(Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
Series Metadata
Listing Series
-
The Kiss of Life by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), WandaVision (TV)
03 Aug 2021
Tags
Summary
In the eons that she had walked the earth, many had tried and failed to win her hand. Demi-gods, heroes and mortals alike had all sought to make her their bride, but she had managed to find fault in every single one of them. They were rude and selfish, valued her beauty above all things, and were often intimidated by the very fact that her power made her stronger than any man.
It is a power she does not yet fully understand; one that she has not yet harnessed or learned to use to its full potential. She is a bringer of life; when she walks, flowers grow in her wake and bloom at her touch. Women leave offerings at her altar, praying that she will bless them with a child and farmers ask for a rich and bountiful harvest. Wrong the goddess, however, and she can take that life away just as quickly as she can grant it.
A (loose) retelling of Pygmalion and Galatea for AU-Gust Day One (ancient gods)
Series
- Part 1 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
(Every Day and Every Night) We’ll Be Together by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), WandaVision (TV)
05 Aug 2021
Tags
Summary
"They have endured an awful lot even just to get to this moment and, whilst their life together will continue to be filled with surprises, it is the happy ending they both deserve.
No, not an ending.
A very happy beginning."
In the aftermath of the Endgame, Wanda and Vision are given the gift of time by a very dear friend. Escaping to a secluded island in the Caribbean, the trip is the perfect opportunity to rediscover each other and redefine their relationship within this brave new world with some very predictable results.
Written for AU-Gust Day Two (Exotic Vacation)
Series
- Part 2 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
Rush Hour Crush by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), WandaVision (TV)
08 Aug 2021
Tags
Summary
"Wanda gets the 7:30 train every morning without fail. Well, except if she sleeps through her alarm or wakes up at Natasha’s after too much wine.
Vision really does get the 7:30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his wife left him.
As a man of science, Vision did not believe in love at first sight, but there was just something about her that absolutely enchanted him. He didn’t even know her name, how old she was, what she did for a living or all of the other things that made a person interesting to him. The problem was that, whilst he could effortlessly command a lecture hall full of eager students, social situations were an altogether different affair and he had a tendency to avoid them as best he could..."
Or, a first date goes horribly wrong after Vision acts on some bad advice.
Written for AU-Gust Day Three: Hipsters
Series
- Part 3 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
Hang Out the Stars (To Light My Way Back Home to You) by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), WandaVision (TV)
10 Aug 2021
Tags
Summary
“What have you got against me, Wanda Maximoff?”
“Nothing… You’re wonderful,” Wanda replies breathlessly, the words out of her mouth before she can even give them a second thought. “It’s just… you could be dead tomorrow.”
“So could you,” Vision replies, looking up to the sky as if checking for an oncoming storm. “So could all of us.”
Wanda’s grip on his arm tightens as she steps closer to him and she doesn’t flinch when his own hand comes to rest on her waist. “So what do we do about it?” she asks quietly, finally mustering the courage to look into his eyes.
His other hand moves to her cheek as he holds her gaze. “Oh my darling,” he whispers. “We live for the moment.”
His kiss tastes like whiskey and tobacco; but, most of all, it tastes like hope...
London, 1940: An RAF officer and a woman running from her past begin a passionate love affair against the backdrop of the Second World War.
Written for AU-Gust Day Four: Dancing
Series
- Part 4 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
To Infinity and Beyond by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), WandaVision (TV)
20 Aug 2021
Tags
Summary
"Wanda Maximoff would like a quiet life, thank you very much; a simple life where she can come home to her plants after a long day working in a job that’s relatively stress-free without being mundane, where she can go for drinks with the girls on a Friday night or maybe on a date with that cute guy who just moved in downstairs.
But no, Wanda Maximoff lives in New York City.
And a lot of crazy shit has gone down in New York City in recent years.
It’s almost become the norm now to hear of strange creatures causing havoc on the subway, for your commute to work to be disrupted whilst one of the Avengers lets their family drama get out of hand (again), or your building gets evacuated because somebody accidentally bought a piece of highly classified Stark technology on Ebay.
Which has happened.
Twice now
But, even by New York standards, things have been getting really weird lately."
Vision is the Last of the Time Lords, destined to wander time and space alone until a chance encounter with one Wanda Maximoff changes everything.
Written for AU-Gust Day Five: Science Fiction
Series
- Part 5 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
Critical Position by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), WandaVision (TV)
24 Aug 2021
Tags
Summary
As with every game, there are rules:
1. All meetings must take place in a large city, thus making it easier to blend into crowds and minimise the risk of being identified by members of the public and/or government officials.
2. The use of any superhuman and/or enhanced abilities other than those on the pre-agreed list (see Appendix A) is strictly prohibited. Exceptions to this rule are acceptable in the case of dire emergencies (i.e. significant threat to loss of life/limb or other serious injury).
3. Communication is key to the maintenance of a long-distance relationship, particularly when both parties are on the opposing sides of a quasi-political global conflict.
“London sounds perfect,” she says, and he swears he can feel her smile. “I can’t wait to climb Big Ben.”
“Well, actually, darling, I don’t believe one can climb it. The tower is currently undergoing a major renovation which won’t be completed until…”
“Vizh, honey, that was a euphemism.”
Or; Wanda and Vision have a long overdue rendevous in London.
Written for AU-Gust Day Six: Gaming
Series
- Part 6 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
How Does Your Garden Grow? by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), WandaVision (TV)
06 Sep 2021
Tags
Summary
Mug of tea in hand, Wanda steps outside into the garden. It’s long and narrow, overgrown and wild that makes one feel as though they aren’t in the city at all. Most of all, she loves the bees; she loves the gentle hum of them as they buzz by, nestling in the thickets of lavender and honeysuckle before flitting off to the hive she notices hangs under the gutter of her neighbour’s house.
The same neighbour who stands at the window day after day, twitching the curtains as he watches her...
Reclusive Wanda Maximoff is an aspiring children's author stuck in a creative rut when she unexpectedly inherits a house in one of London's most affluent postcodes. Accused of lowering the tone of the area by her cantankerous neighbour, Wanda sets about transforming the garden with the help of her new acquaintance, Victor "Vision" Shade, a talented inventor with a heart of gold. Bonding over their tragic pasts, Wanda and Vision soon discover that flowers won't be the only thing blossoming this summer.
Written for AU-Gust Day Seven: Beekeeper
Series
- Part 7 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
Something There That Wasn't There Before by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, WandaVision (TV)
05 Apr 2022
Tags
Summary
Vision’s eyes never leave Wanda’s as they both rise from their chairs and she feels the intensity of his gaze burning into her. They’re so very blue, and he’s so very tall, but she will not let a handsome face distract her.
He is an imposter. A fraud.
He is not Pietro Maximoff or Peter Parker and she’ll be damned if she lets him fill even a slither of that void they left behind.
But, my God, those eyes...
October 1912: When Victor "Vision" Shade receives a telegram from his distant cousin, it changes the course of his life forever. Suddenly finding himself the heir to Tony Stark's earldom, Vision has to navigate the turbulent waters of the English elite and find himself a bride.
Wanda Maximoff lost everything the day the Titanic sank, but the man who fills her brother’s seat at their table will never fill the void in her heart and she’d rather die than marry him.
Because Wanda Maximoff isn’t cut out to be a countess...
Is she?
Series
- Part 8 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time
-
Wherever You're Goin', I'm Goin' Your Way by msmaxximoff
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, WandaVision (TV)
21 Oct 2021
Tags
Summary
"He swallows hard, trying to banish those same feelings that had arisen when his best friend and his teammate had practically crawled over the table towards each other to share a sloppy, drunken kiss that made everyone else roar with laughter. He’d tried to laugh with them and he thinks he was convincing enough, but that gnawing in his chest had been difficult to ignore and he’s spent every single day since trying to figure out what it means.
Vision thinks he knows now but it’s impossible, of course. He’s seen enough of Wanda’s sitcoms by now to know that this always happens between roommates at least once during a show’s run; one of them will briefly look at the other in a completely non-platonic way only for it to fizzle out after a single date during which both come to the conclusion that they’re better off as friends.
He just has to hope that this will go away of his own accord.
Either that or he needs get it out of his system entirely."
Vision has never been kissed and so Wanda takes it upon herself to rectify the situation.
Because that's what friends whose feelings for each other are completely platonic do... right?
Series
- Part 9 of (Slipped Away Into) A Moment in Time