#tony the tiger would be disappointed

[mochinomnoms]

Funfacts about PTM Characters!

Still chilling out from finishing my thesis, but I had a few fun facts about the side characters for PTM that I'd thought you'd all enjoy in the meantime! It's gonna include some of the canon characters as well as the ocs!

This includes some very minor, but not story defining, spoilers for PTM so proceed with caution! As a reminder, PTM takes place a school year after the current timeline!

Canon Characters:

Jade and Floyd made bets on who would get together with their crush first during their 3rd year. The loser has to let the winner(s) plan and execute the most humiliating way to confess. Neither twin is winning. Azul is currently winning with his bet of “neither of you will, you cowards.”

Ortho went to most of Idia's classes during his time at NRC, so he was allowed to “skip” repeating those years when becoming an official student by taking a competency exam. However, he is still staying for a year since the test only allows for core classes and not his electives. He's happy to do so, though.

Idia stayed at NRC to complete his internship with the school, much to his disappointment. He works as a Technomage Intern with the college's technology department.

The overblot cast got closer with each other and Yuu than expected over the summer due to Crowley and S.T.Y.X. requiring them to take part in a “summer camp” to monitor them and their health. Leona still hates Malleus though. Malleus is still mostly unaware of this.

Malleus still does not know how to use technology. Sebek and Yuu have a weekly call with him via a looking glass mirror that acts like a video call. Malleus enjoys it very much.

Kalim switched places with Jamil and is now vice housewarden, while Jamil is now housewarden. Neither's families were happy about this, but were shut down by Kalim being surprisingly firm about his decision. To everyone's surprise, Kalim does very well as a vice over a housewarden, though Scarabia has had significantly fewer parties since the switch.

Nearly all the clubs that had the 3rd years as captains/heads had one of the 2nd years take over into their 3rd year. Ruggie is now Spelldrive Captain, Azul is head of the Board Game Club, and the Gargoyle Studies Club is headed by Yuu. The Pop Music Club is also more formalized now, with Kalim as the head. The Science Club and Film Studies have an NPC 3rd year as heads.

Yuu isn't actually that bad at singing as everyone has (and will continue to do so) suggested. Most of the student body had classical training growing up as part of their privileged upbringing, and Yuu has to compete with that.

At least two pairs of canon characters will get together at the end! Guess who tehe.

OC:

Silas likes to eat bugs and regularly digs in the dirt behind Ramshackle to find something crunchy to munch. They did it once in front of Jamil and the poor guy screamed in horror.

Yev became the new Pomefiore housewarden due to being able to produce the best posion, as per tradition. However, he's actually quite bad at being a housewarden and his vice is the one that everyone tends to listen to.

The Salson triplets are from the TWST equivalent of Salem, and have a North easterner accent, similar to Boston I think. Wynfred and Marion mimic English, or Rosarian, accents, but Silas does not.

There are two more mermen in the school, minus the canon cast and two ocs. They aren't important to the story, but their names are Mariano De La Reyes and Benji (last name still pending). They're based off of Marina and Benjamin from the third Little Mermaid movie.

Speaking of mermen, Aspen is a squidmer and is based on the colossal squid. He's about 18 ft long and still growing. Tony is based on a tiger shark, but is the runt of his litter, hence why he's so small.

Tommy, the white rabbit beastmen that was introduced as Riddle's new vice, is notorious for always running late. He never has actually been late to anything due to parkouring everywhere and climbing the castle walls to enter the classrooms through the windows. Floyd learned how to parkour from him. Riddle hates everything about this.

Briefly mentioned in the last chapter was the botany professor, Kallpa. Kallpa is based on Kronk and the uncle of Yev.

Nurse Goethel has a wife and two daughters that she brings with her to family days on campus. The daughters are roughly age 11 and 13 and each time they've come have designated a student as the new person they want to marry. Two years ago it was Leona and Trey, last year it was Azul and Jamil, this year it's Jack and Ortho. There is no reasoning behind their decision, it's all based on vibes.

James has met Jade and Floyd when they were all very young. James was on his Great Aunt's ship, who was meeting with Papa Leech for unknown reasons. James only remembers them due to their heterochromia eyes, but the twins don't remember anything.

Marion has a really strong sense of smell that is on par with the beastmen. He hates Pomefiore because the dorm and students are heavily perfumed and it gives him a migraine.

Yaqub actually has a twin brother that goes to RSA. He thinks it's funny that it turned out that way and they like to shittalk their schools together on the weekends. RSA is much more chaotic and full of troublemakers than NRC realizes.

At least two pairs of the freshmen will get together at the end of PTM, but it will be a surprise as to who!

And that's all! I have more but I think I'll save them for another time!

#mochi rambles #twst #twisted wonderland #twst oc #twisted wonderland oc #I dont wanna flood the tags so i wont tag all the characters mentioned #ptm

[apomaro-mellow]

Demon!Eddie 5

At some point, Eddie had cleaned Steve up a little and dressed him in a tank top and shorts. The shirt had a band he’d never heard of but maybe Eddie would tell him about it sometime. Steve had tried to get up on his own only to immediately fall back onto the bed when he felt a sharp pain. That would be last night, coming back to literally bite him in the ass.

“Job hunting’s gonna have to wait”, Eddie grinned.

Eventually they migrated to the couch back in the apartment, Eddie lying on his back and Steve right on top of him. He found it very easy to imagine if the rest of his life was like this. In Eddie’s clothes, in his place, completely surrounded by him.

Steve didn't even know where his clothes from the first night went and he didn't give a flying fuck. Not when he was laying on top of Eddie, getting his lower back rubbed.

"Don't get a big head about it. That was the first dick I ever took."

“I didn’t say anything”, Eddie said.

“I can feel it in your hands”, Steve replied before letting out a soft hum as Eddie’s fingers pressed a spot on his spine. 

The morning was spent so lazily and for the first time in a long time, Steve wasn’t thinking about his future or what he was supposed to do about it. He just relaxed in Eddie’s hold. The only time he worried was when Eddie got up to say he was making breakfast. Steve ignored any soreness to confirm if his suspicions were correct.

And to his horror, Eddie dumped ground coffee into a pot, filled it with water, and then set it all on the stove. 

“You’re an animal”, Steve said.

“I think we established that last night”, Eddie smirked.

“I’m talking about your coffee set up. Where’s your coffee maker? Your filters?”

“What’s wrong with the way I make coffee?”

“Tony the tiger wouldn’t make it that way.”

Eddie’s retort was cut off by a knock on the door and a man’s voice. “Eddie? Edifice Edacity Edger you open this door right now!”

“Shit!”

“Who’s that?”, Steve asked.

“Uhh, that would be my uncle. Stay here for a second and don’t make a sound.” Eddie pushed Steve towards the magic door and before Steve knew it, he was floating in a dark abyss.

He wasn’t in the lavish bedroom from before, nor was he in any of the places Eddie took him yesterday. It was just an endless void with no gravity. Steve was no stranger to hiding in girls’ closets, but this was definitely different.

“His uncle, huh...”, Steve whispered just in case. He wondered what he was like. Probably terrifying if Eddie was trying to hide him. Maybe he was closer to a more traditional demon and would’ve eaten Steve up or sucked our his soul.

Steve felt like he was flying and floating and descending all at the same time and just as he was starting to feel disoriented, he saw the light of the door opening right next to him and Eddie reaching in. Steve took his hand and was pulled back into the apartment.

“Wayne, this is Steve, my current contractor. Steve, this is my Uncle Wayne.”

Uncle Wayne looked more like the kind of guy who spent his free time at hardware stores and bait shops than a demon. But now Steve felt like it would be rude to ask.

“Hi there, sir. Nice to meet you.”

Wayne’s hands were on his hips as he looked Steve up and down. “Hmph. He’s easy on the eyes, I’ll give ‘im that. But you should know better than to be swayed by a nice face.”

“I’m not being swayed”, Eddie said. “It’s just taking some time to fulfill his request.”

Wayne gave him a disappointed look. Steve knew they were talking about him but couldn’t see what the exact problem was.

“You know how this story ends, son.”

Eddie crossed his arms. “No actually, I don’t. Why don’t you enlighten us, oh wise storyteller.”

“Eddie, don’t be rude to your uncle”, Steve chastised. 

Wayne held up a hand. “He’s a brat, but he ain’t misbehavin’. But my official designation is ‘storykeeper’.”

“A what?”

Wayne waved a hand and glowing tomes materialized all around them. “Every single person that has ever existed, has a story to tell. Demons too. When a life ends, everything gets compiled and their story comes into my hands.”

“So...you know everything that’s ever going to happen?”, Steve asked in awe.

“I’m not omniscient. I only know what happens when the story’s over. But after doing this for as long as I have, you start to notice patterns.”

“And what’s my pattern?”, Eddie raised a brow.

“How does bullheaded young buck gets too caught up in one deal sound? Does that sound like a fit?”

“I’m not-” Eddie rolled his eyes but made the mistake of looking at Steve while doing so and had to quickly avert them.

“I don’t understand how any of this works, but is Eddie doing anything wrong? We have a deal and he’s seeing it through”, Steve said in his defense.

“Most demons ain’t so thorough”, Wayne answered.

“You and I both know most demons ain’t honest either”, Eddie said.

“Eddie, get the deal done. And move on.”

Eddie didn’t respond but Wayne wasn’t waiting for one, already on his way out the door. Steve waited for the door to close to speak again.

“Am I....are you breaking any rules because of me?”

“Rule breaking is a part of my creed, baby. But technically, no. Wayne’s right, most demons would’ve set you up in a new place with a new name and considered their job done. But I pride myself on my customer service.”

Steve smiled. “Right. You serve all your customers the same way?”

Eddie saw the way Steve was looking at him and faltered. “N-no. No, I don’t. But you’re special.”

It certainly made Steve feel special to hear it straight from Eddie. He got the deeper meaning of Wayne’s warning. They were both supposed to be very short chapters in each other’s lives. Ships passing in the night or whatever. Steve knew, once he had figured out what he wanted, Eddie would leave and he’d never hear from him again.

“I think I’m all rested up now. Let’s keep looking.”

“You sure?”, Eddie asked.

“Yeah. After we get some decent coffee.”

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Maybe it was because of his uncle’s words, but Eddie kept his distance for the next few jobs. Steve tried not to mind too much. He was going to have to do whatever he chose without Eddie anyway. He spent the rest of the morning into the early afternoon in a summer camp, working as a sports counselor. 

He had plenty of fun teaching some boys the basics of basketball and running them through drills and even getting through a mini game that they all seemed to enjoy. After a couple periods though, he had a free moment and explored the camp. He ended up being wrangled by a group of boys who needed some muscle for a satellite project.

“I didn’t even know we did this kind of thing at this camp”, he admitted, while lugging around machinery he couldn’t even begin to name.

“Yeah, no duh. You sports counselors barely leave Jock Row”, one kid snarked.

“You should come by the Arts and Sciences building some time”, another said. “We’re always doing something cool.”

“Even if it’s not totally legal!”, the one who had grabbed Steve beamed.

“Uh, what’re you guys’ names again?”

“I’m Dustin, the nice one’s Will, and those two are Lucas and Mike.”

“How does Will get ‘nice one’?”, Lucas asked.

“You know Will’s the reason your cabin didn’t get Cinnamon Toast night, right?”, Mike said.

Dustin gave such a gasp, Steve was worried he’d swallowed a lung.

“Our cabin had to do it with biscuits! How could you?”

“They made it a competition and that’s the one kind I can win”, Will shrugged.

They made it to their destination and Steve followed their disjointed directions but eventually the satellite was built and they were talking to the girls camp across the lake. It was completely juvenile and fun and Steve couldn’t remember the last time he’d done something like this. 

The lunch bugle rang and Steve was approached by a black and red frog while the campers went off to eat.

“And what have you been up to? Frog stuff?”

Eddie croaked, then hopped a couple times in place. Steve crossed his arms.

“I’m not picking you up like this. You’re all, slimy. And you look poisonous.”

Frog-Eddie croaked and hopped onto his shoe, still urging at him but Steve was a rock. Eddie transformed back into himself, wearing the camp t-shirt and red shorts that was the counselor uniform.

“You weren’t so picky about my fluids last night”, Eddie smirked, while wrapping his arms around Steve.

“Yeah there’s a difference.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, beautiful~ Lunch and then on to the next?”

“Let’s.”

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Eddie had zero idea why Steve wanted to work in an office. But hey, who was he to judge? At least he wasn’t trying to be a cop anymore. 

Steve really just wanted to experience office culture for himself. It was the sort of thing his father had been setting him up for. Before the ritual sacrifice of course. He was put on mailroom duty and that was where he met his worst enemy - Robin Buckley.

She sneered and scoffed at him most of the time. And when she deigned to use words, her comments were always biting. Delivering mail wasn’t too bad, except the fact that most of the employees barely looked him in the face while delivering. He came to the break room and Robin was already there. He tried to ignore her while getting a yogurt from the fridge.

He leaned against it when another guy came in. Steve was pretty sure his name was Kenneth.

“Hey, it’s the mailroom crew!”, he smarmed while refilling his mug with coffee. “You know Robin you should, maybe not scowl so much the boys here appreciate a nice smile.”

Kenneth walked out before he could see Robin’s megawatt dirty look. She glanced at Steve and saw he had the same look as her.

“What an asshole”, Steve said.

“That’s putting it lightly. There’s so much as, there’s no hole left”, Robin snarked.

Steve slid over closer to her so they could continue to talk in whispers. The people here were jerks but he might choose to work with them one day.

“At least he’s better than Nick.”

Robin wretched with her tongue out. “You know he slept with Norma at the Christmas party?”

Steve raised a brow. “Nick? With the ring on his finger and the happy family picture in his cubicle?”

“Yeah.”

“Scumbag.”

They spent more than was probably allowed on their break, trading gossip. Steve only got distracted when he saw a very attractive janitor roll by with his mop and bucket. Without a word, he walked off and followed him right into the closet.

“You’ve been wandering around more”, Steve said as the door closed.

“Just tryina give you space baby. Wouldn’t wanna influence your decision”, Eddie grinned, taking the cap off his head.

“And what if my decision was to blow off work and have some fun with the cleaning guy in the broom closet?”

“Sounds like the opposite of climbing the corporate ladder”, Eddie grinned while unzipping his jumpsuit.

“The opposite of climbing is what again?”, Steve said as he sank down to his knees.

Part 7

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#don't worry steve's thinkin some thoughts #eddie is tryin not to #but they get thunked anyway #apo writes #stranger things #fanfiction #steddie #preeetty sure the next part is the last #but dont quote me on that #i want one more sex scene #we'll see if the board of directors (my brain) allows it

[oliviermiraarmstrongs]

mid year book freak out tag

thanks @bloody-wonder!

1. Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2022? it’s a toss-up between the robber bride by margaret atwood and in the dream house by carmen maria machado. I'm leaning more towards the former because I just can’t stop thinking about it.

2. Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far in 2022? Ruin and Rising, by virtue of being the only sequel I’ve read this year. I liked it! I think it’s the best one in the trilogy. I love a good team dynamic, love a globe-trotting (country-trotting?) adventure, love all the saint stuff. I have a lot of feelings about the ending, some good, and some…I wouldn’t say bad, I think I was just really broken up about it.

3. New Releases You Haven’t Read Yet, But Want To? I don’t even know if the ophelia girls by jane healey is good or not, but “psychological female character study about girls who are obsessed with the pre-raphaelites” is 100% in my q-zone and I am obligated to check it out.

4. Most Anticipated Release for Second Half of 2022?

5. Biggest Disappointment? I was gonna say Ariadne, but tbh that would’ve required me to have had high hopes for it in the first place. Female-centric mythology retelling are like trashy romance novels to me; I know they will be formulaic and low-quality, but they scratch a certain itch. Sometimes you get a Til We Have Faces or even a Circe, but other times…well, you get Ariadne. An actual disappointment might be The Tiger’s Daughter, even though I’m not done with it yet. I read the first couple of chapters a few years ago and was pretty excited about the concept of an Asian-inspired epic fantasy centered around wlw, but after picking it up again I can’t quite get invested in it. Maybe it’s the second-person past-tense narration resulting from the framing device – I might connect to the characters and story more if I could actually experience them happening in real time instead of killing any sort of dramatic tension (the fact that I’m supposed to care about Shefali and Shizuka’s relationship before I even know who they are is bad enough; even worse is that it sets up Shizuka’s uncle as a major villain and then not even halfway in just off-handedly mentions that she already overthrew and banished him in the present day. stakes!) But maybe it’ll surprise me by the end.

6. Biggest Surprise? Honestly, the robber bride surprised me as I read it. I experienced a rollercoaster of emotions throughout; midway through (I think around tony’s portion) I became concerned about the way the book would turn out. Was this a commentary on the ways women tear each other down while at the same time absolving men of any wrongdoing, or is it just doing exactly that? I think at the time, I wasn’t really catching on to the unreliable narration from all three women, but the ending did really well to re-contextualize all the disparate ideas into coherent themes.

7. Favorite New Author? I wanna look into other stuff by carmen maria machado; she managed to write about her own life in such an imaginative manner. her being on you’re wrong about only makes me like her more. also shout out to ocean vuong, I’m not done with on earth we’re briefly gorgeous yet, but by god is it tugging at my heartstrings.

8. Newest Favorite Character? I went from thinking “god, zenia from the robber bride is such a two-dimensional caricature of misogynistic stereotypes” to by the end being like “zenia is an ever-shifting narrative mirror. zenia is everyone and no one. zenia is a secret mentor helping the three protagonists to become truer versions of themselves. zenia is a dealer of hard lessons and ugly truths. zenia is a guardian angel protecting women from shitty men by exposing how inadequate they really are. zenia is the other woman, both in the traditional relationship sense and in the sense that she represents the Other, cast out by her fellow girls for being the “wrong” type of woman. zenia is a martyr, allowed back into the bonds of female friendship only after her death. I am zenia. we are zenia.”

9. Newest Fictional Crush? If I were toni, charis, and ros, I would have simply seduced zenia myself. rip to them bu

10. Book That Made You Cry? on earth we’re briefly gorgeous is getting me very close and I’m afraid every time I pick it up again bc I’ve been on vacation the past few weeks and I don’t want my family to see me cry fichxjdjd

11. Book That Made You Happy? I don’t read happy books…..maybe the ending of the robber bride where the three women sort of accept zenia for the mystery she is after she dies and spread her ashes in the toronto harbor. that’s the closest I got ashddhshs

12. Favorite Book Adaptation You Saw This Year? I haven’t seen an adaptation of anything I’ve read this year, but I did finally knock bram stoker’s dracula (the coppola film) off my list. iconic. it understood the assignment. the crimson peak of the 90s

13. Favorite Review You’ve Written This Year?

14. Most Beautiful Cover? I found a lovely leatherbound edition of the aeneid at an antique store. I’d upload a photo but I’m not at home now, so take my word for it

15. What Books Do You Need To Read By the End of the Year? I was gonna say on earth we’re briefly gorgeous, but the tiger’s daughter was boring me so much I already started reading it to cleanse my palate between chapters. god knows what else I’m gonna read this year; future sophia is an unpredictable creature. I probably should finally read six of crows and the rest of that series. beyond that, well I’ll see.

tagging @illuminaticns, @betweenironyandsilver, @antema, @trckstergods, @borispavlikovskys, and @palamedesthesixth, if y’all wanna!

#sophia says shit #tagged as me #the unread stack of books continues to pile up #mid year book freak out tag

[ktw-shu]

A belated review of Marvel's Shang-Chi

First of all, it is a pretty good movie. Lots of fun action, great references to Chinese culture, and all the usual MCU tie-ins. But I found that I had expected... more. Warning - minor spoilers.

The village of Ta-Lo: The CGI team clearly did their research here, and there was a good deal of legitimate Chinese mythology at play in the local fauna. However, the traditional wuxia mysticism felt like it was being shoehorned into a setting reminiscent of Black Panther's technologically advanced Wakanda, with a result that ended up in a sort of no-man's-land rife with uncertainty and loose ends. Is Ta-Lo's only deterrence for discovery the shifting bamboo forest that "eats" trespassers? Have there been no attempts over thousands of years to build additional defenses around the Dark Gate? Why did their ancient civilization have skyscrapers but rely on archers as their main force? I loved seeing qilin and fenghuang on the big screen, but the literary bridge connecting this world to that of the Avengers was built half-heartedly at best.

The wushu: It's always great to see Michelle Yeoh and Tony Leung doing their thing, and there were a decent number of shots where the actors themselves did the action, instead of cutting to one of their top-tier stunt doubles - not something you see every day. But I found myself perhaps unreasonably disappointed by the martial arts on screen. I get that the gist of it was a struggle between Ying Li's taijiquan (which actually felt more like baguazhang) and Wenwu's bajiquan (with a splash of trickster flair); but more often than not, these styles were kind of washed out by typical marvel-style snappy fight sequences. It was good fighting! Just not quite as special as I had thought it would be. The weapons were also pretty cool - tiger hook swords and rope dart are traditional wushu apparatus - but they didn't really have anything to do with either Ying Li or Wenwu's respective fighting styles.

The archery: This was actually an extremely gratifying inclusion that I didn't expect to see. Most modern archers use what's known as a Mediterranean draw, in which the string is pulled back with three fingers and anchored somewhere along the jawline. Katy and the other archers of Ta-Lo are using a proper Mongolian draw, pulling the string with a thumb all the way back to the ear. My only nitpick is that in the mural depicting the Dweller-in-Darkness's original defeat, Ta-Lo's archers are using some kind of two-finger draw floating way past the back of the head that I've never seen before. That just felt a little bit sloppy for a piece of artwork that otherwise would have been a neat continuity nod.

The Chinese: The amount of Mandarin in the film was a pleasant surprise, and Katy's struggle to understand was deeply relatable. There were quite a few mistranslations, but I can more or less accept this as prioritizing the spirit of certain phrases over their literal meaning. I actually take more issue with Marvel's persistently using the outdated Wade-Giles system of romanization, rather than the almost ubiquitously accepted Hanyu Pinyin (e.g. Shàng Qì).

The sexism: Not that my background as a cishet male gives me any particular insight on this subject, but I found it ironic that Xialing, whose somewhat lackluster character development revolves around her father's disregard, is as a character more or less disregarded by Marvel in much the same way. She's presented as an exceptionally gifted fighter able to manipulate a complex weapon perfectly after seeing it handled from afar, as well as a shrewd businesswoman able to manipulate a complex underground organization after coming in as a complete stranger. She's all strength with no weakness; the façade of a perfect woman with no depth to support her. There doesn't seem to be anything Shang-Chi can do that Xialing couldn't do better, so the focus on the male sibling (even if he is the titular character) ends up feeling contrived. Their mother doesn't fare much better, introduced as a stalwart warrior able to fend off a legendary thousand-year-old warlord... only to die off-screen at the hands of small-time gangsters. Ying Li deserved better.

This is not at all meant as a knock on Shang-Chi. It's a solid movie, a credit to its actors, and definitely a step in the right direction for Asian representation in cinema. I just think it's missing that extra mile that would have made it truly incredible.

#movie review #marvel cinematic universe #shang chi #posting late because i submitted this to subtle asian traits a few days after opening weekend and it just disappeared

[twoidiotwriters1]

Copycat: Cryptomnesia —(Marvel Fem!Oc)

A/N: Only 8 chapters left WHAT -Danny

Words: 1,634

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xxvii: The Stark Expo

"I'm having a heart attack— I feel like I'm gonna puke over every person in assistance."

"There are a thousand people gathered out there, Junior, it's impossible for you to puke over all of them."

"You're not making it better."

"You'll be fine. Easy peasy."

"I've never spoken in front of so many people," Harley was squeezing the water bottle in his hands.

"You'll get over it."

Happy let her know they were ready.

"Going!" Cat said through the coms. "The way I see it, you worked your ass off to get a spot in Stark Industries, you got it, and this comes in the package. It couldn't be all perfect, right?"

Harley nodded. "Right."

"You're doing something important, and that's worth looking a little silly."

"You're just saying that 'cause you've never looked silly."

"I don't look it but we both know I'm a little dumb," she patted his shoulder. "Now go out there and charm your way into their hearts."

She fixed Harley's mic and his hair and sent him off. Cat teleported to the control tower that was facing the main stage of Stark Expo.

"Junior's in position," she said.

"Is Mouse surveilling the attendees?"

"Fleas are scanning the crowd, they haven't registered anything unusual."

When Pepper's video introducing the new member of Stark industries ended, the lights around the stage changed colors to give Harley a great entrance. Cat put on her goggles to protect her eyes. She wasn't wearing her suit, but she had M.O.U.S.E. in one ear and her goggles just in case. They looked funny paired up with her pressed suit, but no one made fun of her, the other guards were intimidated by her presence.

Harley smiled at the crowd, then began talking.

"Welcome back! It's been eight years since the last Expo, and this is the first one without Tony. Today we gather, not only to continue his mission but to honor him the only way we know how to: by pushing into the next grand era in human history..."

"He's not bad," Cat grinned. "Is this live-streamed? Kurt and Kate wanted to watch."

"Live on national tv," Happy responded. "But Harley isn't aware or he'd passed out before we could even get him out of the car."

"Good call."

"I know you've heard of me," Harley continued, "I'll try not to disappoint. I shouldn't just stand here and talk, that's not something Tony would approve of, so instead, I present to you..."

Harley spent a whole hour up there showing the newest projects Stark Industries was working on. He wasn't a showoff like Tony, but he was charming once he was comfortable in the situation. When he was done, Cat teleported backstage and welcomed Harley with open arms, he hugged her.

"It was amazing!"

"Yeah, you were pretty good," Cat chuckled.

"I feel like I can lift a building with my bare hands!" He was flushed and energized. "I think I'm ready to date again!"

She burst out laughing. "Hang on, tiger. Pepper is waiting for you in the conference room. As for the dating... well, have fun."

"It's a room full of cameras, are you sure you wanna go in?"

Cat shrugged. "It's no biggy. I mean, the world knows about me, as long as they can't see my whole face..."

"Well—"

A young man ran into them, his hands were clutching a camera and he was panting heavily.

"Oh God, tell me I'm on time, my boss will kill me if I—" he stopped, realizing he was talking to a former Avenger.

"The conference's about to start, go in," Happy eyed him suspiciously. "Have we met before?"

"I— er, yeah," the guy stammered. "Yeah, I'm—"

Cat pointed at the badge on his shirt. "You take photographs for the daily bugle? I saw them listed on the board," she turned to Happy. "He's already late, Happy, don't start with the questioning."

"Go in, kid," Happy said, opening the door.

"O-okay," The young man awkwardly walked past them. "Thank you."

When he left, Cat shook her head. "Poor guy, he probably got lost. Good thing he found us..."

Cat and Harley did a quick review of their plan.

"Are you sure the fleas are quiet?"

"Junior, they're the size of a tomato seed. Don't sweat it, okay?"

Harley and Cat entered the room, she stood behind his seat, and Happy was on her right, standing behind Pepper.

Cat tapped a few things into her smartwatch, and ten nano-fleas crawled down her body and moved across the room to attach themselves to each man with the exception of Pepper, Harley, and Happy.

"So glad you could all make it..." Pepper began, but one of the men interrupted her.

"Mrs. Potts, we have a pressing matter we've been wanting to discuss with you."

Pepper's eyebrows raised in wonder.

"You've hired an Avenger as personal security. We're not sure we approved it."

"Excuse me?"

"The Avengers are supposed to work for the public, the greater good, if we may, and we think that hiring one of them for personal purposes is out of line."

The woman responded to them calmly. "I could explain the situation myself, but I think it's wiser to let Copycat speak, given that your concerns seem to be referred to her lack of autonomy?"

The man tried to respond, but Pepper didn't let him.

"C.C. go ahead..."

Cat stepped forward, she didn't remove her sunglasses but she did remove her mask.

"I applied for the spot. Mrs. Potts has nothing to do with this. I chose to be here."

"Can I ask why an Avenger of your category would choose to work as a bodyguard?"

"Being an Avenger doesn't pay the bills," she smiled. "Especially when you're one of the 'young' ones."

"Mrs. Potts, our biggest concern is the liberty your company has taken throughout the years when it comes to the management of its technologies."

"Come again?"

"Two years ago your drones became the center of a—"

"May I remind you it was thanks to Copycat that it got under control?"

"Are we sure about that?"

"Sorry?" Cat said.

"You see, first the drones, and now we get the word that a smartwatch sold by your company has been found in the middle of a crime scene. A young super in New Jersey tried to make a whole building go up in flames."

"What?"

"You're not aware?" The man raised a brow. "Bill, if you please..."

A younger man drew out a tablet and searched through it, he pushed it toward Pepper and Harley and pressed play. In it they saw a girl, not older than sixteen, running away from a bunch of policemen.

"What are you trying to say, Harper?" Potts asked, in a less friendly tone.

"Perhaps you were unwise to hire Mr. Keener. Since he started working for your company, many incidents regarding the misuse of tech have been—"

"I had nothing to do with this," Harley was quick to reply. "If you're suggesting I'm giving away our tech to superheroes so they can go around blowing up things then—"

"How old is that girl?" Cat interrupted.

"Does it matter?" One man asked carelessly.

She looked at him, and even with the sunglasses on her face, her expression was easy to read. "Yes. She looks fifteen and there are twenty men pointing guns at her. What kind of procedure is that?"

"You'd have to ask Damage Control, miss Copycat."

"Miss—" she rolled her eyes, deciding to move past it. "Are you telling me Damage Control is chasing children?"

"That is no regular child."

"Whoever they are— I mean, it takes no genius to see that kid's frightened! And with reason!"

"Again, miss, we are not in control of what Damage Control does, if anything, it was Mr. Stark who started it."

"I'm sure that when he did, he didn't have this in mind," she glared at the screen.

"C.C." Harley spoke in a tone of warning. "Let's focus, yes?"

"If any of you feel that making business with us is no longer profitable, or you worry we're not professional enough to keep our tech safe, I understand. However, we are not directly responsible for these incidents. We can't control who or how our tech will be used once it's out."

"You could distance yourself from the heroes, don't you think?"

Pepper smiled. "Harper, in a world that's full of heroes, how does one stay away?"

"By not hiring them as their personal assistants," he looked at Harley with disdain. "People might think you're a genius, boy, but I'll tell you this: you're not filling Tony Stark's shoes, don't think for one second that you can go around equipping your buddies with our money."

Harley was pissed. "Wouldn't dream of it, Sir."

When the meeting ended, Harley and Cat stayed in the room.

"Can you believe those corpses in suits?" He scoffed. "They think I'm giving tech away!"

"They don't think that," she said. "They want Pepper to think that."

"But she doesn't. She knows me since I was twelve."

"Yeah, but they don't know that," Cat took off her sunglasses. "You sent an application like everyone else, remember? In their eyes, you're just a kid who got lucky 'cause a widow saw her dead husband in you."

"So they'll try to discredit me?"

"I'm not sure, but that's why I put fleas on them," Cat lifted the tablet to show him the tiny squares showing what the businessmen were up to. "Anyway, they did tell us something useful."

"What?"

"Damage control has Edith."

"Who?"

"Tony left these glasses for Spider-man, they were like Mouse, only that these glasses have access to possibly any weapon Tony ever created for the Avengers. We have to get them back."

"There's no way they have them lying around. Don't you think they would've handed them to the president or something?"

"They can't use them without the owner's permission. Spider-man's the only person alive that can access it."

"So why hasn't he tried to get them back?"

She shrugged. "He loved following rules no matter what, and if Damage Control never handed those back to him, he's probably too well-behaved to retrieve them."

"What about the girl?"

"No idea, but who knows? She might be of help," Cat stood and patted Harley's shoulder.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm visiting this little marvel."

Next Chapter—>

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[a-littlebitof-nonsense]

The batfam members as random unhinged things my friend has said, pt. 3:

Tim: Did you know that if you die in the hospital of which you were born in, your average velocity is 0

Dick to Babs: You’re controlling and it’s toxic

Babs: So you choose your friends like you choose your dad

Dick: *chokes*

Steph: The Irish...? I get it. Straight up died after a potato famine. Yeah I get that.

Jason, on the phone with Alfred, the same day as he got in a car wreck/got beaten up (my friend had been in a car wreck but we’ll go with whatever the hell red hood had gotten into that night): hold on Alfred I’m gonna burn myself

Alfred: maybe... don’t do that?

Jason: no it’s fine I knew what I signed up for when I decided to cook this meal

Alfed: Master Jason, your body has already been through enough this week. you just need to chill

Jason: nah it’s fine

Alfred: your hand has already been literally burned from your incident

Jason: nah it was just having a bruh moment

Duke: what would tony the tiger say right now

Damian: it’s not malpractice if I meant to do it

Bruce Wayne, billionaire playboy: Don’t threaten me with a good time! (ironic)

Batman, The Dark Knight, the embodiment of Vengeance: Don’t threaten me with a good time! (serious)

#alrighty welcome back to the tags where I attempt to provide context #tim is running on -2 hours of sleep when he says this #dick was joking but barbara really just fucking demolished him #she was talking about bruce btw not mr. grayson #also I only support non-toxic father bruce but this is funny #steph likes potatoes and honestly me too what about it #alfred is concerned at jason burning his already burnt hand but it was just having a bruh moment #also yes that was a real conversation (i tried to adapt it slightly to alfreds talking style but not completely) #tony the tiger would be disappointed #damian isn’t a doctor but if he was this is something he’d say #the difference bruce wayne and batman #incorrect batfamily quotes #incorrect batman quotes #batfam #batfamily #batman #nightwing #red hood #red robin #robin #spoiler #oracle #signal #batgirl #bruce wayne #dick grayson #jason todd #barbara gordon #alfred #damian wayne

[bumblesimagines]

Green Thumb

Part 22

Request: Yes or No

The outro for Endgame was real nice especially with all the Avenger actors at the end.

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"We could always go back to Wakanda. Get a nice farm." Bucky said, shrugging lightly. You smiled softly.

"You haven't even taken me out yet." You crossed your arms, looking at him. Bucky grinned, metal hand going to your waist.

"Alright.. We're should I take you? A nice restaurant?"

"Surprise me, Ocean Eyes." You answered, grin widening. Buckys' brows raised slightly at the nickname, humming softly.

"Would it be too soon to..?" Bucky trailed off, head tilting with a playful expression. You placed a hand on the back of his head, pulling him close and kissing him. Buckys' froze, skin flushing. You giggled, pulling back and seeing his red cheeks. Bucky cleared his throat, shaking his head.

"What? Surprised?" You tilted your head. Bucky leaned forward, pressing his lips against yours and pulling you close. You heard whistles and chuckles, turning your head to look at Sam and Steve. Steve gave you a smile and a nod. You glanced down at the flowers that had bloomed at your feet, a small giggle leaving you.

"Hands to yourself, Barnes!" Sam called, arms crossing as he and Steve approached you and Bucky. Steve gave him a smile.

"Don't do anything stupid till I get back."

"How can I? You're taking all the stupid with you." Bucky replied, smiling. He gave his best friend a hug, patting his shoulder.

"Keep an eye on him, will ya?" Steve shot you a wink. You chuckled, nodding.

"No worries. I'll keep them both out of trouble until you get back. I promise." You smiled softly. You glanced at Bucky, noticing the sad look in his eyes. You looked back at Steve as he climbed on the platform.

"Bucky, is he..?" You looked at Bucky with furrowed brows. Bucky stayed silent, nodding. Your lips parted, placing a hand on his arm.

"Oh." You made eye contact with Steve before he disappeared. Bruce looked over the controls when Steve didn't return.

"Where is he?" Sam asked, glancing at Bruce.

"I don't know. He blew right by his time stamp." Bruce told him. Bucky let out a soft sigh, giving you a forced smile.

"Come on." You turned around with him, noticing a man sitting on a bench. Bucky noticed him too, squinting slightly as Sam and Bruce bickered.

"Sam." Bucky called, getting his attention. Sam looked over, approaching you and Bucky. His gaze landed on the man. You walked forward with the two, stopping some feet away.

"Go ahead." Bucky said softly, looking at Sam. It seemed like he had already made his peace with it. You gently rested your head against his shoulder as Sam walked forward. Sam and Steve quietly chatted before Steve handed the shield over to him. A smile spread across your face. Sam looked back at Bucky and got a nod in return. Sam picked it up, sliding it on his arm.

"He deserves it." You said quietly, watching them with a soft gaze. You looked at your phone, licking your lips.

"I actually have to go. Wanda wants me to go with her somewhere." You told Bucky, leaning up and kissing his cheek.

"Let me know about that date." You patted his shoulder. Bucky smiled, nodding.

"Will do, tiger." You chuckled at the nickname, walking away. You headed towards the facility, seeing Wanda waiting in a car. You went into a job, approaching the car and getting in.

"Hey." You breathed out, reaching over and hugging her. Wanda returned it, sighing. The hug lasted for a while before Wanda pulled back, sniffling.

"Sorry, I'm.." She shook her head, wiping away her tears with the sleeve of her cardigan.

"It's okay, Wanda. I cried like a baby for 5 years and sometimes I still cry." You told her with a small smile. Wanda let out a soft chuckle.

"When does it get better?" She asked quietly, looking at you with watery eyes. You hummed, putting on your seatbelt.

"I'll let you know when it does." You replied. Truth be told, you expected the emptiness to go away once everyone had returned but it lingered, always weighting down on your chest. Wanda put the car on drive and drove away from the facility. You listened to the soft song playing on the radio.

"So.. Where exactly are we going?" You asked, turning your head to look at her. Wanda bit her bottom lip, staring forward.

"To get Visions body." She glanced at you. Your brows furrowed, head tilting.

"I thought Tony had him retrieved from Wakanda." You said, straightening up. Wandas' jaw clenched, head shaking.

"No, well, I don't know. I want him to have a proper funeral. Like Stark did. Natasha deserves one too, even if the casket is empty." Wanda said. You nodded, staring at the road ahead. All Natasha had gotten were some tears and a bench thrown into the sky.

"Yeah, I agree." You mumbled, sighing.

"Wanda, I'm.. I'm sorry. I should've made sure that his body-"

"I don't blame you. You lost me, Sam, Bucky, and your family all at once. I wouldn't have been able to handle it like you." Wanda said, glancing at you with a small smile. You gently reached out, touching her cheek. Wanda let out a shakey sigh, leaning into your touch.

"The organization is called S.W.O.R.D. I don't know what they want with him but whatever it is.. They don't need him. He needs to be put to rest." Wanda said softly.

"I know, Wanda. We'll find a way to do it." You gave her a reassuring smile. Wanda returned it with a weak smile of her own. You looked down at the root bracelets, sighing softly.

"You don't have to put on an act for me." Wanda said softly. "I've known you long enough to know when you force smiles and try to be.. Happy. Sam notices it too."

"Maybe the fake happiness will morph into real happiness." You mumbled.

"What is grief, if not love persevering? Vis said that to me once while I.. While I was still dealing with Pietro passing." Wanda told you gently. You smiled softly.

"I miss him." You whispered, sighing. You noticed a building up ahead, straightening up. Wanda parked and got out of the war, the saddness replaced with determination. You followed her, entering the building. Your gaze flickered up to the videos of families being reunited after the blip.

"Wanda, slow down." You quickly sped up, matching her pace. Wanda approached the front desk.

"I need Visions body."

"I'm sorry, ma'am, I can't allow you to-"

"Please, I need his body." Wanda stared at the man in desperation. You placed a gentle hand on her back.

"I'm sorry-"

"When I came back.. He was gone. His body.. And I know he's here. He deserves a funeral, at the very least. I deserve it." You could feel Wanda tense under your hand. The man sighed before answering a call. Your gaze trailed upward, noticing a security camera. You gently drummed your fingers, getting Wandas' attention. She stared straight at the camera with a deathly glare.

"Alright.." The man put the phone down, looking at you and the redhead.

"Through the doors, down the hall, two lefts and a right." The man said. Wanda nodded, walking towards the doors.

"One minute, sir, you can't go in with her. Ma'am let me buzz you in-"

"He comes with me." Wanda called back, opening the doors with her powers. You gave the man a small shrug, following your friend. You ignored the glances from the workers, mumbling the directions under your breath. Wanda stopped infront of a door. You heard it beep, watching Wanda throw it open.

"Wanda Maximoff, (Y/N) Barton.. It's an honour to meet you." A man stood up, walking around the table.

"I'm Director Hayward." Hayward introduced himself. You were wiring, brows furrowing as you turned your head towards the glass. Hayward noticed, clearing his throat and walking towards a glass door. He opened it, letting you and Wanda through. Your gaze flickered to what was below. At first, you were confused at the mess of wires until it clicked. Your brows relaxed, a breath leaving you.

"Oh." You whispered, earning a confused look from Wanda. She took a closer look, realization slowly washing over her. A soft grunt left you, staring at Visions' head. The person you onced called a friend was laying below you, dismembered and being torn apart.

"Stop.. Stop.." Wanda whispered, hands pressing against the glass. She whipped around to look at Hayward.

"Why are you doing this to him?"

"We're dismantling a weapon."

"Visions not a weapon. He couldn't hurt a fly." You muttered, looking at Hayward with a glare.

"You can't do this to him!" Wanda said with teary eyes.

"We're in our legal and ethical obligation-"

"I just want to bury him." Wanda breathed out. "That's it."

"Are you sure?"

"Excuse me?" You and Wanda said simultaneously. Hayward cleared his throat.

"Not everyone has the power that could bring her soulmate back online." Hayward explained. "Forgive me.. Back to life." He corrected himself.

"I can't do that." Wanda stared at him. "It's not why I'm here."

"Okay, but I can't let you take 3 billion dollars worth of vibranium just to put it in the ground."

"Vision's not an 'it', asshole." You huffed, eyeing him.

"Sorry.. The best I can let you do is say goodbye to him here." Hayward said.

"He isn't yours, Wanda." Wanda stayed silent, jaw clenching. Her fingers touched the glass, staring down at Vision before making the glass explode. Hayward ducked, covering his face from the glass. Wanda lowered herself down into the room as guards entered. You turned your head to look at Hayward.

"You'd make Stark disappointed." You mumbled, looking back down. You used the air in the room to safely drop down into the room as Hayward called off his men. Wanda slowly approached Visions' body, looking him over. She hovered her hand over his head, a soft whimper leaving her.

"I can't feel you.." She whispered, a tear sliding down her cheek. She placed her hand on his head, sighing softly. She turned towards you, sniffling. You wrapped an arm around her, walking towards the exit.

"I couldn't.. He wasn't there." She choked out, sobbing softly. You rubbed her arm, gently taking the car keys from her. Wanda sniffled as you walked towards the car. She went around towards the passenger seat, getting in. She stared up at the car roof, brows furrowing when she noticed a paper sticking. She pulled down the sun blocker, opening up the paper.

"What is it?" You asked softly, turning the car on and reversing out of the parking spot.

"A plan.. Vision wanted us to move and start over." Wanda said softly. You frowned, gaze softening.

"You can stop by the facility. I have somewhere else to go." Wanda said, glancing at you.

"Are you sure you want to be alone, Wanda?" You asked gently. Wanda nodded, letting out a dry chuckle.

"Wouldn't be anything new." You sighed softly. The drive back was silent but you didn't mind. Wanda needed space and time to deal with everything. You parked the car and got out, looking at her.

"I'll be in touch. We don't have to talk just.. Let me know you're okay and I'll leave it." You told her. Wanda nodded, arms gently wrapping around you. You hugged her back, sighing softly.

"Stay safe." You whispered.

"You too." Wanda pulled back, giving you a small smile before getting in the car. You watched her drive away, sighing softly.

"You alright?" You turned your head, seeing Sam. You smiled softly, nodding.

"Why wouldn't I be?" You stared at Sam. His features soften, brows raising in question. You could feel your eyes begin to water.

"He didn't look like Vision." You whispered, voice threatening to crack as you sniffled. Sam frowned, arms gently wrapping around you.

"Vision was nothing but a sweetheart. He didn't deserve it."

"I know, I know.." Sam gently stroked your hair, letting you cry into his chest.

"I'm sorry you've had to go through these past few years alone. I owe you one for taking care of Sarah and the boys." Sam said softly. You leaned back slightly, looking up at him.

"I couldn't leave her in the dark."

"Which is why I'm thankful." Sam gave you a gentle smile, thumb gently wiping away a tear.

"I missed you, Sam." You whispered, head resting on his shoulder. Sam rubbed your back, letting out a heavy sigh.

"I'm here now and I'm not going away. No matter how much Bucky complains. I have no issue thirdwheeling to annoy the fuck out of him." Sam said, grinning. You smiled, chuckling softly as you stepped back.

"Do.. Do you really like him?" Sam asked softly.

"I want to get to know him. He has a past and.. So do I. I don't know everything about myself so.. Our relationship will always be a work in progress while we heal and learn." You told him.

"You could always be with someone who doesn't have that much baggage."

"Like you?"

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[brw]

003 - Hank Pym

How I feel about this character

he's so..... highly underrated i wish more people loved him like i did bc he's SO fun. highly manic mad scientist who talks to and occasionally cries over ants and fights crime by turning real small. PEAK character design. he's my beloved he's literally me he NEEDS to seek professional help he's incredibly proficent and one of the ogs and is an absolute human trainwreck but he's doing his best n he's also a dad. we need legit nothing else.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character

HANK/GREER MY BELOVED.... they are literally so perfect they have seen each other at their worst n still love each other they have so much respect for one another they try so hard..... she's a hot milf tiger lady he's a hot dilf ant man. they are perfect!!! literally one of my fave couples i love them n their weird skrull cat son. marvel please bring them back.

uhhhh early tales to astonish hank & janet is SO funny i am still not over him randomly being like hey jan.... do u want cyborg wasp wings to make up for your fathers death like king WHAT!

also shout out to goliant / bill&hank they r SO cute best friends to lovers beat they respect each other bill is one of the very few people hank trusts n vice versa bill has so much respect & trust in hank n what he does they are. so very perfect.

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character

its hard to say bc he has? not a lot of friends due to generally being very Untrusting as a rule but i would say he has a VERY cute dynamic w/ hank mccoy

ALSO love his vibe with clint / hawkeye they are pathetic blond divorced guy 4 pathetic blond divorced guy.

and of course his general vibe with his assorted children however will also add hank & wanda,,,, this is much more fanon but there’s a panel in this series perez did and janet mentions wanda being disappointed when she & hank didnt get back together at WCA, and during the YJ mess she says they seemed so perfect & i’ve always hc’d it as being part of their neurodivergence, like she relates to hank & feels that if he can have a successful relationship so can she. idk there’s a lot of potential there. PLUS she made him his goliath blue&yellow fit n she was literally his grantdaughter in law so! marvel please let hank be wanda’s avengers dad!!

My unpopular opinion about this character:

aside from the obvious i think becoming an avenger was on a whole a bad thing for hank. he should be a spider-man level character who occasionally pitches in to help & occasionally has just the right skillset to save the day but he should mostly do his own thing. he’s honestly not that good a team player and the avengers consistently have proven not to be an adequate support system so i think he needs to build his own away from them on his own terms.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon

MEETING HIS DAUGHTER. HAVING HIS DAUGHTER N SON (william) TOGETHER. RICK REMENDER NOT HAPPENING. DETATCHING FROM PYMTON. also an in depth look abt how growing up in a more impoverished way affects his worldview & his approach to his mental health issues & the distance between him & jan, tony, reed etc that kept him from reaching out when he was unwell, & also a frank discussion abt keeping different things juggling when u have different meds to take, different coping mechanisms, appointments, etc. i would ideally also like to see him address the ableism he’s faced bc gd. its a lot. tldr marvel let me write a hank pym solo i would be so good at it.

Favorite friendship for this character

BILL & HANK. BY MILES THEY R SO CUTE. also ofc janet & hank their friendship is very important to me and bruce & hank. we don’t see a lot of it but hank obviously must trust bruce a lot if he’s willing to share his work with him, n they r both. mentally ill. also hank is one of his few friends that didnt fuckin uhhh shoot him into space bruce would appreciate that. again mentioning wanda & hank and simon & hank! i love how supportive in wildly different ways simon & hank r with each others anxiety!!

My crossover ship

hank / people who will not do fuck all when he loses his identity & sense of self </3

ask game for fandoms, ships & characters.

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[waitimcomingtoo]

fine line - p.p

chapter 3

pairing: Peter Parker x Stark!Reader

Synopsis: there’s a fine line between love and hate and you and Peter dance it on a regular basis

Series Masterlist and Regular Masterlist

Not wanting to go to bed and leave thing the way you had, Peter waited for you to get home before he went to bed. His cheek slowly slid down his hand as he struggled to keep his eyes open. He knew your curfew was midnight, so he just had to wait until then. Finally at 12:08, you walked in the room. Peter felt the chill right away as you dropped your purse on the table and put your hands in your hips, glaring at Peter.

“How was your date?” He asked kindly. “Did he ask you to be his-“

“No. I wouldn’t know what he asked me because I couldn’t stop thinking about our stupid fight.” You yelled. Peter was relieved you were talking to him, even if you were yelling. He feared you’d never speak to him again after what he said to you, so he saw this as a good sign.

“I didn’t know I meant that much to you.” Peter laughed weakly, trying to joke to lighten the mood.

“You don’t. God, I can’t stand you.” You ran your fingers through your hair and gave them a stressful tug. “Do you ever go home?”

“This is my home.” Peter said quietly, deciding to let you get your anger out.

“No it’s not!” You screamed. “Nobody wants you here!”

“Hey!” Tony bellowed as he entered the room, making you and Peter jump. “I want him here.”

“Daddy-“ You began to explain yourself but Tony cut you off.

“What has gotten into you, Y/n?” Tony asked with disappointment. “I asked you to do one thing, just give Peter a chance. Is it so hard to be nice to him?”

“But he said-“

“I don’t care what he said.” He interrupted. “You need to apologize.”

“Apologize? You’re not even gonna hear my side?” You felt tears of frustration come to your eyes again as your dad chose Peter over you.

“I don’t need to.” Tony shrugged, making your heart sink. Peter saw how sad that comment made you and felt all his guilt rush back in.

“You don’t need to?” You repeated sadly before your eyes hardened in realization. “Because you’re on Peters side. You’re always on Peters side.”

“Mr. Stark, she really doesn’t need to apologize. It’s okay.” Peter cut in, not wanting to make you hate him more than you already did.

“It’s not okay. We’re a family and she needs to start acting like it.” Tony said sternly.

“He is not my family.” You said through gritted teeth.

“Yes he is. I even bought him luggage to match ours.” Tony, never one to be serious for too long, smiled at the two of you as he clasped his hands together. He scurried to the hall closet and took out two matching suitcases, one for him and one for Peter.

“You what?” You whispered as a tear fell down your cheek, one only Peter could see.

“What, you don’t like it?” Tony saw your sadness as disdain for the suitcase. “It’s gucci.”

“You already have a suitcase.” You said weakly. Something about the suitcases was really getting to you, but Peter didn’t understand why. He studied your slumped shoulders and solemn expression, looking like you accepted defeat.

“That old thing? I threw that out. The zippers fell off three years ago and the side was completely ripped. And look, this one has a tiger on it.” Tony smirked proudly as he showed you the tiger decal on the side.

“You threw it out?” You whispered like you couldn’t believe it.

“That company went out of business and I wanted Peter-“

“Right.” You cut him off and nodded glumly. “You wanted Peter.”

“Don’t try to change the subject.” Tony pointed a finger at you. “I want you to apologize to Peter for yelling at him.

“Mr. Stark.” Peter tried to cut in, but Tony didn’t allow it.

“No. I want to hear it.” Tony persisted. “I spent too much of my life acting like an assface and yelling at people who didn’t deserve it. I don’t want my daughter to be the same way. Apologize. Come on, let’s hear it.”

You blinked a few times as tears rolled down your face, ruining the makeup Peter had admired earlier in the night. Your sad eyes met his sympathetic ones as you swallowed thickly.

“I’m sorry, Parker.” You croaked. “I’m so, so sorry.”

“Thank you.” Tony smiled, pleased now with what he heard. “Now how was your date?”

“It was fine.” You lied as you wiped your face. “I’m really tired, I’m gonna go to bed.”

“Alright.” Tony nodded. “Goodnight, Princess.”

“Night dad.” You muttered before leaving the room. Tony looked at Peter curiously, both noticing the indifference in your tone.

“Did she just call me ‘dad’”? Tony laughed shortly but his eyes remained questionable. “She’s hasn’t called me ‘dad’ a day in her life.”

“I think you should take her on the next mission, Mr. Stark. I think she’d really appreciate that.” Peter spoke softly, not wanting to overstep.

“What do you mean? She comes with us all the time.” Tony cocked his head.

“Actually, sir, it’s been a while. Over a month I think.” Peter pretended not to know exactly how long it had been since you’d gone on a mission.

“Hm.” Tony thought about it and realized Peter was right. “Thanks for the info, Pete. I’ll take her next time.”

“Alright. Night, Mr. Stark.” Peter gathered his laptop as made his way towards the door.

“Night, kid.” Tony nodded, still deep in thought as he put the pieces together as to why exactly you had a problem with Peter.

~

You took a long, hot shower, letting the night wash away and down the drain. A residual frown remained on your face as you towel dried your hair, feeling the tears come back when you caught sight of the framed photo of you and the Avengers from your first mission. You collapsed on your bed and let your emotions pour out, crying silently into your hand so you wouldn’t wake anyone. Unbeknownst to you, Peter heard every sharp breath and muffled sob. He listened to it for a few minutes, feeling his guilt chew away at his insides before he got off his bed and went to his room. He knocked on your door and walked in before you could respond, making you jump to wipe your face. You sat up and sniffled a few times, deciding there was no use in trying to hide the fact that you were crying.

Without saying anything, Peter took a box of tissues out from behind his back and dropped them on your bed. You stared at the box, your eyes slowly traveling up to Peter in disbelief of his kind act. You reached for the box and clutched it to your chest, giving him a slight nod to thank him. He turned to leave as quickly as he came, but you spoke up.

“Peter?” You spoke quietly, making him smile before he turned around to face you.

“Yes?” He asked in a gentle tone. You blinked a few times and clutched the box tighter, hesitant to ask anything from him after your fight. The way his eyes held no hostility towards you made you feel like you could ask him anything in that moment. 

“Would you stay with me?”

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[andilovetowrite]

Enemies (To) and Girlfriends

NPeter Parker x Stark!Reader

Summary: Peter and Y/N are at each other’s throats all day. Every minute of every hour of every day. They hate each other. For whatever reason, these two brilliant minds absolutely despise the other one. At least, that’s what everyone believes.

Warnings: Suggestiveness and some bad words. Lots of fluff though

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For as long as anyone can remember, you and Peter had hated each other. Well, hate is a strong word. You both had a mutual dislike for each other, and as years went by, the status of your relationship skyrocketed from people who can’t talk to each other, to people who can’t stop screaming at each other. You two had been friends for years when you were younger. But when Peter was recruited for Spiderman 6 years ago by your dad, you couldn’t help but hate his decision. It was a dangerous life, and you didn’t want him to be on the field. You’d rather have him safely tucked away in his room, where May could keep an eye on him, and he could have sandwiches with Ned.

Unfortunately, he thought the same thing for you. He accepted the job, not only to save and protect Queens but to protect you as well. Just like what you thought of him, he felt the same of you. He believed that a 14-year-old shouldn’t have been fighting every night against drug dealers, mob lords and god damn aliens. You should have been having movie marathons and singing karaoke on Fridays, not trying to stay alive.

You remember the night you both fought vividly enough.

It had just been when Tony had come to Peter’s house to bring him to Germany. You didn’t even know that your dad had gone over to Peters. For all he knew, Peter was just another school friend of yours who was wooed by the fact that you were Y/N Stark.

When your dad had finished talking to Peter, they both called you, Peter from his room, and your dad from the car.

“Y/N, you won’t believe who I just saw-”

“Y/N, I think you’ll be thrilled with who I just met-”

And that was the start of the issue. You had hung up on your dad when you heard Peter’s voice, and boy, were you glad you hung up on Tony. Because he wouldn’t have been delighted to listen to what came out of your mouth.

“What the fuck?”, you had asked, shocked. Running downstairs while still on the call with Peter, you had grabbed your suit, activating it as quick as possible. “What do you mean ‘coming with me to Germany’? You know that it’s just for Avenge-”

“That’s the coolest thing! Your dad just recruited me for the mission. But I think I sounded dumb. I mean, I said something about homewor-”

“Wait, hold up, recruited?!”

Flying next to his house, you saw the opened window. De-activating your metal armour and jumping in. You stood up, dusted off your arms and looked at Peter, tilting your head to ask him what the hell was going on.

Peter nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah, he came in, showed me a couple videos and asked me if I wanted to go with him to Germany. Not sure what’s gonna happen thought… “

You shook your head, shocked at the idea. “You are so stupid!”

Peter scratched the back of his head, not understanding what you were saying. “Yeah, I feel like I should know, but I haven’t really been following some media stuff…”

“No! Yo-you can’t go there! You can’t go to Germany!”

Peter looked confused, his lips sucked in. “Why? You’re going, plus… Mr Stark needs me!”

“Peter. You. Can’t. Go. There.” You shook your head, aghast at the idea of putting Peter in harms way. “Do-do you even know who’s gonna be there?! Captain America, Winter Soldier…Hawkeye! They are much more stronger than you…they could kill you!”

Peter looked down, but then glanced back up at you. “What about you then? They will hurt you as well! You are on the same team as me, aren’t you? How do you know they aren’t gonna kill you?”

You crossed your arms, scoffing. “They’ve known me for years Peter! At most, I just gotta keep the opposite team away from my dad and Nat. You? They don’t know you are a 14 year old kid. They will try their be-best to hurt you, because they don’t know what you could do?”

Peter glanced at his suit, then back at you, his face hardened. “Wh-why don’t you want me to do this Y/N?! This- this suit…Spiderman…. It’s the first real thing in my life since Be- his death. Why don’t you want me to pursue this? I-I could protect the city, make sure no one gets hurt.” He looked at you, his face disappointed. “I thought you, of all people, would be happy to work with me…”

You sighed, sitting down on his bed, frustrated. “Peter, this- this hero gig… saving the city… protecting lives. It’s alot of work… guilty and pain. Physical and mental.” You looked at him, worried. “You aren’t gonna be able to save everyone Pete. This comes with alot of hardships. I-I was born into this world, of fighting and crime fighting. Yo-you are just Peter Parker. You could go high places, just stay on the ground.” You looked at him, trying to make him understand.

But it didn’t work. He just laughed unbelievably. “Wha- Y/N, I-I’m not just Peter Parker anymore! I’m also Spiderman. I have been Spiderman for months. And I love it! I love saving people and helping them. Why don’t you think I can do this?!”

You gaped at him. “What-why would you- Peter! I love you helping people, but why don’t you just stay on the ground? Help people find lost cats and walk old ladies down to the grocery store? Why do you want to go fight people who might die any second? Be part of a group that might die any second!”

“Be-because you are part of that group! I have to be able to take care of you Y/N! Now that I finally can!”

You took in a deep breath and walked closer to the window, picking up the small bracelet you wore to change into your suit. “Peter, I can manage myself. You can’t! Leave the big stuff to other people.”

“Like who?!”

“The Avengers!”

Peter opened his mouth to argue but you beat him to it. “You aren’t part of the Avengers Peter! As much as you want to be! I know you have a talent, but why not just stick to being the friendly neighborhood Spiderman for now?”

Peter clenched his jaw, and diverted his eyes. You knew what that meant. He wasn’t budging on his decision. So you said the only thing that came to your mind.

“Peter, if I see you on the battlefield in a few days, th-then don’t bother saying hi, got it?” You both knew what this was implying, but neither of you wanted to back down, both too stubborn. All the 14-year-old-you could do, was hope you wouldn’t see any sign of the red and blue hero when you landed in the airport in Germany.

Sadly, the minute that your father had called out “Underoos!”, you had a sinking feeling in your stomach that things would not be the same any longer.

And it wasn’t. For the rest of your lives…

6 years later (Avenger’s compound)

“Fuck you, Peter Parker.”

“Oh, you wish!”

You laughed comically, glaring at him. “Oh please, I feel so bad for any one who actually does. Well, you know, if you can even fuck someone…”, you said, gagging exasperatedly. Peter’s glare tightened as his adam’s apple moved up and down.

“Hmm, at least I have a girlfriend, who do you have?”

“Please! I have half of New York after me!”

Peter looked hurt for a moment, but then his steel gaze returned. “I didn’t think some one could be as obnoxious as you, but guess once in a while, I’m proven wrong.”

“Really? Because I’m pretty sure everybody proves you wrong. Well… at least they prove your nerdy science theories wrong.” You knew this was crossing the line. You could insult his physique, his bed skills, his flirting skills…but never his academic skills.

You could practically see smoke pouring out from his ears, and so could everyone else.

“Oh shit”, muttered Sam from behind you, poking Bucky’s stomach. “Fight’s gonna go down, for sure.”

Bucky looked indifferent, probably used to us, but when he saw Peter’s red face, he backed up, hands up. “Damn, this is gonna be a bad one. You wanna stay and watch or get out before we both get killed?”

“Well I think-”, Sam began, but was cut off by you and Peter starting to yell at each other.

“You are a complete asshole!”

“At least I’m not a spoilt brat!”

“Oh, you did not just go there!”

“Yeah... I did, what are you gonna do-?” He looked you in the eye and muttered out the next word, almost whispering. “Brat?”

You gave a harsh growl and lunged at him, almost knocking down a vase on the table. He quickly jumped out of the way, arms snapping back at you. You could see Sam and Bucky running out of the room, yelling at other people in the tower to evacuate.

You turned around to see Peter, standing there, a smug smirk appearing on his lips as he pulled his webshooters out of his pocket, shooting them at you before you could react.

“Hmph”, you grunted, being pushed back against the wall. Peter leisurely walked to you, as if he was a tiger pouncing on his prey. His eyes were dark as he smiled at you cruelly.

He was really close to you, and he could have done what ever he wanted if he had reached you… Too bad you were more of the type of predator rather than prey.

You felt your knife spurt out of your wrist as it cut through the webs. Untangling yourself, you jumped with ease, twisting your arms and legs around Peter, as you both tumbled to the ground. Peter groaned, trying to get up, but you just pushed your weight further on him, jumping on his chest, straddling him.

“Can you get off?”, he asked, his voice strained. You smiled, knowing you had won. Coming close to his face, you smirked cheekily, before whispering in his ear. “You think they bought it?”

Peter smiled at you, kissing your neck. “Of course, we are great actors…”

You pulled back, kissing him back, fingers tangling in his curls. “Sorry…. Bout’… the theories thing”, you said between kisses, pulling back to make sure he was fine.

“Yeah, that was a good touch. What about the brat?”

You laughed hotly, moving down. “I loved it…probably more than I should have”, you said against his neck.

“Oh is that it? Well, there was one thing I didn’t agree with.” He flipped you over, pining your arms above your head. “You don’t think I can fuck my girlfriend well?” Just as he was about to reach down to catch your lips, you heard a glass shatter. Looking up, you saw the group, everyone having shocked face and Tony in the front, mouth wide open.

“What the FUCK-”

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Loved writing this one! Always wanted to try Enemies to Lovers, so I hope you enjoyed it! See you next time :)

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[elisaphoenix13]

A Winter Soldier's Pet

He was doing this for Bucky. And really, Tony wouldn't care. He actually said that as long as they didn't bring home an elephant or a giraffe, he didn't care about more animals. They certainly had the space for it, and Stephen could briefly communicate with them so any new pets could live in harmony with the others. Athena and Emir we're well behaved but if the new pet didn't understand, that would be potential chaos.

But it was possible so that was how Steve found himself at the nearest pet shelter. He wanted to get Bucky a companion that could help him, especially when he wasn't there, and considered a dog. Bucky loved Athena and was more relaxed when interacting with her, but every dog he looked at didn't seem the right fit. They were too hyper, too small, or just a little too old. Bucky wasn't a fan of small dogs anyway. In fact, Steve was pretty sure no one in the tower cared for them. Flynn was honestly the closest thing one could get to a small dog and while he was cute, he was glad the fox stuck with Quill. Because of the Celestial's powers, the fox would forever be a baby, and he currently still had some extreme separation anxiety. 

If Quill was gone, the kit would loudly voice his displeasure. It had gotten a lot better...but it was also a good thing he was cute and behaved when Quill was home.

So he went to check out the cats instead. Bucky liked Tibbs too and even caught the two taking a nap on the couch before. Steve had trouble when looking at the cats as well. None of them gave him the feeling that they would be good for his boyfriend, and so with some disappointment, he was about to leave when he saw one more cat. A snow white one that was lazing about on a cat tower and looking directly at him with a disinterested expression and Steve knew that was what he was looking for.

"I'll take that one." He says to the volunteer walking with him.

"Sure...but I have to warn you that she isn't very social. She likes to do her own thing."

"I don't think that will be a problem." Steve says. "Is she ready to go home right now?"

"Yup! She's been fixed, microchipped, and caught up on all of her shots." The girl says with a smile. "Do you have any other pets at home?"

"Uhh…" Steve couldn't tell her about the tiger and wolf, so he just stretched the truth a little. "A couple of cats, a dog, and a fox. They belong to others though on different floors so it won't be a problem."

"Sounds good! I'll get you the paperwork and something to take her home in!"

That had been it. The girl walked away to get the paperwork as well as a temporary carrier, and Steve pulled out the money he would need to pay the adoption fee. When the volunteer came back, she walked into the cat room to retrieve the cat and put her in the carrier, and to Steve's relief, the cat didn't seem to mind. So far she seemed a lot like Tibbs, which was just what Bucky needed.

The girl came back out after closing the carrier - and the door to the room - and led Steve over to a table where she set the paperwork. "Just need you to sign here. These other papers are for your records in case she gets lost or sick. Did you want to give her a different name?"

Steve looks at her. "What's her name?"

"We called her Alpine." The girl answers with a smile and Steve shakes his head.

"I think we'll keep the name."

"Great!" When Steve finishes with the paperwork and he hands over the money, she motions toward the carrier. "She's all yours! Thank you for adopting!"

Steve thanks her in return and takes the carrier after the volunteer says her last goodbye, and he carefully carries Alpine out to the car. Bucky had no idea this was happening since Steve wanted to surprise him, and the man was napping on the couch when Steve left for the animal shelter anyway. He did stop by a pet store on the way back to the tower so he could get a few essentials for Alpine, and then drove home after offering her a small handful of treats. Whatever else they could get her, Steve figured he and/or Bucky could get later. 

Alpine did meow nervously during the last few minutes of the ride, but settled when Steve pulled into the garage and turned off the car. He grabbed the pet supplies out of the back, got out, and then circled the car to get Alpine out of the passenger seat before he headed for the elevator. Steve hoped this wouldn't backfire on him and that Bucky would love her like he assumed he would, but he wasn't too worried. Bucky really liked all the pets. Even Flynn when he wasn't crying.

"You'll like it here. Our floor is a lot bigger than the room you were in and you don't have to share it with any cats." Steve tells Alpine who meows curiously through the holes of the carrier she was sticking her nose through. "Unless Tibbs warms up to you. Which he probably will if he likes Goose, so he might come to visit."

Normally Steve would have felt ridiculous talking to an animal, but it was the norm with all the animals that were a part of the family. Everyone talked to the pets so he didn't feel insane at the thought. There were definitely weirder things.

Steve looks toward the doors when the elevator pings, and he steps out onto the floor when they open and he sets the carrier and bag down. Bucky was absent from the couch so either he was elsewhere on the floor or was upstairs.

"Buck?" Steve calls out.

"Yeah?" The soldier walks out of the kitchen with a piece of peanut butter toast in his hand and he stops when he sees the carrier. "What's that?"

"I... thought she might help. When I'm not home you know?" Steve says as Bucky moves closer after putting his toast down. "I've seen how Emir helps Scott sometimes. Tibbs, Athena... I'd say Flynn but I think Quill helps him more-"

He was rambling. Steve didn't ramble. But he finally got himself to stop when Bucky crouched down to open the carrier and Alpine poked her head out to examine her new surroundings before the new human. Even with his vibranium arm, Bucky was gentle when he reached out to scratch under her chin, and Alpine purred contently. Steve knew he chose correctly then. Even though the volunteer said Alpine wasn't very social, she took to Bucky straight away and he even smiled.

"You know this means that Tibbs will be down to visit now right?" Bucky asks and Steve laughs.

"Yeah, I know. You like her?" Steve asks.

Bucky looks up at him and smiles. "So far." 

He gently scoops up the cat and Steve watches with surprise. He didn't expect Alpine to let that happen. At least not right away.

"Want some tuna?" Bucky asks her.

"Bucky, I bought her cat food." Steve says with a fond huff.

"She's in a new place. She deserves tuna."

"Fair enough," the captain laughs.

The tuna had really been what solidified Bucky and Alpine's rapidly forming bond. The winter soldier opened a can of tuna for her and set her on the counter to eat it, and she made quick work of it before batting the empty can off the counter. She then jumped down after it to bat it around some more, and when she finally got bored of it, she wandered around to explore her new home. 

In the meantime, Bucky cleaned up the can, ate his toast, and then he and Steve set up her litter box and food bowls which were all filled with the proper fillings. Alpine walked over just as they finished to investigate her food and water bowls. She drank some water before Bucky took her upstairs to their bathroom to show her the litter box, and when she started to use it, they went back down to the living room to watch tv.

"She's adjusting faster than I thought." Steve says.

"You never told me her name. I asked you about it a little bit ago." Bucky points out.

"Alpine. The volunteers named her and I liked it."

Bucky nods. "It fits her."

"The next step is to introduce her to the other pets." Steve says.

"We'll give her a day or two to get settled."

"If Tibbs doesn't find her first. You know he has the run of the tower."

Bucky laughed and they settled onto the couch to watch tv, and to their surprise, Alpine walked down and over to them. Even more surprising was that she jumped up onto Bucky's lap and curled up for a nap. She purred contently as Bucky slowly petted her with his flesh hand and Steve wrapped an arm around his shoulders.

"Thanks Steve. She's...she's great." Bucky says softly.

"I think she knows that she's needed. I know that despite what you claim, you don't like being alone. I thought she would help when you're not on a mission with me." Steve explains.

"Yeah, well, I can't keep crawling into bed with Mom and Dad." Bucky jokes.

"You know they don't mind. You'll even be able to take Alpine with you." Steve laughs.

"True. They're cooking dinner for everyone by the way."

"You know who's cooking and what?"

"Tony's making his lasagna." Bucky says.

"We better get up there early then. Both for a chance to get dinner and so we can talk to Stephen about talking to Alpine." Steve points out.

Which they did a couple of hours later. They left Alpine behind so she could get used to her new home and they went upstairs for dinner. Steve first approached Stephen to talk to him about the new pet while Bucky helped get the dishes out, and the sorcerer actually chuckled. Stephen and Tony were both unfazed with the news, and Stephen agreed to talk to Alpine and the other animals once the new feline was settled so that they knew of each other and lived peacefully. He actually was able to talk to the other pets that night since Emir and Flynn came up with Quill, Scott, and Cassie, so they knew the new cat wasn't an intruder.

When Steve and Bucky went downstairs and eventually crawled into bed for the night, Alpine hopped up to join them. She curled up at the foot of the bed with a happy purr and that answered one of Steve's questions about what they would need for her. They certainly wouldn't be bothering with a bed.

"What about you?" Bucky mumbles sleepily.

"Seeing that she helps you will be enough for me." Steve answers softly. "I'll always do what I can to make life better for you. For us . I'm with you--"

"Till the end of the line." Bucky finishes with a whisper before finally falling asleep.

It was their promise to each other after all.

#steve rogers #bucky barnes #stucky #mama bear au #alpine the cat

[kevrocksicehouse]

Dean Stockwell 1936-2021.

Before Dean Stockwell turned 50 he had shared a screen with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra (Anchors Aweigh), acted in a Best Picture winner (Gentleman’s Agreement), was acclaimed as a D.H. Lawrence hero (Sons and Lovers), and won two Cannes acting awards, one for what was a definitive version of Eugene O’ Neill’s Long Days Journey Into Night co-starring Ralph Richardson, Katherine Hepburn and Jason Robards, the other shared with Orson Welles and Bradford Dillman for Compulsion. He had also acted in The Werewolf of Washington and Won Ton Ton the Dog Who Saved Hollywood as he would later show up as a gun-range owner in Beverly Hills Cop II and a sheriff in the low-budget horror film Creepy Crawlers. As an in-demand child actor who aged into a busy character actor, he took work where he got it and picked his moments as he found them, and he found quite a few in a career anybody could be proud of. And then there was that four year stretch of the ‘80s where he was arguably the best and most provocative actor of his time.

Stockwell had previously dropped out of acting to pursue the LA hippie lifestyle (he designed the album cover for Neil Young’s American Stars and Bars album) and again to dabble in real estate after a disappointing adult career. He was coaxed back by Wim Wenders to play the estranged brother of Harry Dean Stanton’s emotional and physical wreck. Stockwell turned the well-adjusted  sibling into more than a straight man and his dynamic with Stanton made me wonder what a gender-switched Persona might have been like. In Jonathan Demme’s Married to the Mob he played gang boss Tony “The Tiger” as an innocent-in-his-own-mind playboy, a man who thinks nothing of killing second banana Alec Baldwin. (“I loved you like a father” says Baldwin. “Well you disappointed the shit out of me” Stockwell replies before pulling the trigger) and then coming on to his wife at the funeral. And the scene where he blithely sings a fast-food jingle on his way to an assassination attempt (“Drive up to the clown”/ “It’s a Burger World town.”) is one of the movies loopiest depictions of a happy man. As Howard Hughes in an almost-cameo from Francis Ford Coppola’s Tucker: The Man and His Dream, he went to places neither Jason Robards or Leonardo DiCaprio got to, holding up a dark mirror to Jeff Bridges sunny dreams, playing a drifting Ahab who lost sight of his white whale years ago. And as Ben, the small-town pimp in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, rouged up like the love child of Joel Grey’s Cabaret Emcee and Paul Reuben’s Pee-Wee Herman (with a slithery smooth voice suggesting he’d been up to things neither of them would countenance) Stockwell stole the decade’s best film. “Suave,” admires Dennis Hopper’s demonic psychopath Frank Booth, “You’re one suave f---” and as Stockwell grabs a handy stage light (the better to cast shadows) and lip-synch’s Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams” (“The candy-colored clown they call The Sandman….”) slowly turning in into a dance of depraved seduction, he turned the movie away from surreal-tinged noir, and towards the transgressive nightmares (Lost Highway, Inland Empire) that would fully complete Lynch’s career. (If that scene doesn’t show up at least once in your nightmares, your nightmares aren’t doing it right). Stockwell would complete his own career (even as he kept his hand in for another decade) as a hologram appearing to a time-travelling physician on TV’s Quantum Leap, neatly blending an actor’s “gig is a gig” philosophy with the weirdness that turned him into a legend. RIP.

#dean stockwell #RIP #in memoriam #obituary #kevrock

[apomaro-mellow]

Part 3

Do yall got a favorite cereal mascot? Mine’s the Honey Nut Cheerios bee

Steve watched as Eddie dazzled a field trip of elementary students by having a load of birds up and down both arms, perched on his gangly limbs like branches. This demon, who had shown him more human compassion than his own parents. This demon, who Steve would only be able to be around so long as his wish was unfulfilled...

They were around snakes next and Steve got to watch as Eddie entertained a different group of children by letting a large snake curl around his shoulders after a quick ‘don’t try this at home, kids’. Eddie kept the more adventurous occupied, while Steve got to have a small moment with a boy who was more apprehensive around snakes.

He felt a surge of triumph and warmth when he was able to get the boy confident enough to pet the snake that was coiled around his wrist. The boy lit up like a whole new world had been opened up for him. Steve was beginning to understand the feeling.

“So?”, Eddie asked as they walked the path between exhibits. “What about this?”

“I like animals. And kids. And being outdoors”, Steve said.

“So is it a winner?”

Steve thought about it. “Don’t people usually feel like a...a spark or something? Something that makes it feel like their calling?”

“Is that what you want? A calling?”

Steve nodded. “Something that makes me really feel like I belong.”

“Then we’ll find that place”, Eddie promised him.

“Before we go, can we see the tigers? They’re my favorite.”

As if Eddie was going to deny him anything now. They stood outside the tiger enclosure and Steve watched them move about, lighting up a little when he saw one of them had a cub tailing after it. Meanwhile, Eddie watched Steve. Beautiful, beautiful Steve.

After the zoo stint, Eddie took them through a door that took them back into the apartment.

“We’re here again?”, Steve questioned, back into the t-shirt and sweats he put on that morning. He looked to the door and tried opening it himself, but it was locked shut.

“We’ve had a big, full day. And little mortals need their sleep. And that door only works for me, by the way. Even if you did get it open, you’d be falling through an endless void until it chose where to spit you up.”

“What are we gonna do for the rest of the day, then?”

“Now we get to do what I want”, Eddie waggled his brows and his voice got deep and for a moment Steve felt a bit like prey.

He didn’t know whether he was relieved or disappointed when Eddie sat him down on the small couch and put a movie on.

“So tigers are your favorite animal, huh?”

“Yeah”, Steve replied as the movie started.

“Alright”, Eddie got comfortable next to Steve and grinned. The kind of grin that worried Steve. “Fuck, marry, kill - Tony the Tiger, Count Chocula, the Trix Rabbit.”

For a moment, Steve just sat there, dumbfounded by the question. While Eddie waited expectantly. When Steve finally found his voice, it was in spurts and bursts.

“Why would you-how would you even-fuck?! First of all, Tony is a mentor. He’s a coach, he’s not gonna fuck his players. And I wouldn’t kill him.”

“Okay, you’d marry Tony. Good to know.”

“I didn’t say that.”

“And the rabbit?”

“I wouldn’t marry a rabbit either. Or fuck one.”

“Kill the Trix Rabbit. He’s a cereal thief anyway. So that just leaves the Count...and one choice left...”, Eddie smirked.

Steve took a second to catch up and his jaw dropped. “No.”

“You landed on marry Tony, kill the Trix Rabbit. By process of elimination that means-”

“I wouldn’t fuck Count Chocula!”

“Why not?”

“First of all, he’s a cartoon-”

“Irrelevant to the conversation.”

“Second, he’s not even a real vampire. He’s a chocolate vampire.”

Eddie turned to sit on his side, facing Steve more while draping his arm across the back of the couch. “Are you gonna change any of your answers?”

Steve’s arms crossed as he seriously contemplated it. Eddie knew he was in deep trouble when he could just stare at him sitting there for hours.

“What’re you thinkin’ about, gorgeous?”

“Tony the Tiger would be a good husband. He’s great with kids”, Steve answered and tried not to think about how warm he got when Eddie called him that. “And the Trix Rabbit is notoriously bad with children.”

“Hey, Steve?”

“What?”

“You’re a vampire fucker.”

“Did you put a movie on just so we could ignore it?”

“I was just getting a feel”, Eddie said. “There’s two kinds of people who enjoy Robin Hood.”

“I don’t even wann know what kind of people you’re referring to”, Steve said with a shake of his head. Then a thought occurred to him. “You know, you’re kinda like a vampire.”

Eddie’s brain shot to the moon with what Steve could be implying and where this conversation could take them.

“....Go on.”

“You’re ancient and you need to drink blood.”

Eddie gasped. “Ancient? I don’t look a day over 20 and I have the stamina of a demon half my age.”

“And the blood?”

“Well you know that’s true.”

Steve’s gaze dropped from Eddie’s and went back to the screen as he began. “Speaking of...”

“Speaking of?”

“Don’t you need some now?” Steve looked back at him.

“’Need’ is a strong word.” But ‘want’? ‘Desire’? He was leaning heavily towards ‘lust’ at this point. Eddie’s throat bobbed as he swallowed. Steve’s eyes followed the motion. It felt like they were teetering towards something.

Steve thrust his hand out towards Eddie. “Here. Considering that coffee you made, I think your body could use this.”

Eddie took the hand without thinking, let his thumb stroke Steve’s knuckles. There was a prominent vein sticking out on the back of his hand and Eddie wanted to follow it to Steve’s heart with his lips. But as it were, receiving a bite on the back of the hand was probably pretty painful.

Instead, he held Steve’s hand delicately. Eddie held eye contact with him as he bit down in the meat between his thumb and index finger. He was rewarded with seeing Steve’s eyes flutter as he broke the skin. What was even sweeter than the blood on his tongue was the blush growing on Steve’s cheeks.

Eddie only sipped for a couple of moments, knowing that if he indulged, he wouldn’t know when to stop. He licked at Steve’s hand to heal the pricked skin but couldn’t release him just yet.

“You wanna ask me something”, Eddie surmised, looking into his eyes.

“I wanna ask you...for something. But I don’t know if I can.”

“Is it the kind of thing you’ve asked for before?”

The corner of Steve’s lips pulled up. “Not verbally, no. I’ve always just like, put out a vibe or something.”

“Try me then”, Eddie smirked.

Steve looked down at their hands, still in each other’s grasp and slowly put his fingers between Eddie’s. His other hands moved to cup Eddie’s face, his fingers getting lost in that curtain of hair.

“Come here”, Steve nearly whispered as he pulled him in for a kiss.

Part 5

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Fic writer questionnaire! Tagged by @deputychairman, thank you!

1) How many works do you have on AO3?

65....just waiting for 69 so i can celebrate

2) What's your total AO3 word count?

288,609

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

okay, so, there's a lot so we're gonna collapse some. So, 16: The Witcher (games and show), Supernatural, Dark Angel, Glee, Stargate (both SG1 and SGA), MCU, Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf, due South, DC (comics and movies), House of Leaves, Sense8, Harry Potter, Les Miserables (book), Doctor Who, and X-Men movies. Oh, and I wrote a lot of NSYNC RPF back in the day but you will never see it. (Unless you literally read it back then and remember one and want to reread it, I’m not ashamed of them if you were also in the pit with me. If that is the case feel free to ask.)

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?  

all some children do is work: this one surprised me, i did NOT think there was this kind of appetite for almost-gen turned-into-a-kid fic, but i do really like the fic itself so i'm contented with its acclaim

method: i mean, it's fake dating, written back when there wasn't much non-modern-AU fake dating in witcher fandom (possibly there still isn't?) so, not surprised

Emergency Pants: this is the one that the Claw chose back in 2012 bc i had written very pornographic tony/bruce about a month after Avengers came out so there was a big appetite for it. i don't much care for it these days except i do still think the tony voice is good

warm you like the sunshine: deeply unsurprised this one is popular (and it's one of my own fics that i reread a lot), it's extremely tender BDSM with a juggernaut pairing, that gets the readers

As often as from thee I go: honestly kinda surprised about this one, which is just a 2500 word confection i wrote for my own satisfaction, but it does have explicit sex and jaskier crying about his feelings so maybe it makes sense

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I almost always do, but usually just with "Thanks!" unless it's a detailed or lengthy comment.

6) What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

"Long black night, morning frost" (Les Miserables) for absolute certain. One of the very few fics I've written with an outright unhappy and pessimistic ending (although I found it very cathartic to write). For Witcher fics, "Kind" and "go ask alice" are about as sad as I get.

7) What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

Almost all of them, honestly. There's a point in happiness of endings where you really can't distinguish degrees. Probably the most--not saccharine, but distinctly Happy Ending-ish is either "Water like a stone" or "Darling, if you only knew," which to my eternal shame are both Glee fics. In terms of Witcher fics...it's still hard to pick! I think the kidfic trilogy ended very, very happily; I think "If you live through this with me" ended TOO happily.

8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you've written?

I do not, and I don't read them, at least not since the days of the late 90s/early 2000s when I once read a really good Highlander/X-Files crossover (oh, and Martha's cosmic horror fic where Stargate and Angel and I think something else all cross over but it feels quite natural and right). I don't like fusions, either, most of the time.

9) Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Never! In 20 years! I've been extremely lucky.

10) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

ahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

yes...yes you could say i write smut. on occasion. you know, when the urge comes on me. i write mostly kink or at least kink-adjacent fic, but i've done some vanilla scenes too, and i write m/m and m/f and (occasionally) f/f. fun fact, my only rimming scene to date was in a f/f/f threesome!

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12) Have you ever had a fic translated?

I think so? I can't remember, honestly, which sounds dreadful but like...I don't READ the translation, because I am sadly monolingual, but I get a burst of delight when someone asks to do it (or to make a podfic).

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have tried--me and a friend once got like 12k deep into a co-written Tiger and Bunny fic--but it doesn't really work out for me. I am a massive control freak when it comes to writing and absolutely miserable to work with. (Although I wasn't so bad back when we wrote the T&B fic, we just sort of never got around to finishing it. Which is sad, because it was GREAT.)

14) What's your all time favorite ship?

Max/Alec from Dark Angel. I shipped it when I only started watching DA for Jensen's episodes, I shipped it when I fell in love with Max, I shipped it when I frantically hand-wrote notes about the fic I wanted to write, I ship it right now as I'm typing, I will ship it in my grave. Also it's not a het ship bc neither of them are heterosexual, thank you very much.

15) What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

I only post finished fics, but in terms of things I haven't posted, I still think my "For A Good Time Call" fem!jaskier/yennefer(/geralt) AU would have been truly incredible. If you haven't watched that movie go watch it immediately so you can share this beautiful idea with me.

16) What are your writing strengths?

Ohhh, this and the next one are hard, because I truly don't know. Well, besides "porn." I am genuinely good at porn, which is HILARIOUS considering how many more sex scenes I've written than participated in. But overall, I have so much angst and neurosis and tenuous self-worth tied up in writing, I'm a very bad judge of my own skills. Also, it depends on the fandom! In some fandoms I'm good at dialogue, in others not so much. In some fandoms I'm good at pastiching the tone of the source and in others...Not So Much.

17) What are your writing weaknesses?

If I had to pick a weakness, though, I'd say concrete imagery/detail. Like, the things that characters are physically doing either out of emotional reaction or just, they're doing something in that scene. Dialogue is usually easier (not sure if it comes out better, but it's easier).

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?  

I used to be mildly annoyed at it but! Now! On AO3! You can put a footnote by the French or whatever, so the reader can jump down to read a translation and then jump right back up. I now feel that if you choose to include dialogue (or any words) in another language from the rest of the story, this is the only acceptable method.

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for?

I remember vaguely in 1996 or so writing a couple pages of Kit whump for the Young Wizards books. I wrote some execrable nonsense in X-Files, but in my defense I had just turned 13. I don't THINK I wrote anything for Star Trek, which was my first fandom. Oh, and I attempted to write fic for Homicide, which I watched in 7th and 8th grade and lied about my age to get onto the good mailing lists (they were actually the bad, racist mailing lists, I would later realize, but again I was 13).

20) What's your favorite fic you've written?

Sorry to disappoint anyone who follows me for Witcher content, but it's either "The absolute absurdity of end-series items" (House of Leaves) or "A quite unlosable game" (Dark Angel). They are both Big Idea fics, and I feel like in both of them I got the Idea across brilliantly, and I'm truly proud of them and think they're the best things I've ever made. (In terms of Witcher fic, it's the kidfic trilogy for sure.)

I am not going to tag anyone because that always makes me mildly anxious, but if you read this and you want to do it you can say you were tagged by me! :D? :D?

#meme

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Review

So, are we just gonna sit here not addressing the elephant in the room or do we give director Hayao Miyazaki a call and make him aware that he has full right to sue Disney for blatantly stealing his design of the water dragon from his movie Spirited Away? I don’t know, just seems like the cool thing to do these days, you know, suing Disney? Wait, is that me throwing shade at Black Widow for no reason? Why yes, yes it is.

Plot: Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

Critics and reviews are useless. Yes, stating that makes me a hypocrite of the highest order of orders seeing as I am a film critic myself, albeit an unpaid one. I even have a T-shirt that states “UNPAID FILM CRITIC” and that is both hilarious and also self-heart-breaking but nonetheless you are not here to read about my wardrobe contents. You’re here to read about my thoughts on Shang-Chi and all those numerous rings that are referred to even though we all know that the only ring that matters is the One Ring that needs to be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came!! Unfortunately that ring does not make an appearance in this film nor is it even mentioned, and that may be due to the case of it belonging to a different franchise entirely however, and this is a big however... I don’t give a crap! Gimme the One Ring!! I wants it!! The precious is MINE!! But anyway, returning to my original point from which I strayed unnecessarily, this movie underlined how frustrating reviews can be. 

You see, Shang-Chi is a solid movie. It very much is a good solo superhero origin story that features some well choreographed martial arts action sequences and makes great strides in pushing for diversity in major Hollywood blockbusters. Similar to Black Panther in fact. That is all well and good, however about half a month ago this film was previewed to a bunch of critics and they all came out with their social media reactions and reviews screaming and hailing this movie as being one of the greatest superhero solo movies ever. Naturally that got us all really excited, especially since at least in my eyes, with me being a huge Marvel Cinematic Universe fan and all, Shang-Chi was never particularly in my radar of interest originally as I was more looking forward to other MCU upcoming titles such as Thor: Love & Thunder, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and The Eternals. So when critics came out on the internet spilling endless praise for Shang-Chi, my first reaction was “DA FAK!?” following which I joined on the hype train and screamed “choo-choo!” in excitement as I looked forward to this new exciting entry in the MCU. Having now watched the film I come out feeling disappointed, as even though I enjoyed it, like any Marvel film, I find that this movie suffers heavily from being overrated. 

As stated prior, Shang-Chi, like any Marvel movie, is enjoyable. It’s perfect blockbuster movie escapism filled with action, fun characters, big visuals and many references and Easter Eggs that would excite die hard franchise fans. However does this film really offer anything truly out of the ordinary that other films prior to it have not? The central dramatic plot dynamic involving a son and his father not seeing eye to eye due to one being blind sighted from reality is very common in the world of cinema. Also the martial arts action sequences, though certainly well choreographed and especially one of the first fight sequences set in a magic forest (naturally) that plays out more like a dance is worth mentioning, are cool to look at, however they too are downgraded by some sloppy editing and camera cuts that really make you lose the feeling of immersion that some superior martial arts films have such as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon or The Raid or any of the Bruce Lee movies. I’m certain that the stunts and choreography are effortless, but due to the shaky filmmaking and jump cuts I missed a lot of it. However nevertheless for Marvel and the superhero genre as a whole this is evidently more impressive than the usual Hulk-smashing shenanigans.

The central main cast is made up of mostly Asian heritage which of course is great for diversity in cinema, and to be fair many of these actors prove themselves to be major stars that fit quite smoothly into such a big blockbuster as Shang-Chi. Simu Liu as the titular character is a natural born star. He has that genuine star power and he easily proves that he can carry a big movie. He has the necessary charm and charisma that shines on screen, so I look forward to seeing him more as this character in future MCU entries, and also hope this proves Simu Liu a gateway into more mainstream movie projects. Awkwafina is fine in her role as Shang-Chi’s best friend Katy, and it was nice seeing a central duo of a man and a woman that doesn’t force a useless love story between them. They are just friends and it was nice seeing that type of dynamic. That being said I personally am not a fan of Awkwafina and her overly croaky voice, but that of course is just personal preference. Tony Leung as Shang-Chi’s father and also previously Marvel teased villain the Mandarin brings the necessary heft and gravitas to the role, and also a certain appearance by a British actor returning as a character we’ve seen previously in another Marvel movie was a welcome surprise that brought many laughs in my screening and honestly this guy nearly stole the entire show. It’s just that this is such a well written and performed character and I’m so happy they brought him back. I’m certain if you look it up on the old Internet Explorer you’ll find out who I’m talking about, however no spoilers in this review. 

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a perfectly enjoyable Marvel movie featuring martial arts. That’s in a nutshell what it is. It has moments of true greatness but in my opinion doesn’t actually stand out that much from other Marvel solo superhero outings. That’s in no way a complaint towards the movie, I’m just confused as to why this movie is so overrated? Maybe I’m missing something. Regardless, I’m now gonna go back and focus on the ring that actually matters - the One Ring - and begin yet another marathon of the Lord of the Rings movies. Ciao! 

Overall score: 6/10

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

This is the second film in Marvel’s phase 4 films after the events of Avengers:Endgame. I’m slowly preparing myself for the onslaught of Marvel movies that will take place in the next four months, The Eternals in November and Spider-Man in December. I went in with low expectations, this is a character I know little about, in a franchise that I have no real love for. I was pleasantly surprised just how much I enjoyed this, not without flaws, but still a very good movie Marvel film that has got me a little excited about the new phase.

Shaun and his best friend, Katy, are going through life together, plodding along, not making the most of anything. On a bus ride home, assassins come for Shaun and his mothers pendant that he is always wears. An epic fight takes place and Shaun reveals himself to Katy as Shang-Chi, son of Xu Wenwu, leader of The Ten Rings. The pair of them travel to China to warn his sister about their father. The closer he gets to home, the more we learn about him and his past.

What stood out the most for me was the action. I’ve become disillusioned with the action in these comic book movies. They’re all the same, not spectacular. Shang-Chi is spectacular. There is clearly a lot of inspiration from other Asian martial arts films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Raid franchise. It’s great to watch, not many cuts, but just good fighting scenes. That was refreshing. I thought the first two thirds were really good, there was little alien involvement, again something I dislike. I like my villains to be human, to be flawed but real. Not just some alien that wants to take over the world. Shang-Chi seemed to be going down this route and that was enjoyable. Despite my lack of excitement for Marvel films, I have seen them all. I try to think after the movie, if I hadn’t watched any of the previous films, would I get the reference, would I still have understood what was going on. I’d say yes for Shang-Chi, there is a character who pops up from Iron Man 3 that I was surprised to see, who does become the comic relief, but it’s explained fairly well in the film to catch you up to speed if you hadn’t seen it. I was also a big fan of the use of flashbacks, this film felt more character driven than other Marvel films and this was something that took me by surprise.

As good as the first two thirds were, the last third did feel a little repetivite of past Marvel movies. It suddenly became an alien villain and that was disappointing as the initial villain was interesting enough. The visual effects were still impressive, but it just seemed a bit rushed, like they couldn’t think of an ending so they just decided to have this other-worldly being that, you guessed it, wanted to destroy the world. Whilst there were some good performances, mainly from Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh and Tony Leung, I wasn’t that interested in the lead, Simu Liu. His character tried to be both jokey and serious and to me that was slightly jarring. Perhaps they just need to figure out what this character will be. Be one or the other, I don’t think both really work. 

4/5 As Marvel movies go, this was one that I was impressed by. The fighting was by far the best from Marvel that I can remember. There were flaws, but it was ultimately very enjoyable.

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