So this is the wrap up for Secret Santa 2015.

Thank you to everyone who’s taken part, from the gift creators to beta readers and cheerleaders. A special thanks to our pinch hitters raise_the_knife and yanzadracan, and to scribble_myname, perpetuations, esgeee, findthesea, geckoholic, and frea_o for their help with banner making. esgeee has also made a bunch of participation banners, which can be found HERE.

All gift creators, as well as banner makers, have now been revealed on individual posts and in the masterlist below, so feel free to now post, share, and link to your gifts wherever you like. It’d be nice if you’d link back to the comm somewhere and if you decide to use your Secret Santa banner please do remember to credit your banner maker. The AO3 collection is HERE with the collection name Be Compromised Secret Santa 2015 and our community also has it’s own AO3 tag Community: be_compromised which never fails to make me smile.

It’s been lovely to see so many newcomers taking part, amusing and interesting watching you narrow down the choice for who you would have as a giftee through anon prompts, and fantastic as always to see all the enthusiasm and commenting. We hope you’ve had a great Secret Santa!

And now, for reveals and to catch up on any gifts you’ve missed… THE MASTERLIST:



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( SECRET SANTA 2015 MASTERLIST )

The last gifts of Secret Santa 2015 have now been posted! Watch this space for the Masterlist and all to be revealed (at which point you will then be able to post your fics elsewhere). In the meantime, enjoy all the gifts and we leave you with some participation banners below from the lovely esgeee.

From all your mods at be_compromised we wish you a Happy Christmas, a lovely holiday season whatever you celebrate, and all the best for the New Year x


( PARTICIPATION BANNERS for Secret Santa 2015 )

A Gift From: celeste9
Type Of Gift: fic
Title: Almost
A Gift For: poppetawoppet
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: mild violence, language, innuendo
Summary/Prompt Used: Their relationship is a complicated series of almosts, but never actually is.
Author's Note: You left such fabulous prompts, I’m only sorry I couldn’t write for all of them! I hope you enjoy this and that you’re having a lovely holiday season.


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( Almost )

A Gift From: meatball42
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Whether Mice or Men Have Second Tries
A Gift For: sienamystic
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary/Prompt Used: When Natasha ducks into Hawkeye’s Cat Café as a last resort, she isn’t expecting to find a new life awaiting her.
Author's Note: Sienamystic, I hope this is what you were looking for! I couldn’t tell if you would prefer gen or ship, and then I went from ‘Natasha just wanted a cup of coffee and some peace and quiet’ to this. So. I hope you like it despite these oddities.
There is a minor crossover with Leverage, you don't have to watch to understand, but it should be a nice egg for people who do :) Title is from Switchfoot's 'Meant to Live'.



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( Whether Mice or Men Have Second Tries )

A Gift From: sgteam14283
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: The Firefighter and the EMT
A Gift For: sandrasfisher
Rating:PG
Warnings:some language
Summary/Prompt Used: Clint(firefighter)/Natasha(EMT)/ As a member of Rescue Squad Clint Barton knows how to handle tough situations. Until the new EMT arrives and he finds himself drawn to her.
Author's Note: I saw the prompt for Clint as a firefighter and Natasha as an EMT and knew exactly what I was going to write. As a result this is unabashedly a Chicago Fire AU (I love that show so much) and I don't own anything from that show or Clint and Natasha.


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( The Firefighter and the EMT )

A Gift From: spyforaday
Type Of Gift: FIC
Title: Have a Little Faith
A Gift For: esgeee
Rating: PG
Warnings: A few bouts of salty language, non-graphic child birth scene
Summary/Prompt Used: I combined two prompts: Clint and Natasha spend Christmas alone (with their kids maybe? I love kid!fics) AND anything Chrismas-y that involved domestic fluff since this is my absolute favorite trope EVER.
Author's Note: As the recipient of this fic, you may think you are receiving the gift. I have to admit that it was a gift to me to be able to write this for you. I’ve never written such guilt-free fluff in all my time shipping these two. There’s no mission, no real action – just the interaction of two people trying to figure it all out and getting by with a little help from their friends. And a little bit of Faith. This takes place in the MCU timeline after Ant Man and assumes AoU never happened.


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( Keep reading Have a Little Faith )

A Gift From: perpetuations
Type Of Gift: Gift Basket
Title: Kill And Run
A Gift For: celeste9
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary/Prompt Used: for the two assassins that work as one
Contents Kill And Run - a playlist, a fairytale AU graphic, and a set of Hogwarts AU graphics



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( Kill And Run )


( fairytale AU )


( Hogwarts AU )

A Gift From: theladymore
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Simple Little Things
A Gift For: badwolfink
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mentions of Torture
Summary/Prompt Used: Natasha helps patch up Clint after a rough mission
Author's Note: I hope you enjoy happy holidays!


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( Patch me up good )

A Gift From: foolondahill17
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Solitaire
A Gift For: alphaflyer
Rating: T
Warnings: mild violence, mild language
Summary/Prompt Used: Natasha prefers solo missions; they don't call her the Black Widow for nothing. Or, five times Natasha Romanoff resents being saddled with a partner and one time she doesn’t mind it at all.
Author's Note: I tried to make it as realistic as possible as far as mission!fics go but most of my information was gleaned from Wikipedia. I apologize for any particularly laughable mistakes. I hope you enjoyed it. A very merry Christmas to you and yours from me and mine!


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( Solitaire )

A Gift From: esgeee
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: The Christmas Party
A Gift For: sgteam14283
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary/Prompt Used: Clint and Natasha host Christmas party. Natasha has to remind Clint to hide the weapons since they are undercover spies.
Author's Note: Hope you like this little story about Clint and Natasha! I did change the prompt a little but it's still very similar. And yeah, I didn't really change their names when they're talking to each other cause I'm lazy but assume they have different names when mingling with their lovely neighbors (because they don't really do that in this story).
Also, since I'm in denial, this is not compliant with AOU so yes, Clint and Nat are together :)


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( Merry Christmas from the Bartons! )

A Gift From: sienamystic
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Safe as Houses
A Gift For: be_compromised
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Some violence, some sexytimes
Summary/Prompt Used: 1) Tell me about their safe houses, bolt-holes, private off-the-grid sanctuaries, what have you, that they both still keep around the world. Where are they, exactly? How long have they known each other before they mention each place or take the other person there? What do they keep there/what's in all the different locations? What makes one of them finally crack and head to one of their safe houses instead of a SHIELD safe house?
Author's Note: A mission gone wrong creates some interesting changes in Clint and Natasha's relationship. Missionfic, banter, some fluff. I hope you like your story! Mod Note: minor changes made to a/n as this became a gift for the community.


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( And Polo said: 'Every time I describe a city I am saying something about Venice.' - Italo Calvino )

A Gift From: findthesea
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: and as to me, i know nothing else but miracles
A Gift For: _samalander
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary/Prompt Used: Happy Secret Santa! I couldn’t decide what I wanted to write about, and ultimately ended up combining two of your prompts: AU: A world where your soulmate's name is written on your body the day you're born. Natasha has always felt incomplete, because the name she should have was removed by the Red Room. (She might be Clint's soulmate, but is he hers?) and Anything examining the dynamic of Laura/Clint/Natasha, including how it evolves with the advent of children. Who am I to turn down a soulmate fic for an OT3? The result is a little twisted and a little angsty (like our assassins) but ultimately full of feelings; I hope you enjoy!
Author's Note: Title from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.” Although this is obviously AU, it’s rooted in the AoU canon in that there’s references to SHIELD and the events that happened in the movie.


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( and as to me, i know nothing else but miracles )

A Gift From: badwolfink

Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Like a Flame
A Gift For: foolondahill17
Rating: Teen and Up
Warnings: No archive warnings apply
Summary/Prompt Used: 1950's Mafia AU: He watches her, finds her, and it's the only contact with the Mafia he ever wants.
Author's Note: I was drawn to two of the prompts and I hope you enjoy both!

Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Dust
A Gift For: foolondahill17
Rating: General
Warnings: No archive warnings apply
Summary/Prompt Used: Natasha goes underground at the Barton farm after the fall of SHIELD: It's whispers and dustbeams and silence or Natasha finds solace in the only place she can.

Author's Note: I was drawn to two of the prompts and I hope you enjoy both!


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( Like a Flame )


( Read more... )

A Gift From: sandrasfisher
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Abundant Surprises
A Gift For: theladymore
Rating:T+
Warnings: None
Summary/Prompt Used:: A simple test reveals that something Natasha Romanoff held to be true was false. How will she tell Clint and how will he react?
Author's Note:"Whatever comes, we will face it as a family," Natasha said, as Clint gave her hand a squeeze and gave her a weak smile in return.


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( Abundant Surprises )

A Gift From: _samalander
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Fragments
A Gift For: findthesea
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Animal harm
Summary/Prompt Used: Clint Barton has brought home strays before, but never one as dangerous as Natasha Romanoff.
Author's Note: Happy holidays, findthesea! I hope you enjoy this.
With thanks to E for the cheering, and to A for the beta
"The beauty of a fragment is that it still supports the hope of brilliant completeness." -Tobias Wolff


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( Fragments )

A Gift From: shenshen77
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Once A Hero
A Gift For: geckoholic
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: nightmares, panic attacks, mind control
Summary/Prompt Used: I used the following prompt: The road to recovery. I don't particularly care from what -- psychological trauma, difficult mission, a psychical injury, whatever -- but I'd love something that focuses on the actual process of ~dealing with stuff. The prompt made me want to explore the immediate fallout of the “Battle of New York” and dealing with the psychological trauma of mind control.
Author's Note: Gecko, thank you so much for this wonderful prompt, I hope you'll enjoy the fic at least a little bit. I'm sorry if it might be a bit too fluffy for your taste, but I tried to keep the angst level high :) Thank you to the wonderful people who cheered me on and helped with betaing. I would not have been able to overcome my writer's block without you. You are the heroes that shall remain nameless until I post this somewhere else. <3


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( Once A Hero )

A Gift From: frea_o
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Natasha and the Amazing Hawkeye(s)
A Gift For: be_compromised
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Violence, swearing
Summary/Prompt Used: It starts because somebody orders a hit on the Amazing Hawkeye. No, not that Amazing Hawkeye. The other Amazing Hawkeye.
Author's Note: Hey, I hope you enjoy this! Happy holidays!!!!
LJ cut text(s) (if you'd like something besides the default): Which is how Natasha discovers that the origin of her partner’s strange handle does not come from him being an Iowa-native, but—of all things—a circus.


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( It starts because somebody orders a hit on the Amazing Hawkeye. )

A Gift From: enigma731
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title:The Story of Captain America (and His Friends), as recorded by Lila Barton
A Gift For: scribble_myname
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: None apply
Summary/Prompt Used: Captain America wasn’t always Captain America. Before he was Cap, he was a boy named Steve, and he was very small.
Author's Note: So, your prompt about Natasha writing Captain America fanfiction immediately struck me as a fun challenge. I started toying with the idea of an in-universe context where she’d want to share stories with her friends and, well, this is what happened. I hope you enjoy it.


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( No, I’m not going to start with ‘once upon a time.’ That’s old fashioned and cliche )

A Gift From: yanzadracan
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: Gather Here Your Champions
A Gift For: perpetuations
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary/Prompt Used: Prompts: Any type of AU (especially a historical one), Clint/Nat at SHIELD before the Avengers, and backstory!Nat and Clint with circus!Clint and red room!Natasha. I did work in a little Kate Bishop.
Summary: On an Earth where alchemy, magic, and the Gods of Mythology mix and mingle, there are few safe havens and even fewer champions. Who will answer the call to arms? Alternate Universe: Sentinels and Guides.
Author's Note: Inspiration came from: The Durrrrian Art


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( Once Upon A Time... )

A Gift From: alphaflyer
Type Of Gift: Fic
Title: The Long Way Home
A Gift For: be_compromised
Rating:Teen
Warnings: Off-screen violence/Red Room things/child soldiers
Summary/Prompt Used: “Mission downtime.” When going home straight off the job is not the best option.
Author's Note: Written for a prompt that sang to me: “Mission downtime and their favourite places because of it.” I’ve applied the term “favourite” very loosely (more like “memorable”?) and the whole thing is probably a bit angstier than the prompter may have had in mind. But I can’t see post-mission time being all rainbows and unicorns, given what Clint and Natasha do for a living. Mod Note: minor a/n details have been amended as this became a gift for the community.

All photos are my own, with the exception of the Charles Bridge, which I found on the web (©www.tunliweb.no). Extra credit to my betas, whose names will be revealed in due course.


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( The Long Way Home )