"Alex... tell me about your brother.", by Joe Quesada, with Inks by Al Milgrom, Letters by Richard Starkings and Steve Dutro, Colors by Marie Javins, and a Script by Peter David.
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LORDS OF WINTERFELL + THEIR BASTARD SIBING - Cregan Stark & Sara Snow
The matter of what exactly happened when Prince Jacaerys Velaryon came to Winterfell is a matter only truly known to those who were there. Regardless, after the Prince’s death in 130 AC, Lord Cregan Stark raised a host of nearly twenty-thousand men to ride south to honor the pact he made with his dear friend.
He trusted no one to rule Winterfell in his absence than his elder sister, a bastard named Sara Snow. She acted as a regent for his young son and heir, Rickon, as Cregan had planned for a lengthy campaign. Despite being the formidable Wolf of the North, Sara had always been protective of her younger brother. Cregan suffered loss early in his life with the deaths of father, his lady-mother, their younger brother, and most recently his beloved wife Arra Norrey.
Like Cregan, Sara was politically apt, had a strong heart for justice, and commanded respect from all. Since wresting power from his corrupt uncle at only six-and-ten, Sara acted as an advisor for Cregan. For many years, the Wolves of the North were a small pack, but Cregan was just as dedicated to his sister as Sara was to him. After the war, when Cregan remarried to Alysanne Blackwood, they had a daughter named Sarra, likely named after his dear sister.
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There's something vastly amusing to me about the experience of bouncing between old sci-fi books where so many of the protagonists are Very Special Boys who speak 348 languages, master every skill they touch, and who can never be seen in situations that might be undignified or embarrassing (at least not without redeeming themselves two seconds later by winning an impossible fight or fulfilling an alien prophecy or whatever)...versus reading more recent sci-fi, where many of the protagonists are Just Some Dude/Just Some AI (who does have skills, but only in very particular areas) who stumbles backwards through their plotline by luck & possibly the power of anxiety and/or friendship.
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Tony Stark & Mary Jane Watson
Invincible Iron Man (2016) #11
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I love the idea of Loki, Peter Parker, and MJ all being trans. Specifically from the avengers/Tom Holland’s Spiderverse. Like MJ in that universe give non-binary vibes. She probably switches between he/they and she/they and Peter always calls them his girlfriend. Peter would be transmasc and Loki would be gender-fluid (obviously).
But in this particular au I feel like Peter and MJ would talk about Loki a lot bc MJ thinks they’re hot (“The hotness practically makes up for the murder, Peter.”) and Peter is just looking for other gender-non-conforming people within hero society and Loki just happens to be the only one he’s ever heard of. Peter and MJ are also mythology nerds which doesn’t help.
Stark also loves and hates this for his child. He is happy to see Peter excited about something and wants Peter to be happy and comfy as a trans person but does his role model for the trans community really have to be Loki? The dude literally tried to take over the earth and wrecked New York (“Yeah, but that was before I became Spider-Man and she’s chill now so no hard feelings.”)
Loki: *exists within proximity of Peter*
Peter: Omg my girlfriend and I are big fans
Stark: You’re what-?
Peter: *proceeds to rant about trans visibly within hero society and asks if Loki will sign the nearest item that can be written on for him and MJ*
Loki: *pretends to understand what Peter is talking about because while he has never had a chance to talk to other trans people, she also never had to deal with the blatant transphobia that Peter is describing and now he’s a little concerned, and is also a little smug over the fact that Stark’s Spiderling child is a fan of them*
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