Secret Santa Masterlist 2021

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Thank you to everyone who’s taken part in this year’s holiday exchange, from gift creators to beta readers and all you lovely people who leave comments! A shout out to our pinch hitters, who’ve decided to save their pinches to post another time but who, by providing a back-up, helped lower stress levels for the rest of us.

All gift creators have now been revealed on the individual posts and in the masterlist below, so you’re now free to post, share, and link to your gifts wherever you like. If you could in some way link back to this exchange or the community, to direct people to all of the other wonderful fics as well, that would be appreciated.

For AO3 users this year’s collection is here for be_compromised Secret Santa Exchange 2021 You can also used the tags ‘Community: be_compromised’ and ‘Be_compromised Secret Santa 2021’. We’ll also be sharing the masterlist on tumblr.


Secret Santa 2021 Masterlist

A Solid Foundation
By franztastisch for paperairplanesopenwindows
Rating/Warnings: T; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Clint and Nat are celebrities and news of their relationship has just leaked. Bonus points if it’s epistolary/has a social media element.

Baby Don’t Go
By crazy4orcas for quietlyimplode
Rating/Warnings: T; choose not to warn
Summary/Prompt: I went with a little bit of all of your prompts – I hope you like it!

Christmas is the Time to Say "I Love You"
By paperairplanesopenwindows for mintedjulep
Ratings/Warnings: General; none
Summary/Prompt: "Clint asks Nat for help finding Kate a Christmas present" plus "Clint/Nat/Laura happy throuple"

Five Times Natasha Stopped Clint From Adopting a Pet + One Time She Failed
By sgteam14283 for crazy4orcas
Rating/Warnings: G; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Clint Barton wants a pet. Natasha is happy with just one.

In the Company of Thieves
By kiss_me_cassie for sorcer3sssupreme
Rating/Warnings: PG; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Despite Clint's ability to cope with almost anything this job threw at him, his teeth were starting to chatter. A nice warm safehouse sounded like heaven. Even if he was doubtful about whoever the owner was.

no poetry about beds
By gsparkle for kiss_me_cassie
Rating/Warnings: G; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Clint and Nat have shared beds before. It's no big deal. But lately there’s something about one's bleary eyes and mussed hair in the morning that just makes the other one... feel things.

shadow of the hawk
By michuniverse for geckoholic
Rating/Warnings: T; graphic violence, alcoholism, gambling
Summary/Prompt: five times clint and natasha cross paths, and the one time they finally connect. a noir detective in a sin city, mid-1900s AU

Sisters
By RavenAce for alphaflyer
Rating/Warnings: T; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Yelena’s out for revenge for her sister’s death. She finds something unexpected.

Something fine and rare
By mintedjulep for gsparkle
Rating/Warnings: T; mild cursing
Summary/Prompt: Secret Santa - just what the hell is one meant to buy a reformed Russian spy and/or an archer assassin?

Specialities On Request
By inkvoices for RavenAce
Ratings/Warnings: Teen and Up; swearing, anxiety/prelude to a panic attack that doesn’t happen, fluff
Summary/Prompt: Bucky’s having a bad day when he walks into a new coffee shop/bakery owned by human disaster Clint Barton and Bucky’s ex from high school, Natasha Romanoff. (Clint/Natasha/Bucky)

Taking the long way home
By sorcer3sssupreme for inkvoices
Rating/Warnings: T; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Inspired by Doctor Strange - there is a network of guardians at key points around the world protecting people, and this reality, from... magic/other worlds/insert idea here. Natasha and Clint have very different ways of going about it. Both work.

the light on your door (to show that you're home)
By geckoholic for franztastisch
Rating/Warnings: NC-17; mentioned/implied sex work
Summary/Prompt: Bit of a mesh up of sex worker AU, Clint and Nat inviting a third, and the given song prompt.

The Pentateuch (Five Christmases, Five Beginnings, Five Golden Rings)
4 times Clint and Natasha needed the other (+ the one time they didn’t)
By quietlyimplode for sgteam14283
Rating/Warnings: M; choose not to warn (angst, hurt/comfort, farm family, Yelena)
Summary/Prompt: our times Clint/Nat needed the other and One Time They Didn't. The power is out due to a natural disaster that is not life threatening. The problem is, everything in the fridge and freezer is going to go to waste if we don’t eat it.

Winter Wonderland
By alphaflyer for michuniverse
Rating/Warnings: Teen and Up; choose not to warn
Summary/Prompt: Olympics AU and Avengers Tower Mischief



And a little note from your mods:

This is - amazingly - be_compromised’s tenth Secret Santa exchange! Whether you joined at the start of the decade or yesterday, or are still lurking shly at the edges, it’s absolutely because of all of you that we’re still going. All of your fanworks and creations, your discussions, challenges and exchanges, kudos and comments, the tumblr, discord… you, your creativity, enthusiasm, and friendship, is what makes this a community. A huge THANK YOU from us; keep on being your lovely selves <3

We hope you have a happy, healthy holiday season and wish you all the best for New Year 2022!

inkvoices & franztastisch