#Leith Stevens

[advoirsmovies]

Destination Moon (1950) is like Apollo 13 (1995) except it was released before anyone had ever been to the moon. I didn’t realize they were making arguments for the space race as early as 1950. The technical detail is fascinating because they had to guess what space exploration would be like and it isn’t too far off what actually happened. The dialogue is smart and snappy. The score by Leith Stevens drove the plot along with a sense of urgency, wonder, and suspense. There’s a fun appearance by Woody Woodpecker. All in all, a good movie.

2023 08 12

[harryzroze]

Happy Lesbian Visibility Week !!! cheers to the fav lesbians

Close up image, screenshot reference I used and image description under the cut below!

Ruby and Sapphire from the show "Steven Universe" in a forest scene, a redraw of the scene in the episode "The Answer" moments before they fuse for the second time. My drawing has more paint-like texture due to the brushes I used, with dark blue shadows of trees in the middle-ground and background to frame around the two characters. There is a darker tree shape in the foreground that frames the brightly lit forest scene. Streams of water are flowing around the two gems and rays of light are coming from above the forest shooting downwards to hit the streams of water, making the areas glow. There are soft pink lights spread out in these glowing areas. I also added 2 frogs in the bottom right corner as a nod to the moment in the episode where Ruby catches a frog when they explore the surface together. Sapphire and Ruby are holding each other before they dance in this scene. Sapphire has her left hand on Ruby's right shoulder, Ruby's right hand gently hesitating at Sapphire's left elbow. Ruby's left hand and Sapphire's right hand (their respective gem hands) are holding each others hands in the back of the drawing, filling the small empty space between them. Sapphire is leaning forward slightly with a soft smile and Ruby has her eyes closed in a content, happy-like manner.

If you haven't heard of these characters before, here's a general description of them:

Ruby is on the left side of the drawing, she has scarlet red skin with dark red shorts, and a sleeveless dark red shirt with a lighter red triangle in the middle of the shirt heading downwards. her hair is a very red colour (almost black) in a square like shape that frames her face. She has a thick build and appears bulky and strong. She has a ruby gem integrated into her left palm.

Sapphire is on the right side of the drawing, she has light blue skin and a bright blue dress that hides her legs and feet. The torso of the dress is a dark blue with a light blue triangle shape in the front going downwards and two smaller white triangles alongside this. Her dress has big white puffy shapes at her shoulders, and she wears white gloves that go to her elbows. She has light blue long hair (the colour lighter than her skin), that curls down to around her hip area, and she has a fringe that covers up her singular eye. Her thinner arms indicate she may have a slimmer build than Ruby, but they are the same height. She has a sapphire gem integrated into her right palm.

[mitjalovse]

The unintentionally perfect finales will probably become another one of my controversial categories on this blog, since I basically declared that some musicians should have ended their careers at an earlier point. For instance, let's say you concluded with an album that wasn't really you at your best, though you still showed the reasons people like you. The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees by the Monkees, of course, might be one such case. Mind you, their consequent works didn't demolish their legacy, yet they didn't add that much either. However, their struggles predicted a career arc of a typical prefabricated musical outfit. They were one of the better from the category, though they inadvertently established the rules many of the similar proposition go through.

[emptymilk-bottle]

ooo rise and fall of a midwest princess by chappell roan or drop cherries by billie marten

@spidervision @mxkn @mossflower @ineffablehomosexuality @a-nerdy-bi @seven-winged-liar @toasted-buguette

EVERYONE GIMME AN ALBUM U REALLY LIKE AND PASS IT ON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

I'll go first, 666 by Aphrodite's Child :)

@leahandherstuff @lichenstone @sotalia-fluviatilis @field-cryptobotanist @forflightlessbirds @bat-luun @theoneandonlywinnie

[avengersnewb]

There are no rules against self-reccing for CapIM rec week right? so here's a very shameless rec list of my own fics for this rec week :))

Better Together

Stellar Love Affair

Captain Steve Rogers gets assigned to command the starship Avenger. Everything is going as expected until he sets eyes on Tony Stark, who happens to be the first omega Steve's ever met. A Star Trek AU with omega Tony and small alpha Steve a bit of pining, very competent Steve and Tony who are definitely better together

Time Travel

Captain Stevens and Doctor Potts

Back in 1970, Steve and Tony are forced to hide in a closet for a while, which might be the perfect opportunity for Captain Stevens and Doctor Potts to finally do the thing that's been long overdue. A small time travel piece with these two idiots who are a little bit less of idiots in this timeline in this closet.

Early Canon

April's Fool

Steve asks Tony out on April Fools' Day, not realizing what day it is. Tony gets upset and rejects him. Tony can't believe Steve would mock him like this. Steve can't believe Tony would reject him like that. There is a bit of a twist though, and Steve might need to take matters in his own hands. Protective Steve, sad Tony, jerk Ty and some terrible misunderstandings that get resolved!

Dark Fic

I don't care (go on and tear me apart)

Tony finds himself tied up in an unknown place. Steve is there but not to help Tony; he has a whole other agenda. ———————— “No Tony, that’s not how it works. I don’t wanna ask you. I wanna make you. I wanna hurt you, fuck you, and then hurt you some more, and I don’t need your permission for it.” Tony holds Steve’s gaze breathing hard, terrified that he can’t find the earnest, sweet stars that always shine in Steve’s eyes. “That is what I want. The fact that you’re so fucking into it is a bonus.” He reaches down to palms his own cock from over the fabric. “You’re so good for me, Tony, even when you don’t want to be.” Consensual non-con with a twist, top Steve, bottom Tony, bondage, rough sex; the darkest thing I've written.

Family

Demon in a Bottle

Young alpha Tony Stark picks up his omega, Steve Rogers, from his dad's place, bruised and battered, and he has to do his best to protect his omega from the harms of abusive alcoholic parents. All about families past, present, and future, featuring Steve's parents as well as Tony.

Smut

Quarantined Together

Steve and Tony hook up on a night out in a bar. They wake up the next morning to the news that they have to self isolate for two weeks. There would be sex. There might also be … love. Lots and lots and lots of smut with even more tooth-rotting fluff as well as a double identity porn.

Unintended Side Effects

Steve has to go to the ER with a rather embarrassing problem - thankfully Dr. Stark takes excellent care of him. Medkink with a very embarrassed very very turned-on Steve and very attentive, very caring Dr. Tony with a twist at the end.

Cap/IM Challenges

Sunshine on Leith

With the new government law prohibiting the employment of unbonded omegas, Tony has no hope of keeping his job at SHIELD, knowing full well that he has little chance of ever finding a mate. That is until he's officially claimed by a very special alpha: Steven Grant Rogers, also known as Captain America. my most recent cap/im RBB that I did for kandi's amazing art, a very dystopian world with sad omega Tony and soft, loving alpha Steve to the rescue

[stevetonyweekly]

Steve Tony Weekly - June 23 - Week 25

Hi, friends! I am so excited to about today! It’s my birthday!!! But more than that, it’s my kid's birthday! I’m gonna spend the day hanging out with her and reading, because--it’s my favorite thing to do. Enjoy this week’s recs!! 

* Birthday Wishes by Neverever

The multiverse council of Tonies think that they know what to get their Steves for their birthdays. But maybe they should have talked to their Steves first.

my thoughts: I’m a sucker for Tony spoiling Steve and Steve just wanting TONY. This balanced both of those things perfectly. 

warbride by Areiton 

It takes them twenty three days to reach Brookland.

Twenty three nights that Steve builds his tent and escorts him to the tent flap when the food and music have wound down, twenty three nights that Tony sits waiting alone until he falls asleep in a pile of furs.

Twenty three mornings he wakes to a present, flowers and berries and charcoal drawings and furs as soft as silk that he wraps around himself as they ride.

In twenty three long days, Tony learns what his name sounds like, in the harsh Northern tongue.

my thoughts: i forgot this fic? So it was fun to dive back into the worldbuilding and Tony’s confusion paired with Steve taking care of him. 

Awake, Dreaming by azuredragonsleeps

The thing is, Tony’s got one of the best minds of the century, and he knows it doesn’t make any sense for him to have been having weirdly vivid dreams wherein Captain America dies, when he hadn’t even known what Captain America looked like. He must, he tells himself, have watched an old propaganda film, or seen a photo his dad had, and his subconscious must have latched on.

or

Tony Stark has been dreaming about Steve Rogers all his life. It changes things.

my thoughts: hindsight being 20/20 and letting Tony change the way he interacts with Steve was so well done. 

Though Your Face Is Lovely by ChibiSquirt for gottalovev

Tony Stark is an experienced adventurer by the time he's working beside Captain America and the Howling Commandos... which is why he should have known better than to pick up the artifact. Transported into another universe, he's going to have to find a way home, even if it means dealing with these "Avengers" people, some of whom seem awfully familiar...

my thoughts: idk, y’all, it was just super fun, the interaction of noir!Tony with the Avengers is fantastic. 

Sunshine on Leith by AvengersNewB, KandiSheek

With the new government law prohibiting the employment of unbonded omegas, Tony has no hope of keeping his job at SHIELD, knowing full well that he has little chance of ever finding a mate. That is until he's officially claimed by a very special alpha: Steven Grant Rogers, also known as Captain America.

my thoughts: this was just so lovely. The worldbuilding was super fun, and Steve being so besotted with Tony who was so confused was fantastic. 

[cap-ironman]

Cap-IM Reverse Big Bang 2024: Confession

Title: Sunshine on Leith

Artist: KandiSheek

Writer: AvengersNewB

Universe: MCU

Rating: Gen for art, explicit for fic

Work Warnings: mentions of pregnancy, infertility

Fic Wordcount: 16889

Summary:

With the new government law prohibiting the employment of unbonded omegas, Tony has no hope of keeping his job at SHIELD, knowing full well that he has little chance of ever finding a mate. That is until he's officially claimed by a very special alpha: Steven Grant Rogers, also known as Captain America.

Link to KandiSheek's art and AvengersNewB's fic on AO3

[totally-sapphic-posts]

Hi, I'm looking for sapphic pining songs to include on a playlist for my crush, as a birthday present. For context she knows that I like her (a lot) and we flirt regularly, but we haven't talked about having a relationship

Do you have a genre preference?

These are songs that were sent in and recommended:

She — Dodie Your Hands in My Pockets —Team Dresch Would you be so kind — Dodie Butch 4 Butch — Rio Romeo Talia — King Princess Jenny — Studio Killers She’s My Religion — Pale Waves Love like you - End Credits — Steven universe, Rebecca Sugar Yellow — Coldplay In Love — Khai Dreams

edit: (Adding more songs)

Don't Go Putting Wishes in my Head - TORRES With A Girl Like You - Thao, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down (You) On My Arm - Leith Ross Strawberry Blonde - Chloe Moriondo Pink Slips - Jenna Doe Joanna - Suki Waterhouse Dawncolored House - Fenne Lily Fall In Love With a Girl - Cavetown ft Orla Gartland

[werepuppy-steve]

gay pirate brianrot (our flag means death)

just straight up vibes, mate

the chain - fleetwood mac

sweet creature - harry styles

could have been me - the struts

here i go again - whitesnake

love is gone (acoustic) - SLANDER, dylan matthew

let me follow - son lux

achilles come down - gang of youths

till forever falls apart - ashe, FINNEAS

i found - amber run

achilles heel - j. maya

pierre - ryn weaver

partners in crime - set it off, ashe costello

motion sickness - phoebe bridgers

arms unfolding - dodie

sea of love - cat power

hello hello - elton john

ready now - dodie

love like you - caleb hayes

this will be (an everlasting love) - natalie cole

abcdefu (angrier) - GAYLE

would you go with me - josh turner

if i ain't got you - alicia keys

ship in a bottle - fin

underground - cody fry

one (mono single version) - harry nilsson

simply the best - billianne

miss missing you - fall out boy

burn butcher burn - joey batey

in case you don't live forever - ben platt

never love an anchor - the crane wives

inkpot gods - the amazing devil

ruin - the amazing devil

i guess i'm in love - clinton kane

chicken tendies - clinton kane

like real people do - hozier

seven - taylor swift

our prayer - the beach boys

hallucinogenics - matt maeson

crazy on you - heart

locomotive breath - jethro tull

high on a rocky ledge - moondog

messa da requiem: 2. dies irae - guiseppe verdi, berliner philharmoniker, carlo maria guilini, ernst senff chor

sonata in e major, k. 380 - domenico scarlatti, khatia buniatishvili

gnossienne no. 5: modéré - erik satie, olga scheps

concerto for recorder and viola dagamba in a minor, twv 52:a1: I.grave - georg philipp telemann, hille perl

II triello - ennio morricone

perfect day - lou reed

träumerei (kinderderszenen, op. 15) - robert schumann, ronny matthes

2 arabesques, l. 66: no. 1 in e major - claude debusy, peter frankl

rêverie, l. 68: rêverie - claude debussy, jean-yves thibaudet

avalanche - leonard cohen

miles from nowhere - yusuf / cat stevens

go to hell - clinton kane

back to december - taylor swift

mine - taylor swift

break my stride - matthew wilder

viva la vida - coldplay

blackbeard's ghost - jesse rice

back to black - amy winehouse

change (in the house of flies) - deftones

we'll never have sex - leith ross

make up your mind - florence + the machine

everybody loves me - onerepublic

the captain's daughter - alison krauss & union station

easy on me - adele

hoist up the thing - the longest johns

gimme! gimme! gimme! (a man after midnight) - abba

right where you left me - taylor swift

super trouper - abba

soldier, poet, king - the oh hellos

raise hell - brandi carlile

ocean blue - moniker

no choir - florence + the machine

leggie blonde - flight of the conchords

little lion man - mumford & sons

rolling in the deep - adele

pirate song - ben barnes

i love you like an alcoholic - the taxpayers

hello my old heart - the oh hellos

a pirate's life - joel fry

to death we go - joel fry

hurts like hell - fleurie, tommee profitt

lay all your love on me - abba

judas - lady gaga

the moon will sing - the crane wives

this side of paradise - coyote theory

shrike - hozier

enchanted - taylor swift

the night we met - lord huron

dear wormwood - the oh hellos

iris - the goo goo dolls

favorite crime - olivia rodrigo

the foundations of decay - my chemical romance

curses - the crane wives

matilda - harry styles

if i could fly - one direction

welcome home, son - radical face

the mary ellen carter - the longest johns

sweet disposition - the temper trap

like ships need the sea - emily hearn

[nerves-nebula]

I know this might be kinda stupid but. do you have any music recs. specifically of the child abuse variety because I'd be very interested in that.

*sweats* ok so here's the thing- I have a playlist called "Abuse" and its full of music that is either explicitly about abuse, related to abuse thematically, or just has Abuse Vibes to me (some of which is likely inexplicable to other people)

im also kind of self conscious about my taste in music, cause sometimes it's like. i dunno. the steven universe soundtrack or a fnaf song i really like. and thats CRINGE! and really any genre of song can be about Child Abuse so it's like. idk if you'll like any of the things i recommend.

THAT BEING SAID, here's a selection i guess!! because I'm flattered you would even ask haha. a lot of these are pretty well known already tho so idk how helpful this will be. anyway this got hella long so. under the cut!

songs explicitly about or including themes of child abuse/having shit parents/having familial issues:

Guiltless by Dodie

Black by Okkervil River (narrative about a guys girlfriend telling him about her dad sexually abusing her. one of, if not the first, song i ever heard about CSA and it holds a special place in my heart)

The Mute by Radical Face

Ripple Effect by Scott Helman (kinda more about generational trauma & healing if im honest. i dont listen to it as much as the others on this list)

Poplar St by Glass Animals

Daddy Issues by The Neighborhood

Twin Sized Mattress by The Front Bottoms (classic i know)

The Family Jewels by Marina and the diamonds

Family Line by Conan Gray

Christmas Kids by ROAR (ok technically not about the kids but i find the subtext of how the kids are used in this abusive relationship horrific. also, it reminds me of my parents)

Drift Away - Steven Universe (OK I KNOW ITS NOT TECHNICALLY ABOUT THAT BUT TO ME IT'S ABOUT MY MOM. IT TRACKS TOO EXACTLY TO NOT INCLUDE HERE)

Other Abuse songs:

labour by Paris Paloma

This Hurts by Mindless Self Indulgence (my ex wife says i listen to this song to go joker mode and i hate that because i know she means Straight Joker and not Camp Joker but i do really like the song)

I'm your puppet by Gregory And The Hawk

Eric by Mitski (REAL GOOD)

Believe Me by James and the Shame (more about spiritual abuse sort of)

Girl Anachronism by The Dresden Dolls

Thermodynamic Lawyer esq GFD by Will Wood and the Tapeworms

We'll Never Have Sex by Leith Ross (less about abuse and more about, like, a healing relationship. still i think you can easily read into the alluded past abuse or sexual issues going here)

Fuck About It by Waterparks

Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths (this is just such an abused person song)

This Hurts by Mindless Self Indulgence (my ex wife says i listen to this song to go joker mode and i hate that because i know she means Straight Joker and not Camp Joker but i do really like the song)

Sex With A Ghost by Teddy Hyde

I Cant Handle Change by ROAR (obviously)

rotting by vivivivivi

rook by sardonica

My favorite "Abuse Vibe" songs (NOTE: some of these songs might be about abuse or toxic relationships but um. im not very smart or good at sorting so. they ended up here):

Take a Slice by Glass Animals (PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS ONE FUCK THE REST OF THIS LIST EXCEPT ANIMALS I LOVE THOSE TWO)

Animals by Stomach Book (SEE ABOVE)

Youth by Daughter

Duck Or Ape by ROAR

Million Dollar Gold Digger (idk what it is about this remix im not even a huge fan of either of the songs its mixing. this is the VIBES part of the rec list i don't have to explain myself)

I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young

Gooey by Glass Animals

Breaking Down by Florence & The Machine

Moby Dick by Jakey

Aurora Borealis by Lemon Demon (hard to justify but this song just brings such vivid "abused kid failing to be normal while hanging out with someone and further isolating themself" vibe. yes im projecting. leave me alone)

The Dismemberment Song by Blue Kid (sometimes you just wanna kill your parents)

I'M GONNA WIN by Rob Cantor (this one just feels like anger and bitterness and being suspicious of anyone who tries to help you. I listen to it when im fucking going through it. its also a bop but you prolly already know that, i think it's pretty popular? idk)

It's Alright by Mother Mother (stereotypical i know)

South Dakota by Jakey (honestly i dunno. i dont even know where south dakota is)

My Blood by Twenty One Pilots (for all you sibling havers out there)

My Play by AJR (my parents arent divorced but man i wish they were. Also, this just brings up very vivid memories for me trying to show my parents things and it is fucking crushing haha)

Best Of You by Foo Fighters (idk just more shit that reminds me of my parents)

The Woods by San Fermin (this one is just very "I should have died as a child"-core to me)

JUVY ft. Julia Bard by Nnamdi Ogbonnaya (this guy is weird and i didnt like his stuff at first but then... i came back... and now he holds a place in my heart)

Grape Gil by Nnamdi Ogbonaya (i think this is my favorite song of his. I nearly made an owl house animatic to it)

Obsession by OK GO

Better Than Me by The Brobecks

ARE WE STILL FRIENDS by Tyler The Creator

Dumb Dumb by Mazie (honestly this one just reminds me of thinking "i hate it here everyone is so dumb" and then maladaptive daydreaming for hours to escape the situation hah)

Stone Wall, Stone Fence by Gregory And The Hawk

Never Wanna Fall in Love With U by Nelward

Another New World by Punch Brothers (this one is such an explicit and straightforward narrative i really can't explain it other than like. the emotions.)

Julep by Punch Brothers (once again, the emotions)

Always Sayin' by The Littles Man Band

A NIGHT OUT ON EARTH by Waterparks

Consequences by Lovejoy

Scum by Lovejoy

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SECRETS by lil boodang (another hard to justify one. idk. it just feels like it ok. sue me)

anyway i'm sure there's more but thats just a quick selection from my Abuse playlist. and by quick i mean you better appreciate this cuz i put way more effort into this than i needed to.

[robin-writes-and-such]

Thought I’d do a short blog intro!!

HELLO NEW PEOPLE!!

This is a long post

Hello! I go by Robin online ^^

Im a minor so don’t be weird

I PARTICIPATE IN ARTFIGHT!

E/INFP-T (ambivert)

I’m bilingual! (English and French)

I don’t label my gender, but I am trans, my pronouns are they/them and I’m a demiromantic lesbian

Things I commonly use when typing:

Emoticons, tone indicators, italicized text, cutting myself off with a dash, ‘lmao’, keyboard smash, ‘real’, ‘fam’, the terms dude, bro, and man, these specific emojis- 💀🫠😭👏✨🤷‍♂️😔😟😎👍👀💪🙏😡🤯😈

I post a bunch of stuff on this blog; mainly poetry, art, my thoughts on stuff and reblogs

I’m in a bunch of fandoms but the ones that are currently most prominent are The Magicians, Ride the Cyclone, the Rockabye Musical, Les Mis, Adventure Time, Dunmeshi, MLP, TOH and Pokémon

You’re free to make fanart of my ocs as long as it’s SFW, not gorey, and not traced or stolen!

Here are some favourites!

Musical artists/bands: James Marriott, Lovejoy, Phoebe Bridgers, boygenius, Frankie Cosmos, Hozier, Mitski, Leith Ross, Tame Impala

Albums/eps: Bitter Tongues, Pebble Brain, Punisher, Are We There Yet?, the record, Fine Line, Copycat Killer, Trick, Be the Cowboy, Laurel Hell, The Land Is Inhospitable and So are We, Currents; Wasteland, Baby!

Colours: bright orange, yellowy green, magenta, pink

Drinks: Orange pekoe tea with sugar and milk, mango smoothies

Foods: grilled cheese, burnt popcorn, dill pickles

Movies: Les Misérables, Mean Girls, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, Spider-Man: into the Spider-verse, Sing Street, Whip It, Nimona

Shows: The Owl House, Percy Jackson, The Magicians, Blue Eye Samurai, Dungeon Meshi, Fionna and Cake (and yes, Adventure Time), Bluey, Handmaid’s tale, My Little Pony

Misc: bright colours, lights, writing, fun clothing, drawing, playing guitar and piano, singing, figurines, stuffed animals, the smell of freshly washed blankets, decorating, painting, makeup, musical theatre, english class, roller skating, archaeology, science

Top 10 favourite songs of all time

Nothing Matters- The Last Dinner Party

Model Buses- Lovejoy

Where has everyone gone?- James Marriott

One day more- Les Misérables

Not Strong Enough- boygenius

Kyoto- Phoebe bridgers

Touch Tone Telephone- Lemon Demon

It’s All Futile! It’s All Pointless!- Lovejoy

Chicago- Sufjan Stevens

Leeds United- Amanda Palmer

Dislikes:

Any sort of discrimination really, strong smells, passive aggressiveness, unwarranted hate towards fandoms, miscommunication trope, sweet potato, country music, hockey

I’m just here to have some fun and be silly!! This post will probably get updated quite a bit lmao-

[sleepycloudia]

Was going to k m self but then music

[ronanceautistic]

Hello there, RonanceAutistic!

I'm sorry that you've had such a stressful day, and I truly hope you feel more relaxed soon. I understand reading is a good way to relax and I see you've made a post about it, but another thing I personally find calming is listening to music. Although I don't know what you personally find appealing some calming artists I love are Cavetown, Current Joys, Sufjan Stevens, Beabadoobee (she released a new album yesterday which sounds lovely!), Liana Flores (her music is very calming, I would recommend listening), Clairo, Mac DeMarco, Leith Ross, and many other artists!

Although I understand you were looking for the kinds of artists who write books rather than music, I hope these will make you smile!

Sending lots of love! <3

Thank you! Tbh music tends to overstimulate me when I'm stressed out but there are some bangers in ur recommendeds. beabadoobee I listened to a lot in like 2019, and I know a few sufjan stevens song.

+ I have an unnecessary grudge against Clairo because of that one pic of her that everyone claims is natalia dyer LMAO

[scrollonso]

3 6 9 11 for the song asks

(Also that string of numbers makes me want to be sick, thanks OCD)

A summer song - Futile Devices by Sufjan Stevens

A dancing song - Just Dance by David Bowie

A happy song - We'll Never Have Sex - Leith Ross

A song that you never get tired of - Jokester by AouBoom

[kneeslapworthy]

What I think TMBS characters’ Spotify Wrapped would look like based entirely on vibes and my incredibly biased opinions:

Reynie

Reynie is introspective, the most openly emotional one in the group (i mean he literally declared how much he loves hugs in the S2 finale) and I 100% headcanon him as a hopeless romantic. We also know that he really likes literature and language, so I think he would like music that puts a lot of emphasis on lyrics. The first obvious artists I could think of were artists like Taylor Swift or maybe Conan Gray, and while he would probably enjoy these artists, I get the feeling he probably leans more indie-folk (because he’s a hipster and we all know it). Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell and maybe even Bob Dylan would suit Reynie’s confessional and heart-on-his-sleeve sort of attitude. For his more casual listens I could see him enjoying the likes of Fleetwood Mac, The Zombies and for more modern music perhaps Lucy Dacus, Flyte and Fleet Foxes. Now Reynie is definitely the type of person to have a ton of hyper-specific playlists for every single emotion he’s feeling and he also makes playlists for his friends and family all the time (he’s the sole cause behind Mr Benedict’s embarrassing 80s synth-pop phase). Ms Perumal plays a lot of Norah Jones, Duffy and Amy Winehouse so naturally, that trickles down into the bottom tracks of Reynie’s Spotify Wrapped list. 

Top artist: Fleetwood Mac

Top track: Wild World - Cat Stevens

Sticky

While I could easily dismiss Sticky by saying that he probably only listens to classical music because that’s what smart people do that’s boring so let’s. have. fun. Given Sticky’s anxiety and overall state of mind, I think he would enjoy artists like Leith Ross and Orla Gartland whose music he can easily relate to. I also think he’s the kind of person who listens to everything his friends (though mostly Reynie let’s be honest) recommend, so his Spotify Wrapped would be a weird mix of everything from show tunes (thanks to Mr Benedict) to metal to hip-hop. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that Sticky likes to listen to male manipulator music, but not because he’s actually like that, he just appreciates the music (plus some “cool” people at Boatwright recommended it to him). So The Smiths, Radiohead and dare I say Weezer would be on his playlists. I feel like Sticky is the type of person who reads/studies in complete silence, but for those moments when he wants some ambience I can totally see him pulling out some nice jazz records. Sticky likes to be organized, so he has playlists divided by genre and artist (though not so much the overall mood of the music). 

Top artist: Orla Gartland

Top track: Back To The Old House - The Smiths 

Kate

My headcanon is that most of the music Kate knows is from the circus where every night they’d get together and play on some janky DIY instruments and out-of-tune guitars (Kate would play a washboard or kazoo. argue with the wall). So when she finally gets the chance to listen to recorded music, she naturally gravitates towards what she recognizes. This ends up being a lot of classic rock like The Rolling Stones, AC/DC and of course Joan Jett & the Blackhearts as well as more folk-style musicians like Bob Dylan and The Mamas & The Papas. I can also see her and Milligan sitting together out on the farm and enjoying a Bob Dylan or Patsy Cline record together. Because of this, Kate doesn’t listen to a lot of newer music, but like Sticky, she’d be open to most genres and whatever her friends recommend. As a result, I think Kate would have the widest range of genres on her Spotify Wrapped. On the one hand, I feel like she’d be drawn to Florence + The Machine and Odie Leigh, but I can also picture her sitting in one of the apple trees at the farm blasting some The Cranberries or Green Day when she’s feeling extra angsty. Maybe even something more Soul/R&B like Al Green and Lauryn Hill? Despite this large variety, Kate would also be the type of person to have just one playlist titled “Kate’s Playlist” that contains like a thousand songs (it hasn’t been edited in four years and she skips most of the songs). 

Top artist: The Rolling Stones

Top track: Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, 

Constance

Given Constance’s vocal distaste for rhyming poetry, I get the feeling that she would have an equally vocal distaste for music. She’d call it “grating noise for simpletons” or something, but Mr Benedict gets her a Spotify account anyways because he just knows. And indeed, when no one’s around, Constance will blast some aggressively juvenile pop and dance around her room, because ultimately, she’s still a child. I feel like she would also love The Oh Hellos (who don’t fit into the “aggressively juvenile pop”-category, but still) and their storytelling. We do learn that Constance does appreciate art, so I think an artist with a particularly striking voice like Leontyne Price or Luciano Pavarotti (both Opera singers) would move her to tears. Overall, however, I feel like Constance doesn’t listen to a whole lot of music and when she does she doesn’t pay much mind to the artist. She also refuses to have any playlists (except for the ones she’s created by accident). 

Top artist: Honestly, who knows (in my heart of hearts i want to say Carly Rae Jepsen just to be chaotic) 

Top track: Soldier, Poet, King - The Oh Hellos

Bonus! SQ (because i love my son) 

Much like himself, SQ would like music that’s softer and sad as hell. The first to come to mind are Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver and Gregory Alan Isakov (and I know for a fact that SQ listens to Phoebe Bridgers and Boygenius). But I could also see artists like Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and The Smiths with their more upbeat melancholia be added to his playlists (along with any song about having a complicated relationship with your father/parent). Apart from that one cursed scene in S2, we don’t see Curtain enjoying any music, but I can definitely see him making sure that SQ doesn’t listen to anything he deems “unsophisticated” or “vulgar” (so no Rage Against The Machine for SQ unfortunately). When Curtain and SQ do listen to music together, it’s often classical music when they’re sitting in silence together in Curtain’s office. Since SQ is a very creative person, I can see him being drawn to more experimental stuff like Björk, Radiohead or Kino. 

Top artist: Sufjan Stevens 

Top track: Should Have Known Better - Sufjan Stevens

[avengersnewb]

I've finally posted my entry for @cap-ironman RBB 2024!!!!!!! I had the honour of working with amazing @kandisheek on her magnificent, breath-taking art. I started to cry when I saw the finished version, I couldn't believe my eyes. I'm still mesmerised by it every time I look at it.

Here's my fic, omega Tony and alpha Steve, with a lot of hurt comfort and warm soft feelings, bit of angst and lots of fluff. It's the longest one shot I've ever done, so...I hope you give it a go!

Sunshine on Leith (E, 17k)

With the new government law prohibiting the employment of unbonded omegas, Tony has no hope of keeping his job at SHIELD, knowing full well that he has little chance of ever finding a mate. That is until he's officially claimed by a very special alpha: Steven Grant Rogers, also known as Captain America. Omega Tony, Alpha Steve, marriage of convenience, hurt/comfort, Tony needs a hug, protective Steve, discussion of infertility

“Alright,” Fury announces, as he puts the document down on his desk—face down, God—and looks up at Tony. “You know that the extension of your extension is almost over.”

Right into it. “Yes, sir.”

“And you know that we can’t get another one under any circumstances.”

“I—” Tony swallows. “I do.”

“I sent an inquiry on Friday, to General Ross himself, explained your value to your team, enclosed a brief summary of all your intel projects, your app, how you’re virtually irreplaceable to SHIELD—”

Tony watches Fury as he recites his own account of how awesome Tony actually is and despite the flippant tone and the airtight comment, something swells in his chest.

“You know what I got from his office this morning in response?” He reaches into his desk drawer. “This,” he exclaims holding up a pink booklet that Tony doesn’t need to read the title printed in gold to feel the bile coming up his throat; to feel the bottom of his stomach drop right down to his feet. “The Omega Regulation Act for the Workplace,” Fury says, voice slightly raised. “Not a letter enclosed. Not even a note. You know what that means?”

Tony sucks in a breath. That General Ross is a dickhead alpha, he does not say.

“That we are out of options,” Fury answers his own question, punctuating every word with a shake of the booklet. “Do you understand?”

“Sir, of course—”.

“Nuh uh.” Fury smacks the booklet against his desk. “Think hard before you answer. Because you said you understood the direness of the situation when you turned down Barton’s offer to claim you—”

“Sir, please,” Tony says, half-aware that he is interrupting Fury which no one should do even on a good day. “I’d teach people how to turn their computers off again and on again, rotting in a smelly cubicle at the back of Radio Shack, before I become someone’s second—”

“It was going to be on paper only, just for—”

“—someone’s second omega, sir, even on paper. It’s a matter of principle, the first omega’s dignity—”

“Romanoff is your best friend and she suggested this!”

“Sir.” Tony rubs his hands down his face. “I appreciate everyone’s best efforts to help me keep doing the job I love, but in the face of a humiliating law, in a situation I have zero control over and a problem I cannot fix—sir, please, just don’t ask me to give up the last shred of dignity—”

“God, Stark, just stop,” Fury says, raising a hand. “Is taking customer service calls in the smelly cubicle part of holding on to your last shred of dignity? What happens when what’s-his-face decides to incorporate the Workplace Regulation Act voluntarily to butter up the president, or Ross, or some other higherup knothead and sends you the ‘you have 45 days to provide your updated mating status or hand in your resignation’ email?”

“Then I’ll hand in my resignation and go flip burgers at BGR,” Tony retorts, even though the words come much shakier than he’s hoped. “And if BGR decides to kick me out for being unable to find a damn alpha who’d be willing to mate a male omega, I’ll clean houses for a living.” He swallows the lump forming in his throat. Damn it. He is not going to tear up in this office ever again.

“So you’re admitting that if you could find an alpha who’s willing to take you as their first mate—”

“With all due respect sir,” Tony says, as firmly as he can manage, “are you throwing hypotheticals at me? I might need to pack my things and be gone by the end of the day and you’re bringing up the near-zero possibility of an alpha wanting to take me, a male omega they will never be able to breed, as first mate? It’s just—you’re being a little cruel don’t you think?” He trails off and wets his parched lips.

Fury sits back. He tilts his head and considers Tony as if it’s necessary to let Tony stew in his misery for a moment longer. “And what if it’s not hypothetical?”

“Excuse me?” Tony blurts out, feeling very still all of a sudden. As time stretches into eternity, Tony’s brain runs through possibilities like a little Raspberry Pi4, and yet he cannot come up with a single plausible scenario. He rubs his forehead. He blinks. He rubs his forehead again. The input is running through the compiled code but Tony’s processor is incapable of creating credible output. “Sir,” he says, miserably, “what’s going on?”

“This.” Fury slides the document he was reading before toward Tony. “An alpha has officially offered to claim you.”

Tony reaches for the document, hesitant fingers clutching before finally flipping it. He reads through the title page and the entire first section, and yet not a single word makes sense. His gut churns and his heart rattles in his chest, and maybe his vision is blurring a bit too, and he reads all the way to the end of the million pages, but he doesn’t understand anything.

“Who is—” Tony flips to the second page “—Steven Grant Rogers?” He looks up at Fury. “I don’t—is he—who—”

“Son, I’ve been told that you’d left the party on Friday night pretty drunk, but I figured HR is being HR about omega behavior. Are you telling me that you don’t remember the hour and half that you spent with Captain Rogers? I have an account—” he reaches for a page on top of a pile and starts to read “—from the outdoor area of the bar, the omega and the alpha talking extensively, omega keeps drinking, more talking, more drinking, the omega laying his head suggestively on the alpha’s shoulder—”

“Oh,” Tony says before his mouth hangs open for a beat. “The alpha—” he tries swallowing a few times “he just—we—he—that alpha? That cannot be right, sir, it must be a mistake. He probably meant someone else—” He flips through the pages feverishly but his own name is everywhere on the official claiming document, right through to the title page. “How can that be true? Why on earth would this Captain Rogers wanna—”

He then goes quiet, not because he has fully lost his ability to form sentences, even though he actually has, but because there is a knock on the door, and then the door opens, and then—is Tony seeing things that are not there?

Did Captain America just walk into Fury’s office?

“I’m sorry I’m late,” he says, taking a few steps forward to shake Fury’s hand who’s standing up to greet him, before turning around. “Hey, Tony.”

Now, Tony knows that Captain America has been back in the land of the living for a while, and, yes, Tony’s seen him quite a few times at Triskelion—mostly due to Tony wandering about on the 22nd floor in front of the STRIKE lounge to sneak a peek—but that’s about it. Tony has never talked to him, and his attempt at getting more information has been blocked as his personnel file is still fully confidential.

How on earth does Captain America know Tony by name?

Captain America comes a few steps closer, towering over him, close enough that his scent fills Tony’s nose: intense pinewood that’s vaguely familiar somehow. He draws one hand toward Tony, fiddling with his cowl with the other one. “I came right after we got rid of the drones, didn’t even stay for cleanup.”

Tony rises to his feet, staring at his fingers wrapped around Captain America’s stretched hand. He looks up, with a spinning head as Captain America finally removes his cowl, still holding Tony’s hand. “Good to see you again,” he says with a smile so bright that crinkles the corners of his eyes.

Oh.

Steven Grant Rogers.

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