So, Let Me Guess– You Just Started A New Book, Right? And You’re Stumped. You Have No Idea How Much

by Fantasia_fanfiction

Peter Parker takes a field trip to S.I. that would totally be a thing in real life. Chaos ensues.

Words: 1094, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Marvel

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Characters: Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Peter Parker, Michelle Jones, Ned Leeds, Flash Thompson, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, James “Bucky” Barnes, Thor (Marvel), Loki (Marvel)

Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Ned Leeds & Peter Parker, Michelle Jones & Peter Parker, Michelle Jones & Ned Leeds & Peter Parker, Peter Parker & Avengers Team, Peter Parker & Shuri, Peter Parker & Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton & Peter Parker, Peter Parker & Thor, Peter Parker & Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner & Peter Parker, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark

Additional Tags: Peter Parker Needs a Hug, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker’s Parental Figure, Peter Parker’s Field Trip to Stark Industries, Field Trip, Stark Industries, BAMF Natasha Romanov, BAMF Michelle Jones, BAMF Clint Barton, BAMF Peter Parker

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by Cakepopple

What if Peter hadn’t been snapped away, but May had been? What would Tony do?

Everything he could.

Words: 953, Chapters: 1/8, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Tony Stark, Peter Parker, Pepper Potts, James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Nebula (Marvel), Steve Rogers, May Parker (Spider-Man), Morgan Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Relationships: Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Michelle Jones/Peter Parker, Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Irondad and Spiderson - Relationship

Additional Tags: Irondad, spiderson, IronDad and SpiderSon, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Angst, So far mostly angst, But there will be fluff

Any tips on how to make readers root for a character that's not the narrator?

Well, why have you ever rooted for characters other than the narrator? What have you read or heard from other people that makes them root for a character? Oftentimes a good chunk of an answer just takes a bit of introspection or listening.

Typically, readers root for characters that they find to have at least one of the qualifications:

Useful: Contributes positively to the story, either by helping others or driving it themselves.

Sympathetic: The character is understandable as a well rounded person.

Funny: Is amusing to readers.

Relatable: Readers can see parts of themselves in the character. A Reminder About “Relatable” Characters (link embedded)

Admirable: Has generally good qualities, but does not have to be perfect. A realistic role model.

Interesting: The more they learn, the more people want to know more about them.

(This isn’t a rigid list, but the qualifications are generally positive or entertaining)

None of those qualifications are restricted to only show-able in a narrator in any way, however a good part of ‘rooting” for someone involves wanting them to achieve their goal. Not being the narrator, they’re likely not the protagonist and therefore the main plot may not be about their goal. You can address that in a few ways:

Subplots: Give the character and their goal a subplot, however remember that subplots have to be related to the main plot and can’t just be a character going off for unrelated reasons. 

Aligned goals: By participating in the plot and alongside the protagonist, the character’s goals can be worked toward, though it’s not the same as the protag’s.

Same goal: They have the same goal as the protag. (When using this option, make sure to give that character unique motivation. Being too similar to a protagonist in motive can decreases reader interest.)

Side stories: The character is allowed to have their own adventures, you just shouldn’t be dedicating a lot of “screen time” to them if they aren’t directly plot involved.

In the most generic sense, you just want to write an interesting character. No, the reader is not going to be able to see their inner monologue, but they can’t see most of any book characters’ inner monologues and it’s rare for a reader to hate everyone but the narrator (unless they’re all poorly written or that’s the point).

You can still teach a reader about a character through: body language, description, dialogue, symbolism, actions, choices, etc. 

Good luck with your character!

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Spider-Man Master List

I’m almost at the 1-year anniversary of my first Spider-Man sickfic/whumpfic, so I thought I’d make a new master list to see how far I’ve come! All except for fic numbers 1, 31, and 32 are prompts that were sent to me! (Bolded are my favorites!) 

1. this one here is my very first and it has Ned slipping up to Stark Tower to talk to Tony bc Peter’s sick and won’t listen to him. Cue Tony doing work like the dad he is 

2. this one has Peter sick and trying to hide it from Tony but he fails and Tony takes him back to the tower and to med-bay

3. this one has Peter diving into an icy river during a solo battle because he thought it would be a good idea for a sneak attack. he thought wrong 

4. this one has Peter getting stabbed during battle and the Tonester has a device that alerts him when this happens and he has to suit up and go to the rescue 

5. this one has Peter rolling up to a meeting even though he’s sick, and he ends up throwing up during the meeting. poor dude 

6. this one has Peter telling Tony that he wasn’t hurt from battle but then he falls and surprise surprise– he did get hurt, much to his and Tony’s surprise 

7. this one has Peter having to ask Tony for some ibuprofen, more than once bc Tony’s mind is elsewhere. (Note: this is one of my favorites, and I couldn’t tell you why.)

8. this one has awkward dad Tony not knowing what to do when he finds out Peter is sick after the kid starts crying from being frustrated 

9. so this one has Peter staying overnight at Stark Tower and he ends up getting sick and has to go to Tony for help 

10. this one right here as Peter getting sick while spending the night with Steve and Bucky for the first time (ft. Stucky)

11. this bad boy right here has Peter taking an unplanned dip in the Hudson and getting really really sick from it– so much that unofficial dad has to pick him up from school (Note: another favorite)

12. this one has Peter popping one too many ibuprofen pills and Tony thinks the kid’s gotten into drugs 

13. this one has Peter stopping by Steve and Bucky’s apartment during a nightly patrol, and whoops, he’s sick– enough to have Steve and Bucky stepping up like the doting uncles they are 

14. this one has Peter acting a little strange and Sam’s like ‘what the hell is wrong with you kid?’ but then he realizes that the kid has a fever 

15. this one has Tony and Steve low-key disagreeing on how to take care of a sick Peter 

16. this one is a mix up! Peter saves Tony for once instead of Tony saving Peter 

17. this one here is a little drabble with Peter getting injured and Tony’s there to dad his way through life like usual 

18. this one here has a miserably sick Peter and Ned comes through for ya boy

19. this one is another mix-up! Ned’s sick and Peter forgoes his patrol to help take care of him

20. this one has Peter on a mission despite having a high-key upset stomach 

21. this one has Tony giving not good dad advice and advising Peter to push through is ‘small illness’ so he does but it gets worse and Steve finds out and is very much not happy (Note: A favorite!)

22. this one has Peter dipping out of a meeting bc his stomach just isn’t having it, and Steve goes to comfort him 

23. this one has stressed Peter crying and it freaks Tony out so he calls Ned for help

24. this one right here has Tony knowing Peter’s sick before Peter does bc Tony’s a good dad and he just knows things 

25. this one has Peter patrolling late on an autumn night and he winds up sick and Tony’s like “you didn’t use the heater in your suit because??”

26. this has sick Peter and sick Steve and Bucky’s gotta take care of the 2 idiots (ft. Stucky) 

27. this one has Peter passing out at Stark Tower and the only one there to help is Thor

28. this one is another mix-up! Tony’s sick and Peter’s low-key freaking out bc the man is old and needs to stop pushing himself 

29. this one has sick Peter being left on the quinjet during a mission and the only person with him is Loki, who ends up having to high-key save Peter’s life (Note: I LITERALLY LOVE THIS ONE!)

30.  this one has Tony accidentally hurting Peter during training and he feels guilty and the two have some real talk while Peter’s in med-bay

31.  this one is a pre-IW spoiler free drabble of Peter expressing his desire to be an Avenger to Tony– enough to make Tony promise him he can be one one day

32. this one is a post-IW drabble with spoilers where Tony has a panic attack when Peter’s sick and tells him that he “doesn’t feel so well)

33. this one is Peter and Tony captured and Peter gets sick from a wound that won’t heal and Tony starts to grow desperate to get them out (Note: Another favorite!)

34. this one is a spoilery fic where the events of IW are Tony’s fever dream, and he wakes up freaked out and skypes Peter at like 3 am (Note: I think this one is in my top 3, and it may be my number 1 in my top 3)

35. this one is a spoilery IW fic where Peter wakes up inside the soul stone 

36. this one has Peter and Tony at Stark Tower, and Peter tries to tell Tony that he’s sick, but Tony’s distracted and doesn’t listen until Peter passes out 

37. this one is just a little drabble where Tony talks to Steve about how much he cares about Peter, not knowing that Peter’s secretly listening 

38. this one has Peter trying to deal with being Spider-Man while having chronic pain 

39. this one is a spoilery angst-filled post-IW Tony and Peter reunion fic with a lot of crying 

40. this one has Peter having to stay behind from a mission to watch Loki but he’s sick and Loki ends up having to take care of him (Note: I ALSO REALLY LOVE THIS ONE!)

41. this one is Captain Dad and Spider-Son where Peter tries to impress cap and messes up a mission and the Daily Bugle posts an article about it

42. this one recounts the times May, MJ, Ned, and Tony all help Peter work through stress from finals in different ways 

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