#then you go to the remixed fic/the original fic and you're like OH MY GOD. THIS BUT WITH A DIFFERENT CORNER??

[rosekasa]

im actually so in love with the ml square dance event

[grasslandgirl]

19, 30, 36!

love u love u love u love u

19: Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.

for u casey i'll offer this :)

The castle is cold, perpetually. An ancient stone building, it is more hallways and dungeons and windows than it is hearths and cosy corners; Andhera should know. They have sought out every one they could find. Sometimes, the best way to get warm beneath the vaulted stone ceilings of the castle is to make yourself smaller, curl inwards and tuck your chin against your forearms against your knees and gather the warmth of your breath in the hollow place between your chest and thighs. This is not that- a brief, stale respite of warmth that so quickly gets dispersed in the cool air. This- Binx- is a vast warmth. The wave of heat, opening a door into a room with a roaring fire. Steadiness and certainty, arms wrapped tight around shoulders in the breathless suffocation of a dearly need hug. Late afternoon grass, long warmed by a summer sun high overhead with only a few clouds to block it’s light. Andhera feels a spark of familiarity, one they didn’t expect, deep in their chest. That is Binx’s magic as it settles over their shoulders.  Andhera’s mouth is dry, watching her. Eyes squeezed closed, fingers flicking- conducting a miniature orchestra- mouth curled into what is almost a smile as she mutters something Andhera cannot hear under her breath. He is staring. He can’t bring himself to stop.

teehee <3

30: Describe a fic that almost happened, but then it didn't.

uuuuhhhh. back in like. june or july i wrote an eddie max neighbors fic with casey that was originally going to be a part of her (BRILLIANT) hawkins remix st fix it fic series, and it just. i dont know. it never got to a place where either of us felt good enough about it to post? so it's been shunted off into like. the place where dead fics live or whatever skfjvnksfjb alas <//3

36: How do you come up with fic titles? What's the one you're most proud of?

oh god i wish i knew. song lyrics, mostly (as you well know and rightfully make fun of me for, dear casey). occasionally when i'm writing/when i've finished a fic i'll have a really clear idea for a title and use that, but mostly i give all my wips silly nonsense working titles and then after i finish the work i panic and scroll around through song lyrics for inspo and use them skjfvnsfkbjn

that said, i think Steve Harrington: a thesis on wanting, and being wanted, is a really good title, as well as my most recent figgorgug woke up in a safe house singing (honey let's get married), which was the title i had for that fic almost from conception <3

(honorable mention an as-yet unposted wip has the title windows down, scream along which brrbrbrbrb i really love)

ask me fic writer's questions from this list!! (my ao3 is also @ grasslandgirl and is linked in my bio <3)

[sineala]

Hello, sorry to bother you for this when you probably already answered something similar. First of all, I love your writing and your fics, you're one of the greatest writers in the stony fandom and we are lucky to have you. You have gotten me into comics!Stony, but I have just read a few and would like to know more but I don't know where to begin. Can you suggest a reading list or something?

Thank you!

I don’t know what you have or haven’t read; my starter rec is pretty much always the miniseries Captain America: Man Out of Time because it’s short, modern, easy to read if you’re new to comics, a retelling of Steve’s origin story, and it has a lot of nice Steve/Tony moments. Other than that, “The Confession” is the issue that set the Steve/Tony ship sailing and you can probably appreciate the angst without a lot of context. (If you want some context, the issue “Casualties of War” basically recaps Steve and Tony’s friendship at the time of Civil War.)

If you’ve read those… hmm. I kind of feel like there should be some kind of flowchart-style list based on your preferences:

“I am determined to start things from the beginning! I am comfortable with the artistic and narrative style of vintage comics and I am aware that I will encounter a lot of vintage sexism and racism! But also I like great melodrama!” READ: Avengers vol. 1, Tales of Suspense vol. 1, Captain America vol. 1, Iron Man vol 1. 

“Volume 1 covers, like, thirty years of comics! Maybe you could give me the names of some classic Steve and Tony arcs/runs throughout the years?” READ: Iron Man: Doomquest, Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle, Denny O’Neil’s Iron Man run, Iron Man: Armor Wars; Captain America: Nomad, Stern & Byrne’s Captain America run, Captain America: The Captain, Captain America: Man & Wolf; Avengers: Operation Galactic Storm.

“Wait, when did Steve find out Tony was Iron Man?” READ: Avengers #215 & #216.

“I’ve got an idea! What if Tony were being mind-controlled by Kang the Conqueror and he murdered several of his friends? And then what if the Avengers decided to fight him by bringing a teenage Tony from the past? And what if Tony died tragically in Steve’s arms?” READ: The Crossing. Or don’t.

“I want to read something that no one ever talks about! I love weird alternate universes! I love the 1990s! The name ‘Rob Liefeld’ does not make me cry and I can look at that one picture of Captain America without flinching.” READ: Avengers vol. 2, Captain America vol. 2, Iron Man vol. 2. Good luck, buddy.

“I want to read some relatively modern comics where everyone lives in the mansion and everyone is friends with each other and heroes fight bad guys and not other heroes. Give me all the nostalgia!” READ: Avengers vol. 3, Captain America vol. 3, Iron Man vol. 3.

“Okay, but I also want a grittier Captain America run informed by a post-9/11 America. And does he ever tell the public what his real name is?” READ: Captain America vol. 4.

“I’m bored with all this happiness and I’d like the mansion to explode and several heroes to be killed and it to be all Wanda Maximoff’s fault.” READ: Avengers Disassembled.

“Okay, so… what if the Avengers all lived in Avengers Tower instead of the mansion? And what if Steve and Tony led the team together and were BFFs? I bet that would be great!” READ: New Avengers vol. 1 #1-20.

“Hey, what happened to Bucky Barnes? What if he were still alive?” READ: Captain America vol. 5 #1-21.

“Wouldn’t it be cool if Tony had real superpowers?” READ: Iron Man vol. 4 #1-12.

“Wow, that was great! What happens next? Are Steve and Tony happy leading the team together forever? Are they– wait, what do you mean, ‘whose side are you on?’ I– I don’t have a side, what are you– oh my God.” READ: Civil War, Captain America vol. 5 #22-24, Iron Man vol. 4 #13-14, Casualties of War, Front Line, Captain America vol. 5 #25, The Confession, Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America, What If? Fallen Son, What If? Civil War.

“Are… are there still Avengers left?” READ: The rest of New Avengers vol. 1, Mighty Avengers vol. 1.

“Is Tony doing okay? I would really like to watch him having a grief-stricken breakdown. Also hallucinating.” READ: The rest of Iron Man vol. 4 (Iron Man: Director of SHIELD).

“Okay, but what if Tony got to meet a time-traveling Steve from WW2? I bet that would really mess him up.” READ: Avengers/Invaders.

“So… Bucky is Captain America now, right?” READ: The rest of Captain America vol. 5 and the renumbering into vol. 1.

“What else is going on in the universe?” READ: Secret Invasion, Dark Reign.

“Steve comes back, right?” READ: Captain America Reborn; Siege; Who Will Wield the Shield?

“Now that everyone’s alive again, I’d like a brand-new Avengers run about Steve and Tony learning to love each other again! It’s fine by me if they have screaming fights in the snow.” READ: Avengers vol. 4.

“I changed my mind; I want to see them hug it out.” READ: Avengers Prime.

“You know what Tony needs in his life? Amnesia. Also humiliation. I want him on his knees and begging. Like that. Again. Keep going.” READ: Invincible Iron Man vol. 1.

“So Steve is Captain America again, right? And he’s on the Avengers? What do you mean, no? What’s he doing? Black ops? Are you kidding me?” READ: Secret Avengers vol. 1 #1-21.

“Maybe Steve could be Captain America again soon? Also I think Tony needs an alcoholism plot.” READ: Fear Itself.

“Okay, so now Steve is Captain America, right? Right? Please?” READ: Captain America vol. 6.

“I’ve always wanted to see Steve and Scott Summers fight. No, more than that. No, even more than that.” READ: Avengers vs. X-Men.

“Look, maybe I could read a nice issue or three where Steve is Captain America and Tony is Iron Man and they’re good friends and they fight bad guys together and nothing bad happens?” READ: One Night in Madripoor (Captain America & Iron Man #633-635).

“I’ve got some time and I like pain. Give me a hundred or so issues of Tony betraying Steve and the multiverse breaking apart.” READ: Avengers vol. 5, New Avengers vol. 3, Infinity.

“It would be cool if Tony were adopted and had a brother.” READ: Iron Man vol. 5.

“It would be even cooler if Tony were sheriff of the moon.” READ: Iron Man: Fatal Frontier.

“Okay, but what if he were evil?” READ: Axis, Superior Iron Man.

“What if Steve lived ten years in an alternate dimension and then lost the serum?” READ: Captain America vol. 7.

“I like weird AUs. Also, please fix the multiverse.” READ: Secret Wars, 1872, Secret Wars Civil War, Ultimate End, Planet Hulk, Armor Wars.

“So, okay, Steve doesn’t have the serum anymore and Sam has the shield, but maybe Tony could be on a team? Maybe with a bunch of the new kids on it?” READ: All-New All-Different Avengers.

“Give me some SamCap!” READ: Captain America: Sam Wilson.

“How’s Tony? I want to know more about Tony being adopted.” READ: Invincible Iron Man vol. 2, International Iron Man.

“Just give Steve the serum back.” READ: Avengers Standoff.

“Is Steve okay? I think something seems a little off. I think he came back wrong. Oh, no. That’s really wrong. That’s really, really wrong.” READ: Captain America: Steve Rogers.

“Civil War was so much fun. I think we should hold a second one, but with Tony and Carol. I think this time Tony should be comatose at the end.” READ: Civil War II.

“I think someone should write a remix of The Confession as a villain monologue. Please make the Steve/Tony even more textual. It was too subtle before.” READ: Civil War II: The Oath.

“I guess I still want to read Avengers even if neither Tony or Steve are on the team. I’ve come this far.” READ: Avengers vol. 7.

“I enjoy reading comics titled Iron Man in which Tony Stark does not appear. I like Victor Von Doom, Riri Williams, and… Leonardo da Vinci? You’re kidding about Leonardo da Vinci, right?” READ: Invincible Iron Man vol. 3, Infamous Iron Man.

“I miss the good old days. Maybe we could have a retro Kooky Quartet story?” READ: Avengers vol. 7 #1.1-5.1.

“I want to see Steve as a fascist dictator. Hail Hydra.” READ: Secret Empire.

“Is there something I can read that will make me feel better about Steve now?” READ: Captain America vol. 1 #695-704.

“I want to read the things that are coming out right now! I want Steve and Tony to be on the same team! I want Steve to be grappling with his reputation! I want Tony to be dealing with what it means to be alive again!” READ: Avengers vol. 8, Captain America vol. 9, Tony Stark: Iron Man.

“I still like weird AUs!” READ: Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme; Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer.

That is… basically all of 616. There are also other options, like Marvel Adventures: Avengers, which is adorable, and Ultimates, which is… less adorable. And Iron Man Noir, which is always fun!