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[wifeofnatasharomanoff]

Loved Too Late?

Warnings: Angst? Jealousy?

Words: 1,360

Chapter 2/3

(AN: Hi!! Part 2 of this 3 part series, set a couple months after Nat and Y/n get married)

I walk into my chambers, hearing Natasha get back from the trip outside the kingdom.

"Natasha?" I look around the room, seeing her laying back against the cushions. "Oh you poor thing.." I mutter to myself, sitting beside her.

"Y/n..?" She looks over at me. "Natasha what happened out there?" I scan over the scratches littered on her skin, gasping quietly.

"Nothing you need to worry about, princess." She slightly groans in pain as she adjusts her position on the bed. "My Lady, you're hurt. Please let me help you." I grasp her hand, grabbing a damp cloth to wipe off the dirt and blood.

She winces as the cold, damp cloth touches her skin. "I told you I didn't need help Y/n." I glare at her, looking up from wiping her arm. "Shh.. I don't want to hear it right now." I drop the cloth in a bucket, crossing my arms sternly.

"Natasha what the fuck. You could've seriously been hurt out there. I told you not to go alone I- I'm your wife, no. I'm the princess of this kingdom, and as long as we stay here rules are rules." I say, grabbing a bandage to wrap up her arms.

"Y/n- I said I was fine, why do you care? We're not in love or anything. We simply got married to form an alliance." I felt hurt, I couldn't tell why but I just did.

"No, no- you're right.. I don't know I just.." I get up from the bed, walking to the door. I clear my throat before speaking once again, "I'll be in the Throne Room if you need me. King Valkyrie from New Asgard is visiting our kingdom, I prefer if she has good company." I leave the room.

I enter the Throne Room, greeting the maids, looking around for Valkyrie. "Princess Y/n." I look behind me, glancing up at her. "King Valkyrie, I'm honored that you made it here." I bow down, she stops me.

"Enough of that 'Royal Highness' nonsense," She takes my hand, placing a kiss on my knuckles, causing a gasp to escape my throat. "I–" I laugh nervously, feeling heat creep up my cheeks making a blush form. "Call me Valkyrie, princess."

"Well- Valkyrie, how- how long are you staying in my kingdom?" I ask, brushing out the wrinkles on my gown. "As long as you wish, but I'm afraid my stay cannot last any longer than a week my princess."

"That's a shame.. I plan on holding a ball for you my King, tomorrow?" She nods in agreement. "That's wonderful news."

I show her to her chambers, walking in the corridors. "Hopefully you find your stay here well." She looks down at me, smiling. "I may think I already do, Princess Y/n."

A few minutes pass, as I hear footsteps in the quiet hallways. "Y/n." I turn to see Natasha behind us.

"Oh- Valkyrie I haven't had the chance to introduce you to, my wife. Princess Natasha from the Romanova kingdom." I say, placing a hand on Valkyries shoulder.

'Valkyrie? Not King Valkyrie?' , Natasha thinks.

"Pleasure to meet you." Valkyrie says, bringing her out of her thoughts. "Likewise." She replies.

The bell for sundown rings. "I'm sorry to say, but we must part ways, goodnight Valkyrie. I'll see you tomorrow morning?" Valkyrie nods.

I smile, waving goodbye. "Farewell!"

Me and Natasha walk off to our chambers.

"You two seem awfully friendly." She says, causing me to turn my gaze from the mirror to the bed. "What's the matter with that Natasha?" I take off my gown layers, getting ready for bed.

"I thought you said we weren't in love, and that our marriage was made just to form an alliance." I unclasp my jewelry, putting it on the desk. "Yes but– what would the public think? If they saw the Princesses talking with others. Like that."

I sigh, sitting next to her on the bed. "Like what?" She looks away from me, "Nothing‐ just go to bed. I'll see you in the morning." She turns her back to me, laying down. "Goodnight." I blow out the candles, lying down as well, slowly falling asleep."

I hear birds chirp and tweet, daylight seeping into the darkened room, fluttering my eyes open. The feeling of the empty bed, making me realize that Natasha was up already.

I sit up, hearing a knock on the door. "Come in."

"Princess Y/n." I get up from the bed, hugging her. "Valkyrie! How did you sleep?" She chuckles, "I slept well my princess, how was your sleep?" I nod, rubbing my eyes, "Good, good.. I just woke up so-"

"Oh! I'm sorry if I woke you." I shake my head, reassuring her. "No- no, I woke up a bit before that. Don't worry." I smile, looking down at my hands.

"So.. the ball?" She says, gazing into my eyes. I make out a cough, clearing my throat. "Yes! The ball.. it's tonight, you better be in your best attire my King." I laugh, looking back at her.

Natasha enters the room, "Good morning." She says, walking next to me. A possessive hand touches ny waist, making me look down at her hand. "I–"

"Good morning, Princess Natasha. Well- I best be on my way, quite a lot to look for later tonight." Valkyrie winks at me, leaving the room.

"What was that Natasha?" I pry her hands off my waist, walking to the vanity. "You've never acted like that before- seriously."

"It- it doesn't matter. I'll see you at the ball, princess." She leaves the room, leaving me alone to let my thoughts run wild.

'Why did she do that? She hasn't ever touched me like that before. I shouldn't worry too much. It's not like she likes me or anything, we never even had a normal conversation since our marriage.' I think to myself, running my hands through my hair, as I watch the day get shorter as minutes and hours pass.

The day passes soon, getting darker out. I twirl in my ball gown, looking at myself in the mirror.

"Princess Y/n. The ball is starting soon, you are needed in the Ball Room." I nod, the maid walks away.

'Alright. Y/n, it's just a ball. Nothing new, you've been doing this since birth.' I think to myself, walking into the Ball Room.

I look around the room, spotting Valkyrie. "Y/n! My, you look ravishing my Princess." She takes my hand, kissing it. "As do you my King." I smile, looking up at her.

"Care to dance?" I nod yes, allowing her to place a hand on my waist, swaying our bodies to the music. I giggle softly, "This has to be the most joy I ever had in this cursed room." She takes my hand, twirling me before pressing our bodies together.

"Really?" I nod. "Mhm." We dance for a couple minutes later, till the music stops.

"Would you like some wine Valkyrie? The maids made some a few hours ago." I walk over to the tables, picking a glass up and handing it to her. "Not bad." She says, taking a sip.

I see my red-headed wife walk over to us, "Good evening King Valkyrie." She bows, taking a glass of wine as well. "Good evening Princess Natasha, your wife is quite the dancer." Valkyrie says, walking off to the dance floor.

She takes a few sips of the wine, putting the glass back down. "Oh so you danced with her too?" I look away from her. "What's the problem with that Natasha?" She puts a hand under my chin, causing me to look up at her.

"I think you and I both know the problem with that Y/n." I blush, forcing my gaze away from her.

"Goodnight everyone, me and my wife shall be going to bed now." She grabs my hand, pulling us to our bedroom.

I gasp, regaining control over my breath, looking up at her. "Natasha what the fuck was that, I didn't plan to leave the Ball Room why'd you tell them we were going to bed–"

I widen my eyes, feeling soft lips over mine, freezing in place.

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MCU Phase 5 & 6 Predictions and Theories

Clearly I’ve had too much time on my hands lately, but please feel free to reply with your thoughts and own predictions! Links to sources have been provided in cases where tweets, articles, or interviews are referenced!

**Quick disclaimer that these are merely my own theories and predictions, not necessarily what I want or hope to happen, but are based on patterns and predicted storylines.**

Regé-Jean Page as Reed Richards/Mr.Fantastic.

I am pretty sure that Secret Invasion tweet error was a copy/paste issue from a cast list provided to social media reps of cast members so he has likely been cast in something. However, I doubt it is Secret Invasion and it would not be a minor role, and he would be a perfect choice for the smartest man alive.

Cillian Murphy will not play Doctor Doom, but he will be cast in a non-F4 project.

Although he has been fancast by many as Doctor Doom and would do a great job playing the villain, I really doubt we see him take up that mantle. However, I do believe we may see him take on another anti-hero or grey character as that he would do just as great a job as. 

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau cast as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom.

This rumour has been circulating a while and seems the most likely scenario in my opinion, more so than other popular choices among fans such as Murphy and Cavill. Marvel has successfully cashed in on the Game of Thrones appeal of many actors in the past and they are sure to again. 

**Although Coster-Waldau is a phenomenal actor and would play a MCU villain very well, it must be noted that Victor von Doom is a Romani character and should in fact be played by a Romani actor. Yet as Marvel has unfortunately not been competent in their appropriately cast Romani or Jewish characters of actors of a shared heritage, I find it difficult to believe that this behaviour will be amended in time for this casting (which may have already taken place).**

Laura Dern in New Asgard.

We saw Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill in Thor: Ragnarok, giving us 2/3 of the original Jurassic Park trio, and both were set to be in Thor: Love and Thunder (but only Neill did as Goldblum’s scene was cut), I NEED DR. GRANT AND DR. SATTLER TOGETHER IN THE MCU. Possibly as actress Frigga in an Asgardian play? Maybe the Grandmaster could be in the audience?? I don’t care how this would happen as I don’t see Thor 5 happening, but it is very important to me personally that it does. (This is the only personal indulgence prediction I promise). 

Sylvie will die in Loki Season 2, Loki returns to New Asgard. 

Both of them won’t make it out of the next season, yet I see Loki being a more likely option to survive in this case as he would return to New Asgard as a whistleblower about how dangerous Kang has become. However, none of the Avengers would believe him until Scott Lang confirms following the events of Quantumania.

Valkyrie adopting a much larger role in the MCU, dates Carol Danvers.

As we are nearing the end of our time with Thor and Loki, Valkyrie will likely be our link to Asgard. It’s also about time they give our King a girlfriend, and it being Carol Danvers would make them the ultimate power couple. 

Nova announcement for Phase 6. 

It’s overdue that Nova be introduced into the MCU, and with the Guardians making their exit in May it is the perfect timing to introduce a new connection to the galactic aspect of the MCU. It would also possibly be something hinted towards or appear in a post-credit scene in GotG vol. 3, and be connected to Adam Warlock’s future in the MCU. 

Midnight Sons announcement for Phase 6 or 7. 

This one feels pretty obvious given the introduction of Moon Knight & Mr. Knight, Blade, Werewolf by Knight, Man-Thing (Ted!!!) and Elsa Bloodstone, we’re seeing much more characters falling into the darker and monster-related side of the MCU who are all tied to the Midnight Sons. In addition to the fact that other affiliates are likely being introduced soon, including Wolverine and Ghost Rider, and others including Doctor Strange, Wong, and Mordo already present, it is certainly in Marvel’s plans for the future.

Antony Starr cast as Dracula in Blade.

Another highly rumoured casting, this time based upon Starr tweeting about being busy with little explanation and other alleged leaks. He is amazing as Homelander in The Boys, so him undertaking a villain such as Dracula would be great.

“Ralph Bohner” revealed as Peter Maximoff, explains Deadpool and the X-Men’s introduction to the MCU. 

Given the possibility that Ralph Bohner is the member of WITSEC that Jimmy Woo was going to Westview to visit, a theory I explain more in depth here as WITSEC is not typically FBI jurisdiction, it would make sense that he will be connected to Deadpool and the X-Men entering the MCU, albeit with a different cast. Peter and Wade would be from the same universe, with the new X-Men being from another, thus explaining the discrepancy of having seen the first reboot of the franchise in Deadpool 2.

Daniel Brühl’s “surprise” return as Helmut Zemo in the Thunderbolts.

We were all expecting that Zemo was going to be in the Thunderbolts given that he plays a significant role in the comics, and Brül addresses this by reminding fan’s that Zemo is “not dead” and “even if he could [explain], he couldn’t” tell fans if he will return. Yeah, he’s definitely coming back. Marvel’s probably just waiting until the trailer drops or even hiding it until the film’s release to generate hype closer to it’s release. 

Okoye returns in Thunderbolts and Wakanda plays a large role in the plot.

Given Bucky’s history with Hydra, it’s difficult to see Bucky joining Valentina given her ties with the organization, leaving two scenarios plausible: he is not aware of them, or is a double agent. If the possible rumours that it involves a heist in Wakanda, especially considering how Valentina likely has a vendetta against them for aiding Ross in escaping, it is surely the latter as I cannot see Bucky so blatantly defying Wakanda after all they did for him unless there is a more pressing threat at hand (ie. in TFATWS/CAATWS). And, if this is true, a large threat such as the Hydra under the guise of the U.S. Government classifies it as that. 

Andrew Garfield appearance in Venom 3.

This is pretty popular, but considering his line in Spider-Man: No Way Home that he “want[s] to fight an alien,” it feels foreshadowing. That, plus the fan reception of his return and performance as Peter Parker, makes it natural that Sony would want to continue featuring him in their non-MCU universe, and have him face off with Venom or join forces against a common foe.

Milly Alcock cast as Gwen Stacy.

Another GOT/HOTD related casting prediction, Milly Alcock as Gwen Stacy is something I have seen discussed as a fan cast rapidly growing in popularity. And, as mentioned before, Marvel has historically favoured actors who featured in GOT, including Richard Madden, Kit Harrington, and Emilia Clarke in the MCU, with Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams in the XCU. Not only has she proved herself a great actress and bears a striking resemblance to the comic and Into the Spiderverse depictions of the character, but Gwen Stacy needs to be played as independent, strong and proactive in her behaviour. In her portrayal of Rhaenyra Targaryen, she has proved herself capable of portraying these traits as a strong female lead tenfold. 

Donald Glover Returns as Aaron Davis/Prowler along with Miles Morales.

Again, another pretty obvious development, but I do not think Glover’s role of producing and starring as the titular character of Hypno-Hustler, a Sony film about another Spiderverse villain, will impact his role as Prowler unless we explicitly hear him confirm that he will be handing the reins of the role over to another actor. And, of course, it is incredibly likely we see Miles Morales introduced within the next few Spider-Man films. 

Scott Lang is the one Avenger who remembers Peter Parker.

We know that there has been some exploration of the possibility that one Avenger remembers Peter Parker, and the one possible option is Scott Lang. It is through the Quantum realm that we know time travel is possible, and it may have been something being experimented with by Scott, Hope, Hank, Janet, and possibly Cassie, at the time of the spell being cast. We also don’t know what other kind of characteristics the Quantum realm may possess with regard to impacting how the spell may effect someone in it and/or absent at the time it was cast. However, this is just one of many possibilities. 

Hank Pym dies in Ant-Man: Quantumania.

Pretty self explanatory, but I think as this is most likely the final Ant-Man movie, especially with Paul Rudd, that one of their main characters will die and, since they just got Janet back, Hank seems like the most emotional loss for the other characters. 

Druig will adopt a more villainous role by the end of Phase 6.

I love Druig and Makkari so much, but in the comics, Druig is a villain that the Eternals fight against as well as being related to them. I don’t see them killing off Makkari and would be devastated if they do, but I think she may be injured or have something happen that would send Druig on a spiral. We would probably not see this until after Eternals 2 or the next Avengers films, but I fully expect Druig to have a character arc quite similar to Wanda’s.

Richard Madden returns as Ikaris in Eternals 2.

Arishem has the power to recreate any of the Eternals he wishes and, given that Ikaris was his most loyal follower and would be difficult both emotionally and physically for many of the Eternals to fight again, it would be in his best interest to bring him back.

Upcoming Avengers movie(s) death predictions:

Stephen Strange, Thor Odinson, Bucky Barnes, Scott Lang, Bruce Banner, Nick Fury.

Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 death predictions:

Rocket, Nebula, Drax, and Peter Quill.

Henry Cavill cast as any character.

He needs to be petty and go to DC’s competition lmao.

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[bushs-world]

After seeing the tweets from RTS society about the Loki series (x), one thing is extremely clear. The choice to put Loki in a boring TVA uniform was a conscious one. And I am trying to analyse what that uniform represented from a Doylist perspective.

Loki's armour

I will be using the example of Loki's armour from Thor. Also, I am not an expert in costume so I may get some things wrong.

Now, Loki's identity in the main timeline is intrinsically linked to Asgard, Odin and specially Thor. He never had any individual characteristic or storyline and his story always depended on Thor's story. In fact, for 10 years, he was only either Thor's foil or Thor's brother.

And his armour is designed to reflect Loki's place in Thor's story. The armour has a distinct asgardian look with runes and symbols. It is dark in colour as compared to Thor's bright red armour to symbolise Loki's place as the darker, more villianous brother. I also remember reading somewhere that the horns represent villiany. So, this armour represents Loki's connection to Asgard and his place as Thor's foil.

I also think this armour represents Loki's stint as a villian. Because in Marvel's 10 years photo, Loki is wearing this armour in the villians group

But he is wearing Ragnarok's armour in the hero's group

Burning down the armour

Loki's armour is burnt down at the beginning of ep 1. I think that is done to distance Loki from Thor. I remember Tom saying in an interview that after running parallel for 10 years, now Thor and Loki's story will go their own ways. So, now Loki's story is no longer dependent on Thor. For the first time, Loki exists as an individual character, not a supporting character in Thor's story.

I also think burning down the armour strips Loki down off his previous identity which was completely based on his connection to Odin and Thor. By taking away the armour, we are forced to see Loki as his own person, not as Thor's brother.

Loki in TVA's Uniform

First of all, I think Loki looked great in the TVA uniform as well. And it has become quite popular. I have seen so many people wear it, especially the variant jacket.

Now, Kasra Farhani, the head of costume said they designed the dullest, most boring outfit to put Loki in, in juxtaposition to his nature. Hence, the god of mischief in the dullest bureaucratic attire😂. So, one reason was to create this contrast with the chaotic Loki in a dull uniform.

But, I guess another reason was to differentiate this Loki from the OG Loki and to cement his place as a variant. This Loki is not our OG timeline Loki, but his variant who isn't supposed to exist. And this uniform, especially the 'VARIANT' jacket lets us see this Loki as a deviation from the original Loki

From a Watsonian perspective, this uniform works to strip Loki of his individuality and standardise him as a part of the TVA workforce.

Growing into the Uniform

While Loki is initially put in the TVA uniform to standardise him, I feel as the series progresses, he grows into the uniform. In fact, as he moves forward, his clothes start reflecting his journey.

He loses the jacket, rolls up his sleeves and his clothes keep getting shabbier until by ep 6, his attire no longer resembles the TVA uniform. His attire reflects his journey instead, from the cut on his arm to his scabbard to his shabby shirt. In the ending of ep 6, his outfit no longer blends into the TVA, rather it stands out.

Also, the reason Loki doesn't conjure new clothes is because by now, he no longer relied on projecting a controlled image of himself. And hence, was the least concerned about his appearance.

Also, Loki didn't get a new outfit by the end because this series was a deconstruction of Loki, not transformation.

#loki #loki series #loki meta #outfit analysis #loki season 1 #tva loki

[bedlamsbard]

1500 words written today and also...a not helpful day oh shit I just remembered I washed my sheets today but never made my bed, so in case you ever wonder if I do these right before I go to bed yes! I do! damn it. anyway that tells you how the day’s gone. also made a giant pot of gumbo, which didn’t quite turn out as desired and which still has dishes that need to be done, and did several loads of laundry which I did not fold, and got more messed up family news! so that’s fun! anyway everything is Fine. (everything is not fine.)

Snippet from On Yonder Hill 5.

“Thanks,” she gasped, taking Yelena’s hand when her sister holstered her gun and reached down to haul her to her feet.  Then Natasha blinked and stared at her. “What are you doing here?”

“Well, everything was crazy when everyone who got snapped started coming back, and then this wizard showed up and –”  She made a circling gesture with one hand,  “– and he said, ‘Come with me if you want your sister to live,’ and –”

“He said what?” Natasha said, appalled.

“– and I wasn’t really doing anything so I thought, you know, why not, and this might be the coolest thing you’ve ever done.”

“So this is the sister,” Loki observed dryly; Natasha vaguely remembered telling him about Yelena one of the times when they had both been drunk in Wakanda after the Snap five years ago.

Yelena gave him an unimpressed look.

“I’m Loki,” he said helpfully. “I –”

“I know who you are,” Yelena said. “I saw that YouTube video where you and Captain America read all those thirst tweets.  That was funny.”

Natasha put her head in her hands, ignoring the fact that they were covered in mud and blood and worse things. “Oh my god.”

Loki pointed at Natasha. “It was her idea and that is why she no longer handles New Asgard’s PR.”

“Hey, we all had to do it,” Natasha said. “You’re an Avenger, so you had to do it too.  Don’t blame me; you shouldn’t have agreed to the interview.”

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The most recent episode of Disney+'s Loki offers our hero, the trickster god of Asgard, the chance to get to know his new companion who may or may not be a version of himself. "Lamentis-1" moves the action away from the Time Variance Authority and offers a chance for Tom Hiddleston's Loki to chat it up with Sophia Di Martino's Sylvie, another Loki who has been causing chaos across the timeline. Trying to escape Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Ravonna Renslayer, they are zapped to a moon that's about to be destroyed.Director Kate Herron saw the episode as a "character study" that just happens to be taking place at the end of the world. During the hour, Loki, for the first time in the MCU, confirms he's bisexual, while he and Sylvie start to untangle some of each other's mysteries. Herron, best known for her work on Sex Education Season 1, spoke to Thrillist from her childhood bedroom about Loki's coming out moment, developing Sylvie, and variants.

Thrillist: Loki is confirmed bi for the first time in the MCU. It's a huge step forward for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I know you tweeted about how important it was to you. How did it come about? Kate Herron: I thought the writers wrote it in really beautifully. It's a small step in the sense that it's just he's talking about it, but then, see, it's a big step because people online have been like, "This is massive for me. This helped me come out," or, "In the country I'm from, this is huge." I was like, "OK, that's great." It was just nice because in the comic books, he's been written as bi. He's also being written as pan, and I think, for me, it was just getting to acknowledge his identity in that sense because it does build a part of who someone is. I just thought, "Well, it's canon in the comics, so if we can find a way to do it, that can work within our story."

What were the discussions about how you wanted to stage it with Tom and Sophia? I think, honestly, it was just for us about it feeling like a natural conversation, but that kind of fell more into the tone of the overall scene. Bisha [Ali], the writer, her two touchstone references were Children of Men and Before Sunrise, in the sense you're seeing these two characters get to know each other, but it's in this very complicated, apocalyptic world. They're trying to suss each other out and he's like, "Are you a Loki? What's your story?" It's almost like an intimate thing in the sense that it's like a character study, right? But the backdrop is an apocalypse because it's Loki.

What were the challenges of finding these relationship moments amid this apocalypse? It feels like a romantic film in some ways, this relationship that's brewing between these two characters. For me, it was just about it becoming a character study. Not necessarily romantic, but Loki doesn't have many friends, you know? He builds this friendship with Mobius across the second episode. It was really about crafting out characters that, by the time they get to the city at the end of the show, they're going to work as a team. And they have to have gone on a journey and maybe they'll be friends, we don't know, but at least they are at a point where, "OK, I've got your back in this moment."I remember reading in Bisha's writing, you really felt like you were with the characters and I remember that I loved the idea of [feeling] like you were in a real apocalypse for the first time, which sounds silly. When Loki and Mobius are at Pompeii, for example, that's shown through Loki's POV, right? He's joyous and he cracked the case. Pompeii was horrific, but we're seeing it through his perspective and he's in a completely different headspace. Whereas Roxxcart, it's got an element of this cracking the case when we start to peel back a bit and be like, "No, these apocalypses are quite scary." And I think then, with Lamentis, it was the next step. It was like, "Actually, this is quite a scary scenario here." The key for the finale bit was that I wanted the audience to feel like they were along for the ride with Sylvie and Loki as they try and get to the ark. So, that's why I was like, "We should just have it as this big epic shot."

How did you conceive of Lamentis? I'm very story-driven and I remember that Bisha, she's a sci-fi genius, and she had written in a lot of backstory and history of the moon and the idea that this mining colony and they dig below the surface to mine its ore. Kasra [Farahani], my production designer, was really inspired by that, and he was like, "Why don't we have this amazing black sand and the purple ore is below the black sand?" Then, there's elements of it that tip a little bit Western in places because of the big expanse and the look we did with some of the shots and the ghost town aspect. It was always to make the apocalypses feel visually striking and different to one another because the TVA are our base and, obviously, we spend a lot of time there. That has a very specific look. Whenever we leave the TVA, I think it was really just about making them feel real in some way. Because like Roxxcart, I wanted that to feel like a big futuristic store, but I suppose in the sense of Children of Men, it has some futuristic elements to it, but it doesn't feel so futuristic that it's not something real to us.

It says a lot that like in each of these apocalypses, there are people going to be taking advantage of other people. Is that something you're hoping to tease out throughout the show? Definitely. I mean, we see hints of it in the storm shelter and Roxxcart. Like I said, these are just poor people that are trying to shelter and the place that's sheltering them is like, "Oh, great. Well, you can pay this much for a bottle of water if you're thirsty." And it's definitely something we're carrying across [the season]. I know that Bisha, as well, she built this amazing world with Episode 3 in terms of the class system. And obviously, we're seeing it through Loki and Sylvie's POV. You know, neither of them are good or bad. A complete, pure good hero would probably join the queue and be like, "Well, hopefully we'll get on the train." But they're not those characters. They're going to try and get on it.

This is the first time we're really getting to know Sylvie. We don't really even know what she is. How did you and Sophia work together to get her right? Sophia's an amazing actor. We've worked together before, but it was so nice to be on this crazy giant set with her and be like, "We're actually doing this." She has this amazing vulnerability in everything she does, but she's also so funny, and so quick and powerful. I'd seen her do all these amazing performances across the years, and I felt like, "Oh man, I just want to see her read for Sylvie and just see what she brings." And obviously, she read for it and everyone was like, "Oh my god, she's amazing."I suppose you always start from the outside, right? We worked with my costume designer, Christine Wada. And we were like, "OK, so she has this cloak, obviously." She's in this cloak because she's in disguise. But then, you can also attribute that to her hair. Her hair is dyed blonde. We've seen lots of characters in many novels and movies do that. They go to the toilet and they dye their hair a different color if they're on the run. That was interesting to me in just sense of who her character's paying homage to because she's called Sylvie. It's like, "OK, so where is this character with their identity?" Because she doesn't like being called Loki; her hair is a completely different color.I think that's the thing that's really key for her is that she's a completely original character, completely born out of our writers, and that, for me, was exciting. And then, it was really just working with Sophia with the backstory and being like, "OK, so, yeah, what is she like?" She said, by the end, it's like, "I don't really know anything about you." And she was like, "Yeah, thanks for the tactical advantage." But obviously, as the show unfolds, we will reveal more, and, for lack of a better analogy, we peel back the onion more.

Did you think about how Loki and Sylvie were going to echo each other in certain ways? We definitely [it] built in across everything. With our stunt coordinator, Monique Ganderton, we'd be like, "Oh, let's find a place for them to mirror each other." I mean, you see it, right? When they both go for each other at the elevator before they fall through the time door. It's like they're doing the same move and it's like, "Oh, that's so annoying." Likewise, in the finale, when they are both running to the ark, how they are fighting is identical. She's not like "a faded photocopy," like he says. She's her own character. She's different, and they've had different lives. They're not going to be the same. And I think that the fun thing is, where is the line of similarity and where do they become someone else, which also falls back into our Loki, right? Because he isn't the Loki from the last 10 years of Marvel, he's now on this very different path.How did you get into moments of vulnerability with Tom? We had this amazing chat, obviously, when I first got the job, and I think for me, it was always coming from I want to pay respect to what's come before. I love the character and I love the character across the comics. I also love his interpretation of the character. I wanted him to, I guess, know that it was in safe hands in that respect. But something we were both synchronized on completely was that there has to be a reason to go back. He always describes Loki's personality as keys on a piano. And we've seen certain keys, but we haven't seen all of them. And I think for us, the real thing was almost like leaping off this cliff together and being like, "OK, I've got your back and let's see these different shades to this character that we can explore in the show that we haven't got to do before."

What was it like opening up those fissures in the Loki pompousness and Loki attitude that you see in The Avengers in moments like the train scene? The train scene I love because Loki doesn't get many wins and it's nice to see him having a nice sing-song. He's just enjoying himself. Because I think that's such a funny way, as well, to show the difference between him and Sylvie is that she's on a mission. She's like, "We're going to get off this moon." And when she's offered a drink, she's like, "No, thank you." But Loki's like, "Yeah, I'll take the drink." I remember I had this diagram with Christine from costume. People will see it as the show goes on, but across this episode in particular, Loki's lost his Variant jacket. He doesn't have that by the end, and it's like, as a Loki, he's transforming and in that sense, it's almost like his outer appearance does as well, in the sense that his jacket's gone, but also he gets more dirty. And Sylvie's the same. She loses her horns on the train, and she loses that coat that we've seen her hiding under in the first two episodes.

The drunk scene was so fun. Was that as fun as it looked to execute? It was very fun, yeah. It was very surreal because when you film scenes with music, obviously, like Tom singing a cappella, we don't have a musician playing the actual song, but it was really fun. I think it was just nice and everyone was up for it. And Christine designed these beautiful costumes for all the passengers on the train. I think Tom had a good time and he improvised that line, "Another," which obviously is an amazing reference to his brother. That's the thing with Tom as well, is that he's the Loki encyclopedia. If you have an actor who's played a character for a decade and is like, "Oh, I'm going to throw in this great line." It's like, "Yeah, please."

What was the song? We wrote that specifically for the show, and it was just meant to be a song from Asgard. It's something that he would have heard, that maybe Sylvie would have heard. But I think it's just probably a song that they sing when they're having a party. I've seen people do translations of it online, which is incredible.

The other big reveal is Sylvie's announcement that all the people working for the TVA are variants. How did you think about depicting that and threading that line through these first three episodes? I wouldn't want to spoil anything, but I would say that yeah, as she said, everything is not what it seems and even in our design, people have picked up on certain things. Like the way that they dress, or the posters and that there's something a bit more going on there.I always think of the first episode like a prologue, and then the second one is this new adventure and you're like, "Oh, it's going to be this detective story." Then, I love that he meets Sylvie and, it's cheesy, but she completely opens up his world. I think that's the fun thing of it: The story takes this tangent and it's actually what you think is not the truth. And I think that is something that echoes across our whole show, the idea of good and evil, and also echoes back to Loki himself.

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Poke Pt 20 - Marry Me

“Pluto Pear, fresh out of high school and now somehow has been to her namesake, helped discover a new planet full of aliens who now call her their Queen then on their way back discovered a new race that’s been on Mars and mocking us this entire time.

Misique gets called to answer some question on this threat of war and Senator Stern, just speaking his mind was drug off to Asgard after insulting an alien Prince’s mother and future sister in law.

You know this used to be about exploring new planets but welcome Ladies and Gentlemen back to the days of the Greek Empire. We are officially in Troy and we have cast our new Helen.” Chuckles and claps laced with scattered whistles came from the audience as the comedian turned news anchor continued to a floating picture of you from one of your magazine shoots, “The face that launched a thousand alien war ships. Pretty fitting, I mean I’d declare war for a piece of that action.” His voice trailed off as you brought out your phone and in a flick of the screen to twist around revealing the keypad on your Twitter page you typed out a response.

‘@ComedyGuy The brain keeps developing until the age of 25, I am not nearly finished yet. At barely 18, the fact that people like you twice to four times my age feel the need to sexualize me makes me feel highly uncomfortable.’

Right away the tweet started gaining momentum and just out of spite you added another one with a bit more sting to it.

‘But just like with Stern for you I suppose crying ‘whore’ is easier than thinking up something uniquely witty to say.’

It hadn’t been an hour even since you had come back, when you had left the duo and snuck off to head home only to be called by Loki to ask if you would be able to come over to the tower for something special. Turns out he had asked Stark already for the best shop on the planet that would be discrete and Tony went and rented their best ring crafter and brought him and his supplies to the tower. Possibly billions of dollars of setting models and stones of every variation sat inside the trays you glanced at from the main living room to the conference room now surely full of every kind of table available.

“I think Helen of Troy is not the insult he imagines it to be,” Yelena stated in her drop to sit down beside you as Bucky kept tapping his fingers around the side of his knee unable to think of what to say. “She was still a highly respected Spartan Queen upon her return.”

Melina said, “Men of comedy are all the same, this is not news.”

“I think if his IQ were higher we might stop hearing that clanking sound from between his eyes every time he tries to be clever.” You replied making Bucky smirk to himself as you shut your phone and turned off the display to ignore the notices to every response that had it at a near constant as the little number beside the app kept rising.

Rhodey off to the side curiously watched as you had been led up by Vision and sat so seamlessly with these trained killers even he felt a bit timid on trusting in his best day. Assuming perhaps it might be the bond you had been building with Bucky to have you so calm with the freshly found family for Natasha who was digging around for the remote she found behind a cushion wedged all the way down, “Ha, found it. Now, something worth while must be on.”

She switched the channel to a body painting show her eyes switched to you as you asked aloud turning the heads of the trained killers around you, “Do you still like ballet?”

Her head ticked to the side, “I don’t hate it, surprisingly. Do the stretches sometimes to help sleep when I go on missions or under cover. Do you like ballet?”

You nodded and said, “When enrollment comes around I might ask one of the Instructors if any student can sign up, even if we’re self taught. The class booklets say it’s no pre-requisites required.”

Bucky said, “I would assume they would let anyone sign up. For your physical education slot?”

You nodded and said, “You need one for the Bachelor’s Degree but the courses were all in slots while I was at the high school classes in the mornings. So I waited on it for this semester. Last papers I have are from a youth program when I was fourteen.”

Yelena said, “I am sure they would take you. At the least to laugh at you when you fall on your face.” She said making you grin to yourself. “And when you fall on your butt, and your hip, shoulder, shoulder hurts the worst.”

Natasha chuckled saying, “I don’t know I fell on a landing once and dislocated my knee. That was pretty bad.”

Yelena asked, “What were you doing you dislocated your knee? What sort of catastrophe of a move would that be to do that?” you giggled to Natasha’s eye roll then looked up to Loki adjusting his rolled up sleeves after his return from the hall that led to the elevator to his floor, fresh from a much needed shower to calm down and freshen up before this.

“I apologize,” he said on his approach of you. And glanced around asking, “Where is the man in the suit?”

Rhodey answered, “He went in the office with Tony, think he’s picking a gift for Pepper for the wedding and the push present.”

“Push present?”

“Rich women get presents from their husbands after giving birth. It’s a new fad I think.”

You said and he nodded settling on the other side of Bucky on the couch. “Hopefully he won’t take long.” Loki said eyeing the sisters in debate over how she could have dislocated her knee unless she had simply done the move wrong in the first place.

Bucky explained, “Pluto’s gonna see if they accept anyone to the ballet class at Columbia. They’re arguing over which way to fall hurts the most.”

“Ah,” he gave you a smile and said, “They would be fools to dismiss you as a pupil.”

Tony returned a few moments later with the suited man at his side, both who grinned as Tony said, “Sorry about that, he’s all yours Loki, just had a few details to adjust on some things for Pepper.”

Loki stood and watched your ease to the end of the deep couch you lowered your legs to stand with Bucky’s acceptance of your use of his knee to get up then accepted his offered hand to lead you to the suited man who offered you his hand, “Miss Pear. It’s a pleasure to meet you and humbly I thank you for allowing me to help you design your engagement and wedding rings. I never dreamed to be assisting in any part of a Royal Wedding.” He released your hand and shifted his weight to guide you into the conference room. “I have brought a hefty supply of goods to choose from.”

Up in a glance up at Loki a set of smirks were traded and along your wrist his thumb stroked in a calming motion for you and also for himself at this nerve wracking task. Into the room he guided you to a set of seats and asked, “Is there a setting you might wish to look at? I have a book of them we could look at.”

His eyes fell onto you and you said, “I do like the triple stone feature, past present and future. Sort of a tradition, Mom couldn’t afford it but my Nana could.”

His smile spread and be brought out the book for triple stone settings, “I have some lovely choices to decide from.”

Laminated page by page he guided you through a few different styles and at the fourth you said, “I do like the stones down the side of the band.”

“Is there a specific shape you wished to have for the center stone?”

“I like the tear drop ones.”

“Pear cut, very lovely choice,” he said switching to a later section explaining the mounts that while you continued to browse the designs as Loki sat contently allowing you to browse as long as you required. Openly ignoring the stolen gazes of the others in the living room to see what you might design.

“This one’s close,” you said tapping a finger to the one with the small pear in the center and two square stones on either side.

“What changes would you make?” he asked eyeing the design with the bands with various settings in the case in his hands moved to the end of the table in front of you so he could focus entirely on helping your choice.

“Well the center stone would be bigger and the stones on either side would be round, plus the stones on the band. The only one that’s close would be this one,” you said flipping the page back to tap one, “But this one has the side stones diagonal and the band has that look like you drop something in paint,” you said making him smirk, “It’s just pooling around the sides. Looks like it would feel heavy.”

“Yes, that would be a common result, some choose more metal believing it would add more stability, we can adjust the sizes and shapes however you wish, I do have a few settings you could give a try.” He said pulling the top box over to his lap to bring out a selection of empty settings on rings, “I do have a simple variety of metals to browse as well in that style. Do you have a metal preference?”

“White gold.” You said and he brought out a ring for you to look over the side views of the ring mounts for the ones you might want. “I like the muffin kind, where it’s covered mostly on the bottom and just that strip near the top.”

“A very good choice,” he said bringing out another ring you nodded at then talked about the prongs and how many you might want then he said, “Now, I think things might be easier to finalize when we find the stones you want.” Up onto your feet you rose and walked with Loki trailing behind you to watch the first of the pear cut selection be opened. “Just for size, is there one you feel would fit what you imagine?” Across the stacks of other boxes of stones he opened the colored stone cases.

Up at Loki you glanced and he wrapped around your back humming sweetly, “Choose a lemon sized ring if you like. Don’t mind the price.”

“I think about this size, do you have sapphires?” you asked pointing to a large one and in a glance over the other boxes earning a nod from him as he closed that box and laid the sapphire box on top of it stirring whispers from the other room. Thor’s return had the subject change a moment before the golden haired Prince showed relief at his baby brother reaching this stage of his courtship to hasten a trip to Asgard and meet their parents who were overjoyed with his choice.

“These are some lovely choices, and if you wish for a different shade in a new finish then we can have one made quite easily.”

Over the selection your eyes scanned and honed in on the cornflower shade row that reminded you of a particular shade of blue that was oh so special to you. Carefully from the row you lifted the stone luring the grin on the jeweler’s face as you turned your head to murmur in a fold of your free hand over Loki’s rested on top of your middle, “Would you turn blue for me?” Unable to help it he smirked and in the lift of his hand he chuckled to your peck on his cheek and question of, “Just a hand?” He obliged and grinned wider and lowered his head to rest on the top of your head in the confirming smile from you that it matched his blue hue perfectly in the direct light of the glass walls. Back to your middle you moved his hand and offered the stone to the Jeweler, “I want that one. It’s bigger than the diamond one, but it’s perfect.”

Widely he smiled at you both and added the stone to a cushioned box on the side stating as he closed the sapphire box, “Now, onto the side stones. Any choice of a color?”

“I think diamonds would look nice, give it a nice crisp look.”

“Very much so. You have a keen eye.” He said shuffling the boxes skillfully to show you a step to your left the three of you took together for him to open the diamond case on top. “I would think possibly a full carat minimum to suit the sapphire.”

“Yes,” you said and followed his point to the carat he then brought the sapphire back over to line up beside the massive pear shaped stone.

“We have the various cuts, from Portuguese Rose to the Zircon Cut. This one is the Magna Cut.” He said.

“I like this one, looks like they have stars in them.”

“Very beautiful choice.” He said collecting the stone he set aside and from the drawer underneath he brought out an identical one he made sure to show you first to approve the clarity and finish of both together before adding the three rings to the box again to collect the smaller supply of diamonds to size the ones on the band. “Now for the band, I do believe the half carat should look lovely, you said round cut as well for those?”

“Yes, would that be too much on the ring, overall for the look?” You asked and he shook his head.

“Not at all, it will continue the shimmer all around it. And you would want the stones flush to the band, not open, correct?”

“Yes. I don’t want it to be scratchy, a woman at the candle shop I work in complained non stop about her band rubbing her fingers raw.”

He chuckled stating, “My sister had the same trouble with her eternity band, I will choose the smoothest setting we have. Pay no mind to that hassle.” He looked to Loki asking when he’d made note of the final details of the ring you had designed, “Would you like to choose your wedding band next?”

“I would care to design my engagement ring first. I have been doing some research. I would like a purple marquise cut sapphire.” Loki said.

“Ooh, very nice.” He said shuffling his boxes to allow him to choose a size and hue from lilac to a deep violet.

Loki selected a 3 carat stone and a pair of half carat round purple stones to pair with it and on a slender intriguing black metal he was on to selecting the mounts. On the top half of the band it split in half, one to support the three stones for the other to wave out to the bottom point of the marquise stone to form a loose S over the top of it then dip to meet the other side of the band. A far more unique style bordering on a feminine design he smiled at you after a kiss he pressed to your temple and asked you himself, “What would you like for our wedding bands? Please say something more than just golden bands.”

“Well I’ve seen some cute bow tie rings.”

“Yes,” the Jeweler said on his step to the side to find the right book and open it to the bow and knotted band designs you tapped the one you wanted that had him ask, “Any shade?”

“I think a purple one might be nice, to match his ring, white gold metal again though.”

You said making Loki chuckle and say, “Then I shall have the same in diamonds, to match hers also with white gold.”

Twin carat triangle cut stones made the bow with a knotted section in the center to be filled with round stones to match the ones to coat the band. All in either solid purple sapphires and diamonds. “These should be ready in a couple of weeks, all that is left is a proper fitting for sizes.” Key rings of sizes were consulted and a couple of tries were wiggled onto your fingers and he said, “And do not worry, Mr Stark has already had me sign a non disclosure contract so the press will not be alerted of the splendid news. You make a phenomenal couple.”

“Thank you,” you both said and left him to collect his goods to load up his cart to join the others.

“Smoothie, Pluto?” Pepper asked and you slipped from Loki’s side to let him speak with his brother to head with her curiously past the drink bar into the kitchen where she said through a kind grin. “You looked like you needed a minute.”

Weakly you chuckled and as she brought out some fruit for a smoothie pre diced in bowls along with a spoon you asked, “Are you from money?” She chuckled and you said, “Because he didn’t say how much the rings were going to be, and magazines in the book store say your ring was 2 million. How do you walk around with a house on your hand?”

“I wasn’t from money, and trust me, I started here and when they gave me a company car, I swear I must have lived at the car wash by my house to keep it pristine. Then one day Tony needed a ride, got drunk the night before and was late for his plane and he threw half a sandwich in the back seat. I wanted to kick him out on the highway and run over him myself. Bad to say you get used to the money, and I got promoted and made more and bought my own car, and the next time he needed a ride I put him in my trunk.” She said making you giggle.

Her eyes as she loaded the first bit of fruit shifted to your fingers tapping on the counter and you said, “He’s just gonna have the rings. We picked four, engagement and wedding. I mean I get it’s his culture, prep early, so, I just, earn it now?”

“No, no,” she said shaking her head, “You have earned them 50 times over. That is not what this is, if he didn’t intend to marry you he wouldn’t have asked you to design them.” You nodded and she said, “Tony bought my ring in 2005.” Your brows furrowed and she nodded, “Years before we started dating. I know, he is terrible at showing how he feels, losing his parents really hurt him and his ability to express he needs someone in his life.”

“We haven’t even talked about feelings yet. It’s nicknames and he’s there to look after me when I‘m sick or hurt, and I’ve patched him up a few times.”

She said in a pat of her hand on top of your upper arm, “You don’t have to push it, okay Thor says there’s a visit to meet their parents and then you can learn more about his courtship traditions and maybe that will help. It comes out naturally, most of the time without saying anything at all then one day it just comes out, for Tony it was after he made me reach into the hole in his chest to help swap out his first reactor.” She shook her head at that memory and got back to working on the smoothie, “Be very glad the main hassle of your guy is that he occasionally stabs his brother,”

“And they declare war on the planet.” You said making her chuckle with you, “They both do that apparently.”

“Your Prince is the better one surprisingly, since he brought Thanos’ army here he’s been causing less trouble than Thor. Who surprisingly has a hair trigger for battle.”

“Ya, I was told Odin exiled him here in the first place because he practically started a war with Jotunheim, home of the Frost Giants.”

“Really?” She asked and you nodded, “Wow, so Thor’s the trouble maker. That makes a lot of sense. He’s just the cheerleader of the two.”

“Seems like it,” you said then asked, “How do you handle the whole world saving thing?”

She sighed and hit the button on the now covered blender and answered after it shut off she removed the lid to pour the mixture into two glasses, “Better than him on occasion.” She said and looked you over asking, “How do you handle stress, I mean, Misique, Venom, just falling into your life like that, going into space, courting into a family that practically owns our planet.”

“I play hopscotch.” You said and her brow ticked up until you tapped your temple, “You imagine the board, and you make a fist so hard imagining you can feel a pebble in it. Let it fly and then you focus every muscle you have and you feel yourself hop to the pebble. It sounds, absurd when I tell other people, but I picture something that I can feel and do, that anyone could do. The pebble is the goal and when you reach it you can just toss it again and keep going if you need to.”

“That’s actually brilliant. Your smoothie. Just relax tomorrow is the big prep day before the trip to India, and after we land, full spa day. Eddie is able to take off still?”

“Well he’s certainly lot going to let me leave the country alone after war’s been declared partly in defense of my honor.” You said taking a sip of the drink that she chuckled through and nodded on her path around the counter to guide you back out where she led you to the empty spot beside Loki, who she offered the smoothie to.

“Thank you.” He said accepting the drink and smiled as you settled down beside him and looked to Thor in his blatant shift to face you that had you lower your glass to Loki’s thigh instead of yours by accident. A motion that had you glance down to shift the glass to yours resting your arm partly on his thigh instead that he adoringly traced his fingers against the skin of it.

“The Senator has been sentenced to death. He issued more insults after I drug him in front of my parents. I have been informed the United Nations have agreed to our terms and the President has issued an apology on behalf of the Senators at the hearing.”

“I’ll pass that on, thank you.”

Firmly his eyes locked onto yours, “I understand this planet has thoughtless treatment to women, but that will not occur again without equal and just punishment.”

“There’ll be a long line for that executioner of yours if you stick to that rule.”

“Midgardians shall learn or perish,” Over his shoulder Pepper mouthed, ‘wow’ to you and you held your expression and he said, “Especially for a future member of the Ruling Family of Asgard. This planet will be made safe for you or Mother will insist you complete your studies and dwell on Asgard where you will be cherished. I am still under Odin’s rule barred from inheriting the throne, so it will be to you to bear for the dignity to take up Mother’s place when she reaches her Winter years.”

“I really don’t know what to say to that,” you managed to squeak out after a few moments of his continued focused gaze.

“We shall face those years together and while you serve the crown I shall do all I can to ensure your heirs grow to bring honor to their proud lineage and our people. I shall not fail you as a brother or their uncle.”

Tony took the clear look of restrained panic and Pepper’s nudge into his side to stand and say with a lift of his glass, “Okay, sorry to interrupt, however I think the sooner we get to the travel plans and what’s going to happen for our week in India.” His eyes scanned over your jarred self to Loki’s whispered apology beside your ear and the tuck of his free hand around the arm rested on his leg to try and calm you down with a bit more physical contact.

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“Thor just told me today when he returned on Father’s ruling for his heir. I am so abominably sorry.” Loki said with eyes scouring over you as you again blinked up at him with curls wild on the wind losing power to pool them carelessly into your face out on the balcony of the Tower for some air while the others spoke of Fury’s plan for coverage while the Avengers were away. “I would have chosen a more opportune moment to inform you of this.”

“So the um, ovary talk was just, prudent planning then?”

“Um, yes. I do apologize if that was, crass or crude to speak of.”

“I just, don’t get many compliments on my ovaries,” you said awkwardly making him chuckle and nod. “I didn’t think you would care about my ovaries until the issue of kids would come up. But I suppose you being part of a conveyor belt to a throne it’s always up.”

“Mother has centuries if not another thousand years before she would wish to step down, and it would be decades before a child would be expected were we to elope tomorrow.”

“I’m not upset, I just, won’t you and Thor, have issues? You taking over instead of him? I care about you hurting each other and breaking that bond over this.”

“No,” he said moving closer ignoring his own hair pushed into his face. “We shall not break, he has no desire for the throne, he wishes to dwell in this realm. Asgard bores him, he has new people to adore him now.”

“Well I’ll try to, what did he say, uphold the dignity or your Mother’s role, and not-,”

A curled finger under your chin had you glance up and fall silent for him to say, “Be you. No one will be my Mother, I will never be Odin.”

“Your brother certainly is good at dropping the proverbial bomb in a room. I’m slightly glad he wasn’t with us in space.”

Loki chuckled and nodded, “That he is. We hope, he will grow out of it in time.”

“I um, I wanted to give you something. It’s not a 2 million dollar ring, but, I didn’t get to know you until after your birthday,” you said easing the small jewelry box from your pocket you passed to him making him smile dopily in lowering his hand from your cheek to fold around it. “I figured before we do eventually trade rings I might take my shot at seeing how you might take to my taste in gifts.”

Out of your face you flipped your hair to the other side in the change of the wind to his lift of the lid he eased underneath the bottom of the box to open the pouch inside he turned over to slide what it contained onto his palm. The oval pendant parted his lips, copper wire was wound around the edges of the slice of Labradorite stone in a shimmering mixture of olive green and blue with natural seams in the stone like a checkerboard behind the woven copper wire rendition of Yggdrasil. “Pluto,”

“It opens, so you can hide, a really small something there,” you said watching his smile creep wider opening the locket with a small mirror inside like your own locket that when he closed it he read the words ‘You Are My Sunshine’ beneath a quarter of a sun etched into the silver back of the locket. “Lockets are mainly for women down here, but I got a bit carried away on it on our trip, it hinged on cheesy, so I understand if you don’t want to wear it, I understand.”

“You made this?” he asked with tear filled eyes locked on yours and to your nod in he melted to plant his lips on yours for a lingering kiss trailed by a close eyed breathy chuckle in his ploy to keep you pressed against him. “I will do my best to never take this off. And I will treasure this always.” When he pulled back your hand rose to wipe his cheeks and he chuckled again. “Perfection falls utterly short of your splendor.”

“Well you’re pure sunshine, no competition there.” You said making him chuckle again at the tap of your finger to his chest.

“There is a song, for this phrase.”

“Yes,” you said after a quick inhale as his arms released you so he could secure the pendant around his neck. “It’s depressing, but it’s always been stuck in my head. I have a memory,” he nodded to urge you on seeing the pain stirring in your eyes, “I had a windup bear, a music box inside of a stuffed bear for decoration not cuddling. And I remember winding it, and leaving it next to my Mother’s bed, she’d gotten sick and they had to,” you glanced away blinking tears from your eyes and you continued on after clearing your throat. “Intubate her, put her on a ventilator so she could breathe while they drained her lungs, when her Chorea kicked in and her limbs started to jerk, so they had to tie her down. I didn’t want her to be scared so I went to pick her flowers, I just wanted her to smile, and all I could think of were these extinct lilies she kept paintings of. That song was playing the first time I did magic, so, it’s depressing-,”

“It is poignant, and I thank you for sharing that story with me.”

“I don’t want my kids to ever be scared of me, what I could have given them.”

“They won’t be.”

“Well for all you know they will get all of your magnificence and be eternally stuck at my height.” And he chuckled again.

“I am absolutely in adoration with your height. I am quite envious.”

“Lie, bold faced lie,” you said circling his face in the air with a finger between you gaining a playful glare.

“You need time to finish packing. I shall escort you home.” He said taking your hand and charming the box and pouch into his bedroom atop his bed to free his hand to let you inside.

There Tony’s voice halted you as he asked, “Um, Pluto, you didn’t by chance, tweet anything?”

“Couple things.”

“Well um, I got a call from that host’s agent, says he would like to make an apology.”

“A bucket of pebbles would have more weight to it than that apology.”

Tony smirked stating, “You’re on speaker.”

“Then tell the objectifying glutton to have his cholesterol checked those rings around his cornea are cholesterol deposits. It’s called Arcus Senilus, they’re only that prominent when stroke or heart attack is on the horizon.”

Tony asked, “You got that?”

“Yes, I will have him go to his doctor right away. Thank you, Mr Stark, and you Miss Pear.”

Tony hung up and pointed your way, “You save his life he owes you.”

“I don’t want him in my debt, useless moron would never pay up. I’d rather have the bucket of pebbles.” You said making Sam chortle.

Loki stated, “I am going to drive Pluto home, I shall be back afterwards.”

Tony said, “Nice necklace.”

Making the Prince smile answering, “Pluto made it for me while we were on our voyage.”

Thor smiled and folded you into a hug, “It is a fine talent you bear, all of Asgard shall be envious of such a gift.” He smiled at you when he drew back and said, “Sleep well, we shall meet again in the morning on Tony’s jet.”

He stepped aside and the others repeated the sentiments and watched Loki lead you again with his hand in yours to the elevator to reach the garage. Inside the private space he said, “That was a very kind thing you did to warn that man of his condition.”

“Most likely he’s already heard it and hasn’t listened. Now his agent knows most likely they’ll force him to change his life up to get better. He insulted me on tv so now I get to upheave his daily pattern or he chooses to die.” Loki chuckled and gave you a hug pressing his lips to your temple. “Are you upset you didn’t get to kill the Senator?”

“Oh I would have slaughtered everyone in that room and killed every single Senator afterwards. And demanded Heimdall bring warriors down to enforce our rule over this realm.”

“So he wants blood and you want world domination?” You said making him smirk at you. “Will you be ruling with an iron fist then?”

Into his side he brought you again to hum, “No, not as long as no one foolish enough to dare insult you crosses our path. Dictators only urge others to overthrow them. I would not be so foolish to endanger you thusly.”

“But you will endanger me in other ways?” You teased in a spreading smile up at him, “You promise?” Again he chuckled shaking his head and simply looked back at the tap of your fingers to his chest that shifted to his cheek and lured him down to accept the kiss you were offering.

“I shall try my hardest to keep you from being in harms way.” He hummed against your lips.

“But I’m getting so good at being kidnapped.” You murmured back.

“Shh,” he said leaning in to silence you with another kiss that broke at the doors opening to the garage. To his car he led you and drove you home with his hand folded around yours the entire way, shifting by magic when necessary. At the driveway to your place however he inched up in his seat noting the bike parked outside as a warning of company. “Should I go in with you?” He asked as he parked the car.

“We should be okay, you can head back and finish packing.”

“Alright. Oh, if you were not aware Tony announced the Ruling Family of Wakanda should be there.”

“Ah,”

“Yes, do they know who you are?”

“If they do they haven’t said. We can only wonder who else they have invited. I will see you in the morning, Sunshine.”

“Yes you shall, My Darling Starlight.” He said leaning in to claim one more kiss before a double of him opened the door to help you out. After a moment of pause you turned to head to your front door as the double shut the door and diminished once your back was turned for Loki to turn around and take the drive back to the tower when he was certain you made it inside.

Bags beside the door signaled Eddie was here and after you locked the door again you followed the smell of food into the kitchen where he stood resting a hand on the counter and asked to calm his frazzled self, “Is he dead? Please tell us he’s dead. I’ve been hearing the hive here on Earth all day.”

“He’s been sentenced to execution, I don’t know if that was today or when else that might be. But Thor guaranteed as much and apologized and swore no one would insult me again without the same reaction.”

“Good,” Venom said to Eddie’s letting out a breath then saying, “Food’s almost ready. What else did I miss?”

“Well we designed our engagement and wedding rings.”

“Nice, pictures?”

You nodded easing the bee hidden in your hair that projected the details of the rings assembled in a hologram off what you had chosen. “I’m guessing a couple million, but I wouldn’t know nothing had prices on them.”

He chuckled and gave you a hug, “They’re beautiful, Sis. I wish I could have been there to kill Stern myself.”

“Thanks,” you said letting your bee fly off to its home to recharge.

“What else did I miss?”

“Um, Thor said Odin is upholding his exile from line to the crown, so Loki’s first up to inherit the throne.”

“Wow,”

“Yup,” you said heading to the fridge for a drink pouch you added the straw to be able to take a sip. “But he swore to be a great uncle and watch over our heirs, while I uphold the title Queen Frigga will one day hand down to me, which he brought up, so we’re having a big few steps ahead.”

“How are you taking that?”

You shrugged in your sip, “I don’t know, Loki didn’t know the exile was upheld still, so that all wasn’t in the dark for me. I just don’t know, he mentioned seeing the scan of my ovaries when I was in Stark Tower, that he wants to wait till marriage because his line is fertile and he doesn’t trust earth birth control methods.”

“He told you that?”

“Technically he told Rhodey that in front of Misique, in a very respectful way when Rhodey asked about kids.”

“Ok, that’s a lot for one day.”

“It really is,” you said taking another sip of your drink then turned to set plates on the counter to eat at the breakfast bar. “Oh, and King T’Chaka and his family and some of the Asgardians are coming to the wedding.” You said making him chuckle, “So that will be fun.”

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A dark hour drive and partly blinking yourself awake still your chair was angled to have a view of everyone else in the jet sat empty as you stood. Unable to sleep with use of the built in tablets, beside Vision looking on at the projector screen across which as most of the others slept. “Ooh, nice, very nice.” Vision said stirring Bruce more in his need to use the bathroom to notice what you were doing.

Across the screen sat a complex sort of diagram usually filled with letters in patterns that looked more like outlines of flowers or kaleidoscopes. Out of boredom the pair of you had taken a program of complex pattern, number and word puzzles that to heighten the difficulty you had converted the letters to binary and worked through each of the puzzles. “Is that binary? You’re, playing a game, in binary?”

Vision stated, “It evens the playing field,”

Bruce asked, “How?”

“I’ve already done this book before and he’s a fraction of a second slower translating and typing in the codes.”

“How did you memorize binary codes?” Bruce asked and you looked at him.

“Same way you memorize any other language. Flash cards and trivia.”

“Why binary code?”

“I built my own laptop. Had to code it somehow.” You said finishing your half of the puzzle that had Vision nod approvingly to the bubble with a green check mark before moving onto the next puzzle.

“I’m gonna be right back,” Bruce said to head to the bathroom eyeing the Princes both awake chatting between glances at the projector to Thor’s strokes of Jane’s legs sprawled across his lap from her crooked angle hanging off her leg rest. Peter meanwhile was awake with brows furrowed reading through the binary code sheet you had made him on a napkin that he was using to solve his own puzzles at a slower rate on his own tablet.

By the time he came back however Tony from his own notes on something he’d been stuck on asked, “Hey, Pluto, Vision, mind if I use the projector?”

You shook your head and you said to Vision, “I’ll teach you to play Spider Solitaire.” A grin eased across his lips and he floated to join you in collecting two decks of cards you shuffled together to set up the game at the table in the back he gladly soaked in after having been asking if people would play it with him.

Within the final hours of the flight Eddie had woken up and joined in on your try to explain how to bluff in poker only to confuse poor Vision whose skills in counting the cards for probable hands of his opponents had him stunned to lose. “You smiled, I would assume a smile would mean you have a successful hand and yet this hand you have bluffed. While three hands ago you made the same smile and had a full house. I do not understand, your physical reactions are neither linear, nor linked to the hand in your possession.”

“She’s also playing off of what reaction I am giving,” Eddie said turning Vision’s head. “She’s not just bluffing you, but everyone at the table. She figures out who might have the best hand or could be bluffing and plays to get them to react how she wants them to.”

“Ah, I am not factoring in all of the variables then.” And he shifted to face Eddie a bit more, “I shall observe you closer then.”

Making Eddie chuckle and nod, “Good, you’re not doing so bad even with half the equation.”

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“Took you long enough,” cross armed Carol Danvers said as you exited the jet in front of Fury.

He however said when he reached the bottom of the steps, “I paged you months ago when our planet was under attack.”

“Well I’m here now. What’s going on in India?”

“Tony Stark is getting married.”  Fury answered and Tony turned from the car he helped Pepper into.

“Hey blondie, if you’re not his plus one hop back in that space yacht of yours. No gate crashing.”

“Blondie?” She growled back and in a surge of power channeled in her palm out of Eddie’s sleeve Venom shot to engulf you fully to bound closer in the lift of her arm. Three skilled knuckle blows was all it took, one just below her raised bicep, the center of her chest with your other curled hand sideways and the last with your first hand to jab two knuckles in the center of her forehead that had her power fizzle then flicker out. Wide eyed she shook her hand and looked over her body, “What did you do?!”

Her eyes rose again to Venom open mouthed snarling at her gaining a step back in retreat making Fury say, “I didn’t know you tagged along, Venom.”

“We would not abandon our Pluto.” Then he glared at Carol saying, “Do not endanger the infant again.”

Carol looked at Fury as Venom eased back allowing you to turn and walk back to Loki’s side luring his smile out again in the offer of his hand and Fury explained, “That was Tony who called you blondie and his fiancé is pregnant.”

“You have a Symbiote on this planet?!” She grit out taking hold of his arm in his try to walk away to the waiting car.

“39, not including Venom. You can be my plus one if you like, unless you have better things to do.”

She followed him with a huff saying, “You cannot leave that thing on this planet!”

“Oh Venom’s fine, his whole family is, he’s gone domestic has a family to protect now and he helped us out with that Thanos problem I called you about.”

“Thanos is dead,” she said flatly, “Whole universe is in a tug of war for his territories, the Kree are demanding they fall under the rule of someone named Misique.”

“Well she was the one who killed him when you didn’t show up.”

“Where is she then? The Kree are practically planting banners with her ax heads on each of Thanos’ territories, if she’s planning on taking rule then she needs to be out there. You can’t just throw the universe into chaos like this.”

“Well she just finished a trip to Pluto and discovered a planet beyond that, secured a link between Asgard and the creatures who were stranded there for almost 900 years. She has been out there, but she’s not bent on conquering.”

“Well the Kree are saying otherwise!” Carol fired back.

At the car in front of hers you asked, “Hey, you know a Ronan?”

Carol asked flatly, “Was I talking to you, host?”

“Well you’re the one barking on about the Kree, just asking if you know a Ronan, he’s a pretty cool guy.”

“He’s a killer!” Carol fired back.

“Lady, this wedding is full of killers. None of them are rude as you, Miss blast a baby.”

You climbed into the car and she pointed at you asking, “Who the hell is she?”

“Pluto Pear, are you coming to the wedding or not?”

She huffed and said, “Fine.”

And he looked at her ship, “Whoa, you aren’t going to shrink your ship, you can’t just leave it here?”

“No one can break into my ship.” He simply went to climb into the car and she asked, “What makes you think I could shrink my ship?”

“Misique has a Kree Glider that can shrink to fit into her pocket, and it’s also rigged to create a black hole if anyone tries to steal it.”

“Is Misique Kree? They wouldn’t just give out a glider to anyone.” She said climbing into the car with Bruce climbing in behind her.

“No, human, we think. She was given the Super Soldier serum, stolen as a child and raised as an assassin. She’s the one Venom bonded with as her brother.”

“Symbiotes don’t have genders, and if that girl isn’t the host then where is he?” Bruce shrugged in her glance at him. “Who gave her the glider?”

“Ronan the Accuser,” Bruce said, “Liked her right away, they seem friendly, even said he’d be open to sleeping with her. So they might be a couple. We’re not that close to share on our love lives.”

“Then where is Misique?”

“Hive business,” Fury said, “That was what Peter said. Said it’s best we don’t interfere with it after the battle with Thanos when they helped us take on Thanos’ cronies. Something about their King.”

Bruce said, “Knull.”

Carol said, “If Knull is coming here we’re all in danger.”

Fury, “She didn’t mention any danger. Probably just helping one of the others to get through one of their more destructive traits to be productive in society.”

“They’re not productive, they eat people.”

Bruce said, “Misique and Pluto would refute that logic. We’ve tried that argument and they’ve known Venom for years now. He protects them.”

“So what’s the deal with the kid then? You keep her close to keep a check on the Symbiote?”

“No, she’s gonna marry Prince Loki of Asgard,” Bruce said, “Who is a member of our team. She’s also been a big help and was the one to name the new planet beyond Pluto.”

“Oh this should be interesting what did she name it? Something adorable I would assume.”

“Balder,” Fury answered, “In honor of the son of the Goddess Frigg from Norse mythology. Turns out he doesn’t exist and never did in Asgardian history but Frigg, or Queen Frigga, the Princes’ Mother healed Pluto’s ancestor who pled to them for help in conceiving children.” Carol’s brow ticked up and he said, “She’s from a long line of Vikings and it’s a very significant name. Not like she named it Mr Sparkles. She’s a smart kid, nine credits from a double Bachelors degree, got into Columbia to study through her last two years of High School.”

“And?”

“And she built teleportation rings,” parting Carol’s lips, “All on her own harnessing the power of photosynthesis, same force she used to build the generators powering two thirds of New York after the power plant was taken out. She’s 18 and she can give Tony a run for his money on tech outside of weaponry to actually help people in their daily lives. Bit prickly to get close to, like someone else I know, but she’s a good kid.”

“Well I bet her parents are proud, marrying a Prince, get her degree so young.”

Bruce said, “Her parents went missing when she was six,” snapping her eyes to him, “Gone without a trace. She showed up on her own in America when she was 14, got citizenship and emancipated and put herself in school with four jobs.”

“Missing?” Carol asked Fury.

“Well, not long ago a Hydra base was taken out and the Hydra files were dumped for the public to see what they’ve been up to. It had the location where they buried her parents. All she has now, or did before meeting us was her adopted brother Eddie, Misique, Venom and Peter, who went to school with her. He’s in the other car with his friends. Tony’s prodigy.”

Carol, “Why isn’t Pluto his prodigy?” She asked making Fury smirk.

“Because he didn’t know Pluto, met her through Peter. She kept a low profile till we got involved.”

“So the wedding is today?”

“No, tomorrow, spa day today. Five day event. Tony wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“You want me to hang around for five days?” She asked flatly.

“You can hang around as long as you like, just hopefully long enough to share why you took so long to answer the call and what you were up to.”

“Skrulls were having trouble with the planet I set them up on.”

Bruce asked, “Other creatures?” Carol looked his way and he said, “There’s life on Neptune and Pluto. Although Neptune is, Microbial? I think that was the term.”

“Carnivorous plants and huge flying piranhas.”

Fury, “Sounds like fun. They need you back so soon?”

“I’ve been keeping an eye on the Kree and other now apparently up for grabs planets since Thanos died.” She paused then asked, “What happened to his Infinity Stones? The ones from his gauntlet.”

“Misique has those according two Sorcerers that just joined the team.” Fury answered.

“Then she needs to be stopped before she searches for the others.”

Bruce muttered, “You really are on the wrong planet.”

“Excuse you?”

“Just so you know Misique and the Symbiotes have been killing people who hurt women and kids. She’s in then out of the limelight, she lives in the shadows when not out saving our planet or the state. None of us know you and between you I’d pick Misique to have the stones, her trigger’s a bit harder to draw back, you almost killed a pregnant woman over the word ‘Blondie’.”

“And you are, who, to this supposed team?” she fired back.

“I’m Bruce Banner, host to a different kind of monster and physicist, you’ve been off planet for how long? Only person you know here seems to be Fury, how about you read the room a bit before you go snapping demands. Misique’s got way more fire power than you.”

“Soon as that Venom tells me how to unblock my powers I’ll show Misique just how much fire power I have.” She replied in a cocky tone and smirk.

“She can control people’s minds,” Bruce said making her smirk flinch.

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Fresh from the cars a line of people came up to take your bags and the groups were split between genders for separate ends of the spa floors of the deluxe resort Tony had rented for the week. And right up to your side the blonde woman asked with a forced grin that made Natasha, Yelana and Melanie ease over in case they needed to break the stranger away from their young friend. “Hello Pluto. Where’s Misique?”

“Why should I tell you?”

“Because I need to know what she intends to do with those Infinity Stones.”

And that had you roll your eyes, “Honestly, the Sorcerers were enough as it was, now we have another star spangled shot caller demanding answers.”

“Hey, what happened to respect your elders? I’m 57 years old. Tell me where she is.”

“Stranger, no one here gives a damn who you are. Misique is our sister and freed us from Hydra. We will never tell you where she is, because none of us know where she is. She is a ghost.” Yelena said easing between you.

“I don’t believe in ghosts,” Carol answered. “You will tell me.”

“Or what? You’ll destroy the planet? There’s a bit of a line for that.” Natasha said.

Melanie said, “We’re here for Pepper’s wedding, either participate or leave.”

“I’m not leaving until that Symbiote undoes this block on my powers.” She said with a glare at you.

A hiss sounded from under your hair lying over your back and you said, “Venom doesn’t trust you, that’s gonna be a no.” She opened her mouth and you said, “Either that or I let Venom eat you. I can’t change his mind.”

Yelena curiously shifted a section of your hair to find Venom’s head turn to give her a wide smile making her smile in return as you continued to follow the woman guiding you onwards. “How does he do that? You don’t have a cut on your neck.”

“Pores, he sort of blends into the water pockets in the bodies hosting him.” You answered.

“Is he heavy?” Natasha asked.

“No, about the same as a bag of sugar, not heavy at all.”

A locker room was first and there you all changed into the offered biknis and twisted your hair up into the offered hair clips, yours of which had you giggle and mutter, “I might need three of these,” making Yelena chuckle beside you.

Out of your baggy t shirt you eased your arms to pull it over your head and fold it just leaving you in your underwear, shorts and boots. The latter were next to be removed and socks with them followed by your shorts and under cover of the new tie on bikinis your underwear was next before the unruly curls hanging over your back and part of your face were wound up to rest twisted inside of the hair clip.

Carol in her turn took notice of what Wanda and Mariah Hill did, the similarities of the figure on you and the trio of Widows that had the stranger ask, “Are you related?”

You looked at her and watched Yelena say, “I am Yelena, this is my sister Natasha and our mother Melanie.” She looked again to you as you crossed the room to Pepper’s side in her glance at the mirror for a trace of her yet to be seen baby bump.

Lowly you told her, “You look lovely. Your mom coming?”

She nodded, “Flew in yesterday with my uncle Morgan. They were in London. Should be waiting on us somewhere in the spa.”

Wanda and Michele at your side strolled with you behind Pepper and Jane through the door to the hall that leads to the steam room. Questions on the team and things in the world had you shift your focus to Wanda and her chuckle laced daydream on how Vision would take to the spa day. Steam led to a rosewater rinses trailed by oil sprays to be patted dry for the start of the treatments that would work their way down.

The color of your suit apparently was the warning for each section to guide you and the Widows to the stations free of lavender and nut products for a much different wave of scents to be wafting off the group when you changed back and met up for the rehearsal lunch.

Loki calmed at having you safe and within reach and chuckled in your Swedish murmur to him, “I feel like I’m missing five layers of my skin. How about you?”

“At least seven.” He said noting the white coating on your nails with gold lotus outlines on the tips. “How was your company? Did she behave?”

“Tried not to, but she can’t do much now her power’s been capped.”

Details came into play while Loki enjoyed simply cuddling with you through the ceremony he understood to be completely different from the simpler affair you would wish to have. Every step however had Pepper closer to tears for how perfect it was for her and Tony in this mix of Indian and Western style ceremony. Rhodey and happy stood up by Tony for his family roles and Pepper’s Mother and Uncle stood for hers. All in all the two nights after the wedding were meant as a continued party with daily trips around India in between until the flight home again.

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A night shared with Eddie in your laughably small ‘double’ bed was followed by a morning of combing your still humidity engorged curls back into a somewhat elegant braided bun shaped similar to a flower accented by the silver leaf tipped pins used to hold the bun in place. Sleek lines of your white sweetheart top sleeveless dress with a layer of sheer to cover from the neck down accented with golden branches spread from the waist both up and down to the skirt that pooled around your white wedges in a mini train of fabric behind you just under a foot long. Eddie in his white tux smiled and draped his arm around your back proud to guide you into the hall where aids were there to guide you all into the event hall.

Loki from the room next door smiled and accepted hold of your hand to let you remain under your brother’s arm as Thor fidgeted with his tie to Jane’s adjustment to the sash around the waist of her white dress. She grinned asking in a look your way, “I can’t help but feel out of place in white, have you ever been to a wedding like this?”

“I don’t think I’ve been to a wedding before, unless I was a baby.”

“Wow,” she said, “I think I’ve been to at least fifteen.”

“Sounds like fun.” You said.

“Not particularly, most of the time you been to one wedding you’ve seen how they all end, unless it’s particularly terrible.”

Lowly to Loki you asked, “On a scale from this place with golden accents to a 100% roof to dungeons, how gold is Asgard?”

His smile widened and he replied, “Depending on the room, 70%.”

You nodded and said, “We may have to hang some tapestries then, possibly a lot of tapestries.”

He chuckled to a nod and replied, “As many as you desire.”

From the opening music that had you all shift to watch their entrance all the way to the rain of petals things seemed to almost jump forward in time as focus on the pulses the flowering trees were giving off and another lavish hall was the beginnings of the receptions. From across the room you took notice of King T’Chaka, T'Challa, Queen Ramonda and Shuri who nodded their heads to the Princes and were silently wondering just where Venom and their friend Misique were or if they hadn’t been invited at all.

Fandral the Dashing, Hogun the Grim, and Volstagg the Enormous beside Lady Sif all nodded their heads to you as you took your seat at the Asgardian table including Eddie and while the Super Soldiers and Widows took up the table beside it, opposite the twins, Peter, his friends, Rhodey and his daughter. Fury and his reluctant guest sat with Mariah and Coulsen across from other members of SHIELD behind the scenes. Hawkeye was mixed with them in his own swap with Rhodey to keep an eye on the stranger who kept sending glares your way.

Speeches laced with sweet sentiments had Eddie’s arm just a hair from yours when he’d scooted his body to have the distance close enabling the slight shift you took to have that comforting reminder you would have family at your wedding whenever it did happen. All the same Loki’s hand kept hold of yours and he fought his smirk to the trail of your fingers along the underside of his wrist to tap the sheath hidden there and trace patterns into that sensitive skin.

Even the fact he had to sit through this odd version of a wedding Loki still couldn’t imagine the day when the plans for his own wedding would come. Certainly less than an extrovert out of your mask the traditional fanfare that would be expected perhaps might be a bit too much. On occasion Nobles were granted private ceremonies to be followed by public celebrations, surely his parents would oblige that wish as his parents had wed in their own private contract signing and had a masked ball to follow.

He just wanted it to be with you, however you felt comfortable, all his life he had relented to Asgardian traditions and played his role well. But you weren’t born a Princess and had been forced through so much he would do all he could that it would be seen by all that that ceremony was masterminded by his future Queen. That day would be brutal, the passing of the mantle, without his Mother behind him he didn’t want to see that world, but with you at his side he could face it. He could bear the weight as he imagined joints visits to Hel and Valhalla to spend time with your parents when all four were gone. Only wanted you and his family to know he would do whatever it takes to keep your love once had earned it.

All the same the planned performances to fill the night with scattered bouts of dancing in between began. “I will fetch you another drink,” Loki murmured sweetly into your ear when he noticed you had finished off your glass of another virgin mixed drink to mock the chosen drinks every guest had been served. However an apologetic glance from him across the floor came in his being chosen by King T’Chaka to guide Shuri onto the floor for the opening of the dances when the Bridal Party had finished theirs, a glance that sent Prince T’Challa your way.

“Miss Pear,” he said when he reached your side, “My father requested Prince Loki to dance with my sister, would you share the opening dance with me in his place?”

“Of course, Prince T’Challa,” he nodded and in the offer of his palm you raised your left hand to rest on it and out of instinct his eyes dropped to the glint of the rose gold ring and bracelet on your middle finger and wrist decorated with honeycomb designs he would recognize anywhere. A smirk eased across his lips in your rise and stroll to the floor making you say, “I had partly imagined you might have brought a certain someone along to dance with. Heard you were quite smitten with one of the Dora Milage.”

“My intended Nakia is required at home in Wakanda while our family is away.” As he shifted to face you head on post glance his sister’s way was stolen and the subtle glance to your hand had her gaze follow and she smirked recognizing the jewelry herself in the rest of your arms into place between the couples that came to dance in between you. “I do hope when your own wedding comes we would be granted invitations. To see the coveted Asgard of your people would magnificent occasion.”

To the first step of the opening waltz to give some class to the more heart pumping dances to come after you replied, “We’re not exactly to that point yet, no telling what tradition might call for, who knows I might be able to have something a bit more personal than speaking out in front of millions I don’t know. Might try for a private one on Balder if they insist on something unique, then just have a rager on Asgard after, but whatever the occasion your family will be invited.”

“All the more special to have it on the planet you named and helped to discover. Whatever you choose will be a union unlike any other.”

That dance bled to more in the trade of partners for Eddie to claim Shuri so Loki could savor his time with you in his arms until a performance was made around the serving of supper that came in a play of sorts. Bucky’s hand on your arm had you smile and accept his offer to lead you in a high paced mockery of a swing dance to a latin and horn laced fused song you had danced to at the ball to help guide him into dancing again to this new world of music. The whole team soon joined in and continued the command of the dance floor mingled with absurd personal styles to the same beat.

Cutting the cake however came next and as you snacked on smaller personal sized cakes a final performance was held then ended to Tony and Pepper strolling out to the announced garter toss. A hand from Eddie had you seated alone at the table with Jane and Sif while the men filled the floor. Across the top of the now mosh pit like group off to the left unexpectedly the band warped and dropped into the raised palm of the confused Prince T’Challa. Who was hoisted up and chuckled his way to the chair off to the side to wait for his partner as the men breathed from their accepted bout of competition to take their seats to watch the ladies with their try.

Somewhere in the middle you buried yourself and were out of earshot for Loki’s question to Eddie, “What is this series of competition for?”

Eddie said, “The ones to catch the garter and bouquet are next to be married.”

“To each other?”

“No,” Eddie chuckled, “Their own chosen partners.”

His eyes however turned back to you at the smooth toss of the bouquet and hard shove you got from the strange guest from behind. That in the crowd Sif took the chance to turn and get two blows to her ribs from behind only to turn her head at the squeak followed thunk of a collision the bouquet had with your face. In a shake of your head you lowered the bead and crystal accented bundle of flowers to mumble an apology to Yelena and Natasha who had been jokingly pulling one another to catch it only to have the game be split by your face.

Natasha asked, “You okay?” To the awkward arch of your back you gave to reduce the sting.

“Ya, somebody shoved me.”

And to Pepper’s smile and Tony’s announcement of, “Come on flower girl, up to the chair.” You nodded and wove through the crowd with hold of the prize, “Okay, who let the teenager catch the flowers?”

“It hit me in the face, I didn’t technically catch it.” You joked and he rolled his eyes and offered a hand to help you up the platform.

“You’re not putting it on her leg, you can slide it on her arm instead.”

T’Challa glanced at you asking in Xhosa, “Why would I slide it onto your leg?”

“Tradition,” you muttered and to the guidance and his approving nod you accepted the offer of his outward swung thigh to sit down and smile after he eased the garter up your arm for unique picture that made this moment for Pepper all the more intriguing.

Surely nobody from Earth expected this to be firm and in writing and yet the tight glowing yellow magically etched band on Loki’s ring finger linked to the now glowing number of days on his wrist. This was fate and what was imagined as flexible on Earth to the mortals was a firm contract on Asgard and as your known intended the mark was his to bear. One that upon your return to your seat had him in a loss for words when his silver tongue seemed all but useless he simply showed you his raised palm and wrist. “Fate has demanded a union.” Thor explained and another stone on top of the boulder in your stomach dropped from your throat to the now forced timeline of receiving those flawless rings and the wedding in which to gain the full set.

Pt 21

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[twh-news]

How 'Loki' Director Kate Herron Built Loki and Sylvie's Bond

The director breaks down "Lamentis-1" and what's to come.

[Article contains spoilers for Loki S01 EP3]

The most recent episode of Disney+'s Loki offers our hero, the trickster god of Asgard, the chance to get to know his new companion who may or may not be a version of himself. "Lamentis-1" moves the action away from the Time Variance Authority and offers a chance for Tom Hiddleston's Loki to chat it up with Sophia Di Martino's Sylvie, another Loki who has been causing chaos across the timeline. Trying to escape Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Ravonna Renslayer, they are zapped to a moon that's about to be destroyed.Director Kate Herron saw the episode as a "character study" that just happens to be taking place at the end of the world. During the hour, Loki, for the first time in the MCU, confirms he's bisexual, while he and Sylvie start to untangle some of each other's mysteries. Herron, best known for her work on Sex Education Season 1, spoke to Thrillist from her childhood bedroom about Loki's coming out moment, developing Sylvie, and variants.

Thrillist: Loki is confirmed bi for the first time in the MCU. It's a huge step forward for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I know you tweeted about how important it was to you. How did it come about? Kate Herron: I thought the writers wrote it in really beautifully. It's a small step in the sense that it's just he's talking about it, but then, see, it's a big step because people online have been like, "This is massive for me. This helped me come out," or, "In the country I'm from, this is huge." I was like, "OK, that's great." It was just nice because in the comic books, he's been written as bi. He's also being written as pan, and I think, for me, it was just getting to acknowledge his identity in that sense because it does build a part of who someone is. I just thought, "Well, it's canon in the comics, so if we can find a way to do it, that can work within our story."

What were the discussions about how you wanted to stage it with Tom and Sophia? I think, honestly, it was just for us about it feeling like a natural conversation, but that kind of fell more into the tone of the overall scene. Bisha [Ali], the writer, her two touchstone references were Children of Men and Before Sunrise, in the sense you're seeing these two characters get to know each other, but it's in this very complicated, apocalyptic world. They're trying to suss each other out and he's like, "Are you a Loki? What's your story?" It's almost like an intimate thing in the sense that it's like a character study, right? But the backdrop is an apocalypse because it's Loki.

What were the challenges of finding these relationship moments amid this apocalypse? It feels like a romantic film in some ways, this relationship that's brewing between these two characters. For me, it was just about it becoming a character study. Not necessarily romantic, but Loki doesn't have many friends, you know? He builds this friendship with Mobius across the second episode. It was really about crafting out characters that, by the time they get to the city at the end of the show, they're going to work as a team. And they have to have gone on a journey and maybe they'll be friends, we don't know, but at least they are at a point where, "OK, I've got your back in this moment."I remember reading in Bisha's writing, you really felt like you were with the characters and I remember that I loved the idea of [feeling] like you were in a real apocalypse for the first time, which sounds silly. When Loki and Mobius are at Pompeii, for example, that's shown through Loki's POV, right? He's joyous and he cracked the case. Pompeii was horrific, but we're seeing it through his perspective and he's in a completely different headspace. Whereas Roxxcart, it's got an element of this cracking the case when we start to peel back a bit and be like, "No, these apocalypses are quite scary." And I think then, with Lamentis, it was the next step. It was like, "Actually, this is quite a scary scenario here." The key for the finale bit was that I wanted the audience to feel like they were along for the ride with Sylvie and Loki as they try and get to the ark. So, that's why I was like, "We should just have it as this big epic shot.

"How did you conceive of Lamentis? I'm very story-driven and I remember that Bisha, she's a sci-fi genius, and she had written in a lot of backstory and history of the moon and the idea that this mining colony and they dig below the surface to mine its ore. Kasra [Farahani], my production designer, was really inspired by that, and he was like, "Why don't we have this amazing black sand and the purple ore is below the black sand?" Then, there's elements of it that tip a little bit Western in places because of the big expanse and the look we did with some of the shots and the ghost town aspect. It was always to make the apocalypses feel visually striking and different to one another because the TVA are our base and, obviously, we spend a lot of time there. That has a very specific look. Whenever we leave the TVA, I think it was really just about making them feel real in some way. Because like Roxxcart, I wanted that to feel like a big futuristic store, but I suppose in the sense of Children of Men, it has some futuristic elements to it, but it doesn't feel so futuristic that it's not something real to us.

It says a lot that like in each of these apocalypses, there are people going to be taking advantage of other people. Is that something you're hoping to tease out throughout the show? Definitely. I mean, we see hints of it in the storm shelter and Roxxcart. Like I said, these are just poor people that are trying to shelter and the place that's sheltering them is like, "Oh, great. Well, you can pay this much for a bottle of water if you're thirsty." And it's definitely something we're carrying across [the season]. I know that Bisha, as well, she built this amazing world with Episode 3 in terms of the class system. And obviously, we're seeing it through Loki and Sylvie's POV. You know, neither of them are good or bad. A complete, pure good hero would probably join the queue and be like, "Well, hopefully we'll get on the train." But they're not those characters. They're going to try and get on it.

This is the first time we're really getting to know Sylvie. We don't really even know what she is. How did you and Sophia work together to get her right? Sophia's an amazing actor. We've worked together before, but it was so nice to be on this crazy giant set with her and be like, "We're actually doing this." She has this amazing vulnerability in everything she does, but she's also so funny, and so quick and powerful. I'd seen her do all these amazing performances across the years, and I felt like, "Oh man, I just want to see her read for Sylvie and just see what she brings." And obviously, she read for it and everyone was like, "Oh my god, she's amazing."I suppose you always start from the outside, right? We worked with my costume designer, Christine Wada. And we were like, "OK, so she has this cloak, obviously." She's in this cloak because she's in disguise. But then, you can also attribute that to her hair. Her hair is dyed blonde. We've seen lots of characters in many novels and movies do that. They go to the toilet and they dye their hair a different color if they're on the run. That was interesting to me in just sense of who her character's paying homage to because she's called Sylvie. It's like, "OK, so where is this character with their identity?" Because she doesn't like being called Loki; her hair is a completely different color.I think that's the thing that's really key for her is that she's a completely original character, completely born out of our writers, and that, for me, was exciting. And then, it was really just working with Sophia with the backstory and being like, "OK, so, yeah, what is she like?" She said, by the end, it's like, "I don't really know anything about you." And she was like, "Yeah, thanks for the tactical advantage." But obviously, as the show unfolds, we will reveal more, and, for lack of a better analogy, we peel back the onion more.

Did you think about how Loki and Sylvie were going to echo each other in certain ways? We definitely [it] built in across everything. With our stunt coordinator, Monique Ganderton, we'd be like, "Oh, let's find a place for them to mirror each other." I mean, you see it, right? When they both go for each other at the elevator before they fall through the time door. It's like they're doing the same move and it's like, "Oh, that's so annoying." Likewise, in the finale, when they are both running to the ark, how they are fighting is identical. She's not like "a faded photocopy," like he says. She's her own character. She's different, and they've had different lives. They're not going to be the same. And I think that the fun thing is, where is the line of similarity and where do they become someone else, which also falls back into our Loki, right? Because he isn't the Loki from the last 10 years of Marvel, he's now on this very different path.

How did you get into moments of vulnerability with Tom? We had this amazing chat, obviously, when I first got the job, and I think for me, it was always coming from I want to pay respect to what's come before. I love the character and I love the character across the comics. I also love his interpretation of the character. I wanted him to, I guess, know that it was in safe hands in that respect. But something we were both synchronized on completely was that there has to be a reason to go back. He always describes Loki's personality as keys on a piano. And we've seen certain keys, but we haven't seen all of them. And I think for us, the real thing was almost like leaping off this cliff together and being like, "OK, I've got your back and let's see these different shades to this character that we can explore in the show that we haven't got to do before."

What was it like opening up those fissures in the Loki pompousness and Loki attitude that you see in The Avengers in moments like the train scene? The train scene I love because Loki doesn't get many wins and it's nice to see him having a nice sing-song. He's just enjoying himself. Because I think that's such a funny way, as well, to show the difference between him and Sylvie is that she's on a mission. She's like, "We're going to get off this moon." And when she's offered a drink, she's like, "No, thank you." But Loki's like, "Yeah, I'll take the drink." I remember I had this diagram with Christine from costume. People will see it as the show goes on, but across this episode in particular, Loki's lost his Variant jacket. He doesn't have that by the end, and it's like, as a Loki, he's transforming and in that sense, it's almost like his outer appearance does as well, in the sense that his jacket's gone, but also he gets more dirty. And Sylvie's the same. She loses her horns on the train, and she loses that coat that we've seen her hiding under in the first two episodes.

The drunk scene was so fun. Was that as fun as it looked to execute? It was very fun, yeah. It was very surreal because when you film scenes with music, obviously, like Tom singing a cappella, we don't have a musician playing the actual song, but it was really fun. I think it was just nice and everyone was up for it. And Christine designed these beautiful costumes for all the passengers on the train. I think Tom had a good time and he improvised that line, "Another," which obviously is an amazing reference to his brother. That's the thing with Tom as well, is that he's the Loki encyclopedia. If you have an actor who's played a character for a decade and is like, "Oh, I'm going to throw in this great line." It's like, "Yeah, please."

What was the song? We wrote that specifically for the show, and it was just meant to be a song from Asgard. It's something that he would have heard, that maybe Sylvie would have heard. But I think it's just probably a song that they sing when they're having a party. I've seen people do translations of it online, which is incredible.

The other big reveal is Sylvie's announcement that all the people working for the TVA are variants. How did you think about depicting that and threading that line through these first three episodes? I wouldn't want to spoil anything, but I would say that yeah, as she said, everything is not what it seems and even in our design, people have picked up on certain things. Like the way that they dress, or the posters and that there's something a bit more going on there.I always think of the first episode like a prologue, and then the second one is this new adventure and you're like, "Oh, it's going to be this detective story." Then, I love that he meets Sylvie and, it's cheesy, but she completely opens up his world. I think that's the fun thing of it: The story takes this tangent and it's actually what you think is not the truth. And I think that is something that echoes across our whole show, the idea of good and evil, and also echoes back to Loki himself.

#loki #loki series #kate herron #interview #article #the thrillist #Lamentis-1

[keagan-ashleigh]

Hello tis me 👋😊

Ok so just like many people I have been following Loki's show and I have been sharing my thoughts on Twitter (look for @KeaganAsh if you want to meet me there) but, well, I thought, hey, that's been a while since I've posted something on Tumblr, and since the finale's tomorrow, well.

So. I haven't had many theories, some thoughts here and there but nothing big, but one. This is about Sylvie - it's not exactly my theory, I've seen some tweets about it and I tend to sort of agree with it: I am not 100% convinced Sylvie is actually a Loki. I think there is a possibility, a fair one, that Sylvie is the Enchantress. The actress has answered about it but in case the theory is true she can't just spoil it, and she's been vague enough so the theory still has a chance to be true.

First of all there's the name: Sylvie. Sylvie Lushton is one of the two characters that has taken the Enchantress alias, the other one being Amora.

The two are not the same character but they have things in comon and as Sophia Di Martino said they took inspiration from Lushton but are telling a different story from the comics. That doesn't rule out the theory at all since Sylvie and Amora can have been merged into this new character we've been presented.

I'm going to introduce those characters - even if in the end I end up being wrong, which is a possibility, they're still interesting.

Sylvie Lushton is a human, who obtained the powers of Enchantress from Loki who met her when she was a teenager, in Oklahoma where she was born. His reason being, basically, he wanted to play with the life of a human, and see what will happen. With her newly gained powers she tried her chance at joining the Avengers, taking The Enchantress name and lying about being an asgardian. But she was rejected.

She later joined Coat of Arm and the Young Masters, still trying to be a hero, then was accepted by the Young Avengers before being rejected because of her bad attitude. She joined other groups until she ultimately led a villainous group and was defeated by The Defenders then led by Valkyrie, Misty Knight, Hyppolita, etc.

Her powers: she has the ability to cast illusions, to control people's minds (!), teleportation, she can transform people into animals, cast some sort of energy field, transmorgrification (changing form, often in a grotesque way)

Amora is a born asgardian, her powers have been taught to her by the Norns, especially the Queen of the Norns, Karnilla. She's been continuing her studies by seducing or stealing knowledge from mages, wizards. She associated w Brunnhilde but soon betrayed her.

She's been for a long time associated with Skurge, who was deeply in love with her.

She's notably known as Thor's love interest - more precisely, Amora fell in love with Thor, tried to seduce him but when she couldn't, asked Skurge to kill Jane Foster. She was then defeated.

Later she has been associated with Loki, Zemo, Doctor Doom, etc.

She later was forced by the Beyonder to fight on Battleworld, at some point she fought against Miss Hulk and lost. She met Thor again by that time.

[note that those are mostly characters that have an importance in the incoming mcu phase]

The Enchantress was exhiled from Asgard by Odin who was unhappy with her villainous actions. But she fought against Surtur's army, and against her sister Lorelei when she refused to fight alongside asgardians. So she casted (?) a spell on her so she fell in love with Loki.

Her story doesn't stop here but it's a long story, see the rest on Marvel wiki.

Her powers: she has the asgardian strength of course, speed, ability to fight, endurance, etc. Plus obviously she is a witch so she casts spells, throw lightning bolts, teleport, cast illusions, transform her appearance, she manipulates men by seducing them, she can use force fields and blows up things with energy she emits, she can levitate, AND not the least: she can astral project to possess other people yes !

Both Enchantresses have obviously things in comon with the show's Sylvie - including their looks. Their powers seem similar to Loki's but there is things they can do that he can't, such as what is said in Lamentis: Loki can't enchant people, not the way she does it.

Loki manipulates minds in a different way as established in Avengers, he used the scepter that multiplied his power and emotions, to control minds and unleash Avengers deep anger to awake the Hulk. In a way, that power came from him, but it's not something he really does in the movies. Initially, he can astral project, use hypsnosis, telepathy, but he doesn't possess people. I guess Sylvie is teaching him to use this power he doesn't yet control. Still, it's quite possible that this is to make us doubt, or to focus our attention on the fact that Sylvie can help him unleash his powers, and not on the fact it's fairly possible that he just doesn't have Sylvie's abilities.

There is not many differences between a Loki and an Enchantress and that makes it really easy to deceive people into believing they are the same person.

What we've seen from the show and Sylvie's past, she was taken away from Asgard by the TVA as a kid and then hid from them and ran away... But there is actually nothing that really say unequivocally, the kid we saw was Sylvie. That is the story she is telling.

Plus there this tiny detail that the kid had dark hair, while Sylvie doesn't - yep I know hair dye is a thing but that blurs the line, that creates a visual difference between those two persons. What if it's implying they're not the same ?

And there is other details, like the HUGE amount of times they use the words "enchant", " enchanting", and such. I mean. Why insist on this word, when her power can be described differently, could have used telepathy, mind manipulation, etc, but they insist on using "enchantment".

And there is the fact her first impulse when called a Loki is to reject it, perhaps with a bit more anger than necessary. Why doesn't she wants to be associated with this name? Why insisting on the fact they're two different beings and not two versions of the same person. She's the only Loki to reject being a Loki, the only one who doesn't dramatize everything, and if they have comon traits, they are very different. Even Loki points it out, they're different. They imply that's because she was taken out of her timeline befire she could learn to be Loki, but again, it'd be a very good way to mislead us.

And of course there's the fact that they make them fall in love with each other - I doubt they really are to be honest, but they make it such a point that falling for himself is sick and absurd, then what if it means he's not? Yes it IS absurd. What if that's precisely the point?

I don't care if they end up together if she is not Loki but Enchantress, Loki is still canonically bisexual no matter who they set him up with, that is a win they can't take back. But yes, if she's actually Loki, then this pairing is weird. They are different people anyway, they don't share the same timeline, the same life, the same experience, still that is weird. And perhaps it's meant to feel weird and to be questioned.

In conclusion : I am not sure this theory is right. Not at all. But I feel like there is a piece of the puzzle missing, I feel like there is a lack of an actual twist. For now there has been 2 twists (tva agents are variants and the Time Keepers are fake), but we have been told that since the beginning, we started the show with this fact that it was all bullshit so there is no surprise, we have been led from the start to the understanding that the tva was coated in lies.

I expect something more unexpected. Something that not only will give a starting point to the multiverse just as it has been announced on the medias, but also something, pretty much like the Agatha reveal in WandaVision, that will make us go back to the beginning and reconsider everything we've seen. Why not that thing be that Sylvie is the Enchantress and has been either pulling the strings or been manipulated into tricking everyone.

Maybe not. Maybe I am wrong. We'll see tomorrow, maybe not this time but next season if there is one - everything is possible. If I am wrong, no worries, it happens, but if I am right I'll be happy but not surprised. 😁

#loki spoilers #loki #loki show #sylvie lushton #enchantress #sylvie is enchantress theory #marvel #mcu

[rayegunn]

Another Thor speculation ramble

Yeah, been doing a lot of these uber geeky Thor speculation posts lately, but keep coming across stuff that makes me go hmmmm

So, was doing my occasional catchup on Twitter (I don't use it much, mainly just use it to lurk and follow what some creators are saying) and came across this: https://twitter.com/Doncates/status/1421534363192279047 and also https://twitter.com/Doncates/status/1421611974169825281 from the same thread. Intriguing!

And first of all, these tweets are vindicating, because I have been saying forever that 'worthy' doesn't mean being a pinnacle of morality and goodness, like some people seem to think it means. 'Worthy' is a neutral word and can mean different things based on context, literally anything the person dictating the terms wants it to mean, it is not synonymous with 'good'. In the context of Thor, we aren't entirely sure WHAT it means. We do know, after Aaron's run, that knowing you fall short of what's expected of being a good god, but trying to meet those expectations anyway, is at least part of it. But we don't know for sure if this 'be better' the wielder strives for is self defined or not. If self defined... yeah, it could be warped to be something bad. But that's clearly not all of it, or more people would have been able to lift it. Lots of people out there who could lift it if it was JUST that. The other requirements may not necessarily be good, or bad, but maybe something that reflects Asgardian culture, or something, we just don't know for sure. We aren't even sure any more if the worthiness qualifications are determined by Odin or the Mother Storm. This is one of the reasons that, even before the enchantment apparently broke, I thought Loki had a good chance of wielding it. Not the Loki of the past, but the current Loki is all about self improvement, and knowing he doesn't live up to expectations, but he's trying to. (not always successfully, he's got a lot of bad habits, but he's trying)

But on the subject of Loki, the second tweet is a bit ominous, for sure. And I may have to adjust some of my previous speculation, (TLDR, I think Loki is the next 'Champion', Thor's replacement, as all of Asgard shifts roles between characters, click the link for an explanation as to why) but not by a ton, really. I know some people would see that tweet, and take Loki lifting it as the 'terrifying' prospect. But it doesn't have to mean anything bad about Loki's face turn status (I really want the face turn to stick, I am invested in this direction for him), because Cates has already teased a far worse future for the hammer. I think this is more of a Thanos tease than a Loki tease.

My guess is, Loki will get the hammer, for a little while, as well as Thor's old role. But the role is not defined by being worthy of Mjolnir, it's more about the function they fill in the narrative. You can have the role without having the hammer. The Champion role predates the hammer by generations, and at least in the case of Sigurd, we know he had his own signature weapon, Gram, so it is entirely likely that Loki will get his own signature weapon as well. In fact, I would prefer this, since whacking things with a hammer really is not his style. He needs a sword, daggers, maybe a magical staff. Just something that plays to his abilities and style of doing things. It's just that the hammer has become associated with the role while Thor was in it, since he had used it as his primary weapon/worthiness gauge for most of his time in the role. But not all of it, he had Jarnbjorn in the beginning, which apparently first belonged to the valkyrie, Runa, who might have been the Champion after Sigurd, so it could make good sense for the Champion to use the weapon of a previous role holder until they get their own signature weapon. So I think in universe, the initial thought would be that the wielder of the hammer has the role, because that's how it's been for a thousand years. But they'd actually be mistaken, because the point of the great role shift is to update the roles, not just become a carbon copy of the person who was in the role before, otherwise there is not much point in the periodic shift of roles. So it makes sense that the new Champion would get a new weapon, and not just inherit Mjolnir, but I was envisioning a sort of transition period, to kind of ease everyone into things. I thought with all the Mjolnir stuff, he would get it at least for a little while, at last until he can prove himself. But... maybe not? These tweets make me less certain of the Mjolnir part, even though I do still feel Loki is getting the role, and will continue to be a good(ish) boy. It may be that Mjolnir has to be destroyed in order to prevent the bad future with Thanos, which would symbolically also make the role his own as a new weapon is created for him.

And while on the subject of Donny Cates' tweets: https://twitter.com/Doncates/status/1421898562275880960

Heh, so I guess Thor and/or Loki is going to Midgard and having a hotdog. I kinda hope together, so they can disagree and argue about best condiments. I dunno about Thor, but I do know Loki had a hot dog with Spider-Man once, and it involved 'green bits' so i presume it had relish. But lately he seems to have taken to mustard. So he appears to just go with his favourite colours.

Unrelated to the above, I had a random thought the other day, about the whole situation with Throg. It's not speculation, I have no idea if they will do something like this, it's just something i think could be fun. So, let's say Throg does end up trying to be sort of a mentor to Loki, I got to thinking that you know, Thori is probably bored as hell sitting around Asgard all day, he's a dog of action and violence, not a house dog. And he WAS Loki's dog to start with, so.... Thori could join Loki too as another animal companion. And then, I got to thinking that Thor would probably want to back seat drive, and he'd probably do that via Hugin and/or Munin, giving Loki a third animal companion. I just think it would be funny. And, of course, if this happens, at some point Loki has to shapeshift into an alligator. obviously.

Also, I realized today that next year is the 70th anniversary of Journey Into Mystery. A good time for a relaunch, no? It might be a bit later than I would personally like, I'm missing having a Loki solo story to follow in the comics, but it would seem to line up with where the solicits are going. The issue with Throg, 18, comes out in October. Then if we assume the arc where, presumably, the new status quo with the new Champion is laid out starts in issue 19, and likely goes for around 6 issues, then around March or so, they may have things set up for a JIM relaunch. Then Thor can focus on Thor, and Loki can go do his thing in JIM, and everyone wins. Again, this is not so much speculation as something I think could work, but it does seem to line up nicely.

#thor #speculation #marvel #comics #donny cates #loki #mjolnir #loki comics #ramble

[thestylesindependent]

Inside Eroda, the fictional Harry Styles island that’s baffled the internet

Full Text from The Telegraph 4/12/2019

It all started on November 20. A Twitter account opened in October released its first post: “The Isle of Eroda’s rich history is embedded in daily life as the ruins of many structures from the past remain standing across the land. #VisitEroda”

It looked like a new marketing campaign for a little-visited, off-beat beauty spot. But a quick search would show it didn’t actually exist. Yet, Eroda had a website. Advertisements for the place were popping up on Facebook and Google. People interested in all manner of nerdy subcultures were foxed – it had the whiff of a clever marketing campaign about it, but what was it for?

Within hours, an Eroda subreddit had been created to discuss it. People dived deep into web hosting details, and only became more baffled as they seemed legitimate: “it ain't no kid doing a school project”. Was it a scam, a game, an elaborate prank? Some were convinced it was the beginning of a new Cloverfield film, World of Warcraft, a new Channel 4 series or even a means of human trafficking.

Meanwhile, scores of “Harries”, the sub-group of Directioners dedicated to Harry Styles, were piecing bits of evidence together. The pop star was due to release Adore You, the second single off his forthcoming sophomore album. “Adore” backwards was “Eroda”, and the video, released on November 23, looked like it had been shot in St Abbs, the Berwickshire fishing village where Styles had been spotted shooting in August. As Eroda claimed more of the internet, Harries  – some of the most forensic fans in the world – were sent into a flurry of investigation.

The goliath churn of a pop star marketing campaign is fairly familiar by now: cryptic social media teaser, excitable release date news, lyric video, full video, rinse, repeat.

Styles, who will release sophomore album Fine Line on December 13 and Adore You on Friday, satisfied many speculating fans on Monday with a near-three-minute-long trailer for the single, along with an illustration of the star standing in the ocean, surrounded by fish.

To those who had been studying Eroda for the past 10 days it was the confirmation they had been hankering for: Eroda was a Harry Styles project, and it confirmed what they had always known – that he is an artist beyond the normal realms of pop frippery (by contrast, former bandmate Louis Tomlinson spent the same afternoon releasing a video in which he sings in a bunker wearing a Stone Island parka).

Styles’ trailer introduced Eroda, showing it to be an island in the middle of the Irish Sea “shaped unmistakably like a frown, it is home to an all-but-forgotten fishing village that has had perpetual cloud cover for as long as anyone can remember”. Scenes appear of a typical coastal village, with crashing waves and brave little houses facing them. It gets increasingly weird: we learn that it is bad luck to “mention a pig in a fisherman’s pub” and to “whistle in the wind, in case you turn a gust into a gale”; the island mustn’t be left on odd-numbered days.  

The inhabitants of Eroda’s village always frown, calling it “resting fish face”. Until, that is, a beaming baby appears amidst the gloom. Deemed “peculiar” (a word that pops up a lot), the boy – who grows up to become Harry Style – was outcast, leading him to deal with his angst by screaming into jars. “He had lost his smile, and without it, the world grew darker, the wind colder, and the ocean more violent” the pan-European narrator explains. “Loneliness is an ocean full of travellers trying to find their place in the world”, she continues, as Harry finds himself bonding with a stubborn fish, before the film ends “to be continued…”

So far, so intriguing. But delve a little deeper into Eroda and you may find yourself wanting to visit. The island’s website – beautiful island views and a template dating back to the late Noughties – looks remarkably similar to those for any other charming coastal holiday destination, say Bute or Oban. “No Land Quite Like It”, reads Eroda’s strapline, before offering a familiar-enough menu: Accommodations, Attractions, Guide, Home and About Eroda. The video is similarly convincing: “Make memories for your senses at VisitEroda.com”, a dulcet-voiced woman encourages over shots of crabmeat and speedboats.

It didn’t take long for the Harries to take over the Eroda subreddit, moderators becoming increasingly rigid in ruling nuggets of unrelated Eroda flotsam irrelevant to the cause of discovery (such as the user who wanted to discuss Eroda, but without any intervention from the Harries). Tumblr users were similarly invested: “What do the ominous references to Him portend? What are they serving at those town dinners? You think it’s a cute little coastal AU [alternative universe] but upon closer examination it’s full-on Wicker Man meets Hotel California meets Nightvale in the afterlife (which is what most of those places are anyway so sure why not),” posted 1D Discourse of the Day.

The whole thing is littered with wordplay. Eroda, for one, is Adore backwards (Harry’s next single is called Adore You). But, as Directioners have pointed out, the copy throughout the website nods to forthcoming Styles songs: The Fisherman’s Pub is located on the corner of Cherry Street and Golden Way (Cherry is one new song, Golden is another); the album will be released on Friday, 13 December and Eroda recommends avoiding a departure on an odd-numbered day. Eroda’s fishermen wear a single gold earring for good fortune – a look historically sported by Styles.

Directioners went further still: the hosting for VisitEroda.com and Styles’ website, doyouknowwhoyouare.com, were owned by the same company, MarkMonitor.inc. Social media pixels linked pages about Styles with Eroda. Fans became suspicious over Visit Eroda adverts appearing not on their social channels or YouTube, but, of all places, on Wikipedia. “I'M FROM FRICKING PORTUGAL,” a baffled Reddit user posted. “NOTHING EVER HAPPENS HERE. WHY IS THIS HERE”.

Eroda had analog presence, too. A4 pamphlets – the kind of thing one could make on MS Publisher circa 1998 – appeared in the freesheet boxes on the pavements of Manhattan. At a promo event in Paris, Harry was asked about Eroda by a fan. He remained silent, but those who were there claim he “made a face”.

By November 29, more evidence arrived. A short film “advert”, which used footage from the trailer released on Monday, was screened by a new Harry Styles fan account from “Eroda”. They said the film appeared in a cinema in Kinlochbervie, on Scotland’s northern coast; the Eroda account then started to tweet about cinema screening times.  Eagle-eyed fans were swift to post screengrabs, showing similar island formations in the background of both the Eroda advert and that featuring Styles. The two were linked.

Kinlochbervie was, fittingly, a bit of a red herring: the footage shown in both the advert and the video trailer was actually taken in St Abbs, a picturesque fishing village in Berwickshire that’s no stranger to a rolling camera – it was “twinned” with New Asgard after being used as a location for Thor’s new home in Avengers Endgame.

Styles was there in August, shooting, it appears, a few things for the forthcoming album campaign. He and his crew used Angela Morris’s cottage, in St Abbs’ Sea View Terrace, as a green room during the three days of filming in the village, after Morris had responded to a note being popped through the door from a filming company. “One Thursday I was just coming home from work and there was Harry walking into the house,” she tells me. “All of the costumes were in the living room, make-up was going on in the kitchen.

“I asked if I could wait in the garden before my husband and I went out for the evening, so I just sat there when Harry came out,” Morris said. “I think he was having a coffee, and he sat down and chatted, asked me about bits and pieces about the village. I was talking to him about his Gucci clothes and we had a bit of a laugh. I wasn’t too starstruck, really, and I think he appreciated that.” Later on in the shoot, Styles invited Morris and her husband to share a glass of champagne with him and the crew.

While the shoot interrupted the sleepy pace of life on St Abbs for a few days – Morris says that visitor numbers had already been boosted by Avengers Endgame but small crowds of teenage girls began to crop up after word spread of Harry’s location – most villagers, she reckons, are pleased to see the place put on the map: “Most people I saw were embracing it and interested to see what was going on.”

A German artist named Mario Klingemann was, however, more incensed when his holiday collided with the shoot: “I didn't know who Harry Styles was until today when I learned that he's the guy who blocked off the entire St Abbs harbour and prevented us from enjoying our fresh crab rolls," he posted on Twitter, aggrieved.

But Morris found out about Eroda much like everybody else – through Facebook. “It’s really odd,” she assess. “Lovely footage of beautiful St Abbs, though.”

Long-lens pap shots from that shoot certainly seem to match up with what we’ve seen of Eroda so far. Styles gangles around in Seventies suits, befitting the aesthetic of his trailer. The smoking gun, though, is the presence of a young woman with hair that brings to mind a Dr Seuss illustration, or the hat Princess Beatrice wore at the Cambridges’ wedding. VisitEroda’s “about” page explains: “The primary occupation in Eroda is fishing, however, the island’s art scene has recently started to develop. In particular, Erodean hairstyles have become a rather bold expression of self amongst the island’s youth”. Clearly, these are scenes of Eroda that are being filmed.

There’s an unmistakably ominous air to Eroda, and some believe the video for Adore You will see some misfortune befall Styles – there were reports of a (fake) gunshot being filmed in St Abbs while he was there.

But what happens next is arguably less intriguing than what we’ve been given with Eroda so far. We are well-used to being nudged and prodded by pop stars ahead of a new release. Major albums aren’t so much brought out as “dropped” or “leaked”, arriving online in the middle of the night before their fans disseminate them through the internet. Fans, rather than critics, are given early listens – and under tight NDAs. Artists will clear their channels to mark a new direction, only to give us elaborate photoshoots and contrived poetry to create a “concept”.

Eroda is undeniably a “concept” – themes of loneliness, peculiarity, conformity and happiness have been woven into the fictional island from the off. But it’s been artfully done; look deep enough into the Reddit forums and you’ll see non-Styles fans begrudgingly accepting that this is the work of a former boy band frontman, rather than that of a somehow more “serious” game creator, filmmaker or even musician. Furthermore, it’s fun – and that’s all too rare in a pop world where things have become obsessed with authenticity, and a rogue comment can result in “cancellation”. One Directioner popped up on a thread only to add, “As someone who works in marketing/promotion... This is fucking genius. Harry Styles' team is tops”, and it’s difficult to disagree.

After a decade in which stars have had to up their social media presence to survive, tweaking and teasing their listenership in ever-increasing desperation to retain shrinking attention spans, Styles is closing out the 2010s with the greatest album campaign we’ve seen so far. As an artistic statement, it suggests the 2020s will be his to claim.

#harry styles #eroda #press #the telegraph #dec2019 #long post

[lovelyirony]

Stars with thorbruce

Bruce remembers his mother’s hand smoothing over his curls, telling him stories of how the constellations came to be. He remembers hearing soft words of using the Big Dipper for milk and cookies. He smiles as he remembers asking his mother who lived among the stars. 

They were beautiful, surely someone had to live there. 

His mother smiled. 

“You will find it out, my smart boy. None of us know yet, although some of us have a feeling that we’re not alone in this galaxy.” 

Bruce would look out his window every night and ask the stars who among them lived in what world. He asked how their world was. 

Thor knew others lived other places. His mother read Loki and he stories of other people, how they lived. 

His father said how Asgard ruled it all with a golden-hued hand. 

He asks of Terran people, Midgardians. 

“You don’t need to concern yourself with them,” Odin says. “Now go and train. A weak king serves no purpose on a strong throne.” 

- 

Bruce does not smile when he realizes that there are others out there, not when he’s been dragged in as a monster to help fight other monsters. Accepted, just this once. 

He looks up at beings who look like stars for one brief second. And then they descend with a roar, and he knows. 

He turns, letting Hulk take the lead. 

His mother knew they were not alone. 

But she could not have known this was the result.  

- 

Thor is…different. He returns from taking his brother back to…Asgard? And he is quiet. 

Bruce just quietly moves around him to get his tea or food. 

“Dr. Banner?” Thor asks, his voice impossibly soft. It does not fit a man who is as large and imposing as he is. “Can you…what can you tell me about Earth?” 

“It sucks,” Bruce answers automatically. 

Thor blinks. 

Bruce does not want to explain why earth sucks. So he takes his naan and goes back to his room. 

- 

The god cannot leave well enough alone. He is knocking on Bruce’s door at eight o’clock in the morning. 

Bruce answers in an old t-shirt that’s seen better days, old pants, and bags under his eyes. 

“Why does earth suck so much?” 

Bruce sighs. 

“Go to the kitchen. I’ll explain there.” 

Bruce goes into a long-winded tangent about how much human invented concepts suck and how policy makes everything slow and he can’t even fly in a plane because he’s deemed a flight risk and people keep trying to kill him and the unending guilt over his own mistakes will be his demise. 

“Do you guys have therapy on earth?” Thor asks. 

Bruce laughs. 

“Yeah, we do. I need to find a new therapist soonish. Just hard with my…issue. Earth doesn’t suck. It’s cool.” 

“Show me?” 

“Uh…yes?” Bruce asks, blinking. “What do you want to see?” 

“What’s your favorite thing about earth?” 

Bruce has to think. 

“Come with me tonight. On the roof.” 

- 

The stars are never as bright as they were in Ohio, which is about the only good thing Bruce can say about Ohio. It’s the only good thing anyone could say, really. 

“Are you serious?” 

“Yes, never go there,” Bruce says. “Ever.” 

“…noted. Not even for one of your natural…reserve park things?” 

“Nope. Not even for those. You’re gonna get murdered there.” 

“I’m a god, Bruce.” 

“Ohio people only believe in one god, and that god is less jacked than you.” 

They laugh together. 

Bruce tells him all about his mother’s stories of the stars, what he learned from others. 

“Do you want to hear our stories?” Thor asks softly. 

They make a habit of going on the roof once a week, weather permitting. If it does not permit, they sit in the sunroom and have coffee, chatting that way. 

Bruce learns that Thor was alive when Nikola Tesla was, but never went to earth. 

“I was in training to become king, and Odin didn’t really want me venturing out too far,” Thor says. “But I heard that earth had some catching up to do. You definitely have us beat with food though. Damn.” 

They stare over at the stars. 

Bruce struggles to ignore his red cheeks or the fact that Tony keeps calling him “lover boy.” 

“Nope. I’m not that.” 

“Sure you aren’t, the rest of us spend time gazing into Thor’s eyes,” Tony says, batting his eyelashes. “Just ask him out already.” 

“Get therapy,” Bruce shoots back. 

“Are we talking about how we all need collective help?” Natasha asks. “I thought that was what Steve’s meeting was about tonight.” 

“Shit, I’m not going to that then,” Clint says. “Do you think he’ll buy it if I tell him that my dog has a son?” 

“I don’t buy anything, I grew up in the Great Depression,” Steve responds, coming down the stairs. “Also Clint, you have a dog? Since when?” 

“Since never,” Clint responds back. “I don’t have a dog.” 

“Good, Tony said no dogs.” 

“For Steve,” Tony mumbles. “But we’‘re missing the obvious part of this discussion, which is Bruce’s love-life.” 

“I don’t have one of those in stock.” 

“Check in the back,” Tony snarks. 

Bruce rolls his eyes. 

“I don’t have a love-life guys,” Bruce says. “The only thing I love is dismantling huge corporations that are evading ecological law.” 

“And also hanging out a ton with Thor,” Natasha responds. “Wait, are you–” 

“If we have to talk about emotions then I demand we discuss Natasha’s thirsty tweet about Sharon.” 

“My cousin, Romanoff?!” Tony yells. 

Bruce takes this time to escape down to his lab, where Natasha is not allowed in. 

“I cannot say with full certainty that she will not break in,” Jarvis answers. “But I will try my best, Dr. Banner. Hell hath no woman like a woman.” 

“You’re just as bad as Tony with phrases,” Bruce says. “But thanks.” 

Thor is down there. 

“Why is Natasha locked out of the lab?” 

“She told me that she preferred wine from California, she was obviously banned,” Bruce says quickly. 

“I thought last week’s argument was you and her against Clint,” Thor says. “And I think you won? Clint thought his expired Kool-Aid was wine. That was a very sad night.” 

Bruce freezes. 

“Ha. Yeah. That was right. She’s still banned.” 

“What was the debate upstairs about? I heard snippets about it. Tony said something about checking in the back? Is he mad about the fruit again? He can’t expect to buy strawberries and them to still be there.” 

Bruce laughs. 

“Nah, Steve’s having a group talk about therapy options for us. I think Tony’s gonna try and con his way out of it by pushing Bucky in front of him. It won’t work.” 

- 

As it turns out, Natasha has swift revenge. 

She can’t break into the lab. 

But she can make sure the two of them can’t break out. 

“Until you confess the door is gonna be closed,” Natasha says over the intercom. 

“Confess what?” Thor asks, looking nervous. 

“Oh…you know. Stuff. Now you have to by six, otherwise Steve will break you out and then you have to say it as a duo. Do you want to tell all of us or just the two of you…alone?” Nat asks. 

“Fuck you,” Bruce says, flipping off the sensor. 

- 

Thor’s nervous. He…this is new. He hasn’t liked someone is what is probably about two thousand years. 

Bruce is…he’s different. 

He likes the small things and rants about how stupid the smallest things are (like his least favorite spoon) and also looks phenomenal when the sun is shining and he’s laughing about a new story and…

Thor wants a forever. He’s known forever. 

But he hasn’t known forever with Bruce. 

And now they’re locked in his lab. 

Bruce bangs his head against the table. 

“Think Steve will break us out?” 

Thor is about to answer when the intercom comes to life again. 

“No, he won’t be,” Tony says. “I’ve managed to convince him to share his PowerPoint on what kind of fork he wants to reorder for the kitchen. He got passionate about what design he wants on the handle.” 

There’s a muffled yell that sounds suspiciously like “no curvature on the handle!” and then silence. 

“God,” Bruce mutters. 

They sit in silence for a moment. Thor’s not exactly sure what to say. It’s not like they make Hallmark cards for “you’re the first person I’ve loved in about two millennia and I want you to be mine until the earth implodes.” 

Similarly they don’t make a Hallmark card for “I thought I was incapable of love but now I’ve fallen in love with you and you’re a god and I’m a near-indestructible chaos-bringer.” 

It’s a work in progress for the card-making interns, honestly. 

“What did Nat mean by talking to me?” Thor asks. “I know this is probably gonna be awkward. Wouldn’t be locked into a lab if it wasn’t.” 

If Bruce had had maybe ten minutes to himself, he would’ve come up with a good lie. One that he could say without shifting eyes or a stuttering mouth. But he can’t. Lying takes time. 

“So I’m pretty sure I like you. As in want to take you out on a date like you. And I didn’t tell you because you’re a god.” 

Thor blinks. 

“Bruce no offense but you calling me a god and also seeing me at my lowest in salmon board shorts? Hilarious.” 

Bruce gives him a face. 

“You know what I mean.” 

“And I was going to say that I like you, but you are a brilliant scientist who changed your world through discovery, not by force,” Thor responds. “You love helping others and you also turn into a giant green guy who likes food trucks and hates not smashing things.” 

Bruce blinks. 

“Did we–?” 

“Yeah, we did. I also think this means we have an excuse to miss both Steve’s presentation on fork styles as well as his call for therapy, which in reality was only for Clint.” 

The lab doors open. Bruce automatically flips Natasha off, but is met with Natasha flipping him off. 

“Tony wants to talk to me about my ‘intentions’ with his cousin because of you, Banner. This means war.” 

“Well now I have a guy who has a giant, unliftable hammer on my side,” Bruce says defensively. He grabs onto Thor’s hand, grinning. “Just try me.” 

Thor smiles too. 

“I believe I owe Bruce a few more dates, so we will regrettably be missing Clint’s intervention,” Thor says. “See you later!” 

Clint makes a groupchat with them in it only to send: 

:((((( guys :( 

They don’t check it until the morning, after Bruce rolls over and complains that Thor has way better pillows. 

#bruce banner #thor #thorbruce #lovelyirony writes #natasha romanoff #steve rogers #steve got a pinterest and now he's addicted :( #tony stark #natsharon (kind of) #clint barton #avengers as a family #who am i kidding they're more like a family of gays #all are awkward about emotions but have nice boots #the avengers are like that one tiktok about a 'gay household' and it just pans to all the pairs of doc martens at the door #bruce DOES commit crimes of violating the law but he gets away with it because corporations

[mishastoesies]

picture this: bruce banner knows that there's drama on the avengers team for tony's hand in marriage. he also knows that rhodey is going to win this but if he plays his cards right, steve can look like an idiot and bruce gets entertainment for free. so he starts the bachelor series on his twitter

oh my god this is iconic. 

bruce KNOWS that there is fierce competition for tony’s heart, which is already spoken for (and has been since 1986 but who’s keeping track), and he KNOWS that all of the men on the avengers, save for himself, sam, clint, and rhodey, are complete and utter himbos, and he KNOWS that steve is a certified dumbass who will compete for anything just to be contrary, so he starts the bachelor.

the first one out is, to everyone’s surprise, bucky. bucky tries to write tony a poem about how lovely his eyes are, but it comes out as a death threat. bruce publishes a dramatic reading of the poem to his twitter alongside the tweet “be still my beating heart. no, really, pretend to be dead so he doesn’t kill me in my sleep.” 

the second one to go is thor. thor has always been a little too enthusiastic about, well, everything. he tried to take tony on a date to asgard, but tony passed out while travelling on the bifrost, and thor had to carry him around everywhere like tony was a very small and frightened kitten. he gracefully resigned from the competition after that. there is a picture of tony curled up in thor’s arms which becomes a meme analogous to the “you are safe now my small child” “i owe you my life” jpeg. 

third out is steve. rhodey found out about the competition, took one look at steve, said “no,” and then left. steve may be an idiot but he knows how to take a hint. bruce’s twitter followers subject steve to only the most vicious forms of mockery afterwards. 

at this point it’s a neck-and-neck race between sam and rhodey (though not really). both air force, both intelligent, both BEAUTIFUL, both willing to treat tony to his bi-monthly spa days without much fuss. sam drops out when he sees the tweet bruce made about bucky’s murderous sonnet and realizes that bucky has been trying to tell him he’s in love with him the whole time (sam has one flaw and it’s bad taste. tony was the exception that proved the rule). 

and of course, our beloved colonel james rhodes is the winner. rhodey’s instagram is besieged by horny anons asking him to post pictures of his new husband. tony is congratulated by everyone for making the correct choice for once. and they lived happily ever after in the suburbs where tony became a housewife whose only concerns were cooking, cleaning, caring for his children, and making sure his makeup was perfect. 

#lovelyirony #asks #ironhusbands

[doctorofmagic]

October Solicitations: Doctor Strange confirmed appearances

Vishanti, I missed making this kind of post.

Amazing Spider-Man #50 (not confirmed, variant cover only)

NICK SPENCER (W) • PATRICK GLEASON (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE SPIDER-MAN TIMELESS VARIANT BY ALEX ROSS SPIDER-MAN VAMPIRE HUNTER VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS VARIANT COVER BY BELEN ORTEGA "LAST REMAINS" STARTS HERE! • THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN reaches another landmark and we're celebrating Spider-Style! • Spider-Man just took the beating of his life and we're just getting started. • Artist Patrick Gleason is back on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ushering in the saga that is "LAST REMAINS"! • Kindred is stepping out on stage for the first time and Spider-Man is not ready for the havoc that Kindred is going to let loose. 56 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99

Amazing Spider-Man #51

NICK SPENCER (W) • PATRICK GLEASON (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE "LAST REMAINS" CONTINUES! • "LAST REMAINS" continues as Spider-Man seeks help from Doctor Strange. <SPOILER ALERT> it's not going to be enough. • Spider-Man does what many would find unthinkable to take the fight to Kindred. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Savage Avengers #13

GERRY DUGGAN (W) • Patch Zircher (A) Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO VARIANT COVER by BOSSLOGIC The Savage Avengers assemble! Wolverine, Conan, Dr. Strange, Elektra, Black Widow, Hellstrom, Voodoo, Magik...and more. The heroes draw up a battle plan against Kulan Gath, and you'll be thrilled as Conan wields a most unexpected weapon in the fight against darkness. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 Order using MAR201013

Strange Academy #4

SKOTTIE YOUNG (W) HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY ADRIAN ALPHONA - APR200963 CHARACTER SPOTLIGHT VARIANT COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS - APR200964 DOCTOR STRANGE Timeless Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS TAG, YOU'RE IT! • The students at the Strange Academy blow off their homework for the craziest game of tag ever. • Every door of Strange Academy holds a surprise – one takes you to Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum, another to Weirdworld, another to Asgard; and some doors' destinations are unknown even to Strange himself. • The students plan on stepping through every door, and at least one of the students will bear some significant consequences of their actions. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BONUS

Marvel Chillers #1

Synopsis not avaiable yet, but you can find an article about it here.

WOW!!! So many titles coming this October, I feel blessed!

We’re not sure about Amazing Spider-Man #50, but #51 will definitely bring Stephen. And from that cover, I sense classic Stan Lee/ Steve Ditko vibes from the old Strange/Spider team-ups! I’m loving it already!

Savage Avengers was not a surprise since it was just delayed. The only new information I can tell about it is, I asked Gerry Duggan if he’s planning on using Victor again. He didn’t answer me, but he liked my tweet. So I see that as a win.

Same thing with Strange Academy. Stephen’s apperance or not, I’ll keep writing reviews about it.

But the most exciting thing is Marvel Chillers! It seems we’re going to be blessed with 4 issues featuring Riri and Stephen! Remember when I said I wanted them to interact more? THIS IS TRULY A GIFT! THANK YOU! Can’t wait to read that one!

#doctor strange #stephen strange #spider-man #peter parker #riri williams #ironheart #marvel solicitations

[bedlamsbard]

About 700 words written today -- these bits of tweets and headlines and articles add up in a way I didn’t expect and which isn’t as obvious as prose.  I’m sort of not having a great time right now, so that’s...fun.  Today was one of those days where everything seemed to be going wrong, which didn’t help anything.  Family situation still extremely messed up, though at least worst case scenario didn’t happen.

Snippet from Yonder Disney epistolary concept.

YOUTUBE RECOMMENDS

Ridethrough of Howard Stark-designed ‘Journey to the Future’ EPCOT ride on final day in 1993

I am willing to kill Tony Stark with my own two hands for shutting down this ride. So he saved the world, whatever, a lot of people have done that, he’s not special.

The Amount of Security Around EPCOT Right Now is INSANE!

Park has been a no-drone zone since July – just what surprises is Disney waiting to unveil?!

Drone Footage Shows Two Avengers Quinjets, Wakandan Aircraft Landing at Walt Disney World Airport

War Machine shot down my drone and it was awesome.

 The Absolute BABES of the EPCOT Delegations

Not to be a lesbian but oh my god, holy ****, the literal Asgardian GODDESS who single-handedly kicked the **** out of those white supremacists in April can step on me any day.

 Top Ten Hottest EPCOT Delegates (Dudes Edition)

I didn’t think it could get better than Captain America and James Rhodes but apparently it can because have you SEEN the Wakanda and New Asgard delegations? Also Prince Harry is here too I guess.

#wdw DOES have an airport! it's been closed since 1972 but they still own it #I've learned so many random wdw facts for this story #it's just been a...really really long time since I've done real world (ish) fic #daily fic snippet #roleswap endgame au concept

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Arachnophobia | Peter Parker

masterlist found here

pairing - Peter x reader word count - 1,636 warnings - spiders BLEH A/N - for @little-miss-herondale who requested it and the people who voted for it in Pick a Fic!

summary - You hate spiders. You’re terrified of them. Naturally, you find it very hard to cope when you find out your boyfriend is Spider-Man.

“Nope. No. Not gonna do it. Sorry. Nope. Not happ-”

“Relax, relax, you can do it!”

“I can’t and I won’t!”

Peter groaned and fell back on his bed. You sat criss-cross-applesauce beside him with your arms folded across your chest. You two were both stubborn. Most people had no idea how you two worked as a couple. Usually neither of you wanted to cave when you were in an argument, so it often ended in compromise. If you couldn’t get your way, then Peter couldn’t get his way. You had to find a happy medium.

For you, there was no happy medium when it came to spiders.

Fuck spiders. That’s it. Send tweet.

You weren’t afraid of many things, but something about spiders just gave you the heeby jeebies. You couldn’t handle them in any way, shape, or form. Spider-Man was your worst nightmare.

So when Peter told you he was Spider-Man, you lost your freaking mind.

He brought it up very casually. You were sitting in his room, cuddling on his bed, watching YouTube videos as any cute couple does. Peter was scrolling through his recommended when a video of Spider-Man popped up. Someone had recorded him stopping a car from crashing into a child who was chasing a ball that had rolled into the street. You hadn’t really noticed it until Peter pointed it out.

“Do you like Spider-Man?” he asked.

“Fuck,” you said with a shudder. “No. I hate him.”

“You hate him?” Peter said with a pout, looking at you. “You don’t even know him.”

“He identifies himself as half spider half man!” you said, sitting up with a start. “That’s my worst nightmare.”

“(Y/N),” Peter whined, putting his hands over his face. “You can’t hate him.”

“And why not?” you said defiantly.

“Because you’re my girlfriend and I’m Spider-Man.”

“You’re what?” you screeched, jumping off the bed. Your foot got caught in the sheets, and you tumbled to the floor.

“Jesus, (Y/N), are you okay?” Peter asked, jumping up and landing beside you.

“No I’m not okay!” you said back, holding your hands up in front of you. “Ew, don’t touch me, don’t touch me.”

“Are you being serious?” Peter laughed. “(Y/N) don’t be weird. It’s not like I have eight legs.”

“Ahh,” you shouted, covering your ears with your hands.

“(Y/N), quit it,” Peter said, biting back a grin. “Will you just listen to me?” You huffed and folded your arms across your chest. “Yes, I’m Spider-Man,” he said. You opened your mouth, but he covered it with his hand so he could continue. “And I got bit by a spider, and that’s how I got my powers.” Your eyes grew wide, but Peter kept talking anyway. “And I know you hate spiders, but I don’t lay eggs, and I don’t have eight legs or a million eyeballs. My webs don’t come out of me, I make them in labs with equipment and chemicals. I am not part spider. My senses have dialled up, and I’m stronger and faster and stuff like that, but I’m not going to give birth to little spider-humans.”

“Don’t joke about that,” you hissed, pushing his hand away from your mouth.

“Are you gonna dump me now?” he teased, putting his arms around you and pulling you on his lap. You straddled his hips and put your hands on his shoulders.

“No,” you said. “But I’m not going to suddenly accept spiders.”

Now, Peter wanted you to hold a spider. The audacity! Hold a fucking spider. What kind of idea was that? What was he thinking?

Somehow, Peter had gotten a hold of a tarantula. You didn’t know how, and you didn’t even want to ask how. All you knew was that when you went to Peter’s apartment and saw a spider in a cage, you turned around and started to leave. Peter webbed his door closed before you could. That was how you ended up on his bed, arguing over spiders.

“I will give you a million kisses,” Peter said, sitting up and holding your hands.

“No.”

“A million and one.”

“Peter.”

“You can pick the movie night movie for the next month.”

“No.”

“I’ll eat you out everyday for the next week.”

“I get a month of movies but only a week of pussy eating?”

“Is that a yes?”

“No!”

“(Y/N), please,” Peter sighed. “Just hold him for a second. His name is Squiggles. Isn’t he cute?”

“No, he’s horrifying,” you said. “And I hate him.”

“Hate is such a strong word.”

“Which is exactly why I used it.”

Peter sighed again, louder this time to show exactly how annoyed he was. “What do I have to do to get you to do this? I’ll do anything.” You put your finger on your chin.

“Anything?” you said.

“Anything,” Peter confirmed.

“Okay,” you said with a nod. “Here are your options.”

“Options?”

“You can either, A: introduce me to Carol.”

“Danvers?”

“Yes.”

“Babe, I’ve met her one-”

“B: take me to New Asgard so I can meet the queen.”

“I don’t even know where-”

“C: take me to Wakanda.”

“I’ve never even been to Wakanda!”

“Or D: I don’t hold the spider, and we kill it right now.”

“You’re so dramatic!” Peter groaned, falling onto his back again. You giggled and crawled over to him, straddled his hips, and put your hands on his chest.

“Your pick, Pete,” you said. He stared up at you for a moment, then sighed and reached for his phone. You couldn’t see what he was doing, so you were confused when he pressed his phone to his ear.

“Hey, Shuri!” he said. Your jaw dropped, and your eyes lit up. “Yeah, so I’ve got a weird favor to ask you,” he said. “It’s about (Y/N).” He looked up at you. “Yes, she’s here.” He pulled the phone away from his mouth and said, “Shuri says hi.”

“Hi, Shuri!” you shouted. You could hear her laugh on the other end.

“Okay, okay,” Peter said. “So here’s the thing. (Y/N) hates spiders.” A pause. “I know. It’s a struggle. She’s the worst.” You hit Peter’s chest as he grinned and continued. “I want her to hold a spider, but she won’t do it unless I do one of these crazy commands she’s laid out for me. Like, you know, like a psychopath.”

“Peter!”

“Anyway,” he said, ignoring you. “The only demand I think I might be able to do would need your help, and since you’re the greatest Wakandan I know in the entire universe, I thought-” You could faintly hear Shuri talking in the background. “Really?” Peter said, his eyes darting over to you. “How did you even know-” He paused. “Oh. Alright. Okay. Cool. You’re the actual best. Okay. Yeah. Just text me about it. Alright. See ya!”

Peter hung up the phone and looked at you with a satisfied smirk. “Clear your calendar,” he said, grabbing your hips. “Okoye’s gonna fly us over there next week.” You cheered and pulled Peter up so he was sitting and wrapped your arms around him.

“That’s amazing!” you squealed.

“I know,” Peter said. “And now-” His eyes darted over to Squiggles, and your smile dropped. “Time to hold up your end of the deal.”

You bit your lip as Peter opened the cage and stuck his hand in, letting the spider crawl onto his palm. “The animal guy said he’s really calm,” Peter said. “Just don’t make any jerk movements, and nothing will happen.”

“Peter I’m scared,” you whispered.

“He’s not gonna hurt you,” Peter cooed. “Now cup your hands out for me, okay?”

Wakanda. You’re going to Wakanda. Just keep thinking about Wakanda.

Squiggles crawled onto your hands, and you held your breath. “Breathe, babe,” Peter whispered. “You’ve gotta breathe.”

“I can’t,” you choked out.

“Yes you can,” Peter said. “Look. You’re holding him. You’re doing it.”

“I hate him.”

“That’s okay,” Peter said. “He doesn’t hate you. He likes you!”

“Okay,” you said. You swore the spider looked up at you, but it stayed contently in your cupped hands.

Okay, so he was a little bit cute. But you would never say that out loud to Peter.

“You’re doing so good, baby,” he said, brushing his fingers through your hair.

“Can you take him back now?” you said, not moving your eyes off Squiggles in case he decided to make any spontaneous movements. Peter chuckled, pressed a kiss to your temple, and took Squiggles out of your hands. You watched silently as he put him back in the cage, and once it was safely secured, you jumped off the bed and ran to the bathroom to wash your hands, shuddering the entire time. Peter came into the bathroom with a grin on his face and wrapped his arms around you from behind.

“I’m so proud of you,” he said, pressing a kiss to the crook of your neck. “And now -Hey!- we’re going to Wakanda!”

“Are there spiders in Wakanda?” you asked sarcastically. “Because then I might not want to go.”

“There are spiders everywhere,” Peter reasoned. “Don’t you know that we swallow like-”

“If you finish that sentence, I’m breaking up with you,” you said, glaring at him in the mirror.

Peter laughed. “And to think I was going to call you brave.”

“I am brave!” you huffed. “I just confronted my biggest fear.” You paused and turned around so your back was leaning up against the counter, and you put your arms around his neck. “You’re still afraid of heights, right?”

“What?” Peter said, a blush creeping up his cheeks. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Right,” you said, one side of your mouth raising in a smirk. “Well, I was thinking maybe we should go skydiving.”

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