Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 12

[by gwenblogerism]

So I've been essentially "scrapbooking my hyperfixation" for twelve, count 'em, TWELVE years now. Still an excellent use of my time, LOL, in my humble opinion.

This past year, I've watched Captain America: Brave New World (fantastic CGI/AI but very mediocre script), Thunderbolts* (outstanding in every way and I loved it!), and Fantastic Four: First Steps (yawn, but necessary to set up Avengers: Doomsday). I've also enjoyed the renewed BuckyNat relationship in the New Avengers comix series.

[found at buchananbarnesss]

In the coming year, I'll watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day this summer, and of course the already-mentioned Avengers: Doomsday currently scheduled to be released in December, 2026.

I will probably watch Wonder Man which is currently streaming, but only because I'm a big fan of Ben Kingsley as the hapless character Trevor Slattery. I want to complete his character arc.

There's quite a few other series coming out this year on Disney+ but the only one I might watch is VisionQuest. I like Paul Bettany as Vision and I did watch WandaVision of which this is the sequel. With the new series' emphasis on AI, it may have some timely and perceptive things to say as well, I hope.

Onwards and upwards!

[by rillils,

excerpted from

a larger post]

Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 11

[by gay-jewish-bucky]

Well, here we are . . . 11th blogoversary today. Who would have ever thought?

In the past year, new MCU content has been pretty slim. The best thing was the "What If... the Red Guardian Stopped the Winter Soldier?" episode of What If's final season (the rest of the episodes were crap, in my opinion, and I didn't even bother watching most of them). And of course, I loved the whole "Captain America / Johnny Storm / Chris Evans" mashup in the movie Deadpool & Wolverine.

The upcoming year holds a lot of promise though! Two fabulous movies -- Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* -- I can hardly wait!

The hyperfixation continues . . . .

Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 10

["Ship Ingredients: Stucky"

by agentkikirogers]

I can't believe this blog has reached its 10th blogoversary today! My enthusiasm for Steve 'n Bucky is still ongoing despite the passage of time and the lessening content production of the fandom. Admittedly, my interest does sometimes waver but it never decreases enough to make me think of stopping this blog. And despite any wavering, focusing on Steve and Bucky fan content still serves to divert and interest me in a much-needed way.

[by gay-cripply-scientist

(border cropped)]

In the past year, I've become much more of a WinterWidow shipper as well. In a straight context, Natasha and Bucky are a natural fit for each other. And other MCU content has kept me interested as well --

➤ Season 2 of Loki on Disney+ with its stunning conclusion to Loki's story arc in the MCU.

➤ Nick Fury's series Secret Invasion on Disney+. My main interest with this is the advancement of the Skrull infiltration/takeover storyline, which I'm convinced will apply to Steve Rogers and eventually explain Captain America's puzzling behaviour and disappearance in Endgame.

➤ My favourite Disney+ series in 2023 was What If...? Season 2, with its three appearances by Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier and Steve Rogers/Captain America.

I've been supplementing this new but sporadic MCU material by reading more comics. But to be honest, comics storylines tend to be pretty mediocre and their art can be hit-and-miss in quality. Of particular note in 2023 was the rebranding of Bucky as The New Revolution in the Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty series although quite frankly, my favourite part of that series was Alpine.

So far, this fresh content is enough to continue on with my shipping obsession . . . .

[by animatedtext]

What new content is there to look forward to? Unfortunately, because of the writers/actors strike last year, both the Captain America 4 movie and the Thunderbolts movie have been delayed until 2025. Current rumours suggest Old Steve may appear in Captain America 4. And let's hope that What If...? Season 3 is released in 2024 because it contains an episode with the Winter Soldier and Red Guardian, and an episode with Captain America Sam Wilson.

[found here]

Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 9

[by gay-jewish-bucky,

excerpted from a

larger post]

Today is this blog's 9th Blogoversary -- I can't believe I'm still doing this! But Steve and Bucky's story continues to interest me and so I will carry on until the fascination is gone.

Apparently the Stucky Ship remains a top fandom, even after all this time --

Stucky maintains it's place as the #4 Top Ship of All Time on AO3 🥳

[by gay-jewish-bucky]

And new fandom content continues to be created, although I think the Golden Age has peaked and passed now. Without fresh MCU content to play off of, inspiration for new fandom works has flagged. Many of the classic fanartists, fanfic writers and bloggers have moved on to new ships or have just abandoned their old Stucky blogs.  But there is still enough fresh content to keep me interested for now.

• FANDOM:
  omg this fandom is so dead. no one makes new content.
• CONTENT CREATORS:
  hi, no, we're still here. making new stuff. lately people haven't been reblogging as much for some reason, but -
• FANDOM:
  sometimes i can still hear their voices...

[by bb-8]

There's some Marvel series/movies to look forward to in the next couple of years which should inject new enthusiasm into fandom creativity, I hope. In 2023, the Loki series sequel will stream, and I also believe there's supposed to be a second series of What If . . . ? Hopefully, it may have some Steve and Bucky content. In 2024, we should get the new Captain America Sam Wilson movie, as well as Bucky in Thunderbolts. 

[image found at thecomiccircus]

And I approve of the rumoured Bucky-Yelena Belova romance which will be in that movie. Poor Bucky needs to get some romance in the hetero MCU!

[gif by lockescoles,

excerpted from

a larger gifset]

Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 8

[found at twswidow]

Today is this blog's 8th blogoversary so, as has become tradition, it's time once again to take stock of my slashaholic shipping obsession. 

It's been a pretty good year for new Captain America and Winter Soldier content from Marvel. Highlights include:

• the wonderful series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which I just loved;
• two Steve 'n Bucky episodes in the animated series What If...? which I also enjoyed;
• that marvelously satirical parody of a hit Broadway production, "Rogers: The Musical," in the series Hawkeye.

And good old Loki got a major boost this year too with the fabulous Loki series! I particularly loved the Multiverse of Lokis, especially the delightful Croki!

[by coleisqueer]

All four series generated bursts of new fanart, fanfics and general appreciation, which is great. But I do notice that new Stucky content in the blogosphere is starting to flag or become a bit tired. Has the fandom finally peaked? With the MCU entering Phase 2 and its emphasis on different, diverse superheroes, there may not be a lot of new content about Captain America and the Winter Soldier in the future. However, could the multiverse and its endless possibilities open new possibilities for the characters?

Because of the pandemic and so much resulting time on my hands, I've managed to quite dramatically reduce my draft posts backlog. At one point in the past year, I was posting twice a day. I'm back to one post per day now, but even that may become more sporadic over the upcoming year if there's a dearth of new fanart/fanfic content which catches my fancy and attention.

We'll see what the upcoming year brings!

[found here]

Blog Accuracy Update

This blog started off in 2014 exclusively shipping Thunderfrost and, of course, the blog header reflected it --

However, five years ago in 2016, this blog morphed into primarily shipping Steve and Bucky and has continued doing so ever since. I desperately needed an updated blog header but was not able to have one created and installed until today. 

So now, finally, FINALLY, this blog represents its current content accurately with a new blog header --

Many thanks to Linda of My Fairy Blog Mother for the redesign and installation! Also for colour-coordinating the blog's new purple accents! 

I just love it!

Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 7

["Caught you."

by kiu_k]

 blackicetrash

“why do u ship that” honey these assholes ship themselves i am only a vessel

[found here]

Today is the 7th blogoversary of Thunderfrost Boys blog and so it's time once more to take stock of my slashaholic shipping obsession. As the blog name shows, this started out as a Thunderfrost blog but morphed into a largely Stucky blog 5 years ago. Changing blog focus is, of course, not unheard of in shipping!

 ranma-official

being a longtime follower of an average Tumblr blog is like walking into a cafe for a cup of coffee once and then continuing to go there every morning for nine years even though it’s now a mattress store

 hedwig-dordt

and every now and again the shopkeeper just hands you a cup of coffee, just never when you expect it

[found here]

So, after 5 years of being endlessly fascinated with all things Steve-and-Bucky, I can report that my slashaholic shipping obsession is still going strong! There seems to be no end in sight?

[by peterstingles]

["Classic Steve and 

Bucky Tumblr Posts"

found here,

excerpted from

a larger work]

In last year's blogoversary post, I noted that I was too busy to post and hadn't actually posted anything since August 2019. I wrote that "I'd like to post regularly again but we'll see how my time works out for the rest of this year."

Well, thank you, Covid-19 Pandemic! A month later, I suddenly had no demands on my time whatsoever and was free to start posting on a regular basis again! By the summer of 2020, this increased to a daily basis featuring much longer posts, thanks to the urgent need to reduce my vast number of draft files before New Blogger took over, with its more difficult and time-consuming platform.

At this point, it looks like pandemic isolation is going to rule 2021 as well, so my blogging output should continue unabated. We'll see what happens once the pandemic is over!

And YAY, there's a lot to look forward to in the Marvel universe this coming year! I've subscribed to Disney+ to see all the new series coming up, in particular "The Falcon & The Winter Soldier," "What If...?" and "Loki." And I just saw today on the internet that the new "Thor" movie has started filming in Australia!

CHRIS HEMSWORTH
filming “Thor: Love and Thunder” in Sydney › February 1, 2021

[found at zacharylevis]

Slashaholic Shipping Obsession, Year 6

["my elaborate gravestone"

by cat-peach]

Today is the 6th blogoversary of Thunderfrost Boys blog, which means it's time once more to take stock of my slashaholic shipping obsession. And yes, I'm STILL gaga over those tragically angst-filled Brooklyn boys.

On last year's blogoversary post, I was looking forward to Avengers: Endgame. Well, we all know how THAT turned out, don't we?

 riricitaa

Person: 2019 is around the corner, what are you looking for next year?

Normal people: success, happiness, love, health …. etc

Me: Avengers Endgame

 riricitaa

I was such an idiot

 st-eve-barnes

We all were @riricitaa​

[found here]

I'm hoping that Marvel/Disney redeems itself later this year with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, but we'll see.

The biggest and most unfortunate development this year is that I'm now too busy to post! I haven't actually posted anything since August 2019, but I am still collecting Stucky posts and reading Stucky fanfics. I'd like to post regularly again but we'll see how my time works out for the rest of this year.

Slashaholic Shipping Addiction, Year 5

[Front cover of

"A Single Soul" fanbook

by gyrhs]

Well, today marks the 5th blogoversary of the Thunderfrost Boys blog. That means it is time once again to take annual stock of my slashoholic shipping addiction. How fares the good ship Stucky?

I'm still collecting and posting art, gifs and videos of Steve 'n Bucky and reading more than my fair share of Stucky/Starbucks fanfics. At times, I think my fascination with the story, characters, love and angst of Captain America and the Winter Soldier is starting to wane with saturation. But then, before I know it, the obsession picks right back up again and I'm enthralled with them all over again!

 bravobarnes

me: i’m over Marvel

also me: 

[by bravobarnes]

Thor and Loki are still getting some of my attention, along with a few of the other Avengers characters. Infinity Wars was a major boost to the fandom in 2018. And of course Endgame will finish the run and tie up all the loose ends (hopefully) in 2019. Can hardly wait!

But once that influx of new material is over and digested by the fandom, I can see that my Stucky/Starbucks Slashaholic Shipping Addiction may come to an end. It must feed on new material and once the MCU moves on to other superheroes and story arcs, I can see myself losing interest.

Another uncertainty is the continued availability of sexually explicit fanwork on Tumblr now that Tumblrgeddon has occurred. We'll see how that turns out . . . .

Will this coming year be the final one for this blog? That remains to be seen on next year's 6th blogoversary.

Slashaholic Shipping Addiction, Year 4

fasole-dulce:

brattycat69:

Person: How did you get into the fandom??

Me:

Originally posted by rexisky

How I ended up falling into the hole

[found here]

So, on the 4th blogoversary of Thunderfrost Boys blog, how is my slashaholic shipping addiction doing?

Over the past year, my Steve 'n Bucky obsession is as strong as ever, it seems.

Thor 'n Loki postings have picked up again on this blog, thanks to new fandom inspiration arising out of Thor: Ragnarok.

So, all in all, a good year -- looking forward to the next!

Slashaholic Shipping Addiction, Year 3

[by yawpkatsi]

Today is the 3rd blogoversary of Thunderfrost Boys blog! Carrying on last year's blogoversary tradition means that it is once again time to examine how my slashaholic shipping addiction is doing.

It's as bad as ever, quite frankly, and probably growing worse. And it's taken a new direction!

Since May of 2016, this blog has largely (and rather unexpectedly) become a Stucky / Starbucks / Wintershield blog celebrating all things Steve 'n Bucky! I just can't seem to get enough of those hot 'n tragic boys.

It will be interesting to see what the upcoming 4th year holds!

"Wake up Stevie, we're here."

[art and caption

by sergeantstuckbutts]

Slashaholic Shipping Addiction, Year 2

Today is Thunderfrost Boys' second blogoversary, yay!

Carrying on last year's tradition means it is once again time to examine how my slashaholic shipping addiction is doing. Well, it's still going strong and, in fact, has started to spread.

Almost right away, this blog became more than simply a Thunderfrost blog. Within a couple of months, I started shipping Frostiron too. Loki and Tony just could not be held back!

And now this year, Thor has a new lover as well -- that nice young Steve Rogers who leads the Avengers as Captain America. Thor is bringing him out!

Yeah, baby, yeah, I ship them all and I ship them hard, just like my boys.

Same-sex love is a beautiful thing.