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queen-of-the-avengers · 2 years

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Dr. Strange 2: My Thoughts

I will be putting everything under the cut as well as tagging it as spoilers so you can avoid it if you need to (also talking about Loki and Wandavison here as well).

Here are some of my thoughts about the movie:

Let me start off by saying a few good things about this movie:

1. I thought the movie was visually stunning. The CGI was brilliant, the costume designs were amazing, and overall, it was really pretty to look at.

2. I’ve never seen acting like this in a long time, and I thought Elizabeth Olsen did a FANTASTIC job with her character. I actually cried when she was visiting her children on Earth 838, and they were scared of her. She really pulls people’s emotions through her eyes. She has been playing this character since Age of Ultron came out, and she never fails to shock me at how well she can act.

The same goes for Benedict. I thought he did a really good job with his character as well.

3. The horror aspect was also done very well. Sam Raimi has been a director of horror movies, and he really brought what he knew to the table with this one. You really don’t see a superhero movie be centered around this much horror, but he did it very well (in my opinion).

Now, onto the bad things about this movie:

1. This movie was not worth the hype that Marvel was trying to give off. They made it seem like we were going to get this big movie about the multiverse with variants of hers coming in and enemies trying to defeat them, when in reality, the multiverse was not explored at all in this film.

The only thing the multiverse did for this film is to provide Wanda an escape to find her children. Apart from having some of the scenes set in different universes, they didn’t add any heroes besides Wanda and Strange (I’ll get to the Illuminati in a minute). They were all different variants of those two characters, and as much as I like to see Zombie!Strange and Mom!Wanda, they were pretty boring and uneventful.

When Marvel hyped up Spiderman: No Way Home, they talked about the multiverse opening up and exploring the different characters throughout alongside their enemies. No Way Home lived up to the hype that Marvel made it out to be, and they did it well.

MoM did not.

What's the point of having a multiverse with infinite amount of characters, and not utilize them? It seems like a waste of a movie, and this movie felt like it was supposed to be set up for an even bigger film like how the movies were set up for Infinity War and Endgame. Like MoM is only the start of the story and not a good chunk of it (which, yeah, it is the start of a story for the multiverse, but it just didn’t make any sense to me).

2. Marvel did a terrible job at hiding the cameos in this film. Their biggest cameo (in my opinion) was Professor X. But the trailer clearly sowed that he was going to be part of this film. I don’t know who made the trailer, but they spoiled the shit out the movie by showing Professor X, Captain Carter (Peggy Carter), Captain Marvel variant, and other cameos.

I watch the movie with an almost full theater. Not once did anyone gasp or cheer whenever these cameos came on screen because they were in the fucking trailer. The only person the audience was hyped to see (and it wasn’t that good of a hype) was Reed Richards from Fantastic Four.

The other cameos was a variant of Captain Marvel, Captain Carter, Black Bolt (for people who haven’t read the comics, they won’t know who this character is. I don’t know if he’s been in a marvel TV show, so I can’t confirm that) It was a big letdown to see Marvel not take the opportunity they had to bring back characters or even introduced variants of the characters we already know and love.

They could have done a lot with Iron Man, Loki, Deadpool, and even brought Chris Evans to play Johnny Storm. It felt cheap, in my opinion to have only these characters when they had a whole multiverse of characters to choose from.

3. The Illuminati was a fucking joke to me. When Strange was presented with the team, the variant of Captain Marvel told him that they could handle “his little witch” when Strange warned them that Wanda was coming to them. I honestly had no clue the Illuminati was even a thing prior to this movie since I’ve never read the comics, but even I can tell Marvel wasted an opportunity with this one.

I’m not saying we might not get another movie or something about them, but what good is it to introduce a team of very powerful people only to kill them off five fucking minutes later? This plot point could have lead to some very interesting opportunities since the whole fucking point of this group is to make the decisions that no one wanted to make and to protect people from Thanos-level threats.

Does Marvel not realize what they could have done with this group? Not to mention that Captain Marvel literally said that the group could handle Wanda only to have her be crushed by a giant statue. Love to mention Black Bolt getting his head exploded, Captain Carter getting fucking sliced in half by her own shield, Reed Richards turning into spaghetti noodles, and snapping Professor X’s neck from inside her own mind.

Five fucking minutes later.

They made it seem like the Illuminati was this all-powerful rag-tag team of heroes when they weren't. I didn’t see one ounce of power on their end in that fight scene between them and Wanda. What a wasted opportunity.

4. Let’s talk about America Chavez for a moment before I get to Strange and Wanda. While I love the fact that America is this new character with multiverse traveling, they really didn’t give her a whole lot of purpose besides to help Wanda travel the multiverse to find her kids.

I appreciate what she can bring to the table, but it felt like Marvel only introduced her because she can multiverse hop. She could have easily been introduced in some other movie with a much bigger role and purpose than what she got.

The fact that her storyline was the “I’m a teenager with these powers that I can’t control only to realize in the end that I had it in me”. What a fucking boring plot line. It’s been used over and over again, and Marvel didn’t do a good job at making this unique.

I’d like to mention here that Marvel wanted this story to proceed after Loki finished airing, but why? My friend who saw it with me had never watched Loki and she understood what was going on. I think the direction they were going in was to talk about variants and how that ties into Loki, but they missed the fucking point.

If MoM had brought in the TVA, then I could understand why they wanted people to watch Loki so they understood what this organization stood for. They can multiverse hop as well, and it would have been cool if we had seen the TVA try and come in and fix the timelines. I think I read somewhere that MoM wasn’t because of Dr. Strange messed with he multiverse when he tried to help Peter, but because when Sylvie killed He Who Remains (or King the Conqueror), and the timelines went out of control.

If that’s the case, then why bring in America Chavez at all? Why not save her for a better fitted role and another movie, and bring in the TVA who can help assist in the multiverse. Plus, MoM didn’t explain why the multiverse was collapsing in on itself, so who would have thought it was tied directly to Loki? If you haven’t watched the show, then this would have been missed.

Last point about America is that at the end of MoM, she is seen trying to learn magic at Kamar-Taj as if Marvel wanted to close the multiverse timeline by having her learn new powers to forget her old ones. I don’t know if this is what they were going for, but it seemed like that for me.

5. Now, let’s talk about Dr. Strange and how he was robbed of his movie. If you look at the Iron Man trilogy or the Thor movies or even the Captain America movies, each movie is centered around Tony/Thor/Steve. MoM did not touch on Strange’s character at all except to make him a “mentor” for America.

There was no growth with his character. No progression from arrogant asshole to some hero that the world looks up to. Yeah, he helped saved the world from Thanos, but that’s about it. If you look at the first Dr. Strange movie, you could see his progression from arrogant doctor to a broken man to a damn good magical being. MoM didn’t show anything for his character, and this is supposed to be his fucking movie.

This wasn’t a Dr. Strange movie. This was a Wanda movie. It was a Wanda-centered movie with Dr. Strange as a side character.

They even did him dirty with Christine. In the first movie, we could clearly see he was infatuated with her, but the more time he spent apart from her, the less he was interested. Yeah, he kept the watch she gave him, but there wasn’t any want or need shown toward the end of the first film (at least, not in my eyes). To have him go back to being obsessed with Christine after not being with her is just setting his character back further.

Not to mention that the best scene Dr. Strange was in is when he was fighting Gargantos. Even then, his powers were kind of upsetting. He spent the entire fucking movie in magic-cancelling handcuffs. The first movie showed the mirror dimension, showed magical artifacts, and used them to create visually stunning magical fight scenes that were done well.

This movie had none of that.

Don’t even get me started on that fucking musical fight scene. That was a shitty fight scene compared to some of the things that Dr. Strange can do, especially when fighting Sinister!Strange. It had no creative outlook on his powers. He was fighting Mordo with those handcuffs on. They could have done a lot more if they used the mirror dimension or even brought back the Time Stone from another universe to help in the aid.

They say Dr. Strange is one of the most powerful Avengers because of his magic, and this movie didn’t capture a single fucking power move on his end.

6. Finally, let’s talk about Wanda. When I say this movie pissed me off, it was because of what Marvel did with Wanda's character. Not only did they cheap out on her powers and had her completely out of character, she went through all her pain and suffering only to “die” at the end.

Let’s look at some of the things Wanda had to suffer through, shall we? She lost her parents at a young age, she was forced to tamper with an Infinity Stone to give her powers she never wanted in the first place, she lost her brother and her home, she moved to the States knowing no one only to find comfort in Vision, tries to redeem herself by helping others with her powers only to have it backfired, was the cause of the Sokovia Accords coming into play (in my opinion), fighting Thanos only to have to kill the love of her life before they could separate the stone from his head, going through the trauma of killing him only for Thanos to bring him back and kill him right in front of her, being blipped from existence for five years, coming back to see that the love of her life is gone-gone so now she literally has no one, has to resort taking over a town to get the life she always wanted and had kids with vision, realizing that she’s hurting people and can never be happy so she had to sacrifice her family and her happiness again, and just recently with this movie, the dark hold is manipulating her trauma and twisting it into a person she never wanted to become.

Now tell me, how is it fair to have her go through all that only to have her kill herself in the end? All that pain and suffering for fucking nothing.

This isn’t even the first time Marvel has done something like this. To me, it’s like having these people try and be villains (which they aren’t, they’re anti-heroes), and make all these mistakes and the only thing to redeem themselves is to have them die? They did it with Natasha, Gamora, Tony, Loki, Yondu, Nebula, and so many more characters.

To have them suffer only to die in the end without real resolution.

For those of you who didn’t watch Wandavision, she realized just how many people she was hurting at the end. She made the conscious decision to sacrifice her family so that these very real people can have their freedom back. She then took up residence in a remote cabin to separate herself from others so that she wouldn’t hurt them. Now, at the time, it looked like Wanda had taken a step back from magic because she was hurting people (I still believe that she wanted nothing to do with magic as much as she was using it)

All she wanted was her family back. When she started dabbling with he Darkhold, that demonic magic took hold of the trauma that was already there and manipulated her into being this person she was never supposed to be.

The thing that gets to me is that Wanda in MoM was so out of character. She has aways been portrayed as the person who didn’t wan to hurt others and would always try and find a way to save them or even stay out of the fight. It’s not like her to want to kill a child and kill all of these people just to get her family back. It’s not even within in her character to have killed the Illuminati that brutally. I don’t care what the Darkhold is doing, but it wouldn’t turn her into a person she doesn’t recognize. It may manipulate her into making mistakes but Wanda knew what she was doing when she killed all those people.

My friend had told me that she didn’t like how MoM portrayed how powerful Wanda really is, and I completely agree. I look back at Wandavison and Endgame, and you could see how powerful she was because of how much magic she was using and what she did with it. It really felt like a steal to not see that passion and hate in this movie.

Her fight scenes were really dull compared to other ones, and the fight scene with the Illuminati didn’t showcase how powerful she was. She turned Black Bolt’s mouth into nothing with just a few words. That is power, but there were no “badass” power scenes like the ones we’ve been given.

Don’t get me wrong, I will always defend Wanda and she is my favorite female character by far. She is very powerful and I love her for it.

The thing that bothered me is the fact that Vision wasn’t in this movie at all. Not one universe showcased her being with Vision. It was always with he kids. The whole point of Wandavision was for her to live her life with Vision and their two kids. I get that she wants to be happy with them, but to go as far as she did to try and achieve that was out of character (in my opinion).

Wanda has suffered enough, and while I don’t believe she actually died at the end (did you see the scene where she came out of that gong Ring style with broken bones?), I do believe she will be back for maybe her own movie? Another show? But at what cost?

I thought this movie was going to be about her and Strange teaming up to take down Mordo based on what happened at the end of the first Dr. Strange movie. I thought she was going to be kind of good and we’d get to see the progression into madness throughout the movie. She was “evil” from the start, and I didn’t like that for her.

Do I think this movie was bad? No. Do I think it was the best? No. I think this movie is the beginning of the multiverse storyline for phase four and possibly phase five. I just think it could have been executed better if they had delved deeper into the multiverse itself.

I’m sorry if this comes across as me bashing on MoM and tearing it down, especially for people who thought it was amazing. I just hate seeing Marvel kill off characters or turn them into something they’re not because they made bad choices and didn’t give them a shot at redeeming themselves.

Anyway, that’s my two cents. Please don’t send hate, but come talk to me if you want to discuss further!

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spidernerdsblog · 3 years

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Into You

I have a idea for a smutty story with Peter Parker :D maybe Y/N is a new Avenger, Peter see her at her "welcome" Party but they know each other from a few months ago where they had very great sex (maybe a few details in the story, both love hard sex. Peter is the dom :D). Y/N had a great night with all, the girls love her but peter is a bit shy because he doesn't know if she reminds him. So time after time they repeat the night (please mention it) and fell in love. That would be great haha thaaanks :)) maybe a bit Action, where Y/N looks great in her suit and Peter is surprised what she is able to

Requested by : @fabienneweasley

A/N : Reader's character is inspired by Susan Storm of the fantastic four she basically weilds the power of invisibility and creating forcefields. Hope you like this. Feedbacks and suggestions are always welcome.

Pairing : Peter Parker x Avenger! Reader

Warnings : 18+, SMUT, mature content, unprotected sex (not a wise choice to indulge), dom! peter, fwb -> lovers.

The Avengers are fighting against madame Hydra and her troops

"Parker! Status?" Tony's voice crackles through the intercom whilst Peter fights against a group of Hydra soldiers which seems to just keep on increasing in number.

"Uh Mr Stark things are getting a little crowded over here a little back up would be nice" Peter replies back struggling to keep up the fight as he successfully webs up a bunch of the soldiers. But to his surprise a whole new troop emerges from nowhere.

"Oh no! Karen activate instant kill!" Karen activates the instant kill mode but it still wasn't enough to tackle the whole army as Peter was soon outnumbered. One of the soldiers threw a gamma ray infused bomb which if detonated can be catastrophic to anyone who is hit by its radiation. The bomb detonates with a huge blast but to Peter’s surprise a forcefield forms around it containing the blast inside it, soon the forcefield disintegrates, sucking in the deadly radiation with it like a black hole sucks in everything into it.

"Woah! what the hell was that?!" Peter was awestruck at what just happened.

Suddenly a feminine figure appeared out of the thin air in front of Peter. She was wearing a blue suit which hugged her curves perfectly, hair cascading down her shoulders. And as she turned to face him Peter felt like he was hit by a truck, it was you. He stood there like a statue still processing what he was seeing.

"You're welcome by the way" you quipped, breaking him out of his daze.

"Who are you?" Peter asks though he knew very well who you're but seeing you like this was a huge shock to him.

"Y/N Y/L/N aka storm and you're the famous spiderman"

"Yeah I'm indeed" he chuckles nervously, he was grateful that he was wearing his mask so you couldn’t see his face. You were about to say something when you got interrupted.

"Great work, Y/N" Tony's voice buzzed.

"Thank you Mr Stark" you and Peter fought side by side forcing the Hydra to retreat accepting their defeat.

After the city clean up was done a welcome cum victory party was arranged for you in the evening at the compound. Peter was shuffling on his feet in anticipation of meeting you face to face. The huge spacious hall was feeling stuffy for him. Everyone was enjoying themselves as you walked in a shimmery electric blue number looking stunning as always hair styled into loose waves a dazzling smile adorned your face, eyes scanning through the crowd and momentarily you lock eyes with Peter from across the room but you were soon to look away as if you didn't recognize him.

Peter's mind was a mess, never did he imagine he would run into you again and in a circumstance like this. He had so much to say to you. But you acted so oblivious. Don't you remember him at all? Moreover he was feeling way too shy to approach you what if you actually don't remember him. Tony clinked his champagne glass to draw everyone's attention standing at the center of the room with you beside him

"Ladies and gentlemen I would like to introduce you to our newest addition to the team’’ He introduced you ‘‘The very young and talented Y/N Y/L/N!" everyone clapped and cheered for you.

"Hello everyone honored to be a part of this incredible team and looking forward to working with you guys" For a fraction of second your eyes met Peter’s and memories rushed back in. You never expected to see him again not at a place like this. What is he even doing here?

"Y/N come let me introduce you to the rest of the team" Tony offered you happily followed him as he introduced you to Steve, Sam, Bucky, Rhodes, Dr Banner and then the other ladies of the team.

"Welcome to the circus girl" Natasha joked patting your shoulder "we girls always stick together, you'll love it here"

"Yeah and any problem feel free to come to us" Wanda insisted.

"Sure" you gave a broad smile as you engaged in a hearty conversation with them, your eyes occasionally fleeting towards Peter who was standing at a corner.

"Hey kid, why are you standing there all alone? Come here" Tony called out to him. Peter hesitantly made his way towards where you were standing as you watched him intently.

"And last but not the least my young and promising protégé, kid this is Y/N and Y/N this is-" you cut him off

"Peter" Peter looked at you wide eyed you indeed remember him.

"You know him?" Tony asks amused

"Yeah we met last year at Uni. I was an exchange student there before you know I got hit by some weird cosmic rays"

"Well then great! Peter can show you around won't you kid?"

"Yeah would love to Mr Stark" he smiled.

"Looking forward to working with you, Parker or may I say spiderman" you smirked with a playful glint in your eyes strutting past him to mingle with the other guests.

The summer of last year will always be memorable for you. Firstly because you accidentally got hit by cosmic radiation and got your powers and the epic one night stand that you will never forget. You were an exchange student for the Biophysics programme at the Empire State University though you actually never fitted the perfect description of a nerd because you were never a bookworm, very much outspoken, loved to go out and yet managed to score a perfect A during exams one could say you were the best of both worlds. You were a burst of energy in a classroom full of a bunch of nerds and none of them interest you. But in that classroom full of geeks one particular brunette in glasses caught your eyes. The cute awkward guy of the class Peter Parker. He had this boyish charm that you tried but couldn’t resist. You have often caught him stealing glances at you but every time he used to turn away flustered.

Peter himself couldn't deny the fact that he was attracted to you since the day you walked into the class, you were beautiful as well as witty but he knew it very well that you were out of his league and then you started to hang out with Harry Osborn and he started dating Gwen so nothing really happened between you two. And since none of you took the initiative to make a move both of you continued to secretly have a crush on each other though it was just a matter of time.

The club was crazy packed. It was a Friday night so you weren’t exactly sure why it surprised you. You were standing near the bar deciding your drink for tonight when your eyes caught a rather unusual visitor, Peter Parker. He was sulking at the corner of the counter looking a bit tired. You ordered two drinks and took them in your hands making your way towards him. You slid a glass to him, breaking him from his thoughts as he looked up to you.

"Rough day?" you ask nonchalantly. He smiles letting out a long sigh.

"Is it that obvious?" you chuckle lightly.

"Oh no, just never took you as a club going person"

"Well you’re kind of right, I was actually thinking of getting out of here"

"So where's blondie?" you ask while taking a sip of your drink.

"Uh we're taking a break" He answers nervously.

"Oh I see" you "Then let’s drink to that" you raised his glass in front of him

"No it’s fine, I’m not a drinker actually"

"C'mon for one night, now drink up" you insisted. He gulped down the drink, slightly wincing at the burning taste down his throat.

"Let’s go" you grabbed his hand pulling him off his seat.

"Where?"

"To dance! We are in a club Peter" You exclaim.

"I-I can't dance" He stutters nervously.

"Rubbish! Everyone can dance" you dragged him with you. Peter stood in the middle of the dancefloor feeling a little uncomfortable as well as nervous after all he had a crush on you and the last thing he wants is to disappoint you. He watched you intently as you swayed to the music. You took his hands and placed them on your hips placing your own around his neck making him sway with you. He slowly began to loosen up and dance with you enjoying the vibe. After sometime you went to have a couple of shots together and you were nevertheless drunk.

"So you and Harry, huh?" Peter asked, downing another shot.

"Nah we're just messing around" you shrug

"So no one in our class interests you either?"

"Good boys aren't my type. I mean they're real softies and that's cute" you scrunch your nose "But I prefer a little hardcore" You gave a subtle wink.

"Maybe you're wrong to judge just by the looks"

"Well I would be happy if you prove me otherwise" You practically challenged him.

"With all my pleasure if you want" he smirks. His eyes had a mischievous glint that you have never seen before. Things escalated pretty quickly as you found yourself back in your apartment in your bedroom. Your back arched up, face buried in the pillows as Peter took you from the back.

"Fuck!" Your grip tightened on the sheets as he rammed into your throbbing cunt. His grip tight on your ass, as he pulls you back to meet with his thrusts. Your elbows felt weak nearly in the state of giving out as you jolted forward everytime he snapped his hips going deep inside you hitting your sweet spot. He places a slap on your ass as you yelp in shock. You couldn't think straight the only thing you could focus on how well he was fucking you.

His hand goes to grab your hair pulling you back, flush against his strong and sturdy chest.

"You like it don't you? To be fucked hard like the slut you’re" he growled pressing his lips roughly to yours swallowing your moans one hand snaking down to rub your sensitive bud as he fucks you hard and fast. You felt delirious as you felt the knot build inside you. You screamed out his name as your orgasm washed over he was quick to follow suit.

Though it was a one night thing but it was worth it. After that night he had truly left you wondering how a nerd like him was so fit and strong and now you know why and if you had to put it quite plainly you were properly railed by spiderman last summer.

..........

"Sparring with you on my first day is it really necessary?" you quip

"You need to start from day one now C'mon give me your best shot" Nat stood defensively as you lunged towards her throwing a punch that she dodged without any effort before tripping you and causing you to fall on the ground. You groan in pain before pulling yourself back on your feet.

"Ow! that hurt"

"You really need to build up your lower body strength, start with some leg exercise today, do squats 3 sets 10 reps"

"Yes mam"

Peter was sparring with Sam, the moment you walked in that sports bra and skin tight pants he knew he was gone, his eyes frequently drifting away to you as he watched you work out squatting in those skin tight yoga pants which just perfectly defined your plump round ass.

"Yo Parker! Eyes here"

"Yeah, yeah sorry" Peter stutters as he feels his face heating up.

After you finished your set of workout you went to grab your water bottle. Peter's eyes were transfixed on you the whole time as he noticed a little bit of the water drizzled down the corner of your mouth trailing down to your chest just between your perfect cleavage. The only thing he could think of right now was to rip that sports bra off you and suck on to those perfect tits. You noticed your secret admirer through the glass as you sent a playful wink his way. Peter choked on his spit, turning away flustered as if a deer caught in the headlights. You turned around lazily walking towards him.

"You know I'm not a psychic so if you got something to say just say instead of staring at me like a creep" you quip.

"Wha-what do I have to say to you?" He stutters.

"I don't know, maybe hey how are you? It's been a long time" you half shrug.

"Uhh…''

"OK my bad" you turn to leave Peter scrunches his face at how stupid it was of him.

''Umm Y/N!" he called you as you turned to face him again.

"Yeah?"

"It's good to see you again"

"Good to see you too Parker" you smiled.

A few days went by like this, both stealing glances at each other from time to time when you were present in the same room or during your missions a lot of unspoken words and emotions bubbling inside of you trying to come out. Peter couldn’t help but admire this new and powerful you. He never got the chance to talk to you after that night because you just vanished from his life and now he knows why.

..........

A new threat arrived from madame Hydra again when she seized the cube and shielded it in a dome of lethal gamma radiation. The team had already sorted out a plan to defeat her malicious plans and you were to play a big part in it.

"May I come in?" You knocked at Peter’s door. He was busy on his computer as he turned to see you outside his room.

"Huh,yea-yeah sure" He says nervously. You smiled in return and walked into his room, eyes looking around.

"Umm so Tony asked me to discuss with you the plan of how we are going to execute the whole infiltration thing to retrieve the cube which is shielded with gamma radiation’’ you showed him a holographic structure of the dome. ‘‘Anybody entering the dome will become an abomination. So you guys will distract them and I in the meantime will disintegrate the gamma dome so you can retrieve the cube" You looked up from the hologram to find Peter staring at you intently.

"What? Is anything wrong?"

"No-no, it’s absolutely fine" Peter fumbles

"Then what is it?"

"Jus-just still can’t believe that you are here and-and-"

"have super powers just like you which by the way was shocking for me too given that we knew each other for a while" You snicker, Peter smiles shaking his head.

"So how did this all happen?"

"Well a little misadventure with the quantum tunnel in the lab I got exposed to its energy and ta da! Now I make force fields as well as can go invisible"

"But now you can save the world"

"Yeah that's true" you chuckle "So how's blondie?" Peter stiffens at your question.

"Don't know, haven't been in contact for a while" He shrugs.

"Why what happened?"

"There were some differences so we parted ways"

"Oh I'm sorry" you place a hand on his gently

"Don't be" he smiles, eyes soft, gazing at you longingly as you gazed in his eyes too for how long you didn't know before you shook yourself from the daze clearing your throat.

"Uh I think I should go to my room now"

"Yeah-yeah sure" He stutters.

The tension between you was thickening at each passing day and soon it reached its breaking point. The other team members were out on a mission in which you weren’t required so you were now in the kitchen leaning on the counter with a nutella jar in your hand and a spoon in your mouth savoring on the delicacy when Peter walked in unannounced making you jump in fright.

"Oh god!" you gasped, surprising him even.

"Woah! relax it's just me"

"I thought you were Nat, jeez" you blew out your cheeks as he chuckles.

"Please don't tell her I'm not allowed to have this as per her new diet plan"

"My lips are sealed" He assures you with a playful smile as he goes to open the fridge and takes out the juice carton to drink. You poked your finger to swipe the nutella from the edges of the jar as you lick on to your fingers. Peter was following each and every movement of yours the way your eyes fluttered closed whilst you licked and sucked your fingers clean. He gulped as he felt heat rising in his body at your teasing gestures. Your fingers fell short to scoop the leftover at the bottom of the jar as you huffed in defeat. Peter stood in front of you as he gave out his hand

"May I?" You gave him the jar his long slender fingers easily reached the bottom of the jar as he scooped the cream on his two fingers and brought it to your lips. You stick out your tongue giving a kitten lick before wrapping your lips around his fingers. You hummed sucking his fingers a little deeper as you looked at him with big doe eyes. Peter groaned feeling himself harden at the mere sight of you sucking his fingers, a little moan escaped from your own mouth as you continued sucking, swirling your tongue around his fingers coating them with your saliva. You release his fingers with a pop, a trail of your saliva connecting your lips with his fingers.

He swiped his thumb on your plump lower lip eyes flickering between your eyes and lips. Your vision was clouded with lust and so was his as his lips came down to brush against yours. Both of you were breathing heavily as you grabbed his face and sealed your lips together. He slipped his tongue in your mouth, prying it open exploring it. Your hands go to grab on to his soft curls making him groan into the kiss. His hands trail down to your ass giving it a light squeeze through your shorts

"Oh missed this so much" He gasped, pulling away for some air.

"Does Mr Stark know that his young protégé isn't that innocent he looks like?" You bite your lip as one hand goes to palm his growing bulge through his sweatpants. He grips on to your wrist a cocky grin forming on his face.

"Maybe you need a little reminder of whose name you were screaming last summer"

"Then remind me Parker" your voice is challenging yet sultry. His eyes darkened as he threw you over his shoulder like a sack of potato and carried you to his room. He dropped you on the mattress whilst climbing on top of you whilst taking of his tshirt revealing his toned torso. You ran your hands through his muscular chest encircling them around his neck as you pulled him down, your lips meeting fervently as he grinded his hips to your clothed core.

"Mmmph Peter" you pull away after sometime

"What? Is something wrong?" He asks with concern in his eyes.

"No just lock the door, don't want others to come back and know about us do you?"

"Oh, yeah OK" he went to lock the door when a mischievous idea crossed your mind. You quickly stripped out of your clothes and got off the bed. Peter turned to see your clothes lying on the floor with no sign of you in the room.

"Y/N this is not funny!" He whined as your giggles could be heard in the room.

"Find me if you can spider boy" you giggled. Peter smirked accepting your challenge as he closed his eyes and focused his senses. He was able to hear you breathing and he swiftly moved to the direction pinning you against the wall. You squeal as your whole body slowly becomes visible to Peter.

"Gotcha!" he says pining both of your wrists against the wall.

"I’ll give you that spider boy" you smirk as you went to hold on to his face but were unable to move your hands when you noticed he had webbed your wrists to the wall.

"Parker!" You glared at him.

"Who's laughing now?" he chuckles as he brushes lips on the sensitive spot behind your ears making you shudder. He parts your legs placing his knee between them whilst he drags his lips down the column of your neck to your collar bones as you whimper at his touch. He trails further down to your exposed tits attacking your soft mounds with wet kisses before latching on to your hardened bud, rolling the other with his nimble fingers. He sucked and nipped on it as you moaned loudly. He pulled away gasping eyes dripping with lust as he went to kiss you passionately meanwhile his fingers brushed against your wet heat as you arch into his touch, making him smirk as he dips a finger and brings it to his mouth.

"Mmm tastes perfect just as I remember" He sucks his finger before continuing his journey further south slowly kneeling down. He hitches your leg over his shoulder as he looks at your soaking cunt hungrily. Two of his fingers spreads your slick folds as he licks a bold stripe drawing a loud moan out of you.

"Oh fuck!" he smirks before his thin lips wrap around your sensitive bud as he dips a finger inside your heat. He thrusted in and out of you with a steady pace swirling his tongue exploring more of your pussy. He added another digit pumping them in and out of your core as you squirmed above him. One of his hands held your thigh, keeping you in place. You wanted to touch him, tug on to his hair so badly as you struggled to free yourself from the restraints biting your lips hard as jolts of pleasure coursed through your body.

You felt a tight knot building inside you and as you were about to tip over the edge to your shock he pulled away.

"What the hell Peter!" you snapped at him with frustration at your ruined orgasm.

"With that attitude did you think I would let you cum?" He chuckles darkly, you whined in anguish and desperation as you rubbed your thighs to get yourself some relief. He stands up face glistening with your arousal, his hand reaches to cup your face.

"What happened pretty girl? You want to cum?"

"Yes please Peter" you gave him your best puppy eyes.

"Such a needy little thing aren't you?" He chuckles seeing you at his mercy.

"Only for you Peter"

"Well if you be a good girl maybe I’ll let you cum on my cock" saying so he quickly got rid of his sweatpants and boxers and lined himself to your dripping entrance. He kisses you roughly before slowly sliding inside you, stretching your walls deliciously.

"Ungh shit so tight!" He grunts lifting you up from the floor with his strong arms as you lock your ankles around his waist pulling him closer to you. He begins to pound into you making you see stars hitting your spot every time he bottomed out.

"Oh feels so good Peter" you moan.

"I know baby. You feel so snug and warm around me, so perfect, my beautiful angel" he showered praises whilst sucking the nape of your neck marking you up.

"Peter please let me touch you!" you begged him desperately. He finally complied to your request as his hand went up to your wrists and ripped off the webs. Once free your hands greedily go to grab on to his face and kiss him hungrily while he keeps on with his punishing pace.

He halts for a moment still inside you as he pulls you away from the wall and carries you to the bed and lays you down gently with him on top of you. He draws back his hips and slams back right in picking up the pace from where he just left.

"Peter…" you breathed out as you felt the knot growing inside you.

"Yes baby, you going to cum? I can feel you squeezing me real hard" Your back arched when he brought his thumb to your clit drawing tight circles around it coaxing you to fall over the edge. Your eyes rolled to the back of your head as you gripped on to his biceps nails digging into his skin. You were a moaning mess by now, the fire burning in the pit of your stomach made you feel like you would combust any minute

"That's it baby, give it to me" Peter encouraged you.

Your body convulsed as your orgasm came crashing down on you. Peter continued with his thrusts fucking you through your high as he chased his own. His movements grew sloppier and with a few more labored thrusts you felt him twitch as he came inside you his warm release coating your pulsating walls. Your body trembled with the aftershocks as Peter collapsed on top of you panting head buried in the crook of your neck as you both gasped for air completely exhausted. He pulled out after sometime, placing a gentle kiss on your shoulder he rolled over to your side. Peter gazed at your figure as he watched your bare chest rise up and down when his eyes went to the bruises on your skin courtesy of him as concern clouded his face.

"You okay?" he asks, rubbing soothing circles on the bruised areas. You turned to him gazing into his soft brown eyes.

"I'm more than okay" you breathed out smiling with content.

Though you thought once this sexual tension between you subsidized you would be able to think clearly. But you were wrong as now you couldn't keep your hands off each other for a second. From lingering teasing touches to sneaking away from the eyes of the senior avengers in the lab or a quickie while on the quinjet during a mission. You had become addicted to each other making you come back for more after each time. Still you guys never acknowledged the course of your relationship. It scared you both what if the other didn’t feel the same way so you were content with this current arrangement of yours.

"Oh shit we’re late!" you shrieked checking the time as you turned to meet with a sleeping Peter you took your time to admire him. He looks so sweet and peaceful you really wished you could wake up to this sight everyday. You nudged Peter to wake him from his sleep.

"Peter! Peter, wake up!"

"Ungh what is it?" he groaned pulling the covers over him.

"We are late for our training" he forced his eyes open

"Huh what? What’s the time?"

"It’s ten past seven already"

"Oh shit! Cap's gonna kill me" Peter hurries out of the bed stumbling as he got tangled in the bed sheets before running to the bathroom. You laugh at his antics as you sneaked out of his room to go back to your room.

You were busy sweating it out in the gym after getting an earful from both Cap and Nat for your lack of punctuality you heard Bucky saying

"Hey queens what's with all these red marks on your neck?" you swallowed hard as Peter’s eyes bulged out in fear of getting caught.

"Umm nothing-nothing it-it was a cat, that-that I saved yesterday" he spluttered. "that darn cat, heh" he chuckles nervously.

"Wait let me see" Sam joins in too "Looks like some really big cat" he laughs

"Seems like the kid here is getting some, who is this unlucky girl who fell for you" Bucky teased

"Shut up man! It's nothing like that" Peter shoved him with his elbow.

"Oh c'mon leave my young adult alone he's way too innocent for this" Tony intervened meanwhile heat rose to your face listening to their conversation. Natasha noticed you standing all flustered.

"So is something going on between you two?" she asks you directly

"Between who?" you frowned at her question.

"You and Peter"

"Nothing! we're just good friends" you shrug "He's not even my type" you clarified totally flustered with the whole ordeal. Natasha decided to let you go though she was still suspicious with you two.

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You were at the Hydra base the other avengers were busy fighting their whole army making it easier for you to reach the shielded dome. Tony and Banner had devised a plan to blast the shield off which will release a tremendous amount of energy that you will contain inside your forcefield. And as per the plan Tony blasted off the dome you created a forcefield immediately shielding everyone Peter noticed the discomfort you were facing to hold it.

"Y/N no! It's dangerous for you don't force yourself" concern laced in his voice

"I can do it, trust me" You gave all of your strength you had in your body creating a massive forcefield to contain the radiation from the blast but it was true you never did this on such a large scale and it was taking a toll on you. Your ears and nose started to bleed. Peter noticed that as he grabs you by your shoulders and tries to stop you from using more of your powers.

"Y/N stop it, you're getting weak" he was scared of losing you.

"No I can do this!" You assured him as you managed to diffuse the radiation inside the field, finally letting go. Your body was completely drained out, your vision blurring out as you collapsed unconscious.

"Y/N!" Peter was quick to catch you. You were immediately rushed to the med bay in the compound. Banner checked your vitals and everyone was relieved that you were fine but you needed a long bed rest to recover.

You woke up after how long you don't know but your body felt rejuvenated. You sit up to find Peter sitting beside you dozing in his sleep. Your slight movement woke him up.

"Oh Y/N! thank god you're finally awake" he sprung up to his feet "How are you feeling?"

"Refreshed to be honest"

"Never ever do something like that again or I swear I'll web your hands" he scolds you

"Hey it's okay, I'm OK. Come sit beside me" he sat beside you as you looped your fingers to his "See? I'm absolutely fine"

"You know how scared I was? You have been unconscious for twelve hours"

"You don't need to be so worried about me Pete"

"Yes I have to because-because.." he fumbled

"Because what Peter?"

"Because I love you Y/N!"

"What?" you couldn't believe your ears.

"Yes Y/N I love you and if anything happens to you I will be not able to forgive myself ever"

"Peter… " you cupped his face.

"I know you never had feelings for me but this the truth I love you…"

"Hey who said I never felt anything for you? You were all I could think of since last summer"

"For real?" Peter was finding it hard to believe that you actually liked him too.

"Yes you idiot, I love you too!" You pressed your lips to his. It was all soft and gentle at the beginning which pretty soon escalated into a more passionate one with teeth and tongue involved in it you got on his lap as his hands kneaded the soft skin of your ass.

"Hey Y/N! We heard you are awake-" all the older avengers were stunned at the scene in front of them as you jumped away from each other in embarrassment. Steve was shaking his head in dismissal, Sam and Bucky had a huge grin plastered on their face while Tony was utterly shocked and amused. Nat was the first to speak up.

"Umm you seem to be doing quite well, we'll leave you two alone" she says clearing her throat.

"Aww I'm so happy for guys!" Wanda chirped before Nat dragged her away.

"Be safe kid" Tony added before leaving, adding more to your embarrassment. After everyone left you were the first one to speak up

"So how long have you been into me?"

"Since forever my love" he smirks tackling you down on your back, you squeal as he smothers you with kisses.

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adorethedistance · 4 years

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman Chapter 1 - JJ Maybank x Reader

Photo cred: @myjjbaby

Warnings: Mentions of abuse and robbery, swearing

Words: 2201

Summary: Obx/Marvel AU: Confessing romantic feelings for your best friend is crazy enough, especially when you’re confiding your friendly neighborhood Spiderman.

Author’s note: This is only semi-proof read. It’s 2 AM. I’m tired but stubborn dammit and this fic is coming out tonight! May or may not make this into a series now that my summer term is over. However, I am going on a trip soon so I don’t have a guarantee of when I’ll be able to update. Depending on how this is received, I’m sure I can find a way to make time. Any feedback good or bad is helpful. Enjoy!

“Last night in Queens, the small twenty-four hour eatery, Ozzy’s Diner, was nearly robbed by three men, who were foiled in their plans thanks to our friendly neighborhood Spiderman,” I read aloud the news article displayed on Kie’s phone through the viewfinder of my camcorder. “Can you believe Ozzy’s was almost robbed last night? We were literally there a few hours before this happened, what if they came while we were there-? We could’ve met Spiderman!”

“I didn’t even think of that,” Kie realizes in disbelief. As I focus my camera on her excited expression, JJ slides onto the bench across the table from the two of us. Pope greets him with a nod whilst biting into his PB & J.

“JJ, did you see Spiderman saved Ozzy’s last night? Like, four hours after we were there!” I see his smile falter through the lens. “What’s up with you? You don’t like Spiderman?” I tease, zooming in on his blank look until his face fills the entire frame.

“No, Spiderman is cool, it’s just… That’s so crazy... how we were just there... is all,” he says awkwardly. I take the cue to lower my camera and close the screen to shut the device off completely.

“Everything okay?”

“Fuckin’ fantastic,” he perks up in response. Kie and I share a quick glance which doesn’t go unnoticed by Pope.

“Okay… Well, for doc class, I’m thinking of doing a Spiderman exposè, and I was wondering if I could use your guys’ voices for the narration portion? I’m almost done scripting, but I figured it’s better to ask sooner than later?” I take a bite of my food whilst hopefully looking between my friends.

“I can’t. I’m booked until my ACT this weekend,” Pope shoots me an apologetic look.

“Yesterday was my only day off, my parents have me dishwashing for the rest of the week,” Kiara declines. I playfully roll my eyes at the pair before dramatically turning to JJ, who is staring into his tray of orange chicken and rice.

“JJ?”

“Pass.”

“Come on! I’ve already asked Sarah and John B and they said no, too. I’m running out of friends, Gnomeo!” I beg, reaching across the table to grab his left forearm with both of my hands. Using his joke nickname from middle school always seems to change his mind. JJ exaggerates a sigh before wriggling his arm out of my grasp, and he flings his fork into the pile of rice before pointing his index finger at my face, the offending elbow resting on the metal tabletop. Staring at me from the opposite end of his hand, his signature smirk returns and he says,

“Fine... but you have to pay me.”

“Pay you?! Having a credit in a Y/n Y/l/n original film should be payment enough, you greedy whore”, I swat his hand, which has morphed from an accusatory point to a finger gun, away from my face. His smirk brightens into a hearty laugh.

“If I’m a whore it’s only ‘cause you pimped me out!” I mimic his action and point a finger gun in his face.

“And you should be grateful. I can pay you in snacks but that’s about it, deal?” I extend the rest of my fingers for a handshake. JJ claps our hands together and we shake once before sliding out into a fist bump. He smiles at me sweetly, keeping his fist against mine for a moment. The longer his touch lingers on my skin, brighter the sparks burn inside my stomach.

“It’s a deal, Juliet.” All too soon the moment ends and he’s back to picking at his orange chicken. My face doesn’t move. I’m grinning like an idiot even though he’s no longer looking at me. “Kie, you gonna finish that?”

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Immediately after the front door closes behind me, I grab a shower and put on my favorite pair of leggings and a blue-grey sweatshirt I stole from JJ many moons ago. I need to steal a different one to replace his scent that fades with every wear.

As I plop down onto my bed, I open my laptop knowing it’ll take a few minutes to boot up. After ten long years, it’s barely alive. Poor bastard. Whilst mentally eulogizing my computer, my phone vibrates with a text from Kie.

KieKie Palmer: Not actually working tonight. Just figured you and JJ should talk.

Y/n/n: You are unbelievable,, and talk about what

KieKie Palmer: Your insanely obvious mutual feelings, duh. Watching him basically eye-fuck you everyday at lunch makes it SO obvious he likes you back

Y/n/n: Even if I wanted to tell him how I feel it’s not like I could,, I mean he’s not even here yet

KieKie Palmer: Huh??? I texted him like two minutes ago and he said he was with you?

Y/n/n: Deadass?

KieKie Palmer: Attachment: 1 Image

Y/n/n: Damn. No he’s not here yet why would he lie about that?

MESSAGES:

Gnomeo 💙: yo im stuck on the subway and idek when we r gunna start moving again lets just do it tmrw

Y/n/n: So update he’s stuck on the subway??

KieKie Palmer: Why is he on the subway you both live in Queens

Y/n/n: It’s whatever. I don’t wanna pry bc it might be something with his dad again ya know? I’ll just go to Ozzy’s and finish scripting tonight ig

KieKie Palmer: Want some company?

Y/n/n: Nah it’s chill thanks tho

KieKie Palmer: Sure thing babe. Don’t get robbed, I’ll see ya tomorrow!

Y/n/n: Can do

It’s not unlike JJ to lie but I can’t help but feel like it’s personal. What if he doesn’t like me back? Does he not want to be around me? What if I ruined our friendship for good? No, I’m sure it’s okay. JJ... just needs space sometimes. Yeah, that’s it. Everything is fine.

True to my word, I pack up my laptop, charger, and camcorder and head down to Ozzy’s to burn the 7 PM oil.

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“Hey! Your usual spot?” Jennifer, the graveyard shift waitress and part-time grad student, greets me at the entrance of the diner.

“Hey, yeah the booth is fine thanks,” Whenever I come to the diner to work, she always saves me the booth in the large window that has an outlet running into the floor so I can edit or storyboard as I please. It’s a small gesture but it always makes my day.

“How many cups should I grab?” Jennifer asks, setting a bundle of silverware in front of me.

“It’s just me tonight, and could I get decaf?”

“Right on, doll!” Jennifer gives me hope that college won’t be as soul sucking as everyone makes it seem. She’s studying musical theater, so her experience is far from typical, but she’s taken a few film classes here and there and always has great advice for whatever it is I’m struggling with. I have film, Pope has academia, John B has surfing, Sarah has sailing, Kie has cooking, and JJ… Well JJ’s got enough to deal with as it is, he doesn’t need an extra curricular to use up his time. Come to think of it JJ seems to have a lot of free time but he’s always busy somehow? How does that work?

I try to keep my mind off of what his home life is like. I only know what he’s willing to tell me, but I’m sure there’s a lot more abuse that he isn’t willing to tell me about. I’m absolutely sure of it. I can’t imagine the emotions welling up inside of him every time his dad hits him. I’m honestly worried he’ll snap at any moment. And god only knows what JJ’s capable of.

I rub my eyes in a good faith attempt at keeping myself awake. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked for decaf after all. I should just call it a night. Blindly, I tap the screen of my phone and it ignites to show my lockscreen: a picture where JJ is squishing my face in his right hand and I’m screaming in disgust as he licks my cheek. Above our heads, the time reads 9:30 PM and I decide I need to go home. Mom is off soon, I should take her some food.

“Hey, Jennifer?”

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My backpack feels heavier and heavier with every step I take to get home. My camcorder is strapped to my right hand and mom’s takeout bag is in my left.

“As you can see, Queens, New York has fuck-all to offer at 9:43 PM,” I sigh. “Can you even see anything? I feel like it’s too dark out,” after stopping the recording, I flip through the menu to change the brightness,

“Holy shit this thing has night vis-”

“Did you bring a knife to a fist fight? Or did I bring fists to a knife fight? One of us must’ve severely misread the invitation,” CLANG.

“What the fuck?” I whisper, slowly creeping around the corner of an abandoned laundromat. Behind the disintegrating grey paint, the source of the noise is revealed to be two figures, one a blob of black fabric and the other a blur of red and blue. No fucking way. Lifting my camera to eye level, the night vision feature reveals Spiderman fighting some textbook alleyway mugger. Their combat is all a blur. Shock overtakes my body and I can feel my breathing begin to quicken. I shake my head to recenter my vision and when I look back, Spiderman has the mugger webbed against the wall. The guy struggles against the webs to no avail.

“Guess I brought webs to a knife fight,” Spiderman says, stepping forward and picking up the mugger’s switchblade. “I’m gonna hold on to this for the time being. That is, if you don’t mind?”

The mugger opens his mouth to no doubt spew profanities at the hero, but Spiderman is quicker. He webs the perpetrator’s mouth shut. “Didn’t think so.” He begins to walk away, but stops before rounding the corner, “Those’ll dissolve in, uh… three hours give or take? Let’s just hope the boys in blue don’t get to you first, huh?” Spiderman gives his final jab before exiting the alleyway. His eyes are fixed on the struggling man which leads him to slam into my frozen figure. He screams at a level that’s probably in the 5th or 6th octave.

“Holy shit bro you scared the fuck out of me!”

“Ohmygosh I’msosorry Iwasn’tpayingattention,” I word vomit in a fit of anxiety. Spiderman seems to have absorbed some of my anxiety and begins flailing his hands trying to calm me down.

“No no no, it’s okay, it’s totally okay, calm down, it’s fine, I promise!” My breathing begins to even out. Holy shit. Spiderman is standing right in front of me. Spiderman is standing right in front of me and I’m making a documentary about him!

“I’m Y/n,” I say in a quick exhale.

“Y/n, that’s cute,” wow, Spiderman thinks my name is cute. “Can I borrow your phone, Y/n? I wanna make sure this guy is picked up.”

“Yeah, uh, sure…” I stammer. Swinging my bag off of my shoulder, I set my camcorder inside and pull out my phone. The movement illuminates my lockscreen as I adjust my bag on my shoulder.

“Who’s that?” Spiderman asks, taking notice of my selfie with JJ.

“Oh, that’s me and my best friend JJ. We were out on the beach with the rest of our friend group, but I didn’t feel like swimming so he sat with me on the sand the whole day,” I recall the memory with a small smile.

“Ooooh, are you blushing? Is JJ more than a friend?” he nudges my side as I hand over my unlocked phone.

“No, no we’re... just friends…” When I hear he isn’t dialing any numbers, I turn to see what’s taking so long. “What?”

“I’m not very convinced,” Spiderman teases before finally averting his attention to the keypad in his hand.

“You don’t know anything about me and JJ,” I playfully brush him off.

“I bet I know more than you think.”

“Is that so?”

“Well, I just mean I know how guys think when they’re crushing, is all,” he offers gently.

“You think JJ could be crushing?” I ask, as if he knew anything about what JJ might feel toward me.

“With a picture like this,” he holds up my phone, “it’s way more likely than you think.”

“Do you think I should tell him how I feel-”

“Yes! I mean, uh, yeah, you should go for it,” Spiderman scales back his enthusiasm by a factor of 10 after starting at 100.

“I’m scared he won’t feel the same, but... I guess you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, right?” I half smile to feign any sort of optimism. What the hell am I doing? Confessing my feelings for JJ to freaking Spiderman?

“I think you’ll be happy you went for it, no matter the outcome.”

“I think you’re right.”

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worldserasingandcreatinginmymind · 4 years

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The Intern | Part Five

Summary: You move to New York to focus on your art but end up working as an intern at Stark Enterprises

Chapter Summary: it’s the night of the fundraiser ball, a night that will change your life forever

Pairing: Tony Stark x Reader, Peter Parker x Reader (friendship)

Word Count: 2803

Warnings: gets kinda intense towards the end

A/N: for the purposes of this story Stark Enterprise is set out like an office building in New York and the story does not follow the same timeline as the movies. Reader does not know Peter is SpiderMan. Also, spelling and grammar is not my strongest skill so please be kind :)

Part Four | Masterlist

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When you arrive at the location of the fundraiser ball, Tony gets out of the car first and walks around to open the door for you. He holds his hand out for you to take and you get out of the car, thanking him. You take a moment to brush down your dress and he presents his arm for you to hold onto. You walk together up the steps towards the grand building and the man at the door ticks your names off the guest list before opening the door to let you in. Tony gives him a small knowing nod as you walk past.

Once inside the building you feel a sudden wave of anxiety hit you. What if this event goes horribly wrong, it would surely be your fault as the one who helped organise it. What if no one bids on the items at auction and no money is raised? Tony gives you arm a small squeeze.

“you ready?”

Then another thought pops in your mind. What will people think when they see you and Tony walk in together, arm in arm? Will they judge you? Will they think you only got this job because you’ve been flirting with him? You push all those thoughts out of your mind. You’ve worked so hard to make tonight happen, you are not going to let anything ruin it. Especially not your own mind. You take a deep breath, turn to Tony and smile.

“lets do this”

You make your way down the grand staircase into the ballroom where already a lot of the guests are waiting. A few turn to look at Tony, and then at the girl on his arm. You spot Peter stood over by the wall, all dressed up in his suit, talking to MJ who looks almost unrecognisable out of her barista outfit. Peter gives you an excited wave and you smile back at him.

When you reach the bottom of the stairs you're instantly crowded by press flashing their cameras at you both and asking for statements from Tony, mostly about this evenings event but you hear a few questions asking who you are. Tony holds his hand up and they all stop to listen.

“You were invited here tonight to report of the fantastic charities were fundraising for, not to look for gossip. I will be answering questions later on this evening but for now, I have to buy my wonderful PA a drink. Excuse us.” He says and they all watch as Tony walks you past them all in the direction of the bar. You're stunned at how much control he has over them and relieved that he got you out of that overwhelming situation. You wonder how celebrities must cope having paparazzi and press following them around.

The bartender comes straight over when you reach the bar and Tony orders you both some drinks. As you wait you look around the room at everyone looking lovely in their fancy tuxedos and ball gowns and you smile. Suddenly you're aware that Tony is watching you. You turn to look at him, leaning against the bar looking like someone out of a James Bond movie in his tuxedo.

“what?” You say when he just continues looking at you.

“you really do look beautiful” he replies and you blush.

“well I must say you do look rather dapper yourself sir” you say putting on a posh voice. Tony laughs.

“sir? You haven’t called me that in a while” he takes the drinks from the bartender and hands you yours.

“can you believe I used to be scared of you” you laugh and take a sip of your drink.

“and how do you feel about me now?” He smirks and takes a drink, looking at you over the top of his glass. Is he flirting with you?

Before either of you can say anything else Peter appears next to you with MJ.

“hey y/n. Mr Stark, sir. This is MJ.” He says confidently and you find yourself feeling proud of him.

“I hear you’re the one I have to thank for the exceptionally good coffee?” Tony says.

“thats me” MJ replies taking a bow.

“look after this one kid, she’s a keeper” he says to Peter who smiles awkwardly and you take another sip of your drink to cover your laugh.

“as much as I am enjoying embarrassing you Peter, I’m afraid my duty calls. People to greet, awful jokes to fake laugh at…” Tony says and you roll your eyes playfully “nice to finally meet you MJ, this kid don't shut up about you” he pats Peter on the shoulder and leaves. Peter looks like he wants the ground to open up and swallow him whole.

“lets get you guys some drinks eh?” You say as you get the bartenders attention. “soft drinks only” you clarify, remembering they’re both still underage.

You give them their drinks and the three of you head over to a seating area in the corner to chat.

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After about an hour of talking and laughing with Peter and MJ, Tony appears behind you and puts his hands on your shoulder. He leans forward so he can talk to you.

“I have someone who wants to meet you” he says and as you turn to look at him Steve Rogers sits down on the sofa next to you.

“good evening y/n”

“hi” is all you manage to say back, feeling slightly starstruck. Right in front of you is the face you’ve sketched so many times. His jawline really is perfect.

“Tony tells me you're quite the artist, I cant wait to see what you’ve painted for the auction tonight”

“yeah y/n’s paintings are wonderful, but you should really see some of the stuff in her sketchbook. Now that is interesting.” Tony teases

“oh no no, no one wants to see the stuff in there. Just full of doodles really” you respond shooting Tony a look, he winks at you.

“hey cap?” You hear someone call and Steve looks over then back to you.

“ah I gotta go. But it was lovely to meet you y/n. I’ll see you around.” He stands up and looks at Peter “good to see you again kid” he says, and you sense theres some history between the two of them.

Peter smiles awkwardly, sinking into his chair slightly. Steve walks off in the direction of whoever was calling him and Tony takes his space on the sofa. He nudges you.

“i’m sorry but that was brilliant. You're face was priceless” he laughs

“you couldn’t have warned me he was going to be here? When did you even add him to the guest list?” You respond

“I wanted it to be a surprise”

You punch him playfully in the arm, and turn your attention to Peter.

“you didn’t tell me you knew Captain America?” You say and he looks startled.

“oh, I don't really. uh, we just… kinda met once” he stutters and you look confused. Why is he being so secretive?

“ladies and gentlemen, the auction is about to begin. Please take your seats” The announcer calls from the stage. Tony stands up and holds his hand out for you to take.

“m’lady” he says trying to sound like a posh British butler.

You hold his hand and stand up. You walk over in the direction of the stage and find your seats. Peter and MJ sit next to you. Once everyone is sat ready the announcer starts speaking.

“ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming tonight. Before the auction starts I would like to invite to the stage the man who made tonight possible, Mr Tony Stark!”

The crowd start applauding as Tony stands up. He turns and give a wave to everyone before heading up to the stage and taking the mic.

“thank you, thank you everyone” the applause dies down “tonight is a very important night. We’re raising money for some really important charities and we’ve got some great items on offer for you guys tonight so make sure you get out your wallets and dig deep. Before we start I do have some thank yous I need to give out. Firstly thank you to the owners of this amazing building for letting us use it tonight. Thank you Richard for hosting the auction.” he gestures to the announcer stood at the side of the stage who takes a bow “Thank you to my incredible PA y/n for working so hard to arrange all of this. Everyone thinks its me that arranged tonight but she’s the one who’s done all the work really. Without her this wouldn’t have been possible, so thank you y/n” he points you out in the audience and Peter gives a loud ‘woop’ next to you. You can feel yourself blushing. “and lastly thank you to all of you for coming. Now let’s spend lots of money!” The audience laugh and applaud as Tony makes his way off stage back over to sit by you. He squeezes your knee gently and whispers “sorry if that embarrassed you”

“its fine” you shake your head and smile at him.

— — — —

“and now we come to lot number 24 in the auction. A painting made and donated to us by a miss Y/N Y/L/N”

You feel your heart flutter with a mix of excitement and nerves as your painting is bought on stage and the announcer walks over to remove the sheet covering it. You take a deep breath and hold it as the painting is revealed, wondering what people will think of it. You sneakily look at Tony’s face to see his reaction at seeing it for the first time, but he just stares forward at the stage expressionless. Does he not like it?

The bidding starts and a few people raise their boards to bid. The price is slowly creeping up, but not by much. Suddenly Tony raises his board.

“five thousand dollars” he shouts confidently and your mouth drops open in shock. You hear a few gasps from members of the audience, and even the announcer himself looks amazed.

“wow! Generous bid there of five thousand, do I head any advances on five?”

Everything after that was a bit of a blur and before you knew it the price was up to seven thousand. It seemed people actually wanted your painting. Tony stands out of his chair, raises his board and bids ten thousand dollars.

“oh my God, y/n!” you hear Peter say in amazement next to you and he excitedly nudges you.

“ten thousand going once, going twice” the announcer bangs his hammer “sold for ten thousand dollars to Mr Tony Stark”

The crowd applaud and you bring your hands up to your face in shock, laughing. You cant believe that something you painted just sold for ten thousand dollars. Even though you wouldn’t see any of that money you didn’t care.

Tony sits down again and turns to you.

“I told you I wanted something to brighten up my office.”

“you could have just asked me, id have painted you something for free” you say, still laughing.

“oh. Is it too late to take back my bid?” he jokes, putting his arm around your shoulder to hug you.

— — — —

After the event is finished Happy drives you back to your apartment. Tony opens the car door for you and walks you inside to your front door. You unlock the door, step inside and turn around to look at Tony.

“I think we can call tonight a success” Tony says and you nod

“yeah, we did do good didn’t we”

“you did. I meant what I said up on that stage, tonight would not have happened if you hadn’t been so dedicated to making it work. Im really proud of you y/n”

You blush and look down at the floor.

“hey” Tony says putting a hand under your chin to gently lift your head up to look at him “you should be proud of yourself too”

You nod slightly, looking into his eyes. He moves towards you slowly, eyes flicking down to your lips. You have plenty of time to back away, but you don’t. And neither does he. You close your eyes and your lips meet. He moves his hand to the side of your face and you bring yours up to behind his neck, pulling him in more. The kiss naturally comes to an end and you both pull away slowly, looking at each other smiling.

“now get some sleep. We’ve got a long day of clean up tomorrow”

“cant wait” you joke sarcastically

“good night y/n” Tony starts to walk away.

“good night Tony”

You shut the door and stand there for a moment, taking in everything that happened tonight. It went so much better than you could have imagined and you did feel proud. You go to bed smiling.

— — — —

In the early hours of the morning you're woken up by a crash coming from the living room, like something had been knocked over. You lie in bed for a moment, presuming it was nothing but then you think you hear something else and you sit bolt upright listening carefully. You get out of bed and slowly creep towards your bedroom door, opening it as quietly as possible. Peering through you cant see anything out there so you continue to tip toe out the door. You walk into your living room and notice your window is open. You must have forgotten to shut it and the breeze knocked something over. You walk over to pull it closed and suddenly feel an arm come around you from behind, restraining you. You try to scream but another hand covers your mouth.

”got her” you hear the male voice say.

You kick as much as you can as the man with a mask covering his face throws you down on the sofa, holding you down.

“get the shot” he says and another man in a mask appears next to him holding a needle with some sort of liquid in it. You continue to try kick and scream but its no good. The other man pushes your head back and you feel a sharp pain as the needle jabs into your neck. He starts injecting the liquid into you but is stopped half way as he’s suddenly thrown across the room. The other man holding you down gets up to try fight but is soon sent flying too. You sit up and see Spiderman coming to help you up.

“run y/n, find somewhere to hide! quick!” He shouts as one of the men starts getting back up. You do as he says and run back to your room, grabbing your watch off the bedside table and climbing into your small closet to hide. You pull the door shut behind you and sit on the floor, swiping at the watch face to bring up the alarm button just like Tony had shown you. Your hands are shaking as you press the button and hold the watch close to your chest. After a few moments you hear the sound of fighting stop, then you hear footsteps running into your room. You bring your hand up to cover your mouth, trying to quiet your breathing not knowing who is in your room. The closet door flies open and Iron Man stands looking at you. He immediately crouches down, removes his helmet and Tony pulls you into him tightly.

“its okay y/n, I’m here. I’m here. You're safe.” He can feel how much you're shaking as you sob, struggling to catch your breath. He releases you from the hug and puts his hands on your shoulders. “breathe y/n, I need you to breath. okay? Can you fo that for me?”

You look at him, tears streaming down your face trying to focus on him. He tells you to breath with him and you do, not taking your eyes off him until finally you're breathing stabilises. “Did they hurt you?” He asks full of concern but before you can answer someone else runs into your room calling your name. You look over to see Spiderman stood in your bedroom doorway without his mask on. You squint through your teary eyes and recognise the face.

“Peter?! Why are you dressed like… you're the Spiderman?!” You say, finally realising the truth.

“I can explain” he blurts but stops talking when you start screaming and writhing in agony. You feel like your blood is on fire. You don't know what’s happening to you but you hate it. Tony tries to get you to tell him what’s wrong but you cant speak.

Then everything goes black.

Part Six

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elisaphoenix13 · 5 years

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Blundering Fools

As Tony watched Scott snore quietly on the couch, he wondered why he hadn't bothered to revert the common room a few floors below into something else. The team never used it. They always hung out on the family floor, so the common room was just collecting dust at this point. Maybe he could make it into some extra living space? The tower was filling up, and Tony already had to stick Quill with Scott when the space pirate arrived just a few months ago. To his luck, the two got along fantastically and Quill probably wouldn't need his own floor. Scott had an extra room anyway.

The space pirate himself steps off the elevator when it arrives and he strides over to Scott and drops a bag of fast food onto the sleeping man's stomach. Scott jolts out of his nap at the sudden disturbance, and he rubs the sleep from his eyes as Quill moves his feet just enough to sit down. Tony watches in surprise when Scott puts his socked feet in Quill's lap and fishes his French fries out of the bag as the other man changes the channel on the tv. It was like they had skipped dating and went straight to being married, but they didn't even know they were in a relationship. Which they weren't, but they might as well be.

Stephen steps up next to Tony and watches the duo on the couch for a few moments before glancing over at his husband. "Are they dating?" He asks quietly so Quill and Scott don't hear him.

"Uh...no. I think they skipped straight to marriage." Tony half jokes.

The sorcerer chuckles. "If I didn't know any better, I might have believed you." He walks over to the stove to start heating up some water.

"I almost can't believe they're this oblivious. Even Cap noticed."

"Ignorance is bliss I suppose."

Stephen makes his tea and both he and Tony join the other two in the living room, Stephen with a crossword puzzle, and Tony with his tablet. His attention was split in between it and the tv though. Neither Scott nor Quill moved when the married couple joined them, but Scott did eventually sit up with only a couple inches separating him from Quill when he discovered eating a hamburger while laying down was a little hard. It was Quill's next move that almost had Tony and Stephen groaning in frustration though. He picked up one of the sodas and took a sip from the straw and immediately furrowed his brows before holding it over to the ex-criminal.

"Hey Scotty. I think I grabbed yours by mistake."

What Scott did next wasn't much better. He had taken the offered soda and also took a sip from the straw.

"Mmm...yeah. This is mine. Here." He grabs the other cup off the coffee table and hands it to Quill. It took a couple of seconds for him to notice that Tony and Stephen were staring at them in bewilderment. "What?"

Tony clears his throat. "Just surprised to see you drinking something other than juice." He lies easily.

Scott snorts. "I do like variety here and there."

"Could have fooled me."

All but Stephen return their attention to the show playing on the television, and the sorcerer takes a sip of his tea as he fills in an answer.

"I think he's gay." Quill says as he motions to the show.

"No. Not him. He's got a wife and kids." Scott replies.

"Really? Man. I'm usually pretty good at noticing things like that."

Stephen chokes on his tea and Tony bursts into laughter. These two had to be yanking their chain. Maybe they were secretly dating and were trying to see how long they could have fun with it, but when Stephen recovered and looked over at the pair, he was met with an incredulous look. So they were serious. Their entire relationship was painful to watch but at the same time, everyone found it hilarious. The rest of the team made bets on how long it would take them to figure it out, but it still looked like it would be a while yet. If ever.

"It uh...went down the wrong pipe." Stephen explains lamely and the other two shrug and go back to watching tv. Completely ignoring Tony who was only now calming down from his fit of giggles.

Like all moments of peace though, it had to end. Alarms blared through the tower, and all four men snap their heads up or to attention from their activities.

"Another alien attack Boss." FRIDAY tells him through the speakers.

Tony groans. "Seriously? Do they not know we killed Thanos? You would think that would scare everything away forever."

"Spiderman is already on the scene."

"What?!" Both Stephen and Tony shout. "He should be at school right now!" The sorcerer adds as he stands and Levi settles on his shoulders.

"Yell at him when we get there." Tony says as he stands and activates his suit. "Porcupine and Thumbelina, suit up. FRIDAY let the others know and have them meet us."

"Right away." She responds.

Tony and Stephen step through a portal that the doctor opens and it closes behind them just as Tony steps in front of Stephen. His suit forms a shield on his arm and blocks the laser pulse aiming for the sorcerer and he shoots the alien with his own repulsor beam before looking back at his lover.

"Honey, do me a favor and wear your suit."

"I always do." Stephen responds fondly as he taps his bracelet and his suit covers him.

A small group of aliens approach them, and just as the pair ready their attacks, a car comes flying out of the sky and it crushes the aliens beneath it. They look up to find the one responsible for throwing the vehicle and find Peter in his suit, crouching on top of a streetlamp. The teen perks up when Stephen sighs heavily over the comm, but then flinches at the sorcerer's next words.

"Peter Benjamin Stark-Strange!"

"What did I do?!"

"Why aren't you in class?"

"Oh! The school was evacuated so I'm not missing anything." He webs a few more approaching aliens against a nearby building. "I got separated from Harley though."

Tony flies off to help set up a perimeter and Stephen and Peter deal with the aliens as the rest of the team arrive to help. Quill was the first to arrive, and he had taken out one of the enemies trying to sneak up on Stephen, and to the doctor's very brief confusion, the space pirate seemingly flicked his own shoulder. Then he realized he was flicking Scott toward an enemy. The ex-con grew to normal size to punch an unsuspecting alien, and the battle continued with more of the Avengers joining them. All but Bruce that is. They tried to keep him ready for possible injured friends that Stephen would portal to him, and if they were too injured to move, the sorcerer would stabilize them first before sending them to Bruce.

But then a large flying creature, much like the ones from the Chitauri invasion and the battle with Thanos, showed up and Stephen could hear Tony's breath hitch over the comm. Nobody liked those things and this monster wasn't any better. There was only one person who could deal with that thing.

"Stuart Little. You seeing what I'm seeing?" The engineer asks as he has FRIDAY scan for possible weak points, but she gave him a negative.

Scott kicks away an alien and backs up until his back is flush with Quill's and looks up. "Man, can we have one battle where I don't have to personally hulk out?"

"Apparently not. You're up Thumbelina...and keep it in the Hudson!"

Quill looks over his shoulder after shooting a couple of aliens. "He wants you to deal with that thing? Am I missing something?"

"Make room Spaceman."

"Room for what?!"

Scott rolls his eyes and presses a button on his suit and Quill stumbles back when the ex-criminal grows to over sixty feet and punches the flying creature into the Hudson River before following it. The pirate recovers from his shock just in time to duck a blast to his head and he takes out the creatures swarming him as he keeps one eye on his floormate. Scott was wrestling with the large flying alien until it thrashed around and sent them both under the water with a large splash. Long seconds pass and when the water partially settles, Steve speaks over comm.

"He's not coming back up!"

"Growing like that puts stress on his body! That combined with the limited air supply his helmet has-" Stephen starts, but he stops when Quill flies out from the aliens surrounding him, barely glancing back to throw a grenade in the center of the circle.

It explodes and kills all of the aliens as he flies toward the river, and the outlaw doesn't hesitate to activate his helmet before diving into the water. Using his jet boots he swims down to the obvious giant figure of Scott and presses the button he knew would shrink the man back to normal size. Once Scott is at a movable size again, Quill grabs the unconscious man and swims back up to the surface, where he pulls Scott back onto land.

He kneels next to Scott and presses another button to remove his helmet and gently smacks his cheek. "Come on Scotty. It'll be really lame to be the only member of the Pining Club."

Antman coughs and turns on his side to spit out the water and then groans tiredly. "The Pining Club is lame no matter how many members are in it."

Quill grins. "Try not to remind me." The grin slowly falls away and his hands hover over Scott's body as he looks for injuries. "Are you hurt?"

"Don't think so." Scott mumbles tiredly. "Gonna rest my eyes for a couple of seconds."

Then he was asleep. Actually, it was more like he passed out, but now Quill had to protect him from some aliens that noticed the two stragglers. He didn't have much room to maneuver because he wouldn't step too far away from Scott's prone form, so instead he planted a foot on either side of his floormate and shot the aliens. At least in this position, they couldn't get to Scott as easily.

"Guys! Scotty is down and I've got a few of these assholes coming after us!" Quill informs the team.

An arrow pierces through the head of an alien behind the space outlaw. "I've got your six Quill."

Quill shoots a few more aliens and then grabs a loose piece of rebar nearby when an alien throws a grenade at him. He hits the grenade back toward the alien and blows it up as well as its allies and Clint laughs.

"Damn Quill! You gave a whole new meaning to a grand slam!"

"These chucklefucks have no idea who they're messing with." Starlord growls.

"An angry lover?" The archer says and Quill looks up in Clint's direction on a nearby building.

"What?"

"What?" Barton repeats innocently.

The battle ends after another half hour when Thor summons lightning to kill off the remaining aliens, and Quill bends down from his position over Scott to check the still unconscious man for wounds again. Stephen soon joins him and checks Scott's pulse before turning to open a portal to Scott's floor at the tower.

"He needs rest. Clint, come help-"

"It's okay." Quill interrupts. "I got him." He moves to one side of Scott and lifts the man into his arms before walking through the portal with Stephen.

The doctor moves ahead of him to open the door to Scott's room and when Quill steps in and manages to lay the ex-criminal on his bed, Stephen motions toward the sleeping man.

"Help me get his suit off."

Quill's eyes widen. "Wait, what?"

"He wears it over his clothes." Stephen assures as he starts to remove Scott's suit, and Quill helps him.

"Damn, he's dead to the world."

"That's what happens if he stays in his giant form too long."

"I didn't know he can do that."

Stephen raises an eyebrow when he looks up at him. "He did it in the battle against Thanos."

"Guess I missed it."

They pull back the covers, properly place them over Scott, and then leave the room to go up to the family floor after some reassurance from Stephen that his floormate will be okay by himself. Once they reach the penthouse, Stephen rushes forward when they find Harley sitting at the kitchen table and holding an ice pack to his temple. While the sorcerer fussed over the small cuts littered over the teen's body, Quill returned to his previously vacated spot on the couch and Tony and Peter were some of the first to get back.

"Harley! I'm so sorry! I couldn't find you-" Peter rambles and the older teen waves his hand at the younger.

"It's fine. Don't freak out."

Tony disengages his suit and joins Stephen. "What happened?"

"Just got hit with some shrapnel. It's not that big of a deal." Harley says with a heavy sigh. "Stephen already took care of it."

The doctor nods. "He's alright Tony. Just some scratches."

The engineer grumbles and rubs his eyes tiredly. "Getting real sick of alien invasions."

Quill laughs half-heartedly from the living room. "Sounds like a regular Wednesday afternoon."

It seemed to be true, too. Hardly anyone blinked at the mention of an alien invasion or Hydra crawling out of the cracks like roaches. They just dealt with it and came back home for a well deserved dinner, or even lunch if they took care of the crisis fast enough. Which was exactly what happened as soon as Bucky made it back. They all had an after battle routine. Check to make sure any injured were alright, then head up to the penthouse for food, rest, and sometimes even a movie to wind down and lick their wounds.

With Wanda's help, Bucky made dinner for everyone and they all ate throughout the floor, and even Scott had managed to join them. Of course, he was still exhausted and it took him a little effort to stay awake, but he got his food and subconsciously sat next to Quill and ate. There were a couple of times Scott almost passed out into his food, but both Quill and Natasha kept him awake long enough to finish his dinner. After that, the space pirate had to help the ex-criminal back down to their floor since he was stumbling, and when the elevator doors closed behind them, Clint groaned. Loudly.

"Can we intervene yet?"

Sam scowls. "No way. I've got money sitting on another month."

"You didn't see Quill standing possessively over Scott."

"Really?" Natasha asks with a bit of surprise. "Maybe he'll figure it out first."

"You know...even though he has a Master's degree in electrical engineering, Scott can be really dumb." Peter says and Cassie nods beside him.

"I kind of have to agree...and I live on the floor with them."

Harley takes the biscuit out of Peter's hand when the younger teen picks it up. "Brain smart and street smart are different things."

Sam snorts. "This is a whole different type of smart and Tic-tac is on the stupid end of the scale."

"They both are." Rhodey adds in agreement.

Tony laughs. "One more month. Then we can talk about a subtle intervention."

"Subtle will take forever, love." Stephen chuckles.

"Very true. We'll just throw them in a closet and be done with it."

"That just takes the fun out of it." Harley mutters.

The time was agreed on though. One more month of watching Quill and Scott unknowingly flirt with each other, and then they would talk about what to do next if the morons didn't connect the dots.

The Avengers were turning into matchmakers.

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pepperony3000-archive · 5 years

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Wait Endgame is your second favorite? That's surprising! No judgement though, but now I want to know how you rank all of them

Oh goodness… that is TWENTY-THREE MOVIES to rank! That’s hard! This might get very jumbly at around the midway point…

1) Iron Man 3 - Everything about it is so perfect. The Iron Fam being chaotic but also 100% supportive of each other? Tony being the first superhero in history to deal with mental disorders blatantly!!! onscreen!!! The action is top notch. The final battle needs to be taught in film school because it’s literally a metaphor for Tony’s main personal theme of feeling like he’s nothing without his armor, but then at the end he’s able to leap from one to the other because it’s not the armor itself that makes him powerful, it’s that he has the powerbravery/will to leap from one to the other.

2) Avengers: Endgame - Y’all are looking at it wrong. Pretend the Infinity Saga is a TV show and it just ended, and now the rest of the MCU is a spinoff show featuring some of the newer/recently introduced characters, but without the core group of the original show.Suddenly the most important characters getting to leave with a bang isn’t as frustrating.But I also love it because it got my two favorite characters so beautifully right! Tony and Natasha, because they are the two who are deemed worthy enough to be turned into the big talking points of the movies, got to end their TV show finale with a huge glorious heroic sacrifice that will make them remembered forever!The time travel is also REALLY clever. And this is coming from someone who has watched a LOT of time travel shows/movies. There is literally only one movie I’ve ever seen that handled time travel better, and that was Arrival. They did away with the time travel paradox by having every past even just create an alternate timeline. And really? They only asked for suspension of disbelief in service of a joke that was not even that funny and I sort of hated and because they wanted the old Steve scene to have a particular emotional resonance, and having him come back through the portal old… wouldn’t have done that.

3) Iron Man - I firmly believe that this is the best movie in the entirety of the MCU. It was the first, and yet it has never been topped. (and yet it’s #3 on my list rofl)It gave us a very complex lead character with a supporting cast that had a lot more depth in their first outing than some of the OG6 had after four movies (*cough*Clint*cough*Thor*cough* - Thor only got good development after Ragnarok). There was also subtlety to the story that it seems hollywood writers in general (and MCU specifically) is incapable of anymore.

4) The Avengers - the very first time in history we get a massive teamup of superheroes? sign me the FUCK up!Loki was a fantastic villain, the characterization of all of them (except for Clint… sorry, pal) was absolutely amazing, and it’s just pure unadulterated fun. Not much more to say than that.

5) Black Panther - Live Action Lion King (2019) WHOMST? There was a live action Lion King in 2018 and it was called Black Panther!I have a few issues with it fuck YOU vibranium! but it’s SUCH a good movie. T’Challa is quite possibly the noblest MCU character/lead, and the supporting cast are all incredible. I also loved the idea that the villain was… actually… right? Oh he was wrong a FUCK in deciding that the way to go about getting it was through violence, but his end goal was correct.Which is actually very subtle (and again… one of the very few MCU movies to do that) and very important message - because so often people seem to think that violence is the answer. Because the cause is “right” and “just”, excessive violence or threats of violence are considered the proper course of action. But as Killmonger proved, that wasn’t the way. Instead we all need to be like Nakia - who wanted the same thing, but worked for it through kindness, sacrificing her own desires, and making the first tiny hole in the dam.

6) Captain America: The Winter Soldier - I firmly hold that this is one of the most overrated MCU movies, and it’s what started Steve Rogers down his path to… the character he ended up becoming… but it is an excellent movie!Natasha gets amazing development, Sam Wilson is better in this movie than he has been since, and the emotional stakes are very high and very well thought out. Also I’m sorry but the bold political statement of “nazis torturing people is bad” is… not all that subtle? or bold? I don’t know why people are saying that this is the movie that addresses difficult political questions because… it doesn’t?

7) Spiderman: Far From Home - I’m sorry y’all, but I love my boy Peter Parker and if you don’t like this movie then I might just fight you.It was a terrific followup to Endgame, and Peter’s trauma was dealt with in a very realistic and unbearably painful way. Mysterio was the perfect villain for Peter to face, because he forces him to confront his trauma… even though he forces it by first torturing Peter with it, but Peter is forced to find a way to cope with his fears, his grief, and his feelings of inadequacy. Also Peter/MJ is the literal cutest and I love them so much.

8) Avengers: Infinity War - ngl this was a VERY tough battle between this and FFH, but FFH won by just a hair.Thanos is the greatest villain of our generation, quite possibly of the past 2-3 generations. The characters they chose to pair up together worked extremely well - I didn’t know how much I needed the Thor/tree/rabbit teamup until it happened. And then that ending… never before has the world held its breath together in such shared anguish as when we watched Spiderman all the characters we love so much fade away into dust. And there was a great cry in all the world, such as never has been or ever shall be again!

9) Captain America: The First Avenger - Steve Rogers has never been better than he was in this film. Unfortunately it was all downhill after that, but it’s because of this film that he was my second favorite character for a good five years. There is a gentleness to this Steve that is utterly lacking starting in The Winter Soldier, where he becomes this machismo who obsesses far too much over anything he has one (1) emotion about because he doesn’t know how to handle it.This Steve Rogers is emotionally very intelligent, and is genuinely willing to do whatever it takes to do what is right.And I will say, I can understand why he made the decision he made in Endgame, because Peggy is such a brilliant and dynamic and interesting person, I don’t think anybody could have resisted staying with her (if she agreed to have him). @Marvel please bring back Agent Carter, because I need more Peggy.

10) Captain America: Civil War - This movie did a lot of studio mandated things, and because of that was weaker than it might have been, but I hold that it is a very good and very solid movie. Unfortunately, a big fault of the movie is that I don’t think Chris Evans believed in what he was performing, and so couldn’t give it the complexity that it needed (particularly as the Russo’s take input of their cast into consideration when making their movies… actors get to choose a lot of their own character beats unless it’s a plot-mandated beat). And unfortunately, Steve Rogers suffered for this.If The Winter Soldier is the one where he began obsessing over anything that gave him one (1) emotion, this is the movie where that tendency grew two extra heads and turned into a monster. Steve sees this argument the way a soldier who is used to following orders during wartime would, whereas Tony sees this argument the way a strategist during peacetime might. Steve thinks Tony is “trying to win a war before it starts”, while Tony thinks he’s deescalating rising tensions. And unfortunately, Steve is too blinded by his one (1) emotion to see the complexities in the situation.Which, while it frustrates me how poorly this movie did Steve’s personality, those dynamics are very interesting to watch play out onscreen. Plus, the dialogue is sharp and witty, and the emotional beats - particularly everything that has to do with Tony, is some of the most beautifully written and performed drama I’ve seen in a while.

11) Spiderman: Homecoming - This movie did such a good job of giving us a teenaged Peter Parker. All the other movies, Peter didn’t feel like a teenager. He felt like a grownup. This Pete is definitely a teenager - he’s a young kid in a big world trying to be a superhero, and because of that trying to take on problems that he is not experienced enough to take on.The journey he takes on this movie is to learn just exactly that, and by the end he probably is experienced enough now to take on those bigger threats, but he makes the mature decision not to do that quite yet - proving exactly the kind of man he will eventually grow up to be.

12) Thor: Ragnarok - Finally Thor gets developed. Hemsworth really shows off his acting chops in this movie. He’s always been very charming as Thor, but this is the movie where we learned that he’s not just charming, but also a very talented actor. I personally found some of the clumsiness/slapstick around his character a bit much, but Hemsworth performed it perfectly.This is a movie where the story doesn’t actually matter. Honestly… who even remembers the story? The important thing about this movie are the characters, and they are all done incredibly well, except possibly Loki, and even he got some good development at the very end of it. Thor is finally an interesting character, Hela is an amazing villain, Bruce got some fun development, and Valkyrie should have been introduced five movies ago (@Marvel give me a Valkyrie movie! Why the FUCK are we reportedly getting Thor 4 when you could have had Thor stay behind as king of Asgard and giving Val her own movie instead? Especially since all of Thor’s important relationships are dead or in the gotg movie, so he has nowhere to move on to! If we don’t have good characters/dynamics, Thor 4 will suck! It will also suck because the heart of his movies have been his relationship with his brother, and that’s gone now).

13/14) Ant Man and the Wasp/Ant Man - Honestly these movies can just be grouped together, because they’re very very similar, and all I would have to say about one I’d say about the other.

The Antman movies are very light hearted and comical, and the important thing here (like Ragnarok) is not the story, but the characters. The family relationships explored here honestly feel like real families - they just happen to live in a world with superheroes. I think AMaTW is the better of the two, but only by a little bit.

15) Iron Man 2 - This is another movie that was made lesser than it could have been due to executive meddling. Honestly, if you re-cut the movie and just take out all of Coulson’s scenes it becomes a much better movie (and would have gone higher on the list).As it is, Coulson dumps expositional world building that doesn��t really work in the context of the movie.What does work is the chaotic-yet-supportive Iron Fam (once again), and the introduction of Black Widow. I think Natasha might have had the best introduction in the MCU, because the audience was who she was fooling. Her job is to manipulate people and fool them into thinking she’s what she wants us to think she is, and only reveals the truth when she’s ready for it. And that is exactly how we were introduced to her. The underlying plot of Tony struggling with his imminent death was also incredibly well done. He wanted so desperately to not be dying, but there wasn’t anything that he could do. And when he ran out of options, he behaved in such a way to make things worse for him (health wise), because nothing was worse than sitting back and waiting for death to come. Better for it to come quickly and for the agony of just waiting for it to pass. Unfortunately Coulson takes away some of the gravitas of that by forgetting Tony was dying and threatening to taze him…All in all, a weak story but fleshed out by some of the best characters the MCU has ever created and introduced.

16) Doctor Strange - A decent movie with decent characters. There is nothing particularly memorable about it, but also nothing particularly bad about it either (beyond casting a non-Asian actress as the Ancient One).

17) Thor - Sort of like Doctor Strange, a decent movie with a charming lead but mostly terrible supporting cast. I will hold that none of the human characters are actually very good. At all. The best thing Ragnarok did was drop them all like the movie ruining load that they are.Once again, Loki is a good villain and an interesting character, and while Thor is underdeveloped he’s incredibly charming and likable in spite of that.

18) Captain Marvel - Yes I am a woman. Yes I disliked Captain Marvel. Can we move on from that please.If Thor is a decent movie with a charming lead, Captain Marvel is a decent movie with a terrible lead. I do not find Carol to be particularly interesting, and will hold that Brie Larson was incredibly miscast in the role. (if you want to hear why, you can peruse this). In general, it’s also a movie that relies a little bit too much on 90s nostalgia, and as somebody who personally hates when a movie relies on nostalgia to be considered “good”, all of that rubbed me the wrong way. The same applies to Ragnarok tbh, but I didn’t mention it up there because I wanted to rant about wanting a Valkyrie movie. (@Marvel please)Unfortunately, this movie is also not one bit subtle with it’s message. And as a woman, I do not relate to a woman whose only personality trait is “stand up to men”. Every other female character in the MCU is quite capable of standing up to men, and they all have a lot of character outside of that. And I will stop there because even saying that much risks me getting blocked right off of this hellsite…

19) Guardians of the Galaxy - I am definitely in the minority for this one, but I never liked this movie. If the 90s nostalgia in Captain Marvel rubbed me the wrong way, the 80s nostalgia in this movie was rubbing me the wrong way. with sandpaper.But my biggest problem with this movie is that Quill is not interesting enough (in my opinion) to be the central character. These characters all feel like sidekicks, and without a strong central lead for them to be sidekicks to, everything just feels very underdeveloped. I also find the humor in these movies to be very cheap and childish.However, I love that the team very much became a family. I believe in their relationships with each other even if each person as an individual character feels very weak.

20) Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - If you took GOTG1 and flipped it on it’s head, you’d get GOTG2. This is quite possibly the worst MCU movie ever, except that… somehow… it has some of the most heartfelt and meaningful emotional beats out of all of them.I felt every single emotional beat, and the fact that the characters were all sidekicks… actually worked well for this movie. They didn’t need to be more than sidekicks, because the “kick” part of sidekick stands for “kick ass”.However, the story was atrociously bad, and one of the worst the MCU has ever done, which is why it’s below GOTG1. But only slightly.

21) The Incredible Hulk - Does anybody even remember this movie? It was boring, uneventful, had the wrong guy playing Bruce Banner, and was just poorly written throughout.

22) Thor: The Dark World - This movie is a boring, dreary, horribly written, badly directed mess. Some of the stuff up on Asgard was decent except for the fact that they fridged Frigga for no goddamn reason, and everything that happened on earth was goddamn awful, verging on embarrassing. And don’t even get me started on the dark elves. They were rightfully dropped from the MCU and never mentioned again because they are just That. Bad.

23) The Avengers: Age of Ultron - the movie where Joss Whedon fucked up Natasha’s backstory for the sake of his self-insert ship, infantilized Wanda Maximoff by insisting the woman with cleverly displayed cleavage who was clearly in her 20s was actually only 15, did not solidify the team as a family (THIS IS THE MOVIE WHERE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN GODDAMMIT), and disrespected literally every movie that came before (including his own goddamn flick).Wow I just realized that most of the awful shit he did was done to the female characters. Can you believe this disgusting asshole has the audacity to call himself a feminist? Fucking disgraceful…Fuck Whedon. He doesn’t deserve to come within a thousand yards of a woman.

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tempestaurora · 5 years

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endgame opinions

spoilers under the cut. i’ve opened my dms so feel free to come and scream/yell/cry/whatever with me. this turned out really long because i start speculating half way through as well as talking about opinions.

let’s start with harley keener, my son, who was literally only in the movie for a second, at the fucking funeral. are you kidding me. and a lot of people don’t know what ty simpkins looks like now?? so even my friend didn’t know who he was until i started physically vibrating in my seat

HOWEVER, he and peter are in the same location, which totally opens up a plausible reason for them to know each other, become best friends/brothers/roommates at MIT

it’s sad that it was just him standing alone though, like no one stood with him, like his mother or anyone. that’s sad.

i wrote a harley keener infinity war fic so like,, feel free to read that to get the harley keener endgame feelings we DESERVE

aNYWAY, good film

i enjoyed it a lot for the most part, like i have so few complaints its unreal

it’s a genuinely funny film that didn’t feel like it was shoehorning in comedic relief, but like the movie was SUPPOSED to be lighter and funnier and drama was happening in between

i didn’t care for the ending in the slightest fuck that

i’m pissed about being lied to by the directors about a canon gay character. they sat up there on their high horses, congratulating themselves for a job well done for diversity, when it was just a fucking extra with no name, referring to a male partner twice. that’s it. you’re fucking kidding me if you think that’s diversity, if the russos truly think that was worth getting our hopes up for.

you know who could’ve been confirmed lgbt? valkyrie. steve. bucky. tony. (and no, tony appreciating steve’s ass doesn’t confirm our bi father, son and holy spirit on screen, unfortunately.)

that’s a fucking joke, russos. i hope they’re fucking ashamed of that.

(i really was watching that final bucky/steve scene and hoping for some hint of, it was always you, you know and got fucking nothing. i barely even ship stucky and i know that it should’ve been them)

the clint/natasha fight on vormir was the best scene, hands down. there’s no competition here. it was the best moment of the film, and despite my annoyance at the russos seeing that the audience didn’t appreciate gamora dying to further a man’s arc, and then fucking doing it again, i really did like that scene

i figured nat was gonna die but i didn’t think i’d actually be sad about it

as soon as they said they were going to vormir i knew the fight would happen and it lived up to every expectation and some

the barton home cold open was fantastic

why the ever loving FUCK was carol danvers so forcefully advertised to us?????? why were we told over and over and over that carol was gonna kill thanos, that she was gonna save the day, that the avengers literally had zero chance without her????? she had four minutes of screentime what the fuck

i appreciate her and peter’s interaction though that was cute and he was wrecked

the peter/tony reunion was cute af, glad they finally got their hug

also, i always wanted peter to call him tony but like that???? nah

side note, don’t remember in the slightest what rhodey and peter said as tony died because i was sitting there going, he’s not actually gonna die, obviously, that’s not gonna happen, they’re gonna make us think he will and then he’ll come back so i missed both their goodbyes

i know it was a 3 hour film but there was space for... more. there should’ve been more. where was rocket and groot’s reunion? where was bucky and steve’s?

where did valkyrie get a fucking pegasus from

bruce and hulk’s new system is hilarious but the fact that he dabbed pains me

bruce wielding the gauntlet was so incredibly left field i loved it, like no one guessed that he’d be the one to bring everyone back. no one

scott did great

i’m not sure if i can settle myself with this five year time jump for a whole host of reasons

1. do we have, officially, a new cassie lang actress? is our iconic abby ryder fortson leaving us for an older actress???

2. far from home takes place, supposedly, a week after endgame. it was one of the reasons i believed tony wouldn’t die, because it seems like a wholly upbeat film - and y’all saw his face at the funeral, he was fucking gone - and it’s even been confirmed to be lighter and funnier, so there better be some fucking low blow that takes peter out on the tony front (but did the writers/directors even know tony had died when they made the film? will it be ignored altogether?) back to the main point:

2a. it’s around the year 2023 and as soon as the entire world comes back, there’s a two week field trip to europe that peter and all his classmates have somehow paid for, signed permission slips for, and arranged, despite the fact that they’ve all been dead for five years. and i mean all. literally the entire main cast of spiderman is still in peter’s class, they haven’t grown up and moved on. the entire fucking cast got dusted.

3. we didn’t really get to see tony and steve make up??? they kinda just brushed over everything

i almost cried seeing ned leeds and peter reunite

okay now the biggies:

i’m Not Okay with tony stark dying

i’m not

it’s not just that he’s my favourite character and i care about him above all others, it’s that his entire arc has been about first, accountability, and second, leaving the fight. yes, it’s also got a lot of heart motifs and mentions of sacrifice too. i understand that. but tony has been wrestling with his father’s legacy and the kind of father he’ll be since day one.

he deserved his happy ending.

not just five years. not just a daughter who will know OF him but not know him, who’ll forget the short time of memories she has in due course. he deserved to grow old with his daughter and his wife and the kid whose photo he placed on the shelf in the kitchen, where he could see it every day.

he does deserve rest. but he deserves the kind of rest where he’s alive.

i have said before that if tony stark dies, i stop watching the mcu, and tbh, might actually go through with it. i don’t know if i really want to watch the films, knowing he’s gone? (and that they could’ve used either the time stone, or, you know, their time travel machine, to go two weeks back, grab that tony and bring him into the present. say, hey, you died, but now you can keep living.)

and steve.

oh steve.

i love steve rogers, i do. i absolutely adore steve rogers. but i’m about the same level of angry about his ending as i am about tony’s.

and honestly? it’s only because it’s not him. it’s not the him we know. my friend said that cap went and settled down because he’d finally learnt the lesson tony had been teaching; that maybe there is a reason to set down the shield and live a quiet, good life. but i don’t like it. it opens time anomalies, inconsistencies. it doesn’t feel like him.

since cap came into the 21st century, his story line has had a motif of moving on. about getting with the times, learning new music, new references, finding old friends and having to decide whether he should hold onto them and risk what he has now, or let them go. he’s been staring at a photo of peggy carter since 2011, he made peace with her life when he visited her in hospital, he let her go when she died. he watched her, through her office window, be director of shield, knowing she was about to have a life that she loved. she has children, a family.

it doesn’t feel like the steve rogers i know to take that away from her

but at the same time, i understand that sometimes, he should get to be a little selfish. he was selfish when it came to protecting bucky over all else, and it ended with mixed results.

i loved the final scene, of he and peggy dancing and kissing, but i think i would’ve loved that scene just as much, if not more, if it had happened in the afterlife. with an about time from peggy.

on the same subject: bucky and sam.

i’m super happy with sam being the next captain america (does this mean we’ve been lied to about the whole falcon and winter soldier tv show? is it actually a captain america and winter soldier show?)

i think bucky knew what steve’s plans were, though it would’ve been nice to have some on-screen confirmation. i think that’s why he seemed relieved that steve was sitting on the bench; he knew what steve was going to do and was glad he’d lived long enough to pass the torch once and for all

HOWEVER, the time anomalies i mentioned:

peggy carter’s established timeline is broken

does sharon carter exist? if yes, does this timeline’s steve rogers still make out with her

if steve goes into the past, the steve that he already was and his whole existence in the 21st century will still happen. that means he’ll look for peggy. that means he’ll find her. with him. in the future/present. steve is therefore made aware of the future - would that then effect how he acts with civil war/infinity war etc? would that then erase the events that happened, limiting steve from going back?

does he tell anyone that hydra is in shield

does he get bucky the fuck out of hydra or does he let his best friend be tortured for 70 years

i think bucky should’ve been a part of the sam/captain america torch conversation. if only because steve’s narrative has focused around bucky since 2011 and it ends with a don’t do anything stupid while i’m gone / you’re taking all the stupid with you - that’s not a satisfactory ending lads

much of me thinks steve and tony’s outcomes should’ve been switched. tony wants a quiet life, steve has said many times that he can’t imagine giving up the fight, living as a civilian in obscurity. i think it’s a cruel way to end it.

plus steve is ALWAYS the one making speeches about sacrifice, but he’s never the one to actually make the sacrifice. it’s always tony.

i’m happy for steve, i am.

i think i’d just be happier if morgan could grow up with her father and if pepper wasn’t a single parent and peter didn’t have to navigate the rest of his life - super powered and not - alone

side note, far from home taking place a week after endgame: nick fury wasted no fucking time jumping on spiderman. like, tony absolutely protected him from fury before infinity war, and the dude’s barely buried and fury’s making his move on peter - not cool

anyway, i genuinely did enjoy the film. i find it incredibly difficult to believe this was shot immediately after infinity war because the tone is so different, and i was remembering all those photos we had from reshoots and realised none of those scenes made it in the final cut.

it was a good film. probably the most emotionally mature of the mcu. not my favourite. i’m angry about the ending. nebula should’ve killed thanos at least once. cool that gamora’s back. sad about nat. devastated about tony. happy for steve on the surface, until i spend 2 seconds looking deeper. loki’s probably alive because the timeline changed and they replaced the tesseract in 1970, not 2012, so officially, loki never goes to asgard jail anymore

but for real: how does steve replace the tesseract in the past when it’s now the space stone? how does he get that past anyone at all?

edit: I SOMEHOW forgot about rescue, the moment i’ve been waiting for for a decade

i love her, i love the suit, i love the pepper was incredibly badass with it with zero hesitation. i wish someone had said the name rescue like i wish someone had said captain marvel - but no dice. it’s such a rad suit and seeing her and tony fight side by side was so cool

edit 2 bc im a dumbass: CLINT MY ARROW BOY I LOVE YOU, YOU GOT ALL THE SCREENTIME U FUCKIN DESERVED

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honeylikewords · 5 years

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I am freaking out over all the Marvel news out of Comic Con. You?

Honestly, when I first got this ask, I was going to answer “no” because I legitimately hadn’t heard anything from Marvel at all. All I knew was that we were in for a bunch of Disney+ shows like Loki, which I wasn’t interested in, and Falcon and Winter Soldier, which I am interested in but concerned about.

But then I did a quick Google, and saw that there’s plenty of other stuff to be excited about, so here’s a listicle-style breakdown of what I am and am not excited for, as was released in the press junkets regarding the SDCC Marvel Hall H panel.

1. Black Widow: Nope, not interested. Way, way back in 2012, I might have cared, given that Natasha was LITERALLY THE ONLY WOMAN in the MCU with any agency or hero role, but now that we have significantly more women, significantly more interesting women, and women of color (who aren’t played by white women stealing roles from actual WOC lmao), I think we don’t really... need a Black Widow movie. I mean, cool that David Harbour will be in it, but, uh... yeah, count me out of that one.

2. Falcon and Winter Soldier: Yeah, I’m excited for this one! Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan have a lot of fun chemistry, and I hope the series plays up the fun buddy-cop aspect of their relationship rather than “doom and gloom, Steve is gone, boohoo” stuff. They deserve to be heroes in their own rights and to not live in Steve’s shadow. Also, I’m not hugely into Bucky Barnes (I kinda find him boring, sorry) so I hope the series will, at least a little, start to endear me more to him. But I am very excited to see Sam getting more screentime!

3. Eternals: Eh, can’t really say. I don’t know enough about the original Eternals, nor do I have any information about who the new Eternals will be to weigh in. Ask me again when we’re closer to the release date.

4. Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings: Honestly, some warning flags are popping up for me on this one. Much as I want more POC led MCU films (and just, fucking, like, any films in general), Marvel comics has a pernicious history surrounding Asian fetishism and mysticism. I’ve talked about it before with my hatred for Iron Fist, and the problems Marvel had during the big “Asian Craze” of the 60s and 70s, but I really do worry about re-adapting works based in and rooted in the comics made during those times. I don’t know enough about Shang-Chi’s origins to weigh in just yet, but I am on high-alert about how this could go wrong. Hopefully, though, with actual Asian and POC actors involved in the project, it will be done tastefully and respectfully. Hopefully.

5. WandaVision: Nah. I never liked either character to begin with so I’m not really gonna waste my brainspace on some TV show about a random white girl and her toaster boyfriend. I know that sounds mean but I have a lot of pent up anger about how the MCU depicted the Maximoffs, given that the Maximoffs were originally Jewish and survivors of the Hol*caust, but then somehow the MCU decided to make them not only white, but white people working with a literal N*zi organization. So I have beef with that, and I just... don’t care about Wanda or Vision. They haven’t been with us long enough for any of us to really, you know, see them have arcs or be meaningful people. They’re just kinda there. So no thanks. Maybe if the show turns out to be great, I’ll watch, but as it stands, I’m uninterested.

5. Doctor Strange: Multiverse Of Madness: Eh. I never saw the original Doctor Strange because of the whitewashing issues and Benedict Cumberbatch’s, shall we say, history of anti-autism comments and classist perceptions about poor and undereducated people, so I just noped out of that. But I also didn’t like Stephen Strange from what I saw in the other MCU films I have seen him in, so I don’t feel like I’m missing much. If this movie turns out to be cool (apparently, it’s going to be the MCU’s first “scary” film, whatever that means?), I might see it, but for now it’s largely off my radar.

6. Loki: Nnnnnnnnnot especially excited. As I’ve said before, I like Ragnarok Loki, and that’s about it. 2012 Loki was, no joke, literally set up as a N*zi, and y’all know how I feel about N*zis. I’m not being hyperbolic. He is literally supposed to be equitable to a N*zi. So I’m disappointed that we’ve regressed all of his character development back in time to his worst stage, and we’re going to be seeing that play out in his show. Hopefully, the directors allow Tom Hiddleston to have more fun with Loki, because holy shit does Tom have great comedic timing, and I hope we get some redemption for Loki, because as it stands, I feel sad and hurt that they just threw away everything Loki grew into being. And if you’re one of those salty “Loki is a Classy, Intelligent, Sexy Villain, And Ragnarok Made Him DUMB, Give Us Back Our King” fans, please leave me alone. He was gross and greasy and weird and Ragnarok made him funny and likable, in me humble onion. Also, Loki is canonically not straight, not cisgender, and has been pregnant with horse babies, so, uh, let’s all just chill out and have some fun.

7. What If...?: The What If...? comics can be really confusing and fun, alternatingly. So it’ll be interesting to see how this show manifests itself to match the wild, changing, freewheeling chaos of the What If...? storylines. Let’s see what happens!

8. Hawkeye: FUCK I AM SO MAD THAT THIS ISN’T AN ANIMATED SERIES BASED ON THE HAWKEYE COMICS THAT CAME OUT RECENTLY. FUCK. I would have loved that! But instead we’re getting Ronin Hawkeye (which sounds so dumb and also question-mark-y racist?). At least we’ll be getting Kate Bishop, I guess. C’est la vie. Not a fan of the Jeremy Renner Hawkeye, tbh, so I don’t know how this show will keep my interest, but fingers crossed.

9. Thor: Love and Thunder: BUCKLE UP BOYS I FINALLY HAVE A MOVIE TO CARE ABOUT YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW AMEN PRAISE GOD WE HAVE A GOOD MOVIE COMING YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FEMALE THOR AAAAAAAAAAAAA GAY RIGHTS YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

FUCK! I AM SO HAPPY OH MY G O D!

10. Blade: YEE FUCKING HAW! Mahershala Ali has been in the MCU three times now (1st as Cottonmouth in Luke Cage, 2nd as Uncle Aaron in ITSV, and now as Blade!) and I’m both pleasantly surprised and a little confused, since the MCU very rarely reuses actors. Oh, well! I’m so happy to see him back and I hope Blade does him justice. I worry that the original Blade (comics and movie alike) were a little, uh, Blaxploitation-y, so I hope this update will be more thoughtful and more progressive in its depictions. But at the end of the day, this is one I’ll be watching.

11. Fantastic Four: I’m worried but hopeful. The last swings at making a Fantastic Four film have been, um, mixed to say the least. Fingers crossed for a diverse set of characters this time! Although I do think that David Harbour being in the Black Widow movie does rule him out of being The Thing, as was previously speculated. Well, anyway, here’s hoping it’s good.

12. Black Panther 2: SHIT BOI DO I DIE I AM READY YES YES YES YESSSSS

But please for the love of GOD bring back Ryan Coogler to direct. I don’t trust this story in the hands of, well, non-black people, especially because the story of Black Panther is so intrinsically tied to the black experience. That being said, I’m ready and excited for a return to Wakanda and to see what is next in T’Challa’s saga. Also, please, more Shuri, more Nakia, more Okoye. Honestly, Black Panther brought us some of the best women in the MCU so just... bring back all the ladies. Ramonda too!

13. Guardians of the Galaxy 3: I’m a little nervous about this one re: the issues surrounding the firing of James Gunn (which is, like, such a can of worms to get into), but fingers crossed. The GOTG films are really fun and such a great break from the rest of the dull, painfully self-absorbed MCU, so I hope that the light-hearted tone and center on found family comes back. I also hear that this one will be more female-centric (focusing on Gamora, I believe?) so that’s good to hear!

14. Captain Marvel 2: I didn’t see the first one, but, hey, my lesbian friends sure are happy to have Carol back so you’ve got my approval on that one, Marvel.

15. Mutants: DOES THIS MEAN...MCU X-MEN...I’M SCARED...SOMEONE HOLD ME

16. This one technically isn’t MCU but it’s what I’m most excited for...

THE SPIDERMAN 2099 COMICS ARE COMING BACK!

I’M SO HAPPY I GET TO SEE MY BOY MIGGY AGAIN I AM SO SO SO SO HAPPY OH MY GOD I WAS SO SCARED THEY’D PERMANENTLY CANCELLED MIGGY BUT HE’S HOME I GET TO SEE HIM AGAIN I COULD JUST C R Y AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

anyway, that’s just what I’m excited for. Y’all tell me if I missed anything or if there’s other updates or news! Or tell me what you’re excited for-- I’d love to hear!

#long post #messages #anonymous #k reviews #sorta?? this is all very preemptive so if shit turns out to be good i'll change my mind

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writingsbychlo · 5 years

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Merry Christmas!

I know I’m super-late to the party, as always, but I was working today and it was stressful as heck, and I’m only just getting around to this so lets make it a little more special, shall we?

@dumbass-stilinski is up first. steff, I just want to say a massive thank you to you, because you’ve been my friend for two solid years now, and you stuck through tough times with me, you’ve always trusted me, had faith in, had time to talk to me and you’re just great. I have strong hope and a high beliefs that we’ll be this close, if not closer next year, too. i love you so much.

@mf-despair-queen M A L I S S A. you always message me when you don’t hear from me in a while, you check up on me and you always have the right gif on hand?? explain yourself?? superpowers? you are a great friend, and I know we don’t talk as often as we should but ily and I’m always thinkin’ about you, and hoping you’re well.

@thelittlestkitsune lau you are literally so fab. you snap me everyday, you chat to me at odd hours and keep me motivated on my writing. you support me and you never look anything less than flawless, your makeup and hair skills gives me hope that one day I’ll be able to hold a brush correctly. rip.

@cxddlyash you are literally always on hand to have a good fangirling session with me, to give me advice when I rant about my problems and to send me snapchats of your hot coworkers to cheer me up.

@bonniebird we literally have so many inside jokes and little laughs, I love it when one of our old posts pops up again on my feed, it is fantastic, truly. you have also introduced me to so many new fandoms and characters, my imagination has literally expanded, thanks to you!

@stardustmccall SOP my gal, always there to have an absolute rant about Chris Wood and/or Nathaniel Buzolic. among all other hot men. urgh. literally my best pal for sinful chats and soppy fantasies.

@rememberstilinski kenz, my baby, I love you bunches, even though we never get a chance to talk because out free times never cross over. I still think about ya’, and you’re great.

Last, but not least, @spageddiekaspbrak my ducky, we’re going on four years, fwi. four years. four years. 4. that’s a lotta years, and I have loved every minute, even when you bring up screenshots of out spiderman conversations to prove me wrong. you cry with me, you laugh with me, and you take screenshots of me watching twilight while I’m smashed off my tits on facetime. there has literally never been a truer friendship. also i love ur ‘mom’. ur mum is the best and she bought me a voodoo doll, bless her heart. merry xmas to you and the whole fam.

Also, a massive thank you and happy holidays to all those who sent me messages, and asks, and tagged me in things. particualarly, I’d like to thank @mischiefandi @voidkitsune24 @my-malachai-stilinski @petey-benjamin-parker @fan-child @belleknows @savage-stilinski @just-jordie-things @catcrown21 @destiels-child10 @leighsphotos-blog @the-yellow-giraffe @sarcxstic-stilinski @thegirlwhoimagined @imofficiallyobsessed and so many others. I check my notifications everyday, see who’s liking, commenting, reblogging. I check my ratings, my interactions and my asks. I notice every single one of you. Thank you so much!

#merry christmas yall #appreciation post #because i love y'all

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imaginesfordayss · 6 years

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DCC Day 3!

Another eventful comic con finished! Today was the last day of the con and the energy was definitely slower than yesterday but we still were running around the majority of the day. I don’t even think we ate lunch today?? Just kept moving. The showroom closes early on Sundays and that means things were selling out and selling out quickly, so any downtime either of us had was spent traversing the show room and spending gross amounts of money. We saw two panels as well and sat in on the educational panels as well so here’s the final recap:

We sat in on both the David Tennant, which was absolutely packed, and the KJ Apa panel. Both were super fun, KJ’s was the last one of the day and the crowd definitely wasn’t as rowdy (also the moderator was very unfunny and kinda annoying) so the energy was definitely low, but KJ made the best of it and was super gracious and informing of his answers and I learned a few more things about him which I didn’t know. Like that he never intended to be an actor and still doesn’t really want to be a major actor, he instead wanted to be an accountant and got into acting by luck of the draw. He’s also a huge spiderman and Tom Holland fan which was super cute to see. And other random facts

Didn’t initially think he would get along with the Riverdale cast very well because he was the only foreigner and didn’t know where he would fit in

Would like for Archie to be single for a while

Has the most fun filming with Cole

says he’s never met anyone like him and Dylan and could never compare them to any of the other friends he’s had

Was initially a bit nervous shooting his scenes with Sarah Habel (Miss Grundy) because he had never had to shoot scenes like that before

David Tennants panel was amazing and he’s an absolute presence on stage. Super fun and lively and so incredibly humble. Made a lot of jokes about his Presbyterian guilt which I thought was really funny. He was asked a lot questions and they were all from different projects he’s worked on which was really nice because we got to see at least a little bit of his thoughts when it came to all of his roles. He says he doesn’t have a favorite role but the audience agreed that they thought Killgrave was his best work.

Honestly he seems like an incredibly amazing man. He talked about a lot of relevant topics not just in his shows but in real life. When asked about Killgrave and how he felt about him, he explained that all villains both on screen and in real life are just going through some stuff. Which, he explained, never excuses their actions or should make people sympathize them, but makes it easier to understand their motivations and POV. Which is how he approaches playing villains.

Asta also got to meet this lovely human and said he was sweet and kind for someone who has as much star power as he does. Also very tall. A real life angel.

I didn’t get any pictures cause cameras are super restricted, but I got to meet and get my Pop signed by Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark on Game of Thrones. I got to speak with him for a second or two while he was signing and he’s honestly so sweet and so nice and doesn’t seem like fame has affected him in the slightest. He got donuts delivered to his table and was joking around with Kristian Nairn (Hodor) who was at the table next to him. I would love to get a drink with him honestly. Game of Thrones has officially wrapped for the season and I asked him how he felt about the ending and how he thought fans would take it. He personally is really pleased with the ending and said there could be no better ending for a show like this. He said that not everyone will be happy because the writers can’t please everyone, but thinks a lot of people will enjoy it. Starks Rule!

As far as nonsense we bought, we bought got one of the mystery boxes simply because we’ve never gotten one and wanted to see what all the hype was about. I got the marvel, the first picture, and got an avengers blanket, a venom hat, captain american patch and sticker, doctor strange socks, a keychain light, a hawkeye lanyard, and a fantastic four sticker. Personally, I don’t think it was worth it and most likely won’t be buying another one ever again. None of those items seems justifiable for the price I paid and I won’t be using any of them since 1) I don’t like captain america and 2) They’re cheap toys. I do like the blanket though and my brother will enjoy the hat.

Asta got the Supernatural box and she did enjoy her’s and she got much better items than I did. Not everything in that picture is from the box, the pop below Dean and the Star Wars stuff of course wasn’t in the box. She got the Dean Pop (which already makes her box better than mine), a belt, a wallet, a SPN cigarette tin, and a pillow. She says that if it came with a shirt she’d be happier with it.

Other than that we saw more amazing cosplays including that fantastic Maleficent and spot on Loki and Killmonger. We also found a booth that was selling 5$ Pops which was freaking amazing considering I paid 16$ for my Bran Pop. I got Elliot Alderson from Mr Robot (my son and stars) and Asta got Hux (garbage boi). Also got some artwork for my mom and Asta got some tea for her brother. I also impulsively bought Cards Against Humanity and a new tarot set cause I am truly a garbage person and have no concept of money and my cow brain sees something remotely interesting and wants to blow 60$ on it.

But yeah! Comic con has been super fun and we learned so much and had an amazing time this year. Each year we always kind of level up in our con prowess and we hope next year we can show out with some cosplay. Y’know, when we financially recover. If anyone else was at DCC let us know how it was for you! We’d love to chat about it/compare experiences! Also if the cosplayers who’s pictures I put in this post happen to see this please let me know who you are so I can tag you! Credit where credit is due!

Thanks!

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makayla-angelic · 6 years

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Jashi Week-Day 2-Table For Two

Today’s drabble, a modern au in which a nervous Jack invites Ashi over for dinner. She accepts, but things go awkwardly all the way!

***Brace yourself, kind of long.

The sound of the school bell rang, signaling the end of another day. Seventeen year-old Shinjiro “Jack” Iwamatsu got out of his seat and grabbed his back pack and sighed before leaving the classroom with the other students. He asked Ashi to wait for him in the front of the building after school; he wanted to tell her something important. Jack headed to his locker to grab the rest of his stuff before heading outside. This was it. He was going to do it, he was going to to stop being scared and ask Ashi out on a dinner date.

Jack saw Ashi sitting patiently on a blue bench, backpack beside her, phone in her hand. She was smiling, so Jack hoped she was happy. And since she was in good mood, things could probably go a little smoother.

“Hi Ashi,” said Jack, walking up to her.

“Hello, Jack,” said Ashi. “Did you have a good day?”

“I sure did,” said Jack, already feeling the butterflies in his stomach. “Did you?”

“It was alright, just ready for the weekend,” said Ashi with a shrug.

“I’m ready for graduation,” said Jack. It was almost May, so senioritis had long ago kicked in.

“Yeah,” said Ashi chuckling.

“You want to walk home together? I mean, like we always do?” Jack asked.

“Of course,” said Ashi, smiling.

Jack and Ashi lived so close to the high school that they could walk to and from school by using the sidewalk and crossing over into their neighborhood. Jack lived on Franklin street, and Ashi lived only one block of a street down on Washington avenue. They had known each other since seventh grade. It seemed only destiny that Ashi had moved into Jack’s neighborhood and they had met and become friends. Both secretly liked each other, but were too nervous and too nervous about what their peers would say if they got together, until now.

Jack decided he didn’t want to waste anymore time, so he went in for it.

“Hey Ashi, I was wondering if you would like to go on a d- act-activity with me?” Jack said, stumbling up. He cursed himself for messing up already.

“Um...sure?” said Ashi with an amused, but slightly confused look on her face. “What kind of activity?”

“Well, I was wondering if maybe Friday we could hang over at my house, I could cook something, and we could watch a movie,” said Jack, rubbing the back of his head.

“You like to cook?” asked Ashi.

“I do!” said Jack. He knew how to cook some, but he still had trouble following certain recipes, knowing when to add certain ingredients, when to stir this, or boil that. But he was determined to try his best.

“So, what do you say?” asked Jack, hoping she would say yes and that he wasn’t embarrassing himself in any way.

“I thinks it’s a great idea, I’ll be there,” said Ashi with a smile.

“Great!” said Jack, smiling big. “Is six-thirty PM okay?”

“Sounds perfect,” said Ashi. “I’ll talk to my parents.”

“And I’ll talk to mine,” said Jack. He arrived at his house and they stared at each other silently for a few seconds.

“Well, I better go and get my math homework done,” said Ashi. “Plus, I have three out of my six other sisters who think just because they’re a couple minutes younger than me, they get to be the babies of the house. You know how that goes.”

“Yeah,” said Jack chuckling. “Well, see you tomorrow, and I hope to see you Friday.”

“Same to you Jack,” said Ashi. “See ya!”

Jack went inside his house, and Ashi walked on to her house.

Ashi asked her parents about going over to Jack’s house, and they said yes. Well, Ashi’s father wasn’t so sure at first, you know how fathers can be, but they had both agreed, so Ashi was happy. Jack’s parents said yes, that of course it was alright to bring Ashi over.

“Your father and I will just go upstairs and leave you two down here,” said Jack’s mother.

“Alright,” said Jack, with a smile.

“What will you be fixing for dinner?” asked Jack’s dad.

“I don’t know yet,” said Jack, rubbing the back of his head. “I need to think about it.”

“You could look in the cookbook,” said Jack’s mother, reaching on top of the fridge and pulling it down and handing it to Jack. Jack opened the cookbook and looked at the pages of different recipes to make, family recipes, passed down over the years, friend’s recipes, recipe’s from online.

“Now son, you don’t have to get too fancy, but whip up something nice, you know?” said Jack’s father.

“I understand,” said Jack, flipping pages. So many good recipe’s, but he was scared to try and cook one!

“Why not try the chicken and asparagus dish? It’s simpler than you think. Just follow the instructions step by step and you should be fine,” said his mother.

Jack nodded, but didn’t say a word. He knew he was bound to eff something up, he had a feeling.

When Ashi told Jack that her parents said it was okay to for her to come over to Jack’s house for dinner, he was excited.

“That’s great!” said Jack. He was nervous, but he couldn’t wait. “What movie do you want to watch?”

“I don’t know,” said Ashi. “What kind of movies do you have?”

“Spiderman, X-men, Fantastic Four, mostly action and comedy movies,” said Jack.

“One of my favorite movies is Howl’s Moving Castle, but you probably don’t have that,” said Ashi rubbing her arm.

“I have it on DVD,” said Jack.

“You do?” said Ashi excitedly.

“Yes,” said Jack. “If you want to watch that then it’s fine with me.” He smiled.

“Sounds like a plan,” said Ashi.

Friday finally arrived. The school day seemed to zoom by, and Jack and Ashi went home to get ready. Close to six, Ashi combed and brushed her hair, she put on a pink sundress with yellow flowers on it, and she sat at the vanity she and two of her other sisters shared, and put on a little foundation and lip gloss. Her sisters joked with her as she got dressed.

“I can’t believe little Ashi is going on a date with The Nerd,” said Avi, the “first-born.”

“He’s not a nerd,” said Ashi, reaching for her eye shadow.

“Does he even know how to cook?” asked Ami. “I bet he doesn’t even know how to boil some ramen noodles.”

Aki chuckled. “Watch him ask for help when he can’t tell if the water is boiling or not.”

“Come on you guys,” said Ashi angrily. “Please be nice. He’s gonna try his best.”

“Alright, alright,” said Avi. “Just remember that if you are unsure, number seven on the football team has his eye on you.”

“No thanks,” said Ashi, putting her makeup away. She wasn’t really interested in the football jock guys. Ashi said goodbye to her sisters and parents, and left the house and headed across the street. Meanwhile Jack was rushing to get everything prepared. He had gotten the casserole in the oven in the nick of time, but preparing it earlier had been nearly hell. First, he had totally overcooked the noodles and asparagus, but he hoped the cheese and the other spices would cover it up, that is, if he and Ashi could taste anything other than oregano, because he had accidentally shook the canister so hard, the top popped off and he had fumbled to catch it and so much of the herb had spilled into the casserole. Freaking out, he had dumped more cheese on top of everything in hopes it would mask it. He had also overcooked the chicken, and it looked dry. His parents had come down to check on him to see how everything was doing, and Jack told them that everything was okay and that the casserole was in the oven.

“Something smells a little funny, like too much oregano,” said Jack’s mother.

“Oh, well, I added just a tiny little extra because Ashi really likes that herb,” said Jack, lying.

Jack’s parents looked at each other then back at Jack.

“Well son, if you say so, good luck,” said Jack’s dad, patting his shoulder. Then his parents retreated back upstairs. Jack gulped. His parents already knew, he had probably messed up on something. Not long after, Jack was washing dishes when he heard the doorbell ring. He quickly moved away from the sink and in doing so, knocked into the vase of white roses he was keeping for Ashi when she arrived, and in doing so he managed to spill some water on the floor whilst keeping the vase from falling over.

“I’m coming!” cried Jack trying to hurry to the front door and he slipped in some of the water he spilled on the floor. Regaining his posture, Jack fixed his hair and clothes in the hall mirror, then he opened the door to see Ashi standing there, looking beautiful as always, but tonight, she looked exquisite.

“Hi!” said Jack, with a big smile.

“Hello,” said Ashi, returning the smile, what was all that noise I heard?”

“Oh, I, uh, just dropped something,” said Jack. “It’s all cool, come inside?”

“Gladly,” said Ashi, then she stepped inside, and Jack shut the door behind her.

“Mom, dad, Ashi’s here!” cried Jack, and a few seconds later, his parents came downstairs to greet her and give her a hug.

“Hello dear, you’re looking well,” said Jack’s mother. “Glad you could come on over here on this Friday night.”

“Me too,” said Ashi. She sniffed. “What’s that strong oregano smell?”

“That’s what we asked Jack, but he seems to be not telling us something,” said his mother. Jack shifted nervously. Ashi gave him a look.

“Well, we’ll be upstairs if you need us,” said Jack’s father, then he and his wife headed back upstairs.

“These are for you,” said Jack, handing Ashi the white roses.

“Aww, thank you Jack,” said Ashi, then she stood on her tippy toes and kissed him on the cheek.

Jack felt himself beginning to blush. If anything else unfortunate went down that night, at least he had the kiss on the cheek to remember it all by.

“Why is there water on the floor?” Ashi asked curiously.

“Oh, I tipped the vase by accident,” said Jack. He grabbed a paper towel and dropped to his knee’s and wiped up the water.

“Okay, well, that’s done, let’s pop in the movie, then we can fix our plates and eat!” said Jack. While Ashi took a seat, Jack booted up the DVD player. Still nervous about everything, he fumbled with the system for a few seconds, then he got the disc inside and got the movie playing.

“Something smells like it’s burning,” said Ashi.

Jack immediately ran into the kitchen and opened the oven.

“Heh, heh, I guess it would help if I didn’t burn the food,” He said chuckling nervously as he grabbed oven mitts to pull the dish out the oven, but he still managed to burn himself taking it out.

“Ouch! Dammit!” cried Jack, holding his pinkie finger.

“Are you alright?” asked Ashi, coming to his aid.

“Yeah, I think I should be good, just a tiny burn,” said Jack. He went to go run his finger under the water for a few seconds before slathering some Neosporin on it. Luckily, he managed to fix him and Ashi a plate, and carry it to the table with no issue; perhaps the rest of the evening would go over well.

“Well, this looks...appetizing,” said Ashi, looking down at her plate and poking at the crispy brown cheese crust that lay on top of the concoction on her plate.

Jack didn’t like how she hesitated before saying the word ‘appetizing’. Jack stirred the food on his plate before putting a forkful into his mouth. Ashi did the same.

“A little chewy,” said Ashi, talking about the chicken.

“Yes,” said Jack nervously.

Ashi swallowed. “How much oregano did you put in here?”

“Well,” Jack began. He tried to think of some other explanation to tell her, other than that he was bad at cooking, and he was so nervous right now, but he couldn’t.

“Well, you see, the recipe and everything, it calls for a lot of stuff....you see... I-I tried to do it all right... but then I couldn’t seem to understand....and then I-I”

“Jack!” said Ashi, reaching across the table and laying her hand on his. “It’s alright, we’ll go to Mcdonalds.” She smiled warmly. Jack couldn’t help but smile too.

“Mom, dad, we’re going to Mcdonalds!” cried Jack to his parents as he grabbed his keys.

“Okay!” was all Jack’s mother said. And so off they went. Jack and Ashi got a quarter pounder with cheese meal, and returned home, and sat on the couch and ate them while watching Howl’s Moving Castle.

“And so, the rest is history,” said Jack to his wedding guests, as he concluded his story on the microphone. Ashi sat smiling in her seat, makeup, jewelry, wedding dress and all. Her parents, Jack’s parents and sisters, who had heard the story a thousand times over the course of the five years they dated, were still greatly amused as though they were hearing it for the first time.

“It wasn’t the best official first date, but it remains special because it sparked something that we both knew, we would have our hearts for each other forever,” said Jack.

“Awww,” said all the wedding guests as Ashi teared up with joy.

“To longevity, peace, and happiness, forever and ever,” said Jack raising his champagne glass in toast.

“Forever,” said Ashi, and the rest of the guests, as they all too raised there glasses, and drank.

Phew! And there’s that! I hope it’s not terribly too long, but it is lengthy. I hope you enjoyed it! All credit for Jack’s “true” name goes to @sallychanscraps

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The new Hulu show Only Murders in the Building is receiving many positive reviews — so what about it is impressing critics and audiences so much? The series premiered on August 31st, 2021, and it follows a murder mystery in a New York-based apartment building that is being investigated by three true-crime enthusiasts who live there. Since its debut, Only Murders in the Building has already received fantastic scores across many critic review websites online.

The murder mystery stars Steve Martin, following his break from acting, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. It was also created by Martin and John Hoffman and executively produced by all four. The show has a popular cast with excellent chemistry, helping sell the murder-mystery-comedy premise.

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Only Murders in the Building is a welcome inclusion to the streaming world as it unites popular actors from different generations allowing the show to have a wider target audience. Its 100% on Rotten Tomatoes after 40 reviews is an exceptional start, and the show is bound to receive more positive reviews as it finishes off its ten-episode first season. The Metacritic Metascore is at a respectable 76 with no negative reviews thus far, while the Metacritic user score sits at a whopping 9.9 after 123 positive reviews. These are immense numbers for any brand new TV show, let alone a streaming service original. Here’s what some of the positive Only Murders in the Building reviews are saying:

“‘Only Murders’ may have less slapstick humor than fans are expecting, but it is still light and airy despite its dark subject. The central trio embodies their odd, age-spanning friendship with few hiccups.”

“It’s bold but calm, terrifying but comforting, sad but silly, satirical but empathetic — and it’s all of these things served to you by chefs who trust you, because you trust them.”

The Hollywood Reporter:

“The pleasures in Only Murders in the Building, if not always the same from episode to episode, should be enough to maintain a grasp on viewers who might be less amused by jokes about podcast sponsors.”

Rolling Stone:

“The series soon turns out to be — like The Princess Bride, Galaxy Quest, or Jane the Virgin — that rare and wonderful thing: the parody that also offers a great example of the genuine article.”

RogerEbert.com:

“It’s just about as funny and charming as one would expect from a murder mystery involving Steve Martin, Martin Short, and an inspired addition to the duo’s renowned comic chemistry, Selena Gomez.”

Salon:

“Any show can string together a decent whodunnit, but examining loneliness as a universal mystery is the more captivating concept enriching the three-part harmony wrought by Gomez, Martin and Short’s combined performances.”

These reviews point out the comedic fluency within the show and state that the trio in the main cast works well together. What also stands out is the mystery and investigation that the characters partake in. The jokes and stylistic choices within Only Murders in the Building are light-hearted and goofy enough so that the incredibly terrifying murder doesn’t scare off the audience. Meanwhile, the investigation is engrossing enough to make audiences want to watch the show the whole way through. Whether the show’s viewers will be satisfied with how things turn out by the end of the season is fully dependent on what they think about the three mains — Martin, Short, and Gomez — and the consensus is that the casting for Only Murders in the Building season 1 is excellent. Still, not every review for Only Murders in the Building is fully positive; here are some of the more mixed takes:

Entertainment Weekly:

“Only Murders delivers above-average laughs, a clever mystery, and a starry cast. But it’s hard to shake the feeling that the show missed an opportunity to be something special.”

“All of those seasoned performers provide moments of pleasure, and the various narrative threads play out with polished proficiency. But ‘Only Murders’ doesn’t gel into something beyond the ordinary. Part of the problem is the time devoted to the show’s sentimental side […] That material takes some of the life out of what’s otherwise a slight but charming comedy, and it doesn’t do any favors to Martin, whose performance is a little dour and closed off, or to Gomez, who looks uncomfortable and occasionally terrified.”

“‘Only Murders in the Building’ doesn’t have a particularly sharp bite. It’s more silly than funny. But it takes the time to build its characters, and to place their obsession in a cultural context.”

The positive reviews also claim that the show might be a little too silly to be something truly spectacular. It is a hard job for the showrunners to fully sell their vision across to the critics with so many different genres mixed into one season of television. Nevertheless, even the more mixed reviews, as referenced above, show signs of obvious positivity and moments of pleasure within the show that should not go unnoticed. The blending of multiple generations and genres and the comic relief needed to add calmness to the horrific murder mystery makes Only Murders in the Building a remarkable achievement for Hulu and streaming originals in general. It’s a show that is likely to garner immense popularity as more episodes are released in the coming weeks.

The scope of the new streaming show might be hard for some to fathom but the general audiences will be pleased with many comedic aspects and story elements present within the ten-episode season, particularly for fans of true crime because there are multiple satirical references at play. It isn’t perfect, but it’s easy to see why the majority of Only Murders in the Building‘s reviews are so positive.

New episodes of Only Murders in the Building will be released weekly every Tuesday.

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royal-loki · 6 years

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To begin with, I want to thank you for your asks because I want everyone to feel comfortable expressing their opinions. I was going to answer your first one but by the time I got to my computer there were four so I didn’t want to keep posting the answers separately.

To your first ask, I completely agree that actors get associated with their superhero roles but I don’t think that is a bad thing. If you think about the movies that were the most memorable to you or impacted your life the greatest, for most people it would be a superhero movie. Even humanity’s earliest known works of fiction were about heroes like the Iliad or the Epic of Gilgamesh because we all aspire to be something greater and to create positive change in the world. Epic tales of heroism would strike a chord with anyone because they speak to the universal human condition of finding courage in the face of great evil. To become heroic is to find the bravest part of your soul and be willing to lay down your life for the betterment of humanity. Even those we consider to be villains are heroes in their own minds. A great antagonist is just as relatable as the protagonist, if not more so.

Since you brought up Tom Hiddleston, I’ll include a wonderful quote from him

"I was playing the antagonist [in Thor] and [Anthony] very sweetly invited me to his house for breakfast. He said, 'I know what you're doing. I've played lots of parts in my life. I've played kings, and princes, and poets, and thieves, but people stop me on the street and they ask about one man. Who do you think that man is?' And I knew who that man is. I don't even have to say his name, but it begins with an 'H' and ends in 'annibal Lecter,'" Hiddleston jokes.

"He said: 'It's interesting because my experience is that people want their lives to be filled with love, and laughter, and friendship, and family. They want to have nice lives. They want to have happy lives. But when they go to the theater they want someone who's brave enough to lead them into the darkness. They want someone who can express the darkness they feel in their own lives and in their own hearts, but they don't want it at their front door. That's what the want from art. That's what they want from actors.' I just thought it was the most powerful thing. It's a very strong memory," Hiddleston shares.

I’d also like you to consider that an IMDb rating for a movie does not determine it’s impact or value as an art form. For example, I love The Blair Witch Project and yet it’s IMDb score is 6.4/10. Consider the fact that no other horror movie has created such a phenomenon like this movie did when it first came out. People thought it was a real documentary and thousands of people went looking for the Blair Witch. This movie helped pioneer the found-footage genre of filmmaking and bring it to the mainstream audience.

My point is - an IMDb rating should not be a foregone conclusion for how great a movie truly is.

This brings me to your next ask, the horrible lie that is the Oscars. Talent doesn’t win Oscars, money does. I think Jake Gyllenhaal is a completely underrated actor who should have won an Oscar by now but clearly he doesn’t shake hands with the right people or his studio didn’t send enough gold watches to the Academy. As for Heath Ledger winning a posthumous Oscar - he completely deserved it but again, it was bought and paid for by the studio to honor his legacy after his untimely death. Also, I’m not sure about you but when I think of Jack Nicholson, The Shining immediately comes to mind, not his ridiculous stint as the Joker. As for Jackman and Bale, I instantly think of The Prestige (thank you Nolan).

For your third ask, The reason why Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt are more popular actors is because they have acted in a greater number of better films than the other actors you mentioned. Leo’s list of amazing movies - Inception - Titanic - The Departed - Django Unchained - Romeo + Juliet (a fav of mine) - What’s Eating Gilbert Grape - The Man in the Iron Mask - The Beach (really enjoyed this one) - Gangs of New York - Catch Me If You Can - Blood Diamond - Shutter Island - The Great Gatsby - The Wolf of Wall Street (I disliked this one but it’s popular) Brad’s list of amazing movies - Thelma & Louise - Interview with the Vampire (loved it) - Se7en - Twelve Monkeys - Meet Joe Black - Seven Years in Tibet - Fight Club (one of the greatest movies of all time) - Ocean’s Eleven - Troy - Mr. & Mrs. Smith - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Inglourious Basterds - 12 Years a Slave - Moneyball Those are acting legends and if you ask almost anyone on this planet if they’ve heard of either one of them they will surely say yes. Besides, think of how long it took for DiCaprio to win his infamous Oscar. You know, the Oscar that his fans have been begging the Academy to consider for most of his life (since What’s Eating Gilbert Grape). To finally get to your last ask, let’s be honest for a moment - Jake’s career has been stagnant since Zodiac. He’s spent almost a decade trying to recreate the success of Brokeback Mountain. I’m a big fan of his, especially his earlier roles like Donnie Darko, Bubble Boy, The Day After Tomorrrow, The Good Girl, Zodiac, Brokeback Mountain, Jarhead, October Sky, and Love & Other Drugs but he hasn’t had many acclaimed movies this past decade. I think he did a fantastic job in Nightcrawler but he’s a hard leading man to cast. He’s not conventionally handsome or intimidating to play a convincing action star, and he’s not a chameleon that can disappear into his character like Gary Oldman.

Maybe he sees this role as an opportunity to expand his notoriety to a larger audience. Likewise, maybe he wants to try something different than what he’s been doing for the past decade. Like I said before, if he didn’t want to do it he wouldn’t have signed on for the role. I personally believe that if an actor has done amazing roles in the past, then he’ll still be remembered for his other roles and not for just being “the bad guy in spiderman”.

#ask #Tom Hiddleston #Jake Gyllenhaal

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