Discussion Question Wednesday! #3: Gateway fic

[dragonofmemory]

Discussion Question Wednesday!

So like, I don't have spiffy pictures like Salma does, but it's that time again to discuss all the things that need to be discussed.  With all the angsting of those that read the comics over about Original Sin, I figured I'd just keep it simple this week.

What was your gateway fic/art into Steve/Tony?

Aka, your very first fic/art that you read, or the first one that really got you into the fandom.  If you don't remember the first one you read/saw, feel free to post your own first Steve/Tony fic/art.  I see no problems with self-promotion and in this case it's encouraged.  And remember, even if you are terribly ashamed of that first attempt, we all start somewhere.  So post it anyway, because you never know who might like it.

Discussion Question Wednesday is going to run every other week. Anonymous comments are welcome.

Comments

[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

Oh I remember this so clearly. I had just seen the second Sherlock Holmes movie, and I had fallen hard for RDJ. I read my way through the Ritchie!verse, but I still wanted more. And then I remembered Iron Man.

Thanks to the now defunct crack_van LJ comm, I found all things Marvel. Including the Steve/Tony ship manifesto, which had a list of recommended fic at the bottom.

And one of those fics was Resurrection, Reconstruction & Redemption (http://archiveofourown.org/works/455066).

I read it. I cried. I read it again. I didn't even know who 90% of the characters were. I knew almost nothing about Civil War or the context of the story itself. But I was utterly taken in by the writing and by the story. And I needed more. So much more.

Within the week I had ordered Civil War from Amazon and read it, and that was it. I had my forever OTP.

[dragonofmemory]

Heh. RDJ is a perfectly good reason to get into a fandom. You'd get no arguments from me. XD

RRR does seem to come highly recommended. Makes me wonder why I couldn't get into it when I tried it, especially since I've liked most of their other fics. Ah, well. It does it's job well for other people, and that's what counts, right?

There is, at least, plenty of fic to delve through, especially now with the rbb posting. <3