Thank you to everyone for taking part in this year’s holiday fic exchange, from gift creators to beta readers and all you lovely people who leave comments! A shout out to our pinch hitters, who make things less stressful for all of us by volunteering <3

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. We’ll also be sharing the masterlist on tumblr.

If you’d like to share your fic on AO3, this year’s collection is here for ‘be_compromised Secret Santa 2022’. You can also use the tags ‘Community: be_compromised’ and ‘Be_compromised Secret Santa 2022’.

From your mods, we hope you have a happy holiday season and wish you all the best for New Year 2023! <3



All Around There's Brains In Jars
By geckoholic for inkvoices
Rating/Warnings: Teen; references to child trafficking
Summary/Prompt: He stares at the screen on his tour through the guts of the old building, for lack of anything better to do before the timer runs down, and doesn't quite expect the red dot in the back of the facility that signals a human being – or a heat source that emits a similar signature, at least.

All the Lights on Broadway
By franstastisch for geckoholic
Rating/Warnings: T / PG13; Mild violence
Summary/Prompt: 1930s AU

A Lunch Date with the Woman Formerly Known as Natasha Romanoff
By firlalaith for sgteam14283
Rating/Warnings: G; Not Age of Ultron Compliant, Not Endgame Compliant, References to Past Relationships, Mentions of Cheating, Fluff
Summary/Prompt: Natasha lends a hand while Clint is in New York to deal with the Track Suit Mafia and helps mentor Kate” and "Having been in your position, my first reaction is to tell you everything gets better. However, I may or may not have keyed someone’s car while I was in this position."

And to hide that would be so dishonest
By magnetgirl for alphaflyer
Rating/Warnings: Teen; canon typical violence, referenced child abandonment/abuse, genetic manipulation/experimentation, undisclosed drugs
Summary/Prompt: Mission at a winery.

Comfort and Joy
By alphaflyer for gsparkle
Rating/Warnings: Teen; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: A gift for Gsparkle, based on an amalgam of three of her prompts:
1. Trust Natasha to make even the most mundane Christmas traditions competitive;
2. Natasha channels her unrequited love/sexual frustration/general feelings into a LOT of Christmas cookies. Like... a LOT;
3. Everyone knows that the holiday season is the best time to execute a heist

Darcy's Armory
By caitis_musings for kiss_me_cassie
Rating/Warnings: T / PG13; Poly, Established relationship
Summary/Prompt: Darcy carries weapons for all of them and it's always fun to watch them guess how many she's carrying. (Prompt used: Weapon Hiding & Finding)

In Vino Veritas
By kiss_me_cassie for paperairplanesopenwindows
Rating/Warnings: Hard M; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Clint and Natasha have been friends with benefits for awhile, but oh no! Now there's feelings! Now the two most emotionally awkward people ever must negotiate a relationship. AND “we drunk-kissed but you forgot about it and i don’t know how to act around you anymore wtf”

make my wish come true
By gsparkle for franztastisch
Rating/Warnings: T; none!
Summary/Prompt: gets B a present for Christmas. The present is C. /// As a legendary assassin, Bucky has spent more than his fair share of time lurking in hallways. He knows where to walk so his steps are silent, where to stand to hear whispered voices filter under the door. He does not, however, know how exactly one is meant to present oneself in situations such as these, where he’s somehow a guest and a present and a surprise all at once.

New Traditions
By investigatory_suspect for magnetgirl
Rating/Warnings: G; No warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Natasha celebrates Russian Orthodox Christmas.

Out of the Long Night
By inkvoices for caitis_musings
Rating/Warnings: PG13; vague mentions of a past war, implied past tough times for the strays Clint collects, polyamory (Clint/Nat/Bucky)
Summary/Prompt:‘Clint having to explain the strays he seems to keep collecting’ and ‘AU where the local mystical shop also has the most magical café attached’. Clint brings home so many strays that Natasha and Bucky could form a coven.

Some of It
By mitchpell for investigatory_suspect
Rating/Warnings: Teen and Up Audiences; Vague reference to suicidal thoughts
Summary/Prompt: For some reason, people go to Natasha and Clint for life advice.

Two Times Clint Was A Cooking Disaster and One Time He Wasn't
By sgteam14283 for firlalaith
Rating/Warnings: G; no warnings apply
Summary/Prompt: Baking Mishap after Clint gets distracted (or is a distraction)

You're Here Where You Should Be
By paperairplanesopenwindows for mitchpell
Rating/Warnings: Teen; Mentions of violence, mentions of a SHIELD op on foreign soil
Summary/Prompt: Natasha’s first Christmas with the Bartons + Clint and Laura’s first Christmas with Cooper doesn’t go exactly as planned + (an itty bitty little bit of) If love is for children, then so is Christmas. Clint’s determined to convince Natasha otherwise.