The Observable Universe

Title: Perspectives
Author: Keira Marcos
Prompt Response: Trope Bingo 2020 – Fix-It & “Tony Stark makes a mistake and takes the lesson to heart.” from the 2021 Prompt Calendar.
Fandom:  MCU
Relationship: Pre-Tony Stark/Mike Banning
Genre:  Science Fiction, Fix It, Canon Divergence
Warnings:  Grammarly beta
Word Count: 4940
Author Note: I borrowed Mike Banning from the “Has Fallen” movie series but no knowledge of those movies is required for reading.
Summary: Tony Stark tells SHIELD to fuck off and leaves New York.

Title: Thirty-Eight
Author: Keira Marcos
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Relationship: McKay/Sheppard
Genre: Canon Divergence
Warnings: No Beta
Rating: PG-13 for language
Word Count: 4947
Author Note: This is for the One Sentence prompt on Rough Trade. You can find the challenge here. The story takes place between “Ghost in the Machine” and “The Shrine”. Also, the desire to name this after a Coldplay song was immense.
Jilly's Response: Intervention (link to her site)
The Prompt: John Sheppard is contemplating retiring and going back to Earth, but McKay has quite a bit to say about that stupid idea.

Art by Polaris

Title: What Howard Stark Built
Author: Keira Marcos
Fandom: MCU
Genre: Canon Divergence
Warnings: No Beta
Rating: PG-13 for language and themes
Word Count: 2,306 (complete)
Author Note: Jilly and I are exploring using the same specific prompt to write stories in preparation for November RT where we’re going to do it on a novel-scale. You can find that prompt here on the RT Forum.
Jilly's Response: Perspective (link to her site)
Ladyholder's Response: Advice (link to her site)
The Prompt: “Tony Stark decided to give talking Steve Rogers out of going to SHIELD just one more try.”

Art by Polaris