all fanfiction is funnier and sexier and vastly better-written when you read it at three in the morning, in the dark, lying on your side, tucked into bed, with screen rotate turned off. that’s just how it works. that’s just facts.
the first round was a huge success and there were so many great pieces that came out of this challenge. naturally there was going to have to be another round. so let’s do this.
what is this exactly?
while there are many great au’s out there created by all of our wonderful writers, we live in a consumerism world and we always want more which is where this challenge came from. the spn au bingo challenge.
each person who signs up will be submitted a 5x5 bingo square (which means that you’ll have 25 squares in total) each square centered around the characters of supernatural and most importantly, different au’s and occupations.
so, for example, you might get a square that has firefighter!dean and then a coffee shop au. write whatever comes to mind, the only stipulation is that they must fall into the au that was given. so if you get firefighter!dean, then dean has to be a firefighter. now what else you want to do, that’s up to you. you can have him run into a burning building and save people or have him come home to whatever pairing you want and create a super sexy fire in the bedroom (if yah get what I mean).
sounds pretty awesome right and now you wanna do this. so lets do it.
writer: this is one of my male characters! he cares about his guy friends and loves them deeply.
tumblr: oh! so he’s gay!
writer: uh…no, he’s attracted to women.
tumblr: ….so he’s bi!
writer: uhh…no…….he loves his guy friends but he’s not romantically/sexually attracted to them.
tumblr: ….so you’re homophobic.
writer:
Healthy male friendships are almost as rare in mainstream fiction as gay male relationships, and maybe more rare in fanfiction. Let men be wonderful friends without pushing a romantic relationship, just like men and women should be able to be wonderful friends without the pressure of a romantic relationship.
*AGGRESSIVELY SLAMS REBLOG UNTIL I DIE*
This is literally the reason men are so terrified of being open about loving each other platonically, because they don’t want people to assume they’re gay just because they can be supportive of their fucking friends
Prompt: Fall/autumn, Scarves and gloves Pairing: Dean/Sam AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16150439 Word count: 3,513 Rating: T Warnings: misunderstandings, angst, language
Summary:For years Sam has relied on Dean consistently
delivering a particular gift to him. When time goes by and it’s
suspiciously absent this year, Sam fears this could be Dean’s way of
saying he’s finally done with him.Set in some vague time/moment, after the last seal was broken.
The signs that it’s already that time of year again begin on the way
to their next case. It starts, as most things do, in the impala.
They’re the only headlight on the tarmac in the bitter night for
thirty miles either way when Sam fidgets in the passenger seat. He tries
to be discreet, but is well past the stage of being able to hide from
Dean, who predictably notices his repositioning out of the corner of his
eye. He ignores his restless brother and focuses on the road. The
stereo plays on.
Thirty seconds later and Sam shifts again, ending the movement with a
minuscule shiver and a shaky sigh. Dean rolls his eyes, turns down the
music, and unconsciously shifts himself, putting slightly more pressure
on the gas. He eases off.
Okay but you’re literally one of the only people who accept bucky as one individual character and NOT a part of stucky or any other ship including bucky (cough buckynat cough) and i fucking love that. It’s one of the main reasons i ship winteriron, because the ship not only has incredible dynamics but also shippers who view them as just two guys in a relationship and don’t use it to fuel their white gay male fantasies. They’re separate characters y’all being in a relationship doesn’t erase that.
dont get me wrong, i love comics bucky and his respect for steve - but thats it, he respects him, not worships him and solely depends on steve for his character arc. half the ppl on tungler just need to admit that they dont give a fucky about bucky and go
So true. As much as I love WinterIron, I love Buckyhimself more. Because Bucky needs time to define who he wants to be before he gets into a relationship. His mental wellbeing is more important than me wanting him in another character’s love life.
Well, you can bet no one will be happier to find that out than Tony Stark. He’s a FUTURIST - and a future full of genius women and men, each building upon the genius of those who went before them, is the wished-for ideal of futurism. Look at his relationships with Riri Williams in the comics, and with Harley Keener and Peter Parker in the MCU: all kids who are utter geniuses and could surpass Tony as they grow into their genius, if they haven’t already. He loves them and guides them and hopes they will be, in his words, better than him.
You think Tony Stark has some kind of jealous ego? (The man hardly has any real ego left; it’s all a cover for his inner self-doubt and fear for the world…) The only “tech giants” he despises are posers like Justin Hammer. Tony Stark is the consummate teacher, and if the pupil surpasses the teacher – well, that’s the great teacher’s goal. If he finds a genius who matches or surpasses him (remember his insta-bond with his Science Bro Bruce Banner) he’ll bond with them immediately– they speak the same language. They can communicate and build stuff together.
He will love it that Shuri, in her words, is smarter than he is – he’ll love that she’s confident in saying it, and I hope they get a chance to collaborate together on wicked-smart plans to help save the world. The comics need more genius heroes – especially women; especially women of color.