#I JUST LOVE GOOD DAD DRAX EVEN BETTER

[i-got-da-rubes]

I love all fics, including bad dad Draxum/separation fics, but look at this man and tell me he wouldn’t have fallen so completely in love with his babies and been a great dad.

[tizeline]

I just finished binge reading everything under your separated AU tag and I have QUESTIONS!! (that mostly just stem from me being a mikey fan) Be prepared as I will ramble.

So. My #1 burning mikey question is as follows. Why does he decide to, you know, NOT eradicate all of humanity? Does he just do it because all of his family is? Ugh it’s hard to phrase this but I’m wondering if Draxum’s word means so much to him he changes his entire world view, since draxum was the person who made him believe humans are evil, if he changed his mind he must be right? If he is the very last one to change his worldview, how does he react to the person who essentially indoctrinated him into believing humans are evil just going back on his word? Would he just, idk, try to keep going by himself (proper villain arc style!) Or does he get his own little human/outside friend to convince him, like his two other brothers do? What would happen if instead of a human/outside friend to convince him humans are okay, he gets someone like say, leatherhead, who was experimented on by the earth protection force?(Since in 2012, he was experimented on by the Kraang, but I don’t see a way of that happening when they were locked away his entire life) Huzzah for conflict! or better yet, That same leatherhead convinces him humans are okay? Though that those seem out of character…. And of course maybe it would be mondo gecko, who he befriends and then finds out was human just a few months before and still views himself as such…. So many possibilities!!

speaking of other characters, do the Drax trio have any Yōkai friends? Like one Sunita, or maybe even one yoichi usagi, per chance? Though I’m pretty sure they’d be pro-human so… idk how that would work. The question still stands.

Also, seeing as you mentioned Raph starts to hang out with Leo,Donnie and April, how does mikey react to that? Would he feel abandoned or left out? (Who am I kidding of course he would but like. It does t hurt to ask!)

And seeing as he’s alone now and he’s not training all the time (I hope) this feels like a good Segway into asking: does he have as much of a love for art as in canon? What are his and Raphs interests (since we know Leo’s!)

thanks! I love ur work and ur art and ur Au and ur mother for creating you.

P.s. I had another question I wanted to ask but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was rn so you can expect more asks from me in the near future ;)

Hoo boy, long asks mean long answers, strap in folks!

So EXACTLY what causes Mikey to change his mind on everything is something I'm still working out the details of. Draxum definitely plays a part in it, considering how much faith Mikey has in his dad, Draxum of all people changing his mind would be one of the biggest reasons for Mikey to also second guess himself. It's not like he'd instantly change his entire worldview though, after Draxum gives up on the Evil Plan, Mikey, or rather Dr. Positive, tries to motivate him to come up with a new plan for a short while. He gives up after Draxum makes it clear that they're Done™ with that, and Mikey isn't very keen on trying to do the Evil Plan all on his own considering HIS ENTIRE FAMILY decided to just give up on it. That doesn't mean he'll suddenly start liking humans, he still thinks they suck ass, he just isn't actively trying to cause their downfall anymore.

For both Leo and Raph, a big reason why they changed their minds on humanity was because they interacted with humanity and learned how wrong many of their previously held assumptions about them were. It makes sense that that's the catalyst for both of their redemption-arcs, and in that sense it also makes sense for Mikey to unlearn his prejudices against humans by interacting with them. HOWEVER! You bring up an interesting point, for Mikey specifically it would probably be more effective for another yōkai/mutant to give him a new perspective considering he'd be a lot more willing to listen to them rather than a human. I haven't been planning on including Leatherhead or Mondo, but it would be fun idea so I might do so.?That being said, getting to actually know a human later on would still be a good learning-experience for Mikey, I'm kinda tempted to bring in Woody from the IDW comics into the story too, for example.

So then we get to the topic of friends! Despite The Drax Bros growing up in yōkai society, they're still a bit isolated. They can go and hang out in The Hidden City basically whenever they want (as soon as they're old enough to do so), but when it comes to actually getting close to other yōkai and forming proper friendships...? So first of all, Draxum has a Reputation™ amongst yōkai, he's a well known figure and a lot of people are honestly a bit intimidated by him. Most yōkai thinks it's best to just stay out of his way, which includes staying out of the way of his weird kids. Basically, the bros' association with Draxum has a tendency to get in the way of them actually befriending anyone :/ Not just that, but while there are certainly yōkai who don't have the most positive feelings about humans, the Draxum family's stance on humanity is very extreme, which even most "human-critical" yōkai will find off-putting.

All of this is to say that no, they don't have a lot of friends haha. Leo hangs out at Run Of The Mill all the time, and Hueso definitely has a soft spot for him, but at most he's only acquainted with the other employees and regulars there. I'd imagine that includes Sunita, considering her dad works there and as such they've interacted on occasion. But again, Leo's extreme view on humanity makes most people uncomfortable and as such they'll mostly indulge him in civil small-talk to avoid getting on Draxum's bad side. Raph and Mikey...? They might have some casual friendly connections with some yōkai in The Hidden City, especially Mikey can be quite sociable if he can keep himself from ranting about humans for two seconds lmao. But for the most part, honestly, I think The Drax Bros are content staying a bit closed off from others outside their family. The three of them are very close and they know they can trust each other, that last part's important considering their Big Plans aren't exactly.... legal.... and as such they need to remain secretive about everything to others. I feel like they'd mostly start bothering finding new friends after they decide to abandon their Destroy All Humans Plan.

(Sidenote, I really like when Usagi shows up in TMNT stories, but I've never consumed any Usagi media myself. Almost all I know about both Miyamoto and Yuichi I know through TMNT and as such I don't feel confident enough in my knowledge about the Usagis to include either of them in the story. I HAVE been planning on reading the comics, so maybe I'll include him at a later date??)

But OH BOY Mikey's reaction to Leo and Raph starting to hang out with Donnie and April?? :D Both of Mikey's older brothers ditching him to hang out with their new little brother and his annoying human friend??? :D OH BOY YOU HAVE NO IDEA! :D

Listen, look at this from Mikey's perspective: You finally find your Long Lost Brother™ after thirteen years of him being presumed dead, great! Small problem, he's been brainwashed by the evil humans who kidnapped him and now thinks YOU'RE evil for some reason? No matter! He just needs some time to adjust! So you're patient with him, you show him kindness and understanding while gently trying to guide him back to the good side, to his REAL family. You do EVERYTHING right, and how does that bastard repay you?? HE instead turn your brothers against YOU! He ruins your plans of saving the world! Everything was PERFECT before HE showed up and started complicating things, and now your family is BROKEN and everything sucks! And it can all be blamed on Donnie.

...Hate is a very strong feeling, I don't feel like Mikey is really capable of feeling something like that, at the very least not against someone he does still technically considers family. Rather, I think the best way to describe the feeling Mikey is about to start feeling about Donnie would be bitterness. Mikey takes all the negative feelings, all the hurt and confusion about the situation he's ended up in and directs it all at Donnie. Because it all comes back to him, doesn't it? It was only after Donnie got reunited with them that things started going wrong. And from Mikey's point of view, Donnie has basically stolen Mikey's brothers from him. Needless to say, Mikey is dealing with a lot of negative emotions that he doesn't really know how to cope with them aside from taking it out on Donnie.

Donnie, who is so used to being love-bombed by Mikey is VERY flabbergasted over him basically just completely flipping a switch overnight. Mikey will just be glaring at Donnie like he's trying to explode him with his mind and Donnie's just "???who are you and what have you done with Mikey???". He starts acting really hostile towards Leo and Raph as well, it's all very weird!

Back to me not having figured out the details of the entirety of Mikey's character arc, one thing I'm contemplating is how long I wanna drag it out for. For example, I know I want to change up the events of the movie at least a bit in the AU for the sake of novelty. One way of doing that could potentially be for it to focus not on Leo's and Raph's ever growing tension in their relationship, but rather focus on Donnie's and Mikey's relationship? It'd be extra interesting if Mikey hadn't at least completely gotten over his hang-ups about humans when we bring Casey Jr into the situation. CJ looks at Mikey and sees a younger version of the man that was basically an uncle to him, like family, and Mikey looks at CJ and is just like "ew. human." and that'd be a whole dilemma to deal with. But as interesting as that could be, I'm scared that it'd just get tedious if Mikey is stuck in angst-mode for too long. We still have the entirety of season two to get through before we get to the movie, it's gonna be a while is what I'm saying. Then again, character growth takes time, maybe Mikey reconciles with his own family and starts the path to befriending Donnie by the end of season two, but they run into some roadblocks along the way. They ARE very different people, even in canon, I'd imagine it might take some time for them to properly befriend each other.

But next question - Mikey and Raph's interests! Mikey already likes to draw, but he'd definitely start doing it way more after the season 1 finale (oh wow, a healthy coping mechanism, imagine that!) Raph... Raph likes training. Even after it becomes clear that they're not doing their Big World Domination Plan anymore and as such don't really need to train as much, he still does it just because he genuinely enjoys it. He becomes proper friends with Casey the season one finale and she also really likes training, so it becomes a bonding experience for them. Leo and Donnie later on also introduces him to human media like Jupiter Jim and the Lou Jitsu movies and he gets really into it too XD Nerds!!

... Oh man, I think that's everything! Anyway, thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying the AU so much :D

[shaineybainey]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 initial thoughts

[ NOT spoiler-free ]

For me, this is one of the few franchises that got better and better as it went along. This third movie was just absolutely phenomenal. As someone had said, it is a great send-off to the movie and the Guardians we've known.

They did a great job exploring Rocket's origin. It really explains why he's never wanted to talk about his past. It was violent and heartbreaking. Nebula's line of "They did worse things to him than Thanos did to me" (or something along that line) summarized it best. You also understand why Rocket can be so violent: it wasn't much because he learned it from the people who engineered him, but because the last time he tried to get away safely, quietly, his friends - essentially his family - all got killed. And the person who caused it was so cold about it. So while he could be extreme, he does it so that no one can hurt him or any of his friends ever again.

Which leads to this other point: Rocket is a grump and a cynic, but deep down he actually really loved the other Guardians.

Adam Warlock! I didn't know what to expect from him, but after seeing the movie, I want to see more of him.

Also: it's great that the movie managed to give Adam his own origin story, his own motivation for why he eventually ended up being a guardian.

Drax was hilarious in this movie, as he always is, but Mantis kinda came for the crown a bit! The fact that she made him fall in love with a sock for fun and made one of the guards they had to get through fall in love with him were some of the funniest moments in the movie.

On a more serious Drax note: "Drax. You weren't meant to be a destroyer. You were meant to be a dad." One of the best lines in the movie. I never would have thought that this is how Drax would "grow up" as a character, but it all made sense. It does.

Kraglin had a fantastic growth too. He'd been trying to train with the arrow Yondu gave him over and over and over, trying to concentrate and plan and think. And he kept failing over and over and over. But when Knowhere was in danger, he finally remembered what Yondu told him: "Fly it with your heart." When he realized that he needed to get out of his head, man did he do some damage. It was amazing.

The bad dog/good dog argument 😂

Gamora. I like how they approached that. They didn't make her fall in love with Peter, even after all the fighting that they did as a team. They were barely even good friends in the end. Also, it's nice that she has a different family to belong to now (the Ravagers) but who still loved her just the same. It's good that they didn't try to change her. They made her realistic.

Lol "You guys are just making up what he's saying" when Groot would talk

Nebula. Oh, man, where do I begin. I've started really liking her as a character since GotG 2, and even more so during Endgame, but wow. She's really grown. She looks after the people of Knowhere, the Guardians look to her for big decisions and even resolution for internal problems of the team. The team respects her, even more than Peter most times. She still has rage inside, and she has trouble expressing other feelings without it, but I think she's made tremendous progress. And it's so obvious that she cares deeply about the team and even the lives of others, even if she doesn't outright say it.

Okay. There's a lot to unearth with the not-so-subtle hints at Peter/Nebula. First off, it's obvious in this movie and even in the Christmas special that Nebula's been looking after Peter. But the fact that she would take him home whenever he was totally wasted and put him to bed, making sure he was comfortable? And when Gamora was going to hurt Peter out of frustration and Nebula jumped in to stop her, practically telling her to back off? And that when Gamora suggested that the woman Peter's describing, the one that he's fallen in love with because she's grown from being ruthless to being caring, is Nebula, and Peter started looking at her differently? Bruh. I don't know what they're playing at here, but alright. I'm onboard.

Speaking of Peter, I like that he decided to come back home to Earth to reach out to his grandfather. I'd like to think he got a little help from the Avengers to get to that doorstep (info, means of transpo, things like that). It was great to see him in a normal life setting in the post-credit, too, where he's just eating cereal, talking smack about someone behind their back lol

Okay, that's it for now. Will come back when I remember the other things I liked (spoiler alert: there's a TON)

[raccoonfallsharder]

fanfiction masterlist i guess ♡

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here's what you need to know about what is behind this cut: lots of smut, always with feelings and fluff, praise kinks, dirty talk, maybe some light d/s, enthusiastic consent. a few clean headcanons/minifics & fan art of your amazing OCs

(it's all rocket raccoon, all the time) also, please let me love your OCs (doodle requests temporarily paused)

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recently updated

headcanon 8 - rocket, lylla, & drax [NEW posted 9/17] headcanon 9 - dad glasses [NEW posted 9/21]

Reconnaissance for Beginners: An Instruction Manual (Fourteenth Visit) [ONESHOT. added 9/18] Part Three of Domestic Scenes in Space Travel

Chapter 1/6 Year Zero: Seed [NEW posted 9/24] florescence ❀ (a meetgroot)

Chapter XIV. Exactly Like a Flower. in which comfort is shared. [WIP 9/27] Chapter XV. Galaxy-Breaking Shit. in which more comfort is shared, and life is good. Briefly. [WIP 10/5] Window Across the Galaxy

I can't keep up with updating my kinktober prompts on a daily basis (I'm honestly amazed I've managed to keep up with the writing as well as I have and I've only been doing this for a few days) So for now, please find them with the tag #rfh kinktober and when the month is over I'll make a masterlist. [NEW all month] based on @flightlessangelwings’ Kinktober 2023 Prompt List

[complete works behind the cut ♡]

spoilers: I have a preferred trope/formula that I lean into quite hard (girl falls first; raccoon falls harder) and while I do really love tragic fanfic, I firmly believe rocket's suffered enough of that so it's only happy endings here (even if it takes a minute to get there). Well, more or less, anyway.

Domestic Scenes in Space Travel

reader x rocket fluff, medium-burn?? (at least for Part One), smut. comics-based but you don't need any comics background knowledge to read this - you just need to enjoy fluff + smut + rocket (and be 18 i guess). multiple parts. see notes for summary + warnings.

The Very Boring Adventures of Space Pilot & Sweatshirt Girl Part One of Domestic Scenes in Space Travel [COMPLETE 5/5 chapters] Summary: In Rocket Raccoon: Grounded (2016) / Issue #3, Rocket asks a stranger on the ferry to "make sure nobody does anything weird" to him while he naps, and the stranger just, like, abandons him while he's sleeping?? get in loser we're gonna fix it Chapter One (The First Visit) Chapter Two (The Second Visit) Chapter Three (The Third Visit) Chapter Four (The Fourth Visit) Chapter Five (The Fifth Visit) complete post - The Very Boring Adventures of Space Pilot & Sweatshirt Girl

Outer Space Safety & Spaceship Maintenance Training (Ninth Visit) Part Two of Domestic Scenes in Space Travel [Oneshot. COMPLETE 8/21] Sequel to The Very Boring Adventures of Space Pilot & Sweatshirt Girl [domestic fluff, dirty talk, oral sex - mind the ao3 tags.] Summary: Study Night. or - why study when you can seduce your hot local Space Pilot into oral? When you were a kid, you imagined yourself growing up, working a cool job, living in a cute house, getting a big dog, marrying, and having kids of your own. You've currently got none of those things, but you are getting regularly railed by a raccoon-shaped cosmic adventurer, and he's currently showing you around his spaceship. Which is kinda better than anything you could have dreamed up for yourself. [comics-inspired, though i'm fucking around with timelines/continuity and you really don't need any comics-context to ride this ride] complete post - Outer Space Safety & Spaceship Maintenance Training

Reconnaissance for Beginners: An Instruction Manual (Fourteenth Visit) Part Three of Domestic Scenes in Space Travel [Oneshot. COMPLETE 9/18] [domestic fluff, dirty talk, orgasm delay, bf/gf silliness. - mind the ao3 tags.] Summary: Date Night. in a gesture of true romance, rocket takes you to a dive bar. of all the stories he's shared with you, his favorites are the ones where he gets saved by the space princess. not that he'd tell you that. ˖⁺｡˚⋆˙✧⋆｡°✩☼⋆｡°✩☽︎ loosely based on Rocket (2017): The Blue River Score. domestic bf/gf silliness & fluff. extensive smut. comics-knowledge isn't needed but HIGHLY recommend starting at the beginning of this collection for context (The Very Boring Adventures of Space Pilot & Sweatshirt Girl).

florescence ❀ (a meetgroot)

[WIP: Year 0/5] [mcu-based, slight au, medium-burn, eventual smut circa chapter four. tentative allies to friends to lovers. the middle is angsty but there are only happy endings here. no use of y/n.] Summary: “The only chance we got is to get to the other side of the universe as fast as we can and maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to live full lives before that whack-job ever gets there.” Rocket & Groot leave their friends behind on Knowhere, despite the latter’s protests, and end up hiding out on a nothing-planet (with a non-extradition policy) at the edge of the Shi’ar Galaxy. It was the flowers that drew you in.

Chapter 1/6 Year Zero: Seed [NEW posted 9/24]

Blackmail Material

[WIP: Chapter 2/4] reader x rocket pwp with feelings; smut & fluff & love confessions. MCU-based, post-Endgame, friends-to-lovers. Summary: a classic tale of "this fuckin raccoon found your sex-toy." as per usual: girl falls first; raccoon falls harder. see notes for summary + warnings.

Chapter One: Blackmail Material Chapter Two: Self-Sufficience [NEW posted 8/29] Chapter Three: Firearms over Flowers ???

Window Across the Galaxy

[WIP: Chapter 15/25+] [NEW chapter posted 10/5] rocket x oc angst/hurt/comfort; slow burn + eventual smut with feelings. MCU-based. slight AU starting pre-GOTG volume 1. enemies to friends to lovers but only one of these idiots thinks they're enemies. see notes for summary + warnings. could become 1 part of a 2-part series, if I have the energy/inspiration. Summary: Rocket is captured by a Ravager crew hoping to get rich off the excessively large bounty on his head. Throwing a wrench in everyone’s plans is the Terran girl they hired to do some freelance assessing on a recent haul of goods they’ve seized from a Xandaran luxury liner. Oops.

Chapter I. A Delicacy. in which our reluctant heroes meet atop a crate of Sovereign porn in the bowels of a Ravager ship. Chapter II. Monster For A Pet. in which one hero wrestles with his inner Groot, and the other is quite possibly a moron. Chapter III. A Kindness.in which Rocket gets in his own damn way: not for the first time, and certainly not for the last. Chapter IV. Got There First. in which our heroes obtain an arsenal and street food. Chapter V. Things No-One Has Said Before. in which one hero refuses to babysit and the other refuses to leave. Chapter VI. Two and a Half Billion Units. in which we lean into the “they were roommates” trope. Jolie has misgivings, while Rocket has fantasies - about getting rich, of course. Chapter VII. I'm Here.in which we visit Knowhere. Chapter VIII. The Care & Feeding of Human Pets.in which our heroes practice breathing and we lean into a new trope: “there was (technically) one bed.” Chapter IX. Scrapmetal and a Dream. in which we redefine homemaking. Chapter X. Thin Fucking Ice. in which our heroes get fucked. Not in the good way. Chapter XI. Let It Be. in which Xandar is saved and good lives are lost. Chapter XII. So Much It Hurts. in which we try not to fuck up the vibes. Chapter XIII. Don’t Wait. in which a lost sister is found and Drax grapples with the concept of sarcasm. Chapter XIV. Exactly Like a Flower. in which comfort is shared. Chapter XV. Galaxy-Breaking Shit. in which more comfort is shared, and life is good. Briefly. [WIP 10/5]

Autopilot Systems Check [Oneshot. COMPLETE 9/3/2023] Est Word Count: 1409 reader x rocket soft fluff & domestica. MCU-based, post-Endgame i guess. Summary: reader wakes up in the middle of the night and rocket is nowhere to be found. drabble based on this post/inadvertent prompt.[complete post - Autopilot Systems Check]

Kinktober 2023

based on day 8 of @flightlessangelwings’ Kinktober 2023 Prompt List Kinktober Day 8: Turbulence. rocket needs you to hold. flarkin. still. [NEW 10/8]

Other Duties As Assigned

[WIP: ???] rocket x oc email romance/LDR (lol); slow burn + probable smut with feelings. Begins five months after The Snap. I don't have an intended outcome for this fic yet (just kind of rambling around) so this has the most uncertain publishing date. Summary: Natasha Romanoff is an administrative nightmare - a fact that does not go unnoticed by the (interim) captain of the Milano. First she demands that the remaining two Guardians of the Galaxy be reachable via a primitive Terran messaging system, and then she can't be bothered to read the frickin' emails. Thank fuck she's hired a new assistant.

Headcannons & Drabbles headcanon 1 - rocket & sex work headcanon 2 - rocket & occassional post-sex feelings headcanon 3 - quill & innocence/optimism headcanon 4 (minific/drabble) - rocket & nebula (2014) in endgame/post time-heist headcanon 5 (minific/drabble) - rocket & quill were scooped at the same time headcanon 6 - cinnamon roll peter quill continued headcanon 7 - rocket & nova corps headcanon 8 - rocket, lylla, & drax [NEW posted 9/17] headcanon 9 - dad glasses [NEW posted 9/21]

Fan Art of Your Amazing OCs (and maybe sometimes mine)

Rose (@love-for-faeries-go-burrrr ) & Moon (@glow-autumz) Thank you for letting me draw these two lovelies. You know I headcanon them as interdimensional besties ♡

Brita (@pretty-chips) is such a pure, delightfully fun character with record-store-clerk vibes. Thank you for letting me draw her. She is a glowing sunbeam-soul. ♡ another Brita wearing a terran t-shirt gifted to her by my oc, Jolie Spinner

Moon (@glow-autumz) Thank you again for letting me illustrate some of Moon's rad powers. i am OBSESSED. I appreciate so much you bringing her to life!

Chérie (Cherry) (@aliasrocket) I have a crush. 10/10 would attempt to flirt with (badly). Thank you so much for creating her and letting me doodle her!

Jolie (Window Across the Galaxy) - my gremlin child. just some scritchy-scratchy character concepts. feel free not to look if you want to imagine Jo in your own way. ♡ the "real" Jolie doodle - refined, finished, && in color

Fleuret (I think?) (@elegant-fleuret) is my personal caffeine deity. i now pray to her for the ability to scrap myself out of bed and deliverance from coffee crashes. she is also the dj of knowhere which is possibly the coolest fucking job in the universe and i would like to be her friend.

Star (@cleo-is-babygirl) is a pure fluffy little sundrop and a brilliant self-taught medic/surgeon. she is also the first tanuki/anthropomorphic animal i have drawn other than rocket so i was very nervous but i did my best. thank you for letting me try something new and expand my experience, friend!

Juno (@lazarel-3000) is one of my favorite OCs ever. she is everything. i want to be her && i want to date her (unfortunately she only has eyes for rocket).

[nardos-primetime]

Some Happy Things for the Clone Turtles in my Draxum's Side of The Family AU because my one friend is always like "CAN YOU GIVE THEM ANY NICE THINGS EVER" Yes. Yes I can!

(Let's ignore that fact a lot of these end up ruined or bittersweet later on alright? Alright.)

Most of this is in the Big Mama Era of the AU! It's basically like... the middle section of the au, so a bunch of shit happens

Big Mama is a good mother to them sometimes. She often gives them praise and works to keep them safe when she initially gains ownership (for lack of a better word) of them. They start off almost always having guards with them and such. She's also the one that properly lets them tap into training in a much healthier way than Draxum ever did (especially since they were physically like TODDLERS when Drax was pushing them). They learn pretty fast because of how they were made and because most of the time, their training is when they choose.

She calls them turtily-dees instead of turtily-boos to differentiate (they love the nickname differenceit majes them feel better than the ogs).

The clones, (even Rage), like to put on little shows for guests when not working. Unlike the originals the clones can actually sing and perform, it's one of the only consistent ways Rage speaks verbally (though he is noticeably silent or just huming in some acts).

Mic is head chef! (Half honorary) He helps come up with new dishes in the kitchen and spends most of his time in the restaurant locations Mama owns. Along with this, beforehand Mama often (and still does) let them be the first taste testers for most meals, they had previously been starving, so this was a very nice change of pace.

The boys are friends with a good bunch of Mama's workers, and they mess around with them a lot. It's kind of like bring your kid to work day but basically every day for them. Sometimes, they even help the boys sneak out when they want to try and do regular kid stuff.

Such as- sneaking out to the arcade or just taking walks at night without worrying where they're going to sleep or hide for the day. Or where they're going to get food. Lee starts really admiring stars at this point, and his room and part of their little area connecting their rooms are decorated with stars after he mentions them to Mama (a pleasant surprise).

I must reiterate, the clones REALLY DO love each other. So finally being able to see each other even feel safe enough to actually have fun is a positive on its own.

They're really close friends with a bird yokai around their age. She often comes in because her dad has work with Big Mama. Sometimes, they even sneak her out to hang out, too!

Some of the workers like to give the boys little quests once they notice their bored, like telling Donno to deliver something to someone on another floor (even if it's not that important). The clones are still a little mentally stunted because they're clones that physically grew up too fast (Along with trauma messing with it), their mental only somewhat caught up, so these little games are really fun for them.

Rage picks up wood carving. That's it. Don't know why, but I thought it was nice. He's not great at it, but it's nice when he isn't doing anything.

The clones set up their own little meetings where they share what they've done/are doing for the day. It lets Lee be more of a fun leader for once, like "aaaaand Mic, what has our head chef cooked up for today!?" Really excitedly for the others to start rambling

Donno makes the other's weapons once he perfects making them. He actually modifies Rage's the most to handle a little more than the others.

They do have a little fun!

Sadly, Big Mama isn't the best the other half of the time. And the fun is what happens to keep them there until it's too late and they can't really leave. Or they're too scared to leave.

[happy-mokka]

I've watched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 for the first time today. Lot's of people didn't like it, but that was the case with most of what Marvel produced after Endgame. I guess, when the bar's set this high, it is impossible to live up to it with anything. I wished, people were able to step away a little from that pedestal and be able to enjoy the stories nevertheless. They're still good. When was anything ever perfect anyway? That was why I always was a huge fan of the Guardians. They're a bunch of imperfect misfits and a prototype of "found family". They stick together despite all their differences and flaws and even their past struggles...which every single one of them had plenty, to say the least.

Peter "Star Lord" Quill was taken as an 8 yo after having lost his mother and raised in outer-space by a bunch of grumpy (but in the end in their own way loving) space pirates. Shout-out to Yondu...

Rocket former Racoon ("I am no Racoon!!!") turned lab-rat now hyperintelligent space pirate all grumpy and mean but in his core just wanting to have a family and friends, he never had a chance to have in his former life...

Gamora and Nebula, raised and on Nebula's part tortured as a killer duo by a murdering lunatic space-god responsible for temporarily extinguishing half the universe.

Drax once loving father watching his family being murdered by another lunatic space-god and then dedicating what was left of him solely to revenge.

Groot being this highly eloquent cute ("I am Groot.") planty buddy, who has his roots, branches and twigs tightly wrapped around his chosen family and is never hesitating to die for them (repeatedly), just to re-bloom again as anoying todler later teenager but in the end again always ending up as the same beautiful being.

Kraglin as Yondu's goodhearted heir and childhood friend of Peter, just always trying to live up to his foster-dad and finding his own place among the group.

Mantis, this hyper-empathic mind-reading (and writing) being, always there when emotions come to play but far more than just the hugging side-kick.

Cosmo, this lovely Russian space-dog ("I am not a bad dog! Take that back!!!"), who at the end saves the day and just loves to cuddle.

The following conversation (after half of Vol.3) is a beautiful example of the character dynamics I love so much between all of them. But Mantis is for me the cherry on top. Her empathy resonates so deeply with me. At the same time she's so much more...fearless, fierce and an absolute freaking funny asshat.

Nebula: "Rocket and Gamora are probably dead because of you!" Drax: "I didn't know." Nebula: "Oh, you didn't know? When are you gonna stop using the excuse of being some big dumb clown for contributing nothing, and the rest of us having to carry your slack!" Mantis: "Don't push him! You don't have the right to push him." Nebula: "And you, you're no better. The only thing we can count on you for, is when someone shows weakness, you'll be right there to support it." Mantis: "Fine, I don't care. I know you need to find fault in everyone else to make yourself feel okay. So find it in me." Nebula: "Oh, go to hell, Mant!" Mantis: "But you don't have the right to push him! It's not his fault he's stupid." Nebula: "He's a liability." Mantis: "He makes us laugh and he loves us. How is that a liability? All you care about is intelligence and competence." Drax: "Not sure I appreciate this defense." Mantis: "He has sadness... But he's the only one of you who doesn't hate himself. I don't care if he's stupid." Drax: "Do you think I'm stupid?" Mantis: "Yes...Forget."

Nebula, Mantis, Drax Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 ©️ 2023 Marvel Studios

The red parts caught me off guard and blew me away. Midst action and explosions and stuff, I just teared up.

I love how Mantis was introduced and is evolving from Vol.2 over the Xmas special to Vol. 3.

Found this article here, that speaks right out my soul...

The end of the movie was sappy, yes, but I just loved it. Sorry, not sorry. As much as I am a romantic, and part of me has wished for Gamora and Peter to come back together, I am happy that they ended it the way they did between them. There was no going back. He has unfinished business in finding out what he has left back on earth with his human family, and she has actually found another part family with the Ravagers. Gamora: "I bet we were fun." Peter: "Like you wouln't believe."

Mantis will be trying to find out, who she really wants to be and having 3 huge tentacled monster pets by her side.

Nebula finally finds some peace and settles down in Knowhere at the side of Kraglin and Cosmo.

Rocket continues guarding the Galaxy and training the next generation of Guardians, finally being officially "Captain" and having worked up his horrible past, also coming to terms with actually being a Racoon.

But what pleased me most and gave me some of the best sighs and tears in the end was Drax' finale. Being able to be a father again. The moment when it turned out how good he was with the kids was just melting me... To quote Nebula: "Today, I Saw Who You Are. You Weren’t Born to be a Destroyer. You Were Born to be a Dad." *sigh*

When they basically ended the movie with everyone dancing and singing to Florence & the Machine's "The Dog Days are over", that was the perfect conclusion and also a perfect fit, given how an important role the music had always played in all of their movies...

So, why not also end this rambling exactly the same way?

[valkyrieandstrangeridingaragorn]

Just got back! OMG I love these movies, Gunn you're awesome!!

Non-spoiler review: I loved it. Go see it. Bring tissues because you're gonna cry! There are 2 post-credit scenes.

Spoiler review ahead.

This is one of those movies that I enjoy because I hate spoilers. I spent the entire thing feeling anxious every time a battle erupted as I was sure some of them would die, so the fact that none of them did and they all survived in the end was an unexpected surprise (but a welcome one!). If I had known it wouldn't have been the same experience at all, but that's just me.

I love, adore and worship the ground Nebula walks on. I always loved her but in this movie she's absolutely perfect in every scene she's in. When she cries after hearing Rocket? Hell yeah, I cried with her. And that scene where they're seeing what they did to Rocket and she's looking straight at it... damn, that was tough. "What they did to him was worse than what Thanos did to me". Holy crap.

Nebula telling Drax that he wasn't born to be a Destroyer but a Dad... damn, that one hit hard, especially when it's Nebula the one telling him. Now I want him to act protective towards her. And my girl is ruling the city too! Val rules the Asgardians, Nebula rules those people... I have a (female) type, folks!

Also I love that Gunn keeps on throwing jabs at Thanos and how awful he was. Love him for that.

I really liked that Gamora is different and they let her stay that way. I was kinda worried they were gonna change her in the span of one movie back to who she used to be pre-EG so I'm glad they didn't. Oh and that chat she has with Peter about her being someone else and him having to move on... is it just me or there was a parallel there between Steve and Agent Brexit? Maybe it's just me but I will live my days happily enjoying my headcanon that that particular scene is a jab at EG's stupid ending.

Every flashback to Rocket's past was so damn painful to watch, good thing I brought tissues with me. Knowing they killed his friends right in front of him makes IW even worse, the guilt he must have felt... my poor little raccoon. Oh, and he said it himself! "Name's Rocket Raccoon". Hell yeah! And Lylla's quote "This whole story was yours and you didn't even know it" that's James Gunn stating the trilogy was Rocket's all along, loved that.

I also really liked that they showed Quill being an alcoholic and struggling to get it together... but the very second his team is in danger he's back just like that, in a split second he's trying to heal Rocket and flying the ship. I gotta say I really liked him, this is what character development looks like. You see how he was in GoTG and you see him now... he's so much better. Which is why I'm kinda worried that the credits say he's returning? Unless it's under Gunn's hand, I do not want him back.

Mantis was great, more outspoken this time than we've ever seen her before. I love that she keeps making men fall in love with Drax...

And the hallway fight? That was amazing! Oh, and the High Evolutionary? MILES better than HWR. That's how you introduce a new villain, develop him then kill him off at the end.

Adam was okay. So much for a warlock but the dude was pretty damn scary at the beginning of the movie. He then turned into comedic relief but still... he was okay.

If I have something negative to say though... the farewell came out of nowhere. I get they needed to disband because this is the last movie but I think it could have been written a bit better.

The ending... F+TM is my favourite band so to have the "Dog Days Are Over" song playing when all the team is dancing and having a great time was AMAZING.

I think I'm forgetting some things but that's it from the top of my head. I really liked the movie and I'm so watching it again soon.

Gunn, THANK YOU!

[marlasomething]

Thought Runner 2049 (Bugborg Week - June 14)

Summary: Former gun for hire, re-invented into white-collar criminal Nebula is being interviewed after being offered a job by Yondu's Criminal Family by Mantis...maybe they get along better than expected.

Relationships: Nebula/Mantis

A/N: Written for day 3 of @bugborgweek2023

Prompt: Love languages

Word count: 1626

CW: parental abuse, memories of body modification and abuse, childhood trauma

Also on AO3!

Nebula didn’t like human contact. Usually, it was something that she could easily avoid. After all, his father had been one of the most influential politicians in the History of the United States and, even these days, after having been proved how many terrible things he had done, plenty of people defended him and his shadow grew as larger as it had always done.

This fear didn’t only come from the fact that everybody knew that he seemed to believe he was the only one within the right to harm his step-children, though. It also came from the fact that, even though she had stopped being his hitman many years ago already, but people still knew about her handy-work from that time.

Since then, she had become one of the most successful criminals in the white-globe criminal underground. She had sworn not to kill unless strictly necessary. Not because she cared much about other people’s lives, but because she simply wanted to show Thanos he hadn’t irremediable turned her into a monster.

Of course, that didn’t mean that she didn’t occasionally end some people’s existence if it was absolutely necessary. Alas, her reputation was, somehow, intact in what toughness was referred.

Right now, she was wondering whether it might become even stronger in the violent department, as the contact from Yondu’s Ravangers kept being nice to her.

“Nepo-bug” she grunted, piercing her with her mechanically altered eyes. The other woman, who had some physical alterations done as well (making her shorta kinda similar to the animal she had chosen to name herself after, presumably once she had been adopted by her actual boss), blinked at her, offended.

“That was unnecessary . I’ve proved myself quite capable when it comes to read emotions and reach out to other… Illegal firms . It has nothing to do with who my family is. Also, it is really rude to pray upon another person’s body. Maybe I have good reasons for looking like… this ” after saying that, she made an unconscious gesture, grapping her very own wrist as it hurt.

Nebula understood that language.

  “Dad, why does it hurt so much?”

“Don’t worry Nebula. You will be better once you get used to it. After all, wasn’t your meaty right arm a bother most of the time…?”

 “Fuck, I knew that Ego guy was pretty terrible. I mean, he liked Thanos; but…I won’t say I am sorry, because your current dad still wants to buy my services for far too less than they are worth, but…I get it. What did he do in your head?”

Mantis composed an unreadable expression, completely alien for Nebula, before answering.

“Just sensors to get people better. That is how I know you are trying to get extra money just to prove to your sister that she got payed less because she fancies my brother in the Biblical sense . Also, the money part of business is held by my mom, not dad. Meredith is the best with money, even if not choosing partners, some might say” she smile, and it was genuine. Then, she clicked her fingers and an angry male voice could be heard from behind a wall as all the cameras shut down.

“Lylla! The blue-tattooed lady is going to kill our Mantis if we left them alone. And, then, Drax is going to kill ME !”

“Oh, Rocket, pretty please, shut up or you are sleeping on the couch. I think those two deserve a bit of intimacy…you are alone, honey! Right, Rocket ?”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever, but you go next time Floor’s teacher calls, alright?”

A door opened and closed and Nebula didn’t hear the end of the conversation (not that she cared).

“So….terrible early childhood dad, uh?”

“Biological, in my case. He cheated on Meredith with a…I don’t even know who my mother was, or is. Just that I was one of those kids that were already born with an inclination to be genetically modified and, since Peter is too old-fashioned human for it…my existence healed his disappointment . What he didn’t expect was, well…”

“…your mother taking his two children and running away with the criminal he had paid to murder his older yet useless son? I mean, that story is kind of famous in our circles”. It had also been the beginning of the end of Ego’s reign in the underground.

“Yes, that. However, the Bad has already been done. I…I might be receptive to artificial modifications, but, what I am not receptive to is to read people as most people do. So…it was…challenging, also, the whole not-fitting-with-my-name-thing” Nebula bit her tongue there; the only thing Thanos had done for her was giving her a name she felt matched more than Pompeii (the one her parents had given her, a bit too much for her taste). “I hear feelings, sometimes even thoughts; when the person is emotionally too vulnerable; but I just burst them out loud, I didn’t get that that made people uncomfortable for quite a while. Then, when I chose to be called Mantis, I asked for the modifications so the ones Ego did remained hidden, especially from me”.

“So, you knew what I was thinking so…am I emotionally vulnerable?” Mantis smiled even more (fuck, how much could this woman made her feel comfortable?).

“That is not bad; I think is a kind of language, an especial one. Just as you got what was going on with me because of how I gestured. I think these are ways that made us communicate in ways that nobody else could” all of the sudden, Nebula felt herself blush.

“Woah, bug, that your brother and my sister are doing grown up things doesn’t mean that you and I…”

At this, Mantis blushed even more.

“Oh, no. No . Of course…I didn’t…just friends”.

“ Friendly acquaintances ” Mantis shrugged.

“Well, at least you dropped the nepo bit already. A beginning is a beginning”.

 Nebula stopped the recording and eyed her partner, who was relaxing over her legs. Mantis laughed at her face.

“I know the pain Lylla went through as a teen, but I swear, it will be nothing compared to the one she is going to feel when I catch her. She said they had stopped recording!”

“She didn’t specify …”

“She did!”

“You know she didn’t!”

“Oh, it’s been a while since my mind has been that easy to read” it was true. Apparently, the only thing she had needed to stop being so emotionally vulnerable was…to stop being so close within herself.

Figured.

“ Oi! It is not the only way I have now to understand you” Mantis hit her with delicacy, but certain strength.

She was right, though. They had been together for longer than Nebula had been not only in a relationship, but it good terms in general with anyone (except for Gamora, of course; but shared abuse would do that to you), and every day she realised she could understood Mantis without having to exchange traditional words.

In small gestures, in shared silences, in how she poured water into a glass…even the silliest of gestures could mean a world. And Mantis was catching up, too; for the first time, she was getting someone from the beginning without her unnatural abilities put into use.

They were just perfectly similar, yet not equal enough, for it. Nebula couldn’t have been luckier to have met her.

She would still call her Bug , though; that was something Mantis would never be able to avoid.

(Not that she actually wanted to).

[saegusakin]

baldurs gate 3 and guardians of the galaxy are basically the same

durge (peter quill/star-lord) - evil god father they have to let go of, have a bad sense of humor, impulsive, sometimes struggles with big anger issues, defined leader but even they are like ???? why lmao, found family'd themselves into a good end if so allowed

astarion (rocket raccoon) - compulsion to steal, trust no one, will sell you out for one corn chip unless he loves you, even WORSE sense of humor, the leader is rubbing off on me and i hate it, you've been hurt BAD haven't you, you're the smart one who escaped but you better Watch Out, quit helping people for no gain you morons, WHAT IS THAT ON YOUR BACK SIR

lae'zel (drax) - what is metaphor, people are generally fighty, will rush in and try to beat you to death, she'd never dance but she'd tap her foot, insatiably horny, weird powers from ??? species. might think she can turn invisible by standing still

shadowheart (gamora) - she is clutching the brain cell so hard, 'what'll we do if they're bad' we'll just kill 'em., betrayed by her people so hard after being given a mission to deliver an artifact, loses her parents, god-tier waifu

karlach (mantis) - enters late in the game, SHE HAS SO MUCH JOY TO GIVE!!!, have you ever felt these feelings before?? she has, tired of being pushed around but she's so glad and wants to hug you all, powers through touching, everyone's baby sister

owlbear (groot) - objectively dangerous and an unknown force of terror, chills mostly with astarion/rocket, An Baby, probably still pretty horrifying deep down

minthara (nebula) - ruthless, originally on the evil side but she's very hurt and we'd all like her to begin her healing journey but she won't start without a few decapitations first, cute at the weirdest times, soldier mentality but she was raised into it

wyll (kraglin) - dorky dorky dorky, probably the most likely to act as a voice of reason unfortunately, dad sure raised me into this lifestyle so i am here now.

jaheera (yondu) - very well may easily die, tired old person joins the young ones and kicks ass, still suspicious and would kill you if so compelled, has ties into really old lore you likely don't know about (this makes minsc sylvester stallone)

scratch (cosmo) - please don't make me explain this.

[enby-calamity]

Spoilers for GOTG3!

So i watched the new guardians of the galaxy, and first of all it was great (and a much better movie/start to phase 5 than quantumania) I loved the themes, the soundtrack, the dialogue, basically everything. here are some thoughts I have after watching the movie:

As always gotg3 shows us about friendship and how the people you chose can be your family,but it also shows us that sometimes its okay to part ways with the people you love (although that does not mean that the guardians will stop being a family or caring about eachother, they just need some time for themselves)

sometimes you will get back what you lost (like peter and his grandpa) sometimes what you lost will come back different (like gamora) and sometimes you won't get it back at all(like rocket, Who did get to see his all friends but won't be with them for a long time).

It is okay to change, even if other people don't want you to; and on the other hand, you have to accept that the people in your life will change.

Friendship is a more powerfull thing than just wanting to do the right thing.

and now a few funny thoughts:

Adam warlock is a child, even if his body is adult his mind is not. The moment his mother was like 'he's a kid' (or something like that) I knew that little overpowered boy was getting redeemed

Everyone should just listen to mantis

cosmo is a good dog and I love her

Drax is a dad, and a great one too his interactions with the kids were everything

thats about it, but the movie is so good I cried a couple times and its very funny

[iguessyouregonnamissthepantyraid]

spoilers:

getting one bad note out of the way: this will be a wildly unpopular opinion but rocket's flashback scenes were so dark and so over the top that they almost circled back around and felt like too much for me personally to connect with. idk it might've just been my mood that day and i'll change my mind later, but that's how i felt last night

that being said i was a PUDDLE when they got him awake and peter and groot were hugging him. i'm gonna go ahead and add "the peter groot rocket hug in gotg3" to my list of Hugs Of All Time. they love him so fucking much dude

everything else i loved:

number one absolute top highlight is mantis making a guard fall in love with drax and it being VERY clear that she has done this MANY times before hsjhdjhdjk

"maybe we have to touch him the other way. we should draw straws" EASILY funniest thing drax has ever fucking said. hey guys maybe one of us just needs to give our good pal peter a handjob and he'll feel better, who's up for it

drax!!! with kids!!! you weren't born to be a destroyer, you were born to be a dad!!! i'm screaming!!!!

nebula. NEBULA. the way it's so explicit that she cares so much about all of them. "i'm family" "so is he" and then her crying when she found out rocket was okay and all the times she physically protected peter and then asking him if he's okay after gamora left, like..... bruh. bro. broski. we love the growth

i want to personally thank james gunn for just letting peter quill be COMPETENT. one example (among many!) is the guards coming into the room on orgoscope and he's immediately like "are you guys KIDDING me barging in here DO YOU NOT KNOW SAFETY PROTOCOL" like that's! my! man!

i can't believe i'm saying this, but i loved the way they handled gamora. obviously i wish infinity war hadn't done what it did, but this movie handled it so well. she's not the same person they all know and peter does love her anyway ("you're not her, but who you are isn't so bad") and she really, really, really felt like a different gamora. props to zoe for real. also oddly enough the one thing that REALLY got me sobbing hard was gamora returning to the ravagers and like... they were all so happy to see her? and she was so happy with them? even without the guardians, she still has a family that loves her? i'm tearing up now just thinking about it?

peter being like yeah i tackled you out of the ship right after hitting the self destruct button to mercilessly explode a guy and gamora's VISIBLY like...... okay.......... that was hot ngl

the "you need to learn to swim" metaphor! holy shit! peter needs to move on from gamora and learn to stand on his own! GOD

the peter and his grandpa reunion.... don't touch me don't look at me don't breathe in my direction i've waited almost a decade for this. fuck dude

i loved adam. i only know him from the gotg video game but i loved him in this. i wanted him (a) a little annoyingly overpowered and (b) kind of a clueless idiot and that's exactly what i got. i only wish we got more of him. i'm glad they wrapped him in a blanket at the end

last thing, i knew going into this that there would be one use of the word "fuck" and i love that it wasn't some big dramatic moment but just peter trying to explain to nebula how to open a car door lmfao. wouldn't have it any other way

anyway the more i think about this movie the more i like it. i'm glad none of the guardians died because it would have felt cheap otherwise. and it's so nice that they all went off on their own little individual sabbaticals before they'll return in a few weeks and stay together forever as a team again <3 don't tell me that's not what happens because i spoke to james gunn personally and he said i'm right <3

saw the guardians movie

[how-bout-i-tell-you-anyway]

marvel relationships i NEED more of

1. shuri and ross (mini-rant below)

2. okoye and tchalla

3. okoye and shuri

4. okoye and m'baku

5. just more okoye with everyone

6. bucky and ayo

7. maria hill and fury

8. talos and fury

the way they go from this…

…to this. the evolution from enemies both driven by survival and fear to the respect for their mutual devotion to their peoples. the unlikely friendship forged by a beautiful and unexpected understanding. the little jabs and teases reminiscent of their past conflicts. the final evolution to close allies and even friends. BEAUTIFUL

9. fury and goose

10. goose and other shield agents

11. shuri and banner

12. valkyrie and thor

13. yelena and kate

14. yelena and barton

15. yelena and adoptive dad/red guardian

16. talos and his wife

17. rhodey and sam

18. steve and howard stark

19. drax and mantis

20. rocket and nebula

21. loki and mobius

22. mobius and sylvie

23. mobius and b-15

24. wanda and maria rambeau

25. darcy and woo

26. just more darcy with everyone (especially uptight authority figures)

27. thena and gilgamesh

the mutual respect. the inverted dynamic of calm built guy and dangerous warrior woman. the way that thena cares about him more than anyone else and that gilgamesh knows that she can take care of herself better than any of them but looks out for her anyway. the pure platonic love

28. more thena with everyone

29. sersi and sprite

30. druig and makkari (romantically, duh)

i don't even think i need to explain this one, but… the only-sweet-and-soft-for-you trope. the way he teases her so gently and takes note of her passions. the way her kindness is the only thing that seems to penetrate his anger and lashing out. how heartbroken and furious she was when she thought he was gone. and of course their fucking CHIN TILTS. literal favorite marvel couple

obviously i love most of these equally, but the friendship between shuri and ross literally makes my day every time i think about it.

he immediately realizes he was rude and backtracks and it's so clear that he acknowledges and respects her abilities as a literal genius.

also they're both so loyal and such good people. and so fucking FUNNY together. sunshine and sass except the old white guy is the sunshine and the young teenage girl is the sass. fucking INCREDIBLE

i am dead set on them being besties/pseudo-father-daughter and no one can change my mind.

note: i haven't seen moon knight, spiderman nwh, or dr. strange mom yet so no spoilers pls

[loyaltykask]

Making a Rottmnt Au and would like to get some thoughts out before writing the fanfic.

So we all know that turtles in that universe are 50% turtles and like 50% Lou Jitsu combined by Baron Draxum to make super soldiers, hence the two dads. However, I would like to think that Daddy Draxum put some of his own DNA in order for the turtles to better utilize mystic weapons. I’m thinking Yokai genes work were offspring are not hybrids of from two different yokai but rather the kids take the form of one or the other of the parents OR even take after their parent’s ancestors. Genes are carried passively through generations so it’s kinda of a slot machine function for what you get. And Drax has a rich background of Yoaki in him.

Raphael “Red Reign” Hamato = 50% alligator snapping turtle, 25% Lou Jitsu, 25% Honengyo

Honengyo are up to 2 to 3 meters tall, more excuse to make Raph taller.

Honengyo live in Isolation, another reseaon Raph gets... weird when he is alone is cause he reverts back to his more natural instincts

They also gets mirror eyes which I think is just cool in a fight scene

Shaper teeth shaped teeth sharper teeth

Long wesaled bodies... ignore that.

This yokai is also the bases of Godzilla so that Raph large Red Form being insanely huge would just be in not only copying his movie star dad but his movie star yokai ancestor as well.

Raphzilla... I can’t not use that name

Leonardo “Baby Blue” Hamato = 50% red eared slider, 25% Lou Jistu, 25% Kappa

More webbed feet due to slider genes and kappa genes

I Headcannon him as the medic of the group as kappa are known to make medicines and setting bones

Mischievous, enjoys wrestling... brotherly things

Likes shogi??? He’s more of a Sorry or Candyland kind of guy

Proud, stubborn, fiercely honorable which are all usual traits in any reincarnation of Leo maybe hidden deep but totally there

Kappas apparently can never break a promise due to their honor idk if magic binding or not and I think I can work some good angst with this

Eats cucumbers and human innards.... skip that

Senior Huseo calls Leo pepino which means cucumber, adorable.

THEY HAVE THREE WHAT NOW

Swear loyalty and friendship when bested... *sniff snifff* I smell a Usagi cameo~

Donatello “Purple Rain” Hamato = 50% spiked soft shell, 25% Lou Jitsu, 25% Garappa

Garappa are a more longer limb and longer faced Kappa... and even more reason for them to be the Disaster Twins

They are known to be more elusive and shyer than their kappa counterparts, which can be true.

Just as mischievous through

Enjoys surprising people on mountains paths which is find hilarious

Also good at wresting... interesting Donnie has a PhD in kicking your ass

Also dedicate to keeping their word... he tries people

Can farm, fish, and make poultices which Donnie has shown to be far more adaptable to the outdoors life than any of his brothers.

Ga-rappa- and Donnie being the only one of his brothers to rap so fine! Coincidence! I think not!

Michelangelo “Orange Mandarin” Hamato = 50% box turtle, 25% Lou Jitsu, 25% Shibaten

This one was the hardest ya’ll

So like Shibaten are mini Tengu which is awesome because kawa tengu are known for fire magic and their pranks on people

Tengu fire is called Tengubi and has a mind of its own really, Shibaten aren’t said to use it but I think there is something there with Mikeys mystic weapon

They look more like red kappas strangely enough and stay near riverbanks

Which works for me as I want to keep these yokai somewhat aquatic based cause... turtles

Mickey has his fire “razzma dazz” which we all know and love and seems the more proficient with his mystic weapon honestly

They are known for looking small and weak but can and will flip you like a pancake

They transform into Enko which is intestinal a River Monkey and just another version of Kappa but I think River Monkey sounds cooler

I was think maybe a Gangi Kozo which is a yokai that is an between a kappa/enko and a takiwaro but just couldn’t find any info about takiwaro beyond being mountain spirits so i dropped it

So yeah writing this out actually helped a lot. If anyone got any yokai ideas to add I would love to hear them.

The middle names are what Splinter originally named them until he found out that he is a father and these are his children and he can’t keep calling them this

[lillianofliterature]

marvel preferences || 1/?

this is the first of many preferences I will start writing over time. if you have any preference requests, send them in via my inbox! i’m not writing full fics for anyone right now but I would love to take requests for preferences! check my masterlist for lists of fandoms/characters. happy reading!

DO NOT REPOST.

p.s. loki’s will probably always be the longest. he’s my comfort character and precious soul who deserves the MOST.

if gifs not sourced, they were found on google, lmk if they’re yours!

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what made them fall in love with you

Steve Rogers

Your smile. Steve never thought he could find comfort in another person after he woke up in a brand new world. He had lost everyone he had ever known and everything he had been familiar with all of his life. But there was something in your smile that took him right back to 1942, to rich blackberry pie in his mother’s icebox, to the melodies that would play over the static of his old radio, and the alluring feeling of being at home again. He thrived off of your smile - so much so that he could scarcely go a day without seeing it. 

Tony Stark 

Your sass. Tony thought Pepper was the only one who could keep up with the quick-witted nonsense that rolled of his tongue until you came onto the scene. You were not only just as sharp as he was and kept pace with his attitudes and references, but totally ruthless in your quips which even left him speechless on occasion. Life was never dull around you and he didn’t feel like he needed to try and sensor his remarks or his frequent rudeness - he knew you could understand the reason or the emotion behind it and often even find his sense of humor in all of it. When he had seen you roll your eyes for the first time mid-conversation, Tony knew he was in too deep - especially when he realized your reaction was aimed at Steve. 

Clint Barton

Your sense of humor. To anyone who really knew the famed archer, it was basic knowledge to know that Clint had an affinity for a good sense of humor - believing himself to have one of the best. When he had gotten to know you a little better, he was ecstatic to finally have someone to joke around with and not have to worry about poor timing or moody reactions. You were always willing to have a laugh, especially in the midst of a serious or daunting situation. You had your share of dad jokes, cheesy puns, borderline offensive nicknames for everyone on the team, and so many other quips that Clint thrived off of. He found himself eager to be around you whenever he could, ready to bounce his latest joke off of you and just enjoy your company.

Natasha Romanoff

Your leadership skills. Natasha had saught a sense of security all of her life, especially since she had turned her life around and joined S.H.I.E.L.D.’s forces. When you later joined the team, you were able to bring each Avenger together and help them through their many differences - even Tony and Steve. Even out in the chaos of a mission, you had the ability to wrangle the team and find a way through every unforeseen situation. You had established a strong definition of unity for the team, determined to keep everyone together, and she loved you for that. 

Bruce Banner

Your intelligence. Bruce loved the fact that he could carry on an intellectual conversation with someone who could keep up with him when he was in his zone. Whether it was science, technology, or just the elaborate store of vocabulary you kept under your belt, he adored every bit of it. You didn’t even need to know all that much about his field of work to seem genuinely interested in his passions and he loved entertaining your interests as well. 

Peter Parker

Your nerdiness. Peter couldn’t believe he had met a girl who was just as obsessed with Star Wars as he was. Sure, he wasn’t ignorant to the fact that girls could be nerds, but he had just never met one in person - at least not one as full of so many amazing qualities as you were. You were kind, funny, sharp-minded, and totally enthralled with anything to do with your fandoms, and never missed a beat when he used one of his many fandom-related references in day-to-day conversation. Not to mention you were downright beautiful. He enjoys nothing more than the hours he spends with you and Ned talking about movies, comics, and music, and especially the times you help them build their limited edition LEGO sets without a hint of judgement. You were something special. 

Scott

Your laugh. Scott couldn’t get enough of it. Since the first moment he had heard your real laughter, unkempt and wild, he had been finding ways to bring it out of you - which he succeeded at more times than not. There was something about the way that expression of joy left you breathless for air with little crinkles at the corners of your sparkling eyes. It was adorable. Being able to have that effect on you was one of the few things he could truly take pride in, and he would happily spend the rest of his life doing just that.

Heimdall

Your eyes. He is always careful to study a person’s eyes upon meeting them, knowing them to be the window to a person’s very soul; their innate being. When he looked into yours, he saw a mix starlight and wonderment. He could see from the very start that you had an honest soul - you sought no ill will upon anyone around you. You were good, passionate, and pure. You had captivated him with just a single glance and he found himself relentlessly drawn to you. 

Loki

The way you speak to him. Loki had spent a lifetime surrounded by voices fueled with negativity and condescension, apart from the voice of his mother. He had been the brunt of cruel jokes from the Warriors Three, blamed for his brother’s numerous misgivings as children, and forced to accept Odin’s distaste for him. When you came along, he had expected no different from you - but you proved him wrong. You spoke to him in a way no one, save his beloved mother, had ever spoken to him. 

You regarded him with respect as a noble, which most people had try to strip from him all of his life. Your kindness, which overflowed in abundance around him, warmed his soul with pleasure. Your tone was never anything less than sincere. Even when you grew frustrated with him, you were mindful to respect his triggers and could express your anger truthfully in love, without malice or hatred. When you laughed, you laughed with him, and not at him. Your compliments and endless affirmations of his worth gave him a since of residual positivity about himself. He found himself eager to see you and speak with you - he knew you would never dismiss him or abandon him. Because of you, he had begun to like himself as he was, not for what anyone told him he could never be.

Thor

Your compassion. Thor had known a great many people in his lifetime, noble and ordinary, and had yet to meet anyone with a heart as big as yours. You had seen him as more than just a stuck-up prince from the very beginning and had helped him see past himself and shed his arrogant scales. You never asked for anything more than simple kindess and in return, you gave your heart so fully to every cause. In many ways, you had taught him how to see with his heart and not so much his power or his royalty. You’d shown him how to see through the eyes of his people, and not just as their ruler. He wishes he could be as compassionate and selfess as you are. 

Brunnhilde  

Your combat skills. To say Valkyrie was impressed the day you slayed three Sakaar Imperials with one clean swing of your blade was an understatement. They had been looming in the distance, their weapons aimed for her head, as she fought of a hoard of junk hunters. The imperials had been out for her for a few weeks, ever since she had gained the special favor of the Grandmaster for her delivery of new gladiators or scum. Your swift decision to aide her saved her life. She hadn’t trusted the sword of anyone other than herself since the massacre of her fellow Valkyrie until she met you. She admired your skill and determined demeanor in a fight, as well as your ability to sense a sour situation. You had grown on her.

Peter Quill 

Your taste in music. Peter wasn’t used to having a receptive audience when it came to sharing his mix tapes with the Guardians. It took several weeks - for Drax, it took months - for them to begin to appreciate the songs he blasted through the sound system of the Milano. When you arrived on the scene, he was more than ecstatic to find your Zune hidden away in your things after Rocket, who had yet to trust you, had convinced him to search your bags for any incriminating evidence. It was loaded with many of the same songs he had spent his life memorizing and dancing to. From then on, after you got over the snooping through your things in secret, you and Peter would share your music. Whether it be oldies, new discoveries, or absurd alien songs that came through the radio frequencies, Peter couldn’t be happier to finally have someone who understood the power of music the way he did. 

[spacesuitsforemergency]

Earth Angel

Word Count: 2.7k

Pairing: Sam Alexander x Quill! Reader

Summary: Sam Alexander is an idiot

A/N: Btw this is the Guardians of the Galaxy plot line, but with my own spin. Set after Guardians 2. Sam’s backstory based off the Disney XD cartoon and comics. Also when I say her skin is Snow White I mean actual white, her being alien and all. First oneshot, kinda nervous 👉👈

Sam Alexander is an idiot.

It was just one of the facts of life. Like physics, death, that planets weren’t flat, or that Footloose is one of the greatest movies of all time.

He was annoying, he thought he was better than you because he could fly and stuff, and he stole your dads attention.

You were the daughter of the legendary outlaw, ex-Ravager, half god, Star Lord. Also the product of a one night stand with some alien chick. You never knew your mother, she dumped you with him as a baby. You never felt the need to find her, you had a family that loved you, even if they showed it in weird ways.

Rocket was cool, he taught you mechanics and how to build weapons that could blow up moons. Drax protected you as if you were his own daughter. Groot was nice to chill with when you wanted peace and quiet from your crazy family, he just stuck to his video games. Mantis was weird, but a good cook. Nebula was mean and scary, and she hated kids. She didn’t live on the Milano though, so it was chill. Gamora was a buzzkill, but taught you self defense and strategy. Plus she was dating your dad.

Then Sam Alexander, Nova, showed up one day. They spent more and more time helping him control his powers and find his dad. You felt left out and a little ignored, only increasing your resentment for the Earthling. You understood of course, if you got separated from your family you’d do anything you could to find them, but did he have to also be obnoxious and self absorbed? Of course he did.

You watched as Gamora, Drax and Groot began teaching him target practice, in the middle of the hallway. Because obviously that’s the ideal spot. He wasn’t a terrible shot, but he did miss and nearly shoot your dads head off.

“Woah! Watch where you’re pointing those things!” Quill shrieked as he jumped away from the energy beam.

“Oops.” Sam shrugged stupidly.

“You might want to get out of the way.” Gamora warned.

“Y/N, what’s up kiddo?” Your dad asked as he reached you, affectionately ruffling your hair.

“He’s an awful shot.” You shook your head when Sam idiotically missed and hit the wall again.

“Think you can do better?” He turned and grinned cockily at you.

“I know I can.” You snapped back, glaring at the moronic look on his face.

“They shall compete, whoever wins will shoot the other in victory.” Drax announced.

“Nobody’s shooting anybody.” Your dad sighed. “Remember what happened last time?”

“A competition could motivate Samuel to do better.” Gamora shrugged. “I say it’s worth a shot.”

“What do you say? Up for it?” Your dad asked you both.

“It’s on, White Out.” Sam cracked his knuckles.

“You’re going down, Bucket Boy.” You sneered at him as you stood up, crossing the deck to glare up at him.

Star Lord tossed you one of your elemental guns, and Groot grew more fruits along his arm as targets. You both began shooting, your shots much more clean and precise, while his were messy and just plain luck.

“Ha! I win!” You cheered in victory.

“What? No way! I got way more than you did!” Sam crossed his arms.

“Are you kidding? You got like, 3!”

“Nuh Uh!”

“Drax! Did you see?” You whipped around angrily.

“It is true. Y/N Quill did win the competition.” Drax nodded. “You may now shoot Samuel in victory.”

“Gladly.” You turned back around and shot at his feet, making him yelp and jump away.

“Hey! Stop it!” He complained before running as you shot again.

“Get back here, coward!” You yelled as you chased him around the ship.

“Ow! Can someone stop her?”

Drax and Groot watched as he ran away from you as if he were being pursued by an army, and you charged and shot at his feet to scare him.

“She likes him, you know?” Gamora cleared her throat.

“What? No she doesn’t.” Quill scoffed as they watched. “She clearly hates him.”

“I agree with Gamora. Violence is the highest form of flattery.” Drax asked.

“I don’t think that’s right...”

“I am Groot.”

“Exactly! Thank you, Groot.” Quill laughed.

“You’re so cute.” Gamora chuckled. “You’ll see. I hated you when we first met, remember?”

“Wow, thanks.”

“Who’s killing who?!” Rocket yelled from somewhere below deck. “Can you guys keep the racket down?!”

“Ow! That’s my ankle!” Sam screeched.

“Oops! I do so sincerely apologize!”

“Okay, enough shooting, children! How about lunch?”

•

Sam didn’t know why you hated him so much. What’s not to like? He could flirt, he was handsome, he had a nice smile, and was the Human Rocket! He was cool!

Sure he had to make everything a competition, and sure he purposely aggravated you, and sure he teased you a lot, and sure he said stupid stuff...okay so he could see why you weren’t thrilled with his presence.

He didn’t know why he acted like this with you, he just...did. It definitely wasn’t cause he was a little intimidated by you. By your chocolate brown eyes, your smooth dark hair, your angelic, snow white complexion, your captivating smile or charismatic personality...no! Definitely not that.

When he initially met you he was charmed by your dorkiness and sarcasm. You greeted him happily and asked a bunch of questions. Overtime he noticed you became more distant, and you were competitive and angry at him. For no reason! It definitely wasn’t cause he called you Crest 3D White, that’s for sure.

“I can assist you, you know.”

“Huh?” He snapped out of his thoughts, turning to see Drax had joined him in the lounge, where he was playing an ancient video game from like, the 80s.

“I know you are attracted to Miss Y/N Quill.”

“W-What? No I...I don’t. What do you mean? Not me.” Sam stuttered, shaking his head quickly. “No I uh...I hate her! Yeah, she’s annoying.”

“But so are you. You are both dancers.”

“Huh?” He said stupidly, once again.

“Drax, leave the kid be, would ya?” Rocket said from his other side. Great, another eye witness of Sam’s humiliation.

“Samuel, I will tell you the same thing I told Quill to motivate him to pursue his love for Gamora.” Drax ignored the not-raccoon.

“Oh, here we go.” Rocket groaned. “Don’t listen to this nonsense-“

“There are two types of beings.” Drax continued. “Those that dance, and those that do not. You are a dancer. Miss Quill is a dancer.”

“Okay, so we both dance? So what?” Sam questioned.

“He means go for it!” Rocket rolled his eyes dramatically. “Listen, I’m only saying this cause I’m sick of watching you make goo goo eyes at her.”

“I don’t do that-“

“She likes you, you like her. What’s the holdup?”

“Well, she hates me?”

“Y/N Quill does not hate you, Samuel.” Drax heavily pat his shoulder. “She is much like Gamora. The more she shows dislike, the more she is allured by you.”

“That’s wrong on so many levels.” Rocket scoffed. “But he’s right.”

“Huh?” Sam gawked, once again.

This touching and informing conversation was interrupted when the ships was knocked aside by an explosion. They ran up front, seeing Chitauri battleships.

“They’re here for the helmet!” Gamora yelled to the team.

“Jump point! Jump point!” Quill ran to the controls, Rocket hopping into the co pilot seat.

“Y/N! Take Sam and take the back blasters!” Gamora ordered you.

“Come on, Bucket Head!” You grabbed his arm and dragged him below deck, leading him into the small room.

You and Sam quickly got in the chairs and activated the blasters, beginning to shoot down the Chitauri ships. The Milano shook as it was hit by the Chitauri weapons, the explosions loud and intense.

“Damn, you are a good shot!” Sam yelled over the commotion.

“I know!” You grinned, caught up in the excitement of the battle. “On your right!”

A blast hit the glass, nearly cracking it. You cursed and yelled up to the deck to get you guys out of there.

“Prepare for jump!” Gamora yelled down.

You both held onto your seats, before the ship catapulted through the jump point. You both fell forward onto the glass when the ship abruptly stopped, Sam hitting his nose directly on it.

You groaned as you got up, looking and seeing blood pouring down Sam’s face.

“Oh great, get blood all over the seats.” You teased. “I gotta clean that later.”

“Thanks for the concern.” He scoffed.

“I’m kidding. Come on.” You grabbed his arm and helped him up.

“You guys okay?” Your dad shouted as he ran below deck.

“Bucket Heads bucket didn’t protect his face.” You giggled as you handed Sam a roll of paper towels.

“Oh shut up.” He grumbled as he took off said Bucket and held a paper towel to his nose.

“Okay. Don’t use your helmet for now. We need to come up with a game plan.” Your dad ordered him. “Groot! Stay down here with them!”

“What? Why can’t we have a say in this?” You instantly snapped.

“Y/N, it’s time for the grown ups to talk.” Your dad said sternly as Groot trudged down the stairs, going to his room.

“But dad-!”

“Stay down here, okay? Keep an eye out behind us, Alright?”

“Fine.” You mumbled, plopping down onto the couch.

“Thank you.” Quill sighed before going back up to the deck.

Now it was awkward. Just you and Sam Alexander, the stupid Bucket Head. He avoided eye contact with you, focusing on holding the paper towel to his nose.

You tapped your fingers on the arm of the couch, trying to think of anything to break the tension and awkward silence. You didn’t have a tv down here, and the cassette player was above deck.

“Uh...you hungry?” You asked after awhile.

“Sure.” Sam shrugged.

You went to the kitchen and grabbed some snacks, tossing some to Sam as you walk back. You both silently ate, looking at anything but the other person. It was so quiet you could hear the muffled arguing of the Guardians above deck, in the lounge in an attempt to keep their conversation secret.

“Hey, Y/N?” Sam said finally, after an excruciating...25 minutes.

“Yeah?” You asked.

“Why do you hate me?”

You looked up from your food, your brown eyes locking on his green ones.

“I don’t hate you.” You sighed.

“Then why did you try to kill me the other day?” He chuckled. “And you always...glare at me.”

“I just...” you take a breath. “I don’t hate you. I’m just...you take up a lot of my dads attention.”

He blinks, then realizes what you’re saying.

“You’re jealous?” He raised an eyebrow.

“Let’s not push it.” You say sternly, then soften up again. “But yeah.”

“Uh...why?”

“It’s gonna sound bratty.”

“Okay.”

“Okay.” You repeat. “As soon as you got here, all the attention was on you. It’s always just been us, no one else. It was hard adjusting, I guess. My dad hasn’t really noticed me much cause he’s been focused on you. I understand, of course.”

“Oh...”

“I told you it’d sound bratty.”

“No! No.” Sam cleared his throat. “Not at all I just...I didn’t realize it. I just thought you didn’t like me.”

“Well, you are pretty annoying.” You giggle. “You think you’re a better shot than me.”

“I am though.” He grinned.

There was another long stretch of silence, but this one wasn’t uncomfortable or tense.

“I’m sorry. I haven’t really had a father figure in awhile. Your dads cool.” He fidgeted with his helmet, which was in his lap.

“He is.” You nod.

You both smile softly at each other, finally understanding the other for the first time since meeting.

“Wanna sneak upstairs and eavesdrop?” You offer.

“Don’t mind if I do.” He gave you a mischievous grin.

•

“Gamora! Drax! Rocket! Mantis! Quick! Somethings wrong with the children!” Quill whispered shouted into the kitchen, where said Guardians were eating.

“What? Did they finally kill the other?” Gamora asked as she joined Quill behind the doorway.

“No! They’re getting along!”

He pointed to where you and Sam were lounging together, laughing and chatting away.

“Well we can’t hear them over this damn music.” Rocket grumbled.

“If we turn it off they’ll get suspicious! You know how teenagers are!”

“Do you think they’ve lost attraction to each other?” Drax asked. “There are no signs of violence.”

“Which is a good thing, man.” Quill insisted. “Look at them! They’re basically in each other’s laps!”

“What do you-“

Gamora was cut off when suddenly you kissed Sam. The Guardians’ jaws all dropped, and Quill went to go go break it up.

“Don’t you dare!” Mantis tugged him back.

“The Creepy Bug Lady is right. You should never interrupt a moment like this, especially between beings their age.” Drax told Quill.

“We cannot give away that we’ve been spying on them.” Gamora nodded.

“They’ll never know, Sam’s too busy sucking face with my daughter!”

•

Of course you knew they were watching you. They weren’t exactly known for being inconspicuous.

Ever since the Chitauri attack you and Sam had gotten along great. You weren’t fighting or shooting each other anymore, and any competition was purely for fun. You were surprised nobody had pointed it out yet, since the Guardians has no shame in calling anybody out, and weren’t exactly known for thinking before they speak.

You saw them out of the corner of your eye while Sam was telling you about new video games on earth that were much bette than the ‘trash’ your dad owned. You just wished the music was quieter so you could hear what they were saying.

“Sam?” You said suddenly.

He stopped mid sentence and raised an eyebrow questioningly.

“Can I tell you something?”

“Sure.” He shrugged. He assumed you would tell him something personal, since nobody says ‘can I tell you something?’ followed by something unimportant.

“I think I like you.”

“Well, you obviously don’t hate me anymore.” He shrugged. You blinked, thinking he was joking at first. Nobody could be this stupid. Yet of course, he proved you wrong.

“No, Sam.” You laugh. “I like you. Like like you.”

His eyes widen in realization, and his face heats up. He opens his mouth to say something, but he ended up looking like a bonehead.

Come on Sam! Say something! Anything! Anything at all!

“Neat.”

Not that!

“Oh, uh...” your face falls.

“No! That’s not what I meant!” He quickly says, now even more red and flustered. “I uh...I like you too! I just didn’t think you felt the same way, Y’know? You’re like really cool and really pretty. Not that I like you cause of your looks! That’s just a plus! You’re badass! Not that I-“

You cut him off by kissing him, and you could hear your dad shriek over the music. Sam stiffened, eyes wide. When he finally kisses back you realize he’s actually a good kisser. He hooks and arm around your waist as you wrap yours around his neck.

When you pull away you both don’t know what to say, just staring into each other’s eyes.

Come on Sam, think of something.

His eyes turned to the cassette player when a familiar song started playing. His mom used to play it in the car on the way home from school.

Earth angel, Earth angel, will you be mine? My darling dear, love you all the time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you.

“Do you uh...wanna dance?” He cleared his throat awkwardly.

Earth angel, Earth angel, the one I adore. Love you for ever, and ever more. I’m just a fool, a fool in love with you.

You smile at the offer, standing and pulling him up with you. You guide one of his hands to your waist, intertwine your fingers with his other hand.

I fell for you, and I knew. The vision of your love's loveliness. I hope and I pray, that some day. I'll be the vision of your hap, happiness.

You both sway gently with each other, your head resting on his shoulder, this time unaware of the eyes on you.

“Told you she liked him.” Gamora whispered to Quill.

“Yeah yeah.” Quill grumbled, keeping his eyes on the two of you.

“See Rocket? They’re both dancers.” Drax grinned proudly.

You giggled as he dipped you, leaning down and kissing you gently.

Oh, oh, oh, Earth angel, Earth angel, please be mine. My darling dear, love you for all time. I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you.

[avenging-criminal-bones]

Talking to Air

Irondad & Spiderson

Word Count: 1510

Warning: Angst, INFINITY WAR SPOLIERS

Summary: What happens on Titan during Thanos’ trip to Wakanda

Note: I absolutely hate the Marvel creators (not really, I love them bc movie GOLD) But I definitely am not one to cry at movies or books, and IW and Endgame both had me in tears. Endgame multiple times.

* * * * *

"Mr. Stark!" Peter takes off, webbing his way towards Tony. He stops though, when Tony gives a small, almost imperceptible shake of his head.

Peter stills and watches as Tony throws his arm back, a knife forming with the nanotech. Tony crosses his arm in front of him now, to try and stab Thanos, but he catches Tony's arm. Thanos breaks the knife and in the blink of an eye was stabbing it into Tony's stomach.

Quill glances at Peter, gauging his reaction. When Peter's eyes blow wide and he inhales like he's going to yell, Quill grabs him and pulls him into the shadows. He keeps one hand over Peter's mouth. 

"Peter! It's me. Its... The other Peter. It doesn't matter. If you want Stark to have any chance at living, you need to keep your trap shut." When Quill is satisfied that Peter will stay quiet, he takes his hand away from his face. When Quill lets go of Peter, the young boy tries to take off running, quickly being re-held. "You don't understand do you? You going equals Stark dying." 

Peter's eyes flash open and the realization dawns on him. Nodding, he gently works his way out of Quill's grasp. 

"Y-Yeah. Okay I get it." Peter looks over the slab of moon in front of him at Tony and shudders. 

Tony looks terrible. His face is pale and his breaths are coming out as sharp wheezes. Thanos cups Tony's head in one of his hands and the gentleness makes Peter want to scream. The image doesn't last for long though, because Thanos is backing away and then vanishing into a cloudy portal, the gauntlet clamped into a fist. 

Peter looks quickly at Quill and when the older man nods at him, he takes off running. "Mr. Stark! Are you alright?" He skids to a stop in front of his mentor, who was seemingly sealing his wound with the nanotech. 

"I'm fine, Peter." His voice comes out harsher that he had meant, but he doesn't have time to apologize. He probably wouldn't if he did. Instead, he glances around, scanning every face in the small group. He stops at Doctor Strange, who has a sort of calm sense of doom in his eyes. 

"Tony... It had to be done." His voice holds caution as Tony's-- and everyone else's faces twist into anger. "It was the only way." 

Quill's head snaps up, anger clear on his face. "The only way?! The only way to what? Die?" 

Peter winces at the loud volume of his voice and Tony notices, taking a step closer to him. "Talk quieter, bullhorn."

"What did you just call me?" Quill steps forward, bringing his face inches away from Tony's. 

"ENOUGH!" 

All heads snap to Strange, who with an air or authority, quiets the group. 

"No, Star Man-"

"Lord."

"Whatever. But no. It was the only way to win." He stands now, and paces around where Thanos had vanished. 

Nebula speaks up for the first time as she removes boulder after boulder from off of Drax. "No, you idiot. You just signed all our death sentences." She finishes digging and Drax stands up. The two of them walk up to be with the rest of the group, Mantis quickly following. 

Suddenly Drax starts laughing. Loud guffaws making Peter wince again and back up away from the group. "You don't sign sentences. You write them silly." More laughter follows until Strange sends a sharp 'knife' of magic flying and inch away from his head. 

"No the time, buddy." Quill warns quietly, shaking his head. 

Nebula glares daggers at Doctor Strange and marches up to get in his face. He doesn't flinch, even when she starts yelling. "We are ALL going to die, because you made some stupid 'selfless' decision." She continues to yell but goes to a foreign language. Periodically the name 'Gamora' comes up and Quill balls his hands into fists. 

When she's finished it's Peter's turn to speak from a few feet away. "Maybe. But we have way better odds with Mr. Stark." Tony would have said something snarky to contradict the kid, but he didn't get the chance. 

"Exactly." Strange looks at Peter and then Tony, "He's a smart one Stark." 

Peter almost squeals in excitement as he turns to beam at Mr. Stark, but the happiness isn't returned. Tony's glare sobers Peter up immediately. 

"You stupid idiot! You should have let me die!" Tony's hands fly up to his head, running through his hair anxiously. "Do you realize that Thanos only needs one more?" Shaking his head, Tony storms up to Strange and yells in his face. "One, Strange! And then we die." 

Everyone's faces rapidly fall from anger to fear. After fear, only two fall all the way to acceptance. 

Tony and Stephen. 

The morbid silence is lifted by Drax. "When he gets the last rock, we will all die." He looks around at everyone's faces for confirmation. He gets none. They're all too afraid that if they speak the words aloud one more time, reality will catch up sooner. "I'm going to take your dreary, silent vocal chords as a yes." 

Peter had ender up wandering further away since Tony's explosion. Ever since then it has been really loud. As much as Peter would like to say that it hasn't been bothering him, that would be a lie. He was sitting on a rock about fifty feet away. He didn't realize that they had been talking about him until he hear's quill saying, 'where is Spidey anyways?'. 

"I"m over here. I'm coming. Sorry, guys." He jogs back to the small circle, he shares a quick glance with Mr. Stark. Tony looks as though he's about to question Peter, but a loud rumbling in the distance pushes all thoughts from his head. 

Quill groans and pulls out his blaster, "Well that's annoying." 

"Tell me about it!" Peter looks like he's about to throw up. "I'm feeling it ten times more tan you guys." 

Mantis speaks up for the first time since she walked up as Tony takes a few steps towards Peter. "W-What is it?"

No one answers for a second, but it's a second too long. Mantis steps over to Quill and buries herself under his arm. Everyone is looking towards the rumbling noise when it happens. The only one who sees is Quill. "Guys!"

Nebula turns in time to see the last of Mantis turn to dust, everyone else turns around to find air where she stood. "He's done it. He got the last stone." Her voice is monotone, but her eyes betray her and fear is clearly seen in them. 

Peter scans everyone, but his gaze stays locked on Drax as his arms start to disintegrate. The big man's eyes blow wide in fear as he calls out for his friend. "Quill!" 

He turns at the call of his name, a knowing sadness in his eyes. "No..." By the time he take a step forward, his own body start to shudder. 

"Steady, Quill." Tony looks at him with caution. It's a hopeless effort. Within seconds there are only four of them left. Realization dawns on Tony and he snaps his head to Strange. 

The mystic was just sitting there meditating with stoic features. He meets Tony's gaze and cocks his head to the side. "This is the only way. You are the only way, Tony." Suddenly, it dawns on him. One in 14 billion. He goes to confirm with Strange, but the words would have fallen on air.

"Mr. Stark..." When Tony hears the kid's-- his kid's -- voice, he almost doesn't want to look. "I don't feel so good."

Five, simple words make Tony turn around, his eyes already burning with unshed tears. He shakes his head and looks up at Peter's scared face. Once a vibrant, bubbly kid, now reduced to tripping and scared. 

No. Not Peter Please not him. 

"I-I don't- I don't know what's happening- Mr. Stark, I don't-"

Tony shakes his kid and mutters, "You're alright..."

Peter comes plowing into him, full force as his legs start to give out underneath him. Tony is surprisingly fast to steady him and starts wrapping his arms around the boy to hold him up. 

"No! I-I don't wanna go. I don't wanna- Dad, please! I don't wanna go." The pleading breaks Tony's heart. He knows what's coming next, Peter knows what's coming next. God he's only sixteen! "Sir, I don't wanna go. Please." 

Tears fill both of their eyes when Tony gently, slowly lays Peter on the sand. The pleas stop stringing from Peter's mouth when Tony rests a hand on his chest, grounding the younger boy. Peter glances away, but a second later, his is meeting his mentor's watery eyes one final time. 

"I'm sorry." The weight of those is too much for both of them as Peter's body is reduced to ash in Tony's arms. 

Dad, I don't wanna go. 

Tony knew the minute that the boy uttered them that those words would haunt him for the rest of his life. 

Dad...