#capbb 2018

Captain America Big Bang 2018 Wrap-up

It’s been an incredibly exciting journey, watching so many of you take your fanworks from idea to finished collaboration, but here we are at the end! Thank you so much to the authors and artists who made the first Captain America Big Bang a success, and to everyone else who helped along the way.

We’re happy to announce that this year’s Bang includes 118 collaborations from 119 authors and 88 artists. They have been reblogged to our Tumblr and we invite you to check out the Ao3 collection! 

Additionally, we’ve aggregated everyone’s submissions in a user-friendly spreadsheet. You can sort it by a variety of criteria to find your favorite content creators and pairings and maybe find some new ones! The spreadsheet is available here. 

Once again, thank you to everyone! It’s been our privilege to facilitate the Captain America Big Bang and we hope to see you all again next year!

Best wishes, 

The Mods

@drowningbydegrees, @hawkguyz, @jinlinli, @talkplaylove, @yetanotherobsessivereader,

Be prepared—my collaboration with @doomcheese will be posted on OCTOBER 12!

To whet your appetite a little, here’s a snippet of the fic, AKA the Spaced AU that’s been bugging me for over a year and a half.

When Bruce opened the door, he was wearing a green, check patterned three piece suit and green newsboy cap. He looked ridiculous.

“Bruce,” Steve asked, barely able to believe his eyes. “What?”

“Are you going to come after all?” Bruce asked, eyes lighting up.

“Yes, under protest. I just think these things are always a bit pretentious.”

“Oh.” Bruce gestured to his outfit. “How do I look?”

“A bit pretentious.”

“Oh. Do you think I should lose the waistcoat?”

Steve stared. “No, I think you should burn it, because if you lose it you might, you know, find it again.”

“Oh.”

Steve sighed. “Come on, then. Come upstairs and have a drink with us to calm your nerves.”

“Thanks,” Bruce said gratefully, following Steve upstairs.

As they walked in, Bucky was already setting out the glasses. “Aww, Bruce, don’t you look nice?” he said brightly, and Steve grimaced. “Drink?”

Bruce nodded, but Steve shook his head. “I’ll stick to the espresso, thanks. I think if I stop drinking it I’ll fall asleep.”

“Don’t drink so much coffee. It’s not good for your nerves,” Bucky scolded Steve, taking a sip of his own wine.

y’all, i’ve written like almost fourteen hundred words of my capBB fic today. i’m so happy. 

i mean, it’s probably going to need a lot of work at the end, but i’m working my way through draft zero. 

CapBB is now on DreamWidth! 

Hello participants! As many of you are aware, Tumblr has recently changed its Terms of Service. In light of this decision, we have backed up the CapBB blog onto DreamWidth. This includes all of our Rules & Requirements, our FAQ, as well as the round up posts from the 2018 edition of CapBB.  Please do give us a follow at capbb.dreamwidth.org! 

We are keeping an eye on the developments regarding where fandom will land as a result of these changes, and we will notify you how we will be conducting the 2019 edition of CapBB at a later date. 

Here’s another snippet:

“Um?” Steve managed.

“You must be the new neighbor upstairs,” the naked green man said in a monotone.

“Um. Yes?” Steve tried to find more words, but they had been lost at the sight of the green… bits right at his eye level.

“Hi.”

“Hi. Why are you naked? Why are you GREEN?” Steve asked slightly hysterically, suddenly finding his voice.

The man shrugged. “I’m expressing myself.”

“Right.” Steve paused. “Fancy a coffee?”

The man looked thoughtful for a moment. “Sure.” He looked down at himself. “Maybe I should have a bath first.”

“Nah,” Steve said, waving a dismissive hand. “You, uh, you might want to put something on. Though.” He gestured in the general direction of the man’s genitals.

“Oh. Right.”

“I’m Steve, by the way.”

“Bruce. Banner.” The man—Bruce—held out his hand, but Steve just smiled at him wanly and he pulled it back, looking uncomfortable. “I’ll… be back.” He closed the door and Steve took a deep breath, grabbing the pizza boxes and heading out to the trash cans.

As he came back in, the door of the first floor apartment opened and Bruce came out, wearing a paisley dressing gown. It was reds and purples, which clashed so badly with the green Bruce was painted with that Steve could barely keep a straight face.

He led Bruce upstairs to his and Bucky’s apartment, and opened the door. “Bucky, meet Bruce,” he said solemnly.

Bucky looked up from his wine glass and his eyes widened when he saw the sight in front of him. “Um?”

“Bruce likes to express himself,” Steve explained, somehow just managing not to burst into hysterical laughter.

Hello dear friends!

I’ve just finished a rather epic (for me) fic that I’m going to be submitting to the Captain America Big Bang. It’s currently standing at a little tiny bit over 27k.

It’s an au, and it helps if you’re familiar with a certain early 21st century British comedy, but you don’t have to be.

If you’re able and willing (and also won’t be participating in the CapBB as an artist, in the interests of keeping claims anonymous) please hit me up over dm! I’m looking for a beta who will check for spag, general flow, and also general writing advice, as well as someone who can call me out on using britishisms when it’s supposed to be set in New York.