#Steve: ugggggggh

[morganbritton132]

Eddie, posting a Tiktok of him putting a drunk Steve to bed: Babe, I can’t introduce you to Rihanna. Sorry.

Steve, very drunk very sleepy: …you hate me

Eddie: Quite the opposite, sweetheart. I just don’t have her number.

Steve: What about that guy from New Girl?

Eddie; Which one?

Steve: Any of ‘em

Eddie: I don’t have their numbers either. I think one of them has a podcast though. You wanna go on a podcast?

Steve:

Steve, sadly: no

[howdoyousleep3]

tonight i’m thinking about Daddy Steve whispering in Bucky’s ear in public, how the richness of his voice resonates deep in baby’s tummy, how feeling Daddy’s lips move against his ear, temple, neck makes him damn near dizzy, how a hand on his nape, a squeeze, as Steve talks would make him outright whimper

“How come I’m always surprised at how sensitive you are, babylove? Did you even hear what I said? C’mon, sugar— listen…”

[duelingnebulas]

Avengers Alabama Abortion Protest Ficlet

Happy Birthday, @tinybearswithjetpacks!! Hope this is what you wanted!

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The Avengers slumped dirty and exhausted, post-battle, in a Quinjet. Tony had one of the news channels going on a monitor, broadcasting their latest battle taking out a Hydra cell. The battle footage was interrupted with news of the passing of Alabama’s fucking awful abortion bill.

“You sure we can’t just kill them?” Natasha queried while cleaning her guns. 

“Who?” Clint asked. “The entire Alabama state legislature?”

Natasha shrugged a shoulder. “No, just the ones that voted in favor. And the governor, obviously.”

Silence followed.

“Huh,” Tony mused. “Would’ve thought the Great and Powerful Cap would be against a massacre.”

Steve sighed wearily. “You know, I killed plenty of hateful white guys in the War. It’s not a stretch for me to do it again.” 

Bucky leaned against him and added, “I could do with some target practice.”

“You just had some,” Tony pointed out. 

Natasha glared at Tony and said cooly, “There’s never too much target practice.”

Bruce put his hands up imploringly. “Guys, you know, we’re all on the same side here, but don’t you think even we might have a problem getting away with murder, especially on this scale?”

Another moment of silence. 

“Ugggggggh, fine,” Steve said, throwing his hands up. “We’ll just go over there and scare ‘em a bit.”

Bruce settled. “Thank you.”

Tony turned back from the monitor. “Hey, they’re having a protest about it. I bet we show up and Old Glory gives them a stern look, the Russian Dolls over there do some underhanded threatening, and we might be able to turn that sinking ship around.”

A third silence, and then everyone broke out into the most wicked of smiles.

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Tony landed the Quinjet far enough from the protests to not land on anyone, but near enough that they made one hell of an entrance. All of them murder-strutted up to the Alabama state capitol, dirty, bloody, and furious. It was quite the scene.

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It took 12 minutes for their arrival to make headlines. 29 minutes for Fox News to accuse them of treason. 38 minutes for Trump to declare them ‘dangerous outlaws’ and throw a Twitter fit calling for their immediate arrest and imprisonment.

It took 6 hours to start drafting a new bill expanding women’s healthcare rights and options in the state of Alabama. 15 hours to get it put to a vote. 

44 minutes for it to pass unanimously. 

[morethanonepage]

don't feel obligated to do 'em all but: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 22, 23, 26, 27

1. What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?*

Literally all of them honestly but uh MCU Tony/Steve utterly baffles me; I have 0.00000000000 interest in Jake/Amy to the point I stopped watching B99 when their relationship became central to it; also this Sam/Bucky thing that’s popped up bores the fuck out of me, probably bc I don’t care for the WE HATE EACH OTHER no wait dynamic and also bc I suspect it’s mostly a pair the spare thing so Tony and Steve can fuck.

2. Are there any popular fandom OTPs you only BroTP?*

I mean it’s irrelevant now bc fuck Sherlock but when it was only like 60% trash as opposed to 99% trash I was way more fond of John/Sherlock as weird best friends than as y’know lovers. The only John/Sherlock as lovers I ever bought was the RDJ/Jude Law version (but they’re exes) and the original books obviously.

5. Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you?

Fandom has ruined every popular pairing for me – finnpoe being the most recent one bc ugggggggh star wars & its fans; but also clint/coulson because of its dive into ABO aus, the literal worst thing in the world; and kylux, which I used to like for the goofs (bc they’re both terrible and the idea of them making each other miserable delighted me) but again, star wars fans, and even worse, kyle ron fans. So basically any time a pairing has a fandom, that fandom has quickly destroyed any interest I have in it.

6. Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?*

No, once I hate something I pretty much keep hating it, bc I’m super healthy like that. I never change my mind for the better on anything (ships, shows, fandoms), always for the worse.

9. Most disliked character(s)? Why?

Kyle Ron bc of his fans (as a villain he’s…..fine); Tony Stark bc of his fans (as a morally complex character he’s fine but HE’S IN TOO MANY MOVIES AND HAS TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME, SORRY NOT SORRY); Amy Gardner of The West Wing bc Aaron Sorkin Can’t Write Women; Sylar from Heroes bc Heroes. 

11. Is there an unpopular character you like that the fandom doesn’t? Why?

I mean I don’t watch GOT anymore but I always liked Sansa, is that still a hot take? I also have a soft spot in my heart for Nagging Wife characters – I’m part of the Betty Draper Defense Squad, for instance.

Also look at this point Poe Dameron, Bird Nerd, who is an entirely different character from Poe “Flyboy” Dameron, the Galaxy’s Greatest Monster.

22. Popular character you hate?

Tony Stark & Amilyn Holdo were the first to come to mind lmao. Oh and Matt Murdock!! I fucking loathe Matt Murdock. And the Punisher. And Karen Page, woops. Look Daredevil in general is apparently a trigger, sorry not sorry,’

23. Unpopular character you love?

I guess I’ll stick with Betty Draper. YES SHE WAS MEAN AND TERRIBLE BUT SHE WAS TRYING HER BEST AND DON GASLIT HER FOR YEARS AND SHE LOVED HER KIDS AND JUST DIDN’T HAVE GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR MOTHERHOOD leave me alone it’s fine.

26. Most shippable character?

Oh this is hard bc I’m a really monogamous shipper – ie if I ship two character with each other those are the only people I will ever ship either with, at least to the point of wanting to read/write fic – but in theory John Constantine. Like I don’t care to read John/every member of the DC trinity but on the other hand LMFAO. And i did write that John/Jake Peralta thing, so.

27. Least shippable character?

BB8. THEY’RE A BABY.

also at this point Poe Dameron bc i just want everyone to leave my shy hardworking bird nerd alone so he can just chill with his droid and live a peaceful life.

[self-shipping-angel]

Fury did not take Steve and I's first date seriously, but boy was he not happy when he heard Steve had asked me out again. It wasn't that Fury wasn't happy for me, rather that he was so used to there just not being any sort of romantic partner in my life that he was like that dad who can't believe their little girl has a date at all.

Nick: "Wait. Excuse me? What do you mean 'date'? You don't date."

Me: "I mean a date! Steve's taking me out dancing."

Nick: "Whatever happened to 'it's not a date, he just wanted to apologize'? Last I checked one dinner was more than enough apology. Now he's taking you to a club?"

Me: "It wasn't a date then, now it is. And we're not going to some seedy club, Dad. It's a nice dance hall, like the ones we grew up with. Or have you forgotten I'm older than you?"

Nick: "Don't take that tone with me, you may be physically older but you sure as hell don't act it. Or have you forgotten your kind age slower? And make sure he has you home at a reasonable time, young lady!"

Me: "Ugggggggh."

Nick: "I heard that! And I will kick both your asses if he doesn't!"

[jonroxton]

FONTANA IS KILLLLLLLLING IT

first! THE COVER IS SO DOPE!

not that the issue before didn’t establish fontana can totally do diana/etta justice, but every page of this is just beautiful, dynamic writing all around and should put to rest any doubt that fontana can’t carry the torch. WHAT A GOOD ISSUE HOLY SHIT!

and since i always reread golden age issues here and there, etta (and the holliday girls) being integral to diana’s adventure rings absolutely true.

rucka did this with the lies. you felt the history of diana, etta and steve. you felt the weight of the time that we actually never saw in new 52. rucka used the full powers of the panels communicated just how important they were to each other as colleagues and showcased their strengths in the positions they held as soldiers. you really felt they were working with diana instead of just being window dressing for her arc. the focus was definitely on her, but u totally believed when they went off page that they could be having whole adventures of their own and that’s technically what happened when etta, steve and barbara ann were hiding out.

but always there could me more ofc! and i think rucka knew that. so he set the ball rolling and fontana just fucking picked it up I AM SO GLAD!

always game for more etta and more steve (always more steve :P)

AND HERE WE HAVE IT the reaping of that set 25 issue set of establishing those relationships!

here we have full blown diana and etta taking care of each other, working together. I am just so IN LOOOOVE with fontana’s command of the panels. just the fluidity of movement is so ugggggggh. i felt it reading superhero girls and was always excited about how she would do with more mature content.

i mean, this whole first page is just stunning in its ability to showcase movement and emotion. closing in on the crow and expanding to diana in the graveyard and how completely isolated she is DAAAAAMN it’s so good.

rucka had the wide scope. diana’s mythology had to be to sorted and set straight. the way he used simultaneous time/arcs to literally realign diana’s story. how almost insane it felt in the middle, with diana herself going a little mad, and then coming out of it with everything clashing and colliding. except it wasn’t an implosion. it was DRUM ROLL please, literally perfect~

fontana has taken that and come in with the microscope. making diana’s world even more real and more specific. diana dealt with gods and monsters and big evil villains, and now we have her dealing with her friends, her emotions, just her dealing in general. and i appreciated that a lot with 26 and love that it’s being build upon.

there’s so much to empathize with just this panel alone. the soldiers. the man trying to walk. the body language of the pink shirt person and the green shirt. diana waiting, arms crossed, looking at the man helping the other soldier in the wheelchair.  it’s so careful and respectful and establishes that etta is very much a soldier with human flaws that have consequences. and that diana is deeply aware of their frailty.

it’s so sublime. how much is conveyed through these. that little bit of humor in the top right. etta’s pride. diana’s quiet empathy and assurance that leads directly to etta’s appreciation.

literally holding each other up. LOOK AT ETTA’S ARM AROUND DIANA. how she’s able to maintain her pride, but she still accepts help. fuck. me. up. fontana.

i appreciate this kind of attention. her eyes closed. her resignation. it’s so still. and etta  doesn’t hit back the way diana didn’t push the wheelchair. it’s more closeness, more support.

this is so important to what is essentially an action series. then fontana takes two pages to dig even further into how diana is dealing. keeping the tradition of having steve having his own adventure but still being part of their lives. the little things like diana not eating meat bc she can talk to animals. diana’s emotions being expressed so simply and so powerfully.

and again, that cute but quiet humor that doesn’t overwhelm, but sets up character beats. steve isn’t even there but loving just the idea of steve cleaning up bc ofc he would!

AND JUST BODY LANGUAGE BETWEEN THE PANELS! u can actually FEEL diana turn around abruptly to face etta and let loose her concerns.

THEN BOOM. the action commences. and it incorporates everything that’s just happened. literally hitting the target

and showcasing diana’s physical strength as well as her emotional vulnerability. and the fact that her concerns are being taken seriously instead of ~humans are my weakness shit that is so common comic fodder.

SO. MUCH. DYNAMIC!

such smooth transitioning

i have a post in my draft somewhere that’s really just about shirtless sleeve lol but eventually it became about how rucka established the characters by maintaining specific panel organization for every one. so diana got a lot of 3 to 6 panels that had her moving in between and you felt her power of movement through them. but with steve and etta, it was very still and contained to the same space bc they are not the same. yet they all command the pages

maybe one day i’ll go more into it bc IT’S SO PERFECT but back to fontana.

this new adversary is unknown to us or to diana, so all have is the fight and again, fontana can do action superbly

it didn’t hit me just how fucking superb this issue was until this page:

bc it echoes diana’s speed when catching the bullet for etta. it’s a way to show the limits of diana’s power. and puts her in danger. i legit fucking freaked. BUT THEN!

i’m just putting in every single page at this point aren’t i? lol

but it really is almost overwhelming how strong these pages are, how much dynamism is in the story. how much information is conveyed. it reminds me that a lot of comics don’t do this, don’t take advantage of the power of a panel. I MEAN. LOOK AT THIS.

HER REFLECTION ON THE VISOR! etta’s distance! the cuffs!

fontana owns my ass ya’ll

p.s: hey, @heckyeahstevetrevor

STEVEN LIVES! lol

[howdoyousleep3]

SHIT that new fic on the stucky lookalike archive... i'm hard

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Ugggggggh I’m so hot for smol Steve topping omggggg.