RDJ

Like have they all forgotten that RDJ built the MCU house with his bare hands?? In a cave?? WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS?!

Pod Bid for kandisheek Auction #1013

The Prompt:

FAKE ROYAL MARRIAGE When Steve and Tony were children, prince Tony insisted on marrying Steve, because Steve was moving away and Tony wanted them to be together forever. He made Jarvis film their wedding and gave Steve his royal insignia ring for safekeeping despite Jarvis’ protests, determined that Steve should have a wedding ring. Now that Tony is of age, Howard insists on marrying him off for business reasons, and Tony panics, telling him that he's already promised to someone and he has video proof. Howard asks Jarvis to procure the video, and since Tony used his royal ring and Jarvis technically IS an officiant, the claim does hold some weight, despite how ridiculous it is. So Howard calls him on his bluff, saying that he would love to meet his son's husband. He'll arrange another wedding to get their vows renewed next week. Tony doesn't know how in the world he'll get himself out of this mess. Steve probably doesn't even remember him, much less still consider him a friend, let alone a husband. There's no chance in hell he'll agree to marry Tony on a technicality. Right?

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My Fallen Star

Soldat... get me out of here.

I’M CACKLING

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A Certain Affinity (ao3) - miobambino T, 14k

Summary: Aka Steve is jealous of Tony and Nat’s friendship, gets the wrong idea, and requires a little help from Nat herself to get some well-needed perspective.

amore mio (ao3) - halfasgoodatanything N/R, 1k

Summary: tony is touchy and affectionate with others, and steve wants him to just love him. and love him in the way he loves him.

Dad, Get Off My Boyfriend (ao3) - dinolaur G, 5k

Summary: Howard accidentally time travels to the future, Steve is excited, and jealousy is an ugly color on Tony.

Everybody Wonders (What It Would Be Like to Love You) (ao3) - SoldiersShield T, 2k

Summary: Steve and Tony have been dancing around each other for a while now, and Steve’s rather content with it. Attending a gala together just might change that.

Flirt with Me (ao3) - holmesintardis E, 2k

Summary: In his own way, Steve finally comes to grips with Tony’s incessant flirting. Tony can’t say he doesn’t love Steve’s methods.

Good Enough (ao3) - nowalee T, 6k

Summary: Watching Tony flirt with yet another person is maybe making Steve a little bit jealous. Or a lot. Luckily, Natasha is there to give him some harsh truths and offer advice. Or, Steve is jealous, Tony is insecure, and Natasha is done with them.

Hold Fast, Dear Captain (ao3) - RoseGoldAmpersand E, 7k

Summary: Tony remembered Doctor Stephen Strange from the more wild nights of his youth, but he was pretty sure Strange hadn’t worn a cape back then. At an Avenger’s gala, Tony reunites with his ex-lover and a jealous Captain America sets out to remind his partner exactly who it is he belongs to.

In Which Steve is Jealous But Claims Not to Be (ao3) - misbehavingvigilante M, 1k

Summary: Things are complicated with Tony.Steve knows he’s not always the easiest person to get along with so maybe some of that tension is because of him, or at least he admits that on his more charitable days. They don’t really argue all that much, which should mean that their relationship has no complications, but somehow it does regardless.Somehow, Thor doesn’t seem to have the same problems with Tony.

my name is steve (ao3) - starksnack G, 1k

Summary: Tony wrongly assumes that Steve likes Bucky.

overheard your heartbeat (calling me yours) (ao3) - starklystar T, 15k

Summary: Or, Tony overhears a phonecall where Steve proposes, a battle happens, and a paper ring settles some misunderstandings.

practice makes perfect (ao3) - starklystar G, 7k

Summary: Or, 69 times Tony proposes, and the one time Steve says yes.

Selfish Secret (ao3) - ABrighterDarkness T, 2k

Summary: He felt a heavy roll of animosity and jealousy roll through him strong enough to make his teeth ache as he watched that familiarly muscled arm drape over someone else’s shoulders.  Tony could feel that comforting weight across his own as crystal clear in memory as the visual he was being treated to.

tell me that you love me (ao3) - idacarvalli G, 3k

Summary: Tony’s not jealous. He swears he’s not. It’s just that Sheriff Steve Rogers has been hanging around that gal Sharon Carter a little bit more than Tony would have liked. But he’s not jealous. He’s really not.

They say love is pain, well darling, let’s hurt tonight (ao3) - Moonlight511 G, 3k

Summary: Basically just Steve and Tony being insecure before finally talking to each other..

Turn a Little Faster (ao3) -  ishipallthings T, 5k

Summary: Tony and Natasha pose as a couple for an undercover mission. Steve doesn’t find this distracting. Not at all. And yet, it all goes downhill from there.

(Five times Steve is distracted thinking of Tony, and one time Tony distracts Steve on purpose.)

Unburied (ao3) - attenuata E, 3k

Summary: Steve and Tony meet up after a long time away from each other. Tony has been repressing all his feelings and when he sees some women try to hit on Steve at the bar they’re at, he can’t control his jealousy. Will he confess his attraction to Steve or just be a dick?

What do you see (when I look at you) (ao3) - General16 T, 8k

Summary: Wherein Tony faces both of his biggest fears: Loosing Steve to someone younger and slowly growing older. The new omega and his asshole alpha do not improve his day at all.

What are you doing… (ao3) - Raw_Ramen_Noodles E, 2k

Me: 13K? Who the hell is calling 13K short?

Oh my god 😂😂

THAT IS SHORT FOR ME

The game itself is bad, yes. It was built up to be an exciting hit for kids to play at Christmas in 1982. So much in fact, that retailers bought WAY more stock then could every be sold based on the hype.

However, people at the time liked the game. It looks bad now, but the game itself was pretty on par with the times. It wound up selling 1.5 million copies. Which would be great, except Atari was expecting to sell 4-5 million.

While initial reception was positive, critics started panning the game as critics do. While it was no worse than most other games at the time, it was stil frustrating and hard to play. It could not live up to the hype that had been built and negative press built up quickly.

But what was ALSO happening was a flood of cheap imitations on the market. ET is a licensed game, and like all licenses comes at a higher markup. So if you wanted to buy a game for yourself or your kid, would you buy 1 game, or 2 for the same price?

Atari was also screwing around with how they handled their distributors. Just before the game went to public, but AFTER the game had been bought and shipped, Atari announced that they were cancelling every existing contract with distributors and signing with only a select few.

So distributors, now pissed off and with an abundance of games that were NOT selling and with prices slashed horribly to sell games that people were quickly losing interest in, retailers put their claims to return a collective 2.5-3.5 million copies back to Atari. Atari, unable to recycle the cartridges or resell them in any way, wound up burying them in the Nevada desert.

This caused the Video Game Crash of the early 80s that put a dark mark on video games until Nintendo (and in some small part other game companies) to revive later. 

 It was the perfect storm. An over-hyped overpriced game sold to an increasingly frustrated and over-saturated market with retailers scrambling to make a dime while Game Devs blame the market for poor sales.

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2019 Spring Fling: Gift List

As always, a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who was a part of the exchange this year; the helpers, the participants, the people now leaving comments and kudos, and everyone who helped spread the word by liking and sharing our posts. This exchange wouldn’t have been possible without you.

You’re the best, you rock, we love you!

And now, without further ado: the complete 2019 WinterIron Spring Fling Gift List!

Enjoy! 💕