#DOOOOOOOMED DOOMED DOOMED

[coastalshifts]

Mais ma meilleure ennemie, c'est toi

Fuis-moi, le pire c'est toi et moi

the start of dave(sprites) and esme(sprites) no good very bad year.

IM SHAKING LIKE A DAMN DOG OOUGHH

THANK YOU x 1 WILLIAM FOR THIS @sophyophy

[screechingbeef]

Share Thy Dooming, If Thy Wish

Though I would not be so uncouth to demand that thee divoulge thy dooming, such a close and sensitive matter one is to do as one will, it is a humble curiosity that afflicts one such as I. Allow me to share mine, for our doom is something we all face. As inevitable as Ulric's mercy, so too is the Doom upon us all.

The Seer of Morr sat with me and mine compatriots in cold Nordland. I was but a stranger to those folks then, but they accepted me warmly. One must comport oneself to live in such cold, I have learned. Her tent was warmer than any house with a burning heart, and the incense choked all sin from one's heart. Fear, I fear I could not withstand at such tender age. My heart quickened and her face grew pale as she spake those words upon the nature of my end.

Every word stretched the moment, years laid upon years.

I could hear nothing from the festivities outside. The forest song I learned to love so dearly, Frida, even thy voice was quiet. The jeers which followed me in died long before the flap of canvas closed, to me. The cheers which celebrated my tenth year of true and honest life, quietted to naught but wind.

Now at my life's twillight, where my memory first rose it shall return I fear not to speak it any longer. Perhaps my patience wore thin, or maybe Morr's calm might soothe my aching mortality. My friends I had then I did not hear, though I learned many ends and saw many of them true, I did not share mine. Perhaps it was shame, but shame is a stone; leave it for others to carry.

She spake these words, and she spake these words true from unto Morr's voice. At His Black Garden, a plot set for me these words were carved unto ageless stone:

THE SHITS

[tobiasdrake]

Loki going into Secret Wars like

Loki: The T.V.A. has been carefully weeding out Kangs from every timeline so even though we were warned that things would get bad, we've planned for every eventuality. Doom: BUT DID YOU PLAN FOR DOOM!? Loki: ...who the-- Doom: THE AGE OF DOOM IS UPON US!!! Loki: is that Tony Fucking Sta-- Doom: DOOOOOOOM!!!

And then Doom crab-scuttles away into the multiverse or something idk.

[thevindicativevordan]

So, after years of speculation, MCU has finally gotten its Dr. Doom. Your thoughts?

1. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh my Goooooooood what happened to Feige man? This is the most desperate jangling of the keys nostalgia bait move you could possible make. A 60 year old RDJ? That’s who you pick to play Doom? Feige used to have credit with nerds because he never made this kind of boneheaded decision, now he’s washed.

2. Heartbreaking to admit but this will probably work, in terms of getting people to buy tickets anyway. We all love us some RDJ and the average casual is going to be intrigued enough to check this out.

3. Odds for getting a scene of Spider-Holland begging “Mr. Stark” not to kill his friends only for RDJ to take off his mask, scoff, and homage the Endgame scene with “I am NOT Iron Man, I AM DOOOOOOOM” are unpleasantly high. Actually I bet we are getting a bunch of maskless Doom period, you don’t go for bringing RDJ back and not have him show his face to let everyone know it’s him.

4. For all my complaints about using him again when there are so many other Superman villains, I at least have full faith that Gunn is going to deliver with Lex. It’s mind boggling that Lex and Doom have been stuck with such godawful film incarnations when they are two of the most iconic villains in all of history.

5. All that “thank God I’m done with the MCU, now I can go make real movies” was merely to get an Oscar? Bet the Academy is fuming, they got punked.

[starburstbubbleswitch]

Weeeeelll here it is. The cringiest ficlet ever. 😅😅😅 Don't hate me y'all I can't write for anything but I'm putting myself out there. Again if ya don't like it please don't interact or comment because I'm a sensitive switch lol. Though advice I will take so long as ya aren't a jerk. ANYHOO, this is part of my AU fic that I wrote before actually starting the fic itself. It's Fast and Furious. Okay have a it it. If this is received well I may start writing and posting more from other fandoms.

"DOOOOOOOM!" I hollered, scrambling up the porch steps and into the kitchen. I was checking over my shoulder so much that I smacked right into the person I was searching for and almost bounced right off him but he steadied me with a confused grin.

"What're you runnin from?" He questioned. I was about to answer before I was cut off by a yell from Brian.

"Dom isn't gonna save you Jolene Cameron!" He hollered, pounding up the porch steps with Han hot on his heels.

"Hide me!" I whisper-yelled,ducking behind Dom and doing my best to stifle my giggles.

"What'd you d-" Dom started but stopped himself, biting his lip to keep from laughing as his answer came in the form of Brian and Han thundering into the kitchen, both looking slightly damp.

"Where is she?" Han demanded, trying his hardest to look mad but was struggling to keep the smile off his face; Brian on the other hand was outright grinning wickedly.

"What'd she do?" Dom asked, looking honestly curious but I could feel the slight vibration coming from him holding back laughter.

"Little punk blasted us with the hohose!" Brian laughed,gesturing to his soggy clothes.

Dom couldn't help but let a few snickers slip as he looked between the two men .

"Gotcha... and uh..what do you plan to do to the lil brat once you do catch her?" Dom questioned, gesturing behind himself with a tilt of his head, unbeknownst to me.

"Oh y'know...." Brian trailed off, smiling wider as Dom stepped to the side to reveal me, smiling sheepishly and red as a strawberry.

"Just tickle the hell outta her" he growled and lunged for me. With a squeal I ducked past both of them and made a beeline for my room. I got as far as the living room before I was snatched up and flopped to the couch by Han. I didn't have time to think before I was wrangled and laid out across Han's lap with my arms trapped under Brian's legs. I giggled nervously and looked to Dom with a pleading stare, he just shook his head in return.

"Is it too late to say I'm sorry?" I squeak in a last ditch effort to save myself from my inevitable doom. The answer I received was 10 fingers skittering over my belly and wiggling into my bellybutton while the other 10 conniving digits set to work drilling thumbs into the center of my underarms while the rest spidered around the surrounding skin.

"NAHAHAHA! DOHOHOHOM H-HEHEHELP!" I cackled, trying my hardest to sit up only to slam back down with a dull thwack. Dom slowly sauntered over from his spot by the archway, coming to kneel in front of the three of us, reaching up to slowly roll up my T-shirt.

"My pleasure" he grinned, leaning up to plant a long, loud raspberry right over my bellybutton. My back arched as a shriek ripped through my throat, slamming myself back down again and wriggling around in a squeaky giggle fit.

"DOHOHOM!" I squealed.

"Wow, bad spot much?" Han snickered.

"Third worst actually. Second is her feet and number 1 bad spot is a toss up between her hips and her neck." Brian explained matter-of-factly.

"SHUHUT UP BRIHIHIAN!" I screeched. I couldn't believe that he literally just spouted out my weak spots like I wasn't even there! Like excuse me?! Rude!

Han glanced between Dom,Brian and I, a devious grin spreading across his face.

"Soooo..what happens if we tickle all of the spots at once?" He asked. The other two street racers seemed to consider this for a bit with growing sly grins of their own. As I laid there shocked and growing more and more nervous by the second, Dom ceased the raspberry assault to reply.

"Why don't we find out?"

My eyes shot wide as I squirmed around, tugging on my arms and whining helplessly.

"Why are y'ahall trying toho kill mehe?!"

"Yohou're not gohonna die" Brian chuckled, poking around my belly before pinching my cheek.

"Also you sprayed us with the hose little lady, revenge was bound to find you the second you picked up said hose." Han smiled, spidering his fingers up my foot. I kicked my legs as a giggle fit overtook me once again; tugging at them and trying desperately to free them only to have Han tighten his grip and toss a leg across my ankles.

"You ready?" Dom asked, a wicked grin etched across his face. I shook my head but closed my eyes and braced myself for my imminent undoing.

Nothing happened..until I opened my eyes to see why they were waiting, soon realizing they were waiting for me to let my guard down. The moment I cracked open an eye to see what was going on they pounced. Han was scritching both hands up and down my feet rapidly, pulling back my toes to scribbles under them and sporadically squeezing up and down my hips. Dom took to alternating between spidering fingers over my belly and wiggling a finger into my belly button and blowing raspberries on every inch of my torso. Brian decided on tracing nonsensical patterns on one side of my neck and blowing tiny raspberries on the other when I scrunched up my shoulders to protect the opposite side.

I screamed and cackled, fighting as much as my current position would allow, but it was no use. They were stronger than me by far and with all of my worst spots being attacked at once, it drained my energy fairly quickly. Not a minute after they started my laughter went silent, causing the boys to slow down and start backing off, all except for Dom.

He slowed down but didn't back off, lazily doodling patterns around my belly.

"I think you should apologize to Brian and Han." He intoned.

"Ihihit was juhuhust a lihihittle prank!" I exclaimed through my giggles.

Dom raised an eyebrow at me, half of a smirk playing at his lips as he scratched at my ribs just below my underarms.

"JC cmon now, tell them you're sorry."

I jumped and giggled harder, stuttering out an

"Ihihim s-sohohorry!" as I pulled at my arms.

Dom stopped and signaled Brian and Han to let go of me, pulling me into his lap.

"I think there's something else you oughta tell them too." He whispered loudly to me, obviously loud enough for Han and Brian to hear as their faces soon wore matching confused and curious looks. I looked up at Dom then back at Brian and Han, biting my lip.

"You can trust them sweetheart; they're probably gonna figure it out eventually, if they haven't already." He pointed out, wrapping his arms around me. I looked up at Han and Brian shyly, then looked down at my hands as I mumbled out what Dom wanted me to tell them. "I don't think they heard you" Dom teased. I looked between the 3 of them, took a deep breath and repeated a bit louder.

"I..I like..oh for Pete sake... I like being tickled okay?!" I blurted out the last bit, my cheeks turning bright pink as I hid my face in my hands. There was silence, nobody said a word. Peeking out from between my fingers to see if they were shocked or thought I was odd, I instead draw in a small gasp as I see evil smiles plastered on their faces. Dom stood, picking me up bridal style and plopped me between the two of them.

"I'm gonna get dinner started, don't break her." He smirked and sauntered off into the kitchen.

After watching him leave I turn back to the boys with a nervous grin before pulling my shirt's hood over my head and hiding behind a curtain of hair.

"Relax Jace, we're done for now." Brian chuckled, patting my knee and squeezing, causing me to kick out with a squeak. "Sohorry now we're done." He teased.

"How come you never told us?" Han asked, readjusting to sit facing me. I shrugged, looking at my hands.

"Were you that embarrassed?" Brian questioned. I shook my head.

" I thought you would've thought I was weird, or took it the wrong way." I said softly. I jumped slightly when I was attacked with hugs from both sides.

"It's not weird at all" Brian assured me."It's actually really adorable."

"Super adorable." Han agreed, pulling me over and plopping me in his lap and blowing tiny raspberries on my neck. I squealed and scrunched my shoulders but made no real attempt to escape.He stopped after a few seconds to whisper in my ear

"You're not the only one who enjoys it."

I was still giggling but my face switched to one of shock. My head whipped between both of them with an incredulous look.

"You mean to tell me you knuckleheads like being tickled too and y'all never told me?! Ya let me sit here and think it was just me?!" I whisper-yelled.

"We just didn't want Dom to hear, cuz y'know.. that'd be information we'd regret him knowing real quick." Brian admitted,laughing nervously before reaching out to scratch under my knee for just a minute, earning him another bout of giggles.

"Mahahakes sense." I squeaked out. After I managed to calm down and regain proper thought I shuddered at the thought of what he'd do to them. He was a bit ruthless with me and I was a great deal smaller and younger, I could only imagine what he'd be like if he were to "pick on someone his own size". "Your secret is safe with me boys."

After a bit we decided to settle down and watch Big Hero 6 unti dinner was ready. I laid snuggled between Han and Brian,Han playing with my hair and Brian tickling my feet every so often.

"If only you guys knew that he was the same as us too." I thought to myself. After dinner we went back out to finish the half washed cars that were abandoned earlier due to my shenanigans. Chilling on the porch afterwards, I laid out on the floor in front of the boys. I knew I was gonna start a war I couldn't finish when I poked the socked foot in front of me. Dom tensed but didn't react otherwise, sending me a slight death glare as I smiled sweetly. I wiggled my finger under his foot again more intensely,almost breaking the dam. Snatching his foot back and covering the escaping giggle with a cough he stands up and scoops me off the ground.

"Hey guys I'm gonna steal JC for a bit I just remembered something I needed her help with." Dom said as he carted me off to my bedroom, tossing me on the bed like a sack of potatoes and shutting the door.

"You're in trouble Jojo, big trouble." Dom growled,slowly turning to face me with an evil look plastered on his face. I gulped, he only called me Jojo when it was just us and I royally screwed up; in the fun little-sister-messing-with-big-brother kind of way. I didn't know where to run to so I made a dive off the bed, trying to see if I could miraculously get out the door...that backfired. HORRIBLY.

"Oh no you don't you little troublemaker!" Dom growled again, laughing evilly before blowing a raspberry on my neck. I squealed and kicked my legs, kicking Dom's arm slightly. He tossed me back onto the bed and sat down next to me, pinning my arms above my head.

"Now, do you know why you're in trouble?" Dom asked. I pretended to think then shrugged with a smirk. He brought one hand down and started circling my belly in the air, closing the circle slowly with each pass.

"Trying to out me in front of Brian and Han?" he play glared " Don't think I don't know what you were trying to do there JC,trust me they may find out eventually, but they're still gonna come after you before they even contemplate coming after me." He said, punctuating by spidering his fingers around my belly button. I squealed and managed to pull my feet up, gently but forcibly pushing on Dom's chest to get his hand off my belly. He in turn grabbed my ankles and pulled me closer, attempting to start tickling me again but jumped when I managed to tweak his side. He gave me a wide eyed look and I mimicked him as we both dove for each other, both of us tickling every and any inch of skin we could reach. We fought for the upper hand for a bit before I managed to, with immense luck,sit on Dom's hips and pin his hands with my knees.

"Now YOU'RE in trouble Dom." I giggled maniacally. Dom had a cocky look on his face but his eyes betrayed him with a nervousness and a hint of excitement.

"We both know I can outlast you." Dom sneered. I knew he was baiting me. His smug grin faltered when my fingers started twitching at his ribs, climbing ever so slowly and sporadically toward his underarms. He bit his lip and clenched his jaw, trying hard to remain unfazed but shaking slightly and breath getting a bit ragged.

"C'mon now Dom, don't hold out on me." I teased. He gritted his teeth and glared at me. "I could always call for the boys." I singsonged, eyeing the door.

"D-Dohon't" he stammered, trying to choke back the laugh that wanted to escape.

"Then just let out those laughs big brother, you know you want toooo." I laughed. His lips twitched upwards at the corners,a smile slowly making its way onto his face, then bit by bit he started breaking. He was being too stubborn for my patience so I attacked, digging into his stomach full force. That broke the dam real quick and he started cackling and trying to throw me off of him.

"JahahahahayCehehe yohohou are sohoho dehehead!" He laughed out.

"Oh? Am I now? I don't feel dead" I paused for a second, pretending to check my pulse.

"Nope not even a little." I shrugged and went for his underarms. Dom yanked his arms free and flipped us off the bed with a loud THUD. By the time I had come to my senses Dom was staring down at me with a predatory grin.

"N-now Dom...." I started.

"Yes?" He questioned. I couldn't come up with anything to save me. Thankfully Brian had come up to let us know Sean was here.

"Get into trouble again Jace?" Brian grinned. I stuck my tongue out at him as Dom helped me up.

"I'll getcha later" Dom whispered, giving my ribs a final squeeze. I took off down the stairs and almost ran right into Sean.

"Easy darlin', where's the fire?" Sean laughed, giving me a side hug.

"No fire. Nice to see ya again Boswell" I giggled nervously, tucking a wild strand of purple behind my ear.

"Nah she's just runnin cuz Dom-" I cut Brian off, smacking my hand over his mouth. Sean gave me an odd look and lopsided grin before turning to Dom who had joined us.

"Hey Dom, I brought that car you wanted. If ya wanna go take a look at it, make sure it passes Toretto standards." Sean explained.

"Yeah sounds good." Dom nodded as they headed out to the garage. I pulled my hand off Brian's mouth and went to watch them out the window.

"Why'd you cover my mouth?" Brian asked. I turned to him, beet red.

"I don't need Sean knowing, okay?" I said, trying to play it cool.

"Why not? He's not judgy." Brian questioned again, then got a knowing smile on his face when I started blushing.

"Awwww does JC have a crush?" He teased. I turned and went to sit on the porch, blushing furiously. I did have a crush on Sean, a big one. He was so sweet and funny and he didn't treat me like a kid. He always made sure I was included in discussions and whatnot like the rest of the adults, even though the others made it seem like I was 12 instead of 18. I may have been the youngest but I was old enough to know things, dammit. Brian and Han came to sit with me on the porch after a bit, Brian pulling me into his lap and hugging me.

"I'm sorry if I embarrassed you. I just thought it was cute." Brian apologized; I didn't respond. "Forgive me?" Brian asked.

"Maybe." I said, trying to hide my smile as Brian gave me puppy eyes. I didn't look at him, instead I snuck my hands behind my back and started spridering my fingers up and down his belly, pinching at his sides. He hugged me closer and buried his face in my shoulder, trying to hide his intense giggles. They got squeakier when Han poked his side here and there, acting as casual as possible.

"Whats so funny?" Sean asked coming up to the porch.

"N-Nohohothing" Brian attempted to answer normally but failed miserably. I smiled evilly before Han gave me a playful look causing my smile to falter.

"Brian just embarrassed JC so she's getting him back for it." He explained,smugly.

"How'd he embarrass her?" Dom asked, knowing exactly what Han was talking about. Oh no...i know that look..he wouldn't would he? Han wouldn't tell-

"He figured out that she likes Sean."

Apparently he would. Sean turned to me ready to respond but I had already sprung up off of Brian and raced inside and upstairs before anything else could be said; climbing out my bedroom window to the roof. How could Han rat me out like that?! I knew how.... he knew I wouldn't be mad at him for long because I wanted Sean to know I liked him.. but didn't know how to tell him. I'd been trying for months to build the courage. Plus I didn't think Sean would feel that way about me.

The window opened next to me after a few minutes and Sean poked his head out.

"Cool if I join you?" He asked. I gestured to the space next to me and pulled my knees to my chest resting my forehead on them. I couldn't look at him, I felt so embarrassed but yet so relieved that he finally knew. We sat in silence for a bit before Sean broke it.

"So how come you ran off JC?" He asked.

"Because I was embarrassed that you found out I have a crush on you." I grumbled, never picking my head up.

"Why?"

"Because I just..I..." I sighed exasperated.

"I like you.. a lot Sean... but I didn't think you'd like me back so I didn't tell you. I didn't wanna lose a friend because of some dumb crush." Sean nodded then repositioned himself to face me.

"First of all, no matter what happens you won't lose me, I'll always be there for you.

Second of all, who said your crush was dumb?" That got my attention. Sean scooted closer and put his arm around me.

"I like you JC...a lot actually. I didn't know when the right time to tell you was but I guess ya beat me to the punch" He laughed.

"So now I gotta ask...." He cleared his throat and snatched my hand up.

"Will you be my girlfriend JC?" He asked, a hopeful look and and a lopsided grin painted his face.

"Are you serious?!" I squeaked.

"100% serious." He laughed. I nodded quickly.

"I'd love to!" I squealed and jumped him with a hug. When we let go he had an evil smirk on his face. "What's with the look?" I grin nervously, scooting back as discreetly as I could.

"Dom told me why you covered up Brian's mouth earlier." I gulped, backing up slowly with a nervous grin.

"This is gonna be a never ending battle" I thought to myself as I dove back through the window, Sean hot on my heels. Oh well! I wouldn't trade it for anything.

[thebibliomancer]

Essential Avengers: West Coast Avengers #35: The VOICE of DOOM

August, 1988

The man who would be DOOM!

Wait so Doom would be Doom? Why isn’t he Doom right now? Isn’t Doom primarily known for being Doom? What’s the deeeeeeal?

-flips ahead- Ah ha. Well then that’s wrong on two levels. Another lying cover smh.

Anyway.

What have the West Coast Avengers been up to?

Lots of drama.

Remember the time that Mockingbird manslaughtered a cowboy during cowboy times for drugging her into being his girlfriend? Phantom Rider remembers because he was that cowboy. And now he’s trying to ruin her life. Afraid that her teammates and husband would sympathize if Mockingbird came clean about what happened to her, Phantom Rider told Hawkeye, Wonder Man, and Tigra before she could. They believe this random cowbody and are mad at her for doing a murder.

Mockingbird did tell Scarlet Witch, the Vision, the Wasp, Dr Pym, and Moon Knight and they were sympathetic.

Oh yeah, Scarlet Witch, the Vision, and the Wasp are here.

The other half of the drama is Hank Pym drama. He heard a rumor on the net that his dead wife was not dead and the West Coast Avengers plus the Wasp flew out to Hungary to investigate. Turns out it was a ruuuuuuse by Quicksilver who is in one of his asshole phases again. He also teamed up with a bunch of Hank’s old enemies who captured the Avengers.

Thanks in part to Phantom Rider, the Avengers break out of the super jail and escape Hungary. But Tigra forgot to put on the anti-get-shot-down defenses so the Quinjet gets shot down and they crash in Latveria.

Home of Doom.

And that’s why Doom is on the cover.

And that’s why Doom is watching Hawkeye and Mockingbird sleep.

See, it all comes together.

You might think that’s a bit short for a Doom and maybe its some random nine year old that’s had Doom doomloaded into his brain but that’s clearly ridiculous sedition.

This is Doctor Doom.

And he’s very upset that the (West Coast) Avengers have invaded Latveria.

Mockingbird insists nuh uh, they didn’t invade, they crash landed. But she doesn’t want to tell Doom they were fleeing Hungary so she doesn’t.

Hawkeye yells that Doom is a nine year old and gets TZAPP for his trouble.

Let that be a lesson.

Do not yell at Doom.

Use your inside voice. So says DOOOOOOOM!

Doom graciously explains that they are ignorant idiots who have been fed misinformation by the Fantastic Four.

Yes, Doom inhabits the body of Kristoff Vernard. He does not dispute that. But Doom mind swapping into bodies is nothing new. He walked around inside Daredevil for a while. And was still Doom.

Therefore, despite this body being more compact than usual, Doom is Doom. And he’ll zap you if you disagree.

Of course, there is the matter of a completely different guy out there claiming to be the real Doom who has the convincing argument that he is in the original body.

Compact Doom says “that imposter is a dangerous lunatic who stole my true body!”

Englehart, I’m begging you. Please do not have the other Doom show up. I already have to deal with a bunch of Kangs in the East Coast Avengers book. I don’t want to have to be like Cape Doom and Beard Doom and Doom But Lady! Just... please. This Doom and no Doomer.

...

So Mockingbird says Reed Richards said that the other Doom is the true Doom and Compact Doom is like bah, but have you noticed that Reed Richards fucked off somewhere after coming to that conclusion?

And sure, he’ll argue that he was taking a leave of absence to spend more time with his son. WHICH IS A WISE DECISION TO MAKE WHEN THERE’S A BODY SNATCHING LUNATIC ON THE LOOSE!

DOOM’S LOGIC IS UNASSAILABLE!

Mockingbird wants to continue arguing with the dude who has an answer for everything but Hawkeye interrupts because he has some questions about why they’re in a fancy bedroom and not in a jail cell.

Doom: “Through no fault of my own, Clint Barton, I am in a war with the imposter! He is attempting to enlist allies in an insane plan to attack Latveria and remove me from my throne! Therefore, I seek allies myself!”

According to a friend who reads FF, this Kristoff plot is pretty damn stupid. But over in West Coast Avengers land, it looks funny to have Doom fighting a secret war with Doom, and one of them is stuck in a nine year old’s body.

I don’t want multiple Dooms in THIS book but I do want to know that somewhere out there, those multiple Dooms were in the same room at the same time yelling about how they were the one true Doom.

Doom reveals that he knows that they were fleeing Hungary. While the West Coast Avengers were unconscious, he contacted the Hungarian Ministry of Defense and got the low down.

Hungary has offered Doom an alliance if he returns the West Coast Avengers to them. But Doom would prefer to have the West Coast Avengers as his allies. So he’ll set them free if they agree to help when the time comes for him to engage the Imposter Doom.

He gives them until midnight to decide and then walks out of the guest bedroom.

Hawkeye tries to chase after him to continue the conversation but an energy barrier bounces him back into the room.

Hawkeye: “His finest room is still a prison! I’m sick a’ prisons!!”

Meanwhile, the rest of the West Coast Avengers (and guests).

In much less nice quarters.

Hank Pym has been put in a helmet that will squish his head if he tries to size change anything. Scarlet Witch’s hands have been put in those giant manacles people use in comic books - preventing her from making the hand movements she needs to do to do her probability manipulation. Some kind of energy barrier has been set up in the wall that prevents Vision from phasing through or from punching through in his diamond hard form. Wonder Man is wrapped in a harness that drains his energy. Annnnnd... Wasp has been left free to fly around the room but there’s no gap that she can slip through tiny sized.

(I don’t see Moon Knight or Tigra here but I assume they’re somewhere.)

Hank suggests Wasp try to grow antenna and summon ANTS. He can’t do it for her because of the head squishing helmet. So she clenches and goes UHNNNNNHH! and out pops the antenna.

But... dangit, there’s no insects in the whole castle! That wily Doom thinks of everything!

Aforementioned compact Doom comes in and informs the captured West Coast Avengers and guests that he will free them if Hawkeye agrees to aid Latveria.

Scarlet Witch defiantly says she and her husband will never help Doom! So Doom drops some continuity on her.

Doom: “I would remind you that you have done so before, witch! All of you have! It was before the Avengers split in twain -- Dr. Pym was Yellowjacket, and Wonder Man was newly risen from the dead -- but all of you were there! We joined forces against Attuma the Sea-Barbarian, because he was a threat to our common interests!”

Scarlet Witch: “We had different goals!”

Dr Pym: “We turned against you as soon as Attuma was defeated, and you ran! And it wasn’t you anyway!!”

Doom: “Calm yourself, doctor! With the defeat of Attuma, my purpose was accomplished, so I had no need of remaining! I always accomplish my purpose -- and whatever you think of me, the defeat of the lunatic who stole my body is clearly of benefit to everyone!”

Wonder Man points out that beating up Doctor Doom IS kinda what Avengers are about. Which Hank rejects because they’d be beating up one Doom to help another.

Plus: he’s only interested in finding out if his wife is alive.

Hank... what the fuck. You... you still think it could be legit? When Quicksilver all about said it was a ruse? WHEN HER DEAD BODY WAS FOUND AFTER SHE WAS KIDNAPPED??

This is just sad, dude.

Scarlet Witch backs up Hank, saying they should focus on Hank’s totally dead wife and that whole Quicksilver being a dick thing. Which Wasp seconds.

But Vision says, basically, ‘there is logic in what he says’ about Wonder Man’s point.

Doom shrugs and goes well you have until midnight to decide, toodles.

Elsewhere, we see where Tigra and Moon Knight are.

Doom doesn’t really know them so he’s put them in a gauntlet of deadly traps to study their strengths and weaknesses.

Tigra: “Study us? How?”

Oh that wacky Doom!

I’m really curious about that ribbon gun.

Doom watches the two heroes being put under various trials for about seventy minutes before stalking off elsewhere.

And time is tick tick ticking away.

It was sunset when Doom delivered his ultimatdoom to Hawkeye and Mockingbird. It’s been at least an hour past that.

So lets check on that drama bomb.

Hawkeye has spent the time moodily staring out a window so he doesn’t have to look at Mockingbird and she finally asks why he’s avoiding her.

Hawkeye: “You know why! The Phantom Rider told us everything, Bobbi! You as good as killed him!”

Mockingbird is shocked that the cowboy creep went and told Hawkeye but she asks if he explained why. But Hawkeye declares it doesn’t matter why, context doesn’t exist, Avengers don’t kill, period, end of story.

Mockingbird: “I didn’t kill him! I let him die, because he drugged me -- forced me to love him!”

Hawkeye: “That’s not what he says!”

Mockingbird: “What?! You believe him instead of me?!”

Hawkeye: “I don’t want to -- but you haven’t played straight with me so far!”

Mockingbird: “Why you big creep!!”

They’re both far too proud by half. So this conversation only escalates into yelling. With Mockingbird put on the wrong foot by not being able to broach the topic, she’s getting mad instead of showing the sincerity that made the jail buds listen with such sympathy.

Whether or not he believes Phantom Rider or Mockingbird, Hawkeye is mostly just hurt. Hurt that Mockingbird didn’t trust him enough to confide in him.

And why should she trust him, if this is how he’s going to be? shoots back Mockingbird. She says that he’s too caught up in the Avenger thing (to sympathize with what she’s been through, is the subtext) and he shoots back that if she’s not so caught up in the Avengers thing, she doesn’t have to be in the Avengers at all!

WELL SHE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE IN THIS MARRIAGE AT ALL THEN.

So despite the hope spot last issue that Clint Barton could be a people and sympathize with the extraordinary circumstances that led Mockingbird to not stop a cowboy from falling off a cliff, the two just yell at each other.

Alas.

And invisible, inaudible, intangible Phantom Rider is loving this.

Back in Doom’s finest jail cell, Wasp decides to grow to full size since she “can’t do much Wasp-size!” which Hank readily agrees with.

Wasp gets snippy about what Hank is implying but course corrects immediately by admitting that she’s still touchy around him.

Hank goes to go give her a hug with his manacled hands but Wasp moves away.

Wasp: “No Hank! Divorce means divorce!”

Not so amiable exes.

I shouldn’t but I’m laughing at Hank hanging his head sadly here.

Over at Moon Knight and Tigra’s unfun exam day, Moon Knight has a plan for how to get out of this.

He lets himself get bonked in the noggin with a mace, getting knocked out.

The technician running the gauntlet notes Moon Knight getting knocked out and continues the program for Tigra.

Meanwhile, Khonshu steps out of Moon Knight’s body... Huh! I guess Khonshu was driving?

Weird.

And Khonshu just goes for a walk.

Khonshu: “Marc Spector served me well before I gained an interest in the Avengers! But once exposed to Hawkeye’s triumphant spirit -- I felt the need for personal experience of his team!”

Meanwhile, Doom is done staring moodily from a parapet. The Hungarian representative is arriving by helicopter so Doom tells Boris to make the preparations for his midnight meetings.

Doom walks off and finds god.

The opposite, Doom.

Khonshu is overly dramatic as one might expect and introduces himself as KHONSHU, TAKER OF VENGEANCE! And tells Doom to release the Avengers or face AWESOME FURY!

Doom immediately tries to punch Khonshu.

He just falls through him and gets shocked for his trouble.

Punching not being an option, Doom doomduces from Khonshu saying he’s a god that he came out of Moon Knight.

I mean, the appearance should also give it away. Khonshu looks like a fancier Moon Knight.

Doom: “If I free the Avengers, will you ensure that they labor in my cause?”

Khonshu: “BEWARE, Doom! For those who displease me, I demand the STRICTEST JUDGEMENT!”

Doom: “‘Doom,’ you said! You know me to be Doom! For that reason alone you have earned my compliance, spirit! For know this: Doom bends to no one’s will! NO ONE’S!!”

Doom then presses the free all the Avengers button. A button that frees the Avengers. He just happens to carry it around with him for convenience.

Then he walks off, telling Khonshu to gtfo.

So if Doom has freed the Avengers because Khonshu asked, what’s he going to tell the Hungarian representative?

Well, that’s not going to be a problem. For Doom.

Because the Hungarian representative is Quicksilver.

And Quicksilver personally insulted Kristoff Doom in an earlier appearance. Also, he’s not acknowledging him as Doom which is just digging the grave deeper.

Quicksilver tries to flee but Doom slams the door shut and summons his robo-guards to attack. Quicksilver is able to outrace the guards but Doom also clicks a different button which shoot paralysis rays. And because of momentum, Quicksilver keeps going and bonks into a wall.

Ah, yes. Running headfirst into the wall. Just like the old days.

Doom rants to Quicksilver that he can’t understand what it’s like being trapped in a child’s body when you have an adult dictator’s mind. The struggle to command respect!

Anyway, Quicksilver did not respect him so now Doom is going to choke him out.

Then Scarlet Witch and Vision CRUMP through the wall.

OH YEAH.

Doom is like huh I know I freed them but I didn’t expect it to bite me in the ass so quickly.

Even though Quicksilver is being excessively Quicksilver, Wanda still doesn’t want him dead.

Doom really wants to kill him so he goes for his control panel to use the devastating technology at his disposal.

But get this.

He’s still in a nine-year-old’s body. Vision just physically restrains him. Just grabs his wrists and holds them above his head. What’s Doom going to do, kick Vision’s shins? Vision can become hard as a diamond.

And the rest of the West Coast Avengers and guests beat up the guards on their way into the room.

Quicksilver regains consciousness, kinda rendering the protecting him from Doom thing moot.

He regains consciousness and immediately starts whining.

So, like, remember how his new thing is that he wants to become the new Magneto and he wants to make all the Avengers suffer for various imagined crimes and also banging his sister in the case of Vision. He has made it very clear to them that he wishes bad things for them. He has already jailed many of them and tried to have the Hungarian government perform horrible experiments on them.

I have no idea why he thinks he has the moral high ground to proclaim Doom an attempted murderer and demanding the Avengers do something about it. And in the same breath he goes ‘kick his ass, he’s a nine year old.’

Quicksilver is really demanding that the Avengers do something about a child attempting to murder him.

Maybe out of contrariness or because the danger is passed, Vision just lets Doom go.

This is why Quicksilver was never going to work as the new Magneto, as the new boss of evil mutants.

He’s a chump. Nobody seems to want to write him as anything but a chump.

Anyway, Doom seems content with ending things here. The Avengers don’t do anything to him, so he has his dignity, and Quicksilver is the one who looks like an idiot. Especially once he runs away rather than do anything about Doom himself.

Doom tells the West Coast Avengers plus guests to gtfo out of his country. He’ll even give them a new craft to take them to America since theirs crashed.

But Hank decides he has unfinished business in Hungary and says that instead they’ll take Doom’s craft there.

Doom doesn’t care one way or the other.

But WHY ARE YOU GOING BACK TO HUNGARY!? Do you still think your wife is alive after all this time? Her dead body was found after she was kidnapped! The message about her being alive is very likely a ruse, just like the letter from Bova that lured Wanda and Vision to Eastern Europe!

What are you expecting out of this subplot??

But either way, the West Coast Avengers and guests leave. Doom marveling that they have no idea that a god walks amongst them unknown. And also briefly wondering why Mockingbird and Hawkeye are keeping their distance from each other.

Doom is not privy to their drama. Nor would Doom care.

SO SAYS DOOOOOM!

Follow @essential-avengers​. So says Doom. Actually, I can’t lie. Doom does not care about this liveblog. But like and reblog and comment if you’d like. I’d appreciate it.

[justarandomguyiguess]

I like that this is just wrong. In the movie Phineas and Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension, he gets doomed by the other Doofenshmirtz’s puppet, says something about how ridiculous it is (or something to that effect), then the puppet says “dooooooom~” in a sing songy voice, and that’s when he says the 2 nickels line. He gets doomed by a puppet twice in a row, and that’s when he was doomed by a puppet both times.

i feel like a big part of the "two nickels" joke that most people don't appreciate (as it has sort of become lost in translation since becoming a meme) is the fact that we have absolutely zero knowledge of how doofenshmirtz was doomed by a puppet the first time. the original punchline was about making us think "how the hell has that happened to him before"

[solyclaw-art-dump]

Piece 182: "Slide of Doom"

DOOOOOOOM. DOOOOOOOM! 2021, color theory class.

[iamagodjkimcatholicicantsaythat]

Swarrry for the doom-posting :(

No, no, don't be. I am doomed. Doom is my middle name. Dooooooomed

[audhdeadling]

He sees your doom!

Cappy Dooooooom!

[ramblingkat]

I’m working on my Bleach Big Bang fic. I only got one chapter done. But it meets the word count. This, however, means all my chapters will need to be roughly the same length. 

It’s 16 thousand words of hollowfication and immediate reaction. So far. I’ve only covered day one with this. 

This is what doom feels like, isn’t it? Dooooooom!

Random ranting over now. Time to cry in a corner.

[theparent-thedumbass-andthechild]

I want more Doom. Dooooooom. The ravager. Doom. yes. so cute. Doom. Doom of doom. yes. Doom of cuddles. YES.

i’m so glad you like the ravager AU, but I kinda dropped out of the hermitcraft fandom and i have also too many other things to draw, so idk if i’ll ever be getting to it

[ouidamforeman]

You meddlesome hussy! Do not touch the sacrifices!

YOU FOOLS! YOU ARE ALL DOOMED! DOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!!!!

[a-silmaril-for-shasta]

And you know he went through those years remembering every single day that his father had cursed him to follow the same path 🤨

Honestly something I find just fascinating of Maeglin’s character is that he ended up becoming exactly what, by all reason, he should hate the most. His actions mirror Eol’s so much, when reasonably Maeglin has all the reasons to absolutely despise his father.

Being creepy towards a woman? Check. Being secretive and bitter? Check. Attacking the woman he wanted, while also trying to kill her son? Check. Being eventually thrown off of Gondolin’s walls and plummeting to his death? Check.

I just have to wonder, did Maeglin realize this? Did he ever stop and think that he was acting just like his father was? Did he at any point find the similarities between himself and Eol?

And if he did, what did he think of himself? Or what did he think of Eol? Maeglin has all the reasons in the world to hate his father. Eol tried to murder him, and killed his mother in the process. It had to be incredibly traumatic for Maeglin. But at the same time, Maeglin was a child at the time, and it’s common for children who are mistreated by their parents to still love them in some way. Did Maeglin feel nothing but hatred for Eol, or did he have mixed feelings about a father who hurt him so much and yet taught Maeglin what would become his life’s work (smithing)? And if it were the latter, how did Maeglin feel about himself, for not being able to entirely hate Eol, when no doubt the rest of Gondolin agreed that Eol had to be a complete monster?

Maeglin’s actions were horrible, but there is such a strong taste of tragedy in seeing just how much he ended up resembling Eol. He had a chance to be better, to free himself of the mistakes of his father, but in the end he repeated every single one of them.

[dangermousie]

I loved this scene so!

They are all doomed by the insanity that is the power struggle in the royal family that only the emperor’s daughters appear exempt from.

And then the scene with the now former Crown Prince in jail where he learns finally that he was always the Emperor’s favorite son and his choice but now it’s too late and the Emperor walks off to sign his execution warrant.

As I was saying to @mercipourleslivres​, the romance between our OTP was always doomed, even if the Danchi tribe was still ruling the steppes and the princess’ parents were happily annoying each other in the palace. Because even without their particular tragic history, their romance is doomed by the very nature of the place and family she would marry into. Murder Puppy has NO chance to grow up into a functional human being who can have functional relationships and even if he somehow managed, the environment won’t let him. Sooner or later the fight for power would destroy either her, their love, or if somehow it all lasts this long, their children. I mean - how would it be for her to watch her children fight for power, to the death.

And it gets worse and worse because he’s already a ruthless mess but his advisor (and the environment itself) are trying to squash the last remnants of his soul. I mean, he’s freaking out because he didn’t mean for his brother to die, and also the fight got Xiaofeng hurt. He actually has a conscience and he knows how messed up it all is.

And his advisor? Tough, it’s because you are not psycho enough.

Holy GODDDDD! The horrifying thing is the advisor is not wrong - if he’s weak in any way, he gets slaughtered (Emperor has other sons, and if he executed the one he genuinely loved, he won’t hesitate to do one he doesn’t like because he associates him with the Guos he hates). And if his enemies know his weakness (in this case, his love for Xiaofeng) they will definitely exploit it. BUTTTTT!!! The other way lies destruction of his soul and lives of everyone in nuclear blast radius. I mean - you can see that this is where he gets that idea that he has to push Xiaofeng away and pretend he doesn’t love her; it’s because he wants to protect her. BUT! If he becomes a psychopath who refuses any emotion, will he have anyone left to protect? Unlikely. And I know because I am spoiled that eventually he goes on a complete murder rampage out of jealousy (because ah the irony, he finds out she was madly in love with Gu Xiaowu and loses it in an insane way because he doesn’t know he himself was Gu Xiaowu. That is so perfectly, tragically delicious.) And it loses her to him for good. BUT! Maybe if he didn’t try so hard to push her away to protect her, their relationship would be more secure, and if didn’t have to repress any normalcy and bring out as much psycho in him as he can for long and long and long, all his emotions would not finally explode in an awful fashion.

DOOOOOOMED DOOOOOOOMED DOOOOOOMED!

This is so perfectly written, you guys. Like - literally except for reincarnation, there is no way this could have ever ended well.

[rescuebabiesau]

Some Favorite Quotes from Medix (RBA)

Hotshot: “Hey guys, miss me?”

Medix: “Do you really want the answer to that question...?”

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“See here cat. Climb down from that tree at once... Please.”

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“Oh me. Oh my. Won’t someone save me.”

“Won’t somebody save me from this terrible fate? I am just a poor defenseless child with his whole life left to live.”

“’We’re doomed, I tell you. Dooooooomed....’ Wait, are we actually doomed?”

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“Hey! Wait for... ‘It!’“

MDX: “Are we there yet, are we there yet, are we there yet...!?”

Hoist: “I thought you liked going fast.”

MDX: “I do, when I’m the one driving...And using the brakes!”

Whirl: “You know, I may have forgotten to install those...!”

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Whirl: “I knew it! You do like surprises!”

MDX: “No, but I know you do.”

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“To be fair, I don’t think anyone could be as excited about something as Whirl.”