An amazing commission from @zombietonbo for my best friend @it-just-slipped-out. I just love it so much and Em is a dream to work with. Thanks again, Em!
[Image ID: fanart of Kate Bishop and Lucky from the Hawkeye TV show. Kate sits on a step, surrounded by slushy snow. She is wearing black boots, grey socks, blue jeans with turn-ups, and a long grey checked coat. She is hugging Lucky, who is sitting between her knees, her hair covering most of her face. /ID]
Our next Writer Workshop is being hosted on Saturday 25th June, with a guest post on Writing Dialogueby@flawedamythyst.
As always, everyone who is participating in the Bang is welcome to join, but other writers who may have chosen not to sign up for various reasons are also more than welcome to join us and offer insight or pick up tips!
Timings and What To Expect:
Here is what you can expect to see!
Just before 6pm GMT (what time is that for me?) on Saturday 25th June, the guest post for Writing Dialogue will go live here on the WHOB Tumblr!
Throughout the next 24 hours the discussion channel will be live with everyone invited to share their tips, ask questions and just take part in a discussion.
The Mod Team will be available off and on throughout as our schedules allow, but don’t be afraid to carry on the conversation without us!
At 6pm GMT on Sunday 26th June, the official event will end, but the channel will remain available for later perusal, so that all the great tips and advice are there for you!
Happy writing, and we can’t wait to see you in the server!
What do you get when you stick two formerly brainwashed assassins in a tower together? How do you move on from trauma when you’re still fighting? What happens when you find someone who understands what it’s like to have red in your ledger? Coping with the abandonment of best friends, brainwashing, or being seen as a weapon: Welcome to Winterhawk’s bread and butter (and probably one of the ways you’ve tried to convince someone it’s a viable ship). This is mutual recovery – of self, of confidence, of soul. This is recovery via therapy, social media, flight, target practice, or inappropriate humor. This is Clint and Bucky finding common ground, finding themselves, and finding who they want to be.
This theme naturally (and deservedly) trends heavy, but the following list shows that it doesn’t always have to. For the sake of cohesion and similarity, all of the fics on this list are set in canonverse. Other posted and planned lists do, and will feature AUs.
Clint Barton’s Super Secret Sniper Clubby:@captn-sara-holmes length: 67k | rating: T | tags: towerfic, PTSD, therapy, implied alcohol abuse, sniper bros, Bucky Barnes recovering, references to brainwashing summary excerpt:When Steve brings Bucky back to the tower for the first time, Clint’s first thought is that Tony Stark’s pride and joy is quickly becoming a less of a very tall and expensive ‘fuck you’ in the faces of investors who don’t believe in self-sustaining energy, and more of a superhero rehabilitation center. Why this one? Witty banter, finding solace and solidarity on the shooting range, Clint’s avoidance of therapists, nightmares, interfering best friends, and learning to trust oneself again; this fic helped set the standard for how Clint and Bucky are able to support each other in the journey of accepting themselves.
You rearrange me till I’m saneby:@redsector-a length: 56k | rating: E | tags: suicidal thoughts, road trip, PTSD, mutually protective sniper bros, Bucky Barnes recovering, Bucky remembering summary excerpt:Clint finds himself spiraling into a deep depression after the Battle of New York…until the Winter Soldier ends up saving him and inadvertently giving him a new purpose – to save the man that the Soldier had once been – Bucky Barnes. Not one to be outdone, the Soldier decides that his new mission is to ensure that Clint remains alive himself. Why this one? As Clint and Bucky cross the country on a road trip together, they blur the lines between giving each other space to grow and define who they want to be, and protecting each other from everything – including themselves.
Sweet Home Was Homeby:@there-must-be-a-lock length: 109k | rating: E | tags: post endgame, Hawkeye + Falcon and the Winter Soldier elements, communication, humor, the power of choice, farm fic, ensemble cast summary:Clint and Bucky try to let go of the past and start thinking about the future. They also celebrate the holidays, juggle knives, assemble furniture, see a musical, adopt a few strays, and rescue each other repeatedly. Why this one? This fic reflects changes in the winterhawk dynamic by incorporating recent traumas from the post-endgame era while doing an amazing job of highlighting how two tenets of winterhawk recovery (communication and the freedom to choose your own future) are just as important as they ever were. Plus, it does this all with a beautiful blend of humor, raw emotion, and soft, soft boys getting – and creating for themselves – the life they deserve.
Coffee Spoonsby:@cakeisnotpie length: 5.6k | rating: T | tags: memory loss, coping with inappropriate humor, sexting, some violence summary: Bucky Barnes might not remember who he is, but he knows what he likes. Or Clint Barton is a pretty good therapist among other things. Or Steve and Tony are clueless. Why this one? Combining classic team feels with quick banter, this fic blends heavier themes like memory loss and brainwashing with humor and levity as Clint and Bucky make the best (and worst jokes) out of the hands they’ve been dealt.
Laconic Lassitudeby: Cristinuke length: 20k | rating: M | tags: panic attacks, PTSD, post CATWS, being misunderstood, towerfic, allowing space and silence to process summary: Clint Barton and Bucky Barnes just wanted everyone to leave them alone. Why this one? An early winterhawk fic, this showcases how Clint and Bucky understand what the other needs when no-one else does, no matter how well-intentioned the rest of the team can be.
The next eight amazing, amazing fics are sorted in descending order by length.
New icon courtesy of a drawing I commissioned from the amazing @quicksillver for Pride month!!! :) Everyone please go check out Misha’s art your day will be a million times better if you do.
Ooops! We did it again! And now our inspiration was not just Hawkeye (2012), but the whole hawkguy fandom. Thank you all, guys, for your fanarts and fanfics <3 It’s just a backstage photo, but soon… soon…
A concept: Peter decides to do Wrong Answers Only with the Avengers because his TikTok followers demand it.
So he goes up to Bruce, hand out for a handshake, and says, “Wrong answers only,” when Bruce hesitantly starts to reach back.
“Oh,” Bruce says, and then puts his toast, peanut butter side down, in Peter’s hand.
“………..Thanks,” Peter says when Bruce just smiles at him, because apparently this is going to set the tone for this series.
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“Wrong answers only,” Peter says, holding his hand out to Steve.
Steve stares at him, bewildered, then leans in and sets his chin on Peter’s hand.
“Oh! That’s… weird,” Peter says.
“It’s the wrongest thing I could come up with that wouldn’t get me in trouble,” Steve deadpans.
“Are you still in trouble for yeeting me?”
“I am still in so much trouble for yeeting you,” Steve confirms.
—
“Wrong answers only,” Peter says, holding his hand out.
Bucky wordlessly leans in and bites his hand. Peter screams, and the rest of the video is him screaming as he’s chased through the halls.
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“Mr. Falcon sir,” Peter says, hesitantly putting his hand out to him. “Wrong answers only.”
“Is this why Barnes chased you down the halls?” Sam asked. “Are you scared I’m going to bite you?”
“Yes,” Peter answered truthfully.
Sam nodded in understanding, reaching out to take his hand. Then he turned, using all his strength to fling him across the room and into the couch.
Peter screamed until he hit the cushions, then bounced back up, sprinting from the room. “I’M TELLING!!!”
“If I can convince Pepper you deserved it, I won’t get in trouble,” Sam called after him. “I’m very convincing by the way! Pepper thinks I’m a voice of reason!”
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“Wrong answers only,” Peter says, holding his hand out to Thor.
Tour stares at him, then moves to put a beer in his open hand.
“NO!!!!!” Steve shouts, tackling him before he can.
“Well, it was a wrong answer,” Peter breathes as he sprints out of the common room to the sound of the two blonds wrestling violently.
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“Natasha, wrong answers only,” Peter says, holding his hand out to her.
She blinks at him in surprise, then reaches out to take his hand and turn him in a delicate circle, as if they’d been dancing the entire time.
“Oh,” Peter squeaks, flushed bright red, and leaves as quickly as he came, embarrassed for reasons he doesn’t understand.
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“Clint, wrong answers only,” Peter says, holding his hand out to him.
Clint makes very direct eye contact with him and grabs his hand. He doesn’t let go even as he returns his attention to the TV.
“………..Um,” Peter began.
“You’re stuck here, Peter,” Clint deadpans, and Peter finds, to his horror, that his grip strength has nothing on Clint’s.
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“Mr. Stark,” Peter says, holding his hand out to him. “Wrong answers only.”
Tony stares back at him, silent. Peter refuses to back down, keeping his hand held out. They stare at each other in silent challenge, waiting for the other to break.
Then Tony, very slowly, takes Peter’s hand, lifts it to his face. Then he pulls Peter’s hand back and forces him to slap him across the face.
“Peter, how could you do that?” Tony asks, eyes wide and hurt, as if he has not physically forced this.
Peter gapes at him, appalled, then bellows, “Mr. Stark how could you?!”
“You asked for a wrong answer,” Tony deadpans, hurt expression falling, and Peter screams in outrage.
