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[enchanted-lightning-aes]

Delay in Pursuits

A/N: hehe, just a short for the @flashfictionfridayofficial​ prompt that I sent. it features an OC, who i wish to develop. so, here is her at post-graduation from uni. :3

Word Count: 556

TW: None

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Pouring popcorn onto a bucket, she removes a plug. She puts the popcorn maker into a counter. She slips a bottle of water onto the coffee table. She plops down onto the sofa, settling into her seat.

After she picks a remote, she switches the T.V on. She shrugs her jacket off, moving it on an empty cushion.

At this moment, she should have been at work. She would have if. . . if she managed to get a job. This morning, she checked in with a company if they had a work for her specific skillset. It turned out they didn't, so she got back home in resignation. It had been sorta deal-breaking, however, she'll get over it. Somehow.

Hwan just has to chill out before she tries again. Or give up, basically.

Netflix will be great to spend the rest of this day. To stay on her couch, scroll through a list of different movies. Get invested into someone else's problems than her own. Poke fun into embarrassing situations they get themselves into.

Better than checking her phone for e-mails or ads about potential jobs.

Hwan scrubs a hand over her face.

Applying for a job, which can fit her degree, turned out to be so difficult much to her chagrin. It's a process, which can be tedious for her. As a person, who's applied for seventeen different jobs for several weeks now. Especially since she graduated months ago.

Why didn't her parents warn her about it? They keep on telling her it's important to get good education. Yet they didn't bother telling it's not going to be easy? It's so frustrating.

Okay, maybe she doesn't have much to do. Maybe she can unwind by watching any movie or T.V show. She can deal with her problems later. Especially she'd rather be focused on a character's problems.

Back then, she wished to be a writer. More specifically for comic books then she realized she can't. So, she had to take a more 'practical' major. She didn't hate learning about technology or I.T support basics.

Well, it confuses her on how it would be a job in-demand. Yet it seems like plenty of graduates were still unemployed. It doesn't make sense. She might sound like she's complaining but really?

It's so much trouble, just to get a simple job. It's so messed up.

When Hwan presses a remote button down, she keeps on scrolling. Watching movies or T.V shows are her favorite hobbies. Aside from video games, browsing through the interest, and some extra stuff.

With her computer taking a rest, she can do something else while waiting. And a two-hour movie or two episodes could do the trick.

She gets fascinated by how characters interact on the dazzling screen. Observing on their story unravel with each scene. To root for them to achieve their success. Or see how they endure a lot then get up to keep on going.

Depending on the genre, she also believes there are great things waiting for them. If the plot doesn't mess it up. Then she'd wait to discover how it takes a toll on them.

Either way, she's in for a wild ride.

As she finds a movie worth her interest, she starts playing it. The intro rolls out on the screen and she eats a handful of popcorn.

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[authortango]

The Weavers

Word Count: 924 words

Themes: magic, worldbuilding, textile craft, weaving, first encounters

A Weaver’s craft is one of the most mysterious, and yet beautiful, magicks of our culture.

I was reminded of this walking through the marketplace square in my home village. I had just come back from two weeks worth of voyages - the smell of sea salt still clung to my clothes, my wares from the round-trip slung over my shoulder. As I walked into the marketplace to do some bartering, they caught my eye, various colors of glittering, shimmering, sleek fabrics trailing through the wind as they were woven.

The women-folk of our village, as far as I know, are the only ones capable of the Weaver’s magick, and are the only ones capable of teaching it to others. They had arranged themselves in a sort of ship-like arrangement, their looms and fabrics their sails - the most learned of them sat in front of all the rest of them. Then two sat behind her, to use her work as a reference, then three, then back to two. This was the largest group in my lifetime that had been gathered in the public square for quite some time.

My bartering momentarily forgotten, I drew nearer, entranced by the master Weaver’s work. She worked deftly on a screen of what looked to be silk, the shade of which was a glossy cream white color. The ends of the finished part of her fabric were pinned up above her by a pulley system in front of her loom - once she weaved more she could raise it higher, I suspected so it would stay off the ground and also so that the other girls behind her might follow her example. As I came to stand next to her though, I began to see more.

Looking back on it now, I’m ashamed to say I stood there like a witless carp with my mouth open for a good ten minutes, staring at her handiwork. In the sheen of the silk screen she had created, I could see things that were both explainable and unfamiliar at the same time. I saw dusty lands, sadly dry and barren, and then the landscape changed to a forest with a mix of trees that I had never seen before. Their leaves were purple, orange, and some almost a dark, sea-green, and when the wind blew threw them the undersides seemed to shimmer with gold. I barely had time to fully appreciate the marvels I was viewing when it changed again to a different scene, this time to a place I knew quite well.

It was the bay where my colleagues and I had docked across town. I could see the boats swaying gently in the wind, though safely tucked into their moorings. Gulls hopped across the image for a moment, and I could almost hear their cry until my awe was broken by a cough from next to me.

“Sir.” The master Weaver whose work I had come to admire had halted her weaving. She looked up at me with stormy eyes that matched her blue-gray dress, her expression most severe. It was then that I noticed my mouth had been open.

“I do beg your pardon, Madam Weaver, I didn’t mean to disrupt your work. I was just ah- enraptured by the, ah, the scenery you were, um -”

“Channeling?”

“Yes! Channeling. It was very inspiring. I was sorry when the fall trees changed.” I glanced back at the silken tapestry, but it still showed the sleepy bay where my ship was still docked. A frown of confusion must have creased my brow, for the master Weaver said plainly to me,

“You are from the sea. As soon as I noticed you I knew where you came from.” This news startled me somewhat. I looked between her and the screen above us.

“This is from your mind? And you knew where I came from before I even told you?”

“Do you find this disturbing, sea sojourner?”

“No, not at all! It’s marvelous - fascinating.” A small, pleased smile crept to her lips. It filled me with a strange, yet comforting sort of warmth as I looked at her. She was clever, and of course, as I was noticing the way her hair was arranged in a loose, half-up sort of fashion, I also found her attractive. I had never thought I’d need to know more about a Weaver in my life, but now I felt compelled to, and I feared this would be my only chance.

“Madam Weaver, I would love to learn more about your craft, but more specifically about you, and where you are from. That is if you would be willing to do me the pleasure of entertaining you with a warm meal and a hot drink.” The maidens behind her giggled, dawdling in their weaving, but she paid them no mind. I figured I would do my best to do the same.

The Weaver regarded me for a moment, and I swore I saw a slight spark warm her stormy eyes just a little.

“I suppose I can be agreeable to a dinner with you, sojourner. I can meet you at the tavern after I finish today’s weaving.” The thrill from her words made my heart skip twice, and I couldn’t help letting the excitement spread to my smile.

“Splendid! I would be most honored. How shall I greet you when you come to see me?” I asked. The master Weaver regarded me from the corner of her eye, though her smile was hardly concealed.

“You may call me Shaniera.”

Thank you for reading! Glad I finally got back on the wagon for flash fiction friday this weekend. Thank you @flashfictionfridayofficial as always for their amazing prompts! If you liked this feel free to comment or check out my other writing on this blog.

[renee-writer]

The Room Screen

Written for @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt 160.

It separates the space well. She is thankful for it a gift from a friend. She must have known she would need it. A simple screen, that sparkles as it folds out. A bit of pretty in the room.

She can step behind it and change clothes out of his eye sight. A blessing. There is a chair behind it. She sometimes sits there for awhile after she changed. It offers a few moments of peace from the chaos. She stays as long as she can until his voice calls to her. A sigh as she raises to see what he needs.

Don’t misunderstand. She loves him even if she sometimes needs a break. Just a precious few seconds before she has to be a mommy again.

[writing-far-too-badly-old]

A Dazzling Screen

For some reason I've realized all the FFF prompts I've written for end up being whatever I've rabbit-holed that week. That trend continues today. @flashfictionfridayofficial

Most of the Theoretical Ritualists Joseph was studying with hated that they had to take a class on not just practical rituals, but fully constructed ones. Personally, Joseph was glad for it. Not only did it mean he had some time where he wasn't allowed to beat his head against the wall of not understanding the fundamental rules of reality, but it also helped him see how the ways different materials took to glyphs and lines explained the theoretical glyphs people used.

When he mentioned that to his advisor, Joseph was glad that she agreed.

"I'm glad you got there on your own," she said, "most students take a fair amount of prodding to understand why you need to understand Concrete Rituals in order to truly learn Theoretical Ritualism. Now, what are you really here for?"

"I have an idea for a project," he said, "and I just wanted to make sure it wasn't too far out there."

She gestured for him to continue, so he did.

"My idea starts from two Concrete facts. First: mis-lain channels for Lightning can have small arcing. Second: when you have a rapid set of lightning bolts you end up with a tone."

"I think I can see where you're going, but continue."

"I plan to use these two facts together to make an instrument. Each note on a keyboard would be associated with a specific alternating Mana rate through the system. In theory, you should be able to tune it to produce actual music."

"How would you ensure that you don't end up frying your circuits, as is common in the Lightning arcs?" Joseph hadn't seen his advisor this excited about a project for ages, so he felt like he was on the right track. Thankully he had an answer.

"I thought about that for a while. If I have an alternating Lightning generator and a general Mana sink, the Lightning should preferentially follow a path to it. Then it's just a matter of tuning each an alternating generator to each frequency I need for a keyboard, and there are no circuits to burn." Joseph knew he was rambling a bit, but it was such an exciting project for him.

"How far have you gotten on the construction?" His advisor looked interested, but the question reminded Joseph of the rules that he was absolutely breaking.

"University policy states that I'm not to build any intentionally ungrounded Lightning circuits without explicit approval from the Dean or my advisor," he recited.

"For the purposes of this conversation, say that I gave you that permission at the start of the term. How far have you gotten?"

"Let me show you." Jeb opened his storage, noting again that he would need to get the engravings refreshed soon. They'd function for a while longer, but the efficiency would keep getting worse until he did.

"It's not totally in tune, but-" he was cut off by his advisor pressing a key.

Lightning arced across the tablet he'd bound to hover slightly above and behind the keyboard. A harsh but recognizable tone came out.

"What about chords?" she asked as she played a simple melody.

"I'd considered that. There were ways to modulate the circuits so that I wouldn't have to hard-build each note, but those all ended up monophonic. I wanted to be able to play-" the sounds grew louder as his advisor found the intensity knob and started playing a piece.

.

"This should be fine for your final project," she said, acting as though she hadn't spent the past ten minutes playing different songs on the keyboard. "What else will you add, though, since you have time?"

That was fair, he did have another few weeks until it was due.

"I was thinking that I'd add different colors for the different notes, but I'm not sure how. There's the part of me that wants to do similar colors for notes that share harmonics, or maybe just a gradient with pitch but-" thankfully she interrupted him before he went too far off topic.

"I knew that having you take that music theory class would come back to haunt me," she said with a wink. "I think a pitch gradient would serve you better than anything else, given that most of your class won't know too much tuning theory."

.

It was finally the day to demonstrate their final projects. His classmates actually studying Concrete Rituals mostly came with solid state constructions that were marginally more efficient than some predecessor. His other Theoretical classmates had mostly made aleatoric pieces, where different random events caused lights or flames to erupt.

"Joseph, if you would show yours?" he realized belatedly that he'd never talked to the instructor about the project.

Joseph unveiled the keyboard. It wasn't too impressive, looking as it did like a scripted keyboard and music stand. All the extra effort he'd put in to carve black runes on black slate felt worth it when he played the first note and red lightning shot across the tablet.

He went through the entire piece he'd practiced, showcasing the full range of the instrument. Lightning of all colors flashed across the screen as he did, and his classmates were transfixed.

Once he gave his demonstration, Joseph went through the schematic for the instrument.

"What's the point?" the instructor prompted. None of the other Theoretical students had been asked that.

"It makes music and light at the same time." Truthfully Joseph didn't know how to answer that question. Quite frankly, there wasn't a point to the project other than the project itself.

"That it does, and by the same effect no less. Good effort." That was a relief.

[polizwrites]

Beautiful Parasite

This is a fill for today's @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt [#FFF160 The Dazzling Screen] along with my @avengersbingo A2 square On the Run. A retelling of the Camp Lehigh bunker scene from Natasha's POV.

Fandom: MCU/Marvel -- Pairing: Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanoff -- Rating: General -- Word Count: 500 words

After her attempt at lightening the mood had failed, Natasha found herself staring at the CRT monitor that had powered itself on, along with the rest of the ancient equipment that surrounded them. The glowing green dots seemed to assume the shape of a shadowy, bespectacled face, or perhaps simply a skull.

A voice droned out their names and birthdates, and when she murmured that it must be some sort of recording, the voice contradicted her. Another screen lit up, this one with a black and white photo of a mousy, balding man wearing round glasses that matched the ones on the original monitor’s image.

She glanced over to Steve, who stared grimly at both screens, his forehead furrowed with baffled recognition. “You know this thing?”

He began scouting out the room as he told her about Arnim Zola, a German scientist who had worked for the Red Skull. The name rang a bell, so Natasha racked her brain, trying to figure out the connection. When Steve said Zola had been dead for years, the voice was quick to correct him, both as to its nationality as well as its current state of being.

As impossible as it seemed, the voice claimed to be Zola, his consciousness transferred to the massive banks of computers that lined the walls. Natasha found herself morbidly fascinated by the concept, watching the image’s mouth synchronize with the voice as if it were truly speaking.

“How did you get here?” Steve asked, his question cold and severe.

“Invited,” the voice responded, and it suddenly clicked where she’d heard Zola’s name before.

“It was Operation Paperclip, after World War II.” Natasha explained, telling him how SHIELD had recruited German scientists with strategic value. That was all it took for Zola to reveal his true intent, Hydra’s symbol flashing up on the screen with additional monitors displaying the proof that Steve had demanded.

As Zola droned on about how Hydra had wound its tentacles into SHIELD and other world governments, a sickening realization came over Natasha, with the events of the previous twenty-four hours suddenly coming into terrible focus.

“Accidents will happen.” Zola intoned, while images of Howard Stark and Nick Fury flashed up on the secondary screens. It dawned on Natasha too late that Zola was telling them all this as a stalling technique; that he had plans in motion that involved getting rid of them as well, as Zola proceeded to gloat about Captain America facing the same fate, which goaded Steve into violence.

Nevertheless, she couldn’t resist trying to get one last bit of intel out of Zola about Project Insight, securing the drive on her person even after learning that a missile was heading their way in less than a minute. Natasha knew something that Zola didn’t. Steve Rogers wasn’t the kind of man to give up as long as there was the slightest chance of a way out. She trusted he’d find a way to get them out of this, and she was right.

[pencilcoreandgreenleafheart]

For the @flashfictionfridayofficial challenge - as always under the cut :3

#FFF160 The Dazzling Screen

The buzzing of the TV was aggravating.

They looked at their parents, staring at the late night news and shook their head. Every day the same everywhere.

They sighed, raising from the sofa and walking back into their room.

It was the same everywhere. Be it phones or flat screens, movie screens or computer screens, everyone seemed to always stare into one of them.

They glanced at their own phone and shoved it aside.

True, even they weren’t immune against the lure of entertainment. Against the promise of community and understanding.

But they would rather meet with friends and like-minded people to do something else than stare at a screen together.

Well, that would have to wait.

But until morning they would stare at their own favorite „screen“.

They settled down in their bed, hugging their blanked close and closing their eyes.

It didn’t take long until the darkness jumped to life as they fell asleep.

[polizwrites]

WIP Update  - 20 Jul 2022

 A  relatively successful week  - I touched 4 fics (2 WIPs & 2 new works) for a total of  2412 words.  I posted Chapter 7 of  my Stuckony Star Wars fusion WIP, and a Natasha POV retelling of the CA:WS bunker scene  to Ao3; and here on Tumblr, a Royalty/Medieval AU WinterIron ficlet for @flashfictionfridayofficial that also fills a @starkbucksbingo square.

I’m sitting at 9 active WIPs  (with a couple of maybe TBCs)  with my current   deadlines being my submission for the @reforgedzine  and Avengers Bingo.

See below cut for the WIPs  (arranged more or less by bingos/challenges/etc) I am working on  -   feel free to send me prompts or plot bunnies as well as asks regarding any of these projects   (or any other WIPs I’ve got out there) – they really help feed the Muse and keep me motivated!

Reforged - A WinterIron Zine [Deadline 12 Nov]

I got accepted to submit a  1k-3.5k fic for this project, and have submitted a basic idea & completed my first checkin.    I made some good progress - it’s sitting at  833 words - so am roughly 25% done, word-wise.   Plot wise? That’s still TBD... 

Avengers Bingo [AvB] (Runs thru 24 Dec)

Three  fills posted and 0 WIPs - I decided to further challenge myself on this 16-square card by pairing up each square with a unique combo of 2 original MCU Avengers, with the final square being PolyVengers. With the help of the STB Enthusiasts Discord folks - I’ve got all 16 squares  planned out, at least in terms of who to write about, and half of them have some sort of idea or crossover square to go along with them. Feel free to toss other plot  bunnies my way…  

* A2 - On the Run  -  posted  - Beautiful Parasite  - a crossover with a past @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt [#FFF160 The Dazzling Screen] to Ao3 this morning.  It’s a 499-word Natasha POV retelling of the bunker scene from CA:WS.  I will probably post to Ao3 next week.  

*  A4 - Mutual Pining  - Steve/Thor - crossover with  MWAPB - Thor.

* A3 - Reunited  -   Clint & Natasha  -  Endgame Ronin scene?

* B1 - Death - possible crossover with  MWAP Crying  and SRB Bruce Banner squares - post Snap Bruce & Steve  mourning?

* B3 - Road Trip  -  Bruce & Thor  - Post Grandmaster, pre-Thanos  space shenanigans

* B4 - Age Gap   - Thor/Tony - possible crossover with TSB One Night Stand  (obvious title: Thunderstruck)

* C1 - Opposites Attract - Clint/Thor  - there was a fun Tumblr  headcanon going around about a Bumbling Foreigner whose ignorance of  local customs  results in him flirting with/proposing to the prince -  this seems like a perfect matchup!  

* C3 - Reincarnation AU  -  Natasha & Tony  - post-Endgame- possible crossover with TSB Timeloops square

* C4 - Bodyguard AU  -  Clint/Tony  -    crossover with TSB - Tony’s Poor Life Choices – Instead of Coulson babysitting Tony in IM2 - it’s Clint

* D1 - Friends w/ Benefits  - Clint/Steve - crossover with MWAPB Hawkeye/Clint Barton and possibly SRB - Never Have I Ever

* D2 - Romeo & Juliet AU  -  basic idea:  Steve (jock) & Tony  (geek) trying out for title roles in R&J - despite their respective  FWB groups thinking it’s a terrible idea.  Title:  Two Polycules, Alike in Dignity

*  D3 - Bed Sharing  -  Bruce/Natasha - AoU compliant.

Man With a Plan (Steve Rogers) Bingo [MWAPB] (Runs thru 31 Dec)

Six fills, 1 WIPs and several Vague Ideas/potential cross fills with other bingos.  Prompts cheerfully accepted!  

* B3 - Farmer’s Market  - now looking at a crossover with TSB Doing Groceries. Moodboard + ficlet?

* B4 - Powerless AU  - if Sunqueen and I decide to continue   Wrong Number, Right Call ,  this would be a good fit. 

* I1 - Steve is here for TFAtWS  - this might go well with my BBB  “Oh, hell no"  square - Steve trolling  Bucky & Sam by sending the old man in with his shield?  (moodboard & ficlet?)

* I3 - Thor  - see AvB Mutual Pining above

* I5 - Dogsitting - possible crossover with  BBB “Run”  square - Steve & Bucky dogsitting for Lucky?  (moodboard + ficlet)

* N1 - School AU/Teacher AU  - if I decide to continue on with Technicalities   - I could fill this square  :: ponders::

* N3 - Online shopping - this might be fun as a crossover with BBB Thighs  Sam buys a revealing swimsuit for Bucky as a gag that gets Steve in a tizzy.

* G3 - USO Tour  - crossover with BBB Peggy Carter square.

* G4 - Canon Divergence post CA:TWS - possible  crossover with BBB  Kill List Bucky wreaking havoc on Hydra bases and  Steve & Sam catch up with him

* O1 - Crying - see AvB Death square above

*  O2 - Sex Pollen  -  Teenage Groot pollen =  aphrodisiac  hi-jinks. Quill & Gamora  warn the  couple (stucky)/throuple (Stuckony)  ahead of time, so no  dub-con.

* O3 - Hawkeye/Clint Barton  -  see AvB - Friends w/ Benefits  above.

StarkBucks Bingo - Round 3  (SBB_R3) - Ends 31 Dec

3 fills, 0 WIPs and several Vague Ideas - soliciting plot bunnies or other kick-starters.

* B1 - “I wouldn’t mind wasting my time on you."  - Possible crossover with  BBB - KINK: Seduction Mission?  

* B3 - AU: Canon Divergence - probable crossover with TSB Endgame FixIt

* I2 - Mistaken Identity - crossover with TSB K5 - Protectiveness -  “The Mechanic, The Soldier & The Artist” - mob/assassin AU with a Mr. & Mrs. Smith twist?  

* I4 - Canon: Avengers Academy  - will probably do Stuffed Marvels sketches of Tony and Winter, as I know very little about the game/canon.  

* I5 - Matchmaker Bots - possible crossover with TSB Occupational Hazard

* N1 - Winter -  wrote a Royalty/Medieval AU ficlet  - Thorns and Storms to go along with last week’s @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt:  [#FFF161 Thorns and Storms].  It came in at  386 words and may eventually be the springboard for something more.  

* N2 - Blanket - Thanks to the BBB Discord party this past weekend, I have an idea for combining this with my TSB  AU: College square and BBB Funeral square.

* G1 - Flower crown - came up with an idea to go along with a past Flash Fiction Friday prompt (Dancing in Sunshowers)--  Bucky making a crown for Morgan - possible crossover with TSB  - Writing Format: Fairytale-style Narration

* G2 - Mutual pining - filled this with  Chapter 7 of Never More to Go Astray- my Stuckony Star Wars fusion WIP. 

* O1 - Royalty - crossover with TSB - IronWidow  &  BBB   AU: Arranged Marriage -  pick Lady Natasha's Consort and Lord Steve's Companion  back up?

* O6 - AU: Biker  - Grease 2  fusion with Tony as Michael & Bucky as Stephanie? 😁

Bucky Barnes Bingo - Round 4 [BBB_R4] (Runs thru 7 Jan 2023)

Nine fills two WIPs  & ideas for everything except one square  - Working on a Column B bingo to start.

* B2 - Funeral - see SBB N2 - Blanket  above

* B3 - Sam Wilson|Falcon - this would be a good candidate for a continuation of After One Or Two False Starts

* U2 - AU: Roommate  - Still wanting to use the Meet Ugly prompt: 02. I bought a house three months ago but I’m finally moving in and discover you’ve been squatting because you’re homeless    – probably WinterHawk with  recovering!Bucky being the squatter in Clint’s apartment building.  

* U4 - AU: Arranged Marriage - will probably pick Lady Natasha’s Consort and Lord Steve’s Companion  back up for this one.  

* U5 - Kill List -  see MWAP  - G4 - Canon Divergence.  Post CA:TWS above

* C2 - “Oh, hell no” - possible crossover with MWAP I1 - Steve is here for TFaWS

* C4 - KINK: Aftercare -  possibly MWAP Sex Pollen or  TSB KINK: Concubine

* K1 - Thighs - see MWAP: N3 - Online Shopping.  

* K2 - Comics - sew the  Stuffed Marvel Classic Comics Bucky Barnes I drew up last month.  

* K3 - KINK: Edging  - I have a smutty WinterIron idea for this - combining with TSB KINK: Orgasm Denial/Edging.  

* Y1 - “Do you trust me?” -  Using this for Chapter 5 of Takin’ What They’re Givin’ (‘Cause I’m Workin’ for a Livin’) - Mission Four: Pour Some Sugar: Part 2.   I picked this back up this week and it’s up to 1167 words. Current Last Line:  [a little too NSFW]

* Y2 - Never the fall that kills you -  this might be the title for the remix I want to do of   Seeds of Love  (by the super-talented @hddnone). Crossing over with My TSB Secret Admirer square & may combined with a reverse hanahaki prompt from @lacrimula-falsa   just for funsies.

* Y3 - “Run”  -  see MWAP I5 - Dogsitting above.

* Y4 - KINK: Seduction Mission - crossover with SBB - B1 - "I wouldn't mind wasting my time on you." 

* ADOPTED1 - Peggy Carter - possible crossover with with MWAP - G3 - USO Tour (Peggy regaling Bucky with stories of Steve’s exploits while touring the US) or  N4 - Soulmates  (WW3some shenanigans!)

Steve Rogers Bingo - Round 2  (SRB_R2) - Ends 31 Jan

Eight fills posted  -- thanks mostly to the @steverogersweek event! 

* A1 - Never Have I Ever -  see AvB  Friends with Benefits

* B1 - Omega Steve -  idea that @deehellcat sparked over on the Discord server  (Alpha!Tony with an heirloom collar)

* C1 - Arranged Marriage - see SBB Royalty square  - remix/Part 2?

* E2 - Comics Nomad Steve  - SWC sketch of Nomad!Steve

Tony Stark Bingo - Round 6  (TSB_R6)  [Ends 28 Feb]

Got my card and am raring to go!  Carried over two squares from the last round, and have plenty of crossover possibilities.

* S3 - Writing Format: Fairytale-style Narration - see SBB  Flower crown

* S4 - Timeloops -  outsider POV of Tony in a Groundhog day/Edge of Tomorrow -  Steve or Bucky  friends to lovers  - inspired by this post

* T1 - One Night Stand - see AvB - B4 - Age Gap

* T2 - Doing Groceries - see MWAP B3 - Farmer’s Market

* T3 - Pepper Potts/Rescue -  remix of sabrecmc’s  Indecent Proposal

* T4 - KINK: Concubine - possible crossover with   BBB C4 - KINK: Aftercare?

* A2 - KINK: Alpha/Beta/Omega Society - next chapter of Flawed Hypothesis

* A4 - AU: College - see SBB N2 - Blanket

* R1 - Tony’s Poor Life Choices - see AvB C4 - Bodyguard AU

* R2 - IronWidow -  next chapter of Lady Natasha’s Consort and Lord Steve’s Companion ?

* R4 - Occupational Hazard - see SBB I5 - Matchmaker Bots

* K1 - Endgame Fix-It  - see SBB B3 - AU: Canon Divergence

* K2 - Secret Admirer - see BBB Y2 - Never the fall that kills you

* K3 - KINK: Orgasm Denial/Edging -  see BBB KINK: Edging  

* K5 - Protectiveness -  see SBB *I2 - Mistaken Identity

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On other creative fronts:  I have a Dracula in progress with Argoman and Audrey Jr on deck.  I currently have one August commission slot available.  Am also gearing up for a classic monster/horror con in October and a  superhero con in March - so am focused on building up stock for both.  

if  you’re looking for one of a kind gifts (for a friend or something for yourself!)  you can plan ahead for  the next holiday season and check   out Stuffed With Character    over on Facebook for a full list of my designs (now over 80!).   They’re  mostly Marvel and monsters, but I have some Star Wars, Star Trek, DC   and Disney figures as well. Plus I love to take custom design  requests  for any fandom!

[polizwrites]

WIP Update - 13 Jul 2022

A  more successful week  - I touched 4 fics (2 WIPs & 2 new works) for a total of  2412 words.  I posted 4 more works to Ao3 for the Steve Rogers Appreciation week: a Team Cap celebration and an Avengers birthday party,  a Stony fic where Steve helps Tony get more comfortable in his skin and a Steve POV of getting dragged to see Rogers: The Musical. I also wrote a Flash Fiction Friday  retelling of the bunker scene from CA:WS.

I’m sitting at 8 active WIPs  (with a couple of maybe TBCs)  with my current   deadlines being my submission for the @reforgedzine (which I haven’t done much more than think about as of yet)  and Avengers Bingo.

See below cut for the WIPs  (arranged more or less by bingos/challenges/etc) I am working on  -   feel free to send me prompts or plot bunnies as well as asks regarding any of these projects   (or any other WIPs I’ve got out there) – they really help feed the Muse and keep me motivated!

Reforged - A WinterIron Zine [Deadline 12 Nov]

I got accepted to submit a  1-3.5 fic for this project, and have submitted a basic idea - next checkin is this Friday and I want to have some words on paper by then!

Avengers Bingo [AvB] (Runs thru 24 Dec)

Three  fills posted and 0 WIPs - I decided to further challenge myself on this 16-square card by pairing up each square with a unique combo of 2 original MCU Avengers, with the final square being PolyVengers.  With the help of the STB Enthusiasts Discord folks - I’ve got all 16 squares  planned out, at least in terms of who to write about, and half of them have some sort of idea or crossover square to go along with them. Feel free to toss other plot  bunnies my way…  

* A2 - On the Run  -  filled this with a crossover with last week’s  @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt [#FFF160 The Dazzling Screen],  Beautiful Parasite  is a 499-word Natasha POV retelling of the bunker scene from CA:WS.  I will probably post to Ao3 next week. 

*  A4 - Mutual Pining  - Steve/Thor - crossover with  MWAPB - Thor.

* A3 - Reunited  -   Clint & Natasha  -  Endgame Ronin scene?

* B1 - Death - possible crossover with  MWAP Crying  and SRB Bruce Banner squares - post Snap Bruce & Steve  mourning?

* B3 - Road Trip  -  Bruce & Thor  - Post Grandmaster, pre-Thanos  space shenanigans

* B4 - Age Gap   - Thor/Tony - possible crossover with TSB One Night Stand  (obvious title: Thunderstruck)

* C1 - Opposites Attract - Clint/Thor  - there was a fun Tumblr  headcanon going around about a Bumbling Foreigner whose ignorance of  local customs  results in him flirting with/proposing to the prince -  this seems like a perfect matchup!  

* C3 - Reincarnation AU  -  Natasha & Tony  - post-Endgame- possible crossover with TSB Timeloops square

* C4 - Bodyguard AU  -  Clint/Tony  -    crossover with TSB - Tony's Poor Life Choices -- Instead of Coulson babysitting Tony in IM2 - it’s Clint

* D1 - Friends w/ Benefits  - Clint/Steve - crossover with MWAPB Hawkeye/Clint Barton and possibly SRB - Never Have I Ever

* D2 - Romeo & Juliet AU  -  basic idea:  Steve (jock) & Tony  (geek) trying out for title roles in R&J - despite their respective  FWB groups thinking it’s a terrible idea.  Title:  Two Polycules, Alike in Dignity

*  D3 - Bed Sharing  -  Bruce/Natasha - AoU compliant.

Man With a Plan (Steve Rogers) Bingo [MWAPB] (Runs thru 31 Dec)

Six fills, 1 WIPs and several Vague Ideas/potential cross fills with other bingos.  Prompts cheerfully accepted!  

* B3 - Farmer’s Market  - now looking at a crossover with TSB Doing Groceries. Moodboard + ficlet?

* B4 - Powerless AU  - if Sunqueen and I decide to continue   Wrong Number, Right Call ,  this would be a good fit.  

* B5 - “I don’t really want to wake up just yet.”  - this would probably be a good fit with Chapter 5 of   Takin’ What They’re Givin’ (‘Cause I’m Workin’ for a Livin’) which has been stalled for a bit at 747 right in the middle of a smutty scene.  Planning to circle back  here sometime this month.

* I1 - Steve is here for TFAtWS  - this might go well with my BBB  “Oh, hell no"  square - Steve trolling  Bucky & Sam by sending the old man in with his shield?  (moodboard & ficlet?)

* I3 - Thor  - see AvB Mutual Pining above

* I5 - Dogsitting - possible crossover with  BBB “Run”  square - Steve & Bucky dogsitting for Lucky?  (moodboard + ficlet)

* N1 - School AU/Teacher AU  - if I decide to continue on with Technicalities   - I could fill this square  :: ponders::

* N3 - Online shopping - this might be fun as a crossover with BBB Thighs  No Powers AU: Steve (with encouragement from Sam) buying a swimsuit for Bucky as a gag that backfires in the best way.

* G3 - USO Tour  - crossover with BBB Peggy Carter square.

* G4 - Canon Divergence post CA:TWS - possible  crossover with BBB  Kill List Bucky wreaking havoc on Hydra bases and  Steve & Sam catch up with him

* O1 - Crying - see AvB Death square above

*  O2 - Sex Pollen  -  Teenage Groot pollen =  aphrodisiac  hi-jinks. Quill & Gamora  warn the  couple (stucky)/throuple (Stuckony)  ahead of time, so no  dub-con.

* O3 - Hawkeye/Clint Barton  -  see AvB - Friends w/ Benefits  above.

StarkBucks Bingo - Round 3  (SBB_R3) - Ends 31 Dec

2 fills, 0 WIPs and several Vague Ideas - soliciting plot bunnies or other kick-starters.

* B1 - "I wouldn't mind wasting my time on you."  - Possible crossover with  BBB - KINK: Seduction Mission?   Possibly as part of The Mechanic, The Soldier and the Artist? 

* B3 - AU: Canon Divergence  - probable crossover with TSB Endgame FixIt

* I2 - Mistaken Identity - crossover with TSB K5 - Protectiveness -  “The Mechanic, The Soldier & The Artist” - mob/assassin AU with a Mr. & Mrs. Smith twist? 

* I4 - Canon: Avengers Academy  - will probably do Stuffed Marvels sketches of Tony and Winter, as I know very little about the game/canon. 

* I5 - Matchmaker Bots - possible crossover with TSB Occupational Hazard

* G1 - Flower crown - came up with an idea to go along with a past Flash Fiction Friday prompt: Dancing in Sunshowers: Bucky making a crown for Morgan - possible crossover with TSB  - Writing Format: Fairytale-style Narration

* G2 - Mutual pining - using this for Chapter 7 of Never More to Go Astray - my Stuckony Star Wars AU WIP. 

* G5 - “I’ll catch you.” Wrote  Salvaging Icarus - a double drabble for this square and last week’s @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt:   [#FFF159 Pride Before The Fall].  Will post to Ao3 sometime next week.

* O6 - AU: Biker  - Grease 2  fusion with Tony as Michael & Bucky as Stephanie?

Bucky Barnes Bingo - Round 4 [BBB_R4] (Runs thru 7 Jan 2023)

Nine fills and  two WIPs -  looks like I’m already in good shape to start with  a Row 4 and/or Column K bingo!

* B3 - Sam Wilson|Falcon - this would be a good candidate for a continuation of After One Or Two False Starts

* U2 - AU: Roommate  - Still wanting to use the Meet Ugly prompt: 02. I bought a house three months ago but I’m finally moving in and discover you’ve been squatting because you’re homeless    – probably WinterHawk with  recovering!Bucky being the squatter in Clint’s apartment building.  

* U4 - AU: Arranged Marriage - will probably pick Lady Natasha’s Consort and Lord Steve’s Companion  back up for this one.  

* U5 - Kill List -  see MWAP  - G4 - Canon Divergence.  Post CA:TWS above

* C2 - “Oh, hell no” - possible crossover with MWAP I1 - Steve is here for TFaWS

* C4 - KINK: Aftercare -  possibly MWAP Sex Pollen or  TSB KINK: Concubine

* K1 - Thighs - see MWAP: N3 - Online Shopping.  

* K2 - Comics - sew the  Stuffed Marvel Classic Comics Bucky Barnes I drew up last month.  

* K3 - KINK: Edging  - I have a smutty WinterIron idea for this - combining with TSB KINK: Orgasm Denial/Edging.  

* Y1 - “Do you trust me?” -  Using this for Chapter 5 of Takin’ What They’re Givin’ (‘Cause I’m Workin’ for a Livin’) - Mission Four: Pour Some Sugar: Part 2.   Chapter 5 picks up mid-sexytimes with Steve and Bucky and is currently sitting at 705 words. Current Last Line:  [a little too NSFW]

* Y2 - Never the fall that kills you -  this might be the title for the remix I want to do of   Seeds of Love  (by the super-talented @hddnone). Crossing over with My TSB Secret Admirer square & may combined with a reverse hanahaki prompt from @lacrimula-falsa   just for funsies.

* Y3 - “Run”  -  see MWAP I5 - Dogsitting above.

* ADOPTED1 - Peggy Carter - possible crossover with with MWAP - G3 - USO Tour (Peggy regaling Bucky with stories of Steve’s exploits while touring the US) or  N4 - Soulmates  (WW3some shenanigans!)

* Y4 - KINK: Seduction Mission - see SBB  "I wouldn't mind wasting my time on you."

Steve Rogers Bingo - Round 2  (SRB_R2) - Ends 31 Jan

Eight fills posted and zero WIPs, thanks mostly to the @steverogersweek event!

* D3 - Body Painting - crossover with SGR Week: Day 6: Art & filled with Chapter 2 of You Don’t Have to Hide  - 710 words of Steve showing Tony how he really sees him.

* D4 - Avengers Compound - posted  A Star-Spangled Celebration as a  crossover with SGR Week Day 4: Food &Traditions  The gang gets together for Steve’s birthday, coming in at 499 words.

* E1 - Scars - Filled with Chapter 1 of  You Don’t Have to Hide as a crossover with SGR Week Day 5: Touch  549 words of Steve and Tony getting more comfortable with each other physically.  

* E2 - Comics Nomad Steve  - SWC sketch of Nomad!Steve

Tony Stark Bingo - Round 6  (TSB_R6)  {Ends 28 Feb]

Got my card and am raring to go!  Carried over two squares from the last round, and have plenty of crossover possibilities.

* S3 - Writing Format: Fairytale-style Narration  - see SBB  Flower crown

* S4 - Timeloops - see AvB - Reincarnation AU

* T1 - One Night Stand - see AvB - B4 - Age Gap

* T2 - Doing Groceries - see MWAP B3 - Farmer's Market

* T3 - Pepper Potts/Rescue -  remix of sabrecmc’s  Indecent Proposal

* T4 - KINK: Concubine - possible crossover with  BBB C4 - KINK: Aftercare?

* A2 - KINK: Alpha/Beta/Omega Society - next chapter of Flawed Hypothesis or an idea that @deehellcat sparked over on the Discord server - potential collab?

* R1 - Tony's Poor Life Choices - see AvB C4 - Bodyguard AU

* R2 - IronWidow -  next chapter of Lady Natasha’s Consort and Lord Steve’s Companion ?

* R4 - Occupational Hazard - see SBB I5 - Matchmaker Bots

* K1 - Endgame Fix-It  - see SBB B3 - AU: Canon Divergence

* K2 - Secret Admirer - see BBB Y2 - Never the fall that kills you

* K3 - KINK: Orgasm Denial/Edging -  see BBB KINK: Edging  

* K5 - Protectiveness -  see SBB *I2 - Mistaken Identity

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On other creative fronts:  I have a Myotismon in progress with another Gritty and Audrey Jr on deck.  I currently have one August slots available.  Am also gearing up for a classic monster/horror con in October and a  superhero con in March - so need to build up stock for both.  

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