#somewhereapart

[postalninja]

for the writing ask, X and R :>

I answered X already, but if I were to pick another victim (lol) I suppose the runners-up for characters I enjoy making suffer would be Auron and Lulu, because their circumstances already involve so much tragedy and so they lend themselves well to angst. I guess I can't really imagine writing pure fluff for them - it doesn't seem like it would fit. R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence? This is hard, because I'm not necessarily fully conscious of things I've read having had a specific influence on my writing style. One I could point out, though, is somewhereapart, aka Outlaw Queen author extraordinaire - I know this because I reread Baker's Dozen once a year, and in more recent readings I've found myself going "Oh! That's where I got that turn of phrase!" Completely unintentional, but hers is some of the first fanfic I was actively reading, so it's not really surprising!

[somewhereapart]

Twist (Steggy, Ch 1/2, Rated M)

Hiiiii @rachlovesligers -- It's me, your @steggyfanevents Secret Santa! I apologize for the delay on your holiday gift, the elves refused to work the holidays (I worked most of the holidays lol), so they're still hard at work on chapter 2. But I didn't want to leave you hanging for too long, so here's part one of two to tide you over. I promise there will be a happy ending...or two.

When Peggy gets injured in enemy territory, the Howlies are forced to abandon their plans and hunker down for a night. Fortunately, they manage to find a place with actual beds—a luxury she and Steve have yet to enjoy together.

She’d been worried about Nazis. About Hydra. About meeting the wrong end of a bullet, or being buried under the rubble of a blast. The absolute last thing Peggy Carter had been worried about was Mother bloody Nature.

And yet.

.::.

Steve hears it immediately.

It’s dark—the frigid midnight is nearly moonless, something they’re hoping to use to their advantage as they creep through occupied territory. There’s barely enough light for the average person to see five feet ahead—but luckily for them, he’s no longer average. Steve can see plenty, and Dernier can see Steve, and Jones can see him, and Peggy can see Jones, and Morita can see her, and on it goes.

The woods they’re walking through are dense and wild, a maze of evergreens that make everything smell like Christmas and do a good job of hiding both them and the enemy. The plan had been a long, quiet walk through the winter dark, nothing but the sound of boots crunching snowy underbrush, and owls hooting in the trees. He can hear more than that, though. He can hear the occasional rattle of Monty’s cough (he really oughta lay off the smokes), the heavy whoosh of Dugan’s breath.

He can’t hear Buck bringing up the rear, but he’s sure of him nonetheless. Can feel him, sense him.

The woods are empty, and all is well.

Until it isn’t.

He hears it immediately: the sharp gasp and the rustling thump, and right after it, Peggy’s quiet “Ah!”

He freezes, and whispers into the dark, “Peg?”

(He hears Bucky, then. Hears the shift of his rifle swinging around to the front of his body, hears a twig snap under his boot as he turns this way and that, searching the trees around them for an unnoticed threat.)

When Steve turns, he can see Peggy—the dark shape of her crumpled on the forest floor (sitting, he thinks, at least she’s sitting up), Morita bent over her with a hand on her shoulder.

Steve’s stomach swoops down into his shoes.

(Continue on Ao3)

[eoangstlover56]

CANNOT BELIEVE MORE PEOPLE AREN’t FLAILING OVER THIS PIC ON HERE

LOOK AT THEM 😍😍😍😍 @rahleeyah @turquoiseterrier @morethanwords229 @yhamh @thisismehappy @livbensonfinalgirl @lesbenson @humanveil @marilynwhitmore @somewhereapart

[geekynerddemon]

Happy Holidays @somewhereapart

I hope this is good enough to be a phone wallpaper. I also hope this isn’t too nsfw for tumblr. It was. Here is where you can see it.

In my head Steve or one of the Howlies found the mistletoe and brought it back and stuck it at the door of their favorite supply closet (like the one from @doctorhelena ‘s story The SSR Supply Closet Crisis). Then Steve and Peggy were there while the office was pretty empty while everyone was in a pub or spending the holiday with a British family (that was a thing apparently) and one thing led to another and here we are.

I wish everyone health and happiness for the new year.

Thank you @steggyfanevents for organising this lovely exchange.

[themculibrary]

Steve and Peggy (Steggy) Masterlist 3

part one, part two

Ain't Love a Kick (ao3) - roboticonography M, 33k

Summary: Steve wakes up after the crash to find his life has changed dramatically - the main change being, he's married to Peggy Carter.

A Lot of Issues (ao3) - linascribbles T, 66k

Summary: Peggy Carter is a Fashion Editor at Sakaar magazine. She’s used to juggling egos, drama queens and ridiculous assignments from her boss all the time. She's even used to dealing with gorgeous six foot blonds on the regular. But none of that really prepeared her for Steve Rogers, his fumbling charm, or the gorgeous way he blushes.

Steve Rogers is a graphic designer who only models to make ends meet. New York is the perfect city for that, but just as NYC's fashion word is prolific, it is also... bizarre. In his line of work Steve's gotten used to losing significant chunks of his dignity quite often (He has a photo album about it, lovingly curated by the one and only Bucky Barnes), but maybe, just this once, he could avoid making a mess of himself in front of that beautiful model on this shoot. No such luck.

Certain I'm Yours (ao3) - Spacecadet72 G, 1k

Summary: Steve wasn’t suspicious, at first.

The Howling Commandos are less than subtle in their attempts to matchmake Peggy and Steve using a gift exchange.

church bells ring, carry me home (ao3) - mybestgirl T, 18k

Summary: A how-to guide on getting Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter married: step one, bachelor party. Step two, wedding. Step three, honeymoon.

Coffee Talk (ao3) - indiefic G, 1k

Summary: Jack Thompson is sick of Peggy Carter thinking she can do whatever she wants.

Don't Miss a Moment (ao3) - agentofvalue T, 40k

Summary: The war has been over for years. After five years, Steve even came back from the dead. Peggy married him and that should be the happily ever after. But, they are still Captain America and Agent Carter. With them, nothing ever goes according to plan. Not even impending parenthood.

I Just Keep Falling For You (ao3) - BuckyWithTheGoodHair86 G, 10k

Summary: Steve is starting to make a habit out of unexpected falls and sticky situations. Fortunately, Peggy always arrives in time to get him out.

In Bourbon Veritas (ao3) - doctorhelena T, 3k

Summary: There were actually two beds. Peggy just didn’t seem interested in getting in the other one.

International Incident (ao3) - linascribbles E, 112k

Summary: Peggy Carter rose through the diplomatic ranks in the midst of the Incident and in her short career already stablished herself as a skilled and well-connected negotiator. Stationed in the Washington DC embassy, she's right on the front lines of the fallout of Project Insight. Governments get purged, new and unexpected doors open, and Peggy Carter is nothing if not resourceful.

As she gets plunged into a world of spies, mad scientists and superheroes, familiar faces start to pop up. Particularly one pesky Captain America, who seems to have no idea what international law entails and considers country borders mere suggestions.

in the heat of battle (ao3) - littlereyofsunlight M, 42k

Summary: “After this is over,”—and wasn’t that everyone’s favorite pastime, here in relative safety, playing After the War as though one could even pretend to make plans for a life, as though this blasted conflict hasn’t already completely changed everything in this world, forever—

Peggy Carter has always been a fighter.

Just In Case (ao3) - captaindoritoes G, 2k

Summary: Hope you enjoy this a bit of angst, a bit of comfort fanfic - four times Steve and Peggy share a kiss, just in case it’s their last one. Their love language is touch - in this essay I will -

Letting Agent Carter In (ao3) - cadkitten E, 4k

Summary: Steve is still learning to draw the human form and when he finds the perfect solution in his head, he's not sure he can actually ask for it in person. But he'll be damned if he won't give it a try.

Pin Curls (ao3) - SomewhereApart T, 3k

Summary: Peggy Carter has imagined how she’d feel at the return of Steve Rogers a hundred different times. Still, she's unprepared for the reality of him, standing on her porch on a Sunday afternoon.

She Wanted (ao3) - TriplePirouette E, 3k

Summary: Peggy wants to eat Skinny Steve alive.

The Shops on Shield Street (ao3) - fluffernutter8 G, 5k

Summary: Running a small business is already hard enough without someone trying to sabotage things.

Time and Again (ao3) - Beshter N/R, 163k

Summary: When an insane man who claims he can travel through time appears out of nowhere, Peggy Carter agrees to go with him to save the world, little expecting the strange new life she'd be stepping into on the other side.

We Still Talk (ao3) - roboticonography M, 9k

Summary: Newlyweds Steve and Peggy take a holiday to get away from it all - but the great outdoors might hold more challenges than they bargained for!

we were born to be national treasures (ao3) - meidui G, 1k

Summary: “I’m back,” he chokes out artlessly into her shoulder, into the soft dark waves of her hair and the spiced floral of her perfume. He stopped believing he would ever get to go home after the war a long time ago, or that there would ever be an after the war for him, but—

“Right on time,” Peggy whispers, her voice shaking, and Steve’s next breath breaks on a sob.

Where poppies grow (ao3) - beautifulwhensarcastic T, 1k

Summary: The night preceding the procedure Steve can't sleep, which leads him to a surprising, touching discovery.

you can count on me (ao3) - sokovianaccords (thesokovianaccords) N/R, 5k

Summary: A Christmas mission for Agent Rogers and Agent Carter brings some things to light

[doctorhelena]

Do you have any underrated/hidden gem Steggy fic recs?

Hey Anon!

I decided not to overthink the definition of "underrated/hidden gem", and just picked 12 random Steggy fics that I love and I thought it was possible people might not have read!

So, hopefully at least some of these excellent Steggy fics are new to you! (Descriptions in italics are the authors' own summaries from AO3.)

dream (when the day is through) by @somewhereapart Steve wakes from yet another nightmare of the Battle of Wakanda. Peggy tries to ease his mind—and give him an outlet to burn off his post-dream-battle jitters. Post-Endgame.

An Unexpected Detour on the Way to Saving the World by @eliza49-7190 Tony Stark and Steve Rogers do not find the Tesseract in 1970 and are forced to travel to 1949 to look for it. There they accidentally encounter Peggy Carter and Edwin Jarvis. Meanwhile, Dottie Underwood has kidnapped Daniel Sousa and Jack Thompson, planning to lure Peggy to her, so that she can share some devastating news. Steve is thrilled at the idea of helping Peggy solve her case. Tony keeps reminding him that they need to get on with saving the universe.

What the Next Moment Brings by agentofvalue Peggy had a secret when Steve's plane went down and now she's just trying to hold onto control of her life.

Make it Better by TooManyBattles (Skarabrae_stone) After Dr. Erskine is killed, Steve comforts Peggy.

and don't you dare be late by irnan or, Peggy Carter is accidentally sent time-travelling by mind-controlled rogue Nazi secret agents. (If anyone ever asked, honesty would compel her to admit that this is probably not the strangest thing to ever happen to her; those come after the time travel.)

Burning with a Deadly Heat by @amuseoffyre Howard Stark never stopped looking for Captain America, but no one ever expected Stark to find him.

One Single Yesterday by cassandraoftroy Presented with an opportunity to travel anywhere in space and time with the Doctor, Steve returns to the 1940s to make his date with Peggy. Their fates may lie in different centuries, but Peggy and Steve are determined to make the most of the opportunity they have been given to be with one another again, for however long their time-traveling adventure may last.

Sleepers of Ephesus by Domenika Marzione (domarzione) Note: this is unfinished, but still very much worth the read! Peggy Carter is far from home.

Keep Right On To The End of The Road by NyxEtoile, OlivesAwl Note: this has two sequels which are also great! The whole series is called The Captain America Adventure Hour As they ran down the hall, Steve said, "You picked up a girl. As a POW." "What's that thing your mom used to say? God looks after drunks and good Irish boys." "Unbelievable," he muttered.

lovers alone wear sunlight by CoraClavia In a poetic place, in a non-poetic way, Steve does something sweet.

I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by bookishandi Note: this is unfinished, but still very much worth the read! There's over 18 months between the afternoon Erskine recruits on Steve Rogers and the day he kisses Peggy Carter goodbye. This is my attempt to fill in the blanks.

Metamorphoses by @amuseoffyre Note: this is unfinished, but still very much worth the read! Sometimes, when changes come, they do not always come at once.

(And, if anyone who sees this knows the tumblrs of any of the authors in this list I haven't tagged, please let me know!)

[roboticonography]

Fic: A New Name for Everything (5/7)

Title: A New Name For Everything

Relationship: Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers

Rating: M

Word count: Approximately 20K total

Work summary: Officially, Steve and Peggy are in New York for their honeymoon; unofficially, they are faking photos and forging documents to establish Steve’s new backstory. But there’s also a third, secret reason for the trip.

It’s hard to plan a surprise for a man who’s already seen the future, but if anyone can pull it off, it’s Peggy Carter.

Notes:

For @somewhereapart for Steggy Secret Santa 2022. Officially my all-time record for latest completion of a Secret Santa fic.

Posted for @steggyfanevents’ Saturdays at the Stork Club. (Last Saturday of every month! Don't be late!)

Read this chapter (AO3)

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[somuchwhatever]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Got tagged by @somewhereapart, and I figured y'all may be sick of seeing me just post fic so here ya go.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

88

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

305,612

3. What fandoms do you write for?

AO3 tells me I've written for Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, General Hospital, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: OC, Lie To Me, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, and The West Wing. And I honestly can't think of any others outside of just ficlets I've tossed into the wild over the years.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Flinktober 2022 (EO, SVU/OC)

i remember skies (EO, SVU/OC)

gala (EO, SVU/OC)

bizarre love triangle (EO, SVU/OC)

Chautauqua (EO, SVU/OC)

I did not include one that was cowritten with a bunch of other people because I will always assume the kudos are for them.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

As often as possible. If someone takes the time to comment, I want them to know that i care enough to acknowledge and thank them for that kindness and effort. Especially when I write mostly for a fandom where I've seen people specifically state that they will read works but NOT comment on them as some sort of punishment for whatever random/imaginary fandom sins the writer whose free content they are enjoying has committed. That's just dumb and unkind, so I make the effort to let people know their comments are appreciated, even if it takes weeks to circle back.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Hmmm. There are several chapters in the first flink posting that would qualify, but I'm going to go with my largest Sam/Jack (SG-1) fic, Gravity Sings. It's hard to pretend it's not angsty when you've literally killed off half the planet.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Hmm. Not really sure. I'm a sucker for fluffy endings, so I tend to write them quite a bit. Maybe waltz or Chautauqua?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Occasionally, but I shut it down quickly. If you come up in someone's space where someone is providing you free entertainment and be rude? Don't expect a pass from me about it. The scroll bar isn't difficult to use, and neither is the back button. I use it frequently on poorly-written works or things that may be well-written but just aren't my thing. What I don't do is sling entitlement issues around demanding things be written to my satisfaction (unless you employ my beta services, in which case, you asked for it!). :D

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I never really did prior to the first flink experiment, and I created that experiment purely to practice writing smut. Well, I take that back. @rgrdsalxndra would be the first to remind me I'd often cockblock Elliot and Olivia by having them dream-smutting without real-life release. But I started that project with the express purpose of getting better and more comfortable with writing smut, so I'm making that the hinge point.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Because SVU and OC are different shows, I write them regularly. But if you mean out-of-universe crossovers, I've only really written one, R.E.M. (SGA, BSG, Buffy). It was based on a prompt from an LJ friend, "Elizabeth Weir, Kara Thrace, and Buffy Summers walk into a bar..."

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware. There are much better people out there to steal from. Also, I always assume if something is similar to what I've written, it's because fandom truly does become a hivemind at some point. Nothing new under the sun and all.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I'm aware. If I had to guess, I'd say Gravity Sings would be the most likely candidate since SG-1 fandom is probably the most global and that fic has been around much longer than any other likely candidates.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Wrote Wet Dream with much better smut writers than myself in a group chat, and a bunch of us in SG-1 fandom way back in the day once built an SG-1 AU loosely based on The Big Bang Theory called The House That Jack Built, and I have several entries in that little universe.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

How does anyone pick this??? I love them all for different reasons. I will say EO has a grip on me nobody else ever has, but then they have that 25 year slow burn that is just absolutely and sickly delicious.

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Glazed and Fired (SGA) was originally the first part of a 5 Things fic that got away from me, and I had always intended to go back and finish it but eventually just put it away for good. I fully intend to finish my others (Skies, I'm looking at you).

16. What are your writing strengths?

Grammar. Economy of language (this is also sometimes a weakness). Getting into the head of characters who are typically very closed off.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I feel my writing is way too mechanical. I'm also still not comfortable writing smut. I always walk around with a sense of imposter syndrome with my writing.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I'm literally one class shy of a degree in French, and I had to write many upper level term papers in that language, but let me assure you I have zero plans to ever write in another language. I sincerely applaud those of you who do.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Stargate SG-1

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

Geez. It probably changes regularly, and I'm hesitant to say because my faves are never anyone else's. all i ever wanted (a rather dark Elliot-centric fic) holds a very dear spot in my heart just because of how my muse just grabbed a keyboard and churned it out. This is not a popular opinion, and hardly anyone read it, but I still love it a lot. And just because it was the first fic I wrote that was widely recc'd, I have a soft spot for Things Not Dreamed (SG-1), a Sam & Jack & Daniel fic written from Daniel's POV.

tagging in a no-pressure way (and sorry for any double tags):

@morethanwords229, @whatbecomesofyou, @samwrites99, @rgrdsalxndra, @shut-upjohn, and anyone else who wants to do it!

[believingispowerfulmagic]

Last Line Challenge

Rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you like).

From "A Helping Hand":

“Even though we’ll likely have to stay the night?” he asked, not sure if Regina had considered the possibility that he would have to spend the night if David and Mary Margaret were at a hotel and the storm raged on for that long. He would not leave until he knew she was safe, even if it meant that happened in the morning.

(Okay, a little more than a line but I felt I needed the whole thing).

Tagging: @suseagull04, @somewhereapart, and anyone else who wants to participate.

[ao3feed-steggy]

Twist

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Xc1oNul by SomewhereApart When Peggy gets injured in enemy territory, the Howlies are forced the abandon their plans and hunker down for a night. Fortunately, they manage to find a place with actual beds—a luxury she and Steve have yet to enjoy together. Words: 4792, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Agent Carter (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Peggy Carter, Steve Rogers, Jacques Dernier, Gabe Jones, Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan, James Montgomery Falsworth, James "Bucky" Barnes, Jim Morita Relationships: Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers Additional Tags: Steggy Secret Santa 2024, inconvenient injuries, Minor Injuries, Sharing Body Heat, canoodling, also bickering bc peggy's not the best patient, the second chapter will have the smoochy stuff, I really mean it this time read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/Xc1oNul

[behindthelabels]

Fic Stats Meme

Tagged by the lovely @buckywiththegoodhair86

Most hits: Win, Lose or Law (OQ 183k complete) 9075 hits

2nd most kudos: Lovers and Friends (Outlander oneshot) 331 kudos

3rd most comments: Through Hell and Highwater (OQ, 50k complete) 156 comments

4th most bookmarks: By public bookmarks it's Win, Lose or Law with 23 bookmarks, but with private it's A Late Night Rendezvous (Steggy oneshot) with 34.

5th most words: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (OQ, 44k complete) 44,143 words.

Least words: Kittens (OQ oneshot) 567 words.

Tagging @somewhereapart @captainjimothycarter and @moonatoms

[somewhereapart]

i could give you 50 reasons (why i should be the one you choose) (Ch 4/50)

For @steggyfanevents #saturdaystorkclub

The other men draw pictures, too. Caricatures and lewd cartoons, etched onto napkins and passed from hand to surreptitious hand. Someone—she doesn’t know who, because not a single one of them is willing to confess to it—had begun a series of drawings of her. Some of them are stern and hulking. Broad-shouldered and sour-faced, with captions that make her sound like a veritable ball-buster.

Those are the ones she prefers.

The others have her uniform too-tight and too-short (when it isn’t missing pieces altogether), her bosom even more generous than it already is and her bottom almost comically round. The captions on those had made her cheeks flush with fury and her heart race in her chest, although she’d done her level best to act as though they didn’t bother her one bit.

She’d rather they think of her as a shrew than a whore, or better yet—not think of her much at all outside the parameters of her job—but the very last thing she wants them to think of her as is an easy mark. Easily riled, and prone to histrionics.

After one particularly lascivious cartoon is confiscated—this one has her in garters and a brassiere and not much else—Colonel Phillips lines up every single man in contention for Project Rebirth for a dressing down. She hadn’t wanted him to—had insisted that making a fuss over it all would only make things worse—but Phillips wouldn’t hear of it. So she stands there next to him as he barks at a row of men about vulgarity, and common decency, and the foolishness of boys, and respect for those who outrank them. As he vows to discover the perpetrator and send him packing, a mission she’s fairly certain is doomed to fail.

Still, the threat has enough weight to have some of the men shifting on their feet.

Someone even pipes up, finally, bold enough to suggest, “The only one around here who knows what to do with an art pencil is Rogers, sir.”

(Continue on Ao3)

[eoangstlover56]

10 things for 10 people you’d like to know better!

Tagged by @wily-one24

Last song: Front Door Famous. I listened to my Luke Combs playlist last night

Last book: ummm it was a Nora Robert’s book that I can’t remember the title of lol good book and was referenced in a somewhereapart fic so I had to read it

Last movie: The Lion King

Last tv show: Reba 🤣

Favorite color: purple

Sweet, savory, or spicy: depends on who I’m with and what the situation is lmao

Relationship status: single and damn proud of it lol

Last thing I googled: dolly parton’s song she wrote as a tribute to her husband. I wanted to hear it

Current obsession: svu and OC and AO3 🤣

Looking forward to: being off work for a week for spring break

Tagging: @always--lifewillout @belledamn @cicinicole-14 @electricnachos @humanveil @incorrectsibunaquotes @jonathanbayleaf @livbensonfinalgirl @morethanwords229 @ourheroregina @rahleeyah @earlsofrisk @yhamh (tagged more than 10 but oh well 🤣)

[lyricalviolet]

@alethialia @tsuntsunfangirl @somewhereapart

if you're a writer i wish u a very plot/story/character epiphany

[doctorhelena]

Writing Patterns

Rules: Share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able and see if there are any patterns!

Tagged by the lovely @theawkwardterrier at just the moment I needed a brain break!

A ringing phone in 1949 was a far more common thing than it had been in 2023, but that didn’t stop Steve from worrying whenever theirs rang while Peggy was out, even though he knew perfectly well that nobody who worked for the SSR had any idea that Peggy even had someone at home to notify if anything should go wrong. - If You Could Read My Mind

2. “And did they ever actually return your research?” Peggy asked Jane, taking a sip of her virgin mojito and then setting it down on the coffee table in front of her with an envious look at Jane's gin and tonic. - A Stutter in Time, Chapter 17

3. It was funny, thought Steve, what passed for a good time in the middle of a war.  - Sweet Dreams

4. When the slightly battered Quinjet finally set down in the landing bay, Peggy was there waiting, just as Steve had hoped, eyeing him with a particularly fierce tenderness that told him she'd missed him every bit much as he'd missed her. - Hopelessly Stuck on You

5. “Well, you’re brave, I’ll give you that,” Howard Stark told him, both amused and a little impressed, judging by his voice and the quirk of his mustache. - Until Then (We'll Have to Muddle Through, Somehow)

6. Howard smirked. - One Hundred Words to Say "I Love You" (A Collection of Steggy Drabbles)

7. “Kiss me,” said Natasha. - "I've Got the Shield. You've Got the Sword" (A Collection of PeggyNat Drabbles)

8. Steve gave Bucky a fond, if exasperated, look as he and Peggy slid into the back seat of the jeep, Howard vaulting gleefully over the front passenger door. - Between the Acres of the Rye

9. It wasn’t at all unusual for Peggy and Steve to be called into Phillips’ office simultaneously - Peggy was the Howling Commandos’ official liaison, after all, and Steve was their leader. - Comfort and Joy: The Lost Chapter

10. “That’s your phone,” Steve said into Peggy’s ear. - Caps out of the Bag

Hmm. Like @theawkwardterrier, I guess I usually like to let the reader know right away whose head they're in (or at least, who the candidates are), and I also like to immediately set the scene regarding what time period and universe we're in.

I generally tend towards wordy first sentences, but I think I just tend towards wordy sentences all the time, really. 😂 (I did notice that my two shortest openings, at two words long and four words long, belong to my two drabble collections, which tracks!)

Tagging: @buckywiththegoodhair86, @invidiosa, @behindthelabels, @thesokovianaccords, @melliabee, @somewhereapart, @broadwayqueenregal, @captainjimothycarter, and anyone else who wants to do it!

[roboticonography]

Fic: A New Name For Everything (3/7)

Title: A New Name For Everything

Relationship: Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers

Rating: M

Word count: Approximately 19K total

Work summary: Officially, Steve and Peggy are in New York for their honeymoon; unofficially, they are faking photos and forging documents to establish Steve’s new backstory. But there’s also a third, secret reason for the trip.

It’s hard to plan a surprise for a man who’s already seen the future, but if anyone can pull it off, it’s Peggy Carter.

Notes:

For @somewhereapart for Steggy Secret Santa 2022. I promise it will be done someday!

Posted for Day 4 of @steggyfanevents Steggy Week 2023 - Family and Friends.

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