Mass raids and indefinite internments under martial law—suspended habeas corpus and selective constitutional safeguards—forge a two‑tier system of rights for the politically favored.
2021 Cap-IM Fanworks Alphabet Reveals — E, F, G and H
It's time for the second day of our Fanwork Alphabet reveals! Without further ado, here are the works for the letters E, F, G and H.
E for…
Eager—Eager by shinysylver(MCU, 496 words, M)
Elope—Elope by ralsbecket(MCU, art, M)
Emergency—World Ending Interruption by DepressingGreenie(Avengers Assemble, 100 words, E)
Expensive Gifts—Without You Here, Life Is Just A Lie by Coffee_and_notebooks(MCU, 1190 words, G)
Extremis—[Podfic] Like a Deadly by Cathalinareads(Marvel (Comics), 0:48 mins, G)
F for...
Fantasy—Back Again by DepressingGreenie(Avengers Assemble, 100 words, G)
Firefighter—[Podfic] Winner of the Date by Cathalinareads(Avengers Assemble, 0:47 mins, G)
Firefly AU—Firefly AU by ralsbecket(MCU, art, M)
Flowers—Trendsetters by Leshaya(MCU, 3651 words, T)
Forgotten—Wasteland by hollyandvice(The Avengers, 2245 words, M)
G for...
Games—[Podfic] Mario Cart Battle by Cathalinareads(MCU, 0:43 mins, G)
Garden—A happier life by DepressingGreenie(Ults, 100 words, G)
Genie—Coffee with Lokum by Leshaya(MCU, 2806 words, T)
Glove Kink —Glove Kink by ralsbecket(MCU, 524 words, M)
H for...
Harley Keener—Harley Keener by ralsbecket(MCU, 432 words, M)
Help—[Podfic] Meeting at the Garden Store by Cathalinareads(Ults, 1:23 mins, G)
Hey—Hey by YohKoBennington(The Avengers, 255 words, G)
Hurt—I'll Look After You by DepressingGreenie(Ults, 100 words, T)
You can check out all of the wonderful works that have been revealed so far in the 2021 Cap-Ironman Alphabet Challenge Collection! Don't forget to show your appreciation as you enjoy these great additions to our Stevetony hoard.
Participants, feel free to share your work on Tumblr and Twitter and mention us cap_ironman so we can reblog/retweet it. The challenge tag is #capimalphabet2021
Week 32 to the end of Round 2! (If we missed anything do let us know!)
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Title: All It Takes
Content Creator(s): GaeilgeRua
Square(s) Filled: N4 - AU: Fairytale
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Darcy Lewis/T’Challa
Content Warning(s): Alternate Universe, Cinderella Elements
Summary: Darcy’s life is about to change. All thanks to one rainy night and a single red shoe.
Link: AO3
Title: A Relaxing Night In
Content Creator(s): articcat621
Square(s) Filled: M3 - Free Space
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Hermione Granger/Darcy Lewis
Content Warning(s): Not Canon Compliant, Massages, Crossover
Summary: Darcy can tell that Hermione is over-stressed from work. She knows just what to do to set her girlfriend's mind at ease.
Link: AO3
Title: there's nothing like this type of view
Content Creator(s): Ellerigby13
Square(s) Filled: A3 - “Watching you beg on your knees.”
Rating: Explicit
Pairing(s): Ransom Drysdale/Darcy Lewis
Content Warning(s): Crossover, Semi-Public Sex, Suicidal Thoughts, Explicit Sexual Content
Summary: “You don’t dance,” someone declared from behind her - Darcy jolted a little bit, hating being snuck up on. He was tall, with the smooth kind of haircut, the crisp kind of cologne, the pressed kind of khaki shorts that all these guys dabbled in. Unlike many of them, though, he was built like a brick shithouse, broad shoulders and chest straining his light blue button-down. The thing he seemed to wear the most comfortably, though, was the unabashed smirk playing across his undeniably handsome face.
Link: AO3
Title: In The Restaurant
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: M3 - Free Space
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Jane Foster & Darcy Lewis, Darcy Lewis & Brock Rumlow, Darcy Lewis & James “Bucky” Barnes
Content Warning(s): Lab Accidents, Explosions, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Time Travel
Summary: “Ladies and gentlemen, the Universe as we know it has now been in existence for over one hundred and seventy thousand million billion years and will be ending in a little over half an hour.” - Max Quordlepleen, The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe by Douglas Adams.
OR, there’s an explosion in the lab (again) and Darcy goes time travelling. This time, she’s not alone.
Link: AO3
Title: Not So Quiet
Content Creator(s): GaeilgeRua
Square(s) Filled: O5 - Pillow Biting
Rating: Explicit
Pairing(s): James “Bucky” Barnes/Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
Content Warning(s): Alternate Universe, BDSM, Dom!Clint Barton, Switch!Bucky Barnes, Sub!Natasha Romanov
Summary: Her lovers have no issues reminding her to not keep her pleasure to herself. Or giving her what she needs.
Link: AO3
Title: Unhappy Partners
Content Creator(s): periwinklepromise
Square(s) Filled: O2 - Daisy Johnson/Wanda Maximoff
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Wanda Maximoff/Skye | Daisy Johnson
Content Warning(s): Not Canon Compliant
Summary: Things had been going well in their relationship, until ... well, maybe Daisy would have been happier not knowing.
Link: AO3
Title: The Maze Stumbler
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: O4 - Kidnapped
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): James “Bucky” Barnes & Sam Wilson, James “Bucky” Barnes & Darcy Lewis, Darcy Lewis & Sam Wilson, James “Bucky” Barnes & Sam Wilson & Darcy Lewis
Content Warning(s): Everybody Lives, Crack, Pre-Relationship
Summary: Don’t drink Thor’s Asgardian booze. Ever.
Link: AO3
Title: The Shock Of Waking Up
Content Creator(s): periwinklepromise
Square(s) Filled: O1 - AU: Dystopian
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Pietro Maximoff & Wanda Maximoff
Content Warning(s): Alternate Universe - Firefly Fusion, Hurt Wanda Maximoff
Summary: Steve froze, staring down at the young woman curled up in the crate. This day had gone from bad to worse, and he wanted just one moment to ponder on that.
And then she woke up and started screaming.
Link: AO3
Title: Not A Lot Of Options
Content Creator(s): periwinklepromise
Square(s) Filled: W1 - Arranged Marriage
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Wanda Maximoff/Tony Stark
Content Warning(s): Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron (Movie), Hate at First Sight, Arranged Marriage, Wanda Maximoff Has Issues
Summary: “There isn't anyone else.”
“Of course there is!”
Link: AO3
Title: body language
Content Creator(s): Ellerigby13
Square(s) Filled: L3 - Hope Van Dyne/Natasha Romanoff
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Natasha Romanov/Hope Van Dyne
Content Warning(s): Fade to Black, Pining, Flirting, Sparring
Summary: For some reason, Hope’s eye kept catching on the droplets of sweat glistening against Natasha’s skin.
Well, Hope was perfectly aware of the reason she kept looking at Natasha, but she wasn’t going to admit to it anytime soon. Not out loud, at least.
Link: AO3
Title: The Bath of Venus
Content Creator(s): remreader
Square(s) Filled: M3 - Free Space
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
Content Warning(s): Fluff and Humor, Bubble Bath
Summary: Pepper takes a bubble bath and Tony develops an appreciation for fine art.
Link: AO3
Title: Bringing Work Home
Content Creator(s): Gavilan
Square(s) Filled: N5 - "You own my heart."
Rating: Explicit
Pairing(s): Peggy Carter/Daniel Sousa
Content Warning(s): Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Flirting, Established Relationship, Domestic Fluff, Domestic Smut, Post-Canon
Summary: Bringing work home is better than staying in the office all evening, but it does have some... distractions.
Link: AO3
Title: Stripped
Content Creator(s): The_Alias (Artemis_Day)
Square(s) Filled: M3 - Free Space
Rating: Mature
Pairing(s): James “Bucky” Barnes/Jane Foster
Content Warning(s): Alternate Universe - Stripper/Exotic Dancer, Stripper!Bucky, Fluff and Humor
Summary: Bucky thought it would be a normal job. Then he ends up at his crush’s front door ready to strip for her. This really isn’t his night.
Link: AO3
Title: A Gentleman
Content Creator(s): The_Alias (Artemis_Day)
Square(s) Filled: N5 - AU: Historical
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers
Content Warning(s): Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - Western, Bar Fights
Summary: Darcy's mother always told her to stay away from cowpoke and find a gentleman. She should've thought of that before getting a job at the saloon.
Link: AO3
Title: Fan Preferred
Content Creator(s): The_Alias (Artemis_Day)
Square(s) Filled: W1 - Mistaken for a Couple
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Jane Foster/Loki
Content Warning(s): Denial of Feelings, Mutual Pining, 5+1 Things, Fluff and Humor
Summary: The first time someone suggested Loki and Jane were a couple, it was a fan. This was also the first time Jane realized she had fans.
Or: Five times someone thought Loki and Jane were a couple, and one time they were right.
Link: AO3
Title: Like Emptiness and Harmony
Content Creator(s): remreader
Square(s) Filled: M5 - Insomnia
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
Content Warning(s): Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Tony’s Space Trauma, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Mild Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Tony may be back on Earth, but he's still trying to find his way home. Luckily, he doesn't have to do it alone.
Link: AO3
Title: Ghost and Shadow
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: M2 - Ava Starr
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Ava Starr & Okoye
Content Warning(s): Crossover, Pre-Pitch Black
Summary: Ava and Okoye are looking for someone - they find him but are they too late?
Link: AO3
Title: the best babysitters
Content Creator(s): eachpeachpearplum
Square(s) Filled: N3 - Found Family
Rating: General
Pairing(s): N/A
Content Warning(s): N/A
Summary: Howard and Maria are, as ever, too busy to look after their son. Luckily, Tony has the best godparents in the world. A day at the park is just what they all need.
Link: Tumblr
Title: It’s A Start
Content Creator(s): nicnac
Square(s) Filled: W1 - Magical Accidents
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Wanda Maximoff/Reader
Content Warning(s): None
Summary: After an accident causes the reader to take Wanda’s powers, the pair work together to train and build enough control to return her magic. However, it’s a steep learning curve and not everything goes quite to plan.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Tell Me What To Do
Content Creator(s): nicnac
Square(s) Filled: W2 - Carol Danvers
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Carol Danvers/Reader
Content Warning(s): Angst, Post-Endgame/Blip, Break Up, Sad Feelings, No Happy Ending
Summary: The reader scavenges alien tech and fallen space debris. When they follow up on a recent job, they see Carol for the first time in over five years and painful feelings re-emerge.
Link: Tumblr
Title: burnt to a crisp
Content Creator(s): queen-of-the-avengers
Square(s) Filled: ?? - “Why are you orange?”
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing(s): Jane Foster/Reader
Content Warning(s): Sunburn, Fluff
Summary: N/A
Link: Tumblr
Title: Yes, Mistress: The Meeting
Content Creator(s): nicnac
Square(s) Filled: E5 - Trust
Rating: Mature
Pairing(s): Natasha Romanov/Female Reader
Content Warning(s): D/S Relationship, Sexual Themes, Domme!Natasha Romanov, F!Sub Reader
Summary: The reader goes to a quiet café to meet Mistress Natasha in person for the first time and they talk through what she can expect from this new relationship.
Link: Tumblr
Title: succumb to your urges
Content Creator(s): queen-of-the-avengers
Square(s) Filled: M3 (?) - Free Space
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing(s): Natasha Romanov/Reader
Content Warning(s): Fluff, Implied Smut
Summary: Every thought you have is of Natasha, and it’s starting to interfere with your missions and your job. How can you get her out of your head? More importantly, does she know?
Link: AO3
Title: Sharon Carter, Agent Thirteen
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: E4 - Comic Panel of Sharon Carter
Rating: General
Pairing(s): N/A
Content Warning(s): Moodboard, Crossover, Sherman's Gallifreyan, Gallifreyan Writing, Doctor Who
Summary: N/A
Link: Tumblr
Title: small world
Content Creator(s): queen-of-the-avengers
Square(s) Filled: ?? - AU: No Powers
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing(s): Wanda Maximoff/Female Reader
Content Warning(s): Fluff
Summary: While waiting for your flight to arrive, you watch one of your favorite shows to pass the time. Little do you know, you have someone watching you who just so happens to love the same show.
Link: Tumblr
Title: i’m not the same
Content Creator(s): that-wimpy-cowboy-doll
Square(s) Filled: L4 - AU: Post-apocalyptic
Rating: N/A
Pairing(s): James “Bucky” Barnes/Ava Starr
Content Warning(s): N/A
Summary: Fallout 4 AU. A former Raider and before that, Vault Dweller, Ava Starr begins working with the Railroad to help synths escape from the Institute. Bucky, a synth with missing bits of memory and a chip on his shoulder trying to dig up the history of his namesake in Brooklyn, makes an impression.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Pepperony’s 12 Days of Christmas
Content Creator(s): rebelmeg
Square(s) Filled: W1 - Twelve Days of Christmas
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
Content Warning(s): Moodboard, Some Angsty Movie Screenshots, Happy Endings Only
Summary: A themed moodboard story of Pepperony’s 12 Days of Christmas.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Wanda Maximoff
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: O2 - Comic Panel of Wanda Maximoff
Rating: General
Pairing(s): N/A
Content Warning(s): Gallifreyan Writing, Sherman’s Gallifreyan Art, Graphics
Summary: I used Gimp to make the Gallifreyan writing, Inkscape for the background, and the collage was done using PicsArt.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Stitch ‘n’ Sip
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: O3 - AU: coffee shop
Rating: General
Pairing(s): N/A
Content Warning(s): Alternate Universe - Coffee Shop, Knitting
Summary: Where Darcy owns a combined coffee and yarn shop, The Stitch 'n’ Sip.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Stay
Content Creator(s): rebelmeg
Square(s) Filled: N5 - Bucky/Nat Comic Panel
Rating: General
Pairing(s): James “Bucky” Barnes/Natasha Romanov
Content Warning(s): Moodboard, Implied Hydra/Red Room History
Summary: BuckyNat moodboard of their past, present, and hinted plans for a future.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Ghost and Shadow (moodboard 1)
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: E3 - Crossover
Rating: General
Pairing(s): N/A
Content Warning(s): Crossover, Chronicles of Riddick - Pitch Black, Moodboard
Summary: Ava and Okoye are now onboard the Hunter-Gratzner but they have no idea what’s in store for them. When the ship crashes, they find themselves stranded on a desert planet with a motley crew of survivors.
Their first priority is to activate their emergency beacon and send a distress call. Will help arrive before disaster falls?
Link: Tumblr
Title: Survuval (Ghost and Shadow moodboard 2)
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: M1- AU: Bodyguard
Rating: General
Pairing(s): N/A
Content Warning(s): Crossover, Chronicles of Riddick - Pitch Black, Moodboard
Summary: The onset of the eclipse threatens the fragile coherence of the group. As they race for a way off the planet, all Ava and Okoye can do is keep as many people alive as possible and hope their rescue wagon arrives sooner rather than later.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Higher, Further, Faster, Forever
Content Creator(s): Gavilan
Square(s) Filled: M5 - Happily Ever After
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau
Content Warning(s): Picture of Food (Cupcakes)
Summary: Carol and Maria affirm their love in a star-filled wedding.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Midnight Visitor
Content Creator(s): rebelmeg
Square(s) Filled: M5 - “You see that child staring at me too?”
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
Content Warning(s): Iron Family, Drabble
Summary: Tony and Pepper have a wee nighttime visitor.
Link: AO3
Title: Devastated
Content Creator(s): rebelmeg
Square(s) Filled: E4 - Comic Panel of Carol and Rhodey kissing
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Carol Danvers & Tony Stark, Carol Danvers/James “Rhodey” Rhodes
Content Warning(s): Amnesia, Past Relationships, Angst, Drabble
Summary: Carol brings back the Xorrian elixir for Tony, and finds out another part of her past she’d forgotten. A friendship and a relationship she’d forgotten.
Link: AO3
Title: The High Castle
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: O1 - Dragons
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Darcy Lewis/Brock Rumlow
Content Warning(s): Dragons, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Reincarnation, Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Summary: a moodboard as per the description above
Link: Tumblr
Title: Nebula
Content Creator(s): ibelieveinturtles
Square(s) Filled: N1 - Picture of Nebula from GOTG
Rating: General
Pairing(s): N/a
Content Warning(s): Moodboard
Summary: a collage of Nebula
Link: Tumblr
Title: Red Sunflower
Content Creator(s): jayankles
Square(s) Filled: ?? - Baking
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing(s): Wanda Macimoff/Reader
Content Warning(s): Food
Summary: Wanda tries to bake for a busy Y/N but when she realises she has messed up a few times, Wanda takes her to their favourite coffee shop.
Link: Tumblr
Title: Start Caring
Content Creator(s): jayankles
Square(s) Filled: ?? - “You saved a piece of cake for me?”
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing(s): Carol Danvers/Reader
Content Warning(s): None
Summary: Something feels off but Carol is there to make sure you feel better
Link: Tumblr
Title: She Sets the City on Fire
Content Creator: AvengersCompound (emilyevanston)
Square Filled: C5 - Image Square (Chapter 3)
Word Count: 14,307 (WIP)
Rating: Explicit
Pairing(s): Bruce Banner/Original Female Character, Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
Major Tags: Open Relationships, Age Difference, Drug Use, Recreational Drug Use, Smut
Summary: Bruce is drawn to Summer. She’s everything he wished he could be. Carefree, exciting, and she knows exactly who she is. There are so many reasons a relationship with her wouldn’t work. So why can’t he stop thinking about her?
Link: AO3
This is the Lesbrary bi-weekly feature where we take a look at all the lesbian and bi women book news and reviews happening on the rest of the internet!
[image description:a collage of 16 covers of books listed below, with the text LESBRARY LINKS: Lesbian & Bi Books, April 26 - May 9]
[image description: the covers of Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert, Princeless: Raven The Pirate Princess Book 1, 24/7 by Yolanda Wallace, It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura, and Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore.]
Autostraddle posted 8 Action/Adventure Books with Queer Women Main Characters and 7 Super Queer Cookbooks For Your Super Queer Kitchen!
Book Riot posted 3 On A YA Theme: Queer Girls of Color in YA Lit Written by Authors of Color.
Cats and Paperbacks posted F/F and Romancelandia.
Lambda Literary posted New in May: Casey Plett, Tommy Pico, Nicola Griffith, Stephen McCauley, and North Morgan.
[image description: the covers of Ship It by Britta Lundin, Cinnamon Blade by Shira Glassman, Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring-Blake, Love & Other Carnivorous Plants by Florence Gonsalves, and The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde]
LGBTQ Reads posted New Releases: May 2018.
Women and Words updated their New Releases & Coming Up page.
"New Poetry by Queer Indigenous Women" was posted at Literary Hub.
"The Lesbian Archive: Preserving A Herstory They Tried to Erase" was posted at AfterEllen.
"'Under The Gaydar' YA Novels Are Meant For Teens Who Can't Be Open About Their Sexuality — And They're Just As Necessary As Ever" was posted at Bustle.
[image description: the covers of Lady In Waiting by Jea Hawkins, The Fletcher by K. Aten, My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris, For Sizakele by Yvonne “Fly” Onakeme Etaghene, and When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri]
The Fletcher by K. Aten was reviewed at Lambda Literary.
Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake was reviewed at Green Tea & Paperbacks.
For Sizakele by Yvonne “Fly” Onakeme Etaghene was reviewed at Black Lesbian Literary Collective.
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris was reviewed at Lambda Literary.
Lady In Waiting by Jea Hawkins was reviewed at Sweet'n Our Ink.
Postcards from the Canyon by Lisa Gitlin was reviewed at Lambda Literary.
When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri was reviewed at Autostraddle.
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Title: Above the Crowd
Content Creator: AvengersCompound (emilyevanston)
Square Filled: E3 - Balcony Sex
Word Count: 1,359
Rating: Explicit
Pairing(s): Natasha Romanoff/Reader
Major Tags: Smut, Plot what Plot/Porn Without Plot, Semi-Public Sex, Fireworks
Summary: You and Natasha go away on vacation together and when the crowd outside your hotel room is making too much noise for you to sleep, Natasha helps take your mind off it.
Link: AO3
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Title: N/A
Content Creator: newnewyorker93
Square Filled: W2 - Weapons
Word Count: N/A (Cross-Stitch)
Rating: Not Rated
Pairing(s): N/A
Major Tags: None
Summary: Whosoever holds this hammer,
Title: Like Rabbits
Content Creator: AvengersCompound (emilyevanston)
Square Filled: M5 - Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Word Count: 3,337 (WIP)
Rating: Explicit
Pairing(s): Natasha Romanoff/Reader, James “Bucky” Barnes/Clint Barton
Major Tags: Pregnancy, Unconventional Families, Smut, Foursome - F/F/M/M
Summary: While you and Natasha are contemplating starting a family together, Bucky and Clint are doing the exact same thing. So two couples go take the same path to parenthood together.
Link: AO3
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Title: To Be An Avenger
Content Creator: natashasbanner
Square Filled: E1 - Cassie Lang
Word Count: 568
Rating: General
Pairing(s): Cassie Lang & Hope Van Dyne
Major Tags: Fluff, Family Bonding
Summary: Hope catches Cassie with one of her suits.
Link: AO3
Title: Snow Falls, Love Rises
Content Creator: heyjupiter
Square Filled: B3 - Roommates
Word Count: 35,395
Rating: Teen+
Pairing(s): Bruce Banner/Tony Stark, Minor Hope Van Dyne/Scott Lang, Minor Jane Foster/Thor, Minor Carol Danvers/James Rhodes, Minor Natasha Romanoff/Pepper Potts
Major Tags: Mentions of Past Child Abuse
Summary: Tony Stark’s ambitious new plan to convert all of his factories to manufacture solar panels and other green energy technologies causes some concern in the small town of Snow Falls, Ohio: the home of the StarKids toy factory. Despite the toy factory’s popularity, the town’s Green Party mayor, Bruce Banner, actually supports the solar panel initiative.
However, Bruce’s deputy mayor Darcy Lewis goes behind his back to invite Tony to be the grand marshal of the town’s annual Winter Joy Toy Parade, in an attempt to convince Tony to preserve the toy factory. Tony accepts, secretly hoping to use the event as an opportunity to reconnect with Bruce. Unbeknownst to the citizens of Snow Falls, Bruce and Tony haven’t spoken to each other since their boarding school romance came to an abrupt end. Can their love be rekindled, or is it as dead as a string of vintage Christmas tree lights?
Link: AO3
