"Steve Rogers isn't a self-made man."
October 3, 2020 4:58 PM Subscribe
"Known Associates" by thingswithwings is a nearly 300,000-word fan fiction novel about Steve Rogers (Captain America), gender, activism, self-discovery, queer life in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, sex, disability, solidarity, and the joys of making friends on the Internet. It was longlisted for the 2017 Otherwise Award.
60,947 more words and you've got Bleak House.
posted by mecran01 at 6:19 PM on October 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by mecran01 at 6:19 PM on October 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
brainwane, thank you so much for all the wonderful story posts. I'm slowly going through them as I am remembering to make time for reading for pleasure and you're sharing stuff I would not likely have stumbled upon otherwise (or at least not anytime soon.)
There have been some pretty crummy days in 2020 and escaping into these stories is a wonderful respite.
posted by pointystick at 6:44 PM on October 3, 2020 [11 favorites]
There have been some pretty crummy days in 2020 and escaping into these stories is a wonderful respite.
posted by pointystick at 6:44 PM on October 3, 2020 [11 favorites]
thingswithwings is one of my favorite fic writers :)
posted by Mouse Army at 7:05 PM on October 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by Mouse Army at 7:05 PM on October 3, 2020 [2 favorites]
This looks great. The internet at its best, The Blue at its best -- I'd never have come across this otherwise.
Great post, OP -- thx!
posted by dancestoblue at 8:37 PM on October 3, 2020
Great post, OP -- thx!
posted by dancestoblue at 8:37 PM on October 3, 2020
It’s such a pure joy to open Mefi and find a new story post. Thanks for this!
posted by beandip at 5:01 AM on October 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by beandip at 5:01 AM on October 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
It was a personal highlight when thingswithwings recced my Yuletide fic on her Twitter. Just honored to be noticed!
Thank you so much for the fanfic posts!!!
posted by Tesseractive at 9:46 PM on October 4, 2020
Thank you so much for the fanfic posts!!!
posted by Tesseractive at 9:46 PM on October 4, 2020
I remember reading this, and it's been long enough that I can read it again. Thank you!
posted by mersen at 5:34 AM on October 5, 2020
posted by mersen at 5:34 AM on October 5, 2020
Thanks for posting! It made me cry multiple times, it's so good!
posted by simmering octagon at 5:50 AM on October 5, 2020
posted by simmering octagon at 5:50 AM on October 5, 2020
Thank you! I'm not in this fandom yet but you just opened the gate!
posted by Beethoven's Sith at 10:46 AM on October 5, 2020
posted by Beethoven's Sith at 10:46 AM on October 5, 2020
This is brilliant, thank you so much.
posted by eyeofthetiger at 3:40 PM on October 5, 2020
posted by eyeofthetiger at 3:40 PM on October 5, 2020
That was really delightful. I don't read a huge amount of fanfic but I am always so, so happy to be recced something of this quality in a fandom I'm familiar enough with to follow. And this particular piece clearly represented a huge amount of research, passion, and devotion.
posted by restless_nomad at 8:50 AM on October 10, 2020
posted by restless_nomad at 8:50 AM on October 10, 2020
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