#c: james rhodes

[murder-popsicle]

@rhodestoruin

Bucky was wrist-deep in dough when Colonel Rhodes wandered into the Tower’s communal kitchen. Natasha was in a funk, and Bucky had hoped that making some pirozhki to have with dinner might help brighten her spirits.

She wasn’t sure what the cause was – fallout from the Avengers’ last mission, the recent high-profile murder of an old colleague from their Soviet years, or maybe just plain bad memories – but Natasha had been tense and moody for a few days now, and so far nothing Bucky had tried had succeeded in lifting her spirits. But that didn’t mean Bucky was ready to give up; maybe comfort food would do the trick.

She gave the colonel a nod of acknowledgement as he passed by. That was about as much as they’d ever exchanged, apart from good morning or, on the nights that had been designated for team dinners, a polite could you pass the potatoes, please?

It wasn’t that she didn’t like colonel; it was just that she didn’t really know him. Bucky was still trying to find her feet here, after spending over a year on her own as a fugitive before finally deciding to seek Steve out, and in a tower full of people who were so clearly a team, a unit, she felt out of place.

Still, just because Bucky didn’t know him well didn’t mean she had any reason to be rude. So she glanced up, shot the man a small smile, and said, “Afternoon, Colonel. How’s things?”

#rhodestoruin #c: james rhodes #v; galanthus nivalis

[prmssm]

the Pepper meetings must be so organized and orderly. Do you think MCU!Pep heads the meetings since she's actually a CEO in her universe?

also do the Rhodeys all make fun of Tony in their meetings?

Oh they're absolutely orderly. But 616 Pepper facilitates, because she is the Original Pepper. Though tbh I wouldn't be surprised if they take turns sometimes. Give the Peppers still stuck in secretary roles a chance to be in charge for a while :')

Rhodeys definitely discuss Tonys on occasion and vice versa, because for whatever reason polls are really funny to me and a common theme in my 5,000 unfinished script ideas. Like, usually a meeting involves the facilitator giving a few cosmic news announcements, then everyone around the table giving an individual update on what their reality is doing lately, and then some kind of roundtable discussion about the Topic Of The Month. Usually in the form of a poll. How do you feel about so-and-so, has your reality encountered XYZ phenomenon, etc. So the Rhodeys occasionally have Tony Polls.

Tony isn't an official discussion point every meeting, but he comes up in conversation now and then. Especially if it's a meeting where an IronSpouses person is in attendance. Also they probably have a running scrapbook for "Shit Stark Says." 😂

#babbles #c: pepper potts #c: james rhodes #c: tony stark #e: 616

[frogshunnedshadows]

Ghost stories acquired!

#m r james #l t c rolt #ghost stories #books #fiction #or is it #supernatural horror #literature #montague rhodes james #scary stories #etc etc

[the-chickenshit-oddity]

stark-rhodes-keener prompt

bear with me, this'll be ... well, it'll be something. first, lyrics go 'i don't know if i'll make it but watch how good i'll fake it'.

so we know Tony Stark became famous at 4 years old when he was shoved in front of cameras. for this, this Tony is some random smart kid that Howard just...stole. Rhodey comes into this because the second he sees tiny teenage Tony, he recognises his childhood best friend that disappeared like a decade ago. Tony was too young to remember but Rhodey's got two whole years on him. But Tony's real family moved and Rhodey doesn't know how to get in touch.

Fast forward to years later, Tony meets Harley. We're making Tony a Keener by birth with a brother, Harley's dad, who didn't fuck off so much as get taken (maybe by yet another rich asshole who wanted a genius on hand). Whether or not he's alive, that's up to you. Anyway, so now Tony knows his birth family (at least he knows *of* them), his 'adoptive' family's all dead, and yeah that's it that's my prompt.

#the-c-odd-prompt #codd-sequel #tony stark #james rhodey rhodes #harley keener

[tales-of-the-dense]

the fact that the helmet is apparently not just messing with his sanity but also making him just like, run-of-the-mill bitchy, is hilarious to me

#just like. a moderated level of c*nty #james rhodes #tony stark #iron man

[todaysdocument]

Discharge Petition for H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of RepresentativesSeries: General Records

This item, H.R. 7152, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, faced strong opposition in the House Rules Committee. Howard Smith, Chairman of the committee, refused to schedule hearings for the bill. Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, attempted to use this discharge petition to move the bill out of committee without holding hearings. The petition failed to gain the required majority of Congress (218 signatures), but forced Chairman Smith to schedule hearings.

88th CONGRESS. House of Representatives No. 5 Motion to Discharge a Committee from the Consideration of a RESOLUTION (State whether bill, joint resolution, or resolution) December 9, 1963 To the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Pursuant to Clause 4 of Rule XXVII (see rule on page 7), I EMANUEL CELLER (Name of Member), move to discharge to the Commitee on RULES (Committee) from the consideration of the RESOLUTION; H. Res. 574 entitled, a RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H. R. 7152) which was referred to said committee November 27, 1963 in support of which motion the undersigned Members of the House of Representatives affix their signatures, to wit: 1. Emanuel Celler 2. John J. Rooney 3. Seymour Halpern 4. James G Fulton 5. Thomas W Pelly 6. Robt N. C. Nix 7. Jeffery Cohelan 8. W A Barrett 9. William S. Mailiard 10. 11. Augustus F. Hawkins 12. Otis G. Pike 13. Benjamin S Rosenthal 14. Spark M Matsunaga 15. Frank M. Clark 16. William L Dawson 17. Melvin Price 18. John C. Kluczynski 19. Barratt O'Hara 20. George E. Shipley 21. Dan Rostenkowski 22. Ralph J. Rivers[page] 2 23. Everett G. Burkhalter 24. Robert L. Leggett 25. William L St Onge 26. Edward P. Boland 27. Winfield K. Denton 28. David J. Flood 29. 30. Lucian N. Nedzi 31. James Roosevelt 32. Henry C Reuss 33. Charles S. Joelson 34. Samuel N. Friedel 35. George M. Rhodes 36. William F. Ryan 37. Clarence D. Long 38. Charles C. Diggs Jr 39. Morris K. Udall 40. Wm J. Randall 41. 42. Donald M. Fraser 43. Joseph G. Minish 44. Edith Green 45. Neil Staebler 46. 47. Ralph R. Harding 48. Frank M. Karsten 49. 50. John H. Dent 51. John Brademas 52. John E. Moss 53. Jacob H. Gilbert 54. Leonor K. Sullivan 55. John F. Shelley 56. 57. Lionel Van Deerlin 58. Carlton R. Sickles 59. 60. Edward R. Finnegan 61. Julia Butler Hansen 62. Richard Bolling 63. Ken Heckler 64. Herman Toll 65. Ray J Madden 66. J Edward Roush 67. James A. Burke 68. Frank C. Osmers Jr 69. Adam Powell 70. 71. Fred Schwengel 72. Philip J. Philiben 73. Byron G. Rogers 74. John F. Baldwin 75. Joseph Karth 76. 77. Roland V. Libonati 78. John V. Lindsay 79. Stanley R. Tupper 80. Joseph M. McDade 81. Wm Broomfield 82. 83. 84. Robert J Corbett 85. 86. Craig Hosmer87. Robert N. Giaimo 88. Claude Pepper 89. William T Murphy 90. George H. Fallon 91. Hugh L. Carey 92. Robert T. Secrest 93. Harley O. Staggers 94. Thor C. Tollefson 95. Edward J. Patten 96. 97. Al Ullman 98. Bernard F. Grabowski 99. John A. Blatnik 100. 101. Florence P. Dwyer 102. Thomas L. ? 103. 104. Peter W. Rodino 105. Milton W. Glenn 106. Harlan Hagen 107. James A. Byrne 108. John M. Murphy 109. Henry B. Gonzalez 110. Arnold Olson 111. Harold D Donahue 112. Kenneth J. Gray 113. James C. Healey 114. Michael A Feighan 115. Thomas R. O'Neill 116. Alphonzo Bell 117. George M. Wallhauser 118. Richard S. Schweiker 119. 120. Albert Thomas 121. 122. Graham Purcell 123. Homer Thornberry 124. 125. Leo W. O'Brien 126. Thomas E. Morgan 127. Joseph M. Montoya 128. Leonard Farbstein 129. John S. Monagan 130. Brad Morse 131. Neil Smith 132. Harry R. Sheppard 133. Don Edwards 134. James G. O'Hara 135. 136. Fred B. Rooney 137. George E. Brown Jr. 138. 139. Edward R. Roybal 140. Harris. B McDowell jr. 141. Torbert H. McDonall 142. Edward A. Garmatz 143. Richard E. Lankford 144. Richard Fulton 145. Elizabeth Kee 146. James J. Delaney 147. Frank Thompson Jr 148. 149. Lester R. Johnson 150. Charles A. Buckley4 151. Richard T. Hanna 152. James Corman 153. Paul A Fino 154. Harold M. Ryan 155. Martha W. Griffiths 156. Adam E. Konski 157. Chas W. Wilson 158. Michael J. Kewan 160. Alex Brooks 161. Clark W. Thompson 162. John D. Gringell [?] 163. Thomas P. Gill 164. Edna F. Kelly 165. Eugene J. Keogh 166 John. B. Duncan 167. Elmer J. Dolland 168. Joe Caul 169. Arnold Olsen 170. Monte B. Fascell [?] 171. [not deciphered] 172. J. Dulek 173. Joe W. [undeciphered] 174. J. J. Pickle [Numbers 175 through 214 are blank]

#archivesgov #December 12 #1963 #civil rights #civil rights act of 1964 #1960s

[submissivegayfrenchboy]

Serve fuck and marry, with a bonus fourth celeb you can do whatever you want with. Your options are Colman Domingo, Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan and Trevante Rhodes

07 / 03/ 2024

ASK ANSWERED : Special BLACK MEN

SERVE, FUCK, MARRY + BONUS

Thanks for this great question, you know how much i love Black Men. They are all hot so i would be honored to do all these things or at least one with any or each of them. Sincei i can chose only one thing for each man, here are my choices. Tell me yours 😁

SERVE : MICHAEL B. JORDAN because i think he is the most cocky and dominant 😁

Here is the previous game where he appears

FUCK : TREVANTE RHODES because he is hot but doesn't turns me on that much, so it would be a great one time only. 😉 I don't know him enough to have a more detailed answer

MARRY : IDRIS ELBA!!!!!! ME FIRST!!!! 🙏 WHO WOULDN'T WANTS HIM??? 🥵 He is an HUSBAND GOAL!!!! Idris Elba is kind, sexy, clever, hot, confident but generous...

I've talked about him here

Idris Elba may be a little too old but he is mature, confident, funny so i wouldn't mind!

I would have loved to see a movie with him as James Bond / Agent 007, so don't hesitate to tell me if that's something you would like to read. It could be about him protecting a whiteboy, at least a gay version of Agent 007

BONUS : Being the personnal assistant of COLMAN DOMINGO. I would have prefered to say "MARRY", because he is married to a gorgeous white man. I love how protective he is, putting his arms on his shoulders... 😍

However, since they are making such a great couple i wouldnt dare being Colman Domingo's boyfriend. As his personal assistant i would be able to serve him, and that would already be enough. 🤭

@michaelbjordan @idriselbablog-blog @trevantes @idriselbabe-blog @trevantesrhodes @michaelbjordan-news @rainykpoptravelcreator @lovefanfiction01 @gayhopefullove @innerpiratefun @leftprogrammingroadtripdean @tidodore2

#michael b. jordan #Idris Elba #Trevante Rhodes #Colman Domingo #Ask answered #Jeu #Game #Question #Réponse #Homme noir #Black man #Hommes noirs #Black men #Alpha male celebs #Serve fuck marry #Gay #Interracial

[sjsmith56]

Coming Home - Chapter 41, Lord Buchanan

Summary: Quin leads the army back home, riding on Magnus. Sky alerts them to the white wolf and they search the forest for Buchanan.

Length: 5 K

Characters: Quin, Ileana, Rhodes, Bruce

Warnings: supernatural visions

<<Chapter 40

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The journey back to the Oklahoma wilderness was taken in a more leisurely manner. Although most of the eastern complements were eager to return, a significant number of men took the opportunity to court members of the Queen's Guard, having fallen for the strong women who could defend themselves. Even a couple of Archer's bow-women were being wooed. When Archer asked if they wanted him to intervene as a surrogate protector most of them said they could handle it. Bren did announce that those who were coupling to resist doing it out in the open as the sounds often reverberated throughout the open wilderness and there was concern they would attract predators.

When they reached the Cherokee Nation the force were treated to a rodeo, which none had ever witnessed before. They found it exhilarating and exciting to watch. Waya promised that someday when he visited the Broken Lands to begin formal diplomatic relations he would bring the rodeo performers with him. Once again the force were fed well, and although they bivouacked out in the open Waya set guards around them so they didn't have to worry about guarding themselves. One of their medicine men told Waya of the friendly white wolf that approached him when he was on a spirit quest, several days earlier. It was limping and whimpering. He made it a poultice of cat's claw and dandelion, applying it liberally to a bullet wound in its shoulder. Although the medicine man was fasting he went and snared a rabbit for it, offering it raw which it wouldn't eat so he skinned and gutted it, roasting it over a fire. The wolf accepted the offering and before leaving in the morning gazed with its blue eyes into his for a minute before leaving for the east. When Waya told Quin and the other commanders they had hope that their general had a chance to make it.

On their journey through the mountainous bandit lands they heard similar stories from people who acted as healers of a blue-eyed white wolf that watched them before approaching. Having heard the stories of the man who had the ability to transform into the white wolf, they had all fed it, and tended to it as best they could but it wouldn't let them try to get the bullet out, growling at them if they attempted it. By the time they reached the borders of the Kingdom of the Green Lands the sightings suddenly stopped and Quin, most of all, began to worry that Buchanan had perished. At the crossroads to King Thorn's castle Heimdall and his 150 remaining men separated from the main group. Several stopped to kiss their beloved in either the Queen's Guard or one of the bow-women promising to fetch them for their wedding soon. Quin and the other commanders offered Heimdall their forearms in thanks and the two forces split apart.

By evening the remaining force of 1050 soldiers arrived at King Stephen's palace where they were given a hero's welcome. Tents had already been erected for the soldiers, along with washing facilities so they could bathe the grime of the road off their bodies. Quin, offered a room in the palace, declined saying he wouldn't rest inside a castle until he returned to Isabella's. He did accept an invitation for dinner with King Steven and Queen Peg. After dinner he returned to his tent and fell asleep.

"Quin," said the voice. "Open your eyes."

The young king did as he was told and found himself in a forest. He turned to see Ileana beside him.

"Lady Buchanan?" he asked. "I thought you were ill, confined to your bed."

"I am," she said. "But I heard James call to me and tell me to open my eyes." She looked past Quin and nodded at another person standing on the other side of the young man, Rhodes.

"Rhodes," said Quin. "Were you called as well?"

"I heard Lord Buchanan call to me," he said. "We must be in a dream world."

A glow appeared in front of them, containing the presence of the Sorceress with the white wolf.

"My time is coming to a close soon," she said quietly. "You must listen to Lord Buchanan."

The creature faced them but didn't open its mouth, yet they heard Buchanan's voice in their minds.

"Soon, I will be in the forest, where you found my clothes," said the wolf. "Sky will alert you at the right moment.  Take me back to the castle so the veterinarian can save me. Then lay me in my bed with my beloved and Sky. It must be the three of you that find me. Bruce must carry me to my bed after the veterinarian operates on me. I must stay as the wolf throughout this."

"But James," protested Ileana. "How can she save you?"

"Trust me, my love," said the wolf. "It will be alright. I am almost home."

Quin woke up with a start. It was almost morning. He had planned to ride to Isabella's estate but now he knew he had to go to Buchanan's estate first. Quickly he dressed and ran into the castle, to the radio room. He radioed Isabella and when he heard her voice he hesitated for a moment.

"I was planning to come to you and my mother first but I've had the strangest dream," he said. "It was the white wolf, Lord Buchanan."

"I saw it," she said. "As if I were watching from a distance. You go there, we will ride and greet you at Buchanan's estate. Quin? I love you."

He smiled a glad smile that he felt deep inside. "I love you, too, Isabella," he said. "We have much to discuss."

They spoke for a few more minutes then signed off and Quin ran to King Steven's reception room to tell him he had to leave immediately to see to a matter involving the white wolf. The King almost went with him but Quin said to wait for word from him.

Sir Archer had already released his archers to return to their homes so he joined Quin, Liam, Coulson, Isabella's soldiers and Buchanan's soldiers for the trip to Buchanan's estate. The rest were given leave to return to their lords.  After they took their leave of Bren, the King and Queen, they set out for Archer's lands where he rode off with a wave. Then they rode single file through the ravine and up the other side. By this time Magnus became harder to control, so anxious was he to return. Quin finally let the magnificent horse have its head. They flew like the wind, with the horse's mane hitting Quin in the face as the great beast thundered the final distance to its home. When the horse finally pulled up in the courtyard Quin had to tell the groom to take extra care of him as he had galloped for a long while. He pulled the saddle bags off and ran into the garrison calling for Rhodes. The man came out of his quarters and looked beyond Quin for the others.

"Where is everyone else?" he asked.

"Magnus ran like the wind," said Quin. "I couldn't control him. It was amazing but we left everyone else behind. I would bunk here but Isabella is on her way and I can't see her wanting to share a narrow bed so I'm going into the castle. Oh, I've asked Liam to return with me. He makes me laugh."

"Of course he does," said Rhodes. "Quin? Thank you for taking care of Edward and burying him with your family. I appreciate it."

Quin smiled a sad smile at Rhodes then turned to go into the castle. As he entered Mary came bustling forward.

"Your Majesty, I should have been out there for you," she said, curtsying.

"Please, don't," he said. "I don't feel very royal. Call me Quin, like you always did, please. I have Lord Buchanan's saddle bags, half with his battle leathers which will need repair and half with my clothes, although I could also wear what I left behind here. I just need to get something out."

He reached inside Buchanan's side and got out the piece of black lace wrapped around the jewelled crucifix. Mary called for help and a young man appeared to take the saddle bags. She instructed him to take the items from the right side and put them in Quin Torres room, then added King Arthur for good measure, the remainder to go to Lord Buchanan's dressing room. She also told him to go out and get Quin's clothes from his garrison quarters.

"Tom, did he return?" she asked, a little sternly.

"Yes, and he will make an honest woman out of Beth, I promise you," said Quin. "He has talked of nothing else on the trip back. Is she ...?"

"That's for her to tell him, first," scolded Mary.

Quin kissed her cheek bringing a little shriek from her then he asked where Ileana was. Mary told him and he ran to her quarters, bounding two stairs at a time until he came to her door and knocked.  Entering, he found her sitting in front of the fire with a blanket on her lap and Livia on the floor playing with Sky.

"Quin," she said, pleased. "Come, sit with us."

"I've brought you these," he said, handing the bundle to her. "I saw the lace once and asked about it. He said you gave him that on the first day you met."

"I did," she replied, smiling with the memory. "To use as a drying cloth. We had to bed down in a mountain hut with nothing but our clothes and Magnus' saddle cloth. The pump put out such cold water and we had nothing to dry ourselves with so I ripped the bottom off my skirt and gave him a piece. He kept it as a talisman. I traded the skirt to Laura Barton for a riding skirt that would stand up better than the lace one."

"And the crucifix?" asked Quin.

"It was after we became lovers but I was faced with a decision to stay or go back to my world," said Ileana. "He thought he would make it easy for me and told me it was over, that he released me from our love. He had already had it made, along with a beautiful dress for Lord Falcon's investiture. They fit perfectly. His taste was exquisite. I chose to stay and when he returned from battle we married, had one night together and he went off to the next battle. It was weeks before he could bring me here but here is home now. I have no regrets about staying."

"The baby is alright?" asked Quin.

"Yes, the baby will be alright and so will I," said Ileana. "I let myself get consumed by grief when he left with you. Although I am a Queen's Guard I lost myself for a time as I love him so deeply. It took the intervention of dear friends here to get me through. Now with the dream, I have hope again."

For the next hour Quin told her of the plan to end the monarchy. She listened intently and smiled at him when he referred to himself as the last King of the Western Plains.

"You really weren't comfortable with being an absolute ruler, were you?" she asked.

"Responsible for everyone and everything? No," he replied. "But shared, with a council or cabinet, yes, I could be involved. That doesn't mean I think they should change here or in the Green Lands. King Steven and King Thorn are much more involved in day to day things than my father was. He relied on the wrong people and they just kept power for themselves instead of trying to help others. We had to change and in a major way."

"I'm glad you found a way," said Ileana. "Just make sure the people that run for office run for the right reasons. Don't let them buy votes or promise outlandish things to get votes. Make sure they are truthful."

Mary appeared. "Your Maj... sorry, Quin, your wife, mother and sisters have arrived," she said. "My Lady, will you be dining with everyone tonight?"

"Yes, I think I will," said Ileana. "Quin, go to her, before anything else."

He kissed Ileana on the cheek and ran out to the smiles of her and Mary. He practically flew down the stairs to the main reception room, bursting through the doors. Running to Isabella he picked her up and twirled her around before letting her down gently and kissing her. Then he touched her hair gently and looked into her eyes.

"I so missed you," he said softly. "You look so beautiful and different. Why do you look different?"

Isabella looked to Queen Camila. "They say pregnancy does that to a woman," she replied. "I carry our child."

Quin whooped and picked her up again then let her down and kissed her once more. His mother and sisters, all except the baby who stayed back at Isabella's estate with the nursemaid, watched with amusement. Then he turned his attention to them and kissed his mother, then hugged his sisters, commenting on how tanned and healthy they looked.

The youngest princess older than the baby piped up. "We've been riding every day, just like the soldiers do, and wearing breeches as well," said Vivienne. "Sophia and Marianne have begun training for the Queen's Guard and Isabella said they're naturals at it."

"I'm glad to hear it!" exclaimed Quin. "One of the Queen's Guards that came with us has stayed in our kingdom and together with Isabella will really be able to teach you all to fight. It is so good to see you all again. Mother, there is so much I need to tell you but it is best we do it alone, perhaps with Isabella. Father left a letter for you, his last letter. I have brought that with me."

"His death, was it noble?" she asked.

"It was during battle," answered Quin. "I'm sorry but your two uncles were treacherous. I punched one of them in the nose for insulting you."

A ghost of a smile crossed her face. "I would have liked to have seen that," she noted. "I never liked either one of them and neither did my brothers. I'm glad they stayed with David."

Later that evening, after a pleasant dinner, Quin told his mother and Isabella the circumstances of King David's death and Buchanan's poisoning. He also spoke of the depth of John Walker's depravity and how he had taken responsibility for the family when they requested asylum.

"Those poor girls," said Queen Camila, in sympathy, "and Katherine. They must have lived in terror of him. Thank God he had no sons to follow his example."

Quin then reached inside his jacket and pulled out the letter and the locket. He looked at them solemnly then handed them to her. "Isabella and I will retire now," he said. "His last words were that he loved you and my sisters. He was proud of me at the end and I will always remember that."

He kissed his mother tenderly and left her there, alone in her room. Hesitantly she opened the letter and read it then began to cry. David wrote of the first time he saw her picture in the locket, thinking she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. It had been reinforced when he finally met her in person. Then his father, noticing the look on his face had admonished him.

"No royal ever truly loves their wife," the old king said. "She is just there to bear you an heir."

"How much I didn't want to believe him," wrote King David. "Then your own uncles said you were indifferent to me but that you would do your duty. I admit I hardened my heart to you, just on the words of my father and your uncles. Not until I sent my mistresses away and begged your forgiveness did I realize the years wasted believing you hated me. That is my biggest failure, bigger even than not being a good father to Quin, for at least he found a worthy substitute in Buchanan. Forgive me, dearest Camila. When I die it will be your face in my thoughts. I will wait for you for all of eternity to prove myself when you join me in the afterlife.

Your loving husband, finally at the end.

David

Camila wept bitter tears for an hour after reading her husband's letter. Bitter at his father and her uncles for making him believe she was indifferent to him. Then a sense of profound sadness came over her that he had suffered so much in the final month of his life due to the treachery of those same uncles. She thought of Quin, finding Isabella and the love they displayed joyfully when they reunited in front of her. With determination she vowed that her daughters would all marry for love, whether it be a soldier, a common born or a noble born didn't matter. The love did and that would be one of her objectives in her remaining life.

Quin and Isabella took the luxury of staying late in their quarters the following morning and found it necessary to make their way to the kitchen for a late breakfast. Cook, who had been prepared to scold them, found she couldn't do it when she saw how happy they were and made a special breakfast, just for them. While they were eating she asked about Edward, whether he had suffered. Quin jumped up and hugged her hard, assuring her it had been quick. He told her of interring him in his family chapel and recited the engraving that had been ordered for the stone slab. Cook dabbed her eyes with the edge of her apron and kissed Quin on his cheek, calling him dear boy afterwards.

On a horseback ride together, the couple were accompanied by his mother, sisters, and Ileana, riding Luna. She took it easy and Camila eventually slowed down so Ileana wouldn't be alone. They talked about the princesses and how much they had loved living an unstructured life compared to the rigid protocols of King David's court. On their return they were surprised to see Bruce at the castle, as he had been at the port looking at the latest data from the super computer. Although he smiled at Ileana she could see he had something on his mind and she promised to speak with him later.

Their chance for conversation never came as during dinner Sky, who normally sat below Ileana's feet, became agitated. His whining alerted her and she looked at him below the table. He actually pawed her lap and attempted to get up on her.

"Sky, what is wrong?" asked Ileana, as the others became aware of the change in the black wolf's behaviour. "Down, Sky, down."

The animal then began pawing at Quin, trying to get onto his lap. Pulling away from the table Quin looked at the wolf, who kept nudging him. It took a moment but Quin looked at Iliana sharply.

"We have to let him out," he said to her. "Now."

Both of them stood up from the table while Sky ran towards the entrance to the dining hall, looking back at both of them, before he gave out a short, sharp bark. Ileana opened the door and the wolf bolted, running towards the main door to the castle, his barks increasing in frequency. Quin and Ileana followed and opened the door to the courtyard where Sky ran to the garrison, straight to the door of Rhodes. He came out, alerted to the strange behaviour of the wolf and saw Quin and Ileana coming through the courtyard.

"Saddle three horses!" he yelled to the stable groom who had come out to see what the fuss was all about.

"I should change into riding gear," said Ileana, but Quin grabbed her arm.

"There is no time," he said. "Ride as you are."

Luna was saddled first and Ileana mounted her, with Rhodes and Quin arranging her skirts so she could sit comfortably. Rhodes ran back into his quarters and returned with three lanterns, giving one to Ileana that could clip to her saddle. Both he and Quin had removed their scabbards for dinner and  looked at each other wondering if they should get them.

"You weren't wearing them in the dream," said Ileana, anxious to begin riding.

That settled it and they each mounted their horse, clipping the lantern to their saddles. The three looked to the black wolf which was anxiously pacing in front of the closed gate.

"Open the gate!" ordered Rhodes. "Send for the veterinarian!"

The three rode out into the twilight as both Rhodes and Quin tried desperately to remember the way they had gone when they looked for Buchanan before. Meanwhile Sky ran ahead barking furiously at them to keep up. Finally they caught up with the black wolf but couldn't see him in the dark, only hear his howls and barks. All three turned their battery lights on and tried to locate Sky in the dark.

"Please, Sky, come here," called Ileana. "Sky!"

A short sharp bark startled Luna and Ileana raised her lantern to see the blue eyes of the black wolf as he backed away from her.

"This way," she called to the others, following the blue eyes as they reflected the light of the lantern back at her.

Then Sky stopped and both Rhodes and Quin jumped off their horses, holding their lanterns in front of them. Ahead on the path another set of wolf eyes appeared and both men ran forward to where the white wolf lay, exhausted, still injured and in pain. Sky excitedly licked the white wolf's face, all while making an unearthly whine.

"Lift him onto me," said Ileana. "He won't hurt me."

Gently, Rhodes and Quin supported the injured animal as best they could and lifted him onto Ileana's lap. The white wolf raised its head and gazed at her then licked her hand before lowering its head. Holding him with one hand Ileana waited for the other two men to mount their horses and they rode back as quickly as they could without further injuring the white wolf. As they pulled into the courtyard the veterinarian came forward, seeing the white wolf across Ileana's lap.

"Is that ...?" she asked.

Ileana nodded. "You have to operate on him," she said. "He has a bullet wound in his shoulder and the bone was likely broken in the process. Please, you have to save the wolf first to save the man. Do you understand?"

Bruce and Mary both came out to the courtyard. Carefully he pulled the wolf off of Ileana and looked at the vet, while holding the creature in his arms.

"I'll help you," he said grimly. "Where do you want to set up?"

"My office," said Rhodes. "I have a high table there and can string several lanterns above you for better light."

"I'll need clean hot water," said the vet, opening her bag and pulling out a bundle of instruments, handing them to Mary. "Boil these for ten minutes. Rhodes do you have some fine wire? It has to be pliable enough to bend but strong enough not to break. Boil it, too. Don't handle it after. We want them to stay sterile. If the shoulder bone is broken it will have to do to bind it together to heal. Fine silk thread for the sutures. I'll go wash up while Dr. Banner lays the wolf on the table and prepares him. Cut away the fur from around the wound. What I wouldn't give for an electric razor right now."

Bruce grinned at her and carried the white wolf into Rhodes office. He had cleared his table and covered it with a clean cloth. Above them were a dozen battery lights were all turned on, satisfying Bruce that they had enough light. He started to cut away the fur but his fingers were too big for the clippers and Ileana took them instead, carefully cutting the fur away from around the wound. She made eye contact with the white wolf as it seemed to look at her in a trusting way. Bruce instructed her to clip further away from the wound as the vet would have to open it further to repair the damaged shoulder. When the vet returned Bruce went to wash his hands and the vet told Ileana to look inside her bag for a device that looked like a muzzle but had a fine cloth covering over it. Ileana placed it over the wolf's nose area and then pulled out a bottle as the vet instructed her.

"We'll wait for Dr. Banner," said the vet. "He's likely used ether before."

Soon Bruce came out and when he saw the bottle of ether rolled his eyes at the vet. "That's all you have?" he asked. "Well, better than nothing, I guess. James, I'm going to put a series of drops onto the cloth. Breathe deeply and I'll stop when you are under. Trust me, friend."

The white wolf seemed to understand and relaxed its whole body, as if it were committing itself to the care of the giant and the modern vet working in medieval conditions. Mary brought out the boiled instruments in a flat pan, along with a set of tongs that had been boiled. A servant brought out the wire in a pot. All of the instruments were still in the hot water they had been boiled in. The vet smiled then gestured to another table that Rhodes had brought out for them. The instruments were set on it and Mary left as it was too crowded for her to stay. Then Bruce turned to Ileana.

"Wait outside," he said. "It's going to be messy and I don't want you getting upset if you see the blood. Trust me, Ileana. We'll take good care of him."

Reluctantly she turned away and left as Rhodes accompanied her and closed the door behind them. Outside the three of them, Ileana, Rhodes and Quin, stood in the darkness.

"What now?" asked Quin. "We just wait?"

"We just wait," repeated Ileana.

Rhodes went into the stable and brought out a bench for them to sit on along with a couple of battery lights. Mary came out with coffee and they sat for what seemed like hours waiting for the door to Rhodes' office to open. Sky, calmer now, sat in front of Ileana but even he kept his eyes on the door. Finally the door opened and Bruce came out. He stretched his arms and rolled his head then looked at all of them.

"He's lost blood and the only source of wolf blood is Sky," he said. "We're going to do a direct transfusion, just long enough to replace some of what he lost."

"Won't that make him a wolf forever to have real wolf blood in him?" asked Ileana, her fear evident.

Bruce sighed. "I honestly don't know," he replied. "We're dealing with things beyond my comprehension. But he stands a better chance of recovery with Sky's blood in him than without. That shoulder was shattered. How he ever made it home is beyond me. The bullet was empty of whatever poison was in it."

"Tom said the wolf was immune to it," said Quin. "That by the time he returned here it would have passed from his system."

Bruce shrugged then he called to Sky and the black wolf meekly followed him as if it knew its part was still to come. A short time later Bruce, the vet and Sky, his neck bound in a bandage, came out.

"I'll come in the morning to check on him," said his the vet. "I honestly don't know if we saved him."

Then she called for her horse and rode off into the night with one of the garrison soldiers to accompany her. Bruce looked at the three again in the darkened courtyard.

"What does your vision say now?" he asked. "I know you all shared one. That's how you knew he was out there."

"You have to take him to my bed," said Ileana. "I will stay with him. So will Sky. He said that is how it has to be."

Bruce and Rhodes returned to the office. Coming out with the white wolf in his arms, Bruce waited for Ileana to precede him leaving Rhodes and Quin in the courtyard. Wordlessly Quin went into the castle while Rhodes returned to his quarters. He would clean up in the morning.

Ileana opened the door to their rooms and Bruce strode in laying the white wolf on top of the bedding. He stepped back as Sky laid at the foot of the bed as if he knew where he was to be. Then he looked at Ileana and kissed her on the forehead.

"Goodnight, good luck," he said simply and left the room.

She went into her dressing room and changed into her night chemise, leaving her other clothes draped on the chairs. Then she went around the room and doused the candles. The white wolf watched her with drowsy eyes. Finally, she got under the covers and doused the final candle then slid closer to the animal.

"Remember me, I remember you, love me, I love you," she whispered, then she put her hand on it so that it laid across the white wolf's chest.

Both of them sighed and she closed her eyes thinking for a moment that she heard the Sorceress' voice whisper in her mind.

"Trust the love, Ileana," she said.

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[affectionately-frankie]

I did more surface level research on Francis Henderson Sr's family. I did some basics back in March, which you can see here. Something else that is important for later information is the research into the possible descendants of Francis Henderson Jr, which you can find here. With new evidence that's popped up, I think it's even more likely that Francis Henderson Jr possibly had a child.

To start, as far as I'm aware, there seems to only be evidence of four children by Francis Sr and his second wife, Elizabeth. William Hoggan Henderson (1816 - 1897), Elizabeth Hoggan Henderson (d. 1828 aged nine), Janet Henderson Carruthers (1822 - 1856), and Robert James Henderson (c. 1826 - c. 1914).

William married a woman named Mary (1817 - 1906). The couple only had one child, Anna, born 1849 and died 1855 at the age of six.

Janet obviously married due to her surname, but I couldn't find any information regarding her marriage, or if she had any children. It's likely that the marriage was short-lived and childless, as she died at 34 and was buried with her parents.

Robert has the most sources out of all of his siblings (including Francis Jr). Robert married a woman named Haley Russel Salisbury. Apparently, she was born in France. They had at least three children, a daughter named Mary Phillips Henderson, born c. 1862, and another daughter born in 1865 probably named Isabel Henderson. They had another son, William H Henderson, born c. 1869.

I couldn't find any later sources for Mary or Isabel (but to be completely honest, I didn't look too hard), but I found one for William. He married a woman named either named Bertha or Elizabeth and had four children. Mary, born c. 1892, William, born c. 1895, George, born c. 1900, and....Mahala, born 1906.

Now, if you read the research I did on the supposed descendants of Francis Jr, you probably had the same reaction I did, of "Hmm??? Mahala???" While I initially wrote it off as a wild coincidence, when I went back to all of my previous research on Mahala (who, for the uninitiated, was allegedly the only surviving grandchild of Francis Jr), it actually lines up shockingly well. Mahala, her husband Coleman, and their children all moved to Rhode Island sometime between 1898 and 1900. I even pointed out in my post that the fact Mahala and her family decided to go to Rhode Island, where their supposed great-grandfather's family lived, was interesting. And Mahala isn't exactly a common name, even in this time period.

I don't know. It seems pretty likely to me that Mahala got into contact with her maybe-cousins and decided to go live with them. It's obviously just speculation; it could just be a wild coincidence.

I haven't done any further research because I was just eager to share after being gone for apparently eight months.

#Francis Henderson #francis henderson jr #francis henderson sr #historical john laurens #john laurens #frances laurens #frances eleanor laurens #laurens family

[every-marveler-ever]

No Plan To Sneak Out In A Snow Storm

Fluffbruary Day 4 | @fluffbruary | Snow

Marvel Rare Pair Valentine's Mini Bingo | @marvelrarepairbingo2022 | Sneaking In/Out

IronHusbands Bingo Round 4 | @ironhusbandsbingo | Sharing Body Heat

masterlist :: (ao3 link)

RATING: General. WARNING(S): Howard Star's A+ Parenting, Homophobic Howard Stark.

A/N: I actually loved this, and joining the marvel rare pair server was incredibly inspiring. Somehow it's day 4 and I've written nothing else but what I've previously posted. I am okay with that.

Rhodey convinces his boyfriends to join him in replying to Tony’s mother's note to join them for Thanksgiving. At least the bed is big enough for the four of them until they can get a hotel that is.  | James 'Rhodey' Rhodes/Tony Stark/Steve Rogers/James 'Bucky' Barnes

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“You want to do what?” Rhodey thought Tony was crazier but is becoming apparent that his boyfriend's boyfriend is trying to kill himself. Steve Rogers is skinny as a pin and is always shivering in classes yet, “it is snowing outside and you want to sneak out! There is a snowstorm going on the roads are closed, Steve!” All Rhodey is trying to do is get the subtle point across that no, he does not want to freeze to death in the middle of November.

Tony and Bucky the two other boyfriends in their interesting quadruple situation have going on are both lying on Tony’s ridiculously large bed, under the covers clearly trying to get sleep. “Can you keep it down? Howard will hear you and then we might actually end up in the blizzard.” Rhodey knows Tony is right because unfortunately he’s seen Tony’s father do it before to them both, it was especially hard when Tony came out. This time they were actually let into the house which seemed like an achievement to both, especially seeing as Rhodey dragged along Steve and Bucky with them. 

Bucky sits up, resting his head back on the plush headboard, that Mairia had replaced Tony’s old wire one when they changed it to be another countless guest bedroom. He sighs running his hand through Tony’s hair “can you remind me again why we didn’t just go to your mum’s place James?” That’s also something that is taking a bit of use to, James and James, for once Rhodey is thankful for Tony’s excessive use of nicknames. 

“Maria wanted to see Tony,” “that didn’t mean we had to come,” Tony reminds them all for what seems the millionth time and they only got to the Stark mansion at 10 am that morning. Rhodey pulls Steve away from the window and drags him to the bed getting underneath the covers with the others two, the four of them only just fitting. 

The bed lays Steve, Bucky, Tony and Rhodey from left to right and despite how cold and the snowstorm outside it’s extremely warm between them all. Tony rolls over to face Rhodey in the bed kissing his head, “thank you for the thought,” despite it the cold and the journey and the very fact that there was still a part of them all that thought they wouldn’t make it in the door it’s fine. It’s slightly encouraging to think that when Howarsd saw the 4 of them he wasn’t immediately sent away packing again like they expected him to be. 

Maria’s letter to the dorm room didn’t mean much to Tony, but to Rhodey it felt like that maybe she was accepting them. 2 Christmases ago when they were both freshmen Tony didn’t think it was such a big deal because he had been bringing guys home for years but apparently Howard had thought it was a phase and MIT might teach him something. It didn’t work and they were turned away at the door.

Rhodey thought this might have been an apology. It just turned out to be a really bad idea. 

“I can try and book a hotel?” is really the only solution that Rhodey has for solving the situation he has put them all in.”

Steve just rolls on snuggling into the mattress more, “isn’t this already basically a hotel?” He asks sincerely because it is incredibly cozy and Jarvis promised to bring them all coffee and breakfast treats in the morning. They laugh because it’s true and because there is nowhere else they’d rather be.

Cards:

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[darkkitty1208]

Congratulate hon!!!

Woooo you open the box again, I’m soooooo excited🥹 Finally I got chance👀 Let me send a prompt^^:

This will be their first Christmas together, but Stephen got hit with an age regression spell, 38 years old man was turned into a quiet five-year-old boy during his last mission.

It’s not a big deal, he just needs only one week to get back to normal. The only problem is that Christmas is in this week and they planned to celebrate together.

Tony was determined to give Stephen the best Christmas ever, because he remembered that Stephen had said that his family wasn’t rich when he was a kid and after his sister’s death, he had never celebrated Christmas again. And he stayed at the hospital for the Christmas when he was a doctor, since he had no family and few friends, no need for a holiday.

So to him, this spell will be the best chance to give kid Stephen a Christmas he deserves.

☺️Thanks sweetie, hope you’ll like it! Oh and if you take it plz plz, include Avengers Family, and maybe h/c! I really love your Hurt/Comfort works😭

Ahhhh!! I love your excitement so much <33 Thank you so much for the prompt, lovely!

For those curious, I'm opening my ask box on tumblr in celebration of Christmas and a 400 followers special. Feel free to drop by there!

Tony stared at where a short figure jumped up and down in oversized robes that dangled over his shoulders and draped down the floor, a mop of raven black hair popping on the top.

A kid.

There was a kid trying to jump up the bookcase, his chubby hand gripping the air as he tried desperately to grab a book from high up a shelf.

The kid turned around upon his presence, and Tony knew right then and there who he was the moment he looked into the boy's eyes.

It was Stephen's.

"...Stephen?" Tony asked, "Jesus Christ on a fucking unicycle."

OR

Stephen gets hit with an age regression spell a week before Christmas. Tony sees this as the perfect opportunity to throw him the best Christmas party. 

Words: 2235, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 4 of Tumblr Requests

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Doctor Strange (Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, Peter Parker, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Wong (Marvel), Michelle Jones, Ned Leeds

Relationships: Tony Stark/Stephen Strange, Avengers Team & Stephen Strange, James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Mentioned Steve Rogers, Mentioned Bucky Barnes, Mentioned Thor (Marvel), Hurt/Comfort, Age Regression/De-Aging, Christmas Fluff, Christmas Party, Christmas Presents, Stephen Strange Needs a Hug, Tony Stark/Stephen Strange Parenting Peter Parker | Supremefamily | Strange Family, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Not Canon Compliant, Not Avengers: Endgame (Movie) Compliant, Not Canon Compliant with Movie: Avengers: Infinity War (2018), How Do I Tag, Mentioned James "Rhodey" Rhodes

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PS, Apologies for the lame title, I couldn't think of anything else. Sing it in the tune of Jingle Bells, pretty please.

#ask #request #binarystar00 #prompt fill #my writing #my fic #ironstrange #stephen strange #tony stark

[prmssm]

"Dakt I followed this blog for Marvel doodles" TOO BAD, here's more meta.

Regarding people appearing in the Summit Dimension: I have a couple "rules" in mind, but sometimes it boils down to "whatever is funniest in the moment."

There might be physical space between character Areas where everyone from everywhere can intermingle, but I hate designing locations so who knows what it's like. The action mostly stays sectioned off to particular people's Areas, in my mind.

You can only get to someone else's Area via the front door of their lobby. Doesn't matter what's outside that door or where someone is coming from; if they intend to visit, they'll appear via the door. So if a Rhodey interrupts a Tony meeting, it's because he walked through the lobby, distracted the receptionist Tony with a holographic Rubik's cube, walked through the restricted door to the hallway beyond, and then walked into the conference room.

But in their own Area, people can sometimes just… appear. Usually they still use the front door, but the dimension will make exceptions. For example, comatose TRN814 Steve is simply already in his chair when the other Steves arrive for their meeting. Unless it's funnier for someone to have to carry him in from the lobby, in which case that happens instead. …yeah, probably that one. Lobby front door opens and he just topples in and faceplants. Chatter in the room stops, and you just hear the "chak chak chak DING shrrruup" of receptionist Steve's typewriter as he marks TRN814 as checked in. Most Steves are hardwired to help though, so he doesn't stay snoozing on the floor for long. Anyway.

No one actively sees anyone else phase into existence. It's always just someone coming from around a corner or through a door, or simply being there when you turn around. Two random Buckys having a conversation in their break room when a third Bucky in Winter Soldier attire steps out of a shadowy corner, scaring the bejesus out of the first two because he definitely was not in there when they arrived. It's all very Loony Tunes.

Like, I have one concept where a Tony is late to a meeting so 616 Tony calls the receptionist Tony to have him paged. The missing Tony then falls from somewhere out of view and lands in a heap in his conference room chair. There's no hole in the ceiling, nor do the other Tonys see him sparkle into existence in midair like a Star Trek transporter. He just got dumped in from the out-of-frame void that no one perceives nor worries about.

I guess the exception would be for characters who naturally teleport. Like Nightcrawlers BAMFing into their conference room just because they can. Or Doctor Stranges using portals for the aesthetic.

#babbles #pocket dimension lore #c: tony stark #c: steve rogers #c: james rhodes #how is this the first use of a rhodey tag i am a disgrace #c: bucky barnes #c: kurt wagner #c: stephen strange #e: 616 #e: trn814 #e: ao318 #for the receptionists though I'm actually not settled on where receptionist Steve is technically from

[books-readers-blog]

Books about World discoveries, economics, history, scientific research.

1. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond

2 "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

3. "The Silk Roads: A New History of the World" by Peter Frankopan

4. "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

5. "The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World" by Peter Frankopan

6. "The History of the World" by J.M. Roberts

7. "The Penguin History of the World" by J.M. Roberts

8. "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas L. Friedman

9. "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes

10. "The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution' by Francis Fukuyama

11. "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn

12. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann

13 A Global History: From Prehistory to the 21st Century by Leften Stavros Stavrianos

14. "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000" by Paul Kennedy

15. "A Concise History of the World" by Merry E Wiesner-Hanks

16. "The Human Web: A Bird's-Eye View of World History" by J.R. McNeill and William H. McNeill

17. The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914" by Richard J. Evans

18. "The Discoverers" by Daniel J. Boorstin

19. "The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World" by Niall Ferguson

20. "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" by Samuel P. Huntington

21. "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith

22. "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" by Thomas Piketty

23. "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money" by John Maynard Keynes

24. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster

Capitalism" by Naomi Klein

25. "The End of Alchemy: Money Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy" by Mervyn King

26. The Great Transformation" by Karl Polanyi

27. The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century" by Robert B. Marks

28 "Why Nations Fall The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty" by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

29. "The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant

Technologies" by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee

30. "The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties" by Paul Collier

31. "The Rise and Fall of American Growth. The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War by Robert J. Gordon

32. "The Age of Sustainable Development" by Jeffrey Sachs

33. "The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution" by Walter Isaacson

34. "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by Thomas S. Kuhn

35. "The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA" by James D. Watson

36. "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins

37. "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking

38. "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory" by Brian Greene

39. "The Emperor's New Mind. Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics by Roger Penrose

40. "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000" by Paul Kennedy

41. "The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World" by Niall Ferguson

42. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined" by Steven Pinker

43. "Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World-and Why Things Are Better Than You Think" by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund

[the-chickenshit-oddity]

Iron Man prompt

another one of those Tony Stark goes incognito 'cause of reasons, so he gets a fake name. I just want him to be called Eddie Rhodes, because he loves Jarvis, but there's no way he's calling himself Edwin. The Rhodes is self-explanatory.

#the-c-odd-prompt #iron man #tony stark #james rhodes #edwin jarvis #codd-sequel

[rebelquilts512]

Iron Fam Encanto AU Bonus Content

Here’s a bunch of stuff from the Starks Don’t Shine They Burn universe that didn’t fit in the original post.

(Yes, I know it’s been awhile, hush)

It’s pretty long.

This AU has a much more ambiguous setting, since I could not justify having this set in Colombia with the amount of white people in this AU and didn’t know what other real life location would make any sense.

Like in the movie, the house in this AU is still called Casita and their sheltered town is still called the Encanto.

The mountains surrounding the Encanto are rich in metal ores. (Because it’s the Iron Fam and Tony needs a good supply of materials)

The birth order of the triplets is: Tony, Stephen, Carol. Mostly because I can’t picture Stephen as the youngest of the three and what I’ve seen of Carol has younger sibling energy.

James “Rhodey” Rhodes starts as Tony’s best friend. He becomes friends with all the triplets before he and Carol fall in love and get married. He and Tony are still best friends though.

One of the reasons he’s nicknamed Rhodey is because Howard and Maria got emotional when they learned that their son befriended someone named James (Like James “Bucky” Barnes).

Wanda Maximoff lives in the town and is Vision’s longtime best friend. They’re also pining for each other, but since Vision’s so busy using his gift to help the town they don’t have time to confess their feelings for each other.

Pietro and their parents are also alive and living in the Encanto.

They own a bakery or something like that.

There’s not really a Mariano character in this AU (like how Isabela was expected to marry him while Dolores was in love with him). Mostly because I forgot about him when choosing characters for this AU (Sorry Mariano, I do care about you). There also aren’t really any MCU characters that both Nebula and Monica know besides Carol Danvers, who’s their mom in this AU. I also didn’t think a Dolores style romantic arc works well with Monica’s character. I’ll probably have to figure out a suitor for Nebula so the dinner scene has a possibility of working.

Suggestions welcome.

The Dolores Confession verse in “All of You” is replaced with a Wanda confession verse in this AU.

Other residents of the Encanto include:

The Maximoffs (as mentioned before)

Oleg, Iryna, Pietro (20) and Wanda (20)

The Bartons

Clint, Laura, Cooper (15), Lila (13), and Nathaniel (5)

Bruce Banner (The Town Doctor)

Helen Cho (The retired/former town doctor)

Natasha Romanoff

(Peter’s friend) Michelle Jones (16) and her parents

(Peter’s friend) Ned Leeds (16), his parents, and his grandmother

Elderly Peggy Carter and her husband, son, daughter, and presumably grandchildren.

Her brother Micheal Carter, his wife, son, and grandchildren, including Sharon Carter (26)

Peter Quill (Early thirties)

Gamora (Late twenties)

Drax and his wife and young daughter

Mantis (Early twenties)

Darcy Lewis (20)

Jimmy Woo (21)

Harold “Happy” Hogan

Sam Wilson (Mid-twenties)

Assorted others

Not any Asgardians though, since they technically have their own magic it wouldn’t make sense for them to be here.

For those of you wondering what the in-universe reason is for a character being named “Vision” when a different character has actual visions of the future, my explanation is that one day when Pepper was like seven months pregnant with him (and Carol was like three months pregnant with Monica), Stephen has a vision about the birth of Tony and Pepper’s baby, which involves a midnight thunderstorm and a c-section, and inorder for both Pepper and the baby to survive Tony has to make a medical instrument that will limit the danger of a c-section. After the baby is born safely, Tony and Pepper (mostly Tony) name him Vision to honor the vision that saved him.

The other kids also have interesting births that (except Morgan) Stephen saw in a vision.

Nebula was born during a meteor shower with Aurora Borealis.

Monica came into the world with a rainbow.

Peter was born during a windstorm violent enough to fling the windows open in the birthing room.

Harley was born during a solar eclipse.

Morgan was born at sunrise to the rooster crowing, all the birds, chirping, and other animals making their morning noises.

I feel like Monica’s gift should be explained more. My main inspiration is this part of her Marvel Wiki article. The basics are that she can see different energies and across the electromagnetic spectrum, including a form of x-ray vision. Her eyes glow different colors based on what kind of sight she’s using/what she’s looking for.

Nebula still has a prosthetic arm in this au. The story is that a beast of some sort bit it off, when she was exploring the woods when she was around ten (age is subject to change), and chewed it to pieces. She manages to kill the beast with her gift, though doesn’t save her arm. Her Uncle Tony makes her a metal prosthetic arm that she sometimes uses her gift to manipulate into different forms.

Other possibilities to come, this is all I have for now. Will update when I have more.

I have some ideas of how some of the songs can be rewritten for this au, although if anyone has any ideas for lyrics feel welcome to share them. I may post the rewritten songs at some point.

I also used a dress-up game to give some idea of what the family looks like/how everyone's dressed that I may post if anyone’s interested.

#Starks Don't Shine They Burn #encanto au #iron fam #iron fam au #marvel au #mcu #howard stark #maria stark #tony stark #stephen strange #carol danvers #james rhodey rhodes #pepper potts #nebula (mcu) #monica rambeau #vision (mcu) #peter parker #harley keener #morgan stark #wanda maximoff #too many other characters mentioned to tag #what the heck is wrong with the formatting

[todaysdocument]

On 9/21/1957, President Eisenhower addressed the school integration crisis in Little Rock: “I am confident that [the citizens of Little Rock] will vigorously oppose any violence by extremists.”

Two days later, a mob outside Central High School became violent.

File Unit: Civil Rights, #2, 1953 - 1961

Series: Office Files, 1953 - 1961

Collection: Gerald D. Morgan Records, 1953 - 1961

Transcription:

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 21, 1957

James C. Hagerty, Press Secretary to the President

THE WHITE HOUSE

U. S. NAVAL BASE

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

In the last few hours three events of major importance have occurred in the City of Little Rock.

1. The Governor of Arkansas has withdrawn the contingent of Arkansas National Guard at Central High School.

2. The Little Rock School Board has announced its intention to proceed to carry into effect its plans for school admissions.

3. The local law enforcement agencies have announced that they are prepared to maintain law and order.

The sincere and conscientious efforts of the citizens of Little Rock prior to September second show that they are persons of good will and feel a responsibility to preserve and respect the law -- whether or not they personally agree with it. I am confident that they will vigorously oppose any violence by extremists.

All parents must have a sympathetic understanding of the ordeal to which the nine Negro children who have been prevented from attending Central High School have been subjected. They and their parents have conducted themselves with dignity and with restraint. As I said this morning, I am confident that the citizens of the City of Little Rock and the State of Arkansas will welcome this opportunity to demonstrate that in their city and in their state proper orders of a United States Court will be executed promptly and without disorder.

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