A Year in Review

[capnshellhead]

 
Well, 2018 is almost over (and thank god for that). I thought it would be kind of interesting to go back over the fics I wrote this year and highlight some of them. This was, by far, my most productive year in terms of writing. Not entirely sure why that is:

Onward!

So, one of the first fics of the year:

The King’s Duty: (T’Challa/Tony, Explicit, PWP) This was a fun little PWP with an established relationship. I like the idea of Ironpanther because I love the idea of it being another pairing where Tony is enamored with someone that’s just that so damn cool! I wrote Gotta Have Some Faith In the Sound for a similar reason.

wicked game: (Tony/Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent, Explicit, PWP) I wrote this for… some reason? I don’t know, it was fun to imagine. Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne coming together (quite literally) to corrupt innocent reporter, Clark Kent. It was incredibly filthy but I had a lot of fun writing it.  

calculated promises: (T’Challa/M’Baku, Explicit, series) So, Black Panther was my favorite comic book film this year. I was in love with the idea of M’Baku/T’Challa from that first fight. This was supposed to be simple porn but it turned into a longer series with some angst and I did not intend that. Anyway, I sort of fell in love with writing it. I don’t see myself writing more any time soon (maybe BP 2 will change that), but it was fun to write. I fell in love with these two. 

quite the compliment: ( MCU Steve/Tony, Explicit, praise!kink) I forget what inspired this but, I love the idea of Tony having a praise kink. I mean, self esteem issues aside, he hears how great he is all the time from the public but, they don’t really know him, do they? Hearing praise from someone he actually admires and holds in high regard, would likely have a different effect on him, right? Well, imagine that + Steve = Tony sucking his c*ck. 

caught in between: (Bucky/Natasha/Tony, Explicit, PWP) Surprisingly, I think this is the filthiest thing I wrote this year. It was basically Bucky and Natasha talking about the dirty things they wanted to do to Tony’s ass and then following through. It was really fun to write and I kind of wonder how they would work as an ot3 long term. 

if found, please return to: (Bucky/Tony, Explicit, slow burn, friends to lovers, AU) This was the Bartender!Bucky AU that grew from nothing into a monster of a fic. By the end of it, I really loved the relationship I laid out here. 

hell is around the corner (remix): (Ults!Steve/MCU!Tony, Ults!Tony/MCU!Steve, possessive!Steve, rough sex, Explicit) Nevermind, this was the filthiest thing I wrote all year. It started with me wondering which of the Steves was the gruffest and then imagining him with a much smaller Tony. Ults Steve, while smaller than EMH, is certainly the gruffest, in my opinion, and imagining him with MCU Tony was fun.

the honeymoon suite: (616 Steve/Tony, Teen, road trip, pining) this was my favorite fic I wrote this year, to be honest. I love Wade Wilson and it was a lot of fun imagining him trying to put these two idiots together. Plus, it was an exercise in compiling a lot of moments throughout Steve and Tony’s history and having them reminisce about the good times. 

if you leave: (616 Steve/Tony, angst, marriage counseling) I don’t have much to say about this one. Some people really liked it, and I’m glad. Admittedly, it just makes me feel guilty because people wanted a sequel and I don’t have any intention of ever writing one. 

Snap: (MCU Steve/Tony, Explicit, bad sex) What if Steve broke Tony’s penis? That (and a storyline from New Girl and Grey’s Anatomy) was the inspiration behind. To quote one of my friends “Only Chels could take a broken penis and make it sweet”. I think that’s a compliment?

Favorite: (MCU Steve/Tony, Teen, jealous!Steve) this was fun to write! I made a lot of mistakes and, had I not procrastinated the steve/tony bingo deadline, I would have fleshed some things out a lot more. But, people seemed to enjoy it and it’s one of the fluffier things I’ve written. And yes, the baseball scene was partially inspired by Twilight. 

days pass (XMCU Wade/Piotr, Explicit, pining) This was one of my all time favorite fics to write. I just love Piotr so much. He’s such a sweetheart and he never stopped believing in Wade. It’s one of the softer oneshots I’ve written and I’m glad it was well received. 

One Night with Captain America: (MCU Steve/Tony, AU, mentions of past attempted rape, actor!Steve) this is another one where I felt guilty that people expected a sequel. I liked imagining Steve’s life if he’d remained on the big stage and never became a soldier. If Bucky had been lost to Hydra while Steve was selling war bonds. I imagined that he would have gone into acting. That he would have channeled his guilt into donating to charities and travelling the world doing all that he could. It was interesting to imagine Tony as the hero with Steve as the civilian boyfriend (who initially didn’t know he was dating Iron Man.) 

a warm light for all mankind: (MCU Steve/Tony, AU, child abuse, USO Dancer!Tony Stark) This was the fic that took the most out of me this year. It was nearly the longest I’d ever written and it was hard to write because Tony went through so much. However, it was almost cathartic, I’m really proud of the way some of the imagery came out. A reoccuring word used in the comments I got was “soft” and that was precisely what I was going for. I wrote a Steve that others found endearing and lovable and so incredibly awkward in his love for a Tony that didn’t think he was anything worth looking at. So, while it certainly wasn’t my most popular fic (that will always be my smut fics, unfortunately) it has a special place in my heart. 

read my mind: (MCU Steve/Tony, Explicit, mind-reading) This was a surprisingly plotty Kinktober fill. It was interesting thinking about how Tony would deal with seeing Steve’s thoughts. Again, a fic where people yelled at me in the comments. I have no intention of writing a sequel for this either. 

if you want a life of adventure (Noir!Tony/Steve, Explicit, action/adventure, skinny!Steve) I was super proud of myself for completing my first Big Bang. This was a blast to write and I loved researching things about first aid, jungles, Greek mythology, etc. I loved writing endearingly eager! Steve and protective!Tony. I really loved Noir!Tony to begin with so it was fun writing the slow burn here. Also, I cannot thank my 2 artists enough! I had such wonderful work from snowzapped and littleblackbow. 

Impressions (616 Steve/Tony, Explicit, rough sex) So, in rereading New Avengers (2004), this fic came to be. I’ve always been drawn to the idea of Steve as unintentionally possessive and I like writing that moment when he gives into that darkness. I explored a slightly similar thing in Atonement. 

The Smallest Piece of Truth: (DCEU Clark/Bruce, Explicit, hate sex, enemies to lovers) This was the BvS AU that grew out of nothing. I didn’t intend to write more Superbat but it got away from me. Those are the best fics, in my opinion. Where the story just grabs me and I have no choice but to write the damn thing. I’m quite proud of it and I don’t know if I’ll ever write a sequel but, it was fun writing this part of it. 

Comments

[msermesth]

I loved 'the honeymoon suite'. It was so much fun and the ensemble vibe was perfect. You had everyone's voice down perfectly. Now I need to read some of these other fics...

[capnshellhead]

Thanks so much! That's so nice to hear! It was a lot of fun to write and I loved writing clueless!Steve for once. Usually, it's Tony who doesn't realize Steve has feelings for him. It was nice getting to write him as smitten and adoring and Steve just soaking up all of the affection without understanding why he liked it!

Thanks for the kind words! <3