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[mostly-marvel-musings]

A Favour - Part 2

A/N: Written for CJ’s Twisted Valentine’s Challenge. @buckeverlasting​ this is a long one. Apologies for the delay. Not my gif!

Part 1

Pairing: Steve Rogers x Reader 

Warning: Cursing, angst, some faux fluff.

Everything Taglist – @godofplumsandthunder​ @ladyacrasia​ @agustdowney​ @swaggysposts​ @littlegasps​ @little-baby-vixen​ @another-stark-sub​ @supraveng​ @kahlanmars​ @marvelgirl7​ @disappointmentofthefam​ @pandaxnienke​ @tom-hlover​ @just-the-hiddles​ @fyreball66 @asmigurub​ @avantgardium-leviosa​ @imerdwarf​ @gladiosamicitias​

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The empty training room was filled with grunts and angry kicks and punches at 4:00 am on Sunday morning as your sleep deprived self and the need to blow off steam had led you to your trusty punching bag. 

“Why do I do this to myself?” You muttered under your breath, finding yourself on the train of thoughts that had brought you here and in first place & rethink your deal agreement. Your knuckles were sore, body covered in sweat but the anger still simmered beneath the surface as you prepared yourself mentally for that dreaded brunch which you were supposed to leave for in six hours. 

“Trouble sleeping?” A familiar voice called out from the door, your head snapped towards the source and found Steve Rogers leaning against the wall, arms folded, regarding you as a source of amusement. 

“Something like that.” 

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[buckeverlasting]

Wow, I need a hug after reading that! Such angst! So real! My heart is broken in the best possible way. Steve is such a dumb ass, and yet I hope there’s a part 3 with a happy ending! Thanks so much for writing this for the challenge! I appreciate you 💕💕

[themcuhasruinedme]

[reddish-green-personality]

this idiot hasnt aged a second over the years wtf

[bluepsi]

He is legitimately the strangest type of sexy…

[sunshinexsin-deactivated2022020]

I could watch him white dad dance all day.

[piscesgyalinit-deactivated20241]

I will never not reblog this. Paul Rudd is something else. Paul in Ant-Man is top tier for me.

[bloodvows]

So what’s our plan?

BUCKY BARNES in THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER

[evansensations]

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

[unearthlydust]

Chris Evans enjoying pizza in Defending Jacob (2020)

[uncafeavecbarnes-deactivated202]

Champagne Problems

Pairing: Sam Wilson x Desi!Reader

Summary: Sam Wilson, a different man from a different world. Yours is a love story of fighting the odds. A love story that the sceptics will forever call, champagne problems.

Warnings: alcohol, angst, cultural differences, heartbreak, marriage proposal

If you are under 18 you should not be reading this because you should not be on my blog. I do not consent to minors consuming my content.

He booked the night train for a reason. So he could sit there in this hurt. Bustling crowds or silent sleepers. He’s not sure which is worse.

Washington is cold with a bitterness that only comes from heartbreak. Iciness seeps into skin. Hot breath swirls in wisps in the cool air. Cobalt skies earn a firm tug of your coat. None of it could compare to the sharp shards Sam is still picking from his heart. And your own heart aches for him.

New York calls. Your persuasions unwanted, justifiably so. Family, friends, hotels, none are enough to warrant a stay. Perhaps distance will lessen the ache. Perhaps distance will heal his hurt. Staying in a city with you would only be salt in his wounds. Your presence right now pains him, unspokenly so. You both know it and yet, you make no effort to leave and Sam, he has few objections.

Comfort, hesitation, love that can’t be commanded. A few precious minutes, one final memory together. Sam, handsome in his smart suit and you can’t help but think he imagined his tie loosened for a different reason. The way your hand had smoothed it over, fingers straightening the knot, touch lingering all to breathe in the scent of musk and tonka bean. Now, it’s an image of suffocating tiredness. You, in a powder blue lengha, it trails delicately along the pavement. Kameez embroidered in rich gold and silver, just visible under your coat. Sam had called you a princess, his beautiful princess. Now, he can barely look you in the eye.

Your offer to wait until his train arrives met with awkward pause.

“Ideally, you would have said ‘yes’ to that.”

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[buckeverlasting]

Fizz! Words fail me! (But I’ll try anyway) Thank you so much for participating in my challenge and writing this haunting and beautiful fic! It was angsty as hell, yet still filled with lots of love and tenderness. Just lovely! Thanks again, so much!!!

[nacho-bucky]

Tag Game

I was tagged by @ayybtch! Thank you, Sam! 

apple juice or orange juice | breakfast in bed or dinner in a blanket fort | peanut butter or butterscotch | rain or snow | water park or amusement park | guitar or violin | flip flops or sneakers | big cats or bears | ocean or lake | bonfire or picnic | draw or write | oak or mahogany | volleyball or tennis | key chains or postcards | queso or salsa | skateboard or rollerblades | porch or patio | love quotes or inspirational quotes | hearts or stars | backpack or duffle bag | orchard or garden | baby bunnies or baby ducks | pastels or earth tones | New York city or los angeles | secret stairs or secret tunnel | street magician or escape artist | fairies or gnomes | comedy or mystery | purple or green | daisies or dandelions | crayon or chalk | sunglasses tinted blue or sunglasses tinted yellow | bracelets or rings | question mark or exclamation point

Tagging: @bucky-the-thigh-slayer @galaxy-barnes @captain-kelli @moonstruckbucky @buckyland @buckeverlasting @whiskey-cokenfanfic @sunflowerxbarnes @rogers-sg and anyone else who would like to try! 

[buckeverlasting]

Thanks for tagging me @nacho-bucky!

apple juice or orange juice | breakfast in bed or dinner in a blanket fort | peanut butter or butterscotch | rain or snow | water park or amusement park | guitar or violin | flip flops or sneakers | big cats or bears | ocean or lake | bonfire or picnic | draw or write | oak or mahogany | volleyball or tennis | key chains or postcards | queso or salsa | skateboard or rollerblades | porch or patio | love quotes or inspirational quotes | hearts or stars | backpack or duffle bag | orchard or garden | baby bunnies or baby ducks | pastels or earth tones | New York city or Los Angeles | secret stairs or secret tunnel | street magician or escape artist | fairies or gnomes | comedy or mystery | purple or green | daisies or dandelions | crayon or chalk | sunglasses tinted blue or sunglasses tinted yellow | bracelets or rings | question mark or exclamation point

I tag @mostly-marvel-musings @blueberrythor @ritesofreverie @uncafeavecbarnes @bucky-the-thigh-slayer @jbbarnesandnoble and anyone else who sees this!

[tempe-brennans]

that's the thing about illicit affairs

A/N: this is about cheating, so definitely know that going in. it’s also smut. it’s for @buckeverlasting​ writing challenge with illicit affairs. it’s technically a day late i’m so sorry🙃 i hope y'all like it💕

psa: please don’t read unless you’re 18+

summary: you and thor have a good thing going–until you don’t

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[buckeverlasting]

Holy crap, that was just devastatingly angsty and sexy as all hell too! The progression of the affair was just heartbreaking, and I’m here for it!!! I loved the way you stayed true to the song, too! This was awesome. Just, wow. Thank you so much for participating in my challenge ✨💕

[irisofeden-deactivated20221223]

beige

18+ only, minors dni

with your fingers in my mouth, i fail to see your faults, so please don’t let me fall.. but i get hypnotized by our love and lose a bit of control, so while you have me vulnerable, please don’t hurt me.

pairings: bucky barnes x f!reader

word count: 4k

warnings: smut, dirty talk, unprotected sex, v little foreplay, choking, m!receiving oral. angst. cheating (literally on someone’s wedding day oops). lots of pining, heartache, very lil fluff. idk i’ve been catching up on normal people so i was in a mood lol

a/n: this is my entry for cj’s (@buckeverlasting) twisted valentines day marvel writing challenge. my prompts i chose were the song ‘beige’ by yoke lore + pining, with “the guilt is tremendous and soul crushing” & “you should have left when you had the chance”. thank you to the lovely cj for hosting this, i had a wonderful time writing this fic, i hope you enjoy :)

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[buckeverlasting]

Well, I said I wouldn’t reblog smut, but I suppose one last hurrah is called for for the Valentine’s Day challenge submissions! That said, this fic was EPIC. The love, the aching, the longing, the super hot sex--I was living for all of it. It all felt so real, and I loved the way you wove in elements from the song. So beautiful! I really hope you write a part 2 for this (or maybe even a prequel??). I’m a huge fan!

[buckysknifecollection]

tfatws teaser be like: sambucky marriage counselling au 10k idiots in love mild angst fluff crack

[mybuckymybuddy-deactivated20210]

SEBASTIAN STAN in THE FALCON and THE WINTER SOLDIER

[678i0u]

BLACK PANTHER 2018, dir. Ryan Coolger

[raindropsonglass-deactivated202]

you know that picture in your head of what good writing looks like? smash it with a bat and go write that ‘self-indulgent’ au you’ve been thinking about all week. ♥

sincerely, a fellow perfectionism-plagued fanfic writer. 

[bloodvows]

                     W A N D A    M A X I M O F F

[ao3commentoftheday]

I don't really know where else to ask, but, I'm starting to see a slow, steady increase with authors creating Patreons and then having people pay for their fanfiction stories. It's been bothering me for a while, and only recently did I realize why. I mean, first, is that even legal? To make others pay for fanfiction? Isn't that how fanfiction will start suffering from copyright AGAIN? I'm just terrified. I get having a Patreon for original work, but for fanfiction? It's just too damn risky!

I’m not a lawyer, and even if I were the law changes so much from region to region that I couldn’t give a definitive answer. 

What I can tell you is that I’m not personally aware of a successful copyright suit where a corporation or professional writer sued a fan author and won. I know there have been several instances of fan authors taking down their work after receiving cease and desist letters (Anne Rice is famous for doing this, but she’s not the only one). 

Since there isn’t any case law about the legality of fanfic one way or the other, it’s a matter of copyright versus fair use. One of the points in favor of a determination of fair use is non-commercialization. In other words, it's easier to rule in a fan creator's favor if they're not making any money off what they're doing.

AO3 has a strict rule against profiting from fic because that makes their legal argument stronger when a suit gets filed. [personal opinion, but I think the rule is also there to protect fanfiction as a hobby rather than turning it into work]

If anyone on AO3 is making money via posting on AO3 then the site could potentially have issues. If the patreon/kofi etc. activity occurs on the individual’s blog or website and isn’t mentioned on AO3 or linked to from AO3, then the Archive can very reasonably point out that they had no idea that was happening, thus protecting the site and everyone on it. 

In that situation, the individual author could still face consequences as a result of getting paid for fic, so they should take that into account. 

Both advertising and solicitation are against AO3's Terms of Service. Authors who decide to try to make money by writing fic, should not say they’re doing so anywhere on the Archive.

Don't link to a Paypal account, Ko-fi, Patreon, GoFundMe, etc.

Don't ask readers to give you coffee / Ko-fi

Don't post previews of your Amazon books

Don't thank any readers for being your Patron

Don't drop hints that people could pay you to write prompts

If you link out to your personal blog or website, do not link directly to a page about commissions or pricing. Choose another page and allow readers to find that payment option on their own. 

I’ve never been interested in getting published for original works, but I’ve heard that getting paid for fic can cause problems there, too. So fic writers? If you want to get paid, make sure you do your research first and you’re aware of the risks involved. Other than that, just make sure you’re abiding by the ToS.

[allsortsoflicorice]

It IS illegal to benefit financially from someone else’s intellectual property. 

Nowadays fanfiction isn’t just tolerated, it’s actively encouraged, as the IP owners have realised it stimulates interest in their product, sustains and grows the fanbase, and does them no harm. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship.

However, if someone used their IP in a way that was actually or potentially harmful to them, they might take action to shut that activity down. Harm includes financial harm or harm to their own reputation or the reputation of the IP.  That might include the fanfic writer profiting financially from their fanfic, or using the characters in ways that could bring the IP into disrepute, such as writing hard core porn about the Backyardigans. 

“Fair use” is the pretty solid defense. Right now, it depends a great deal on the opinion of the judge who decides the case. 

Thousands of fan writers and artists dream of making money from their fan activities. As the monetising of such activities continues apace, we all need to remember that it’s a very grey area of the law, and that these activities could be shut down at any time. They wouldn’t go after the artists/writers, probably. They’re not interested in playing whack-a-mole. They’d go for the platforms: AO3, Patreon. 

Questioner is right to be nervous. 

[buckeverlasting]

It is straight up illegal to financially benefit from the use of someone else’s IP. The very act of writing fanfiction is creating an unauthorized derivative work, which, according to Section 106(2) of the US Copyright Act, is so not chill. And so to profit from said infringement is a double no-no. A copyright owner’s “exclusive rights” also refer to the right to make money off their IP.

As a fic writer, I agree with the above. Fanfiction is “allowed” because it is beneficial to the owners of the copyrighted material in some cases. However, fair use will not protect you if your works are in effect siphoning off revenue that would otherwise go to the owners of the IP. Fair use is a tricky thing to begin with and gets very hard to use as a defense if you’re using protected works to make money.

Even if you’re skirting the actual, like, laws to write fanfiction, it just seems a little unethical on top of that to try and make money off of someone else’s IP. 

[buckeverlasting]

me: *outlines 10 chapters of a fic in canonverse*

also me: *starts writing* once upon a 2021, in a coffee shop in nyc...