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rachaelswrites · 3 years

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Gone

Stucky x Daughter!reader

Word Count: 1,302

Requested By: Anonymous

Can you do a stucky!reader like 12 years old after Steve leaves her and Bucky alone and she just comes home from school one day kind of upset and then. She snaps and gets really upset with Bucky and he doesn’t know why then she tells him it’s because she misses Steve

A/N: Bold means that it’s a flashback

Warnings: Angst

After Steve hugged Bucky, he turned to you and crouched down in front of you, pulling you into a hug, “Try not to cause too much trouble for dad okay?”

“Don’t worry. I’ll wait till you get back,” you said as you hugged Steve back.

Steve’s smile faltered slightly as he looked up at Bucky, the two of them sharing a glance before Steve turned back to you, “Sounds like a deal,” he pulled you in tighter and kissed the top of your head, “I’ll miss you so much Y/n. You know I love you right?”

You nodded, “I love you too but you won’t be gone long right? Bruce said it will only take a few seconds for us,” you said. You were confused because he wouldn't be gone long but it seemed like he was saying goodbye forever.

“You’re right sweetheart,” Steve said, placing another kiss to your head, “Just wanted to make sure you knew that.”

Steve stood up and walked back towards Bruce to get ready to return the stones. Bucky wrapped his arm around your shoulders and pulled you into a side hug. You looked up at him and he looked down at you, a small smile on his face. It seemed more sad than anything but you shook it off, thinking he just didn’t want to see Steve leave again.

Steve stepped onto the platform and disappeared. It was the last time you ever saw him.

You were shaken out of your thoughts by Bucky patting you on the head softly, “You better get going for school Y/n. Don’t want you being late today.”

“Yeah,” you mumbled, standing up from your chair at the table and going to grab your school bag. Bucky followed you to the door and hugged you as you placed a kiss to his cheek, “Bye,” you said quietly.

“I’ll see you after school,” he said. He noticed you had been feeling off since Steve left a few weeks ago but he knew it would take time. Neither of you really expected him to leave but Bucky knew as Steve was saying his goodbyes, he meant them forever. He was trying everything he could to try and cheer you up but it seemed like time was going to be the only thing that would work.

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The world was still reeling with the loss of Captain America so his face was still all over the news, alongside Natasha’s and Tony’s. As you made your way to school, you avoided gaze with any screens you saw since they almost always had him there.

School was no better. Most of your teachers tried to tie anything and everything to something related to the Avengers, the Blip, or Steve. The class that was the worst was history. Almost everyday since the school year restarted, your teacher has had almost every single lesson about something Steve did as Captain America and his impact. You loved how your dad was a hero to everyone but to you, he was gone. He left you and didn’t even tell you.

Today was the hardest day for you. It marked one month since he left and Mrs. Jones had a plan.

“Okay class so today, I want you to take time and write a one page essay on how Steve Rogers inspired you or how his actions as Captain America helped you,” she said, passing around pieces of notebook paper.

Once you got a piece of paper, you wrote your name at the top and waited until you watched people start writing before you scribbled out one sentence that read: Steve Rogers is gone and he abandoned everyone.

You stood up from your desk and left the paper on your teacher’s desk before returning to your seat and grabbing your bag. You didn’t even care when your teacher tried to stop you from leaving class. You just walked out of the room and found your way back outside the school.

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You had taken the long way home from school, knowing that if you got home too early Bucky would question you. You’d rather walk a few extra blocks than be subjected to his questions.

When you opened the door to the apartment and set your bag down. While walking home, you couldn’t help but cry and curse at your dad. Steve was supposed to protect you and be there for you always but he wasn’t. All the anger and sadness you’ve been keeping in just exploded. You ignored the stares from strangers and just wanted to get home.

Bucky was sitting on the couch and looked up when you entered. He knew you well enough to know you weren’t okay, even if you said you were.

“Y/n come here,” he said, making room for you on the small couch.

You shook your head and went into the kitchen, this way he couldn't see the tears that had continued to fall onto your face.

Bucky stood up and walked over to you, “Please doll. I can tell you’re upset and hurting. Just talk to me.”

“No,” you snapped. You turned around and faced him, “I don’t want to.”

“It hurts me seeing you upset. I can’t help you if you don’t talk to me,” he put his hand on your shoulder but you jerked away from him.

“I don’t care what you want,” you hissed, “I don’t care. I just don’t care,” you went to walk away but Bucky gently grabbed your arm before pulling you into him. He knew you’d fight back and you did but he also knew how you handled this situation. It happened when he was in Wakanda and he and Steve decided it’d be better if you stayed with Steve. You fought so hard to try and stay with Bucky but after an hour of you crying and yelling, you gave in.

“Y/n stop it. You’re going to hurt yourself,” he said as he tried to get you to stop thrashing around. He held down your arms by wrapping one of his arms around you and once you realized you couldn’t do anything, you stopped.

“Let me go,” you pleaded, “Please.”

“Not unless you agree to talk to me please. I want to help you but I can’t if you’re yelling at me and trying to get away.”

You huffed but nodded so he let go of you and grabbed your hand, leading you over to the couch. He sat down and pulled you so you were sitting close next to him, “What’s going on with you?”

You shrugged softly, “I don’t know.”

“Y/n,” he said seriously.

“I miss pops,” you said quietly, “I wish he didn’t leave us,” you cried.

“I miss him too,” he said as he pulled you into a hug and rubbing his hand up and down your back, “It’s okay to be upset. You know that right?”

“But I didn’t want to upset you dad. You seem okay with it all and I didn’t want you to think-”

“Y/n look at me,” Bucky pulled away from the hug and held your face in his hands, “I’m struggling just as much with this as you are. I don’t want you to think you need to hide your emotions for my sake. Please don’t do that,” he had tears in his own eyes that he was trying to hold in. It felt like he lost both Steve and his daughter a month ago. You closed yourself off when both of you needed to talk the most.

“I’m sorry,” you mumbled, resting your head on your dad’s shoulder, “I just don’t know what to do.”

“All that we can do is be here for each other. Steve won’t be coming back,” Bucky said, “We only have each other now.”

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that-little-girl · 3 years

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Note: I try to keep the reader so as to be “all colours and sizes inclusive“ and “gender-neutral” (inclusive of all the genders), unless stated otherwise. My works are mostly self-indulgent. Dividers made by me.

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Freed Gender-neutral!teen!reader (Adopted!sibling)

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moonlightpadfoot · 5 years

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I JUST SAW AVENGERS ENDGAME.

That's it. I can't give u any details and whatsoever.

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notahappystan · 6 years

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My kind of clock

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blueposthings · 6 years

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Subject 302 (Avengers x Young!Assassin!Reader) Epilogue

Summary: Subject 302 had spent her entire childhood in a HYDRA Facility.

Her mother was also a test subject of HYDRA’s who had gotten pregnant when she obviously wasn’t supposed to. They took her from her mother the second she was out of the womb, killed the mother afterwards.

Since then, she has been injected, probed, cut, and put back together, over and over again. She was then proclaimed as the youngest out of many of HYDRA’s assassin.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

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You woke up to a faint, steady beeping. You forced your eyelids open and find yourself in the warm embrace of a comforter, you were in a room with walls painted a calming shade of blue. One of the wall was made out of glass and through it you can see the beautiful view of New York. You were back in The Avengers HQ.

You tried to sit up but failed as you immediately were attacked by pricking sensation of pain all over your body. Then you noticed the bandages wrapping almost every inch of your skin below the warm blanket and an unfamiliar oversized tee.

“Good evening, Miss.” You heard a familiar voice inside the empty room, FRIDAY. “Mr. Stark, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Barnes will be with you shortly.”

You looked up, trying to find the source of the voice but your head started to throb at the sudden movement and you gave up. You closed your eyes again and laid back on to the soft pillow.

As the voice had promised, the door to your room soon opened and you open your eyes to see Tony with Steve and Bucky.

“We thought you were dead,” Tony commented as he walks in, earning himself a harsh glare from Steve.

“How are you feeling?”

You paused at Steve’s question. “Shit.” You simply answered.

“Watch your mouth there, kid.” Tony smirked. “Our old man here is not particularly fond of bad words.”

You almost chuckled at the remark.

“We just wanted to check in on you,” Steve said, “we’ll be leaving now.”

Then he left, but only with Tony. Bucky stayed behind, awkwardly looking at you from a distance.

“I don’t bite.” You said, naturally switching to Russian.

“I know.” He simply said, matching your language change. “I’m sorry.”

“For what?” You asked. “You didn’t do anything.”

“For that.” He sat down on a chair near your bed, looking down. “I knew what they did to you, I’ve always known, from the start. I should’ve done something but I didn’t.”

“That’s not on you.”

Bucky sighed, intertwining his metal arm with his real one.

“We both went through hell,” you said before Bucky could say anything else. “And neither of us did anything to save each other, that’s true, but it wasn’t our fault. We didn’t have a choice.”

“I guess, you’re right.” He let his lips tug up a little.

Then it was silent. Not an awkward or tense silence, it was oddly a comfortable silence. You finally felt safe for the first time in sixteen years. You finally felt like everything is going to get better. You might need a little time to fit in and get used to everything new around you, but you felt like it wouldn’t be that way with Bucky. You felt like you’ve known him all your life. And to a certain extent, you have.

He had a sense of familiarity to him. Your early memories of him were not particulary good memories –yes, of course you remembered the time HYDRA made you fight each other- but you knew he has changed, he is now his old self, the Bucky Barnes before HYDRA.

And he knew you’ve changed, you are now the new you and HYDRA is now nothing but your dark past. Your new personality is yet to be discovered but Bucky promised himself he’s going to be there for you, every step you take. Because after all, he knows exactly what it feels like to be you.

Bucky looked up to speak but then he saw you asleep. Your eyes were closed and mouth slightly open. You looked just like a normal kid if it weren’t for the metal arms tucked under your head and slightly yellowing bruises on your face.

Bucky smiled to himself. He realized just then that you now had him wrapped around your metal fingers.

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buckybarnesbingo · 3 years

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BBB Week 29 Roundup!

Title: roommates AU Collaborator(s): cutecumber-flower Link: Tumblr Square: Y4 - roommates AU Rating: Gen Ship(s): stevebucky Major tags/warnings: domestic fluff Summary: artwork Word count: n/a

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Title: judge and shuri (Chapter 1) Collaborator(s): thefalconthatcriedwolf Link: Tumblr Square: Y1 - Bucky/Okoye Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Okoye Major tags/warnings: strained friendships, slight angst, forgiveness and recovery Summary: Bucky is riddled with guilt for what he did to the Wakandans after they gave him everything - this second shot at life. He asks for a hearing with the Queen and the Dora Milaje to make amends, they're the last group on his list and he wants to do this properly. Word count: approx 1,200

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Title: judge and shuri (chaper 2) Collaborator(s): thefalconthatcriedwolf Link: Tumblr Square: Y5 - Bucky/T'Challa Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & T'Challa past friendsip Major tags/warnings: strained friendships, slight angst, forgiveness and healing Summary: Bucky is riddled with guilt for what he did to the Wakandans after they gave him everything - this second shot at life. He asks for a hearing with the Queen and the Dora Milaje to make amends, they're the last group on his list and he wants to do this properly. Word count: approx 1,500

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Title: Valse à trois temps (Waltz to three beats) Collaborator(s): Laevateinn Link: AO3 Square: U3 - Presumed dead Rating: Mature Ship(s): Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes Major tags/warnings: Presumed dead, not IW or Endgame compliant, on the run, undercover mission, polyamory, relationship negotiation, art as therapy, dancing, embedded fanart Summary: Summary/preview : It all starts with a fucking Disney movie. Or rather, a song. Peter made them all sit on the sofa, since apparently not having watched Anastasia is some kind of crime. Not that it would matter much after all he's done, but Bucky isn’t going to bring that up to the kid. But that's how it starts. The name of the song is Once Upon a December, as he learns later. As soon as the first notes resonate in the room, he's transported back to another ballroom. A slightly younger version of himself, a red haired young woman twirling in his hands. They exchange a glance, and it's no surprise they find themselves alone in the gym a bit later. With each spin, a bit of their past comes back to life. Word count: 5600

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Title: Happiness Hard to Hold Collaborator(s): TiBun Link: AO3 Square: Y3 - Sick Fic Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky/Clint Major tags/warnings: Whump, fake character death, referenced abuse/torture, recovery, bittersweet ending Summary: In Bucky's life, happiness isn't something that sticks around, he's used to it, but it still hurts to lose. (Prompt fill is in Chapter 2) Word count: 5667

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Title: thanks for the pranks Collaborator(s): flintrage Link: AO3 Square: C3 - Shuri Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky & Shuri Major tags/warnings: Friendship, Platonic Relationships, Introspection Summary: Barnes reflects on his unexpected friendship with Shuri. Word count: 410

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Title: Marvel at Panem - Hidden Rebels Collaborator(s): Caiti Link: AO3 Square: Y1 - Psychological Torture Rating: Teen Ship(s): n/a Major tags/warnings: Moodboard, Alternate Universe - Hunger Games Summary: "In penance for their uprising, each district shall offer up a male and a female at a public "reaping". These tributes shall be delivered to the custody of the Capitol. And then transferred into a public arena, where they will fight to the death until a lone victor remains. Henceforth and forevermore this pageant shall be known as "The Hunger Games." Word count: n/a

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Title: Fireside Cuddlea Collaborator(s): Ruckystarnes Link: Tumblr Square: Y4 - Warm & Fuzzy Feelings Rating: Gen Ship(s): Bucky x Reader Major tags/warnings: Bucky Barnes moodboard, bucky barnes x f!reader Summary: It was a rare treat to have Bucky home for a weekend, and when he was, you two were inseparable. With the cool weather of fall coming in, you two decided on a fire by the lake, cuddles up under a blanket roasting marshmallows as you talked plans for the upcoming holidays. You know come Monday you'll have to sag goodbye again, but these little moments you both cherish and live for. Word count: N/a

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Title: mutual pining Collaborator(s): cutecumber-flower Link: Tumblr Square: C5 - mutual pining Rating: Gen Ship(s): stevebucky Major tags/warnings: domesticity, mutual pining Summary: domesticity, mutual pining, star gazing Word count: n/a

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Title: Winner Collaborator(s): cutecumber-flower Link: Twitter Square: B3 - Amends Rating: Gen Ship(s): stevebucky Major tags/warnings: fluff Summary: Steve wins a teddy bear for Bucky at a fair Word count: n/a

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Title: Straight on 'til morning Collaborator(s): ursweetheartless Link: AO3 Square: Y2 - Soulmates Rating: Teen Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark Major tags/warnings: soulmates, starcademy, scifi, first meeting, soulbond, short and sweet-ish Summary: Training missions, as a rule, were boring. Even now, after a year or two at the academy, training missions were still routine runs through fairly safe areas of space doing boring grunt work that no one else really wanted to do. They were easy on purpose, and as much as Tony was glad to be out of the classroom and out of the Core, he was starting to go stir crazy. His fingers were twitching with the need to do something. At this point, three months into this monotony, Tony was kind of hoping for disaster. Nothing life-threatening of course, they were still a cadet crew and he knew most of his crewmates couldn’t handle something like that yet. He just needed something that would keep him awake long enough to pass his practicals. Word count: 3957

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Title: Slight of hand and twist of fate Collaborator(s): SomeSortofItalianRoast Link: AO3 Square: Y4 - Soulmates Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve/Bucky/Scott Lang Major tags/warnings: AU Soulmates; AU Soulmate Identifying Marks Summary: Scott Lang was born with two Soulmarks, one on each wrist. Steve Rogers went into the ice with one, but defrosted with two. Bucky Barnes “died” with one Soulmark, but now has another’s Soulmark. They’re very separate, until they’re together. Word count: 6396

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Title: Weapon Safety Collaborator(s): LBibliophile Link: AO3 Square: Y5 - Rope Rating: Teen Ship(s): na Major tags/warnings: Hydra, past Winter Soldier, captured, trigger words, drabble Summary: He thought he was free. But when Hydra rebuilt him into a weapon, it came complete with safeguards to keep him under their control. Word count: 100

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Title: Captured Collaborator(s): Ruckystarnes Link: Tumblr Square: K3 - "Don't touch him!" Rating: Mature Ship(s): Bucky x f!reader Major tags/warnings: Kidnapped, detained, gagged, restrained, implied torture Summary: A mission goes horribly wrong, resulting in the capture of you and Bucky. Word count: 457

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Title: hand in unlovable hand Collaborator(s): cyanica Link: AO3 Square: K4 - run away with me Rating: Mature Ship(s): bucky & yelena Major tags/warnings: harm to children, accidental self-harm, implied/referenced torture, captivity, memory loss Summary: There is a little girl who brings him bandages, one who makes him daisy chains, and a boy who holds his hand and presses their lips together. They remain in the Soldier’s head like mosaics. Or the Soldier attempts to rip his arm off and Yelena brings him bandages. Word count: 1316

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Title: Bedding Down With Sugar Collaborator(s): BBD2BH Link: AO3 Square: Adopted - Angst Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve/Bucky Major tags/warnings: Alternate Universe, Shrinkyclinks, Cowboy Bucky Barnes, Goodbyes, Summer Romance, Angst Summary: As the summer winds down, Bucky arranges for a few days at a hotel where they finally get to bed down together before Steve flies back to Brooklyn. Bucky makes it awfully hard to let go. Word count: 4170

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Title: Come Home to Me Collaborator(s): ABrighterDarkness Link: AO3 Square: B5 - Howard Stark Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Steve/Howard, Bucky&Steve Major tags/warnings: A/B/O dynamics, Fic is Not Bucky Centric, Specific chapter/Scene is Bucky&Howard Summary: Howard had resigned himself to never knowing the name of the man on the other end of that potential bond. He had resigned himself to the fact that there was a very high chance he would never see him again, get to know him, and with any small amount of luck, get to love him. Word count: Total 25214

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Title: On the Hogwarts Express Collaborator(s): Caiti Link: AO3 Square: B2 - Knitting Rating: Teen Ship(s): James Barnes/Darcy Lewis/Clint Barton/Natasha Romanoff Major tags/warnings: Alternate Universe - Harry Potter Setting Summary: A most unusual foursome are on their way back to school. Word count: 1808

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Title: The Quantum Cat, Chapter 7 - From Hogwarts to Hobbiton Collaborator(s): Turtles Link: AO3 Square: Y3 - Shipwrecked Rating: Teen Ship(s): Joaquín Torres & Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Sam Wilson Major tags/warnings: Sam Wilson, Goose the Cat, The Multiverse, The Quantum Tunnel Summary: It’s time for the next rescue mission and Sam knows exactly who he wants to get next, in spite of Ian’s objections. Word count: Total: 5574; This Chapter Only: 1002

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Title: The Quantum Cat Collaborator(s): Turtles Link: AO3 Square: C2 - Image: Sam and Bucky in Endgame Rating: Teen Ship(s): James "Bucky" Barnes & Sam Wilson Major tags/warnings: Moodboard, Hobbiton, Hobbit holes, sandwiches, pie Summary: Moodboard to accompany Chapter 7 of The Quantum Cat Word count: N/A

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Title: September Round Robin Collaborator(s): Turtles Link: AO3 Square: B4 - High School Rating: Gen Ship(s): N/A Major tags/warnings: Alternate Universe - High School, School Dance, Goats Summary: Bucky, Steve, and Natasha are helping decorate the hall for their school dance. Commence shenanigans. Word count: 3393

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Title: Tell me you love this (tell me you're not miserable) Collaborator(s): Sunqueeen Link: AO3 Square: C4 - Kink: Hand job Rating: Explicit Ship(s): Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers Major tags/warnings: A/B/O dynamics, past horrible relationships, D/S setting Summary: Bucky’s so happy for Nat, that she found someone to mate with so young. And knowing Clint’s not the perfect omega had at one point given Bucky hope there was someone out there for him, too. Of course, that was years ago. He doesn't harbor any such petty fantasies anymore. He's learned the hard way to stop being foolish like that. Or: Bucky has had his fill of Bad Relationships(™) and he’s fine alone. Really. Honestly. Until he meets Steve. Word count: 6792

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Title: BBB September Round Robin Collaborator(s): SomeSortofItalianRoast Link: AO3 Square: C2 - Wolf Rating: Gen Ship(s): N/A Major tags/warnings: AU - High School, School Dance, goats Summary: Bucky, Steve, and Natasha are helping decorate the hall for their school dance. Commence shenanigans. Word count: 349

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Title: BBB September Round Robin Collaborator(s): BBD2BH Link: AO3 Square: Y2 - Tsumtsum Rating: Gen Ship(s): N/A Major tags/warnings: High School AU, Goats, School Dance Summary: Bucky, Steve, and Natasha are helping decorate the hall for their school dance. Commence shenanigans. Word count: 3393 (347 for my part)

#buckybarnesbingo2021 #bbb2021 #bbb weekly roundup #bbb week 29 #bbb round 3

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evanstarff · 5 years

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Writing Meme

I was tagged by the incandescent talents of @connorshero and @kentuckybarnes 🖤🖤🖤 I adore you both a lot of alots.

This got so long, I'm so sorry – but this was such a great meme to think on. Thanks loves!

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Q: What is your coffee order?

Mostly a flat white, sometimes a piccolo, and these days a dirty chai (which is a chai latte with a super shot of coffee).

Q: What is the coolest thing you’ve ever done?

Kayaked through the glacial fiords in New Zealand (skip Milford Sound and go to Doubtful Sound!)

Drove around Iceland and hiked an hour across a black sand beach to check out a 1970s US Navy plane wreckage.

Ate enough dumplings for four people.

See Daft Punk's Alive tour.

Q: Who has been your biggest mentor?

I don't really have a mentor? If we're talking inspiration – lately it's been @tropicalcap for always being there with so many great ideas to talk over, @barnesrogersvstheworld being the sole reason why I started writing again to begin with, @kentuckybarnes for having the consistency in talent and content I can only to strive for.

Plus all these other insanely talented writers like @sweetboybucky @dreamwritesimagines @bitsandbobsandstuff @sgtjbuccky @silentwalrus1 @cesperanza @girlbookwrm @galwednesday @whirlybirbs @beckzorz etc etc etc.

Q: What has been your most memorable writing project?

Tender, which is a Stucky x Reader fic based in Wakanda – and my Tiny Love Story project where I try to write ficlets with 100 words or less.

Q: What does your writing path look like, from the earliest days until now?

I've been word-vomitting since I was 8, literally Babysitters' Club fanfic, because I'm really showing my age now. Then I moved onto Final Fantasy VIII fanfic, Buffy, and Uncharted – and now I'm just eyeball-deep in SteveBucky and will probably never leave.

I did my degrees in journalism and writing, wrote professionally for government, not-for-profit, ad agencies, and still do freelance work here and there. I've been mulling over joining this writers' group in my area, but I'm too afraid to commit and they're all so talented – also it's a whole different kind of fear and experience sharing your writing with real people vs. sharing it online.

One day, I will publish the YA novel of my dreams – just you wait, John Green. No more manic pixie teen girls/boys or catch-all ethnic friends!!!

Q: What is your favorite part about writing?

Releasing it into the wild, so I can stop thinking about it.

Q: What does a typical day look like for you?

HAH.

I work full-time and play house with my husband full-time. I write on my phone while I'm waiting for my train or food or queuing up. My husband does jiu-jitsu every few days and sometimes works late at the hospital, so those times I get a handful of hours to myself to write – which I never do and just sit there watching reruns of Buffy or Charmed.

Q: What does your writing process look like?

Trash. I never write in order and sometimes I try to plan, but it always ends up a whole-ass mess.

Here's a snippet of my (non-spoiler) attempts at planning for 'Long Black' and that Steve series I'm still trying to avoid writing.

Q: What’s the best advice you’ve gotten?

Write, even if it reads terribly to start with. Leave it, then come back to it, and keep coming back to it however long it takes to make sure YOU are happy with it. If you have to fester over something, let yourself fester – but put a time limit on it and don't let it consume you.

Q: What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned?

Internet points mean nothing. They don't pay my mortgage, they don't fix my relationships, they don't contribute to my overall happiness unless I choose to let it – and the moment I do is a black hole of despair, which has never good for me.

Writing is important to me, yes, but it's a hobby – it doesn't mean anyone reading my work should ever be held to ransom for comments and Likes and whatever. My trash is free and so my readers' time is also free – they make time out of their lives to read my things? That's honestly all I could ever ask for. I find value in so many other things and people and life, not just writing. If I walked away from this blog tomorrow, it wouldn't be the end of the world – but I won't, because I like writing too damn much!!!

Also the lesson I'm always teaching myself is welcoming feedback – rip my work apart please, tell me where I can improve or make it better or believable or truest.

Q: What advice would you give someone who wants to start writing?

Write for yourself. Write what you want to read. Find value in your writing before you go searching for other people's definitions of value. If you love writing, make time for it. Write a lot and all the time and find a good beta or reader who can give you harsh, constructive feedback that will push you, because that's the only way your writing will ever get better. And read lots!

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I tag... uh, whoever wants to do this 🖤

#about me #writing meme #writing #tag game

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