#Westley fic rec

[captainsophiestarkreading]

Ahhhh this is so cute!!!!! There’s almost nothing here for Westley, so I was so happy to see this existed AND that it was so absolutely adorable 🥰❤️❤️❤️

THE PRINCESS BRIDE HEADCANON: Being Courted By Westley Would Include...

Prompt: "hello love, may i please request headcanons of dating westley (wesley???) from the princess bride? you're the first person i've seen on this hellsite (affectionate) write for him. thank you in advance and have a great day!"

(A/N: Thank you so much for this, I was just waiting for a Princess Bride request! And you're right, there needs to be more content for Westley and The Princess Bride in general. Also, I hope you don't mind me erasing Westley and Buttercup's romance, I just felt really bad breaking them up just for the sake of a headcanon. I hope you enjoy!)

First meeting Westley when he chases after Vizzini's crew, which you are a part of.

You didn't really want to be, of course - starting a war between Guilder and Florin held no interest to you - but Vizzini knew you would be of use to him, since you were rumored to be the best thief in four kingdoms. You denied his offer to kidnap Princess Buttercup at first, but the little man kept insisting, and, well, money was money, after all. So you reluctantly helped kidnap the future queen and began to deliver her to Florin's border with Guilder - until Inigo noticed a man in a black mask following you.

Afterwards, neither of you would say it was love at first sight - after all, he'd been dead the first time you'd actually seen his face - but both you and Westley felt an instant attraction towards the other, which only increased after you, Inigo, and Fezzik helped him rescue his childhood friend Buttercup and avenge the murder of Inigo's father.

Shortly after escaping Florin's palace, you decided to confess your feelings for each other at the worst possible time - while your group of four was locked in a sword fight with some officers of Florin that Prince Humperdink had sent after you.

"[Y/N]? I suspect this may not be the most opportune time for a confession of this sort, but I must say it: I find myself developing a deep love for you."

"I confess that I share your feelings, Westley. Now, would you care to discuss this further when we aren't being attacked?!"

Being in a relationship with a man who was literally willing to die just to save his friend is about as sweet as one might expect. Very early on, you realize that Westley would move mountains and swim across oceans to keep you safe and happy.

Of course, this can sometimes lead to him being overprotective when you go to steal something your merry band of misfits needs or go up against Florin's soldiers in a fight.

While this is sweet at first, it quickly gets annoying, so you have a conversation with your love about it.

"Westley, I realize you wish to protect me, but you need to let me get into danger if that is what's required. I'm one of the world's best thieves, and Inigo himself taught me to sword fight; I can handle myself."

And, being the understanding person he is, Westley agrees to back off.

"I understand, [Y/N], and I will respect your wishes. Just please try not to put yourself in more danger than necessary; even the Dread Pirate Roberts has limits on how much his heart can bear."

"Alright. If that's what it will take."

Westley's only pet name for you is "darling," and he says it constantly. Like, all the time. To the point where you sometimes wonder if he even remembers your real name.

In return, you like to call him "Goldilocks" or "dear." He doesn't exactly love the former, but the latter always makes him smile, since he knows you aren't usually the type for terms of endearment.

Becoming great friends with Buttercup, which makes Westley endlessly happy, since it brings him great joy to see his lover and his dear friend bonding.

Buttercup, Inigo and Fezzik all totally shipping the two of you, and making secret bets on when you'll get married and have children.

When your band of four finally crosses into Guilder and manages to convince the king to grant you asylum there (after all, he wasn't too happy to hear that Prince Humperdink was planning on starting an unprovoked war with his kingdom), the first thing Westley does is pull you away from the others and softly press his lips to yours - your first kiss as a couple.

The kiss is perfect - soft, loving, not too demanding, and full of the knowledge that you've both wanted to do this for a while now. When you finally come apart for air, the smiles on your faces are so wide and bright and happy they could cure every illness the world has ever known.

It's a pure, beautiful moment - until you hear Inigo's teasing whistle and Buttercup's clapping and shouts of joy from their vantage point not too far away.

Laughing, the two of you lean your foreheads against each other, share one last quick, soft kiss, then link hands and head back towards your friends.

You're ready to start your new lives together - confident in the knowledge that you love and have each other, and that that can carry you through anything.

[rosyronkey]

hey you can’t just say that about the gabe fic and not drop the link dude (we’re mutuals but i’m on anon because this is a clandestine matter)

he just gets his ass fucked dude idk what to tell u

[pastafossa]

Pasta, I need some help. There’s a fic I read about a year ago(?), and I’m desperately trying to find it, but I can’t remember who it’s by. It’s a Matt Murdock x Reader fic where Reader gets kidnapped by Fisk’s men, and they try to get information out of them. I’m pretty sure Westley is the one interrogating them, and they play Frank Sinatra while they do. They eventually let them go, and Matt gets a call from Reader because they left a phone with them after they let them go and he finds them naked on the docks. Poor reader is really beat and has PTSD, especially when they hear the song that was playing, and they end up missing Thanksgiving because they’re out cold recovering. I think the title has something to do with pie (maybe not, but there’s a pie involved—rhubarb?), and it might jump POV? I appreciate the help!

I'm fucking DELIGHTED to say I knew this one right off the bat cause I love that fic, and the author's on my rec list if you ever lose her fic again! You're looking for Strawberry Rhubarb by @ellephlox!

[lesliesknopes]

madney fic recs 🔮

decided to make a post of my favourite madney fics because there are so many underrated gems and they can be impossible to find.

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as you wish by lilythesilly (1K)

“As you wish.” 

“Ah!” Jee-Yun holds her sippy cup up to the television, like she’s toasting Westley on screen. 

“That’s right, Jee-Jee,” Chim says and reaches down to grab her when she toddles back over to him. “It means ‘I love you’.” 

--

Or, Chim watches The Princess Bride.

touch me with slow hands by maddieandchimney (2K)

Maddie and Chimney celebrate their engagement when it's just the two of them.

midnight under moonlight by lullatone (2K)

“So, what you’re saying is, is that your father is a-”

“A werewolf, yes.”

“Which means you and Albert are also-”

“-also werewolves, yes yes."

How am I supposed to tell you? by IGotOutOfTheOceanForYou (3K)

Summer camp counselors Maddie, Josh and Linda meet their new team member, but for one of them he ends up being more than just a new colleague.

i like you a latte by lilythesilly (3K)

“How long are you and Maddie going to pine over each other from a distance before you actually do something about it?” 

Chim sticks his finger in his mouth and holds it up in the air. “Wind says I have about another six months, but the Santa Ana’s say eight.” 

“Chim,” Hen says quietly, which stops him in his tracks. Oh god, she’s about to say something sincere. “You deserve to be happy.” 

It leaves a sour taste in his mouth and he tries to swallow it down. “C’mon, look around me! There is an espresso machine shaped like a volcano right there.” But she continues to hold his gaze, and in Chim’s experience not taking Hen’s advice is always a mistake so he relents, “I am happy. But I could be…happier I guess.” 

Hen smiles gently and squeezes his shoulder, picking up the now empty pastry tray. “So then do something about it.”

-

Or, a Madney Coffee Shop AU.

mountain sounds by lullatone (4K)

Anyway, the point is Maddie’s supposed to be on vacation right now.

Instead she’s stuck on some dirt road with a flat tire, no cell service, and a sneaking suspicion that she made a wrong turn a few miles back. 

AKA: Maddie gets stranded and meets a very handsome bearded man in the woods.

& part two!

 we just got the start wrong by theyarnmaidstale (4K)

After weeks of being at odds, Chimney knows exactly how he and Maddie got off on the wrong foot, but now, as he's kissing her under the mistletoe at Bobby's Christmas party, he'd kind of like to get on the right one.

Those who hate Los Angeles, have never been in love by olimakes (6K)

He pulls out his phone again.

“Chimney?”

It takes him a minute to answer, a minute to pull his eyes away from the screen and meet Maddie’s concerned gaze.

“What is it,” she asks.

He licks his lip. “It’s, uh, it’s my father. His assistant at least.” Maddie frowns and he continues. “He’s coming to LA. Apparently, that means sending a four-page email via his executive assistant. Not a phone call.”

Or, learning that his father is visiting, Chimney struggles.

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Alone together by jupiterfics (13K)

There aren't a lot of places Buck can sit comfortably with his thoughts, but here—out on the water, body weightless as long as he lies still, no sound but the lap of the waves and the breath thrumming in his chest—here there's nothing in the world to drag him down, no anger no worry and, most of all, no regrets to fill his lungs and suffocate him. Here on the water it's fine that he's alone.

He wonders if Maddie felt alone when she died.

or;

Five years after his sister is legally declared dead, Buck finds his way to Los Angeles and joins the 118, hoping he can make Maddie's memory proud.

And the universe smiles down on him.

This World May Lose Its Motion, Love, If I Prove False to Thee by louderthanwords (18K)

Maddie arrived in L.A. eight months ago after fleeing the cult she was raised in and her abusive pastor husband. Now as she moves into her own apartment and continues to build her new life, Maddie’s friendship with Chimney begins to blossom.

& part one (although not madney centred)

in another life, i would be your girl by madneyfiles (25K)

Maddie and Chimney are in a secret relationship, knowing their love won't be approved by their parents, who are fierce business rivals. Their plans to run away when they turn 18 are shattered when Maddie's marriage to Doug is fixed by her parents after she turns 18. The only reason Maddie feels compelled to agree? Her brother, Evan.

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She Made Herself Stronger (by Fighting with the Wind) by princessfbi (35K)

“Books are my love language,” Maddie said as she handed Chimney the book. “Movies are yours. This is a movie, right?”

Chimney jerked his head up in alarm as he looked at her and Maddie couldn’t help but laugh as she dropped the ruse.

“I’m kidding. I know Fight Club is a movie.”

The Madney Bookstore AU we all deserve and the Buddie Teen Romance to add a spice of chaos.

(Don't) let this be the end by yourestrongerthanyouthinkyouare (43K -INCOMPLETE)

Evan Buckley has a sister. He never talks about her, not because he hates her but to keep their memories safe in his heart, because from the moment she stopped talking to him, memories are all he has left. Maddie Buckley gave up everything to save her brother and she never regrets doing it, but she would do anything to hug him one last time.

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sometimes a shadow wins by maddieandchimney (52K)

It's been Chimney and Doug against the world for fifteen years, so when Maddie unwittingly gets caught between the two best friends, everything changes.

You Are So Much More Than Your Father’s Son by louderthanwords (82K)

She knew it was a risk to leave. After ten years of being married to Sergeant Doug Kendall, Maddie knew exactly what it might cost her to flee Hershey with her son and daughter. She just hopes her brother can forgive her for the danger she’s brought to his doorstep when she arrives in LA with her kids after five years of silence.

& part two & part three

Stronger than Fear by diaz_evan (90K)

“No, wait! Chimney!” Buck rushes out but is stopped immediately by three armored Peacekeepers. “No!” He pushes against their arms, fighting against their killer grasp. He gathers all his strength and breaks through, so he can be seen from the stage. “I volunteer!”

Maddie and Buck are District 12's Tributes. The fight to keep each other alive begins now

[my buddie fic rec list]

[captainsophiestarkreading]

These are so good and so sweet!! I absolutely love all the different parts and time periods of their lives you covered, and I’m a BIG fan of Inigo and the reader becoming friends on their own. Literally so sweet and dreamy, I loved it 🥰😊❤️❤️❤️

Dating Westley Would Include...

Request: Hello! I was wondering if you could do Westley from princess bride relationship headcanons?

The Princess Bride is one of my favourite movies (I watch it every year on my birthday) so thank you! <3

If you enjoy, please leave a comment and let me know! Thank you for your kindness!

Warning: mentions of injury/ blood and swords.

(I do not own the Princess Bride or its characters, all rights go to creators. Gif credit goes to @thekatebishops.)

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As a young babe, the fairy tales your mother used to read to you at nightfall, so full to the brim of hope and true love as they were, always seemed like a strange fantasy to you. Little did you know, as you grew up alongside that strange farm boy who hovered behind your every step as if he worshipped the ground you walked on, that true love had been lingering behind your eyes for as long as you had lived.

That all changed one magical day on a late spring morn, when you decided to try and cure your lack of sleep by wandering down to the barn. Sitting amidst the starlit lavender thickets, the few cows you owned came shuffling away from their warm hay to come moo by your face as you sat cross legged beside them. Despite the sleeting rain that muddied the brick outhouses, you could see a thatched window swing open from the opposite side of the farm, and Westley’s curious face peeking out at the sudden uproar of noise. Once he spotted you, I swear, a smile bright enough to blight the most sweet of angels bloomed across his face; it took him less than a minute to throw his shirt on and to come through the verdant storm to sit beside you. You didn’t think you could get any cosier: the gentle pitter patter on the creaking roof-beams, and the warmth of the young man settling himself beside you without a word. That was until Westley unravelled the cloth he had managed to hide underneath his elbow, and gently wrap the straw stern blanket he had brought around both your heads, until you were tucked together under the stars like a fresh bud waiting for the sunlight. 

‘You look freezing, my love’, he says gently as he takes your hand from where it’s resting on your knee and wraps it in his under the blanket. ‘It would be my honour to share what little comfort I may bring with you.’ The glow of the speckled stars makes his eyes seem to grow tenfold, despite how bright and wide they are already, when filled with an unutterable and primordial love. You turn your head towards him, and he follows your every movement. Taking a chance, you ask squeeze his fingers and ask if you can kiss him, and with a love-fraught sigh, as quiet and gentle as the wind brushing through the violets, and an overjoyed shut of his eyes all he says is… ‘as you wish.’ And then the heavens seem to open above you: spurting out gold and silver bursts of shooting stars across the pearled horizon as you press your lips onto his pliant ones, and the two of you spend the growing dawn growing to learn the aspect of each others lips.

Keep reading

[thingummies-and-whatsits]

Lewis Fic Recs: A Knight's Oath

Stories of devotion, with elements of sworn loyalty, obedience, chivalry, or unspoken, courtly romance-from-afar. Feel free to add more fics to the list!

Six Days by ComplicatedLight

100 Words, James & Robbie, Rated G, No Archive Warnings Apply James muses on the nature of obedience, and finds himself a changed man after working his first case with DI Lewis. An incredibly powerful 100-word drabble that gets right to the essence of James' devotion to Robbie.

Sir Robbie by owlbsurfinbird

428 Words, James & Robbie, Rated G, No Archive Warnings Apply As Robbie's retirement approaches, James adjusts to calling him by his name—and to no longer working together. A thoughtful, understated piece that captures James' character so well by contrasting the everyday with James' poetic inner musings about the life of a squire.

As You Wish by uniquepov

500 Words, Pre-James/Robbie, Rated G, No Archive Warnings Apply While watching The Princess Bride, Laura comments on Westley's undemanding, devoted love, prompting Robbie to have an epiphany about his sergeant and the many ways to say 'I love you'.

Knight at Arms (A Quiet Conquest) by divingforstones

13,486 Words, James/Robbie, Rated T, No Archive Warnings Apply Spanning from Expiation through season 6, moments of devotion, heartbreak, and joy. An absolute masterclass in characterization and capturing that special kind of quiet devotion that is so apparent in Expiation. And to balance out the angst, some absolutely hilarious moments that will catch you off guard if you're not careful. Special mentions go to stolen apostrophes, discombobulated crabs, and Bloody Bertie.

The Gentle Art by serenbach

1,503 Words, James/Robbie, Rated M, No Archive Warnings Apply All the small, unspoken things James does for Robbie in the course of a week, but Robbie knows that loyalty goes both ways. A lovely, understated courting fic, with so must earnest affection and just the right amount of sarcasm to balance it out.

The End of All Our Exploring by hedda62

7,998 Words, James/Robbie, Rated M, No Archive Warnings Apply Threads of fairy tale references weave throughout this story, culminating in a chase scene at the foot of the Glastonbury Tor. The electricity of the storm clouds gathering at the horizon charges the atmosphere between James and Robbie, who find themselves sharing the last room at the inn afterwards. Maybe James will find his Grail after all.

Chance Encounter by Lindenharp

2,108 Words, James/Robbie, Rated T, No Archive Warnings Apply Established Relationship. Outsider pov. Part of a larger series that follows James and Robbie's exploration of a consensual D/s relationship, but can be read on it's own. James and Robbie stop for a quiet drink in a gay pub, and an obnoxious git gets what he deserves. Sometimes the simplest of gestures carry the most meaning.

[ereiniel]

Tagged by: @illegalkisstotheface 💖💖

First ever ship: I don't even remember now. Probably Buttercup/Westley from The Princess Bride (when I was like, 7 or something).

Last song: Meat Loaf, "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)".

Last film: Operation Mincemeat. It was fun watching Mr. Darcy and Mr. Darcy working together to defeat the Nazis. (Huh. That sounds like a fanfic concept if there ever was one.)

Currently watching: Nothing right now, but I just got recced The Recruit by my friend, so I'll probably start that soon.

Currently consuming: Milk Bar Cereal Milk ice cream.

Currently craving: Ramen and sushi. I blame all the fic research I've been doing for this.

Tagging @macchiatosdumptruck @amorphousgenderlesscryptid @greentea-avanti @secondclassfangirl @yenforfairytales @hunkydorkling @dull-c if you are so inclined and haven't already done this. For those of you not specifically tagged and have not yet done this, consider yourself tagged now, and please tag me back so I can read your answers!

[sunshinesteviee]

just read both of the chapters already out and im obsessed omg

You’ve never been one for love. Especially after your last round with it. Halloween rolls around and in comes Eddie Munson. He’s only in town for a couple days, you’re looking for no strings, and chances are you’ll never see him again anyway.

Easy, right?

That is, until you end up with an unexpected party favor.

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Unexpected pregnancy. Strangers to friends to lovers. And then they were roommates. Forced proximity.

rockstar!eddie munson x pregnant!reader.

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Chapters: (2/8)

Chapter One - Halloween

Chapter Two - Miscommunication

Chapter Three - Roommates (8/15 @ 6pm EST)

Chapter Four - Bloom (tba)

Chapter Five - Warmth (tba)

Chapter Six - (tba)

Chapter Seven - (tba)

Chapter Eight - (tba)

[vandrawsing]

Do you want to read about two old men living peacefully in the English countryside ? Do you want to read about the boy they take into their home ? Do you want to read about the bitter sweetness of a life well lived ? Do you want to know about the works that junipers do ? 

Then this story is meant for you !

Written by Dread aka @dread-pirate-westley on tumblr who was a real pleasure to work with and whose writing is marvellously evocative! so in the spirit of halloween, go haunt her askbox & ao3 :)

for the @murder-husbands-big-bang

(2 more spoiler-y pieces under the cut)

[rosyronkey]

apologies if you've already replied to an ask like this before but what are your favourite mcr fics? ao3 is back for me and i am taking advantage

i read MOSTLY porn but i have a few that are long and good and have plot i prommy ALSO never apologize 4 asking for fic recs!! its fun dw about it

eventual f/m rayrard, frerard but g gets hooked on piercings (not written the best but its long), franthony but they get together during projekt revolution, the origin story of the killjoys (FUCKING FIRE HIGHLY RECOMMEND), frikey, frikey, frank/ray/bob bullshit that i found randomly idk its pretty good

and my ao3 just stopped working so there u go hope u enjoy mwah mwah!!!

[areyoudoingthis]

i saw this, replied in my head and forgot i didn't actually reply here 🤦

thanks for the link!! i'll definitely give this a read cause it sounds interesting and i have a mighty need for princess bride au, but i also need the one where ed is buttercup and stede is westley like air

someone needs to write the gentlebeard princess bride au that's begging to exist. please I'm starving my crops are dying my skin is wilting

[honeysuckleharringtons]

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[scottrecs]

Rec: Is this a kissing book?

is this a kissing book? (2945 words) by clavicular Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Scott McCall/Stiles Stilinski Characters: Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Stiles Stilinski Additional Tags: Geeky, College, Roommates, Future Fic, Friends to Lovers, Fluff, seriously so fluffy i could die, Star Trek: TOS, Star Wars - Freeform, firefly - Freeform, The Princess Bride - Freeform Summary:"I'm not the Buttercup of this relationship," Stiles says. "And you are definitely no Westley." Or, five times Scott tried to woo Stiles using geeky references.

[freshmeatfriday]

FMF: Murder Husbands Big Bang Roundup Post

Hello dear Fannibals, and welcome to Fresh Meat Friday’s Special Big Bang Roundup!. The roundup posts will gather all the recs posted on Tumblr under the #Fresh Meat Friday tag, and link them in one easy to find post. 

Just a quick reminder, Tumblr is often rude and doesn’t show us every rec no matter how hard we try!  If we missed yours, just send us an ask with the information and/or a link to the post that we missed, and we’ll get it on next month’s round up :) Also, Tumblr has been giving us a hard time tagging people, so we’ve direct linked to people’s blogs where tags aren’t working.

Big Bang

@vandrawsing and @dread-pirate-westley rec’d by @matildaparacosm for The Works That Junipers Do - Oh my heart!!!!! Beautiful touching fic and perfect art illustrations! Go read and see their beautiful creation fannibals!

@kkachi35 and @redfivewritingby rec’d by @arydishope for Remember the Ravenstags - Honestly, I can not stress this enough, if you have not read this, GO DO IT NOW. No prior knowledge of american football is needed. It’s a great story that hits all the emotional buttons. Besides, you know you want to learn all about Hannibal’s new receiver, sacks, penetration yards, back ends, tail back, going deep, and tight ends.On top of a wonderful story, check out not 1, not 2, not 3, NOT 4 but 5 amazing pieces of artwork, but you’ll have to read the whole story to see them all ;)

@vandrawsing and @dread-pirate-westley also rec’d by @niakantorka for The Works That Junipers Do - The writing style was a joy to read. I loved how in love they were and how they managed to get over the deeds of the past (at least most days) and how they found a new ‘child’ to tend to. He was the best OC I’ve read about in a while - boy what a wonderful young man. If you can stand to read MCD fics, I highly recommend this one. I talked to another Fannibal about it and described it as (a good sort of MCD if there can ever be one) and I stand by it. Why not die if the other options are abysmal and hurtful? Of course it’s still a heart breaking read, but in all the right ways. I loved this fic. Take a heart and check The Works That Junipers Do out. It’s so worth it and the art is a treat on top of it all.

@dancey94 and @beezlekn rec’d by @hotsauce418 for Between Black And White: Crimson - Check it out!

Oh and also here is a late ‘regular rec’ from last month as promised ;)

@zacharybosch rec’d by @tentoriumcerebelli for Black Boots - This is one of my favorite fics in the Hannibal fandom and y’all should take a few minutes to read/reread it. This fic has everything: boot/leather kink (naturally), dom/sub, filthy oral, Will’s flannel shirts...

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Any chance you could talk a little bit about identity porn?

First, I’m sorry it has taken me literally two weeks to answer this, anon! I have been... very tired. I am getting around to my ask backlog now.This is an awfully open-ended question! But, man, I love identity porn. I didn’t even know I loved identity porn until I got into this fandom, but suddenly there it was and it was my favorite thing ever. (And then I was rewatching The Princess Bride and got to the bit where Westley shows up again as the Dread Pirate Roberts and Buttercup doesn’t know it’s him until he says “As you wish” and my brain just kind of went OH OKAY I GUESS I’VE ALWAYS LIKED IDENTITY PORN. IT JUST HAS A NAME NOW.)

I think for me there are two elements that make identity porn really fun, and the first is the tension you get because of the lack of knowledge about identities -- because we, the audience, know something that the main character doesn’t. So when Steve talks about Tony to Iron Man, or Iron Man to Tony, we know that the guy he’s really talking about is RIGHT THERE LISTENING, and he doesn’t know, and OH GOD WHAT IS HE GOING TO SAY TO IRON MAN THAT HE WOULD NEVER SAY TO TONY. PERHAPS HE IS GOING TO CONFESS HIS LOVE. AAAAAA. At this point I usually have to get up and walk it off before I can keep reading.

(One of my favorite Steve/Tony identity porn stories -- though for this one the identity porn is in reverse from the usual direction in this fandom -- is still Valtyr’s A Face To Meet The Faces That You Meet, in which Tony is sleeping with someone he thinks is not Steve while pretending that he is sleeping with Steve, but what he does not know is that he actually is sleeping with Steve. There is another story I want to rec in this same vein but I do not think it has been posted yet, though I will totally rec it when it is.)

The other fun thing about identity porn is, of course, the reveal -- but the tension leads up to the reveal, usually, so they are both part of the same thing. I think in 616 Steve/Tony fic specifically there’s a lot less attention paid to the reveal than you’d expect -- since, after all, canon did it for us -- so the only time you’ll ever really see a proper identity reveal, fully fleshed-out in the narrative, in 616 Steve/Tony fic is when it’s some kind of AU. Either the team finds out who Iron Man is in different circumstances than happened in canon, or it’s a story where Steve’s identity is somehow at issue, or it’s a complete and total AU where Tony is Iron Man but in an entirely different way than in canon. You see what I’m getting at.

(Honestly I think I probably like the tension better than the reveal anyway, for the most part. The only thing coming to mind for “really really noteworthy identity reveals” right now is that episode of MCU Netflix Daredevil where Foggy finds out about Matt, and, man, I didn’t even finish watching Daredevil.)

Also I have to say that I have a massive 616 identity porn WIP planned (one where it’s actually Steve’s identity as Captain America that’s the secret and it’s not an AU -- well, not much of an AU -- either) and I can’t write it until I finish the Big Bang story and then the Trek AU sequel that I have promised and now it is once again killing me that I can’t be writing it right now. I hope you know this.

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Congratulations to @dread-pirate-westley and @vandrawsing and thanks to @matildaparacosm for the rec! Please feel free to enter your fic and art into our collection on AO3!

Do you want to read about two old men living peacefully in the English countryside ? Do you want to read about the boy they take into their home ? Do you want to read about the bitter sweetness of a life well lived ? Do you want to know about the works that junipers do ? 

Then this story is meant for you !

Written by Dread aka @dread-pirate-westley on tumblr who was a real pleasure to work with and whose writing is marvellously evocative! so in the spirit of halloween, go haunt her askbox & ao3 :)

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