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Title: The Web of the Wyrd
Author: MykkiTno
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, X-Men
Genre: Dimension Travel, Hurt/Comfort, Paranormal/Supernatural, Pre-Relationship, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Urban Fantasy
Relationship(s): Tony Stark/James Barnes, Clint/Laura, Logan/Storm, Carol/Rhodes
Content Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Hate Crimes, Hate Speech, Major Character Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence-Graphic, Violence-Domestic. Dub/Non-con experimentation, body modification, death, emotional and psychological abuse, mental illness, discrimination, racism, sexism, child abuse, Discussion-Child Abuse, murder, and minor character death. Internalized homophobia, homophobia, DADT mentioned, historical/mythological inaccuracies, alcoholism, addiction, hand-wavy science, and possible inaccurate representation of the mafia. Language and slurs, explicit sexual content. Character Bashing – Howard Stark, Steve Rogers, Wanda Maximoff, S.H.I.E.L.D, Hydra, Odin, and to a lesser degree, Peggy Carter.
Author Note: Please see the author notes tab below for expansion on the warnings—take them seriously.
Beta: I can’t say I have an official Beta, but offering my thanks to my infinitely patient and lovely co-workers who let me ramble as I worked through the kinks
Alpha: Giving a shout to my wonderful Alpha, who read, offered feedback or asked for clarification, even when they didn’t understand the fandom. I appreciate all the help, Momma!
Word Count: 114,614
Summary: During the time heist in 2012, though Loki escaped with the tesseract, this isn’t his story. He’s the catalyst. The Norns take him, offering him a choice, in which he unintentionally creates an alternate universe. This is about the Wyrd, and the ramifications of Choose and Consequence. It’s about an unknown descendant, seventy years of torture, an oath and a promise. It’s a story about two men – one an assassin, one a genius, who in an alternate universe never got a chance to choose; they only dealt with the consequences… Here, Loki bound James Barnes and Tony Stark together before either was born. That changes everything.
Artist: Lalaith Quetzalli
Artist Appreciation: It was an absolute joy to work with you this year, and I’m incredibly honoured to have been chosen and to have provided the inspiration for your beautiful art. Thank-you!
I never know what to say in the Author Notes, beyond a warning to take the tags seriously. The character bashing is utterly and completely legitimate. I tried not to make it an over-the-top caricature of them, but I did take a couple in directions that aren’t common. The Dub/Non-con experimentation, body modification, Torture, all have to do with James Barnes during his years under Hydra. The Major Character Death is listed because, technically, canon events occur before the universe is changed, and it alludes to what happened in that other world. It should also be noted that, while technically he’s not a major character, he is important to the plot – but there is one on-screen death I will warn you about, and that is Howard Stark. (Could it be considered murder? Possibly, though, I went with justification…)
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