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Thanks to all of our participants for another wonderful round! We have 14 excellent submissions to browse. The masterlist of works is below:

Bucky Barnes/M'Baku

I Get The Sweetest Feeling (When I'm With You) by Marvel_Kitten AO3

Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson

Art: vampire pranks by velociraptorerin AO3 Tumblr

Rabiosa by Call_Me_Kayyyyy AO3 Tumblr

Emma Frost/Ororo Munroe

i’ve a notion to try a potion by OriginalCeenote AO3 Tumblr

Harley Keener & Shuri

The Next Logical Step by cornflower-cowboy Tumblr

Hunter B-15

[ART] I Can't Disguise by pocketcosmic AO3 Tumblr

James Rhodes/Steve Rogers

Life of the Party by NachoDiablo AO3

Maria Rambeau & Monica Rambeau

Art: when blackberries are in-season by velociraptorerin AO3 Tumblr

Michelle Jones/Peter Parker

Don't ask for more by Kimmy AO3 Tumblr

Phastos/Ben Stoss

Turn to Gold by the_crown_jules AO3

Riley/Sam Wilson

hey, I just met you (and this is crazy) by Writer_Lethogica AO3

Not-Boyfriends by Kimmy AO3 Tumblr

Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson

Draw Your Heart by grandmacore AO3 Tumblr

Sunrises on Us by ABrighterDarkness AO3 Tumblr

We will keep reblogging late submissions for a few more days and leave the collection open for a bit. Also, be sure to claim your personalized badge!

See you next year!

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One of Sam's most successful pranks over the many years. They still laugh about it today. That time when Sam added juuuust enough garlic powder to Bucky's fancy conditioner.

For @black-characters-matter-fest prompt 025 for @downwarddnaspiral: for Sam and Bucky as vampires and them trolling each other and being pains in each other's asses through the centuries

For @winterfalconevents WinterFalcon Bingo Round 1, Card #38: I5 - 1980s

Full size on AO3

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Now the form is actually open, sorry about that.

It's badge time! This year we have one participant badge. Use the form here to claim it: https://forms.gle/g62syGDoaAKxx1K97

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It's badge time! This year we have one participant badge. Use the form here to claim it: https://forms.gle/g62syGDoaAKxx1K97

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Don't ask for more

Another fill of mine for @black-characters-matter-fest

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Rabiosa on Ao3

Rated: G Relationship: James Bucky Barnes x Sam Wilson Summary: It finally clicks for Bucky, what Sam was whispering in his ear, what Bucky was singing to Sam like a promise, and now this poor sweet man is in pain because Bucky lost his mind over Britney Spears’ “Toxic” coming on.

Or Sam is a vampire and Bucky's a little too lost in the moment.

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Not-Boyfriends

A Sam/Riley story for @black-characters-matter-fest

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The Next Logical Step

Harley and Shuri take the next logical step: Building a potato gun out of vibranium.

This is my entry for the @black-characters-matter-fest prompt #73. You can read it as Harley/Shuri but it’s more Gen.

Short piece included below the line.

Harley figured that it was the next logical step. Between the war, enemies turned allies and weapon upgrades, Shuri needed a project that wasn’t too taxing and actually sounded fun. So she agreed with his assessment. Peter was unfortunately unable to make it, but they had promised to do it again with him.

For now, her attention was on the prototype in front of her.

“Why a potato gun though?” Shuri asked Harley as he loaded up the schematics of the previous potato gun from his tablet to the holo-screen.

“I was ten and needed something to protect me and my sister from intruders. A real gun was out of the question and on of our neighbours had just planted a potato garden,” The boy shrugged, and Shuri shook her head.

“So now you want to make it better?”

“Just imagine if it could different vegetables. Or if it could shoot further.”

“Increase the power and velocity of the projectiles and you turn a simple potato gun into a weapon. We’d also have to account for the size difference of the vegetables,” Shuri said, already drawing up plans. Making a potato gun out of vibranium sounded like the stupidest idea that she ever had but she was tempted.

“Try these,” Harley slid over the digital schematics of an unfinished potato gun.

“Mark 15? Why do you have so many versions?” Shuri asked, taking a look at what she was sent. If she overlaid her plans with the ones in front of her, they would have the gun ready by the end of the day.

“Why not? Things can always be made better.”

“That’s what I said, but my brother doesn’t understand the need for upgrading,” Shuri rolled her eyes.

“No offence to the king, but I saw his shoes. Technological upgrades are the least of his worries,” Harley stage whispered. One of the Dora Milaje smiled for a brief second before schooling her face.

Shuri burst out laughing, thinking of the ‘What are those’ moment she had a few years back. It was a while ago and still her brother’s fashion sense hadn’t improved.

“No offense taken. I’ve also been trying to get him to change he shoes,” she said, catching her breath. Then she pointed at the screen, “Is the overlay good? I thought that we can use vibranium for the outer shell and pistons, then keep the rest a light metal. So –”

“– that it stays lightweight and we can make easy changes without wasting material,” Harley finished, nodding with an impressed look on his face. “This looks really good.”

“Well, anything made with vibranium usually does,” Shuri shrugged.

“Can’t argue that. I saw Bucky Barnes’ arm.”

“That was mostly my brother.”

“Ah, so the whole family is full of geniuses,” Harley joked. “Unfortunately, only the women have a good fashion sense.”

Shuri snorted again before turning back to the computer. They both worked on editing a few sections before they started with the fabrication process. It took them five hours to complete the entire potato gun, both the fabrication and assembly.

“That’s a beautiful gun,” Harley whistled, and Shuri nodded in agreement.

“Please tell me I’m not late,” Peter’s voice echoed through the lab as he made his way down the ramp.

“You missed all the science bits,” Harley shouted back. They hugged before Peter made his way over to hug Shuri. She could see that he was slightly out of breath, meaning he ran the whole way from the hangar to her lab.

“We still have to test it though,” Shuri offered.

“For science, right? We’re testing various vegetables for science,” Peter confirmed, a slightly mischievous glint in his eye.

Harley clapped him on the shoulder and turned to look at the Mark XIIV potato gun on the table, “Of course it’s for science.”

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For @black-characters-matter-fest prompt 085: B-15 is a fire giant runt from Muspelheim.

It was a fun challenge to create a fire-giant look!

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Sunrises on Us

Written for prompt 060 "Love is never ending" for the@black-characters-matter-fest

Pairing: Sam/Steve

Tags: Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Sunrises, Established Relationship

Summary: Sunrise became a thing that was theirs, at least as much as anyone could lay claim to a natural, global occurrence.

Word Count: 2064

Sunrises on Us on AO3

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Sunrises on Us

Written for prompt 060 "Love is never ending" for the@black-characters-matter-fest

Pairing: Sam/Steve

Tags: Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Sunrises, Established Relationship

Summary: Sunrise became a thing that was theirs, at least as much as anyone could lay claim to a natural, global occurrence.

Word Count: 2064

Sunrises on Us on AO3

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Black Characters Matter Fest 2022 Offering from yours truly

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38227000

Prompt 66.

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I wrote a fic for @black-characters-matter-fest and made this Sam art for the fic.

Title: Draw Your Heart

Pairing: Sam/Steve

Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Getting Together, Fluff, First Kiss, Flirting, POV Sam Wilson, Pre-Serum Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson is a Gift

Summary: Sam housesits for Steve for a couple of days and while doing some snooping finds Steve’s sketchbooks that are full of sketches of him. Does this mean Steve likes him?

Word Count: 1439 words

You can read "Draw Your Heart" on AO3

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This is for @call-me-kayyyyy who requested Maria teaching Monica an old family recipe. They are making Blackberry Sweet Dough Pies!

@black-characters-matter-fest for Prompt 004

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Hey, I was wondering, if I wanted to change my prompt fill from fic to art or art to fic or both, but I didn't choose that in the beginning what happens? Can I still change it? Do I have to tell you or do I just fill it anyway?

Yes, you can change it. Fill it as you please, we look forward to seeing what you've created!

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Posting has begun for Black Characters Matter 2021!

The AO3 collection will be open now through 11 April, you can add your submission at any time during that period. Please be sure you tag each submission thoroughly and note in the author’s notes which prompt you are filling. You can also post (or crosspost) to Tumblr or Twitter and tag us so that we can share it as well.

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Posting starts tomorrow!

You have until 10 pm EST tonight to claim a prompt for the Black Characters Matter Fest.

If you’ve already done all the claiming you’re gonna do, our A03 archive collection opens tomorrow, April 3rd at 10 am EST and we’ll be accepting fic and art submissions through April 11th.