#Cap Stacey 3: i hate him already

[batcavescolony]

So I'm watching Across The Spider-verse (finally) and could you imagine Gwen's Captain Stacey meeting other Captain Stacey's? Do you think they'd be pissed? He doesn't know it but he's from one of the handful of universes where Gwen doesn't die. How many Captain Stacey's across the multi-verse would take a Gwen that is a Spider-person because at least SHE'S ALIVE?

[kicacris]

do you ever wonder if cree had never turned evil, she would have enter the TND and maybe the AND

GATHER AROUND KIDS ‘CAUSE OLD CRIS IS ABOUT TO KND RAMBLE IN A VERY LONG POST!

Long time ago, when I was still in my 15s and the show was barely starting in CN, I used to believe Cree was another secret undercover teen operative working for KND and I was CONSTANTLY waiting for the reveal to eventually happen (pretty much what I also expected with Chad) but after the show ended and Chad was the only one who got proven to be good all along, I was 100% convinced she was really in the enemy side and I learned to accept it and EMBRACE IT.

You see, part of what makes Cree’s this cool character we all love it’s her personal vendetta against KND. If you take that element out of her character design, she would probably be just a normal teen-older-sister figure who has been somehow secretly protecting Abby/Sector V in the sidelines all this time and, although I admit that would have been pretty awesome to discover, I totally prefer the case not to be because I think a redemption arc for her would be way much more awesome to watch.

But please allow me to go into full Numbuh 101 mode for a second and ramble a bit with another of my “KicaCris-analyses-the-KND-canon-universe!” very long posts:

To me, Cree is the “Jasper” (Steven Universe) of the Kids-Next-Door, the villain who will figure out later her mistakes and rise again as a redeemed heroine. 

Story-wise, I think the writers needed to show us the both sides of the aftermath of KND operatives turning 13 yrs old: the kids who accept decommission and grow up honorably (Maurice) and the kids who (for some reason) decide to rebel and betray KND upon becoming teenagers (Cree).

Now I don’t think Cree betrayed KND just because “she’s now a teen and suddenly her brain/hormones decided to turn her evil” and all that yada-yada, hell no. Cree was A LOT like Abby when she was a kid (proven in the flashback of Op MAURICE), she was Sector V’s leader, super smart, brave and responsible. 

SOMETHING must have happened after Maurice left Sector V that somehow made her HATE with raging passion the Kids-Next-Door. What was it? We don’t know it yet, but we can pin-point WHEN it probably happened.

Canon-wise, it seemed to have happened after Nigel’s graduation from the Cadets-Next-Door Academy and during what I presume was Chad’s first years as a global command operative (Op TREATY flashback). The flashback definitely happens after the whole chicken-pox thing, as we can notice Abby is already wearing Cree’s red cap and Numbuhs 8A and 8B have been cured and still part of the team:

Funny enough Chad seems to have gone thru one heck of a growth spurt after Maurice left Sector V. Notice how he was a small boy scout in Op Maurice flashback and how he suddenly is towering Nigel in Op TREATY flashback: 

(Bonus: he’s even taller in the present day)

Sorry I got distracted-what was I saying?

Ah yeah, the timeline! So, as I was saying, Cree was still Sector V’s leader when Nigel graduated from the Cadets-Next-Door academy and Chad was already a global command operative. 

And then we have Kuki’s graduation flashback:

As far as I know canon-wise, Kuki is the youngest and last member to join Sector V and notice how by this moment in time, Numbuh 100 is STILL the Supreme Leader, Chad is a global command operative and yes Rachel is also pictured in here wearing her old uniform, but none of the old or current members of Sector V appear.

I’m not sure if there is an established limited number of operatives per KND team sector but, but either Sector V had like 8 members by the time Kuki joined in or Cree and the twins were already gone by then.

Anyway, my point is whatever triggered Cree to betray KND probably happened around this moment, either before or after Numbuh 100 got decommissioned. 

But alas, we never learned what caused her to rebel…just another of the many unresolved stories in the show…*sigh

I don’t want to spoil much my headcanon, ‘cause you’ll see what is my version of what probably lead Cree to rebel in my story, but all I can say is that SOMETHING must have rubbed her the wrong way with KND right before hitting 13 years old that triggered to start a personal war against the organization (plus, recruiting decommissioned high-ranked-beloved ex KND operatives to be part of her Teen Ninjas forces seems pretty ill-intended so her desire for revenge is really intense!)

 (((BONUS RANDOM  UNRELATED GROWTH SPURT ANALYSIS UNDER THE CUT BECAUSE I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT THIS LOL))) :

What really confuses (and fascinates me the most too) is that A LOT OF TIME seemed to have passed between Maurice leaving Sector V and Kuki’s addition. In Operation: E.N.D., it is stated that Numbuh 274 was the leader for 5 years, but this is later contradicted in Operation: M.A.U.R.I.C.E., as the flashback shows that three years before the present time Numbuh 100 was still the Supreme Leader. (This is a very intriguing mistake because clearly, the writers didn’t have Numbuh 100 in mind when Operation END was written. Numbuh 100 seemed to have been created in the production of the two last seasons and he must have had a purpose story-wise because why would you suddenly throw another Supreme Leader before Chad and Rachel’s time to the story???)

The growth spur Maurice, Chad and Rachel go thru the show is very noticeable and it’s probably the best indicator of how much time has passed if you compared them to how all members of Sector V remain physically the same throughout the show.  

These three, (and Cree too) are the only characters who seem to go thru this expected puberty effect during the show either because they turn 13 or are close to reaching puberty as in Rachel’s case, while Numbuh 1-5 are all barely hitting 10-11 years canonically (Kuki reaching 10 years old in the show is my only reference).  

Let’s check some facts first: Chad is canonically a few months older than Maurice and at least a year older than Rachel, BUT Chad probably had a late growth spur as he clearly looks shorter than Maurice during the chicken-pox crisis. 

Let’s look at Maurice growth spur first: he clearly grows A LOT in the 3 year gap between the flashback and the time of his decommission. He now towers Abby but is still a bit shorter than Cree, who is 16 years old in the show (that means she’s 3 years older than Maurice and Chad wow). 

He’s also almost the same height as Stacey:

But THEN in Op PARTY he seems to have grown even more and is now Cree’ same height:

Let’s check Rachel:

She was already taller than Fanny before becoming a global command operative.

And grows slightly taller than Nigel in Op ZERO.

She keeps growing taller as the show progresses. Look how far she has grown by the time op TREATY happens! She reaches Steve a bit under his shoulders and he’s taller than Cree! It’s very subtle but it’s still noticeable. I’m pretty sure she’s way taller than Abby by the time she passes to her the Supreme Leadership.

And Chad, boy he grows a lot throughout the show! Remember how Stacey was the same height as Maurice at first? Well look again in Op PARTY, Chad is now taller than her!

And in this other shot during the first teen attack during operation TREATY? He’s almost as tall as Cree! 

I’m going to use Numbuh Infinity as my height reference but look how much he’s taller compared to him and Nigel (and Infinity is a tall alien kid mind you).

I’m guessing by the end of the show Chad is almost just as tall as Maurice. Too bad we never saw them side by side in the show, it would have been interesting to see who is the tallest between the two but my headcanon is that Mo is slightly taller. 

Ok I got too carried away with this answer lmao, sorry guys! XD I’m gonna leave it here, thank you for coming to my TED talk about “Growth spur in KND”,  bye!

[mjcumberbatch]

Roomies part 3

Here is part 3, I hope you like it!

This week has been kind of drag, so I´m sorry it took so long. I´ve been having a lot of problems with my parents and I´ve been busy looking for a job so all that hasn´t given me the time write properly. There´s going to be a little bit more of Bucky P.O.V

And yes, I´m still trying to figure out how to do the masterlist.

Sorry if you see any grammatical or tense mistake, English is not my native language.

Bucky x reader

Warnings: A bit of swearing and dirty thoughts.

Words:  2,492

GIF is not mine

 It had been a week since we had moved to the house and we had finally finished unpacking, so the house was starting to look homey. We still needed some furniture but Wanda was already working on that by organising a trip to the flea market this weekend, only us girls since the boys where really not to interested in the house decor.

I was swamped in work when my phone rang; I look at it and see that it´s Bucky calling.

“Hey, Buck, this is really not a good time” I answer.

“Hey doll, what are you doing?”

“I´m really busy right now, I have to correct three manuscripts, call some authors about their deadlines and check some book covers with design” I huff

“Oh, I see, I was calling to see if you wanted to have lunch together” he said.

“I can´t, sorry, I´ll grab something quick here at the office”

“It´s okay doll, don´t worry about it, maybe we can order some Thai when we get home” he suggests.

Before I can answer him my desk phone starts to ring, I see the ID from my boss; “Sorry Buck, I gotta go” I hung up on him without letting him say goodbye.

I spend the whole day running around going to meetings with authors, approving covers from the design department and receiving new manuscripts that I have to pile up on my desk.

By the time I get home it´s kind of late and I´m completely exhausted but most importantly, I´m starving.

As I head to kitchen I notice the lights are on, when I enter I see Bucky sitting reading a file and lots of Thai food boxes on the table. He looks up from the file and smiles at me.

“Hey doll, you are finally home” he sounds tired.

“Hey, what are you doing up? It´s pretty late” I say as I sit in front of him.

“Well, I told you we could get Thai food for dinner but you hung up on me so I didn´t know what did you want, so I ordered you your usual and some other things but I didn´t thought you would take so long so everything must be cold” he looks at the boxes in front of us.

“Oh Bucky, I´m so sorry, I had so much to do today but you didn´t have to wait for me, you could´ve just eaten and go to sleep”

“Nonsense, the plan was to have lunch together and since you couldn´t make it, we are going to have dinner together” he said as he stands up and starts heating some of the food on the microwave.

As we eat dinner I tell him about my day and one annoying author who refuses to make changes to his novel. We laugh and I start to relax, all the stress from my day drifting away.

I take one last bite from my coconut rice and I sigh, “God that was amazing I was starving”

“Yeah, I noticed you finished most of the boxes” Bucky said with and amused look on his face.

“Shut up! I did not”

“Yeah, you did” he snorts.

I roll my eyes at him and throw him my napkin.

We clean the table and head to our rooms.

“Thanks for the food Bucky and sorry for keeping you waiting” I whisper, probably the rest is already sleep.

“No problem doll, it was my pleasure” he smiles at me.

I stand on my tip toes and kiss him on the cheek “Goodnight Bucky”, I turn and enter my room.

Bucky P.O.V

She kisses my check softly and I feel I´m about to explode. She smiles at me and wishes me goodnight and enters her room.

“G´night doll” I answer almost breathless once she closes the door.

I go to my room and throw myself to the bed face first and let out a frustrated groan. I hate myself so much. I hate myself for falling for her so hard. I hate myself for repressing my feelings for her since day one. I hate myself for not having the guts to tell her how I feel about her.

I turn so I´m on my back and I look at the ceiling of my room, remembering how she laughed moments ago when we were having dinner. God, how I love her laugh.

When  I arrived home with the food Steve was already home watching TV, at seeing the amount of food I had brought he asked for who it was.

“It´s for (Y/N), I called her earlier to have lunch with her but she had a lot of work, so I told her we could have Thai for dinner when she got home” I said as I entered the kitchen with Steve behind me.

I felt his gaze on me and I turned to him. He was looking at me with a weird smile and an arched eyebrow.

“What?” I asked turning to unpack the food.

“You´re unbelievable”

“I don´t know what you are talking about, Steve”

“When you are going to admit you like (Y/N)?” he leaned on the counter still looking at me.

“Of course I like her, she is my one of my best friends” I kept my back to him, I knew what he was talking about; I had admitted I liked her, hell I was sure I loved her, but only to myself.

“Not in that way Bucky, like in; you like her, like her”

I snorted trying to sound as truthful as I could, “Of course not, she is one of my closest friends, we couldn´t have lunch together, so we are going to have dinner together”

“Right, keep telling that to yourself” he left the kitchen and went to his room to wait for Nat.

I was sure everybody knew about my feelings for her, there were times when I couldn´t help myself when I looked at her with adoration and I was sure Steve and the rest had caught some of this stares, except (Y/N) of course.

I sigh in frustration; I really need to keep it together.

(Y/N) P.O.V

Fortunately the rest of the week wasn´t as swapped as expected, but I still had to organise the launch of the first novel of a young author called Gwen Stacey   which meant I was going to be all stressed about it in a few days.

When Friday finally came I was glad to be home early. When I arrived Bucky, Steve, Nat and Wanda where already home all gathered on the living room watching tv.

“Where are Sam and Clint?” I asked as I took off my stilettos in the living room.

“Clint had the night shift on the hospital and Sam went on a date with this girl she likes from work, so I assume he is not getting home anytime soon” Wanda answers.

Clint was an intern at the Foster General Hospital and Sam was an engineer at Pym Technologies.

“How can you walk with those on?” Steve asks looking at the high heel stilettos in my hand.

“Oh, (Y/N) is a natural when it comes to walk in high heels” Nat adds.

“It´s a gift” I said as matter-of-factly.

Steve and Bucky exchange looks and roll their eyes together.

“Hey, it´s still early, what about we go out to have something for dinner, maybe Mexican?” I suggest.

They all agree but before we go I rush to my room to change from my work clothes. I put a pair of black ripped jeans, a purple long-sleeve shirt, and a pair of converse.

We go to a Mexican restaurant that Sam found a few days ago and the food is beyond delicious.

“Hey! Stop it! You have your own tacos” I complain as Bucky takes a huge bite of one of my tacos, Nat, Steve and Wanda laugh at us.

“Yeah, but yours taste better doll” he said in between chews.

“We ordered the same thing Bucky!”

He laughs as he licks the tip of his fingers, “I know, but still yours are better.”

I roll my eyes at him and take a taco out of his plate as he complains, “Yours taste better” I mimic him.

Steve and the girls laugh even harder as I give Bucky an amused look, he only chuckles and nudges at my side softly.

When we leave the restaurant a cold wind starts to blow that makes me shiver, Bucky notices this and offers me his jacket.

“No Bucky, then you will be cold” I said trying to conceal the fact that I´m almost freezing.

“It´s okay, I´m fine” he takes his jacket off and puts it around my shoulders, I smile at him as I let my arms slip inside the jacket which is already warm because Bucky´s body heat, his familiar smell and fresh cologne hits my nostrils and I catch myself casually sniffing the garment.

The way home is filled with more laughter as Wanda and Nat start having a duet with “Beauty and the Beat” by Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. I grab stomach as I burst into laughter, leaning my head into Bucky´s shoulder trying to catch my breath.

When we get home everyone heads to their room, Bucky is entering his room when I stop him.

“Here, thanks for the jacket, as always you are my hero Bucky.” I hand him the jacket, he grabs it and gives me a half smile. I turn in the balls of my heels and go to my bedroom.

Once I enter I close the door behind me and I take a deep breath; the smell of Bucky still lingering in my arms and clothing, I close my eyes letting my mind in blank as I enjoy the smell, suddenly I snap out of it and shake my head stopping any possible thought of Bucky that might start forming in my mind.

“Stop it, that will NEVER happen” I remind myself, Bucky and I are not like Nat and Steve, they liked each other since day one, even though it took them a while to start dating but even before that they were always flirting with each other, with Bucky and me is different, we became friends and that all we will ever be. I doubt Bucky feels the same way I do, it took me a while but during the last year of college I started crushing on Bucky and it hasn´t stopped but that´s it, it´s just a little crush, isn´t?

They next day Wanda, Nat and I leave for the flea market and we successfully find enough stuff to fill the house, we even get to buy a nice set for chairs and a table for the garden.

Before we leave I find a market stall that sells vintage stuff from the 40’s and 50’s where I see an army brown cap in perfect state, it even had the insignia on the front. Without even thinking about it I buy it, in my mind the picture of Bucky wearing it appears and I just smile at the thought.

We put everything in a pickup truck a friend of Sam borrow us, when we get home the boys help us get everything inside and Wanda starts bossing them around to put the furniture, paintings and rugs where she wants.

Later that evening Bucky enters my room while I´m reading a book, he lets out a huff and crashes into my bed face first.

“What is it? Too much Wanda for the day?” I said as I closed my book.

“You have no idea doll” his voice is muffled by the comforter of my bed.

I chuckle, “Oh, I almost forgot” I said standing up from the bed and going to my closet to pull out a brown paper bag. I return to the bed and Bucky is now sitting on the edge of it, looking at me with a raised eyebrow.

I pull out the vintage military cap, showing it to him with a smile.

Bucky P.O.V

She smiles at me with the cap in her hands, I still look at her with a raised eyebrow not knowing what she is up to; she then starts to comb by hair back with one of her hands, she does this until all my hair out of my face and she then puts me the cap on. She fixes it until is on the right position, she then takes a step back.

“You would´ve been a very handsome soldier” she said coming back a step to me.

I let out a small laugh “You think so?”

“Oh yes, maybe a General... no you are too young,” she stares at me thoughtfully “a Sergeant; Sergeant James Barnes.”

“It sounds good, too bad we didn´t live during that time” I said standing up, I take her hands and start spunning with her around at some imaginary 40´s song, she laughs when I arch her down. She looks so beautiful as she smiles up at me; she then takes the cap from me and puts it on top of her. I straight her up and I take a step back.

“How do I look?” she asks putting one of her hands on the back of her head and the other on her hip, like a pin-up girl.

“How do you look? Oh doll, if could only tell you” I think. I would take all of her clothes off and leave her only with the military cap.

Her smile starts to fade as I keep staring at her without giving her an answer. Suddenly it is as if my body had a mind of her own; I step into her until there´s almost no space between us. She looks up at me and I tip the cap up so I can see her face better. I tilt my head into her grazing her lips; I can feel her warm breath on my face.

“You look beautiful, you always do doll” I murmur.

She looks at me blankly, her eyes open wide, I can´t read them.

Suddenly I snap out of it and take a few steps back, “I-I’m..sorry doll, goodnight” I say as I exit her room without looking back at her.

I enter my room and clasp my face in my hands;

“What have I done? What I was about to do?