#every day i open twitter and am bombarded with art that makes me go “they would NOT look like that”

[zukkaoru]

the thing about fem!dazai is that she would not look like that. she would wear the same exact outfits she wears in canon. she would not wear makeup. she would grow out her hair only because she's too lazy to cut it, and she would rarely actually brush it. (the messy look is part of my charm ;)) her nails would be bitten and picked at, and if she ever were to wear nail polish, it would have been forced on her by either chuuya or yosano. she wouldn't wear heels because she doesn't like pain. she wouldn't even have her ears pierced because she doesn't like pain. chuuya tried to convince her when they were teenagers and she kept coming up with increasingly absurd excuses for why she couldn't get her ears pierced. she wears socks with flats because it's more comfortable even though chuuya ridicules her endlessly because "don't you know how horrendous that looks". (why are you looking at my feet? dazai retorts is it because you can't see any higher than that?) the only times she's ever dressed up were for undercover missions in the port mafia, and she griped about being uncomfortable in her clothes and shoes and makeup the entire time. she doesn't even look at her reflection, so why would she spend hours curating the perfect look? she just throws one of her three outfits on and goes

[rosemallowss]

Im so sad too with all that´s happening around TBWDOA, it was magical the first time that I listened it: so much life, love and humanity even in the darkest places of the world... I felt that the hope around it was more strong that any problematic subject... I know that maybe im being naive and self-blinded by my own privileges, but im so angry that the controversy destroyed what for my was so beautiful. I dont know if this is weird, but I wanted to talk with someone that maybe feels the same :(

Hey dude, I thought exactly the same thing. I actually still think it, but every time I see any trace of the show in my camera roll or the copy of the album, it’s so hard not to think about all the angry people. I think now that it’s been a few weeks however, I can fully hold a discussion about this musical without feeling guilty or sad. Despite what other people think, I really don’t believe that the writers has hostile intents at all. If you look at old posts like this:

You can tell just how passionate they were about this show. & plus, I realized recently that these guys tend to write shows about topics that are not normally talked about as well. Example: this show and ‘Talk To Me’– a show about a child who is on the Autism spectrum. I suppose you could kind of count their other show “With The Right Music” as kind of that? However I’m actually not totally clear on what that show is about since it wasn’t actually written to the end– though I think it is about a closeted teenager in high school. I suppose this counts because there aren’t that many musicals written about closeted teenagers. I truly don’t believe that they were trying to offend anyone– simply were just so so invested in trying to get a story out there, maybe one that was unfamiliar to them, and perhaps it was also bad timing that the full show was released? Or maybe they were just as naïve too when they wrote the show probably around 2015 (earlier?) I used to always get their attention (unintentionally I swear) on Twitter when I’d talk about the show. Those dudes were really kind. And they follow back a lot of their fans. So, perhaps it was just naïvety? I’m aware that they’re attempting to make it right, and they are probably at the moment in conversation with Afghan Americans. That’s important, and speaks more than words I think. I know Troy, Nikhil, Sittichai, and Jonathan have been under fire. Troy has gone silent and if I’m not mistaken I think Sittichai and Jonathan as well? Other actors in the show such as Osh (Zemar) and though a small appearance– Shiv Pai (future Paiman’s son) have gotten no such comments I realize. Maybe the show was bad timing. Perhaps it would’ve had a more positive outcome in terms of rising popularity had it been talked about in a past tense; in a sense that “this practice doesn’t happen anymore” so that the setting is not modern day, but instead sometime in the late 1900s?Would that have made the show less controversial? Maybe? But we can never be sure. Would it have been less controversial if they minimized the extend of the abuse? Or removed that altogether and made it that it was simply two boys falling in love in rural Afghanistan who were coming terms with the fact that they were feeling this feeling with each other? well, yeah, because it would just be a love story in a different setting, and we’d probably see Feda and Paiman exploring the marketplace as well. If this was the case, I’d assume the conflict of the story would be homophobia from parents/internalized homophobia itself, or struggling to understand themselves. Another conflict could be something that many teenagers experience as well, such as fear of the future. Maybe arranged marriage could still be a conflict, and since Feda’s name literally means “sacrifice” he’d probably still have to die in the end. Perhaps they could have rewritten the show like that and the show would have little to no controversy? The music is incredible, and it could even portray the beauty of Afghanistan through their amazing way of writing music. I’m just brainstorming and rambling here, sorry! when it comes to this show it seems as though that I always just vomit out more words than anyone cares to hear. Let’s address why it was controversial as well though... Many were repulsed by the idea of s-x trafficking as a musical, and even more outraged with the musical being about Afghanistan. It showed negative parts of the country, and that would add on to people’s perception and dislike toward Afghans, which if you live in America you are aware of the racists’ stereotypes and disdain toward Afghans. (If you are naïve like me, you probably did not catch that as well. I truly forgot that there were people who perceived Afghans in a negative light. I was awed by the diversity in the show and so focused on that) I believe that they also have said how gay men are usually perceived as pedophiles as well and this show did not help to minimize that harmful stereotypes. I’m obviously kind of dumb because I didn’t realize that stereotype.

However it is true, because realized I often see this trope in fiction books about “creepy uncles preying on their nephews”. Though people don’t agree with the fact that it is a musical, I always saw it as a different way of storytelling. There’s a book called The Kite Runner that talks about the same topic in this musical by the way. I didn’t know this but my friends have had to read that book as an assignment in their English class. I thought, well, TBWDOA, it just tells the story through songs. So all in all, these were many of the points people made, and you cannot be upset with them for being angry. When I first listened to the show, I was aware it was controversial, but I thought the controversy would be something that can be discussed and debated while being enjoyed. Similar to how Hamilton is often debated for glorifying the founding fathers while still being a good show. However, when I replied to one comment because I thought that this was how it was going to go, I was bombarded with several other comments, I was called pedophilic and was told that because I was not Afghan that I should not speak and when someone said that, I realized “okay, I was wrong to think that this was an issue that could be debated!” I did not realize how much deeper it would be. As a result, I was flooded with comments from instagram and twitter and it was STRESSFUL and overwhelming that I just couldn’t sleep and had to take a break! However someone told me that even the most controversial, flawed works of art should be appreciated or discussed. It’s up for debate if that’s true. The show is incredible in portraying the strength of the human spirit— “find your voice, even if it’s weak, using it can make a difference that will lead to a greater change.” It showed a boy who used something that was SUPPOSED to degrade and silence him as a tool to lift him up and strengthen him– that was an incredible theme. He found power in the resources he could. Dancing was supposed to be something he could not decide, but he made it his own, would not let it weaken him, and used it as a tool to push him toward more positive hopes. There’s something so powerful about people taking back the thing that was supposed to weaken them, and twisting in into something that gives them strength. Though just because the music embodies the main characters incredibly and the message is empowering, we cannot ignore that perhaps, yes the show was quite insensitive to many Afghan Americans. It might take me several months before I can listen to any song from this show again though. But the show has such a special place in my heart, for making me fall in love with music theory and musical instruments all over again, for pulling my heart strings with incredible themes/life lessons, and the show embodying that theme in a heartbreaking final song, and then lastly providing a beautiful love story. Am I insensitive for saying that? I really don’t want to be, but a story like this has never made me feel like that before. I was intrigued by Islamic wedding customs and researched into that. I fell in love with the purpose of whirling dervishes, and fascinated by how beautiful that was. I watched videos about them, i read about them. Feda talked about an old Afghan poet in the show and god, for hours I looked up that poet and read the translated English phrases (didn’t finish however). I was taken by the beautiful geography of Afghanistan. I researched beyond the show to look at Afghan culture and I appreciated that. I understood that, of course this wasn’t a common practice that is active in Afghanistan. But I’m aware now that so many people will not see it that way at all. They saw the show as indulging the idea that this practice is apart of their culture which is not true, and the original theater did not market that well at all.. I want to hope that this was just really bad timing, that this show was misinterpreted, and in the future will be enjoyed and discussed rather than torn apart. I never like being on the controversial side of things, but, gosh, I don’t know.

But, I know exactly how you feel. And I welcome any asks/my messages are open for discussion about this show now.

[messedupessy]

🔥 about a ship of your choice? (Or just shipping if general if you can't pick one).

*rubs hands together* oh Ali you have no idea what box you have just opened up because do I have the perfect ship for this (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Honeymustard, is one of my least favorite ships which I only like in certain versions which are very few as the usual version of it has UF Sans as this overly anxious mess who constantly cries and gets abused by his brother and just ugh I hate it so much and in turn Swap Pap is usually this smooth asshole who constantly goes over the line and apparently does not know what the fuck consent is, and I hate it, I hate it so much! 

Like yes I understand we all have different opinions and takes on them au boys but that take on Honeymustard has made me dislike it like allot, and it doesn’t help that I am often bombarded over at twitter with just that version of it like once every day, really should stop following that person, because I am so tired of seeing it constantly because it is just so bad man xD 

Though it’s mostly from the japanese/asian part of the fandom where the art with it comes from tho that I have seen, which shouldn’t really surprise me as the uh what’s the word mhhh stereotype I guess is very typical to that of yaoi one’s like the way they act and are drawn with one constantly crying and is super cute while one is super tall and handsome and pretty much a total creepy douche is so calssic Uke and Seme character archtypes and it just sucks because the idea of them together could be good, but with having it be like that just ruins it so much for me like it makes no sense and it just makes me so unhappy and actually grit my teeth

Like yeah you do you but my god why do you do this to a ship that could be pretty great but instead just go with the classic uke and seme thing xD it makes me so happy when I do find a honeymustard that isn’t like that at all like srs makes me happy af man even though it still is not one of my fave ships ye

Send me a 🔥 and a topic for a attempted unpopular opinion

[stonylovessteve]

Creator Reveals

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Working out the Kinks by OftheLilies for Robin_tCJ (MCU, 10.7k words)

Steve is the first Avenger to move into the Avengers Tower. It will just be him and Tony Stark, alone together for weeks. It works itself out.

Sexily.

a strategist and a genius by laireshi for quantumdragon (616, 1.1k words)

He loves Tony.

Because, because, because; every time Steve sees him, he adds one more reason to the list.

Love Collection by Shamen610 for ashes0909 (MCU, 3.3k words)

It was only when Steve had walked towards the room and started opening the door that Tony had realized.

“Steve, wait! Don’t go—” But by then it was too late, and Steve had already opened the door. “...there.”

Steve just stood there in front of the room, completely at a loss.

“Okay, wait. I can explain!” Tony started to clamour out. “There is totally a justifiable reason why I have a room filled with your things... I just need to find it.”

All Along by thegraytigress for olympvs (MCU, 29.9k words)

Somewhere, somehow, through all the stuff they've been through… All the times they had to fake being more than they were. Somehow Tony falls in love with Steve for real.

Or five times Tony and Steve fake being in a relationship and the one time they realize they're really in one already.

flash your heart by jelliebean for starkboi (MCU, 3.9k words)

It wasn’t that Steve was pure exactly. After all, someone who was pure wouldn’t withhold coffee from Tony—literally holding it over his head—until he ate something nutritious. Someone who was pure wouldn’t stand possessively nearby when pretty reporters hovered, with a deceptively mild look on his face—a look that somehow told them to back off when they got too close. Someone who was pure wouldn’t kiss Tony, hard, purposefully, while they were both in uniform, wink at him, and then jump out of a plane straight into a battle. Or tell him, in that low, Captain tone, to wait until they got home. Or stand in the back of a summer press conference, slowly and calmly eating a pop rocket while Tony tried to concentrate.

But Steve was also the best of them.

Make It Right by starkboi for nanasekei (MCU, 2.2k words)

"Steve’s stomach soured at the number of the fallen. He will make it right. He’ll bring them back no matter what." (Steve finds himself in space, searching for answers to undo Thanos' destruction. He winds up in Vormir, face to face with the keeper of the stone. Tony is more help than he knows.)

The Stars Shine For You by YohKoBennington for gryvon (AU, 5.8k words)

Steve's high-school buddies tease him about his college boyfriend, not realizing that their perceptions are totally off, and there's so much more than they thought.

The color of your dreams paints my body blue. by SilverInStars for Fluffypanda (AU, 11.2k words)

“Does he know?” Tony asked again. It was the words he could speak, so he spoke them.

Sam’s eyes dipped to Tony’s chest, “Of course he knows. Anyone would.” He cocked his head to the side,

“Just Tony, you bleed blue.”

The bandages were stained. Tony pressed his hand as firm as he could. The color of the skies in the Golden Centaur’s eyes, the color of the skies on his palms.

“Dragon blue.”

After the Battle by Hayluhalo for capsicleonyourleft (Ambiguous, Art)

No one said dating Steve was going to be easy.

Holding Out For A Soulmate by ChibiSquirt for deathsweetqueen (MCU, 1.8k words)

Most folks who had a soulmate got their bond in their teens, at the cusp of adulthood. Steve sure hadn’t, though.

have no regret about (forget about) the chances you missed by Mozzarella for faite (616, 2.7k words)

In which Steve takes an opportunity, and asks Tony Stark out. Not on a date though.

Okay, yes, maybe a date.

The Wager by JacarandaBanyan for sunnyzhp22 (AU, 3.3k words)

“Who are you, Traveler?”

The young man stood and planted his feet like he was facing a dangerous adversary. Steve let a little tongue of flame glow to life in the depths of his throat in preparation for a fight.

“Guardsdragon Steve. I am Tony Stark, and I am here to challenge you for access to your hoard.”

When You All Need a Therapist by morcabre for dirigibleplumbing (MCU, 5.4k words)

A piece of paper was ridiculously difficult to find in Wakanda. Bucky stared at it for a while before finally writing down:

‘Dear Tony Stark,

Sorry I fucked it up between you two.

Sincerely,

Bucky Barnes.’

Baptism By Poisonous Fire by navaan for Furiael (Marvel Noir, 1.9k words)

Steve Rogers is the new Marvels writer – or he was supposed to be. He isn’t sure yet that he’ll survive the day. Chances seem slim for himself and his hero, Tony Stark.

I Am With You by dirigibleplumbing for XtaticPearl (MCU, 25.7k words)

After moving into Avengers Tower, Steve has different ways of connecting with his past and figuring out his present. He writes letters to Bucky, he visits Peggy, and he writes to a Peggy who no longer exists. One day his box of mementos from the 30’s and 40’s appears by his door, all the better to help him remember good times in his life. Meanwhile, his team keeps seeking him out to spend time with him outside of missions—especially Tony Stark.

Steve works to reconcile his memories of the past with his life in the present, to figure out what he wants, what makes him happy, and how he can help make the people he’s coming to care for happy, too.

Just a Saturday Morning by msermesth for janonny (MCU, 7.7k words)

For the first time in a while, Steve and Tony have the morning all to themselves. And it wouldn’t be happening if it wasn’t for the events of two years ago.

Serve and Protect by gryvon for Hayluhalo (AU, 23.4k words)

Steve is sent to investigate a traitor at Stark Industries, Tony Stark is way too young for Steve to be having improper thoughts about, and everything is not fine.

Nomad and the identity crisis by Cheermione for QueenoftheRandomWord42  (MCU, Art)

Made for the Stony Loves Steve Exchange 2018

Prompt: There are two rival superhero teams who oppose each other over whatever the author chooses. Steve Rogers is the leader of one such group, by day he is the tiny spunky reporter who always holds the world’s powerful accountable, by night he grows into Nomad the powerful vigilante who protects the innocent. Little does Steve know his loving boyfriend Tony Stark is the Superhero Ironman, leader of the rival group and when Steve decides to spill the beans and tell his boyfriend about his secret identity (and hopefully ask for his hand in marriage), a battlefield accident reveals Ironman’s secret identity to Nomad and Nomad alone.

Restrain Me Captain by Impala_Chick for OftheLilies (MCU, 1.7k words)

Tony thinks Steve is innocent only to learn he’s into restraints.

Your Definition of Love (Is Different From Mine) by quantumdragon for Ironlawyer (616, 3.9k words)

After waking up from his coma, Tony has a lot of questions for Hydra Cap. And Steve has answers - but not the ones Tony was expecting.

Wrapped Up In Clover by FestiveFerret for ishipallthings (MCU-AU, 54.3k words)

It’s been seven years since Steve and Tony split up, and Steve’s sure he’ll never see Tony again. He’s finally managed to put their failed relationship behind him and move on, focusing on his friends and building his business. But then his best friends, Bucky and Clint, decide to get married, and their wedding week at a cabin resort in Vermont turns into a minefield of heartbreak for Steve.

Concerto by a_salty_alto for Missy_dee811 (MCU, 1k words)

This isn’t the first time Steve’s been bombarded with a thousand new sensations at once, but the cacophony of sights and sounds in TImes Square from when Steve first awoke in the future is nothing compared to the sheer amount of information that floods Steve’s mind once he’s wielding the full power of the Infinity Gauntlet.

Hold me, kiss me, never leave me by SilverInStars for Fluffypanda (616, 1.1k words)

Prompt: An accident during a mission causes Steve to go feral. He growls, doesn’t seem to understand anyone, and has little concept of personal space. He’s also bossy, possessive, and oddly protective of Tony.

In a Color Unseen by Fluffypanda for Erik_Addictedtometal_Lehnsherr (AU, 1.7k)

Steve knows a king’s attention is fleeting, but there are some things he can’t see.

No Lie by kenshincha for SilverInStars (MCU, 1.3k words)

Steve was born with an empathic x-gene, making him a walking lie detector. Tony lies all the time, and Steve’s going to get to the bottom of it.

The avengers go to Disney! by Sunnyzhp22 for Cheermione (AA, Art)

short comic

Tony’s Hoard by Neverever for picturecat (MCU, 2.5k words)

Tony is turning into a dragon, with interesting consequences for Steve.

The beast in me sleeps with you by SilverInStars for fluffypanda (AU/MCU, 2.2k words)

He grows with inaccuracy in Stephanos’ dreams, sometimes a scared child that makes Stephanos ache with familiarity and sometimes an adult who seems to be fighting a war against the whole world.

A Birthday Get Together by navaan for avengersincamphalfbloodstardis (616, 1.6K words)

Steve thinks after everything that has happened, he really wants a quiet birthday

Mergers and Acquisitions by Robin_tCJ for Firelightmystic (AU, 33k words)

Steve Rogers is the CEO of the Rogers Corporation, which he built from the ground up. When he learns that Hydra International is making a bid for a hostile takeover of Stark Industries, he decides he has to do what he can to stop Hydra from overtaking the market and becoming an unstoppable, unethical conglomerate. Tony Stark asks for something Steve isn’t sure he should give, but he does it anyway – and it completely changes everything. But when Hydra keeps coming, Steve and Tony realize there’s more to this than they’d realized

Black Space for Many Dreams by Missy_dee811 for erde (616, 2.5K words)

The search for Tony is on. Finding him in an abandoned warehouse, Steve wonders if he should say the things that are on his mind.

Sweet Escape by FestiveFerret for Neverever (MCU, 5k words)

The weight of being an Avenger seems to be especially heavy on Steve’s shoulders recently, so Tony tries to cheer him up. And what’s a better cure for the blues than a trip to sunny Spain?

all warm blooded creatures by nanasekei for JacarandaBanyan (MCU, 13k words)

From a very early age, Steve Rogers was aware that he was going to die of cold.

Any Road by sheron for jellybean (MCU, 13.5k words)

Three months after defeating Thanos, Steve Rogers wakes up in the middle of a cornfield, with no memory of how he got there. No memories of anything, not even his own name. The only valuable on him is a flip-phone with a single contact number.

Tony Stark will do anything to help him remember, but he won’t even admit they are friends.

Gift Exchange by redvelvetcake32 for morcabre (AU, Art)

The Scent of Love by avengersincamphalfbloodstardis for Agent_C (Any, 2.8k words)

Prompted from the Stony Loves Steve event! Steve’s addicted to Tony’s scent.

Steve has a heightened sense of smell from the serum. Now if only he could figure out exactly what it is that makes Tony smell so good.

A Prince and a Robber by dreamkist for makeyamad (Any, 1.9k words)

Prince Steve meets a mysterious man in the forest.

Clouds Over a Century Sky by XtaticPearl for FestiveFerret (AU, 15.7k words)

Steve Rogers decides to go to Dublin when he is invited by his estranged partner to a conference, despite arguments by his friends. He is convinced that a gesture of commitment might solve their relationship, and sets off on the trip with a ring in hand. Steve’s troubles begin when his flight is diverted due to stormy weather and gets him being stranded at a small town.

At a pub, when Steve discovers that the cabs might be more than he can afford at the moment, the barkeep informs him of a fellow American who was staying there and had a rental car. Steve meets Tony, an unpredictable, witty, and oddly smooth self-claimed mechanic, who makes the journey more complicated by making Steve challenge almost everything he believed was simple about himself.

you could at least have told me you were a gemini by picturecat for cptxrogers (MA:A, 6.3k words)

A Marvel Adventures: Avengers story. The Avengers face a giant labyrinth. More personally, Captain America faces his crush.

Fight me Bite me by makeyamad for sadieb798 (MCU, 6k words)

Steve Rogers unfroze before Iron man was created, (thank you global warming! ), he found Bucky while on a regular SHIELD mission. The two of them, along with Bucky’s mate Sam decided to become reporters with the Daily Bugle.

What happens when Steve goes to cover the Stark expo, hosted by the genius, billionaire, omega, mechanic of Iron man, Tony Stark?

i guess maybe it’s possible i might be playing it wrong by TheJGatsby for red_crate (MCU, 11.2k)

Steve would’ve considered himself lucky just to get someone he could tolerate as an assigned roommate his freshman year of college, so he figures it’s a miracle that he and Tony became best friends almost from the first. When he and Tony get stuck together for seven minutes in heaven at a party, Steve realizes that he wants more from Tony than just friendship, and it only goes downhill from there.

You’re the GOAT, Steve by Firelightmystic for ChibiSquirt (616, 17.4k words)

No one wants to address the elephant in the room. On the sidewalk, more accurately. And not an elephant, really, so much as a…

A goat.

Steve glances up at Tony to offer up a bit of comfort because, well, Tony looks like he really needs it, but when he opens his mouth to speak all that comes out is a startlingly loud bleat.

Tony’s howl of frustration carries in the stricken aftermath.

A Little AI-ssistance by olympvs for redvelvetcake32 (Any, 7.2k words)

When Steve realizes he’s in love with his best friend, he’s at a loss for what to do. In a fit of panic Steve asks Jarvis for help, and thus ensues a series of not-quite-dates as Steve struggles to tell Tony how he feels.

I’m home by jayjayverse for Shamen610 (Any, Art)

Synchronized Frequencies by ashes0909 for YohKoBennington (MCU AU, 14.2k words)

Steve knew Bucky meant well, but he always thought they needed to do things together; so for Bucky to be getting married, and for him to still be single? Well, that didn’t sit right with Bucky.

He’ll See I’m Not So Tough by QueenoftheRandomWord42 for TheseGrimmAdventures (MCU, 13.2k words)

In an Alternative Universe where people are born with a pair of wings on their backs, Steve Rogers has had a conundrum since birth, his ability to attract his mate or soulmate depends on his ability to attract them with their flutterings, but since becoming Captain America they have been comedically tiny. When he wakes up in 2012 he meets Tony Stark, Genius, Playboy, Philanthropist, and the only person since Peggy Carter to make his wings flutter, but which Tony is oblivious to. Will Steve get over his growing crush on Tony Stark, or would Tony Stark remain oblivious to Steve’s pining? 

More Than the Average Good by royal_chandler for thegraytigress (MCU, 16.5k words)

Tony hadn’t taken flight in nearly five months before Steve Rogers—plunged into the Potomac—finally gave him a reason to.

We Could Get Together Like Normal People, But Then We Wouldn’t Be Avengers by a_salty_alto for vktorkatsuki (Avengers Assemble, 1.2k words)

It’s reasonable that Tony wouldn’t remember it isn’t movie night, because he doesn’t remember the last couple of days. He doesn’t remember the last couple of months, not really.

Visions are seldom all they seem by sadieb798 for pikapip (MCU AU, 6.5k words)

“You know,” Tony says finally, and Steve looks at him, eyebrow raised in expectation. “There’s this new thing called talking, so if you ever need to…”

Brave New World by cptxrogers for enkiduu (616, 9.6k words)

Captain Hydra, the Avengers’ long-time foe, and Iron Man, the mysterious masked Avenger, find themselves transported to a strange alien planet. The place is beautiful, but it’s also apparently sentient and has taken a perverse interest in them. Steve agrees to a truce with Iron Man for now, at least until he finds his time to strike. That is, if the trees don’t get them first.

Just a Jump to the Left by vktorkatsuki for Neverever (Avengers Assemble, 6.4k words)

“Well, well, well! If it isn’t the man out of time. Are you prepared to be eliminated from the current timeline?” Ugh, Kang. It was too early for this.“ Kang gives Steve the chance to hop back into the past right where he left off, no strings attached. Tony doesn’t like that at all. Steve figures out when he’s meant to be, in the end. a.k.a. That One Time Steve nearly thought he was meant to be in the past, and the one time he realized from the start that he was right where he belonged.

Someone to Hold by erde for navaan (616, 6.5k words)

Anything you want, Tony would have said during the rehearsal, and Steve, in turn, would have wrapped an arm around his waist and whispered in his ear, Let’s elope.

dream of the future by enkiduu for sheron (AU, 25k words)

Reality is crumbling. Steve, a Knight out of time, is summoned to fix a world that isn't really his. The future belongs to the sorcerer he has to learn to work with. Together, they have to journey forth and find a solution, and Steve finds a lot more than he expected (and more than he knew he could even want).

Heart Still Aching to Seek by Ironlawyer for laireshi (616, 1.5k words)

There is no going back from this. Their relationship is finally broken and it's time for Steve to take action. What Steve was thinking when he put the EMP on Tony's hand.

I'll Be (Good To You) by ishipallthings for royal_chandler (MCU, 15.8k words)

Steve Rogers wakes up seventy years out of time to a new world and a soulmate. It’s an adjustment. What he doesn’t expect is Tony Stark, a brilliant futurist who is equal parts fascinating and frustrating, and has just as many demons as Steve. He also doesn’t expect to find a family with a ragtag team of superheroes, or to fall in love. Luckily, Steve is nothing if not adaptable.

Blue Days, Black Nights by janonny for kenshincha (MCU, 17.9k words)

Over the span of two years as a fugitive, Steve gets a little too attached to the flip phone, his only link to Tony. (Or the story where Steve is an overachiever, even when it comes to his brooding.)

A Star Goes Out by navaan for dreamkist (MCU, 2.8k words)

Steve is ready to move on from being Captain America. He's not able to completely walk away from Tony though – and neither can he walk away from who he is.

the most amazing things by nasa for jayjayverse (616/3490, 1.2k words)

Natasha's been acting weird ever since the Incident.

Vibranium Dysfunction by CaptainOfRippedShirts for msermesth (MCU, 2.5k words)

Tony's a scientist. A genius. Literally the whole world knows that. But times like this, when someone he loves - not that he's using the L-word with Steve just yet, nope, nosiree - is looking at him like he's seconds away from crying and admitting that he just can't feel touch the way he used to? Times like that make Tony feel like the biggest idiot on the planet.

we could be something beautiful by S_Hylor for Mozzarella (MCU, 7.6k words)

When genius, billionaire, playboy Tony Stark very publicly asks him out, Steve says yes because he doesn't want to be the man to turn down Tony Stark on national television. For the life of him he can't understand why someone like Tony Stark would want to go out with someone like him. He's wholly unprepared for what dating Tony entails, especially the media attention. The media, it seems, can't figure out what Tony sees in him either.

[arckhaic]

my guy may I ask for your advice. I want to stay up and drown myself in words tonight but I have to go to school tomorrow and copy flat, boring tales off the page. I am trying to cultivate a better work ethic but I get stuck in the always-new world of social media. lend me your words please, for I always seem to understand them (don't have to answer if you don't want to)

my friend, my advice would be to stop using social media. 

there is nothing new happening on social media. never. nothing ever happens on here, we just think there is. there is no news, the world won’t end if you log off. i recommend at least three days — a week or two if you can, a month if you want. i say three days because that’s when you start really feeling like you can do without, the first two days are just teaching yourself to do something else. 

i did that this last week and let me tell you, i feel so much better. there are plenty of things you can read about the negative effects of social media, how it makes you feel lonelier, how it isolates you, how the bombardment of negativity does more to you than you realize. ( each homegrown, tumblr’s hate is different than twitter’s hate but in the end — it’s all hate. it’s all sadness. it’s all just things you really can do without. ) 

you don’t have to be stuck. i removed all my bookmarks, i uninstalled all the apps. with every impulse i had to get online ( which only happened when i didn’t have a creative stimulus. ) i would grab my journal and just write. some pages i just wrote bad words over and over again, other pages i just scribbled so hard i ripped it, sometimes i just would fill the page with i don’t know in huge looping letters. 

fill the void with something else. if you get the urge to get online, go outside. immediately find your pet and talk to them. open up a book and read one page. get out your book, write a poem even if it’s just copying one down. you would be surprised how much time you have to work when you’re not on social media. 

if you use your phone as a distraction from the hell you’re in, turn it on airplane mode. download a solitaire app. open up notes and scream type into it. i did this, i had a really hard with disengaging with social media because i used it as a crutch for distracting either anxiety or depressive thoughts. and that first day, i was just in hell. and then the week went on & i wasn’t reading about how the world was ending and life is horrible — i felt better. 

turns out, it was just making me more anxious & depressed. go figure. 

the hell will pass. everything is temporary. 

& with those flat boring tales, turn the pager over and write out the words you have. in math class, i would just write poetry. i would draw so much on my paper that when teachers said do not draw on this, they were specifically talking to me. ( and i ignored them. any class was art class if i wanted it to be. ) if a class isn’t engaging you, engage yourself. ( i mean … i was also an awful student. so take everything i say with a grain of salt. ) 

or, learn how to love those boring words. if it’s from your textbook, think of it as research for a story. what kind of story would you write with this information? what kind of person would really get into this? how could you write a poem with this? ( get out a different colored pen and find a poem, underline the words. your teacher will just think you’re taking notes — not creating art. ) 

collect the words, learn them, know them, understand them. they’re power, my friend, and you should learn how to use them and they can’t ever be used against you. we’re writers, we need to learn how our power works before we can wield it.