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Secret Santa 2024 Choices Post
Hello to everyone who's signed up to Secret Santa this year! (Also a shout out to the people who have volunteered so far to pinch hit if needed, thank you <3 )
The next step is to make your choices, which we'll use to help match people up.
Below is an anonymised list of what the 21 people (!!!) who have signed up have said that they would like to receive as a gift in this year’s Secret Santa exchange (taken from the Details/Description section of the AO3 sign ups). Each bold number (ie ONE) is an individual request, containing a number of prompts and possibly a 'yes please' and 'no thank you' note. The ask here is to select which are the top four requests that you would like to write for. You do not have to write for everything in a request, but which four contain ideas that you would like to play with?
Please can everyone taking part in this exchange reply (by commenting) to this post by 16:00 GMT Sunday 20th October with:
1) Your AO3 user name /handle
2) Your FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, and FOURTH choices for which requests (from the list of twenty-one below) that you'd ideally like to write for.
For example:
inkvoices
FIRST: THREE
SECOND: SIX
THIRD: NINE
FOURTH: TWELVE
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And onwards to the requests…
ONE
1) The first time Clint deals with a triggered Natasha.
2) Opposite sides, but working together (preSHIELD, Civil War, non canon, etc.)
3) The Red Room (threatens/captures/tortures) Clint to manipulate Natasha (it doesn't have to work :)
4) A good ole, Nat is injured or sick and Clint is only one she wants and/or will listen to
5) Secret marriage that is revealed when one gets hurt
6) Any AU that fit Clint and Nat (LOTR, Robin Hood, Medieval, Fantasy, Monster Hunters)
Yes please: - if none of the above inspire you...I also like...touch starved, sleep deprived, fix-it fics, missing scenes, protective Nat, dom Clint, Outside POV, Ronin Clint, soulmates, ABO but Alpha Clint, mission fics. Laura, Bruce and Bucky Only if C/N end up together.
No thank you: - unhappy endings, character death, polyamorous, self harm, kid fic, terminal illness, goofy/beta Clint, bitchy Nat, age regression, domestic fics, Black Widow family except for Yelena, canon Barton family unless....
TWO
1) "I hate how much you acting like an idiot makes me want to make out with you."
2) It's just a matter of time until drunken mistake/adrenaline rush/whatever is no longer a believable excuse for winding up in each other's bed
3) Antagonistic neighbors who are secretly interested in one another, bonus points for meddling friends
4) When the circus/carnival stops in Ohio, a young Clint Barton meets a young Natasha. Years later, they meet again.
5) One time at a party I kissed someone's girlfriend and to make sure he wasn't mad about it I just kissed him too. I blacked out and woke up to a group text with both of them.
6) Bookshop AU - one finally catches the other in the act of rearranging the books with their favourites on display - one always comes in on the weekends and sit in the same chair, reading the same book, but never buys it - I’m in the middle of a rant about this book I’m reading and oh my god you’re the author in line behind me and I’m sorry, not sorry - you’re famous and you want to hide out in my bookstore which is fine except the stupid paparazzi won’t leave - choose your own scenario!
Yes please: Party like its 2012, mission fics, domestic fic, angst with a happy ending, magical/mystical, AUs (with the exception of HS), poly, existing Barton kids (otherwise kid fic not preferred). fluff, feels, mixes of different canons (MCU, comics, cartoons, etc), any Marvel characters (I just named my top characters & 'ships above), crossovers with other shows you know I follow
No thank you: Character death, character bashing, brainwashing (unless its RedRoom/Hydra), noncon, rape, kid focused, cheating partners (with wiggle room for pre-OT3), Clint/Coulson, Nat/Yelena, or Bucky/Tony, Loki
THREE
1) Urban fantasy
2) Winter holiday
3) Strike Team Delta rescuing strays
4) Coffee . . . all the coffee
5) I've been where you are before, and I know the way out.
6) Clint keeps trying to retire. Keyword? Trying.
Yes please: Deep characterization, Happy endings – or hopeful at the very least, Ratings: G, T, or M, Fluff, Domestic/slice of life, Found family, Hurt/comfort, Pregnancy/kids – except MPREG, Character, bonding, World building, Power dynamics/imbalance, Possessiveness, Arranged marriage, Cuddling/aftercare, Alternate Universes that lean into magic/myth/fantasy, Codependency, Kidnapping, Auction/War prize, Touch-starved characters, Sensory deprivation, Dub-con, Trauma exploration/recovery, Biting/Marking, I have a MAJOR competence kink.
No thank you: Clint as a disaster, Natasha/Bruce, Loki as a good guy, 1st or 2nd person POV, Anti-religion/Religion bashing, Major character death – unless part of reincarnation or afterlife AU, Unhappy endings, Abortion, Incest – ignoring the insanity of Ancient Greek mythological connections, Breakup/cheating/infidelity fics, MPreg, RPF – Using the FBI, NYPD, etc. is fine, but please don’t use CNN, MSNBC, Fox, etc. and definitely no real people., Police/cop bashing, Current politics or political issues, Trans headcanons, Slurs/Name calling (Pet names are perfectly fine though), Violent non-con, Watersports/Scat, Texas bashing, Daddy/Mommy kink.
FOUR
1) Clint isn't the only one haunted after New York. Natasha struggles with unexpected Hulk PTSD.
2) "Oh, really? What about a certain someone who needs to double their cardio routine *every* gingerbread season?"
3) Clint gets roped into a ridiculous SHIELD gym bro challenge. Natasha isn’t complaining about the results.
4) They're held prisoner for 53 days. When STRIKE Team:Alpha finally finds them, the sight is not pretty.
Yes please: Make it realistic. Love character introspection. Go for all that H/C you always wanted to. Whump 'em babies. Sexy times approved.
No thank you: Clintasha in any kind of threesome, the Barton family (unless Clint cheats on Laura), allergic to high levels of fluff.
FIVE
1) natasha uses candy apple flavored lip gloss and it perplexes the hell out of clint
2) test kitchen AU wherein clint is the chef and natasha is the celebrity guest star
3) gingerbreadhouse building competition
4) someone picks up knitting. it's kind of annoying.
5) nutcracker ballet, ballerina natasha
No thank you: no smut please!
SIX
1) “i will die protecting you. no question about it. i care for you more than anyone else in the universe and even though i act like you’re a pain in the ass i love you so much. you dweeb.”
2) Soulmate AU but make it the silliest soulmate au you can think of. Think angry geese of destiny! (You can also make it an angry goose of destiny au, they're delightful)
3) “we drunk-kissed but you forgot about it and i don’t know how to act around you anymore wtf”
4) Sharon, Maria, and Natasha (or other shield ladies) become bffs by bonding over SHIELD gossip and judging each others love lives.
5) Five times Clint Barton came out of retirement and the one time that he didn’t OR Five times Natasha Romanoff swore she'd never retire and the one time she did
Yes please: Go create what you'd like, but I enjoy good natured/gentle teasing, domestic moments, relationship negotiation/getting together, and banter. The team all being friends and especially the ladies all being friends would be very appreciated. I'd prefer something with a happy/positive ending. Endgame didn’t happen unless everyone lived. I'm more familiar with the MCU canon than comics but I don't mind comics influences. Characters/Pairings: My big ones are ClintNat and ClintNatLaura, but I’m fond of Clint/Nat/Bucky and Nat/Yelena (I like both platonic and romantic Nat and Yelena). I’m for Nat/any female character. My only real notp is Nat/Bruce.
No thank you: Character death (especially Endgame canon character death). Character bashing (especially of the female characters)
SEVEN:
1) Clint and Natasha are invited (forced) to take a vacation from work. They can go to Delacroix, Bruce’s island resort, New Asgard, … What are these two up to when they don’t have to work?
Bonus: how is it that everytime they try to relax they run into something super suspicious? Criminals don’t take sick days?
2) Natasha reaching out to Clint during the events of Black Widow, working together like the old times, finally meeting Natasha’s sister, looking for more Widows, rebuilding a family from scratch, …
3) Avengers Compound era: Clint living with Nat! Domestic shenanigans with the rest of Avengers, flash missions, team training, movie nights, doing mundane things like doing the groceries, surprise birthday parties, …
4) AU where Clint goes on the run with Natasha post-CW. Do they stay with the whole team or prefer to be alone together? Who are their allies in Europe, where do they know of safehouses?
5) Natasha and Clint during the Blip. Does Clint come back to Nat? Does she reach out to him earlier?
6) Your favourite AU! Yes, even if it’s that one you’ve been looking forward to writing for ages, I want to read it! (I only noted one AU on the ‘no thank you’ below :)
Yes please: fluff and angst with happy ending, sharing what they like with others, domesticity, casual intimacy and non-sexual physical affection (hugs, hand holding, forehead kisses), first times (sfw), mutual pinning, working together, mysteries, road trips. I also like modern settings and soulmates AUs, role swap, domestic fluff and all the romance and non-shippy tropes (that are not below). I’m only familiar with the MCU, but feel free to use the canon you prefer.
No thank you: (no-way, not-ever) major character death, non-con, arranged marriage, drugs, more violence than in canon, torture, mafia AU, only angst or hurt with no comfort, sad endings.
EIGHT
1) How many times has Clint and Natasha kissed over a dead body?
2) Animal transformation. Run wild with this, pick your favorite animal and have fun.
3) Clint with kids, during a mission.
4) "Did I just see a hippopotamus do a cartwheel?"
5) Winter Holiday Traditions (Christmas, New Year's, etc)
6) Superstitions
Yes please: Clint-focused whump
No thank you: Major Character Death (unless they don't stay dead), Infinity War/Endgame (AU versions of these movies are okay as long as Natasha doesn't die though), On screen smut
NINE
1) When the Soul Stone is returned, Natasha comes back to life, fights her way back from Vormir, and lands up on Clint's doorstep, needing help to cope/readjust/find herself again.
2) Instead of modern-day SHIELD agents, Clint and Natasha are SSR agents in the '40s, dealer's choice on whether they're born earlier or time-travelled or whatever.
3) Clint & Natasha get a week off from SHIELD duties for Christmas and decide to embrace all the traditions they've never had a chance to enjoy before.
4) Clint & Natasha have been soulmate type BFFs for so long, but when one (or both) of them starts a romance with someone, obviously, it's going to change things.
5) Historical Romance AU, preferably either Regency or Medieval, dealer's choice on whether it's real world based or fantasy type.
Yes please: I would like MCU-based fic or total AU fic please, since I don't have much comics knowledge. Big fan of the following in fic, in general: family, found family, friendship, working together to get out of a jam, domesticity, friends-to-lovers, romance and all it's fun tropes, love confessions, kissing, PG-13 sexytimes, fluff, banter/snark, dramatic rescues, unexpected revelations/turn of events, time travel, alternate timelines/worlds, mundane AUs, canon AUs, everybody lives, happy endings. Other characters I love: Bucky, Steve, Peggy, Tony, Loki, Darcy, Yelena, Kate, Sam. Other relationships I enjoy: Bucky/Nat, Clint/Laura, Steve/Peggy, Bruce/Darcy, Thor/Sif, Tony/Pepper, Clint & Kate, Nat & Yelena, Nat & Steve, Clint & Bucky, Bucky & Steve, OG6.
No thank you: anything above a PG-13 rating; graphic/explicit sex, violence, or language above & beyond the level shown in canon; non-con/dub-con; mpreg; omegaverse; incest; underage characters in sexual situations; infidelity; polyamory; unrequested non-canon pairings; unrequested and/or non-canon character death; pure darkfic; unhappy/unhopeful endings; anything about current world issues, such as wars, politics, pandemics, climate change, etc.
TEN
1) The barton family farm is a flower farm and Nat owns a flower shop.
2) Clint runs a floral shop. Nat and Bucky are tattoo artists at the studio next door.
3) Christmas party at the Avengers Tower (can be ClintNat, ClintNatLaura, or ClintBuckyNat). Bonus points for platonic Nat & Steve and/or Steve/Sam
4) bad guy of the week/on the road/hotels/traveling. Any ship combo.
Yes please: All levels of ratings welcome for any of these prompts.
ELEVEN
1) Fellow SHIELD agents are convinced that Barton and Romanoff need to get laid and try to speed up the process. They really shouldn't have.
2) Clint (or Natasha) encounter a Skrull pretending to be Natasha (or Clint).
3) Clint and Natasha think it's a great idea to set up Kate and Yelena; what they don't realize is that Kate and Yelena have the same idea about them. Bonus if both Y and N enlist Alexei and Melina.
4) Kate and the NYC LARPers try to fix Clint's (lack of) a love life - and/or post-Endgame depression (fix-it).
5) "I get emails from a raccoon."
6) "Men." Natasha and (insert other MCU lady/ladies) compare notes over a superior Burgundy.
Yes please: Crossovers with unusual characters (e.g., Guardians, Deadpool); comics/MCU fusion; AUs (including origin/early meet-up stories); mission fic; SHIELD and/or Tower shenanigans; 5+1; fix-its; plugging canon plot holes; chosen and/or dysfunctional family; party like it's 2012.
No thank you: Graphic violence/torture/gratuitous whump; character death (unless in the context of a fix-it); threesomes; curtainfic; babyfic; That Farm.
TWELVE
1) Clint is given super soldier serum.
2) After The Black Widow Incident, SHIELD really shouldn't be surprised when Strike Team Delta recruits the Winter Soldier instead of killing him. (Or, if you want to take it further, Clint Barton collecting strays the recruiting people to SHIELD edition.)
3) Natasha (optional: and Bucky) moves into Clint’s building. She doesn’t know that he's Hawkeye, and she doesn't know that she's the Black Widow, but they have both heard of each other. Could be that Nat was in another branch of SHIELD and has just moved to NY. Could be any alternate universe where having a masked identity is useful…
4) Someone is having a bad time, because a lot of things have been piling up and they just can't catch a break. (Writer's choice! But some suggestions are: work, seasonal depression, holiday planning, pressure to attend holiday events, bad guys that just won't quit.) Their partner / partners / group of friends do their best to help make things better.
5) Going on a solo hiking / backpacking / trip of some kind to get away from it all and along the way finding someone / a found family you didn’t know you were looking for.
6) Any alternate universe or combination of AUs! Writer's choice, but some suggestions are: coffee shop, magic, circus, supernatural, library, space, shapeshifters, bookshop, uni/college…
Yes please: alternate universes, happy or hopeful endings, miscommunication (especially for comedy), banter, found family, friendships, intimacy, diversity, trust, choice, any Marvel characters, any background relationships. All forms of Clint/Nat and Clint & Nat are loved. I'm also a fan of Clint/Nat/Bucky. Any rating is good.
No thank you: permanent major character death, non-con, cancer, terminal illness, pregnancy as a major plot point.
THIRTEEN
1) They don't get to talk to/about you like that. I might hate you right now, but you're always going to be safe with me.
2) We just finished a late night SHIELD/Avengers paperwork session and you're tired and I'm tired, and you drive me to your apartment to eat microwave pizza together and I pet your dog and we pretend we're not madly in love with each other
3) “When I told you two to get to know each other through a fun common interest,” says Coulson, “I meant watch an episode of Dog Cops or something. Not blow a city up together.”
4) Mostly, we don't want to harm each other. We want to be handed our cup of coffee hot, and to say thank you to the person handing it. To smile at them and for them to smile back. —Danusha Laméris
5) I love you, it's ruining my life
6) Dropping everything for a text
Yes please: Mixing and matching of prompts are encouraged! Please do make it Christmassy/festive if that's okay. I'd prefer romantic over platonic, and aside from the MCU, I also love the Fraction run, but AUs are cool too.
No thank you: OT3s or farm family
FOURTEEN
1) The silliest, tropiest romcom you can come up with
2) Based on Evocation by S T Gibson: Realistically, the only way for A to accomplish [thing] is to speak to their ex, B. But the only way to speak to B is to go through their new partner, C.
3) Sex work AU
4) Characters A and B stopped talking after a huge fight. Ten years later they find themselves sitting next to each other on the same 16-hour international flight
5) Clint Barton as a bafflingly overpowed and hapless witch
6) "If I have to suffer through this then so do you."
Yes please: any rating, relationship negotiation, female friendship, polyamory, non-sexual intimacy, competance, shenanigans, No Timeline Just Vibes, magical/fantasy/sci-fi AUs, pining/UST, kink, worldbuilding
No thank you: Barton Farm, canon-compliance past WS, Coulson, excessive angst/heavy topics, kid fic, marriage/marriage proposals, bigotry of any kind
FIFTEEN
1) Adorable infodump
2) 4 + 1 clothing swap
3) Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss/whatever and they have to get out of it without blowing their cover
4) everyone is convinced that they aren’t actually dating
5) “Sometimes, being a complete nerd comes in handy.”
SIXTEEN
1) Regency AU
2) Exes to Lovers
3) Rockstar/Band AU
4) *Insert your favourite RomCom movie here* AU
Yes please: I especially love comics and the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoon, I also love the films! :) Pining. Characters: Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff, Kate Bishop, America Chavez, Lucky, Liho, Yelena, Carol Danvers. Relationships: Clint/Natasha. Ratings: T, M, E
No thank you: Character death(s), Sad endings, Cheating/Infidelity. Absolutely not any of the archive warnings.
SEVENTEEN
1) Clint/Nat/Laura obvs, if that’s something you vibe with.
2) Mission fic, preferably with Coulson nagging them, but not required.
3) Coffee shop/tattoo parlor au, or just a tattoo artist au
4) Musician au (Clint or Nat, or both on tour together, though not necessarily in the same band)
5) Farm boy meets big city ballerina (or singer, or tattoo artist, or… you get the idea. No powers, essentially. And it could be either country boy going to the city or the city girl going to the country)
6) Found Family
Yes please: All the smut. Just all of it. But fluff is good too! I don’t really have a specific preference to movies vs. comics. Alternate universes and fandom fusion fics are welcome. Angst, pining, and whump are okay, but need a happily ever after please!
No thank you: Please don’t make Laura an evil witch. I actually really like her. No cheating behind her back either. Or divorce. If you include Laura, she is included.
EIGHTEEN
1) Clint is actually an amazing cook.
2) Kate Bishop’s Official Guide to Helping Your Mentor Finally Realize He’s In Love with his Partner
3) Everyone loves strength, but can you love me for my weaknesses?
4) Turns out it’s really hard to woo your partner using the language of flowers when you keep getting sent on missions all over the world
5) Mischief is afoot at the Stark Christmas Gala!
6) Free space: give me your favorite AU or trope
Yes please: Competence doesn’t have to mean stoicism—give me some banter and fun, both between Clint and Natasha and with their cast of helpful (or not so helpful) friends. I’m happy with AUs, comics canon, whatever! Things should end happily, please :)
No thanks: Please no farm family or Laura, ABO, kink, death, kidfics, pregnancy fics, or horror
NINETEEN
1) "I figured you'd tell me when you were ready" (I imagine Clint saying this but it could go either way!!)
2) Falling asleep at work/being burnt out
3) Christmas at the Bartons'
4) Clint teaching Nat how to use a bow
5) "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
Yes please: Clint & Natasha friendship
No thank you: Smut or non-con
TWENTY
1) SHIELD days holidays
2) Last minute gift acquiring
3) Extended family
4) Separated on Christmas
5) Bad memories from Christmases past
6) Westview
Yes please: Any rating
No thank you: Major character death, rape, underage, Yelena/Kate (I like them as friends and Yelena as ace), Farm family
TWENTY-ONE
1) Robin Hood AU (either in the Middle Ages or in present day): Clint is a given as the titular hero, and Nat is almost set for Lady Marian, but how does the rest of the gang fit in? Bucky switching sides from Nottingham to Hood? If you write this prompt, and you want to use Steve, I prefer pre-serum here (unless you can write a convincing post-serum Steve ;) )
2) The Old Guard AU (based on the movie with Charlize Theron, not the comics): More or less Strike Team Delta as Immortals, with any of my listed characters added XD
3) Doppelgangers: For whatever reason, people pop up in New York who look like Clint, Nat, and the rest (aka the one where different characters played by the same actor run into each other)
4) Shadow & Bone AU (based on the TV series): instead of Alina, Alexander and Mal, we have a similar story with Clint, Nat and Bucky in the center (only that Bucky doesn't become as evil as Alexander was, due to the love he gets)
5) Belated Prom: None of them three (Clint, Nat, Bucky) ever had a proper prom, for various reasons. When one of their friends learn about it, they, more or less, move Heaven and Earth to give them this particular experience (including whatever can go wrong)
6) Hidden Talents: it's more coincidence than anything else that they all learn of certain talents Clint, Nat (and others) possess (apart from what we all know, like Steve's drawings, or Bruce's cooking). Can be something completely unexpected (like any craft), or something that once it's in the open, totally makes sense to be a hobby for any of them
Yes please: Almost everyone on the good side of the movies/tv series (I've seen almost everything in the greater MCU, except for Agatha All Along, Echo, and Deadpool & Wolverine, but I know enough about the whole package to understand what's going on XD). Any version of them (I'm most familiar with the MCU and the Fraction!verse, though, but if you can point me in the right direction, I'll dive in any verse that's out there XD). Smart characters! Idiots in Love. Everybody's Alive! Romance Tropes and Fluff! Friends with benefits. Cuddling. Fake Dating. Fake Marriage. A/B/O. Bed Sharing/There was only one bed. Meet-Cutes (and Meet-Uglys that get turned around). Soulmates. AUs! Favorites include: Space AU, Modern AU (for any fandom that's usually set in an earlier time frame - vice versa for any modern setting fandom), Band AU, but you actually can't go wrong with any AU, to be honest (unless it's based on a rather obscure fandom that I don't know at all). Working relationships! Where the characters have managed to have an established relationship while working in the same field. Case fics! Smut! (except for hard BDSM and Watersports). Crossovers & Fusions! Music! Either a song incorporated into the story somehow, or a Band/Musician AU.
No thank you:Natasha's Endgame storyline, period. If you want to work with that timeframe, please have her either going somewhere else than Vormir, or bring her back somehow. Same goes for Steve's Endgame ending (he can give the shield to Sam, but stays in the present. Any of the (many) villains in a main character part (exception here is Loki, but since this is mainly about our favorite spies, dial him down a bit as well, please). They can be discussed or show up in a scene or two, but I want my spies front and center ;) Non-canonical character death. Funerals. Hurt without comfort. Super dark!characters (except for canonical villains). Character or ship bashing. No discussion of real-life politics and the awfulness therein! The same goes for the current pandemic and/or the Ukraine crisis, please. Rape/non-con. Breakup fic. Characters being shown as dumb / demoted in their intelligence / reduced to being just a "tool" in someone else's belt. No sexual situations with underage characters. Please age them up if you want to create something with them. for any A/B/O storyline – no characterization of omegas as “birth machines” or demoting them their basic human rights. Any kind of watersport kinks (or other body fluids outside the usual ones for sexy situations). Disabled characters: Disability is NOT a handicap (they live a normal life!). ANY form of racism, misogny, discrimination because of sexual orientation, gender, religion, or color (not even a trace of it, please!)
The next step is to make your choices, which we'll use to help match people up.
Below is an anonymised list of what the 21 people (!!!) who have signed up have said that they would like to receive as a gift in this year’s Secret Santa exchange (taken from the Details/Description section of the AO3 sign ups). Each bold number (ie ONE) is an individual request, containing a number of prompts and possibly a 'yes please' and 'no thank you' note. The ask here is to select which are the top four requests that you would like to write for. You do not have to write for everything in a request, but which four contain ideas that you would like to play with?
Please can everyone taking part in this exchange reply (by commenting) to this post by 16:00 GMT Sunday 20th October with:
1) Your AO3 user name /handle
2) Your FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, and FOURTH choices for which requests (from the list of twenty-one below) that you'd ideally like to write for.
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inkvoices
FIRST: THREE
SECOND: SIX
THIRD: NINE
FOURTH: TWELVE
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And onwards to the requests…
ONE
1) The first time Clint deals with a triggered Natasha.
2) Opposite sides, but working together (preSHIELD, Civil War, non canon, etc.)
3) The Red Room (threatens/captures/tortures) Clint to manipulate Natasha (it doesn't have to work :)
4) A good ole, Nat is injured or sick and Clint is only one she wants and/or will listen to
5) Secret marriage that is revealed when one gets hurt
6) Any AU that fit Clint and Nat (LOTR, Robin Hood, Medieval, Fantasy, Monster Hunters)
Yes please: - if none of the above inspire you...I also like...touch starved, sleep deprived, fix-it fics, missing scenes, protective Nat, dom Clint, Outside POV, Ronin Clint, soulmates, ABO but Alpha Clint, mission fics. Laura, Bruce and Bucky Only if C/N end up together.
No thank you: - unhappy endings, character death, polyamorous, self harm, kid fic, terminal illness, goofy/beta Clint, bitchy Nat, age regression, domestic fics, Black Widow family except for Yelena, canon Barton family unless....
TWO
1) "I hate how much you acting like an idiot makes me want to make out with you."
2) It's just a matter of time until drunken mistake/adrenaline rush/whatever is no longer a believable excuse for winding up in each other's bed
3) Antagonistic neighbors who are secretly interested in one another, bonus points for meddling friends
4) When the circus/carnival stops in Ohio, a young Clint Barton meets a young Natasha. Years later, they meet again.
5) One time at a party I kissed someone's girlfriend and to make sure he wasn't mad about it I just kissed him too. I blacked out and woke up to a group text with both of them.
6) Bookshop AU - one finally catches the other in the act of rearranging the books with their favourites on display - one always comes in on the weekends and sit in the same chair, reading the same book, but never buys it - I’m in the middle of a rant about this book I’m reading and oh my god you’re the author in line behind me and I’m sorry, not sorry - you’re famous and you want to hide out in my bookstore which is fine except the stupid paparazzi won’t leave - choose your own scenario!
Yes please: Party like its 2012, mission fics, domestic fic, angst with a happy ending, magical/mystical, AUs (with the exception of HS), poly, existing Barton kids (otherwise kid fic not preferred). fluff, feels, mixes of different canons (MCU, comics, cartoons, etc), any Marvel characters (I just named my top characters & 'ships above), crossovers with other shows you know I follow
No thank you: Character death, character bashing, brainwashing (unless its RedRoom/Hydra), noncon, rape, kid focused, cheating partners (with wiggle room for pre-OT3), Clint/Coulson, Nat/Yelena, or Bucky/Tony, Loki
THREE
1) Urban fantasy
2) Winter holiday
3) Strike Team Delta rescuing strays
4) Coffee . . . all the coffee
5) I've been where you are before, and I know the way out.
6) Clint keeps trying to retire. Keyword? Trying.
Yes please: Deep characterization, Happy endings – or hopeful at the very least, Ratings: G, T, or M, Fluff, Domestic/slice of life, Found family, Hurt/comfort, Pregnancy/kids – except MPREG, Character, bonding, World building, Power dynamics/imbalance, Possessiveness, Arranged marriage, Cuddling/aftercare, Alternate Universes that lean into magic/myth/fantasy, Codependency, Kidnapping, Auction/War prize, Touch-starved characters, Sensory deprivation, Dub-con, Trauma exploration/recovery, Biting/Marking, I have a MAJOR competence kink.
No thank you: Clint as a disaster, Natasha/Bruce, Loki as a good guy, 1st or 2nd person POV, Anti-religion/Religion bashing, Major character death – unless part of reincarnation or afterlife AU, Unhappy endings, Abortion, Incest – ignoring the insanity of Ancient Greek mythological connections, Breakup/cheating/infidelity fics, MPreg, RPF – Using the FBI, NYPD, etc. is fine, but please don’t use CNN, MSNBC, Fox, etc. and definitely no real people., Police/cop bashing, Current politics or political issues, Trans headcanons, Slurs/Name calling (Pet names are perfectly fine though), Violent non-con, Watersports/Scat, Texas bashing, Daddy/Mommy kink.
FOUR
1) Clint isn't the only one haunted after New York. Natasha struggles with unexpected Hulk PTSD.
2) "Oh, really? What about a certain someone who needs to double their cardio routine *every* gingerbread season?"
3) Clint gets roped into a ridiculous SHIELD gym bro challenge. Natasha isn’t complaining about the results.
4) They're held prisoner for 53 days. When STRIKE Team:Alpha finally finds them, the sight is not pretty.
Yes please: Make it realistic. Love character introspection. Go for all that H/C you always wanted to. Whump 'em babies. Sexy times approved.
No thank you: Clintasha in any kind of threesome, the Barton family (unless Clint cheats on Laura), allergic to high levels of fluff.
FIVE
1) natasha uses candy apple flavored lip gloss and it perplexes the hell out of clint
2) test kitchen AU wherein clint is the chef and natasha is the celebrity guest star
3) gingerbreadhouse building competition
4) someone picks up knitting. it's kind of annoying.
5) nutcracker ballet, ballerina natasha
No thank you: no smut please!
SIX
1) “i will die protecting you. no question about it. i care for you more than anyone else in the universe and even though i act like you’re a pain in the ass i love you so much. you dweeb.”
2) Soulmate AU but make it the silliest soulmate au you can think of. Think angry geese of destiny! (You can also make it an angry goose of destiny au, they're delightful)
3) “we drunk-kissed but you forgot about it and i don’t know how to act around you anymore wtf”
4) Sharon, Maria, and Natasha (or other shield ladies) become bffs by bonding over SHIELD gossip and judging each others love lives.
5) Five times Clint Barton came out of retirement and the one time that he didn’t OR Five times Natasha Romanoff swore she'd never retire and the one time she did
Yes please: Go create what you'd like, but I enjoy good natured/gentle teasing, domestic moments, relationship negotiation/getting together, and banter. The team all being friends and especially the ladies all being friends would be very appreciated. I'd prefer something with a happy/positive ending. Endgame didn’t happen unless everyone lived. I'm more familiar with the MCU canon than comics but I don't mind comics influences. Characters/Pairings: My big ones are ClintNat and ClintNatLaura, but I’m fond of Clint/Nat/Bucky and Nat/Yelena (I like both platonic and romantic Nat and Yelena). I’m for Nat/any female character. My only real notp is Nat/Bruce.
No thank you: Character death (especially Endgame canon character death). Character bashing (especially of the female characters)
SEVEN:
1) Clint and Natasha are invited (forced) to take a vacation from work. They can go to Delacroix, Bruce’s island resort, New Asgard, … What are these two up to when they don’t have to work?
Bonus: how is it that everytime they try to relax they run into something super suspicious? Criminals don’t take sick days?
2) Natasha reaching out to Clint during the events of Black Widow, working together like the old times, finally meeting Natasha’s sister, looking for more Widows, rebuilding a family from scratch, …
3) Avengers Compound era: Clint living with Nat! Domestic shenanigans with the rest of Avengers, flash missions, team training, movie nights, doing mundane things like doing the groceries, surprise birthday parties, …
4) AU where Clint goes on the run with Natasha post-CW. Do they stay with the whole team or prefer to be alone together? Who are their allies in Europe, where do they know of safehouses?
5) Natasha and Clint during the Blip. Does Clint come back to Nat? Does she reach out to him earlier?
6) Your favourite AU! Yes, even if it’s that one you’ve been looking forward to writing for ages, I want to read it! (I only noted one AU on the ‘no thank you’ below :)
Yes please: fluff and angst with happy ending, sharing what they like with others, domesticity, casual intimacy and non-sexual physical affection (hugs, hand holding, forehead kisses), first times (sfw), mutual pinning, working together, mysteries, road trips. I also like modern settings and soulmates AUs, role swap, domestic fluff and all the romance and non-shippy tropes (that are not below). I’m only familiar with the MCU, but feel free to use the canon you prefer.
No thank you: (no-way, not-ever) major character death, non-con, arranged marriage, drugs, more violence than in canon, torture, mafia AU, only angst or hurt with no comfort, sad endings.
EIGHT
1) How many times has Clint and Natasha kissed over a dead body?
2) Animal transformation. Run wild with this, pick your favorite animal and have fun.
3) Clint with kids, during a mission.
4) "Did I just see a hippopotamus do a cartwheel?"
5) Winter Holiday Traditions (Christmas, New Year's, etc)
6) Superstitions
Yes please: Clint-focused whump
No thank you: Major Character Death (unless they don't stay dead), Infinity War/Endgame (AU versions of these movies are okay as long as Natasha doesn't die though), On screen smut
NINE
1) When the Soul Stone is returned, Natasha comes back to life, fights her way back from Vormir, and lands up on Clint's doorstep, needing help to cope/readjust/find herself again.
2) Instead of modern-day SHIELD agents, Clint and Natasha are SSR agents in the '40s, dealer's choice on whether they're born earlier or time-travelled or whatever.
3) Clint & Natasha get a week off from SHIELD duties for Christmas and decide to embrace all the traditions they've never had a chance to enjoy before.
4) Clint & Natasha have been soulmate type BFFs for so long, but when one (or both) of them starts a romance with someone, obviously, it's going to change things.
5) Historical Romance AU, preferably either Regency or Medieval, dealer's choice on whether it's real world based or fantasy type.
Yes please: I would like MCU-based fic or total AU fic please, since I don't have much comics knowledge. Big fan of the following in fic, in general: family, found family, friendship, working together to get out of a jam, domesticity, friends-to-lovers, romance and all it's fun tropes, love confessions, kissing, PG-13 sexytimes, fluff, banter/snark, dramatic rescues, unexpected revelations/turn of events, time travel, alternate timelines/worlds, mundane AUs, canon AUs, everybody lives, happy endings. Other characters I love: Bucky, Steve, Peggy, Tony, Loki, Darcy, Yelena, Kate, Sam. Other relationships I enjoy: Bucky/Nat, Clint/Laura, Steve/Peggy, Bruce/Darcy, Thor/Sif, Tony/Pepper, Clint & Kate, Nat & Yelena, Nat & Steve, Clint & Bucky, Bucky & Steve, OG6.
No thank you: anything above a PG-13 rating; graphic/explicit sex, violence, or language above & beyond the level shown in canon; non-con/dub-con; mpreg; omegaverse; incest; underage characters in sexual situations; infidelity; polyamory; unrequested non-canon pairings; unrequested and/or non-canon character death; pure darkfic; unhappy/unhopeful endings; anything about current world issues, such as wars, politics, pandemics, climate change, etc.
TEN
1) The barton family farm is a flower farm and Nat owns a flower shop.
2) Clint runs a floral shop. Nat and Bucky are tattoo artists at the studio next door.
3) Christmas party at the Avengers Tower (can be ClintNat, ClintNatLaura, or ClintBuckyNat). Bonus points for platonic Nat & Steve and/or Steve/Sam
4) bad guy of the week/on the road/hotels/traveling. Any ship combo.
Yes please: All levels of ratings welcome for any of these prompts.
ELEVEN
1) Fellow SHIELD agents are convinced that Barton and Romanoff need to get laid and try to speed up the process. They really shouldn't have.
2) Clint (or Natasha) encounter a Skrull pretending to be Natasha (or Clint).
3) Clint and Natasha think it's a great idea to set up Kate and Yelena; what they don't realize is that Kate and Yelena have the same idea about them. Bonus if both Y and N enlist Alexei and Melina.
4) Kate and the NYC LARPers try to fix Clint's (lack of) a love life - and/or post-Endgame depression (fix-it).
5) "I get emails from a raccoon."
6) "Men." Natasha and (insert other MCU lady/ladies) compare notes over a superior Burgundy.
Yes please: Crossovers with unusual characters (e.g., Guardians, Deadpool); comics/MCU fusion; AUs (including origin/early meet-up stories); mission fic; SHIELD and/or Tower shenanigans; 5+1; fix-its; plugging canon plot holes; chosen and/or dysfunctional family; party like it's 2012.
No thank you: Graphic violence/torture/gratuitous whump; character death (unless in the context of a fix-it); threesomes; curtainfic; babyfic; That Farm.
TWELVE
1) Clint is given super soldier serum.
2) After The Black Widow Incident, SHIELD really shouldn't be surprised when Strike Team Delta recruits the Winter Soldier instead of killing him. (Or, if you want to take it further, Clint Barton collecting strays the recruiting people to SHIELD edition.)
3) Natasha (optional: and Bucky) moves into Clint’s building. She doesn’t know that he's Hawkeye, and she doesn't know that she's the Black Widow, but they have both heard of each other. Could be that Nat was in another branch of SHIELD and has just moved to NY. Could be any alternate universe where having a masked identity is useful…
4) Someone is having a bad time, because a lot of things have been piling up and they just can't catch a break. (Writer's choice! But some suggestions are: work, seasonal depression, holiday planning, pressure to attend holiday events, bad guys that just won't quit.) Their partner / partners / group of friends do their best to help make things better.
5) Going on a solo hiking / backpacking / trip of some kind to get away from it all and along the way finding someone / a found family you didn’t know you were looking for.
6) Any alternate universe or combination of AUs! Writer's choice, but some suggestions are: coffee shop, magic, circus, supernatural, library, space, shapeshifters, bookshop, uni/college…
Yes please: alternate universes, happy or hopeful endings, miscommunication (especially for comedy), banter, found family, friendships, intimacy, diversity, trust, choice, any Marvel characters, any background relationships. All forms of Clint/Nat and Clint & Nat are loved. I'm also a fan of Clint/Nat/Bucky. Any rating is good.
No thank you: permanent major character death, non-con, cancer, terminal illness, pregnancy as a major plot point.
THIRTEEN
1) They don't get to talk to/about you like that. I might hate you right now, but you're always going to be safe with me.
2) We just finished a late night SHIELD/Avengers paperwork session and you're tired and I'm tired, and you drive me to your apartment to eat microwave pizza together and I pet your dog and we pretend we're not madly in love with each other
3) “When I told you two to get to know each other through a fun common interest,” says Coulson, “I meant watch an episode of Dog Cops or something. Not blow a city up together.”
4) Mostly, we don't want to harm each other. We want to be handed our cup of coffee hot, and to say thank you to the person handing it. To smile at them and for them to smile back. —Danusha Laméris
5) I love you, it's ruining my life
6) Dropping everything for a text
Yes please: Mixing and matching of prompts are encouraged! Please do make it Christmassy/festive if that's okay. I'd prefer romantic over platonic, and aside from the MCU, I also love the Fraction run, but AUs are cool too.
No thank you: OT3s or farm family
FOURTEEN
1) The silliest, tropiest romcom you can come up with
2) Based on Evocation by S T Gibson: Realistically, the only way for A to accomplish [thing] is to speak to their ex, B. But the only way to speak to B is to go through their new partner, C.
3) Sex work AU
4) Characters A and B stopped talking after a huge fight. Ten years later they find themselves sitting next to each other on the same 16-hour international flight
5) Clint Barton as a bafflingly overpowed and hapless witch
6) "If I have to suffer through this then so do you."
Yes please: any rating, relationship negotiation, female friendship, polyamory, non-sexual intimacy, competance, shenanigans, No Timeline Just Vibes, magical/fantasy/sci-fi AUs, pining/UST, kink, worldbuilding
No thank you: Barton Farm, canon-compliance past WS, Coulson, excessive angst/heavy topics, kid fic, marriage/marriage proposals, bigotry of any kind
FIFTEEN
1) Adorable infodump
2) 4 + 1 clothing swap
3) Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss/whatever and they have to get out of it without blowing their cover
4) everyone is convinced that they aren’t actually dating
5) “Sometimes, being a complete nerd comes in handy.”
SIXTEEN
1) Regency AU
2) Exes to Lovers
3) Rockstar/Band AU
4) *Insert your favourite RomCom movie here* AU
Yes please: I especially love comics and the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoon, I also love the films! :) Pining. Characters: Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff, Kate Bishop, America Chavez, Lucky, Liho, Yelena, Carol Danvers. Relationships: Clint/Natasha. Ratings: T, M, E
No thank you: Character death(s), Sad endings, Cheating/Infidelity. Absolutely not any of the archive warnings.
SEVENTEEN
1) Clint/Nat/Laura obvs, if that’s something you vibe with.
2) Mission fic, preferably with Coulson nagging them, but not required.
3) Coffee shop/tattoo parlor au, or just a tattoo artist au
4) Musician au (Clint or Nat, or both on tour together, though not necessarily in the same band)
5) Farm boy meets big city ballerina (or singer, or tattoo artist, or… you get the idea. No powers, essentially. And it could be either country boy going to the city or the city girl going to the country)
6) Found Family
Yes please: All the smut. Just all of it. But fluff is good too! I don’t really have a specific preference to movies vs. comics. Alternate universes and fandom fusion fics are welcome. Angst, pining, and whump are okay, but need a happily ever after please!
No thank you: Please don’t make Laura an evil witch. I actually really like her. No cheating behind her back either. Or divorce. If you include Laura, she is included.
EIGHTEEN
1) Clint is actually an amazing cook.
2) Kate Bishop’s Official Guide to Helping Your Mentor Finally Realize He’s In Love with his Partner
3) Everyone loves strength, but can you love me for my weaknesses?
4) Turns out it’s really hard to woo your partner using the language of flowers when you keep getting sent on missions all over the world
5) Mischief is afoot at the Stark Christmas Gala!
6) Free space: give me your favorite AU or trope
Yes please: Competence doesn’t have to mean stoicism—give me some banter and fun, both between Clint and Natasha and with their cast of helpful (or not so helpful) friends. I’m happy with AUs, comics canon, whatever! Things should end happily, please :)
No thanks: Please no farm family or Laura, ABO, kink, death, kidfics, pregnancy fics, or horror
NINETEEN
1) "I figured you'd tell me when you were ready" (I imagine Clint saying this but it could go either way!!)
2) Falling asleep at work/being burnt out
3) Christmas at the Bartons'
4) Clint teaching Nat how to use a bow
5) "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
Yes please: Clint & Natasha friendship
No thank you: Smut or non-con
TWENTY
1) SHIELD days holidays
2) Last minute gift acquiring
3) Extended family
4) Separated on Christmas
5) Bad memories from Christmases past
6) Westview
Yes please: Any rating
No thank you: Major character death, rape, underage, Yelena/Kate (I like them as friends and Yelena as ace), Farm family
TWENTY-ONE
1) Robin Hood AU (either in the Middle Ages or in present day): Clint is a given as the titular hero, and Nat is almost set for Lady Marian, but how does the rest of the gang fit in? Bucky switching sides from Nottingham to Hood? If you write this prompt, and you want to use Steve, I prefer pre-serum here (unless you can write a convincing post-serum Steve ;) )
2) The Old Guard AU (based on the movie with Charlize Theron, not the comics): More or less Strike Team Delta as Immortals, with any of my listed characters added XD
3) Doppelgangers: For whatever reason, people pop up in New York who look like Clint, Nat, and the rest (aka the one where different characters played by the same actor run into each other)
4) Shadow & Bone AU (based on the TV series): instead of Alina, Alexander and Mal, we have a similar story with Clint, Nat and Bucky in the center (only that Bucky doesn't become as evil as Alexander was, due to the love he gets)
5) Belated Prom: None of them three (Clint, Nat, Bucky) ever had a proper prom, for various reasons. When one of their friends learn about it, they, more or less, move Heaven and Earth to give them this particular experience (including whatever can go wrong)
6) Hidden Talents: it's more coincidence than anything else that they all learn of certain talents Clint, Nat (and others) possess (apart from what we all know, like Steve's drawings, or Bruce's cooking). Can be something completely unexpected (like any craft), or something that once it's in the open, totally makes sense to be a hobby for any of them
Yes please: Almost everyone on the good side of the movies/tv series (I've seen almost everything in the greater MCU, except for Agatha All Along, Echo, and Deadpool & Wolverine, but I know enough about the whole package to understand what's going on XD). Any version of them (I'm most familiar with the MCU and the Fraction!verse, though, but if you can point me in the right direction, I'll dive in any verse that's out there XD). Smart characters! Idiots in Love. Everybody's Alive! Romance Tropes and Fluff! Friends with benefits. Cuddling. Fake Dating. Fake Marriage. A/B/O. Bed Sharing/There was only one bed. Meet-Cutes (and Meet-Uglys that get turned around). Soulmates. AUs! Favorites include: Space AU, Modern AU (for any fandom that's usually set in an earlier time frame - vice versa for any modern setting fandom), Band AU, but you actually can't go wrong with any AU, to be honest (unless it's based on a rather obscure fandom that I don't know at all). Working relationships! Where the characters have managed to have an established relationship while working in the same field. Case fics! Smut! (except for hard BDSM and Watersports). Crossovers & Fusions! Music! Either a song incorporated into the story somehow, or a Band/Musician AU.
No thank you:Natasha's Endgame storyline, period. If you want to work with that timeframe, please have her either going somewhere else than Vormir, or bring her back somehow. Same goes for Steve's Endgame ending (he can give the shield to Sam, but stays in the present. Any of the (many) villains in a main character part (exception here is Loki, but since this is mainly about our favorite spies, dial him down a bit as well, please). They can be discussed or show up in a scene or two, but I want my spies front and center ;) Non-canonical character death. Funerals. Hurt without comfort. Super dark!characters (except for canonical villains). Character or ship bashing. No discussion of real-life politics and the awfulness therein! The same goes for the current pandemic and/or the Ukraine crisis, please. Rape/non-con. Breakup fic. Characters being shown as dumb / demoted in their intelligence / reduced to being just a "tool" in someone else's belt. No sexual situations with underage characters. Please age them up if you want to create something with them. for any A/B/O storyline – no characterization of omegas as “birth machines” or demoting them their basic human rights. Any kind of watersport kinks (or other body fluids outside the usual ones for sexy situations). Disabled characters: Disability is NOT a handicap (they live a normal life!). ANY form of racism, misogny, discrimination because of sexual orientation, gender, religion, or color (not even a trace of it, please!)
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