#but also very vaguely winteriron lol

[scottxlogan]

Writing Questions Tag Game!

I was tagged by @mischief-and-tea-by-the-sea Thanks for the tag. We’ll see how it goes!

Doing this under the cut:

What is your absolute all-time favourite idea you’ve ever had?

My favorite idea I’ve ever had was something about time travel yet unexplored in writing. I was inspired by an outing with my sister and when it hit me my sister was like yes it’s brilliant lol, but I’ve yet to write it. I understand that’s vague but it was a fun idea. As for favorite ideas I think my favorite ideas are the ones where things just pop into my head and are silly and fun. I have so many of them that I can’t really pinpoint which one is my favorite, which is a lame response but that’s where I’m at lol.

Is there a question you’ve been asked in the past that really stands out to you and you still think about sometimes?

Probably the time that someone asked me why do you do this when no one likes you or your writing. I know that’s a TERRIBLE answer but that troll question is something that sticks out in my head and kind of guides a lot of what I do moving forward. It was just such a mean, vague question that sometimes when I’m having an off day I think about it and wonder what it’s all for but then I write something and get it out there and I think to myself that I did that. Even if no one reads it I brought something to life that wasn’t there before I put it together and that’s pretty cool. I don’t know, but that sticks out a lot.

What is your favourite part of being a writer? What parts could you take or leave?

My favorite part is being able to create and world build. I do a lot of fanfic but I’ve also dabbled in original fic as well and to be honest I just love the idea of watching an idea grow and flourish evolving into something that goes above and beyond my own initial ideas. It’s just fun seeing how things develop and evolve. I think that’s my favorite part of it all. I could take or leave that whole need to feel validated by statistics. All too often people get caught up in the height of likes, comments, hits, etc. It’s exhausting and it can be a self-defeating part of it all if you allow it to get inside your head and stew there. Working on something you’re proud of is such a good feeling, but allowing the self-defeating idea of not having anyone paying attention can spoil something so great you’ve accomplished and that’s the part I would totally want to put behind me.

What is your greatest motivation to write/create?

Because when I think of my existence in the grand scheme of things that one thing that always sticks out is imagining I couldn’t write and how much that would be terrible once I’m not longer around because I love writing. Writing has gotten me through a lot of points in my life even before I realized why I needed to do it. There’s just something about that freedom writing or creating provides that just allows you to go places beyond what you thought possible.

What do you wish you knew when you were first starting out writing?

That it’s okay not to be perfect with what you do. I’m a perfectionist by nature so it’s hard for me to not be overly judgmental about things that I’ve done and how I could improve upon it. Whether it’s writing or art I’m always second guessing stuff and in the beginning I wish I could’ve told myself to ease up on that and just have fun. Also that there was more than the word ‘said’ as my early writing included that a lot.

What is your favourite story you’ve written TO COMPLETION? Link it if you’d like and can!

My favorite story I’ve ever written to completion as of this point is probably a WinterIron one called  End of the Line just because this was a GIGANTIC endeavor and my very first story in fandom. I worked so hard on this one writing it entirely without the benefit of an audience through the process until it was finished and going through posting. It was just such a great experience in that kind of writing freedom that for me I see it as a great triumph in the accomplishment I made and it opened the door to a new ship for me so it was a double win!

What is your favourite out-of-the-box quote?

“I like it yeah!” (No it’s not my quote and no it’s not the best quote ever, but it holds a meaning that perhaps only a few people will understand. I would think a few people following me on my tumblr have been around long enough to know what it means, but I’ll drop a hint below). It makes me smile all the time ;-) Probably not how I was supposed to answer that but it’s what popped in my head lol

Which of your characters would you say has the most controversial mindset? Why do you say so and how do you personally feel about their ideals?

I’m going to roll with Scott Summers on this because it’s a mixed bag on whether people love or hate him. Scott isn’t the hip fun guy (sorry X-Men Apocalypse but you got him super wrong!) and he’s the guy who gets things done. His take charge focus on what is needed to be done makes him someone people like to complain about a lot. Anything Scott has done wrong gets put under a microscope and is put out there to support why people hate the character, but it’s just ridiculous. Scott is such a fascinating character, who with his background could’ve easily become a villain, but he’s a hero through and through and there’s something about him that really resonates with me. He doesn’t back down from a fight and does what’s right by his people even it it comes at a great risk to his personal sacrifice and well being. There’s so much about him that I love and support even if the poor guy is bad for himself in his quest to be the best leader he can be so yeah...that’s my answer.

If you, when you first started writing, met you now, what would younger you think?

My younger self would be STUNNED at all the changes we’ve made since writing original horror mystery stories by hand and thinking they were really a big deal. Life has given me plenty of experiences and opportunities to grow and learn and now that I’m a bit older I don’t have the influence of others skewing what I want to create and that’s such a fun freeing feeling. I think my younger self would be surprised at how much I put out there and have fun with. Writing is an exploration of creativity and fun to be had. As a kid I think a lot of it was a coping mechanism and I grew a lot for it in my life experiences I guess.

Thanks for tagging me! This felt like a mini self-analysis lol so thanks for that. It was fun!  

Tagging: @naughtyneganjdm, @sgfic, @sammy-souffle, @chaoticgardenbread, @onekisstotakewithme, @just-fandomthings​ and really anyone who wants to take part in this. No pressure to to this but it’s here if anyone is inclined to do so :)​

[purgatoryandme]

How do you think, realistically, an interaction b/w Bucky n Tony would go in the MCU ? (okay, realistically I know mcu wouldn't even have an interaction bc they change plot lines faster than I eat chicken nuggets and don't have any grasp on giving characters closure but. Imagine if they did. how do u think it would go)

Ideally, they would’ve interacted prior to or during Infinity War. I think this is when the tension is most ripe and they’d actually have REASONS to seek each other out.Pre-IW: I think we’d get an interaction in an End-Credits scene. Bucky, recovering in Wakanda, writes a letter modelled after Steve’s. We see him writing it on a desk covered in wadded up paper. Eventually, Shuri steps into the room and goes, “Really? Paper? You think he WON’T just burn that on sight?” Bucky gives the barest approximation of a chuckle. He still looks worn out at this point and more than a little sad. Shuri sighs and sits down next to him. “How about this?” She says, throwing a model up into the air between them, “You put your message in the kind of sparkly tech he wouldn’t ever destroy, eh? I bet he’ll write you back just to demand the specs.” That scene is followed up by Tony getting sent a paper letter that projects the real letter above it. It startles a laugh, a genuine laugh, out of him and Rhodey. “What the Hell.” Tony says, putting his head in his hands, “Why the Hell is he apologizing to me.” During IW: Last communication with Earth. Tony tries to call Pepper, but he’s too far above Earth. Something does ping from within the armour, though: it’s the letter. He hasn’t decoded all of its nifty features and so he keeps it close to his chest (literally) at all times with the phone. And it looks like it has a signal-range longer than any of his tech. 

“If anyone on Earth can hear me…” Tony says, connecting his AI with…with whatever this communications tech is, “Then I’ve gotta tell you: I’m not going to be here much longer. I’m taking this battle to Thanos whether I like it or not.” He’s shocked to hear Bucky Barnes’ raspy voice answering him. He’s even more surprised to hear it saying, “Be careful up there, Iron Man. We’re going to need you soon enough.” 

There’s a long pause where Tony doesn’t answer. We see a flicker of that video. We see a flicker of Siberia. Then Tony grits his teeth, barely allowing a show of vulnerability to slide over his face, and he says, “Tell Pepper Potts I love her and I’m sorry. She’ll yell at you, but you owe me.” 

Current Canon: Since Bucky got dusted, time travel shenanigans I guess. I’d love to see Tony reeling from being back in the past, hunting the path of the tesseract through decades maybe, when he runs into Howard. They have a clipped exchange over who the hell Tony is and Tony is losing his cool (wearing those red sunglasses hell yeah), when suddenly Bucky Barnes claps him on the shoulder. “Great to see you could make it, sir!” He says, and drags Tony off to the side. The second they’re out of sight he’s like, “Howie gives a lotta people a lotta trouble. Don’t pay him no mind.” and he leaves. Tony is left standing there, tucking his sunglasses into his pocket, and wondering why Bucky of all people helped him out. He doesn’t want it to make an impression on him, but it does. Basically, I think canon will never give us an explicit ‘forgiveness’ or ‘resolution’ scene. Knowing Tony’s character and RDJ’s influence over it, though, I think we could reasonably expect some little moments where they have to interact that hit Tony hard. Tiny emotional scenes where Bucky Barnes does the opposite of what Tony expects of him and it MEANS something. The smallest instances of Tony reacting positively to Bucky’s attempts to reach out or basically just (internally) categorizing him as a good person despite himself. Honestly though I wouldn’t be mad if they got as emotional as Civil War and had the Rogue Avengers roll up to ask for help in IW with Bucky in tow, Tony slamming him into a wall snarling in his face about ‘how dare he’, and Bucky telling him that he’d let Tony kill him for his crimes but he’s dedicated too much to getting better to give up his life that easy now. Tony stepping back because that hits too close to home (too close to himself) and leaving without another word. Steve just left standing there with his new shield up, ready to separate them, and confused as hell about how Bucky got Tony to stand down when he’s never managed that a day in his life. 

[riotwritesthings]

One Shots - WinterIron Pt.1

All the WinterIron one shots I’ve written conveniently in one place! Part 1 of 2, because DANG were there a lot!

I did by best to sort them by rating and length, but plz know I rate with my rate and little logic lol. Also I tried to include links to any art relating to the fics, but if I missed any please let me know!

Canon/Canon-adjacent

Rated G

Icy Blue - G, 200 - poem-type thing,

Hiccups - G, 200 - Fluff, early morning softness

Soft Cuddles - G, 250 - Fluff, the fluffiest domestic fluff

The Proper Size - G, 300 - Fluff, grumpy Bucky doing his best "Knowing each other’s clothing/shoe sizes"

Starmakers - G, 300 - Fluff, ficlet, art, space jellyfish, heart eyes Tony just wants to enjoy a day off with his boyfriend, but apparently there's something they need to do first.

the icarus to your certainty - G, 400 - Fluff and Feels, sugary fluff

A First Time for Everything - G, 550 - Fluff, pillow forts, unapologetic sap

Petrichor and Petcare - G, 500 - Fluff, ficlet, art, heart eyes, established relationship, shmoop It shouldn't even be possible for Bucky to fall further in love, but walking through the city on a rainy Wednesday he somehow manages it

to change this lonely life - G, 650 - Fluff, Foreigner lyrics, extreme softness Loud music means Tony is in a good mood, which is one of Bucky’s favorite things. He’s still not prepared for the sight that greets him when he walks into the lab.

Rated T

Just Don’t Bite Me, Okay? - T, 404 - vaguely post-AoU, moodboard and tiny fic, non-graphic injury, animal transformation, Bucky Barnes on the run, Tony Stark has always been a cat but now it’s official Tony hates magic. He hates it for a lot of reasons, not least of all his current predicament. Bucky on the other hand is much too busy struggling to stay alive to worry about anything else, much less magic. Right up until he finds an injured cat in an alley.

The New Game - T, 550 - Fluff, Humor, established relationship, avengers game night “They hate us because we’re in love.”

sick fic - T, 600 - Fluff, fluff, and more fluff

I know your weakness (it’s kisses) - T, 650 - Fluff, pining, dumb boys Bucky isn’t pining. Because if he was, he’d be in trouble.

Brain Freeze - T, 700 - Humor, pre-relationship, banter, Avengers family game night They might be on the run, but there is always time for ice cream.

Could be Life and Death - T, 700 - Humor, Pining morons, Bucky and the Very Bad Date, Tony to the rescue ‘Any chance you can fake an Avengers emergency and get me out of here?’

Normal Business Hours - T, 700 - Humor, banter, implied graverobbing, just a necromancer and his zombie assistant Tony and his newest assistant have a mission to accomplish, but first they have to contend with a locked gate.

But With Fewer Minotaurs - T, 1k - Avengers Academy, Fluff, pillowforts, pre-relationship "Uh, am I interrupting something?” Bucky asks, freezing just outside the elevator on the top floor of Stark Tower. The entire large, open floor penthouse has been completely taken up by walls upon walls of blankets, draped over furniture and hanging from the ceiling.

eyeshadow of seduction - T, 1k - Avengers Academy, humor, pining morons and medling friends

I get angry (and then sad) - T, 1k - Humor, you know I got that happy ending Tony wakes up in the hospital. He’s not quite sure how he got here, but he knows there’s a very disturbing news report playing on the TV.

it don’t take a word - T, 1k - Crack, first kiss Tony is getting another lecture from Steve. Not unusual. The topic is new though, and if Bucky had just noticed that Tony’s been flirting with him like crazy, they wouldn’t be in this mess.

Timing Isn’t Everything - T, 1k - Humor, Love Confession SFW Sunday: Word, Dialogue

you are building a house - T, 1.1k - poem-type thing, Angst, Implied period-typical homophobia, bonding, happy ending, hurt/comfort You have always lived behind a wall built of the things you can’t say And then there’s him With his tower of walls built up into the sky

The Flirt - T, 1.1k - Crack, Humor, established relationship, Tony the Flirt, Bucky is amused, strong confident relationships, Avengers family shenanigans, team as family, teasing, banter Bucky's not one for jealousy, which is good, because he is dating possibly the biggest flirt on the planet. Mostly he finds it hilarious

Rats and Bats and Possums - T, 1.2k - Humor, fluff, Humor, fluff, pining Bucky and Tony are trying to find ghosts. Mostly this means they trudge around broken down houses getting attacked by vermin, but Bucky isn’t actually complaining. (ART)

love's gonna find me out - T, 1.3k - Fluff and Feels, Hidden Injury, Established Relationship, fluffier than it sounds After yet another long, dangerous mission with the Avengers, Bucky wants nothing more than a quick shower and to collapse into bed. With that in mind he’s already stripping off his shirt as soon as he’s through the door to the bedroom, and Bucky only remembers why that’s a bad idea when Tony sucks in a sharp breath behind him.

can’t start a fire (without a spark) - T, 2.4k - Humor, pining, denial Tony is forced to stay home while the rest of team is away on a mission, and finds out that being left out isn’t actually the part he hates the most.

When is a bed not a bed? (When you’re not in it) (Chapter 2) - T, 2.5k - Humor, non-graphic injury and violence Now with chapter 2, because no bed sharing fic is truly complete until they’re home.)

I had no choice (but baby to get it right) - T, 2.5k - Soulmate AU, That awkward moment where you meet your soulmate mid-fist fight After all those years of furtively dreaming about it, reading everything from scientific papers to romance novels, after all the times he told himself not to but still hoped, Tony thought he knew what to expect if this day ever came. Finally, after all this time, all the worrying and wondering and telling himself to just give up already, he finally meets his soulmate and finds out what all the hype is about, and it has to be like this. It just has to be Barnes.

When is a bed not a bed? (When you’re not in it) - T, 2.7k - Crack, crack, bedsharing, pining There’s a tiny safe house, with one tiny window and one tiny couch. And one tiny little bed.

Hero is a Relative Term - T, 3k - Humor, established relationship Another day, another kidnapping, and Tony’s biggest concern is that he’s never going to live this down.

Show Tunes and Extra Sauce - T, 4.5k - Post IM1 AU, Fluff, Humor, modern!bodyguard!Bucky, pining, snark So maybe three years in Bucky is completely in love, and this might be his first bodyguard gig but he's pretty sure that's breaking Rule One. It's definitely one of the top five rules, at the very least. He can't even be surprised with himself either, not when it's Tony. Bucky’s job is basically to hang out with his crush all the time, and sure sometimes he gets shot or stabbed or has to physically drag Tony out of his lab when he starts sleep-deprived-rambling about building some piece of tech from a scifi movie, but most days Bucky doesn't have a single thing to complain about. And then there's Valentine's Day.

Rated M

A Monster - M, 150 - poem-type thing,

Early Mornings - M, 200 - Fluff, ultimate softness "Tracing each other’s faces in the early morning light."

In a Fight - M, 300 - poem-type thing, angst, fluff

Cat and Mouse - M, 300 - Winter Soldier / Superior Iron Man, violence as a form of flirting

INTENSLY - M, 300 - Crack, Bucky is going to horny jail “I’m gonna turn the hose on you.”

Not the Expected Confession - M, 850 - Humor, mutual pining, truth serum gone awry “A truth serum?” Tony demands with a scoff, “are we in a terrible spy movie!? Will that even work on you?” He addresses the last part to Bucky directly, completely ignoring their captor, who lets out an annoyed huff.

Broken Promises - M, 1.4k - Humor, Established Relationship, Secret Sex, not so secret sex It shouldn’t be that hard to keep their hands off each other while trapped in a tiny safe house with their teammates, right? Right?!

Ode to Yoga Pants - M, 2.2k - Humor, Mutually pining morons OR the continued terrible mating dance of Bucky and Tony, AKA when betting on your friends stops being fun

Making Sacrifices - M, 2.2k - PWP, Established Relationship, werewolf!Bucky, Dirty Talk, Breeding Kink It happens often enough that when Tony texts him for help with something vague Bucky doesn’t think anything of it, just cuts his workout short and heads up to their bedroom. He’s not at all prepared for what he finds waiting for him, but Bucky is nothing if not adaptable.

Rated E

Metal - E, 500 - PWP, unabashed metal arm porn

Missed Seeing You - E, 500 - PWP, Webcam/Video Chat Sex “Are... are you talking to my butt?”

The Dangers of Lace - E, 1.3k - PWP, Established Relationship, Lace Panties, Dry Humping, Anal Fingering Tony really needs to stop wearing ill-fitting pants around the workshop, or Bucky can’t be held responsible for his actions.

Feel Something Real - E, 1.5k - Avengers Academy, PWP, Spanking Bucky doesn't regret that he and Tony decided to take it slow when they started dating, but he is a little disappointed that he’s just now learning all sorts of fun things.

The Three Step Plan - E, 1.8k - PWP, Massage, Anal Fingering Bucky has a plan for getting Tony to relax after a long week. Step one involves getting his fingers on Tony and working out all those knots from his muscles. Step two involves getting his fingers in Tony.

No Patience and Minimal Planning - E, 2.4k - Winter Soldier / Superior Iron Man, PWP, Dub-con, enemies with benefits, power bottom, dirty talk, bondage, breathplay, powerplay Tony Stark is the Superior Iron Man, and he always gets what he wants. Especially when what he wants is six feet of deadly muscle with a gorgeous metal arm, standing orders to kill him on sight be damned.

Location Matters - E, 2.6k - PWP, semi-public sex, anal fingering, begging, dirty talk, edging, orgasm delay Pantries have never been on the list of ‘sexy’ places for Tony, but god, they might be now.

Only a Phone Call Away (part 2) - E, 3.2k - PWP, teasing, phone sex, marathon sex, orgasm denial Tony is across the country for work, and then Bucky is across the world for a mission, but they always find a way to keep in touch. Even when Bucky would rather be without the distraction. (Now with chapter 2, featuring Bucky getting his Revenge)

For Science - E, 6k - PWP, with feelings, size kink Tony makes a very important discovery. In Bucky’s pants. Further investigation is needed.

Baby Crazy - E, 8k - Crack, Humor, crack For some reason, the children of New York love Bucky Barnes. It’s heartwarming to witness, and it’s making it really hard for Tony to ignore his gigantic crush on the man. Especially because Tony can’t stop suggesting they maybe have a baby together. The rest of the Avengers just want a vacation. (ART)

Melt into Me (Your Words Are My Own) - E, 18k - Humor, Angst, Smut, Heavy casual praise kink, pining, non-graphic injury, self care is big sexy Bucky has a new strategy for getting Tony to take proper human care of himself. Tony has never been so well fed, hydrated, thoroughly rested, and confused in all his life. That doesn’t mean he wants it to stop, and it’s amazing how many boring adult things Bucky can get him to do just by patting his head and calling him ‘good boy’. Right up until Tony possibly ruins everything. (ART) (ART)

Road Hazards - E, 45k - Humor, Smut, Road Trip, Developing Relationship, lots of banter Steve and Bucky's BFF road trip is not going well. For starters, Steve couldn't even make it, and for some bizarre reason asked Tony to take his place. The fact that it’s only a couple days before someone is trying to kill them isn’t nearly as stressful as the fact that Bucky and Tony have never really had an actual conversation. It’s hard to avoid someone when stuck in a car with them though, and if they manage to stay alive they just might learn a thing or two.

[timeisacephalopod]

Where Tony climbs up a tree breaks off a branch and asks if you can milk it. When Sam finds out his house actually is haunted and immediately moves out. . When dragon Tony wakes up and notices hes sleeping on werewolf bucky and pops him in the nose

Honestly, the ‘can you milk it’ line ended up being much more popular than I anticipated lol. That seems to be the fic I get messages the most for on Tumblr too, actually. A lot of ace people have sent off appreciative messages about relating to Bucky being asexual. Also, I vaguely know which one the Sam thing is referencing, but can’t for the life of me remember the actual fic. But lets be real, Sam is one of 3 characters in the MCU with common sense, he’d move immediately. And I’m pretty sure the Dragon!Tony thing is from that Peter Q/Bucky/Tony AU, which is one of my favs. I do love some good urban fantasy.

Anyway, I attached the ‘can you milk it’ scene below the cut for anyone who doesn’t know what its referencing (its from a winteriron fic called Better):

Tony doesn’t understand Bucky and Peter’s absolute fascination with conspiracy theories that defy logic and also basic science but they love it. Everyone else loves it too because they’re now running a successful YouTube channel where they basically talk about fake science for an hour every week. Now he guesses he gets to be here talking about whatever fucking theory it is this week as the skeptical one.

“So,” Bucky says very seriously. “We’re going to talk about Lithuanian poems.”

Peter frowns, “what?”

“What kind of ridiculous shit could people have come up with about Lithuanian poems? What, that they’re psychic and predicted the future or something?” Tony asks, rolling his eyes.

And the Bucky, because he’s a giant prick, looks him dead in the eye and says, “yeah.” Tony reaches across the table they’re sitting at and pushes the glass beside Bucky off the table, not blinking when it smashes against the ground. Bucky looks down at it and back up at Tony, “that was your glass,” he points out.

“I don’t care,” Tony says and Bucky sighs, getting up to get a new glass. As soon as he sits down Tony pushes that one off the table too.

“Why are you like this?” Bucky asks softly.

“Lithuanian poems are psychic?” Peter asks.

“No,” Tony says immediately.

“Technically the theory is that they predicted future events but yeah basically they’re psychic,” Bucky tells him.

“No,” Tony repeats. “You will absolutely never convince me and I honestly think this is the most ridiculous theory you’ve proposed.”

Peter grins, “more ridiculous than the moon being fake?” he asks and Tony sighs.

“In a more mundane, not-an-immediate-write-off way, yes.”

You immediately wrote them both off,” Bucky points out.

Tony sighs, “you told me the fucking moon was fake and that Lithuanian poets apparently predicted the future Bucky, there’s nothing else to do but immediately write them off.” What else is he supposed to do, humor this bad science? Absolutely not. Actually no, its not bad science, its not even science. Its not even theory or literally anything else noteworthy. Its trash is what this is.

“That’s definitely not the most ridiculous theory I’ve ever read real or fake,” Bucky tells him and Tony raises an eyebrow, sitting back in his seat and crossing his arms.

“Do your worst Barnes, give me something more ridiculous.”

“Trees are mammals,” Bucky says and the noise that comes out of his mouth is inhuman, possibly even lizard-like because what the flying ass.

“No,” he says, standing up. “No, no, no, no. You get up I can prove this wrong right now,” he says, storming out of the room.

*

Sam is wheezing out laughter because although he normally wouldn’t admit it Bucky is fucking hilarious. For the most part his hatred of Bucky is a show even if its rooted in maybe just a little jealousy over his friendship with Steve but at the moment he can’t be bothered to care about appearances. Not with what he just watched. “Steve,” he wheezes out, “come watch this.”

Steve manages to crawl his ass out of bed, sick again but this time with the flu, and perches himself in Sam’s lap. He’s light as a feather, which scares Sam sometimes, but at the moment he’ll set aside Steve’s obvious need for sustenance. He can worry about that after Steve watches this five-minute clip. He starts it up at the part where Bucky tells Tony that trees are mammals only to watch Tony lose his damn mind as he storms out of the room.

The camera cuts to a shaky angle of Tony climbing a tree yelling about morons, negative IQ points, and the world ending as he manages to shimmy himself out across the limb closest to the ground. “Dad get down from there, you’re going to hurt yourself!” Peter says from behind the camera but Tony is clearly too pissed off to care. That’s when he stands, testing his balance for a moment while Bucky joins Peter in yelling at him out of worry and Tony jumps, snapping the branch and both him and the branch hit the ground.

It has to hurt but Tony doesn’t show it when he gets back up and Sam starts wheezing, knowing what’s coming. “He doesn’t even take fall damage,” he squeezes out.

Tony grabs Bucky by the collar of his shirt, dragging him closer to the tree branch, “can you milk it!” he shrieks in this hilariously high pitched tone that has Bucky dying of laughter immediately and Steve too. Lithuanian poems are totally lost in this particular episode but its worth it to watch Tony lose his shit at least until Steve starts wheezing himself into an asthma attack.

[justavengeit]

Your about page says that 'tumblr user justavengeit is like if bucky barnes started writing fic' and it made me think of like. Like Bucky started writing really fluffy Tony StarkXReader and WinterIron fics and they're really popular 'n just like. Trying so hard not to let on that he has a crush on Tony and is in fact writing a whole bunch of fanfics about him lol

I’m cryin bc like, there must be so much Avengers fanfic and no one knows for sure how they feel about it but like Tony has a love-hate relationship with it. When he’s not being hassled about Stark Industries or iron man, the paparazzi and interviews love to bother him about the fanfic. Most of it he just makes cracks about, and he kind of gets a sick kick out of MSTing tony-bashing fics (even though it’s kind if crushing at the same time, I mean, the characterization)

And then there’s ship fic. And most if it’s harmless. He’s a bit perturbed by the amount of hatefuck fic featuring him and steve, but when asked about it mostly just says about how it’s healthy that the authors are working out their urges in a safe fashion or this and the other. He’s a bit annoyed about how pathetic those fics characterize him, but ultimately, it’s fiction, whatever, right?

And that’s when the upward surge of winteriron starts to make itself known.

“What,” he says when Pepper mentions it to him (she may no longer be his PA but she still keeps a better eye on what the media and popular opinion about him is that he does).

“Don’t ask me, I don’t know where they got the idea for it,” she says.

They should have no ideas about it is the thing, because Iron Man and the Winter Soldier have nothing to do with in another. They barely exist on the same public sphere. War Machine works with the Winter Soldier more that Iron Man does. It’s not like it’s entirely intentional - but it’s also not unintentional. Tony more or less stays away from Bucky in public, because he’s pretty much the public face of the Avengers and lots of attention makes Bucky’s trigger finger itchy.

After a few days, FRIDAY has more or less tracked the rise of ‘Winteriron,’ and funnily enough, although there has always been some fic about the pair of them since Bucky was first discovered to be around and kicking(Tony isn’t surprised, people will pair him with literally anyone; there’s a whole community dedicated to writing him in a relationship with fictional characters from the Dragonriders of Pern to Supernatural), one author in particular has given rise to the popularity of the ship. Which is. You know. Whatever.

Or it should be whatever. If Tony can shrug off the massive amounts of ironcaptain fiction without it impacting how he works with Steve, he should be able to do the same with Bucky. Not even the most epic winteriron fic even approached the word count of all the ironcaptain fics. He doesn’t even read any of them, unlike the other fics about him and his friends, coworkers, enemies, and even Justin Hammer. For good reason, really. Tony still isn’t entirely sure how he feels about Bucky Barnes given everything, but he knows asking him to leave Bucky alone would be like trying to put out an oil fire with water. It’s just lucky that Bucky doesn’t seem to be bothered by him, for all that he’s a lot quieter and warier around Tony than the rest of the team.

It’s a situation that Tony decides requires vigorous willful ignorance.

Unfortunately, the surge in popularity won’t let him get away with that. A few months later, he gets cornered by an interviewer who had previously checked with him if he was fine with the whole fanfic thing being touched on, and even with examples put up on the the screen. Tony, accustomed to this coming up often enough given the drama of celebfic, says sure.

“So tell me,” the host says, “what’s your opinion on the SS Winteriron.”

Tony, on live television, manages to actually stall out. “Uh,” he says after a second too long - he can tell by the subtle widening if the host’s smile and eyes - “well, I think that’s probably an interesting variation on the whole ‘American icon seduces Soviet agent’ theme that’s been popular ever since the beginning of the Cold War.”

The host laughs. “You’re talking about Star-Crossed, right?”

Tony shrugs with a smirk. It’s a lot more poetic than most of the handle-smushing names that usually get assigned to pairing. Slightly more obscure, he guesses - it only makes any sense after the connection between Bucky’s red star and Steve’s white is made. “Well, that’s the obvious one, right?”

“That’s right. But that’s actually not the usual theme of the stories that get written about you and the Winter Soldier.”

Tony nods along, even though he has no way of knowing that. This is being aired live on national television, and so, a bit desperately given that he usually jokes about the fanfic with the victim in question before talking about it on TV, he says, “I actually haven’t read any of it myself.”

He deeply resents the way the host’s face lights up. “Really,” she thrills. “Well, let’s get your reaction in real time.” She turns, gesturing to the screen slightly offset from the chairs.

With no little dread and resignation, Tony twists in his chair to see the excerpt from the fic they’ve chosen. It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve carefully selected some of the more - racey content to throw in his face. He quickly skims the paragraph, sharply aware of the cameras fixated on him to capture every muscle twitch he might give in response.

It’s thankfully nothing explicit - he’s honestly a bit surprised to see that this appears to be a scene where fic-Tony is working on fic-Buck’s arm. It wouldn’t even be exceptionally shippy if not for the way the narrative lingers lovingly on fic-Tony’s eyelashes and mouth, the focus fic-Tony pays to his job while cracking an awkward joke. The narrative, clearly written from fic-Bucky’s perspective, is smitten.

Tony is vaguely aware that the tips of his ears are burning as he falls back into his chair with a devil-may-care expression. “Well, I can’t really vouch for the accuracy of that characterization, if the nation’s favorite freezer pop is that poetic it certainly doesn’t show, but -” he aims his best doe-eyed look of adoration at the camera, “if the author of that story would like to hit me up for a date, I am all yours.”

The host laughs, and that easily, the balance of power tips back in Tony’s favor. He spends the next several minutes cracking jokes and charming the host and the audience, and as soon as his time is up, Tony beats a swift retreat. Live, national television. What a disaster. If Bucky happened to catch that - and Tony is sure he did, Bucky watches all of their appearances on TV, he gets nervous when he can’t keep track if the team - then he has some desperate damage control to do, probably. Bucky’s adjusting well to the future, but the idea of people writing about him, even fictional stories for their own indulgence, will probably freak him out.

Tony is doing a great job of appearing calm and collected when he shows up to the Compound, but Natasha takes one look at him and says, “he did, and right now he’s looking for the highest possible roof available to jump off of.”

“What,” Tony says, “why? Why are you so calm about this? You should be stopping him!”

She gives him a very pitying look. “He’ll be fine.” She pops a bright raspberry into her mouth as Tony moves by her, already pretty sure he knows what roof Bucky has picked. “That detail about the workshop display screen was interesting, wasn’t it?”

Tony barely acknowledges the remark. At least until he’s already left the lobby far behind and then it clicks. No one should know about a detail like that. Not anyone who hadn’t been inside the workshop in the first place, anyway, which narrows the possible authors down considerably unless there’s been a leak and - oh.

Apparently he has someone he needs to invite down for arm maintenance - and this time he’s not taking ‘in your dreams’ as an answer.

side b now included

[marvelingjules]

A, B, S

A: Of the fanfic you’ve written, which is your favorite and why? 

Hmmm, hard to decide honestly! There’s ones I love for different things, and so picking a favorite is hard.

I’ll admit I’ve had a blast writing my Blood and Fang verse here on Tumblr. It’s big and not entirely cohesive because it’s drabbles I wrote non-chronologically. But I’ll admit to loving writing about werewolves, and right now I’ve got the start of “Hope Romance Plot” which will basically be cutesy get-together fluff.

I also absolutely adore Pretend We’re In Love (The Heartache Still Hurts). I wrote it because both @27dragons and I wanted to read fake-engaged AUs from a post that was going around, so we wrote them for each other. It definitely spiraled beyond what I’d expected, and a lot of it was a kind of catharsis for me; a lot of what I saw the year before, when my nana passed, I used in that fic (but with less of the family drama stuff that was still going a year later, when I wrote the fic). It’s also Tony/Rhodey and definitely one of my favorites I’ve ever written. I spent so long plotting it, talked with a bunch of people about it when I’d get stuck, and I’m honestly proud of it, as well as love it.  

B:  What was the first fandom you read fic in?  Which was the first you wrote fic for? 

Hmmm… I wanna say it was Maximum Ride, tbh. Before that I wasn’t sure I even know fanfic existed. I think I was on the Maximum Ride website, trying to find out more about upcoming books or something, and there was a link to fanfic.net? I didn’t realize what it was at first, but it was tons of fun.

Now, if we’re counting fanfic I published? That didn’t happen until high school, when a friend (I’m half-convinced she was part Fae) snatched my writing notebook out of my hand, read the fic I was writing just for myself in there, and gave it back with the very strong demand to “write more.” It was Twilight fanfic. If we’re talking anything I wrote, even if I didn’t publish it anywhere? Good lord, I was writing fanfic, despite not knowing that’s what it was, back as far as I can remember. Might have been LotR fanfic. I have a vague memory of writing fanfic for the Inheritance series (you know, Eragon?) too.

S: How do you feel about fan art inspired by your writing?

I feel fantastically excited even thinking about it?! I’ve had fanart drawn for Sandbox verse Steve/Bucky/Tony, with their poodle puppy Peggy, and sometimes I like to just go fawn over it all over again lol. I’ve had someone make two aesthetic boards for Blood and Fang - one for the series in general, one for Sam/Steve. Oh, and beir once drew some fanart for a fic I wrote for her for one of the Winteriron Exchanges!

I think fanart inspired by fanfic is just one of the most delightful ways that two different mediums of fandom get to interact, you know? We’re all playing in the sand sandbox, but then we start playing in each others little corners of it, and that’s just making everything all the more fun.

Plus, it’s absolutely flattering to me? That someone would be so inspired and excited/touched/delighted by something I wrote that they drew something because of it? I’d never say no to it, that’s for sure.