30 April 2020 @ 04:26 pm
ATTF: Natasha Romanov Appreciation Day  
So today was supposed to be the day our favourite ex-Russian spy got her own stand-alone film. But, because of Things, we'll have to wait until November 6th for that pleasure, so we decided that instead we'd have a Natasha Romanov Appreciation Day to celebrate everything Black Widow.



So! What was it that drew you to the character? What made you stick around? Did you first meet her in The Avengers (2012)? Or Tales of Suspense #52 (1964)? Was is Phil Noto's beautiful art that grabbed you in Black Widow (2014)? Or Kelly Sue DeConnick's interpretation for the Avengers comics in 2012? Or simply Scarlett Johansson kicking ass in Iron Man 2?

If you have favourite fanart, share it! (Tumblr links will get reblogged to our Tumblr so more people can find them) If you have a favourite fic, rec it! Have a headcanon? We're all ears! Was there something about her direction in the MCU that you were unsure of but turned out well, or was at least fixed by some excellent fan content? Or do you simply have Very Strong Opinions on what her best hairstyle is? We want to know all these things!

I've prepared some fill-in-the-blanks statements to get people started, but feel free to share whatever springs to mind! We're a friendly bunch and we love chatting about our faves. :D




(from here)

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4) Have a good time! (Because if that’s not happening then this post has clearly failed.)
 
 
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franztastisch: bench[personal profile] franztastisch on April 30th, 2020 09:48 pm (UTC)
Astonishingly, I managed to post this on the wrong day. OH WELL.

Why I love Natasha Romanov:
Competent AND vulnerable AND beautiful AND badass. Shares the Avengers one brain cell with Rhodey. <3

What first drew me to the character:
She was so clearly intelligent, and I loved that there was no romantic plot for her, she was just allowed to be badass. Plus, she was allowed to be SCARED, and then she very visibly overcame that fear. I loved that.

Favourite scene in the MCU:
I still love her conversation with Clint after his cognitive recalibration. I maintain it's one of the best conversations in the entire MCU because it implies SO MANY THINGS without confirming anything.

Favourite look:
Age of Ulton. But c'mon, all looks are good looks for Natasha.

Favourite fight scene:
ALL OF THEM. I do particularly like "hello sailor" from Winter Soldier though.

Favourite line:
"I only pretend to know everything"

Favourite comic book appearance:
I've never really liked any of her solo outings. They're all very Batman-I-Am-The-Night and I just can't care about those kinds of characters. So my favourite Natasha's normally turn up in team comics. KSDs 2012 Avengers run had some great Natasha moments, and Ales Kot's Secret Avengers too, though that run is just generally great fun. In terms of art though? Yeah, Noto for sure.

Favourite Clint/Natasha fic:
How dare you make me pick. (A stupid complaint, I made these questions) UM. Okay I was going to be totally helpful and put a couple of quality fics from my bookmarks here, but then I realised no, the answer to this question is much easier than that. The answer to this is: anything written by gsparkle.

Favourite alternate pairing fic:
I don't really read much with Natasha and others but these two fics I LOVE.
>> Lady in Red by Not_You [ Natasha/Pepper, E, cntw ]
>> By Any Other Name by hailtherandom [ Natasha/Sam, E, cntw ]

alphaflyer[personal profile] alphaflyer on May 1st, 2020 09:47 am (UTC)
All days are the same right now. It's just ... Day.

And yes, the post-recalibration scene. I may have replayed this a few times, once I uploaded Avengers on my computer... *ahem*

I still consider it a crime against fandom that Whedon took all that chemistry, all that caring between these two, and blew it just because he felt like thwarting expectations. Or something.
topaz119: BlackHawkBW[personal profile] topaz119 on May 1st, 2020 09:34 pm (UTC)
And it was chemistry that *he* laid the foundation for! Like, did he not notice? ISTG, people should just call one of the really good romance writers whenever they have a love story that's pivotal to a plot, because they know how to deliver the angst AND the payoff AND how to subvert the trope and still make it right, sigh. (Not that I'm not still bitter about Buffy/Angel or anything.)
franztastisch: bench[personal profile] franztastisch on May 3rd, 2020 12:22 pm (UTC)
It really was the Most Baffling decision. I mean, even people who don't care about fandom, who'd only seen the film once and could barely remember the character names still went to me, "but we're they dating?" went I'd occasionally bring it up. Like, that is a thing that happened to me.
gabrielle[personal profile] gsparkle on May 3rd, 2020 08:44 pm (UTC)
stop trying to make me blush!! <3

Secret Avengers is so fucking good, I really need to re-read it...
franztastisch: mostly harmless[personal profile] franztastisch on May 4th, 2020 10:34 am (UTC)
[aggressively tries to make you blush harder] I LOVE YOUR WRITING AND I WANT PUBLISHED NOVELS PLEASE.

I need to actually buy it... I think I read it as downloads or something? Need print versions.
[personal profile] starsanonwrites on May 7th, 2020 04:20 am (UTC)
"Shares the Avengers one brain cell with Rhodey." This is perfect and exactly accurate.