08 June 2012 @ 10:35 am
Fic Rec Fridays - Supersekkrit Marriage Edition.  
Happy Friday, Shippers!  Hope you are doing well.
Even though the film has only been out for a little over a month, we have already been blessed with awesome freaking fic.  Like, I can't even.  The caliber of writing is superb, it covers such a wide variety of topics, and it's just damn fun to read.  I'm still combing through all the great stuff that's been posted here, and I haven't even begun to plumb the depths of AO3.  And the fic is not going to stop any time soon (and the fandom said "HUZZAH!")

So.  Fic Rec Fridays.  It's an idea I've been toying around with a for awhile.  Here's the deal: we pick a genre of fic each Friday and bring our recs to the table, along with dicussion and whatever-the-hell-else strikes our fancy.  The purpose is two-fold: (i) to generate recs (obviously), and (ii) also to begin a system of more detailed tagging, so as this fandom grows, it will make fic and other fanworks easier to find.  You with me so far?  I've been brainstorming genres and have started a list (which I'll post in the comments), but would love to hear your ideas as well.  Also if you like the idea.  Also if you have suggestions.  But most of all, as a way to generate and organize recs.

So to kick things off, I thought I'd start with SUPERSEKKRIT MARRIAGE FICS.  It's about the tropiest of tropes, but hot damn I love being in a fandom where this is a legit subcategory of fic.  And it could totally be canon.  Totally plausible.  And it's so much fun to play with the idea that our lovely Master Assassins might have tied the knot long ago unbeknownst to everyone around them.  I'll rec two to start us off:


Assumptions by TashaBlackWidow (on AO3)
One of the first fics I ever read, written before the movie came out.  It's all about the humor here, and the team!shawarma dialogue feels perfect.  The epitome of funny and cute.

Like Teenage Gravity by [livejournal.com profile] londondrowning
Post-movie. This is a more serious take on secret marriage, and handles the subject in a very thoughtful and beautiful way.  Characterization feels spot on---sparse and perfect.  Guaranteed to induce undignified flailing.  ;)


So what about y'all?  Bring your supersekkrit marriage recs to the table!  (And please don't limit it to fic---any kind of fanwork related to this category is welcome.)  Also, our first friending meme is still going strong, if you haven't already, go and check it out and chat it up. Good times. 
 
 
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[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_samalander/ on June 8th, 2012 02:40 pm (UTC)
Any Way I Do (http://archiveofourown.org/works/400771) by MissJeeves is my favoritiest - it's sweet and sexy and perfectly in character. Thor pretty much makes it perfect.
ext_36286[identity profile] allisnow.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 02:59 pm (UTC)
Ha, beat me to it. Such a cute fic.
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 03:05 pm (UTC)
OMG that was awesome. And hilarious. And awesomely hilarious. LOVE.

I had heard about the one where Thor accidentally outs them, but I didn't know which one it was. Thank you for linking! :D

Edited 2012-06-08 03:06 pm (UTC)
[identity profile] daxcat79.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 03:09 pm (UTC)
*flails* Yes! THIS!
ext_2027[identity profile] astridv.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 09:16 am (UTC)
Yes, that's the one I wanted to rec. So cute and funny.
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 02:57 pm (UTC)
Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
For future Fic Rec Fridays, here's what I've got so far:

first meeting
Budapest
Nat comes to work for SHIELD
buddycops/partnership fic
Natasha backstory
Clint backstory
AU
They're not together yet but's it's only a matter of time (HELLOOOO THAR, UST)
They hooked up once a long time ago
Ongoing relationship
Hurt/comfort/recovery: Clint-centric
Hurt/comfort/recovery: Nat-centric
Crack
C/N + team!shawarma


That's my working list so far. Thoughts?
[identity profile] word-vomity.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 03:11 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
I love your squee, Bee. Your B!squee gives me squee. (say it 3 times fast):D

That's all the thoughts I got.
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 03:21 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
Happy to bring the squee my friend. Always. OH, AND I FORGOT A MAJOR SUBCATEGORY:


THAT FIC WHERE THEY FINALLY GET THEIR SHIT TOGETHER AND HOOK THE HELL UP.


Because something tells me that might be a category we need to add. ;P
[identity profile] amanuensis1.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 05:23 pm (UTC)
Bwah ha ha, how about the dark stuff?

Betrayal
Forced into hurting the other (including what my circle calls the "oh no I have to rape you now" premise)
Deathfic

Because sometimes you I just need to wallow. :D
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 12:31 am (UTC)
How about "Angst/dark" for the nonviolent, no warnings needed stuff and maybe "Dark/warnings" for the stuff that needs warnings (ie, anything with graphic violence, noncon, rape, death, etc.)?

With darker-themed fics, I always want to make sure we tag appropriately for trigger stuff. As we get into this, we'll probably put together some warning guidelines for posting and recc'ing. So far everyone's been really great about warning for trigger stuff.
[identity profile] amanuensis1.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 12:43 am (UTC)
Sounds like a great plan! Yeah, people have been consistent in warning for the darker stuff; that's kind of them.
[identity profile] brickhousewench.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 09:23 pm (UTC)
HEE! Just have to say, I LOVE your user name. =D
[identity profile] word-vomity.livejournal.com on June 11th, 2012 12:21 am (UTC)
Yay! Thanks! :p
[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_samalander/ on June 8th, 2012 03:27 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
What about Other Media recs? Vids and mixes and art?
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 03:30 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
Definitely. I'm thinking all of the above so long as it relates to the weekly topic. (I'm just a fan of dorky alliteration so I like the sound of 'fic rec fridays.') But I say rec it all.
inkvoices: avengers:shopping list[personal profile] inkvoices on June 8th, 2012 03:50 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
Fun Rec Fridays? Free For All Friday Recs? Fandom Friday? Friday For Your Fandom Needs? *grins*.

Whatever it's called, love the idea. (Want me to go back through the other fic rec posts and tag by genre, or leave as is?)

Extra genre suggestions: mission fic (unless that's under partnership fic?). Natasha gets a 'Nat comes to work for SHIELD' but Clint doesn't? Poor guy ;) ...and I got nothing else at the moment.
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 03:57 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
Fun Rec Fridays? Free For All Friday Recs? Fandom Friday? Friday For Your Fandom Needs? *grins*.

You are completely out of control. Just so you know that. (and omg so excited about your meta. i saw it super-late last night and did not have the brain cells to engage but that changes today!)


If you want to try and do more detailed tagging I say go for it. The only problem might be that the rec posts so far have been a mix of stuff. But if you can crack that code, all the power to you.


Mission Fic should definitely have it's own category. And let's face it-- a lot of fics will fit into morethan one category and so could get recc'd multiple times (and that's not a bad thing either.)

Aww, poor Clint. Sorry, bb. You can have a category too.

**pets him**

**gets distracted**

;P
inkvoices: avengers:shopping list[personal profile] inkvoices on June 8th, 2012 04:25 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
You are completely out of control. Just so you know that. You say the nicest things lol.

Annnnd in going forth to start tagging the past fic recs: does C/N + team!shawarma include all team fic, 'cause we have team fic, including team fic where there is Clint and Natasha but not always Clint/Natasha. Also we have stories that are Clint or Natasha with other people that aren't necessarily backstory, so maybe some generic tags, like Nat-centric and Clint-centric?

Not saying it'll be uber organised, but could give it a bit of a tidy at least :)

**doesn't blame you**
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 03:40 am (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
I say give it a shot. Maybe have a Clint-gen and a Natasha-gen tag. Not sure if we need to tag fics that feature them in ships with other characters since that's not really our deal, but maybe friendship fics? Or just stick that under gen?

I leave this in your more than capable hands. ;)
inkvoices: F:working on it[personal profile] inkvoices on June 9th, 2012 09:15 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
Okay-doke. Call it a work in progress and yell at me if I mess up :)
[identity profile] heartequals.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 05:41 am (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
Has "They Have To Pretend To Be Married/In A Relationship And Then They Fall In Love For Real" been suggested? Because omg. Favorite trope forever and ever and ever.
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 02:51 pm (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
That is a MOST MAGNIFICENT TROPE INDEED. :D

I was thinking that might be a subcategory of "mission fic" but we can add a separate tag if we need to. Thoughts?
[identity profile] helikedmyshoes.livejournal.com on June 18th, 2012 03:36 am (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
THIS EXISTS?! WHERE?! MUST. HAVE. NOW.

*bats eyelashes*

Seriously give me the fic or I will go crazy. ;)
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 18th, 2012 05:23 am (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec Friday genres/subcategories
Oh man, I know it's out there-- I just can't think of any at the moment. Hang on, let me investigate....
(Anonymous) on June 8th, 2012 04:07 pm (UTC)
Fic Rec
Love the idea of fic rec Fridays. Here's one that kind of fits the secret marriage theme.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8146107/1/Natasha_and_Legolas
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 12:20 am (UTC)
Re: Fic Rec
Awesome! Thanks for the rec!
[identity profile] aurora-0811.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 05:32 pm (UTC)
I approve of Fic Rec Fridays! Can't get enough C/N fixes for my liking so fandom enabling is the way to go. Great idea :)

I remember reading one very recently that fits the sekrit married trope (Who doesn't love a good trope?) so I will come back and link it when I get home from work. Yay fic!
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 12:20 am (UTC)
I'm glad you approve! Bring forth the recs! I'm pretty sure that if we all enable each other it somehow cancels out. ;)
[identity profile] rosemerry.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 05:48 pm (UTC)
I love this idea!
Also love the super secret marriage fics, so I'll be sure to check out your recs! Thanks!
I haven't had a chance to do the friending meme yet - darn work is keeping me too busy, but I'm hoping this weekend I'll get a spare moment.
I also have a rec, so I will track that down and add it here! :)
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 12:19 am (UTC)
Huzzah! Hopefully this will give us a place to start organizing all this lovely fic. Personally I feel as if I've only touched the tip of the iceberg. So much good stuff.

(omg supersekkrit marriage is like crack. tropey in the best way possible. can't wait for your rec!)

I need to get back over to the friending meme too. I've only gotten a third of the way through, and there are so many cool folks over there. Gah-- this week. Too busy.
[identity profile] noblealice.livejournal.com on June 8th, 2012 06:11 pm (UTC)
Do secret!long-term-relationships count?

Find My Way To You (http://archiveofourown.org/works/376392?view_adult=true) by eiluned
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 01:14 am (UTC)
Works for me! This was also one of the first fics I read. And I love him sneaking off to see her and Phil figuring it out. :)
[identity profile] aurora-0811.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 01:09 am (UTC)
Your Call (http://archiveofourown.org/works/383117) by TashaBlackWidow is a secretly married fic with an angsty/emotional twist. I love the "what if" aspects of fic and the theme of them being partners through everything together.
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 03:32 am (UTC)
Oh wow. Did not see that twist coming. Thanks for the rec, bb! :)
[identity profile] brickhousewench.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 02:22 am (UTC)
I second the rec for Assumptions. Good story! And a very sweet appearance by Cap.
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 03:38 am (UTC)
I know! And the dialogue just cracks me up. This line in particular:


"Bullshit," Tony scoffed. "I guarantee that right now, they're in the same room, throwing each other around the room to decide which one gets to be on top."


CLASSIC.
Ashen Key: London town[personal profile] ashen_key on June 9th, 2012 10:09 am (UTC)
Queeeeeeeeeeeeestion!
Are we still going to have the random rec posts as well? Because while I agree themes are awesome (and really useful for searching, yay!) (and man, I love some secret marriage fic. Sadly my own isn't finish yet), I also love the random rec posts that are a mixture. And I'm a little worried that if recs are just the themed days, people will find awesome fic and then not really get a chance/forget to rec it, because it doesn't really fit into a theme.

So, tl;dr - are we still going to have the random rec pages?
[identity profile] amanuensis1.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 10:43 am (UTC)
I vote yes! I don't see why those should change. Random recs posts are always good!
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 12:31 pm (UTC)
Re: Queeeeeeeeeeeeestion!
Oh yeah-- definitely. This is no way replaces the random recs, and anyone is always welcome to post fic recs any time. So no worries there. And hopefully as we get more detailed with the tags, people can use those when doing random rec posts too-- again to make things easier to find.

But yes-- still all about the randomness. :D
Ashen Key[personal profile] ashen_key on June 9th, 2012 01:14 pm (UTC)
*thumbs up* awesome. And also, wheee, more detailed tags! although, ahah, going back and tagging will be a pain.

But :D! yay randomness
[identity profile] workerbee73.livejournal.com on June 9th, 2012 02:15 pm (UTC)
Um, yeah. That's why I'm letting [livejournal.com profile] inkvoices sort that out. Clearly, she will have this under control in no time. ;P

We probably should start adding some tags so people can start using them. **wanders off**

Edited 2012-06-09 02:16 pm (UTC)
inkvoices: avengers:clint & tasha[personal profile] inkvoices on June 9th, 2012 09:20 pm (UTC)
Don't worry, anyone can do recs at any time and I for one will still be doing rec posts! But a rec day with a theme encourages more people to come forward with yet more recs, can get some discussion going, and help with fic (or other fun stuff) finding :D

Tagging in progress! I make no promises as to accuracy and complete coverage :P (Have to add: I'm out of control, I have it under control, make your mind up Bee ;P )