Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s holiday fic exchange, from writers to beta readers to all you lovely people who leave comments. With an especial shout out to our heroic pinch hitters, Alphaflyer, Caitriona_3, and kiss_me_cassie!

All gifts and authors have now been revealed, both on AO3 and on the masterlist (here and on tumblr). You’re now free to post, share, and link to your gifts wherever you like! If you could in some way link back to the exchange or the community, to direct people to all of the other wonderful fics as well, that would be appreciated.

If you feel inspired to fill any other prompts, or create stocking fillers or non-participant fills, please feel free. These just won’t be included as part of the Secret Santa exchange or on the masterlists.

From all your be_compromised mods, we hope you have a happy holiday season and wish you all the best for the new year. See you in 2025! ~ inkvoices, gsparkle & CloudAtlas <3


Secret Santa 2024 Masterlist

Ain’t A Saint by inkvoices for sandy79
Mature; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton/James Barnes, Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff/James Barnes
Summary: “I lead a group of immortals. Soldiers, like you. Two of us have already been experimented on - tortured - and I need you to come with me and get in the goddamn car, because it might already be happening to someone else right fucking now."
Natasha, Clint, and Bucky dream of a new immortal. Meanwhile, a Stark Industries research vessel has found the Valkyrie. An Old Guard AU.

A Christmas Invitation by caitis_musings for Hurt_loves_comfort
Teen & Up; Clint Barton & Natasha Romanoff
Summary: Natasha might be stubborn, but Clint could wait her out . . . and he had good reason to be patient.

A Kiss for Luck by kiss_me_cassie for firlalaith
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: A number of random, shared kisses that lead to one special kiss on New Year's Eve.

A Russian Lullaby by iriel3000 for chaed
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff, various friendships
Summary: Based on the prompt by Chaed: “Clint isn't the only one haunted after New York. Natasha struggles with unexpected Hulk PTSD.”
Ever wonder how "Natasha, we need a lullaby" originated? Clint thinks Natasha is hiding an injury but soon discovers it’s more.

At the Rose & Quill by caitis_musings for kiss_me_cassie
Gen: Clint Barton/Laura Barton/Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton & Kate Bishop
Summary: Serenity and knowledge go hand-in-hand at the Rose & Quill, and Laura loves the serenity it brings her odd little family.

Backstage scaarletwiitch for mondstadtlover6000
Gen; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: Clint is struggling in his role on the technical crew for this year's production of the Nutcracker. Natasha arrives as a guest artist with the ballet company, feeling like an outsider.

Be More Obvious about It by firlalaith for sgteam14283
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: Clothes say a lot about a person.

City kid by Hurt_loves_comfort for delektorskichick
Gen; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff, Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop, Alexi Shostakov/Melina Vostokoff
Summary: Natasha Romanov has been living in the city and doing ballet since she was four.
What happens when an injury sends her to the countryside where she meets one Clint Barton?

Collecting Strays by uktra_fic for inkvoices
Teen & Up; ambiguous relationships - Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff, James Barnes
Summary: He hasn't known her long, but he's known her long enough. When Strike Team Delta are sent to take out the Winter Soldier, all Nat has to do is blink, and once again, Clint finds himself making a different call.

Earworm by delektorskichick for paperairplanesopenwindows
Gen; Clint Barton/Laura Barton/Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton/Laura Barton
Summary: In a world where whatever song your soulmate gets stuck in their head also gets stuck in yours, Laura Barton has the unfortunate luck of getting a soulmate who loves those stupid, annoying commercial jingles. What's even more annoying is when it will randomly shift to classical ballet music.
Laura's soulmate is so dead when she finally meets them.
Note: Soulmates in this can be romantic or platonic, so it can be read either way as far as Natasha goes.

Faces of Ghosts by paperairplanesopenwindows for bottle_cap_stickler
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: "Were you aware that Yelena's sister is my ex-girlfriend or was I just supposed to find that out when I complimented her costume myself?"
"Huh?" America asked, clearly confused. Clint noticed that Yelena seemed unsurprised by this information.
"Yelena..." Clint groaned.
She clasped her hands together in faux innocence. "Wow! What do you mean? You know my sister, Natasha?"
"What the fuck, Yelena?"
"I had no idea," she said fervently, but was clearly holding back laughter. "I had no idea at all. Otherwise, I definitely would not have invited you both to this party with no warning."

favorite parts by mondstadtlover6000 for endlesstwanted
Gen; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: Clint and Natasha get sent on a vacation—no, a mission. They think it's a mission, anyway.

Hearts & Roses by sandy79 for ufohnoparty (why_didnt_i_get_any_soup)
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff/James Barnes, background Clint Barton/Melinda May, various friendships
Summary: Fresh off yet another breakup, passionate florist Clint Barton relocates himself from semi-rural Iowa to BedStuy in New York, where his first boss and best friend Phil Coulson has found a flower shop in dire need of a capable owner. What he doesn’t expect is that his neighbors, tattoo artists Natasha Romanov and Bucky Barnes, not only will be responsible for his first tattoo, but also turn his whole life upside down – in the most positive way.

is it to soon to do this yet? by gsparkle for archers_and_spies
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: “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.”
Or: Everyone knows Natasha hates Clint, but if they want to be a STRIKE team, something has to change.

i thought the plane was going down (how'd you turn it right around?) by archers_and_spies for franztastisch
Gen; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: Being a weather witch is all fun and games, until you're seated next to the girl you walked out on ten years ago.
Clint has the worst luck.

of dance cards and suitors by bottle_cap_stickler for ultra_fic
Gen; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: “How about love?” he asks.
Natasha tilts her head at Clint, an errant red curl falling from her elegant coiffure as she waits for him to elaborate.
“Won’t you marry for love?”
Or: a Clintasha Regency AU

Operation: Incoming by alphaflyer for scaarletwiitch
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff, Alexi Shostakov/Melina Vostokoff, Yelena Belova & Kate Bishop
Summary: Natasha puts the phone down with a deep sigh and turns to Clint, with a look that’s a mix of apology and abject terror.
“Incoming! Alexei and Melina are coming to New York and want to spend Christmas with us. They’re arriving tomorrow.”

Solecism by ufohnoparty (why_didnt_i_get_any_soup) for iriel3000
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff, Natasha Romanoff & Steve Rogers
Summary: Natasha and Steve are on a mission together in Budapest. Things quickly go south and Steve doesn't know what to do when Natasha is gravely injured. She tells him to call her husband. What husband?

Something So Magic by sgteam14283 for caitis_musings
Gen; Clint Barton & Natasha Romanoff
Summary: Sometimes the most unlikeliest of friendships are formed in a disappearing coffee shop.

The Mastermind vs. The Master Assassins by kiss_me_cassie for alphaflyer
Mature; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff
Summary: Its driving Tony nuts trying to figure out the deal with Clint & Natasha, so he recruits some friends to help him find out.

Two To Tango (Or Kate Bishop’s Guide to Helping Your Mentor Realize He’s In Love with his Partner) by alphaflyer for gsparkle
Teen & Up; Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff, Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
Summary: “These two are such idiots. Why don’t they just admit that they are crazy about each other?”
Kate and Yelena see a problem and set out to fix it.