#cartinelli fic

[likea-black-widow-baby]

Once again promoting my Cartinelli fic A Woman's Touch 👀

Plot heavy and full of gay pining, Dottie being a little shit, Peggy's complicated relationship with her work, with Daniel, with Jack, and with all the other agents she works with. I promise you will enjoy <3

[revenginators]

What You Will

by knowledgeiscake

Chapters: 20

Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Agent Carter (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli, James "Bucky" Barnes/Alexander Pierce, Peggy Carter & Steve Rogers

Characters: Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter, James "Bucky" Barnes, Angie Martinelli, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Nick Fury

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Theatre, Alternate Universe - Actors, Abusive Relationships, (Not stucky or cartinelli), Anxiety, Shakespeare in the Park, Trans Character, Theatre, Head Injury, romcom typical miscommunications, References to Shakespeare

Summary:

"Listen here, Rogers," were her first words, "I won't be upstaged by your rippling muscles, chiseled jaw, or sparkling eyes. I'm the lead in this show and don't you forget it, buster."

They both managed to keep straight faces for about five seconds before bursting into hysterical laughter. "Shit!" Peggy sputtered between giggles, "Can you imagine?"

-

A very self-indulgent Shakespeare in the Park AU.

[runawaymarbles]

Fic Cover Remakes | The Lady is a Tramp by @maggiemerc

Angie’s got suspicions on what Peggy does for a living and she’s determined to protect her at all costs…to other people. It’s not like she’s crazy and about to risk her life for a dame that’s more hot and cold than the plumbing on the third floor of the Griffith Hotel.

[notnotnobody]

Guys so i wrote something and you should totally go read it :D :D :D :D

[doctorhelena]

What are five fics you enjoyed reading this year?

I apologize for taking a few days to answer this, anon - I was frozen in indecision because I have enjoyed reading SO MANY amazing fics this year. In the end, I realized that, although there is no way I could possibly pick my favourite five, that's not actually what you asked!

So, here, in no particular order, is a random selection of five of the many, many fics I've l enjoyed reading this year:

Dance a Tarantella by Beshter (Clint Barton/Laura Barton, but the focus is on their familial relationship with Natasha in the early days after she defected). Also a part of Beshter's fabulous Timeless series (in which Peggy is brought forward in time by Scott Lang to a couple of years before Steve is unfrozen, and the MCU unspools somewhat differently from there).

"Time and Space", aka Chapters 10-12 of My Heart Don't Wish to Roam by @buckywiththegoodhair86 (Steggy) - a Dr. Who AU, part of a very long story that consists of a collection of excellent Steggy AUs.

The Stars Are Cold and Distant (but also Soft and Aching) by Tamoline (PeggyNat) - set in the What If universe with Captain Carter in the future. Note: if you are a Steggy fan who would not enjoy reading a story in which there is a possibility that Peggy might not end up with Steve, this one is probably not for you! But Peggy and Steve's love and affection for each other is not dismissed either.

To Be Where You Are by @roboticonography (Steggy) - I am always very excited when Robot posts a new story, and I have a special fondness for his wartime Steggy - possibly because the very first Steggy fic I remember reading was "The Simple Secret", also by Robot. Anyway, I did indeed love "To Be Where You Are", in which Steve is sent to extract Peggy from a spy mission from which she's late in returning.

A Somebody I'm Longin' to See by @eliza49-7190 (Cartinelli) - an excellent Peggy/Angie fic that does not shy away from the depth of Peggy's grief for Steve or diminish how much she loved him, is realistic about some of the differences Peggy and Angie would have to work through, and also goes into interesting detail about Peggy's work at the SSR after the Agent Carter series is over.

[emerysaks]

heyy could you do a fluffy cartinelli fic where they're old ladies living happily ever after

Thanks for the ask! Gal Pals

A/N: This ask is set in 1981 when Raiders of the Ark premiered. The Uptown Theater was a movie theater nestled in Washington, D.C.’s Cleveland Park neighborhood. Built in 1936, it hosted several world premieres, including Jurassic Park, and it was one of the 32 theaters to play Star Wars on opening day.

Peggy ended up in DC with S.H.I.E.L.D. in this universe, and Angie followed.

***

“Hurry up, darling. We’re going to be late!” Peggy glanced at her watch and sighed. After almost 35 years, she should be used to Angie running behind schedule.

“Hold your horses, English. I’m coming,” Angie grumbled as she came into the room. “Some of us had to work today and are exhausted.”

“Were your students troublesome?” Peggy teased. She placed her hand on Angie’s back and ushered her through their front door.

“Summer classes are rarely troublesome, Peg,” Angie corrected. “They just get excited because of the summer musical revue.”

Peggy turned the key in the lock and tugged at it. Satisfied their home was secure, she turned to Angie and offered her arm. Angie slipped her own through and shrugged. “Honestly, I shouldn’t complain. Most of the teachers would kill to have interested students.”

“Most teachers didn’t share the stage with Julie Andrews and Carol Channing,” Peggy observed.

Angie rolled her eyes. “I was in the ensemble. I don’t think Julie knew my name until you showed up and started talking in the same posh accent.”

“Such a lovely woman.”

“Meanwhile,” Angie pressed, “I don’t think my resume impresses my students.”

Peggy let her eyes trail down Angie’s form before resting appreciatively on the soft curves of her bottom. “Perhaps not your male students,” she smirked.

Angie scoffed. “I’m 56, Peggy.”

“And they’re hormone-fueled college students. Trust me, I’ve been to your shows. I’ve seen how their eyes wander,” she growled.

Angie slapped her hand against Peggy’s arm. “Stop it. You’re almost 60.”

“I’ll never be too old for jealousy, darling.”

Angie threw her a sly grin. “Are you too old for other things?”

Peggy tugged her closer. “We don’t have to go to the movie tonight,” she winked.

“Nope! I’ve been dreaming of movie popcorn all week,” Angie told her. “We’re going.” She glanced at Peggy and cleared her throat. “We can talk about that… later.”

“Flirting aside,” Peggy smiled, “your students love you, as evidenced by the waitlist every semester. They’re going to be heartbroken when you retire.”

Angie nodded and smoothed a hand down her dress. “I’ll miss them, too.” She gazed thoughtfully at Peggy. “Was it hard for you? Leaving the field and becoming a Director? I know retiring from teaching college drama isn’t the same, but-”

“Darling, I’ve told you many times. Your job is not lesser than mine.”

“You saved the world from Hydra, Pegs. And aliens. And that one guy who could talk to slugs.” She pursed her lips. “That one was weird, and I still don’t fully understand it.”

“And you educate the minds of future generations,” Peggy interrupted. “I daresay your job is more important.”

“Do you miss it?” Angie pressed again.

Peggy grew pensive. She’d been Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. for over thirty years but still sometimes longed for the adrenaline-fueled missions in a foreign country. She’d always enjoyed fieldwork, and although she occasionally participated in missions here and there, her job these days tended to be at a desk, sifting through requests and dealing with bureaucratic nonsense.  

“I do miss it,” Peggy admitted. “I miss the camaraderie in the field. The satisfaction of capturing an enemy agent. Going to sleep at night sore and bruised but knowing the world’s a little bit safer because of it.”

“I don’t miss it,” Angie told her softly. “I hated nights waiting up for you. Hoping you were safe. Cleaning up your bloodied face and hands. Watching you while you slept and wondering if you’d return the next time you left.”

Peggy sighed. She knew all of that. She’d only been released from the hospital for a few days in March 1977 before she tried to volunteer for a mission her team could handle without her. When Angie found out, a particularly explosive argument ensued. In the end, Peggy had trudged into Howard’s office and told him she needed to scale back fieldwork and focus on how she could best serve S.H.I.E.L.D. from her desk.

“I know, and I’m sorry it took me so long to realize that.”

Angie smiled and bumped her shoulder against Peggy’s. “Well, I probably shouldn’t have said some of those things back then. But,” she continued, “it’s much nicer getting to see you every day. Nice to worry less, too.”

“You might not have to worry if Johnson gets his way,” Peggy scowled. “I’ve never seen someone campaign so hard for an unavailable job.”

“Oh, please,” Angie rolled her eyes. “They’ll have to pry your cold dead body out of that chair before you willingly leave.”

Peggy frowned. “That’s a big dramatic.”

“Am I wrong?”

Peggy smiled but didn’t answer. “Tell me again what we’re seeing?”

***

“Raiders of the Lost Ark?”  Peggy asked, studying the poster plastered outside the Uptown Theater.

“Yup!” Angie grinned.

“Han Solo made a biblical movie?”

Angie laughed and nudged Peggy in the ribs. “Don’t pretend you don’t know the actor’s name. Besides, I know you secretly think Harrison Ford is a dreamboat.”

Peggy turned away from the poster and frowned. “What? No! I merely said he was a nice-looking man.”

“Come on, Pegs. Any time we pass a Star Wars poster, you glance at it appreciatively.”

Peggy huffed. “He’s young enough to be my son.”

Angie giggled. “And Greer Garson was old enough to be my mother, but that didn’t stop me.”

“You always did have a soft spot for English accents,” Peggy murmured affectionately.

“You think?” Angie laughed and slipped her arm back through Peggy’s. “Now, let’s go get some popcorn and find a seat. I’m excited to see Han Solo beat the Nazis.”

Peggy looked startled. “What?”

“You’ll see,” Angie promised. 

***

Peggy found their seats and waited for Angie to sit before taking hers and handing the giant bucket of popcorn Angie had insisted they buy. As she sipped her drink, she watched Angie fish a bag of candy from her purse, followed by another box of Cracker Jack.

“Retrieving a measuring tape or lamp out next?” Peggy asked dryly.

“I understand that reference,” Angie smirked. “And no, I’m not. But I refuse to pay what they want for a box of Cracker Jack.”

“So, you resort to candy smuggling.”

“Whatever it takes, English. I’m saving money. Be grateful.”

Peggy shook her head in amusement and passed the soda to Angie. 

Angie took a long sip and gazed at Peggy. “You know one of the best things about being old ladies now?”

“I thought we established that we’re not old.”

“Hush, grandma.”

Peggy rolled her eyes but said nothing.

“Nobody gives us a second glance when we go out. We’re just two older – okay, middle-aged ladies – spending time together. Best friends. Gal pals.”

Peggy snorted inelegantly. “Gal pals. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that one.”

Angie laughed. “Yep. Gal pals. Getting popcorn and sharing a soda.”

The lights dimmed, and cheers broke out in the theater as the opening credits began to play. 

Peggy felt a warm palm slip into her lap and brush against her thigh. She glanced at Angie. Her lover’s eyes were fixed on the movie screen, but a smile tugged at the corner of her lips. 

Peggy placed her hand over Angie’s and laced their fingers together. She leaned over and felt Angie shudder when her lips brushed against her ear. 

“What else do these gal pals share, darling?”

Angie turned her head until her lips were almost touching Peggy’s. “I promise to tell you all about it when we get home tonight, English.”

Peggy’s pulse quickened, but ever aware of their surroundings, she pulled away and returned her gaze to the screen. Giving Angie’s hand a squeeze, she settled in her seat and watched Indiana Jones swing across a deep chasm, off to seek his ark and adventure.

[professorspork]

I hope this doesn’t come across as like a pushy “update pls” I promise that’s not how I mean it. I’m curious at what point you feel like a multi-chapter fic is ready to post? Do you write it in its entirety and then edit chapters in between updates, write and edit it in its entirety, write most of it and continue writing the rest between updates? I’m very curious about your process since you’ve been writing some monster word count fics

I really appreciate you asking!

The short version is that I've learned over time that what works best for me is completing a work in its entirety before I start posting; above all I like posting on a reliable schedule for my audience, and I simply do not write quickly enough (or coherently enough) to do that any other way. There are a lot of reasons for that and I WILL ELABORATE ON THEM AT LENGTH:

I have several multi-chapter WIPs from the Glee days-- when I was in college-- that I never finished because I'm a delicate hothouse flower when it comes to maintaining hyperfocus, and I found a new fandom to be in before I could complete them. Back then especially, I was much less disciplined about writing sequentially: I would write parts of the story wildly out of order, focusing on whatever interested me most at the time. That means my hard drive is a graveyard of unpublished content, which sucks-- not only did I never give my audience the resolutions they were looking for, but I never got to receive feedback on parts of the story I was really proud of. I found that really dispiriting.

Going to grad school for screenwriting really helped me focus on telling a story in order, because there is literally no other way to write a screenplay than one scene at a time; it's far too reliant on momentum and consistency to jump ahead to "the good bits" and come back. I also did several projects-- writing my multi-chap Frozen&Tangled polyamory epic for a friend's birthday; pre-writing all my 2015 Cartinelli Week one shots far in advance so I knew they'd be perfect come posting day-- where I had a deadline I wanted everything Done By, which got me in the habit of writing to completion before posting. It wasn't something I thought I was going to be capable of because I'm like Tinkerbell, Finn, I need applause to live feedback is incredibly motivating to me, but having the ability to go back and change things in chapter 2 if I realized they weren't adequately setting up what I wanted to do in chapter 5, or whatever, proved to be just as powerful a motivator in a different way-- it meant I could tell the stories RIGHT, if I took my time with them. I also learned to get at least one cheerleader I could leak snippets to as I went, so that I still got the dopamine hit of the feedback even though I'm ages away from posting for real.

I also found that, as a reader, I always really appreciated when authors could stick to an update schedule so I could look forward to new chapters like I would episodes of television. It's not a standard I expect from anyone, but it is something that makes me really happy-- and the two ways to do it are to either write fast enough that you're just constantly churning out new content (not an option for me, especially on the occasions when I'm actually employed and can only write on weekends) or to pre-write and then slow release. it gives me a feeling of... mastery, I guess? Like "hey everyone here's a gift I'm giving you," as opposed to writing and updating when I can, which makes me feel like I'm always chasing something (BEING chased by something?) and risking losing my audience/my own fickle concentration if I were to wait too long.

My "ONLY post after everything is done" rule is a new one, because I burned myself on rely on certain certainties, the last D/s epic I wrote (lmao can you tell this topic interests me). I worked on that for a year and was 132k in with no end in sight when I started posting, but I was part of a Kristanna discord at the time, and I wanted to seize the audience I had before it disappeared-- which is always the danger of movie fandoms, which never have as much staying power. I had hoped that because I had such a big buffer I could keep writing ahead of the updates as they came up from behind, but I tapped out at 172k when I finished the end of an arc. That kills me, because I have SO MUCH unreleased content for that story which will never see the light of day, because-- again-- I'd let temptation win and wrote ahead to The Juicy Bits instead of forcing myself to go in order.

So, two things I've learned:

Only ever outlining the juicy bits that come late in the game, instead of lovingly finessing their every word, is a great way to trick motivate myself into continuing to write in order so that I can GET to the juicy bits, full stop; if I don't exorcise them they keep haunting me and that helps me stick it out until the end

By holding stories back until they're complete, I give myself the ability to complete them because I'm able to dig myself out of holes I've written myself into. In the old days, if I got stuck because I realized the real root of my issue had come chapters earlier and that's why it's not working now, I'd just... be stuck at that wall, unable to move forward, and that would be that. The idea of going back and editing a published story for narrative content is mortifying to me and something I personally could never do, so-- this way I'm giving myself more tools and options, so that I can tell the story I want to tell and tell it right.

In terms of my actual process, I tend to work like this: my most productive time is when my ADHD meds are at full power, so in an ideal world I am writing new content from like 10am to 3pm or so, getting as far as I can in New Content. Evenings, when I'm no longer in Hyperfocus Productivity Mode, I'll go back and reread things-- sometimes chapters from much earlier-- both to entertain myself and to make edits and changes. Often, that's just moving words around here and there for cadence and flow; rarely, it's adding whole new moments or thoughts to the chapters. I try to write In Order as much as possible, getting chapters beta'd as they're completed. I'm a nitpicky perfectionist, so keeping a hold on my early chapters until everything is posted means I can change them over and over and over again without anyone knowing but me, which I love-- and those changes are getting made right down to the wire. even when the fic is "complete" and I'm "only posting" I'm still making edits; some of people's absolute favorite parts of Newsbees were added literally the night before, when it was the "get everything into AO3 and do the final pass for typos and formatting" stage. Like, Penny writing sudokus on the fly for Ruby at the hospital? Ruby thinking in Adam Font? Those were 11th hour strokes of genius.

So yeah-- that's a very long-winded way of saying that I've found writing to completion first not only makes me more likely to actually finish my WIPs, but it makes my WIPs BETTER because it gives me far, far more time with them. I know it's not something that works for everyone, but in terms of my own sense of like, duty and responsibility and goal-setting, it keeps me on track without risking Guilt completely paralyzing me-- which is what happens when I post as I go and then get interrupted.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY RAMBLE.

[tatsumiku1]

Rant about renaissance of Cartinelli ao3 tag

Cartinelli tag needs to revive on ao3. Because we only ever had just fics for cartinelli nothing else. Like just to be realistic they were never in the million years were going to be canon in a Marvel show. Disney will burn itself down before giving Cap's girl ( because that's what Peggy only is to them) a female love interest ( let me also add the only love interest that made sense and was literally the best option for Peggy put of all her canon or non canon relationships). Agent Carter literally needs to go viral so that new people should watch it and make content for them again. I wish I was talented enough to write something for them but alas I have the writing skills of a potato. All the other Peggy ships always have new fics. So why not cartinelli. I have so many fic ideas but again I'm a loser writer so that is not going to work.

[timelessbian]

ok i've slept and i'm feeling marginally more normal again but like honestly what if i wrote cartinelli fic again haha jk unless

[likea-black-widow-baby]

Once again linking to my Cartinelli fic, I’m quite proud of it and I think you’ll like it!

True to the show, it’s full of action and pining, unrealistic injuries and British sarcasm.

[cassiopeiasara]

Writer Asks

I was tagged by @hovercraft79 (thank you!)

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 243

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 742,300

3. What fandoms do you write for? I've written for a whole lot. Right now I'm rotating between 9-1-1, The Nanny and the School for Good and Evil but you never know when one of my old ones might pop up.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos? A Way to Ignite (SQ), How This Grace Thing Works (Kyalin), In the company of only us (Cartinelli), Broken Shoes and Loose Ends (Kyalin), Let Me Hand You My Love (Hackle)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Yes, I try to as much as possible because I'm here for engagement. I share fic because I want to talk to people and I appreciate knowing what works in what I share.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? I guess Tell Me You Love Me (come back and haunt me) because it kept a canon death.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Most everything else? I tend toward happy endings.

8. Do you get hate on fic? I have before.

9. Do you write smut? Yep.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? Not really. I sometimes write scenarios I borrow from other stories/situations in other fandoms.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Once

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Yep.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? A few and it was a lovely experience every time.

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship? I don't know that I could pick really. I love them all for different reasons. I've written the most for Hackle.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but probably won’t? Sadly A Soft Place to Land possibly. But you never know, I could rewatch Voyager and change my mind.

16. What are your writing strengths? Fluff. I think I'm decent at humor too. Dialogue is also pretty strong.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Description. It is always such a slog for me even though I live for lush description in fiction.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? Not to be attempted without proper research and a native beta if possible.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Scarecrow and Mrs. King but you won't find it anywhere because I was 14 and have no idea what my ff.net password is.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written? Hmm it changes sometimes but today I'd say Let Loose Your Longing

I'll tag (but no pressure): @ellydash @chainofclovers @romanimp @dinovia-grant @blossom--of--snow @meridelclarke

[dandelion-writes]

hi everybody! i’m sae and as you may have gathered, i like to write. i also go by birdy, so in certain projects you may see me using that name as well.

i am on ao3!

fandoms & ships i write for include:

agent carter (peggysous, jackdaniels, ot3, cartinelli, carterwood, gen)

nbc hannibal (hannigram, gen)

leverage (gen, would try ot3)

white collar (ot3, peter/el, peter/neal, neal/sara)

avengers/MCU (ironstrange, stevebucky, gen)

agents of shield (skimmons, bus kids ot3)

bbc sherlock (johnlock, adlock)

carry on (snowbaz)

shadowhunters series by cassandra clare (jace x alec, clary x izzy, magnus x luke)

i also write original stuff & will post about my own characters sometimes

i love to discuss my fics and i will take prompts for any of the above media/ships ! if you aren’t sure if i’ll write something, send it in and i’ll see. my asks and messages are pretty much always open because i want to make more friends who like the same stuff i do :)

welcome to my blog 💛

[cblgblog]

WIP Tag Game

I got tagged by @mx-loar-tev

Rules:

post the names of all the files in your wip folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous.

let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have wips.

Maybe this’ll help fix my writing depression? We shall see. Also it's not technically extensive, there was stuff in there that was too short to mention and other stuff so old that I can't remember what the hell I was even trying for anymore

Stegginaird May/December

Belivaird a star is born

Belivaird homophobia

Cap Peggy Cartinelli

Fringe Liberty fic

Halloween fanfiction

Mcgonagall fic

Sarah Jane adventures fic

Sarah-gemma fic

Shira fic

Stegginelli endgame

Stegginelli endgame 1956

Supercat 5 times

Tagging @vocallife, @rainbowriddler, @shatterpath

[puppetsoftomorrow]

i was tagged by @capitano-marina amd @yourlocalegotisticalqueerishere (thank u!!) to tag 9 people i want to know better.

last song: it's time to pay the fiddler by cal smith

currently watching: truthfully? love is blind... and also arrow. i can't make myself watch the s2 finale!

three ships: avalance, skimmons, cartinelli

favorite color: pink!!

currently consuming: cup of tea. like always lmao

first ship: kelly / anabelle from st trinians lmao

relationship status: i am engaged!!

last movie: in the cinema? barbie!

currently working on: various fics, mostly the fencing au and the medieval times au :)

tagging (only if you want to, of course): @nonbinary-alien25, @legendslegendslegends, @quietsharpeheart, @barbarawar, @sophiainspace :)