#the winter soldier
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!
- After that, from 6pm GMT until 8pm GMT, @flawedamythyst will be available to take questions and chat dialogue in the Discord server.
- 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!
Winterhawk Samplers: Mutual Recovery
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.
i don’t know shit about comics but this is singlehandedly the most relatable thing any comic book character has ever said