learnedfoot

Smut Swap reveals were yesterday, so quick roundup:

I received two wonderful, just full-on perfect gifts. Highly recommended for all of my Peter/Tony friends if you haven't already read them:
Your Eyes Only [4.4k, voyeurism]
Fake Relationship; Real Feelings [5.3k, fake relationship]

I also wrote a couple of things, all P/T as well:
Closer Look [3.6k, just kinda porn and feelings]
Pretend [5.1k, sex pollen]
Still Use Work [6.5k, for science]

I had so much fun with this exchange! I stretched myself outside of my comfort zone (er, content wise. Clearly not ship wise), and am pleased with the results. And again, seriously, my gifts were so good!

I also wrote a treat for Space Swap, which is much more in what I think of as my natural h/c + sweet ending wheelhouse, but with more aliens than usual:
Running With the Stars [5.3k, T]

It's funny, looking at my works posted under this username, I've written almost as much E stuff as T/G, but having never written smut before I got into this ship, I still think of it as so, so not my thing. But I'm glad I decided to try to lean into it for this exchange.

Chocolate Box was the first exchange I've participated in in *years,* and the first one under this identify, and it resulted in an embarrassment of riches. I got four wonderful gifts, had a blast writing five fic, had amazing recips -- I'm almost scared to do more exchange because it's hard to see how I can top this. Not that it will stop me from signing up for H/C Exchange and maybe Smut Swap... I guess I'm an exchange person now. All it takes is one hit.

Anyway, the rundown:

What I received
Always Welcome, Peter/Tony, E
If you like this ship at all I can't recommend this more highly. Drunk Peter! IW angst! Sweet, and sexy, and full of feels all at once, it is everything I could ask for in P/T fic.

As Easy as Understanding, Nebula/Natasha, T
I requested this ship because I was curious about it, and this fic confirmed that I think it is a great idea. If you are also curious, you should check it out. Short, sweet, and just *so them.*

I Can Show You the World, Bucky/Shuri, T
Bucky/Shuri! snickfic wrote me Bucky/Shuri! And it is absolutely wonderful. Really, really beautiful fic. Really recommend it.

Rental, Peter/Tony (with Venom!), T
Venom gets Peter, Eddie and Tony team up to get their boys back. This is a freaking delight, and I highly recommend it not only to P/T fans, but to anyone who likes Venom. As much as I enjoyed the shippy parts, I think the best part was Tony and Eddie being forced to work together, and getting along not at all. It's great.

What I Wrote

MCU
And Again and Again, Peter/Tony, time loop, 6k, T
One of my great joys of this fest was seeing a few people who said they don't even really like the ship rec this, which is a huge compliment. I'd never written time loops before, but between this and Russian Doll I might now be addicted.

Anything but the Best, Peter/Tony, suit porn, 4k, E
Just what it says on the tin. But with feelings, because I can't not.

Not the Point, Peter/Tony, 3.3k, E
Peter almost dies, it leads to a fight and porn. Like you do. Porn with feels is my bread and butter with this ship, #sorrynotsorry

Something Left to Lose, Bucky & Rocket, 4k, G
AU where Bucky survives IW, and forms a friendship with Rocket, because they so would.

Doctor Who/Star Wars
Never Fail to Be, Thirteen + Kylo/Rey, 6.3k, G
Of everything I wrote this time, this is the most outside of my wheelhouse -- I'd never written any of these characters, or in these verses or, IIRC, a crossover of any sort -- but I also think it is the best. In fact, it's probably the best thing I've ever written. This is not to put down the other stuff I wrote, which I am generally quite pleased with, just to say it is incredibly rare for me to feel like I *nailed* a story top to bottom, but I do feel that way about this one. I give all credit to lucymonster's amazing crossover prompts, which just sparked something in me.

(Writing this was also a lovely reminder that as much as MCU has most of my fandom attention these days, Doctor Who has a uniquely special place in my heart for a reason.)