#targeting stuff

[queenmabscherzo]

Hi! What is the size difference between Bucky and Steve in Targeting? Loved the story so much by the way!!!!

ooh thank you for asking this and reminding me of this. even though cevans and sebstan are almost the exact same height, when writing targeting, i wrote the characters with their comic book height difference in mind. you know, for Reasons. so Bucky is about 5’9” and Steve is about 6’2”.

[queenmabscherzo]

HI long time fan of your writing and serial re-reader of targeting (it's seriously my favorite fic ever i've lost track of how many times i've read it now and read it again every time football season rolls around in the fall). because i love it so much i have compiled a too long playlist but i wanted to share with you a couple of songs that always make think of targeting (esp targeting bucky<3) -- big star by lorde, hot & heavy by lucy dacus, winter 05 by ra ra riot, crush by the smashing pumpkins, and maybe love by weyes blood!!! ANYWAY sorry for rambling on but thanks for reading and thanks for your beautiful writing!!!<3 hope u have a wonderful day!!!

oh my gosh did you just send me a bunch of targeting songs!!!! you’re the best, thank you SO much! i just listened to all of them and they’re truly perfect (I think my favorite is winter 05???) (but all of them are so good). i don’t know if I’ve ever posted my targeting playlists on tumblr. maybe I should do that sometime.

thank you so much for the lovely message it has really made my day!!!

[queenmabscherzo]

Istg I'd LOVE to have a printed version of Targeting, I'd scribble the shit out of every single page. I can't express how much I absolutely adore it. Strong Safety too! And the collection of different Christmases for Bucky and Steve through the years? Another freaking masterpiece. I come from Europe so I didn't know shit about american football but I started appreciating it because of your works, and game replays and youtube compilations have been my comfort show literally ever since lol. Love u

That’s so cute I should get into watching football clips on youtube just for the comfort of it lol! this is really sweet thank you!!!

[queenmabscherzo]

I just re-read Targeting again and it occurred to me that Eli and Bucky would be co-workers once Bucky starts coaching, right? So like… work besties?? Idk I see all these work bestie reels on Instagram and thought that would be funny

Eli and Bucky are absolutely work besties. Eli sometimes talks about more technical medical stuff re: athletic training and Bucky is like “i have no fucking idea what you’re talking about but that’s awesome”. They start a fantasy football league and refuse to draft Steve or sam and tell them so often. (sam: “that’s a funny way to say you suck at fantasy football.”) Eli drafts his brother way higher than he should and isn’t sorry.

(They met at least once in the comic and ofc Eli was an actual child in that setting and Bucky was like, a begrudging enabler. I think that relationship must translate in targeting as Bucky always the begrudging enabler with Eli’s kids.)

[queenmabscherzo]

The Falcons just beat the Giants- how much shit do you think Sam would give Bucky and Steve? XD

sam definitely wouldn’t stop giving them shit until the next time they played. like, well after the falcons lose several more games in the season. “hey remember when we wrecked nyg?” “sam youre 3-8.” “wrecked you.” “i play for the panthers.” “wrecked”

[queenmabscherzo]

my friend and i (@ babybuckys and @ rpluseds on twitter) are the biggest fans of targeting and quite literally never shut up about it, so thank you for the best fic we have ever read. also, we were curious, if you haven’t answered this already, how do you image the layout/floorplan of steve’s house in the fic?

people TWEET about my FIC?? every heart emoji. :’) thank you for the sweet sweet message. also yes. i have thought (too much) about that big old house. i drew it just now to make sure i wasn’t wrong and i’m a visual person and all. anyway i’m not an architect so i feel like my proportions are off bc eli’s apartment should be bigger somehow or other, but this is the general idea. the front door/porch is on the bottom, back door/yard is on top.

floor 1:

and floor 2:

[queenmabscherzo]

How would you feel if, someone, say, liveblogged themselves re-reading Targeting? Because I was planning on re-reading it soon anyway but I do love yelling at authors and wanted to see how you'd feel about it 👀

awww i’d be SO flattered!!! you should also def tag me if it doesn’t make you feel weird <3

[queenmabscherzo]

One: how sick of Targeting are you? I might have a remix idea for it (in regards to that post you just reblogged) but I'd hate to annoy you with an old work if you don't like it anymore sajdkhksadh Two (if the answer to One is Not that much): if you could go back and change anything about targeting, what would it be?

i don’t think i’ll ever be sick of targeting. there are parts of it i like and dislike and over the years the parts i like and dislike may change, but i love those dumb jocks with all my heart. also the college football national championship is next week. so i love targeting extra <3 right now.

PLEASE SHARE ALL YOUR IDEAS