Current state of the h/c bingo card

[sholio]

I got a line!



I'm just posting an image so that I only have one master copy of the card where I'm adding fills. Here's the link to the text version if you need it.

I haven't claimed a bingo on the h/c bingo comm yet because I want to add more to it. Right now I'm looking at a crossing line - maybe that first one, with presumed dead?

Nearly every crossing line has a square I'm struggling with how to fill - the ones that look hardest for me are:

witch hunt
bullying/hazing
bodyswap
begging
runaways

... so if anyone has ideas for any of those, feel free to hit me up! Or any other suggestions for any squares that apply to my current fandoms! Forbidden love is absolutely *made* for Biggles, but I don't really have a specific idea for a scenario there that I haven't written yet ...

The previous h/c bingo post gave me some A+ ideas (I think the one from that post that I haven't written yet, but still want to, is EvS thinking Biggles is dead), but I have no specific ideas for any of these other squares and welcome suggestions.

Comments

[rachelmanija]

Bodyswap would be fun for Biggles.

[sholio]

Oh ... my. I'm not sure why I never really thought about the possibilities inherent in Biggles suddenly finding himself surrounded by EvS's cronies, or, far worse for everyone, von Stalhein having to pretend he knows how to fly a plane.

(Do I want to know the context for your icon?)

[rachelmanija]

Biggles gets von Stalhein's Abusive Handler of the Week, and von Stalhein is suddenly living with a bunch of guys who adore him and think he's an ace pilot.

I think I meant to hit my book icon but here's the context.

[sholio]

OH RIGHT. I knew it sounded familiar from somewhere. Thanks!

Biggles gets von Stalhein's Abusive Handler of the Week, and von Stalhein is suddenly living with a bunch of guys who adore him and think he's an ace pilot.

You have taken me from being "meh" on this prompt to desperately wanting this to exist in the world. Honestly I'm just quietly dying at von Stalhein having to bluff his way through pretending like he knows how aviation works. (Well, I guess we know from the desert spy book that he does technically know how, but the one time we've ever seen him fly a plane in canon was also the time that he crashed immediately.) And seeing Biggles's life from the inside and experiencing the camaraderie of Biggles's friends would make his own lonely, miserable existence even more lonely and miserable by comparison ...

[yhlee]

I'm lowkey salty that I'm apparently reading the TWO Biggles books where there is no von Stalhein (sp)!! XD

[sholio]

He's actually only in maybe 10% of the books, though I know it sounds like more! Especially early on, he's just not around that much. If you want to move on to a von Stalhein book after the ones you're reading, though, Biggles Flies East (his first appearance, a WWI spy novel) and Biggles & Co (extremely fun jewel-heist caper book that is his next appearance) are both excellent and you'll get some good Von Stalhein along with some good Biggles shenanigans as well.

[muccamukk]

Presumed dead is ALSO made for biggles, idk what to do with runaways, but maybe some kind of Winter Soldier thing?

[sholio]

IT DEFINITELY IS. Oh, hmmmm. I hadn't thought of doing that with the Winter Soldier, but it does kind of lend itself to it! Actually I also just realized this would work for spy canons in which defection/escape is a possibility. Oooh.

[snickfic]

You know who would make great runaways, are Nebula and Gamora. 👀 Actually teenage Peter Quill running away and teaming up with some other character also in the process of running away would also be really fun.

[sholio]

Ohohoho hmmmm. You're right, those are all very well suited to that prompt! HMMM.

[philomytha]

Please write the bodyswap idea!

Runaways: Ginger is an Actual Runaway and has teenage runaway skills like stealing food and finding shelter which could have h/c-ish applications? But for Biggles/EvS - well, technically EvS runs away at the start of Looks Back, maybe when he gets back there are evil bureaucratic consequences for this which Biggles, being flat on his back in hospital, can't field for him?

[sholio]

Ginger is a good one! I forgot that's part of his canonical backstory.

But for Biggles/EvS - well, technically EvS runs away at the start of Looks Back, maybe when he gets back there are evil bureaucratic consequences for this which Biggles, being flat on his back in hospital, can't field for him?

Ooooh. I love this; maybe Biggles gets back to England to find out that EvS is in prison or has been forced to give up intel, go on a dangerous mission, or otherwise do one of the various things that Biggles has sworn will never be a consequence of his defection.

Also, he technically ran away from Sakhalin as well, and the USSR generally. One thing I've been thinking about, off and on, is EvS in London having an assassin come after him. He worries about it in canon, but it never materializes. But I could very much go for a scenario in which someone actually does manage to get the jump on him - he gets stabbed or shot, and has to choose between going to Biggles for help (potentially getting Biggles involved in something extremely dangerous) or going on the run while bleeding out ...

[philomytha]

Three guesses which he'd do and the first two don't count...

He's very worried about it, going around in disguise and not answering the door or having a telephone and all that. Either this is trauma talking, or he has a genuine reason to expect trouble and maybe some evidence. Of course, there's got to be a lot of very pissed-off criminal organisations who found their security consultant wasn't up to the job of holding Biggles off, too.

[sholio]

Yeah, the fact that he is as worried about it as he is was what made me want to write about an assassin actually showing up. And I mean, it's a legitimate worry! The Russians did try to have defectors and other people with state secrets assassinated.

Now I'm pondering this and having a very nice time. :D Biggles realizes something is wrong when EvS misses their regular dinner date, and finds blood at his lodgings ...

[sholio]

Okay, now I'm thinking about how Biggles would actually find him, because searching for a gone-to-ground spy, who presumably is very good at hiding, really isn't in his skill set.

Although I guess it changes the situation totally if he either has reason to believe that Biggles is in danger too, or if this is post-Looks Back so Marie is in the picture, because he definitely would want to warn her that there is a Soviet assassin around (or someone else from his past; I'm sure there's no shortage of options). Anyway, it feels very Biggles-ish if Biggles gets a cryptic postcard warning him to be careful and then EvS vanishes completely. Or if Biggles and Marie find themselves warned, and then EvS tries to draw the assassin away from them, with predictably hurt/comforty consequences.

[rachelmanija]

On the run while bleeding out is good.

[sholio]

A classic for a reason!

[lilacsigil]

Witchhunt is perfect for a wartime setting! The brass wants to find the spy/saboteur at all costs!

[sholio]

Ohhhh, you are exactly right about that! Actually, I just realized that Agent Carter actually canonically has this in season two, with the Communist-era blacklisting. Hmmmm.

[sovay]

bodyswap

Max will throw a rod if he can't smell magic and Gabriel will have a migraine within thirty seconds.

[sholio]

Okay, wow, they would be GREAT for it. You're right - Max would feel like he's gone suddenly deaf and blind, while Gabriel would overwhelm halfway to a stroke in a matter of minutes. (But would probably also would enjoy the experience of being temporarily ripped. Max, meanwhile, sprains half of Gabriel's ligaments just trying to move around like he normally does.)

[sovay]

Max, meanwhile, sprains half of Gabriel's ligaments just trying to move around like he normally does.

I almost left the comment, "Gabriel is going to be in traction when he gets his body back." Then it struck me that the actual sensory issues would hit them first. But I still think it's true.

(It's going to be because of something Gabriel did, of course.)

[sholio]

(It's going to be because of something Gabriel did, of course.)

Too accurate.

I can absolutely see Max in Gabriel's body flinging himself over a railing or something because Gabriel is in trouble, breaking six bones when he lands because he's currently in the body of an extremely out of shape bureaucrat, rescuing him anyway (I mean, it's not like we don't know that he'll canonically walk on a broken leg if Gabriel's welfare is involved), and then when they're back to normal and Gabriel is out of traction, Max is taking him to a gym three days a week if he has to drag him.

(But yeah, they're definitely going to be overwhelmed with sensory weirdness and proprioception right off the bat.)

Some Prompts?

[dumb_blonde]

Hi Sholio! I'm a HUGE fan of Biggles/EvS and I'm loving all your fics!

An idea for Biggles forbidden love is when the Soviets/baddies capture Biggles but EvS is told that he and Biggles aren't allowed to communicate. So Biggles gets interrogated or something, and EvS just sits there making eyes at Biggles from across the room. And then EvS finds a way to get into Biggles' room/cell and they... you know, whatever they usually do when they're alone together.

Oh, and pleeease write a fic when EvS thinks Biggles is dead, that will be sooo cute and heartbreaking and sweet!

[dumb_blonde]

Hi Sholio! I'm a HUGE fan of Biggles/EvS and I'm loving all your fics!

An idea for Biggles forbidden love is when the Soviets/baddies capture Biggles but EvS is told that he and Biggles aren't allowed to communicate. So Biggles gets interrogated or something, and EvS just sits there making eyes at Biggles from across the room. And then EvS finds a way to get into Biggles' room/cell and they... you know, whatever they usually do when they're alone together.

Oh, and pleeease write a fic when EvS thinks Biggles is dead, that will be sooo cute and heartbreaking and sweet!