#betheflame's writing

[iam93percentstardust]

Pop Star Fics

In honor of the Eras Tour movie finally being complete on streaming, here's a rec list of (mostly) Stevetony pop star and pop star-adjacent fics 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙🤍 Anyway, we don't have enough of these in this fandom so I'm hereby declaring that we should all write more of them (I'm doing my part; I'm almost done with the Fearless era for This Life Is Sweeter Than Fiction)

Written by Others

One Step Closer by scottxlogan (E) Tony Stark was pushed into popstar fame by his ambitious father early on, but over the span of more than two decades Tony has seen the highs and lows of stardom hitting rock bottom in more ways than one. Through it all there was always one person that Tony felt was his saving grace. Steve Rogers was always the one that got away and no matter how many times they tried to cross that line into love they couldn't quite get there. As Tony's once close friend and brief roommate, Steve turned Tony's world around in all the right ways until fate intervened and they were pulled in separate directions. Now fresh out of rehab on his 45th birthday and looking to keep from making the same mistakes, Tony reflects on his past and follows his heart to new beginnings hoping that it's not too late to find his way back to Steve in his hopes for a second chance. -I love that this Tony is closer to his canon age. It's a look at the pop star life from the other side once you're not the shiniest, brightest thing on the block anymore. The smut is great, the romance is lovely, and the ending is delightful ❤️

Baby, Just Say Yes by betheflame (M) In a world where Tony's life looks a lot like Taylor Swift's, Steve realizes there always more to omegas than meets the eye. -Everything flame writes is always amazing, even the things I never in a million years thought I would like, but this is just so lovely. It's soft and sweet, and I love the take on second gender dynamics that flame explores 💛

at his side by areiton (M) He meets Steve on a Sunday, wearing his old Eagles jersey and shorts so short his Mama fusses at him, and he grins, tousled curls and a devil may care grin, bare-faced and bare foot. “Hi,” he says, and then, like an introduction is necessary, like the whole world isn’t learning his name, he adds, “I’m Tony.” -I love bodyguard AUs so much, and arei absolutely delivers with this one. Top-notch pining, great use of the non-linear narrative (which arei is always fantastic at, in my opinion), and I love how the eras were changed to fit this story 💙

Written by Me

This Life is Sweeter Than Fiction (series) A series of interconnected fics, following Tony Stark from his time as a country singer to the world's biggest pop star. Loosely inspired by Taylor Swift. -I feel weird hyping up my own fics, but if you're willing to follow me as I explore multiple relationships, second gender dynamics, and reinterpret the fandom's hatred for Tony after Civil War through the lens of the Reputation era, I feel like you'd really like this series. Like I said, I'm almost done writing the Fearless era, so that'll be coming in the next few weeks 💚

False God (E) The first time Steve meets him, Gillian has all sixteen dancers sitting in a circle on the floor of the rehearsal studio, where she makes them go around the room and introduce themselves. Tony is the youngest of them at nineteen, has two cats currently in his sister’s custody, and got his start in ballet before being so inspired by the 1989 tour that he cross trained just in the hopes that one day he could dance with Sharon. Steve had made a note of it in the way that he makes a note of everyone he works with, felt a little old because he had been a dancer on the 1989 tour and now this baby is saying he was inspired by them, and then gotten distracted by the next girl. -In which neither of them is the pop star! They're backup dancers for pop star Sharon instead, which I think is very fun of me 🩷

When Emma Falls in Love (G) “Nice?” Kamala exclaims. “It’s way past nice! It’s the cutest thing ever because his bracelet had his phone number on it! He was hoping to ask you out!” Tony blinks. Steve Rogers, All-American good boy and quarterback extraordinaire, wants to throw his hat in the ring? He wouldn’t be the first person to toss his name out there, but most of them have just tried to DM him or tag him in their posts. No one’s shown the kind of thought and effort that Steve apparently put into his declaration. It’s a level of understanding and appreciation of who Tony is and everything he’s cultivated in his career that no one else has put in. It is, to use Kamala’s word, cute. -In your life, you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team... or maybe not? Anyway, this is just a very fluffy romance with instantly smitten Steve and Tony 💜

Glitch (T) “Ms. Potts, my name is Steve Rogers, and I’m Justin Hammer’s roommate," Steve says. “Oh, what does that asshole want now?” she asks. “I don’t think he wants anything—except to make a quick buck and ruin Mr. Stark’s reputation.” -This is a pop star AU in the loosest definition of the word. Tony is a pop star but he doesn't get to do anything pop starry things in this AU. It's mostly about Steve, but if you like throwing popcorn at the screen whenever Justin Hammer shows up, people getting their comeuppance, and Steve being the standup guy he is, then this is the fic for you 🖤

Death by a Thousand Cuts (T) “Tony?” Pepper asks, and he can tell just by the look on her face that whatever she has to tell him, it isn’t good. “What?” he asks. She looks uncharacteristically hesitant. Pepper isn’t supposed to be hesitant. She’s supposed to be barge-in, guns-blazing, unapologetically confident. “The news leaked,” she says eventually. -One of my favorite tropes, breaking up and making up! Idk I just really like writing stories where neither of them did anything wrong, they just couldn't work things out in those circumstances, but turns out being apart is even worse 🩶

Aaaaand a bonus winteriron fic for you!

Kissed by a Muse (E) Two years ago, Bucky returned home from the war, disillusioned, injured, and angry. Two months ago, he started working at Rogers Records, recording other bands when all he wants is for his band to be the one performing. Two minutes ago, he ran into a mysterious stranger at the grocery store who argued with him over the last box of Eggos, kissed him, and ran off with the waffles. And now he can't stop thinking about him. Bucky sees him everywhere: on the album cover he's recording, walking by his sound booth. And then, as he's staying late at work one night, he hears someone singing down the hall. But that can't be right - because that's his song, one that he's never performed for anyone. He isn't really surprised though to find that it's the stranger who kissed him in the grocery store that night. Only someone who can seemingly appear and disappear like this stranger can could possibly be singing a song he's never sung for anyone. The stranger offers him a chance: a chance to get his life back on track, to perform for the owner of the biggest record company in the world, a chance to get his band back and make it big. With an offer like that, how could Bucky refuse? -If you're familiar with the 1980s film Xanadu with Olivia Newton John, Gene Kelly, and that guy from The Warriors, this is that but with Bucky and Tony being, well, Bucky and Tony 🤎

[marveltrumpshate]

August 2023 MTH fills

Don't forget to mark your calendars: MTH 2023 sign-ups will be opening on September 17! Check out our pinned post for more details about this year's auction.

The best way to see all the fills that have been shared with us is our monthly roundups tag or our #MTH-fills channel on our Discord, but you can also view them through the following methods:

Our Tumblr tags: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Our AO3 collections: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (only has works posted to AO3)

Completed works tag list

To find specific content, use our completed works tag lists above which includes instructions on how to search for a particular character, gen or romantic relationship, universe, and fanwork type. 

SOLO CHARACTERS

BUCKY BARNES

@potterspink - Miniature watercolor portrait of Bucky Barnes in Regency fashion for Bitters (MTH 2021)

STEVE ROGERS

@potterspink - Miniature watercolor portrait of Steve Rogers in Regency fashion for Bitters (MTH 2021)

GEN/PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS

LOKI & WANDA MAXIMOFF

Yersi Fanel - "Of Witches and Tricksters" (canon-divergent AoU fic where Loki, who is part of the Avengers, convinces Wanda to join forces against Ultron) for @penguinofthewaddles-art-only, @kerravonsen, @aquatigermice, @lintillaarchaeologist, @lailyn, and @deehellcat

PIETRO MAXIMOFF & WANDA MAXIMOFF

Yersi Fanel - "Of Witches and Tricksters" (canon-divergent AoU fic where Loki, who is part of the Avengers, convinces Wanda to join forces against Ultron) for @penguinofthewaddles-art-only, @kerravonsen, @aquatigermice, @lintillaarchaeologist, @lailyn, and @deehellcat

SHIPS

BUCKY BARNES/SAM WILSON

cicak/@cicaklah - "can't get started" (MCU Sam/Bucky fic where Zemo gets Sam and Bucky together) for @yavannie

@sumbacky - Art of Bucky and Sam in the kitchen during a snowstorm, wearing winter-themed PJs for @elektraking

BUCKY BARNES/STEVE ROGERS

Avaaricious/@fannishflightsoffancy - "Obstacles to Love" (Steve/Bucky Ultimate Beastmaster reality TV show AU fic) for chakravanti

oh_i_swear/@oh-i-swear-writes - "Catching Shadows" (MCU Steve/Bucky A/B/O AU fic) for @zepysgirl

oper_1895/@oper1895 - "If Symptoms Persist, Seek Medical Treatment" (MCU Steve/Bucky 5+1 medical play fic) for mepeters81

MATT MURDOCK/FOGGY NELSON

@missmoochy - "Toy With Feelings" (Matt/Foggy Toy Story AU fic where troll doll Foggy meets two interesting toys: Matt, a Ken doll with a tragic past, and Daredevil, an action figure who won't tell Foggy his name) for RoseLover (posted in May)

PEGGY CARTER/STEVE ROGERS

@captainjimothycarter - "All That Stands Between Us (And Infinite Silence)" (What If..? Peggy/Steve fic where Steve and Peggy go through the portal together and end up in the future of a different timeline) for @callmekayyyyy

RILEY/SAM WILSON

writer_lethogica/@thatmexisaurusrex - "The Offering" (winged prince Sam/werewolf pack leader Riley arranged marriage royalty identity porn AU fic) for @kalika999

STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

@KandiSheek - "No Greater Punishment" (MCU Steve/Tony fic where Steve gets jealous after he turns down Tony, thinking he'll just be one of Tony's flings, and Tony enters a long-term relationship with someone else) for WickedInstinct, @starksnack, @wilmakins, @iam93percentstardust, @earliebirb, @jehbeeeh, @magicasen, @t0nystark1er, tsmk2023tsmk, @gottalovev, @elwenyere, @ruquas, @betheflame, hollyandvice, @ishipallthings, @wonderland-girl, @sounds-of-some-day, and @bthehufflepuff208 (MTH 2021)

[mthofferings]

betheflame

Preferred contact methods: Discord: betheflame

Preferred organizations: - Anything from the list of approved organizations

Will create works that contain: N/A

Will not create works that contain: N/A

  -- Craft or Merchandise --

Auction ID: 1097

Will create works for the following relationships: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark - Any Universe Black Widow fandom any gen - Any Universe Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - Any Universe Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers - Any Universe Iron Man fandom any gen - Any Universe Captain America fandom any gen - Any Universe Spider-Man fandom any gen - Any Universe Loki fandom any gen - Any Universe Captain Marvel fandom any gen - Any Universe Hawkeye fandom any gen - Any Universe

Work Description: This auction is for one (1) custom made chainmail keychain with the character or ship colors of your choice. For each $25, the auction includes 1 additional keychain, with the max being four (4) keychains. I will cover domestic shipping. International shipping will be covered by the bidder.

Ratings: Gen

Can pods bid on this auction? No - I'd rather not be bid on by pods

CLICK HERE TO BID ON THIS WORK

-- Beta Service --

Auction ID: 2053

Will create works for the following relationships: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark - Any Universe Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers - MCU Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - MCU Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - Any Universe Bucky Barnes & Peter Parker & Tony Stark - MCU Peter Parker/Mary Jane Watson - Any Universe

Work Description: This auction is for cheer-reading! I'll be a metaphorical golden retriever of enthusiasm for anything you write for six (6) months or twenty-five (25) fics, whichever comes first. I have no reading DNWs, so you want to throw me Dark Dove Do Not Eat? Grand. Fluffy Bakery AU? Fantastic. Sky's the limit, kids.

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature, Explicit

Can pods bid on this auction? No - I'd rather not be bid on by pods

CLICK HERE TO BID ON THIS WORK

-- Other Fan Labor --

Auction ID: 3019

Will create works for the following relationships: Tony Stark-centric - Any Universe Bucky Barnes-centric - MCU Steve Rogers-centric - Any Universe Natasha Romanov-centric - MCU Peter Parker-centric - MCU Pepper Potts-centric - Any Universe Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - Any Universe Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark - MCU Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - MCU

Work Description: For a period of six (6) months or twenty-five (25) fics, I will help you tag, title, and summarize your fics. You read that right. You hate titles? I've got them. You never know what tags to put? I'm quick. Summaries? Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy. I read everything, and even if you write a ship I'm not into, I'm good at context clues. If several of you want to go in on this, the fic limit will raise to 30, split between all of you, and the month limit extends to 12 months.

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature, Explicit

Can pods bid on this auction? Yes - Podbids welcome!

CLICK HERE TO BID ON THIS WORK

The auction runs from October 22 (12 AM ET) to October 28 (11:59:59 PM ET). Visit marveltrumpshate.com during Auction Week to view all of our auctions and to place your bids!

[fanfic-reading-challenge]

Rules & FAQ

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the 2023 Fanfic Reading Challenge! This has always been a little bit of a dream to me, Juulna, to do, but I lacked the fandom insight then that I have now. Or, well, in late 2020, leading up to the new year! But it only really came to fruition through a conversation in one of the Discords I belonged to way back then, when @betheflame brought up the same idea I'd been mulling over for a while --- we'd always been on the same wave length; something which definitely made us good friends! She graciously stepped aside so I could create this, as she had plenty of other things on her plate (like the kickass Stony Podcast and assisting with some charity auctions, along with a prolific writing career!), and so I took up the challenge of creating this, well, challenge for you, instead.

In 2021 I was all by my lonesome and rushed to get out a challenge that people could start putting to use, though I by no means cut any corners. And it actually turned out to be a success!!! But, simply put: this year, with help from some enthusiastic participants who had some great ideas, and who dove into the drafting process with me, I think this 2023 Fanfic Reading Challenge will be even better than the last one! It certainly is bigger, hahahaha. But really, I could not have done this without the regular, monthly feedback from @jandjsalmon and the questions and comments, put forward to me by @attractiverock, as I came up with new challenges. Of course, my best friends Annaelle, Perry_Downing, and grlie-girl deserve some shout-outs too, for listening to me… shout??? cry?? throw things??? Yeah, you really deserve more than kudos for all my ridiculousness.

BUT OKAY! Before I get carried away, here are some basic rules and info to help you succeed. Check below if you have a question, and if you can't find the answer here, you are more than welcome to send an Ask to @juuls or @fanfic-reading-challenge on Tumblr, check the latter's blog posts and FAQ, or send an email to juulna.writes@gmail.com --- both emails and Asks send me notifications pretty quickly, as does direct message on either blog!

So what is this?

Well! It's a reading challenge (much like with book reading challenges from POPSUGAR and Book Riot) but specifically designed for fanfiction. We all know we and everyone else we know is going to read at least one fic this coming year, so why not earn a spiffy, name-embossed badge while we're at it!?

That brings us to the basics…

The event runs from January 1st to December 31st, 2023. If you started a fic in 2022 but finished it in 2023, that absolutely counts in full towards the 2023 challenge and word count. Anything you read before you start this challenge (whether in January or May or October) counts too!

Signing up: You don't need to sign up at all! You can just grab a copy of the challenge spreadsheet and fill it out however you wish (or even keep track of your tasks in an entirely different manner like a Word doc). Declaring your intention to participate is more of a thing if you want to be held accountable for your goals, but it's not like we're going to be angry with you if you don't finish any of it!

This challenge operates on the honour system. If you said you completed a fic for a certain task, that's between you and whichever ghost/saint haunts/watches over you. Come January 2023, all I'll ask is just to see the document you've used to keep track of your challenge, so I can match it up to the numbers which determine which prize you get!

Yes! Prizes! Here's an example of one of the 2021FRC badges:

There are a few changes to the style of this year's challenge. Instead of multiple lists where you have to complete x amounts of tasks for each to achieve the Extreme challenge (this provided less leeway), I have combined all of the tasks into a single spreadsheet. To achieve different levels of completion, you can pick and choose whichever task you wish from anywhere on the list, as long as you complete the required number of tasks for each level.

Participant Prize: Complete at least one task from the challenge!

Regular Mode: Complete between 80 and 159 tasks.

Hard Mode: Complete between 160 and 239 tasks.

Extreme Mode: Complete at least 240 tasks.

Anything else?

Two different fic trackers/reading logs are included in this spreadsheet. The 'Fic Tracking Sheet' was created and used by @jandjsalmon during 2021 and 2022, and the 'Reading Log' was created and used by @juuls also during those years. Both have their pros and cons, so please feel free to try both, combine them, alter them, or use something else entirely! We won't take any offense whatsoever. :) Feel free to adjust them as needed and ask questions if you need to!

This challenge is for any fandom, any ship(s)… or you can use more than one fandom and/or ship to complete this!

Fics can count towards more than one goal. (It's just more fun if you use all different fics! :D)

This Challenge runs on the honour system.There is no need to comment or kudos on the fics (though this is greatly encouraged, even if just to say ‘I really enjoyed this, thanks for writing!’ for the former) and there will be no need to link to the fics you read for this challenge. There will be space where you can write the title/author—but that's the minimum required along with checking off each task you complete, when you submit the spreadsheet in January 2023 (in order to receive your prize!). I don't even need to see your reading log, if you even have one! This is supposed to be fun. :)

Don't compare yourself to others! If you can't complete the challenge, or can only complete part of it.... honestly? You're still awesome in my books. Plus, if you manage to check off even part of this crazy list, you should know you've done a damn fine job. Don't push yourself too hard, don't feel guilty if you didn't complete it... seriously, I'd still, personally, post my list even if I completed just 10 items, to show that I did do something!

If joining late, the Monthlies ('time-specific tasks') you missed can be done at any time, but the monthlies still to come should done during said month.

Maybe a bit of a repeat but... You do not need to report to me that you're finished with the challenge, but I will absolutely have a place on Tumblr where you can tag me with goals/whole challenge complete! (@fanfic-reading-challenge) Tagging the blog is the easiest way to catch my notice, or by email as per above. If you do wish to claim one of the four+ badges, you'll need to fill out a Google Submissions form I'll put together in the latter months of 2021, which will require at the least for you to link your challenge spreadsheet to me (making sure the share feature is enabled), with each completed task checked off. Preferably you include the links to the fics read or link to a Google Doc with the links (I will include examples on the Tumblr as to how I am completing this challenge), but that is not required. Honour system, remember? :)

To use the challenge spreadsheet, simply 'create a copy' (under 'File' in the browser version), and then save the copy under whatever name you wish to. After that, you can change anything you like except the goals themselves.

How to contact me.

Well, obviously you can send me an Ask on @fanfic-reading-challenge! On that Tumblr, there will also be an FAQ page (this page), and you can submit questions via the Ask box too! :) I'll keep the FAQ as up-to-date as possible.

Conversely, I have the 'messages' option turned on, so you can just send me a direct message on @fanfic-reading-challenge (or @juuls).

Tag '#2023frc' or '#2023 fic reading challenge' and I'll reblog most anything related to this challenge if/when I find it! But as said above, tagging the blog itself is probably the best option if you want a reblog/answer/interaction. :)

Comments/Suggestions/Complaints?

I recognize that there may be some things I should have included (more minority goals, but I'm goin to work on that for next year's list) or should not have included, based on each individual's personal opinion, but I created this list for fun, and the goal is to have fun, and it's a learning experience for us all! If you must criticize, please keep it constructive and polite, but also: you do not need to participate. I've done my best, am already anxious, and will be keeping an eye out for how I can make things better/more inclusive/less or more X, Y, or Z…. etc. I promise. <3 I included, for 2021 and 2022's form submission, a place where one could submit suggestions, and it's absolutely possible to leave said suggestions or comments anonymously. I'm doing my best, as have my wonderful partners in this year's, 2023's, challenge. We tried to mix things up from 2021 and 2022, so some things have been left out, or, in fact… they have been set aside for next year's challenge! 2024… seems like forever away, and now I feel cursed just for mentioning anything to do with the passing of time these days, yikes.

One Last Very Important Thing!

Based on feedback, anywhere where the challenge lists a '(relation)ship', this year you may include Gen pairings, Friendships, and Family relationships. We have and will continue to attempt to incoporate more Gen and Family-friendly (rather, no romantic or sexual) pairings/groups into the challenge where we can. This is a work in progress and we are trying to take as many suggestions as we can and incorporate them into the existing structure. One thing's for sure, it'll make the challenge a little less repetive each year --- there are only so many tasks you can incorporate before things become repetitive from year to year, I'll tell you that! But I try. :) Please address any concerns with me by any of the ways to contact me below!

E-mail: juulna.writes@gmail.com

Tumblr: @fanfic-reading-challenge

Personal/my fandom Tumblr: @juuls

Leave an Ask or send an e-mail, or some other form of polite communication!

Questions will be answered as soon as possible, though I am chronically ill, so please bear with me. No more than a week, though! Complaints will be assessed on a case by case basis. Suggestions will be given due consideration and treated according to the level of politeness therein. Thank you for your understanding!

Most Important of all…? HAVE FUN! EXPLORE NEW WORLDS! ENJOY YOURSELF! <3

(And please keep staying safe for yourself and others!)

[ashes0909]

10 Fandoms/10 Characters/10 Tags

thanks for the tag @meshkol - this is a fun one! it was neat seeing where we match up!

marvel — tony stark (this often switches back and forth with steve)

star wars — obi-wan kenobi (though anakin is close second)

harry potter — draco malfoy

yuri!!! on ice — viktor nikiforov

supernatural - castiel

game changers series — ilya rozanov

omgcheckplease — kent parson

red white and royal blue — prince henry

sherlock TV — sherlock

doctor who - tenth doctor

tagging: @festiveferret @betheflame @russilton @jehbeeeh @polizwrites @heartsandmuses @rinskiroo @sadieb798 @deehellcat @hermit-writes

[kandisheek]

WIP Tag Game ✨

I was tagged by my dear friend @perlmutt-perl to share the last line of my current WIP and tag some friends. It's hard to choose from my mountain of WIPS, but since I'm doing Kinktober right now, here's the current last line of the one I'm writing for today:

“Nothing.” Tony typed out a response – pulling up a hologram keyboard this time – and read through it three times, very carefully, before hitting send. “Minor hiccup, it's fine.”

Thanks for tagging me, Perl! I'm gonna tag @ashes0909 @betheflame and @bladeofthenebula27, feel free to ignore this if you've done it already ;)

[nixie-deangel]

Title: Charcoal Dust in My Eye Word Count: 10k.  Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Rating: Teen +  Pairing(s): Steve Rogers/Tony Stark; Bucky Barnes/Pepper Potts. Character(s): Peter Parker; Tony Stark; Pepper Potts; Steve Rogers; James "Bucky" Barnes. Tags: Peter Parker & Tony Stark; Alternate Universe - College/University; Peter Parker is Tony Stark's Biological Child; Enemies to Friends to Lovers; Enemies to Lovers; Pre-Slash; Getting Together; Matchmaking. 

Summary: 

Dr. Tony Stark teaches engineering at Stonybrook University, so he assumed his son would attend there. Instead, Peter chooses nearby Fallwell State and gets assigned Art Professor Steve Rogers as an interdisciplinary advisor.

If that wasn't annoying enough, Rogers' best friend Bucky happens to be the guy who Tony and his best friend Pepper have a bit of a history with and NO ONE holds a grudge like Tony Stark.

But then... Pepper tells him to stand down and so does Peter and what if Bucky isn't the enemy... does that mean he can do something about this crush on Steve?

Author: @betheflame, Ao3.  Artist: @nixie-deangel, Ao3. 

Link to the story. 

For the @marvelreversebigbang 2019. 

[h2awrites]

Title - Final Year of Freedom

Written and created for the @marvelrarepairbang!

Author - @hogwartstoalexandria & Artist - @betheflame

Rating - Mature

Pairing - Winterpepperony (Ironchilipepper)

Major Archive Warnings - None Apply

Summary - "Parties meant both Pep and Buck would be dressed to the nines, and he'd have to watch them dance together, and laugh against each other's lips. And he would invariably go back to this room, his room, to cry a tear of confusion, to sniff a breath of denial, to wipe his face of his hopes.

What a fool.

Viva their final year of freedom. Viva Tony's final year living in close quarters with his biggest dream, and largest despair."

Marie&Flame

-💚🦋

[ad1thi]

Chapters: 15/15 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Steve Rogers & Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Steve Rogers, Pepper Potts & Tony Stark Characters: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Peter Parker, James "Bucky" Barnes, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Phil Coulson, Pepper Potts, Darcy Lewis, Peggy Carter, Sam Wilson (Marvel) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Howard Stark's A+ Parenting, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Parent Steve Rogers, Past Steve and Peggy, Superfamily (Marvel), Alternate Universe - Politics, Coming Out, The American Public Can Get Over It, Deaf Clint Barton, Fluff and Humor, Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Pepper Potts Is a Good Bro, Bucky Barnes Is a Good Bro, BAMF Natasha Romanov, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Movie Reference, Don't Have to Know Canon Series: Part 1 of Rose Garden Summary:

President Steven Grant Rogers was gearing up to run for president again and he had yet to deliver on his major campaign promise from the first term: reverse the effects of climate change by at least 40%. Luckily for him, billionaire genius inventor Tony Stark had just the technology to do it.

Less luckily for Steve, he was totally into Tony, who had no idea Steve was gay because essentially no one knew Steve was gay. If Steve has to choose between a second crack at the office or a first crack at true love, which one wins?

+++++++

The "American President" re-telling no one was asking for (except my subconscious), where Steve is President and Tony is ... well... himself.

Thanks to Aaron Sorkin for some of the dialogue and the general inspiration and to all of these yahoos for being so much fun to muck around with.

//

please,,i beg of you,,honestly and truly beg of you,,,read this fic. it is such pure GENIUS i cannot even BEGIN to explain it to you guys

just,,,,read this fic - please

[jehbeeeh]

The Proposal: But Make It Stony!

Are you browsing the fantastic @marveltrumpshate auctions, and thinking "DAMN! I wish someone would take the cinematic RomCom masterpiece starring Sandy B and RyRey that is The Proposal and make it into a Stony fic."?

Do you see this GIF 👇👇👇

And think "That would just be better if it were Steve Rogers and Tony Stark!"**?

Do you look at the bids and think "Well that is already way out of my budget, there's no way I can get this arranged-engagement-sorta-enemies-to-lovers epic now!"?

Well!

Have I got some good news for you!

WE CAN HAVE IT!!!!!

And you can be part of it for however much you want to pitch in because we are making a Pod Bid to have the fantastic @betheflame write it for us!!!

To join in to the fun, all you have to do is join us on Pod Bid Beach 2 on Discord, add yourself to the "makeitallstony" channel and let me know how much you are in for! No amount is too small!!

Like our fave boys always say:

We can do this.

(👇👇👇 Live shot of me, in the future, when we win this one! 👇👇👇)

(And a totally gratuitous shot of Canada's Abs, because I can and it is my sworn duty to share them whenever possible as a Canuck!)

**Cannot guarantee this scene will make it into the final fic, but I'm sure if we ask nicely, it can be arranged.

[arabellamonkey]

wips, wips, wips everywhere!

tagged by the lovely @geekymoviemom! thank u for the tag 🥰

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs. I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? DnD campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!!

rude boy

forged on low heat pt two

come here and make me

forehead touches

village witch

what happens in las vegas

back off i'm saving my husband (space au)

to live for the hope of it all

(non-preassure) tagging @iam93percentstardust @ifmywishescametrue @omg-just-peachy @anakincito @betheflame @jules-of-the-crown <3

[marveltrumpshate]

April 2023 MTH fills

Wow, can you believe it’s been half a year since the auction ended? We love all the works that have come in so far and are looking forward to more fills over the next six months.

The best way to see all the fills that have been shared with us is our monthly roundups tag or our #MTH-fills channel on our Discord, but you can also view them through the following methods:

Our Tumblr tags: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Our AO3 collections: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (only has works posted to AO3)

Completed works tag list

To find specific content, use our completed works tag lists above which includes instructions on how to search for a particular character, gen or romantic relationship, universe, and fanwork type. 

SOLO CHARACTERS

MARC SPECTOR

Kerr Avonsen/@kerravonsen - Moon Knight fingerless gloves for @yersifanel

GEN/PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS

KOBIK & STEVE ROGERS

Embroidery by Rebecca/@embroid-away - Needlepoint watercolor mixed media embroidery of 616 Kobik and Steve telling Bucky they’re going to him from Secret Empire #10 (2017) (MTH 2021)

MATT MURDOCK & PETER PARKER

@not-madder-red - “For the Interim” (MCU Matt & Peter meet-ugly fic) for @spagbol99

PETER PARKER & TONY STARK

geeky/@geeky-writes - “Project: Pathfinder” (MCU fic where Peter tries to fill Steve’s shoes as an unofficial Avenger when Steve goes missing and Steve tries to make his way home) for @spagbol99​

SHIPS

BUCKY BARNES/CLINT BARTON/NATASHA ROMANOV

Nix - Art of 1872 Clint sitting on a bed, being held and kissed by Bucky and Natasha for lou2 (also on AO3)

BUCKY BARNES/HELMUT ZEMO

finiorian - Art of Bucky and Zemo holding hands in front of a fire on a night with a full moon for @ruquas

BUCKY BARNES/NATASHA ROMANOV

Eustacia Vye/@eustaciavye28 - “Heart Full of Bullets” (MCU Bucky/Nat TVA fix-it fic featuring Kate and Yelena’s friendship) for @drivingyelenabelova

CLINT BARTON/PHIL COULSON

ArielT and NickiB - “Second Time Around” (Clint/Coulson post-breakup undercover mission fic) for @winter-angst

CLINT BARTON/PHIL COULSON/NATASHA ROMANOV

Ravin/@shadowravin - Podfic of “Food Is Love - Chapter 3: Natasha Makes Tacos for Dinner," a domestic post-TWS Clint/Coulson/Natasha fic where Natasha cooks dinner and Clint helps for E_Greer

LINCOLN CAMPBELL/DAISY JOHNSON

CorinaLannister - “practice does indeed not make perfect" (Lincoln/Daisy undercover mission at a BDSM club fic) for @cassandrasfisher (MTH 2020)

LOKI/THOR

black_feather_fiction/@black-feather-fiction - “Your eternal sunshine versus my spotless mind” (MCU Loki/Thor amnesia fic) for Mech

STEVE ROGERS/TONY STARK

@artgroves - Art of 616 Tony tying Steve's bowtie as they get ready for a formal event for @nostalgicatsea, @betheflame, @captainneverever, @hundredthousands-art, @ishipallthings, @jules-of-the-crown, @magicasen, @massivespacewren, @sabrecmc, @sineala, and @t0nystark1er

geeky/@geeky-writes - “Project: Pathfinder” (MCU Steve/Tony fic where Peter tries to fill Steve’s shoes as an unofficial Avenger when Steve goes missing and Steve tries to make his way home) for @spagbol99

@gyrhs - “Alpine Glow” (Noir Steve and Tony having an intimate moment camping in the Swiss Alps during WWII) for @magicasen and @nostalgicatsea (also on AO3)

@onlymorelove - Podfic of “Breakwater," a post-TWS canon divergent Steve/Tony hurt/comfort fic where Steve drowns in the Potomac and comes back as a changed man for @becci-chan​

STEVEN GRANT/MARC SPECTOR

finiorian - Art of Steven solving a Rubik’s Cube while lying down on Marc’s lap for a1668320

[festiveferret]

Wipdate!

Wow, okay apparently it’s been a REALLY long time since I’ve done one of these, so here we go! (Sorry there are so many!!)

Posted:

Modern Art - Steve overhears Tony talking about feelings Blue Tide, Graveside - WI, mermaid!Tony, comic collab with @vindemiatrix-moonpies You’re Home - H/C time travelling Steve comic collab with @hundredthousands Hollow - post!Benetar Tony recovering with Steve’s help That Twin Thing - Greg ponders Tony’s growing relationship with Steve (Ults). Collab for STG with @sirsapling and @hundredthousands Double Whammy - Double truth spell for STG with hollyandvice Fallen Angel - Remix for an STG remix chain! Wingfic :D Of Strippers and Snow Shovels by betheflame - podfic! Hold Out Your Delicate Hands by Kiyaar - live podfic performed with @kiyaar! Fuddy Duddy - College AU - Steve might not be the fuddy duddy he seems at first glance Saffron - Stripper Tony and Ults!Steve Best Fansite Ever!! - Tony made a Cap fansite in the 90s... someone finds it White Lies [The True Things Remix] - Remix for STG, Ults! Steve Tony Games Fills - All my fills for STG 2021 Citation Needed - Collab with @elwenyere - Prof!Tony with bonus art! The Journey - Hooker!Steve loses his job Flea’s Company - Stuckony: Steve has a secret... No. - Tony Stark tweets a picture of Steve Blockbuster - WI, gloryhole porn/meetcute Speakeasy; Love Hard - 1920s prohibition AU collab feat. forbidden gay love! Poker! Drinking! BEAUTIFUL ART FROM @thirstinart Beyond Form - Winteriron, vet!Tony & werewolf!Bucky Key Holder - Steve’s cock cage gets stuck on Cows - Meet cute with Farmer Tony and Cap Steve All Day - Stucky porn, FWB turned....?? Peanuts 2 - Sequel to soulmates ficlet ‘Peanuts’ Surprise - Steve hooked up with Tony Stark a few weeks ago and now he has something he has to tell him... Booty Call - Steve doesn’t understand the different between a butt dial and a booty call A Classic - Stuckony - stuck in a safehouse sex is a classic... Snickerdoodles and Cinnamon Buns - WI, bakery, ABO meetcute A Tended Garden - Sequel to Love Match, regency ABO love fluff Gimmie Something Sweet - Sugar Baby Tony Spark(y)s Fly - Dog trainer Steve, single dad and puppy owner Tony

Updating:

A Good Thing - Comic collab with Askafroa - Alpha!Tony and Omega!Therapist!Steve Yet I Will Try the Last - Truck Stop Hooker AU with hooker!Steve and flashy billionaire, Tony Stark. Up to chapter four! Held Remix - A rewrite of Held with Tony as the sub and Steve as the Dom. Up to chapter twenty-nine. (Planning to dive in again in the new year!)

Beta Queue: 

Comfortable - A  little Stony ficlet post-WS Doorway Omega - ABO Stony AU Abusive Brock - Steve is Tony’s PA. He’s also in a shitty relationship with Brock Do Not Reply - Y’all... I started this fic in 2017 and somehow this month I just opened it and... finished it?? WTF. It’s been sitting at 23k for literal years without a word on it, and now it’s 31k and finished im

Wips:

1) For MTH, I still have 2020′s Band AU to start posting. I have about 1200 words left to write on it, so it should start posting ANY MINUTE!! I also have a Winteriron mechnic!Bucky AU for @rise-up-ting-ting-like-glitter that’s about halfway done!

2) I’m working on an Arranged Marriage ABO Stony fic for my darling @betheflame which is also about halfway done :D

3) Venom 2 has got me in a Venom mood again and I’m trying to finish my Symbrock fic I started to write minutes after seeing the first movie, oh so many moons ago. I still love this fic, but damn, it’s like... too similar to the second movie in some ways, loooool (it’s basically a love letter to @willidothefandango)

4) I have a Twilight AU that’s a fucking BLAST to write, and I’m looking forward to getting some other things out of the way so I can work on it more.

5) Working on some old WIPS, some more stuff for Bday Bingo 2020. Trying to clean up the old hutch before the New Year.

6) Working on a secret sexy collab!

I did Nano this year and won (yay!) so Nov has mostly been writing and not much editing, but Dec will be about editing and getting things posted. I’m hoping to start 2022 with my obligations/promised stuff done or mostly done so I can fly with a little more freeform next year! Thanks for reading <3

[sprimps]

tony/bucky commissioned by @betheflame for a fic she’s writing !! go follow her  💖

[ashes0909]

Fic Writer 20 Questions

Tagged by @luredin - thank you so much! This was a lot of fun!

How many works do you have on AO3?

195, including everything from drabbles and ficlets to more traditional length fic.

What's your total AO3 word count?

772,878, which includes collaborations.

What fandoms do you write for?

Heh. These days, its so random. My ao3 and tumblr include:

Marvel

Yuri!!! on Ice

Game Changers Series

Supernatural

Harry Potter

Check Please

Red White & Royal Blue

BTS (sort of)

a Star Wars drabble

and a partridge in a pear tree!

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Comic Books and Kings (Steve/Tony/Bucky)

False Names, Right Nets (Bucky/Tony)

Assemble (Steve/Tony)

Stories We Never Tell (Steve/Tony)

Stop, Drop, and Roll in the Hay (Steve/Tony) - a collab with my love @festiveferret

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do! I like chatting with readers and thanking them for their time/thoughts/insights/feedback

What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

By far, it's Self-Preservation (Tony/Hydra Agents, TW: NonCon) which is still kind of hopeful but also very not.

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I'm such a sucker for happy endings. Literally all my fics have a happy ending except for one.

Do you get hate on fics?

Thankfully, I haven't. I have received hate from tumblr anons but it usually just makes me chuckle and ignore.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes. All the kinds. Every smut.

Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I LOVE crossovers. I think my absolute favorite was Steve and Tony going to Hogwarts through a portal, finding their Wizard counterparts being all lovey-dovey and then being like, "Oh."

I'm also currently posting a True Blood fusion fic which is fun because vampires and telepaths.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don't think so, but I also don't go searching for it.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes! I love translations - Held is up in Russian and Employee of the Month in Chinese

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Oh, man. I've co-written an entire Roman Empire with @festiveferret along with a handful of other fics. I also had the delight of collaborating with @sirsapling on His Best Suit and @athletiger on Forever Linked.

What's your all-time favorite ship?

Nope. :D

What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

This Red, White and Royal Blue road trip fic I have 5k of but no real motivation.

What are your writing strengths?

I like to think smut is a strength of mine, along with dialogue and overall characterizations.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I sometimes forget to describe literally anything about the setting.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Sure, why not! If I don't know the language well, I try to get an expert to help beta it.

First fandom you wrote for?

I tried to write a Harry/Draco fic over in Livejournal back in like 2004. I just found the link, and no I won't be sharing it.

Favorite fic you've ever written?

I don't knowww, they're all my babies. Holds them all close and gives them all kisses.

Tagging:

I really enjoyed doing this and hope you do to: @russilton @betheflame @wilmakins @sadieb798 and @festiveferret - but if you don't feel free to ignore! Anyone else who wants to join in, feel free!

[stonyholic]

fic recs | insecure

week 1

team marry | fill for the @stevetonygames bingo square “insecure”.

i would give you guys a longer list if i had more time… anyway! here are fic recs for insecure steve/tony (and in one case, peter)!

imposter syndrome by betheflame

words: 1.5k

insecure!peter and awesome dad!tony. 🥹 i loved the writing and banter and everything in between. (also, i met flame through the games and she’s absolutely wonderful.)

good luck charm by blossomsinthemist

words: 5.3k

insecure steve + protective tony + hurt/comfort = an absolutely perfect combination. the author is also someone i would totally trust for good fics!

i like you by kiwifruitjuice

words: 526

insecure tony and absolutely lovely steve. i love how they admire each other so much, and how thoughtful steve is.

to the future by captain_panda

words: 1.6k

roars for the nth time in emotional hurt/comfort is my absolute favorite trope ever ever ever! seriously, i cannot emphasize enough how far on top of my favorite tropes list it is. steve gets a promotion but feels like he’s doesn’t deserve it, and tony reassures him that he does, in fact, deserve it.

nobody panic, everything’s fine by itsallavengers

words: 14k

if by any chance you haven’t already read this, now is a very good time. the last time i did was probably years ago, but i distinctly remember that it made me cry. i promise it’s a happy ending!