Fanfic reader and writer (Politzania over on AO3), a legal adult who refuses to act like one; maven of obscure pop culture references and overly invested in Anthony Edward Stark, James Buchanan Barnes and other men of...
This is a fill for today’s @flashfictionfridayofficial [#FFF365 Blood on Your Hands] as well as my @julybreakbingo C2 - “I’ve gotten rusty in my abstinence.” square.
Fandom: MCU/Marvel
Pairing: Tony Stark & Bucky Barnes (WinterIron if you squint)
Rating: Teen
Tags: Vampire Tony Stark, Werewolf Bucky Barnes, Blood, Implied Violence, Captivity.
Summary: Tony gets a little carried away during his rescue attempt; Bucky doesn’t seem to mind.
Word Count: 207
“I’ve gotten rusty in my abstinence,” Tony commented; wrinkling his nose at the mess. There was blood on his hands and his shirt; as well as oozing out of what remained of his companion’s captor. “My sponsor’s not going to be happy about this.”
“I’ll put in a good word,” Bucky replied dryly. “Now,” he rattled the silver fetters holding him in place, “how about seeing if you can find the key?”
“No need, bright eyes.” Tony prowled over to where Bucky was shackled to the wall, “seeing as I’ve had a good meal.”
Bucky frowned in confusion. “I thought vampires were affected by silver too.”
“Yes, but not the same way as your folk are.” Tony took his blood-soaked shirt off, tore it roughly in half and wrapped it around his hands. “Silver burns if it touches our skin, but it doesn’t sap our strength.” He took hold of the chains holding Bucky captive and pulled; the links stretched like taffy before coming apart. “See?”
Bucky stepped away from the wall, his strength surging back into him. “I knew there was a good reason I chose you as a partner.”
Tony arched an eyebrow. “And here I thought it was my good looks and rapier wit.”
i just found out about this bird (scale-crested pygmy tyrant) trying to find the most biodiverse countries and i feel tears welling up in my eyes because its so cute
why does it look like that i love him so much he's a little fella
*Holds a finger to my earpiece* I'm getting reports of two casualties and dozens of emotional injuries caused by prime suspect soliloquent-stark. The crime: irondad and spiderson. The punishment: forever prison
theres no difference between exercise and black magic both of them hurt your body at first and drain you of energy but the more you dabble in it the more powerful you become
Still riding the wave of inspiration for another good writing week, with 1530 words (2 WIPs & 2 new fics). I also finished two Stuffed With Character figures and have 2 in progress. As I have a con coming up next weekend, I’ll be focusing on sewing vs writing for the rest of this week & the next.
Real Life is still kicking my butt when it comes to writing & will probably be doing so for the foreseeable future, so kind words of encouragement are always appreciated.
On Ao3, I posted:
A Quiet Ritual - Established IronStrange domestic fluff ficlet
Let’s Loosen Up With a Playful Tease - Established Stony naughty-ish fluff ficlet
On Tumblr I posted:
A Night Remembered, A Name Forgotten - WinterIron hookup ficlet (Mature rating, no actual smut)
PoliZ’s Stuffed With Character (Fan Crafts)
My creative energy is being somewhat channeled into my Stuffed With Character hobby/sidegig - I may be renaming this blog to PoliZCreates to reflect that….?
In addition to the projects listed below, I do have two commission slots open for September. Existing designs (with a few exceptions) are $35 (including US shipping) while custom designs start at $45 including US shipping.
Commissions
Finished my July commissions: Do-Re-Mi Flowers from Baby Einstein and a cool Edgar Allan Poe figure. I also designed, cut and sewed a Count Olaf (Series of Unfortunate Events) figures for a gift.
Upcoming Cons
I have a couple of new designs in the works for a comic con later this month: Minion James & Goomi and Tony Tony Chopper, Super-Girl, Spider-Noir, Will share sketches & finished figures as I go.
See below cut for details on my writing project WIPs
Active Published WIPs
Kind words on any of the following and/or offers of cheer-reading/brainstorming would be very welcome.
To Make You Feel My Love
Continuing this remix of @sabrecmc’s Railed By A … Stranger! Dom/sub AU Obie/Tony → Stony fic. I took it a bit of a different direction, as well as switching to Steve’s POV. Chapter One posted 19 June and Chapter Two is sitting at 1265 words and was posted this Friday morning.
Lady Natasha's Consort and Lord Steve's Companion
I resurrected this WIP Van Winkle in hopes of filling my TSB AU: Royalty square, but I ran out of time. While I do plan on carrying that square over to the next round, I decided to try to fill the BB_FB 1K - Childhood Sweethearts instead. I made enough traction on this fic to post Chapter Five on 3 July; it came in at 990 words, bringing the fic as a whole up to 5776.
When My Fist Clenches
Continuing my Behind Blue Eyes series (young!Tony/ recovering!Winter Soldier!Bucky) with another installment. Bucky reaches out to a former ally for help in keeping Tony safe and defeating Hydra. Chapter Three was posted May 14 and I need to figure out where to take this next - as I think Bucky + Coulson has bromance potential.
Up On A Tightrope (one side’s hate and one is hope)
Chapter Two of this No Powers omegaverse fic was posted on June 26th. It features young omega!Tony being manipulated by his alpha, Ty (and guardian Obie). Beta!Bucky was hired to be Tony’s chaperone/bodyguard - but recognizes Ty’s tactics and is encouraging Tony to be a runaway fiancé.
Life Isn’t Simple When You Do What They Do
Still playing with the idea of making this fic (established Stony with modern!Bucky as an eventual third) into a Choose Your Own Adventure where it branches off after Chapter 2 into either a Mafia AU (currently Chapter 3) or a Superhero Identity Porn fic.
Tony Stark Bingo - Mark IX [TSB_R9] (Ends 30 Jun)
Round Nine/Mark IX of the @tonystarkbingo has wrapped! I made an assisted blackout just under the wire, thanks to the Round Robin and another adoptable - 25 fills and 3 squares to carry over to the next round. Masterpost
July Break Bingo [JBB_26]- 1-31 July 2026
Signed up a bit late & have been sidetracked - hoping to at least get a couple of crossover fills in before the event ends.
Bucky Barnes Flash Bingo [BBFB] (Ends 2 Aug )
I picked Card 1 for my fill target - 3 down and two to go!
* 1B - First Date - Filled this with Medding and Multi-Tasking. Sam and Bucky are manipulated into meeting at a fancy restaurant to discuss a potential danger to their universe. This ficlet got posted to Ao3 on 8 Jul & came in at 350 words.
* 1U - Lover's Quarrel - filled this with The Size of the Fight in the Dog - a pre-war Stucky ficlet where Bucky’s chewing Steve out about getting in yet another scrap. It crossed over with the Flash Fic Friday prompt [#FFF363 On Thin Ice] and came in at 200 words.
* 1K - Childhood Sweethearts - filled this with Chapter Five of Lady Natasha's Consort and Lord Steve's Companion - see above.
WinterIron Bingo - Round 4 [WIB_R4] (Ends 20 Mar, 2027)
Just got my card for this fun bingo - you can still sign up over at @winteriron through July 16!
* B3- Secret hobby - filled this with Chapter Five of Lady Natasha's Consort and Lord Steve's Companion - see above.
* I1- Beta Bucky Barnes - Filled this with Chapter Two of Up On a Tightrope (One Side’s Hate and One is Hope) as noted above
* I5- Waking Up in Bed Together - filled this with A Night Remembered, A Name Forgotten a WinterIron hookup/one night stand ficlet where Tony realizes he can’t quite recall who the gorgeous hunk in his bed is. It crossed over with the Flash Fic Friday prompt [#FFF364 Say My Name] and came in at 425 words. It will get posted to Ao3 before the event ends.
* N4 - Candy - filled this with Guilty Pleasure - a fluffy established WinterIron double drabble that crossed over with the Flash Fic Friday prompt [#FFF362 Shouldn't Be Done]. It will get posted to Ao3 before the round ends.
* G2- Omega/Omega Relationship - playing around with an idea for this where the two of them are getting dressed up for a party/Maria Stark Memorial Gala and Bucky overdoes things a bit. Inspired by the song lyric “I’ve Got Loving Eyes of My Own.”
Mini Stucky Bingo - [MSB] (Ends 31 Dec 2026)
Signups are open for this nine-square bingo event hosted by @ministuckybingo through July 18th with cards going out on August 1st. Looking forward to writing for this pair some more!
423 words trapped in a monologue inspired by @flashfictionfridayofficial
[#FFF364 Say My Name]
You’ll try, won’t you?
That’s really all that I have asked of anyone. Of everyone.
Just give it an honest try.
I won’t get mad at you when you fuck it up. And you will. Because you didn’t grow up with it like I did.
Don’t treat it like a true love’s kiss and say that I will be bound to the one who gets it right. Because I won’t.
Don’t say that I should make it easier on everyone else because it’s different.
Don’t treat it like a camp game by trying to see how bad you can fuck it up before treating it for what is.
Just… try.
That’s all I ask.
I stopped saying all that when I grew up and realized that most people don’t care. They only care about making themselves look good in front of the people they care about, so I stopped giving them the benefit of the doubt.
It’s real easy to tell if someone is giving it an honest try or not. If someone is playing the fool or not. If someone is using it as a way to place me under their foot or not.
So I got to the point where I just kept everyone at the distance they placed themselves at. Yes, it meant that I was very lonely at time. Yes, it means that I’m lonely now. But, I’m myself, and this matters more to me than allowing myself to be reshaped for someone else’s comfort.
So when I heard it said perfectly, as if I was speaking in a different tone of voice, yes, I got excited. And when they said it again, but with the same tone as my family members use when they want something out of me, I got sad. And when they said it for the last time, in that sharp tone that one uses when addressing a poorly trained dog, I got mad and walked away like I should have the first time.
It’s not some magic word or phrase that would compel me to do whatever your heart desires.
It’s not some forbidden knowledge that requires years of occult study and preparation to murmur during a hidden ritual.
It’s not some piece of fiction or alternative work that gives you license to recreate me into your ideal.
It’s my name.
Say it, or don’t.
Treat me as your equal, or don’t.
Meet me as a person, or don’t.
It’s that simple.
Say my name, then say hello, and whatever follows will be wonderful.
Here’s my somewhat belated masterpost for Round IX of the @tonystarkbingo ! I made an assisted blackout, thanks to three adoptables - 25 fills across 24 fanworks (one multi-chapter fic) for a total of 17,894 words.
Pairings: Seven WinterIron fills, five Stony fics, three Pepperony fics and two IronBros fics, with the remainder being no pairings or a single fic pairing (Tony/Clint, Tony/Stephen)
Ratings: 17 General, 4 Teen, two Mature & two Explicit.
See below the cut for my list of fics - titles, links, pairing, rating & word count. Thanks again to the awesome mods who make this event possible, as well as all my fellow participants for bringing more Tony Stark fanworks into the world!
S1 - AU: Omegaverse : Making Things More Comfortable [Tony & Steve, General, 317 words]
S2 - Aging Up: Will You Still Need Me? (Will You Still Feed Me?) [Tony/Bucky, General, 815 words]
S3 - KINK: stripping: Let’s Loosen Up With a Playful Tease [Tony/Steve, Teen, 407 words]
S4 - Isolated or trapped: Freeway Looking Like a Parking Lot [Tony/Pepper, Teen, 200 words]
S5 - Kidnapped!: You Can't Steal What's Freely Given [Tony/Bucky, General, 558 words]
T1 - charming: A Worthy Cause – A Tony Stark Bingo Round Robin (March 2026) [Tony & Bruce Wayne, General, 885 words]
T2 - walk the line: Up On a Tightrope (one side's hate and one is hope) - Chapter One [Tony/Ty, Tony/Bucky, Mature, 1396 words]
T3 - Malibu: A Lost Labor of Love [Tony POV, General, 390 words]
T4 - "Get it over with": A Sweet Reward for an Early Morning Walk [Tony/Steve, General, 469 words]
T5 - Bucky Barnes: Stars Over Scars [Bucky/Tony, General, 1081 words]
A2 - Stephen Strange: Leaving an Awful Hole [Bucky & Tony, Bucky & Stephen, Teen, 1115 words]
A3 - FREE: To Make You Feel My Love - Chapter One [Steve/Tony, Explicit, 1610 words]
A4 - dreams and nightmares: An Open Wound [[none - Tony POV], General, 100 words]
A5 - Pairing: Tony/Clint: Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Chapter 2 [Tony/Clint, Explicit, 685 words]
R1 - Date in the Park: Going Wild Post-Pride – A Tony Stark Bingo Round Robin (January 2026) [Tony & Avengers, General, 353 words]
R2 - illness / sickness: A Quiet Ritual [Tony/Stephen, General, 510 words]
R3 - Terrible Choices: You Can’t Go On Thinking Nothing’s Wrong [Rhodey & Tony, Teen, 100 words]
R4 - "Give me attention": Touch and (Don't) Go [Bucky/Tony, General, 670 words]
R5 - I regret nothing: A Little Red Line [Pepper/Tony, General, 482 words]
K1 - James Rhodes / War Machine: Setting an Example - A Tony Stark Bingo Round Robin (April 2026) [Tony & Rhodey, General, 358 words]
K3 - I'll sleep when I'm dead: He'll Sleep When He's Dead [Bucky/Tony, General, 360 words]
K5 - Worst case scenario: Terrible Timing [Tony/Bucky, General, 333 words]
Nov Adoptable: Staying the Night: Room Enough Here For Two [Tony/Steve, General, 308 words]
Feb Adoptable: Shared Trauma: Up On a Tightrope (one side's hate and one is hope) - Chapter Two [Tony/Ty, Tony/Bucky, Mature, 1049 words]
June Adoptable: Transported to Another Universe: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You - A Tony Stark Bingo Round Robin (June 2026) [Tony/Pepper, General, 343 words]
Truncated text of tweet from MrPitBull, Mar 11, 2026:
She kept finding women in laboratory photographs from the 1800s. Then she read the published papers—and every single woman had vanished. Someone had erased them from history.
Yale University, 1969.
Margaret Rossiter was a graduate student studying the history of science. She was one of very few women in her program.
Every Friday afternoon, students and faculty gathered for beers and informal conversation. One week, Margaret asked a simple question: "Were there ever any women scientists?"
The faculty answered firmly: No.
Someone mentioned Marie Curie. The group dismissed it—her husband Pierre really deserved the credit.
Margaret didn't argue. But she also didn't believe them.
So she started looking.
She found a reference book called "American Men of Science"—essentially a Who's Who of scientific achievement. Despite the title, she was shocked to discover it contained entries about women. Botanists trained at Wellesley. Geologists from Vermont.
There were names. There were credentials. There were careers.
The professors had been wrong.
But Margaret's discovery was just the beginning. Because as she dug deeper into archives across the country, she found something far more disturbing.
Photograph after photograph showed women standing at laboratory benches, working with equipment, listed on research teams.
But when she read the published papers, the award citations, the official histories—those same women had disappeared. Their names were missing. Their contributions erased.
It wasn't random. It was systematic.
Women who designed experiments watched male colleagues publish results without giving them credit. Women whose discoveries were assigned to supervisors. Women listed in acknowledgments instead of as authors. Women passed over for awards that went to male collaborators who contributed far less.
Margaret realized she was witnessing a pattern that stretched across centuries.
Women had always been present in science. The record had simply pushed them aside.
She needed a name for what she was documenting.
In the early 1990s, she found it in the work of Matilda Joslyn Gage—a 19th-century suffragist who had written about this exact phenomenon in 1870.
In 1993, Margaret published a paper formally naming it: The Matilda Effect.
The term captured something that had been hidden in plain sight for generations. Once you knew the term, you saw it everywhere.
Her dissertation became a lifelong mission.
For more than 30 years, Margaret researched and wrote her landmark three-volume series: Women Scientists in America. She examined letters, institutional policies, individual careers. She gathered undeniable evidence that women in science had been consistently under-credited and structurally excluded.
Her work faced resistance. Many dismissed women's history as political rather than academic. Others insisted she was exaggerating.
Margaret didn't argue emotionally. She presented data. Documented cases. Patterns repeated across decades and institutions.
Eventually, the evidence became undeniable.
Her research helped restore recognition to scientists who had been erased:
Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray work revealed DNA's structure—credit went to Watson and Crick.
Lise Meitner, who explained nuclear fission—omitted from the Nobel Prize.
Nettie Stevens, who discovered sex chromosomes—received little credit.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who discovered stars are made of hydrogen—initially dismissed.
And countless others whose names had nearly vanished.
Margaret changed the narrative. Science was no longer just the story of solitary male geniuses. It became a story of collaboration that included women who had been written out.
The Matilda Effect became standard terminology. Scholars used it to examine how credit is assigned, how authors are listed, who receives awards, who gets left out.
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