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Friending Meme
Hi All, since we haven’t done one of these in a long while and we’ve had some new faces join us this year (HELLO!) welcome to a good old-fashioned friending meme.
If you haven’t seen one of these before, they’re a chance for everyone in the community to get to know each other; to say hi if you’re new, if you’ve not been around for a while, if you’ve been lurking, and if you just fancy a chat. This is an open to all, friendly (pun intended) event. If you make new friends here feel free to join the community and/or friend each other on various platforms, or not - there’s no pressure, we’re just here to have fun. You can find examples of previous friending memes here.
An introduction to our community, the community rules, and some useful links are available here. This includes a link to the handy Username Database - we’d recommend taking a minute to add your usernames / online handles here since we’re spread across different platforms. Those being dreamwidth, discord (instructions on how to join the discord here), and tumblr. Big events, like the yearly promptathon and secret santa fic exchange, are advertised across all three platforms. Most chatting happens on discord. Feel free to spend time with us on as many or as few platforms you like.
Your mods are
inkvoices, cloud-atlas (on discord and tumblr) /
franztastisch (on dreamwidth), and
gsparkle / quidnunc-life (on tumblr). Feel free to reach out to us on any platform you see us, but you’re most likely to find us on discord or in a ‘questions/general comments’ thread at the top of event posts on dreamwidth.
And on to the main event…
How to play:
1) Copy and paste the below questions and formatting from the box below into a new comment, as the start of a new comment thread.
2) Answer as many / as few of the questions as you like / feel comfortable with and hit post! All questions are optional.
3) Chat with the people who reply to your comment.
4) Reply to other people’s comments to have a chat with them. You might want to comment on one of their answers where you think you have a mutual interest, or you found something interesting, or you just want to say ‘hi’. It’s all good!
A note on ‘OPTIONAL extra info’: while ALL of the questions are optional, as someone from the school of ‘don’t share personal identifying information on the internet’ I want to emphasise that this freestyle space is especially optional. If you like, this is where you can share anything extra that you would like people to know about you, that you think it would be useful to know, or that you would just like to share. This could be, for example, your preferred pronouns, a general location/timezone, how frequently you’re online, what people might expect to find on your blog… a cute picture of a pet, a favourite gif… you name it. Or not, as the case can very much be. Stay safe <3
The usual community rules apply. As always, the first comment thread is for any questions or general comments and chatter. Have fun!
If you haven’t seen one of these before, they’re a chance for everyone in the community to get to know each other; to say hi if you’re new, if you’ve not been around for a while, if you’ve been lurking, and if you just fancy a chat. This is an open to all, friendly (pun intended) event. If you make new friends here feel free to join the community and/or friend each other on various platforms, or not - there’s no pressure, we’re just here to have fun. You can find examples of previous friending memes here.
An introduction to our community, the community rules, and some useful links are available here. This includes a link to the handy Username Database - we’d recommend taking a minute to add your usernames / online handles here since we’re spread across different platforms. Those being dreamwidth, discord (instructions on how to join the discord here), and tumblr. Big events, like the yearly promptathon and secret santa fic exchange, are advertised across all three platforms. Most chatting happens on discord. Feel free to spend time with us on as many or as few platforms you like.
Your mods are
And on to the main event…
How to play:
1) Copy and paste the below questions and formatting from the box below into a new comment, as the start of a new comment thread.
2) Answer as many / as few of the questions as you like / feel comfortable with and hit post! All questions are optional.
3) Chat with the people who reply to your comment.
4) Reply to other people’s comments to have a chat with them. You might want to comment on one of their answers where you think you have a mutual interest, or you found something interesting, or you just want to say ‘hi’. It’s all good!
A note on ‘OPTIONAL extra info’: while ALL of the questions are optional, as someone from the school of ‘don’t share personal identifying information on the internet’ I want to emphasise that this freestyle space is especially optional. If you like, this is where you can share anything extra that you would like people to know about you, that you think it would be useful to know, or that you would just like to share. This could be, for example, your preferred pronouns, a general location/timezone, how frequently you’re online, what people might expect to find on your blog… a cute picture of a pet, a favourite gif… you name it. Or not, as the case can very much be. Stay safe <3
The usual community rules apply. As always, the first comment thread is for any questions or general comments and chatter. Have fun!
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be_compromised Lottery Winning Con
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- a puzzle table and a somewhere to watch Marvel things will be available for quiet times
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- there will be a tour of Budapest to work off the food, including MCU and fanfic locations and a private tour of the metro system, to see where Clint and Nat spent three days playing tic-tac-toe, hangman, and doing Whatever Else They Were Up To While Bored.
- apparently Scarlett Johannsson and Jeremy Renner are showing up to do some acting and/or reading. (Hmm, maybe we invite them on the walking tour and see if we can get some amateur filming done...?)
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ball pit' to take part inSounding like a good time! Anything we're missing? 💜
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What’s your brand of Marvel? (MCU, comics, cartoons etc. or all the things?) MCU
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? a
(Are you hanging out in Avengers Tower in 2012, camping out at the farm, sailing down a river in Egypt, in an alternative universe, following canon all the way off a cliff, all of the above, or somewhere else entirely?)
I love stories about their partnership before or during the events of the movies, stories about what really happened in Budapest, friends to lovers stories, really anything that shows them being bad ass. I have to admit I really didn't buy Natasha/Bruce as presented in the movies, so I mostly just ignore that. I have no problem with Clint's family but I just kind of put that to one side and focus on the bond between him and Natasha that we saw so clearly in "Avengers." I pretty much also ignore Natasha's fate at the end of the movie series -- that just did not work for me.
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: Bucky/Steve, Clint/Coulson, Natasha/Maria, Natasha/Clint/Coulson, Bucky/Natasha, Steve/Peggy.
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? Wheel of Time, and lots of old fandoms, especially Stargate SG-1 and LOTR.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? (Are you a writer, artist, reader, cheerleader, beta reader, podfic maker, vid maker, appreciative lurker…?) I was a writer for a long time but now I'm just a reader/commenter.
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? Stories with plot that show how awesome the characters are, action along with the romance. Stories that explore the unexplored corners of the movies. I don't tend to gravitate toward au's for Clint/Natasha for some reason because ordinarily I like them.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything):
Self rec something that you've written/created:
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on:
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): Wheel of Time TV show! Awesome.
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? I do not own any Marvel merchandise except for an "Avengers" commemorative popcorn tub.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have:
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I love LOTR. I had a rewatch with my sister last month :)
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What’s your brand of Marvel? Mainly MCU, with a few headcannons that stem from the comics.
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? I like SHIELD-era spy stuff and everything STRIKE Team Delta, as well as AUs—and for those, canon-divergent rather than completely unrelated universes. I am not a fan of Laura triangles, although I enjoy stories she's part of, either happily married with Clint and Nat as Clint's best friend, post-divorce Clintasha or even cheating Clintasha (yes, that is not below me, sorry Laura).
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: Pepperony was my first OTP, and I've dipped my toes in Tony/Nat before, although that one needed an AU-verse to work in my head. Currently Clintasha is my desired pairing.
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? Not in terms of content creation. I was big into Resident Evil, but they lost me a couple years ago with all their reboots.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? I am mainly a writer, although I'm known to spend untenable amounts of time doodling fanart for my own stories in Photoshop when I try to procrastinate writers block. I'll gladly beta read and cheerlead, and if anyone knows good long-fic, that's my favorite to read.
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? Realism most of all, especially concerning action and medical stuff. I really like whump and hurt/comfort, but you'll loose me if a bandaid somehow magically fixes internal hemorrhage and a bad concussion disappears within the first paragraph's dialogue. I also like well-written intimacy that goes a little deeper than Captain America getting a boner every time he sees Tony stepping out of his sweaty Iron Man suit, lol. In terms of Clintasha specifically, the various forms of their initial hookup, Natasha opening up about her Red Room days, general Delta awesomeness and any and all survival scenarios that really put them to the test.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything): https://archiveofourown.org/works/12577504 A brilliant (and hot) Clintasha oneshot.
Self rec something that you've written/created: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48548197 My first foray into Clintasha this summer.
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on:
(a scene from my current story in the works, hopefully coming soon to a fanfiction archive near you)
I had just stepped out of the shower when I heard a light rapping on the door. I thought it must be Hill, coming to chide me for drinking straight from the pot (something I did just to get under her skin) so I yelled back, "Give me a moment unless you're willing to see things that can't be unseen!"
Wrapping a towel around my waist, I trudged to the door and opened it. But it wasn’t Hill standing there with an expression of mild amusement.
"This is unexpected," I managed.
Natasha Romanoff gave me a small smile, taking in my towel-clad state. "I can see that."
It felt like ages since I’d last seen her. Both of us had been on divergent mission agendas for a while now and our schedules rarely still aligned. Besides, even if I’d been so inclined, it wasn’t as if you could just pick up the phone for a chat while deep undercover. We had, each in our own way, become two of SHIELD’s most valuable assets.
Natasha was no longer the suspicious new Russian defector. She’d proved her mettle a hundred times over by now. And I had matured into my craft, grown less impulsive. I didn’t need a partner to temper me, worked well alone. But that was how I’d always thought of her, even as our paths split. My partner.
“Hey, stranger,” Natasha said, her voice playful as she took a good look at me. “What’s a nice guy like you doing in a dump like this?”
Listen, here's the deal with Natasha: she’s the kind of woman who won’t take any shit, but can dish it out in spades. She’s got the looks and the brains. And she’s been one of my most solid friends and allies since I‘d recruited her five years earlier.
“Getting ready for a little coffee and ice cream date with you,” I said, grinning. “How long has it been? Six months? Longer?”
“Something like that,” she said. “I’m still shaking off the jet lag. This time last week I had a British accent. Some all-American high-fructose trash will definitely help me get my head back stateside.”
She gave me another look-over. “Maybe put a shirt on if you don’t want the local girls to get all overcome with excitement. Doesn’t seem like there are many men around here with a full complement of teeth.”
And there it was. That easy, playful banter between us that made it feel as though no time at all had passed. I laughed and told her to meet me in the parking lot in five. Suddenly I was glad Bogota had been called off.
Wherever they’d send me, at least it would be in good company.
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): Fun fact: for the last 6 years or so, I've read almost exclusively Stephen King for fiction. Currently on a re-read of It. It's just so awfully long.
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? I have a little Iron Man figure glued to the dashboard of my Jeep Wrangler. I keep praying to it for that superhero mental support whenever I go offroading.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have:I'd hire Scarlett Johannsson and Jeremy Renner for a be-compromised production of “What REALLY Happened In Budapest” With y'all as script writers, obviously.
OPTIONAL extra info: I like leatherworking. Is that random enough?
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"What REALLY Happened in Budapest"! Yes, I need a full staged reading and film. 😂
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What’s your brand of Marvel? (MCU, comics, cartoons etc. or all the things?) MCU. I was familiar with all things MCU before and then a few months ago I rewatched the movies and fell hard for Clint/Natasha.
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? a
(Are you hanging out in Avengers Tower in 2012, camping out at the farm, sailing down a river in Egypt, in an alternative universe, following canon all the way off a cliff, all of the above, or somewhere else entirely?) Relatively new to the ship, so right now my brand of Clint and Natasha is fairly expansive. I like exploring all aspects of canon (even the parts I don't prefer, like Bruce/Nat and the surprise farm) because I think it makes for interesting fic. I would say that I don't currently gravitate to super non-canon AUs for the pairing, but that's my usual MO. I know there are many amazing ones!
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: I don't really have any 🤷🏻♀️
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? I was very into The Rookie/Chenford until a few months ago. Past obsessions also include The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, BSG, Community, Game of Thrones, Gossip Girl (🥴), soap operas, and many other things.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? (Are you a writer, artist, reader, cheerleader, beta reader, podfic maker, vid maker, appreciative lurker…?) I love writing, reading, and cheerleading.
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? I love fic that explores missing moments, what ifs, the interior thoughts of characters, and everything that canon doesn't usually have room for. I think fic is magical because it dives into all the nooks and crannies of characters and relationships.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything): I've been on a mission to reblog every Clintasha gifset from the last 10 years LOL. Right now I'm enjoying this: https://www.tumblr.com/poppypickle/729574084651958273/drbonesmccoy-clint-natasha-according-to?source=share
Self rec something that you've written/created: I really loved writing Let Me Tell You a Story About War, so I'll rec that.
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on:
Clint sighs, feeling suddenly bone tired. Tired of trying his best. Tired of pretending to be okay. “Just ask me the question you want to ask, Cooper.”
“Did you love Natasha?”
“That’s not the real question you want to ask.”
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): I really loved Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? I'm not much for merch tbh.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: Jeremy Renner doing a staged reading of fic. 🤪
OPTIONAL extra info: I've been doing fandom a long time and I love joining new communities and making new friends. So feel free to reach out and say hi!
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What’s your brand of Marvel? (MCU, comics, cartoons etc. or all the things?) MCU and some comics, largely the Fraction/Aja series of Hawkete and the Phil Noto Black Widow.
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? a
(Are you hanging out in Avengers Tower in 2012, camping out at the farm, sailing down a river in Egypt, in an alternative universe, following canon all the way off a cliff, all of the above, or somewhere else entirely?) All of the above, as my muse and I see fit - sometimes in a total mash-up with a dash of the multiverse. I particularly like filling in the little gaps, cracks and plot holes between and within movies, or creating "before" and "new origin" stories.
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: I do like Pepper/Tony and enjoy the occasional Steve/Bucky, especially in non-super-powered AUs. I also like Kate and (not slashed) with Clint, Natasha and/or Yelena, althought I did write a "Hawkeyes Squared" once. I'm not big on OT3s.
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? Not really? I like certain series (The Expanse, Ted Lasso, Good Omens) but I don't read fic in it. Basically I don't have the time... :P
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? (Are you a writer, artist, reader, cheerleader, beta reader, podfic maker, vid maker, appreciative lurker…?) I mostly write, occasionally meta, and like cheerleading/beta reading.
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works?
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything): Ohhh... where do I start? Have a look at my bookmarks on AO3! And the amazing graphics that Inkvoices did for my four Marvel Bangs and our much-loved late Crazy4Orcas for several of my stories. These guys are amazing! (I'd link but we're currently driving through rural Canada and the tether to my iPhone is very crumbly).
Self rec something that you've written/created: I think some of my better work is the MarvelBang trilogy of Second Mouse, Locust Wind and Seventh Crow (MCU/007 crossover) - see also Inkvoices graphics and video mentioned above.
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on:
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): This is the opening para of the MarvelBang I'm working on now, a WW2 AU called "Bomber's Moon":
It is common knowledge in the greater Los Angeles area that Anthony E. Stark’s parties are not to be missed, at least not by the living. If you’re not seen at Stark’s mansion when the champagne flows you are, by definition, a nobody. A nameless husk of a human without career, connections, economic prospects, and sex drive.
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? Oh, oh - I have a dozen bobble heads (including a complete Clint-Kate-Yelena set from the TV series)! But my favourite fandom thing is the bat'leth my husband made me, and which hangs over our TV in the family room. That's where my nerd shelves are; we also have a life-size Firebolt broom hanging there, which he made for our daughter when she was younger, and the One Ring.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: Well, CloudAtlas, Ink and I went to Budapest a few years ago so we've already done the "hang out in the thermal baths and look for goons" thing. Next best would be a private tour of the metro system, to see where Clint and Nat spent three days playing tic-tac-toe, hangman, and doing Whatever Else They Were Up To While Bored.
OPTIONAL extra info: I'm a hobby photographer, an ex-fencer (ex because shitty joints), and am an international relations/peace and security nerd.
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Also love the snippet of the new fic!
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What’s your brand of Marvel? MCU (though I am somewhat familiar with a few comic book things, mostly the Bucky/Nat stuff, tbh.)
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? I shipped them hard in Phase 1, before we found out he had a family and she was supposed to love Bruce (I still don't get that part!) and since finding out about Bucky/Nat in the comics I fell hard for that ship. I love them as best friends, however, I still have a soft spot for them as a romantic pairing too, mostly in Phase 1, just pretending the pairings from Age of Ultron never become a thing, or AUs where they really never happened.
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: Bucky/Nat, Steve/Peggy, Tony/Pepper, Darcy/Bruce, Thor/Sif
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? Hart of Dixie, Gilmore Girls, Timeless, and a bunch of others that I rotate around from time to time. (I don't really watch anything new anymore, I'm a dedicated rewatcher of my faves)
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? I've been writing fanfiction for 20+ years and I don't feel like stopping yet! Also, occasionally mess around in Photoshop, and sometimes even make fanvids, but mostly it's the writing :)
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? Romance, because I'm a sucker for it. Close friendships, found family, team-as-family, but also friends-to-lovers and all of the fun tropes in those kinds of areas when it comes to my ships. Canon divergent AUs, mundane AUs, what ifs?, all that type of stuff too.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything):
Self rec something that you've written/created: Clint/Nat wise, I haven't done a tonne, but this little thing I wrote in 2015 makes me smile even now Once Upon A Time in Budapest.
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on: This is from an upcoming chapter in my latest Bucky-centric fic, 'Buck to the Future.'
“Hey, boys,” said the most beautiful woman either one of them had seen in a while. “You must be the new neighbours. Welcome to the building,” she told them with a winning smile, before disappearing into the apartment across from their own.
“See, just like I told you, Stevie.” Bucky grinned, his hand on his buddy’s shoulder. “What’s to worry about?”
Steve rolled his eyes as he moved past him. “You always were a sucker for a redhead.”
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): I'm a big rereader and rewatcher. New stuff is fine sometimes, but I know what I like and I like what I know, you know? So, the last film I (re)watched was Clueless, which I love :)
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? I have a set of Infinity Stones on my bed-side cabinet.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: I always love the idea of the actors actually reading out/performing our fanfictions for us :)
OPTIONAL extra info: nothing to declare :P
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Same! It would be peak cringe in the best way I think.
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kiss_me_cassie pretty much everywhere - here, twitter, ao3, discord, but cassiesinsanity on tumblr.
What’s your brand of Marvel? (MCU, comics, cartoons etc. or all the things?)
MCU but I float in and out of brands as needed to suit my mood *g*
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? a
(Are you hanging out in Avengers Tower in 2012, camping out at the farm, sailing down a river in Egypt, in an alternative universe, following canon all the way off a cliff, all of the above, or somewhere else entirely?)
MCU denial but I float in and out of brands as needed to suit my mood *g* (I AM FICKLE, ok?!?!)
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha:
Clint/Nat/Bucky, Nat/Bucky, Steve/Bucky if they're being domestic, Clint/Nat/Laura, Clint/Laura, Steve/Natasha, Natasha/Tony, Thor/Valykrie, all the friendships everywhere!
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into?
Leverage. I keep getting sucked back to The West Wing. I dabble in other things.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? (Are you a writer, artist, reader, cheerleader, beta reader, podfic maker, vid maker, appreciative lurker…?)
Annoying mom and cheerleader. writer/reader, reblogger of things
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works?
Brevity? LOL! My attention span is so short lately, so even if I love long epics, I can never get into them and gravitate to stuff under 10k. Longing, happy and hopeful endings. FRIENDSHIP and found family.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything):
Brain tired. I'll come back to this.
Self rec something that you've written/created:
How about the Idyllic universe? https://archiveofourown.org/series/463642
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on:
Nope, its a bday gift, but I can tell you its a Taylor Swift AU that no one asked for.
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share):
Jennifer Cruisie writes (write?) fun, quirky romances and I need more people than just me and gsparkle to read her.
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own?
My lego minifigs and a bunch of stickers Orcas bought me.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have:
I want Alpha to host a talk on international legal stuff. ;)
And a rewatch.
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Yessssssssssssss.
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What’s your brand of Marvel? (MCU, comics, cartoons etc. or all the things?)
MCU and comics, although I’m not up to date in either! (I also haven’t watched most of the MCU tv shows. I have started watching Daredevil twice and one day I will finish it…) The Fraction and Aja Hawkeye comic is a favourite.
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? a
(Are you hanging out in Avengers Tower in 2012, camping out at the farm, sailing down a river in Egypt, in an alternative universe, following canon all the way off a cliff, all of the above, or somewhere else entirely?)
All of the above! Depending on my mood. For writing I mostly like playing with AUs.
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha:
Clint/Natasha/Bucky and Clint/Bucky, but really I love that there’s such a huge ensemble to play with in Marvel and I'll read anything a writer can make me believe :)
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? None for writing. For reading, I've recently been enjoying some Tortall, Buffy, Old Guard, 911, and Batfam DC. I'm loving the resurgence of Good Omens.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? (Are you a writer, artist, reader, cheerleader, beta reader, podfic maker, vid maker, appreciative lurker…?)
I enjoy organising fandom stuff and enabling other people 😊 I’m a (slow) fanfic writer, rare beta reader (love it, but not much time these days), occasional graphics maker (same), and reader.
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works?
Found family, trust, banter/sass, marvellous ladies, characters put in situations
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything):
Recently read and love this epic found family band AU with eventual Clint/Bucky but also excellent Natasha and excellent everyone else: A Muscle The Size Of Your Fist by there_must_be_a_lock Have an excellent Clintasha circus fic from gsparkle: some moments more spectacular than others. A fav fanvid using the Fraction & Aja comics: Get Better by absternr. And this is a podfic of one my fics, Allegedly because I am still very wow that this exists.
Self rec something that you've written/created:
Anthology
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on:
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share):
The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley is a recent book that I loved and would definitely rec. I watched A Million Miles Away last night, a solid film based on the true story of migrant farm worker Jose Hernandez becoming an astronaut. It's Alright by Mother Mother has been a song stuck in my head.
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own?
I have a crocheted captain american shield that
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have:
Hmm, how about a walking tour of Budapest with locations pointed out from MCU and fanfics.
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I’m based in the UK (GMT timezone). I’m a she/her, but I don’t mind being referred to as a generic unknown they on the internet. I’m online sporadically and I don’t expect instant responses. (I'm gonna be without internet for most of this weekend - bad timing!)
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What’s your brand of Marvel? Mostly MCU with a few dips into the comics
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? I enjoy Clintasha romantic and platonic and familial. Usually I'm in a 2012 mindset or something totally AU. (Especially supernatural or fantasy)
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: Darcy Lewis got me into the MCU, and I like her with Clint, Bucky, Rumlow, or some poly thereof. Tony/Pepper, Steve/Natasha. Kate is a new favorite thanks to the Hawkeye TV series, and I like her with Clint. Wanda is also a lot of fun.
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? I'm currently getting sucked back into Torchwood.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? Writer and mood boarder, as well as reader
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? Family, friendship, multiple levels of relationships without jealousy, hurt/comfort, children, team as family, fluff
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything):
Here and Where You Are
Self rec something that you've written/created:
Non-Clintasha - Co-author of Complicated - a multifandom crossover involving a lot of Jeremy Renner characters
Clintasha - Clintasha Advent 2022
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on: I'm currently brainstorming a Torchwood AU and poking at my brain to flesh out a werewolf AU for Clint/Kate.
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): "Payback in Death" by JD Robb
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? Darcy Lewis funko pop
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: I'll add a vote of Jeremy Renner reading some fic.
OPTIONAL extra info: the fact that people like my creative stuff still startles me and makes me blush.
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Dreamwidth: broken_bow
Discord: brokenbow
What’s your brand of Marvel? (MCU, comics, cartoons etc. or all the things?)
Mostly MCU because it's what I know best, but I accept all flavors
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? a
(Are you hanging out in Avengers Tower in 2012, camping out at the farm, sailing down a river in Egypt, in an alternative universe, following canon all the way off a cliff, all of the above, or somewhere else entirely?)
Hmmm... I will take them pretty much any location, any time period, officially coupled or not. As long as neither is being killed off and Nat isn't paired with Bruce then I'm in. I do have a fondness for early SHIELD days, but when you live on crumbs, you can't be picky ;)
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha:
They're the main reason I still show up. No other pairing in my history of fanning has gone as long or deep. But I will read pretty much anything featuring Clint. He's my best boi
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into?
Hmmm, no, mostly due to lack of time for media consumption
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? (Are you a writer, artist, reader, cheerleader, beta reader, podfic maker, vid maker, appreciative lurker…?)
Lucker, for YEARS. Words are not my forte. I couldn't write or draw to save my life. Even filling this out is like uhhh.... But reading I can do. And am gaining skill as a cheerleader. I read fic for years and years with no account, staying very much on the fringes. But eventually I decided to emerge and start engaging with the amazing creators out here and y'all are the best <3
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works?
Angst and h/c, with a side of found family is my jam
Self rec something that you've written/created:
My creations have never made it past the daydream phase. I'm just here to gush over yours.
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share):
Not a film, but watched the start of the newest season of Amazing Race tonight. I love to travel and this is very much a comfort show for me. I also have been revisiting some Coldplay albums as I saw them in concert last week and felt nostalgic for some of their older songs.
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own?
I have yet to find the perfect Marvel puzzle. I have a few that are okay-ish, but not overly special. My latest purchase was a Star Wars one that I'm excited to do over the weekend.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have:
Puzzle table in the back for introverts who suck at socializing
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I live in the dusty, less populous part of Texas where it currently feels as though summer will never end. But I grew up in Seattle and dream of forests, mountains and rain. Also, if I had to choose one food to eat for the rest of my life it would be cereal. I have a bowl every night before bed :)
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What’s your brand of Marvel? Mostly MCU but also in love with the fraction hawkeye run :D
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? Either MCU canon/canon-divergent or SHIELD era, with a few touches from aforementioned comics :) I don't usually write AUs completely unrelated to canon, and I sometimes use the farm family for angst but just tend to completely ignore brucenat
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: I love kate bishop my girl <33 and marvel ships I would die for include peter/gamora, phil/melinda, steve/bucky
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? I would take a bullet for taylor swift 😁
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? I write! I draw (even though I only ever share it with my friends)! I read (the same 5 fics over and over again)! I cheerlead (aka annoy my friends nonstop until they publish something)! I make blend edits and I used to make video ones too but I don’t really have the time now 💔
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? I love anything with slow burn mutual pining and best friends to lovers just works so well with clintasha and the first kisses/get-togethers are *squeals* also SHIELD-era mission fics and AUs with really good worldbuilding that incorporate stuff from canon into the AU 🔥🔥
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything): uhh *holds up a mirror* anything by be_compromised oh and the hunger games au https://archiveofourown.org/works/24957505 because i need people to share in my pain
Self rec something that you've written/created: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46804213 multiverse au my baby 😌
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on: here’s the thing: by all definitions, black widows do not exist. they are no more than minutes stolen by the fistful, tricks of the lights, sleights of the hand, forgotten in a few blinks. / that’s what they are. they are not girls with names, with memories, with anything in their heart that passes for a soul. / (all of this is a lie, of course: before natasha romanoff was natasha she was natalia, and she alone remembers every catastrophe she constructed, down to every last fire; and she isn’t so sure that the spirit in her hasn’t been whittled down to entirely intangible wisps of smoke by now, but sometimes, just sometimes, she thinks she can still smell something burning.)
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): the last book I read was the invisible life of addie larue which is coincidentally the au i’m writing in the above teaser :) (knowing me it’s gonna take like 2 years to finish it LDKFSL) I am currently rewatching black widow for my birthday 🥰 and as for the song I would like to recommend maroon by taylor swift since she announced its track title last year (on my bday which is why it’s my favourite song ever I claimed it before it even came out) it’s so clintasha
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? oh it’s so hard to pick!! I own two taylor vinyls :D I also have two nat posters and the black widow movie special and the fraction hawkeye collection but also the merch I wish existed is the infamous unreleased tom hiddleston trailer avengers 1 clintasha poster……… please tell me someone knows what I’m talking about I go insane thinking about it
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: just make sure the venue has a piano and a mic and I will provide everyone with live taylor swift music stopping in between to give a 15 minute explanation on how each song relates to clintasha
OPTIONAL extra info: oh I’m aster!!! :D they/them and from hong kong, which means barely any ibfs are awake when I am 😔 my favourite season is autumn and my favourite colour is purple :))
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I'm gsparkle on AO3 and here on dreamwidth, quidnunc-life on tumblr (not super active), and gabshazzle on twitter (also pretty inactive)
What’s your brand of Marvel?
primarily MCU, but sometimes also comics to build backstories/bring in characters or characterization that i like! i'm not super up to date on canon films/tv because movies are expensive, i have a toddler, and some of the shows have let me down (looking at you, secret invasion).
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha?
i just ignore the canon i don't care for (farm fam, bruce/nat, vormir). anyway, i've almost entirely exited canon these days in favor of increasingly rom-commy AUs
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha:
Steve/Maria! Tony/Pepper! Thor/Valkyrie! Kate/America! Natasha/Maria! and my truly silly pairing, Steve/Scott!
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into?
tragically, i fell into reading hp fic (boo jk rowling FOREVER) specifically because i love when people who hate each other fall in love!! otherwise, i love pride and prejudice retellings and never turn down a good miss fisher's murder mysteries fic :) (I do consume a lot more content than i read fic for: dimension 20, our flag means death, rupaul's drag race, the bachelor, other stuff?)
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms?
i'm a writer! (footage not especially found these last two years - having a two year is HARD) and also here to cheerlead and beta as necessary. oh and i mod the discord!
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works?
if it's a romantic comedy trope, i love it! give me banter! give me fake dating! give me one bed for frankly ridiculous reasons! and also give me meaningful friendships, introspection, sarcasm, and more maria hill, always.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything):
The Rub by alphaflyer is astronomically fun!
i will never stop talking about or re-reading We Together Make A City by cloudatlas
Self rec something that you've written/created:
i guess i'll recommend con te partiro, which i think is one of my best clintasha stories, and fast, thorough, sharp as a tack, which is natasha and maria!
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on:
context: natasha, a tony stark-esque ceo, needs to get married to stay in the country, and so coerces clint, her long-suffering assistant, into a sham marriage (yes, this is the plot of the sandra bullock/ryan reynolds seminal millennial classic, The Proposal; and yes, this is a sequel to my original nat-as-tony fic)
Natasha wakes somewhere over the Great Plains to find that her spite nap hasn't had the desired effect. She’s still on a commercial flight, still traveling to Nowhere, Iowa, and still sitting next to the most annoying person she knows. "Done sulking?" he asks as she flags down the flight attendant and orders a strong bloody mary.
“Nope,” she says, slouching down in her seat and slurping her drink. Clint cuts her a look that says he knows what she’s doing, but brattiness is one of the easiest shrouds to pull over herself when she’s so far off balance. “I can’t believe you’re dragging me to the Midwest. I should tell the flight attendant that I’m being held hostage.”
There was a time, once, where she could actually yank Clint’s chain; now, he doesn’t even look up from his book. “Go ahead,” he says, turning a page. “I’m sure everyone would love to know why you’re on a plane to Iowa.”
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share):
book: i'm on a talia hibbert kick right now
film: barbie (loved it!)
tv: yes i'm watching the golden bachelor and yes i'm loving it; otherwise, just started jury duty
song: vampire/love is embarrassing/bad idea right? from the new olivia rodrigo album GUTS
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own?
i have a "black widow school for assassins" shirt that i will never get rid of
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: "what would they eat in [insert your home locale here]" and everyone brings a food that they think Clint and/or Natasha would order in their town and then... we eat!
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i'm a high school english teacher, i love to crochet, i have a pretty cute 2-year-old, and i love to share all the cool things i cook and bake on instagram (not posting that u/n here but feel free to dm me if you are also active on instagram and want to see any of the aforementioned information in action!)
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What’s your brand of Marvel? MCU, comics, cartoons (namely Avengers Assemble)
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? the chaotic romantic friendship vibe that they have going in Avengers Assemble
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: Phil Coulson, Bucky Barnes, Jemma Simmons; Winterhawk, Winterwidowhawk, Shield Husbands (Clint/Coulson), Agent Science (Phil/Jemma), Clint/Natasha/Phil
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? Star Trek, My Little Pony, Tolkien
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? Writer and artist (but primarily writer)
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? AUs that creatively include canon events and details
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything): my favorite Agent science fic (with bonus background Clintasha), In the Garden, a canon divergent Agents of SHIELD fic where Jemma has to go on the run from SHIELD after the events of T.R.A.C.K.S.
And also a fun Shield Husbands soulmates AU fic I found recently, A Color Full of Cuttlefish, where you don't see color until you touch your soulmate and Clint is a shifter who can, among other related species, turn into an octopus.
Self rec something that you've written/created: It's so hard to pick just one thing of what I've written, so I just picked the most recent thing I posted, If this neighborhood is called Little Budapest. A sequel to a fic I wrote last year, they're both part of an AU where Natasha fakes her death on Vormir set during the timeline of the Hawkeye tv show.
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on: I'm doing whumptober this year, focusing on Phil Coulson and Jemma Simmons. I've barely started my fic for the first day's prompt plus my mouse just died, so you will unfortunately not get to get a sneak peek of it. (and all my other wips are just vague ideas like "trans widow clint")
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): Dracula Daily
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? I wish there was a Jemma Simmons Funko pop, in my searches I've only encountered custom made ones.
My favourite Marvel merchandise item is my army of funko pop Clints and Natashas
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have:
ball pitArchery contestOPTIONAL extra info: I really love bats and will happily infodump about them if asked. I also have a special interest in aviation and air crash investigation.
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And I watch all the air crash investigation documentaries . . . especially a couple of months before I'm going on a trip. That's where the weird button gets pushed for my family.
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What’s your brand of Marvel? (MCU, comics, cartoons etc. or all the things?) MCU polyamory trutherism with the occasional indulgence in comics and cartoons
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? a
(Are you hanging out in Avengers Tower in 2012, camping out at the farm, sailing down a river in Egypt, in an alternative universe, following canon all the way off a cliff, all of the above, or somewhere else entirely?) Clint and Natasha are soulmates and are in love with their wife Laura (it's the only way AOU makes sense! IT'S THE ONLY WAY AOU MAKES SENSE!!!!!!) (Clint and Nat area also great without Laura)
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: Laura (obvs), basically every non villain that appeared in the Hawkeye show or Black Widow movie, the thunderbolts movie is gonna drag me back kicking and screaming bc it has Ava Starr in it <3
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? Leverage! Also once a year I watch Twin Peaks and it eats my brain for a month. Also, I maybe possibly recently watching all of season 7 of Riverdale and let that eat my brain. If you don't check my tumblr, you don't know.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? (Are you a writer, artist, reader, cheerleader, beta reader, podfic maker, vid maker, appreciative lurker…?) Being my friends personal cheering sections and writing when I have enough dopamine to rub some brain cells together. Also, getting emotional about music!
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? SLOW BURNS BAAAAAAAAAABY. And aus.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything): kiss_me_cassie and smallblueandloud have my whole hearts (no i'm not biased). I know yall have read gsparkles and cloud-atlas's fics but have you thought about reading them again????
Self rec something that you've written/created: If you don't mind my ot3 nonsense, I'll have to self rec my CNLCU (ClintNatLaura Cinematic Universe)
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on: Once I finish all of my teacher classes I will have more writing time!!! I promise!!! I will be around more too!!!! I miss y'all! (That was four sentences. Sue me).
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): I went to a The Chicks concert last weekend so it's all The Chicks all the time here (but now it's October so I'm going to have A Month of Rob Zombie, as is tradition).
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? I have bought every little piece of Natasha merch I could get my hands on that wasn't ugly. I have plushes! I have tshirts! I have makeup???? I still have all of the eyeshadows from the now defunct Shiro cosmetics brand that were styled after the Avengers (though I tossed the Nat lipgloss bc it got gross)
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: PaperAirplanes Explains Where the Barton House Is (A Three Hour Experience) (I'm kidding I'd only need an hour)
OPTIONAL extra info: I go to a lot of concerts with my dad and that's cool!
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but have you thought about reading them again???? Fandom life *grins*
YES, absolutely we would have to have this at a con!
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What’s your brand of Marvel? MCU, and I have read some comics as MCU got me into it, but MCU is still probably the main.
What’s your brand of Clint and Natasha? Canon adjacent Clintasha. So canon divergence AU, and what ifs/what could have been. Clintasha angst too, so stuff like married Clint but has feelings. Idk maybe I'm an enjoyer of messy LMAO. Nothing outwardly malicious obviously, but I feel like it sort of mirrors life in the way that stuff isn't always perfect, and things can get messy. But I just love it when they just have this fundamentally understanding of each other, that after years of being partners, they just know each other so deeply.
List some of your favourite Marvel characters/pairings other than Clint and Natasha: I love Starmora, easily second favorite MCU ship. Another is Pepperony. I think they're really fun and cute, but never been super invested fandom wise.
Are there any other fandoms you're currently into? Super into Critical Role (C1 mostly - Perc'ahlia). I read ATLA fics, but not super into the fandom. Spy x Family too.
How do you / would you like to participate in fandoms? Maybe a writer, just takes a lot out of me. I want to write someday hopefully. Mostly a reader though.
What're some of your favourite things you love to see in fic/creative works? ANGST. I am an angst gremlin. I also love soft and subtle intimacy?
I love canon divergence stuff too. Exploring what ifs are fun, and also just fix-it fics are nice.
Rec us something/s (fic, vid, art, graphics, meta, anything): This AU gifset: https://www.tumblr.com/hermiola/142759568859/clintasha-week-day-3-generate-mini?source=share
I'm not normally one for AUs, but there's something about this that I absolutely love.
Self rec something that you've written/created: Uh, I've got only one thing written that's out there, and it's Zutara. It's on my AO3 if anyone wants to read it, but don't really feel I should link it since it's not Marvel related.
Give us 3 sentences or a teaser of something creative, fic or otherwise, that you’re working on: I don't know if will ever see the light of day, but I have something.
"You could have picked anyone. Why me?" she says, frowning.
He blinks at her. For someone so expressive in the little time she's known him, she's never seen his face so blank.
"Because you're the only partner I would want," he replies simply. He raises a brow. "Is that really so hard to believe?"
What’s the last book you read/film you watched/song you listened to (OR the last ones that stuck in your mind or that you’d like to share): Guardians of Galaxy Vol. 3?
What Marvel merchandise do you wish existed, or what's your favourite fan thing that you own? Not big on Marvel merch oddly enough.
If someone were to win the lottery and we had a community convention (in Budapest, of course), suggest a panel, activity, event etc. you would like us to have: Fun little play with the actors for fics, and maybe eventually get fic to screen.
OPTIONAL extra info:
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So I'm guessing you've read quietlyimplode? ;D
(Honestly, they are so good at the mix of those two!)
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