Marvelous Menagerie

Hi! I'm Megan. Sometimes I manage to write things. Current obsession: Tony Stark.

[endlesstwanted]

@hddnone and I are very excited to share our collaboration for the @winterironevents reverse mini-bang! I created a moodboard that can be found at the beginning of the work and inspired my partner in crime to write this story. Hope you love it as much as I do 🧡

READ THE FULL STORY HERE!

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe and Marvel

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark

Tags: Canon Divergence - Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 (Movie), Canon Divergence - Avengers: Endgame (Movie), bucky isn't snapped, Bucky Barnes Recovering, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Steve Rogers & Tony Stark Friendship, All the soft healing vibes, and nature vibes, Happy Ending, Inspired by Art, Embedded Images

Summary: Bucky isn't dusted with half the universe. Instead, with nature, healing, and only a little meddling, he and Tony find out how to live in this new world.

Wordcount: 4,215 words

[hddnone]

Go look at the pretty art embedded in the fic!! 🎉🎉😍😍😍

[hddnone]

Late post for @deterweek 2024 days 5 & 6: Opposites & Creatures It's an inspiration that makes sense in my head, hopefully it does if you read it too!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Derek x Peter (Teen Wolf) Rated: Teen Word Count: 3.5K Tags: Bad Parent/Alpha Talia Hale, Derek Hale Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending (happy being relative...), Violent Peter Hale but no graphic violence

Summary: That cold, frigid emptiness inside of him was where his wolf should’ve been. With spells and a Nemeton and the darkness of a new moon, Derek’s wolf was gone - given to Peter.

Derek was human, while Peter would never be human again.

Feral, his mother said with a voice so, so gentle. Too much wolf for one soul. It wasn’t like a natural influx of power when becoming an Alpha; it was another wolf, a merging of two, an abomination that was never meant to exist.

Peter was gone. Peter was feral.

Peter was dead, because while he’d ran before Derek’s mother and Alpha was forced to bestow a mercy killing, eventually hunters or other wolves would catch and kill him. It had to be done, and hopefully before Peter slaughtered innocents because he was out of his mind, unable to control himself. It was only a matter of time.

At least Derek would be spared the pain of feeling that death, his mother assured. He couldn’t feel the breaking of a bond he didn’t have, because humans didn’t have mates.

[winterironevents]

SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!

Gif by the incredible @scottxlogan.

Guidelines | Discord

Sign ups close February 1st at 11:59pm EST. This is a super quick and easy form to fill out, so don't fret!

If you want to be both an author and artist, you'll have to fill out the form twice: once as a writer, and once as an artist. The questions are different, but equally quick and easy!

BANG MINIMUMS

Since this is a Mini Bang, we have tried to make the minimums accessible. There are no maximums, so your art or fic can be as complex as you like!

Art: Original art, hand or digitally drawn: complete Graphic design: complete Manips: adjusted & edited so they are indistinguishable from their origin(s)) Video edits: 30 seconds Animation or animatic: 5 seconds Moodboards: 6 images Crafts: completed & able to be photographed Fic: 2k word count

Follow our blog and join our Discord, where there are already fun conversations about the Bang!

[winterironevents]

SIGN UPS CLOSE IN THREE DAYS!

Please note that your art does not need to be finished, or even started, in three days.

For the art slides, your art only needs to give writers an idea as to where you are headed. You do not need to be finished. Art slides are not due until February 15th!!

It's not too late to join us!!

Signal boost and share with all your WinterIron loving friends!!

[winterironevents]

@thebigbangblogproject @trackmarvel @marvel-events-central

[hddnone]

I found some old (15+ years) notebooks as I was cleaning, and I've taken such a trip down memory lane with paging through the story bits and pieces I wrote down then.

Forgot I wrote a Twilight fic! And lol the Harry Potter x King Arthur crossover I imagined. Where was I going with this Inuyasha fic because I only wrote a few paragraphs?? Since when did I jot down ideas for Bones fanfic??? Lol the drama in the piece of Hermione breaking the no-eating rule of the library (and smuggling in Muggle food!) to have an Oreo snack break.

The time has come for them to be put to final rest in the trash, but I need to properly savor the moment because future!me won't have them to look back on and experience the joyful nostalgia.

[hddnone]

WIP Wednesday Week #3

Apparently I started this a year ago and forgot about it. Snapshot of an 'I didn't know I was pregnant' Sterek fic.

“Am I interrupting a touching moment?”

Peter appeared behind Scott, startling both of them. Derek’s claws popped out and his eyes flashed before he caught himself, and he couldn’t meet Peter’s gaze, embarrassed at his lack of control.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Scott snarled.

Peter raised a judgmental eyebrow as Scott flashed his red eyes.

"Visiting my favorite nephew. Which I thought would be obvious, given how I’m standing outside Derek’s apartment. What are you doing here?”

“None of your business,” Scott growled.

Derek huffed and stepped back into his apartment. “Don’t wolf out in my hallway. Come in as long as you don’t destroy anything.”

[winterironevents]

Header by the incredible @scottxlogan.

The WinterIron Mini Reverse Bang is a go!

We'll be operating on this bingo blog and on the renamed WinterIron Events (Bingo) Discord, but you do not have to participate in the Bingo to participate in the Bang!

Guidelines | Discord

Schedule

Sign Ups Open: January 15th Sign Ups Close: February 1st Art Slides Due: Feb 15th Art Slides Preview: Feb 17th - 25th (your work does not have to be completed, but should allow writers a sense of direction as to where you're going) Claims - Round 1: Feb 27th Claims - Round 2: Feb 28th Assignments Sent: March 1st Check-In 1: April 15th Check-In 2: May 15th Posting: June 1st - 8th Masterposts Due: June 12th

Please follow this blog and join our Discord, where there will be dedicated channels for the Bang to stay in the loop!

[winterironevents]

SIGN UPS ARE OPEN!

[hddnone]

I have reread House of Earth and Blood and have finished House of Sky and Breath and am officially ready for House of Shadow and Flame’s release 🎉🎉🎉

And wow am I glad I don’t have to live with that cliffhanger on book 2 for more than a few weeks 😂 the beauty of not staying up to date on series

[reforgedzine]

Great news! As we've mentioned all proceeds from this zine were going to be donated to Doctors Without Borders. After the creation and the shipping of the zines there was an incredible amount of 991,67 euros which the mods evened out to 1000 euros! We've donated this amount and are sure Doctors Without Borders will be able to do great things with this money.

And we have more good news for anyone who want to buy some extras or sadly missed out on the pre-orders: the leftover sales open on February 10th, you'll be able to buy all items we have leftover the including the zine, pins, charms, posters and more awesome merch. There is a limited quantity available so make sure to put the date in your calendar if there's something you really want.

[hddnone]

WIP Wednesday

Here's an interaction between Blaine and Hunter in what was a 5K oneshot and now I'm attempting to insert enough plot to make it more like a novella.

“Can I help you?” Blaine asked, forcing the politeness to outweigh his confusion.

“Yes, you can.”

Blaine waited, but the man only continued to smile.

Frowning, Blaine pressed. “I’m sorry, how do we know each other?”

The question earned him a scoff. “You don’t have to pretend you don’t remember.”

Flushing, Blaine scanned his memory. The man was tall with spiky brown hair. Broad shoulders and muscled, the shirt hugging his body nicely. Attractive enough that Blaine thought he would’ve remembered meeting.

Wincing with guilt, he shook his head. “I could use some help. I’m so sorry.”

“Dalton,” the man drawled, rolling his eyes like it was the height of inconvenience. “Senior year. You do still remember the Warblers, don’t you? How you spurned our invitation to join?”

Pieces clicked into place. Blaine snapped his fingers. “You’re the captain who forced everyone to take steroids!”

[seblaineworld]

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr, to you all, I hope everyone's year has started in a positive way. Well...it's that time again, folks! Seblainintine's Weekend is coming up soon, but...this year, we are doing things a bit differently.

As I'm sure you've all noticed, Valentine's Day falls on a very awkward day this year. Many countries see it as bad luck to celebrate anything before the actual day, and holding it after the event seems completely redundant...

So...this time we are having an extended celebration of our beautiful boys and their love, running from Wednesday 14th until 23:59 on Sunday 18th February.

There are only three themes for this event, and as always, you can write/create for one, two, or all three of the themes, and you can, of course, combine the themes in any way you like.

The themes are:

Roses and Chocolate

Love Language

Red and Blue

Can't wait to see what all you super-talented Seblainers come up with, and I'll be back in around a fortnight with a reminder of the rules etc. As always, if you have any questions in the meantime, just send me an Ask or a message.

Ail 💜

[andyandersmythe]

Seblaine x incorrect quote. ❤️

I’ve been going through some stressful situation, having 2 jobs, school and so much to fix, that this iq are my way to distract myself and it make me feel so good. They’re my boys after all. I hope you all can enjoy it as much as I do. 🫶🏻

[ao3demographicssurvey2024]

Five days into the AO3 Demographics Survey 2024, we have now received almost 9,000 responses!

We really appreciate everyone who has participated so far, sent feedback, or shared the survey. (If you haven't finished the survey yet, you can find it at https://forms.gle/2kt5J17ipzcAbnFY9)

We want to reach as many people as possible with this survey, in as many places as possible. If you use any non-Tumblr social media for fandom, we would really appreciate you making a post to spread the word! Bonus points if you send it for inclusion on our sharing page.

Thanks for all your support!

[hddnone]

Pick a mafia premise:

Lonely businessman (Sebastian) takes on a new job of managing a club and/or restaurant which is owned by the rival heir (Cooper) of the one that got away (Blaine). Sebastian gets another chance at romance as they plot to sabotage Cooper from the inside so that Blaine inherits the mafia family business.

After being dumped, Blaine is almost attacked outside of a gay club but ends up protected by the local mafia - one that is headed by an old flame (Sebastian) who let Blaine go once and isn't going to make that mistake again.

Choices above because they were too long to fit inside the poll itself:

Option 1

Option 2

Voting ended onJan 15, 2024

Possibly nothing of substance will come from any of this but I've been daydreaming and am now curious as to a general consensus

[thecosmicrap-deactivated2025010]

@procrastiwriting

[dragonomatopoeia]

i'm always a bit unsettled by disdain for intellectual or creative labor in leftist spaces. there's this commonly held belief that academics are a bunch of rich old white men, rather than a wide variety of people who are barely getting by. most lecturers in universities are adjuncts living paycheck to paycheck. authors make very little money as a general rule. most researchers are overworked and underpaid. and yet there's still this idea that academics are overcompensated to sit around and smoke cigars together while making shit up

[dragonomatopoeia]

publishers are not writers. publishing companies are not the academics who submit to them. Science and Nature and all the big, rich journals academics have to submit to are Not the researchers who submit papers to them! your average academic is not the one asking for money to access their paper, and it is unfair to lump them in with those journals when you complain about barriers of access to information

[seblainelyrics]

I saw you in the back of my show last night  Standing underneath the exist sign  I know it wasn’t really you though ‘Cause you were always in the front row

And I’ve been looking for love online And maybe some of them are real good guys They’re never gonna be like you though You set the bar above the moon so  - “WYD Now?” by Sadie Jean

[ submitted by @daisyishedwig <3 ]

[seblainelyrics]

If you’re out there If you’re somewhere If you’re moving on I’ve been waiting for you Ever since you’ve been gone I just want it back the way it was before And I just want to see you back at my front door - “If This Was A Movie” by Taylor Swift