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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

Last Line Challenge

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you like)

“I think you’re probably perfectly capable of finding your way around.” Foggy shrugged, slightly irritated at the general ignorance of people. “And if not, you're old enough to ask for help, right?” “Very right.” Matt smiled, steering them to the closest staircase and holding the door for Foggy. “After you.”

Context: A rewrite of the first meeting between Matt and Foggy as the beginning of a coming out fic I'm working on.

It's mostly the same, just slightly less focused on the whole maverick and goose thing...

Thanks for the tag @auofgoldandfantasies!!

No pressure tags: @foxywrites @cnwolf-brainrot @voiceoffenrisulfr @flowerparrish @endlesstwanted @unfortunate-beetle-and-friends

Recs: Clint/Bucky fics with 200-500 kudos

after going through the entire Clint/Bucky pairing tag on AO3, I did a recs post for my favorite fics with under 200 kudos (a range covering more than half of the works in the tag) and now I've decided to do one for fics with 200-500 kudos (another ~quarter of the tag). there are 36 pages of fic with more than 500 kudos, so I figure most people won't get to these on a casual binge.

What Spring Does With the Cherry Trees, by @bittercape (32k) Bucky moves into Clint's apartment building and starts working on figuring out what he likes. this one has that lovely chill vibe where they both kinda know where their relationship is heading and neither of them is in too much of a rush to get there, which is my absolute favorite kind of slow burn, and there's a lot of focus on reflection and healing and self-care and just hangin out being comfortable with each other <3

You Can Never Go Home Again, by @flawedamythyst (49k) Clint and Bucky get sent back in time to 1939, and Bucky slowly unlearns his internalized homophobia and realizes that the "just two straight buddies helping each other out" handjobs they've been exchanging are not actually straight. I did a literal double-take when I saw how few kudos this had, it is one of my favorite fics in this pairing and it has the single hottest first kiss I have ever read in my entire life

Delicate Tension, by @feedmecookiesnow (53k) beautiful, quiet, sweet, sexy road trip fic, with lots of pleasant imagery in Bucky's photography and a satisfying slow-ish burn that resolves about halfway through so there's some nice early relationship navigation too. the tags are accurate but don't really convey the vibe of it, the trauma stuff is fairly low-key and the general feel is uplifting. also, the choice of tattoo on Clint's ass is INSPIRED, just an absolute *chef's kiss* bit of characterization there

Days That Used To Last A Lifetime, by @there-must-be-a-lock (10k) in which Clint is a dog walker and Bucky is a shameless flirt and both of them are a hot mess and do a lot of recreational drugs and end up murmuring secrets to strangers at ass o'clock in the morning in someone else's apartment

Sequestered, by @lizabethl (38k) in which Clint and Bucky are separately sent off to the same beach house for a much-needed vacation, then hop back on duty just long enough to temporarily acquire a child. deals with some tough stuff but it's mostly about healing and connection and growth

Hydra's Bite, by @flawedamythyst (118k) Buffy AU with a long piney slow burn and great found-family vibes. Clint is the Xander who rescues Bucky from a nest of hydras, Natasha is the Slayer, Coulson is kind of the Giles except undead, Jarvis is the ghost butler, Bruce has a demon living in him, and Tony inherited leadership of the Watchers' Council from his dad. also there's a running joke about all the demons Clint has fucked XD

quickly dream away the time; and then the moon, by @cloud--atlas (16k) Clint is housesitting Tony Stark's mansion in the Hamptons when Lucky gets through a hole in the hedge and makes friends with the hot rich neighbor

Gonna Be My Girl?, by @mightymightygnomepriest (46k) Clint and Bucky hook up while Clint is dressed up as a schoolgirl for Halloween, then they both make some assumptions they shouldn't be making and Clint keeps fucking Bucky in girl mode only. I'm not generally a fan of this kind of miscommunication-based plot, but this one really worked for me

The Middle of the Story, by @lissadiane (13k) look. I know you're gonna read the tag "Clint is literally a unicorn" and immediately want to roll your eyes and close the tab. I know. just... *takes you by the shoulders and looks intensely into your eyes* just trust me, okay

Personal Security (Let's Go Steal Ourselves a Remix), by @supervillainny (8k) Clint develops an inconvenient crush on the head of security at the art gallery he and Nat are about to rob

Boris the Soviet Love Hammer, by @bittercape (11k) the title/tags/summary make this one sound way crackier than it is, it's just a fun get-together fic with a few shenanigans. the part where they're fighting bad guys and Steve goes "Hawkeye, NO" and Clint is just like :D "Hawkeye yes" :D made me laugh very very hard

Universal Constant, by @mariana-oconnor (16k) Clint gets knocked into another dimension where Bucky is a stripper, bangs him, then finds that dimension's Clint and bangs both of them together. A+ no notes

how do you want me, by @feathers-and-cigarettes and @sevdrag (6k) deliciously twisted hookup-turned-attempted-murder-turned-back-to-hookup

All Bark, All Bite, by @hawksonfire (6k) he was a werewolf, he was a vampire, can I make it any more obvious

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.

Happy Aromantic Awareness Week!!!

(16th-22nd February 2025)

you are all awesome and valid!

EVERYONE LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL ART I GOT!!!!

Don't listen to Cyn when she says it's not perfect, because it very much is!

I love the art and I enjoyed working together for the bang a lot, even if it has been a while since.

(also, please go read Cyn's fics too, I am obsessed and her AUgust works are a big part of why I started writing Dumpster Bros in the first place)

HOLY COW I MEANT TO POST THIS MONTHS AGO This is art for @42donotpanic's fic Seeing the Darkness - Hearing the Silence! We were paired together for the Marvel Rare Pair Big Bang and I completely forgot to post the art after... so at this point it's just fan art for this incredible story!! It's not my proudest piece, this story deserves something a lot better, but I hope it still captures a bit of the concept! (please go read the fic, I love everything that 42 writes with these characters, they are utterly fantastic and know the characters so well!!)

LGBTQ Bingo - Masterlist

Body Dysphoria : Building a Relationship / Chapter 3: Saturday morning / HawkDevil / 1787 / Teen and Up Audiences

Would you be so kind - Dodie : Who even am I? / Chapter 2: Looking Forward / Dumpster Bros / 4541 / Teen and Up Audiences

Coming out Party : Boy Cake / Avocados / 5582 / Teen and Up Audiences

Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier : Sleepy Cuddles / Cherik (Charles Xavier x Erik Lehnsherr) / 460 / General Audiences

FREE SPACE : Building a Relationship / Chapter 6: All the talking / HawkDevil (Clint Barton x Matt Murdock) / 1819 / Teen and Up Audiences

Mutual Masturbation : As You Are / WinterHawk (Clint Barton x Bucky Barnes) / 4308 / Mature

Genderfluid!Bruce Banner : It's about feeling pretty / Avengers / 3241 / General Audiences

"Misgendering me on purpose? And You're proud of yourself?" : Building a Relationship / Chapter 12: Fuck Transphobia / HawkDevil (Clint Barton x Matt Murdock) / 5394 / Teen and Up Audiences

Kiss on the Forehead : Building a Relationship / Chapter 9: Baby Agents / HawkDevil (Clint Barton x Matt Murdock) / 3463 / Teen and Up Audiences

@lgbtqbingo

@slashmultiverse Daily Pride Prompt Day 6: Voyage

@julybreakbingo Prompt: Pirate AU

Up Here

Clint was standing in the crow's nest, leaning into Bucky’s embrace and watching into the distance. He let his gaze wander over the open sea.

Up here, where he was alone and could see for miles and miles, surrounded only by water and wind, he felt truly free and truly like himself.

Under him, the crew was busy. People were cleaning the planks, working on the sails, or fixing the damage the last fight had caused. Men were running around, yelling, and working loudly.

But up here, everything was quiet.

Clint’s hearing had never been the best, but after years of cannon fire and taking a few too many hits, he was barely able to understand human speech anymore.

But that didn’t matter up here.

Up here, everything was quiet anyway.

Up here, everything that mattered was how far he could see and how early he could make out land or other ships.

There was a reason Clint was the one sitting in the crow’s nest. It was the same reason they called him Hawkeye.

Clint had always had phenomenal eyesight.

And that was everything that mattered up here.

Clint looked down for a moment. He saw the chaos and all the other sailors working.

Sometimes, he thought back to the days he spent running around, cleaning, or fixing stuff. It had been good days, full of excitement and other people.

Still, he preferred being up here.

Up here, he met few people.

Sometimes Bucky would join him when the chaos between the others got too much for him or when he felt lonely.

But most times, Clint was alone up here.

On long travels, Clint could spend days up here.

Only climbing down to fulfil basic human needs or when he saw a ship they wanted to fight.

Otherwise, he would stay up here, being visited by Bucky every once in a while but spending most of the time on his own.

Up here, everything he had was wind and weather, and the open sea.

That was everything he needed up here.

Up here, Clint felt safe.

And being up here meant to be free.

Being up here was what being a pirate meant to Clint.

Can also be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47701165

(Not so) Peaceful Afternoon

Summary: Bucky just wants to spend his free Afternoon in Peace. Tony has other plans.

Pairing: WinterIron

Word Count: 1395

Rating: Explicit

Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha/Omega, Alpha Bucky Barnes, Omega Tony Stark, Casual Sex, Outdoor Sex, Begging, Bottom Tony Stark, Tony Stark Has Issues, Tony Stark is a Brat, Knitting (yes knitting with an I), Tony Stark has a Heart (Condition)

Written for:

@winterironevents: Fills the Iron Soldier Badge

AU: Omegaverse

Begging

Feeling his pulse

Knitting

Outdoor Sex

@tonystarkbingo: Annoying on Purpose

@marvelrarepairbingo : Kneeling

@fandom-free-bingo :

Reluctant Caretaker, "Are you serious?", AU: Omegaverse, "Why are you like this?" - Flight Edition

Slurs, Gasping for Breath - Wild Edition

Sour Expression - Book Night Edition

"Please… Don't do this.", Discipline - Maritime May

Denial, Gasping for Breath, Fast Breathing - Plurality Edition

Crafting, Hammock, Cold Wind - August Chaos

"Please, Don't Do this." - Bug Edition

"Look at Me." - Medical Edition

"That's it, Breathe.", "I told you not to do this." - Gingerbread Edition

Kinky Things Happen Bingo : Clothed Sex

@eclipsingbingo : Buttplug - Rising Moon Edition

@multiversebingo : Forgiveness - Good Things Can Happen Bingo

@sweetspicybingo : get bent - sweetheart Edition

@anyfandomfluffbingo : Angry Sex

@anyfandomkinkbingo : Public Sex

@afgomegaversebingo Pinky Promise

@multifandom-flash :

Badass Crew, Bad Bedroom Bad Life - Marvel Edition

🍆 - Emoji Day

Forgiveness - Forgiveness Day