25 October 2013 @ 11:03 am
ALL THE THINGS FALL: FREE-FOR-ALL  
Greetings, Best Bar on Earth, from both [livejournal.com profile] enigma731 and me!


I feel like I should kick off this post by apologizing to the Southern Hemisphere because this post is allllll about the things we love about the autumnal season. Warm sweaters. Pumpkin spice everything. Halloween and all of the great costumes and terrible B-movies that play on the cable channels all month. The leaves changing. That nip of chill in the air. Bonfires, hayrides, new constellations. Fall is my favorite season, for all of these reasons and much more that I can’t list without completely derailing this post.

So today, I thought, we should celebrate Fall. And even better, we should celebrate our favorite assassins and Fall. What do Clint and Natasha think about it? Which one of them secretly marks the calendar for the first pumpkin spice latte? Does Clint hate this season because it means the return of sleeves? Does Natasha have a favorite garroting scarf? (Answer: no. She has three, you nitwit) Where do our spies stand on Halloween? Do they ignore it or do they put Tony Stark’s costumes to shame?

Some sample prompts:

Fury has sent out a memo that the Annual SHIELD Halloween Party is this Friday, and participation is mandatory.


Nobody is more surprised than Natasha when Clint wants to go on a roadtrip to go watch the leaves change—or vice versa!

So grab a cup of cider and bring us your headcanons, your picspams, your autumn-themed icons and badges and banners, or just why you love (or hate) Fall. Bring me Halloween costume ideas, fanfiction prompts and recs, your reasons why Clint and Natasha might not even like the season or why they love it more than Tony Stark loves robots. Let’s celebrate! This is a free-for-all, after all!

Things to remember:
1) Always label NSFW (Not Safe For Work) stuff in the title and post under a cut.
2) Fic and artwork needs to have a rating and warnings (or you can say that you’ve chosen not to use warnings).
3) For people with annoying internet connections, say in the title if a comment is graphic/images/gif-heavy and post picspams under a cut.
4) Have a damn good time! (Because if that’s not happening then this post has clearly failed.)
5. Place spoilers under a cut, please. That includes things from Thor 2 and the Captain America: Winter Soldier trailer that premiered yesterday. We have a whole post here for reactions!
 
 
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franztastisch: regina[personal profile] franztastisch on October 25th, 2013 09:35 pm (UTC)
Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Natasha wears autumn colours; her leather jackets are mostly brown, not black, as are her boots. She likes reds and oranges and yellows and she knows which shades work best with whatever colour hair she has at the time. They're her comfort clothes, picked to blend it rather than stand out - though Clint has always argued that she stands out whatever she's wearing.

One day in mid October Clint rents a car. He packs it with thermos' of tea and coffee, tartan blankets and walking boots; Natasha's are brown, his are green. He asks her if she trusts him, and at her immediate responce of 'yes', he bundles her into the car.

They get out in the aspen forests of New England. The trees clad in autumn leaves, and autumn colours coat the ground. The two are separated by pilliars of silver white and Clint thinks Natasha, with leaves in her hair and a smile on her face, has never looked more beautiful.

Edited 2013-10-25 09:35 pm (UTC)
[identity profile] frea-o.livejournal.com on October 25th, 2013 10:12 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Oh, this is so marvelously picturesque. Headcanon accepted. *happy sigh*
franztastisch: art[personal profile] franztastisch on October 25th, 2013 10:32 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
:D Thank you.,
[identity profile] sweetwatersong.livejournal.com on October 25th, 2013 10:56 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Agree, whole-heartedly. :) I can believe that New England would be beautiful this time of year! (There are practically no trees where I am now, thank you midwest, so I'm missing fall colors desperately.)
franztastisch: bench[personal profile] franztastisch on October 26th, 2013 09:32 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
I would love to see New England in autumn. Unfortunately in the UK it's all rather soggy instead.
[identity profile] hufflepuffsneak.livejournal.com on October 26th, 2013 12:13 am (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Ooh, I like that. Black is for work, fall colors are for her :)

Brava on the fic :)
franztastisch: a girl is a gun[personal profile] franztastisch on October 26th, 2013 09:32 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
:) Thank you.
[identity profile] spyforaday.livejournal.com on October 26th, 2013 12:37 am (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
What a charming image this creates! I do see Nat an autumn type of person. To me I think she thinks that spring is too pastel (she's not the overly-sweet type), summer is too light-hearted (she's seen too much to allow herself to enjoy it), winter is too harsh (brings up too many terrible memories), but fall is comfortable.

Thanks for the feel-good story!
franztastisch: winchester[personal profile] franztastisch on October 26th, 2013 09:33 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
I think maybe you're right. And I personally think that Clint is a summer person. Something about summer in the circus.
[identity profile] alphaflyer.livejournal.com on October 26th, 2013 01:08 am (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
That yellow jacket she wore at the end of "Avengers" matches the maple tree on my front lawn! :-)
franztastisch: regina[personal profile] franztastisch on October 26th, 2013 09:33 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Clearly she was colour co-ordinating! :P
[identity profile] enigma731.livejournal.com on October 26th, 2013 01:28 am (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
this is gorgeous! And I loooooove cool weather clothes too. :D
franztastisch: j2[personal profile] franztastisch on October 26th, 2013 09:34 pm (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Thank you! Though its summer all the way for me. :P
[identity profile] dragonacesg7.livejournal.com on October 26th, 2013 04:38 am (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Oh that's lovely!
franztastisch: family[personal profile] franztastisch on October 26th, 2013 09:34 pm (UTC)
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Thank you!
[identity profile] crazy4orcas.livejournal.com on October 26th, 2013 04:42 am (UTC)
Re: Autumn Days; G; no warnings
Gorgeous! Really lovely imagery!
franztastisch: shield[personal profile] franztastisch on October 26th, 2013 09:35 pm (UTC)
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Thanks!