#SSR Death Case

[hanafubukki]

“I’ll remember you though. I remember everyone that leaves”

Not only does Malleus have similarities with Stitch but also Lilo.

With Stitch, as Lilia pointed out, Stitch is cute and strong and people misunderstands him. They see Stitch and judge him right away for an abomination. They don’t want to get to know him. He’s reminded of Malleus and thinks they’ll get along.

Not only that, Lilia’s beach ssr is the card we learn why Lilia loves cooking. Why he learns to cook. How he learns to slow down and enjoy food with others because of Malleus. His family.

Then you get Lilo. She lost both her parents and was raised by her sister. People misunderstood her. She thought she was the cause of her parents death/played a role.

The parallels with Malleus are there. Malleus lost both his parents. He’s raised by Lilia, who was limited in what he could do just like Lilo’s sister, Nani, because she had to juggle work and Lilo. (Lilia has to sneak in/summoned, helps forge the treaty, helps Malleus get dressed, sing him to sleep, taught him, etc).

But now? There’s also the guilt.

Lilo believes it’s her fault that her parents died because she didn’t feed Pudge that day. She appeases Pudge by feeding him so it won’t happen again. So there won’t be anymore accidents.

And you know who else has this guilt! Who hasn’t accepted what his hatching means to Lilia? Malleus Draconia.

He sees how his birth brings happiness to Lilia and he rejects it. He instead offers Lilia a happy dream. With his parents alive. With Silver. Anyone but him.

He has this guilt. He knows the truth. He believe he’s the reason for it just like Lilo believes. He doesn’t want Lilia to die especially now that he knows that he’s the reason why. He doubles down on trying to give him a happy dream without suffering.

Because Lilia is part of his family and, “You don’t let family die. You don’t ever.”

That is exactly what Malleus is doing right now. He’s not going let him or anyone he loves die. He, like Lilo with Pudge, doesn’t want anyone to go through that loss.

As Malleus said, “all I ever do is lose one thing after another. Everyone eventually gets up from the table and leaves me behind in the end.” And just like Lilo, he’ll remember them. He remembers each one that leaves.

Ohana means family, family means no one gets left behind or forgotten, but in Malleus’s case how much of that is true?

He’ll never forget his family. He’ll always love them even after they are long gone. They are always in his thoughts. But he, for all his powers and status, he’s always the one left behind and forgotten, isn’t he?

All he’s trying to do right now though, is make sure no one feels the same pain he does. Like Lilo with Pudge.

***in case it’s not known, the “underlined” sections are hyperlinks. Please click on them for more painful context😘 🫶***

[gunsandspaceships]

Shall we play a game? Answers

Here I'll explain why the correct answers are:

Drinks when upset (Steve)

Criticizes everyone (Steve)

Obeys orders (Tony)

Doesn’t trade lives (Tony)

Worked for politicians for personal gain (Steve)

Good shooter (Tony)

Kissed 4 different women after starting a relationship with his partner (Steve)

Asks others for help and advice when needed (Tony)

Drinks when upset - Steve

He can't get drunk, but that doesn't mean he doesn't drink. And he does this when he is upset for some reason. In Captain America: The First Avenger, it was Bucky's death; in Civil War (extended funeral scene), it was Peggy's death.

There is not a single scene in the entire MCU where Tony drank because he was upset.

Criticizes everyone - Steve

I didn't remember that until I started working on the "Nice Guy" Contest and watched every scene with Cap in every movie he was, as well as every scene in every movie with the other OG6 Avengers. And it caught my attention - how often Steve criticizes other people: Fury, Nat, Tony, Bruce, Thor, even Peggy. I even got tired of this.

One of the examples:

Obeys orders - Tony

Steve spent his entire military/paramilitary career doing the opposite - refusing to follow orders and criticizing his commanders. In any hierarchical organization, be it SSR, SHIELD or the Avengers, he took control. Tony, despite being the owner of the Avengers, obeyed him and followed Rogers' orders.

Doesn't trade lives - Tony

Even though it was Steve who said, “We don't trade lives,” he traded them. And more than once. As our winners mentioned, he traded the lives of Wakandans in Infinity War. In Civil War he traded the lives of civilians, special ops operatives, agents (they were killed or injured), Clint (his freedom and life with his family), Scott (his freedom and even life - he didn't stop him when Scott offered to do something that could "split him in half"), Sam (dragged into danger), Wanda (same), Sharon (who risked several times to help him), Nat (who also would be safe if not him), Rhodey (who wouldn't have been injured if Rogers hadn't started the fight), Peter (who he could have killed with the boarding bridge he brought down on him), and Tony. He traded them all for one man and the right to continue to command without anyone above him.

In Endgame, his plan was to bring back 50% of the universe. Before Tony and Bruce explained to them how time travel actually works, the plan was to erase everything that happened after 2018. This means all the people who have been born since then and everything that has happened to the remaining 50% over the years.

Tony had to intervene anyway because they would have done terrible things if he hadn't told them not to change anything in those 5 years. He is the one who does not trade lives.

Even when he is told he can't save everyone - he tries. And sometimes he proves that he can.

Worked for politicians for personal gain - Steve

That's how Steve became captain, in case you forgot.

And that's what Tony never did - work for politicians for personal gain.

Good shooter - Tony

You can find it here:

Kissed 4 different women after starting a relationship with his partner - Steve

In 1940s Steve started a relationship with Peggy Carter. Since then he kissed:

Howard's secretary

Unknown woman (or man? who knows)

Natasha

And Sheron, Carter

Ever since Tony started his relationship with Pepper, he hadn't kissed anyone else. Or did anything else of that sort of things.

Asks others for help and advice when needed - Tony

Steve asked for help. He brought a bunch of people to risk everything and start a fight in Civil War, for example. He never asked for advice though. He always has his own opinion, it is always the right one and he doesn't need anyone else's.

On the other hand - Tony is not above asking others for help, as well as asking for advice and opinions.

[vynegar]

vyn 5th birthday ssr, part three

third part.

same disclaimers from part one (note the extra one from usual, regarding story content)

youtube link to ShiroNaya’s video of the card story

links to other parts: one two

more tot stuff here

do not repost

[PART THREE]

[23:58] Rooftop

The sun had mostly set below the horizon, dragging out long, inky shadows that snaked and twisted on the ground. Vyn stood at that boundary of light and dark. The ferocious wind ruffled his silver hair, but he gave no reaction whatsoever to Zheng Yan’s condemnations. I, on the other hand, grew tense as Zheng Yan approached us, but didn’t dare to do anything in case it provoked him.

Zheng Yan: Look at what you’ve done to me! And you won’t even admit that you did this?!

Vyn: If I were really the cold-hearted, fame-hungry person that you say I am, do you think that threatening your own life would affect me?

Vyn sighed quietly, as if Zheng Yan were not worth the trouble.

Vyn: If you were to actually die, how would you get your revenge?

Zheng Yan: I’m not looking for revenge. Without Xiao Zhuo, I have nothing left to live for… I just want justice. I want Xiao Zhuo to know his dad didn’t let him down again.

Vyn subtly started to approach him, but Zheng Yan noticed right away.

Zheng Yan: D-don’t come over here.

MC: Mr. Zheng, please calm down. I’m a lawyer from Themis Law Firm, and I’m here to help you. If there was any unlawful coercion during that interrogation, I can help you make sure they’re held liable for their actions. Dying won’t do anything – don’t you want the person who hurt you to pay?

Zheng Yan: That person is right next to you! You can help me sue him right now!

MC: The law values evidence, Mr. Zheng. We can leave and then take our time discussing this. There’s nothing that can’t discussed.

Zheng Yan: Evidence?! They didn’t have any evidence when they locked me up for years, so why care about it now?

Suddenly, Zheng Yan became enraged. Without any warning, he took a kitchen knife out from his pocket.

Vyn: Watch out!

There was a flash of silver. As the closest one to Zheng Yan, Vyn rushed forward without hesitation.

Vyn: James!

When Vyn inadvertently used Zheng Yan’s previous name, Zheng Yan froze. Taking advantage of that moment, Vyn wrested the knife away from him. As it fell to the ground with a clatter, several policemen rushed over and forced Zheng Yan to the ground.

Zheng Yan: Aaaggghh!!!

Vyn: …

Everything had happened so fast. Only when I heard Vyn’s nearly imperceptible groan did I realize there was blood dripping from between his fingers – he must have been injured in his haste to seize the knife from Zheng Yan. Vyn glanced at me and shook his head, as if to reassure me. Then he walked over to where Zheng Yan was pinned to the ground and kneeled down to look him in the eye.

Vyn: Considering how deep your grievance runs, dying like this will only bring pain to your loved ones and joy to your enemies.

Zheng Yan: That’s easy for you to say, but my loved ones are all dead!

Vyn: Even more reason for you to live a good life. Death is the path of a coward.

Vyn took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood on his hand, but some drops still fell to the ground. As those scarlet droplets bloomed, Zheng Yan fell silent, lost in his own thoughts.

[26:39] Home

Although we had stopped Zheng Yan’s attempt to livestream his suicide, to some extent it still had a harmful impact on society, and he had therefore been taken to the police station. Under Vyn’s continued insistence, we went directly home instead of to the hospital.

MC: You go ahead and get changed. I’ll grab the first aid kit.

Vyn’s precious white coat, originally clean as new, was now stained with dust and dirt. I also wanted to do something to distract myself instead of just sitting still.

Vyn: All right.

Vyn nodded and soon returned in a new set of clothes. He sat down on the sofa and, without my prompting, held his hand out to me. It was no longer bleeding since he had wiped his hand with his handkerchief. Only some dried up spots of blood remained.

Vyn: Ow…

MC: Are you okay? I’ll be gentler.

Vyn nodded. Just as he was about to speak, his phone rang. Vyn glanced at the notifications inundating the screen, then muted his phone with irritation. I knew without asking that as the situation with Zheng Yan exacerbated, there were countless eyes on Vyn. Questioning him, testing him, concerned for him… both sincere and not. And this was only the beginning.

Vyn: Zheng Yan…

Vyn murmured to himself. From the start, he had been quite conscious of the name.

MC: Do you have any suspicions about his name, Vyn?

Vyn: Names represent a recognition of one’s identity. Although my use of the name “James” was subconscious… Zheng Yan simply found it strange. It was as if he had never heard the name before. Even if he rejects the name because it elicits painful memories for him, he should have reacted with anger, not apathy.

I vividly remembered Zheng Yan’s reaction. It was precisely because he reacted that way that made it possible for Vyn to stop a tragedy from happening.

Vyn: Did I…

MC: What is it? Did you think of something?

Vyn: The first time I met James, I conducted a cursory psychological evaluation of him. The trick I used to obtain his testimony and solve the case was based on those conclusions. Looking at his condition now, however, it seems his situation is more complicated than I thought. Did I… miss something back then?

It was a period of time that I wasn’t a part of, and Vyn’s current doubts seemed like the best key to unlocking those dusty memories of the past.

MC: Do you want to tell me what happened back then, Vyn? No matter who was at fault, first we have to figure out where the problem truly lies.

Vyn hesitated, then shifted to a more comfortable position.

Vyn: It happened when I was about to graduate with my doctorate…

As he spoke, his soft voice surrounded us like sudden rain in the night, swirling in atmosphere and washing us away.

[flashback]

[28:55] File Room

The rain had continued for several days now. Even though Vyn had left early, he still barely made it on time to the police station. With his umbrella still dripping, he rushed inside without stopping to shake the rainwater off it.

Professor Ferenc: You’re right on time, Vilhelm.

As requested by his teacher, Vyn stopped by the file room to discuss his plan before entering the interrogation room. Professor Ferenc, who was leaning against the wall with a cup of coffee in his hand, calmly took a sip then sized Vyn up in a teasing manner. Vyn directly sat down without resting his back against the chair, ignoring his professor’s actions.

Professor Ferenc: Muddy shoes and wet pants, is this really how you’re going to walk into your first solo psychology consult?

Vyn: The knowledge is stored in my head, Professor. My appearance is irrelevant. Moreover, I saw in the dossier that the suspect shows clear signs of NPD. An unkempt appearance may have the effect of lowering his guard.

Ferenc was always like this, so Vyn was well-accustomed to responding.

Professor Ferenc: Lack of empathy, extreme self-confidence, as well as extreme arrogance… He does seem to fit the signs of narcissistic personality disorder. Detective Jack asked me just now if it was too risky to let you handle this case alone, but I told him to have a little faith.

Vyn: He is not wrong to worry. You have much more experience, Professor, and the suspect’s custody limit is about to expire… If I fail, you may not even be able to salvage the situation afterwards. His escape is a real possibility.

Professor Ferenc: Hey, what happened to that calm logic from before? Suddenly you’ve lost confidence in yourself! This man James is from Stellis, and you’re basically half from Stellis too, so starting from that common ground is bound to help.

It was a stretch, but Vyn didn’t say anything. He already had his doctorate, but he was still uncertain about his future path. The Church of Svart was unequivocal in its opposition toward the aristocracy studying psychology. Vyn’s current actions could still be considered inconsequential, but his journey was far from over.

If he continued down this path, he would face obstacles in the form of his father, his family, and the Church. Was he truly prepared for that? Presumably, his professor hoped that this experience could give Vyn some kind of inspiration. The decision was gradually approaching, and he couldn’t ignore it forever.

Vyn: I am simply stating the facts.

Ferenc shook his head; this was typical behavior from his precious student, and he was accustomed to it as well.

Professor Ferenc: Vilhelm, you tend to view things objectively, which is a valuable trait for psychology research. But when it comes to your personal life, it can seem a little… distant?

It was not the first time Ferenc had said this. Vyn merely furrowed his brow slightly, refraining from a response.

Professor Ferenc: I have full confidence in you, but Detective Jack wants an idea of what your plan is.

Vyn: I do not have one.

Professor Ferenc: Eh?

Vyn’s words often left people flabbergasted, but the blunt honesty of this answer made Ferenc’s jaw drop in shock.

Vyn: Murderers are commonly diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, which often manifests as impulsive homicide (1). This suspect, however, clearly premeditated this. Aside from the vagueness of his alibi, it could be considered the perfect crime. You can tell from the recordings that he has meticulously deduced what the police would question him about, leaving no holes in his statement. My thinking is that instead of searching for those holes that may not even exist, we may as well not plan anything in advance. For someone with NPD, there is nothing more infuriating… than having a perfect murder they take so much pride in be crudely discredited as an impulsive homicide.

As Vyn spoke calmly and assuredly, Ferenc listened in silence save for his sips of coffee. Vyn stopped him as he was about to refill his cup.

Vyn: Oh, maybe you should stop drinking. I heard that the suspect wanted coffee – I can bring him the rest of this.

Vyn nodded at his professor then checked his watch again. After pouring a cup of coffee, he turned to leave, the hem of his white coat fluttering with the motion. As Ferenc watched him, he dimly recalled the first time he met Vyn. Vyn was still young and inexperienced at the time, yet his golden eyes were strikingly bright. The path he was on was a rough one, but finally he was off to further his journey.

[32:52] Outside the Interrogation Room

When Vyn grasped the doorknob to the investigation room, the cold touch of metal made him subconsciously tighten his grip on the glass cup he was holding. He had laid out everything so systematically with Ferenc, but now that it was the moment of truth, his heartbeat involuntarily quickened. This is probably from nervousness, he thought to himself as he opened the door and entered.

Vyn: Hello, James. Here is your coffee.

[33:12] Interrogation Room

Thunder roared in the distance, but the atmosphere in the room was stagnant. Based on his precise psychological profile of him, Vyn intentionally interrupted James over and over and mischaracterized his perfect plan as shoddy. It was exactly what James found unbearable, and finally he lost his composure.

James: Shut up! Hah, you have no idea what you’re talking about. How could I use a knife? Only a fool would think of method like that… The real murder weapon was an icicle that I custom-made. It didn’t have to be that sharp, just enough to slowly pierce the skin… I bet you’ve never heard the unique sound of ice rubbing against flesh before. It’s marvelous.

He closed his eyes, as if savoring that scraping sound. His lips curled in satisfaction.

James: No one could imagine it, and no one could find it. Even the puddle it’s melted into has long since merged with the rain.

It was an exquisite design. He had created a locked room, but opened the window to utilize the storm as a way to destroy much of the evidence.

Vyn: But it is all over now. You are correct – I did not know your plan, and I was unable to guess what the murder weapon was exactly. What we did know was the murderer, so… Thank you for telling us the truth. You are indeed smarter than we are.

James: You?!

James’s outburst was unexpected. He suddenly grabbed the coffee cup from the table and threw it. A rumble of thunder coincided with the “crash” of the cup, and the glass shattered on impact, glittering coldly in the dark room.

[34:54 card art]

James: Hahahaha…

His chilling laughter sounded even more eerie against the backdrop of thunder and lightning. James realized he had fallen into their trap.

James: So all of that was intentional. Everything you did was to provoke me…

Detective Jack: Get him under control! Now!

Alarmed by the sudden noise, the detectives filed in and almost immediately subdued James as he was about fly into a rage.

Detective Jack: Is your face okay?

It wasn’t until Detective Jack began to walk over to check his injury did Vyn realize groggily, as if waking from a dream, that his cheek had been grazed. Everything had happened too fast, and he was simply inexperienced. Arrogance made one foolish; that held true for both Zheng Yan and him.

Vyn: Ow…

Vyn had been so focused on provoking James to break down his mental defenses, but he hadn’t foreseen how dangerous that was. He had almost been stabbed in the eye by a shard of glass from the coffee cup he himself brought in. The coffee splattered across the white fabric of his coat, but the sorry sight didn’t affect Vyn’s composure in the slightest.

Vyn: Just confess. Do you think that hiding your insecurities behind self-assurance will prevent people from seeing your weakness and paranoia?

With his hands propped against the table, Vyn looked down at James in contempt as he ruthlessly exposed his inner weakness.

Vyn: Inability to tolerate any criticism is the quintessential sign of a lack of self-confidence.

James: And you’re so confident that you’ll never doubt yourself? Don’t criticize others like you’re above us all!

Vyn: At the very least, I will always analyze myself honestly.

James was still shouting, but Vyn had completely lost interest in him. With his chest still heaving and adrenaline still pumping through his veins, his head was clearer than it had ever been. This was not anxiety, but excitement; at that moment, he was honestly analyzing what he truly wanted. Humanity was such a complex and multifaceted art – he could spend his entire lifetime studying it and still not understand it in its entirety. How could he stop now?

Vyn: …

The ventilators cast shadows that spanned the walls, horizontal, then turning, slicing apart and reuniting the light over and over again. A dossier drifted down to the table, and Vyn heaved a long sigh. Finally, it was all over. But it was also the beginning of something new, something that he would never stop.

[END PART THREE]

[PART FOUR]

(1) “Antisocial personality disorder” Big Data Lab entry (under Academia>Psychology): A personality disorder that is characterized by frequent transgression of social norms and disregard for, or even violation of, the rights of others. People with antisocial personality disorder lack a sense of responsibility, have little regard for morals, and do not feel shame or remorse. Their behavior is unplanned and driven by impulse, and individuals easily become irritated or restless, having difficulty enduring the monotony of day-to-day life.

[sugar-plum-writer]

"Jujutsu Lover~ OTOME GAME"

System: 002 [Part - 01]

Loading 99%----> 100%!

Loading Route! Character?

System Administrator!Gojo Satoru

Love interest for Player- 3%

[Be aware not to cross above 100% for your safety~] Best of Luck!

[Player Death Rate- 80%]

Difficulty- SSR**

[Failing to clear will result in immediate death!]

Warnings/Tags?

[Slight!Violence; A System Administrator!Gojo Satoru x Fem!Otome Game Player Reader; Isekai]

Route Name?

[Do you love me Mr. Gojo?]

Good Luck player Y/n

The situation you were in now was unexpected, sure you might have hallucinated about it but hallucinations do not come to life correct? correct. If so was the case why are you stuck in this situation?

"Yo~ Y/n welcome to the afterlife!!!" pulling you by the wrist the man smirked smugly

"Congratulations on living the dream everyone has wanted to live, applause please!!!!" he clapped his hands loudly, setting off a party popper wearing a birthday hat

The man was a giant, 190 cm tall, with broad shoulders, white hair, and his eyes a blue embodying the entire sky- Looking into them felt like a freefall through an endless vast expanse of never ending Azure.

"W…Wait what!? I am dead…like dead dead? or a demon is trying to take possession of me?" confused you looked at him a bit freaked out at the situation

"Ah… possession well that's a first I have heard as a system administrator, oh well it's interesting" Smirking he offered you a party hat too

You looked at the party hat, then looked at him doubting and wondering if he was serious, as silence filled the heaven-like white room, with no beginning or end a span of endless white

"......."

"Ah you are no fun~" With a pout he threw the party hat away

"Believe it or not you are dead its not a dream, this is 100% real, you died in a car crash, a drunk driver slammed into you"

"So…I am dead?" you felt a pang in your chest, sweat dripped down your neck as the heart pumped itself to oblivion

"Yes, you are dead" The playful demeanor was gone as he looked at you, the gold threads embroidered into the royal blue and white suit glistened- something straight out of a French couture. The print was abstract-outwardly but fit him perfectly as if it was made for him.

"I…Is there no way to go back?"

"Hmmm…Well, you are going to be a player to test out the new world" sneering he leaned in, "If you win and survive, you can go back to your world"

"Really!? What do I need to do?"

"Well first of all~ you will need to make one of the characters fall in love with you, clear the route, and get a happily ever after, it's like a dating sim!" with a snap of his fingers a hologram appeared in front of you of a game like system

The Hologram had all kinds of stats missions, routes, shop, etc as you clicked around seeing different options

"And winning is assured because- I yours truly Mr. Gojo Satoru will accompany you through this! see!" he pointed at a small chibi icon of him in the corner of the hologram smirking.

"I see…but how are you so sure about winning? It's not like you are a god" you looked at him and chuckled finding it funny.

Without batting an eyes he gazed at you, looking into the depts of your soul every nook and cranny, and stated the obvious calmly as if it was obvious beyond doubt. For a moment he looked like a man above all, as if the world was nothing- not even worthy enough to be under his feet for it could never bear his divinity

"Darling", He chuckled , "Why would I need to be a God when my existence is higher than any position a God could want? As, throughout heavens and Earth, I alone am the honored one"

[System message!]

"Player Y/n do you wish to change route to other characters of jjk?"

Yes/ No

Link to my Masterlist

[If you wanna be tagged for other parts ect! comment below I will tag you~ and heart the post to let me know if you want more~]

@hinakazino it's out! Sorry for the late tag love ❤

@nissatamz it's out!!!

[imasallstars]

SSR/SSR+ 【Riamu Yumemi Has No Choice】Riamu Yumemi

“Why the hell am I wearing something like this..!? This has got to be... one of those... death games... “

FOCUS STAT 　　　7226 DANCE at max Level, Max Bond, 0 Potential TOTAL APPEAL 　　　 15 664 Skill:「Shaddup! Ain't My Problem! GG! 」 　　　(Overdrive) For every 6 seconds, there is a 40~60% chance that you will gain an extra 20% COMBO BONUS, PERFECT notes will restore 1 health, and only PERFECT notes will count in a combo for 3~4.5 seconds. Center Skill:「Passion Step」 　　　 All PASSION-type cards gain a 90% boost in their DANCE stat.

※ this card is available through scouting from the Summer Night Dream gacha available until August 14th 2023 14:59 JST. This card may return, in the case of a rerun of the Summer Night Dream gacha.

※ due to aforementioned health complications with her voice actress, voice lines for this card will be added on a later date

[dresden-syndrome]

Political offender classification: Class 4

“Class 4 offense is an extremely societally dangerous act which endangers the fundamental structures and achievements of East European Socialist Union and socialism itself, planned and organized with deliberate intent of destruction.

Class 4 offenders are enemies of the state, violent and hostile to everything we’re standing for as people, as a country, as the socialist world.

Such vicious cold-blooded enemies and traitors have no value as human beings and cannot be made into ones; once identified, they exist to contribute to our progress by being used for their biological value.”

Notes: 

Can be applied to adult males only (if you see class 4 girls, you’ve entered the all-female AU)

Mostly used in martial law time 

Used for class 2-3 repeat offenders 

Penalty for class 4 offenses stated in law documents as “maximal social protection measure"; most people read that as “execution by firing squad”

The whole existence of class 4 use is hidden from the general public. The EESU government actively perpetuates the death penalty myth.

Class 4 offenders are officially pronounced dead, missing or executed depending on what the state deems more convenient or effective. It can be all from enforced disappearances to fake police investigations to public mock executions.

Common terms used for class 4 offenders  are “subjects”, “biological assets”, “special testing equipment” or “human material”.

Offenses: 

Any class 3 offense committed during martial law time 

Political (anti-government) media public supply 

Opposing political party formation 

Deliberate production and/or supply of media broadcasting devices for anti-socialist agitation or propaganda purposes 

Deliberate acts of anti-government propaganda in public or/and during political unrest 

Organized and/or public display of contribution to the enemy states or regimes  

Leaking or disclosure of top secret information 

Illegal border crossing to an enemy state by a military or State Security personnel 

Organized political sabotage 

Political terrorism 

Espionage 

Treason 

Penalties: 

In case of class 4 the word “penalty” becomes meaningless

They’re not punished, just used for the state’s progress

Protection status: 

Due to absence of human status any constitutional rights or protections cannot be applied 

Further restrictions: 

 Can only be kept in places and facilities suitable for working with class 4 human material 

Life prospects: 

Most class 4 subjects’ lives end either at the vivisection table or testing site. “Outlived his usefulness” is often a common cause.

Rehabilitation possibility: 

Not redeemable 

Class promotion/demotion possibility: 

Cannot be promoted, demoted or released 

Subject use methods (designations): 

ASR facilities*

Weapon/tech test sites 

State Security personnel training 

Military personnel training 

Propaganda work 

Personal use**

May be used in SSR for top secret projects and lab assistance

Legal documentation: 

All personal documents are terminated except State Security investigation files and subject files

Names are replaced with assigned identification numbers

Subjects marked with identification ear tag with their ID number, applied by the end of detention

*Advanced State Research (human testing lab program) **Pet whump

Picture: Newly designated subjects KD-6893 and LN-0096 arriving to ASR lab through the registration point. PUR Bulgaria, 1967.

Art tag: @painful-pooch @prismpanic @generic-whumperz @suspicious-whumping-egg @onlywhump @whumpedydump @whumpthefifth @monarchthefirst @sunshiline-writes @project-xiii

Lore dump tag: @sweet-lost-husbands @whumpingandsmilinglikeanidiot

[meenatranslates]

[SSR] Taichi | MANKAI Feature

I really like Roy too! I'll go all out for my performance since everyone voted for him~!

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Today's Star: Roy - Part 1

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*Director's default name as Izumi

Taichi: Ah, Ban-chan!

Banri: Taichi?

Taichi: So you had class today. Are you heading home now?

Banri: Nah, I still got something to do.

Taichi: Huh, what’s in that bag?

Banri: Some cloth and accessories that can be used as props.

Taichi: Oh~ You’re using them for assignment?

Banri: ‘Course not, these are for you.

Taichi: For me...?

Banri: We have this spin-off project of the supporting role based on the fan survey, right?

It’s your turn next, so I bought all these to go with your outfit.

You’re not the same size as you were then now, so some adjustments are needed.

Taichi: Eh!? It’s already my turn...?

Banri: What, you didn’t know?

Taichi: I didn't~! I gotta ask Director-sensei immediately when I get home!

Banri: Oh, take these while you’re at it then.

Taichi: Woah-! What, this many?

Banri: I’m in a bit of pickle here ‘cause I’ve been tasked with lotsa stuff while I’m shopping.

Taichi: Okay, let’s go shopping together then!

I’m home~!

Izumi: Welcome home, Taichi-kun.

Taichi: D-Director-sensei!

Izumi: Y-yeah? What’s up?

Taichi: I wanna know which of my supporting role is for the spin-off project...!

Izumi: Well, what the fans chose in the survey is...

Taichi: *gulp*

Izumi: It’s Roy from “DEAD/UNDEAD”!

Taichi: ......

Izumi: Um, you okay?

Taichi: I felt both happiness and pressure simultaneously that I froze for a second!

I see, so it’s Roy~.

Izumi: You can leave the script to Tsuzuru-kun. Let him know if you have any requests.

Taichi: Understood!

(If Roy got chosen...)

―Courtyard (Night)―

Taichi: Can I come in, Tsuzuru-kun?

Tsuzuru: Taichi? Go ahead.

―Room 102―

Taichi: Umm, it’s about the spin-off project...

Tsuzuru: That’s what I thought.

Taichi: Hehe, so you expected it.

Tsuzuru: ...So, what kind of story do you want?

Taichi: Well, when I heard that it’s Roy for the spin-off, I have just one request for the script.

You see, I was re-reading the script for our fourth performance in my room just now.

It was decided to be an undead story to put Achan’s make-up skill to good use, but reading it again reminds me that it’s a heavy story with many deaths.

Tsuzuru: Yeah, it is.

Taichi: Roy himself died twice, once when he was alive, and once when he turned into the undead...

That’s why...

I wanna see Roy’s happy scenes if we’re gonna make a spin-off for him, because it was such a sad story!

Tsuzuru: ...Hm, hm.

Thanks for the request. I’ll try writing with that for now.

Taichi: Ok, I’m looking forward to it!

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Today's Star: Roy - Part 2

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―Room 105 (Day)―

Taichi: (The script’s finally done. I’m excited to see how the story turns out.)

(Roy’s life with Ivan, before he turns into an undead...)

(He had such a small happiness in his life, although he died a sad death...)

(It’s so... heartbreaking.)

(Since I get to act as Roy once again, I gotta do my best to help him live a happy life...!)

―Practice Room―

Izumi: ...That’s enough for today.

Juza: Right.

Banri: It’s been a while since I last played Ivan, so I still can’t grasp the feeling yet.

Izumi: The spin-off is set before Roy turns into an undead, so the ambience might be slightly different from the main story.

Taichi: ......

Banri: What’s wrong? Something on your mind?

Taichi: It’s true, Roy from the main story is different from the Roy in the spin-off.

There wasn’t that much depiction of his daily life in the main story either...

I thought that, maybe the role study I’ve done for Roy is still not enough...

Izumi: In that case, why not try to think about what kind of person Roy was when he was still alive?

Taichi: Okay, I’ll try it!

Banri: ...Even if that’s the case, you don’t need to cling to me around 24/7.

Taichi: I’m sure Roy loves Ivan a lot, so they must’ve been working together to hunt down the undead!

That’s why I think being with you will help my role study!

Banri: Haah... It’s good that you’re passionate about your study.

Taichi: I’m sure Roy also thinks this kind of happiness doesn’t last forever.

Banri: ......

Taichi: Just kidding- ...wait, huh?

That’s not the way to the dorm, Ban-chan!

Banri: I know, just follow me.

Taichi: ......?

So yummy~! I was just thinking about trying out the new menu here.

Banri: I knew that.

Taichi: Huh, how come?

Banri: You wouldn’t shut up about it at the dorm.

Well, I was also interested from the ads.

Taichi: Hehe...Thank you, Ban-chan.

Banri: Oh right, about the script for the spin-off. Were you the one who requested for it?

Taichi: Yup. As soon as I know that Roy was chosen, I thought that the story theme would inevitably become serious.

I wanted to see Roy being happy before he became an undead, even if just slightly.

Banri: ......

Taichi: But, when I thought about Roy’s feelings while reading the script that Tsuzuru-kun wrote for me, I felt a different emotion.

I wonder if Roy, like Bill, gradually lost his rationality and became the undead.

I think his memories of everyday life with Ivan, will also gradually fade and be forgotten.

When I thought of that, no matter how happy the scenes are, my heart ached thinking about what happened afterwards.

It’s like, a bit different than I thought.

Banri: ...Ain’t that just fine?

Taichi: Eh?

Banri: That’s the kind of position Roy’s in.

The happier Roy and Ivan are depicted, the more believable it becomes that Ivan sought revenge after losing his younger brother.

So, what you felt is possibly one answer as a spin-off of “DEAD/UNDEAD”.

All that’s left to do is for you to accept Roy’s life.

Taichi: ......

...I’ll try to consult with Tsuzuru-kun about the script again.

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Today's Star: Roy - Part 3

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Juza: ...So the conclusion’s like this.

Banri: Your lines doesn’t change much before and after the script’s revised, y’know.

Juza: Aah? It’s natural to understand the overall flow of the script.

Taichi: Haha! It’s nice to see you guys still at it today too!

Izumi: Are you ready, Taichi-kun?

Taichi: Yeah! I can start anytime!

Izumi: Okay then, everyone! Do your best!

―Performance starts―

(...This is a story that sets before Roy turns into an undead.)

(Ivan and Roy are raiding a hangout of the undead.)

(Just when he thought he’s winning, Ivan sees something that creates an opening.)

Roy: “Watch out!”

Ivan: “Ah-!”

Roy: “Phew... It’s rare to see you screw up, Nii-chan.”

Ivan: “...My bad.”

“......”

Roy: “What did you pick up?”

Ivan: “Let’s move on.”

Roy: “H-hey! Wait for me...!”

“Hear this out, Doggy~!”

Doggy: “Hm?”

Roy: “I asked Ivan what he picked up earlier, but he won’t show it to me at all.”

Doggy: “Hogging to himself? What a bad brother he is.”

Ivan: “Shut up.”

“Can’t be helped... This is what I picked up.”

Doggy: “Ohh, a tin of candy. That’s pretty rare. It’s been a while since I’ve seen this package.”

Ivan: “Right?”

Roy: “I didn’t know you like candy so much that you want it all to yourself.”

Ivan: “......”

Doggy: “Pfft-.”

Roy: “...?”

Doggy: “So you don’t remember it anymore. Y’see, this is your favorite when you were a lil’ kid.”

Roy: “Eh?”

Ivan: “...From what I see it’s still unopened, but it could be poisoned.”

“I just didn’t want to show you until I can confirm it’s safe to eat.”

Roy: “Even so, you didn’t need to hide it from me!”

Ivan: “You’d steal and eat it out of my sight otherwise.”

Doggy: “Haha, true that.”

Roy: “You guys are mean. I won’t do that, just so you know.”

Ivan: “...Alright. Seems like it’s fine inside.”

“Here, take out your hand.”

Roy: “Okay!”

Doggy: “What about me?”

Ivan: “Yeah, yeah.”

Roy: “...Mmm~ So sweet! Right, Nii-chan?”

Ivan: “Yeah, it is.”

Doggy: “Yum, I forgot this is what it tastes like.”

Ivan: “Here, take this.”

Roy: “Eh? Why...?”

Ivan: “The rest is yours. Savor them carefully.”

Roy: “You’re giving it to me? Thank you, Nii-chan!”

Doggy: “......”

Ivan: “Wipe off that creepy look on your face.”

Doggy: “Such a foul-mouth as usual.”

Izumi: (After receiving the tin of candy from Ivan, Roy eats the candies one by one with care.)　

Roy: “Oh man, I ate the last one.”

Ivan: “Doggy gave me the location of the undead hideout. We can go raid there.”

“You can buy candies or gum with the reward later.”

Roy: “Yeah! And then we’ll eat together with the three of us!”

Ivan: “I don’t really... Oh well, sure.”

Izumi: (And then three years had passed... Roy, who is now an undead, is wandering around being hungry.)　

(He then picks up a tin of candy rolling at his feet.)

Roy: “...?”

*sniff sniff*

“...Smells bad.”

“...Only rocks. Empty.”

"......”

“...I want to eat humans.”

―Candy shop―

Taichi: (Is there a tin of candy here?)

...There it is!

Excuse me, I want to buy this please.

―Lounge (Evening)―

Taichi: ......

......

*nom*

Izumi: Taichi-kun seems kinda down, is he okay?

Banri: Well, that guy’s always been the type to empathize with his role.

I’m sure he’s fine.

Izumi: I see...

Taichi: ...Even if Roy forgets, I won’t forget.

Story Clear!

[akehoshimystar]

[Break My Case] Invitation from the Spirit World event and cards translation 👻

Translation by Kalos (@Kumonkunliker on X)

Some card translations by Zorao (@yuragi_aporia on X or @okogespaws on tumblr) and Cazzy (@kyun7chau on X or @akewanchan on tumblr)

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

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Yuragi R - Napping Undead (by Zorao) Akehoshi SR - Gravekeeper Mummy Kyoya SR - Moonlit Vampire (by Cazzy) Haruhi SSR - Death Navigator (by Cazzy) Tomose SSR - Sneering Specter Mao SSR - Mysterious Melody of Silk

[bedlamsbard]

“The soldier,” Thanos said. He flinched a little as one of Natasha’s widow’s stings hit him in the side of the head, but brushed it off as if it was nothing more than a mosquito bite. “The man out of…time.”

Thanos let the last word linger there between them. The Stones set across his knuckles glittered in the fading sunlight as he turned his left hand over, thoughtful.

He was a kid playing with a new toy, the kind of boy who burned the wings off flies with a magnifying glass and a sunbeam. Steve knew the exact instant Thanos realized he could use more than one of the Stones at the same time.

March 1945: With the deaths of Johann Schmidt and Steve Rogers only a month old, the SSR has spent the intervening weeks hunting down the last of Hydra’s holdouts. When Peggy Carter and the Howling Commandos are unexpectedly called back to London, however, the return of Steve Rogers from beyond the grave raises more questions than it answers – and draws the attention of a dangerous new enemy.  (Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanoff)

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14: Born to Run 176K, AU, WIP

Chapter preview:

Steve was shaking when Natasha put a hand on his arm, like the enormity of what was happening had suddenly caught up to him, the way she had seen it do a few times over the course of the past twenty-three days.  He stilled under her touch, his breathing slowly evening out, until he finally drew himself the rest of the way up and looked hard at the Sorcerer Supreme.  “The hell are you doing here now and not twenty-three days ago?” he demanded. “Before I got kidnapped, shot, and beat to shit?” The woman eyed him thoughtfully, that same calculating expression Natasha had seen a dozen times before on people meeting Steve Rogers for the first time and weighing him against whatever conclusions they had already come to about Captain America.  Usually Steve came off the better in that competition, but not always; there were plenty of people who preferred the idea of Captain America over the reality.  Phil Coulson had been one of them. “All right, hold up,” Morita said, sounding slightly strained.  He had his hand on what Natasha guessed was a hidden knife sheath; none of the Howling Commandos habitually carried sidearms inside the SSR. “We’ve got wizards now?  Like magic-magic wizards, not Schmidt’s bull?” The woman glanced at him.  “The sorcerers of Kamar-Taj have guarded the Time Stone for millennia,” she said.  “We prefer to keep to ourselves.  It’s better for everyone that way.” “There’s a war on, in case you haven’t noticed,” Peggy said coolly from Steve’s other side.  Her pistol barrel hadn’t wavered at all, still pointed squarely between the newcomer’s eyes. “Who says we haven’t been fighting it?” the other woman countered.  “There are more battlegrounds than even the Strategic Scientific Reserve knows.”  She looked back at Steve and Natasha and said gravely, “It’s time to go home.”

[ad-hawkeye]

since someone posted a translation on yt i wanted to ask(when you get around to it/free time ofc ofc) what you thought about artem’s dragon breath ssr

my first immediate fucking thought reading this card: WE GET NEIL ANGST FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS?

IN AN AU CARD? WHAT?

okay. alright. that aside, i tend to actually really like au cards in tot, so i was actually pretty hyped about this one (HI FUTURE ME HERE WTF THAT WAS SO GOOD????) thoughts below!

love artem just fucking eating shit with this crest. bro is not fooling anyone

artem: [literally fucking coughing his lungs out] I am In complete Control. Of My Well Being. [coughs up blood

edgy artem with his little scar being all blushy is a new level of hilarity i lov ehim

i LOVE the white silhouette of dragon!artem. me and my dragon bf <3

this whole exchange below.

rosa: i dont want you to leave... artem: rosa: UHHH I MEAN. AS YOUR CHIEF OFFICER,

my beloved trope. being able to pick out your loved one's clone from subtle details.

or possessed loved one. in this case.

me and my possessed dragon bf <3

this is literally the most unnerved ive been reading a tot story ever. and its solely from how uncanny this expression is. dont make this face. what the fuck. i know ur possessed but no thats just wrong you cant do that what the fuck dont make that face

PUT THE CREEPY PLEADING EYES AWAY IT'S UNCANNY ON YOU

you can tell zhao lu is having a fucking blast voicing this part and i am so here for it. like "here artem is being possessed. get a little freaky with it okay. throw in some ominous whispering and laughing while you're at it"

AND HERE COMES ARTEM WITH THE STEEL CHAIR TO FIGHT OFF THE POSSESSION. MY OTHER FAVORITE TROPE!! zhao lu will see a guy fight off his possession and be like is anyone gonna voice him and then not wait for an ans- oh my god did artem just yell. hoooly fuck this guy never yells.

neil and artem fighting to the death in dragon form was not on my tot bingo card but i cannot complain at all

BABE WAKE UP NEIL IS SPEAKING

why is this card story giving more than any of the main timeline stories involving neil ever have. love the theme of the gods preying on the idealistic (neil, artem, mc) in accepting this cursed crest.

"our fates had been intertwined ever since" dear god it feels like they got a year 1 artem writer on this HAHA

on god they're beatin the shit out of artem in this card

bro.. this time shit is giving howl "ive been looking everywhere for you" movingcastle and sophie "find me in the future" hatter and i mean this in the most loving and nostalgic way

oh yeah this au ssr is definitely in his top ones. like right up there with his gufeng ssr.

god the scene with the final art evo is kinda going insane.

ROSA ATTEMPTING TO KILL A GOD. AND THE TWIST. ON SHARING EACH OTHER'S BURDENS. : ) ) ) ) ) WHAT

artem pleading with her to stop. jesus christ. this is the most emotional reaction ive seen from him in a hot minute. . MOre Please. tot.

not them sadly laughing at this situation............. tot.............. tot.

couple goals: severing the gods from humanity.... together <3

i don't think i've felt like this about an artem card since 2021 holy shit

THE MEMORY GEM IN THE EPILOGUE??? OUT OF POCKET???? IM GONNA CRY

chat im gonna cry i miss this dude so much

[bluelightning16]

Wow, this Endless Halloween Night event is really showing us the... less savory sides of Lilia’s parenting.  And while I do enjoy the insight into his character, showing that he’s not the perfect, omniscient father that a lot of the fandom portrays him as—myself included ^^;—it’s still somewhat unsettling to see.

Are we finally going to get a more serious glimpse into how his distance and lesser capacity to empathize (cough Silver’s first birthday SSR cough) have affected his son in Book Seven? I really hope so... It would be very interesting to explore what morals, emotions, and relationships on the whole, particularly familial ones, mean to the fae.  Do they place the same importance on blood ties that humans do?  (Judging from Sebek’s eagerness to denounce his mortal side, this might not be the case...)  What even is the meaning of such fleeting matters in the face of eternity?

Or perhaps his willingness to leave Silver alone is something that stems more from circumstance; after spending so long trapped in a never-ending cycle of war and death, leaving a child to navigate the world on their lonesome may simply feel like the norm.  After all, when was the last time they got to experience the warm comfort of a parent’s coddling embrace?

But, whatever the case, let’s take this seriously, twst...!  We don’t need any more “jokes” about something that can be genuinely concerning and hurtful—not that I’m referencing any situations in particular, of course—when we can have some scrumptious angst for Silver instead.

Besides, how else are we going to get a final, parting line from Lilia, whispering, “I’m sorry, Silver.  I never meant to fail you this way... my dear son...” as he looks upon his beautiful child one last time? :’)

[actualbird]

Do you have any thoughts about how Marius' mom exactly died? Seeing the two brothers kind-of have a 10 year gap between them, maybe she had trouble getting pregnant, and having another child after Giann was very difficult, and it ultimately cost her life??

hi anon!!!

for most details, i draw heavily upon whats already mentioned in canon. the circumstances of carenina's death were detailed in SSR All Through The Night (one of my top personal fave marius cards, i highly recommend it to anyone who hasnt read its story ;w;) which goes: carenina was already ill with Something prior to marius' birth, and that illness was what caused her death really, not marius, but the process of his birth had exacerbated her pre-existing condition, which is why she passed away

ahhhh yes....tot and their love for mysterious illnesses........coINCIDENCE????

so my speculative thoughts on carenina's death are: man it cannot be a coincidence that another character had a Mysterious Fatal Illness. ive got a hunch (or a hope) that carenina's illness was caused by the nxx drug somehow. it'd be super interesting because if that were the case, its reveal would then add immense personal stakes to marius' role in the nxx investigation team (similar to how luke has personal stakes, because nxx caused his illness too). it'd also explain why giann had started the team in the first place. not to say that i Dont think giann wouldve started it solely on want to do good, but it's just Such a specific thing to start investigating, yknow? mama von hagen being connected to this gives a possible reason for how the team even began

though my more general thoughts/hcs on her death is:

i think she died not immediately after childbirth, but maybe a few weeks or a month after

i want this because i just hope she got to meet marius, and marius got to meet her, even for just a little portion of both their lives

it's always been an indulgent headcanon of mine that carenina was the reason marius' nxx codename is king, because that was an affectionate nickname she'd given marius when he was a baby demanding food or cuddles. "yes, yes, im here, my little king"

marius doesnt remember, of course. he was much too young. but austin and giann did, and most probably recounted the memories to marius when he was older. it stuck to him. a Lot

so yea! it would be cool to me if carenina was somehow tied to the main plot. and it would heal my heart just a bit if carenina got the chance to meet her youngest son.

[wedreamedlove]

Deadly Sin of Pride - Osborn Character Study

My favourite concept for personalities is this: "Your curses are your blessings, and your blessings are your curses". It can be understood as there being no such thing as a character flaw, just a strength that has been stretched too far.

How this applies to Osborn is that one of his most magnetic traits—his unbending spine and confidence—is also his curse. In another perspective, this trait can be seen as being bullheaded and his refusal to admit that he could be wrong has pushed him to the brink of death many times and made him treat the other half of his soul (his "goodness") with contempt.

[CHAPTER 17-7]

Osborn: When we first met, [the other Osborn] said something to me. Osborn: He said that I was actually self-abased and cowardly. That regardless of whatever it was that failed, I would always find the reason on myself. Osborn: That I thought it was because of him I ended up in those circumstances. Osborn: Maybe, back then, I only had self-respect left and so I was determined not to lose anything more. Osborn: I thought that if I got rid of him I would have absolute control over the external world and things would get better. Osborn: In the end, I spent an even longer time to make peace with this half of the soul in my body. As if he made a decision, Osborn withdrew his gaze and placed it on Zhou Weicheng. Osborn: He's right, the things I can truly control are very few. Osborn: For so many years, I've never faced him squarely. In fact, it's just me refusing to admit that I made a mistake. Osborn: It was my choice to abandon him back then and I don't regret it, but I have to bear that responsibility now.

Unexpectedly, Osborn's attitude was hinted at in [SSR The 400 Blows TRAJECTORY - 14 Years Ago Early Spring].

I'm incomparably looking forward to the moment I kill myself. At least that proves that, at the very end, before the world abandons me, I severed my relationship with it first.

I had thought this came out of spite or anger, but turns out it was pride all along. There is a myriad of ways abandonment trauma can manifest on someone and for Osborn it looks as if he internalized everything—in [SSR Blazing Love Song], he admits that he thought his mother left him because he wasn't good enough—and also developed a desire to control what he could and the one thing you will always have absolute control over is yourself.

[CHAPTER 17-11]

Osborn: First, imagine your life after going abroad and then imagine your life if you stay in the country. Osborn: Have you noticed that, even if two options are similar, people's hearts will definitely have a leaning? Osborn: Being unable to choose is just because you're distracted by "what ifs, maybes, and worst case scenarios". Osborn: Ask yourself what it is that you want most, and then trust your own judgment. Osborn: Making a choice isn't difficult, what's difficult is believing that you chose right. MC: But how can I be sure the path I choose is the most suitable one for me? Osborn: Do you have to be sure? Can't you make a choice first, and then properly walk the path you choose? Osborn: Besides, what counts as most suitable? MC: It's... the path that's most helpful to my life. Osborn: How old are you? You can wait until you're eighty to think about these things and it won't be too late. Osborn: Moreover, do you think you can walk on this path until you're old? Osborn: Are you certain there won't be any new forks in the path, or that it's actually very short and you can finish walking it in a year? Osborn: And then when you walk to the end you find that there's no more path and it's turned into a sea. At that time, won't you need to learn how to cross the sea? I followed his words, nodding from time to time. Osborn: Anything can happen, you can't predict them all and you can't control them all. Osborn: But they haven't happened yet, so why worry about things that haven't happened? But— MC: What if I walk a few steps and discover that it's completely different from what I imagined and regret it? Osborn: Then go back and start all over again. Or grit your teeth and keep going. MC: I already regret it but I still have to walk on, isn't that making my own misery? Osborn shook his head and his expression seemed to say that it wasn't so absolute. MC: Have you run into this sort of thing? Osborn: I used to be afraid of water. One time, I jumped into a river and my foot was cut by a discarded drainpipe, leaving a scar. Osborn: So later, Ye Chuan advised me to change my major. MC: But you didn't change it? Osborn: Mhm. MC: Why not? You didn't need this major, right? Osborn: Because I refused to accept this. I wanted to prove that my choice wasn't wrong, and I wanted to prove more that even if I was wrong I could make it right. Osborn: Who says that if there's a right path, there must be a wrong path? Why can't everything you choose be right? Anything chosen was right...? Osborn: Once a decision is made, don't regret it. Living is the best trump card, keep looking forward.

First, a moment of appreciation for Osborn's "Chicken Soup for the Soul" because his outlook on life is so motivational. He's personally experienced every advice he gives to people and that's what makes it convincing and powerful. Second, you can see his stubbornness here again where he forcibly overcomes his trauma over water.

Now, the picture of Osborn drawn for us after all this is a free-spirited man who barely has attachments to this world because he only has control over himself. He will offer a helping hand to people who need it, but he knows that everyone has their own lives to walk. The world doesn't care for whether or not he gets disappointed and stops on a path, and so he chooses to never regret the paths he chooses and makes them right in his eyes. This actually reminds me of a Buddhism concept where you can and should choose not to suffer. Life can be painful and you can be unhappy, but it is your choice as to whether or not you are "suffering" in that moment.

So, what happens when this man with a titanium sense of self, independence, and pride falls in love?

[CHAPTER 17-11]

Ke Yang: But why did he suddenly bring you here? If he said a word, I could have made something for you to eat. Gu: Look at us, are we normal? Reliable? If I had friends, I wouldn't bring them here either. MC: Are you guys saying Osborn didn't want to bring me here? Ke Yang: You didn't know? Ke Yang: Little sister, don't blame him. He's afraid you'll have a bad impression of him after seeing us, that's normal. There was no embarrassment on his face, on the contrary, he seemed to be used to this situation and he could even use it to jeer at himself. I didn't know what to say and just shook my head. MC: He wouldn't think this, he's not that kind of person. Zhou Zhou: Look at my big sister and her generosity. Zhou Zhou: But, sis, don't be surprised. You see, once my big bro meets someone he cares about, he won't like anything about himself. Zhou Zhou: He won't show it on the surface, and instead he'll be super prideful but, in fact, he treats feelings very seriously in his heart, even making it more important than himself.

Falling in love is like giving someone direct access to your self-respect with a blade and trusting them not to bring it down, to say nothing of what it might mean to someone like Osborn who only got this far because of his unbending spine and pride. His abandonment trauma makes him this oxymoron of being both confident but also inferior when it comes to the person he loves because it would be too heavy a blow if someone abandoned him again, and so he becomes so so so careful in a relationship.

[CHAPTER 17-11]

I gave an eloquent and long speech and thought that Osborn would support me and be happy for me, but his brows actually furrowed. MC: What's wrong? Don't tell me you think I shouldn't give up on going abroad? He nodded with great seriousness. MC: Why? His silence made me understand immediately. MC: Do you think it's because of you? But you're only one of the reasons. Osborn: I shouldn't be in your reasons. Did this mean that I didn't need to consider him at all when I made any decision? Osborn: You also said this opportunity is rare, what if you regret it later? MC: Just now, didn't you say not to be distracted by "what ifs"? How come, when it comes to me, you're distracted? Osborn opened and closed his mouth as if he didn't expect me to use his own words to refute him and now he didn't know what to say for a moment. But he still had that expression, one that disapproved of my decision. I could feel that he didn't want himself to influence my future at all. This knowledge made me feel the joy of being cherished, but it also made me especially sad. MC: At the time, didn’t you also stay to study at the local university for Uncle Ye? Osborn: We’re different. MC: How are we different? Osborn: If I was Ye Chuan, I wouldn’t wish for you to stay for me at all. Osborn: I want you to be selfish, and think about yourself for anything. He said this resolutely and there was a ball of flames that burned in his eyes as he looked at me. I grabbed his hand and pressed my question, unreconciled. MC: Then why can’t you be a bit more selfish? Weren’t you happy when you heard it? Osborn: Yes. I was very happy. Osborn: But if you delay yourself because of this, then regardless of whether or not you regret it, I’ll regret it. Osborn: So, my happiness isn’t important at all. My hand was held to the point of pain. He was trembling. He also didn’t want to let me go. I could feel it; this clear and obvious feeling that filled my chest. However, in the next second, he let go. Osborn: Think about it carefully again.

It's revealed in the next scene that, even if the heroine decided to go abroad, Osborn would have moved to that country to be with her because there are R1 races in that country too and he trained abroad when he was 17 years old.

Look, Osborn may be a dog-type boyfriend but I will die on the hill that his core nature is a cat. He's fiercely independent and proud, but he'll reveal his soft belly only to you. Because he himself craves the freedom to live however he wants, he gives others this same respect (it's why he can pick up and put down relationships in his life, such as his friends and his mother); but the moment he decides on someone romantically then they are infinitely more important than anything in the world, including himself.

[themculibrary]

Agent Carter (TV Show) Masterlist

Always a Knockout (ao3) - momentofchaos peggy/daniel G, 1k

Summary: “Word is that Carter and Thompson are fighting in the main gym sir.” He stuttered it out, staring at his shoes while Daniel sighed.

“Not again.” The Chief murmured under his breath before dismissing his agent who practically scampered down the hall towards the gym. At a slightly slower pace Daniel followed, internally rolling his eyes and mentally preparing to deal with the both of them.

Or: Daniel is done with them both

And I Feel Empty (What's Left of Me?) (ao3) - HarpForHim mentioned peggy/daniel G, 3k

Summary: "Your affairs are your own," Peggy began, "but you can’t keep going on like this.”

“Like what?”

“Like Hitler reincarnate!” That struck a nerve, she could tell. “You can’t run this office like a kamikaze pilot hell-bent on taking us all down with you.”

“I’m Chief of the SSR. I can do what I want.”

“Yes, I suppose you can. You can not, however, self-destruct. I won’t let you.”

Jack Thompson receives a mysterious phone call that sends the office into chaos. It's up to Peggy and Daniel to get to the source of their new chief's anger and set things straight again. Peggy should've known that some hurts take a long time to heal...

A Woman's Touch (ao3) - all_soul peggy/angie T, 59k

Summary: It’s been a week since Peggy saved New York from Dr. Fenhoff, and Dottie is loose in the big city. Regardless of Interim-Chief Jack keeping her off the Underwood case, her fraying relationship with Daniel, and the tightrope that she walks at home with Angie, she’ll find her. Peggy Carter always gets her girl.

Black Water Rising (ao3) - Sholio T, 29k

Summary: An apparently abandoned Hydra facility turns into a deathtrap for Peggy and the SSR team. Set after 1x08.

Endings and Beginnings (ao3) - truth_renowned peggy/daniel M, 56k

Summary: Two cups of angst, a few tablespoons of smut and a heaping helping of mytharc. Post Hollywood Ending. Originally posted as a one-shot but it wouldn't leave me alone until it became a search for Jack's shooter. Alternates between Peggy's and Daniel's points of view.

Holiday Hours (ao3) - bonusholegent ana/edwin G, 2k

Summary: The last time Edwin went on holiday, he had to be tricked into it.

Grace Under Pressure (ao3) - sheron background peggy/daniel G, 20k

Summary: Of the hundred ways Jack could confess his secret, he picks one of the worst. Daniel doesn't take it well.

Legacy (ao3) - Pegsccarter steve/peggy T, 41k

Summary: "You won't be alone." Little did Peggy Carter know, those words to Steve would apply to her after Steve's supposed death.

Neighborly Affection (ao3) - lillianmmalter past steve/peggy T, 12k

Summary: It started by accident. But then one dinner led to another led to a friendship they both value greatly. Daniel just hopes he won't make a hash of it by letting on how deeply he actually cares for Peggy.

New Beginnings (ao3) - Captainironhawk ana/edwin, peggy/steve T, 19k

Summary: A year after Whitney Frost and Zero Matter, Ana and Jarvis are happily living out their lives in New York City. With Howard and Peggy working on a big project, there are bound to be plenty of changes and surprises to come to all of their lives.

Plot of Rose's (ao3) - aurora_australis, SnowyMary peggy/daniel G, 3k

Summary: The days and weeks that had followed Jack’s shooting were about as far from perfect as was possible.

Fear, frustration, chaos… and no second kiss.

Peggy is resigned to the arrangement.

Everyone else… not so much.

Question and Answer (ao3) - keysburg peggy/daniel T, 35k

Summary: Returning to reality after their Hollywood Ending, Daniel and Peggy have their hands full with Hugh Jones and the M. Carter file. If that wasn’t enough to hinder a fledgling romance, there’s still an office to lead--and a mole inside it. At a specialized training camp, Daniel searches for the traitor. Meanwhile, he learns more than he expected about all his agents, including Peggy.

Rule #1: Peggy Carter is sometimes wrong (ao3) - burninglights peggy/angie, ana/edwin T, 25k

Summary: The four times Peggy apologises to Angie, and the one time she doesn't. With an extra few chapters of Angie being (always) right.

Or: Peggy falling in love with another scrappy Brooklyn kid, in a mostly-canon re-write of Agent Carter season 1 and a non-canon-re-write of season 2, because we all know how that went down. Domestic shenanigans from New York to L.A.

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Peggy Carter pushes open the door and takes a corner seat, still feeling like she's somehow betraying her Queen by being publicly seen drinking coffee twice in a week (and /enjoying/ it, too). Angie spots her from across the Automat and comes hurrying over, a huge, shit-eating grin plastered to her face. “English!” She bends down and pulls the woman into a tight, brief hug.

When Angie finally pulls away, Peggy isn’t sure what she’s more concerned about – the fact that this waitress doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of personal space (of which she herself places great importance) or the fact that she actually finds herself enjoying the said invasion of personal space. She clears her throat. “I have a name, you know,” she says. “It’s Peggy. Peggy Carter.”

Secrets (ao3) - mayfriend peggy/daniel G, 3k

Summary: Peggy Carter is a woman with secrets, but she’s not the only one.

Tactical Insertion (ao3) - TriplePirouette steve/peggy G, 45k

Summary: A series of short fics that take place during Agent Carter (Season 1) assuming Steve was along for the ride. One short fic for each episode.

The Hustle (ao3) - anamatics peggy/angie T, 20k

Summary: When Angie's cousin gambles with money that wasn't his to lose, he calls the only person he can think of to help him. Angie's not exactly keen on doing it, but she did teach him to shoot pool after all, she's certainly better than his sorry ass. Only problem is, Angie's not about to get her thumbs broken over some mobster's money.

Three Deaths (ao3) - glorious_spoon peggy/daniel T, 1k

Summary: Three ways it could have gone for Jack, Peggy, and Daniel, and how it went instead. Inspired by this prompt.

Time Difference Like A Lifetime (ao3) - spatialvoid peggy/daniel, daniel/violet T, 5k

Summary: or, what happened between when Daniel left and when Peggy stayed.

Violets in Bloom (ao3) - StoriesbyReese peggy/angie T, 61k

Summary: The story of Peggy Carter and Angie Martinelli following S2 of Agent Carter.

It begins when Peggy returns from L.A. with a new understanding of her feelings for her best friend and flatmate, but will she be able to act on this new understanding? Angie has always known how she feels, but she doesn't think Peggy feels the same.

What will life have in store for them if and when they go get their act together?

An exploration of what could have been for Peggy and Angie and their life together. This story follows the pair through their lives.

you're pretty, you're brutal (ao3) - irritable peggy/angie T, 12k

Summary: Peggy is complicated. She’s got sides and layers and many, many pointy edges.

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Earth-18104 - 1940s

List of events that happened during 1940 on Earth-18104. Most of these events happening here are taken by other medias, like the movies and the comics, but doesn't follow Marvel Canon or the time-line established so faithfully. Some of these events are my own interpretation and also focus on my OCs. This is more for my own entertainment than to anything else.

The (N) after names indicate characters' birth, and the numbers indicate their ages.

List of Events of Earth-18104 (Resume)

Tw: Mentions of death, violence, cannibalism and n*zism (happens during WWII)

1940 -

• In Los Angeles, Howard Stark (23) demonstrates the properties of Vibranium, a metal found by Stark Industries in Africa. Later that night, Stark is attacked by HYDRA assassins.

• He then accepts Colonel Chester Phillips' proposal to join the Strategic Scientific Reserve.

• Far from his creator, Torch began to gain a reputation as a defender of justice.

• After Hitler's rise to power, Max Eisenhardt (7) and his family fled to Poland, where they were captured during the German invasion of Poland and sent to the Ghetto.

• Eventually they managed to escape, only to be betrayed and captured again.

• His family was executed and buried in a mass grave, but Max survived, possibly due to the manifestation of his powers. He ends up being captured once again and sent to Auschwitz.

• At her work in Bletchley Park, England, Peggy Carter's (19) received a letter with a offer to work as an SOE field agent, which she accepted.

• She then enlists in the British counter-intelligence and security agency MI5 and calls off her wedding. As an MI5 agent, Carter is loaned to the American agency Strategic Scientific Reserve, becoming an advisor.

• (November)

• At Castle Kaufmann in the Bavarian Alps, Abraham Erskine injects Johann Schmidt with his Super Soldier Serum, but the serum horribly transforms Schmidt, transforming him into the Red Skull.

• At some point, Abraham Erskine is rescued by Peggy Carter, who has infiltrated the complex disguised as a maid. Carter takes Erskine to the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) so he can produce America's Super Soldier with the help of Howard Stark.

• Fred Raymond's house was invaded by a costumed criminal called the Asbestos Lady and her gang, who intended to force Raymond to develop new means by which she could use asbestos for crime.

• The Torch, who was watching the Raymonds' house, suspecting that the criminal would come into contact with such a notable authority on asbestos, broke in and captured the gang.

• The Asbestos Lady, however, escaped. Learning about Thomas's (10) immunity to fire, Torch set out, deciding to keep an eye on the Raymond family in case they were terrorized by the Asbestos Lady again.

1941 -

• (EVENT - Castle Rock Tower Destruction)

• Johann Schmidt, Discovering that Tønsberg, Norway, is the resting place of the Tesseract, leads a group of soldiers there in search of it. He orders his men to search the city, then arrives at Castle Rock Tower, finding a Church Guardian guarding it.

• Schmidt kills him and orders his men to open fire on the city after finding the Tesseract. He refers to it as "the jewel of Odin's Treasure Room" before taking it for himself.

• In the summer, Nora Jones' health worsened and she died, while Thomas Raymond's (11) powers began to manifest themselves in the ability to generate flames, but the boy had little control.

• When the Torch came to visit them unannounced, Fred Raymomd kicked the Torch before his son could see him and blamed him for being somehow responsible for his son's condition.

• Torch told Raymond that he could teach Thomas how to control his flames and managed to convince him to let Thomas train with him. After that, Torch became the boy's guardian, who was renamed Toro; so the two became a crime-fighting duo.

• While growing up on the streets of London, Eric Brooks (12) encountered veteran American vampire hunter Jamal Afari and saved him from being killed by vampires.

• Afari soon learned about Eric and his origins and decided to take him under his wing, becoming his mentor and adoptive father and helping him control his powers.

• He taught Eric everything he knew about hunting, fighting, and killing vampires.

• December 7 - The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor leads the United States of America to enter World War II.

• President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt declares that the United States will build fifty thousand planes to combat the armies of Hirohito and Adolf Hitler.

• Stark Industries begins producing planes for the war effort after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Howard Stark's innovations earned him a spot on the Manhattan Project.

• Steve Rogers (21) visits the US Recruiting and Induction Center in New York, but is classified 4F and rejected from service. He goes on to be rejected four more times in four different cities.

• The Strategic Scientific Reserve team in New York City completes the Renaissance Chamber Project. Howard Stark comments that it should be called the Brooklyn Project in response to J. Robert Oppenheimer's work at Los Alamos.

• At Camp Lehigh, New Jersey, Abraham Erskine rejects candidates selected by Chester Phillips for the Renaissance Project.

• Clara Creed (121) tells Tereza Márquez (126) OCs about the army recruiting "freaks" and suggests she join. She herself moves into a hidden shelter for mutants, preferring not to get involved in the conflict.

1942 -

• Steve Rogers (22) goes to a recruiting office in New York City but is turned away due to his numerous health problems.

• Tereza Márquez (127), Victor Creed (123) and James Howlett (57) go to the World Exhibition of Tomorrow. Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes (17) are also present. They all witness Howard Stark's presentation about a possible flying car.

• During the performance, Rogers goes to another recruiting office and is witnessed by Abraham Erskine, who asks him if he wants to kill Nazis. Steve responds that he doesn't want to kill anyone and that he doesn't like bullies.

• This impresses Erskine, who offers him a chance at military service through the Renaissance Project.

• Johann Schmidt and Arnim Zola experiment with the Tesseract inside HYDRA headquarters. Zola notes that his discoveries will change the war.

• At Camp Lehigh, New Jersey, Steve Rogers and several other volunteers begin their training under the supervision of Erskine, Peggy Carter (21), and Colonel Chester Phillips.

• Creed, Márquez and Howlett went to war, joining a special division of mutants, or "freaks" as they were called.

• At some point, Tereza was taken away from Creed and Howlett and chosen as a possible candidate for the Rebirth Project because of her powers. However, she was soon discarded because she was a black and hispanic woman.

• Dr. Cornelius Truett decided to keep her and the feral men close, wanting to study their mutations.

• (The first Avenger)

• (June)

• At Camp Lehigh, while Rogers was doing push-ups with the other recruits, Chester Phillips threw a fake grenade at them; Steve threw himself at the grenade, ready to sacrifice his life to save his comrades.

• That night, Erskine explained the effects of the Super Soldier Serum to Rogers, telling him that he was chosen because of his good heart and compassion. Rogers promised Erskine that he will never change who he is and that he will continue to be a good man.

• Steve went through initial tests and met project member Cynthia Glass who was, unbeknownst to him, a Nazi spy. When the Nazis attempted to attack the secret base, Steve was protected by Tereza Márquez, Victor Creed and Dominic Fortune, a soldier of fortune who was originally a candidate for the project but was turned down due to his questionable lifestyle

• July 4th - The mutant Jason Wyngarde, later known as Mastermind, is born. (N)

• A while later, Steve was escorted by Peggy Carter to the Brooklyn Strategic Scientific Reserve Facility in preparation for Project Rebirth.

• He was injected and made to ingest Erskine's formula and was then bathed in Vita Rays, which caused his body to transform into the peak of human perfection.

• By this time, the project had been infiltrated by Nazi agent Heinz Kruger, who fatally shot Erskine, and was himself killed by the newly empowered Steve Rogers.

• With no complete copy of the super-soldier formula available in writing, Steve Rogers was the only man to receive the full treatment at that time, but there would be others eventually. Due to Rogers being the only Super Soldier, Phillips refused to let him serve in the war.

• Phineas Horton (37) was working for the United States government when he was targeted by Hitler, who had the Python broken into Alcatraz to use Horton to destroy or control the Torch.

• To this end, Python forced Horton to lead the Torch into a trap in which the hero was trapped in the cylinder in which he was created. Exposing him to the device caused the Torch to become a huge flame creature loyal to Python.

• Horton helped Torch's sidekick, Toro (12), stop Python and restore the synthezoid to normal.

• Mexico declares war on the Axis powers.

• In August, Brazil declares war on the Axis powers.

• Refusing to be held for research, Steve joined the USO and went on a morale-boosting tour of the United States of America.

• Under the name 'Captain America' he became a national celebrity, appearing in films, comic books and card collections and establishing himself as a symbol of America's participation in the war.

• The Western Allies' bombing offensive scores massive successes as targets in Nazi satellite states are destroyed.

1943 -

• Kriegsmarine U-boats torpedo a ship off the coast of Virginia.

• After a highly successful campaign in North Africa and the invasion of Sicily, the Western Allies landed in mainland Italy.

• American bombers hit Italian warships thirty-five times.

• An RAF attack destroys several vital German dams.

• Wreckage of a submarine is discovered off the east coast of the USA by residents.

• Another wave of bombers targeting Nazi satellite states destroys their objectives.

• At Camp Leigh, Steve Rogers (23) met and quickly became friends with company mascot James "Bucky" Barnes (18).

• When James discovered Steve's dual identity, the military authorized James to be Captain America's costumed sidekick, Bucky, as a foil to the Youth in Nazi Germany.

• Cap was sent on a solo mission to the nation of Madripoor to investigate sightings of Nazi agent Baron Strucker in the area, Captain America stumbled upon a deal being made between Strucker and the group of ninjas known as the Hand. Cap worked closely with the adventurer Canadian Logan (58).

• Soon, Captain America was sent on a mission to Djbera, Africa, in order to see the surrender of Nazi defector Major Hans Guetterez.

• Unknown to him, Bucky has been ordered to investigate sightings of Baron Strucker in the area and assassinate him. His plane was shot down and crashed in the desert, leaving them open to enemy attack.

• They were rescued by a squad of British SAS and accompanied by Logan, who revealed Bucky's true mission and that Logan had come to learn what he could about Captain America to Romulus, who tried to take Cap up on his previous offer of partnership, earning Bucky's ire.

• Attacking the Nazi base on Djbera and accepting Guetterez's surrender, Captain America went after Bucky after he slipped away in battle followed by Logan.

• Working with Logan, Cap tracked down Strucker who had just founded the first incarnation of the terrorist organization known as Hydra. When Bucky was brought in to be executed, he eliminated who he thought was Strucker, prompting Hydra agents to attack. Cap and Logan came to his rescue and were helped by the SAS.

• In the aftermath of the battle, they discovered that the man Bucky had killed was a Strucker impersonator and they all set out to find the real Baron Strucker.

• Logan and Bucky later found Strucker and took him prisoner. Cap was unaware that Logan's orders had changed and he was supposed to make sure Strucker remained free.

• When Bucky tried to warn Cap about this while they were flying, they were shot from the sky by Nazi agents led by Baron Zemo and with Logan's help, helped free Strucker. Furious at this betrayal, Captain America fought Logan until Bucky managed to force the Nazis to retreat with covering fire.

• During the shootout, Logan took a blast to the chest and was left for dead, however, he would eventually survive and cross paths with Captain America many times in the future

• At some point, Cap met with the Human Torch and his partner Toro.

• (Battle of Azzano)

• The 107th Infantry Regiment suffers heavy casualties fighting the German Army and HYDRA, which openly fires at German troops, severing ties with Nazi Germany.

• Uprising at the Austrian HYDRA Weapons Facility: A group of soldiers meet for the first time. As prisoners, they are used to make weapons for HYDRA.

• They come together, at first, to get revenge on one of their captors who violently beat Bucky Barnes.

• In November, Peggy Carter (22) tells Steve Rogers (22) that the 107th Regiment has been captured by HYDRA.

• Determined, Steve leaves for Austria with the help of Carter and Howard Stark (26). At HYDRA headquarters, prisoners of war are forced to begin assembling a large plane, known as the Valkyrie.

• Rogers sneaks into the HYDRA Weapons Facility in search of Allied prisoners. During his search, he memorizes a map of HYDRA facility locations and obtains a sample of the power source HYDRA was using.

• He soon finds the prisoners and frees them; together, the Allies face HYDRA and escape the Facility.

• While trying to evacuate, Barnes and Rogers encounter Schmidt, who notes that he has always been Abraham Erskine's biggest success, removing his prosthetic mask. Schmidt and Zola evacuate the building after initiating the self-destruct sequence.

• Steve Rogers is presumed dead, but soon arrives with hundreds of soldiers he saved from the HYDRA facility. Rogers gathers some of the men he saved at the HYDRA base and creates a team that will eventually be known as the Howling Commandos.

• Howard Stark examines a sample of HYDRA's power, which will help him develop a framework to synthesize a new element. Rogers meets with Stark, being equipped with his new uniform and a Vibranium shield.

• August 29 - Gabrielle Haller is born. (N)

1944 -

• January 1 - Isaiah Bradley, the man who would one day be known as Black Captain America, is born, one of the only survivors of the Super Soldier Project. (N)

• Master Wong Kan, future Sorcerer Supreme, is born. (N)

• Wong was a descendant and lookalike of Kan, a Tibetan monk who lived about a thousand years ago and was a student of the occult. In the ten generations before Wong, the firstborn of her lineage served the Elder.

• A member of the Ten Rings, undercover in London, detonates an explosive planted inside a government building.

• Attack on HYDRA facilities: Captain America and his Howling Commandos (which includes Logan and Marquis) invade and destroy a HYDRA facility in France.

• Maybelle Reilly is born, later she would be Maybelle Parker. (N)

• As her family was very poor, her parents constantly argued and blamed May for their financial problems, always telling her how difficult their lives were because of her. A few years later, her father left home and May was left alone with her abusive mother.

• November 2nd - Dr. Stephen Strange was born in Philadelphia, when his parents were on vacation. (N)

1945 -

• A battalion of troops was immobilized by HYDRA troops due to a blizzard on the outskirts of Stalingrad. Among the soldiers is Tereza Márquez (130) OC.

• During the three months they were imprisoned, Tereza used her fire powers to keep the other soldiers warm; however, the constant use of her mutation, plus the stress she suffered every day due to being in enemy territory, took a lot of energy from her and she was in danger of burning herself alive.

• At some point, when one of the soldiers in her battalion died, Tereza mocked her colleague for trying to "save dead weight", which earned her the distrust of her comrades.

• Three months later, they were rescued by the Howling Commandos led by Steve Rogers (24).

• Upon hearing of Tereza's abilities, Rogers invited her to join the Howling Commandos, even though the other soldiers in his battalion had told him that Tereza was unreliable, calling her "El Diablo".

• Tereza, who was still resentful and angry that Rogers was chosen by Erskine, denied his offer.

• The Howling Commandos board a HYDRA train on a mission to capture Arnim Zola.

• Once inside, the group split up, Rogers and Barnes enter the train and find many HYDRA agents using Tesseract-powered weapons.

• During the conflict, Rogers uses his shield to block an explosion, creating a hole in the side of the train. Before Rogers can grab him, Barnes falls from the train and is presumed dead.

• Jones, who was sneaking around the top of the train, catches up to Zola and captures him.

• Bucky Barnes (19) lands at the bottom of the valley, surviving due to Zola's experiments. He is later found by the Soviet Armed Forces and is imprisoned until 1950.

• Arnim Zola is interrogated in London by Chester Phillips.

• Red Skull promises his HYDRA army that their plan to launch the Valkyrie against the United States of America will end in victory.

• Steve, mourning the death of Bucky Barnes in the ruins of Whip & Fiddle, vows to defeat HYDRA and the Red Skull.

• (The disappearance of Captain America)

• Some time later, Captain America attacks HYDRA headquarters alone on his motorcycle, which he uses to blow up the base's doors. He has a quick fight before being surrounded and captured by HYDRA forces.

• He is taken before the Red Skull, but before he can be executed, members of the Howling Commandos enter through the window while Colonel Chester Phillips attacks the main gate.

• Red Skull retreats to the hangar, followed by Rogers, Phillips and Carter, he boards the Valkyrie, trying to enact his plan. Phillips and Carter drive Schmidt's Coupe, giving Rogers a ride, Carter gives Rogers a kiss, before he jumps into the plane, seconds before takeoff.

• Once aboard the plane, Captain America discovers the bombs and is attacked by several HYDRA agents Rogers quickly dispatches the agents before they can board the bombs and take off with them.

• He confronts the Red Skull in the control room, during the battle, the Valkyrie's controls are damaged.

• Red Skull laments to Rogers that he has seen the future, and it has no flags, Rogers responds that this is not the case in his future. Red Skull takes the Tesseract in an attempt to use its power, but is overpowered by the celestial object and presumed dead.

• Rogers quickly takes control of the plane, calling Carter, telling her that her only option to stop the bombs is to shoot down the plane, due to the autopilot sending it to New York City.

• Carter plans a meeting with Rogers for next Saturday as he puts the plane on the ground, where it would remain frozen for nearly 40 years. Rogers' radio cuts out, which brings Carter to tears.

• The United States Armed Forces begin the invasion of Iwo Jima.

• Logan (60) and the Devil's Brigade were tasked with infiltrating Germany to put an end to the German Super Soldier program, but the entire unit was decimated during an air raid. Only Logan survived.

• During Walpurgis Night, Logan finally infiltrated the Nazi facility and discovered that several soldiers had been transformed into werewolves by General Wolfram. Logan managed to defeat them, but before he could kill Wolfram, he was stopped by Nick Fury Sr. (37).

• Despite Logan's protests against letting Wolfram live after killing his entire unit, Fury explained that Wolfram could be useful in the upcoming war against the USSR.

• He also revealed that both Captain America and Bucky Barnes were killed by Baron Zemo and that the the main scientist in charge of the US Super Soldier program had also died, to that end Fury and the US needed Wolfram as part of this new program they had created: The Weapon Plus Program

• Later, Dr. Abraham Cornelius Hudson (32) met with Nick Fury Sr, in recent months he became interested in Victor Creed and Tereza Márquez's abilities and discovered more about their families.

• They discussed the possibility of the two soldiers being part of the Weapon X project.

• Hudson, knowing it would probably be difficult to get them to cooperate, sends a squad after Creed and Márquez to bring them to the Ravencroft Institute.

• When Hudson's men attacked Márquez alone, she managed to kill more than half of them, before being fatally shot by one of them. She was saved by Creed (128) and they both deserted the army.

• Werner Reinhardt attempts to evacuate the HYDRA Research Center in Austria and escape with several mysterious artifacts that HYDRA has collected over the years.

• His base is attacked by SSR troops led by Peggy Carter, Dum Dum Dugan and Jim Morita. Reinhardt and his men are arrested and all artifacts are confiscated by the SSR.

• Steve Rogers' disappearance is publicly revealed.

• Allied nations celebrate Victory in Europe Day. The Howling Commandos gather to celebrate Captain America's sacrifice.

• German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signs the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany at Soviet headquarters in Berlin.

• The United States begins Operation Overcast, later renamed Operation Paperclip, an effort to recruit former Nazi scientists to work for the United States.

• An atomic bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

• Soon, an atomic bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.

• Japan agrees to surrender after the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed, formally marking the end of World War II.

• The Tuskegee Airmen return home after fighting in the war.

• Peggy Carter (23) is honored with an SSR medal.

1946 -

• Arnim Zola and some former HYDRA agents track down Bucky Barnes (20) who survived the fall and was taken into custody by the Soviet Armed Forces.

• Since that moment, they have kept Barnes frozen and alive, but without an arm. Once he is found by Zola and his agents, they take him into custody.

• As SHIELD is founded, Zola begins to rebuild HYDRA from within the agency.

• Bucky Barnes' memory is erased and he receives a metal prosthetic and is kept cryogenically frozen, he becomes a HYDRA assassin known as the Winter Soldier.

• Dr. Xavier died in an accident and Sharon moved into her ancestral mansion in Westchester after marrying her late husband's former colleague, Kurt Marko, in hopes of maintaining a well-structured family for Charles.

• However, Marko married her for her wealth and due to Xavier's jealousy.

• Charles (9) faced problems with his new family when Marko brought his teenage son, Cain Marko (15), who constantly bullied him.

• To make matters worse, Dr. Marko violently abused Sharon. With his growing telepathic powers, Charles tried to ease her pain by sharing it with himself.

• However, Charles was unable to prevent his mother's ruin, as she succumbed to alcoholism and died of a broken heart.

• After the war, Logan (61) met and fell in love with Itsu and soon she became pregnant with his son Akihiro.

• Stephen Strange's younger sister, Donna, was born on the family farm in Nebraska. (N)

1947 -

• (March)

• Canada's Department K and the remnants of Operation: Rebirth pooled their resources to become Project: Sentinel, yet another foolish attempt to not only recreate the Super Soldier Serum, but in post-war hubris, amplify its effects a hundred thousand times more.

• (Itsu and Logan)

• Just days before his son was born, Logan (62) was proving himself worthy of being a father in combat, but accidentally stabbed a villager with his claws.

• As a result, he was banished from the village, but before leaving he wanted to say goodbye to Itsu for the last time. Returning to his built home, Logan found Itsu murdered by the Winter Soldier (22), who was following orders from the mysterious Romulus.

• After Itsu's death, Logan disappeared for a month, during that time he went to see the demon Muramasa to help him "kill them all".

• Muramasa accepted and promised to forge him a "mighty blade against which all...even someone as great as you...will fall" using a piece of Wolverine's soul.

• While awaiting further orders, the Winter Soldier saw that Muramasa's subordinates were transporting a still unconscious Logan after Muramasa extracted a piece of his soul.

• Barnes decided to ignore his orders and killed Muramasa's men, Logan was then extracted 8 hours later.

• Unknown to Logan, Romulus took the child from Itsu's womb, and he was born safely and adopted by a Japanese couple. This child was called Akihiro, but ended up adopting the name "Daken", which means "Mestizo".

• Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross is born. (N)

• SHIELD Agent Phill "Cheese" Coulson is born. (N)

• The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948 begins as a result of the confusion left by Britain's decolonization of India.

• Olivia Octavius, future scientist, ​​was born in Schenectady, New York, to a lower-class family. (N)

• An only child, Olivia was raised by a neglectful and alcoholic mother. At school, she was bullied by other students, but excelled academically.

• At some point she befriended Maybelle Reilly; the two became close because they shared the same family problems, which made them best friends.

• Adrian Toomes, the first Vulture, is born. (N)

1948 -

• Stephen Strange's brother, Victor was born. (N)

• When Wong Khan was four years old his father introduced him to the Ancient One and sent him to Kama-Taj, Nepal, to receive training and become a sorcerer.

• Since he as was the firstborn son of Hamir the Hermit, and therefore his life was dedicated to the Ancient One from early childhood.

• Years later he became the librarian of the Masters of the Mystic Arts.

• (Blade)

• Determined to avenge his mother's death, Eric Brooks (19) turned into a vampire hunter and called himself Blade, after the sharp weapons with which he used to kill vampires.

• (Marcus Jonhson)

• CIA Agent Nia Jones worked with Colonel Nick Fury (40) on a mission to take down a Hydra base in Czechoslovakia. They became romantically involved and the affair resulted in Nia's pregnancy.

• Wanting to protect their son from his enemies, Fury convinced Mia to abandon her life as an agent. Although reluctant, Nia agreed to protect her baby and adopted the new identity of Nia Johnson and moved to Atlanta, Georgia.

• November 9th - Months later, her son, Nick Fury Jr, was born, who she named Marcus Johnson. (N)

1949 -

• (Cyttorak)

• When Cain Marko tried to extort money from his father, a fight broke out, causing some of the lab equipment to explode. Dr. Marko was mortally wounded, but managed to drag Cain and Charles to safety before dying.

• From then on, orphans Charles (12) and Cain (18) lived as enemies under the same roof when Charles realized the potential of his mutant powers.

• Due to his telepathy, Charles excelled in most of the activities he was involved in, causing Cain's jealousy to increase to the point of causing Charles to get into a car accident, seriously injuring him and causing him to separate from his half-brother.

• Heather McNail Hudson, member of Alpha Fligt known as Vindicator, is born. (N)

• Howard Stark (31) restarts his plans for SHIELD, this time with the help of Chester Phillips. Peggy Carter (27) ends her work at the Scientific Strategy Reserve, and becomes one of the founders of SHIELD.

• Yondu Udonta is born on the planet Centauri-IV. (N)

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One of the most memorable things about AC S1, from the time of the premiere to right now, is how blindsided people are by Daniel's anger in 1x07.

The funny thing is, if we have paid attention in 1x03, we really shouldn't be.

Look at everyone's reaction in the office after Krzeminski's death. Peggy is shaken but she is very preoccupied with Howard's case. Jack is upset but seems generally resigned, chiming in only to say he'll call Krzeminski's girlfriend. Dooley is like a commander at war: he is not losing anyone else on his watch.

Daniel, on the other hand, was livid. Look at what he says:

Sousa: Really puts you back there, doesn't it? Somebody buys it, you realize could happen anytime, any day. How did it happen? Professional hit. Him and our only witness. Must have been watching us at the scene. I knew something was fishy about that anonymous tip. Who does that? Peggy: A concerned citizen? Sousa: Concerned citizens call the cops. This guy called us directly. It's not like we're in the phonebook. Somebody targeted them, and I'm gonna find that bastard. [Lines taken from here]

He is damn rageful at this figure who, from his perspective, is one step ahead of the SSR since the club in 1x01, who led to the death of one of their own (and it could very easily have been Daniel himself; he was the one taking night shift with Krzeminski). He wants to take down this culprit, almost as an act of revenge. Couple that with how he has always seen Peggy as an ally, as someone in his corner, putting her on a pedestal, is it any wonder that he explodes in her face when, to his knowledge, she turns out to be the traitor?

And that just adds another layer to one of the themes of S1: that everyone has a past, and everyone has blind spots because of that. Peggy was valued during the war but is now sidelined, so she is wont to see everyone as an obstacle. Jack hides a secret and is...a sexist prick, so he can't see why someone like Peggy would sincerely devote herself to what he sees as a lost cause, among other blind spots. Daniel is a more straightforward and steadfast person who doesn't play games that way, and that makes it hard for him to see past that sincerity, to pander to the drunk from the docks and to stomach Peggy's perceived betrayal.

Even us as the audience are blindsided. We watch this story through mainly Peggy's lens. Heck, most of us started watching the show for Peggy; we were with her in CATFA and CATWS! In the Agent Carter short! In her AOS cameos! We are predisposed to like her and to only see the events of early S1 from her perspective!

Isn't this why everyone will keep being surprised by Daniel (and the rest of the SSR)'s reaction in 1x07?