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Fanfic Writer Friday (FFWF)

Alright fellow fanfic friends, it’s Friday, the best day of the week, and it’s about to get a lot more fun. Ya know why?

Reblog this post if you want people to send you asks about your writing process, wip/fics, or headcanons today! For each ask you get, send an ask back in return!

This is a weekly event, to be held every Friday (obviously) and is open to all fanfic writers in any fandom! Don’t be shy about sending asks to blogs you don’t know—this is a great way for writers to get to know different blogs and fics, and make new friends!

(in case you feel like you’ve seen something like this before, this is based of of writeblr’s Storyteller Saturday, aka STS!)

Stats Tag

Okay, we're on a roll here, apparently. Thanks to the wonderful @0nelittlebirdtoldme for tagging me <3

Rules: Give us the links to your fics with the most hits, most kudos, most comments, most bookmarks, most words, and least words.

Most hits: The sound and the colors of Leaves. Part one in my half finished Series following Matt and Clint through all four seasons and on Clint's journey to be accepted as a Deaf Team Member. Stats: Words: 2 467, Comments: 12, Kudos: 232, Bookmarks: 13, Hits: 1 930, Kudos/Hits: 12.02% (Followed by The Reporter and The Lawyer - The Devil and the Protector [Explicit] Stats: Words: 3 112, Chapters: 3/3, Comments: 6, Kudos: 111, Bookmarks: 2, Hits: 1 647, Kudos/Hits:6.74% )

Most kudos: Also Sound and Colors of Leaves (Followed by Couch already taken Stats: Words: 2 289, Comments: 2, Kudos: 167, Bookmarks: 10, Hits: 1 101, Kudos/Hits: 15.17% )

Most comments: Building a Relationship The main fic of my ongoing project that shows different way people can experince love. This follows Clint and Matt on their journey of Building a Relationship and all the obstacles they face on the way. Stats: Words: 24 965, Chapters: 11/?, Comments: 63, Kudos: 58, Bookmarks: 6, Hits: 1 201, Kudos/Hits: 4.83% (Followed by The quiet life Stats: Words: 17 941, Chapters: 8/8, Comments: 31, Kudos: 58, Bookmarks: 5, Hits: 970, Kudos/Hits: 5.98%)

Most bookmarks: Sound and Color of Leaves again. (Followed by Couch already taken)

Most words: Building a Relationship, unsurprisingly. (Followed by Safe Place Stats: Words: 20 522, Chapters: 9/9, Comments: 26, Kudos: 41, Bookmarks: 4, Hits: 567, Kudos/Hits: 7.23% )

Least words: Sweater A drabble and a Drawing of Charles stealing Eriks favourite Sweater (Stats: Words: 100, Comments: 5, Kudos: 20, Bookmarks: 1, Hits: 539, Kudos/Hits: 3.71%) and Sweet Pleasure [Explicit] a so far lonely drabble for Masturbation Midsummer (Stats: Words: 100, Comments: 2, Kudos: 3, Hits: 65, Kudos/Hits:4.62%)

Tagging, if you’re interested, @foxywrites @polizwrites @endlesstwanted @voiceoffenrisulfr and everyone else who wants to participate.

Hi, I have been summoned.

I have feels for this too.

Jack had the upper hand; he had control over the ring, and everything was going right.

But Matt had underestimated Creel.

And in his hazy state of what was probably at least a moderately severe concussion, so did Jack.

Creel landed a calculated hit, breaking out of the corner, then another to push Battlin’ Jack into the opposite corner and a third to knock him off his feet.

Jack hit the mat, but the smack of flesh on plastic-covered rubber wasn’t what took Matt’s breath away.

It wasn’t the sound of ribs creaking with the impact or the smell of blood spilling from yet another cut on Jack’s face either.

Tell me more about Double Kill for the wip ask game?

Double Kill is a collab with @42donotpanic for our Kill A Character bingo... Maximum feels and sadness. He sobbed, and nobody could fix him. He screamed, and soon even those that were supposed to care seemed to stop. His grief was unfixable, and it was better to spend time on the people the nuns could fix. 

It was in the dark and cool of the night he’d find himself sneaking out to sit beside his father’s grave, the soil damp under the dew. There was little point in trying to sleep, he knew by now it was futile.

Masterlists by Work

Stand-Alone Multi-Chapter Works

With Eyes to See and Ears to Hear (Dumpsterbros - Clint Barton x Matt Murdock, 24 Chapters, Rated E. Complete.)

Becoming Spider-Man (Trans!Peter Parker, IronDad & SpiderSon, 16 Chapters. Rated T. Complete.)

Hail Hydra (Bucky Barnes Whump, 16 Chapters, Rated E. DD:DE. In Progress - currently on a haitus with the completion of Phase One.)

Nat x Clint (Later polycule)

Multitudes (72 Chapters, 21 cross-posted so far. Rated E. DD:DE. Complete on AO3).

Tony x Stephen (IronSparkles!)

Magic and Madness (46 Chapters, 7 cross-posted so far. Runs alongside Multitudes. Rated E. DD:DE and fluff, somehow? Complete on AO3).

SnowSailor (Winter x Greg (Bucky x OMC))

The Real Winter Soldier (3 Parts, Rated E. Complete.)

On The Tide (12/12 Chapters, Rated E. Complete.)

SoldierBug (Bucky x Bug (ONBC)

Paws for Applause (Bucky Barnes x Bug, Pet Shop AU. 2 Chapters, Rated T. In Progress.)

Near Misses and Nearly Missed (Bucky Barnes x Bug, Soulmates AU. 1 Chapter, Rated E. In Progress.)

One-Shots can be found here!

This encompasses all Stucky, WinterIron, SnowSailor, StagBug, and WinterHawk oneshots.

Life's not fair and everything sucks

Summary: Kai has a shitty day, but Luckily they have a good friend with even better connections.

Pairing: Clint Barton & Kai Krüger (ONBC)

Word Count: 1649

Raiting: Teen and Up Audiences

Tags: Nonbinary Character, Trans Clint Barton, Deaf Clint Barton, Disabled Character, Menstruation, Comfort, Fluff, Couch Cuddles, Co-workers

Written for:

@tropetember : Day 16 - Friendship Centric

@comfy-vember : Day 7 - Sleeping on Shoulder

@fandom-free-bingo :

AU: Coworkers - Wild Edition

* Rainy day - Maritime May

* Loved Like a Sibling - Pride Edition!

* "You've Got a Friend in Me", Platonic Love - August Chaos

* Cuddling For Warmth - Medical Edition

@slumberpartybingo : Never have I ever... Spent a cold afternoon under blankets, watching movies - Christmas Flash 2023

@fandombingo :

"There is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship." - The Little Prince Edition

"I'm willing to take that chance." - Wonderland Edition

SIGN UP POST

It's late September and that means #ITPE sign-ups are OPEN 🎉🎉🎉 Links will be at the end, so please read through the post as we have a lot of new information/procedures this year!

This is the FOURTEENTH year of the exchange, but the FIRST year we will be hosting it on Tumblr, which was far and away the winner in our platform move survey. Happily, this means we get to keep our acronym and branding!

What is #ITPE?

#ITPE is a low-pressure, no-minimums podfic exchange that originated on Twitter. We are now on Tumblr because of Twitter’s…everything, since it was bought by the Muskrat. Everything–sign-ups, communication, assignment/gift distribution–used to be run entirely on Twitter, but as the exchange has grown, we’ve incorporated other platforms to help make our lives as mods easier. Consequently, sign-ups will be on AO3 and submissions of your finished gifts (when it comes time for them) will be via Google form. Otherwise all communication, including announcements, questions, assignment and gift delivery, will be conducted over Tumblr and instant messaging. 

Who are the mods?

Our mod line-up is @blackestglass (blackglass) & @knight-tracer, with flowersforgraves assisting on the backend with data management. 

What is the schedule?

The dates for #ITPE 2024 are:

Sign-ups: SEPTEMBER 21 - SEPTEMBER 29

Assignments go out: No later than OCTOBER 8

Projects due: DECEMBER 17

Distribution: DECEMBER 24

So long as it's still September 29 somewhere in the world, you can still sign-up.

How do I sign up?

We are continuing to run sign-ups through AO3 (without a nominations process, so just write in your fandoms). We are asking for a minimum of 3 unique fandoms and if you want to sign-up to give or receive more than 20 fandoms, pick your TOP 20 for the AO3 and put the rest in your Dear Podficcer Letter. If you have less than 20 fandoms, we encourage you to list all of your primary and secondary fandoms in the sign up form so we have options for matching!

Note: We consider certain RPF fandoms as “umbrella” fandoms. We know we have K-Pop podficcers and sports RPF podficcers who often sign up for our exchange. Individual K-Pop bands and individual sports/sports teams do not count as “unique” fandoms (so for instance, only listing SHINee, BTS, and A-Teez would not count as having 3 unique fandoms for sign-up purposes; for our purposes, they would all fall under the K-Pop umbrella). In addition to listing your favorite bands/sports/teams in the fandom field, we do ask you to help us out for matching by thinking of at least 2 other fandoms which you might be happy to give and receive in. The RPF podficcing pool is small and we try not to repeat matches within a 5-year period, so giving us more fandom options will help us find you a match. 

What is a Dear Podficcer letter?

Your Dear Podficcer letter should include stuff like squicks, triggers, ship and trope preferences, and anything else you think we & your gift giver should know regarding your fandom tastes. Letters are mandatory. They don't have to be long! But if you have extremely specific tastes, it’s better that you let us know upfront in your letter so that we can ensure that you receive a gift you’re happy with. Please don’t worry about seeming “difficult”! We want you to love the gift you receive! Also, do feel free to request your small, obscure fandoms! Just help us out by also including some more popular or “mainstream” fandoms among your options. 

If you’re still uncertain what a letter should look like, here are some examples from 2020: blackglass’s 2020 letter & knight_tracer’s 2020 letter. You can also check out linked letters in the “Requests Summary” on AO3 to see what other people’s letters look like!  

Letters should be hosted on a publicly viewable platform, such as on Dreamwidth, tumblr, carrd, GDrive, Dropbox, etc. 

Please put your Tumblr and AO3 handles (if they don’t already match) in your Dear Podficcer letter. For our sake, ideally somewhere in the title field. Toss a coin to your mod team. 

Also please be kind to your mods & avoid using smushnames or cute fandom ship names in your letter. We're not always in your fandom & sometimes people will use different names to refer to the same pairing & we mistakenly believe you're requesting different pairings (see: the Zimbits/JackBitty/etc. debacle of 2020). Using Char A/Char B(/Char C) would help us out a lot! You don't have to use AO3 levels of disambiguation – just provide us with enough information to figure out who the characters involved in the ship are. 

If you have specific tastes in what you want to RECEIVE in a fandom, but you’re willing to CREATE outside of those preferences (for instance, wanting to receive podfic about a specific pairing, but willing to podfic for other pairings in a fandom), please indicate that in your letter! If you want to offer or receive fandoms that aren’t currently on the AO3, or you’re one of those gutsy people that is willing to offer and create in “any fandom”, message this account and we’ll make sure it’s all recorded. 

In addition, if you’re an adventurous listener who is open to RECEIVING podfic for “any fandom” please ALSO message us so that we’re aware! We still need a minimum of 3 fandoms for your sign up so that it can go through.

If you have any DNWs (“do not wants”)  that you don’t want to post publicly in a letter, concerns about matching, or anything else you’d like to privately let the mods know, there’s a section in the sign up this year that you can fill out. Or you can send us a message!

How should we be communicating with you over Tumblr? We will primarily be using the instant messaging function. Therefore you will need a Tumblr account to sign up, because that’s where all communication and assignment/gift delivery will take place. It’s totally fine to use a placeholder account you only use for this exchange. (We do recommend adding a userpic, filling out your bio, and maybe reblogging a few posts so that you don’t seem like a bot.) All participants should be following the mod account, especially if you have restricted settings so that only people you follow can message you. The instant messaging system, unlike the ask system, allows us to maintain a record of our communications, and is the best way to share information you want to keep private between us or have extended conversations. You may use asks if you have a one-off question or questions you don’t mind getting public answers to. 

(Notifications for new Tumblr messages can be finicky so try to check out the messaging tab semi-regularly throughout the duration of the exchange instead of relying on the blue dot to let you know there’s a new message.) 

In an attempt to avoid tripping spam filters and hitting the Tumblr limit on sending messages to new people, we are asking you to help us out by sending us an instant message to let us know you’ve signed up, rather than us trying to reach out to dozens upon dozens of people (prime spambot behavior)! 

What happens if you get marked as spam?

If we get shadowbanned/tossed in potential spambot purgatory, the mods will reach out to you from our personal accounts/mod sideblogs or via email. During the sign up period, we will reach out to you via messaging to ask you for a reliable email address to reach you at in case all of our attempts to not get flagged as spam fail.

If we are marked as spam, we’ll still be able to post on our own blog and we should still appear on your dash, but we won’t be appearing in the tags most likely, which is another reason why it’s important for you to be following us!

How does matching work? How will I get my assignment?

The mods do hand-matching, meaning rather than just letting the AO3 algorithm run and make arbitrary matches based on fandom, we read all your letters and try to match you with someone with similar tastes and interests. We’ll only be relying on the AO3 algorithm to help us spot tricky matches. 

Another of the ways Tumblr combats spam is to shadowban anyone sending multiple similarly worded messages. We’re going to make an attempt to deliver extremely pared down assignment messages so that we’re mostly sending unique information. If we do get marked as spam, as mentioned earlier, we may reach out to you on sideblogs or via email. 

What kind and how many gifts should I make? Do you really mean “no minimums”? 

Yes, ITPE gifts have NO LENGTH MINIMUMS. Make something as big or as small as you want to commit to! We truly do mean it. This is meant to be a low pressure exchange! Accordingly, please set your expectations that you may receive a short gift. In the past, we have had participants who’ve been extremely generous and made a prolific amount of gifts for their giftee, but they are outliers and there is certainly no expectation that anyone else should strive to those heights. 

I have more questions about making gifts!

We’re sure you do, but we’re not there yet! We will update this FAQ with more information about submitting gifts and treats once assignments go out, so check back!

I’m ready to sign up! What are the next steps? 1. Fill out the sign up form on AO3 here.

2. Follow us @itpemod if you haven’t yet!

3. Send us a message over the chat letting us know you’ve signed up!

4. Optional (but encouraged if you want to talk to people!): join the Tumblr Podfic Community to participate in the friending/following meme!

5. Optional: Track/follow the #itpe or #informal tumblr podfic exchange tags! 

Support You All The Way

Writer: @42donotpanic

Artist: @wyxan

Beta Reader: @voiceoffenrisulfr

10,012 Words, 6/6 Chapters, Explicit Clint Barton/Matt Murdock

Summary:

Matt notices his Partner changes over time.

OR:

5 times Natalie struggled with gender and 1 time Clint realised who he really was

Link to Fic | Link to Art | Link to Podfic

First & Last Lines

Rules: post the first and last lines of the last 10 fics you posted.

Thank you for tagging me @auofgoldandfantasies !

I'm skipping Podfics for this. Also a fair warning, I did a dump of Oneshots I found, so there is absolutely no rhyme or reason to what I've posted recently and there is some smut in between. Also I am realising there are some other warnings that I added next to the title.

I - Not how this was supposed to work (WIP)

First: Foggy Nelson had never been a scaredy-cat. In general, he wasn’t afraid of a lot of things. He wasn’t scared of going to the doctor or the dentist, and he wasn’t afraid of the dark, spiders, heights, or the boogie man either.

Last: “I think it just might,” Karen answered, smiling softly. “They might not become friends, but they might make okay roommates.”

II - Ten out of Ten (MCD Warning)

First: Matt got the call from the hospital while he was in class.

Last: It was only when Foggy rested a soft, almost brotherly hand on his friend’s shoulder that he realised Matt wasn’t frozen, he was crying.

III - When the World is too much, you are my Bubble

Note: This one is a collection of ficlets for two OCs I came up with, so the first and the last line do not belong to the same story.

First: “Is it beautiful?” Jamie asked, closing her eyes as she leaned against G’s side and enjoyed the warmth of the sun on this day in early spring.

Last: “That’s cute,” Jamie hummed, then started laughing. “Buck and my Dad met when my dad was being an idiot and Buck stopped him from running in front of a car or something.” She laughed again. “Honestly, every time you ask them they give you a different story.”

IV - Of Soup, Flowers and Tattoos (WIP)

First: “Every flower has a meaning, you know?” Foggy was leaning on the counter of ‘Sweet and Spicy’, when the restaurant had a quiet moment. He was watching the guy working in the small flower shop across the street from their soup café. “Every type of flower, every colour, and even the way they are arranged can tell whole stories.”

Last: “Yes, Clint.” Matt chuckled softly. “Bucky and you own a Tattoo Studio. I would be surprised if you didn’t have Tattoos and piercings.” He traced Clint’s neck again, smiling as the other man leaned in again. “I just don’t know which ones and what they look like, so I was a little surprised when I suddenly had two pieces of metal in my mouth.” He licked his own lips, then traced his thumb over Clint’s again, pulling softly at one of the black metal rings. “I don’t mind. Actually, I quite like it.” He smirked, signing slowly with one hand still cupping Clint’s jaw. “It’s wild and interesting, just like you.”

V - Just let yourself have this (Smut Warning)

First: “Hello, handsome.” A low, rich voice, laced with an English accent approached Clint.

Last: Charles simply brushed a soft kiss into Clint’s hair, smiling softly and breathing in his scent. “Sleep tight, sweetheart.”

VI - Stop telling me you're sorry and just let me fuck you silly (unsurprisingly: Smut Warning)

First: “Tell me what you want, pretty boy.” James purred right into Clint’s ear. He was leaning on his elbow, the fingers of his other hand softly tracing Clint’s chest.

Last: “I mean...” Clint chuckled, smirking up at his partner as well, “I wouldn’t say no, if you’re offering...”

VII - Clint's Love-Hate Relationship with Food (Eating Disorder Warning)

First: "Are you really gonna eat all of those?" Tony asked with surprise and almost something like disgust in his voice.

Last: “Yeah,” Matt scoffed. “I’m definitely not gonna leave you alone with this gaggle of idiots while your brain is being stupid,” he gestured around them, vaguely indicating the other Avengers, but mostly meaning Tony. “You’re my baby hawk, you’re gonna get all the cuddles you want tonight.”

VIII - Blanket Nest

First: “Clint-Buddy, are you okay?” Foggy asked as he came back from the kitchen with a fresh mug of coffee.

Last: “You’re perfect, Clint,” Matt signed at some point, simply making Clint smile this time. “Never change who you are for anyone but yourself.”

IX - Arrow, Snowflake, Star

First: “It’s not pretty,” Bucky muttered, wrapping their arms protectively around their chest, the right one covering the weaker left. “It’s everything but pretty...”

Last: “It’s more than I need to know that you’re my little treasure,” Clint said, just like I had done earlier. “We’re always gonna take care of you, no matter what happens.”

X - Why are archers so annoying?

First: “You wanna give it a shot?” Clint asked, gesturing with his bow before going to pick up his arrows from the targets on the other end of the lane.

Last: “Both.” I decided. “Both is good.” “Then both it is.” Clint smiled nodding for me to follow him. “Come on, little Hawk, let’s get you your treats.”

Tagging: @mutuallyprime @flowerparrish @evenfallreads @stripedscribe @heretherebewolves

July Break Flash Bingo 2023 - Masterlist

Crossover of two fandoms with the same actor : To Touch the Star(s) / Matt Murdock x Yvaine / Moodboard

"You're not uhm... room service." - "You're not uhm... dressed." : Purple and Black / WinterHawk (Clint Barton & Bucky Barnes) / 2890 / General Audiences

Found Family : I recognize myself in you  / WinterHawk (Clint Barton & Bucky Barnes) / 5018 / Mature / TW: Eating Disorder

Porn with Plot : Firsts / HawkDevil (Clint Barton x Matt Murdock) / 3852 / Explicit

"Do you trust me?" : (Color)blind in a colored world / Dumpsterbros (Clint Barton & Matt Murdock) / 5924 / Mature

@julybreakbingo

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WIP Warriors FFB Edition 1

So, apparently one WIP Warriors isn't enough, so now there is Fandom Free Bingo Edition too...

Also I was more or less dared to make it 500 Words/Vote...

Yes, I should be doing other things, why are you asking?