#avianink prompt faq

[brucenat]

Prompt FAQ (AvianInk)

Posting this because establishing expectations and boundaries is good! Also, I had small updates that I didn’t know how to announce in another way.

If you have any questions, qualms, comments about the information here, feel free to send me a message! I apologize if anything comes across as haughty and/or strict--I wanted to establish these things as clearly as possible.

Which fandom(s) do you write for?

On this blog, the Marvel Cinematic (Multi)Universe. It’s canon compliant up until Infinity War, at which point I diverge into an alternate timeline.

You may have noticed some old Once Upon a Time fic on my Fanfiction account. I don’t write OUAT fic for the canon after season 4. If you want more about OUAT fanfiction, please leave a comment on my Fanfiction or send me an non-anonymous message.

Whose POV will you write from?

Ninety percent of the time, I’ll in limited third person. If I am going to write in omniscient third, it’s most likely to happen in a fic focused on the OG6. As for specific characters, I’ll most often write from Bruce or Natasha’s perspective (and feel comfortably equal with either). Currently, I have a better grasp for Carol Danvers’ voice over Valkyrie’s (which I’m working on). I haven’t written much from anyone else’s perspective, but am usually willing to try.

What couple(s) will you write for?

Chiefly Brucenat, but also Valkarol (Valkyrie x Carol). Pepperony, Clint/Laura, and Scarlet Vision will also appear in the background of my fics.

How specific should I be with my prompt(s)?

Feel free to send me general ideas or something more specific! I’m flexible. If you want something from Natasha’s/Bruce’s/someone specific’s POV, feel free to tell me! If you want a drabble (≤100 words) or a vignette (≤1000 words), let me know (seriously, I am prone to purple prose). If you want to give me a prompt that’s one word, that’s fine too!

At the end of the day, I just ask that you respect by boundaries/limits as a writer. If you do that, the sky’s the limit :)

Do you accept smut prompts?

Yup!

What kind of prompts won’t you do?

Romantic Natasha x anyone who isn’t Bruce (this means no Steve/Nat, no Bucky/Nat, no Clint/Nat, no Tony/Nat, etc.). Won’t do romantic Bruce x anyone who isn’t Natasha. Exceptions here could be made for AUs.

As for AUs, I’ll endeavor to write them, but I am picky with this genre. I’m not a fan of high school AUs, or high school sweethearts/reunion AUs. Sorry. :/

First person and reader inserts are also something I don’t do with fanfiction.

Finally, I don’t write things that I feel are out of character. I won’t sacrifice characters for plot and drama. Additionally, in the interest of respecting survivors and accurate portrayals, I won’t write a piece that I think fetishizes trauma.

How do you determine what’s a Tumblr-exclusive fic?

Length, usually. Anything shorter than a vignette usually stays on Tumblr, unless someone requests that I post the finished product to AO3 and/or Fanfiction* (which you can request at any time!).

*Because of content policing, I refrain from posting explicit smut on Fanfiction

How long do I have to wait?

It depends on how many prompts I have in my queue + external factors from ~life.~ I try to write as much and as often as I can, but other projects often require more immediate, routine attention. If I got paid to write fanfiction, it’d be up so much more often, but alas. 

Usually you’ll need to wait a week and a half minimum. Because of the constant fear of being a disappointment, I spend inordinate amounts of time editing and ensuring everything is as polished, cohesive, and in-character as it can be.

I think you posted someone else’s prompt before mine. Why?

Two most likely explanations:

(i) Tumblr was weird and glitchy with my inbox, and messed with the order in which things were received

(ii) You requested smut, which is fine, but I take a bit longer with smut because I’m more meticulous with my editing and writing process.