I Am Absolutely Ecstatic!! This Fic Is So Gorgeous And Amazing And I Am So, So Happy With My Gift!! Thank

I am absolutely ecstatic!! This fic is so gorgeous and amazing and I am so, so happy with my gift!! Thank you so much @betheflame for this 💙💙💙

NEW FIC: Maybe I’m Amazed

“Tony,” Bucky called out to alert the other boy to his presence. Tony’s head snapped up and turned in Bucky’s direction.

“Barnes, I’m fine, I don’t need rescuing.” Tony’s voice sounded tired and Bucky’s heart hurt.

“Good, because that’s Stevie’s job,” Bucky replied easily.

Tony barked out a laugh. “You’re trying to tell me that you asked me to dance because you wanted to? Hilarious.”

“Yes,” Bucky said simply as he reached Tony’s side. “I asked you to dance because I wanted to.”

Tony blinked a few times - as though needing to process that piece of information - before he glanced back down at his wings. “Yes, they’re fake. How did you know? No one ever knows.”

Bucky shrugged. “I pay attention.”

“To what? To me?” Tony laughed. “Why would you do that?”

“Because you’re beautiful,” Bucky said quickly, before he lost his nerve.

~*~

Read on A03 - part of the @winterironholidayexchange for @eirlyssa

Happy Holidays y’all! 

Loki wished he could say that he didn't register the time of the year, but... Considering how commercialized the holidays had become, it was just about impossible to miss.

Which was why he'd decided it was the perfect occasion to head out on his own and possibly get some work done, without his so-called 'family' trying to bother him or guilt him into spending time with them. It was the same every year, with Thor apparently not noticing anything was wrong at all, the tension between him and Odin thick enough that not even a diamond chainsaw would be able to get through it, and Frigga trying her best to make everyone happy in a situation where it was completely impossible.

No, Loki much preferred to be away.

What he hadn't counted on was his car deciding it'd had enough of the cold and quitting on him in what seemed to be the middle of nowhere.

Or, well, not *quite* the middle of nowhere. There was a small sign, indicating he was close to somewhere called 'Snowvale'. An appropriate name, considering the entire valley appeared to be covered with snow. Had Loki been the type for it, he might have called it magical.

So he sighed and started making his way there, hoping desperately that they might have a car repair shop of some kind - even a local who wasn't too bad with cars would be better than Loki himself was.

Then he got to the town, and he couldn't help but groan.

If he'd thought the holidays were bad in the cities, this town was *so much worse*. There were decorations *everywhere*, seasonal music that Loki for the life of him couldn't point out the origin of, and everything smelled of hot chocolate and cookies.

Swallowing back his distaste, he approached the one person he could find that at least looked *slightly* less overjoyed with everything. "Do you have a mechanic around here? Or at least someone who knows about cars?"

"Just down the street and to the left - the sign says 'Tony's Tech', it'll be easy to find," the redhead told him, looking him up and down in a way that he knew meant she was assessing him.

"Thank you," he told her, nodding at her before he walked off in the direction she'd indicated.

At least the shop was, indeed, easy to find. Except then he walked in and saw what was presumably the owner, working on a classic car, and...

Let's just say Loki wasn't always honest with others, but he usually was with himself. And the truth was, the moment their eyes met, a part of him was already lost.

Fic Preference Meme

Copy/paste and bold your fic preferences because why not, gotta choose one (near impossible, but go with your first gut instinct), and tag someone because, again, why not.

slow burn or love at first sight

fake dating or secret dating

enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers

oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance with correspondence

hurt/comfort or amnesia (yes all the hurt/comfort)

high school romance or middle aged romance (uncertain about this one, sorry)

fantasy au or modern au

mutual pining or domestic bliss

smut or fluff

canon compliant (missing scenes) or fix-it fic  

alternate universe or future fic

one-shot or multi-chapter (anything I can get)

kid fic or roadtrip fic (de-aged, that is, or when the characters are younger than in canon)

reincarnation or character death (I do not like unhappy endings xD )

arranged marriage or accidental marriage

time travel or isolated together (time travel, to me, is iffy)

neighbours or roommates

sci-fi au or magic au (I literally cannot pick I love both)

bodyswap or genderbend

angst or crack (but, like, with a happy ending)

apocalyptic or mundane

Tagging (only if you want to - feel free to ignore this otherwise): @menatiera @the-kitteh @kimannhart @rebelmeg @letsallsleepoverwork @journeythroughtherain

Eirlyssa’s WinterIron Bingo Masterlist

B2 - Crazy in Love by Beyonce Got Me So Crazy In Love - moodboard - rating: Gen An Alice in Wonderland AU, with Tony as Alice and Bucky as the Mad Hatter.

I2 - Greek Mythology In Your Eyes - fic - rating: Teen+ When his best friend was given a quest to complete in order to be allowed to marry the woman he loved, of course Bucky would do whatever it took to help him. Everything that he'd ever heard and read didn't even come close to preparing him for the reality of meeting the Gorgons, though.

I3 - Touch Starved Hold Me Close - fic - rating: Teen+ Yes, Tony knew it was his own fault that he was sitting here, shivering and clutching his blanket and feeling like he was about to break. Especially as it was becoming increasingly clear this wasn't just going to go away. Fortunately, he had people who cared about him.

N1 - Fairytale Tale As Old As Time [chapter 1] - fic (unfinished) - rating: Teen+ Once upon a time... A young prince, an elaborate spell, and a soldier who just wanted to help his friend and ended up in a fairytale he never could've imagined.

N2 - Stargazing Show Me The Stars - fic - rating: Gen With his followers asking him to review a specific movie, Bucky finds that he needs to call in some help for the more scientific parts of it. Fortunately, there's this guy whose YouTube channel he's been following...

N4 - First Kiss Never Let Me Go [chapter 3] - fic - rating: Teen+ As they continue meeting up at night, Tony and Bucky grow closer. Then they find out that they can actually sleep when they're together, and really, what else is there to do but cuddle as they finally find some peace?

G1 - Crossover Force (Be With Us) - fic - rating: Teen+ When Padawan Steev loses his Master to what seems like an accident, he and his friends gather... and find out there is a lot more going on than they'd ever expected. In the end, it's Tho'ny who comes up with a solution that will turn their lives around.

G2 - Sickfic Inconvenience - fic - rating: Gen For as long as he was able to remember, Tony had known that being ill made him a nuisance to others. It was better to deal with it alone, without bothering anyone else. Bucky disagreed.

O2 - Wrong Number One Call Away - fic - rating: Teen+ When Tony notices he's being followed on his way home, he calls Rhodey to help him out. Except it turns out he didn't, not quite.