#redwing is an actual falcon

[darsynia]

Just Right | Ch 1

(Steve Rogers/F!Reader, post-Ultron multi-chapter)

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Summary:

You've been in love with Steve Rogers for at least a year, but he treats you the same way he treats every other member of the team-- with respect, but nothing more. It takes an inter-dimensional mistake and a whole second, more assertive, actually interested Steve for you to realize that you don't want just any version of Steve Rogers-- you want the one you've been pining for all this time.

Length: 2,998

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Ok so the thing is, I adore @ronearoundblindly, and I decided to write her this. The idea I got also very happily fits with my Avengers Bingo square of 'Is it permanent?' It's not my first Steve fic, but it is my first Steve/Reader! I hope you like it Ro.

Reader's nickname 'Dine is pronounced 'Dean.'

Chapter One

You simply can’t believe this is happening.

Fifteen minutes ago, while you were going over proposed alterations to Sam Wilson’s Falcon suit, a person who looked exactly like Steve Rogers walked through the wall right beside you.

“Oh my God!” you’d immediately said. “Do not tell me that Stark created some kind of matter splitter that lets a person walk through walls, please? I live here. I don’t want to put alarm lasers in my bathroom, but I’ll do it!”

Steve had looked behind him at the solid wall and seemed surprised. “I’m sorry miss, but just a second ago, that was a doorway.”

“If you two are trying to distract me out of noticing that the controls for Redwing are different, it’s not going to work!” Sam said, his focus remaining on the sketch you’d mocked up for him.

You’d looked back over to Steve, and that’s when you noticed that something was… off. First of all, you hadn’t designed that uniform, but he did have a few vintage ones still floating around. Second of all, his hair was longer than it had been the previous day at the monthly midday meeting.

The third difference was the way he was looking at you. Admiringly. Something he’d never done before-- you would have noticed. 

Sam asked a question about one of the altered features, and as you went through your explanation, you’d kept an eye on the way Steve was wandering through the large room. He seemed to be growing more and more confused, picking up an item to frown at it, walking around one of the free-standing computer terminals, and generally seeming lost. More than once, you’d caught him looking over at you in confusion.

With alarm bells going off in your head, you had made a decision. “You know what, Sam, I think I just caught a problem with this. Can I fix that and have you go back over it tonight, after the dinner thing?”

“Sure, ‘Dine. How many wings did you sign up for?” Sam had said challengingly.

“Oh no you don’t! That’s confidential information. Not as many as you, that’s all I’ll say.”

“You know it. See ya, Steve,” he’d said on his way out. You’d walked along with him, and once Sam was through the door, you hit a very specific button on the panel next to it.

“I think you know I could probably break through any one of these walls,” Not-Quite-Steve said from across the room. He sounded regretful.

“I mean, you could try, but this room is fortified. We test prototypes here, and not every invention behaves as expected,” you’d replied, a little proud of your deliberate double meaning. The button had sent an alert to just Stark, for now, but it also turned on a live recording of the whole room, displayed in certain spaces all throughout the complex.

“That’s why there are no windows,” Faux-Steve observed calmly. “Basement of the tower?”

You had willed yourself not to react to that. After the disaster with Ultron, after losing Bruce to fury and almost losing Stark to guilt, they’d all moved upstate, away from the bad memories. Was this Steve from their past or a whole other future? Was he really Steve at all?

“What were you doing right before you came here?” you asked, walking slowly over to the locker area. You’d probably fit into a few of the things there, if you had to.

“Arguing with Tony over something I thought he shouldn’t be doing.” He’d offered her a thin smile and slipped his hands into his pockets, like that would make him seem less dangerous. You knew better. “Look, whatever it was, it sent me here, and this ‘here’ isn’t my here.”

Natasha had taught you never to give too much away. “Oh?”

“My ‘here’ doesn’t have--” 

Before Fake Steve could finish his sentence, Stark burst into the room completely suited up, and things had gotten chaotic from there. 

You’re on your way up to one of the open office rooms to write down everything you can remember, but as you get closer to the correct floor, you slow down. You have a bit of a dilemma, and no amount of reassuring yourself is helping.

The sticking point is how you realized something was wrong, what first made you recognize a discrepancy. The longer hair thing will probably be enough, but it isn’t the whole truth. You don’t want to reveal the whole truth, because the whole truth involves something you’ve kept to yourself for over a year.

The real truth is you are head over heels in love with Steve Rogers. Your Steve Rogers, except he isn’t yours. He’s never looked at you the way this one just did.

You haven’t let that be a problem, of course. You’re in your dream job; after being in armor fabrication and development at Stark Industries for years, you’d been recruited by Tony Stark himself to work with the Avengers. It’s been a genuine pleasure creating individual designs that are tailored to each fighter’s strengths and weaknesses, instead of the mass-produced stuff you’d worked on for Stark Industries. 

You’d tried hard not to let yourself show any favoritism, after you’d realized your crush on Steve wasn’t going away. You don’t even call him Steve, except in your own head-- but all of that is at risk right now. You’re tuned to indifference, and the open interest you’d caught a glimpse of today is sending your senses reeling.

“Hey, ‘Dine. Tony sent me up to make sure you’re okay, said you looked a little shaken up.” It’s Natasha, and she’s coming your way down the hall. Now you’re even more shaken, because if Stark noticed, Nat sure as hell will.

“I need to write this shit down, but yeah, a little bit,” you admit. “It’s like if instead of Vision, the model in the cradle was Rogers, and they got him 95% right.” With a 5% ‘thinks I’m cute’ flaw, you don’t say aloud.

Nat follows you inside and stands waiting as you busy yourself with finding an incident report and the exact right pen. You handle it right up until you start writing your name and her shadow darkens the rest of the paper.

“Something you need?”

“You’re freaked out.”

“Well, yeah. If an interdimensional version of St-- Rogers is able to stroll into our test room, we’re going to need some equally interdimensional protections for this place, not to mention a thousand thousand other important locations all across the country!” You’d just picked something out of midair to bluff her, but it’s the truth, and now you’re even more worried. You set down the pen and look up at Natasha. “What if they need him, Nat? What if we can’t send him back?”

“If it’s something Tony built, Tony can build it,” she says pragmatically. “One worry at a time.”

“There she is!”

You’re late to the gathering, and you’re going to have to make up an excuse, because the forty-five minutes you spent dithering over your clothing choices had everything to do with the image you wanted to present tonight. You ended up going with something casual, dressed-down, because as much as you’d felt a little thrill at the way Alternate Steve had looked at you, it had been disconcerting and alien. No way did you want to foster more of that.

You look up and smile weakly at Sam-- until you remember something. “Shit, Sam, your thing! I’m so sorry, I didn’t go back in the room after--”

He comes over and slings an arm around your shoulders, comfort bred by familiarity. “No, I get it. Don’t worry, manufacture isn’t set for another week.”

You relax into the hug, slip a hand around his waist and squeeze before both of you let go. “It’s just that I promised--” This time it’s Sam’s expression that interrupts you.

“You know you design this stuff, you don’t have to act like armor yourself, right? You sensed something right away, didn’t you? And you got me out of the room.”

Stark’s loud, defensive voice cuts through your mumbled explanation.

“-veryone’s giving me shit over this, but I’m not the one who screwed up! And I’m the one who’s going to fix it, so lay blame on the correct Stark! Who is, for once, not me.” He’s been making his way over to you to thrust your favorite beer in your hand without asking. You look around for Sam, but he’s gone. “If anyone should be mad, it’s ‘Dine,” he shouts over his shoulder. In a quieter voice he adds, “Don’t tell them I said this, Brigandine, but I apologize on behalf of my bumbling alternate universe counterpart. Who knows what kind of weird traits IMPOST-Steve has that our version doesn’t!”

You already feel sick, and you haven’t drunk or eaten anything yet.

Stark drags you over to the catered wings and fills a plate for you without paying much attention to the cues you’re trying to give him, which is tipsy-typical. Honestly, you’re kind of grateful; with a plate piled high you’ll have every excuse to focus on your meal instead of the cluster around the Steves. Your gregarious boss at least carries it for you, and you indicate the farthest table. This earns you a bit of a concerned look, but you just clink your beer against his and tell him to shoo.

It’s interesting watching the seemingly identical men holding position, holding court, really, as the various Avengers and associated staff ebb and flow around them. It takes a good hour (and half of your plate) for each person to get some time with the newcomer, after which the lights dim a bit, along with everyone’s senses. This is the open-bar payment for the all-hands monthly midday meeting of the day before. Not all the attendees actually live at the compound; you only see the whole team once a month.

With the lights down low, your corner is practically dark, but when a familiar figure approaches, you know who it has to be.

“Have they settled on a name for you yet?”

“Tony seems to favor ‘Major America,’ which is better than I would have expected,” Not-Steve says as he pulls out a chair and settles into it. He turns his head toward you and smiles, the relaxed, almost-flirty kind you’ve always wanted from him. “I get the feeling that if it weren’t for the contrast in uniforms, most of these people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.”

You make a non-committal noise and finish off your beer. It takes a few gulps, but he just watches, like there’s anything more to see than an anxious, embarrassed woman incredibly out of her depth.

“What about you?” you ask, afterwards.

“Well, we don’t have this complex, which I think I gave away when we met the first time. Tony asked me not to go too deep into the changes--”

“No, no, I get it,” you interrupt. “There could be something we don’t know about yet.”

“And vice versa, yeah. It might have taken longer for me to figure things out if it weren’t for one of the biggest differences. I’ve never seen you before.”

The half-bottle of alcohol hits you just as he says that, and you stare at him.

“Yeah, seeing Sam so comfortable with a complete stranger in a room that strangers probably shouldn’t be allowed in ticked some ‘danger’ boxes for me,” AU Steve says. 

The light from the only nearby lamp edges his profile in yellow, and you decide to call him Gold Steve in your head, because ‘AU’ is the periodic table symbol for gold, and that’s what passes for clever for you right now. You’re so proud of this that you miss the next thing he says, and have to ask him to repeat it.

“I said, how did you know? You knew right away.”

“Your hair is longer,” you say, a little too quickly.

Gold Steve tips his head sideways and regards you with a look that amplifies your blood alcohol content to dangerous levels. “It’s a subtle difference. You noticed that?”

“For all you know, it’s my job to keep everyone up to regs,” you joke. 

His slow, easy smile is familiar enough, but for the fact that you’re alone together in a dark corner. “I wouldn’t mind that at all,” he says warmly.

It’s time to get out of here before your lost dignity is your only legacy here at the Avengers compound. Already the tipsy feeling is fading, but the Steve Proximity Alarm is blaring at full volume.

You didn’t actually know how accurate the thought was until Gold Steve stands and gallantly (bafflingly) offers his arm, and you hear a second familiar voice behind you.

“I don’t think that’s necessary, is it? She just had the one beer.”

Gold Steve reaches up to rub the back of his neck, clearly chastened. “No, of course. Just instinct, I guess.”

“This is above my pay grade,” you squeak, and set off toward the door. You’d been looking forward to talking to Clint while he’s here. There’s a containment idea you’d had for some of his more dangerous arrows-- but there’s no way in hell you’re staying around to watch Steve Rogers talk Steve Rogers out of paying attention to you.

As you slip through the door, you hear one of them call out, “‘Dine, wait!” but you have no idea which one of them it is.

The next day brings with it a more detailed plan of what to do with Gold Steve. You’re on the periphery and busy with the planned upgrades to Sam and Clint’s gear, so you only hear about it at lunch. 

From Gold Steve himself.

You hadn’t even planned to go to the cafeteria area, but as always, your minifridge is sadly devoid of take-out when it really matters. The kitchen looks safe when you get there at two PM, late as usual, but in your defense, you were really caught up in the creative process. 

One of the things you love about the Avengers Compound is the random thoughtfulness scattered everywhere. In the cavernous freezer, there’s always a supply of various frozen meals, almost as if you were living back at home and digging in your mom’s fridge to find something she’d made two months ago. They’re made biweekly but eaten any old time, and you score a hit on the back bottom shelf: your very favorite hearty soup.

You’re mid-microwave with it when Gold Steve walks in to rinse out his bowl. Seems he’d made the same exact thing. You wonder who helped him, where that person is now, and why Stark had thought it necessary to design a kitchen with only one way in or out. Hasn’t he ever seen Jurassic Park?

“Oh, hello,” Gold Steve says. You aren’t looking over at him, but you can hear the smile in his voice. You don’t answer right away (because your brain is running through a fragmented list of things to say, and every time you grab one it’s garbled. ‘Soup is for the winter,’ is right out. ‘It’s nice to not expecting to see you here’ makes you nearly abandon the kitchen and push past him out of sheer desperation), and he fills the silence for you. “Oh, that smells familiar, is it the soup?”

You nod, hoping like hell that his version of Tony Stark hasn’t designed telepathy.

“Maybe it’s bad form to joke about it, but I wouldn’t mind taking that recipe back with me. If we figure out how to send me, of course.”

If this was your Steve you would have said something like, ‘I imagine we’d just write it down and put the notecard in your pocket.’ You do joke with the guy, it’s not like you never interact. It’s just that those interactions are as platonic as two houseplants sitting on the same indoor windowsill.

The microwave dings, and you excuse yourself to grab the spoon over near where Gold Steve is standing. After a stir and a taste determines it needs more time, you grit your teeth and start the timer for another minute.

“I’m sorry I make you so uncomfortable, if you don’t mind my saying.”

“You don’t!” you lie, but Gold Steve’s crossed arms lay on the guilt too much to ignore. “I’m… not used to the attention,” you say delicately. His brows furrow, and somehow there are still forty more seconds on the timer before you can be saved by the bell. “She who is seen and not heard?”

“I don’t believe that for a second. Sam Wilson hugged you at that thing last night, you don’t get there by being seen and not heard.”

“Yeah, well, I’m one of the only people who love Redwing as much as he does,” you mutter.

To your delight and horror, Gold Steve comes over and rests a heavy hand on the microwave door, inches away from you. “I cannot imagine being in a room with you and not seeing you,” he says.

The traitorous microwave beeps loudly, startling you sideways into his arm for one shocking second. You back away, saying the first thing that comes to your head.

“Why?” You close your eyes tightly as you realize you’re basically asking for a run-down of compliments from the guy, rushing to say, “I don’t mean that. I mean, I do, but I’m just--” 

You hear the sounds of the microwave being operated, and confused, you just stand there with one hand clapped over your mouth, eyes closed. After two loud beeps and the start button, the microwave runs for a few seconds, beeping loudly again. It’s so unexpected that you open your eyes and see Gold Steve with an encouraging look on his face, one hand held out placatingly in your direction.

“Can we start over?” he asks.

Next chapter...

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[sarahsmi13s]

Lieutenant Rogers - pt 4

Earn It

(not my gifs)

pairings: romantic!neil ‘omaha’ vikander x rogers!reader, platonic!dagger squad x rogers!reader, plantonic!sam wilson x rogers!reader, platonic!bucky barnes x rogers!reader

characters: y/n rogers, neil vikander, the entire dagger squad (admirals and captain included), sam wilson, bucky barnes, john walker, lemar hoskins, misc. characters from both universes

series warnings: language, blood, fighting, sexual inuendoes, john walker, cannon dangers, cannon deaths, suggestive themes, the flag smashers, super soldiers, if i miss any please let me know

word count: ~4.1k

a/n: if you couldn’t already tell, i’m OBSESSED with crossovers. reader is the daughter of steve rogers, and has the super soldier serum as well

sources: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) , The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)  

series summary: 13 pilots were called back to Top Gun in 2023. at the same time, Lieutenant Rogers learns that her father’s shield was passed down to John Walker.

chaper summary: sam and bucky finally meet john in person. so does star. neither interactions were in john’s favor.

pt 1  pt 2  pt 3  pt 5  pt 6

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“We need to tell Y/N,” Bucky said as he walked alongside Sam. “Hell no,” Sam said immediately. “Why not? She needs to know!” “No, she does not. She is training, and this is not her problem.” “She’s a super soldier, just like them.” “Well, technically she’s a super pilot, not a soldier.” Bucky rolled his eyes.

“Sorry about Redwing,” Bucky said after a few minutes of silence. “No you’re not,” Sam said. He looked over at Bucky, “What’s going on in the big cyborg brain of yours?” 

“It’s computing,” Buck replied flatly, making Sam chuckled. “You know what? I can actually see it. I can see the gears turning. Ope, they’re malfunctioning, shuttin’ down. Yep, they’re on fire.” 

Bucky ignored his teasing, “We gotta figure out where the serum’s coming from.” “Yeah. And how in the hell after 80 years are there 8 super soldiers runnin’ loose?”

A truck pulled up beside them, honking.

“So that didn’t go as planned, huh?” John said from the back. 

Sam and Bucky barely glanced as they kept walking. 

“Okay. Let’s keep going.” The car rolled forward, staying in front of the two.

“Look, at least we know what we’re up against now, huh? And we’re pretty sure it’s one of the big three, so..” John continued. “Aliens, androids, or wizards?” “Pretty sure.” 

Bucky shook his head and scoffed, “There’s no such thing as wizards.” John nodded, “Alright, then it’s aliens, or androids.” Sam finally turned his head, “Or super soldiers.” 

“Shit, super soldiers. For real?” The other guy in the truck said. “Yeah.” “Wow. Alright. Then we work together.” “That’s not happening,” Bucky said bluntly.

John sighed, “I think we stand a much better chance if we all just-” Bucky cut him off, “Just 'cause you carry that shield, it doesn't mean you're Captain America.” He was fuming on the inside, but just mildly annoyed on the outside. “Look, I've done the work, okay?” John was becoming impatient. “You ever jump on top of a grenade?” Bucky challenged.

Walker didn’t miss the chance to brag, “Yeah. Actually, I have. Four times. It's a thing I do with my helmet. It's a reinforced helmet. It's a long story, but, any… Look, it's 20 miles to the airport. You guys need a ride. Guys. Gary, stop. Get in.” 

Okay, you gotta give the man credit for trying to be friendly but he was doing it for the wrong reasons.

Bucky and Sam shared a look before begrudgingly climbing into the truck.

And the talking started immediately. “Okay, so we've got eight Super Soldiers on a bulk supply run. Why?” Sam sighed, knowing there was no way around trying to work with him, “They say their mission is to get things back to the way it was during The Blip. Maybe they're just trying to help.” “They had a funny way of showing it,” Bucky voiced.

“That serum doesn't exactly have a great track record. No offense.” John was already approaching their last nerve, that stepped right on it. But they continued to be cordial.

Well, Sam did, Bucky was just staring.

“We need to figure out where they're going. How'd you track 'em here? The Flag Smashers?” Sam asked, looking between the two. “Uh, no, we didn't track them, we tracked you, uh, through Redwing,” the guy next to John said, scratching his neck. 

“You hacked my tech?”

John chuckled, seemingly amused by Sam’s frustration, “Sorry. It's not exactly hacking. It's government property. Kind of the government.” Bucky just stared at him, pondering how someone had that much audacity dare carry the shield. 

“Does he always just stare like that?” Sam glanced at Bucky before looking back at Walker, “You get used to it.”

“Okay, look,” John cleared his throat, “you know, things have gotten kind of, uh…” “Chaotic.” “Yeah. The GRC, they're doing the best they can to get things up and running smoothly, post Blip.” “Reactivating citizenship, social security, healthcare. Basically just managing resources for the refugees who were displaced by the return.” Sam nodded, “The Global Repatriation Council does all that. I get that. So why exactly are you two here?”

The man next to John continued to explain, “Well, they provide the resources and we keep things stable.” John chimed in, “Yeah, violent revolutionaries aren't usually good for anyone's cause.” “Usually said by the people with the resources.” John nodded, “We got a lot of resources. If you guys, if you joined up with us, we could-”

“No,” Bucky bluntly cut Walker off, firm in his decision. 

“I got mad respect for both of y'all. But you were getting your asses kicked till we showed up.” Bucky looked at him, “Who are you?” “Lemar Hoskins.” Sam scoffed, “Look, I see a guy hanging out of a helicopter in tactical gear, I need a lot more than Lemar Hoskins.” “I’m ‘Battlestar’. John’s partner.” Bucky really couldn’t believe what he was hearing, “‘Battlestar’?” Bucky nodded, turning to the front, “Stop the car!”

The driver, Gary, stopped at a rest point. 

“Look, I-I get it, okay? I get the attitude, I do. You didn't think that the shield was gonna end up here. I get it, Bucky,” John called out, but Bucky ignored him. He sighed and turned to Sam, “And I'm-I'm not trying to be Steve. I'm not trying to replace Steve. I'm just trying to be the best Captain America I can be. That's it.” 

He hoped to get Sam on board, “It'd be a whole lot easier if I had Cap's wingmen on my side.”

Scoffing, Sam moved to get out, “It’s always that last line.” 

He shut the door, not thinking about the next words that came out of his mouth, “If you really want support, you need it from more than just Cap’s ‘wingmen’.” Sam shook his head and followed after Bucky.

*********

“Good morning. The uranium enrichment plant that is your target will be operational earlier than expected. Raw uranium will be delivered to the plant in ten days’ time. As a result, your mission has been moved up one week-” Everyone tensed in their seats. “-in order to avoid contaminating the target valley with radiation.”

“Sir,” Coyote spoke up from behind where you were seated beside Hangman. “No one here has successfully flown a low-level course.” You nodded a little as you moved your eyes from Coyote to Warlock. “Nevertheless, you have been ordered to move on. Captain.”

Maverick walked up, “We have one week left to focus on phase two. It’s the most difficult stage of the mission. It’s a pop-strike with a steep dive, requiring nothing less than two consecutive miracles.” You shifted in your seat and flexed your hand. “Two pairs of F-18’s will fly in a welded wing formation. Teamwork. Precise coordination of these aircrafts is essential to both the mission’s success and your survival.”

You glanced up at Hangman to find him clicking his pen as he listened. 

“As you know, the plant rests between two mountains. On final approach, you’ll invert directly into a steep dive. This allows you to maintain the lowest possible altitude, and the only possible attack angle. Your target is an impact point less than 3 meters wide. The two seat aircraft will paint the target with a laser bull’s-eye. The first pair will breach the reactor by dropping a laser guided bomb on an exposed ventilation hatch. They will create an opening for the second pair. That’s miracle number one.”

You glanced over and shared a look with Bob, exhaling your nerves as you turned back to Mav. “The second team will deliver the kill shot and destroy the target. That’s miracle number two. If either team misses the target the mission is a failure.” You sucked in a breath as you popped your knuckles. “Egress is a steep high-G climb out to avoid hitting this mountain.”

Jake spoke up next to you, having seemingly done the math in his head, “A steep climb out at that speed, you’re pulling at least eight G’s.” You shook your head, sitting up, “You’re pulling nine, maybe even ten G’s.” Maverick nodded. 

“The stress limit of the F-18’s airframes is 7.5.” Mav nodded again, looking at Rooster, “That’s the accepted limit. To survive this mission, you’ll pull beyond that, even if it means bending your airframe.”

He took a breath, turning back to the screen, “You’ll be pulling so hard, you’ll weigh close to 2,000 pounds, your skull crushing your spine, your lungs imploding like an elephant’s sitting on your chest, fighting with everything you can just to keep from blacking out. And this is where you’ll be the most vulnerable. This is Coffin Corner.”

Fanboy spoke up, “The only person that could maybe withstand that much force is Star.” Both you and Mav shook your heads. “It may not affect me as much as it would anyone else, but I’m not invincible. The serum boosts my metabolism, it doesn't create miracles.” Mav swallowed, nodding at you before continuing.

“Assuming you avoid crashing into this mountain, you’ll climb straight up into enemy radar while losing all of your airspeed. Within seconds you’ll be fired upon by enemy SAMs. You’ve all faced sustained G’s before, but this-this is gonna take you and your aircraft to your breaking point.” 

Phoenix spoke up, shaking her head slightly, “Sir, is this even achievable?” “The answer to that question will come down to the pilot in the box.”

*******

You just exited the locker room, sore, showered, and ready for some drinks after a long day of failing.

“Lieutenant Rogers,” Admiral Simpson poked his head out of his office. “I need a word, please.” You turned immediately and walked in, “Sir, did I-” “This has nothing to do with the mission, Star,” Warlock assured you.

“I don’t know if you were aware but Captain Walker stopped by wanting to have a word with you,” Cyclone said, crossing his arms and he leaned against his desk. You shook your head, “No, sir, I was not aware the Captain would be stopping by.” Cyclone nodded, “Understood. I sent him away as soon as I could.”

His scoff resembled an unamused chuckle, “He tried to use the ‘I’m Captain America’ card. I had to remind him that this was in fact the Navy and that it didn’t work here.” “Also, we’re Admirals, we out rank him anyway.” 

“We aren’t sure of how he found you. But we wanted you to be aware.” You nodded curtly, “Thank you, sirs. Am I dismissed?” They nodded and you went to the door.

“Star?” You turned, humming in acknowledgement. “We stand with you. We don’t appreciate how your wishes were disrespected, if there’s anything we can do. Let us know.” You smiled a little, nodding, “Thank you.”

Once you closed the door, you were fast walking out of the building going to your bike.

********

You laughed as you stood up straight, “Ha! Told you it’d go in!” “That’s what she said,” Fanboy mumbled behind his glass. You dropped your jaw, “Jar, Garcia, I heard that.” He groaned, “Damn your super hearing.” He placed a dollar in the jar.

As you leaned over to take your next shot, the bar became silent and the pilots around you stood stock still. 

You glanced up to see the anger on their faces. “Okay? What made you guys so sour all of a sudden?”

“Y/N Rogers?”

You froze. You’d recognize that voice anywhere. “You gotta be shittin’ me,” you grumbled to yourself.

Hangman, Omaha, and Harvard looked at you, silently asking if they needed to handle this. You shook your head and stood.

Being extra cautious of how you gripped the pool cue, you turned to face John Walker.

“That would be me.” The blond had a proud smile on his face and looked at Lemar who was next to him, “Told you she’d be here.” 

He cleared his throat and adjusted his suit. “John Walker. Captain America,” he stuck his hand out for you to shake.

The quiet scoffs from behind you went unnoticed by the man in blue. “I know who you are, John.” You jerked your head toward Lemar, “Who’s your friend?” “Lemar Hoskins, or ‘Battlestar’,” he said, nodding politely to you. “Nice to meet you, Lemar.”

John clears his throat, obviously not liking that you seemed to just overlook him. You look at him, giving him a once over, not missing the gun on his belt. “How can I help you boys?” You smirked a little at the way John’s jaw clenched.

“We’re trying to work with Sam and Bucky on a mission, they just don’t seem to respect or support us-“ “And you’re here to ask me to talk to them?” “Would you?” 

A laugh escaped your lips before you could catch it.

Walker furrowed his brow, “What’s so funny?” You took a deep breath to calm yourself, “It’s just, you think that I have any influence over two grown men. Like what I say to them might make them want to work with you. John, you might want to rethink your methods.” “Look, Y/N, all I’m asking for is just a little respect and support. It’d mean a lot if I could get it from you.” You nodded, passing your cue to Hangman before stepping forward.

As you opened your mouth, he spoke, “I understand that this isn’t what you expected, or even wanted. But I’m trying to do the best I can, and having you by my side would really help. What do you say?” 

He gave you a smile, one that he definitely thought could get him what he wanted.

“No,” you said, holding your head high, reveling in the way his smile dropped. “No?”

You crossed your arms, looking down at your boots before looking up at John. “Respect is not simply given, John. You have to earn it.” “I’m Captain America, everyone respects me.” 

Rooster laughed from behind you, causing you to smirk when Walker nearly gave himself whiplash to look at him. 

“Dude, if you didn’t notice, which I’m sure you did, nobody batted an eye when you walked in.”

Hangman looked around, “Yeah, and everyone is just kinda ignoring you. It’s a little embarrassing.” John's fingers twitched, but he made no move, knowing he was severely out matched and out numbered.

“Look, Walker, just because you carry that shield doesn’t mean you get respect from everyone at the drop of a hat. My father earned the respect he got. I’ll admit that you’ve done some good things, but that doesn’t make you a good person. It doesn’t mean you deserve the shield.” John nodded, “Oh, I see. I think I know what this is about.”

You opened your arms, inviting him to continue, “Please, do enlighten me.” 

“You wanted the shield and you’re mad they didn’t choose you.” You scoffed, “Oh, really? That’s why I’m upset? Listen, if I wanted the shield, I would have it. This is all about your attitude, and the fact you think you’re above everyone. My dad never thought that way. He was a nobody that was given a chance. He had a heart of pure fucking gold that was too big for his own good. He stood up to bullies, that’s why he was Captain America. You were chosen because of your achievements, not your heart.”

John opened his mouth to say something, but you cut him off. “You want my respect, go out there and fucking earn it. You want Sam and Bucky’s respect, you earn it. Have the day you deserve, John.” The look in your eyes had Walker biting his tongue and walking out, Lemar looking at you.

You shifted your gaze to him, “I understand he’s your friend, but he needed to be taken down a peg or two. Take care, Lemar.” “You too, Lieutenant.” You gave him a small smile as he walked out, wondering if was only here because John was his friend.

Turning back to your fellow aviators, you exhaled, shaking your head. 

“What a dick,” Halo piped up. You all chuckled, nodding in agreement. You held your hand out, Hangman placing the cue in your hand. “That was pretty badass, Star.”

“You’re lucky you had that handled, Penny was about to make him buy a round for the whole bar for that comment,” Phoenix informed you. “Yeah, her hands were itching to ring that bell,” Payback said, nodding towards the bar. “My hands were itching to knock his damn teeth in,” Coyote said, sipping his beer.

You smiled at the group, watching them move back to their previous activities. You were grateful to have them at your back just now.

Bob came up to you and rubbed your arm, Omaha coming up with him to place a hand on the small of your back. “Are you okay?” You nodded, “Yeah.” 

Your hands gripped the cue a little tighter as you twisted your hands around it. “I think I just need a drink, you can take over for me,” you passed the cue to Bob. They nodded and watched you make your way to the bar, turning back around when you made it there safely.

You stood at the bar, rubbing your temples. Penny noticed your presence and made a note to go over to you when she finished cashing out this patron’s tab.

Glancing over, you made sure none of the squad was paying attention and snuck out the back.

Except someone saw you. 

Maverick watched you push off the bar and make a bee-line to the beach. He watched Penny come back and notice that you had left. “Where’d she go?” Mav gestured to the door, “Outside. Put a drink for her on my tab, I’ll go talk to her.” Penny nodded and got the drink.

****

You sat in the sand, cross-legged and staring at the water. “I’m sorry, Dad…” You mumbled, moving your gaze to look at your hands, Steve’s dog tags tangled in your fingers.

Someone sat down beside you, not saying anything as they held out the bottle. “Thanks.” “No problem.” It was silent for a moment while you both took sips of your respective drinks.

“Hangman would have been a better fit,” you tried to make light of the situation and Mav chuckled. “Don’t let him hear you say that.” You huffed a laugh and took a gulp of your drink.

“You wanna talk about it?” Mav asked, not taking his eyes off the water. You chuckled dryly, “I think I voiced my opinion fairly well.” “Star…” You sighed, “I just- I want- I don’t know…”

You sniffled and rubbed your nose, “I wish I could let it go…” “But you can’t.” You shook your head, “No, I can’t.” “That’s okay. Some things you just can’t let go of,” Mav said, flexing his hand and moving his eyes away from the ocean. You knew he was referring to Goose and Rooster.

You brought your knees up, settling your bottle in the sand. “I feel like I let him down, you know,” you confessed, running your fingers over the raised metal of the tags. “That I should have fought Sam harder. Somehow proven to him that he was ready for it. That he was the Captain America this country needs, not the one it wants. Tell him that he had the ability to really make a difference.” 

Mav hesitantly rubbed your back, “I’m sure Sam had his reasons.” You nodded, “He did. And I respected his decision, I’m in no place to tell him how he should feel or what he should do.”

It was silent for a moment and you didn’t want to talk about it anymore.

You gestured back to the Hard Deck, “I appreciate you checkin’ on me, Mav. But go enjoy the rest of your night. We got a long day tomorrow.” He nodded, “It’s not a problem. If you need anything, don’t hesitate.” You gave him a small smile and watched him retreat to the bar.

As you turned back to the water you sighed and ran a hand down your face, bringing the bottle to your lips to finish it.

As you sat there, your phone rang. “Sam, hey.” “Hey, are you busy?” You shook your head, standing up and dusting the sand off, “Not at the moment, no. Heard you got to meet Walker. Would’ve been nice to have a heads up though.” “Heads up?” “Yeah, he showed up at the Hard Deck. If I don’t see him for another 70 years it’ll be too soon.” 

Sam covers his mouth on the other end, “Shit, he went to North Island?” “Actually he tried to talk to me at work. But the Admirals shooed him away. Then I gave him a piece of my mind about 20 minutes ago.” “I’m sorry, Y/N. I had no idea.” You sighed, “It’s fine. But I know you didn’t call about that, what’s going on?”

“Bucky got arrested.” “What?! Why?!” “He missed his court mandated therapy,” Sam explained. You pinched the bridge of your nose, “Why? He knows how important that is.” “He was with me in Germany. We were there on a lead. He wasn’t even supposed to be there.” You groaned and rubbed your face. “Is there anything I can do?” “No, I think his therapist is on her way.” 

You nodded, hand on your hip now, “Okay. Look, our mission got moved up a week, so I’m gonna be training a lot. So just keep an eye on him.” “Of course. I’ll keep you updated.” “Thanks. And Sam?” He hummed. “Be safe. Watch your six.” “You got it. Give ‘em hell, Star.” You both hung up and you went back to the bar.

********

Sam and Bucky walked outside of the police station. “Well, I feel better.” “I feel awful.”

A siren whooping and lights flashing caught their attention. They looked over to see John and Lamar leaning on a squad car. “Gentlemen.”

They glanced at each other before walking over.

“Good to see you again,” John greeted. He was awfully chipper for someone you just got his ass chewed out by his predecessor's daughter.

Neither spoke and just looked at him. “Look, if we divide ourselves, we don’t stand a chance, you guys know that.” John tried to reason, and he honestly thought getting Bucky out of jail would at least garner a little respect.

Sam spoke, crossing his arms, “So, what you got?” “Well, the leader’s name is Karli Morgenthau. We’ve been targeting civilians who’ve been helping Karli move from place to place,” John started. “They geotagged a location, then scrambled the signal. But our satellites have found their symbol popping up in various displacement communities all across Central and Eastern Europe,” Lamar continued.

“Mhm. We think she’s taking the medicine she just stole to one of these camps.” “Well, there are hundreds of those all over the planet since The Blip. So I guess you’ll have to look real hard,” Bucky smarted off. “Good thing I have 20/20 vision, huh?”

Bucky wasn’t having it, “Where is she now, Walker? Do you know?” “No, we don’t know, Bucky,” John said, frustration making his volume rise. “But, it’s only a matter of time before we find out.” “Things are really intense for you, aren’t they, Walker? Doesn’t help that you didn’t get your special approval from Y/N,” Bucky continued to antagonize.

Sam decided to step in, “Take it easy. Look, Walker’s right. It is imperative that we find them and stop them.” John stood up straight, thinking he finally got them on his side. Sam turned to him, “But you guys have rules of engagement and all kind of authorizations you have to get. Us, we’re free agents. We’re more flexible. So it wouldn’t make sense for us to work with you.” Sam and Bucky walked away.

“A word of advice, then,” John said, fed up with it all. They both turned back to him expectantly. “Stay the hell out of my way.” It was John and Lamar’s turn to walk away.

Bucky and Sam walked down the alley, “You really had to rub that in didn’t you?” Bucky just shrugged, “Well, he wasn’t really following her advice anyway.”

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okay... okay i know what you guys were thinking- why not just punch the bastard?

to be honest, i want to i REALLY wanted to - but i think a blow to a man’s ego is much more lethal than getting punched

plus, we don’t need to get in trouble for fighting ‘captain america’ and lose our chance at flying this mission

but regardless i hope you enjoyed!

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[captainwidowspring]

Zemo's plan seemed to hinge upon a few things happening:

Captain America recruits allies and tells them about the HYDRA base

Something happening where said allies, but not Steve or Bucky, get captured and are in a position for Tony to coax it out of them later, and Tony comes alone because everyone else on his side is either injured or has to leave for one reason or another. In other words, he depended on the airport battle to go down exactly as it unfolds in the movie.

Which makes one wonder, what would he have done differently if something went different in the airport battle? Say, a situation like:

A) Everyone on Team Cap gets away, and thus when Tony finds out that Bucky was set up, he has no way of knowing where to go. Meanwhile, Steve's arriving at the HYDRA base with a full Avengers team. (Perhaps in these circumstances, Zemo would just unleash the Winter Soldiers instead of killing them before Team Cap arrives; it's also possible that in these circumstances, T'Challa would give Tony a ride / Tony would just track Team Cap down through trackers on the Quinjet or maybe Falcon's drone Redwing)

B) Everyone on Team Cap gets away, and no one on Team Iron Man is injured or left disillusioned, resulting in Cap storming the base with a full Avengers team, with Tony bringing another Avengers team shortly behind them because of them following the Quinjet in T'Challa's plane.

C) Everything in the airport battle is the same, but Vision shoots down Tony instead of Rhodey at the end. This would definitely screw Zemo's plans over since Rhodey's not going to lash out in response to the video. (I imagine that Rhodey would blame himself for Tony's injuries since he was the one who ordered Vision to fire on Sam, and would also show disgust and disapproval for the conditions Team Cap's captured members are being held in that he, Natasha and Vision would tell Ross, "You can't treat them like this. It's illegal, [especially the way you're treating Wanda]" and when Ross refuses to listen to them, the three of them break Team Cap out and they all go to Siberia.) Maybe in these circumstances Zemo doesn't play the video, or maybe he just emails the video to Tony?

I think these alternate scenarios provide a clear demonstration of how dependent Zemo's plan was on events playing out exactly as they did, and how easily it could fail.

A) I don't think Civil War ever actually establishes how T'Challa knew to go to Siberia. Official sources didn't know where Steve and Bucky went, after all, and while it's pretty unbelievable that Sam would tell Tony where Steve and Bucky were going, especially after he shot him out of anger, he definitely wouldn't give their whereabouts to a complete stranger, one who tried to kill Bucky multiple times, no less. Honestly, the only somewhat reasonable explanation I can think of is that Tony told him where to go, so if Tony didn't know where to go, T'Challa certainly wouldn't either.

But while Age of Ultron established that the Quinjet is very hard to track, so he probably wouldn't find them that way, I do think it's believable that Tony could track them down through Redwing. John Walker was able to do it, after all. And this would actually be quite beneficial for Sam, for it would alert him that such a thing was possible, and inspire him to do something about the trackers. Considering that Peter and Ned were able to overcome the trackers in Peter's suit in Homecoming, Sam would doubtlessly be able to do the same with Redwing.

But regarding Zemo, his plan would be quite ruined in that case. For one thing, the supersoldiers probably wouldn't do much for him. Even if he held off on killing them so that he was able to unleash them on Team Cap when they arrived, Steve, Bucky, and Wanda alone would probably be able to take them, so with Clint and Scott and Sam (and Redwing) also there, the team would likely be able to defeat the supersoldiers without much trouble.

And for another, Zemo no longer has the necessary setup for his plan to be successful. His plan required only Tony, Steve, and Bucky to be present: and indeed, the movie even helped Zemo with this by having him randomly leave the bunker instead of admiring the success of his plan, so that when T'Challa came after him he would not interfere with or distract from Tony's fight. But all of Team Cap being there would rob Tony of the opportunity to attack Bucky. If Zemo simply showed everyone the video, assuming Tony even saw it in the first place (Zemo had it pulled up on a small screen, and it would be hard to fit seven people around that screen), Tony certainly wouldn't be able to do anything to Bucky with so many other people there to restrain him. And even if it came to pass that Zemo showed the video and then unleashed the supersoldiers and Tony still sought to kill Bucky, Wanda or Clint could damage his suit (and then Wanda could throw him somewhere where he wouldn't be in immediate danger from the supersoldiers), and then they could focus their attention on the supersoldiers, and again without too much trouble dispatch them. And even if for some reason T'Challa never found out that Bucky was framed and attacked along with Tony and the supersoldiers, Wanda could probably restrain him and tell him the truth about the situation after dealing with Tony, while everyone else dealt with the supersoldiers. So Zemo's plan could be pretty easily overcome in any case.

B) Everyone from both teams showing up would be even worse for Zemo. The originally intended ending for Civil War is actually very similar to this; the Avengers were meant to reunite and fight against the supersoldiers. But even if the best-case scenario for Zemo came to pass under these circumstances (Tony, T'Challa, and the supersoldiers attacking at the same time), since such a thing could be fairly well dealt with by Team Cap alone, it definitely would not succeed with the addition of Rhodey, Natasha, and Vision. Either way, however, everyone showing up would cause Zemo's plan to backfire spectacularly. Ostensibly his goal was to break up the Avengers, even though his plan, successfully executed though it was, did next to nothing to accomplish that. But while Zemo was lucky enough that the execution of his plan happened to catch the Avengers at a time when Tony had caused a rift in the team, unleashing the supersoldiers with everyone present would cause them to reassemble to deal with the threat (plus Tony and/or T'Challa if they needed to), as well as emphasizing just how harmful the Accords were, and then Zemo's plan would have accomplished the exact opposite of its intended effect and brought them back together.

C) Zemo would definitely be quite screwed if it had been Tony who was shot down. And I do think that that is how events would play out in such a scenario.

And it was actually stated in the audio commentary that Zemo would probably e-mail Tony the video if things didn't work out for him. But here's the thing about that. A large part of the movie’s defense of Tony’s homicidal outburst rested on the assumption that asking him to not attempt murder while standing next to the person who was forced to kill his parents, after he had to watch a video of their death (limited and suspicious as it was), was too much, even though there are many other, better ways he could have dealt with such a revelation. And presumably Zemo went through all the efforts of his ridiculous plan so that he could create such favorable circumstances for an attack; because Tony was already armed and Bucky was right there, and Steve was the only other person present, Tony didn’t really have to stop and think before beginning his assault. However, Zemo e-mailing Tony the video would introduce three main complications:

Zemo’s plan should not have succeeded as it was, but Zemo just randomly e-mailing the video to Tony would introduce a lot more opportunities for failure. First of all, since Tony would most likely not be wearing his suit while checking his e-mail, deciding to try to kill Bucky might not be his first resort. Or if it was, and Bucky was present or in close proximity when Tony saw the e-mail, Tony might just immediately start attacking him even though Bucky could easily fend him off, if we are to assume that the video will inevitably inspire Tony to fly into a blind murderous rage so intense he cannot control it. Or he might try to summon his suit to him, but this would give Bucky the opportunity to break the pieces before they reached him if Bucky was in the room, or hear the pieces being summoned and be warned if he was not. If, meanwhile, Bucky was not in the same location as Tony when he saw the e-mail, Tony might have time to calm down before he ever got the chance to launch an attack on Bucky. And even if he immediately resolved to don the Iron Man suit and he knew where Bucky was and went there, there would be a pretty good chance that someone would notice his sudden intention to attack, and then find out what he intended, and talk him down. And even if the attempts to talk him down failed and he still went after Bucky, whoever tried to talk him down would be able to send out a warning, so that Bucky could move if Tony knew his current location. FRIDAY might also be able to do these things if Tony managed to put on his suit and slip away undetected. And even if Tony was able to find Bucky and attack, Zemo could not guarantee that Bucky would be alone, and not in company that could easily put Tony's attack down. So it is exceedingly likely that Zemo would not get what he wanted in that case.

If Tony did end up attacking Bucky because of the e-mail, this would be a much darker stain on his character. I mean, even in the canon scene it's pretty clear from how Tony ignores Steve's attempts to reason with and stop him that he was pointedly trying to kill Bucky and not just having an emotional overreaction moment. But first of all, it would make the fact that Tony’s first thought on seeing the video was to try to kill Bucky more shameful. Part of the movie’s defense of Tony’s homicidal outburst was that Tony was already in a stressful situation, so he didn’t have the mental capacity to deal with more stress (although if that was true, he should not have been wearing the suit to begin with). However, it is very unlikely that Tony would be checking his e-mail in the middle of a stressful situation: so in that case, there would be no reason why he should not have the time and the headspace to think about the situation and/or talk about it with someone (and reflect on the fact that Bucky had no choice in the matter), making his explosion into violence much less defensible. Also, it's rather unlikely that Tony would be wearing the Iron Man suit while checking his e-mail: so having him put on the Iron Man suit with the direct intention of assaulting Bucky would both make him look even more thoughtless than the canon attack does, and it would further emphasize the fact that the attack was a conscious choice. Then the heinousness of what he was doing would be harder to overlook.

If Zemo was nonetheless confident that sending Tony an e-mail would cause him to attack Bucky, this introduces the question of why Zemo didn't just send the e-mail to begin with instead of constructing a whole elaborate plan that could have gone awry at any moment.

So yeah. Imagining such alternate scenarios makes it very clear just how dependent upon perfect conditions Zemo's nonsensical plan is, and how easily altering events even slightly can cause it to fail.

#anti captain america civil war #anti ca:cw #anti tony stark #team cap #marvel meta #long post #answering asks

[violetproxima]

I often hurt my own feelings with expectations… did I want to see Sam in one of his old school costumes with his chest out in FATWS? Yes. Do I think they will have a montage in Cap 4 where he tries on different costumes as a gag? No, but I’m going to pretend.

Look at his first appearance! Deep V down to his waistline.

He finally got the wings years after his debut. Hot.

We could have got this man some red tights or gold gloves.

This look is darker but probably still too whimsical for his MCU character.

And if they gave him an actual falcon as Redwing, they could have had cute little matching jet packs. 🥰

Bonus pic of Boo in his cap suit. As he should be.

#sam wilson #the falcon #captain america sam wilson #captain america 4 #marvel comics #marvel 616 #mcu

[docgold13]

365 Marvel Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

Mid-Summer Supplemental - The Marvelous Super Pets

Lockjaw the Pet Avenger

This pupper’s mother was subjected to the mutagenic properties of the Terrigen Mist.  As a result, Lockjaw and his littermate were bestowed super powers.  Lockjaw grew into a massive form possessing greatly enhanced strength, cosmic awareness and the ability to teleport himself and others across vast distances, even between dimensions.  Along with serving as watchdog to The Inhuman Royal Family, Lockjaw has additionally embarked on many adventures alongside countless heroes, including the Fantastic Four, Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man.  He additionally helped form the mighty Pet Avengers!  Lockjaw first appeared in Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #45 (1965).

Chewie the Flerken

Carol Danvers, the heroic Captain Marvel, was unaware that her pet cat, Chewie, was actually a powerful alien being known as a Flerken.  The pocket dimensions these Flerken possess within them proved to be of great help during Captain Marvel’s adventures in space.  A version of Chewie appeared in the Captain Marvel movie, renamed ‘Goose’ and portrayed by a quartet of tabbies named Gonzo, Rizzo, Archie and Reggie.  Chewie first appeared in Giant-Size Ms. Marvel #1 (2006).

Bats the Ghost Dog

Bats was an aged basset hound who ended up in the care of Stephen Strange during the time he had become a veterinarian after being deposed from his title of Sorcerer Supreme. Strange enchanted Bats with a translation spell that allowed his barks to be interpreted as English.  An encounter with Loki resulted in Bats suffering a fatal heart attack.  The old boy had so enjoyed his time with Dr. Strange, however, that he decided to stay at the sorcerer’s side in a ghostly form.   As a specter, Bats continued to accompany Strange on many adventures.  He’s a very good boy and first appeared in the pages of Doctor Strange Vol .1 #381 (2017).  

Tippy-Toe The Squirrel

The intrepid squirrel known as Tippy-Toe first aided The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl in a battle  against the villainous Maelstrom.  From there on out Tippy and Squirrel Girl became inseparable and Tippy has proven her valor time and time again as one of the best sidekicks a superhero could ever ask for.  She first appeared in the pages of Great Lakes Avengers #4 (2005).  

Lucky the Pizza Dog

Lucky had previously belonged to the villainous Tracksuit Vampires, but he chose to save the Avenger, Hawkeye, and ended up hit by a car.  Hawkeye rushed the dog to a veterinarian.  Although he lost an eye, Lucky made a full recovery and went on to be a constant companion to both Hawkeyes, Clint Barton and Kate Bishop.  His favorite food is pizza!  Lucky featured in the Disney+ series Hawkeye, portrayed by a pair of pooches named Jolt’ and Eevee.  Lucky first appeared in Hawkeye Vol. 4 #1 (2012)

Redwing the Avenger

Sam Wilson came across a juvenile falcon while exploring the caribbean island of Exile.   Sam named him Redwing and the two soon discovered they shared a psychic bond where the two could communicate through telepathy.  Sam would go on to find that he could commune in this fashion with most all bird, but his link with Redwing remained the strongest.  Redwing would go on to be Sam’s partner throughout his many adventures as both The Falcon and Captain America.  He first appeared in Captain America Vol. 1 #117 (1969).

Jeff The Landshark

Jeff was created by the villainous BRODOCK who had mutated sharks into bipedal creatures.  Jeff was not especially vicious and ended up being taken in as a pet by Gwenpool.  After spending some time on Monster Island, Gwen decided to leave Jeff in the care of Deadpool after she had doubts that she would have a solo series again, causing her to be worried about his future.  The little guy first appeared in the pages of West Coast Avengers Vol. 3 #7 (2019).

Oliver, Lucifer & Figaro

 Some time back, the villainous Sabertooth gathered up a trio of kittens who he planned to eat as a ‘snack.’  Mystique saved the kittens, depositing them in Gambit’s apartment.  Mystique had believed Gambit would feel annoyed or put upon having to take care of the three cats.  To the contrary, Gambit loved the little fur-balls and they have brought tremendous joy to his life.  He named them each after cats who have appeared in Disney animated movies.  Now grown, the three cats currently live in Gambit and Rogue’s residence in the Braddock Lighthouse on the isle of Krakoa.  Oliver, Lucifer, and Figaro first appeared in Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3 #62 (2013).

Cosmo the Space Dog

Cosmo was formerly a test animal for the Soviet Space Program (СССР). He was launched into Earth's orbit as part of an experiment but his spacecraft drifted out of orbit and entered into a wormhole that sent him to the space station known as Knowhere.  At some point during his spacial drift, cosmic rays mutated Cosmo, giving him his psionic powers. Thereafter, he became the station's Chief of Security for Knowhere.  Cosmo makes a cameo appearance in the movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 where he is portrayed by Fred the Dog.  The space-faring doggo first appeared in the pages of Nova Vol. 4 #8 (2007).

Liho & Alpine

Who would have guessed that the cold warriors known as The Black Widow and Winter Soldier would have such warm hearts when it comes to cats?  Well, they do and both of these Avengers have found themselves adopted by a pair of furballs.  Liho decided to make the Natasha Romanoff hers in the pages of Black Widow Vol. 5 #1 (2014); whereas Alpine took in Bucky Barnes in Winter Soldier Vol. 2 #1 (2018).

Lockheed the Dragon

Lockheed is a member of a highly advanced dragon-like extra-terrestrial race.  Lockheed himself was celebrated by his own as a brave fighter and hero against the Brood.  Kitty Pryde of the X-Men happened upon Lockheed during an adventure that took the X-Men into space.  She took care of the little dragon as though he were a pet, not realizing his sophisticated intellect.  The two had numerous adventure together and it was later revealed that Lockheed had been assigned by his kind to stay with the X-Men so to keep tabs on them.  Kitty felt betrayed when she ultimately learned this truth, yet she and Lockheed were ultimately able to amend their friendship.  The dragon first appeared in the pages of Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #166 (1983).

Mister Dibbles

A turtle is an interesting pet for the fastest man alive, but that does not change the fact that the Avenger known as Quicksilver loves little Mr. D here with all his heart.  The terrific turtle first appeared in Quicksilver: No Surrender #2 (2018).  

Niels The Cat

Niels was exposed to the same cosmic energies that imbued the heroic Speedball with his special powers.  Niels gained the same powers and is able to generate a protective forcefield that absorbs all kinetic energy and redistribute the energy by bouncing about like a pinball.  Niels embarked on numerous adventures alongside Speedball and even joined the lad during his memo phases wherein Speedball became ‘Penance’ and Niles became ‘P-Cat The Petulant Puss.’   Niles was later adopted by Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch.   The fantastic feline first appeared in Speedball #1 (1988).

Zabu of The Savage Land

Zabu is a Smilodon (or saber-tooth tiger) who grew up in the Savage Land (an artificial preserve for prehistoric wildlife situated in deep Antarctica).  Zabu became the companion of Ka-Zar the Savage and the two would embark on many adventures together.   Later, Zabu joined Ka-Zar’s wife, Sahnna in a competition to possesses the Phoenix Force.  He first appeared in X-Men Vol. 1 #10 (1965).

Mewnir

Mewnir (or Mew for short) is a white-haired cat owned by Nancy Whitehead, the roommate and best friend of the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.  Mewnir is named after the phonetic pronunciation of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir.  Mew's diet consists of half a cup of kibble mixed with half a can of wet food per day, so keep that in mind!  She first appeared in Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1 #1 (2015).  

Ms. Lion

The fabulous Ms. Lion is a small dog owned by May Parker and lived in Queens, New York.  The little pupper ended up joining Lockjaw’s Pet Avengers in an adventure where the team prevented the Infinity Gems from falling into evil hands.  In the universe of Spider-Man and The Amazing Friends, doggo is cared for by the heroine, Firestar.  Ms. Lion first appeared in the pages of Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 (2009).  

Throg the Thunder Frog!

A frog who possesses the power of Thor.  He is Throg!  ...and first appeared in the pages of Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 (2009).   

#365 Marvel Comics Heroes #Pet Avengers #Lockjaw #Lucky #Lockheed #Throg #Nilse #Redwing #Zabu #Tippy-Toe #Gambit #chewie the cat #bats the ghost dog #cut-outs #paper art

[ao3feed-sambucky]

Tell It to the Bees (and the birds)

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/fd7WRo8 by ElisabethMonroe Bucky keeps a beehive on the roof of his apartment building. Someone has just built a bird coop there too. It kind of changes everything. Words: 18742, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel) Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson Additional Tags: Beekeeping, Bees, Birds, Bird Coop, Rooftop Bird Coop, Meet-Ugly, Alternate Universe - Neighbors, Neighbors, nuisance to lovers, Rivals to Lovers, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Dancing, Sleepwalking, Night Terrors, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Therapy, Misunderstandings, Blood and Injury, Gardens & Gardening, Rooftop Garden, Redwing is an Actual Bird (Marvel) read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/fd7WRo8

#Bucky #Captain America #Winter Soldier #Sam Wilson #James Barnes #Falcon #SamBucky #BuckySam #IFTTT #ao3feed

[panda-writes-kpop]

Chapter One (Avengers AU): If I Could Fly

A/N: This is it! The first chapter of the series that's been in development for, like, six months hehe. 🥲 Anyways, I hope you enjoy this, and I hope you all have an amazing day!! 🥰

Avengers AU Masterlist | Masterlist

TW: Lots of cursing, attempts at comedy, a brief violent scene, mention of guns but no one gets shot this time :), attempted use of Spanish, Y/N cares for children, Yoohyeon gets K.O.'d, diversion from canon events because if Marvel can do it then so can I!

Yoohyeon smiles as she soars through the sky. Her mechanical wings carry her in the air as she scans the ground for any sign of life.

“Any movement, Falcon?” Captain America’s voice rings through her earpiece.

Yoohyeon chuckles before shaking her head.

“Ah, we’re using code names now? How odd… And I don’t see any movement, Captain America.”

“You know what I meant, Yooh.”

Another voice, one that's calmer and more reasonable, enters the communication channel.

“You should work on being more specific, Cap.”

“Widow! Stay out of this!” Captain America yells which causes the Black Widow and Yoohyeon to laugh in harmony.

“She does have a point.” Yoohyeon says before spotting something on the ground.

“I always do!”

Yoohyeon hears Captain America grumble as she watches someone walk on the sidewalk on the other side of the street.

“Wait, I see somebody moving! Are you sure that this is the right person we’ve been tracking?”

Yoohyeon lands on top of a nearby building as she awaits advice from her friend and colleague.

“They’re heading into the electronics store, right?”

“Yes, Cap.” Yoohyeon answers as the hooded figure slips into the store. “Who exactly are we looking for, anyways?”

“They call themselves La Rosa Sangrienta. It’s Spanish, and it translates to The Bloody Rose.” Black Widow answers.

“That doesn’t sound good. Do you have any background info or any identifying features on this person?” Yoohyeon asks as she prepares to launch her pride and joy, Redwing.

“That’s the thing, Yoohyeon. There’s nothing about this person. No ID, no legal records, no anything. Whoever this is really doesn’t want to be found and identified.” Captain America explains as Yoohyeon sighs.

“Why exactly are we here?” Yoohyeon hovers her hand over the launch button.

“They’re a criminal, Yooh. We have to stop them before somebody gets seriously hurt.”

“Have the two of you forgotten that we’re all criminals too?”

“I-” Captain America sighs. “We wouldn’t have asked you to be here if we didn’t think that lives were in danger.”

Yoohyeon laughs before pressing the launch button.

“You don’t have to suck up to me, Cap. I was just giving you shit.”

“Asshole.” Black Widow mumbles as Yoohyeon starts to work with Redwing.

Yoohyeon smirks as she looks at the device on her wrist. She can see everything that Redwing sees with that small, miraculous invention.

“Alright, buddy, show me what’s happening.”

“Do you actually talk to that thing?”

Yoohyeon blushes at the Widow’s words.

“Sh-shut up!”

~

Yoohyeon tightly clutches the red carnations in her hand as she stares at the phone in her other hand.

I hope this address is right; otherwise, I’ve got a lot of explaining to do.

She slips the phone into her pocket as she approaches the small house on the corner of the street.

I’ve missed talking to Y/N so much, and I hope that we can start where we left off.

Yoohyeon sighs deeply as she walks to the front door. She stares at the door for a few moments before knocking on it.

After that disastrous mission last night, I deserve to have something go right for me.

~

Redwing was able to slip into the building because the person of interest didn’t bother to close the door behind them.

Yoohyeon thought that was a bit weird, since most common criminals liked to be on the safe side.

“Hey, Cap, I’ve got eyes on our target in the building.”

Yoohyeon awaits an answer, but no voice comes from her earpiece. She taps the earpiece before sighing in frustration.

“I told Cap that she needs to upgrade that system of hers. It’s absolutely ancient, which is perfect for her, but it fails in moments like these.” Yoohyeon talks to herself before looking back at her wrist.

Yoohyeon gasps before tapping the screen.

“Redwing’s down. I’ve got no eyes on them. Does anyone copy?” Yoohyeon tries to speak to them again, but her efforts fail.

“Damn it!” Yoohyeon kicks the roof in anger. “I knew I shouldn’t have taken this job.”

Yoohyeon peers over the edge to look in the store, but the person has already abandoned the store.

A voice rings out from behind Yoohyeon.

“Estúpida.”

Yoohyeon quickly turns around, but she’s met with the business end of a gun.

“Hola, mi amiga.” The hooded figure from earlier presses the barrel of the gun close to Yoohyeon. “Care to chat for a bit?”

~

Yoohyeon sighs in relief when you answer the door.

Thank goodness you’re still here. I can’t believe that out of the two of us, you’re the one who chose to stay in this small town.

“Yooh? Are you really here in the flesh and blood?” You softly ask as you step onto your porch. “I’ve missed you so much.”

She doesn’t have time to respond as you pull her into a tight hug. Yoohyeon manages to save the flowers as she wraps one of her arms around you.

You’re still as sweet as ever. I’m glad that you haven’t changed after all of these years.

You pull away from her, and Yoohyeon notices tears running down your face.

“Shit, it’s been so hard having to stay in this small town with no one to talk to. I can’t believe you’re here in front of me.” You sniffle before brushing tears from your eyes. “What brings you here?”

Yoohyeon nervously looks away as she tries to think of an excuse.

“I was just in town.”

“You and I both know you’re lying, Yooh. Was it Avenger-related?”

Yoohyeon nods.

“Yeah, it was.”

A high-pitched voice squeal erupts from inside your home. Yoohyeon peers inside your door, only to see two small children arguing in the foyer.

When did Y/N have children? Am I too late?

“Hey, stop that!” The girl yells before biting her brother.

“Y/N-ah, she’s biting me!” The boy yells before running off.

The girl is immediately on his tail after she chases after him while giggling.

You immediately blush before closing the door halfway.

“So… when did you have kids?” Yoohyeon asks after a moment of awkward silence.

“I didn’t.”

“How did you-”

You quickly interrupt Yoohyeon.

“Can we talk about this inside? I can make lunch if you’d like.”

Yoohyeon smiles at you.

“That sounds great!”

You smile back at her, and Yoohyeon feels her heart melt like it did all of those years ago.

“Who are the flowers for?”

“Ah…” Yoohyeon lets a blush appear on her face as she shyly hands them to you. “They're for you. I had a hard time choosing which flower to buy because you deserve all of them, but then I realized that you’re the prettiest person I’ve ever seen and I-”

You chuckle before placing a finger on her lips. Yoohyeon turns a darker shade of red as she looks directly into your eyes.

Why does this feel so familiar, yet so different?

“After all of these years, you still haven’t changed. I’m glad that you’re the same Yooh Bear that you were as a teen.”

Yoohyeon laughs at your childhood name for her.

“I’m glad that you think so, my deer.”

You laugh alongside her as you take the flowers from her hands.

Yoohyeon enters the house as you intertwine your free hand with hers. For the first time in years, Yoohyeon is a blushing mess with every word and action that you take.

~

“I feel like the gun that’s pointed at me is a good sign that I don’t have a choice in the matter.”

Yoohyeon usually was one to joke, but her one-liners greatly increased in the face of adversity.

“I’m not in the mood to joke. I just want some information out of you.” The figure says before pulling their hood off.

They’re wearing a skull mask with a black robe, and their hair is pulled back. The mask changes their voice past the point of recognition.

“Well, if you put the gun down, I’ll tell you everything you want.”

Yoohyeon tries to reason with them, but they laugh instead.

“You first. Disable your wings and that robotic pet of yours.” They say before pushing the gun further into Yoohyeon’s chest.

Yoohyeon feels Redwing reattach to her back, and she decides to comply with the stranger.

“That’s it. I don’t have any more weapons.” Yoohyeon says as she slides her hands behind her back.

“Good. Do you know of an Agent 13 that was associated with S.H.I.E.L.D.?”

“Nope. I’m not involved with S.H.I.E.L.D.” Yoohyeon sighs as she quietly removes the gun is removed from her back pocket. “You have the wrong Avenger, I’m afraid.”

“Damn.” The figure shakes their head before pulling the robe off of themselves with one hand.

Like Yoohyeon, they have a device attached to their wrist. Yoohyeon’s eyes drift towards the device.

“You’re not the only techie around, Falcon. I know my way around a computer or two.” The figure says before throwing their robe off of the building.

“I’m sure that you do.” Yoohyeon slowly pulls the gun from her back holster before clicking the safety off.

“I know everything about you, Yoohyeon, and if you knew the same about me, then you’d know to stay out of my way.”

They pull a small metal circle from their pocket that glows purple. They carelessly toss the object off of the building before turning to Yoohyeon.

Yoohyeon quickly pulls her gun and prepares to fire, but the stranger pulls up their gun first. She feels something prick her leg, and she looks down to see a tranquilizer dart sticking out of her leg. She tries to hobble towards the enemy as tiredness quickly consumes her whole body.

They chuckle before holstering their own gun.

“Buenas noches, baby.”

The Bloody Rose blows a kiss before disappearing behind a flash of purple light.

Yoohyeon falls to the ground as sleep overtakes her.

She hears a voice through her earpiece, but she’s too tired to answer it.

Sleep is more important, she thinks.

As the stars shine bright in the night sky, the Falcon sleeps on her watch, and La Rose Sangrienta makes another great escape.

~

You place the flowers in a vase full of water in the middle of your kitchen island. You smile at the beauty of the red carnations before turning back to the food.

Yoohyeon carefully watches your every move as you prepare four plates.

Wouldn’t it be great if the two of you could be like this? If you weren’t such a wimp as a teen, then you could have this in your future.

Yoohyeon cringes as you pour four glasses of milk.

I can still make amends, and besides, we both stopped talking to each other at the same time.

You hand Yoohyeon her food, and she smiles at you.

“Thanks for this. It all looks so good!”

“Yeah, it does. You learn to become a good cook when you care for two kids.”

“Speaking of kids, how did you end up with those troublemakers?” Yoohyeon vaguely gestures towards the two kids who are not-so-secretly eavesdropping on your conversation.

“Hey, go out and play for a bit!”

You didn’t have to tell the kids twice, and they quickly ran out of your back door before you could finish speaking.

Yoohyeon heartily laughs before taking a bite of food as you nervously play with a strand of hair before softly sighing.

“Their mother was in a bad accident. I couldn’t let two kids go into the system when I could take care of them by myself.” You quietly explain.

“God, I’m sorry.” Yoohyeon wipes her lips with a napkin. “How did you know their mother?”

“She was an old friend of mine from college. She was a bright woman who had her whole future ahead of her too.”

You sadly look away before taking a bite of food.

“That’s enough of my depressing life.” You wave your hand in the air. “How has the Avengers business been going? The last time I saw you, you were ready to serve your country in camouflage. What changed?”

Yoohyeon raises an eyebrow at you.

“You know that I can’t discuss all of that with you. The Avengers are… taking a break. We’ve come to a disagreement on multiple things.” Yoohyeon takes another bite before talking. “As for the military, they were looking for somebody to test out the Falcon suit. I was the only one who volunteered, and well, here I am!”

You nod before plating the kids’ food. Yoohyeon opens her mouth to talk again, but her phone dings before she can say anything else. She quickly opens her phone as you look back to her.

Wolfie: Hey, we’ve got a new lead on this red rose person, and we could use your help again. That is, if you’re willing to help after what happened yesterday.

Yoohyeon: I’ll be en route soon, send me your coordinates for the meet-up location.

Wolfie: Great, and I’ll send them as soon as we pick a location to meet. I’ve got a loose end to wrap up before we meet, and then I’ll be right there.

Yoohyeon: Sounds good. Don’t take too long, you old woman.

Wolfie: Does that make you a baby in comparison?

Yoohyeon: Well played, Cap.

Yoohyeon smirks at her phone before slipping it back into her pocket.

You tilt your head at her.

“What was that about?”

“Official Avenger business, I guess. I’ll see you later, right?” Yoohyeon says before she downs the milk and food on her plate.

She quickly stands up and makes her way towards the door after pushing her plate towards the center of the table.

“Oh…” You don’t hide your disappointment as Yoohyeon briskly walks toward the door. “Be careful, alright? I still care about you.”

Yoohyeon sends you a wink.

“I will. Don’t worry about me, my dear.”

You don’t dare to correct her as you watch your childhood crush walk out of your life again.

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[katatonicimpression]

Sam Wilson for the ask game.

1: sexuality headcanon

Bi. In the comics, it's self explanatory. In the mcu, you could probably make a case for him being gay or even ace because we're given so little. But idk he still seems bi to me. Maybe it's the sleeves, maybe it's the anxiety.

2: otp

Sam is a very shippable character, and I'm partial to a lot of them, but MCU-inspired sambucky is just top tier.

3: brotp

Redwing. Also Sarah.

Oh and can I say I would like a more meaningful reunion with nightshade? A version of her who actually resembles her? That could be fun.

4: notp

Zemo, any iteration thereof. Also Tony, for weirdly similar reasons (I.e. staggering ooc). In the same vein, feel the need to express my gratitude that the comics are acting like Jet Zola doesn't exist because yeah.. that's just a whole pile of yikes.

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

Comics: Mel was his first everything.

Also comics: indefensible hc but I feel like he's shorter than his official height.

MCU: Junior gymnastics champion. Red and white costume just like the Falcon outfit.

6: favorite line from this character

"Can't I be a little bit of both?"

7: one way in which I relate to this character

We're very different, but I guess we share the same kind of navel gazing worries - very "how am I coming across?"

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

Any financially obligated and/or censor mandated US propaganda stuff. Not a fan, but it is what it is.

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

So, what i would do is get some ready made puff pastry. Roll it out just a little bit to get it thinner. Sprinkle it with castor sugar OR maybe smear some apple sauce on it. Not too much, because of the moisture, but for a richer sweetness.

Then sprinkle powdered cinnamon and maybe also ginger and allspice or cloves. A real winter spices vibe.

Then cut it length ways into long strips. Roll them into wheels, then place them on their sides on a lined baking tray, plenty of space between them.

Bake for at least ten minutes, maybe fifteen in a medium oven (idk I am literally making this up - just check them and go by eye). Sprinkle a little extra cinnamon and some icing sugar while they're still hot, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

#asks

[polizwrites]

Down in the Hole (Some Emotions Are Hard to Hide)

This is a fill for today’s  @flashfictionfridayofficial prompt  [#FFF190 Trapped in the Dark] as well as my @samwilsonbingo  G1 - Rescue Mission square. 

Sam helps Bucky deal with both physical and mental/emotional injuries while they wait for rescue.

Fandom: MCU/Marvel Pairing:  Sam Wilson & Bucky Barnes Rating: General Tags:  The Falcon and the Winter Soldier canon adjacent,  Mission fic,  hurt/comfort, Sam POV.  Warnings/Triggers -- injury (non-graphic), implied panic attack Word Count: 525 words

“I told you not to follow me!”  Bucky growled. “Now we’re both down here in this goddamned pit.”

It was dark and damp and cold, with barely enough room for the two of them.   “Could be worse,” Sam replied, trying to keep his voice light.  “At least there weren’t pointy sticks at the bottom.”  

“You think you’re funny.”  Bucky shifted slightly, making a muffled grunt as he did.  Sam knew how insanely high his partner’s pain tolerance was; something was wrong.

“Let me check you over.”  Since he couldn’t see a thing, Sam started patting his hands around, checking for blood or broken bones.  

“I’m fine,” Bucky mumbled between gritted teeth.

“Bullshit.”  Sam had just discovered the problem; Bucky’s left leg was twisted underneath him in a direction legs aren’t generally designed to go.  Sam would bet fifty dollars it was a torn ACL.  “Okay - we need to get this leg of yours straightened out.”

“Where am I gonna put it, genius?” Bucky shot back, grunting in pain again as he attempted to follow Sam’s instructions. “Not like we got a ton of space here.”

“Try sitting across the widest part of this pit.”  The two of them shifted around in the pitch dark until they were sitting more or less perpendicular to one another, giving Bucky just enough room to fully extend his leg across Sam’s lap. “Better?”

“Still hurts like hell. Where’s that drone of yours, anyways?”

“Redwing was doing reconnaissance outside the compound and I lost signal,” Sam explained.  “Let me see if I can reconnect.”   Sam powered up his wrist screen and sent a ping.  In the dim red light, he could almost see Bucky’s face, pale and drawn.  His breathing had quickened as well.  

“We’re gonna be fine,” Sam said, trying to sound more confident and reassured than he actually felt.   “Even if I can’t get Redwing back up, Torres knows where we are and he’ll call for backup if we’re gone for too long.”

“I know,” Bucky replied, his voice going tight. “Just – keep talking.”

“All right. Hey, did I tell you A.J. is going out for the basketball team?”  

Sam rested a hand on Bucky’s knee to help ground him as he recounted the latest family stories Sarah had shared, along with gossip about the neighbors that Bucky couldn’t possibly care about.  

But Sam remembered  Steve’s description of the damp, cold Siberia base and the cylinders that housed the Soldiers during their cryo sleep.  Whatever he could do to chase away those kinds of memories, he was all too willing to do.  

It didn’t take long before Redwing led the extraction team to their location.  After dropping down a temporary splint, they rigged up an emergency bosun’s chair to lift Bucky out of the pit, and Sam followed.  

Using a crutch carry, Joaquin and Sam helped Bucky make it back outside;  he wouldn’t let anyone else in the team do it.  Sam griped good-naturedly the whole time, mostly as a distraction.  As they eased him into a seat on the chopper, Bucky grabbed Sam’s hand.

“Thanks, pal.  I owe you one.”

Sam shrugged.  “Who’s keeping count?”

#writing stuff #fanficlet #flash fiction friday #mcu/marvel #Sam wilson bingo #Sam & Bucky #mission fic #Shameless Self Promo

[catnipkdodowrites]

Clint Barton and Midoriya Izuku deserve good things, and here’s why.

Look, I may have an agenda in saying this but in Marvel x MHA crossovers I fully believe Clint Barton and/or Kate Bishop should get to interact with Midoriya at any opportunity, because there is so much narrative potential! (But especially Clint because he’s my favorite. Did I mention I might have an agenda?) Have them interact please, I am begging you! Even if it’s just for one scene and has no real influence on the plot, or if it’s just Midoriya finding out about Hawkeye's existence and getting excited! Midoriya deserves to have quirkless role models, okay!? (The same goes for Iron Man and other characters who rely on their skills and intellect, but I am the Ultimate Hawkeye Fangirl, alright?) 

If you took these characters and stayed true to their canon personalities (or as true as you can with Marvel comic continuities), had these two characters meet, and wrote out a scene with them in it, both characters could benefit from each other and would have a good relationship if their canon characters ever got to interact. Conversely, if you tweaked their characters a bit or just one of those characters or went with a different canon version of one of those characters they would make excellent foils to each other. They have a lot in common, and there’s so much untapped potential between these two. So much untapped potential there are like five fics on Ao3 tagged as the two of them having an interaction significant enough to be worth tagging. FIVE. 

Disclaimer, I believe you can and should write whatever you want for the most part, opinions be damned, but some of the phrasing I use in this post may seem like I’m trying to dictate how others should write MHA x Marvel crossovers. Please understand I am not trying to sound like an asshole, I am just very autistic about both these pieces of media and I express my opinions in very specific language.

I’m going to focus on Clint for the purposes of this rant because… look at my icon for Christ’s sake. Plus, I may or may not have an agenda. Well, okay, the actual reason is that I think Clint and Midoriya interactions have more potential than Kate and Midoriya, but it’s like comparing the value of platinum to gold. Both are extremely valuable, but one is more valuable than the other. Now, please, allow me to explain. (Significant word vomit incoming, 4700+ words, there are footnotes at the end plus a TL;DR.)

Look, Clint is literally just a guy who works his ass off. Sure, he’s a super-talented marksman but that talent would be meaningless if he didn’t constantly work for it! Midoriya and Hawkeye are both surrounded by people with extraordinary/supernatural abilities for significant parts of their stories even if Midoriya does get superpowers. Both of them get to where they are in their stories through sheer determination and hard work, even if it was for wildly different purposes. This applies even more so in fics where Midoriya stays quirkless! They are the powerless heroes in worlds filled with heroes who have powers! Characters like Black Widow, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Falcon are way closer to having powers than Hawkeye. Widow was enhanced by the Red Room program, Iron Man and Ant-Man are defined by their gear, and Falcon... it changes from media to media. Sometimes he has a psychic connection to an actual falcon named Redwing, other times his gear is a lot more advanced, and sometimes both. Iron Man has infected himself with nanites to gain a form of technopathy in multiple stories! (1) Hell, Spider-Man was originally Marvel’s “Everyman” character but Clint sniped that title right out from under him. Few things highlight how defining Normalcy is for Clint better than the opening panels from Hawkeye 2012 Issue #1 (also I will take any and every excuse to promo Matt Faction and David Aja’s Hawkeye it’s just so good.)

No matter what, Hawkeye has always been the normal guy on a roster of people with superpowers, super-intellect, fancy weaponry, and magic, and I love it! Ironically, that’s what makes him and Kate stand out, their normalcy. 

Side note, have you ever fired a bow? I have. (Did I mention I have autism and am obsessed with Clint?) It’s fucking hard. Forget aiming and hitting your target, have you considered repeatedly pulling back and holding the bow steady for an entire battle? Ouch ouch owie owie ow, my fucking muscles. The human body was not designed to handle that kind of constant repetitive motion, Clint and Kate have arm muscles for days, not to mention the dedication it takes to have aim that good. Aiming with a bow is hard. Sometimes Clint is depicted as being such an excellent marksman he uses the bow and arrow specifically to flex how good his aim is. There are other reasons  (Versatility of trick arrows, non-lethality, having been an archer since he was very, very young) but this is objectively the funniest one. He’s also used coins and pebbles when he needs to make a shot that an arrow is unsuited for or when he doesn’t have his bow, i.e. in his civvies. 

In fact, Hawkeye (2012) focuses almost exclusively on what Clint gets up to when he’s not superheroing. In the first issue, Clint gets out of the hospital and heads to his apartment. Clint can afford the rent jacks because of his Avengers and Shield pay, his neighbors cannot. We are explicitly shown the landlord mafioso Ivan evicting a single mother of two after tripling her rent. (2) We are shown Clint witnessing this. He knows that neighbor and she trusts him enough to have him double-check the lease to make sure that what the landlord is doing is legal. (It is.) Clint cares about his neighbors, enough that he regularly attends the semi-potluck grill night they have on the roof of the building. In fact, he doesn’t regularly eat except when he’s with the Avengers or on potluck night. So what does he do? 

He puts on a cheap suit and tie, heads over to an underground casino, and he gives a slice of pizza to a dog on the street. This dog belongs to the guards of the underground casino. He convinces them to let him in and he hunts down the landlord. He drops a duffle bag and gives the mafia a shit-ton of money in a duffle bag to pay rent for all of his neighbors tax-free. The mafia refuse the deal because they are jacking up the rent so they can evict people for not paying rent on time. This is because they want to sell the building. Clint then beats up the mafia until they accept the money. (3)  Well, okay, not exactly. The mafia attack him first, but Clint uses a playing card as a projectile to disorient one of the guards with a gun, and room devolves into chaos. 

Clint gets thrown out the front window of the laundromat and runs for his life. As the outer guards fire on Clint, the dog he gave pizza attacks them for it. They then throw the dog into traffic and he turns around to beat the shit out of them because, and I quote “What kinda man throws a dog into traffic? *punches sunglasses off of tracksuit Mafioso* Seriously I ask you.” Clint takes a Nickle out of his pocket and throws it with enough force to shatter the door windows of the car that’s about to hit the dog in a desperate attempt to get the driver to swerve. The dog still gets hit.

Oh yeah, allow me to introduce you to Hawkeye 2012 Issue #1 page 4. 

Unrelated note, Faction and Aja do a masterful job of storytelling in issue 1. The story is told out of order, but the proper context is given at the perfect moments so you can easily piece the story together, most of the flashbacks and flash-forwards are one-page long, when they aren’t things from one time period seamlessly blend with another, and the entire color pallet changes to signify what point in the timeline the panels are occurring... and that’s only issue 1! I am refraining from doing a keyboard smash here, as that is the only thing that can properly convey how much I love Hawkeye 2012.

Anyways, he takes the dog to the vet, and the tracksuit mafia show back up while he’s in the waiting room. He once again rocks their shit, and they take it outside. (4) We cut to Ivan sitting in a cab while Clint is outside. It’s raining. Ivan has a handkerchief to his bloody nose and- actually, I don’t think a cliff-notes does this justice. I’ll transcribe the dialogue below here because my attempts to do a scan of the page came out poorly and I’m unsure if there’s a high-quality scan online, just know you’re missing some of the pacing of the scene.

Ivan: “Bro, what kind of Avenger does this? I broke no laws, bro. Allowed to raise rents. Is touch luck for you and your friends but I know my rights.”

Clint: “Hold that thought, ya Tracksuit Dracula. You asked about the Avengers. Y’wanna know the best part about being an Avenger? having Captain America around you all the time He just-- the guy brings out the best in people. You... want to be good when he’s around. You really do.”

“Ivan, Look around you real quick. Because, right now? Captain America ain’t here. I’m going to pay you everything everyone in that building owes you and another 12.5 for the building outright. And that’s it. Negotiations’re over. You wanted to sell it? I want to buy it. I take care of my people and you get rich. The end.”

Ivan: “I had buyer.”

Clint: “I don’t care.”  

He turns to the cab driver, hands him a wad of cash, and tells him to take Ivan to JFK. Fast. The vet tech calls Clint back inside. The dog has a broken pelvis, broken leg, two broken ribs, and lost an eye, but will recover fairly well with proper care and rest. Clint pets the dog while he’s laying on the table after surgery. Clint keeps the dog after this. The name on the collar says “Arrow,” but Clint decides to come up with something better.

This whole story is really just Clint trying to do the right thing as best he can. At first, he’s just going for the first solution to the problem that he thinks of, but he adapts once Ivan turns him down. He saves Lucky because A. he likes dogs. and B. the dog saved him. Hell, the whole reason Lucky tried to save him was that he gave Lucky a piece of pizza because, again, he likes dogs and Lucky just happened to be standing there, looking cute. He cares about his neighbors. In later issues of Hawkeye 2012 Clint repeatedly is shown helping out his neighbors or just providing entertainment at the potluck. 

Clint also had a really, really rough childhood. His dad was an alcoholic, his parents died in a car crash because of that, before they died his dad beat both him and his older brother Barney, he and his brother ran away to join the circus, Clint was beaten and left for dead by one of his parental figures after he caught him stealing money from the ticket box, his relationship with his brother really fell apart after that- and that's the cliff-notes version! It varies somewhat based on continuity but the most consistent part is runaway orphan joining the circus. Personally, when writing Marvel stuff, I adapt it to “Foster care was shitty and my brother and I wanted to stay together, so we ran away, and the circus happened to take us in,” to modernize it a bit.

So in short, Clint is kind, determined, and has had a lot of hardship in his life, particularly his childhood. Hmm, kind, determined, a lot of hardship during childhood? Now, who does this remind me of? Oh yeah, fucking Midoriya!

A huge part of what I think makes MHA so interesting is that its main character is fairly untraditional as far as Shonen protagonists go. Hell, he’s kinda untraditional as far as superhero protagonists go in general. Midoriya is defined by his kindness, he is emotional, he wants to save people above almost everything else. The most iconic battles Midoriya has been involved in thus far are motivated heavily by his drive to save. Think Muscular, Overhaul, and Gentle. (Kouta, Eri, and Eri’s chance to smile again.) (I’ve only seen up to Season Four, although I’ve seen manga spoilers. Don’t ask.) Funnily enough, this all reminds me somewhat of Hawkeye’s traditional origin story. I shall now give you the cliff-notes version that spans multiple years of comics. (At least I think it does, I’d have to double-check and I only have so much time, y’know.)

Clint is inspired by Iron Man to use his skills to fight crime instead of just being a circus entertainer. Unfortunately for Clint, on his first outing after he stops a thief and picks up the money they stole to return it, he gets mistaken for the original thief. Then Iron Man shows up and beats him up. Clint is forced to go on the run, falls in with Black Widow, becomes a recurring Iron Man villain with Widow, falls in love with Widow, gets kind of depressed when Widow disappears (actually recalled to Moscow and reprogrammed), saves Jarvis (the Avenger’s butler, originally just Stark’s Alfred) from a muggers, gets Jarvis’s help to demonstrate to the Avengers that he’s trying to change, and has been an Avengers mainstay ever since. Clint later played a significant part in breaking through Black Widow’s programming and helping her defect to Shield, saving her.

It’s a very unconventional origin story. Redemption arcs have been done, but not many involve wanting to do the right thing from the beginning of a character’s story. My personal favorite adaptation of this backstory is from the cartoon Avengers Assemble, where Clint was a member of the Circus of Crime, but never felt good about it. He triggered the alarm on their biggest heist ever, getting them arrested by Shield, but Fury saw something in him and gave him a chance to make amends, becoming Hawkeye. I understand I am very biased on this though, so I will not argue for it being the best. That aside, it’s unconventional mainly because of how integral to the Avengers Hawkeye later became to the point where the Avengers have very few adaptions without him. So many story arcs involving Clint are based in his desire to do the right thing. All of Hawkeye 2012. His backstory. Widow’s defection. His near divorce over his wife killing someone. (It was justified and accidental.) 

There’s another parallel between Midoriya and Clint one could draw, although it depends somewhat on your interpretation of quirklessness in the MHA world. If you think about it, both Clint and Midoriya are disabled. Clint is Deaf. Depending on the continuity, he had progressive hearing loss as a child, had surgery to fix his hearing when he was older (11?), then his ears are injured in a fight, making him lose about 80% of his hearing. Most depictions of Clint’s deafness that I’ve seen stem from Fraction’s Hawkeye Issue #19 but Clint being deaf and wearing hearing aids dates back to 1983 and there’s some comic history after that as to why it didn’t become a frequent part of Hawkeye’s depictions until Fraction but we’re not getting into that right now. (5)

Ignoring Red Shoe theory, (I don’t subscribe to it but it’s still an interesting premise) the interpretation of being quirkless as a disability is a completely valid reading of the text! The pity Midoriya gets after his diagnosis, people treating him as lesser and weaker, his mother apologizing to him, these are all things people in the disabled community have dealt with! I’m not even pulling from fanon, that’s all canon stuff there. Clint has frequently used ASL and lipreading in comics since 2015! He’s worn hearing aids in various depictions on and off since 1983, when he first became a deaf character! He is disabled and a total badass! If you’re doing a story where Midoriya becomes a quirkless hero, well there’s a hero in the public eye whose main thing is trick arrows, i.e. support gear! In addition, the disability interpretation of Quirklessness would be an excellent parallel to utilize in a story that mentions or features disability advocacy.. And this is ignoring the possibility of them both being quirkless in a blended reality crossover. They could bond over having to grow up with quirklessness in a world that discriminates against the quirkless! Midoriya could have grown up idolizing the world-famous archer! 

On the other hand, if your Midoriya has OfA, Clint becomes a foil to Midoriya and a great one at that. Clint is a badass member of the Avengers who doesn’t have powers but rather kicks ass with trick arrows and a weapon from the Paleolithic era, plus some martial arts training. He’s what Midoriya could have been. Hell, Hawkeye showing up in the MHA dimension asking for help and hanging out with the next generation to give them some pointers while he’s there could lead to Midoriya doing some serious soul-searching. This isn’t a very far-fetched idea, he mentored Kate Bishop and has led several branches of the Avengers over the years, primarily the West Coast Avengers.

Another way Clint serves as a foil to Midoriya is his impulsiveness and brashness. Clint is generally trying to do the right thing, but he doesn’t always think it through. Again, the mafia thing. His origin story. The serious clashes he had with Cap when he first joined the Avengers. The times he’s been seriously tempted to kill his abusive father figure Swordsmaster. His tendency to flirt with every woman he meets. (6) The shotgun wedding with Mockingbird in the eighties comics (the issue he marries her in is also the issue he is deafened in.) I could go on. To contrast he’s also insanely loyal, once you've earned his respect. (Cap, but Widow as well. And Mockingbird. Kate Bishop.) 

On the subject of Ronin, that gives you a pretty good excuse to put Clint n Japan, he could be taking care of unfinished business for the previous holder of the Ronin moniker. (7) This works best in a blended universe of course, but could be tied into a dimension travel fic as well.

But back to the foil thing, Clint does tend to act on his anger as well. This is an excellent contrast to Midoriya. When Midoriya is emotional and expressive, it’s generally his sadness and stress, or his excitement. When Clint is expressive, it’s anger or self-loathing. Parallels, people! Parallels!

Another parallel/way they foil each other is how unhinged they can be. Look, Midoriya grabbed onto All Might’s leg, he rushed the Slime Villain to save Bakugo, he counteracted Eri’s rewind by breaking his bones faster than she could erase him. But Clint is his own brand of crazy. I mean, you have to be pretty nuts to fight superhumans with a bow and arrow, but sometimes Clint takes it to another level. One of the craziest things he’s done, though, is use a combination of a Life Model Decoy, a small-scale time machine, and careful planning to masquerade as his alternate persona Ronin while leaving most of his coworkers and friends under the impression that he was not, in fact doing that. He has on several occasions and in across several media fired a shrunk-down Ant-Man on an arrow (Pym and Lang, although this originated with Lang), in one incarnation had a distraction arrow that when triggered unfurled a “Bang!” flag, frequently utilizes boomerang arrows, and well, you read my summary of Hawkeye Issue 1.

Listen, if you don’t want to write Hawkeye into your story that’s completely valid but the opportunity is right there! It just- it’s just a pet peeve when someone does a hybrid universe and just writes Clint as having a “Perfect Aim” quirk. It’s not a deal-breaker for reading a fic if the rest of the story is interesting enough but it always hurts my heart because that’s just such a disservice to his character. I would take him having literally any other quirk over that. Because his whole deal is that he’s just a guy who’s really, really, good with a bow. That’s what makes him such a badass to me. He’s got a good head for tactics, some martial arts training, and perfect aim that he has cultivated his entire life. If you give him perfect aim as an actual power you have proven to me that you fundamentally do not understand the character you are working with. (Related note, I have mixed feelings about the version of him that appears in the Ultimate universe. Not a point I wish to delve into at this time, but worth mentioning nevertheless.) And you don’t have to understand him write a good story, I just… it’s just a waste of potential. And comics are so vast and the MCU version is so bland I don’t blame anyone for not knowing his character that well! It’s understandable! I’ve long since expected it since I became a Hawkeye fan!

I have read fics where the author is doing perfectly, I am completely engaged by and loving whatever universe they have set up, they have written these characters in such a way that it feels like a totally believable version of how their stories could have gone, and then BAM! Marksmanship quirk for Clint and I just... have to take a break and come back later. I understand this is not a normal reaction, but I am incapable of being normal about him, so here we fucking are. It’s just such a waste of potential. 

Listen, you have every right to do what you want with your fic, but I promise you your story will be more interesting if you just let Clint’s character exist in the way he was meant to, as a guy who’s super dedicated to his training and very skilled. I would be happy if there was just a moment, particularly in fics where dimension travel is involved, if whoever Midoriya’s mentor-figure-of-the-day is was thinking about how to deal with Midoriya’s frankly abysmal self-esteem, and essentially went “Hm, my favorite sunshine green bean really needs some encouragement and positive quirkless role model. What if I told him about the quirkless badasses from my reality who, to my knowledge, haven’t been enhanced by magic/genetic modification/cybernetics and still go toe-to-toe with people who have those things! Frequently! I bet he’d think they’re really cool and would maybe be able to hold his head a little higher knowing there are people like him out there who are heroes. He’d really start to believe that he can be a hero too and that he’s just as capable as his peers!”

Or, or, or! in blended reality fics, if Clint had a quirk that was just something kinda dumb like, I dunno, Binocular Eyes, and Clint just uses the bow instead, (Or he’s openly quirkless, IDGAF, just not Perfect Aim please for the love of god) and mentor-figure-of-the-day has a similar train of thought but instead of just telling Midoriya about them they cash in a favor or two that Clint owes them to have Clint meet with Midoriya. And Clint, being the somewhat kind-hearted person that he is, would absolutely be a good sport about it! He would encourage Midoriya! He’s been a mentor and leader before and encouraged other members of the Avengers to guide the Young Avengers rather than try to shut them down!

Alternatively, and this is only something you could pull off in a fic where Clint is a central focus and not part of the backdrop, Clint is faking having a “Perfect Aim” quirk. Or several of his colleagues are aware of it in order to help him conceal it, and mentor-figure-of-the-day spills it in while swearing Midoriya to absolute secrecy. Clint himself telling Midoriya would be really cute though, and perfect for a Mentor fic! Or Clint stumbling onto Bakugo (8) and co harrassing Midoriya and telling them off/threatening them! He would do that, he’s impulsive enough! Clint makes bad jokes, Midoriya is kind and sunshine incarnate, they would get along! 

There’s so much, I could go on and on and just- Oh goddammit, I was saving Clint and Midoriya interactions for my long fic that eventually devolves into has dimension travel as a part of the plot but I guess I’m adding a fic where Clint properly mentors Midoriya to my fucking to-do list. I only have myself to blame. Happy Valentine’s Day to me.

This is a cross-media thing too! It happened in Iron Man: Armored Adventures. Y’know, the one where he, Rhodey, and Pepper are all teens at the same high school and Tony is basically this world’s Spider-Man! Actually this is on brand for Armored Adventures, having watched that show. Very chaotic storylines, condenses like decades of comic books storylines into two seasons while staying unquestionably rated TV-Y7. It was actually pretty good, was the first animated series to feature Pepper Potts as Rescue, and also contains one of the best modern adaptions of Hawkeye’s original introduction. I’m not kidding. Oh, and the Avengers are formed at the end of the series, in a sense. I think they just wanted to leave themselves with some potential future storylines in case they got renewed past a second season while still having a satisfying ending. They did not get renewed.

Her name is Simone, in issue #12 of Fraction’s Hawkeye Clint watches cartoons with her kids while she uses Lucky as a pillow. He falls asleep watching the cartoons with them and Simone pulls a blanket over him as she takes her kids back to their apartment. Oh yeah and the whole thing takes place during Kwanzaa because the issue is a winter holiday special that uses the cartoon to tell a story that’s an allegory for Clint’s role in the superhero community. Very wholesome moment, I love Simone.

This marks the point part-way through writing the first draft of that paragraph, I went upstairs to grab my Hawkeye volumes to reread issue 1 and brought all four of them back to my desk to keep them on hand for easy reference. I also wished to make the point I was writing at that time more articulate. I also brought down my Hawkeye vs Deadpool volume and Marvel-verse Hawkeye volume. I had no intention of referencing either of them I just like having all my Hawkeye comics in one place.

This is quite possibly one of the hottest Clint Barton moments ever. I’ll probably upload a scan of it sometime in the future but it ends with him pinning Ivan to the wall by the throat. The next page where he threatens Ivan into selling him the building is also pretty hot, but you’ve already seen the dialogue for that. Ah great, now I’m tempted to a make post ranking the hottest Clint Barton moments across all his different incarnations, for fucks sake.

I can talk comic history of Hawkeye and how Hawkeye has evolved as a character all fucking day. I vibrate with joy when I get to info-dump about this shit and vibrate with stress when I have to dial it back. When I am both talking about it and dialing back, I cease to vibrate as all of my focus goes into scientifically measuring out the maximum amount of info dumping I can get away with. Please ask me questions about Hawkeye, I beg you. I know so much about his many incarnations across different media and I am waiting for any excuse to talk about them or do more research.

His character evolves out of this but classic comics Hawkeye is all about the ladies, and he frequently has minor storylines involving his romantic endeavors. I can’t say I blame him, I’ve seen the women he rolls with. Unfortunately for him they never seem to go well.

The previous holder of the name was Kingpin’s daughter. It’s a long story.

I wanted to talk about using Clint as a foil to Bakugo and/or Todoroki with his impulsiveness/anger issues but having better control over it and being quirkless but I just did not have the energy or the time. Could also be a foil to Eraser or All Might as a mentor figure but I would have to think on that some more and my cats are getting between me and the keyboard. :/

TL;DR: Clint and Midoriya are both characters defined by their determination, their kindness, their lack of power in a world full of powers, and I just think that’s neat. 

#catnip rambles #this little rant/essay is my valentine's gift to myself #ignoring the fact that I worked on this on and off for like a week #long post #like #really really long post #character analysis #fic analysis #meta #mha #bnha #marvel #marvel comics #mha fic ideas #marvel fic ideas #fic ideas #mha x marvel #bnha x marvel #marvel x mha #marvel x bnha #hawkeye #clint barton #izuku midoriya #midoriya izuku #deku #did i steal some of this rant from a rant I had a character go on about why making fun of hawkeye for using a bow and arrow #is stupid and it's much funnier to make fun of him for other things? #you can't prove shit #i don't know what possessed me to write this other than the autism

[thatmexisaurusrex]

would love to hear about talk birdie to me 👀👀👀👀👀

WIP Game

Okay, @funsized-loser also asked about this too and people keep choosing the fics I'm not quite ready to show specific paragraphs from the fic 😂 But I'm actually really excited about this one! It's going to be about Sam suddenly developing bird telepathy and getting a falcon Redwing sidekick. It'll be this really goofy romp about Sam and Bucky finding their footing with each other while Sam also figures out how bird telepathy fits into his life. It'll be a loving, hilarious rom-com about life, relationship, and birds! 😆

#wip game #sambucky #sambucky fic #sam wilson should have bird telepathy in the mcu

[ahsokasforce]

funfacts about comics samquín

when joaquín first met sam he was turned into a wolf

joaquín was “half” turned into a falcon using redwing so his wings are actual wings

since sam can talk to birds and joaquín was kinda turned into one (and not any bird but redwing, sam’s pet) they share a special connection and sometimes they can send telepathic messages to each other or feel when the other is in danger

joaquín is 17 and helps giving supplies to people crossing the mexican-american border

#in conclusion: they’re pure chaos #the fact that sam basically adopted joaquín… and they made him older in the series #and now there’s people shipping them are you happy malcom spellman 😭😭😭 #ik 6 episodes wouldn’t be enough to show flagsmashers zemo sharon joaquín AND sam and bucky #they gave zemo way too much attention #they could have focused more on sharon and joaquín 😭😭😭

[rae-gar-targaryen]

now that they’ve announced danny as Falcon 2.0 ive just been thinking about how in the comics he LITERALLY got falcon powers bc Malus was experimenting on human/animal hybrids and turned Joaquin into one of said hybrids using Falcon 1.0/Captain America’s falcon buddy Redwing (who already has VAMPIRE powers, and with whom Sam Wilson had a psychic connection) so now Joaquin has actual literal falcon eyes and BIRD WINGS. And I know... I KNOW -- in the MCU, Redwing is a drone and not a vampire-bird, and that’s disappointing, but I’m still holding out hope for vampire-bird hybrid Jaoco. 

#let us have fun batshit things #marvel

[the-sexiest-avenger]

Picked this up at a local shop last weekend. Copyright 1974, Captain America and The Falcon #177.

The ads in here are too funny. Interior pics coming soon.

#captain america #the falcon #steve rogers #sam wilson #marvel #marvel comics #captain america comics #throwback #redwing is an actual falcon

[honestlyfrance]

I want to see Bucky losing his shit when he saw redwing the bird outfitted with the same upgrades and gadgets as his father Sam

#sambucky #france talks #* #just the way i lost it right now <3 #i imagine sam silly grinning as he watches bucky pull out his phone a fumbling mess #watches over at the end of the table #bucky crying and blabbering as he films redwing standing proud and bored on the table in his red suit #buckys on his knees stammering already under the table wiping away tears as sams grin just grows wider #i need to draw this actually #also im talking about redwing in falcon and winter soldier comics #art prompt

[ao3feed-sambucky]

Summoning the Seelie King

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/41717763

by Writer_Lethogica

Sam, the Seelie King, is summoned to the mortal plane. He decides to accept the summoning, curious as to where it may lead him.

EXCERPT:

“A summons,��� murmured Redwing, “Strange that someone might hail for you.”

“Don’t say it like that. I’m very popular,” said Sam, standing up from his gold leaf throne as fall itself wandered with him down the steps of his throne room, towards the mirrored water on the edge of it, “A lot of people would love to know me.”

“True. But how many can actually summon you?” countered Redwing, flying off the throne and onto Sam’s shoulder, “Who would be reckless enough to summon a Seelie King?”

His wings twitched. He didn’t have the sense. Not like many others of his kind. He had no idea what lay ahead in the future. But he sometimes had feelings. An instinct that called to him, told him to go. Something in Sam was clawing at him; it was screaming out to him that this was important. That it was going to be important.

“Someone willing to take risks,” said Sam as he grinned at the thought, excitement bubbling under the surface of his skin.

Words: 1593, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 5 of Samtember Ficlet and Drabble Anthology 2022

Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Sam Wilson (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Redwing (Marvel)

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson

Additional Tags: no beta we die like men, POV Alternating, Winged Sam Wilson, Fairy Sam Wilson, Seelie King Sam Wilson, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Strangers to Lovers, Summoning, Bird Telepathy Sam Wilson, Meet-Cute, Fae & Fairies, Eventual Romance

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/41717763

#Bucky #Captain America #Winter Soldier #Sam Wilson #James Barnes #Falcon #SamBucky #BuckySam #IFTTT