the warnings
you belong among the wildflowers | kate n renee adopt jason instead of bruce
We're the warriors of tomorrow | Cass, Jason and Damian meet while with the League of Shadows
Can You Hear Me? | ghost jason
to death's other kingdom I will not go | bruce makes it on time au
The Ties That Bind | The pit restores Jason's body but not his mind, Ra's makes him one of his assassins and Talia adopts him as her own.
death’s outlet song of life* | the gordons find jason before the events of lost days
reflections on shattered mirrors.* | talia & jason stuff
Come Alive* | young justice s3 based
A Path Upon The Ground* | au from lost days, eddie and jason meet again
ARKHAM VERSE
If He Had Come & the sequel Desiderium | au where bruce rescued jason before he could become the arkham knight.
the roads we know
this gun needs no bullets
JASON & BRUCE CENTRIC (not romantic)
Quack | this one is so crackish but so so cute i love it, robin jason
If He Had Come & sequel Desiderium | arkham knight verse and its so good and has a lot of bruce & jason feels
Neverland / Keep Lying To Me | deaged/ little jason from another universe.. sad and cute
Icarus and Bubble Gum | fluff, robin jason
Knock On Death’s Door | bit of both but not so so so angst, red hood jason
dead and dying things | au
In Memoriam | angst, trying to fix their relationship, red hood jason
If the Fates Allow | angst, red hood jason
The D-Word | fluff kind of.. red hood jason
This Place We Built With Grace and Guilt | angst angst angst, red hood jason
I Love You | robin jason, fluff
Wayward Birds | fluff and angst, robin jason
yesterday’s gone, yeah it went away (i’ve been lost but i’m here today) | another trying to fix their relationship fic, its cute and sad
We’re not in Crime Alley Anymore | au where jason was younger when bruce took him (and he didnt become robin)
Little Absences | sad, robin & red hood
Schrödinger's Honest Man | sad, drugs tw, absolute fave
White Christmas | bruce & robin!jason
Frozen History | de-age
Stargazer | jason n bruce patching their relationship.. its iconic
Unconventional Family Reunions | bvs setting
Prompt: Trapped | mind the warnings
Safe In My Arms
The Failures of Reverse Engineering | ghhm not really bruce & jason maybe?
to death's other kingdom I will not go | bruce saves jason au
points of impact | glass case get fucked
is it my fault? (we've been missing each other)*
waiting for you. *
The Little Things*
World's Finest* | my uwus my uwus have fallen everywhere
JAYKYLE (all iconic)
In Which Kyle Confesses The Same Thing Six Times
milk and honey
Batman vs Space Bureaucracy
deadlock
attention to detail
tempest in a teapot
violet tendencies
no love, no glory (no hero in his skies)
keep the door open for me
waffles and war
The Art of Subtlety (jason lives au)
Perhaps The World Ends Here | marvel crossover, future jaykyle
Riding in Batcars with Boys
boy, you fill my lungs with sweetness
no chance, no way, i won't say it (no, no)
a change in the atmosphere
invitation to commitment
Overexposed
i deserve that, don't i, some sort of blazing love that i can live with
i won't say
The water is always warmest at dawn
JAYROY (all iconic too)
sleepless
Countdown
just go (wings au)
Unspoken
(for thy love is) better than wine (E)
Rooftops
Dick Wolf is a Really Funny Name
A headache isn’t always a bad thing
sad eyes, bad guys, mouth full of white lies [high school au]
kairosclerosis
The Night They Met
march down an empty street (like a ship into the storm) *
Archange de la mort (rallume ton flambeau) * | hic warning lol
this time, the loser wins | steph & jason centric though
So Baby Come Light Me Up *
Little Talks *
All the light is never ending, much like you and I; *
Don't let me go, for I feel I may fall * | soulmates au
Something Reckless *
OTHERS
how to make a home. * | some eddie/jason if you squint, rose/eddie/jason team up
This Car Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us* | could be read as jayconnor :3
Robin/young!Jason
The Art of Subtlety | jason lives au, jaykyle
Little Absences | sad, robin & red hood
I Love You | robin jason, fluff
Wayward Birds | fluff and angst, robin jason
Icarus and Bubble Gum | fluff, robin jason
Quack | this one is so crackish but so so cute i love it, robin jason
we were not tragedies | jason & babs, read warnings
Heavy Home | gen, alfred & jason
Good News (No One Mourns the Wicked) | Jason & steph & damian. harold they’re dead (kinda robin!jason??)
Love Yourself (So No One Has To) | good amazing au with some selina & jason (not really.. robin but it starts as robin!jason i guess?)
Moment Between | ghost jason & ghost martha and thomas wayne
We’re not in Crime Alley Anymore | au where jason was younger when bruce took him (and he didnt become robin)
Tired & Laundry | kinda au, read tw!
Smoke | jason & jim gordon
White Christmas | bruce & robin!jason
is it my fault? (we've been missing each other)* | mix of present and past jason
Sidekick*
waiting for you.* | technically baby jason
The Little Things*
World's Finest* | oh this one.. my uwus
GEN
hold on to what we are, hold on to your heart | gen, Barbara & Jason friendship. Some dinahbabs & jayroy
gotta give the boy points | gen, absolute fave
Strangers in Nothing but Name | marvel crossover, side steve/bucky
If He Had Come | Desiderium | Arkham Verse, gen
I can’t think up a good name for this | young justice verse, gen apart from canon relationships
A Better Thesis | gen, p short but i loved it
The F-Word | gen, batboys being batboys
until i’m in my grave | gen, wip
Robins United | gen, batkids bonding, except for cass, thats my only complaint
Free of Dogma | gen, canon divergence, marvel crossover w Jason & Bucky
bad boys bad boys (whatcha gonna dooo) ♫ | au where damian is jasons robin and not dick’s, obviously damian & jason brotp.
Heavy Home | gen, alfred & jason
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen | gen, Marvel crossover
Flicker from View | side Barbara/Dick, young justice verse
I Love You | gen, Bruce & Jason
how to hide a stray resurrected superhero from your parents/parental figure | au, jason & tim friendship kinda
One For The Road | Jason/Roy/Koriand’r but its SO cute
Baby, It’s Cold Outside | gen, Dick & Jason
The (Family) Doctor’s Appointment | gen, batboys bonding
The Family (or how Jason Todd was adopted by the Avengers) | marvel crossover, gen
Reason | wip, gen, canon divergence
Soliloquy | gen, tim & Jason brotp, and really cute batfam moments
Red As The Shadow Of Death | gen, young justice/under the red hood verse
Give Yourself a Chance | gen, duke & Jason & leslie brotpish
homecoming | outlaws brotp fic, could be considered shippy if you want to
And I Said What About Breakfast at Tiffany’s | jason & steph
Of Bats and the Forsaken | jason & all the batkids, side steph/cass and jay/roy if you squint
this is a long drive (for three robins who don’t agree on much) | no capes au, steph & jason & damian, background tim/tam
The Dying of the Light | marvel crossover, bucky & jason, canon divergence
Cat | selina & jason, catlad au
Killing for Love | cass & jason, au where jason was lady shivas son
Keep Lying To Me | de-aged au, just heartbreaking imo, cursed fic
The Social Habits of Robin | gen, batboys. Where_is_cass.jpg tho
Steph and Jay’s Excellent Adventures | series, Steph & Jason
Neverland | jason & batkids, young!jay travels to the future. sad asad sad
on a thin chain of moments and something like faith | gen, jason & cass & steph mostly. really good
Good News (No One Mourns the Wicked) | Jason & steph & damian. harold they’re dead
In a Parallel Life | batboys focused, it has amazing dialogue, dynamics, and characterization. It’s only missing Cass and the rest of the girls.
repairing the world | series, not everything is about the batfam.
Born to Run (Born to Rise) | Jason & Talia having a mother/son relationship reblog if you agree
Live to Rise | it updated again p recently so yay! young justice verse
To Save a Dying City | jason + other people
Let’s Have Some Fun This Beat Is Sick | mostly damian centric
Movie Night: The Mummy | read trigger warnings, batboys
The Trading Chain | not jason centric, but it has cass being older than jason and calling him “little brother” so noice
we sure know how to run free | jason & cass
Yesterday’s Voices | bruce loses his memory au
Nests and Cages series | read trigger warnings
Roots | barbara centric, really good plot and characterization
Love Yourself (So No One Has To) | good amazing au with selina & jason
Retrograde Motion | de aged jason au
Provenance | mostly roy centric, bruce fucks oliver’s life for what he did to roy. iconic
Schrödinger's Honest Man | sad, drugs tw, absolute fave
Batten Down the Hatches | a few different aus here. young justice + helena wayne
My Brother's Keeper | jason & damian knew each other from before + damian arrives to gotham just for jason
White Christmas | bruce & robin!jason
until i'm in my grave v2 | this one is already mentioned in this post BUUUT the writer started rewriting it so!
Frozen History | de-age
Stargazer | jason n bruce patching their relationship.. its iconic
show me yesterday, for i can’t find today | time travel au
Warm Enough | alfred & jay fluff
Parallels | mia & jason team up
Legacy | reverse robins, not jason centric but hes there alright.. i think.. i cant remember :D
What are the words I'm forbidden to say?* | damian & jay fluff
Cracked Foundation| jason n damian
Cat's Cradle | more jason n damian
spaces in between | damian & jason again
When the lights go out | damian & jason, theres a pattern here
in my head, i do everything right | some jason & steph
is it my fault? (we've been missing each other)* | past & future jason
life, if well lived* | jason travels back in time and meets martha & thomas wayne
In Charge * | babie jason
Pyrrhic victory* | jason & damian stuff
Twists and Turns* | more jason & damian bonding
Of Brothers and Batcows* | guess what.. yes! more jason & damian
This Car Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us* | jason & connor.. say no more!
First Gear* | back to jason & damian please read this.. damian tries to teach jason to drive
changing, falling, fading (please watch over me)* | jason bonds with damian & steph
ANGST
Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death [read the trigger warnings!!]
in the repairing the world series there are a lot of fics dealing with jason, tho Warm Enough ugh not all are centered around him. I would say read Escalation | Coup de Grâce | Interlude for the rh!jason arc, and Tired & Laundry for robin!jason. [also read trigger warnings]
Countdown | jason/roy]
those six days [trigger warnings again!!!]
Call | angst
the tune without the words | kind of character study from jim gordon’s pov
Unspoken | jason/roy, really angsty if you remember how red hood arsenal ended
If He Had Come & Desiderium | arkham knight verse, read trigger warnings!
Reason | on hiatus :/
hold on to what we are, hold on to your heart | this is my favorite ever.. read trigger warnings
Heavy Home | alfred & jason
until i’m in my grave [trigger warnings!]
Keeping Broken Pieces Together
Monsters | marvel crossover
gotta give the boy points | this one please!!!! another fav. read trigger warnings
The weight of it [trigger warnings!]
Live to Rise | young justice verse
Neverland | THIS ONE IS PURE ANGST!!! please its so sad..
Keep Lying To Me | this one has some angsty scenes too im sad emoji
hangman is coming down from the gallows | some angst
Movie Night: The Mummy | read trigger warnings, batboys
Love Yourself (So No One Has To)
All in the Blood [read trigger warnings]
Little Absences
Stargazer | jason n bruce patching their relationship.. its iconic
Rebirth * | mind the warnings and its really. sad.
The Failures of Reverse Engineering *
Eternal Soliloquy * | sad sad
throw me a lifeline (I might even catch it) *
changing, falling, fading (please watch over me) * | jason & steph & dami angst
#dc: fic#i'm posting from phone so if its fucked.. that's why#if the read more doesn't work i'll fix it tomorrow
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