#getting really close to posting some spider-verse drabbles i have in mind!

[butchbetty]

spider-verse edits 4/?

Peter begins his new life in New York with an internship at Stark Industries. The only thing that helps take his mind off of everything he’s lost is the first friend he’s made, Gwen Stacy (fc: Anya-Taylor Joy). He fights his feelings for her though, since he is trying to keep his distance while still checking in on MJ. Their encounters start to seem like more than coincidences to her and she becomes determined to find out why, making it even harder for Peter to be around her without telling her everything.

[starker-stories]

The Cold, Chapter 11 - The END

This chapter on AO3

By @thestarkerisobvious​​ and @starker-stories​

This is... The End.

Of both 'The Cold' and of the Messages Series. The series was planned to take place over one very important week in Peter and Tony's lives.

We decided to move what we previously listed as Book 6 and Book 7, which take place at times other than this week, into the Messages Interludes series. What had been book 6 is now called "The Opposite of Cold", just to give you a little title teaser for where we're headed.

We are so in love with this particular version of Peter and Tony that we will continue to write in this 'verse. Probably for a long time yet.

Future stories won't be posted on the usual Thursday schedule of Messages, but when we finish them. We're still writing, but we need a bit of a celebratory break after completing the series we started back in November of 2019.

Tags for ‘The Cold’: Tony Stark Feels, Peter Parker Feels, College Student Peter Parker, Established Relationship, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Tony Stark Still Has Arc Reactor, Arc Reactor Kink, Peter Parker is a Mess, Spider-Man powers, Communication, They Finally Communicate!, And Fuck Of Course Look at Who It’s Written By Of Course They Fuck, Avengers Compound

The entire Messages Series.  All links are to AO3.

Messages Unsent 

Nothing More Than A Machine 

Tomorrow 

My Virgin (Revisited) 

The Cold 

Thanks to those of you who have taken this journey with us. Kudos and likes leavers, commenters, and readers all are so very much appreciated. Knowing you were out there really kept us going when we struggled.

We will continue to write and create, both as separate individuals and as collaborators. If you want to see what bubbles to the surface of our minds, give thewitchway and von_gelmini a subscribe hit on AO3. Or follow on tumblr @thestarkerisobvious​ and @starker-stories​​​.

Messages. It began as a 366 word drabble. And it became this series. Seven months, five books, and nearly 100,000 words. You have our love for having reached this point with us.

Chapter 11: Uncanny

Tony gave a little moan and his hips writhed against Peter. “Oh yes.” Peter’s leg, higher than usual, all the way up around his waist, both of them tangled up in each other. Tony reached for the lube underneath the pillow. And was surprised when his hand came back with the bottle.

He stared at it oddly. “What are you doing here?” he asked, then answered himself. “Oh yeah. I have fucked someone in this bed before.” He grinned at Peter.

Peter felt himself giggling a tiny bit when he remembered last night. He tried to hold it in. Giggling took air, and he wasn’t sure he had air to spare.

He found himself needing to let go of Tony for a bit even now, just to let his lungs expand. They didn’t seem to be working in the oxygen department. He couldn’t say why, but it made him feel dizzy. He put his hand on Tony’s chest to keep him at bay for the moment as he tried it again. He looked at Tony, he grinned, and he breathed.

Tony leaned back, loosening his hold around Peter’s chest, so he could better see that beautiful face he was so in love with. His features softened and he just watched the boy in amazement and wonder as he was struggling with his senses still. He was beautiful, but there were a million beautiful boys in the world. Peter was special. He was powerful, strong, and independent. He’d handled things alone at fifteen that grown men still struggled with in their thirties. Only now he didn’t have to do it alone. Tony didn’t have to do it alone. They were together.

Peter let his eyes drift close. There they were, laying together, grinning and breathing in silence, naked and getting ready for more sex. It was lovely and odd and not at all awkward, and suddenly Peter was overwhelmed with how lucky he was at that moment, and he opened his mouth to say so.

“I was so fucking scared, Tony. I was afraid you wouldn’t want me anymore.”

Wait, that wasn’t right.

“Baby, I’m gonna always want you.” He ran his fingers down Peter’s chest reassuringly. “I’m in love with you. Kinda the definition, y’know?” he added smiling. Gently this time, he moved Peter underneath him, holding his upper body away, balanced on his arms. “Only,” he said, trying to keep the smug self-confident smile to a minimum, and kinda failing. “Sometimes I want you in one very specific way.”

Tony bent his head and put a kiss in the middle of Peter’s chest, followed by a long lick up until he broke it to kiss the boy on the mouth, still holding himself up and away, since too much touch seemed to be an issue this time instead of wanting more. Yet he knew Peter well enough to know that there had to still be some touching. He kept his kiss light and tender. Just like the boy beneath him was. Full of light and tenderness, even if he doubted himself lately. Tony knew.

He used the distraction to reach for the lube he’d brought back. Unfortunately, they’d have to break apart because he either needed to be more down on top of Peter to use his hands, or he needed to be more far away to use his hands. As he sat back, he trailed those hands along either side of Peter’s body, firmly, but not pressing as hard as he sometimes did. “Baby, you’re as beautiful on dark red silk as you are on black.

Kneeling back on his haunches, he squirted the lube on his fingers. That was one of the best parts of sex with Peter. He’d never known anyone who liked fingering so much. And he’d never wanted to do it that much before. It was always done just as quickly as possible to get on to other things. Tony reached with his dry hand to raise Peter’s knee, spreading him more open. He ran his slick fingers beneath Peter’s balls, running them down his perineum with just enough pressure to give a small taste of the sensation that would soon be coming. Going lower, he brushed across the kid’s rim, rubbing the lube over it, slipping some inside with just the pads of his fingers.

Peter might always be his virgin, but he was more of an experienced virgin now and took one finger easily so it was soon followed by a second. He pulled them out and slicked his cock, in doing so making his fingers even smoother and readying the third. For later. He still had a lot he wanted to do with just those two. He stretched himself back out over Peter, leaning a little more down, but staying at an angle balanced on one hand while the other found its way back to where he’d been. Inside of Peter, feeling his tightness loosen, letting his fingers enjoy the sensations there.

“Please, Tony, please…” Peter whispered, nuzzling against his face.

As much as he loved taking his time doing that, and really wanted to, Peter had been too damn good! When did he get that good with his mouth? The more Tony felt Peter deliberately tighten on his fingers, the needy little whimpers he made when Tony lowered himself more solidly onto Peter’s body. He wanted the touch they usually had and he hoped Peter felt the same.

When Peter reached up for him… When Peter said ‘please’ like that… it was too much. Whenever Peter wanted him… and showed it… Tony was already half gone from his mouth, but those sounds? Tony returned them with his own. Rather embarrassingly desperate low moans. Rocking his hips closer, pressing himself against Peter’s cock, against his thigh, against whatever he could frot along. He was getting jealous of his own hand for being inside of the boy.

“You’re hard for me… I need it, Tony…”

“You make me want you, Pete,” he said, his voice lower than he expected it to, his words showing a little too much need of his own. He rested his cock in the palm of his hand below his fingers and let the tip of it brush there. “God I need to be inside of you. You…” He slowly slipped inside. Okay… maybe not as slowly as he wanted to, but… kinda slowly? “…will always be everything I want… Oh fuck Pete… god you had me so close…” He smiled. “Good thing I’m not a twenty-something college student.” His smile turned into a grin.

“Please, I need it Tony…” Peter whispered. He couldn’t stand to hear the sound of his own voice again, sounding so desperate, sounding so broken. He closed his eyes, buried his head in Tony’s shoulder and raised his hips, holding Tony as tightly as he dared.

“Oh baby. You’ve got me.” Tony started moving. He hitched Peter’s leg up higher and pushed forward, which raised his hips and gave him a better angle to give the kid what he seemed to desperately need that night.

Too much soft and gentle was setting Peter’s senses off. That wasn’t what they’d been working up to before. Peter had him close and was showing off new talents, and god knows right then, pretty much the only idea in Tony’s mind was wanting to fuck Peter hard, fast, and for as long as he could manage to hold out. And sometimes… his body just kinda… won the debate.

He pushed forward, burying himself deep and then pushed forward still more, tilting Peter’s hips up further. He thrust with sharp snaps of his hips, slamming in with a hard grind and didn’t wait before doing it again. He wanted to kiss Peter, as always, but his kiss was hot and biting. And the kiss came with a growl of desire that he usually held well in check.

Tony crooked his forearm under Peter’s neck and his other hand grabbed the kid’s hip firmly, holding him in position so Tony was able to hit deep each time. There wasn’t air left for his sweet talking, just kissing and gasping and meeting Peter’s need with not a little of his own.

Peter moaned into the kiss and held on tightly. Soon his head was tucked into Tony’s shoulder and his face was buried in the safest place in the world. He didn’t need to worry about catching his breath now, it didn’t matter. Although sometimes he managed to whisper “Am I yours, Tony?”

Tony held Peter behind the neck. His fingers curled and he was probably holding on way too tightly. And he was probably thrusting in way too hard. And he knew his hand on Peter’s hip was digging in so hard that anyone else would be bruised if not complaining about it right then.

“Mine, Peter. You don’t get out of that. You don’t get to go. You don’t get to leave. You. Are. Mine.” He drove the last point home with his hips.

“Say it again.”

“I need you. You’re mine. You’re stuck with me.” He settled into a steady rhythm. “I don’t let go and you knew that about me from the beginning. So if you don’t need me, it’s too late. You have to find a place there for me. Because you’re mine.”

With the grip on his neck, Tony took Peter out of his safe place in his neck and kissed the boy again. Less hard, but just as passionate. Then more gently, but firmly, guided Peter’s head back to exactly where it belonged, in the crook of his neck. He held on to the kid tightly and started fucking him again.

And Peter Parker — who could hurl an telephone pole with the force of a hurricane, who could cling to the skin of an airplane as it fell thousands of feet to the ground, who could fall ninety-six stories straight down — was now hiding his (wet) face the crook of Tony’s neck and whimpering “Say it again.”

“Baby, you’re mine,” he whispered in Peter’s ear while fucking him hard. He lost himself to that for a while. No matter how much he pretended he wasn’t like that anymore, there was a certain… he just blamed it on the difference between body need and mind need. But he knew that wasn’t right either. He just didn’t analyze that too hard because it wasn’t something he liked about himself.

And he definitely liked the way his body needed Peter right in that moment. The desperate tone in Peter’s voice, made Tony feel like the kid still wanted him. Still needed him. The way Peter was clinging to him, their bodies both taking control of the situation from whatever their noisy minds might want.

“Fuck Pete.” When he came, Tony’s moan sounded more like one of Peter’s own. He hid any other embarrassing sounds in the boy’s shoulder with a bite harder than he’d ever given Peter before.

Peter had dreamed for some time that Tony would let loose, would really fuck into him hard someday. It was one of his many treasured fantasies when he had to take care of himself during their many weeks apart. (And if there were some porn videos to that effect, well, Tony didn’t need to know.) Now that it was happening (and oh, it was just as sweet as he had imagined) he could honestly do nothing but hang on for dear life.

Especially when the biting began.

“Yes, yes, yes…” Peter managed. He couldn’t remember other words. He had forgotten the English language. His eyes were wide and his mouth gaping. He tried to see Tony’s face but it was hidden… and Peter’s pounding heart soared.

Tony’s face was hidden in the safe place between Peter’s shoulder and his head.

Peter wrapped his arms around his lover and grinned.

Soon Tony was relaxing in his arms, and Peter found he could move again. Over and over again he kissed the side of Tony’s face, whispering I love you’s and compliments and thanks. The last few nights in Tony’s arms had been amazing, but this? This was amazing on a whole new level. His head was swimming with all the things that had happened for the first time tonight, and all the possibilities that those first-time things could lead to. Tony had fucked him hard tonight, and seemed to enjoy it. Peter’s heart pounded at the thought of what that could mean.

Of course, other parts of him were pounding too. In particular his throbbing erection, still pressed against Tony’s relaxing body.

“Oh, god Tony that was amazing. That felt amazing. Promise me you’ll do that again. You’ve never… oh… what are you… oh…”

Tony reached out and took Peter’s wrists in his hands. Quickly he brought both above the kid’s head. The limits of his newly-discovered strength did nothing to change the fact that Peter’s wrists were pale and delicate and Tony’s hand — that now grabbed both wrists in one — was larger, rougher, and looked stronger.

His free hand slipped between them and found Peter’s cock, slick with precome. He let go of Peter’s wrists so he could balance their bodies apart better to give him room to jerk Peter off. The minute the boy moved his arms, Tony’s hand went back and pinned Peter’s wrists again. He smirked, never said a word, but then let go.

Palming the wetness over the head of Peter’s cock, he deliberately went for the things he knew would make Peter whimper. When he did, Tony leaned up and teasingly nipped his bottom lip. His hand moved fast with the knowledge of a year’s worth of doing exactly this to the kid. The next time Peter made a sound, Tony’s hand stopped moving. When Peter’s moaning was under control again, Tony started moving his hand again. When Peter couldn’t contain himself anymore. When his hands fought to move, and his body writhed beneath him, and his sounds came on broken breaths, Tony didn’t stop, but he slowed down.

“What do you want, Pete?”

Peter’s whimper sounded like, “I wanna come for you, Tony.”

It took everything Tony had to resist kissing him and finishing him off then. Instead he just brought him closer, not letting him quite get there.

“What do you need, baby?”

Tony didn’t wait for an answer to slide his palm over the head and let his thumb drag just under the slit. Peter’s hand left its spot above him and he wrapped his arm around Tony’s chest. His other hand reached back to grip the headboard. He held both tightly as he came. His back arched and he pushed up with his legs and pulled down with the hand that held the bed. Doing both harder than he’d intended, Peter lifted them both off the bed.

Which promptly snapped in two beneath them.

Peter was mortified but Tony just held him close, kissing the side of his face, nuzzling in his hair, telling him how much he loved him, heedless of the tumble of covers, sprawl of the mattress, and splinters on the floor. When Peter was calmer, well if not calmer, had at least retreated into Tony’s neck.

In the silent room they held onto each other, catching their breaths, trading I love you’s. Peter hid his tears in Tony’s shoulder, letting Tony rub his back as he waited for them to stop. They whispered speculation about who had heard the commotion, theories about who might be coming to investigate. Finally they both concluded that Sam and Bucky (certainly in bed together) might deem it wiser not to investigate but inquire in the morning. Peter giggled at Tony’s suggestions at how that conversation might go. And yet the tears did not stop.

“Oh fuck,” Peter groaned, finally pulling away to scrub away the moisture with both hands. “I’m sorry Tony. It’s not the bed, it’s this… this weekend. All the things I knew I needed to tell you. God, I’ve been to other planets with you but… but coming here? I was just scared.”

“Of the things that you can do now? Oh Pete, I wish I had been there for you…”

“No, it’s not that. I mean it is that because I didn’t know what would happen if it didn't stop… it might… but it's not that.”

He turned his head. He tried to speak without breaking down again. It wasn’t easy.

“You fell in love with a different person, Tony. And I didn’t know… I’m not saying you were wrong to do that but… but that…“ he sobbed and turned away.

Tony nudged Peter to turn back to face him and waited until he had done so before he spoke. “I fell in love with Peter Parker. And I will always be in love with Peter Parker.” Tony brushed Peter’s hair away from his face where his tears were clinging to it.

“But that Peter Parker liked people, Tony. You think I was so strong when I was able to tell you ‘no’. But I had the courage to tell you ‘no’ because I really did want to look out for the ‘little guy’. And I did. But I’m not that person anymore. And I wasn’t sure what you’d do if that guy just disappeared.”

“This Peter Parker is the same Peter you’ve always been. You’re changing, sure, body thought mind. I guess it is scary. But baby, inside, deep inside, you’re the same, always are. I can feel it.” He thought about the things he felt when he kissed him. “I can taste it on you,” he said smiling softly. “You have… it’s not purity because you’re human and you’re growing and your world has gotten so much bigger. Space, universe, time… so much bigger. But you’re still you, baby. It’s not purity, but it’s… I don’t know any other word for it. Grace. It’s there inside you. Always. Still. And even…” He paused and looked away. “No matter what… even…” He looked back and sucked his lips in before he spoke. “Even if you break… even if you…” He bit his lip again. “You’re like me… Peter, there is absolutely no way I won’t love you.”

Peter pulled Tony into a crushing embrace, holding him there for a moment before letting go and touching their foreheads together. “I need you, Tony. My life is insane and unnatural and bizzare and… what’s that word? Uncanny. And it’s hell and I can’t do it without you. I need you on my side and I just need you, Tony. I’m sorry my life turned into this freaking mess… I’m sorry I’m a freak.”

“Your life might be a freaking mess, but you are not a freak. Baby, you’re just changing and it’s uncharted territory. But I know you. You’re not a freak. You’re the biggest control freak I know of, outside myself. And right now, you’re not in control. That’s what’s scary.”

“Oh god.” Peter looked up, startled, blinking. “You’re right… “ Peter closed his eyes and shuddered. “You’re so completely right. That’s it… that’s all of it. God you’re smart. It keeps happening…” He hid his face in Tony’s neck. “It keeps happening and I can’t control it…” He looked up from his safe place and looked around the room in despair. “Case in point. Tony?

“Where are we going to sleep tonight?” Peter asked.

“Don’t college students sleep on mattresses on the floor?”

“Where… by the bathroom? I can put the mattress anywhere you want. I’m strong.”

“How about outside New-Cap and Barnes’ door?” Tony asked with a wicked smile.

“And listen to them bang each other all night? No thanks.”

“We can go for round two and see who’s louder? Bet we’d win.”

“I’m not competing with those two! We win by default. We win because we’re awesome.”

“I gotta make a stronger bed when we get home.” Tony said with a wink. “Vibranium. Definitely.”

[rt8815]

OC Ask Game

I was tagged by the amazing @illegalcerebral

I put a Keep Reading link because this is looong.

1) Name (and why you chose it if you like) McKinley Campbell Durand. I named her after McKinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters. However, the “in universe?” reason that will be given - which I haven’t written yet - is that McKinley and Campbell are family names from a few generations back.

Campbell comes from the Gaelic words for ‘crooked’ and ‘mouth.’ I just like the name. Here’s a post (that I had to rewrite because Tumblr’s a dick and wouldn’t let me edit the typos in the original. The rewrite had typos too! Blargh!) that discusses her first and last names. I thought it would be funny for her full name to consist solely of last names.

2) Fandom and how they fit into the story Criminal Minds. She works at a D.C. museum practically around the corner from the J. Edgar Hoover building (as indicated in “Let It Bleed”). That’s a tiny hint that it’s the National Museum of African American History & Culture, but I don’t think I’ll mention it very often, if for no other reason than I’ve never been to the NMAAHC and don’t want to describe it inaccurately.

The official story is that Spencer and McKinley met at the museum (again, in “Let It Bleed,” which is probably the least favorite thing of mine that I’ve written). However, they’d met once before, and texted a few times after that. Because my brain is all over the place, and because I’m telling the story in non-chronological order, I haven’t written their first meeting yet. The only details I’ve revealed thus far are that it was nighttime in a park, McKinley caught Spencer off guard and made him fall to the ground, and whatever they talked about set Spencer straight and lifted his spirits. Also, a swingset was involved. Beyond that, I’ve inserted McKinley into the plotlines and events of the show, with necessary alterations, and there’s a ton of domestic Spencer and off-duty team stuffs.

3) Do they have any family? Biological family: daughter Sophie and son Jason; her Mom (no name yet); maternal grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins; and her estranged father (no name yet). Chosen/found family: husband Spencer; the BAU.

4) As a child, what did they want to be when they grew up? When she was a toddler, McKinley wanted to be a pediatrician (a doctor just for kids?! Cool!) or an ophthalmologist (she’s worn glasses practically her whole life). As an older child she aspired to be an entomologist or herpetologist. In her teenage years she considered a career in forensic pathology or criminal psychology. While earning her BA in English, she discovered that Public History was her true calling.

5) Their greatest dream To be a good Mom. To inspire learning in others.

6) Their worst nightmare Losing her family; having to see her father again.

7) Strengths Empathy, insight/self awareness, forgiving nature but knowing when to cut her losses

8) Weaknesses McKinley struggles with imposter syndrome.

She can be very mean. I mean, downright nasty cruel, verbally. This is rare though because, and I’m paraphrasing a future bit of dialogue here, anyone whose behavior could arguably warrant such a response is beneath her notice and not worth the effort. She’s more likely to close the door on someone. When she’s removed a person from her life, she is done. They become literally nothing to her. McKinley will rightly claim that this is about self-preservation and boundaries, but she really takes it to the next level.

9) What would they chose between: morning and night, sweet and savoury, beaches or meadows, cities or countryside, winter or summer, Christmas or Halloween (sorry, Spencer!), movies or TV shows, action or rom-com, clowns or vampires, stars or the moon (both!), cocktails or pints [Neither. McKinley doesn’t care for cocktails or beer. Scotch, brandy, rum, and dry wines are her poisons. She’s been known to add Kahlúah to vanilla ice cream, Baileys Irish Cream to coffee (she wants to try Drambuie next), or make hot toddies when she has a cold (obviously not mixing any alcohol with any medicine)]

10) How do they relax? Reading, or having Spencer read to her; knitting; listening to her records or playing her guitar; exercising with Boogie so she’s exhausted enough to sleep that night; baking and cooking

11) What makes them angry? Injustice, apathy/indifference, ableism, willful ignorance

12) What makes them afraid? The awful things she’d possibly do under duress; her family getting hurt or worse; spiders and other bugs that bite and/or sting

13) What is a moment from their childhood that has shaped who they are? It’s not a single event, but growing up with an abusive parent has certainly had a lifelong impact on McKinley. You’ve heard the expression “once bitten, twice shy?” She’s “once bitten, there’s no twice because you no longer exist.” She’s working on that. It’s also cultivated empathy, though, and is part of the reason she volunteers in the hospital’s rehab wing.

14) Do they have a sense of humour? Intellectual humor, pop culture references, puns/Dad jokes, science jokes. Sometimes morbid.

15) What do they value in their friends/loved ones? Honesty and empathy

16) Do they have any pets? An Aussie Collie/Border Aussie named Boogie-Woogie. He’s her first child.

17) Worst memory? Probably the day Meadows shot her and she thought she’d never see Spencer and Penny again.

18) Best memory? The days Sophie and Jason were born. Minus, y’know, the agonizing pain of labor and delivery.

19) Do they have any tattoos? (If no would they get one?) Nope and nope

20) If you could write them into another fandom, which one would you choose? If I knew the MCU better, I’d love to write her in as a Stark Tower employee! She’d be an anthropologist and would study alien societies the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. have encountered. She’d naturally be drawn to Loki, initially in a professional capacity (they quickly discover they relate to each other on a personal level as well).

He’d first find her annoying: “Why are you pestering me, Mortal? Surely you’d rather interview my oaf of a brother?”

“No, not even remotely. He only ever wants to discuss battles he’s won. There’s so much more to Asgard and the other realms than that. I want - I need - to learn your literature, your science, your culture and history. You’re well versed in all of these subjects and you’re an excellent teacher.”

He stares at her impassively over his mug of tea, but his heart - that Judas of an organ - flutters slightly at the compliment. And how can he say no to a fellow scholar?

“I prefer your company to Thor’s too. You have this calming presence. Thor’s sweet but he’s also obnoxiously loud and brash and he always hugs me even though I keep telling him I don’t like it. And he’s constantly swinging his hammer around, which makes me think he’s overcompensating for something.”

Loki nearly chokes on his tea. Yes, this mortal is considerably more tolerable than others.

“Very well. Friday evenings at 6:00, my chambers. Arrive late and suffer my wrath.”

From that day forward, whenever Thor tries to hug her, he gets mildly electrocuted.

Did I accidentally sorta kinda write a drabble? Would anyone be interested in making this a collab? That’s what they’re called, right? (Can you tell I’ve given this some thought? Haha! I have even more details in my head.)

21) Do they like their job? (What else would they do if they could?) She loves it! Hmmm, what else…? A librarian maybe. Or animate and produce an educational cartoon series.

22) What is their sexuality? Demisexual

23) Do they believe in love at first sight? Soulmates? One true love? McKinley believes in “seeing the potential for a good relationship at first conversation.”

Yes, although she feels that term has become overused and poorly redefined.

People can find love again after it’s been lost.

24) What music do they listen to? Has that changed over time? I actually recently answered an ask about this. Yes, she grew up on what passed for country in the ‘90s. God help her, she had a boyband phase in junior high.

25) Can they cook? What food do they love? McKinley does pretty well in the kitchen. She loves a wide variety of food. She grew up in the south, so tons of carbs/comfort foods. She loves Thai, Japanese, and Indian food. She cooks up Middle Earth-inspired dishes (ha! nerd). She’s especially proud of a seed cake she bakes.

26) What are their hopes for the future? For her family to be healthy, safe and happy. To be debt free.

27) How do they react to being threatened? It’s a coin flip. McKinley might curl up like an armadillo and hope the predator gets bored and leaves, or she might kick the stool out from under them and cause their chin to slam into the bar and crack several teeth.

28) What is their love language? McKinley and Spencer both exhibit the Acts of Service love language, because just saying “I love you” isn’t enough. You ought to show it. She’ll randomly bake doughnuts for Spencer or play guitar for him in bed, and he’ll take care of laundry, dishes, and any other chores he sees need doing.

Quality Time is important for them too. Once a month, Luke and Penny babysit so Spencer and McKinley have a day alone together. It doesn’t really matter what they do. The point is it’s just them.

It caught McKinley by surprise how much she enjoys physical affection, given that she can be touch averse but holy moly she was more touch starved than she realized. She lives for snuggles and makeout sessions and playing with each others’ hair. When one of them doesn’t want to be touched, they hook their pinkies together.

29) What do they find most challenging in relationships? At work? In general? At work she struggles to gain her colleagues’ respect (think “Boy Genius” treatment except she has lady bits). In general, she struggles with trusting people.

30) What do you as a creator love best about writing this character? Giving her everything I wish I had but don’t.

Bonus: Include a link to your favourite work with this OC or write a small drabble.

October 12, 2021

Warm sunlight filtered through the curtains, gently rousing Spencer from a pleasant sleep. Just when he’d decided to get up, he felt the mattress dip behind him and his wife’s breath fanning over his ear.

“Who’s the birthday boy?” whispered McKinley.

Spencer smiled softly but feigned being asleep.

“Who’s the birthdaaay boooy?” she repeated, bouncing slightly.

“The good-looking guy to your left?”

“Happy Birthday!” she laughed, pressing kisses along his neck, suddenly shifting the mood from playful to sexy.

“Would the birthday boy like his birthday present?” she asked as she lifted the covers.

“Well, look at that - it’s already unwrapped!”

[tonystarkbingo]

Week 4 Roundup

Name of Piece The Botanical Garden by @duckmoles Square Filled S4: Crossover Rating teen Warnings demons, identity porn Summary Tony Stark/Steve Rogers (light)

Steve doesn’t know Tony Stark very well. After a battle, it turns out that he knows even less than he thought.

A daemon au.

Mod Tisfan Commentary Cute piece, if you like daemon AUs... little bit of identity porn and a little bit of Steve being a snoop 

Name of Piece The Futurist and the Stonekeeper by @rinnwrites Square Filled T2 - Drabble Rating Gen Warnings light angst Summary   Tony Stark/Stephen Strange

The Futurist & The Stonekeeper turn from what is there, and hold fast to what is here.

Mod Tisfan Commentary Cute, very poetic. 

Name of Piece Dear Thor, You’re Still a Dick by @dracusfyre Square Filled K5 - Five Things Rating not rated Warnings epistolary format Summary Loki/Tony Stark

Tony writes a letter to Thor and thinks back over the years since he got soul bonded to Loki (AKA Five Things Tony Learned About Loki) For Square K5: Five Things.

Mod Tisfan Commentary I am continuing to enjoy this series.

Name of Piece That’s a Sharp-Ass Knife by @toneestark Square Filled  T1 - Fuck or Die Rating explicit  Warnings dub-con, whump, non-con Summary Tony Stark/Steve Rogers

When a familiar foe captures Tony Stark and co., he makes sure that Tony is hurt in every way possible. Will be multiple chapters. For T1 fill for Tony Stark Bingo 2018: Fuck or Die.

Mod Tisfan Commentary pretty harsh, watch your own mental state. 

Name of Piece: A Year of Gravestones by @mariesbookblog Square Filled: K2 - Graveyard Rating: Teen Warnings: past canon minor character death, minor made-up character death Summary: Graveyards are a good place to think. To find the strength to face the future. Or: After the Civil War, Tony visits the dead.

Mod Tisfan Commentary lovely, and sad

Name of Piece Tony and Jarvis by @toneestark Square Filled S4 - Jarvis Rating gen Warnings none Summary Art of a young Tony Stark looking at JARVIS’s core code. Tony has a screwdriver tucked behind his ear. Caption: Little Tony’s hard work pays off when he finally meets baby JARVIS. Mod Tisfan Commentary this is amazing, I love the colors, both warm and secretive

Title of Piece: One Hand Washes the Other by @tisfan Also on A03 Square filled: A4 - WTF Warning: unrepentant fluff, weird coping mechanisms, first date Pairing: Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes Summary: Bucky doesn’t always eat with the team. It takes Tony a while to figure out why.

Title of Piece: The Weapon-Maker’s Son by @polizwrites Rating: General Audiences Square K5 - Fairy-tale style narration Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Crossover, Gentlemen Bastards Summary: Once upon a time, a man who had everything wanted more. He took a wife, a lovely, talented young woman who he bent to his will. In time, she bore her husband a son and named him Antonio. A brilliant, strong-willed child, Antonio could stand in his father’s shadow only so long.

Mod Tisfan’s Commentary good style, very epic poemish

Title of Piece At Your Own Risk: Chapter 1- Priorities by @dracusfyre On AO3! Square: A1 - Doing Groceries Warning: None (for this chapter) Rating: General (for this chapter) Relationship: Loki/Tony Summary:  When Loki and Tony get stranded on an alien planet, Tony at least has his priorities straight. This chapter is for Square A1: Doing Groceries. Part 4 of Loki Radio, aka the Soul Bond verse, in case you’re like uh wtf is happening.

Mod Tisfan Commentary This was hilarious and I loved it

Name of Piece: Drink Me Down by @27dragons Square Filled: S2 - vampire/werewolf Rating: E Warnings: Sex, Blood-drinking (vampire) Summary: Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes

Of course Bucky’s grateful to Tony for showing him that he doesn’t have to be a monster just because he’s a wyr. But that’s not the full extent of his feelings for the vampire.

Mod Tisfan’s Commentary I love it. vampire, werewolf, pining, Steve being a jerk (in a loving way)... what more could you want?

Name of Piece So I Give You My Life to Keep by @ayapandagirl Square: R4 - arranged marriage Rating: Explicit Warnings: dub-con (magic-induced lust) Summary: Ironstrange, 

The Ancient One came to Tony Stark seeking a husband for student, Stephen Strange.

Mod Tisfan’s Commentary I really enjoyed this piece. So much sass!

Title of Piece: Finding Balance by @tisfan Square: K5 – Innocent until proven guilty Also on A03 Warning: blow job, Anal Sex, barebacking, breakup and get back together, lying, stealing, jealousy issues, mention of intended rape, gambling, Irish AU, caber tosser Bucky, irish dancer Tony Summary: Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes

Tony’s still trying to get his life back on track when he runs into his ex. Bucky, who gambled away a fortune and then stole money from Tony… and then lied about it. Well, Tony’s still trying to find some balance… 

Name of Piece You Broke the Rules by @trammelsb Square A3 - Freespace Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Bruce Banner/Tony Stark Additional Tags: BDSM, Flogging, Dom Bruce, Sub Tony, Dom Bruce Banner, Sub Tony Stark, Self-Hatred

Summary:

Tony looked over at him, eyes wide. Bruce glared at the bruising down his neck from the fall he took in the fight. Bruce wanted nothing more than to grab Tony and hold him for the next week, keep him safe, but that wasn’t what Tony needed right now. What either of them needed. “But, I - I didn’t-” Tony tried to back away but Bruce held him, tugging at his hair. Tony froze. “Mm. You did. You know you did. You broke the rules. You know what happens when you break the rules.”

Mod Tisfan Commentary delicious

Title of Piece You’re Welcome to Try by @wakandan-wardog Rating: General Audiences Square Filled: K4: Nick Fury Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Voice Acting, Workplace, Fluff, Snark Summary:

Nick finds out that Tony and Steve are dating, and calls Tony into the office to talk about it. Tony takes it about as well as you would expect, but luckily his boyfriend's waiting on a shining motorcycle to speed him away to lunch.

Mod Tisfan Commentary Continuing to enjoy this little bit of fluff series, too

Title of Piece: Negative Space by @duckmoles Square Filled: K3 Character Death Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Hurt No Comfort, Angst, Clothing Summary: If he closes his eyes and breathes, he can still catch the smell of Tony’s aftershave and shampoo.

Mod Tisfan Commentary I almost skipped reading this because I wasn’t in the mood for death fic, but I’m glad I did. it was lovely and beautiful and very, very sad.

Title of Piece Wedding Dress for Sale (worn once) by @voodoofee Rating: Mature Square: A3 - freesquare Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark Additional Tags: Wedding Dress, Amputee Bucky Barnes, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Shy Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Feels, Tony is wearing a dress, crossdressing but not really, it was a bet, but a good bet, now with art!, amazing araydre Summary:

Bucky finds a strange note in the elevator reading, Wedding dress for sale, worn once by mistake, with the number of someone named Tony. Bucky only knows one Tony but he doesn't think that's the guy’s name. Why else should the packages he sometimes receives be addressed to one A. Edward Stark? Whoever it is, Rebecca's wedding is coming soon and he wanted to buy her a dress. Maybe this one fits? He's pretty sure she won't mind that it has already been worn once...

Mod Tisfan Commentary continues to be cute. now with art

Name of Piece A Shard of Fear by @rebelmeg Square Filled: S4 - Reunion Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Post-Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 (Movie), Tony and Nebula: Dark Humor Buddies, James "Rhodey" Rhodes & Tony Stark Friendship, Science Bros, Clint Barton & Natasha Romanov Friendship, Mentions of Major Character Deaths, Blood, Major Character Injury, Thaddeus Ross is a dickwad and Tony shuts him down, Tony Feels, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Tony is not in a good place, Mentions of Pepperony, Tony willingly going to medical is a bad sign, Tony Stark Bingo 2018, Natasha Romanov Is a Good Bro, Mentions of Iron Dad and his Spider Son, Thor is also not in a good place, neither is clint

Summary:

Picking up immediately where "I Told You So" left off, everyone gets caught up with what has been going on. They're all suffering. They don't know what to do. And Tony is bleeding.

Mod Tisfan Commentary tries not to cry... cries a LOT

Name of Piece Language by @hereandnowwearealive Square Filled R1 - May Parker Rating T and up Warnings language Summary Hypocrits, the both of them

Comic: May Parker and Tony Stark discussing every day events with swear words. Peter almost knocks over a glass and says Shit. Both May and Tony fuss at him for language.

Mod Tisfan Commentary hilarious, and cute!

Name of Piece Slack Water, part five: Tsunami by @tisfan Square Filled K4: Mates Also on A03 Rating Mature Warnings: violence, gore, panic attacks, hurt/comfort, mermaid AU Summary: Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes

Bucky and Tony need to get out of the Hydra facility. Too bad the Red Skull and Zola have been notified about their escape attempt…