30 July 2018 @ 08:26 am
Promptathon 2018  
It’s finally here! No, not Avengers 4, shush, it’s time for be_compromised EPIC SUMMER PROMPTATHON!!!

Just before we get started we do have some info and rules we’d like you to read…

HOW PROMPTATHON 2018 WORKS

Step One: leave prompts

Prompts can be anything – simple or elaborate, words or pictures, songs or poems, lyrics or phrases, anything that inspires a fanwork. Use your imagination. Go wild! All we ask is that you place anything NSFW behind a cut or link, use warnings where appropriate, and spoiler-cut anything spoiler-ish.

We welcome ALL THINGS MARVEL, but we do like it if Natasha and/or Clint is in there somewhere, individually or as friends, lovers, spouses, partners, in gen fic, ANYTHING. That means we do welcome other characters and pairings (and threesomes or moresomes). See here for more info, and always feel free to ask a mod if you have any questions – there’s even a handy questions thread at the top of the promptathon below.

Leave as many prompts as you want. We’re serious. Keep coming back. We want as many prompts as we can possibly get. Just make sure each prompt is in a separate comment.

Step two: squee

Been wanting to jump into the fandom but not sure where to start? Now’s the time. Newbie or a lurker? Here’s the perfect opportunity to say hello! Promptathon is a fun, no-pressure environment. If all you want to do is post prompts and share in the squee, you’re more than welcome! And by squee we mean chatting in the chat thread, replying to prompts to chat about prompts, and just lots of excitement all over the place.

Step three: submit fanworks like there’s no tomorrow

The usual Community Rules apply. There’s no length requirement on fanworks submitted. You can write drabbles or epics, vids, art, fanmixes, anything at all; it’s just all about getting creative! You can fill as many prompts as you want, and prompts can be filled multiple times by whoever wants to fill them.

A reminder: the comm is no longer a spoiler free zone for Infinity War but NO SPOILERS for Ant-Man and the Wasp please!

HOW TO POST

1. Respond in a comment to the prompt you are filling. Try and post the entire work in the comment (if it's short enough), or if not, post a link. Do not post works to the comm. We’re all about one-stop shopping, so try and post in the main promptathon post if the length allows. If it is too long to post in the promptathon post, consider posting the first section as a teaser and then a link (because that's always fun too.)

2. Label your submission in the subject line with FILL, the type of fanwork, your title, and any warnings. Example: FILL fic: 5 Times Clint and Natasha Were Awesome (PG) When filling in the subject line, you may need to view the comm in its original style (if you don't already). Just make sure you can see a subject line when responding with your submission.

3. Be sure to leave ratings and warnings (if any) in the subject line. (See example above.) Help us out and make sure folks know what they're clicking on. Thoughtfulness = LOVE. If the ratings or the warnings won't fit in the subject line, just leave them at the top of your post. If you don't want to include warnings, please put 'I choose not to warn' in the subject line, or again at the top of the post if it doesn't fit.

4. Please put anything NSFW under a cut or link. Put any spoilers under a cut or link with an appropriate warning.

TIMELINE

TODAY: Prompting starts! GO, GO, GO
SUNDAY 5th AUGUST: Fills will open. Wait for it, wait for it, look out for the announcement and the masterlist/fills post…
MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER: Promptathon, both prompts and fills, ends at midnight in whatever your timezone PROMPTATHON 2018 IS NOW CLOSED

If you have any questions about anything feel free to ask! We have a questions thread in the post below and you can always comment to or PM a mod.

OKAY THEN BEST BAR EVER, LET’S GET PROMPTING!
 
 
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cassie[personal profile] kiss_me_cassie on September 3rd, 2018 01:23 am (UTC)
FILL fic: Warmth (General, no warnings)
I combined your two prompts - hope you don't mind!

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During Natasha's first year, she doesn't ask for anything, even basic survival items like food and water. She definitely doesn't ask for things that might be considered creature comforts. It drives Clint nuts, but he can't quite figure out how to get through to her that she deserves certain things.

After one particularly annoying assignment, they wind up secure in a small safe house but soaking wet and without a change of clothes.

Natasha huddles in the corner, shivering. Clint's learned from experience that she won't like it if he offers even the barest hint of assistance, so he keeps quiet, even though it almost physically hurts him to do so. But when her lips start to turn blue and her shivering goes from barely noticeable to something much more pronounced, he can't ignore it anymore.

Cursing, he grabs a blanket from one of the cots and throws it at her. She hastily wraps it around her body and the shivering eventually subsides.

Clint vows right then and there to never let her go without anymore.

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It's several years later, and they've evolved into the formidable Strike Team Delta. They're a team of only two, but that suits them just fine. No messy interpersonal relationships to deal with. But it also means they have to learn how to rely completely on one another and communicate their needs, no matter how inconsequential those needs may seem. It takes some time, but it happens.

When they get stuck in a remote area of the Caucasus Mountains, they take shelter in an abandoned shepherd's hut. The only potential source for heat is a stone fireplace in the corner, but there's no firewood.

Natasha stalks around the small space, muttering in Russian. Clint doesn't catch all of what she says, but he catches enough.

He grins. She still has trouble asking directly for things, but she's much less hesitant about making her needs known.

He finds some moth-eaten wool blankets in a trunk in the corner, pulls one out for himself and then another two for her.

“Here. Blankets. Since you won’t quit complaining about the cold.”

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They've been partners at SHIELD for nine years, partners in life for an additional three.

There's a blizzard brewing outside and Natasha is huddled in the window seat, a cashmere throw wrapped around her body and a mug of hot tea grasped tightly between both hands.

"I hate the cold," she mumbles.

"I know." Clint pries her fingers loose and sets the mug aside, then settles himself behind her on the window seat and wraps his arms around her. "Don't worry. I'll keep you warm."
sgteam14283: Clint and Tasha[personal profile] sgteam14283 on September 3rd, 2018 03:22 am (UTC)
Re: FILL fic: Warmth (General, no warnings)
this was really cute! I love their evolving relationship and how Clint can just tell was Natasha needs without much prompting.
cassie[personal profile] kiss_me_cassie on September 3rd, 2018 03:02 pm (UTC)
Re: FILL fic: Warmth (General, no warnings)
Yaaaaay! I just saw those two prompts and knew they were the same thing but at different times in their relationship. :)
firlalaith[personal profile] firlalaith on July 31st, 2024 01:26 am (UTC)
Re: FILL fic: Warmth (General, no warnings)
<3<3<3<3