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[moonshinebindery]

Book No. 23

À tête-bêche binding of can’t start a fire without a spark by veryrach (that’s me) and this gun’s for hire by @bittercape, a fic and its sequel that demanded being bound together. They’re also bound as tiny books because bits expressed a desire to put one in their mouth - I don’t know if this has yet been attempted.

I bound two copies of this typeset, one for me and one for bits. Their copy is bound in the leftover paper I had from the endpapers of another fic of theirs I bound a few months ago. I like the geometric pattern and the colour scheme, but I wish I’d figured out better titling; the red is nice and shiny but the cutout didn’t come out as I’d hoped.

My own copy is bound in a plain black cloth cover with silver writing, but I may redo that as I feel it wants something a little more visually interesting; we’ll see.

I also made a little slipcase for bittercape’s copy, because I have been wanting to try and make one for ages, and this little book wanted protecting in the post. I designed the case in Affinity Photo and cut it on the Cricut - I didn’t work out the measurements as precisely as I would have liked, but it was *just* close not to need redoing, I think. There’s a smidge too much wiggle room, but it’s functional:

[kbirbpods]

[Podfic Link] | Length: 6 minutes, 20 seconds

Original Work: unglued, thanks to you by @bittercape [bittercape]

DC/Marvel: Bucky/Clint/Jason | Rating: Mature

Summary: 

“Thing is,” Clint says, in a manner like he’s imparting age-old wisdom, “you’re objectively hotter with a bit of scruff.” “Gee, thanks,” Bucky says and rolls his eyes. Over by the stove, Jason makes an odd noise like he’s choking. “You got some input, smartass?” Bucky adds. It’s seven in the goddamn morning and he’s awake against his wishes. He didn’t get up to have his looks critiqued.

Notes: part 4 of the [podfics of] snow on the beach series

[capriciouswrites]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Spread the self-love~

Aw thanks lovely. @bittercape Five huh? Okay, lets go with these (but tbh I reread a lot of my stuff, I'm my biggest fan.)

be unbroken or be brave again, Game of Thrones, Sansa/Oberyn but mainly Sansa/Happiness tbh ~14k. Pretty much exactly the story I wanted to tell, just very proud of myself.

i see the ramen bowls fly, Naruto, Team 7. ~1.7K I think this is my best "unreliable narrator", just love it.

sing me to sleep; i want to go, Agents of Shield, Jemma/Grant. ~8K. Just pleased with the feeling of this one, has weight.

birds fly (why can't I?) DCU/Marvel crossover, Natasha Romanov/Jason Todd, ~9K. I just think it's neat.

it can creep up inside you (and consume you) The Punisher, Karen/Frank, ~1.7K I just really like the world building here tbh

[araydre]

a long time ago I said to @bittercape that I'll draw a thing. well, finally I did. art for their amazing story just a shot away from you.

[gunabug]

Fic Search!!

Looking for any well written JayRoy fics, especially along the lines of the Batfam realizing that JayRoy is a thing. (Bonus points if Dick takes psychic damage from it) . They can be funny or serious, just so long as there's at least a hopeful ending. Thanks!

I've already read (and enjoyed) :

Oh by AlexaAffect

Dick Grayson and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Two To Three Weeks (But Who's Counting) by dietpudding

another try not to cry christmas by fadinglight123

P.S. To anybody saving this for their own recs, these are also some favorite JayRoy fics, they just don't have the theme of the Batfam finding out. Enjoy!

raised in the tall grass by SafelyCapricious

4 am at Denny's by bittercape (JayRoy + Slade!)

And everyone thinks I dodged a bullet, but I think I shot the gun by Daisyapples

the halfway home for washed-up sidekicks by moth_tille (JayRoy + Kyle!)

[bittercape]

TJA Sequel Exchange Masterpost

What is a sequel exchange, you may ask?

Well, when you have a ship-focused server full of writers and artists, there will be so many people who want more of that one specific fic (or, as it turns out, so many specific fics). And what better way to motivate people to write than an exchange?

Here's what we did (in alphabetical order):

@araydre made this gorgeous art for Skalidra's fic More Chances Than Deserved:

set in chapter 3, Jason and Slade sparring before Billy arrives

@arkhammaid wrote Fangs and Claws (sinking into me) , a new work in the Fangs and Claws series for @bittercape:

Theory says both the Alpha and Omega must consent to entering a mating dance for it to even have a chance in being succesful. Reality proves once again that theory can be fucking bullshit.

@bittercape wrote Midnight at City Hall, a sequel to 4am at Denny's for @safelycapricious:

“What’s wrong?” he asks, because obviously something is wrong for Roy to be calling like this. “Jason,” Roy says, sounding a little faint. “Stay put,” Slade says, and then he calls in the big guns.

@darbydoo22 wrote Happy Birthday Steve, a sequel to Sit By the Fire for astranne:

Dick Grayson introduces the family to his boyfriend, Steve Rogers, during the Wayne family’s annual Fourth of July party.

@katzynia wrote Piece by piece, a sequel to Every piece of you for littledevilbean:

A month after their last encounter, Slade shows up to see how the life has been treating Jason. And to show him a thing or two.

@lisholoz drew Slade in Red Hood's gear as a sequel to Jason in Deathstroke's armour:

Boyfriend hoodie? Pfft. Steal your BFs vigilante gear

@littledevilbean wrote Bad Habits (and how to share them), a sequel to in the office ( 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘺) for @notherdeadrobin:

In Slade's defense, it wasn't like he was trying to create a pattern.

@marquisedesaad wrote Turning the Advantage, a new work in the Taken Advantage series for @paprikadotmp4:

Dick and Bruce investigate in the aftermath of Jason's abduction. Meanwhile, Slade turns the situation to his advantage.

@marirah wrote two fics for darbydoo, candlelight and good morning, new works in the of Year of the OTP/Year of Jason and Slade 2023 (combined) series:

Dick and Tim have a date night in

Jason and Slade (and Peter and Damian) start to adjust to their new apartment

@safelycapricious wrote BE TRUE?, a sequel to BE MINE? for GavotteandGigue:

In an event that honestly Jason doesn’t foresee, the next day doesn’t bring him the chance to go out and figure out what the fuck Deathstroke is thinking. Not just because the idiot hadn’t cleaned up the crime scene and Bruce had taken the “BE MINE, RED HOOD?” as a threat instead of a courting gesture. But also because his cramps are persisting. Which is just. Fucking. Perfect.

Life happens, so there are a couple more sequels coming in a later reblog, but in the meantime: read, look, and remember to keep your fancreators fed and watered (commented, reblogged and kudos'd).

[dc-marvel-crossovers]

The pool noodle flotilla launches in two weeks! More information here.

For our purposes, a “pool noodle” is a relationship tag that comes up with less than 30 hits on Ao3. Platonic (&) relationships count! Any and all crossover pairings with under 30 existing fics are welcome.

Our first theme is "the big three: aliens, androids archers, and (tech) wizards." Hackers, Paleolithic weapons, interplanetary romance, etc.

Prompts for new fic:

Robin Hood AU 

Mia Dearden & Kate Bishop

Eddie and Venom work at the Daily Planet 

Tony and Roy in rehab

Venom finds a new host 

Kree identity shenanigans

“I’m a doctor, not a _” 

Oracle & Jarvis 

Clint and Dick knew each other in the circus 

Starfire meets the Marvels 

If you'd like to participate, but not as a writer, you can make fanwork for an existing fic! We have an Ao3 collection here of pool noodle fics whose authors have given permission for art, podfic, playlists, and moodboards inspired by their work.

Below are a few that specifically fit this theme, for fanwork and/or just for your reading enjoyment! Please feel free to share your own recs and tag us, or submit rec posts here for us to publish during feedback week.

Soft target by @bill-longbow - Clint Barton/Roy Harper, G

The Beverage Comrade by @sishal01 - Clint Barton/Roy Harper, G

Love at first bark by @bill-longbow - Clint Barton/Roy Harper, G

Make It Up As We Go Along by @there-must-be-a-lock - Clint Barton/Roy Harper, teen

Shoot Off by @there-must-be-a-lock - Clint Barton/Roy Harper, explicit

To Have (and to owe) by @sammialex - Clint Barton/Roy Harper, explicit

my surprise, one hundred stories high by @capriciouswrites - Clint Barton/Jason Todd, G

Hawksnest by TheologyDiscography - Clint Barton/Jason Todd, teen

Draw & Release by @artaxlivs - Clint Barton/Jason Todd, explicit

a magnificent slice of stardust by @bittercape - Tony Stark/Roy Harper, teen

Star Spangled by @there-must-be-a-lock - Steve Rogers/Roy Harper, explicit

(just like a puzzle) with no pieces missing by @mightymightygnomepriest - Frank Castle/Roy Harper, explicit

Vanilla by @there-must-be-a-lock - Clint Barton/Slade Wilson, mature

coddled, not shirred by @bittercape - Eddie Brock/Venom/Jason Todd, explicit

Coming Night by @bittercape - Venom/Tim Drake + Jason Todd/Roy Harper + Clint Barton/Dick Grayson, explicit

These open doors by @bill-longbow - Clint Barton/Bucky Barnes/Roy Harper, mature

Got Lost In The Game by @there-must-be-a-lock - Clint Barton/Roy Harper/Jason Todd, explicit

[sasheneskywalker]

Weekly Batman/DC Fic Recs (3)

This week I mostly have recs about Tim and Jason. There's an outsider's perspective on Tim and Bernard's relationship, a social media Bruce/Tim fic, and a Duke-centric oneshot. I've also found a great fic focused on Jason coming to terms with being asexual and aromantic, an explicit Slade/Jason oneshot, and a Slade/Jason fic set during the Under the Red Hood Arc. And we have a DCU and Deadpool crossover with Wade Wilson pretending to be Slade Wilson. Hope you enjoy the recs <3

overdue for a revival by cv_angels When Laura moves back to Gotham, the last thing she expects is to end up roommates with Bernard Dowd.

A glimpse into how Tim and Bernard come back together after their time at Louis Grieve High School, as told through the eyes of one Laura Fell.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Batman - All Media Types, Robin (Comics) | Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake, Darla Aquista & Bernard Dowd, Darla Aquista & Bernard Dowd & Tim Drake

look around, round, round by future86 u/FezOn · 2 hr. ago

RED ROBIN AND BATMAN FUCKING?!?!?!

[Blurry image of two blurry figures, ears and cowls identifying them as Batman and Red Robin. Red Robin is bent over a vent on top of the building, with Batman behind him]

302 comments

Top comments

u/RiddleMeThis Obviously fake

u/Plsrtyr Has the image disappeared for any of you guys?

T | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types | Tim Drake/Bruce Wayne

Big Damn Heroes by Zahri The call came in just after lunch. 246S. School shooting.

Duke hasn’t worked one as the Signal, yet.

(It’s different, from this angle)

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Batman (Comics), Robin (Comics), We Are Robin (Comics) | No Relationships

Think of Me by Luvo “Any…life updates?” Bruce asks hopefully.

“Like what?”

“I don’t know. Do you maybe…is there a girl?”

Jason feels his face heat. He does his best to ignore Tim, Steph, and Cass snickering as he asks, “Seriously?”

Bruce looks down. He looks back up.

“A boy?” he tries.

Jason’s fork clatters to his plate. “Dad!” he hisses.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics) | Connor Hawke & Jason Todd, Cassandra Cain & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Jason Todd

Jobs of Different Kinds by Skalidra Slade's expecting his latest job to be a mostly boring one. It's a smaller city, outside the main spheres of vigilante activity, and the only potential threat his employer's told him about is a rival 'gang.' It's a way to spend time between his more interesting assignments, though, and it's a decent paycheck.

Of course, finding one of the Gotham birds flying around will certainly liven things up.

E | No Archive Warnings Apply | DCU (Comics) | Jason Todd/Slade Wilson

name the drama and I'll play the part by wednesday The night feels deceptively calm and pleasant, and Jason knows nights in Gotham are never that. At least never both at the same time. Maybe it’s echoes of Vertigo’s powers still messing with Jason’s senses. But he has shit to do, so he’ll just shake it off as he goes.

For better or worse, his night doesn't quite go as expected.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | DCU (Comics) | Jason Todd/Slade Wilson

five, six, just for kicks by bittercape “Good evening,” Jason says, because he does have manners when he wants to use them. “Talia al Ghul sent me for training.”

“Right,” the man says. “You’re here for training with Deathstroke.”

“Yeees,” Jason says. This seems more than a little eccentric. “And you are Deathstroke?”

“Yes indeed!” the man says. “It is I, Deathstroke!”

M | No Archive Warnings Apply | DCU (Comics), Red Hood: Lost Days, Deadpool - All Media Types, Deathstroke the Terminator (Comics) | Jason Todd & Wade Wilson, Jason Todd & Slade Wilson, Jason Todd/Slade Wilson

[there-must-be-a-lock]

Clint Barton/Roy Harper ship manifesto and recs for @dc-marvel-crossovers Pool Noodle Party!

At this point I think more than half the fics in this tag were written either by me or for me, so I might be biased, but god do I love this precious little pool noodle. These two are so perfect together.

Not just the archery, but the self-esteem (or lack thereof) and self-destructiveness and big soft scarred hearts, and the stubbornness to keep fighting no matter what. They both deserve the kind of care and loyalty they’re always trying to give to others. I love them.

Taking ship name suggestions because I cannot keep calling this ArseEye.

Here, have some fics!

Hope It Leaves A Mark ch. 2 by @thepartyresponsible - every line of this ficlet is jam-packed with perfect characterization and gorgeously precise language. Features one of my favorite Clint/Roy parallels: their tendency to be underestimated because they look like hot messes. The juxtaposition of chaotic disaster and breathtaking competence is perfect.

Maybe he really is Arsenal. Because he might seem to carry himself with all the strategic acumen of your average inebriated raccoon, but so far every move he’s made has been absolutely beautiful. Clint’s prepared to admit he’s a little charmed by that.

To Have (and to owe) by @sammialex - peak mopey sad-sack self-destructive boys throwing themselves into a fight because they don’t value their own lives. Gorgeous use of imagery. Very whumpy, but they bring each other a little sunshine and hope too. This sums the pair of them up all too well:

…it’d been so long since Roy had a mission he wanted to complete, instead of a mission he half hoped he’d die for.

Soft target by @bill-longbow - Ronin!Clint and a Roy who’s struggling with sobriety. Angsty but so sweet. Something about Roy seeing himself in Clint but taking better care of him/having more empathy for him than he ever would do/feel for himself — yeah, that hits me right in the feels. Also with podfic and art!

There's something familiar about him Roy can't catch, but it might as well be because Roy recognizes that look from the mirror. Try and hurt me, nothing you can throw at me is worse than what I do to myself.

The Beverage Comrade by @sishal01 - pure fluff and adorable awkward flirting. The cutest pair of dorks. Also with podfic!

Okay earth, he thinks, I’m ready now to be swallowed up, please. Any time would be good.

To Roy’s surprise the crinkles around the guy's eyes only grow deeper, his mouth falling into an easy lopsided smile.

disasterosity by @bittercape - could function as a primer on why these two are fucking perfect together. Spot-on banter and wit and chaotic humor with just enough self-deprecation to ring true to character. Funny as fuck.

“You fished me out of a dumpster like two hours ago, nobody’s into that.”

“Don’t diss the dumpster life,” Clint says reflexively, and Roy laughs, loud and surprised.

[betrayedbycinnamon]

Unofficial Jason Todd fic/art/pod challenge. Whatever the prompts move you to create. Prompt list by @bittercape

[kangofu-cb]

Got tagged by @bittercape (thank you darling)

Challenge: make a poll of your five fave characters of all time, then tag five people to do the same.

Tagging @sammialex @claraxbarton @noxnthea @there-must-be-a-lock @flawedamythyst @ anyone else who wants to play

[moonshinebindery]

Book No. 1:

A bound copy of Baguettes At Dawn, by @bittercape and @mightymightygnomepriest (that’s me!).

Cloth and paper case with hand-drawn endpapers, and a hand-painted spine. I was delighted to find such thematically appropriate paper from Paper Tree Nook, even though it really clashes with the endpapers.

The spine was a mistake; you can see the test I did with a stencil, which didn’t work all that well. I then free-handed the spine on the final copies, but it wasn’t much better, although it did have the advantage of looking more organic I suppose.)

I was pleased with some of the small details in the typeset, including the small coffee bean scene breaks you can see on the third picture.

Two copies bound in total; one gifted to bittercape and the other kept for personal use.

[kbirbpods]

[Podfic Link] | Length: 7 minutes, 10 seconds

Original Work: weird but fuckin' beautiful by @bittercape

DC/Marvel Crossover: Bucky/Clint/Jason | Rating: Mature 

Summary: 

Bucky slides Clint’s window open and is halfway inside when he’s brought to an abrupt stop by the sight of a truly spectacular bedhead of black and white curls and a gun aimed for a headshot. “Who the fuck are you?” Bedhead asks. His thumb is hovering on the safety. “Is that my gun?” Bucky asks.

Notes: podded in response to @flowerparrish's prompt in the @polypodweek collection!!

Part 1 of [podfics of] snow on the beach

[capriciouswrites]

For the wip guessing game:

Sleep

Had a few sleep's! But one was from one I've already shared from, so have this instead. I have no idea if this will make it into the final draft of this sequel, but it's here for now.

Karen hadn’t left the Bulletin until close to two in the morning, gone back to her apartment. Presumably to sleep, but who’s to say. And then gone back out at eight, brunch with the lawyers, the Bulletin, late lunch with the woman from the CIA — Dinah Madani, then back to the Bulletin.

[flowerparrish]

[Podfic] what you see is (not) what you get by @bittercape

DCU: Tim Drake/Jason Todd | Rated: T | Length: 6.5 mns

The thing about assumptions is that they’re often correct. And sometimes they’re not.

[paprikadotmp4]

WIP game ♡

rules: you will be given a word. share one sentence / excerpt from your wip(s) that start with each letter of that word.

tagged by the lovely @disniq (coughs ages ago coughs) thank you bb i love these!! this was actually really hard to do tho, holy moly

word: CAPE

C

from sladedaddy x sugarjayby, my jayde wip for sladerobin week that is not getting done in time 😭 (i'd add more but the rest is in bullet points 🤣):

"C3-C4," Deathstroke manages to say before passing out.

A

from chokehold, aka the wip where khoa and jason are fuck"buddies" because they both have the hots for bruce:

After he'd seen Batman and decided to strap a bomb under his car, to finally be rid of the man who'd haunted him since he could think past green. Bruce had been a ghost hanging over his head, choking him with his presence, the miasma seeping into his pores. Ghostmaker had been a revelation. Jason knows death intimately, and although she is the closest thing he's ever come to being at peace, he's never welcomed her with open arms. If it were up to him, they wouldn't meet for a long, long time. She'd come to him again that night at Ghostmaker's behest, with all the hits that met their mark and the single, beautiful slide of a blade through flesh and bone. It had been brutal and obscene, the ease of which he tore into a boy half his age like it was a game. Jason wasn't innocent anymore; he had blood on his hands through no one's choice but his own, and yet he knew Ghostmaker was dripping with it, savoring its taste, not drowning in it like he was.

P

LMAO this is actually from the same sugaring fic that above C excerpt is from:

"Please. I think you know I'm not just any 'boy', Wilson." He stresses Deathstroke's name in blatant challenge. Slade just narrows his gaze at Jason. Then: "The Bat's second bird," he says flatly. His grip tightens around Jason's throat; Jason gasps in pain before his air is cut off completely. There's a glint in Slade's expression that's almost curious. "I heard the clown killed him." But Jason couldn't answer the question even if he wanted to, red-faced with wide, watering eyes… and hard and aching in his pants.

E

from bruised and bloodied chapter 5, which hopefully i'll update soon:

Everything from Roman taking out one of the Gotham underworld's boogeymen to the fact that he'd hired Deathstroke to do it—to the fact that Slade is training Jason—it sounds like some kind of twisted, fucked up fairytale. Everyone knows how this story ends: with Little Red Riding Hood taking step after step into the wolf's maw herself. Jason remembers the weight of the gun in his hands earlier, the force of its recoil and the deafening sound it had made in his ears. He wonders if that's enough to get out of Roman's grasp, or if he'll need some huntsman to save him; he worries about whether anyone even can save him, be it Nightwing or Slade or even Batman himself. He thinks of Gloria and figures it could be worth dying to try.

tagging: @gavotteandgigue @amaraangelicus @bittercape @sasheneskywalker @setsailslash and anyone who wants to do it!!

your word is: WRITE