#118 Avengers

[sarahsmi13s]

|| 118 Avengers ||

THAT PERSON WHO HELPS OTHERS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT SHOULD OR MUST BE DONE, AND BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, IS INDEED WITHOUT A DOUBT, A REAL SUPER HERO -- Stan Lee

i started this awhile back and have been sitting on it for months, scared to post these because of fandom discourse. but, with the help of a few friends and the new season starting the night of me posting this (sept 26th), i decided to just do it.

to preface, these are AU's so every backstory and origin story is not 100% connected to it's canon counter part, marvel or 911. i'm also not the first person to draw these connections, i see them all the time. these are just my takes! and if these inspired you at all, please tag me because i would love to see what you come up with!

also this entire thing was inspired by and started because of @desert-fern and her Top Gun: Maverick/Marvel moodboard series!

let the fun begin!

The Woman Behind the Curtain

Nobody's Saint, Just a Man Righting His Wrongs

A Soldier Lost to Time

Your Friendly Neighborhood Firefighter

A Ledger Wiped Clean

Vent Crawler -- coming 11/21

Stronger Than You Give Her Credit For -- coming 11/28

Frequent Flyer -- coming 12/5

It's Not How You Got It, It's What You Do With It -- coming 12/12

Freak Accident -- coming 12/19

Not a Hero, Just Somebody Posing as One -- coming 12/26

Bonus Round! (if you want to see one that is not included above, please shoot me an ask and i'll include it here!)

A Parasite? No- I Mean, Yes but... He Doesn't Like to be Called That -- coming 1/2

[starlightshadowsworld]

Atsushi: Why would you ever save me, Dustyevsky?

Fyodor: Well it’s….What did you just call me?

Atsushi: Your name.

Fyodor: That is most certainly not my name and you know it. I am Fyodor Dostoyevsky and you will refer to me as such.

Atsushi: Sure thing Fjord (fyord) Oyevsky.

Fyodor: Is this anyway to treat your saviour?

Atsushi: deadpan Dazai saved me and I call him an unfinished mummy. Your point?

Fyodor: Funny you should mention Dazai because I killed him.

Atsushi: Ha, no you didn’t.

Fyodor: Excuse me?

Atsushi: Oh right you’re Russian aren’t you?

Atsushi repeats his sentence but in Russian.

Fyodor: How do you know…never mind. You have such faith in your colleague, and yet the rest are gone so why not him?

Atsushi becomes serious.

Atsushi: Because they were killed by something the mind can’t comprehend. With a blade that bends space and time to its will. Wielded by someone who was already a god of war back when he had human skin. That kind of power is immeasurable.

He shakes his head amused.

Atsushi: But you? Someone who puts himself ontop to hide how small he truly is. Your paper crown might’ve fooled you into thinking you’re something, but your not. Someone like you couldn’t even dream of killing Dazai.

Fyodor: Why you…You’ll pay for that.

Atsushi laughs, cold and bitter.

Atsushi: What are you going to do, kill me? We both know you want me alive. Torture me? There’s nothing you can do to me that I haven’t felt 100 times worse. And besides, nothing will hurt more than this.

Fyodor: You seem so certain. As if you’re the one in control here.

Atsushi: Let me tell you something, Feather duster-

Fyodor: That wasn’t even close!

Atsushi: I’m terrified. Terrified of losing my friends, of being alone more than I already am. I’m terrified of letting them down. But you know what I’m not scared of, you.

Fyodor: You will be.

Atsushi: No I won’t. Because all I feel for you is hate. I hate you. I hate you more than I’ve hated anyone else. I hate you so much it actually scares me. And once I figure it out, I’m going to make what you’ve done to me feel like a nice little dream.

Fyodor: And what makes you think you can do that?

Atsushi: Because you lied about Dazai. Meaning you lost to him and that little show earlier, wasn’t planned. Your plan was over before it began. Losing control, being outsmarted yet again. Admit it, you’re just as scared as I am.

Fyodor: You know nothing.

Atsushi: Maybe. But what I do know is that you will never get that book. And once you realise that it’ll drive you mad. Because that’s the thing about men like you, you lose one game and you fall apart.

Fyodor: We shall see, but for the record there are no men like me.

Atsushi: There are always men like you. And in every story I’ve read they always lose.

Fyodor: Suppose you’re right. What if I take you down with me?

Atsushi: Than I’d say you don’t know me at all if you think that scares me.

[firefighterbuckley-diaz]

Here me outttt

[eliah]

[scattered-winter]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

TK’s departure was a solemn affair.

Gwyneth was waiting for him at the train station, packed lunch in hand; she’d kissed her son’s cheek and pressed the paper bag into his hands, fussing over his folded shirt collar and the strands of hair that kept escaping his infantry cap.

Carlos stood a few feet away, hesitating, wanting to move closer but unsure if he should do so. It was so much easier when they were sitting on that roof, when want and desire and whispered vows came as easily as breathing. But here, on the ground, surrounded by the bustle of a train station, with TK’s mother patting his cheek and packing and repacking his bag, that rooftop felt as distant as a dream.

But then TK was standing in front of him, a small, sad smile ticking at the corners of his lips. Carlos didn’t need any urging to fold himself into TK’s embrace, and it was the hardest thing he’d ever done to not bury his face into TK’s shoulder and breathe in every part of him.

“I’ll write,” he murmured into TK’s shoulder, and tried to ignore the way TK’s breath hitched around him. Almost like he was holding in a sob.

TK pulled back, sooner than Carlos wanted, but they had already been hugging for too long and Carlos could feel the suspicious gazes of passerby as they finally pulled apart. TK’s jaw worked, like he was trying to find the words, but after a moment he just clapped a hand onto Carlos’ shoulder and tried to smile.

“I’ll be back before you know it,” he said, but the cheer in his voice was strained.

“I’ll write,” Carlos said again, or thought he did. The blood was rushing in his ears, so loudly he couldn’t hear his own voice.

TK’s hand was lingering on Carlos’ shoulder, the tips of his fingers brushing against the nape of his neck, feather-light like a breath of air.

Then the train whistle was blowing, shrill and piercing, and Gwyneth was calling for TK to hurry before he missed his train, and TK was gone, jogging to the train and clambering aboard seconds before it began to pull away from the station.

Carlos wasn’t sure if TK could even see him in the mix of people seeing their soldiers off. But he waved until the train disappeared around the bend anyway.

[deafarcher]

Buck sees Clint and is beyond confused as to why the man is out on the West Coast. "Clint?" He calls out, as he walks towards the man. He is still in his gear as he just got back from a call with the rest of the 118.

Clint is in civilian clothes, with no hint of his SHIELD or Avengers affiliations visible.

He smiles as he sees his half brother. No matter the reason why he's out here on the West Coast, it's still nice to see Buck.

"Hey, Buck."

[specialagentlokitty]

Bobby Nash x reader - who you really are

Also, how about an Avatar/Water bender ish-like character where she interns/volunteers at the 118 and no one knows who she is- an avenger, intern at Stark etc- until something happens and she reveals who she is, but only cos she had to!! - @casserole-from-dads-asserole 💜

A/N: for anyone reading some changes were made through DM’s which is why it’s not like the request above

The 118 were your favourite part of working, you loved them like family, albeit an annoying family you loved them non the less.

But you didn’t love anybody more than Bobby, so when you heard he was in danger, you didn’t hesitate to go straight to the location.

Your heart was racing and you were panicking.

Bobby was like your father, you loved the man to death. He’s taught you so much, he’s always supported you, he’s all ways been there for you and never left your side.

You needed him by your side, and you were ready to let anything happen to him, even if it meant doing whatever it took to ensure his safety.

So when you arrived at the building he was supposedly in, you ran inside, shouting out his name desperately.

“Bobby?!”

You run through the building, checking each and every room as you go through, throwing open doors and shoving things out of your way.

You weren’t even on shift, you just happened to have heard the news on the police scanner as you were passing a few officers doing a routine traffic stop.

“Bobby?!” You shout again.

You pause for a moment, listening for any response, any sign he was there or he was okay.

When you didn’t get anything back you began to run again, making your way through the building while shouting his name.

As you turned down a hallway you heard a noise behind you and spun around, running in that direction.

“Bobby where are you?!”

You heard the noise again, a little to your right, so you barged through the door to find Bobby tied to a chair with duct tape on his mouth.

His eyes widened when he saw you, and he immediately started to shake his head and try shout at you.

Running over, you gently grab his jaw to hold his face still as you take the tape off.

“Sorry…”

Letting the tape fall to the ground, you grab his face between your hands and study it, checking him over for any injuries.

“You need to go!” He rushed out.

“Not without you!”

“(Y/N) go! The place is going to go up in flames! Get out of here!”

“Not without you Bobby! We still need you!”

Getting behind the chair, you work on trying to untie him as fast as you can.

It wasn’t often Bobby got panicked, so when he was panicked you knew there was a good reason behind it.

Your fingers shook and fumbled as you tried to untie him, a string of curses leaving your mouth that would definitely get you in trouble with Bobby later on.

That’s when you heard it, a small spark.

The sound of something catching fire and flames roaring all around, and while Bobby shouted your name in desperation you shouted his back.

You didn’t think about what you were doing, you just acted.

Getting up, you stood in front of him, bringing your hands out in front of you to practice the same routine you were so familiar with.

You move automatically, not having a second to process what you were doing while Bobby was sat there staring at you in pure shock, speechless.

You manipulated the air around you both, creating a vortex, almost like a safety bubbly to keep the pair of you safe from the raging flames.

The flames rose with the air, but never entered the vortex.

You work desperately to keep this up as the flames grew in size and strength, and when you had built up enough momentum you threw your hands to both sides of you.

Air surged all around the room, forcing the flames out and away, most of them immediately being extinguished.

Slowly you lowered your hands and turned to Bobby, kneeling behind him again as you finally managed to untie him with shaking hands.

He was still processing what he just saw you do as you led him out of the building, taking him a safe distance away to sit him down as sirens could be heard in the distance approaching.

“What…?” He whispered.

Bobby looked to the building then back at you, not entirely sure what he saw was real.

He could see the look on your face.

Uncertainty, sadness, and a hint of fear, and that seemed to snap him out of his shock.

“(Y/N)…”

He reached out, gently tugging you to sit in front of him, and he began to look you over to make sure that you weren’t hurt in any way, his parental instinct taking over.

He checked your face, then your clothes to make sure you didn’t catch any sparks, then he finally looked at you again.

“How did…? What…?”

He couldn’t complete a full sentence, he just kept trialing off but you knew exactly what he was trying to ask.

You just didn’t know what to tell him, and thankfully you didn’t have to answer his questions yes as the rest of the 118 arrived with Athena.

Standing up, you pat his head a few times before slowly backing away to let the others get to him, and while they fussed over him you quietly let the scene.

You knew you were going to have to tell him exactly what happened, exactly what you were one day, but right now you could buy yourself some more time by leaving.

Though Athena watched you go, a small frown on her face.

She was going to chase after you later, once she found out who was responsible for this

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Something something about Eddie’s injury being an ankle and the play on the idea of Buck being his Achillies heel.

Something something about Achilles and Patroclus being Buck and Eddie (A&P’s relationship is essentially a queer one if you read the Iliad)

The we have Chiron, who I feel rather perfectly fits Tommy. Centaurs were considered lusty and wild (a metaphor for toxic masculinity) so Chiron rose above that to become a wise and intelligent centaur who was charged with the education of Achilles. Much like Tommy rising above the toxic masculinity of the 118 before Chim hen and Bobby arrived, to become this confident and comfortable elder queer.

Achilles is the one who taught Patroclus what Chiron had taught him. So something something about Tommy being Bucks education around his queer identity and then later perhaps we’ll see Buck passing on that wisdom to Eddie as he goes through his own journey to being an out and proud queer.

Essentially Achilles and Patroclus were childhood friends (buck and Eddie up to this point), Achilles was taught by Chiron and became a great warrior at his hand (Tommy teaching Buck and helping him on his queer journey). Achilles taught Patroclus what. Huron had taught him and Patroclus also became a great warrior. They fought alongside each other (metaphor for being work husbands) and were said to be lovers when they were adults (ergo after Chiron). They died on the battlefield shortly after one another (Achilles was killed by Paris in the Trojan war after Patroclus was killed by hector (who Achilles killed to avenge P’s death))

[unboundprompts]

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[sarahsmi13s]

Your Friendly Neighborhood Firefighter

Evan 'Buck' Buckley

i'm so confused... can you start over?

evan buckley, a kid that wanted nothing more than the attention and love of his parents. evan 'buck' buckley, a man that wanted to make something of himself by saving people and proving his worth to the colleges around him. spiderman, a hero that was loved and adored because of his heroic deeds and his friendly demeanor. after leaving his home of hersey, pennsylvania, buck travel all over the country and even to central america before finding himself in LA -- training to be a firefighter of all things. barely two years into the job, they get a call to a laboratory fire and buck is leading the hose. it was a fairly routine fire: get in, put out the flames, leave and go to the next call. but what they didn't know was that the empty glass cases didn't hold other chemicals... they held experimental, chemically enhanced spiders -- and one just happened to attach itself to buck's turnout gear. as expected, after getting to the station and ruffling up his things, disturbing the small creature, it bit him. at the time, no one thought anything of it, it wasn't venomous. so there was nothing to worry about. until buck began feeling feverish. he was covered in sweat by the next morning, and his skin was clammy. he felt nauseous but he was starving. everything felt distorted and underwater. but instead of going to the hospital, he just called into work and tried to sleep it off -- only calling his sister to help him. by the next day he was back to his old self, and a few days later he felt better than he had in years. as the weeks progressed, he started noticing things. nothing felt quite as hot to him anymore, he reacted faster when things occurred around him. he was lifting more than twice he could before like it was nothing. he didn't know what was different but he liked it. and he wasn't the only one that noticed.

meet the rest of the team at the compound!

[2handsslan]

✨june 2024 fic recs✨

please please please reblog to show your support for these incredible creators! and please check out/reblog their work!

also if anyone would like to send me fics to read i would love that!

this rec list includes fics for: bucky barnes, peter parker, andy barber, rick grimes, evan buckley, harry styles, and chris evans

don’t mind me just randomly popping up after a year with a new fic rec list!! 🥰😜

marvel

bucky barnes

my mom thinks your hot - @bluehourbucky

“your son tries to set you up with an avenger in a grocery store”

jealousy, jealousy - @malum-forev

“you're usually someone who preaches love but there's something about a new recruit that makes your blood boil.”

peter parker

interception - @waitimcomingtoo

“ flash’s pool party turns into a kissing party and peter fears you’ll kiss someone else”

c. evans characters

andy barber

crossing lines - @speechlessxx

“the line between best friend and lover is so thin. but can andy’s arrival in the reader’s life force ransom to cross it?”

twd

rick grimes

ghost - @sayafics

“her name was casper graham. at least, she thought it was.

after waking up in a hospital room with no recollection of how she got there, casper was forced to navigate the world of the dead.”

911

evan buckley

you get me so high - @mvltisstuff

“whoever brought those brownies in was an angel to y/n. yeah, a felony for sure, but she’d be lying if she said she didn’t secretly enjoy it.”

the calendar - @imagineshere-forall

“an unexpected person stars for the 118 in the firefighter calendar”

other

harry styles

just give me a day, or two… - @meetmymouth

“in which y/n and harry have been broken up for a while but the internet is still rooting for them. featuring a footballer and lots of tweets.”

luke hemmings

apartment 716 - @valentiyne

“paper-thin walls and numerous noise complaints.”

chris evans

love at coachella - @astranva

“in which chris and singer!Y/N show their love at coachella and fans freak out.”

just you - @astranva

“13 years apart, chris and y/n are everyone’s favorite couple until y/n stars alongside harry styles in don’t worry darling and chris gets insecure over how good they look together.”

[buddierecs]

slow burn buddie fics

all of these are general audience, teen and up or not rated (no smut) make sure to kudos/comment on these amazing works :)

hurt locker by: bvckandeddie "after finding out shannon is pregnant, eddie enlists in the military. buck goes with him." word count: 77k important tags: military au, ptsd, evan buckley centric, childhood friends, friends to lovers, angst what a heart can do by: bvckandeddie "in which buck becomes the guardian of the daughter he never knew he had. together, they discover what happiness truly means to them." word count: 86k important tags: kid fic, friends to lovers, therapy, emotional hurt/comfort, feelings realisation swear it all over again by: charthur "the one where they go to couples therapy as bros, and then realise they're actually a couple anyway" word count: 29k important tags: therapy, idiots in love, getting together, pre-relationship this must be the place by: euadnes "the buck is also shot by the sniper au that no one asked for." word count: 75k important tags: injury recovery, guilt, panic attacks, mutual pining, angst, hurt/comfort next to me by: emquin "buck and eddie started off in different places but eventually they ended up in the same. eventually, they ended up in love. told from buck and eddie’s perspectives, a canon-compliant take on buddie and how they could realistically get together." word count: 93k important tags: character study, angst, fluff, friends to lovers, pining, sexuality crisis i want your midnights by: allyasavedtheday "in which eddie decides to rent out his spare room to help with mortgage repayments right around the time buck decides to move out of abby's place after some not so gentle prodding from maddie. it's a coincidence. or serendipity. or maybe just really good timing" word count: 36k important tags: roommates au, different first meeting au, friends to lovers, fluff, mutual pining finding our way home by: child_of_wonderland "eddie thought that dropping the news that he was leaving the 118 would be the hardest thing he had to do for at least a few months but then the universe decides to prove him wrong in the form of therapy, buck being buck, and more." word count: 48k important tags: therapy, anxiety, panic attacks, team as family, hurt/comfort, whump nothing left but you by: daisies_and_briars "in may of 2021, 25% of earth's population suddenly disappears. Including eddie. in may of 2026, they all come back. eddie finds himself suddenly in the middle of a world he doesn't recognize, where the people he loves most have changed significantly." word count: 27k important tags: temporary character death, grief, time skips, christopher diaz has two dads, based on the avengers blip i think i've been having revelations (and really weird dreams) by: the11thtardis "this is basically the story of our two idiots in love, understanding their feelings for each other at different times and being cute af in the process... also, christopher helps a lot." word count: 70k important tags: coming out, post season 7, pre-relationship, demisexual!eddie diaz, jealous!eddie diaz, catholic guilt

[eliah]

[scattered-winter]

you all WISH you were a part of my rich inner world where lucy is a norse god and ana is her very human girlfriend who introduces her to earth culture and drives cars into bad guy's faces while yelling "YOU'RE DOING AMAZING BABE" out the window

[anika-ann]

Random thoughts on 9-1-1 and Avengers crossover

...which I will never write, probably, and no one will probably care anyway, so why not... (But I mean, the NAMES CONFUSION ALONE WOULD BE GOLDEN). Anyway... thoughts.

118 crew does not like the Avengers, because they have stolen their glory and headbutted their calls before

they unfortunately meet again during a big fire, specifically Steve, Bucky, Sam and maybe a few (mostly human) others

Buck especially is not having it, and not being afraid to go all: look hotshot, you might be a Captain but you ain't our captain

Steve being all "I understand. I'm not your captain and I'm not tryng to be, but we're here to help and as far as I know, your captain is somewhere in that building and has lost his comms. We don't have your experience and expertise, but some of us are a little bit more indestructible than you, so tell us what to do" and the 118 accepting it at last

Steve, at some point, saying "Buck you coming with me?", earning a slightly offended glare from Buck because he can respect him but they aren't pals, and a confused look from Bucky, because always, punk

Buck, still offended, picking up gear and asking how the heck did the name James Barnes turn into "Buck" or "Bucky", Sam gleefully telling him the middle name's Buchannan

Sam helping Chimney and Hen with medical stuff, potentially with Eddie

Hen and Sam returning from tending to a victim towards what seems to be the 'end' of search and rescue, surprised Chimney is the only one left by the engine, throwing his hands in the air, questioned by Hen and Sam as what the hell happened

"Well, our Cap was still unresponsive, so your Cap went all Buck on us and ran into the nearly collapsing building, Buck naturally followed right after him, Bucky and Eddie just exchanged one look of sympathy at choosing idiots for friends and ran after them too and I'm clearly here so people have a messenger to shoot... anyway. You coming with us, Wilson... and Wilson?" and Sam and Hen just stare for severeal seconds, trying to decipher what the hell happened again

For some reason, this whole thing is hilarious in my head, now I shall return to the realm of things I'm actually able to write-- now if you read till now I applaud you and thank you and please continue your day/night as intended 🤭

[cal-daisies-and-briars]

NEW FIC: Any Other Way

Happy Monday, please accept this offering of insanity.

Summary:

In a switcheroo alternate universe, Buck spends young adulthood in the military, while Eddie, who has no idea Christopher exists, spends his twenties messing around, finally enjoying freedom away from his family’s expectations. When they both end up in Los Angeles, at the 118, some things are different, and others will be the same in any universe.

Snippet:

“You can’t scratch the fruit.”

Eddie takes his eyes off the limes and turns to see a little boy, probably somewhere between six to eight, squinting at him suspiciously behind a thick-rimmed pair of glasses. The boy is wearing  a bright yellow shirt, and leaning against a pair of forearm crutches. 

Eddie raises an eyebrow. 

“It’s just a little scratch,” Eddie defends. “To make sure they smell right before I buy them.”

“They can smell wrong?” The boy asks, titling his head to the side.

“Yeah, of course they can smell wrong. Any fruit can smell wrong.” Eddie says, like this pasty little child should have the knowledge of one Isabel Diaz drilled into him.

“I don’t know, I don’t sniff limes,” the boy shrugs.

Eddie feels very judged right now.

“Where are your parents?” Eddie asks.

The boy points across the produce section, where a woman in jeans and pink blouse with her back turned to him is assessing the quality of a head of lettuce.

“See?” Eddie exclaims. “Your mom needs to make sure the lettuce is good, too.”

“She’s not smelling it,” the boy replies. 

Eddie sighs, trying not to laugh. “You’re really on my case, small grocery store cop.”

“Grocery store Avenger,” the boy corrects.

Eddie whistles. “My apologies, Captain America.”

“Christopher?” 

Wait…

Eddie knows that voice. 

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