Clara/Clint

“I fucking love this photo. Where stood the statue of a slaver, stands the raised fist of a proud black man. Share it wide.

Bristol isn't erasing history. They are making it.

How shameful it would be to have to tell your kids and grandkids that - when this happened - when the greatest movement for civil rights swept the world and tore down idols to slavery and inequality and made Western society a better place at last - you stood against it.

Finding #AllLivesMatter on someone's old facebook wall will be like finding Nazi memorabilia in a dead relatives attic.”

@tonystarkbingo card 3020 A4: Tony Stark/Bruce Banner science husbands, but make them ace

“Okay, I’m ace and I could do a better job of acting in this scene than she does.”

ace tony cuddling with rhodey on the couch after he gets back from overseas

ace tony decorating his tower with black, grey, white, n purple streamers 

ace tony being a guest speaker at an event during asexual awareness week

ace tony spending an entire week dressed in suits that represent the ace flag

ace tony sitting down with steve n explaining the ace spectrum

They’ve both been in relationships with partners who weren’t Ace and liked it just fine, but they really both enjoy the lack of sexual tension in their relationship. It’s nice knowing that Bucky can run his hands over his fella’s ass and not have to worry about his partner getting the wrong idea.

Summary:

Asexuality. The word gave him pause. It felt strange to name the absence of a desire.

Notes: 3800 words on the life of asexual Tony Stark. Loosely set in the 616, but there’s some MCU influence in there too. Also posted on AO3.

It had started, Tony thought, with that damned chest plate. When he’d decided to dedicate his life to something more than himself, to be something more. In all honesty is was a snap decision, made of emotion more than logic. It was the right thing to do, and all questions about how he would actually achieve it were secondary. He would never claim not to be impulsive.

anon you get me this is literally my favorite topic of conversation

ace tony who, as a kid, really doesn’t understand this whole “sexual attraction” thing people keep going on and on about

ace tony starting to wonder if he’s broken or is there’s something wrong with him bc he can’t relate to the other kids

ace tony going to lengths to hide this from his father, bc if stark men can’t be weak, they sure as hell can’t be broken either

ace tony taking on a playboy persona partly to hide his feelings from the public and partly to convince himself that there’s nothing wrong with him

ace tony getting older and meeting more people but still feeling broken inside no matter how hard he tries to forget it

ace tony meeting rhodey and finally finding someone he feels like he can talk or open up to

ace tony starting to feel a little better

ace tony being thrown even further into the spotlight bc he must run his father’s company after his parent’s death

ace tony feeling like he needs to maintain his persona now more than ever, because if the public found out there was something wrong with him they’d be a nightmare

ace tony becoming iron man and forgetting about everything for a little, being a superhero and all

ace tony coming across the term “asexual” for the first time late at night while he’s supposed to be making modifications for the avengers’ weapons

ace tony staying up all night reading about it

ace tony breaking down because he finally found people like him, because he’s not broken, there’s nothing at all wrong with him, he’s just asexual

ace tony going out of his way to raise asexuality awareness and help other kids who feel the same way he did

ace tony still enjoying sex bc it feels good and he likes to make his partner happy, but it’s so much better after realizing that he doesn’t need to feel sexual attraction to do it

ace tony being nervous about coming out to the avengers, only to be given nothing but love and support from them

ace tony coming out to the public and getting tons of messages from other asexuals saying that they thought they were the only ones who felt this way 

ace tony being thrilled that he can help other people like him 

ace tony never feeling broken again bc he has friends loving him and the ace community supporting him 

Tony goes deep down the rabbit hole online to discover more about asexuality. The team finds him later in the evening on the couch, his eyes watery, blank tablet clutched in his hand and blanket wrapped around him. Natasha sits down next to him and he looks up at her, smiling weakly. “I’m ace,” he says reverently, and she grins at him. 

“Yeah Tony, you’re ace. You don’t have to like sex, or have it.” 

Immediately he starts wearing the ace colors, or a small ace flag on his lapel, or buys an ace flag cellphone cover. It’s not like no one notices, and he gets a lot of backlash for it. 

“I can’t be ace if I’ve had sex?” he asks one morning, looking very lost and young, and the others look up from their breakfast. 

“Of course you can!” Clint says, blinking. Bruce looks upset. 

“Who said that to you?” Tony shoves his phone in their direction to show his twitter feed. A lot of it is supportive, but a lot more of it is not. 

“Tony,” Steve says quietly, “you are who you are. And if you feel asexual, if that’s what you are in your heart, far-be-it for anyone else to judge. They don’t know you, or who you are, or how you feel.” Tony nods slowly before smiling. 

“Thanks Cap.” 

With the discovery that he’s ace, he becomes much more open with his touches to the team. They’re not sexual, and maybe he was worried that they would be taken that way, but he basks in every returned touch, nudged arm, held hand. He likes sitting in Steve’s lap, braiding Natasha’s hair. 

Loki: What about my studies?

Frigga: Fine, other than that. And no socialising with your friends.

Loki: I don’t have any friends.

Frigga: Then I’ll take your books.

Loki: I need my books for my studies.

Frigga: Fine! Then.. no...

Frigga: *deep thinking*

Frigga: No stabbing Thor.

Loki: What?! nO stAbBinG ThOr?!

Frigga:

Loki:

Frigga: THOR!

Thor: *comes bounding in* you called for me mot-.. OW! WHAT THE NORNS-..

Loki: *not breaking eye contact with frigga, reaches over and yanks a small knife from Thor’s side*

Thor: How did-.. where-.. why?..

Thor: I did not even know they were here

Loki, shrugging: Its not like you were using the space for anything

Bonus:

Women in science series - 1 - Peseshet

Hawkeye Fans!

Good news! The Hawktion is coming back for 2020, and it’s going to be earlier in the year so you don’t have as long to wait!

Sign Ups will be between 16th May - 6th June, then the auction will run for the week 13th June - 20th June.

Fanworks will then be due within six months, by January 20th. Obviously, that’s just to make sure everyone gets what they’ve bidded for in a timely manner, and we hope most of them will be ready long before then.

We will be running everything much as it was last year, but keep an eye out for the updated FAQs post with the new dates. If you want a reminder, here’s a link to last year’s.

We will be changing most, if not all, of the charities from last year. Please do let us know if you either know of a charity you think Clint would love, or if you’d like us to keep one of the ones from last year. We’ll be announcing the new ones in the next few weeks.