#The Cloak of Levitation

[askthecloakoflevitation]

Benedict Cuddling with the Cloak

//Pulled these off Google and decided to compile and edit them//

[fanartka]

The only way to wash Levi it's to take a bath with it

[sanctum-stinker]

for doodle requests: stephen and his cloak hanging out!! i love the bond they have

I would draw the cloak shenanigans so much if I learned how to draw it because dammit it’s so complicated.

But voilà! My beloveds. I like to think that a part of Tao remains with the cloak and that’s why it’s more lively and cheeky after her death.

[mckiwi]

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Prompt: Cloak

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

I woke up to the Cloak poking me in the face because they spilt hot wax on themselves. I spent a good portion of my morning researching various ways of getting wax out of fabric, which no one can seem to agree on, so I wrote down the most promising methods and tried those.

The highlight of my day comes from the grocery store, oddly enough. Normally, I hate grocery shopping, but I needed to get laundry detergent for the Cloak and a few other things, so it was a necessary evil. Because I’m a chronic eavesdropper, I overheard a conversation between a woman and an employee. I kid you not, that woman was asking where she could find starch-free potatoes. Customer Service requires a level of patience and understanding I could never have. I would occasionally laugh to myself throughout the day when I remembered the desperate, exasperated look the employee shot my way a couple times.

I tried ironing, drying, scraping, and washing the wax out of the Cloak. I genuinely don’t understand how the wax has apparently fused into the fabric at a subatomic level, but it’s not coming out. I’ll ask Rintrah tomorrow if he knows anything to help.

-S

[doctorstrangeaskblog]

*Cloak blows by Strange before stopping behind him. It gives the impression of judging him as it tilts its non-existent head before it taps, taps, taps on his shoulder.*

...I swear I'm gonna buy one of those dog mats with sound buttons to be able to understand what you wanna tell me every time.

[aelaer]

Do we know if the Cloak of Levitation can feel pain? I know that it can to some extent, but could it get hurt by like a taser or something?

Yooo somehow I got not one but two anon asks tonight and I'm just delighted??? Great pick me up at the end of the day. (Other ask will be answered hopefully tomorrow.)

Anyway! I'm going to assume you mean movie canon (the Cloak wasn't even sentient in a lot of the comic history so) and I'll go off that. So we see the Cloak getting torn or ripped in a couple ways in the MCU:

Dormammu disintegration:

Thanos tear:

Wanda burn:

I personally can't remember the Cloak flinching or the like with any of these on-screen hurts (though it did fly away from Thanos after he tore part of it).

In terms of practicality, it wouldn't make sense to make a magical relic with the duty to protect the sorcerer wearing it feel pain as other living beings do. I can imagine that too much damage inflicted upon it would cause its magic to get significantly lessened, making it "look" weak in movement - but actually feeling the damage would be an absolutely impractical thing to purposefully embue into the Cloak itself.

That said, I think it'd be very easy for both sorcerer and casual onlooker to think that the Cloak might be in pain because humans give human emotions to inanimate objects all the time (see that thread about the bomb-finding robot that had its testing stopped because it losing its legs to bombs was "too inhumane"). Just like Stephen shows sympathy to the Cloak in MoM for getting "dinged up" and promising to get it fixed, I imagine anyone with some sort of emotional connection to the Cloak would show sympathy at it getting "hurt" - even though the Cloak very likely has no pain receptors.

When it comes to non-magical attacks like electricity from a taser, I don't think it'd be affected at all. I don't necessarily think it could block the attack, though perhaps it could dampen the effect. It's clearly affected physically by magic and by really strong people like Thanos, though even Thanos had to really work to tear it. But it seems that it would need to be severely torn up to be "weakened".

I personally headcanon that it can stop bullets a la bulletproof vests can stop bullets, only using magic as opposed to specific meshes and materials. I also headcanon that there are spells or other relics out there that could stop it from working temporarily, though this again doesn't cause it to feel pain.

Edit: The Sands of Nisanti made it stop working in MoM so there you go. (I don't think it'd have let Stephen just lay there otherwise.)

Uh. Yeah. I hope this rambling answer actually answers your question.

[prettywitchiusaka]

Lines From Stephen x Clea Fanfics I May Never Write (Out of Context) Post 167:

Wong: Stephen...? I'm happy that you've found someone, but...please, no making out while you two are training. Last thing I need is for you two to be getting sloppy.

Stephen: (He laughs.) Don't worry, Wong, Clea and I talked about it. We've agreed to stick to training during study sessions and nothing else.

(Cut to later in the day, Stephen has Clea pined against the wall of the Sanctum's training room, making out with her.)

(He breaks their kiss to nibble at her neck.)

Clea: We should...get back to training. (She says this, breathlessly.)

Stephen: Yeah...You're probably right.

(They look into each others eyes and without saying a word, he kisses her, again. And she begins heartily reciprocating.)

(Unbeknownst to them, the Cloak is watching. It makes a "shaking my head" motion and flies away. It makes its way to the doorway connecting the Sanctum to Karmar-Taj and, entering the Sanctum library approaches Wong, who is in a nook in the corner, reading.)

(Wong doesn't even look up from his book when the Cloak places itself in front of him.)

Wong: Let me guess, they're making out, again?

(The Cloak nods.)

Wong: (He sighs and shakes his head.) I should've known. (He closes his book and sits up.) Alright, let's go, Cloakie.

(The Cloak happily follows Wong as they make their way back to the New York Sanctum.)

[antvnger]

//Very curious to see the music vibe of The Cloak of Levitation

@askthecloakoflevitation

Aaah the Cloak is a very special one. Timeless, powerful, and fun. Like music.

So I give you a fun mix of the old and the new blended beautifully. That is the vibes I get from the Cloak.

[couldntbedamned]

Taking my life into my own hands here but

(this is not an attack. do you. always.)

[askthecloakoflevitation]

"Stop being so adorable I'm pretty sure it is illegal…"

I'm not adorable! *pouts adorably*

Still... I'm very flattered!

*The cloak soaks up all the attention and goes off to boast to its fellow relics.*

[fanartka]

Washing day

[askatrigenderlgbt]

Marvel Prompt! (⁠･⁠–⁠･⁠)⁠ ⁠\⁠(⁠･⁠◡⁠･⁠)⁠/

(At the sanctum, Stephen is learning a new spell. While quietly reading, Cloak happens to float into the room- silent as always- and spots its sorcerer)

Stephen: *reading*

Cloak: *floats over*

Stephen: ...

Cloak: ...

(The Cloak wraps Stephen up into a hug, pinning at least one arm to his side. It wraps on tight and refuses to let go. Stephen had yelped the moment Cloak did it, a manly yelp mind you, and tried to escape.)

Stephen: *shaken* Damnit, I thought I told you to stop sneaking up on me- Can you let go!?

Cloak: *Ignores him and hugs tighter*

Cloak: (Mine.)

Stephen: *Struggling* Why are you this way!?

Cloak: *Picks up Stephen*

(Stephen protests being carried away, trying with everything thing he could to unwrap the pesky Cloak. He was running out of steam quickly, however, his hand becoming sore from frantic pulling and struggles against his tight bounds.)

Cloak: (My sorcerer.)

Stephen: *Tired and panting* Why do you always do this on the rare days when it's peaceful!? I'm trying to be productive but no, a sentient cloak decided that it wants cuddles and attention. It takes priority. Can't you wait till tonight?

Cloak: (No.)

(Stephen doesn't receive any answer. He doesn't need to. This has happened enough times that he knows the drill at this point. He remembers the first time the Cloak kidnapped him for cuddles, how startled and spooked he was being trapped. How the past him was scared of what the hell was happening, why the Cloak was wrapped tightly around him, only to be told later that he was being cuddled. And apparently the first person the Cloak ever cuddled with.)

Stephen: Can you at least lessen your grip, please?

Cloak: (No.)

Stephen: ...yeah, I didn't think you would.

Cloak: (Mine. My sorcerer, friend. I'll protect you, for as long as I can. I love my sorcerer.)

(Settling into Stephen's bedroom at last, the Cloak lets Stephen rearrange himself into a more comfortable position. Then it wraps itself back around him more gentle, practically vibrating with joy at the closeness.)

Stephen: *amused* you really like to cuddle don't you?

Cloak: (Yes!)

Stephen: I guess I can take a break, maybe a nap too.

Cloak: (I'll protect you! Rest and relax.)

(Stephen smiles, fondness and gratitude filling his heart at the cloak's excitement. Laying back to sleep for a while, he can't help but think of one last thing: I have the best Cloak ever.)

Cloak: ( My adorable sorcerer.)

If anyone makes this a fanfiction I'll love you forever!!! This was something adorable I had in my brain for a while, and now I'm sharing it with you guys, gals, and thems!

[gamoraaaaaa]

The CLOAK OF LEVITATION

-Relax yourself there! Doctor strange where did you get this cape from anyway? Oh, that feels authentic!

[writingfish]

I have this in my wip notes and I know what I'm doing with it, but it would also make a great prompt.

The Cloak of Levitation is currently trying to break out of the New York Sanctum.

[doctorstrangeaskblog]

Does Cloak mind being hung up in a closet or folded up into a handkerchief when it's not needed?

The Cloak does tolerate when it has to but...it would rather just keep floating around or stay on my shoulders. It really likes warmth...

[aelaer]

perhaps a bit odd, but ∇ for the cloak

∇ -. old age/aging headcanon

Oh the poor Cloak. I imagine that it's very old, centuries if not over a millennium, and that it is immortal unless it's fully destroyed by some magical means. I think that it's had at least a couple masters (or chosen) before Stephen, but Stephen by far was the least experienced sorcerer that it chose. I think it chose him because it saw his potential, combined with the fact that he was defending the Sanctum.

I also believe the Cloak was closest to two people- its creator and Stephen. When its creator died, I think it went into a bit of a hibernation mode - so when it's not active, time doesn't pass the same way as it does for humanity. I think it only activates when it feels someone pass that catches its interest with their magical signature.

When Stephen eventually passes, I think it will again go into hibernation as its own form of mourning and won't find a new master/chosen again for quite some time. Possibly centuries.