There's been some discussion in the impromptu dance party thread about having in-person meet-ups (otherwise known as "mini-cons") at some point in the vague and misty future. (Personally? I'm all for this idea, because it's a TON of fun to watch/meta/flail with a bunch of other fans over just about anything.)

So I made a poll in google docs, to see if anyone else might be interested, and get some basic information so we can start planning such a thing (or things, you don't know. ;) )

PLEASE NOTE: There is NOTHING in this poll that records your personal information - not your name, your LJ handle, nada. I just want to get a general idea of what area(s) might have the most interest and what type of thing we might want to organize and so on. So please, take a moment and let us know how you feel about this. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask! :)

PLEASE NOTE (the second): You don't have to have/use google or gmail to see and respond to the poll, it's pretty much just a normal web page.

The Poll of Interest(ing Things)

Title: Heavy in Your Arms (1/?)
Author/Artist: Koren M. (cybermathwitch)
Disclaimer: Not mine. If they were, there'd already be a Black Widow/Hawkeye movie. But Marvel has owned my loyalty since I was about 3, so...
Pairing: Clint/Natasha, Coulson/The Cellist
Rating: Adult 17+
Warnings: language, violence, eventually sexual content, dub-con only if you feel that mystical/destiny sorts of compulsions qualify as dubious consent
Spoilers: None
Type: WIP
Word Count: 3231
Summary: For every romantic happily-ever-after there were also horror stories of the pain and torment that awaited those who found and lost their soul mate. A favorite trope was the idea of soul mates who were on opposite sides of a line, who chose to kill one another than betray their beliefs or live without their companion, or stories where one's mate was torn from them by the forces of evil - the list of ways it could go south seemed endless. An AU, in which Clint knows all the stories about how it could go wrong. He never expected it to be real, and staring back at him from the other side of his arrow.

Author's Notes:

Thank you to my awesome betas! Much, much <3 and many thanks to kadollan, lar_laughs, and SidheRa! I totes owe you guys snicker-doodle crusted brownies.

A fill for heartequals's prompt at the be_compromised's awesome Promptathon of Awesomeness:

Have we had a request for soulbonding/imprinting fic yet? And if not, may I request soulbonding/imprinting fic where "making a different call" actually meant "we couldn't let each other go"? It's not even about love, it's about self-preservation. And all that that entails of course -- for civilians it's this happy wonderful thing, finding your other half, but this is SHIELD. Natasha's still programmed to kill everything and Clint's trained to work alone for months on end and on top of that soulbonding tests/paperwork/lifestyle changes/etc. It's so overwhelming that at the end of the day they don't have the energy to actually try to get to know each other, so they just sit in silence and hold each other. (And then later they become sexy master assassins who drop everything when the other is compromised.)

Also inspired by the prompt from workerbee73:

place me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm
for love is as strong as death

Title is from Florence + the Machine's "Heavy in Your Arms"

I'm trying something new, and doing this as a WIP, since it - amazingly - seems to be coming in chronological order. IDEK.

whispering like it's a secret

Title: Heavy in Your Arms (2/?)
Author/Artist: Koren M. (cybermathwitch)
Disclaimer: Not mine. If they were, there'd already be a Black Widow/Hawkeye movie. But Marvel has owned my loyalty since I was about 3, so...
Pairing: Clint/Natasha, Coulson/The Cellist
Rating: Adult 17+
Warnings: language, violence, eventually sexual content, dub-con only if you feel that mystical/destiny sorts of compulsions qualify as dubious consent
Spoilers: None
Type: WIP
Word Count: 3,143
Summary:

"You don't have an actual plan, do you?"

"I'm pretty much at the 'keeping you alive' stage of things right now. That's as far as I've gotten."


Author's Notes: See Chapter 1 for more notes.

Thanks, as always to my lovely, lovely betas, kadollan, and SidheRa!

I already had most of this chapter written, so this update was pretty quick. I will warn you now, I'm working on some last minute prompt fills, so the next update probably won't be until sometime this weekend. :) Thank you so, SO much to everyone who's left me such wonderful feedback! I'm absolutely giddy over it! :D

Previously: Chapter 1

This is as good a place to fall as any

Next Chapter: Chapter 3

The Neighbor

Author: daxcat79
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Characters: Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, (Everyone)
Genre: Alternate Universe, Drama, Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Summary: Natasha and her son have left New York City behind and moved to the suburbs in the hopes of starting over, but making a fresh start is never easy without the help and support of new friends.
A/N: So I’m planning to update this basically every other day (sometimes everyday if I can) so look for it! Hope you guys enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don’t own these characters, except the kid… him I totally own.

Part Fourteen: The Things We Regret

I'm a perma-lurker, but I thought I'd delurk to offer a little prompt fill. LJ intimidates me greatly. I'm actually mad scared right now...haha. But I hear this bar is a good one?

Prompt: Clint on his back. With Natasha being the one who put him there, for whatever reason, and preferably holding him there.
Fill: (which by the way, is not porny at all, apologies to the OP)  Even, Rating: PG13 (for language)
Summary: I don't have headcanon, all I have is a million different permutations to the "how they met" story. Here's number 4.
No warnings, maybe a touch AU if you squint.

ktxbai