Life is Full of Surprises

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the WIP Challenge! Whether you managed to finish a work-in-progress or not, hopefully this challenge helped you to untangle a problem, dedicate some time, or in some way make progress. The thread on the comm discord has been fun to follow and I know I've picked up some tips and tricks to take away.

Especial congrats to our challenge winners below. You got it done <3

(Also on tumblr. If any usernames or details are correct, or if I've missed anyone, please comment to this post to let me know.)

WIP Challenge 2025 Masterlist

A Tale as Old as Time by kiss_me_cassie
Rating/Warnings: PG13; no warnings apply
Summary: Just a little change / Small to say the least / Both a little scared / Neither one prepared / Beauty and the Beast (Clint/Natasha)

any way the wind blows by rowaelinluvr
Rating/Warnings: pg-13; implied suicide attempt/depression
Summary: He will look back again. It’s not a guess, nor is it a question. Natasha knows he will look back again. Just like he’s done for the past hundreds and hundreds of times. - it's an old song. it's an old tale. (Clint/Natasha)

Here We Go Again by kiss_me_cassie
Rating/Warnings: E. Very much E for Explicit. I mean, look, it's mostly shameless smut! No warnings. Except, you know, the sex.
Summary: They barely made it out of the swanky party. Now they were trapped in one of the upstairs bedrooms while Benitti's men cased the mansion looking for them and the microchip they'd taken from his vault. But Bucky and Natasha have a solid plan for getting out of there and an even better plan on what to do once they escape. (Bucky/Natasha)

'Love is Love is Love is Love is Love' Cross Stitch by sgteam14283
Rating/Warnings: G, no warnings

my pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand by archers_and_spies
Rating/Warnings: teen & up; no warnings apply
Summary: She doesn’t come back wrong. She comes back cold, some creeping side effect the Red Skull had neglected to mention, a piece of the planet she carries with her even as she reappears on the platform in place of Steve, takes off the helmet, and smiles at her friends. or: the first time he touches her after vormir strikes her alight.

Rewrite the Stars by ultra_fic
Rating/Warnings: PG-13/T; No warnings apply
Summary: Clint and Natasha meet in the circus. They're both looking for something, they just don't know right away that the something is each other. (Clint/Natasha)

Running in the Shadows by paperairplanesopenwindows
Rating/Warnings: Mature (may later become Explicit); currently no warnings apply (may change in future)
Summary: You’re always running from something, Laura. aka if crime wasn't so easy, Laura wouldn't do it so often. aka the much long awaited Criminal AU. (Clint/Natasha/Laura)

Supremacy by Chaed & Spacelaska
Rating/Warnings: M; Infidelity, Questionable Political Stances, Violence
Summary: Tony Stark turns his back on SHIELD during the events of Iron Man 2, no longer interested in playing by anyone’s rules but his own. How far can he push it? And how far will anyone go to stop the rise of Superior Iron Man? (Tony/Pepper, Clint/Natasha, Clint/Laura)