Fic: Can't Keep This (Quiet)

So I've been writing about soulmates and/or soulbonds since the story idea that founded Vardin and Kingdoms and Thorn, long before I ever encountered it in fic. One of the things that characterized my fascination was the idea of irrevocable bonds, of how those bonds were formed and maintained, and most of all, how messy it gets when the ideal equation, to use a science term, hits real life.

In real life, people fall in and out of love. People don't always do the hard work of relationships right. People can become good or bad and change in response to trauma. They grow apart, they grow together, or circumstances tear them apart or throw them together.

This particular story arc idea came about because, as always, I wanted to explore an edge case, the outlying possibilities. There's a concept in fanfic out there of platonic vs. romantic soulbonds, and I always go, how do you know? How do you know which is which and how did this consensus come about and if you have a platonic soulbond, does it interfere with forming a romantic one? In this world, it does, and their whole history rolled out in my head from there.

At some point, I'll write out more pieces of the epic because what's in my head is epic. I gifted this fic to enigma731 because it was talking to her about Bobbi and then Bobbi and Clint and Natasha together that made me want to write it again. towerparty gave me the perfect prompt for it when I got tagged, and this is the first piece, as usual smack in the middle instead of at one end or the other.

I don't intend to leave them broken up, and there's a whole lot of story of their coming together that I especially want to get around to ficcing, but it's a start.


Can't Keep This (Quiet) (2278 words) by Remember When
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Captain America (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Clint Barton/Bobbi Morse/Natasha Romanov
Characters: Clint Barton, Bobbi Morse, Natasha Romanov
Additional Tags: Threesome - F/F/M, Angst, Established Relationship, Soulbonds AU, Lots of Angst, Breakup, HYDRA Reveal, Project Gladiator, Secrets, Spies & Secret Agents, Biochemist Bobbi Morse, Soul Bond
Summary:

The silence stretched and Bobbi finally just admitted the reason she'd barely let him get in the door before confronting him with this. She wanted it, but… "She'll hate us both."

The Docket Proceeds

I've got emails to attend to, comments and ficlets to read and respond to, and more ficlets to write, but the docket proceedeth!

Finally, an update on a WIP. Sorry to all and sundry for all the unfinished ones lying about.

Share Your Air (3712 words) by scribblemyname
Chapters: 5/6
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
Characters: Clint Barton, Natasha Romanov
Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Pining, Established Relationship, quiet moments, Romance, Domestic, Angst
Series: Part 3 of Between Shadows and Light
Summary:

Clint had been hesitant with their relationship, backing up emotionally and throwing up the walls any time it seemed to be getting serious, but as she lay tucked under his arm, she thought she'd like it if they got serious.

Just one more chapter and I'll wrap this one.