Rock Splits, Records Fall Down by valtyr, rated NC-17

[valtyr]

Title: Rock Splits, Records Fall Down
Author: valtyr
Betas: red_savage and tsukinofaerii
Rating: NC-17
Universe: Ultimate Marvel
Pairing: Steve/Tony, hints of Wanda/Jan and Wanda/Clint
Wordcount: 18,500
A/N: Goes AU at the end of Ultimates 2
Warnings: Issues of consent: sex under the influence of alcohol.
Summary: AU at the end of Ultimates 2. Time passes. The Ultimates try to work out where they're going and what they're doing, with a moderate level of success.

Three beautiful covers by skyearth85: one, two, three

Read the story on AO3

Comments

[skyearth85.livejournal.com]

YATTA to us!!! We are great ;)

(LOL)

[valtyr]

HIGH FIVE. :D

[tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com]

OH. ART. PRETTY ART.

... (makes grabby hands) Why can't we get art of this level in some of the professional comics? Whyyyyy?

(stares at it for a while) ... Cap and Wanda have nice asses, don't they? (stares some more)

Actually, the art is from Ultimates 3

[jazzypom.livejournal.com]

Joe Madueria. He was a mainstay artist doing the X titles in the early to mid 90s, and despite the dodgy story by Loeb, it was nice to see Jo Mad back. But the manip of the art and covers by skyearth85 are nicely done. She's gotten rid of that gold leaf effect (which was terrible). Congrats.

Re: Actually, the art is from Ultimates 3

[skyearth85.livejournal.com]

yes, exactly! I liked his art for Ultimates 3 and I wanted to use it.
Thanks for your kind words :)

[skyearth85.livejournal.com]

LOL! No, no, darling, like jazzpom said the art is not mine XD!!!
I just manipulated it ;)

btw thanks to commenting it ^^

[kakow.livejournal.com]

I am absolutely in love with your writing. Seriously, I see your name and I squee. This was no exception. I normally hate floaty, ambiguous stories but this was absolutely perfect. There's so much uncertainty, and room for doubt, and characters seeming to want to hold their breaths until something unspoken snaps. It just, GUH.

Obligatory favorite line, because it perfectly describes the ambiguity and beauty of it all:
"But there is an afterlife?"

"Yes. As many as there are people, perhaps." Thor spoke with utter certainty, as if he were talking about Chicago, and not some nebulous realm of angels.

[valtyr]

I am absolutely in love with your writing. Seriously, I see your name and I squee.

This is a delightful thing to hear - I am very glad to know my writing brings people pleasure. :) And I'm glad you like this one - it's a bit different from my usual style, and I wasn't sure whether it would work out. Thanks for reading!

[mozzarellaroses.livejournal.com]

That was amazing and beautiful and delicious. I loved the sweetness of it, the fact that there was nothing mind-blowing that had to happen to make them work. I also enjoyed Clint and Pietro's interactions so much :3 Your fic just made me want to ship them, oddly XD

[valtyr]

Thank you! I was worried at first because nothing much happened, but then I just went 'eh'. One of my betas accused me of deliberately setting out to make her ship crack pairings. :D

[mozzarellaroses.livejournal.com]

And whoa. What art. WHOA.
Damn.
Wow.
Damn XD

[skyearth85.livejournal.com]

oh, wow, thanks :)
(but the images are not mine, just to be clear ;) )

[illuminatius.livejournal.com]

This was quite enjoyable to read! Fics based on the Earth-1610 are love. <3 I like the way you write - it manages to grasp ones interest and doesn't let go. Also, is it totally wrong to want a 1610 Clint/Pietro fic? (Basically, anything for him to stop sleeping with his sister...)

The covers are great as well. I'm especially fond of the third one.

[valtyr]

Thank you! I'm very fond of the Ultimate universe - I liked it better before Loeb got his sticky mitts on it, though. Back then, Pietro and Wanda had serious boundary issues but the actual incest was implied rather than explicit, which I definitely preferred. Thanks for reading!

[skyearth85.livejournal.com]

thanks for the cover part :)
(I was very inspired ;p)

[elementrypengui.livejournal.com]

That was wonderful! I liked how the scenes were spliced together and how the story evolved. The Steve/Tony bits were lovely. I seriously couldn't stop reading. Which kind of conflicted with my having to write a 12-page paper this morning. But, you know, that's completely on me. :D

And pretty covers as well!

[valtyr]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked! I hope your paper went well. :)

[dieewigenacht.livejournal.com]

There's always something about your style that always stirs something in me. Maybe it's your descriptions, good enough to know what's happening yet not detailed enough to be bothersome, or perhaps your dialogues, or the understanding you've got of each character.
I don't know, but every single time I get to read something you wrote I end up...transported there, feeling things.
It's hard to describe, really, but I love it!

[valtyr]

Aw, thank you! I'm making effort to get a bit more description in my fic, but I always feel like it's sticking out like a sore thumb - it's good to know it's not. Transporting the reader is definitely a good result! :D

[silver-autumn.livejournal.com]

I stopped reading The Ultimates for various reasons but this makes me want to pick it up again.

What I adored about this story was how subtle the relationship between Steve and Tony progressed- Like a slow understanding that didn't need to be explained. I LOVED THAT!

[valtyr]

The Ults universe is distinctly spotty right now. :/ The first arc of Ultimate Avengers was not half bad, but New Ultimates is... laughable. Drawn by Frank Cho, mind, so it's beautiful, but the writing, not so much.

I'm glad you liked it. I usually write fics where they talk about stuff, but often people don't talk about this stuff, it just happens. So I thought I'd see if I could make that work. Glad you feel it did! :)

[otherhazards.livejournal.com]

This is excellent.
Honestly I read it days ago, but I still can't grasp the words I want.
The garden.
That's the key here. An artificial oasis, the hurricane's eye.
The characters enter the garden battered, and if they don't bring too much of the battle with them at one time... they begin to heal.
Bitter, sweet, patient and done with class.
Especially liked how you handled the sex and the intercourse (original meaning of the word) independently, but allowed the two to coexist whenever it made sense.

[valtyr]

Aw, thank you. Yes, I felt that the characters really needed some time to heal after the events of Vol 2 - they never got that in the canon, sadly. They're all so very hurt. I'm really glad you took so much from it.

[dhely.livejournal.com]

hi!

I love your fic, really!
_skyearth85_ tell me about this and I have to read it! It's beautiful, really!
So i *have* to frind you.. sorry!
I'm in love with Lensherr's family and in here the interaction Pietro/Wanda are excellent.
Compliments

[valtyr]

Thank you! I've always liked Wanda, and Pietro has definitely grown on me. I find their mutual devotion and absorption terribly sweet, in a painful kind of way. You are quite welcome to friend. :)