#promptathon 2023

[be-compromised]

Hi All, welcome to this year’s summer promptathon!

Been wanting to jump into the fandom but not sure where to start? Now’s the time. Newbie or a lurker? Here’s the perfect opportunity to say hello! Not been active in the fandom for a while? Welcome back. Promptathon is a fun, no-pressure environment where you can post zero to as many prompts as you like, zero to as many fills as you like, and join in the squee or just quietly enjoy the fun.

We’re a Clintasha (Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff) community that welcomes ALL THINGS MARVEL. We’d like Clint and/or Natasha to show up in prompt fills somewhere, but what that means is up to you - individually or as friends, lovers, spouses, partners, gen fic, ANYTHING. Yes, that means we also welcome other characters and pairings (and threesomes or moresomes.)

If that sounds like the kind of party you’d like to join, please follow this link to dreamdwidth for the event timeline, how to leave prompts and fills, and a few rules to make sure everyone has a fun time. (You don't need a dreamwidth account to play.)

Heads up: be_compromised summer promptathon just dropped!

[itsoneofthemuses]

title: the trouble with wanting is i want you

rating: teen

warnings: n/a

a/n: A friend, hoping to spark some creativity, hosted a mini promptathon and months later, I am slowly getting around to editing and posting the little oneshots and drabbles I managed to come up with. This was written in approximately September 2023.

summary: Lucy miscalculated or misread or just plain made a mistake. She had really truly believed they were waiting, anticipating, the same future. She had been wrong. She'd probably be wrong again in the future, but for now, it was time to focus on moving on.

[iriel3000]

Whatever It Takes...to Get Her Back

Summary: Before Steve leaves to return the Infinity Stones, he, Bruce, Bucky, and Sam discover that one of the stones is missing.

for the be_compromised Summer Promptathon 2023

TAGS: fix-it fic, happy ending

excerpt:

"Remember you have to return the stones at the exact same moment we got 'em or you're gonna open up a bunch of nasty alternative realities." Professor Banner placed the case of stones on a small work station table.

He, Sam Wilson, and Bucky Barnes were deep in the forest of Tony and Pepper Stark’s property to see Steve Rogers off.

"Don't worry Bruce, I'll clip all of the branches." Steve said.

"That's odd," Banner mumbled, "the coordinates for Vormir are already entered. That's supposed to be your last destination."

Steve and Bruce exchanged glances. It felt like a betrayal to say the planet's name.

"You know I tried, when I had the gauntlet, the stones, I really tried to bring her back." Bruce exhaled. "I miss her, man."

"Me, too." Steve nodded.

Bucky and Sam walked up as Banner made preparations. Steve opened the case.

"What? No, no...oh no."

"What's wrong, Cap?" Sam asked.

Bruce glanced over, jaw dropping. Sam and Bucky peered around the side.

"Umm. They're supposed to be six, right?" Sam asked with big eyes.

Bucky pointed at each stone.

"Power, reality, time, space, mind..."

"Soul stone." Steve finished, exchanging a knowing look with Bucky.

tbc, click below please

Whatever It Takes...to Get Her Back

[inkvoices]

2023 Fic Year in Review

Please feel free to join in if you'd like. I love to see what other people have written, and often spot fic I'd love to read that I missed!

So, every year I aim to publish more words on AO3 than the year before, just as a nudge. (The great thing about a low word count year is that publishing more the following year is easier!) This year I published about 21,600 words compared to 13,190 words in 2022! I say about, because unusually for me I had to do a bit of maths on a group project and a multi-chapter fic...

In January I contributed to the 31 Days of Winter project, organised by @cassiesinsanity in honour of the lovely and missed @crazy4orcas First time I've taken part in any kind of large collaboration for a long time and Cassie made it all run smooth. I wrote one happy chapter, one somewhat less happy with deaf!Clint, and enjoyed cheerleading on a few others.

In May I posted a second chapter to the only live WIP I have: these are the days. (Because of this fic I now can't make myself start posting any WIPs until the draft is actually complete.) I found the second chapter mostly written on my laptop, tidied it up, and went for it. Amazingly what you can do when procrastinating on other fics, ha.

I wrote two short and sad/angsty fics for the @be-compromised summer promptathon: A Different Call and this a very old story

And finished the year with Windows to the Soul for the @be-compromised Secret Santa. (I meant to meant the minimum word count for this, but @lostemotion's prompts grabbed me and I ended up with over 8k. Oops?)

Unsurprisingly all Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff or Clint Barton & Natasha Romanoff and all AUs I think, unless one or two could be classed as missing scenes in canon. And overall a bit darker in tone than last year it seems.

Behind the scenes, WIPs I actually worked on in 2023 (as opposed to added notes to or stared at in hope) were:

a festive fic for @cloud--atlas that ended up being published in 2024 instead

a space AU that will be the longest thing I have ever written if I actually get around to finishing the thing (currently at 24k)

a PWP currently at 10k that is maybe nearly done?

a sequel to The Kindly Ones, currently at 6,800 and fighting me ever step of the way

Let's see what I can get inspired to finish this year...

[alasse-earfalas]

Drawabox Promptathon Spring 2023

Day 4: Consecrated Critters

What would I do for a chicken who saved my people from starvation and misery? Tiny crown and a giant bowl of mealworms and cabbage. (Threw this together at the last second 'cause it's been a busy day.)

[imgur link]

[quietlyimplode]

Mine: (also tagged under #my fic) do NOT repost my work anywhere (don’t be that person, a reblog is better and far more kind)

Whumptober 2023 Masterlist - AO3 - The Language of Flowers and Silent Things

Whumptober 2022 Masterlist - AO3 - Leave Everything But Your Bones Behind

Whumptober 2021 Masterlist - AO3 (Survival Guide) (The Way Home) (For here what is, what is must be)

Whumptober 2020 Masterlist - Rescue Me

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Marching On - Avengers (2012) - AO3

different names for the same thing (part 1)

different names for the same thing (part 2)

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Completed Series (How Natasha came to Shield)

Travel Through The Shadows With Me :

https://youtu.be/0pgyrD236wM (video for the series by a very talented friend)

Part 1: Summon Your Courage (Natasha & Clint)

Part 2: Invite your demons to tea (Natasha - with a side of Clint)

Part 3: Kiss the Dread

Xx

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Black Widow Fest 2024

Black Widow Fest 2023

Black Widow Fest 2022

Black Widow Fest 2021

2.47 // nightshift

Excavate - Moments in Time - All the drabbles and one shots that have no place anywhere else

Clintasha Advent 2021 Masterlist

Clintasha Advent 2020 Masterlist

Short Ask Game (drabble fic)

Contained

Hard Luck - Natasha x Reader (to be placed on Ao3)

Gone

Bad Things Bingo (1) (2)

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Clint/Nat

Leave everything but your bones behind (team fic/Clint/Nat implied)

The Judas Tree (Natasha & Clint/ Maria & Nat)

The Way Home (Clint/Nat)

Impenetrable (Nat/Clint)

Don’t let me fall (Clint/Nat)

Watch the sky (Clint/Nat)

Ok I believe you but my tommy gun don’t (Clint/Nat)

The Progressive and Cultural Learnings of Natasha Romanov - Ao3 (Clint/Nat)

Ten Thousand Hours (Clint/Nat)

Light Shadows (Clint/Nat)

Next Step (Clint/Nat 100 word drabble)

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Natasha & Yelena

For here what is, what is will be (Nat & Yelena)

Night Drive (Yelena & Natasha)

Forged (Natasha)

Teach me how to be at peace again (Natasha. Yelena)

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Tony & Natasha

Survival Guide (Tony & Natasha (Pepper/Tony and Clint/Nat))

Cosmic Love (Clint/Nat/ Tony & Nat)

The Way Through (Nat & Sam/ Maria & Nat)

Silver Linings (Nat & Steve & Tony/ Clint/Nat)

A Universal Truth (Nat & Tony/ Clint/Nat)

A mark, a mission, a brand, a scar (nat&tony, Nat& Steve and Clint/Nat// avengers as a team??)

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Clint/Nat/Laura

Movie Night (Clint/Nat/Laura)

First Meetings (Natasha/Laura + Clint)

Promptathon Fic (Clint/Nat/Laura)

Five Christmases (Clint/Nat/Laura/Yelena)

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Clint/Nat/Bucky / Bucky/Nat

Outrun the Night (Clint/Nat/Bucky)

Après Moi (Bucky/Nat)

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Natasha & Steve

Flicker Beats

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Wanda & Nat

Grief is a thing with fangs

x x x x

Natasha Romanoff Masterlist of Fic Recs - Version 2.0  - Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Page 4 / Page 5

Masterlist of @whumptober2020

Drabbles 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11

[be-compromised]

Promptathon 2023 Masterlist

Promptathon 2023 is now over, with a grand total of 647 comments and 41 fills - which is the most fills we've had for the summer prompthon since 2014, wow. Thank you to everyone who prompted, created, beta read, commented, cheered, and took part. We hope you had fun! It's been an absolute delight to see our corner of fandom so active. We do plan to keep the momentum going, so please watch this space (or the comm dreamwidth or discord) for updates on a friending meme coming later this week, sign ups for the Secret Santa fic exchange coming soon, and a revial of All The Things Friday...

If you still have prompt fills that you’re working on, or feel inspired by prompts now or in the future from any of our community events, please do keep creating. Now that promptathon is over they won’t be included as part of the event or masterlist, but they will always be appreciated :)

Promptathon 2023 Masterlist

A Different Call | AO3 by @inkvoices (PG13; Endgame, may or may not be considered an AU) Prompt: And it's been so long But if you ever think you got it wrong I'm right where you left me

A Little Less War Torn by @poppypickle (PG-13; no warnings apply) Prompt: “You touch me and suddenly I feel a little less war torn. I'm not sure what peace is supposed to feel like but I think it may feel a lot like you” — anatomy-of-rains

A Tourist's Guide To Amsterdam by @chaed (T; some language and violence) Prompt: nothing good starts in a getaway car

Building Tensions | tumblr by @quietlyimplode (PG; swearing)  Prompt: Just because I love you doesn’t mean I’ll let you win in Mario Kart. Fuck off

Burn | AO3 by @alphaflyer (M; no warnings apply) Prompt: ‘I’m intrigued; the last three attempts on my life were much better funded and prepared.’ (Same Time, Next Hit: Part 1)

bye-bye bikinis & boxers & briefs | AO3 | tumblr by @cassiesinsanity (M; no warnings apply; OT3) Prompt: "Are we sure about this?" Clint says. "I mean, he shot you. Just putting that out there." (Probably Clint/Natasha/Bucky)

Endings and Beginnings | AO3 by ultra_fic (PG/K+; no warnings apply) Prompt: Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. Lady Lazarus - Sylvia Plath 

faking it by @quidnunc-life (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. Lady Lazarus - Sylvia Plath 

Heat | AO3 by @alphaflyer (M; movie-level violence) Prompt: Doing a mission in, or coping with, excessive heat. (Bonus: mission related to doing something about the climate change problem.) (Same Time, Next Hit: Part 4)

Hold | AO3 by @alphaflyer (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: enemies with benefits (Same Time, Next Hit: Part 5)

Honorary Cat | AO3 by @firlalaith (Teen; no warnings apply) Prompt: Nat (or Nat and Bucky) owns / works at a cat cafe. Clint, being Clint, spots this place and thinks it's just a pet friendly cafe, so he goes in with Lucky. (Bonus: Clint becomes a regular it just becomes too late to explain the mistake...) AND Maybe if he was a little less fuckable we wouldn’t be in this mess. 

"It looks like someone threw a train at you." by @chaed (T; no warnings given) Prompt: "It looks like someone threw a train at you."

Just Another Saturday Night by @cassiesinsanity (PG; no warnings apply) Prompt: "Do you wanna get dinner when we're done here?"

Just Come Home | AO3 by @poppypickle (PG13; swearing, slight mentions of past violence) Prompt: "come home and shout at me. come home and fight with me. come home and break my heart, if you must. just come home." - cruel prince

Kiss Me | AO3 by ultra_fic (PG/K+; no warnings apply) Prompt: An accidental brush of lips followed by a pause and going back for another, on purpose.

Last to Know | AO3 by @cloud--atlas (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: "Bet you fifty dollars you can't get a date with the Black Widow."

Leap | AO3 by @alphaflyer (T; canon-type violence) Prompt: it IS a gun in my pocket and no I’m not pleased to see you. (Same Time, Next Hit: Part 2)

Let Me Tell You a Story About War | AO3 by @poppypickle (PG-13; no warnings apply) Prompt: Do I really have to tell you how he brought me back to life?

Let’s Show ‘Em | AO3 by @poppypickle (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: "All I heard was 'it will be funny' and then we were in jail."

Lightbulb Moment | AO3 by @cloud--atlas (M; various kink mentions) Prompt: Honeypot mission but Clint is the bait AND Discovering a kink at the worst possible time.

Lounge | AO3 by @alphaflyer (M; no warnings apply) Prompt: Stuck in an airport (due to delayed flight, cancelled flight, mission...). Shenanigans ensue. (Same Time, Next Hit: Part 3)

Love Means Never Having To Say ‘I Love You’ | AO3 by ultra_fic (PG/K+; no warnings apply) Prompt: via tumblr creativepromptsforwriting: "Shut up, I'm trying to confess my love to you."

Making A Different Call | tumblr by @caiti-creative-corner (T) Prompt: Hawkeye goes undercover to a Red Room auction where 'retired' Black Widows are sold.

morning, his place | AO3 by fadedwings  (PG13; no warnings apply) Prompt: morning, his place burnt toast, sunday you keep his shirt he keeps his word and for once you let go of your fears and your ghosts one step, not much but it said enough

Overture | AO3 by @alphaflyer (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: When the circus/carnival stops in Ohio, a young Clint Barton meets a young Natasha. Or met, and this is now in the future...

playing yourself | AO3 by fadedwings (PG; no warnings apply; Clint/Natasha/Bucky, Kate/America) Prompt: "Is it weird to play as yourself in a video game?"

quiet my fears with the touch of your hand | tumblr by @quietlyimplode (PG; panic attacks) Prompt: quiet my fears with the touch of your hand

Rodeo Man | tumblr by @chaed (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: When they told me what you were doing, I wanted to stay in bed. And now that I’m here, I’m thinking that maybe I should have. 

Run Away Now Part 1 & Part 2 | AO3 by @poppypickle (PG13; choose not to warn) Prompt: speak now or forever hold your peace

The Girl of His Dreams | AO3 by ltra_fic (Rated PG/K+; mentions of Natasha's canon death in Endgame) Prompt: "Didn't you hear? You're dead."

The Last Testament of Steven G Rogers by chaed (T; no warnings given) Prompt: Pick an AU and go wild - 1940s mafia AU

The Laundry Day Incident | AO3 by kiss_me_cassie (PG; no warnings apply; OT3) Prompt: The Laundry Day Incident

The Rub | AO3 by alphaflyer (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: I Dream of Jeannie AU: Clint is the Genie and Natasha is the Astronaut.

The Yelena Belova Checklist For Ensuring Your Sister Is Not Dating An Asshole | AO3 by alphaflyer (M; no warnings apply) Prompt: The Yelena Belova Checklist For Ensuring Your Sister Is Not Dating An Asshole

this is a very old story | AO3 by inkvoices (PG13; aftermath of canon character death) Prompt: Someone has to leave first. This is a very old story. There is no other version of this story.

Unlike me by quietlyimplode (PG; trauma/shower scene though non graphic) Prompt: One so traumatized that the other has to take care of them and tell them what to do.

Untitled Fill by quietlyimplode (no rating/warnings given) Prompt: Walking the city at 3 am because they can't sleep

Untitled Fill by quietlyimplode (no rating given; no warnings apply) Prompt: The bed is soft and safe and they don't want to get up

No Shelf Control | AO3 by franztastisch (T; no warnings apply) Prompt: Nottinghill (inspired) AU - Clint runs or works at a bookshop, Natasha is a famous actor.

Vormir Took My Soul | AO3 | tumblr by iriel3000 (Teen; no warnings apply) Prompt: "i spent half of my time loving her and the other half hiding how much i loved her." - the seven husbands of evelyn hugo

Whatever It Takes...to Get Her Back | AO3 by iriel3000 (T; language; fix-it fic, happy ending) Prompt:"Remember, you have to return the stones at the exact same moment we took them or you're gonna open up a bunch of nasty alternative realities."

[be-compromised]

Reminder: promptathon ends at midnight, whatever your timezone, THIS SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER!

A masterlist of fills will be posted on tumblr and dreamwidth shortly after. You're welcome to keep writing fills for after the event, so don't worry if you run out of time, they just won't be included on the masterlist - please do still tell us about them though! (Tag us, post a rec on discord, post to DW...)

[be-compromised]

Today's the day folks, you can now start posting fills over at the be_compromised promptathon!

You can also keep leaving prompts right up until the end of the event. Although the earlier you submit prompts, the more likely it is that someone will get excited about them and have time to fill them.

You don't have to leave prompts to create fills, and you don't have to create fills to leave prompts. It's a no-pressure, all fun, all welcome event 💜

[be-compromised]

sorry if this was in a post and I just didn’t understand it but, will the prompts for promptathon be posted here on tumblr?

No problem, thanks for asking!

All of the prompts are posted as comments on this dreamwidth post. Participants can post fills anywhere they like, but should please follow the guidance on posting some basic details and a link as a reply to the prompt comment on dreamwidth. You don't need a dreamwidth account to view the prompts or to take part in the event. Comments can be posted anonymously and you can choose if you want to include a 'hi, this is [username]' in them. Although if you're posting a fill we'd prefer you include a username somewhere so that we can credit you!

There are already 4 pages of prompts on the post and people can add new prompts throughout the event so there's no way I'd be able to keep up with crossposting to tumblr. I will be reblogging fills that are posted on tumblr (when I know about them so please tell me) and a masterlist will be posted on tumblr at the end of the event.

Keeping the dreamwidth post as a one-stop shop is very helpful for making sure participants, readers, and mods don't miss anything 😊

I hope this helps, but please feel free to fire any follow up questions my way!

[be-compromised]

Mini Promptathon Masterlist

Thank you to everyone who took part in this February's mini promptathon

Fall On Me | AO3 by @aurorashard (G, no warnings) Prompt: 5+1 Clint falling. (Clint falls for Natasha, in more ways than one.) Five Times SHIELD Refused Its Agents Extraction And One Time Clint And Natasha Declined | AO3 by @alphaflyer (Teen, no warnings) Prompt: Strike Team Delta never have an extraction plan - so how to do they get home? (Mission style road trip? Could be a 5+1 fic?) AND clint explains valentine's day to yelena or nat Her Forbidden Hawk | AO3 by @cassiesinsanity (PG13, no warnings) Prompt:I was listening to an audio book with headphones in but in public [in the gym/swimming/on the train/wherever], and you were trying to get my attention or flirt, but at the same time my book had just reached a sex scene/the sexy part... awkward?! swear to be overdramatic & true | AO3 by @asterarchers (PG13, no warnings) Prompt: it IS a gun in my pocket and no I’m not pleased to see you 'Til the Last Rose | tumblr by @iriel3000 (T, language) Prompt: From tumblr (link gone): a sign in a flower shop window with the opening hours for valentines day saying 'open 8am until the last rose'. (Could be a flower shop AU? Could be Clint desperately trying to buy a rose?) Tiny Arrows | AO3 by @cassiesinsanity (G, no warnings) Prompt: "Little arrows in your clothing Little arrows in your hair When you're in love you'll find Those little arrows everywhere" Little Arrows, by one-hit wonder Leapy Lee (1968)

[be-compromised]

Secret Santa 2024 Sign Ups Explained

Hi All and welcome to Secret Santa 2024! 

This is a Clint Barton and/or Natasha Romanoff end of year fic exchange where matching is based on prompts and everything is anonymous until the author reveals at the end. You don't need to be a member of the be_compromised community to take part, however almost all of the exchange will be taking place on AO3, so you will need an AO3 account; if you don't have one and would like an invite code please contact a mod. Prompt Choices is the one element that will be done on dreamwidth.

Whilst this is labelled a 'Secret Santa' as it takes place in the run up to Christmas, fics do NOT have to be related to Christmas, New Year, winter etc. We welcome celebrations of other holidays and no theme at all. However we understand if you would rather not take part due to the labelling. We wish you all a happy holiday season <3

TIMELINE

SIGN UP: from now until 16:00 GMT Monday 14 October. CHOICES POST: will go up as soon as possible and be available until 16:00 GMT Sunday 20 October. ASSIGNMENTS SENT OUT: we aim to have these to you within the following few days. (If all participants make their choices earlier, then we'll aim to get assignments out earlier!) SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 16:00 GMT Monday 9 December. (This is to allow time for pinch hitting if/where needed.) GIFT POSTING/REVEALS: Dependent on if participants submit on time / any pinch hit requirements, we aim to reveal gifts somewhere between 16 to 19 December. AUTHOR REVEALS: We aim to reveal authors 22 to 24 December, giving readers some time to read gifts before we do this.

Read on for information on how to take part, or go to AO3.

HOW TO TAKE PART IN THE EXCHANGE:

1) SIGN UP HERE AT AO3.

In the REQUEST section in 'Details/Description' you must include: at least 4 prompts and no more than 6. These can be anything! From a one word prompt like 'kisses' to a specific AU idea. Past Secret Santa prompts (such as 2023 here) or promptathon prompts (2024 here) may be helpful if you get stuck. If you really don't mind what gift you receive then please feel free to say so, but you MUST leave at least 4 prompts for your giftee to have something to work with.

You are also welcome to include in the 'Details/Description' section: - a Yes Please note: a brief list of things you like that aren't as specific as a prompt, such as a preference for the comics or film, sexy times, female friendships, hurt/comfort etc. Your gift giver isn’t obliged to use them, but it can help give them some ideas. - a No Thank You note: anything that you really do not want, such as character death, angst, fluff, anything that might be triggering for you etc. Feel free to specify if some things are just a rather not and some are no-way, not-ever.

Matching will be based on the information from the 'Details/Description' section ONLY. Optional: you can use 'Ratings', 'Archive Warnings' and 'Categories' to list all those that you would be comfortable receiving. You can use 'Characters', 'Relationships', and 'Tags' to select things that you like (from all canonical AO3 tags). As above, your gift giver is not obliged to consider or use these, but it may help them with ideas.

In the OFFER section the only thing you need to complete is the 'Details/Description' with: - I'd Rather Not: things that you don’t really like to create or feel uncomfortable with, anything you don’t feel confident in writing or a genre that isn’t your strength. As we have also been running this exchange for a while, also if there are any people you've written for a lot of times before that you'd rather not write for again this year. - Absolutely Not: Things that are an absolute no for you, such as anything triggering, character death, things that you will not do.

2) The prompts and any additional notes you included in the 'Details/Description' section for your REQUEST will be anonymised and posted to the community dreamwidth. You MUST reply in a comment to that Choices Post (comments will only be visible to the mods) with your top three picks of which requests you’d like to create for. You don't need a dreamwidth account to do this; you can comment using OpenID or anonymously, however please remember to include your AO3 handle in your comment so we know who you are! (More information will be available in the Choices Post.) This will be available as soon as possible following the closing of sign ups until 16:00 GMT Sunday 20 October. (If all participants comment earlier we will try to get matching and assignments out faster.)

3) Your prompt choices will be used by the mods to do manually match participants in the exchange. We can't guarantee that you’ll get your choices, but we’ll do our best keep to your choices as much as possible! Where there are any issues with matching or where participants have not commented to the prompt choices post as in (2) we will use your OFFER notes to help with matching and avoid your 'Absolutely Nots'. (In rare cases you may get a request that has something it in from your ‘rather not’ section that you can ignore, because the request has other prompts in it or because it’s not a deal breaker for the requester, but these are things that we will make sure you don’t get in your assignment if we can absolutely help it.)

4) Assignments will be sent out and you'll have until 16:00 GMT Monday 9 Decemberto submit your gifts (which aims to cover our usual 'midnight on the Sunday whatever your timezone).

5) We will reveal gifts in the week leading up to Christmas (aiming for 16 to 19 December; exact dates to be confirmed depending on any pinch hit requirements) and authors will be revealed the weekend before Christmas (aiming for 22 to 24 December).

You can also sign up as a pinch hitter for this event as well as or instead of taking part in the main exchange on dreamwidth here.

And/or you can volunteer to be a beta reader in the community discord Writing Help channel, create clintasha graphics and art to inspire and keep us going, and cheerlead - what would fandom be without cheerleaders?! We LOVE comments and encouragement and all the great stuff that makes this comm the place it is <3

RULES:

1) We're a community for fans of Clint Barton aka Hawkeye and Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, individually as well as paired together as friends, partners, lovers, spouses, or any combination. We welcome all things Marvel, including other characters and pairings (and threesomes or moresomes). For this exchange, at least ONE of your prompts MUST focus on Clint/Natasha or Clint & Natasha, OR be a generic prompt to enable everyone who takes part to have a prompt they know that they can fill. All gifts should include Clint and/or Natasha in some capacity.

2) Fics must be a MINIMUM of 1,000 words and should be no more than 10,000 words.

3) Please treat everyone with respect. This includes no character bashing or ship wars. (Saying what you like: yes. Disparaging what other people like: no.) Bigotry will not be tolerated. Our community is a positive fandom space.

4) No plagarism. For the purposes of this exchange, we also ask that you do not use AI or chatbots to create fics. We are interested in what YOU create, and in what YOU put your time and effort into.

5) As we're a community primarily focussed on fictional characters, we ask you please not to post any Real Person Fanfiction.

6) All fics must include a rating and either appropriate AO3 warnings OR choose not to warn if/as applicable.

7) This is an anonymous exchange, so don’t reveal who your giftee is until after the reveals! Please feel free to let people know that you're taking part, however please don't link to a gift letter, share your prompts, post your gift elsewhere, identify yourself in an author note, or otherwise reveal yourself until the author reveals at the end of the exchange. For people who have taken part in our annual exchange before, a reminder to please make sure your request/prompts are different to in previous years to keep things anonymous!

ANY QUESTIONS?

We will maintain an FAQ on AO3 for this exchange. If you would like to ask any questions we've not already thought of or to contact a mod you have a few options:

1) For anonymous queries: reply to this post. All comments will be screened to keep you and your question anonymous. Mods will not be able to reply to your comment without unscreening it, so please include how you would prefer us to reply and the relevant contact information. This could be as a dreamwidth private message, a message on discord, or an email address. We will keep an eye on comments to this post throughout the exchange.

2) For general queries that wouldn't reveal your offer/request information and that you're comfortable sharing: reply to the general Questions/Comments/Chat thread at the top of the comments in this post. All comments in this thread will be unscreened. (This needs to be done manually by the mods, so bear with us.)

3) To contact a mod directly: the best place to find a mod for Secret Santa is in a reply to this post or to @ or private message one of us on the community discord. You can also message the be_compromised tumblr account or message one of us on any platform that you spot us, although that may take a little longer for us to see. Your mods are @inkvoices @cloud--atlas (aka franztastsich on dreamwidth) and @quidnunc-life (aka gsparkle on dreamwidth and discord).

Happy writing!

[be-compromised]

Secret Santa 2023 SIGN UPS

Hi All and welcome to Secret Santa 2023! 

This is a Clint Barton and/or Natasha Romanoff end of year fic exchange where matching is based on prompts and everything is anonymous until the author reveals at the end. You don't need to be a member of the be_compromised community to take part, however this year almost all of the exchange will be taking place on AO3, so you will need an AO3 account; if you don't have one and would like an invite code please contact a mod. For fans of our usual format, don't worry, we're still keeping Prompt Choices which is the one element that will be done on dreamwidth.

Whilst this is labelled a 'Secret Santa' as it takes place in the run up to Christmas, fics do NOT have to be related to Christmas, New Year, winter etc. We welcome celebrations of other holidays and no theme at all. However we understand if you would rather not take part due to the labelling. We wish you all a happy holiday season <3

TIMELINE

SIGN UP: from now until 15:00 GMT Monday 16 October.

CHOICES POST: will go up as soon as possible and be available until 18:00 GMT Sunday 22nd October.

ASSIGNMENTS SENT OUT: we aim to have these to you within the following few days. (If all participants make their choices earlier, then we'll aim to get assignments out earlier!)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15:00 GMT Monday 11 December. (This is to allow time for pinch hitting if/where needed.)

GIFT POSTING/REVEALS: Dependent on if participants submit on time / any pinch hit requirements, we aim to reveal gifts somewhere between 15 to 19 December.

AUTHOR REVEALS: We aim to reveal authors 22 to 24 December, giving readers some time to read gifts before we do this.

Read on for information on how to take part, or go to AO3.

HOW TO TAKE PART IN HE EXCHANGE:

1) SIGN UP HERE AT AO3.

In the REQUEST section in 'Details/Description' you must include: at least 4 prompts and no more than 6. These can be anything! From a one word prompt like 'kisses' to a specific AU idea. Past Secret Santa prompts (such as 2022 here) or promptathon prompts (2023 here) may be helpful if you get stuck. If you really don't mind what gift you receive then please feel free to say so, but you MUST leave at least 4 prompts for your giftee to have something to work with.

You are also welcome to include in the 'Details/Description' section: - a Yes Please note: a brief list of things you like that aren't as specific as a prompt, such as a preference for the comics or film, sexy times, female friendships, hurt/comfort etc. Your gift giver isn’t obliged to use them, but it can help give them some ideas. - a No Thank You note: anything that you really do not want, such as character death, angst, fluff, anything that might be triggering for you etc. Feel free to specify if some things are just a rather not and some are no-way, not-ever.

Matching will be based on the information from the 'Details/Description' section ONLY. Optional: you can use 'Ratings', 'Archive Warnings' and 'Categories' to list all those that you would be comfortable receiving. You can use 'Characters', 'Relationships', and 'Tags' to select things that you like (from all canonical AO3 tags). As above, your gift giver is not obliged to consider or use these, but it may help them with ideas.

In the OFFER section the only thing you need to complete is the 'Details/Description' with: - I'd Rather Not: things that you don’t really like to create or feel uncomfortable with, anything you don’t feel confident in writing or a genre that isn’t your strength. - Absolutely Not: Things that are an absolute no for you, such as anything triggering, character death, things that you will not do.

2) The prompts and any additional notes you included in the 'Details/Description' section for your REQUEST will be anonymised and posted to the community dreamwidth. You MUST reply in a comment to that Choices Post (which will only be visible to the mods) with your top three picks of which requests you’d like to create for. You don't need a dreamwidth account to do this; you can comment using OpenID or anonymously, however please remember to include your AO3 handle in your comment so we know who you are! (More information will be available in the Choices Post.) This will be available as soon as possible following the closing of sign ups until 18:00 GMT Sunday 22 October. (If all participants comment earlier we will try to get matching and assignments out faster.)

3) Your prompt choices will be used by the mods to do manually match participants in the exchange. We can't guarantee that you’ll get your choices, but we’ll do our best keep to your choices as much as possible! Where there are any issues with matching or where participants have not commented to the prompt choices post as in (2) we will use your OFFER notes to help with matching and avoid your 'Absolutely Nots'. (In rare cases you may get a request that has something it in from your ‘rather not’ section that you can ignore, because the request has other prompts in it or because it’s not a deal breaker for the requester, but these are things that we will make sure you don’t get in your assignment if we can absolutely help it.)

4) Assignments will be sent out and you'll have until 15:00 GMT Monday 11 December to submit your gifts (which aims to cover our usual 'midnight on the Sunday whatever your timezone).

5) We will reveal gifts in the week leading up to Christmas (aiming for 15 to 19 December; exact dates to be confirmed depending on any pinch hit requirements) and authors will be revealed the weekend before Christmas (aiming for 22 to 24 December).

You can also sign up as a pinch hitter for this event as well as or instead of taking part in the main exchange on dreamwidth here.

And/or you can volunteer to be a beta reader in the community discord Writing Help channel, create clintasha graphics and art to inspire and keep us going, and cheerlead - what would fandom be without cheerleaders?! We LOVE comments and encouragement and all the great stuff that makes this comm the place it is <3

RULES:

1) We're a community for fans of Clint Barton aka Hawkeye and Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, individually as well as paired together as friends, partners, lovers, spouses, or any combination. We welcome all things Marvel, including other characters and pairings (and threesomes or moresomes). For this exchange, at least ONE of your prompts MUST focus on Clint/Natasha or Clint & Natasha, OR be a generic prompt to enable everyone who takes part to have a prompt they know that they can fill. All gifts should include Clint and/or Natasha in some capacity.

2) Fics must be a MINIMUM of 1,000 words and should be no more than 10,000 words.

3) Please treat everyone with respect. This includes no character bashing or ship wars. (Saying what you like: yes. Disparaging what other people like: no.) Our community is a positive fandom space.

4) No plagarism. For the purposes of this exchange, we also ask that you do not use AI or chatbots to create fics.

5) As we're a community primarily focussed on fictional characters, we ask you please not to post any Real Person Fanfiction.

6) All fics must include a rating and either appropriate AO3 warnings OR choose not to warn if/as applicable.

7) This is an anonymous exchange, so don’t reveal who your giftee is until after the reveals! Please feel free to let people know that you're taking part, however please don't link to a gift letter, share your prompts, post your gift elsewhere, identify yourself in an authors note, or otherwise reveal yourself until the author reveals at the end of the exchange. For people who have taken part in our annual exchange before, a reminder to please make sure your request/prompts are different to in previous years to keep things anonymous!

ANY QUESTIONS?

We will maintain an FAQ on AO3 for this exchange. If you would like to ask any questions we've not already thought of or to contact a mod you have a few options:

You can comment on the main dreamwidth post which has options for anonymous and public comments/queries.

You can message this be_compromised tumblr account.

You can @ a mod on the community discord. (Or message one of us on any platform that you spot us, although that may take a little longer for us to see.) Your mods are @inkvoices, @cloud--atlas (aka franstastisch on DW) and @quidnunc-life (aka gsparkle on DW and discord).

Happy writing!

[alasse-earfalas]

Drawabox Promptathon Spring 2023

Day 2: Bardic Band

Magic bell chimes!

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Drawabox Promptathon Spring 2023

Day 3: Reboot Reboot

Say hello to Disk Drive. :D

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Drawabox Promptathon Spring 2023

Day 1: The Moon Really Was Cheese!

I was concerned about what would happen if we mined the moon so much that it started losing its mass, which would affect the tides and our orbit and... lots of other things I'm sure. For some reason, I settled on bacteria as the answer! Now that I think about it, though, it doesn't make much sense...

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Soooooooooooooo I started doing Drawabox about a week or so ago. Turns out they do this thing called Promptathon a few times a year to give their staff a break. I haven't even started my first Drawabox assignment yet, but Promptathon looked like it would be fun, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

And yes, I used the Lava-GB palette again. Wasn't going to, but... I opened Krita and there it was. I couldn't say no.