#Namor 15

[namor-the-submariner-dot-net]

365 Days of Namor

Day 188

"And the petty laws of surface humans are not sufficient to restrain me."

Things you've always wanted to say to the cop pulling you over for traffic violations.

From Namor #15, written and penciled by John Byrne.

[treverscottcameron]

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[cinderellasfella]

COUNTDOWN TO MARVEL RIVALS

15 - Namor

[cringecanto]

this always happens to latino characters tbh 😀

encanto fans after making a sexy latina character to ship bruno with: diversity win!

[uzumaki-rebellion]

"King Killmonger: The Golden Jaguar" Masterlist

NSFW. Smut. Violence. Mature Audience Only.  

***Author’s Note!***

BEFORE you read this epic, it’s important to note that you MUST have read “Black Boys Bloom Thorns First Volume 1 & 2, “Stark’s New Intern”, “Black Boys Bloom Thorns First Volume 3″, “Wet Sugar” and "Black Boys Bloom Thorns First Volume 4" first, in that exact order. If not, you will miss a lot of story threads that were planted to bloom here. Book order HERE.

Summary:

N'Jadaka prepares to wed Yani, his influential Caribbean fiance, in the most anticipated social event across the land. The new King of Wakanda continues to make global changes on a level that T'Challa refused to do. The C.I.A.'s discovery of vibranium in the ocean brings on the re-emergence of Namor during a Mama Wati celebration. Wakanda's new battle with the Talokanil tests the Golden Jaguar’s resolve to transform his nation into the preeminent superpower on earth. He leans on Yani and Ramonda to reign in the serious infighting among the noble class while presenting Shuri with a life-altering choice: Take over the mantle of Black Panther in her brother's absence.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

[stevewarlock]

What if Gambit was in Rivals?

Everyone's favorite former thief turned mutant hero, Remy Lebeau packs more of a punch than his playing cards imply. At his strongest, he's served as the Horseman of Death, but even when he's being the X-Men's resident swamp rat, he's plenty powerful and popular enough to earn a spot in Marvel Rivals!

Class: Duelist

Gambit is all about kinetic energy, charging objects and detonating them to great effect in battle. His weapons of choice are his iconic playing cards and a bo staff, giving us plenty of space to work with when designing his abilities as a duelist.

Abilities:

Left click: Royal Straight - Gambit tosses one of his cards as a projectile, exploding on impact. The initial hit deals 60 damage, and the explosion deals 60 damage to all enemies in the radius. This means a direct hit will deal 120 damage!

Q: Remember It - Gambit charges a massive explosion on the ground around him, dealing a ton of damage to any enemies caught in the blast. While not as damaging or mobile as Scarlet Witch's reality erasure, the charge time is much shorter, allowing Gambit to catch teams off guard.

Right click: Charged Staff - Gambit swings his bo staff in an arc, dealing 70 damage.

E: Static State - Gambit enters a state in which crowd control abilities do not affect him. This ability lasts for 5 seconds and has a 15 second cooldown.

Shift: 52 pickup - Gambit drops a hand of cards on the ground that he can detonate by pressing shift again, dealing 100 damage in a small radius. This ability has 2 charges that recover after 5 seconds each.

Space: Kinetic Leap - Gambit charges his bo staff while using a reticle to decide where he will land. He then slams his bo staff into the ground, dealing 60 damage to nearby enemies and launching himself to the chosen location. This ability has a 10 second cooldown.

Passive: Thieves' Training - Gambit can climb walls and double jump.

Team-Ups:

Tides of Luck (Gambit/Namor):

Gambit presses C to charge Namor's next trident attack. His attack deals an addition 120 damage in a radius. This ability has a 45 second cooldown.

I think Gambit would make an excellent duelist in Rivals. His explosive abilities fill a unique niche in the roster, but also require some degree of skill to use to their fullest. He'd be great on dive teams with his mobility and resistance to crowd control, but I could see him being effective in many situations.

[namorslutfanfiction]

MASTERLIST UPDATED AS OF 3/30/23

All scenarios/ficlets/fanfics/blurbs 

Namor X Reader

Fluff/General

Namor visits the school to see the children and his favorite teacher

Namor/Teacher!Reader get married

Namor reassures you that his people do not hate you

Namor spoils/courts you

Namor get’s jealous of your blossoming friendship with Attuma

Namor takes you to see the snow, even if he hates being cold

Namor is really getting tired of saving you but you'll never get tired of teasing him. NB

You sing and Namor likes it. Eventually he likes it enough that he wants you to be his NB

Namor falls for a mermaid

Namor comforts you after the loss of a family member.

Angst

You, the Queen of Talokan, were dusted along with half the population of the world, Namor grieves until you are reunited.

Namor comes to terms will falling in love again after all this time.

Friends to Enemies to Lovers : M'baku/Reader/Namor Angst Love Triangle

M'baku/Reader/Namor love triangle, TW for SA

Part 2 The Wedding

Part 3 Consequences

Epilogue

Smut

Namor gives in to temptation with a palace aid

Sub!Namor seeing his Dom!Queen after giving the bracelet away

Part two of Sub!Namor and Dom!Queen

You’re the one He wants but you’re the one who refuses him. 

Namor strikes a deal with you, he’ll take you to the surface in exchange for your body.

Tenoch x Reader

Fluff or Angst (or both)

You and Tenoch have a meet cute on a plane to Mexico

Tenoch get’s stuck in an elevator with you, his personal assistant

Part 2 Tenoch/Reader after the elevator

Tenoch finally gets to meet his favorite reporter

Tenoch and you have a tension filled night in Mexico

Tenoch pretends to be your boyfriend to protect you

Smut

8 cute moments between Tenoch/Reader and 1 spicy moment between the sheets.

Sex Scenes, frustrated actors, and giving in to the feeling.

Tenoch realizes you have a praise kink and has fun with it.

Tenoch and you get stranded on the side of he road during a storm

Tenoch gets high and gets needy

Tenoch gets you a new toy and tries it out in public

Tenoch and his costar hate each other, kind of

Tenoch asks his assistant to sit on his lap

You and Tenoch are on your third date and you know what that means

Tenoch wants his face to be your throne

Rafa x Reader

Angst

Rafa comforts you after you lose someone from your past

Smut

Rafa meets his match in all things weed

Rafa has a special gift for his frienemy (shouldve been a blurb)

Miscellaneous Snippets

Blurbs (short little stories) from Ask Game I Made for blurbs

2for1 request Yandere type Rafa #19 and Namor #16

Toxic Possessive Rafa #3

Alejandro finds his dream #24

2for1 request Namor being playful #4 & #8

Alejandro confessing #19

Alejandro gets flustered #27

Rafa and drunk dancing #21

Namor at the Wakandan Tailor #16

Alejandrox2 being in love #20 & #28

Namorx2 being cute in bed and in a closet #17 & #23

Tenochx2 and some alcohol induced situations #21 & 30

Rafax2 cooking #14 & #18

Namor and his SHIELD connection #7

Tenoch comes home to a meal #18

Rafa needs some help after heartbreak #30

Alejandro #14 & #9 Soft then angst/ Tenoch #19 soft

Rafa #1 & #15 a little angst and smut

Blurb Requests Ask Game #2

Headcannons

Namor Head Cannons

More Namor Head Cannons

Rafa Head Cannons

RANDOM (bits and bobs that you can ask me about)

Dialogue I've considered

TENOCH INFO with additions in the reblogs

Twitter "Hey Tenoch"

Please tell me if any of the links aren't working.

[dark-mcu-ship-tourney]

Hello!

Welcome to the Problematic MCU Ship Tournament!

This blog will pit 64 different pairings against one another. All of them are in some way “problematic”- some feature a minor and an adult, others feature incestuous pairings, others still simply have questionable or potentially abusive dynamics. Many ships combine elements of more than one.

Each day, 4 polls will be posted pitting two different ships together (for a total of 8 ships per day). You are free to vote in as many or as few of these polls as you’d like.

This blog is explicitly pro-ship and anti-censorship, and obviously features dark themes. If this is a point of discomfort for you, you are free to block this blog, I don’t bite. Hate towards anyone (and anything unreasonably rude about ships or characters) will not be published and users that send it will be blocked. Nothing explicit will be posted to this blog, regardless of the ship, so minors are free to interact if they so wish.

The bracket below shows all the ships that will be posted, as well as their first opponent. After the first round has been completed, the diagram will be updated and all of the winning ships will be pitted against one another. You can also find a typed list of all ships under the cut, for users that can’t or don’t want to read my terrible handwriting.

May the odds be ever in your (ship’s) favor!

All First Round Ships:

1. Morgan Stark x Harold “Happy” Hogan

2. Morgan Stark x James “Rhodey” Rhodes

3. Morgan Stark x Tony Stark

4. Morgan Stark x Pepper Potts

5. Scott Lang x Cassie Lang

6. Frigga Freyrdottir x Thor Odinson

7. Vision x Billy Maximoff x Tommy Maximoff

8. Wanda Maximoff x Billy Maximoff x Tommy Maximoff

9. Maria Stark x Tony Stark

10. Howard Stark x Tony Stark

11. Obadiah “Obie” Stane x Tony Stark

12. Tony Stark x Peter Parker

13. Peter Parker x Harold “Happy” Hogan

14. Tony Stark x Harley Keener

15. America Chavez x Dr. Stephen Strange

16. America Chavez x Wanda Maximoff

17. Odin Borson x Thor Odinson

18. King T'Chaka x Prince T'Challa

19. Xu Shang-Chi x Xu Wenwu

20. Marc Spector x Stephen Grant

21. Thor Odinson x Rocket Raccoon

22. Thor Odinson x Groot

23. Peter Quill x Rocket Raccoon

24. James “Bucky” Barnes x Rocket Raccoon

25. Adrian Toomes x Peter Parker

26. Dr. Otto Octavius x Peter Parker

27. Dr. Curt Connors x Peter Parker

28. Steven “Skip” Westcott x Peter Parker

29. Dr. Stephen Strange x Peter Parker

30. Quentin Beck x Peter Parker

31. James “Bucky” Barnes x Peter Parker

32. Steve Rogers x Peter Parker

33. Thor Odinson x Loki Laufeyson

34. Loki Laufeyson x Sylvie Laufeydottir

35. Princess Shuri x James “Bucky” Barnes

36. Princess/Queen Shuri x Namor/K’uk’ulkan

37. Thanos x Nebula

38. Thanos x Gamora

39. Thanos x Loki Laufeyson

40. Thanos x Tony Stark

41. Clint Barton x Kate Bishop

42. Clint Barton x Lila Barton

43. Carol Danvers x Kamala Khan

44. Monica Rambeau x Kamala Khan

45. Stephen Grant x Khonshu

46. Jake Lockley x Khonshu

47. Marc Spector x Khanshu

48. Arthur Harrow x Ammit

49. Xu Shang-Chi x Xu Xialing

50. Princess Shuri x King/Prince T’Challa

51. Billy Maximoff x Tommy Maximoff

52. Wanda Maximoff x Pietro Maximoff

53. Peter Parker x May Parker

54. Queen Ramonda x Princess Shuri

55. Queen Ramonda x King/Prince T’Challa

56. Peter Parker x Ben Parker

57. Marc Spector x Jake Lockley

58. Stephen Grant x Jake Lockley

59. Natasha Romanov x Yelena Belova

60. Gamora x Nebula

61. Odin Borson x Loki Laufeyson

62. Frigga Feyrdottir x Loki Laufeyson

63. Peter Parker x Carol Danvers

64. Peter Parker x James “Rhodey” Rhodes

[namor-shuri]

*Shuri leaves the meeting abruptly and sends Namor a message through the kimoyo beads she gifted him*

Shuri: Ch’ah meet me in the bathroom in 5

Namor: Wait we’re doing this here? Right now? During a pivotal meeting between both of our nations where I am about to address the council in 15 minutes? What has gotten into you Itzia??

Shuri: So you’re coming or what?

*Namor comes back to the meeting 30 minutes later, catching his breath and adjusting his suit while he flies to the podium*

“Hi everyone *clears throat* Thank you for your patience. I would like to first thank Wakanda for hosting this crucial meeting. It is a big step towards healing and all of us cu..coming together.”

*Attuma tries to play off his laugh for a cough as Namora hits his side hard and buries her face in her hand*

*Shuri looks down and smirks as she adjusts her dress*

[imperiuswrecked]

15 days until NAMOR (2024) #1 is released

[izunias-meme-hole]

Turning it around, give me all of them for Doom >:) plus the same wildcard (or smth different if you want)

1- Favourites thing(s) about this character? - His ego, his intellect, his entire "magic meets science" aesthetic, did I mention his ego?

2- What song(s) remind you of this character? - The Imperial March, Be Prepared, and Ruler of Everything

3- Do you like this character? - I freakin' love him.

4- Would you write about this character? - I'd focus on his reign in Latveria if I were to make a standalone story for Doom, but for literally anything else I feel like I'd go full "moriarty" writing-wise and just let him operate from a far as he weaves a metaphorical web to take on his enemies (Mainly Richards).

5- What do you not like about this character? - The unthinkable arc in the comics. I know Doom is irredeemable, but that entire arc is just showcasing his worst traits in a wrong way. That and the fact that no director (outside of Roger Cornman ironically) has made a good live action version of him.

6- Favourite thing this character has said? - This man has a few memable quotes and some genuinely great quotes, but this is the most memorable to me.

I love this because while it is a display of arrogance... he's also saying this because he DID have real godhood in his grasp and it didn't do shit for his soul.

7- What do you like most about this character? - His ego. The same ego that got wounded after Reed Richards was proven right about a miscalculation Doom made, the ego that made Doom GRAFT A MASK TO HIS FACE WHEN IT HAD ONE SCRATCH, the ego that has bit him in the ass several times, the ego that defines who he is as a villain. Victor is a brilliant man who's capable of good, but he's so fueled by his ego to the point where he has to ensure that he is above everything.

8- Do you think this character is underrated or overrated? - Perfectly rated tbh.

9- What’s your favourite headcanon(s) for this character? - Doom has probably written some books that he'll never publish, and no they're not propaganda. He's written stories inspired by several old myths, each one telling the tale of a young man who would grow into a perfect hero, liberate his homeland, face off against several corrupt forces, and unite the world in an era of peace. These young men that he'd write about would be kinda inspired by how he was before everything unfolded the way they did, so these are basically just Victor writing about his ideal self in different ways.

10- Who do you like to ship with this character? (If you do of course) Is it another character from the cast or is it an OC? - I don't really ship him with anyone, but by god this man has a LOT of chemistry with so many characters to the point where you can say "Yes Doom and Namor are exes."

11- Who do you not like to ship with this character? - Reed. I don't hate the ship, but canonically this man HATES Reed with his soul to the point of homophobia. Like he'll gladly take care of Valeria and put aside his differences depending on the occasion, but Doom is still Reed's biggest hater.

12- Have you read any fics about this character? (if it’s not an OC)? Can you recommend anything good? No fits, but a few comics. Secret Wars (1984), Triumph and Torment, Books of Doom, Blood Hunt, Emperor Doom, anything written by Jonathan Hickman, Blood Hunt, X-Men: House of Doom, Fantastic Four #258, and Fantastic Four Annual #2.

13- Contrary wise if it is an OC, what’s your favourite story with them in it you’ve written? I unfortunately haven't written a fic or script of this man, though I'd REALLY like to do so as an exercise.

14- What outfit would you really like to see this character wear? Or what’s your favourite outfit of theirs? - The MvC3 iteration of his classic look just has so much aura.

15- Favourite line of theirs? (A duplicate question, but I'll oblige)

16- What do you think would improve this character? Like, character-arc wise? I can't think of much critique for Comic!Doom, but we NEED a good live action version of the character that isn't Joseph Culp.

17- Have you ever had a crush on this character…? - Nope.

18- What’s something you associate this character with? E.g. a certain colour, object or scenery? - The color green, the smell of iron, and medieval scenery.

19- What would the show/book/movie be like if this character wasn’t present? (if it’s not an OC) - Depends on the book, but his presence is never unwelcome.

20- Contrary wise, if this character is an OC, how does their presence change the story? - He's no OC, but his presence definitely is another addition to the affairs that he's active in.

21- Wild card! Talk about anything to do with this character! Anything at all! - He appreciates animation as an art form... but hates how it's barely used for actual art with a few exceptions.

[lina-lovebug]

Bleeding Hearts

Part 15

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“Where are we even going-?”

“Ssh!” I pressed my hand against his mouth, keeping us both down and hidden by the shrubs. We were both bent downwards, our eyes darting around till I had finally spotted it.

It is a Thanator, but more importantly, it is a mother. They are even more dangerous when they have someone to protect, and I glanced at Miles Quarictch before removing my hand.

“It’s raining. Isn’t she cold?” He questioned, his voice quiet.

“It does not matter,” I said, looking at him, “she has given birth and will not move them. She will use her body heat to keep them warm, or they will die.”

“What?!” I smacked his head, glancing to make sure she wasn’t looking for us.

“It is nature. If they die, then it was meant to be. It means their bodies were too weak for this world, and their energy will be given back to Eywa,” I explained.

"You say it like it's fair."

I looked at him, "it is not fair. Life is not fair, but Eywa gives and Eywa takes."

“What the fuck is this supposed to teach me?” His voice was still hushed, but his tone was harsh.

“You wish to learn about my world - my home. This is the harshest reality of it,” I explained, backing away slowly as to not scare her or alert her of our presence. Miles Quaritch began to do the same, slowly following my path.

“What do you do? When someone dies,” He asked as I got up and I grabbed his hands, luring it towards a leaf full of fresh water.

“We bury them within the earth, and the Atokirina begin to surround the body. They hover for a while before all leaving, and giving us permission to grieve and mourn,” I grabbed my own leaf, letting the water gently pour into my mouth. I drank all of it, greedy for the freshwater that I have been denied.

“Akotina?”

“Woodsprites,” I translated, wiping my mouth.

“Very pure spirits.”

“How are you not freezing your ass off?” He asked, shivering in his garments.

“I grew used to it,” I shrugged, moving along as the eclipse was fast approaching.

I found a spot underneath a tree as the rain began to pour onto us, and he was whining like a baby about being cold and wet.

Which is another reason why humans should not come here.

They will destroy the natural safety for comfort.

Like ignorant children.

“I’ve seen footage,” He started, making me look at him.

“Of you killing people. You almost got me.”

“I will do anything to defend my people. A trait you demons seem to not possess.”

“Hmm, I think you’re wrong,” He stated proudly, to which I scoffed.

“That’s why we’re here. We want a new home for our people, and will do anything to protect them.”

“All of them?” I questioned, looking in his eyes.

His demon eyes.

“No, just the ones who pay the most.”

I pointed at him, “and that is why we are nothing alike. You demons value wealth, and save yourselves. You are selfish and do not belong.”

“Yeah we are selfish,” He admitted, not being phased by my accusations.

And then he looked at me. He looked at me with a soft gaze that made me question the man they call Colonel. It made me question just who I was truly seeing. Was it the Colonel who died because he wished to take Pandora for humanity?

Or. . .someone new?

“It is something I have grown to hate about us. It’s why we’re here. We took too much and couldn’t give it back, but you,” His hand came up to my face and I almost flinched away as his thumb gently wiped my bottom lip.

“You’re the very best of the Na’vi. I have a lot to learn from you, Ninat’ia.”

[popculturebuffet]

X-Month: Mutancy on the Bouncy (darkwing Duck) (Comission for WeirdKev27)

Hello all you happy muties and welcome back to X-Month, last year known as mutant month!

A brief recap: Last year being an x-men fan with a rather.. chill attitude toward the strangest heroes of all

I did a theme month covering them: I covered their first animated apperance as the defenders of peace as hawkeye joind the x-men to fight namor and dr doom because the fantastic four's rights were busy that day, reviewed the all time franchise defining classic God Loves, Man Kills as the x-men fougth releigion and Xavier was crucified in a hallucination by demonic x-men on the top of the world trade center

I looked at Rogue's poorly drawn first apperance where Carol Danvers gave a hearty fuck you to her former friends for leaving her with a space rapist, and capped it all off iwth the first hellfire gala.

SO what do we have for round 2? Well how about mutant rubber chickens, the gloriously gay origin of Nightcrawler we at long last finally got, the debut of one of the greatest x-men spinoffs ever, one of the best x-men joining the x-men... and almost causing every last one of them to quit, one of the best x-men adaptations ever that debuted just this year and capping off with the comic that started the krakoan age with 6 words "While you slept, the world changed". The schedule's as follows.

9/8:

X-Men Origins Blue X-Men 97 Uncanny X-Men #171: Rogue

9/15: Transformers Cyberverse: Megatron IS MY hero Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants

9/22: Transformers One Sam and Max: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak House of X/Powers of X

So to kick us off, and for what alll you duck fans have been waiting for, we're looking at an episode of Darkwing Duck, Mutancy on the Bouncy.

Mutancy on the Bouncy comes from the shows third and final season, called season 2 on Disney+ if your curious to check the episode out as Darkwing Duck's episode order is a nightmare I cannot escape. It came out one month after x-men the animated series, but is more a parody of the concept of mutants and how many there are than the actual x-men. It's only real satire is "There sure are a lot of mutants". And I love them all. except you Havok. You go sit in your corner.

So instead of a direct parody we get a bunch of mutants all themed after practical jokes (gluing someone to something, banana (For banana peel), a literal rubber chicken and a woman who can make you sneeze for sneezing powder), fighting a stone pig crime boss while Darkwing is a racist, narcist moron repeatedly assaulting an innocent person. Yes really.. see what I mean under the cut!

We open with a three way brawl between Darkwing Duck and two newcomers; Rubber Chicken , exactly what he sounds like and Cementhead... whose not a giant head made of cement but a pig made of cement. GOsalyn is on the scene reporting having become an ace reporter and narrates the episode> It's a fun device and gosalyn as an ace reporter fits; She's nozy, she's already butting into darkwings business and she's entertaning.

She dosen't have much integrity, traumtizing herb and binky muddlefoot, the next door neighbors to get sensatonalist photos but she wants a big story.. and to keep getting out of gym.

Around this time Darkwing is dealing with a new mutant criminal, Cementhead. And yup they use mutants. Granted the mutants here aren't due to an x gene but due to being downwind of some sort of plant having parents etc. Which itself.. is clever. Early X-men applied it was atomic radiation what caused it or caused the x-gene to devleop and it's still implied by some like charles xavier his parents working in radiation is why it manifested. So while i'm not sure it's intentional it fits. It also reminds me of a great joke Christopher Preist would do a few years after this episode during his black panther run, having Everett Ross, when encountering the heroes for higher lazily narrate they just fell into a radioactive vat of cream of wheat.

Darkwing finds clues that point to another mutant rubber chicken.. and I wasn't kidding: Darkwing takes 5 seconds to assume he's worknig for cementhead because "Those mutants always hang out together"

Yeah Darkwing is not likeable.. at all in this episode. He looks at the obvious frameup and despite Rubber Chicken (Who in a great gag is over at the snack bar) constantly TELLING him "I was framed", doing nothing ot harm him and generally trying to runa way at best.. Darkwing continues to persue him, tries to take him in despite you know, as a mutant probably not getting great treatment, and tries to beat him up. The last one highlights why, as frustrating as it is to see Darkwing be mildly racist and completely an ass this works: darkwing.. isn't remotely in the right. His shenanigans this episode have him at his most egotistical and judgemental and in the chunk of episodes i've seen the guy has a bad tendency to both be black and white in his morality and quick to judge. It's not really suprising Darkwing won't listen to obvious logic and maybe talk to the guy.. he can't even get over himself long enough to stop attacking and realize he's just hurting himself as Rubber Chicken's body means most of Darkwings tactics just get him hurt. I love RC' sline of "I' dbetter leave: If you keep giving me what' scoming ot me you'll end up in the hopstial"

Gos wants in but Darkwing, as usual, refuses which is hilaroiusly petty at this point as we're on episode 89, and for once somewhere firmly in the time stream instead of whatever got finished first. How many times does he need to learn this. It's a downside of being a status quo show: some conflicts get repeated, again. and again and agani. Like Homer and Marge' smarrige being in crisis you just get tired of it. I do love the gag of goslayn going "Launchpad beliveis me" before darkwing mentions something he belivies in, the easter bunny then the tooth fair an dhas to backpedal to not hurt the big guy.

So Gosalyn nintendoes what darkwing don't:.. actualyl asks questoins. While sh'es just as confrontational she.. actually listens to him and he gives his origin story: He was born from parents who lived downwind of a rubber plant, and thus grew up with fantastic elastic powers. Sadly as many a young mutant has experinced instead of his powers making him popular he was hated and.. well not feared luckily, more mocked so he hid his powers. Until he found out his boss swinheart was in cahoots with cementhead, and thus became Rubber Chicken to foil him. So Cementhead simply framed him. Gosalyn belivies him and supports him.

Darkwing.. is a dick about it

He refuses to belive her for.. no real reason. He assumes sh'es making it up and while Gosalyn isn't exactly TRUSTWORTHY this isn't the first time or even the 50th she's found out stuff.

Part of it is that Swineheart is actually trusted and loved by the city, a philanthropist. Which... fits a little and is part of what makes Cementhead such an intresting villian. Yes their one and the same, and that's the key: Cementhead is powerful on his own, a giant brick of cement that can bulldoze.. but as Swineheart he hides in plain sight. He's essentially Darkwing Duck's versoin of kingpin with a bit of tombstone mixed in, having the formers position as legit buisness man the public dosen't know is evil at first and the latter's stone skin.

He also easily dispatches darkwing by.. playing to his ego. He's not the first villian to do this, i'm sure, but most of darkwings foes go for the upfront approach: beat him up and hope it works this time. Part of what makes negaduck his arch enemy is attacking him at his vunerablities, trying to romance morgana in the show and tracking launchpad in the comics. Granted Negaduck shoudl've also been born as drake mallard but let's just say he had a diffrent name or thought Darkwing would use a fake name for civilian life and move on.

So rather than simply unmask and beat him senseless, he uses darkwing as a pawn offering him his own film, tv series, toyline and even a cartoon (Though the last one's going to be a lot).. if he catches Rubber Chicken. We also meet another mutant, a man who can turn into a banana. This non sequinter will be important later.

Goslalyn calls him out for being bribed so easily and transparently and goes to get proof. Because letting a little girl go into a dangerous situation isn't okay when she's trying to do a school project but it's totally fine when you don't give enough of a shit to go after her apparently.

So we get a great scene of darkwing going after poor rubber chicken who just.. stands still while Darkwing breaks things. Even for him this is a pretty sizeable new low. I love the shopekeep just.. adding up how much he owes. She's also a mutant and can stick things to people and when darkwing doubts, she literally sticks him with the bill. I did not realize the pun till now and applaud the show for doing it so subtly.

While this is going on gos goes for swineheart. She manages to get a photo

But gets caught immedietly

Cleverly she uses swineheart's own tactic against him.. asking him about himself an dfiguring she's about to die and not really getting to give his secret origin that often, he endulges.

It's also a fascinating origin espeically in an episode that's already dense with a guest character, a running gag about mutants setting stuff up for later, and gosalyn's whole reporter schtick. IT's remakeable HOW much this episdoe packs in without feeling overstuffed or too short to do it all.

So Cementhead was the sone of a famous crimelord, but his dad disowned hima nd threw him out for bein ga mutant. And honestly.. i'm shcoked HOW well this episdoe nails mutants: sure i'ts mostly an excuse to do some wacky gags and a fun running gag about there being some hiden mutant EVERYWHERE, but it stilll nails the core of x-men: That mutants are hated and feared just for existing. But where as Rubber Chicken at least had a family, Cementhead had nothing and gladly turned to crime. He became swineheart as he was tired of hiding, and this became a way to still do crime while also being a publci figure.

He plans to cement gosalyn's fate only for her to slip out and escape. Darkwing.. dosen't belivie her because.. she doctored photos earlier. This should work.. but said photos were.. herb muddlefoot with a plant on his head and binkie muddlefoot looking dazed and holding a knife. If this episode emphasiesed how much gosalyn lied, it would've worked better, making Darkwing's skepticism less douchey. But he never brings it up till now: It comes off like he dosen't trust gosalyn.. because he dosen't WANT TO and is using an easy excuse which still works in character but makes him a bigger dick than usual

So Gos goes with plan b: To me my x-men. And since they dont' have a psychic bald man with severe issues and manipulative tendencies they go to the media to call for all mutants.. after the reporter on deck reports darkwing is once again on the hook for property damage, a casual gag I just love. Naturally it dosen't go super great at first as Rubber Chicken is a nervous fellow. He's endeearing, simply wanting to do the right thing but utterly terrifeid of darkwing and of a small child, neither of which are a good look. But when pressed he does the right thing anyway. He coudl've given up hunting cementhead after the frame job and just.. disappeared.. but he dosen't. Because he wants to catch him because even if everyone fears him or wnats to lock him up.. it's the right thing. And that's what being an x-man is all about.. you may not be loved.. but you are needed to push for a better tommorow. And that's what matters

The Reporter sympathizes.. and reveals she's also a mutant and urges others to help.

So as Darkwing finds out Swinheart and Cementhead are the same person just in time to learn what the five fingers said to the face, a new team which i'm dubbing THE X-DUCKS. They are Rubber Chicken the fearful fowl with limbs of rubber! Banana BOy! Whose actually a grown ass man whose banana form has a cape for some reason! Glue Gal, the girl with the power to stick to you like glue and make it hard to find a catchphrase not lind with innuendo for her and Sneezemaster, who will give you the sniffles.

Together they.. easily get beaten. Yeah hilariously the lack of experince, team cordination or any time in the field apart from Rubber Chicken just.. causes them all to be irrelvant and crash into each other leaving only rubber chicken. It works way better than it has any right to: all this buildup.. and the payoff to all the mutants running around is them running into each other. IT's brilliant. And it's a hard joke to pull off: Deadpool 2 tried a similar thing with x-force but it didn't work as not only did they all die horribly.. but it felt so damn mean spirited. HEre nothings stopping these mutants from sticking around as a team or learning to be better, they simply weren't ready for this fight.

So it's up to darkwing who finally learns rubber chickens powers have a backlash.. and lures cementhead to attack so rubber chicken can slingshot him. With that Darkwing admits maybe mutants arne't so bad and Rubber Chicken.. hilariously lays into him, shouting about him being an egotist and a bully. He takes offence to the..f rist one.

It's a great ending to a great episode. Mutancy on the Bouncy is a lot of fun, taking the x-men concept and doing the goofies verison of it imaginable> THe team reminds me of the legion of substitue heroes from DC: heroes with pretty niche powers who fight anyway because it's the right thing. The episode nails being a mutant: the isolation, the hiding to avoid being hated and feared, how some revel in thier power and how grouping together can help you surivive. Rubber Chicken ends the episode with more confidence, friends and not hated and feared. I wish the series lived long enough to get a sequel and hope these guys pop up in the dynamite comics as it dosen't seem like they did in boom.. and if i'm wrong please tell me. This episode is stacked with great one offs and is one of my faviorites i've seen. I may be of coursed a little teeny bit biased towards something parodying x-men, but theyt ake the basic concept and make it their own wonderfully. Thanks for reading

[wint3r-h3art]

(snippet) Pisces | Namor x Reader x Attuma

Per requested. @avaleineandafryingpan @imthataliensuperstar @powerfulmanifestor333

18+ ONLY | Minors DNI

Warnings: this snippet contains implications of primal/prey play, so if this is not your thing. Don’t read. This is a No Power AU where both Namor & Attuma are friends and partner for their company. Y/N is their gf, so they are in an established polyamorous relationship. It ain’t much, so don’t get your hopes up too much 😅

You could feel his eyes on you even from this far out. His presence alone was unto himself. A smile spread across your face as you weaved through the crowded boutique.

Attuma shook his head. You know exactly what that means. It was time to go. You knew your other lover was getting impatient as he was cooped up in the hotel by himself. But you didn’t feel like it. You wanted to play—you craved the thrill, especially when Attuma got all worked up.

He knew the look. As you took a step back, he took a huge step forward, pushing through the crowded boutique. He knew that goddamn look the moment that cheeky smile of yours spread on your face. He knew you were going to make him work for it.

A quick dial on his phone, and Namor picked up the call at the first ring.

“The little birdy wants to play today, so we’re going to be a little late.”

Namor grumbled something under his breath.

“Attuma…we talked about this. You’re enabling her.”

The other man laughed. “She likes being chased.”

“That is not my point.”

“Listen. If she gave you the same look she gave me, you would fold too.” Probably faster than he ever was, Attuma thought.

Namor fell silent. He knew what Attuma meant. Once you wanted something, they had no choice but to give into you—spoiled rotten that was what you are. Especially having the two most powerful men wrapped around your fingers.

Running his fingers through his hair, he grumbled.

“15 minutes. Anymore than this, and I’m taking her for myself tonight.”

Attuma wanted to protest, but he got hung up on immediately. He cursed under his breath.

[letitiaslabyrinth]

AT THE END OF THE DAY

warning: angst, family issues/death, soft/quiet shuri, Riri's the best and most patient girlfriend ever, gentle riri, shuri paints as a coping mechanism, Shuri has more tattoos and piercings pairing: Riri x Shuri word count: 1.3k

Shuri walked around her lab, making sure everyone and everything was fine and in working condition. Once she was done and ended up double checking things again, she went over to her own desk to begin working.

Shuri felt her heart beat slightly pick up. She brushed it off and continued what she was doing. But it sped up more. and more and more, until she was breathing heavily and her vision was going in and out.

"Everyone, get out." Her eyes start watering. "GET OUT!" She screams.

The room was empty in seconds.

Shuri put her hand in chest and sank to the floor, crying. "Griot," she says softly.

"Yes, my queen?" The A.I answers.

"Call Riri. Tell her it's an emergency."

"Calling Mrs. Williams now."

Riri rushed into the lab, frantically looking around for her wife. She stopped for a second and heard crying. It was soft but she was able to figure out where it was coming from.

Riri kneeled down next to Shuri, "Baby, what happened?"

Shuris breath hitched in her throat before she looked up and spoke, "I… I was trying to work and my heart, it started picking up but when I tried to brush it off, I-" Riri could see how much talking about it hurt so she brought Shuri into a hug, rubbing circles on her back.

This wasn't the first time Shuri has had a breakdown while trying to get something done. And Riri knew the reasons, too—her family.

Shuri had gotten the news about T'Chala's death when she was here, working, and since then she'd tried to push down whatever sort of block that was trying to stop her from doing anything in the lab. But when Ramonda died? It was the last piece of hope, of fight, of anything that was still in Shuri and all of it was shattered completely. Whenever Shuri tried to work now, flashbacks of what Namor did would run through her mind until she got broke down, just like she did today.

"I wanna go home.." Shuri mumbled into Riri's shirt.

"Okay." Riri wiped away Shuri's tears and helped her up, bringing her all the way out the palace and into their car.

Shuri was in the backseat, laying down with one of Riri's hoodie's and a blanket that was already there.

"You want anything from the store before we go home?" Riri looked in the rear view mirror when she didn't get an answer and saw Shuri shaking her head. Riri said a quiet, "okay." and started their drive home.

Riri carried Shuri to the couch in their living room and gently put her down, trying not to wake her. She kissed her forehead before going to the kitchen to make her wife something simple to eat since she knew Shuri doesn't eat much when she wakes up.

When Riri reaches the couch, a sandwich and hot cocoa in hand, she sees that Shuri isn't there. She puts both down and creeps into Shuri's art room quietly.

Shuri still has on Riri's hoodie and the blanket as she continues to paint the formally white canvas with a myriad of different colors. She's mostly sticking to different shades of purple and orange—her and Riri's colors.

Riri stood in the doorway without a word, letting her wife express herself freely and with no interruptions.

"Ri?" Shuri says, turning her head slightly and putting down the paint brush.

"I'm here." Riri goes to her side and kisses her on the forehead, "I'm right here."

"Thank you." Shuri says softly.

"Of course, mama. You hungry yet or you wanna keep painting?"

"I could eat." Shuri takes the canvas off the easel and hangs it up to dry. She follows Riri out her art room, the blanket still on her shoulders and goes to sit in the couch with her snack and her drink.

"I'ma be right back, alright?" Riri says.

Shuri nods twice, slightly zoning out while she eats.

Riri comes back 15 minutes later with a new outfit on—a Nike's gray sports bra with matching sweatpants and sits down next to Shuri. She notices how Shuri only ate half of her sandwich but finished her cocoa. "You done with your food, mama?"

Shuri shrugs. "I'll probably finish it later or something, just don't throw it away please."

Riri hums and takes the dishes to the kitchen. She puts the rest of Shuri's sandwich in the fridge and washes out her cup. She gets a cup of water for herself before making her way back to her girlfriend.

The two of them watch TV in comfortable silence for the next three hours. The channel switched between things Shuri wanted to watch and things Riri wanted to watch but since they mostly liked the same shows, neither of them minded what the other picked.

Shuri's head is on Riri's lap while Riri drags her fingers over the sleeve tattoo Shuri has on her right arm and among the other ones she has, this one is Riri's favorite. It was the only one with color on it so naturally it stood out.

Shuri feels her eyes dropping and lets herself drift off slightly but not completely.

"I love you," Shuri mumbles softly.

The last person Shuri said that to was her family when she was saying goodbye to them at the beach in Haiti.

Riri froze for a bit, her hand stopping completely. Ever since Shuri's grief started consuming her, she'd stop telling Riri she loved her. Riri knew Shuri loved her but not hearing her say it for a while hurt far more than she thought it would. She would tell Shuri she loved her and not get an answer back, just a soft smile and a kiss on the forehead. Sometimes Shuri would try and say it back but it felt so forced that she just stopped completely.

Riri leans down and kisses the tattoo she was touching, "I love you, too."

Shuri hums happily. "I'm sorry for not saying it more often."

She's being open right now, something she knew she needed to work on when it came to her and Riri's relationship.

"It's okay, mama. I know it's difficult for you."

"How come you're so…"

"Understanding? I don't know exactly what you've been through when it comes to relationships, Shuri, but you shouldn't have to ask to be understood or heard when you're speaking. Especially not when it comes to me, alright?"

"You're the first woman I've been with who isn't…tired of me, yet. You're the first woman I've been with who actually makes me feel like it's okay to have bad days and to not want to get out of bed sometimes and it's new to me. The first time I spent a night at your place, I felt so safe with you and it felt so weird to me because I've never felt like that before and at first I didn't understand it and even now, I still don't…" She sat up as she started rambling. The conversation switched topics three times but Riri didn't bother mentioning it. All that mattered to her is that Shuri was actually talking to her when she was having a bad day. Usually she'd isolate herself in her art room or her "Panther cave", as she liked to call it.

Shuri stops talking, realizing that Riri wasn't saying anything. "Sorry, I completely went off track."

"It's alright, baby." Riri reassures. "I like hearing you talk about things you're passionate about."

"Really?"

Riri nods, "Yes, ma. You can continue if you want."

Shuri doesn't waste any time getting right back on track to what she was talking about.

[scarlet--wiccan]

Bc Pietro x Namor is obviously weird bc of the whole “Magneto-trying-to-pimp-out-Wanda-to-Namor-when-she-was-like-15-and-Pietro-who-was-also-15-at-the-time-didn’t-like-it” thing, what are some other ships for him that you think would be cool?

There are several reasons why the Namor thing doesn't work for me, but I do really like the idea of pairing Pietro with a guy who can match his bitchy, dramatic energy. I always though he would have great chemistry with Shiro or Jean-Paul, although the latter is obviously not available. I also feel like he'd really hit it off with Akihiro.

Outside of the X-Men, I would unironically love to see him go on a date with Daimon (in one of his less fucked-up eras). I think they'd be a great divorced-dad couple. And since I've already got so many fire-guys on here, I think it would be hilarious if he had a fling with Johnny Storm. The idea of two dudes with the same kinda-shitty ex developing an unlikely friendship (or something more???) is really charming to me.

I do realize, of course, that Pietro is not canonically bisexual, in spite of his behavior. One thing I really like about his budding romance with Monet is that he's the one who needs to keep up with her. It's a refreshing change of pace, and I think it allows him to be a much more charming character than he usually is, when it comes to his relationships with women. I'd be interested in any relationship that can challenge Pietro in this way-- his alternate-universe romances with Ororo and Jessica Jones both hit the same spot for me.