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[mlcbindings]

Bound: Soup-pocalypse and The Great Curry Cataclysm by SquadOfCats/@norelationtoatticus

When I joined the binding community, predominately on Instagram, it became clear pretty quickly that exchanges are the place to be. I couldn't find quite the right exchange to take part of, most of them were of ships I don't read, but then.... Oh then. the 2025 Binds Go To Pride exchange. Make it big, make it loud, make it glitter sparkle and shine. Say no more. This was everything. When I was assigned my giftee, a fellow drarry lover, I know I had to bind Soup. I already had an idea for it, all that was left was make it rainbow and shiny. So I did.

I used AB rhinestones for the prints on the front, back and spine. The letters were painted with black acrylic ink and the wings with clear acrylic mixed with holographic black glitter.

The end pages and cover itself is actually glitter too.

I used acrylic ink to paint the edges and glittery thread for the end bands

This fic was written for a food related event, and every chapter has at lest one dish mentioned in it. so I decided the each chapter will have it's own recipe, and sourced actual real recipes (Including for butterbeer!) from the web, including each recipe in it's relevant chapter as a chapter head.

Ah yes, the gutter is also rainbow throughout.

I was privileged enough to get permission from @ivmaruva to use their gorgeous art for my typeset including a commission made for @holygnocchi. this art is truly inspiring and we are so lucky, as a community, to have such talent amongst us <3

This fic is so fun and has so much details which gave me such a huge freehand to play around with. This was the typeset I enjoyed making the most.

In the fic, Harry gives Draco a mug. When I laid out this chapter I needed something to fill an empty part of a page, so I "designed" (using canva) a version of how I imagine this mug will look like. It turned out so freaking cute imo.

When I saw it on the page my brain did a small summersault, and I realised I could actually send this little drawing to a printer that can actually make a real mug! I tell you this was once-in-a-lifetime spark of brilliance. AND it's pink inside. I sent it together with the bind to my giftee.

When I finished this bind back in May it was my favourite one to date, I'm still considering making myself a copy.

Alright I think that's it! I think it turned out super fun and according to the assignment - rainbowy and glittery!

I hope this is a finger in jkr's eye, and I hope she'll end up a lonely bitter pruned lemon. Maybe she already is.

Fanfiction is a gift!

kthxbye

[lauonlife]

This past weekend I have met some binders from Europe and this is the fic I brought for our white elphant exchange!

It is a little bit wild that despite reading drarry since january this is the first time I am binding one! Thank you @tinailustra for the magnific art for the cover!

What are the chances the first fic from a pairing you read is also your favorite one? Very slim, but SquadofCats managed it!

Soup-pocalypse and the Great Curry Cataclysm by SquadofCats is avaliable to read for free on AO3!

[mthofferings2024]

SquadOfCats

See SquadOfCats’s existing works here.

Preferred contact methods: Tumblr: norelationtoatticus Email: [email protected]

Preferred organizations: - International Rescue Committee - National Network of Abortion Funds - Palestine Children's Relief Fund - Rainbow Railroad - Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) (See the list of approved organizations here)

Will create works that contain: Humor. Hurt/Comfort. Care taking. Hijinks & Shenanigans. Action/Adventure. Character arc/character study. Canon compliant, canon divergent, canon adjacent, or canon fix-it. Shrinkyclinks or Shrunkyclunks. Smut/NSFW. Activist or political themes (modern issues or historical, only left-leaning Steve/Bucky).

Will not create works that contain: POV Hydra characters or HTP. Degradation kink. Scat. Non-canon major character death, unhappy ending, anything very dark. Right wing/Republican Steve or Bucky. Omegaverse. Job AUs (eg: coffee shop, rock star, mafia, etc). Slice of life. Conflicts that could have been an email. Characterization of Steve or Bucky as very dark, cruel, pro-Hydra, or a super-suave charming macho sex god.

  -- Craft or Merchandise --

Auction ID: 1028

Will create works for the following relationships: Avengers fandom any gen - MCU

Work Description: I am offering a set of 6 candles, specially designed for the Marvel Trumps Hate 2024 auction. The pack includes one candle themed to each of the original Avengers (2012 MCU), and they are all custom scented and hand poured. The wax is a soy-paraffin blend, and each is in a 7oz glass jar with a label and a screw-on lid. The scents are... - Captain America: Apple Pie & Sandalwood - Iron Man: Whiskey, Pomegranate, & Ginger - Black Widow: Black Cherry Merlot & Amber - Bruce Banner/The Hulk: Cucumber Water, Honeydew, & Sriacha - Thor: Spiced Honey & Hearth fire - Hawkeye: Warm Coffee, Cinnamon, & Vanilla If bidding goes over $100, I will throw in an extra 2 oz mini version of each candle so you can share with a friend. If bidding goes over $200, I will add one extra candle themed to any MCU character of your choice (I will develop the scent blend based on the oils I know how to work with, but I'll give you final approval before I create the candle). **Please note! Because of shipping costs and constraints, I can only ship these to a mainland USA address. If you win this auction, you must be comfortable providing me with your shipping address so I can send you your present. I do accept pod bids, but I will not ship to more than one address.**

Ratings: Gen

Can pods bid on this auction? Yes - Podbids welcome!

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-- Fic or Other Writing --

Auction ID: 2014

Will create works for the following relationships: Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers - MCU

Work Description: I am offering one Stucky fic, specially for you! Length will depend on the final auction amount - but I tend to write long, so minimum will start at about 10k. I will not list out a specific dollar amount = word count criteria, but in general, the higher the winning bid, the more lengthy/complex the fic. Smut is welcome but not required, and I'll do anything from a PWP to a more plotty story with romance in it. My general tone/style of fic tends to be bonkers, off-the-wall, highly specific concepts, executed with a surprising amount of humor and heart. I love to make you laugh and cry, often in the same scene. Mainly, I like to work in the canon-ish realm, although I am open to some AUs. Have an idea that might be in my wheelhouse? Let's make it happen! If you win this bid, I will work with you to develop your concept. You will have access to the draft as I am writing, and we can chat about it as much or as little as you prefer. Once the fic is done, I will post it to AO3 under the MTH 2024 collection, and I will designate it as a gift to your account.

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature, Explicit

Can pods bid on this auction? Yes - Podbids welcome!

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-- Fic or Other Writing --

Auction ID: 3008

Will create works for the following relationships: Steve Rogers-centric - MCU Bucky Barnes-centric - MCU Sarah Rogers-centric - MCU

Work Description: I love Sarah Rogers and would love a reason to write more about her! I am offering a short one-shot fic focused on Sarah Rogers. I am a big Sarah enthusiast, and I keep working her into my Stucky fics wherever I can. Let's work together to do something from her POV! I'm open to a lot of options. Maybe something canon-compliant set in the 20s or 30s as Steve is growing up? Maybe an AU? Time travel shenanigans with adult Steve? A "What If" style exploration? Maybe something about Sarah's youth in Ireland, pre-marriage and children? Sarah at any age! Lots of options! I'm happy to do Stucky from Sarah's POV, or something focused on her relationship with Steve and/or Bucky - but I would like the focus and the POV to be Sarah. Whatever the story prompt, I will always write her as someone who is funny, brash, hard-headed, compassionate, and as much of a defender of the little guy as her son.  Have a Sarah idea you'd love to see? Come talk to me about it! If you win this bid, I will work with you to develop your concept. You will have access to the draft as I am writing, and we can chat about it as much or as little as you prefer. Once the fic is done, I will post it to AO3 under the MTH 2024 collection, and I will designate it as a gift to your account.

Ratings: Gen, Teen, Mature, Explicit

Can pods bid on this auction? Yes - Podbids welcome!

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[norelationtoatticus]

A fic/art collaboration for MCU KinkBang 2024

Title: The Things That Unlocked Him

Creative Team:

Author - SquadOfCats / @norelationtoatticus

Artist - sadbi_hours / @sadbi-hours

Rating:

Fic - Explicit

Art - General

Pairing: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Summary: Steve has one magical night with his perfect dream man: a strong and silent beefcake who submits to him beautifully during a group scene at a local club. But the guy vanishes in a rush as soon as they're done. Wistful, Steve thinks he will never see him again.

It's less magical when the guy starts stalking him, following him around, lurking in weird places, and bringing him some truly strange gifts.

Turns out, the Winter Soldier is pretty bad at modern romance, and he’s in desperate need of another session with his new favorite dom.

Selection of Tags: Shrinkyclinks. Dom/sub. Dom Steve. Sub Bucky. Top Steve. Bottom Bucky. Artist Steve. Winter Soldier Bucky. Kink. Group Sex. Impact Play. Rope Bondage. Tickling. Orgasm Edging. Praise Kink. Humor. Violence. See AO3 page for full tags.

Length: 142,000 words

It was so much fun creating this completely deranged, kinky rom-com for @mcukinkbang! We hope you enjoy!

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

[hazel-wand]

I’ve been reading a lot of stories I want to rec recently, so I thought I’d try a bumper fic rec post of my most recent bookmarked fics. Read on for Animal Transformation, Medieval Fantasy, Canon Divergence, Shrunkyclunks and Shrinkyclinks and Florida!

< 10,000 words

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

The description in this is just so delicate, and the emotional punch it packs is considerable. This is the Bucky waking up out of cryo in Wakanda tearful reunion that you’ve been longing for.

20,000 - 50,000 words

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

This was a reread. I read an animal transformation fic (and then several more) and it made me want to reread this one, where Winter Soldier! Asset! Bucky is transformed into a dog and (unsurprisingly) gets adopted by a lonely Steve. They are what each other needs, and this is a beautiful, touching ultimately feel good story.

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

First things first, leveragehunters’ On a Pale Horse is one of my favourite Stucky fics, so I was predisposed to a) like a Bucky is a horse transformation fic and b) compare any horse transformation fics to that one. This story really stands up. It’s different enough that it doesn’t feel rehashed, and the essential things I love about On a Pale Horse (winning trust, equine devotion, essential goodness of the ‘rider’ character, stubborn not-a-horse antics) are all here.

Second things second, I was a horsey girl growing up. I love horses. I loved that so much of this story was about building trust between Steve and horse!Bucky, and I enjoyed all the talk about halters and lunging.

This story has so much heart and humour. There’s the usual gang (Sam is delightful here), and such a kind, stubborn, good Steve. I really adored it.

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

*Examines fingernails* so, you know that animal transformation fic reading binge I mentioned earlier? This is the last one. In fact, I went to leveragehunters’ AO3 page looking for On a Pale Horse (have I said how much I love that fic enough yet?) after reading The Winter Stallion, and found this story instead. It’s a Ladyhawke AU. I had to google what Ladyhawke was, and didn’t bother until after I’d read the fic. You don’t need to know anything about the film to enjoy this story. It is set in a medieval fantasy world and features my favourite flavour of pre-serum Steve (stubborn, slightly bitter, quick and with so much innate goodness, honour and self-sacrificing idiocy). He falls in with the unlikely, bickering and mysteriously-cursed duo of Bucky (grumpy, oddly vulnerable, ultimately awesome) and Sam, who is kind, witty and Sam (is there ever a bad Sam?). Also, importantly, there is a horse and he is the best horse (just ask Bucky).

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

We are (briefly) back to the real world after my animal transformation fic spree. And oh my goodness, if you read nothing else on this list, read this fic. It’s a Winter Soldier recovery fic except that it isn’t, it’s a Steve recovery fic. Steve has all his powers in this story, but he is so human. He is brave and loyal and snarky, but he is also so, so vulnerable, and this story shows him feeling lost and little and hurt in a way that not many stories do. Bucky is equally awesome - he’s so clearly the Bucky of the 1930’s whose main objective was keeping Steve safe. This story also has one of my favourite versions of Tony as a side character.

> 50,000 words

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

Alright, we have skipped happily back into medieval fantasy land for this fic. It features another of my favourite kinds of AU Steves. He’s strong and clever and has proven himself in battle, and has the confidence that goes with that, but he still remembers being the scared young man defending his village with tools not weapons. He’s honorable and down to earth, strategic but also so open to love. This fic has some of my favourite tropes (identity porn! Forbidden love! So much pining!) and is such a fun romp through this ‘swords and honour’ landscape.

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

And now a different kind of swords and honour. I’m very late to the party in reading this, but if you haven’t come across this Shrunkyclunks story, then do yourself a favour and settle in to read. This fic has so much humour, warmth and passion with a side of politics (but in a good way!) Bucky is a civil rights attorney, and the fact that the story is tagged for period typical homophobia and transphobia and is set in the modern day tells you the rest.

But what this story does really well is make you passionate and pissed off (alongside Bucky and Steve) about civil rights, whilst primarily being a romance story that is fun and positive. There are so many deft character touches as well that round out the supporting cast into lovable, memorable individuals (Yelena!!).

WIPs

I’m trying to be better about reading WIPs. In that spirit, here are two that I’ve started and which I’m really enjoying.

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

Currently 10/27 chapters posted (74,000 words)

In which MCU-verse Bucky and Steve retire and move to Florida. Steve gets into surfing and Bucky is busy gardening. Okay, my summary sucks but this story is brilliant. I’m a sucker for fic where the author clearly knows their shit. Florida is sketched so well in this story that it’s practically its own character. The story is about how being in this place (that is shown for all its wonders, flaws, and idiosyncrasies) is challenging, helping and healing a Bucky and Steve who are both in pretty bad shape at the beginning.

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

Currently 5/30 chapters posted (24,000 words)

This is an A/B/O AU set during WW2. Omega! Pre-serum!Steve is a mathematical genius recruited to try to break Nazi codes. There’s the right amount of codebreaky detail which goes into (to me - someone who knows nothing about codes) impressive depth and feels very authentic. This story is just getting started, but so far the characters are great (there’s an excellent supporting cast - Darcy and Wanda are early faves), and Steve is such a good mix of physical frailty and mental power. I’m interested to see how the A/B/O elements play into the story as it progresses. The setting and moreso the feel of the setting - the frustration, desperation and guilt as the team struggle to make sense of the codes and inform troop movements - is really well-realised and gripping.

[bubu0h]

Soup-pocalypse and The Great Curry Cataclysm by SquadOfCats

Several Circles (1926) by Wassily Kandinsky

[lostdrarryfics]

Hi

The fic I'm looking is drarry mature/explict, established relationship , sexy photography that results in a very good pansy Parkinson and h friendship.

It starts with Draco kissing Harry before going to start the day/go to classes and saying something about pansy which results in Harry having realisation that he has not really attempted to connect with draco's friends. So as a (birthday??) Gift to to Draco he gives him sexy photos taken by pp. I know that first he thought a lot about what to give as Draco already had most everything. It was Ann eighth year fic. The photoshoot was at night and Harry sneaked in his invisibility cloak to meat pansy. The first few photos were stilted but then pansy told him to relax and think about smthing he likes and he sorts of strokes his c*** and thinks about Draco while looking at the camera. He thinks he's a natural. He gives the photos to Draco one by one,hiding the first in his (potions??) Notebook and he gives them by ascending order of sexiness. And flitwick takes one of the photos in class because they were talking nd draco's worried but Harry aqueeszes his thought to let him know nothing's wrong and and flitwick only sees a picture of I think a field and then he's confused but realised and says excellent use of__ charm mr.potter and blushes .

On the end, Draco gives him pics too but his are first found by Ron who says it's just clear paper and hands it to Harry who sees the pic and Ron realises what it is while Harry runs off to Draco.

We believe you are looking for A Gift for Draco (33k, E) by SquadOfCats!

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[drarry-to-read]

Hi, I have been trying to find a fic where draco had invested in a boutique for house-elfs but kept it a secret. I am not sure if Harry was a journalist or auror in this fic. Unfortunately I don't remeber much else. If you do find the fic thank you.

Hi! At first i thought that this could be:

Burn the witch by lettersbyelise (E, 20 chapters, 95,800 words) Summary: When Harry Potter is sent in to investigate Draco Malfoy’s successful potions company, posing as Draco’s bodyguard, he doesn’t know the case will launch a series of events that will change his life — and Draco’s.

A story about choices, scars, Chopin piano pieces, and finding all kinds of love in the most unexpected places.

But then i read your ask again and now i'm not sure... maybe my followers have a better suggestion? Or you can try with @lostdrarryfics 😊

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Thank you @vmcgmidlifecrisis @reveling-in-mayhem @slytherinbabe40!!!

Anon you can check this other fic too 😊

Soup-pocalypse and the great curry cataclysm by SquadOfCats (E, 15 chapters, 104,357 words) Summary: Eleven years after the war, Draco Malfoy leads a quiet, boring, and perfectly respectable life, thanks very much. Or, at least he does, until a sudden and very unexpected veela awakening causes him to throw soup all over Harry Potter in the middle of the Ministry cafeteria.