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SCOGUE-“Tember” (2024)

Day “4”: 💋

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worthwhile

prompt: family rating: G for @starbula-week, day 6

Nebula flops onto the bed with a content sigh.

���You had a good time tonight?” Peter’s taking off his jeans, getting ready for bed. 

“I did,” She props herself up on her elbows to get a better look at him. “I’m happy your grandparents like me.”

“Of course they do,” A balled up sock soars through the air, but misses the laundry basket. “Why wouldn't they?”

Nebula rolls her eyes a little, “Did you like me when we first met?” 

“Touché,” Peter concedes. “But, to be fair, you were a bit more assassin-y back then.” 

Nebula laughs. “Only a bit?”

Peter, finally undressed, joins Nebula on the bed. “Thanks for coming all this way to meet them.” 

Nebula places a hand on his cheek, a smile forming on her lips. “Of course, there's nowhere else I'd rather be.” 

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Starbula Week, Day 4: Oblivious / Realization

Since I still haven't visualized the exact scenario when Nebula has her "oh" moment of realizing her feelings for Peter (I just have a vague idea of it being after nearly a year of developing their unexpectedly close friendship and becoming team co-leads, post-Endgame; there are too many amazing scenarios to pin down one just yet), I thought I'd share my headcanon of how *Peter* realized his feelings for Nebula...

…by sharing the fantastic fic that explores this, Accidentally in Love. So today is just a recommendation to read that fic if you haven’t yet -- it's one of my favorite Starbula fics! 😆

Basically post-GOTG Vol 3, Nebula goes to earth to visit the Starks and Peter tags along, and while observing this side of Nebula he'd never known before, he finds himself realizing his true feelings for her... 🥲 SO GOOD!

The only change I make in my own headcanon version of this scenario is that Nebula actually comes to earth for Morgan's birthday party, and Peter somehow tags along to the party. Here are a few more (fun, in my biased opinion) details that go along with that scenario!

Maybe Nebula lets Peter know she'll be coming to earth and asks if he'd like to get lunch before the party, since she'll be in the neighborhood (so to speak). And once Peter learns she's coming for a birthday party, he weasels his way into coming too...even though he's never actually met Pepper and Morgan before. Pepper, of course, is aware of Nebula's feelings for Peter and is secretly elated about the extra guest, so she says of course he can join.

So it's at Morgan's birthday party (which is basically an all-ages party at the Stark's house, with friends like Rhodey in attendance) that Peter gets to see this new side of Nebula. The side that held Morgan when she was an infant, and played dress up with her during her infrequent visits to earth (Peter would definitely get a kick out of watching videos from the five years post-Snap provided by FRIDAY), and was a treasured part of this family. Peter would get to put some of the final pieces together of understanding the unique, complicated, and truly special person Nebula is, and at some point during the party, he'd finally have his "oh" moment.

Maybe it's while watching Nebula dancing goofily with Morgan. Maybe it's when he sees Nebula talking with Rhodey and getting irrationally jealous of her friendship with him. Maybe it's hearing stories about Nebula's growth and journey over the five years that he'd missed from Pepper. IDK, there are so many options in this scenario and I love them all lmao. Definitely partial to the Peter-being-jealous one, though. Maybe that's what tips him off to something being different near the start of the party, and things go on from there.

I also definitely headcanon that once the party is winding down that evening, Pepper insists that Peter and Nebula stay over at their home for the night. Since Pepper and Morgan get to see Nebula so infrequently, I bet she could be easily convinced to just stay over and leave after breakfast the next day, getting a little more time with them. And Peter absolutely doesn't want to leave Nebula's side, not that day's realization, so he's grateful for a little extra time.

That unlocks even more amazing Starbula moments at the Stark cabin...

For example, the two of them sitting alone at the Stark's fire pit, roasting marshmallows and waiting for Pepper to put Morgan to bed. Peter would be uncharacteristically quiet because he's still reeling from the realization that he has romantic feelings for one of his best friends, and maybe has been for a while. Nebula would be oblivious to this, of course, but would be able to clock that Peter's being kind of weird. But it's like a cute weird for them, idk how to explain 🥺

And then maybe once Pepper eventually goes to bed herself, the two then somehow end up stargazing while laying on the dock of the Stark's pond. They point out stars that Nebula can see from Knowhere and recount stories of their adventures across these stars. While Nebula is simply content to be with the man she loves, Peter is trying hard to hide the fact that he's having a mini-mental breakdown lolol.

Then as they're leaving the next morning, Pepper says something to Peter that lets him know that she knows. And that she is happy for him, and for Nebula. Of course, once again, Nebula is totally oblivious. (I'm SUCH a sucker for the idea that over the next several months (maybe a year?), Peter's pining for Nebula continues to grow comically large, while she remains completely unaware -- never even considering the fact that the man she loves could ever feel the same. It's SO GOOD ARGHGHH.)

And finally, when Nebula drops Peter back off in Missouri before returning to space, Peter watches her go and feels his heart drop to his feet.

...Shit.

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Anyway, this is officially your PSA to read Accidentally in Love, along with the additional headcanon twist I’ve added to it! 😆 Happy Starbula Week day 4! 🎉

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shadow of your heart

note: sometimes you watch "past lives" and have a long cry and write this (i'm sorry)

prompt: au rating: G for @starbula-week, day 5

Somehow Gamora came back. No one can figure out how, but it happened. Bruce sent a message that Natasha returned, too. Everyone is happy.

Nebula is happy. She has grown so much in the years since the Blip, she is finally ready to have a relationship with her sister.

She is happy. Except for the small part of her that’s sad.

“It’s okay.” Nebula tells Peter.

It’s mostly the truth. They’ve only been dating for a few months. It's not like they were in love. Gamora is his soulmate.

“It’s okay.” She says again.

It will eventually be the truth.

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STARBULA AS PARENTS! I've been meaning to write something like this for so long but finally we have a fic where Peter and Nebula have a child together. <3

Written for Starbula Week Day 6: Family.

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If you know the comics, even from the first episode of season one, [Matt/Karen] was hinted at. I love that they took the time with it and it wasn’t something that was a foregone conclusion within the first few episodes of the first season. As the scripts were coming in last year, it kept us on our toes and I remember thinking, “I wonder if this is going to happen. I wonder how they’re going to do this and at what point.” So at the beginning of season two, it was really fun to start exploring that side of Matt, the vulnerable, romantic side of him that he really hadn’t had a chance to explore in the first season because he was so busy. – Charlie Cox

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out to lunch

prompt: oblivious rating: G for @starbula-week, day 4

“Why do we always have to get mushrooms?” Peter whined, as he took a couple of pizza slices from the box.

“Because mushrooms are an excellent pizza topping,” Nebula countered, sitting in the chair next to Peter, “and you always get out voted.”

Peter huffed and started picking the mushrooms off his pizza. Automatically, Nebula pushed her plate towards him, and Peter transferred his mushrooms to her plate.

A few moments later, extra olives made their way from Nebula's plate to Peter’s.

Across the room, Rocket nudged Kraglin “Have these clowns realized they're datin’ yet?”

Kraglin laughed, “Not a chance.”

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Come get your Jealous Nebula content! I had a lot of fun writing this one, and there's more to come :D

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Starbula Week - Day 4

Oblivious/Realization

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@steggydaily Challenge 01: autumn + colours (I combined the two I guess)

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Happy @starbula-week!! In honor of these crazy kids, I've done something that I never thought I'd ever do again...write a fanfic! 🎉

✨ Day 1: Firsts / Confessions ✨

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✨ Starbula Week, Day 2: Music / Scars ✨

Definitely thought this would just be a quick little drabble for tumblr...aaaand it turned into another fanfic 🤡

This time, featuring lots of post-canon mutual pining, which is arguably my favorite Starbula relationship phase lol

(even though every phase of their relationship is fantastic)

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you've gotta fight

prompt: alcohol rating: T (alcohol, implied violence) for @starbula-week, day 3

“Get ready to run.”

That’s all the warning Nebula gets. Peter is already brushing past her, determinedly heading towards the bar.

She whips her head around, looking for a threat. But, they decided to go to one of Knowhere’s more disreputable bars tonight, so everyone looks a little bit sketchy.

“What the hell is going on?” She yells after him.

Instead of a reply, she watches as Peter throws a beer at a seemingly random guy who’s sitting at the bar.

Two seconds later, the whole bar erupts into a brawl. And Peter is decidedly not running.

“Can't we ever have an uneventful night?” Nebula grumbles, as she picks up the stool she was sitting on and makes her way over to assist her dumbass boyfriend.

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Starbula Week - Day 3

Alcohol/Jealousy

I tried doing a moodboard for a hypothetical fanfic.

I figure the folks on Knowhere throw some pretty wild parties. During one, Nebula decides to cut loose.

The attention she attracts digs up some feelings in Peter that he thought he'd buried.

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we made a dancefloor

prompt: music rating: G for @starbula-week, day 2

Nebula was just back from a mission with Rocket. They were only gone for a few days, but she felt utterly exhausted. She had been daydreaming about her bed since they docked back on Knowhere an hour ago.

But, as she approached the apartment, she realized that sleep would not be in her immediate future. She was still a few metres from the door, but she could hear the pounding bass from whatever song Peter was playing inside.

“Is this man serious?” Nebula whispered to herself.

Opening the door, Nebula prepared herself to accost her partner, to demand some quiet, but she stopped short. There in the middle of the room was Peter, singing along to the song that was playing and dancing by himself.

It wasn't until Nebula closed the door and threw her bag to the floor that Peter finally noticed her. His eyes lit up when they met her own, and her previous exasperation melted away.

Still singing, Peter reached out a hand towards Nebula; an invitation to join him in his dance party.

With a roll of her eyes (and a small grin forming on her lips), she took his hand. Sleep could wait for now.

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💙 Starbula Week Day 2: Music ❤️

I originally planned to write Nebula reacting to a playlist Peter made her but in the end I decided to make the playlist instead. :)

I tried keeping it 70s, 80s, 90s and early 2000s as I headcanon Peter, despite his now fully access to every song in existence, sticking to his familiar sounds. I still sprinkled some bands/songs in I could imagine him checking out that aren't his regular picks. For example I think he would be fond of Daft Punk, or more their musical movie Interstella 5555 because of the Alien-Musical-Setting.

It was actually quite the challenge for me imagine what type of music Peter may be into without getting too much influenced by my own taste or straight up coping the Awesome Mix' ^^;

But now enough of the TMI xD

About the Playlist:

The idea was Peter creating a Playlist with songs that mirror his feelings towards Nebula. Straight up sappy, multiple confession songs, songs about how she makes him feel and yeah, I may put in some h0rny stuff in too. We're still talking about Peter "Horndog" Jason Quill. Lol (Nine Inch Nails' Closer was a risky pick ngl)

I like to imagine that Peter left Nebula the playlist to tease her and make her blush, even if he couldn't see it while he was on earth. Nebula would listen to it whenever she misses him, wearing one of his shirts while going through all kinds of emotions. Peter got her a smartphone with spotify installed so she could always listen to his newest additions. For Nebula it's actually so overwhelming but it makes her feel special. Knowing one of Peter's favorite things is music, knowing he thinks about her while listen to those songs may actually made her tear up, even the sappy ones.

Everytime Peter comes back he will ask Nebula if she'd listen to the new song on the playlist and he may go in an explanation rush what made him pick that one. What makes Nebula feeling loved even more.

My personal headcanon about Nebula's favorites:

I touch myself - Divinyls

This woman finds calming comfort knowing she wasn't the only one being absolutly horny pre-relationship lol

Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop

Let this woman feel some sort of pride knowing she was the one Peter fell in love again after everything. She needs that. 😮‍💨

Like A Prayer - Madonna

Legit love the thought of Nebula being into (old) Madonna Music, although she didn't got the real meaning behind this song. Lol

Sorry it's no fanfiction, I had a few falling out of ideas(same with Day 1 so, yeah I gonna post something to that later on) but I hope you still somewhat like my little playlist! 💙❤️

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Starbula Week - Day 2

Music/Scars

Song: Light Years by the National

I've done a couple fanvids before but never for a ship. Fair warning, it might have been a little over ambitious to try and crank one out in a day and a half but done is better than perfect, right?