LAST TEN FIRST LINES

LAST TEN FIRST LINES

Rules:  Post the first line of your last 10 published fics, then tag 10 people.  I was tagged by the amazing, adorable, awesome @the-kitteh. Thank you <3

1. Ever since the Chitauri had invaded New York, SIR’s mental state had grown increasingly suboptimal. (From A Watchful Eye - Stony)

2. Tony could feel Bucky - he always could. (From Guide Me Home (Guard My Heart) - WinterIron)

3. The workshop had always been a safe space. (From Lullaby In Binary - Gen)

4. Tony knew about Hanahaki disease, of course. (From Gave You My Heart - WinterIron, unfinished)

5. This is it. (From Redeemed - Gen)

6. He’d be an idiot to think HYDRA wasn’t still looking for him, and Bucky was definitely not an idiot. (From Mrs. Polkin - Pre-Winteriron)

7. One hour. (From Coming Together (Falling Apart) - Gen, unfinished )

8. Ever since they’d been younglings, this was where they met up when they wanted to be alone. (From Force (Be With Us) - Pre-Winteriron)

9. Before Afghanistan, Tony never flew. (From Learn To Fly (Again) - WinterIron)

10. In every fight, it was a question where Bucky would do the most good. (From Promises - WinterIron)

Some first sentences were... less interesting than I’d hoped, though overall I’m not unhappy with them :)

I’m not sure I can tag 10 people, especially since some of the people I would like to tag have already been tagged, but if you want (though no pressure if you don’t): @arboreal-elm-ash-oak @menatiera @ali-aliska @deathsweetqueen @letsallsleepoverwork @naferty @massivespacewren

Artist: @trashcanakin (AO3: Trashcanakin) Author: @eirlyssa (AO3: Eirlyssa) Created for the @capreversebb 2019 (also on Dreamwidth)

I'm Gonna Stand By You

Artwork Rating: Gen Story Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Word Count: 14.1k Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Bucky/Tony, Natasha & Tony, Bucky & Natasha Characters: Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes, Natasha Romanov, Obadiah Stane, Clint Barton, Steve Rogers (mentioned), Ivan Vanko, Justin Hammer Tags: Alternate Universe - Demons, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Bucky Barnes's Metal Arm, Protective Bucky Barnes, Protective Natasha Romanov, Gaslighting, Obadiah Is Awful, Canon-Typical Violence, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending, CapRBB Summary: Tony had been in Hell for a long time, trying to get enough Karma to be able to apply for rebirth. At least he's got the support of both Obie and Natasha, although things keep going wrong with the things he invents. Then Natasha asks him to help out a friend of hers. One with a metal arm that's been bothering him. After that, everything changes.

The second batch, including my story for Lunatical! I’m terribly excited, and it’s so awesome to have so many (new) WinterIron stories!!

2019 Gifts: Batch 2

Where No Other Love Goes by Stark-N-Barnes for TheSopherfly “I want to,” he confessed.

Bucky flinched.

“What?”

Tony stared at him with a look in his eyes that spoke more volume than words, as the realisation wrapped itself around Bucky.

“I don’t want to hurt you…”  he whispered.

“Bucky…”

~or~

That time Bucky was undoubtedly in love with Tony, but didn’t think he could have him.

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And the light, it shines from you by Lets_call_me_Lily for its_inherited Tony and Bucky snuggling in bed; it’s been a long day.

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Connection and Intent by SierraNovembr for sleepoverwork When Tony’s father is murdered, he takes a desperate risk to uncover the truth and save the man he loves. It changes his life forever.

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Puppy Love by Reioka for ShadowsintheClouds Bucky is learning to become a person again. When some guy starts crying all over Natasha’s dog, he decides he’s doing better than he originally thought.

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Howlin’ For You by justanotherpipedream for james When the sun goes down, Sheriff Bucky sets up his rifle, ready to shoot any gnoll, ghoul or beast that tries to raid his small town in the cover of the night. Night after night, Bucky keeps watch, running himself ragged all the while. Worried for his friend, Steve offers a solution to his problem.

“So your solution is that I get myself a mail order bride? An’ then what?”

“Or groom. We knew you like both options. You need a partner Bucky.”

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Promises by Iron_Eirlyssa for Lunatical When a mission goes wrong, it leaves Bucky and Tony trapped together, waiting for help. That might turn out to be a good thing in the end, though.

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We Fuck With the Lights On by badgerling for tisfan Bucky wakes up naked in a room. Tony Stark wakes up naked in the same room. Turns out, they’re both actually okay with that.

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Redemption by Lunatical for calmena After remembering they were responsible for the deaths of Howard and Maria Stark, Bucky and the Soldier start watching over Tony in a desperate attempt to redeem themselves. When the Avengers get ready to raid the Hydra base that’s housing Loki’s scepter, they’re there to intervene.

Of course, they didn’t expect to end up at Stark Tower, living alongside a bunch of superheroes, and they certainly didn’t think they’d end up falling in love with Tony Stark. Especially since the man still doesn’t know what they’ve done.

Will Tony ever be able to forgive them?

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The Stranger in the Woods by TheSopherfly for JenJo “Mage shouldn’t be walkin’ in these woods alone at night,” James said.

Mage. So James knew, then. About Tony’s powers. Tony breathed deeply, the warm ghost of steam rising from his mug and tickling his nostrils. “Why’s that?” he asked, curiosity getting the better of him. He’d felt something in the forest, of course, but forests were always full of creatures and strange energies. Too many trees in one place scrambled his senses almost as well as a confusion charm.

“There are things in here that like mages a little too much,” James said, and Tony hung on the words in fascination. “Plenty of things that don’t like mages, too.”

Tinkering around in his lab, the last thing Tony expected was to open up a portal. A portal showing a man - a very attractive man - sitting in the middle of a forest that most certainly was not inside of Tony's basement.

Wonderland wasn't a wonder, not really, and Bucky had been going madder and madder as time went on and he lost hope of ever finding a purpose, a sense of happiness. There were moments, few and far between, that he was able to grasp a hint of sanity and wondered how far past crazy he had gone over the centuries he had been trapped. They always faded again, and he was back to losing himself.

This man, this inventor, though... It wasn't one of his good moments, and he wasn't quite able to grasp onto a train of thought, but he was able to feel the way the knot in his stomach unraveled just a little upon seeing his startled face, brown eyes shimmering with something.

He talked and rambled and persuaded, and eventually he was able to get the man to come along, to follow him down, down, down.

As they grew closer, as Bucky’s moments of sanity grew more frequent and Tony’s grew less so, he was never quite sure whether he regretted bringing Tony to Wonderland. It felt like Tony had saved him from becoming even more lost, but in the process he had sentenced the man he had come to love beyond all else to lose parts of himself.

But then he’d look at Tony, see the devotion mirrored in his face even on the genius’ sane moments, the moments where he knew exactly what he’d lost, and Bucky knew he’d do it all over again.

And one day, working together, they would be free.

Another moodboard and snippet of writing, with Bucky as the Mad Hatter and Tony as Alice (sort of). Fills square T4 - Historical for the @tonystarkbingo, square B2 - Crazy in Love by Beyoncé for the @winterironbingo and square K3 - Science and Magic for the @buckybarnesbingo. I hope you like it!

I got a bingo!!! :D

My AceLove ( @martianwahtney ) is the best kind of influence so when I saw, I had to give it a try. XD If you guys wanna do it, tag me so I can see! LOL

Le Prince Noir - 2017

After the color/texture study I posted on the 25th of April on Instagram, I spent more time playing with Painter 12’s watercolor tool and trying new effects. I won’t do this often because Painter 12 is such a heavy software that it often makes my computer slow down. 🙄 Reference used for the uniform. I loved the front part with the buttons. ♥