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be_compromised2021-07-31 04:01 pm
[CLOSED] Summer Promptathon 2021
GUYS GUYS IT’S TIME FOR THE SUMMER PROMPTATHON.
(image modified from fanart by sketchbuggy)
Can you believe this is our tenth summer promptathon??? Nope! Me neither!
TIMELINE
TODAY: Prompting starts! GO, GO, GO
SUNDAY 8th AUGUST: We open for fills! (You can also continue prompting)
MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 26th SEPTEMBER: Promptathon, both prompts and fills, ends at midnight in whatever your timezone is. THE PROMPTATHON IS NOW CLOSED
HOW PROMPTATHON 2021 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!
We welcome ALL THINGS MARVEL, though we ask that Clint and/or Natasha turn up 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).
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.
Also please warn if your prompts contain spoilers/speculation relating to Black Widow 2021 and/or Hawkeye TV.
> 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.
For additional squee, there is also the be_compromised Discord Server, where you can chat about Promptathon (or anything else) in a more chatroom-style place. Click here for an invite.
> Step Three: submit fanworks like there’s no tomorrow!
The usual Community Rules apply. There’s no length requirement on fanworks submitted. You can create 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.
Please warn if your fills contain spoilers/speculation relating to Black Widow 2021 and/or Hawkeye TV.
HOW TO POST FILLS
- Respond in a comment to the prompt you are filling. Please post the entire work in the comment if it's short enough OR post a link, and consider posting the first section as a teaser. Please don't post works directly to the comm - we’re all about one-stop shopping, so keep everything in this main promptathon post. We'll do a masterlist of fills at the end.
- Label your fill/comment in the subject line with 'FILL', your title, and a rating. Example: FILL: 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. This makes it A LOT easier for us to make that masterlist and for people to spot your fills.
- Make sure to include a rating and warnings OR 'choose not to warn' at the start of your fill, as per the comm rules. Help us out and make sure folks know what they're clicking on :)
- Please put anything NSFW behind a cut or link.
- And once again, because this is a thing we can now say (!); please warn for Black Widow 2021 film spoilers and for Hawkeye TV spoilers! Not everyone has Disney+/can get to the cinema.
If you have any questions about anything please feel free to ask! We have a questions thread as the first comment to this post, though you can also PM a mod or ask on the Discord server.
OKAY THEN BEST BAR EVER, LET’S GET PROMPTING!
FILL: Clint's Blind Date - Nat POV, PG
As she waited for the bartender someone called to her from behind.
“Excuse me.”
Natasha turned to the deep voice.
“Would you happen to be Mary Jane Watson? I'm Clint. Steve and Bucky said we were supposed to meet up tonight?”
It was on the tip of her tongue to be honest and tell him ‘no’, but his twinkling blue eyes made her stomach flutter. Nat quickly scanned the handsome newcomer with the chiseled arms in a tight gray shirt and completely lied.
“Yes, I'm Mary Jane...that’s me.”
She stuck out her hand and felt a small thrill run through her when he took it and squeezed it firmly, pulling her hand towards him.
“Oh good,” he smiled with relief, “I never do this but Steve and Bucky said they've known you for a long time.”
“Oh, I know,” Natasha played along, “me too.”
“I’m glad they said you'd be wearing purple. There was another redhead in a lilac dress but I kinda hoped it was you. Were Steve and Bucky big dorks and told you purple is my favorite color? Is that why you wore that?” He rambled, looking adorably embarrassed.
Natasha shook her head and stared at his mouth, not really listening because he had very nice lips. She silently thanked Melinda for making her change outfits tonight.
Whoever this Mary Jane girl was, it was her loss now. Not only was Clint tall and attractive, he smelled good, his voice was hypnotic and he was sort of funny.
Unfortunately for Natasha his real date spotted him.
“Clint! Clint Barton!?”
Clint and Natasha both turned to a tall, thin strawberry blonde woman in a purple dress waving to him.
“Hi, I’m Mary Jane! I was at the back of the bar, sorry I didn't see you.” She bounced over, her long hair flowing behind her, obviously a model.
Natasha grimaced and started to back away feeling incredibly stupid.
“Hey…” Clint said slowly, obviously confused.
Mary Jane didn't pay attention to Natasha, she only had eyes for Clint. She started going on about Steve and Bucky and how much they told her about him.
Clint nodded politely but turned to Natasha with a questioning look on his face.
Natasha grinned sheepishly and shrugged her shoulders. But before she turned away, she did something out of character and gave him a sly wink, then flagged down the bartender.
“Um..who was that?” Maria asked, looking Clint up and down as Natasha sat with their drinks.
“His name's Clint.” She said offhandedly. “He likes purple and red heads.”
“Well maybe just one redhead cuz he keeps looking over here at you.”
Natasha smiled behind her glass as she took a sip and resisted the urge to look over at Clint and his date.
Maria, Melinda and Natasha ordered another round before Nat got the nerve to glance over, wondering if Clint was having fun with the gorgeous amazon from Wonder Woman.
They were gone. She tried not to let it sour her mood.
“Should’ve gave him your number…” Melinda sang.
“In front of his date? That would have been rude.” Nat smirked at the thought.
The girls said goodbye outside, Melinda and Maria heading left and Natasha going right.
As she approached the corner a familiar voice called out to her.
“So what is your real name?”
No way. Her heart thumped as she waited for Clint to catch up before she turned, not wanting him to see how excited she was that he came back.
“You know it's not fair? You know my name, you know some of my friends' names. You even know my favorite color, but I don't know anything about you.”
There was that smile. How did Mary Jane what’s-her-name let that go?
“What if I don't have a favorite color?” She teased.
His eyes scanned over her more clinically than creepy.
“Probably not an issue, you would look good in anything.”
Wow, charming too.
“Do you flatter all the girls like that?”
“No." He said simply but seriously. “If I did I would still be with my pretty but boring date.”
She took a deep breath hoping to sound casual.
“You didn't have a good time?”
“No,” he stepped closer, “but it wasn't her fault. She wasn't the one I wanted to get to know tonight.”
Nat swallowed hard, not sure what to say. Clint cleared his throat.
“Would you like to meet here tomorrow and tell me about yourself maybe?”
His voice went up a little bit at the end. The confidence slip made him that much more endearing.
She smiled and nodded.
He grinned but then frowned a little.
“Are you going to make me wait until tomorrow to tell me your name?”
Toying with the idea for a split second, she laughed and told him.
“Natasha. Natasha Romanov.”
“Natasha.” He repeated.
Her name never sounded so attractive before. She got goosebumps thinking about how it would sound if he whispered it in her ear.
“See you tomorrow, Clint Barton.”
She started walking home when he hollered.
“Hey Nat?”
Intrigued, she turned back. No one had ever called her that before and now here was this stranger, albeit a very attractive one, giving her a nickname on the first night they met.
Clint shoved his hands in the pockets of his jeans. If he didn't stop looking so goddamn cute Natasha was going to kiss him right here outside of the bar.
“I know I just asked you out for tomorrow night but I wouldn't be a gentleman if I didn't offer to walk you home safely. And I mean only walk you home, nothing else.” He added quickly.
Natasha smiled and laced her arm through his.
“I'd like that.”
AN: This is my very first contribution to the promptathon. thank you KMC for the prompt idea!!
Re: FILL: Clint's Blind Date - Nat POV, PG
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Re: FILL: Clint's Blind Date - Nat POV, PG