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For all of its problems, there are still things I truly enjoy about Multiverse of Madness. Things that reflect some of Stephen's best qualities. Like his complete and immediate willingness to sacrifice his life, and even his own soul, to protect even just one other person.
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We've seen this quality over and over on his MCU journey ~ and though it's a completely thankless job, he never hesitates. What the Ancient One properly called his capacity for goodness.
And the absolute brilliance and flexibility of his beautiful mind - coupled with the magic that he's built far beyond what he learned in Kamar-Taj. Dreamwalking into his own, dead Variant!
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Seizing the Souls of the Damned and fashioning them into a Cloak to fly him across to Wundagore...and then using them to entrap Wanda (enough to slow her down, anyway)! Show me another MCU Sorcerer with that same ability to think out of the box and such incredible magic; magic worthy of the Sorcerer Supreme in any universe.
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airas-story · 1 day
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Stay Anyways
Stephen clung to the blankets. Tension kept his body tight even as shivers wracked through him.
He heard the faint sound of someone slipping into the room. He recognized Tony’s footsteps immediately. Wong must have called him. Stephen felt some of his tension slip away.
The first time Stephen had gotten sick after he and Tony had started their relationship had been… rough. Stephen hadn’t been sure if he could let his barriers down and Tony hadn’t been sure how far he could push.
In the end, Tony’s gentle, pleading request of please, Stephen, let me help, had broken Stephen’s barriers.
As odd as it was, the experience had been good for them, as little as Stephen had enjoyed his dimensional flu.
At least this time it was just a normal earth-bound fever.
The bed shifted as Tony sat on the edge. “Hey,” Tony’s voice was soft, as though checking if Stephen was actually awake. “I need you to sit up for a minute, okay. Get some water into you.”
“Don’t wanna,” Stephen muttered. He buried his face back into the pillows. It was vaguely suffocating, but it was better than moving.
Tony let out a hum, even as he gently nudged at Stephen. “How about this,” he offered. “You sit up and drink this water I brought you, and I’ll play with your hair.”
Stephen frowned into the pillow. That wasn’t fair. He didn’t want to sit up or drink water. But he loved it when Tony played with his hair, the fingers brushing gently through his hair, the gentle scrape against his scalp, the sheer love in every touch.
He was a sucker for it.
Reluctantly he forced himself into a sitting position. Tony carefully supported him.
The cup had a straw in it—Stephen’s hands shook always, but with the additional shivers from the fever, there would be no way Stephen would hold a cup steady—and Tony held the cup steady as Stephen drank.
Stephen pulled away, but Tony nudged him into drinking a little more before he set the cup on the bedside table.
“All right, sweetheart,” Tony murmured. “Let’s get you lying down again.”
“Hair,” Stephen told him; he didn’t care if he sounded demanding. He’d done his side of the bargain; Tony had better deliver. “You promised.”
That earned him a laugh. “I’m well aware of what I promised,” Tony said.
Tony and Stephen shifted on the bed until Stephen was wrapped back in the blankets—Tony tried to convince him he didn’t need them, but Stephen was cold, he didn’t care about fever science—with his head resting on Tony’s lap. Tony’s fingers started their gentle brush through Stephen’s hair.
Stephen relaxed into the sensation. He hated being sick—hated might not be a strong enough word for the sheer abhorrence—but he did love when Tony’s whole attention was focused on him and making him feel better.
It didn’t take him long to drowse off, slipping into a state of not-quite-awake, but still partially aware.
Tony had started humming at some point—AC/DC was surprisingly peaceful in this form—lulling Stephen further.
“You’re a terrible sick person,” Tony said quietly, but he sounded more fond than anything. “You really are. Get stabbed by alien torture devices and you’re fine. Give you a fever and you’re suddenly a big baby.”
Stephen just hummed. The thing was, he was allowed to be sick; he couldn’t give in to threats or break down at the pain. But here? Safe in the sanctum with Tony taking care of him? Here, Stephen was allowed to give in.
He felt a brush of lips against his forehead. “But that’s okay,” Tony said. “I’ll take care of you every time, you know that, right?”
Stephen tilted his head further into Tony’s hand. He didn’t feel the need to say anything. That Tony was here was proof enough that he would always come; Stephen’s easy give to Tony’s gentle requests was proof that Stephen would let him stay.
“Go to sleep, sweetheart,” Tony said quietly. “You’ll feel better when you wake up.”
For a moment, Stephen thought about asking Tony to stay. It took his hazy moment to realize that he didn’t have to. Tony would stay anyways.
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fanartka · 2 days
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...Sometimes I can draw like this
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Huh, and my favorite one :^)
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I love this scene, it's so pity it was deleted. Stephen is so kind and vulnerable there.
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doctorofmagic · 1 day
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I was catching up with G.O.D.S. when that particular passage of Stephen becoming the Eye of Eyes (leader of the Black Priests) caught my attention.
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Even with context, it's still hard to tell what's happening, but my best guess is that he's seeing this possible/alternate future in which Secret Wars happened (since time was reversed, originally).
As a magic user, it's understandable that he would be aware of that. Except that Reed canonically erased everyone's memories, Stephen's included.
This is, however, Hickman's both works. Which means that, albeit small, this moment alone shows that somehow Stephen is (re)learning about the events pre-Secret Wars. I'm sure Wyn being sarcastic about Stephen's good character is also a reference to his decisions as the Eye of Eyes.
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In any case, I think it's safe to say that, when it comes to canon, it's now confirmed that Stephen does remember Secret Wars (or, at least, the Black Priests and Black Swans). Which is good for me because I do love some New Avengers v3/SW angst ehehe.
Unfortunately, G.O.D.S. was canceled, meaning that we won't be seeing Hickman's Stephen for a while. But at least I got one answer I've been yearning for eight years. OOF.
G.O.D.S. #3 (2023)
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thestarlightforge · 2 days
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Based sibling take
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xenocorner · 4 hours
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They are disasters together
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amaranthmori · 2 days
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melina-mellow · 1 year
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NO WAY HOME REFERENCE!!!!!
I'm guessing Miguel is responsible for watching over all the spider people and the spiderverse itself, making sure it's stable.
Lol I can only imagine Peter and Stephen fucking up the multiverse in NWH almost gave Miguel an aneurysm 🤣
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marvelgifs · 5 months
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DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (2022) dir. Sam Raimi
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msmischief101 · 2 months
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slasher-art · 3 months
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Merry Christmas to everyone. May all your wishes come true. :)
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i-sudoku · 3 months
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They could have used another villain and not putting off amazing character growths.
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kyuyua · 7 months
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Nerds nerding
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fanartka · 3 days
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doctorofmagic · 1 day
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And speaking of them...
I'm just so glad to see Stephen and Yana as main/playable characters of the most recent games. It's not like she's the most famous mutant, but she's been starring in many games along with Stephen, and that makes her more popular!
Besides, on a more personal note, it's good news that devs are not exclusively focusing on the MCU anymore because, truth be told, before the cinematic universe, I was introduced to characters by watching cartoons and playing video games. And many cool cb characters lose their chance to shine when the main focus is (most often) mischaracterized adaptations. Such is Wanda's case. She's finally being portrayed in a proper skin tone, such was the pressure of readers demanding a proper characterization after YOUKNOWWHO.
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Overall, I'm not sure if I'll be able to play Marvel Rivals because I'm simply TERRIBLE at FPS and similars, but my job of at least sharing the content and my thoughts is done!
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