Whispers

Man, Wife, and Slinky Dress for Space Swap

So for space_swap, I wrote Firefly and quickly realized anew the pain of forging into a new fandom/pairing and trying to sound like it's not your first fic for them. Honestly, I don't think I rose above it, but it was fun to write anyway.

I did the canon review thing and watched "Shindig" and wanted to know more about the slinky dress, so just wrote about Wash, Zoe, and a slinky dress.

Man, Wife, and Slinky Dress (1026 words) by Remember When
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Firefly
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Wash Washburne/Zoe Washburne
Characters: Zoe Washburne, Hoban "Wash" Washburne, Inara Serra, Kaylee Frye, Malcolm Reynolds
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Dancing, Party, References to Episode: Shindig, Romantic Fluff, dressing up, shameless fluff
Summary:

"You want a slinky dress? I can buy you a slinky dress. Captain! Can I have money for a slinky dress?"

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So for shipswap, I wrote an assignment, a treat for my recipient because I really wanted to write both prompts, and a pinch hit.

Coffee with a Side of Romance for Ship Swap

I have this work in progress for a coffee shop/prostitute AU inspired by my Trope Bingo card for The Unusuals with a sketch that actually makes me want to write more, and their prompt about Beaumont and Walsh's relationship, the casual trust and her being more in control and liking AUs and developing relationship just kind of prompted me to write how the two came together in this little offshoot world of mine where she's still a cop, but Walsh is really just runs the diner.

I had fun with it and recip liked, so yay. Beta'ed by the awesome hiddencait.

Coffee with a Side of Romance (1249 words) by scribblemyname
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Unusuals
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Allison Beaumont/Jason Walsh
Characters: Allison Beaumont, Jason Walsh, Casey Shraeger, Henry Cole
Additional Tags: Developing Relationship, coffee shop AU, Kind of AU, Halfway AU, First Date, opera - Freeform, Friendship, Jason Walsh Can't Cook, Coffee, Fluff, Romantic Fluff
Summary:

Jason can't cook and his coffee is swill, but he looks at her exactly the same as any other competent, able person with a job to do and calls her "Detective."

Sometimes that's exactly what Allison needs.

Safe Space for Ship Swap

So my recipient also liked Clint/Bucky gen or paired as bonding over being snipers and friends with Natasha and this piece and all she prompted about it just kept building up in my percolating muse until this piece spilled out.

I wrote a paragraph to introduce and it wasn't enough. I wrote it again, building on it, and I let his memories and feelings just layer over one on top of the other, and it was poetry and repetition and experimental and I knew perfectly well it wasn't everyone's cuppa, but it was me, all me and what I love about writing and bringing disparate threads together and how Natasha forged this bond between the two men even in absence and how she goes neatly behind Steve's back while never lying and takes care of someone who used to take care of her and there are secrets here and history and it's written between the lines and this is why I write.

:le sigh: I really am a literary writer at heart.

Safe Space (1504 words) by scribblemyname
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Captain America (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Clint Barton, James "Bucky" Barnes & Clint Barton
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Clint Barton
Additional Tags: Developing trust, Friendship, partners, pre-relationship if you squint, Aftermath, Hurt/Comfort, Secret Relationship, First Meetings
Summary:

He comes to the designated safehouse for help. Natalia isn't there but the man who takes care of her is. Clint. His name is Clint.

The Rule Where Falling Asleep Isn't Sleeping

The less said, the better.

No, no, that's not fair. So much was invested in this fic. So much help came for this fic. My recipient liked this fic.

I wrote the last scene at the tail end of Legacy and geckoholic nicely told me, great scene, wrong fic, and she was totally and utterly correct. Then lo and behold, this pinch hit comes through, I pounce, and I say, "I'm going to write the fic for this scene."

And failed spectacularly. I couldn't get it to work because Clint's oblivious and stuck in his own head and failings and the whole thing just didn't want to come together. geckoholic patiently handheld and bounced and then the collection went live, I panicked, tweaked in a couple more changes, and let it go because I had no other choice.

I hope the ending doesn't come out of left field anymore because the story is now officially done.

The Rule Where Falling Asleep Isn't Sleeping (1193 words) by scribblemyname
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hawkeye (Comics)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clint Barton/Kate Bishop
Characters: Clint Barton, Kate Bishop
Additional Tags: Friends to more, kisses, Battlefield, Platonic Sleeping, Platonic Cuddling, maybe not so platonic, Romantic Fluff
Summary:

He doesn't want to sleep with her, and falling asleep together totally doesn't count.

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As Real Girls Do for Rarely Written

That last Dottie scene in Agent Carter gave us soooo much insight into Dottie's psyche and I have soooo many Dottie + Peggy headcanon on how Dottie felt about everything, the reality of what kind of creature the Red Room turned out with her that stays hidden under the facade even to them.

I had a title and a snippet:

Who do you want me to be?

She is not human. She is a collection of the pieces of hundreds of other little girls fitted together into whoever she needs to be.

She is Peggy Carter's lipstick, Madame Alianovna's ballet slippers, Irina's piece of bread, and a random assassin's gun.

I can be anyone I want.

I ran with it.

As Real Girls Do (1365 words) by scribblemyname
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Agent Carter (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Dottie Underwood, Peggy Carter, Angie Martinelli
Additional Tags: Post-Series, Red Room, Black Widow Program, Winter Soldier Program, Friendship, Spies and Secret Agents, Character Study
Summary:

She is Peggy Carter's lipstick, Madame Alianovna's ballet slippers, Irina's piece of bread, and a random assassin's gun.

I can be anyone I want.

Personal

And the scribbler emerges from household deadlines. Living with family means they will only put up with your not having actually finished moving in for so long. In their favor, they had put up with it for 10 months. It was past time for me to finish the process.

So on a personal note, I love my room, my bathroom, and my work area. Now, to keep it that way. Historically, that has been the biggest issue.

Reader/Viewer

I have to catch up on Jane the Virgin before they kill the episodes. Sadly, I waited three weeks to watch to get over the pairing I'm extremely not in favor of, and they killed the latest episodes instead of the earliest. Not too happy with Hulu about that. But they have three weeks of the latest episodes as of today, so I'll just say I missed those middle three and catch up because seriously, I want to know what happens and Rafael's really the only guy I have no use for. (Why, I don't know. I just don't, okay?)

I loved the winter finale of Nashville. I was thrilled to see a new episode. It threatens to be drama, including in my one happy spot of Avery/Juliette. I'm not ready for this.

I got the links to start Strike Back, season 2. Soon. The docket calleth.

I've been guilty pleasuring an episode here and there of Voyager, but I'm only about 7 episodes in, so no marathoning. Life is busy. I do love this show. I remember why Kes was my favorite character when I was younger, and I adore the Doctor and his name and first away mission. I definitely didn't see that particular episode before.

Fandom

I have the third piece for purimgifts left to do. My highest fanfic priority is a fic for the Marvel Poly Microbang (due on the 14th). And I have my assignments for beyondpanels and space_swap. Very exciting. Canon review will be in order for the latter. I'll probably hit the former first.

I discovered I really, really, really don't buy the idea that Natasha and Clint don't know about Coulson being alive. The Avengers probably don't, but two active SHIELD agents at their level of clearance? It's possible, but what do you know, I can't make myself believe it.

I also still don't buy that Clint was 'missing' during The Winter Soldier. I think he was in a different location, sure, doing his thing, or even don't mind the unfilmed scene (due to Renner's schedule) as potential headcanon, but I just don't think his absence needs explaining. SHIELD is big. He and Natasha are obviously not always assigned together.

And last little thought from my MCU meditations. It occurred to me why Black Widows are ballerinas. If you watch their fighting style (and you know how hard it is to actually break a neck), you realize it's built around feminine strength and abnormally strong legs. The best way to weaponize one's legs is ballet. A mugger once sued over injuries sustained from a ballerina simply kicking him once to incapacitate him. Ballerinas have incredible leg strength. Besides a cover, ballet would be extremely valuable training for a Widow.

And that's today's edition of randomosity. Hope everyone else is doing well!