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Red Alert - 1985 // 2024

Our future Security Director + future Prime

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Okay, I’ve been wanting to write this for the last three weeks, but I’m finally - finally - sitting down to do just that.

First, I’m a Rogan shipper. I’ve been a Rogan shipper for the last 20 years, but in that time, I’ve grown, I’ve experienced my own sense of love, and I’m a writer so I’d like to think I’m familiar with structure, characterization, and the like.

Second, I’m focused on the film franchise, strictly speaking. Just wanted to make sure that is clear.

Having said that, when I discuss how utterly wrong the X-Men franchise is, I’m talking about from a story standpoint. When I speak of Logan and Rogue, if that ship isn’t your jam, fine, but the points I make still stand.

Finally, spoiler alert for all of the movies.

Okay, I think we’re ready to jump in.

1. After the first movie, everyone forgot the heart of what made the first movie so special: Wolverine & Rogue

I don’t necessarily mean together. I mean, the movie focused primarily on Logan’s story and Rogue’s story. It was told through THEIR POV. This is important because, essentially, we’re asked to connect with these two characters AND WE DO.

The dialogue, the acting, and their stories (which reflect each other’s as well as stand on their own) draw us in and we are hooked.

Even the critics thought some of the best scenes are the ones Logan and Marie share together. Multiple critics discuss chemistry, how they add to the scene, etc.

Regardless of whether you ship them or not, there’s a compelling story between the two. This vulnerable, slip of a girl is the most powerful X-men out there (or one of) and this growly, fierce angry, broken man who’s been alone for so long that out of everyone he’s met and seen, THIS girl brings him to his knees.

And it’s because she isn’t scared of him.

Even after watching him beat the shit out of his opponent, even after seeing the claws threaten humans and slice through a barrel of a gun, she still thinks, I can trust him.

And when he catches her in his trailer, she STILL isn’t afraid of him. She gives him lip. She calls him out on his shit.

That’s how she manages to slide through the cracks.

And that is BEAUTIFUL.

I’m not here to talk about the performances, but Jesus Christ, I love this scene so damn much. The chemistry RADIATES. The glances, the confusion, the curiosity, and the attraction. (Sorry not sorry, it’s there on both parts, I’ll die on this hill.)

Anyway, the first movie is about how this girl brings the savage, feral Wolverine to his knees. How she gets him to STAY. How she gets him to open up.

Yes, Logan wants info on his past, but he’s staying for Marie. We all know it.

When he threatens Jean after first waking up, Jean is scared. And for good reason, obviously.

But Logan STABS Marie with his claws, and guess what? She’s still not scared of him. She’s worried about him.

This is THEIR story.

Do you really think Wolverine is going to go running around in leather for anyone but Marie? Yeah, I don’t think so. I mean, he literally STABS HIMSELF IN THE CHEST to free himself and get to her.

He PROMISES her that he’d take care of her. Do you think Wolverine bullshits? Hell no, he doesn’t.

And that’s why....

2. The whole Jean thing was just not great.

Okay, can I tell you something?

I don’t see Jean as a sympathetic character. She’s engaged to Scott and suddenly, Wolverine comes strolling in and she can’t get her shit together?

I mean, okay, I get it, let’s be real.

But Scott isn’t a bad guy. He nay be a dick, but he treats Jean well. Because we’re not in Cyclops’ or Jean’s head, we as the audience don’t see any marital/romantic issues between them. Hence, when Jean gets flustered by Wolverine to the point where she lets him goad her into reading his mind, she knows what she’s doing. She likes it. She likes Logan’s attention.

Not because she likes Logan.

(I read this fic where basically Jean tells Logan he could have been anybody, and I thought that was so perfect)

But because he’s giving her attention. He makes her feel desired.

And she leads him on.

Right there, I don’t like her, and I think that’s why a lot of Rogan shippers don’t like her is that she has no problem toying not only with Logan’s feelings, but with Scott’s.

But that’s not even the worst part of this.

At the end, when Logan asks for Marie and Jean makes her comment, she adds, “I think she’s taken with you.”

Like - why would Jean say that? Why mention it?

That’s petty ass shit right there.

To me, what she’s trying to do is align herself with Logan as adults and belittle Marie for having a little crush on him. Like it’s so juvenile.

And the worst line of this whole movie is when he says, “Tell her my heart belongs to another.”

Want to know why?

Because the writers/director haven’t SHOWN this. This line is forced here to TELL the audience that we should be shipping Jean and Wolverine. It’s sloppy writing. It tells me they think the audience are idiots.

Really, Logan?

Jean has your heart even though you completely go against Tall Dark and Feral to pick up a girl, then stay at the school with her, leave a fucking mansion to bring her back, make a promise to her, go after her after she’s kidnapped, stab yourself in the chest, fling yourself on the Statue of Liberty AND RISK YOUR FUCKING LIFE TO SAVE ROGUE’S JUST BY TOUCHING HER and you want me to believe your heart belongs to Jean????

Please, tell me, why the FUCK should I buy that?

Oh, because they’re the same age?

LOL no.

Anyway, I didn’t like Jean’s characterization because of that. Because she’s leading people on, because she needs to put down Marie’s feelings after her ordeal because of her insecurity, because of it all.

Which is why I’ll never ship them together.

Logan is at his worst when he’s around Jean.

Anyway.

And Jean is just the worst.

3. They took something meaningful and they fucked it

Logan promises to take care of Rogue. Do you know important that is for both of them as individuals and their relationship?

Rogue only goes back because of Logan. Not for anyone else. Not even Bobby. She comes back, she stays, for Logan.

Where do we see that after the second movie?

He’s so goddamned focused on Jean, on everything about her, that he barely notices that Rogue is ready to get the cure.

I’m GLAD they got a scene together. Because of their looks.

I am.

But shit.

It’s like Logan has completely forgotten all about Rogue, and I’m sorry, but after that first movie, I just can’t buy that.

I can buy that he leaves to check out his past. The dog tag scene is one of my absolute favorites. That’s perfect. Makes sense.

(Also, side note: Fic is so beautiful about this but he isn’t afraid to touch her. Like, he doesn’t HAVE to play with her hair but he does. It’s playful and flirty. It IS. He could have just said he liked her hair BUT HE HAD TO TOUCH IT. And this is HUGE for Rogue because honestly SHE’S afraid to touch and of herself but if Logan isn’t afraid, she stops being afraid - if that makes sense.)

But seriously? He’s not calling the mansion, not writing to Rogue?

I don’t believe that for one second.

This is why I will never watch The Wolverine after that first time (I refuse especially after the director said he was contemplating adding Rogue at the end and didn’t and FUCK EVERYTHING.) because he just leaves because he’s upset about fucking JEAN

I’m sorry but the Wolverine isn’t ABOUT Jean.

If that was the case, we should have had point of views between Logan and Jean in the first movie, not Rogue.

We should have SEEN their development, but we didn’t.

We’re TOLD it.

I’m sorry, but how do you want me to believe that the big bad Wolverine runs off to Japan because he’s sad about Jean? Like, so he’s just going to leave Rogue alone with all of those threats? Are you fucking kidding me?

Show them keeping in touch or SOMETHING. You can’t expect me to see such a huge transformation arc in Logan in the first movie that just gets shit on in every other movie (besides the second). Because that makes Wolverine look like a big, gigantic ASSHOLE and I get that he’s supposed to be that way, but NOT with Rogue.

Which is why Days of Future Past pisses me off as much of the rest them (I’m only discussing the Rogue Cut because I refuse to acknowledge that Bryan Singer - who gave us the first movies - regulated Rogue to such a fucking small cameo.) because Rogue was treated as garbage.

Now, I’m going to assume Logan doesn’t know about what really happened to Rogue because no one told him. But honestly? If he cares about Rogue the way I know he does, he should be asking about her every single time he and Xavier talk.

I love that Logan can sense Rogue when she steps in to help. I love that Rogue refuses to let go of Logan’s mind even in the heart of danger (@bigfrogbestfrogs has an awesome breakdown of these scenes). But I’m appalled at how Kitty is chosen before Rogue? Like, even when coming up with the idea for this movie, why not involve Rogue more?

I refuse to discuss Bobby and her together at the end.

Fuck that.

4. The timelines

Look, I’m not even going to go into the shit that is the timelines.

But honestly?

Fuck everything about that.

I get Singer wanted to retcon X3, but I don’t care.

Based on Apocalypse, the future still sucks so everything failed and then the movie LOGAN takes that shit and amplifies it.

5. LOGAN (the movie)

I’m sorry, but this movie is amazing in some ways and sucks in others.

Want to know why?

Because it takes everything about what made the first movie great and emphasized it.

Laura is too young to be a love interest, so clearly, it’s paternal, and I’m here for it.

But there are so many parallels between logan and Laura and Logan and Rogue that for Logan not to say anything or feel anything in a way tgat tells the audience he’s feeling something just boggles my mind.

Even if he carried HER picture or played with the dog tags and thought of her, something that shows the audience he remembers her, dammit, and she MEANT something to him.

But FUCK how could he NOT?

And that’s why the scene where he’s reading that comic book and he sees himself saving Rogue is so poignant.

Because his gaze lingers.

I mean, obviously I’m assuming she’s dead (which is bullshit but whatever). But still.

And then when he’s dying and Laura is holding his hands and you get that prophecy of him dying with his heart in his hand and I loved how they paired it with the Logan and Rogue song. I loved that callback.

And if the films in between them weren’t such shit, it would be enough.

But it’s not enough for me.

There was so much potential and everything got shit on and it angers me soooo much.

Anyway.

That’s me venting.

Luckily we have so many talented Rogan fic writers and that our ship has survived 20 years.

But still.

What could have been...

Shit.

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Week 9 Roundup!  Keep reading to see the amazing fics, art, drabbles, and moodboards that were made this past week!

Title: Mayday, Magpie

Collaborator: thepartyresponsible Link: AO3 Square Filled: K4 - May Parker Ship: May/Rhodey, Iron Husbands, May/Tony, May/Rhodey/Tony, Ben Parker/May Parker Rating: Mature Major Tags: underage drinking, implied alcohol abuse/alcoholism Summary: Ben used to tell her it was a good world with good people. May wishes all those good people had taken better care of Ben. She wishes they’d taken better care of Tony, too. Word Count: 4435

Title: In The Closet Collaborator: buying_the_space_farm Link: AO3 Square Filled: S3 - mission sex Ship: FrostIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: explicit sexual content, AU: spies and secret agents Summary: Being not-so-stuck in a closet is not-so-bad, to say the least. Especially when you're there having sex with your boyfriend. (But if Tony's superiors ask where he was during this time, he has no idea, he promises.) Word Count: 1567

Title: Desperate Measures Collaborator: newnewyorker93 Link: AO3 Square Filled: R5 - AU: Hydra won) Ship: none Rating: Teen Major Tags: drabble, referenced/implied torture,  Summary: Hydra should really know better than to kidnap Tony Stark. Word Count: 100

Title: One Kind of Horrible Picture Show Collaborator: buying_the_space_farm Link: AO3 Square Filled: T4 - carnivorous plant Ship: FrostIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: drabble Summary: Classic media is not meant to be bagged on, oi vey. Word Count: 100

Title: something better Collaborator: Areiton Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - free space Ship: Iron Husbands Rating: Not Rated Major Tags: MIT Era, getting together, angst and fluff Summary: He never wanted to make weapons. He loved robots, loved creating, loved figuring out how to make things better. Destroying–that was never his goal. And then he met Rhodey. Word Count: 2043

Title: My soul belongs to you Collaborator: alexisriversong Link: AO3 Square Filled: K3 - soulmates Ship: Stuckony Rating: Teen Major Tags: soulmates AU, polyamory Summary: Tony Stark had two soulmates. Their names were tattooed on his arm, the problem was, everyone thought them dead. Then why had his soul marks never discolored? Word Count: 1861

Collaborator: trashcanakin Link: Tumblr Square Filled: T3 - Maria Hill Ship: none Rating: Gen Major Tags: art Summary: In which Maria hasta deal with the new director after Fury decides that he’s had it with these motherfuckin’ Avengers.

Title: home Collaborator: calstic  Link: AO3 Square Filled: K4 -  Pepper Potts / Rescue Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: Endgame trailer spoilers Summary: “I love you.” A whispered confession, foreheads pressed together.  Tony’s hands are on her shoulders, thumbs rubbing circles.“I love you too,” Pepper says. “Good,” he breathes, hot air fanning over freckled skin. “Good, that’s good.” Word Count: 1615

Title: Primary Function Collaborator: AoifeLaufeyson Link: AO3 Square Filled: R1 - image of DUM-E Ship: WinterIron Rating: Teen Major Tags: drabble, art, fluff Summary: I wrote a drabble (my first attempt, pls be kind) to go with the incredible art by my friend, the amazing PreciousTulips Word Count: 100

Collaborator: trashcanakin Link: Tumblr Square Filled: R5 - Thor Ship: ThunderIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: Art

Title: A Very Pepperony Proposal Collaborator: rebelmeg Link: AO3 Square Filled: A5 - Canon: MCU (Post-CA:CW) Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: marriage proposal Summary: While Pepper can definitely think of something better than that, Tony still thinks his idea should be acted on. Word Count: 704

Collaborator: trashcanakin Link: Tumblr Square Filled: R4 - image of Iron Man and Pepper Ship: Pepperony Rating: Gen Major Tags: art

Collaborator: trashcanakin Link: Tumblr Square Filled: R2 - AU: Cop/Detective/FBI Ship: WinterIron Rating: Gen Major Tags: moodboard Summary: In which James “Bucky” Barnes works for the NYPD, an’ somehow accidentally applies for a transfer to the wrong place, or rather, wrong orginization entirely! He gets paired up with Tony Stark, one of the MIB’s top agents. This is insane! Bucky doesn’t exactly know how he ended up here, but he has so many question. Aliens are real? Tony has a talkin’ dog named Jarvis? An’ why does everyone seem interested in Alpine’s collar all of a sudden?!

Title: I, Tony Collaborator: camichats  Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3-Free Square, Ship: WinterIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: androids, body horror, happy ending Summary: It was a secret from everyone that Tony was android. Including Tony. When he finally finds out, Howard is long since dead, he doesn't know what that stone inside him is, and he's pretty sure he won't be able to hold a relationship like this. Word Count: 10,451

Title: Tony Stark's Guide to Being a Functional Adult Collaborator: dracusfyre Link: AO3 Square Filled: R3 - Deep Throating Ship: WinterIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: fake marriage, Howard Stark’s A+ Parenting, explicit sexual content, no powers AU Summary: For the ImagineTonyandBucky prompt: Imagine Tony getting disowned by Howard before starting his second PhD and start working at Bucky's mechanic shop part time. Getting together shenanigans ensue. Word Count: 17,259

Title: R1- Explosion in the Lab Collaborator: thudworm Link: AO3 Square Filled: R1- Explosion in the Lab Ship: Science Boyfriends Rating: Gen Major Tags: pre-slash, Hulk out Summary: Bruce thinks the Hulk rules out dating for him. Tony disagrees. Word Count: 575

Title: Freedom in These Bonds Collaborator: 27dragons Link: AO3 Squares Filled: A3 - FREE T5 - Waking Up Married K3 - Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes S1, Jealousy. Ship: WinterIron Rating: Explicit Major Tags: A/B/O, arrange marriage, explicit sexual content Summary: Tony’s been accepted to M.I.T., which only admits a small percentage of omegas each year. He can’t wait to get there, to stretch his intellect and broaden his horizons. There’s only one small wrinkle: omega students have to be married. Word Count: 4801

Title: good for him Collaborator: Areiton Link: AO3 Square Filled: A5 - Irondad Ship: Harley/Peter Rating: Teen Major Tags: character study, Iron Dad Summary: He doesn’t like Harley.But he can’t deny that Harley is devoted to Peter, that he dotes on him and protects him. He doesn’t like Harley. But Harley is good for Peter. Word Count: 2127

Title: Leave the Light On Collaborator: lilithenaltum Link: AO3 Square Filled: A3 - FreeSquare Ship: Tony Stark/Shuri Rating: Explicit Major Tags: Age difference, May/December Romance, Explicit Sexual Content Summary: Grief is a lot like the open highway; it stretches on and on between valleys and canyons and interludes of bright lights and heavy traffic. Sometimes the best way to navigate it is to bring someone along. So when Tony Stark invites Shuri Udaku on a cross country road trip two weeks before the anniversary of her father's death, she takes a chance and jumps headfirst into something that will leave a permanent mark on her heart. Word Count: 17,201

Title: Playing Well with One Another Collaborator: Politzania Link: A03 Square Filled: A2: Kink Multiple Orgasms Ship: Tony Stark/Steve Rogers Rating: Explicit Major Tags: Anal sex, fingering, oral sex, plot what plot, explicit sexual content Summary: Tony puts Steve through his paces; banter and good times are had all around. Word Count: 4757

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Housekeeping

With just over three weeks to go I wanted to dust off the good old housekeeping post due to my unique role to the fandom.  

For those followers who followed me over hiatus, welcome!

First and foremost I AM NOT A SPOILER FREE BLOG!  

I post news, articles, and spoilers as soon as I get them.  Many of my ask responses will also contain spoilers.  I tag everything that is spoilery with the hashtag aos spoilers so you can blacklist if need be.  By the same token I may hold off on posting something until I can get it confirmed better by one of my more reliable sources.

There are things that I won’t post.  If something is SUPER Spoilery, ie an oops from someone who was on set,  in that I don’t want the Marvel Spies knowing we’ve seen it.  That’s how we lose sources.  

I am going to be making some changes to how I do things for Season 5.   

The biggest will be I am not going to do my big post episode meta anymore.   They were taking me hours to do and most of the time I repeat everything in them in asks or a spoiler will totally trash what I had.  I’d rather use that time to get a jump on the ask box.

I will continue to do the promo and article breakdowns if I think the article warrants it, I won’t breakdown “Click bait” kinds of articles.

Asks

During the Season it is not uncommon for me to field 100+ asks a week depending on what kind of news has come out and what kind of cliffhangers the show left off on (and who was involved in said Cliff Hanger).  I LOVE doing these.  I am humbled and honored that so many people send them to me.  

I take them very seriously spending time researching and making sure my responses are as accurate as possible.  However, this can also be very taxing on me personally, especially at stressful times of the season (around finales, sweeps, or at the peak of the story).  

So before sending and ask please follow these requests.

Search my blog to see if I have already answered your question.

Please do not send me negativity, drama, or hate for the show, actor, or a character.  I sadly am not a writer for the show and I have no control what they do.  I do not like to be used to post and “unpopular opinion” on Anon and these asks will be deleted.

Due to the new night the show is airing it might take me longer to respond, Saturday is a day I dedicate to family and won’t be able to work on asks as much during the middle of the day..  

I totally understand that show related anxiety is a real thing.  I always do my best to calm fandom fears….again this usually at its worst pre premiere and finales.  

Overall I try to keep my answers and my blog positive.  That’s not to say I don’t need to have a good rant every now and then but for the most part I wont’ post negative responses about the show or characters.  

I am going to be incredibly careful with quotes from Jed, Mo, and Jeph after last season.  I don’t feel they outright lie but they have the whole picture so when they say something is in play...it really could mean well down the line.

Theories and Metas

My Theories and Metas are my own.  More than one of these has come true since I started doing this.  But please bear in mind that often I can get the basics IE the Dadcliffe or Fitznapping last season (down to the second abduction) but the writers take it in a different or darker direction.  So as good as I am, don’t bank on me being 100% right and Manage Expectations.

I only speak for myself, not the fandom.   

“They won’t go there/do that,” is not in my vocabulary this season.

Some have noticed that I have’t been doing as much metaing as I was going into last season.  That is because there is so much less to go on right now.  I have a few out there and I’m sitting on a few until I can get some more evidence.  

The Theories tend to evolve as the season does and I will adjust as the episodes air and we get spoilers.  

If I use we or us in a Meta its not because I am trying to speak for the fandom.  I have a very dear group of friends who work on meta with me.  When I use it its out of respect for them.   

I also have my personal favorite theories that I know have small chances but will go down the ship with them.

If there is a theory you really like and you want to write a fic on it, GO FOR IT!  I LOVE SEEING MY THEORIES IN FICS!

Once the season gets going I will try to put my more popular theories under the Popular Theories section of my blog for easy access.  

The Kiddo

Those that follow me know that I am a Mommy and have an adorable fan girl that loves AOS.   She loves getting asks so feel free to send one for her.  She honestly worries about you guys, especially after a major plot twist.  

For Season 5 I will continue to post “Through a Child’s Eyes” after eps and her reactions to spoilers, peeks, and other news.  

Yes, we are considering taken them to Wondercon again, but it might be a last minute decision like last year.  

Prompts

My muse has struggled for the last few months so I have prompts in my ask box I haven’t had a chance to get too.  Feel free to send them but no guarantees I’ll be able to fill it.  

During the season I am closed to fic requests.  

Tagging

If you tag me in a post and I don’t respond, send me an ask.  I tend to miss when I’m tagged especially in ‘busy’ times.  

Show Promotion

For as good as I am at predictions…I totally STINK at predicting what the promo team is going to do.   So I have no idea when we will start to see trailers, promo pics, and press releases.  

Things are starting to trickle in EW broke both the 4 new cast members and Hunter’s return so far.  I’m sure there are more too.   Once the season gets going we’ll get into a pattern for each episode.  ABC usually does it:

Title

Title and small Synopsis

Press release with full Synopsis and Guest Stars

Promo Pics

Trailer

Peek 1 from ABC

Peek 2 typically goes to one of the entertainment sites

For super special eps we will get articles, interview, and ‘exclusive pics’….mandatory 30 seconds of staring happily at this jewel from Season 3 where many lost our minds.

I think that is everything. 

Welcome again to my new followers and to those who have been with me on this train going into my third Season on Tumblr know that you are appreciated.   

I’m looking forward to the season!