31 flavors Jumanji: Wlecome to the Jungle

[gwyn]

Carved Our Love in the Mountainside (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 1,738 words, T) by burglebezzlement
Summary: Bethany and Martha, after Jumanji.

This is a really charming post-movie story of Bethany and Martha discovering a new relationship.

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I finished writing my Stucky AU Big Bang! I wasn't sure I could squeak it out, but I did, though my god my hands hurt. I know no one will want to read 45k of Desk Set AU--how I managed to get that many words out of what's essentially a rom-com is beyond me, but I guess that's what happens when you add in lots of stuff about canon history and PTSD for soldiers and 1950s politics and social commentary.

Comments

[sperrywink]

Go you! I'm sorry your hands hurt, but it must feel good to be done.

[gwyn]

Yeah, and I just finished the first edit, which was basically a complete rewrite, but that also felt like an accomplishment.

[emyrys]

I WANT TO READ 45K WORDS OF DESK SET AU!!!!!

I love that movie!!

[gwyn]

I hope there will be a couple people who will--the big problem is that I don't think there's a lot of overlap between Desk Set fans and Stucky fans. Judging by the fact that there was literally no one who wanted to do art for my fic description (and it was a good summary!), until second round of claims someone showed up, I have a feeling it'll be even worse than my usual underperformance.

[mmouse15]

I am so sorry about your hands, but new story from you! I am so excited to read it!

[gwyn]

Yay!

[arduinna]

I know no one will want to read 45k of Desk Set AU

Nope, that is an inaccurate assumption. <3

[gwyn]

Well, the thing is...it's a Stucky AU...and I don't think you read that, except for Ces's stuff? I could be wrong! The hardest thing about starting it was that for a couple years, I've dithered over who should be Bunny and who should be Richard--I kept thinking Bunny-->Bucky would be funny, but then Steve seemed like Bunny in actual presentation, and then I had to deal with Skinny Steve or Buff Steve? Science nerd Bucky ended up cementing the casting, because he works with Howard Stark on the electronic brains, and of course Peggy is Peg, and Sam and Nat round out the rest of the team. Picking who should be terrible Mike was hard, because anyone comes off bad and I love everyone, but in the end I went with Sharon, who holds Steve off on marriage because she wants to climb the ladder and it's tough for a woman, so I've tried hard to make her less hateful. (And also to make the movie about 90 percent less sexist and racist. Yikes, some of the things they say...)

[arduinna]

Well, the thing is...it's a Stucky AU...and I don't think you read that, except for Ces's stuff?

Dunno! I've read next to nothing for years. I went back through my archive and pinboard a week or so ago to see just when it was that I dropped so hard out of fandom, especially with the way I've been feeling so much more fannish the past few weeks. Turns out it was spring 2014 - which is also right around when Winter Soldier came out. That was when my dad tipped over into needing assisted living, and apparently I just went into total caretaker (or at least legal-guardian-ish) mode, where I stayed for ages. It's so weirdly stereotypical, but basically exactly a year after he died, suddenly things lifted and I was all hey, people! fandom! posting!

I watched all the MCU stuff, but missed MCU fandom almost entirely for that whole time. So I've no idea what I like to read! And god knows if I'll be able to actually pick up on the fandom this many years in, but at least my brain feels like it can cope with reading something. :D

I think Sharon's a great call for Mike, since someone really has to be Mike. You're right, that's a totally valid reason for her to keep deflecting, and it makes for a way more sympathetic character.

Anyway. tl;dr I have no idea if I'll like it, but I'm looking forward to giving it a shot!

[mackiemesser]

Congratulations on finishing! (And hopefully a nice long rest for your hands.)

I, for one, am looking forward to reading it.

[gwyn]

Thanks! Yeah, here's hoping it turns out okay.