#kickflaw

[ambivalens999]

A totally unprompted merthur reclist

Why? Because I'm a woman possessed and more people need to read these gems in the year of our lord 2024

canon recs

So Are They All, All Honourable Men by @seperis

Privileges of Rank by @seperis

Misrule by @thehoyden

In Want of a Wife by @singingkingoftheroad

Love Potion Number Nine (The Shy Remix) by @clea2011

Before the Sun Rises by @marguerite26

Sharing is Caring by @vegan-hermione

Stranded by fluffssnowflake (theyneeddrying)

A Collapsing Star With Tunnel Vision by @alienfuckeronmain

hold onto me as we go by @schweetheart

Dower the Stars by @thegertie

Nineteen by @kickflaw

If It Stands Still Long Enough by arthur_pendragon

alternate universe recs

A Modern Manservant by @mamalazzer

L’Intérieur by aprettyaway

Time Forward by @kianspo

Castle (the rules by which we live) by @kickflaw

Pieces of Us by dentedsky

#merthur recs #merthur #merlin #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #i hope i tagged everyone correctly #if I tagged u incorrectly pls let me know! #fic rec list

[the-once-and-future-love]

The Witching Hour: Spooky BBC Merlin Fic Recs

A Modern Pygmalion by supercalvin

A Warlock's Blood by Lullabylily

Ain't No Grave (Can Hold Me) by Val_Creative

All the Dead Are Here by Footloose

all our dead, unfinished selves by schweet_heart

An Ox on the Tongue by seapotato

and with my opened mouth i join the singing light by intothefirewego

Death is Only the Beginning by Val_Creative

Deliquesce by BeautifulFiction

Dying to Return by StormDancer

Feeding Grounds by N16  [gen]

From Darkness Comes Light by beren

From The Ashes by RandomSlasher

Gibraltar May Tumble by shes_gone

Grave Mistake by kickflaw

Haunted Ride by Sage_Owl

How It Will Be by Trojie. 

Hunter's Blood by Shadecat

I'll Be Your Fire (The Dragon Dream Remix) by claudine

In It For The Thrill by TheCourtSorcerer

Into the Dark by kriadydragon

i will always pick you up by daffodilprince

It Will Have Blood by kayura_sanada

London Tower by significantowl

Mating Call by orphan_account

My Breath In Your Lungs by Zaharya

Quickening Days by Fahye

Resurgam by La_Temperanza

Seeds of Darkness by N16 [gen]

The Devil's Table by kriadydragon [gen]

The Beast of Winter by linaerys

The Fallen by ArtemisPendragon

The Kingcraft of Arthur Pendragon by SauraUnderscore

The Maze of Malus by beckybrit

The Tomb by kriadydragon [gen]

The Washerwoman by schweet_heart

You Can Be King Again by asuralucier

#merthur #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #bbcm #mbbc #fic recs #fic rec list #merlin fic recs #merthur fic recs #bbc merthur #merlin/arthur #halloween #samhain

[sparkagrace]

It's a leap year! I've read some incredible fics this year and kind of ignored all my problems and just drowned myself in words instead (hello floor!) I also have so many lined up for next month that I'm super excited to get stuck into!

february

483,807 words read over 31 fics (average of 15,607 words per fic, not including wips) 📈 up 175% from January

current total for the year: 659,492 words

a handful of fic recs

why are we always stuck and running (from the bullets, the bullets) by inevitablemeow (@thisispaladinbehavior) stucky | E | 10k

Latte Art and Slow Dancing in the Dark by deadonarrival stucky | E | 89.5k

Walgreens Wooing by @cable-knit-sweater shrunkyclunks | T | 2k

As Cold As Ice by @kalee60 stucky | E | 27k

A Hard Case of You by @chiyume stucky | E | 21k

He calls me the devil, I make him wanna sin by @cable-knit-sweater stucky | E | 4k

Networking by Smoll4 stucky | E | 11k

Proprietary Information by @notlucy stucky | E | 85k

series recs

A Year in the Life by @xoxobuckybarnes stucky | 2 fics | 11k

Additional Information by @notlucy stucky | 8 fics | 165k

currently streaming wips started this month

And We're on Our Own in the Afterglow by @voylitscope stucky | E | 1/5

Pulling An All-Nighter by Smoll4 stucky | E | 2/?

wips finished this month

twelve twenty-five by @burnin-brighter stucky | E | 43k

be kind, rewind older fics or re-reads

come on, just do it (do it til it feels alright) by @kickflaw stucky | E | 6k

A Helping Hand by @stuckytoyoulikeglue stucky | E | 39k

two strangers in the bright lights by Claudia_flies stucky | E | 7k

Drive It Like You Stole It: A Bodyswap by @aggressivewhenstartled stucky | E | 28k

#monthly fic recap #fic list #fic rec #steve x bucky #fanfic #queued

[steevbuckk]

FAVORITE STUCKY FICS | 26/100

valentine's day fics 🥰

Fuck Valentine's Day by @jinlinli

[Friends to lovers, 4 218 words, Teen And Up Audiences]

Summary:

Steve and Bucky's friends finally get sick and tired of their obliviousness, so they set them up on a blind date on Valentine's Day. But of course, they think it's just a prank because they're idiots.

“You know what we should do?” Bucky says. “We should stage a coup.” A smile slowly starts to spread on Steve’s face. He leans forward. “Go on.” “They’re freaking terrible at this Valentine’s Day thing. We’d be a million times better at this romantic bullshit, and we’re not even dating.” Steve’s full on grinning now. “So we’ll show ‘em how it’s done. We’ll have the best goddamn Valentine’s Day ever.” “We’ll put all the real couples to shame with how fucking great we are at Valentine’s Day.”

Wakanda You Be My Valentine? by @kickflaw

[Post CA:CW, 11 921 words, Explicit]

Summary:

"You make the whole world shine, in every place and every time, and even though I can’t rhyme, Wakaaaanda you be my Valentine?”

A story in which Steve is an oblivious ball of (unnecessary) angst, secrets are shared, Valentines exchanged, and Bucky spends a lot of time in Steve's lap.

Valentine's Fuck Up by @jro616

[Valentine's Day, 1 131 words, Teen And Up Audiences]

Summary:

Steve misses Valentine's day dinner, and Bucky is not very happy.

The Perfect Man by Ellessey

[Modern AU, 9 251 words, Explicit]

Summary:

"I'm Steve, by the way."

Steve. That's cute. Steve's really fucking cute, and he's falling into step beside Bucky on the way to his apartment.

"Bucky," Bucky remembers to say after a noticeable pause.

"Huh. And you didn't go with FuckyBucky for your handle?"

"I really don't even want to talk about my handle," Bucky admits, and when Steve laughs it's loud and it makes his nose crinkle up. Bucky can barely believe this is happening.

__

Setting up a dating profile is decidedly not in Bucky's skill-set, but against all odds he manages to connect with someone who makes the one-night stand he thought he wanted feel like not nearly enough.

Valentine's Day Is A Hallmark Holiday by sebstanau

[Valentine's Day, 2 038 words, Not Rated]

Summary:

Bucky Barnes is done with this month. He’s done with still being hungover from Stark’s New Year’s Eve party, he’s done with everyone claiming ‘new year, new me.’, and currently he’s done with pink.

All of the fucking pink.

It was everywhere, it was like New York City as a whole wants to remind Bucky that he’s spending Valentine’s Day alone. Again.

or, the fic where bucky literally hates valentine's day and he pines over his best friend

Couldn't tell you though I tried to by @stuckyflangst

[Post CA:TWS, 9106 words, Explicit]

Summary:

Bucky was always a romantic. Steve would whinge and moan and then Bucky would always turn up in the evening of the 14th with a flower (I promise I stole it Stevie I didn’t pay) or a folded card (I made it myself) with a poem in his loopy handwriting.

What was that poem? That poet Bucky liked so much?

Out of the corner of his eye Steve looks at Bucky, at his soft hair, at the way he still rests his metal arm so carefully in his lap, even though when they are in the apartment together he wraps it around his mug of tea, as if he felt some of the warmth in the metal and it brought him comfort.

For Bucky, Steve thinks he can be a romantic now, after all these years have brought them back together after he thought Bucky was lost to him forever.

-----

Bucky's getting better, living with Steve in Avenger's Tower. Though they're not what they used to be to one another. But it's Valentine's Day soon - maybe Steve can show Bucky just how much he still cares.

Conversation Hearts by @alpineandbucky

[Meet Ugly, 4 416 words, Explicit]

Summary:

If you were to ask Steve, the only good thing about Valentine's Day is when the clock strikes twelve, signaling the beginning of February 15th.

Also known as 'International Discount Chocolate Day'.

more fics

#100stucky #stucky #stucky fic #stevebucky #steve rogers #stucky fic rec #stucky fanfic #bucky barnes #stucky au #stucky fanfiction #steve x bucky #steve rogers x bucky barnes #stevebucky au #captain america #post civil war #modern au #modern bucky barnes #fic rec #my recs #moodboard #fluff #smut #valentine's fic #marvel #marvel fic #marvel fanfic #mcu #jewish bucky barnes #post tws #post ca:cw

[musette22]

Minne, do you have any recommendations for Wakanda husband Stucky fics?

I do! I'm sure I have more than this, but I need to finish packing so I can't spend too long searching right now, sorry! But I hope you like these:

Let this be light work by caughtinanocean

not a language but a map by magdaliny

Under the Dome by @paper-storm

My Working Week and My Sunday Rest by pineapplecrushface

Lonesome no more by @dharmasharks

Wakanda You Be My Valentine? by kickflaw

You're a Peach by Deisderium

#stucky #wakandan husbands #fic recs #they're not all strictly speaking completely set in wakanda #but parts of them do take place there #in most of them bucky is there and steve visits I think #minnie answers

[morgana-greenleaf]

Bucky Barnes Whump Fic Recs

so, I did a rec list a while back but i've read a lot of fics since then. this is not even close to all the fics i've read, or even all of my favourites. i'm already putting together another list. but hopefully this helps people find something to read.

close your eyes (& don't look up) by stark2ashla (@stark2ashla)

Teen, 1.7k

“Name.”

The electricity stops and Bucky looks up, throat still raw from a scream he can’t remember hearing. Fire dances along his upper body. He’s so tired.

“James,” he says, and pauses to catch his breath.

“Hit him again.”

I've Got Red In My Ledger by undertalefa

Teen, 0.9k

For some people, this is all he can offer. They don’t want flowery words or excuses, no ‘I’m sorry’s or ‘there was nothing I could’ve done’s. They want the satisfaction of causing pain, the catharsis of hurting someone who hurt you first.

It won’t fix anything, won’t change the past, but they both know that.

Bad Things I by bittercape

Teen, 0.1k - winterhawk

Whumptober prompts 12: Torture | Made to watch

Not that graphic violence (because how graphic can you get in 100 words), but nothing good happens here.

My spidey-sense is tingling by undertalefa

Not Rated, 2.3k - sambucky

“I would say you gotta speak to me man, but…”

He’s sure if Bucky’s eyes were open, he would be rolling them. Instead, he very clearly enunciates something Sam interprets as ‘Ha, ha. Funny.’

-

Whumptober 2021, Day #7

the shock from isolation by Lies_Unfurl (@lies-unfurl)

Mature, 8k+ - sambucky

Bucky goes to drastic measures to avoid being triggered by a newly-rediscovered set of words. Afterwards, he and Sam heal together—physically and emotionally.

Unquiet by ealcynn

Teen, 44k

Sam knows if anyone is not to blame for this clusterfuck, it’s Barnes. He’s a victim in all this. A murderous, terrifying, weaponized, six-foot, 260-pound cyborg victim.

Bones of Some Contention by LivingProof

Mature, 14k

For once, it’s not a dark specter from Bucky’s past that’s come back to haunt them. That, as far as he is concerned, is great. A nice change of pace. Something he can bring up next time Sam complains about all the skeletons that are hiding in Bucky’s mansion full of closets.

He’s the one with the gun to his head right now, though, so maybe Sam’s at least got a point with that whole “you can’t even get out of bed in the morning without running into something dangerous” bit that he does.

Or: Somehow, Bucky keeps ending up on the wrong side of the past. Even the pasts that don’t belong to him.

Barium Nights by LivingProof

Mature, 88k

Sam vanishes on what should have been a simple mission to clear out a few wannabe terrorists. And come hell, Hydra, or high water, Bucky is going to find him. Even if the trail takes him to the seedy underbelly of Madripoor, and a host of situations he’d rather avoid. Even if finding Sam might get him killed. Even if the thing that kills him…might be Sam.

Not Your Incentive by MelanieKS (@itsfeistyred)

Mature, 9k

After Sam takes on the mantle of Captain America he tells Bucky to take some time for himself. He deserves it. Begrudgingly, Bucky heeds Sam's advice and goes on a solo road trip cross-country. Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan in the life of Bucky Barnes and he finds himself stranded on the side of the road with a stalled rental, and an unknown number of hostiles surrounding him.

Just a normal day...

The Making of the Winter Soldier (series) by CluckU, Mumble_Bee (@clucku, @mumble--bee)

Mature, 13.7k +

A collection of vignettes exploring the ways in which HYDRA turned Bucky into the Winter Soldier. Can be read as standalones, but may hold more depth if read in order.

one foot by kickflaw (@kickflaw)

Teen, 0.7k

It's on the long, nerve-wracking trudge out from behind German lines, back to the Allied base that this weird big Steve promises is within a day's march, that the first hint of suspicion unfurls in Bucky's mind.

bring me back a dog by accrues

Teen, 1.8k

‘It wasn’t the dogs' fault,’ he told his therapist later, after he put himself together enough to process the memory. ‘They were just doing what they were ordered. They didn’t know how to say no. They couldn’t say no.’

The fallout from Bucky's first escape attempt from Hydra helps Bucky process his trauma later.

Homecoming by winteratdusk (@winteratdusk)

Not Rated, 44k + - stucky

After the fight on the helicarriers, the Soldier means to disappear, but without HYDRA's "maintenance" he isn't able to get far. Steve finds him sick, confused, and in desperate need of help. Over the course of a night, Steve and Bucky both grapple with the damage HYDRA's done, doing their best to weather the storm and make it through to morning.

Aftershocks by Lapwing_Em (@lapwing-em)

Gen, 1.2k

After Walker threw Bucky into the power cables he's more banged up than he wanted to admit. Sam finds him and helps.

on the outside looking through by junipermoss

Not rated, 1.7k - sambucky

He doesn’t know when it was, if it was a year ago or twenty, but he’s seen that face. He’s seen it when he was strapped to a table, or the chair, restraints on his skin and hard rubber between his teeth and electricity splintering through his bones. He’s seen that face a picture of cruelty, a dark smile in a dizzy whirl of pain.

The man shoots him.

Or: Sam is there for Bucky when a mission goes south.

The Last Train by PlaceByTheRiver

Teen, 2.7k

Inspired by a TikTok asking the question: Did anyone ever feel compassion for Bucky while he was held prisoner?

We know what happened to turn James "Bucky" Barnes into the Winter Soldier. This is the story of one of the individuals who helped make the transformation happen.

Brilliant Soviet scientist Galina meets an injured American soldier and tries to comfort him at first; then, she is told what she must help the government do. When you work for the Soviet military, non-compliance is not an option. Even the tiniest deviation from directive must be shrouded in complete secrecy . . .

(This is a prequel for a longer story I am writing, which takes place in present day.)

#please let me know if i've missed any authors' tumblrs #i'm not very good at finding people on tumb;r #bucky barnes #whump #bucky barnes whump #fic recs #bbwfr

[themculibrary]

Christmas Fics Masterlist 3

part one, part two

A FrostIron Christmas (ao3) - Do_Whatever_You_Want_Im_Super_Dead loki/tony G, 1k

Summary: Tony and Loki spend a lovely Christmas together in this one-shot! I do not own Marvel or its characters.

christmas elves, carols, and other clichés (ao3) - D_melanogaster steve/bucky T, 5k

Summary: Steve and Bucky and Christmas through the years.

Or: The first time Steve and Bucky met, Bucky thought that Steve was a Christmas elf.

Christmas Tree Fiasco (ao3) - GraceKnowsIrondad0777 G, 4k

Summary: December/10/2020

2020 is a good time to go all out with the Christmas decorations. Peter's stuck in quarantine and in his holiday spirit, a well intended decorating plan lands him stuck in the Christmas tree longer than typically advised.

OR: Peter gets himself stuck in the Christmas Tree for 24 hours and Tony is not happy. It's a good thing he loves this kid.

Christmas with the Wilsons (ao3) - Impala_Chick sam/bucky T, 2k

Summary: In an effort to get his family to stop badgering him, Sam asks Bucky to pose as his boyfriend for Christmas dinner.

home with my love (this christmas) (ao3) - kickflaw steve/bucky G, 1k

Summary: Bucky opens his mouth in greeting after Steve hurriedly throws open his door, but gets one look at Steve and stops dead. His eyes travel from the Santa hat atop Steve's head, down over his illuminated Christmas sweater and further still, to his slippers, decorated with little reindeer antlers. Blinking, he reaches out to tap one of the fat red light bulbs decorating Steve's chest.

“Huh," he says.

Honorary Parker (ao3) - parkrstark G, 3k

Summary: Tony lets it slip to Peter that he'll be spending Christmas alone. Peter refuses to let that happen.

I’ll Be Coughing Painfully (With A Ho Ho Ho, Hee Hee Hee) (ao3) - josywbu G, 2k

Summary: Peter is sick in the week leading up to Christmas and Tony is his appointed caretaker. Here’s what they get up to, to keep up the Christmas spirit.

It's beginning to look a lot like christmas (ao3) - IJustReallyLikeFluff steve/bucky G, 597

Summary: The world need more stucky christmas fluff, okay

Therefore, Steve is baking cookies, but not all things goes as planned

Meeting in Winter (ao3) - a_written_dream steve/bucky T, 2k

Summary: Bucky runs into a pretty blond who looks like he's freezing his ass off.

Merry Christmas, Bucky Barnes (ao3) - Bulmaveg_Otaku bucky/darcy G, 5k

Summary: Steve's hoping to catch sight of his elusive BFF this Christmas, and needs someone to do the recon. It can't be anyone he knows Bucky would recognize or someone who he would recognize as trained in spy craft or combat techniques, but it also needs to be someone he can trust. Enter Darcy Lewis. Steve's pretty sure she's the right person for the job. Probably. Maybe?

Mission - Steve and Bucky's Best Christmas Ever (ao3) - LightningStriking steve/bucky G, 10k

Summary: Bucky has a plan. A carefully constructed, and meticulously plotted plan. Of how to give his best friend Steve the most wonderful, festive, and happy Christmas season ever. Culminating in a declaration of love, which hopefully will be returned. Can Bucky pull it off, and receive the best Christmas present of all - Steve as his boyfriend??

new york's santa (ao3) - hailingstars pepper/tony G, 4k

Summary: New York City has it's own Santa, and Peter discovers it's Tony Stark, because of course it is.

Peter's Christmas with Tony (ao3) - Rowan_M T, 11k

Summary: One-shots of Peter at Christmas. Lots of whump, fluff and Iron Dad.

Secret Sugarplum Spiderling (ao3) - happyaspie G, 27k

Summary: Peter has been taking ballet for nearly as long as he can remember and all of his hard work has finally paid off. He's been cast as the Cavelier to the Sugarplum Fairy in his Performing Arts School's production of The Nutcracker. It's a big deal and it's going to take up a good bit of time but... he's just not sure he's ready for his mentor to know about that particular hobby just yet.

🎄🩰❄️He's sure it'll be fine ... ❄️🩰🎄

All he has to do is show up at the studio on time, keep his grades up, make sure to see Tony on a regular enough basis that he doesn't worry and try to squeeze in some patrolling in between. It's that simple. Right?

Stay (ao3) - grandmacore steve/bucky T, 3k

Summary: After the death of Bucky’s parents and sister, his friend Sam arranges a getaway for Bucky; a few weeks of sharing a cozy cabin with Sam’s other friend Steve. When Bucky and Steve meet they immediately feel connected and it’s not long before that connection grows into something deep and beautiful.

Steve and Bucky's first Christmas in retirement (ao3) - Laevateinn steve/bucky T, 2k

Summary: Follow Steve and Bucky as they decorate their house, then celebrate the holidays surrounded by family.

Stocking S(t)uffers (ao3) - HiddenSt0rms G, 933

Summary: It’s not uncommon to have a sore throat in the wintertime, especially in a crowded place like Queens. It’s also not uncommon for said sore throat to turn out to be strep. But what is uncommon is for this to be the seventh throat problem this year.

Leave it to Peter’s luck to need his tonsils out right before Christmas.

Or: Tony knows just what to get Peter for Christmas following his tonsillectomy.

The Magic of Mistletoe (ao3) - TheDisneyOutsider happy/may, pepper/tony G, 1k

Summary: “Hey, May, Happy, you guys are standing under the mistletoe, you know what that means, right?” Tony wriggled his eyebrows and pointed to the plant hanging over their heads.

“Ew, Tony that’s gross,” Peter grimaced, but he watched Happy and May both blush, staring at each other awkwardly.

this christmas, I'll give you my heart (ao3) - buckyismybicycle sam/bucky T, 6k

Summary: Bucky and Sam draw each other's names for Secret Santa - neither of them know what to get and enlist the help of Nat and Joaquin. Cue a lot of misunderstandings.

Tony's Christmas Carol (ao3) - kickcows pepper/tony G, 11k

Summary: Tony Stark was a mean, crotchety miser. He never felt he was doing wrong, until three spirits came to visit him on Christmas Eve, showing him otherwise. Or, a retelling of ‘A Christmas Carol’ set in the Marvel universe.

#themculibrary #mcu #marvel #fluff #christmas #christmas masterlist

[kocuria]

Coming home is a balm for Steve; it's a life-raft for Bucky.

And this bath—this ritual—it's one of the best ways they've found to bring Bucky back from that place of darkness and terror and pain that lives forever in his head. A heaping dose of all the things he never had while Hydra enslaved him, all rolled into one. 

But it's not easy. It's never easy.

for so baby tell me yes (and i will give you everything) by @kickflaw 🖤 post-CA:WS, 9k E

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my art  ✵  commissions  ✵  Patreon

#marvel #marvel fanart #stucky #stucky fanart #stevebucky #stevebucky fanart #bucky barnes #bucky barnes fanart #winter soldier #winter soldier fanart #kocuria visuals #kickflaw #thirsty #sof'tato #The Arm #scarring #Bucky's hair #kocuria original

[buckybarnesbingo]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel) Additional Tags: POV Steve Rogers, 5+1 Things, 5 Times, plus 1, Canon Compliant, Except the Epilogue, Not Epilogue Compliant, Temporary Character Death, Heavy Angst, mature themes, alcohol use, Crying, Steve Rogers Feels, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes Needs a Hug, then they both get one, Steve Rogers Gets a Hug, Bucky Barnes Gets a Hug, Angst with a Happy Ending, Happy Ending Summary:

Five times Steven Grant Rogers cried over James Buchanan Barnes (plus one when it was happy tears).

"I am," Steve insists, and the sheer violence of his own conviction brings the tears back. He grimaces but they fall anyway, wetting his cheeks, furious and resolute. His vow, signed with a flourish. Spatter-mark signature. He's going to find a way into this war. He will follow Bucky to the ends of earth. He will move heaven and hell. No matter what he has to do, he's going to be at Bucky's side.

They're going to fight, and win, and then be at peace, together.

#buckybarnesbingo2021 #bbb2021 #bingo fill #kickflaw #stucky

[shrunkyclunksbang]

Submitted by @ceratonia-siliqua and @kickflaw 

We need someone to write an epic, apocalyptic fic that actually deals with the implications of snapping half the living creatures on Earth from existence.  So…

Post apocalyptic Shrunkyclunks au via the endgame snap! Takes place after the snap and leads up to our heroes fighting to undo the damage and even after it's fixed. Bucky and Steve being some of the few to survive the rapidly changing environment (like oxygen and food scarcity) due to the serum.

How Steve and Bucky meet is up to the writer, but the idea is that after the Snap the world has gone to hell.

With a population drop so massive, mass amounts of crops are left unattended. As a result, prices for food briefly plummet due to surplus until it’s intentionally destroyed or rotted because of the economy. This results in a scenario similar to the great depression and the dust bowl.

Essentially, the snap destroys civilization and the global economy. Supply chains. Hospital workers. Mail delivery. All of the little things that make up our daily life are disrupted.

ON TOP OF THAT, with half of all living things snapped (including animals and plants) the oxygen levels plummet and carbon monoxide levels sky rocket. Those remaining have time because of what oxygen was left over but the ozone layer is wrecked and everyone starts to cook.

Since vehicles/other equipment were all left in operation after people disappeared, the levels of carbon increase quickly and start fires (on top of planes/trains/cars crashing).

There would be nothing left for the people who even came back. To make matters worse, reversing the snap ends up killing even more people. People who are brought back are dropped exactly where they disappeared from. Airplanes?? people on flights would have fallen to their death. Also buildings that were removed or abandoned in the years following the snap would have resulted in death as well when people reappeared in them

It would be a better death to be snapped then to be left behind.

In short, life after the Snap is a nightmare and even when the heroes find a way to undo it there are still repercussions.

Don’t forget to credit/tag if you use this idea, the ones who submitted this idea would love to read it!

#shrunkyclunks bang #plotbunny wednesday #ceratonia-siliqua #kickflaw #postapocalyptic au #endgame au

[subverbaldreams]

Just rewatched ep 3 of TFATWS and realized a bunch of lines I thought were canon are things I picked up from fanfics.

#the episode was so disappointing after that #you can’t top what kickflaw did to that scene #and others…ugh it was so ripe for sexploitation #*happy sigh*

[the-once-and-future-love]

23. Good Merlin Fics I’ve Read Recently (8/26/22)

A Change of Fate by Pearl09

A Gift Unasked For by andraste_oz (vanessarama)

As Luck Would Have It by Emachinescat [gen]

Accidental Breakage by Mitsuhachi

after the storm (are you leaving) by Imagined, Scarlet_Ribbons

Approval by Llama1412

And So By Adventure by anoyo

all i can do by simonlorden

Between His Lips by leashy_bebes

Camelot Cluedo by rotrude

Different kinds of flight by Neery

The Difference Between Night and Day by fifty_fifty

Dryad by Measured

Eternal by Bisexual_Bookworm238

For Worse or For Better (Proposal!AU) by anna_zee [modern era]

Grave Mistake by kickflaw

The Hands We Use To Catch Each Other by scripps

Haunted Ride by Sage_Owl [modern era]

The Heat of Battle by gfeather

Honesty is a Virtue by ineptshieldmaid

hold on to the memories (please don't ever become a stranger) by ladililn [modern era]

Horizons Over Battlegrounds by Zaharya

I Didn't Know That I Was Starving 'till I Tasted You by Zaharya

(i keep telling myself) i'm not the desperate type by theythinktheyknow

In Love and War by orphan_account [mergwenthur]

It Was One Kingdom, Once by queerofthedagger

Intoxicating by cherrybina

into the light may you know truth alone by highfunctioningclotpole

Labyrinthine by Tierfal

Left is right and right is left by TyalanganD

that lightning-strike feel by TheLurkingContessa

Lupercalia by novemberlite [a/b/o]

make room in your history for me by hoosierbitch

The Man from Denaria by p_peaches

Moment of Weakness by longleggedgit

Of Fate and Fireflies by Shadecat

Once and Future by TakeTheShot

paint the sky with silver lining by rane_ab

The Price of Freedom by batgurl88

Rosemary by Tierfal

scorch marks and embers by southfarthing [gen]

Set Against the Sky by burntotears

Shine A Light by Trojie

Snow on a Hot Barn by kumquatix

Sorcerer's Bane by BeautifulFiction

The Sword in the Stone by lavvyan

Tabula Rasa by gryvon

Taking it Slowly by et_cetera55

The Truths He Can't Deny by N16 [gen]

The way by Naelyn

the way these flowers bloom by Imagined

There's a First Time for Everything by Piscaria

This Far, But No Further by Mellacita

this is the space my heart wants to be by theythinktheyknow

To exit a labyrinth by Ren

To Rest For a While by Zinnith

To Save the King by SlantedKnitting

Two Sides by emeraldsword

veritas by theseourbodies [gen]

Vigil by Oriberry

Where the Hurt Is by undersomestairs [modern era]

You and Me (and the Dolma Makes Three) by Aerica_Menai

You Are A Runner And I Am My Father's Son by smallestbird

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#merlin #fic rec list #merthur #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #bbcmerlin #the once and future love #the adventures of merlin #fic recs #rec list

[sparkagrace]

Hello! I feel like I finally had some time to catch up on some fics I had put aside for a while, plus get stuck into some really fun WIPs and one-shots. I'm still catching up on some more recent fics - all of which I'm super excited for!

may

164,918 words read over 36 fics (average of 4,581 per fic, not including wips) 📈 up 28% from April

current total for the year: 962,832 words

a handful of fic recs

Cinematic by katie_delaney stucky | E | 3.5k

Head in the Sky by @dharmasharks stucky | E | 9k

On Display by @cable-knit-sweater stucky | E | 3.1k

blister and burn, baby by brenlya stucky | E | 23.9k

Bucky Barnes and the Swimsuit of Doom by @theeemdash stucky | E | 4.6k

Latke Love by @bonky-bornes stucky | N/A | 5k

come on, just do it (do it til it feels alright) by @kickflaw stucky | E | 6k

hung out to dry by @dontcallmebree steve rogers | M | 760 words

Set the Date, Set the Time (‘Cause We Already Know Where We’re Going) by @voylitscope stucky | G | 5k

Flex and Flexibility by @musette22 stucky | T | 4k

series recs

a firm hand by mcwho stucky | 2 fics | 10k

spoil me, ruin me, keep me by @buckyismybicycle bucky x torres | 3 fics | 14k

currently streaming wips started this month

you're the light, you're the night by @howdoyousleep3 stucky | E | 2 of 14

A Fuckation by @florianniss stucky | E | 4 of ?

Love Is All Around Us by @xoxobuckybarnes stucky | E | 7 of 8

J.B.B., (S.O.S.) by @cable-knit-sweater stucky | T | 1 of 3

wips completed this month

How To (Try To) Lose a Guy in 10 Days by @rohruh stucky | E | 39k

be kind, rewind older fics or rereads

Oh Master, My (Dungeon)Master by YesDanger stucky | E | 4.4k

drive off the edge into the sun by hadrons_collide stuckynat | E | 3.2k

honey i laugh when it sinks in (a pillar i am upright) by mcwho stucky | E | 2k

Put On Earth With That Sole Purpose by @bomberqueen17 stuckynat | E | 3k

#monthly fic recap #fic list #fic rec #author rec #steve x bucky #stuckynat #bucky x torres

[elkleggs]

I had a tremendous secret santa gift last month from @kickflaw, finally made art for it. Everyone read if you want your fucking cockles ignited ❤️‍🔥

#bucky is a good boy #stucky #silver fox steve #intern bucky #my art #stucky fic #stucky art #I love my pals

[5ummit]

Winterbaron Fic Recs: ‘Selby Made Them Do It’ Edition

One of these days I’ll go back and update my original Zemo/Bucky rec list, but until then, here's some recs for my favorite classic winterbaron trope. Blanket warnings for dubcon/noncon, voyeurism, and past HTP trauma (aka all of my favorite things).

You're the one habit i just can't quit by afterism Words: 1540

Bucky meets his eyes, dark and flat and unreadable, and nods: the tiniest, barest permission. He then darts his tongue out to wet his lips, and Zemo has the odd, weightless sensation that perhaps he's not as in control of this as he'd like to be.

James, Zemo is sure, has not spent the last six years of his life with only one living person to occupy his thoughts so thoroughly.

Toe Cap and Tongue by Exorin Words: 1580

He presses his booted foot down between Bucky's arms and rocks back onto his heel, nudging Bucky's chin with the steel-toed cap, "Clean them." he orders; Bucky catches the hitch in his breath and the tremble in his hands, balled into fists at his sides.

Proof by galaxylentil Words: 1080

Bucky aims a glare at Zemo and drops to his knees. When this is all over, he plans to wipe that smirk off Zemo’s face. He’ll absolutely pulverize that man. There will be nothing left, absolutely nothing.

But for now, Bucky plays along.

Inches and anatomy (I Give You Him) by kickflaw Words: 9980

“I’ll need proof, of course,” Selby said, draping herself back into the corner of her snakeskin couch. “The bread crumbs you can have for free, but the bakery’s gonna cost you, Baron, I’ll need to be sure I get what I want. And before you get all cute, don’t think you can find Nagel without me.”

“Proof?” Sam burst out. “What, you, you want him to fuck you right now? We’re kind of on a timetable here, lady.”

Anything You Want by takupaku Words: 1540

He knows Sam is watching him, perhaps to seek comfort or confirmation of his mental state, but Bucky’s eyes stay where they’re glued, unblinking, refusing to give a clue of the lie he had told earlier.

‘You good?’

No. No, he wasn’t.

#I recently got a request for this and I'm happy to oblige #I’ll read every version of this trope and never get tired of it #tfatws ep 3: the gift that keeps on giving #winterbaron #fic recs #bucky barnes #helmut zemo #last update: dec 2022

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Christmassy Fic Titles Masterlist

All I Want For Christmas Has Been You for More Than Seventy Years (ao3) - Kellyscams steve/bucky E, 9k

Summary: It's Bucky's first Christmas back with Steve in 70 years, just a year since he's come to live with him and the Avengers. Steve's taking him away from the city for the occasion. Bucky assumes it's for his own safety; just in case the hustle and bustle of the New York Christmas Season triggers some of the Winter Soldier tendencies he's been fighting and learning to overcome.

Bucky doesn't mean to take this impromptu trip personally. Doesn't want to be upset. But he's recently recalled and redeveloped his feelings for Steve. Feelings he never shared with him. Feelings he has no idea if Steve shares, so being alone with his super soldier buddy might not be something he's ready for. Only Steve's reasons for taking Bucky away might not be so black and white--or red and green as it may be.

Christmas songs, snowball fights, ugly Christmas sweaters, confessions, and Bucky wrapped up in Christmas lights.

as long as you love me so (let it snow) (ao3) - Word_Addict gamora/peter G, 500

Summary: Just 500-ish words of stand-alone Starmora fluff!

baby, it's cold outside (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor clint/sam G, 1k

Summary: Clint, Sam, Natasha and Bucky are staying in a cabin for a few days during the winter holidays. Unfortunately, Clint and Sam get trapped inside due to the blizzard outside. This wouldn't be a problem if Sam didn't have a crush on Clint.

Bucky's Christmas Miracle (ao3) - vanillafluffy bucky/maria G, 3k

Summary: In which Bucky finally remembers Steve and tells Maria Hill the story of how they first met.

christmas elves, carols, and other clichés (ao3) - D_melanogaster steve/bucky T, 5k

Summary: Steve and Bucky and Christmas through the years.

Or: The first time Steve and Bucky met, Bucky thought that Steve was a Christmas elf.

Frosty is Definitely a Snowman (ao3) - ciaconnaa T, 1k

Summary: “Mr. Stark!” Peter squeaks, reaching down to yank the carrot out. He uses it as a pointer in a futile attempt to reprimand him. “There are…” he looks around and sees that a group of middle schoolers already saw the whole thing. They’re giggling. “There are children here!”

“So?” Tony scoffs, still laughing. He grabs the carrot from Peter’s hand and sticks it back at the bottom of Frosty. Peter is mortified. “Frosty’s a boy snowman. People should know.”

or;

Peter just wants to make a snowman. Tony just wants to ruin it.

Ghosts of Christmas Memory (ao3) - scifigrl47 clint/phil, steve/tony T, 11k

Summary: There were three Christmases that Phil Coulson and Clint Barton spent together that altered their relationship. They were tied together by a song, a job, and Clint's ability to become injured in just about any situation.

Christmas is a time of giving, friendship and love.

home with my love (this christmas) (ao3) - kickflaw steve/bucky G, 1k

Summary: Bucky opens his mouth in greeting after Steve hurriedly throws open his door, but gets one look at Steve and stops dead. His eyes travel from the Santa hat atop Steve's head, down over his illuminated Christmas sweater and further still, to his slippers, decorated with little reindeer antlers. Blinking, he reaches out to tap one of the fat red light bulbs decorating Steve's chest.

“Huh," he says.

I'll Be Home For Christmas (ao3) - MarleyMortis steve/bucky G, 3k

Summary: Sergeant Bucky Barnes goes home for Christmas leave.

It's The Great Big Christmas Tree, Mr. Stark! (ao3) - ciaconnaa T, 2k

Summary: Peter and Ned cut down a Christmas tree that's way too big. And they need Iron Man to take it.

Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful (ao3) - enigma731 gamora/peter G, 832

Summary: Peter teaches Groot how to have a snowball fight. He'll probably regret it for the rest of his life.

Sleigh Bells in the Snow (ao3) - rainblou G, 1k

Summary: Peter is clocking too many internship hours and Tony thinks he needs a break. Snowball shenanigans ensue.

The Battle of the Tree Topper (ao3) - ciaconnaa T, 2k

Summary: Tony can tell something is off. It takes him a moment of him spinning around on his heels and looking around like an idiot but he finally catches the unfamiliar shine out of the corner of his eye, right at the top of his tree.

“Um, what is that?”

“I don’t know what you’re-oh." Rhodey says. "Super Mario Star. Cute.”

or;

Peter keeps swapping out Tony's tree toppers. Tony's only a little mad about it.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (ao3) - the_irish_mayhem jane/thor E, 5k

Summary: Jane and Thor do Christmas. (Finally.)

Tis the season for holiday smut.

The Santa Clauses (ao3) - peterparkr G, 3k

Summary: Tony enlists Peter to convince Morgan that Santa is real

this christmas, I'll give you my heart (ao3) - buckyismybicycle sam/bucky T, 6k

Summary: Bucky and Sam draw each other's names for Secret Santa - neither of them know what to get and enlist the help of Nat and Joaquin. Cue a lot of misunderstandings.

Tis the Season (ao3) - NachoDiablo steve/sam, sharon/natasha T, 1k

Summary: Sam and Steve throw a holiday party. Natasha is suspicious.

Unwrapped (ao3) - nightwalker steve/bucky E, 4k

Summary: Tony and Steve each have a surprise for the other. Turns out they were thinking along similar lines.

#themculibrary #masterlists #marvel #mcu #christmas #christmas masterlist #fictitles #fictitles masterlist