We Can't Rewind, We've Gone Too Far

Just post the thing February

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 23:42:11 GMT

Eventually you have to acknowledge that you're never going to finish the giant smutty epic you started six years ago, and that you should just post the perfectly good sex scene that's been sitting around mostly finished on your hard drive for most of that time. Because it's perfectly good smut and hopefully it will make other people happy!

(Technically there's another increasingly fragmented 5k or so of this, so further chapters are theoretically possible but unlikely.)

Title: Are You the Answer?
Rating: Explicit
Fandom: Marvel Post-CA:TWS Nostalgia
Characters: Clint Barton, James "Bucky" Barnes, Natasha Romanov
Warnings/Enticements: MCU Post-TWS Nostalgia, Deaf Character, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Explicit Sexual Content
Summary:
Clint and Bucky hook up.

That’s it, that’s the fic.
Wordcount: 2897 words

On AO3

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Trick or Treat reveals!

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 01:04:01 GMT

Title: Giving off Sparks
Wordcount: 982 words
Fandom: Marvel Something-or-Other
Rating: T
Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes & Clint Barton
Characters: Clint Barton, James “Bucky” Barnes
Warnings/Enticements: Alternate Universe - Vampires, Angst, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, Hopeful Ending
Summary:
“Are you here to kill me?”
“You know I’m not.”
“Can’t blame a guy for hoping.”

So here’s my trickortreatex fic!

I got two gifts this year: Curd-Cutting by Fioment, which is an excellent exploration of an incident in Colin Provolone’s personal history with the Bulbian Church.

And venus febriculosa by summerstudie, which is a Carmilla fic which I also love and recommend, but it’s dark somnophilia from the rapist’s PoV, so don’t click unless you want that.

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Three Sentence Fics

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:51:52 GMT

The threesentenceficathon is now closed for prompts, but remains open for fills forever. Here’s some more of mine, in all different fandoms; I will eventually post the last bunch of them once I’m sure there’s not going to be any more.

( The Old Guard )

( Our Flag Means Death )

( Snow White (Disney) )

( Marvel Comics )

( This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar & Gladstone) )

( Batman Comics )

( Goodbye Earl - The Chicks )

( Original D&D-ish fantasy )

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Triumphant Return

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:15:57 GMT

So this year threesentenceficathon has its own community and we've already filled up the first post. Second post open over here!

( The Little Mermaid )

( Marvel (2) )

( The Old Guard (2) )

( Goncharov (1973) (2) )

( Narnia (2) )

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So a variety of fics

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 01:29:30 GMT

First of all, the Retired Beekeepers of Sussex are no longer holding events, and while their journals are still archived online I thought I should put this on AO3:

Title: Discretion
Rating: G
Universe: ACD Holmes
Characters: Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes
Warnings/Enticements: Character Study, Victorian Attitudes
Summary: Mrs Hudson overhears something, and is thrown into an ethical dilemma.
Word Count: 722

On AO3

And here is a (very brief) second chapter to a fic from September:

Title: Far to Go
Rating: T
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, Bucky Barnes
Warnings/Enticements: De-Aging, Implied Child Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Natasha Romanov Backstory, Angst, Paranoia, Hurt/Comfort, Natasha Romanov Needs a Hug, But She Certainly Wouldn't Accept One, Sign Language, Blizzards, Handcuffs, Unreliable Narrator
Summary: "You know the kind of thing: scientists make something, realize they have no use for it and no one sane would want it around, and then instead of destroying it like anyone sensible would they stick it in a high security containment facility and forget about it until someone steals it, and we have to go and steal it back. They say it’s only dangerous if you drink it, we say great, we’ll have it back by Tuesday, and then Natasha touches the bottle and loses twenty years."
--
It's a test. Of course it's a test. She must have been drugged. This must be a false mission set up by the Red Room. These men must be Red Room too. She just has to figure out how to pass the test.

Right?
Word Count: 5417

On AO3

And finally, from a shameless self promotion angle, if you are waiting impatiently for Yuletide to open, have a fic recommendation:

Title: Strike the Harp and Join the Chorus
Rating: T
Universe: The Hidden Almanac
Characters: Reverend Mord, Pastor Drom, George the Crow
Warnings/Enticements: Episode Style, History, Canon-Typical Weirdness, Mentions of Human Sacrifice, Mentions of RPF (Real Poultry Fiction), Characters Participating in Yuletide, Holidays, Humour
Summary: It was on this day that the gifts in a holiday fanfiction exchange were revealed. It is the Feast Day of Yuletide, and in the garden, there are stories.

Be Safe, and Remember: You Are Not Alone.
Word Count: 3400

On AO3

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Fall Ficlets

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:53:54 GMT

Ficlets so far for Whumptober 2021 and Comfortween Rerun. AO3 versions have generally been slightly edited.

1st: Every Claim You Stake
Wandavision, Agatha Harkness & Wanda Maximoff, warnings for lots of Wandavision spoilers and the kind of themes you’d expect if you’ve watched Wandavision. On Tumblr | On AO3

3rd: slut pride
Definitely not actually whump. Clint/Natasha/Bucky, about as E-rated as you can get in less than 60 words. On Tumblr

5th: Trading In
Now with actual whump! Clint & Natasha, pre-canon, broken nose and first aid. On Tumblr | On AO3

11th: (not) Waving
Clint/Bucky, nightmares, warnings for drowning, torture, and standard Winter Soldier backstory, but everyone’s safe now. On Tumblr | On AO3

17th: Don't Move
The Old Guard, Andy/Quynh, graphic depictions of severe injury, canon typical character death. On Tumblr | On AO3

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Sun, 22 Aug 2021 02:54:20 GMT

I keep feeling like I have things to say about stories, and then I post them in the evening and have to come up with titles and tags and summaries and by the time I get to DW I barely remember how sentences work.

Title: Far to Go
Rating: T
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, Bucky Barnes
Warnings/Enticements: De-Aging, Implied Child Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Natasha Romanov Backstory, Angst, Paranoia, Hurt/Comfort, Natasha Romanov Needs a Hug, But She Certainly Wouldn't Accept One, Sign Language, Blizzards, Handcuffs, Unreliable Narrator
Summary: "We were on a mission today. You know the kind of thing: scientists make something, realize they have no use for it and no one sane would want it around, and then instead of destroying it like anyone sensible would they stick it in a high security containment facility and forget about it until someone steals it, and we have to go and steal it back. They say it’s only dangerous if you drink it, we say great, we’ll have it back by Tuesday, and then Natasha touches the bottle and loses twenty years."
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It's a test. Of course it's a test. She must have been drugged. This must be a false mission set up by the Red Room. These men must be Red Room too. She just has to figure out how to pass the test.

Right?
Word Count: 4711

On AO3

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PolyArmory Exchange

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:45:14 GMT

So the-poly-armory did a very small Clint/Natasha/Bucky exchange, and I wanted to write more and looked at the huge patch of free time I had at the end of April and signed up for it.

And I had this college AU and it was half done and fully outlined and going to be about 5000 words ... but then local case rates skyrocketed and personal things happened and I got scheduled for two full weeks of work and then the new semester started.

Luckily I had planned for this, sort of, and I had decided that if I didn't have a rough draft by the first day of class I would write smut instead because after all my recipient had specifically asked for smut. Which is what I did. I wish I'd been able to think of a summary but people do seem to think it's hot.

Title: Tools of the Trade
Rating: E
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov, Bucky Barnes
Warnings/Enticements: Porn Without Plot, Threesome - F/M/M, Hand Kink, Pegging
Word Count: 1320

On AO3

And here is my gift, which is just so lovely, OMG.

An Unsealed Fate (6308 words) by Beckala
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov, James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton, Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov, James "Bucky" Barnes/Natasha Romanov
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Alternate Universe - Fae, Angst, Class Issues, physical affection, Cities, Magic, Just a touch of steampunk, Wings
Summary:

They’ve made their preparations and the dawn will bring a chance at a new life — but first, they have tonight and they’re going to make the most of it.

“We don’t say goodbye before we part,” Clint continues as his fingers finish the last button and he starts to tug Bucky’s trousers and pants over his hips, “we don’t seal a fate until all other paths are closed to us.”

“He’s right,” Nat says and when Bucky turns his head again she’s so close he can make out the gold stars around her irises, the only outward sign of the immense power hiding under her skin, “don’t tempt fate. What will come will come but we have now and we’re going to celebrate it with you.”

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I just don't actually think we need more media about shadowy government organizations

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:31:57 GMT

So basically all of the dystopic takes on superheroes I've seen have the supers, or at least most of them, employed by either the government or a single shadowy organization and acting as law enforcement.

But why? Clearly their skills are more useful in the private sector.

Superhero teams are mercenaries organized by major corporations. Their celebrity status raises the companies' public image, they can attack other companies to distract them/discredit them/steal trade secrets, and of course then everyone needs their own team to fight off rivals.

This is all very inconvenient for the general public but of course the superheroes also do photo-ops cleaning up litter and volunteering at animal shelters. So that's fine.

Also there are reality TV shows, media interviews with the heroes, corporate award ceremonies, etc., etc.

And every so often a superhero team will deal with an actual threat to a nearby area, like cleaning up after a natural disaster, or stopping some terrorist whose exact plans and location the team just happened to find out about just in the nick of time. (The city is billed later.)

If a non-combatant sustains injuries during a superhero battle of course the company responsible will pay compensation! As long as you can prove that it was definitely one of their superheroes, that you could not possibly have known there would be a fight at that place and time, and that you were taking reasonable precautions to avoid it.

Each team's media releases claim that most/all of the other teams are full of supervillains. Alliances are constantly shifting.

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3 Sentence Ficathon Recs

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 00:31:32 GMT

Here are my recs for the 3 Sentence Ficathon! The last post of my own fills is back here.

Both posts, random order, separated by fandom. Format is title [if any], fandom [if not specified above], characters, prompt.

Narnia( Narnia )

Marvel( Marvel )

Star Wars( Star Wars )

Miscellaneous( Miscellaneous )

And that's done for another year!

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Last 3 Sentence Ficathon Fills Post

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 00:27:07 GMT

I am amused to realize that immediately after I fell out of Holmes fandom and therefore stopped doing watsons_woes's July Writing Prompts, I found another annual month-long low-stress short fic prompt fest to participate in.

Tidying up my last few fills; fics over 100 words are appearing on AO3 as usual; recs post to follow.

( Narnia (2) )

( Greek Mythology )

( Marvel )

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Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:11:44 GMT

So I have realized, or remembered, that the reason it's hard for me to write longform these days is because of my living situation, which means it is not my fault and I don't need to feel guilty about it (\o/) but also that there's not much I can do under the circumstances to fix it (/o\). A while ago Gretchen McCulloch talked about how when everyone started working from home there were lots of articles on how to adjust for people who were used to working in offices, but not many for people who were used to working in coffeeshops. There were even fewer for people who were used to writing on the subway. It is warming up really quickly here, though, so it's theoretically possible I could start writing outside soon.

Anyway. Here is a twitter thread of my recentish femslash, idea from doctornerdington.

And here are my Three Sentence Fics up to today.

( Greek Mythology (2) )

( Narnia (3) )

( Marvel )

( The Old Guard )

( The Enchanted Forest Chronicles )

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Yet More 3 Sentence Fics

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:44:31 GMT

Maybe if there is productive activity in one area I will actually go and listen to my microcontrollers lectures.

Three Sentence Ficathon is now at a new post, so if you were thinking "Oh god 50 pages of comments" now you can start there. It's fine, you don't need to read everything!

That said, these are mostly from the previous post.

( Marvel (2) )

( Narnia )

( Hamlet )

( The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen) )

( Fin-de-Siecle RPF )

( Calvin and Hobbes )

( Harry Potter )

( Cordelia (Movie Poster 2020) )

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I can approve of a stay-at-home order and hate it at the same time

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:15:15 GMT

Having another round of Pandemic Exhaustion but here are more 3 Sentence Fics.

Another one at be_compromised. They are also having a Valentine's Mini Promptathon until the end of the month.

( MCU )

And at rthstewart's:

( Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh )

( Captain America (2) )

( Hamlet )

( And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie )

( Harry Potter )

( The Old Guard )

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Three Sentence Ficathon!

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:54:41 GMT

Taking a break from scrolling through to post about Three Sentence Ficathon!

I am having so much fun again. (Possibly I should be thinking about microcontrollers instead, but whatever.) Fun is what I need in writing right now, and I hoped this would help, and it really really has.

So actually the first of these is not for this Three Sentence Ficathon, it's for the one at be_compromised which started Friday and is still open if you want MCU specifically and Clint&/Natasha more specifically.

( MCU )

And for rthstewart's, from the last couple days:

( The Old Guard (2) )

( Calvin and Hobbes )

( Harry Potter )

( Narnia )

All of that was just yesterday. Today so far:

( Original Horror )

( Much Ado About Nothing )

( Greek Myth )

( The Addams Family crossover )

So much fun.

A lot of these are drabbles or longer and will go up on AO3 eventually.

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Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:30:10 GMT

So we are done! And man, this week just keeps on going, doesn't it. Maybe not for you, I hope yours has been better than mine.

Title: Growing Seasons
Rating: E
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Clint Barton, Bucky Barnes, Natasha Romanov
Warnings/Enticements: Historical AU, Post-American Civil War, Farming, Domestic Chores, Blizzards, Slow Burn, Sharing a Bed, Angst, PTSD, Polyamory, Past MCD, Past Steve/Bucky, Background Dark Themes, Period Typical Attitudes, Explicit Sexual Content
Summary: “I’m sorry for imposing on you like this,” the stranger said, pulling his scarf down to reveal dark stubble and a surprisingly pretty mouth. “But the storm came up sudden, and I got no idea where the nearest town is. Could you point me in the right direction?”
“You won’t make it in this storm,” said Clint. “Stay until it blows over, it’s no trouble.”
Word Count: 20,294

On AO3

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Sun, 08 Nov 2020 02:00:53 GMT

I'm sure everyone has other things to think about right now,* but here is my Trick or Treat fic:

Title: Desert Dreams
Rating: T
Universe: The Old Guard
Characters: Quynh, Andromache
Warnings/Enticements: Canon-typical Temporary Character Death, Pre-Canon, First Meeting, First Kiss
Summary: Quynh gave up—once.
Word Count: 408

On AO3

And Growing Seasons was updated Friday as usual, although now that I am slightly less anxious I should start properly editing the last chapter.

I have not signed up for Yuletide this year, because I very clearly need a break from writing. Therefore I don't know if I'll make it to 400,000 words total on AO3 this year or not. If I end up treating anything then I probably will.

*I'm not watching the speech because I would have to watch it with my mother, and probably I would cry. Which would be fine in, you know, other circumstances, with someone who wasn't allergic to emotions. I am reading the 538 liveblog and explaining to Pepper that she doesn't get fed yet.

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Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:54:12 GMT

So for MFDE I wrote genderswap Clint/Nat mission fic.

And here is the thing I have been working on for forever:

Title: Growing Seasons
Rating: E
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Clint Barton, Bucky Barnes, Natasha Romanov
Warnings/Enticements: Historical AU, Post-American Civil War, Farming, Domestic Chores, Blizzards, Slow Burn, Sharing a Bed, Angst, PTSD, Polyamory, Past MCD, Past Steve/Bucky, Background Dark Themes, Period Typical Attitudes, Future Explicit Sexual Content
Summary: “I’m sorry for imposing on you like this,” the stranger said, pulling his scarf down to reveal dark stubble and a surprisingly pretty mouth. “But the storm came up sudden, and I got no idea where the nearest town is. Could you point me in the right direction?”
“You won’t make it in this storm,” said Clint. “Stay until it blows over, it’s no trouble.”
Word Count: 2787 this chapter; 20k total

On AO3

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Sat, 26 Sep 2020 17:38:01 GMT

Marvel Femslash Drabble Exchange is open.

Mostly unrelated to that:

Title: Girls Like You
Rating: T
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Natasha Romanov
Summary: Strong female role models build and reinforce young women’s capacity to achieve their dreams.
Warnings/Enticements: Red Room, Backstory, Various Dark Themes
Word Count: 337

On AO3

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Trick or Treat Letter

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:00:01 GMT

Hi! Thanks so much for writing for me, and congratulations on your evident good taste!

I am requesting fic for Agent Carter and Original Works, and fic or art for Alternate Universe Works and The Old Guard (2020). You may ignore my fic/art and trick/treat preferences for extra gifts.

A large and random list of things I like in general: worldbuilding, hurt/comfort, huddling for warmth, teamwork, adventure, ethical dilemmas, loyalty conflicts, people being clever, twisty plots, gender, sibling or sibling-like relationships, backstory, pining, physical affection, queerness, philosophy, romance, feminism, UST, found families, mythological allusions, polyamory, slash, het, femslash, hidden worlds, cities, banter, complicated plans, beautiful landscapes, angst, puns, magical realism, history, social class issues, passionate platonic friendships, older women with major roles, case fic, period accuracy, gen, smut, pwp, diversity, secret identities, historical clothes, fairy tales, specific sense of place... Feel free to use any of these.

I am happy with absolutely any fic rating or length. I don't mind seasonal works, I like fall, but it's not a requirement. For Tricks, I prefer angst and the supernatural rather than actively-trying-to-freak/gross-you-out horror.

Dislikes: I do not want child- or pregnancy-focused fic, or fic focused on high school. I have a major embarrassment squick, I don't like incest, and I'm not interested in graphic depictions of rape or gore or torture (note a couple specific fandom exceptions to this last below).

Agent Carter
( Agent Carter )

Alternate Universe Works
Characters:
( Kate Bishop replaces Clint Barton (AU-MCU) )
( Winter Soldier Peggy Carter (AU-MCU) )

The Old Guard
( The Old Guard )

Original Works
( Original Works )

( Battle of the Bands )

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Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:42:17 GMT

Title: too bad about my brain ’cause I’d like to make friends
Rating: T
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Clint Barton, Bucky Barnes
Summary: It’s the worst place for a panic attack.
Warnings/Enticements: Panic Attacks, Suicidal Ideation, PTSD, Memories, Loss, Fluffier Than It Sounds, Pre-Slash
Word Count: 809

On AO3

I also have an extension on an Old Guard drabble.

winterwidowhawkfest is happening on Tumblr.

Oh, and I'm available for Remix Madness.

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Mon, 11 May 2020 02:15:48 GMT

*waves hands* Ficlet! Cute! Over here! Based on art! *falls over*

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Wed, 08 Apr 2020 01:05:14 GMT

I have just uploaded a variety of snippets to AO3. The only one which has not appeared or been linked on this journal before is this drabble.

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Wed, 25 Mar 2020 21:35:31 GMT

Title: Rely
Rating: M
Universe: Marvel
Characters: Clint Barton, Bucky Barnes
Summary: To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.
-- George MacDonald
Warnings/Enticements: BDSM, Sensory Deprivation, Blindfolds, Trust Kink
Word Count: 200

On AO3

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More Three Sentence Ficathon Recs!

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:00:26 GMT

This is just for the second post (still open until the end of the month). Recs for fics in the first post (now closed to prompts but still open to fills and comments) are over here.

Still not anything like exhaustive, especially since I am going to be too busy in the next couple of days to wait until then to post. Also, for some of these it may help if you click show thread from start for context.

( Still lots of really good fics! )

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