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braveclementine · 10 months ago

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Chapter 9

Warnings: None (anyone can read this story)

"𝓓𝓐𝓜𝓝, what did you do Bucky?" Steve asked, blinking in surprise as I hissed at Bucky, swiping at him with a clawed paw. I turned my back on him, sauntering over and planting myself firmly in Steve's lap.

"I have no idea." Bucky said, sounding upset. Good.

Steve had gotten back from the mission only two days after Bucky had been mean with Gnat. I wasn't sure if there was a word for it, but if there was, that is what they did. I wish I knew it. I would spell it out on the keyboard.

With my tail.

I was very sad too, because I really longed for Bucky's warm hugs and sweet pets. He had that amazing metal arm too. But screw him. I was on Steve's side.

"Blizz, why are you mad at Bucky?" Steve asked softly, putting me back on the table.

I stared pointedly at Bucky and then at Gnat, hissing at both of them. Then I turned my back on both of them. Since Steve wasn't going to let me sit in his lap, I settled for laying across Tony's arm.

Tony woke with a start, petting me softly before laying his head back down on the cool tabletop.

"You gotta get some proper sleep." I mewed softly in his ear before giving him small licks.

"You're so cute Blizz." Tony muttered sleepily, laying a hand on me, before I'm pretty sure he fell asleep right there. I settled myself comfortably underneath his hand.

Bucky suddenly burst out laughing, "I've got it. Oh she is really smart."

"Hmm?" Steve asked. "Oh, you know why she's mad at you?"

"Yeah, I'll tell you later. Nat should be there too."

"I should?" Gnat asked.

"Yep." Bucky seemed really pleased with himself and I was pissed. He was being so mean to Steve. He better not hurt Steve's feelings.

Steve just shrugged, eating some more breakfast.

"How was the mission?" Clint asked, coming into the kitchen at that moment.

Gnat decided that was her cue to leave as Clint took her seat.

"It was fine." Steve said with a shrug. "I got the intel sent over to Fury and there weren't any problems. It was a quick in and out job."

"Nice." Clint said, nodding. He looked over at Tony, "He passed out or did he fall asleep?"

"I think he fell asleep." Bucky said.

"I think he passed out." Steve said and then the two of them looked at each other.

Bucky laughed and then leaned over into Steve. I wiggled out from underneath Tony's hand, leaping and clawing at Bucky to get him away from Steve.

"No! You made your choice you idiot! You don't get to touch my Stevie! Mine! Fuck off tin head."

Tony had taught me lots of nice words.

Bucky had the nerve to look amused and my poor Stevie looked confused.

"Later." Was all Bucky said.

Before later came, I dragged Tony by his pants leg up to his bedroom. I nudged him to the bed, before curling up on his chest. He fell asleep quickly and I plastered his face with lots of kisses before I left again.

I also visited my litter box to take care of small business, and then decided to take a nap.

However, before I could get a real nap in, Bucky came in. Despite my protests, he scooped me up, holding me tightly with his metal hand. Black and gold intertwined around my body. I couldn't really move at all.

He carried me down to their private kitchen where Gnat and Steve were both waiting. Bucky put me down on the island.

"So why is she mad at you?" Steve asked.

In answer, Bucky pulled Gnat in for a huge kiss- RIGHT IN FRONT OF STEVE!

I leapt to my paws, hissing at him.

"See?" Bucky asked as he pulled away. "Natasha came to our room when you were on mission. You know she's seen us be intimate several times before so she must've thought I was cheating on you with Nat. So she's being loyal to you in response by being mean to me."

I was confused now. Steve didn't seem upset.

"Oh." Steve said, brows scrunching together and then I yowled in surprise as he leaned forward, kissing Gnat on the lips.

Gnat sat down when Steve pulled away and said, "Do you think we should try explaining it to her?"

"I can't see it hurting. She's intelligent." Bucky said.

"Okay." Steve said slowly. "So, Blizzard, in the human world, we have these things called soulmates. They come in the form of tattoos." He showed me a gun surrounded by roses on his shoulder. "This is Bucky. He's my soulmate. We both also have matching tattoos for a soulmate that we haven't met yet." He showed me a golden dagger surrounded by white flowers on his other arm.

"Now Natasha is a soulmate to Clint." Bucky said, picking up the story and I switched my brown-eyed gaze to him. "But Clint had already married before they'd even met and had a few kids with Laura. Clint hasn't rejected or accepted Nat's bond, but that's where they stand. He won't initiate with her however."

"So whenever I get lonely, Steve and James help me out." Natasha finished saying. So she wasn't a Gnat at all. She was just Nat. So weird. "But once their other soulmate comes along, I will stop seeing them. So they're not cheating on each other."

I stared at them silently.

"Since we're pretty open, we also help out one other woman." Steve admitted, "She hasn't met her other soulmate yet. But these are only temporary."

They were silent for a moment.

"Do you think she understood?" Bucky asked.

I got up onto my paws. I felt. . . upset for some reason. I didn't really understand everything they were saying. I didn't know how soulmates worked and I didn't understand why they would be with women who weren't their soulmates. Wouldn't their eventual soulmate feel bad about that? Or would they understand? Would they have been with other men or women too?

But those questions were too complicated and tired for my little cat brain. And to be honest, I wasn't even really sure I cared. It wasn't really any of my business- see where jumping to conclusions had gotten me to today?

I padded over to Bucky and waited patiently till he dipped his head down and then gave him a few kisses.

Bucky sighed with relief, petting me over the head. "I'm sorry Blizzard. I didn't mean for you to get mad at me."

"I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions." I apologized.

Bucky got up, going over to the stove and brought me back some pancake. "Here you go Blizz."

"I thought they were supposed to be for rewards only?" Nat asked.

"Shut up." I mewed.

Steve just laughed, "Well, in this case, I think she deserves it. She'll always keep us honest, won't she Buck?"

"That she will Steve." Bucky laughed as I ate the remaining pancakes from his hand. "That she will."

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𝓘 had found a secret little hiding spot that I had decided to claim as mine. I had done all of the claiming rituals including rubbing my chin on everything, using my scent glands, and pissing. It was mine. All mine.

It was up on one of the highest floors of the tower. It was a fairly small balcony compared to the others and filled with lots of flowers. It overlooked the harbor instead of the city and I stared out into the vast blueness, wondering what it was exactly that was beyond there.

I wondered if I would ever find out one day.

Probably not.

I was curled up into a tiny ball so that I wasn't blown away. The wind was very fierce up here and sometimes I thought I might get whisked away. Maybe that's what those big white fluffs in the sky were: other cats that had gotten swept away.

But it was quiet up here and secluded. For some reason, this felt familiar and right and I was glad. So even if I did get swept up and became a white puffball in the sky, at least I had my hiding spot.

Tony knew about my hiding spot, but whenever I was up here, he left me alone for the most part unless dinner was ready or if he knew it was going to rain.

I think Sam and Clint knew about my hiding spot too, but neither of them ever bothered me period. But Bucky and Steve didn't know where it was and neither did anyone else. And for that, I was completely okay with it.

Steve and Bucky had shared the bed with Nat a few more times and I didn't like it. Even though it had been explained to me and I mostly understood, I didn't like it. I felt. . . possessive of them. They were mine and no one else should have them. I only allowed each other because that felt right. But no one else should touch them.

I usually left when they shared with Nat, going to find Tony and making sure he got some rest. Bruce said that ever since I had moved into the tower, Tony got more sleep than he had in the past three years combined.

I think that's sad.

Sleep is some of the best stuff ever. I would do it all day, everyday if there weren't so many interesting things to explore here.

And food.

Apparently Tony has these things called 'nightmares'. I'm not sure what they are, but they sound unpleasant. That's why he doesn't like to sleep.

I think that's sad.

So I take care of him. He says he doesn't have nightmares when I sleep with him. Even with Pepper he still has nightmares. I feel bad for both of them.

Maybe I'll stay with Tony until Steve and Bucky's other soulmate gets here and they stop frolicking around with other girls.

I also often saw Billy and Tommy roaming the tower. They always said hello to me and gave me any treats that they had. Billy still let me lick vanilla frosting off his fingers. I still wasn't allowed to touch Tommy's chocolate fingers.

But they also had a small brown puppy on their heels all the time. Like Pepper said, they'd named him Sparky- a stupid name in my opinion- and he was very chipper.

There wasn't much overlap between dog and cat, so we have to speak the universal language of animals- called Ulimi- if we ever wanted to communicate with each other- which wasn't often. He seemed nice enough though. He didn't chase me, seeming to understand I was important to his new masters.

Likewise, I didn't bother him- much- because Billy and Tommy really liked him.

I started to like Wanda and Vision a little more, just because of the way that Tommy and Billy seemed really happy. I had never seen them so happy before- except perhaps when they were playing with me. They called Wanda 'Mom' and they called Vision 'Dad'. I wondered what their biological father would think of that, but I hadn't seen him since we'd taken Billy and Tommy away.

The wind started to blow even harder in my hiding spot.

"C'mon Blizzard, there's a storm blowing in." Tony's voice said from behind me.

I didn't dare move though, digging my claws into the wood so that I didn't go tumbling over the side.

Tony was very quick in picking me up, pressing me close to his chest, bringing me inside. My fur went down after I was inside.

"Thank you." I said.

"Be careful." Tony murmured, putting me down on my feet so that I could go wherever I pleased.

I trotted back to my place with Steve and Bucky, but judging by the sounds inside, Nat was visiting. I headed past the room, deciding I would find somewhere else to stay, instead.

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itsartistpending · 1 year ago

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The Vision (2015)

General Watered Down Plot: *Spoilers Ahead*

The series opens with the next door neighbors bickering as to whether or not the Visions would eat the cookies made for them. We discover Vision has this new family full of other synthezoids who look just like him. Virginia is his wife and they have two children named Victor and Vivian. They appear to live the normal domestic life style and even acquire a synthezoid dog named Sparky through the series. However, through the series it becomes even more clear that things are not normal as the tone can be felt though the art style alone. The way they are depicted with black hole eyes adds a sense of uncanniness to them. This series is riddled with death and has very ominous undertones about mortality and what makes someone real.

(Issue 1)

*A SMALL DISCLAIMER*

In full honestly it has been a long while since i read and completed this series so my memory is not the best. Thanks for bearing with me.

What is Really Going On:

It is very evident that this story is about what is considered normal. It is easy to look at the surface level and say that robots/ synthezoids cant be have similar experiences to humans. All of us would assume that since we have not had interactions with synthezoids and this is purely in a fictional world. So if we take the idea from this series and apply it to our world, I think this story is trying to warn us that life is fleeting and there is no point isolating others or yourself from what life has to offer. To me it also seems to be saying to embrace what makes you different (a bit cliche I know).

Victor & Viv:

Victor and Viv have one of the most classic high school experiences. They are considered outcasts and have a hard time making friends. Victor and Viv both fit into two very classic high school stereotypes. Victor is the quite outcasts who gets bullied for existing all while just trying to make it through the day. Viv is the studious shy girl who tries so very hard to please every single person around her.

*To fairly analyze this Im going to break it down and separate Viv and Victor*

Victor:

It can be seen so much through the series that Victor is a cautious young boy trying his best to figure out his place in the world, especially in a world that despises him. On the first day of school, Victor askes Viv if he is normal. Her response is to say that Vision told them to remain ordinary. Victor is confused and questions if being ordinary makes him normal. Through the series Victor is constantly trying to figure out how to be normal. He is confused as he does everything a normal kid his age does. He likes football, does his homework, goes to school everyday, he has his own likes and dislikes yet all of that isnt making him ‘normal’ to others. He struggles with this through the entirety of the series.

(Issue 1)

Much later in the series, the children meet their uncle and Victor walks in on something he isnt supposed to see. His uncle is working with the Avengers and reporting in on the family. Victor is confused and his uncle (either accidently or not) uses his electric powers on Victor. The whole time his uncle is telling him to stop resisting while Victor is crying out for his dad to save him. eventually everything comes to a stop and for a brief moment if seems like Victor might be ok. A few moments later he is dead and in the arms of his father and mother, he is a synthezoid after all.

Victors want to fit in and be normal, lead to his death. One could argue, Victor was normal and can be proven in his final moments. Victor had the curiosity that drove him to discover what his uncle was up to. Isnt curiosity a natural human state? Would him feeling curiosity make him normal? His deference to what was considered ‘normal’ in that world lead to him and his family being stalked and watched and his own death. The world could not accept him and choose to kill him rather then learn from him.

(Issue 9)

One thing that summarizes up Victors life would be this classic quote from Cicero, “They condemn what they do not understand”.

Viv:

Viv has quite similar experiences to Victor in the way that she isnt considered normal. The only difference is that she chooses not to dwell on it and carry about her life as best as possible. Viv is also quite clearly a people pleaser. She does her best to seem and act as ordinary as possible to live up to her fathers requests. She never makes any noise or causes any issues. One day as she is walking to class a kid stops her and she braces for another rude comment but this kid actually just wants to get to know her and leaves the convo by saying that he thinks she is pretty cool despite what others may think. She obviously feels validated and warmed by another person approving of her. She had gotten so used to rejection that she did not expect anyone to ever think more of her then just some fancy looking robot. Unfortunately her world came crashing down when this kid was killed (read Virginias section to know more) in a freak accident. The only person in the world, outside of her family, who had accepted her was now gone and she felt like she was to blame for it in some weird way.

There is a common theme with Viv through this series. This series is riddled with death and murder of all kinds by so many different people. Because of this, Viv becomes almost accustomed to it and thinks it is just apart of her life. the world will try and kill her just for existing so why should she give any energy back into the world that hates her. To me she is the embodiment of paralyzing fear and pain. She is so sacred and afraid of the world that wont take more then 2 seconds to judge her that she becomes emotionless to it. This is seen later in the Champions series. However, it is through this that she realizes that she is not normal, she never was and never will be. There will always be people who judge her in the world but she knows she cant change their mind. As shown to her once before, there are some people who will like her for who she is and she has to choose to put her energy into them.

(Issue 12)

Viv's personal journey continues with Champions as that is the team she chooses to join after leaving Vision behind.

Virginia:

Virginia is quite a complex character in this series and one could argue that this entire series is mainly about Virginia. She is a housewife and has the typical housewife duties except there is no need for those since they are are synthezoids. there is no need to cook, clean, take care of children or a home. So Virginia struggles with her sense of identity very aggressively through this series. She, like everyone else in the series, wishes to be normal and blend in as best as possible into a town that will not welcome her. In the entire 12 issue run she kills 3 people and their dog. Of the 3 people she kills, 2 of them were children. Then first kid she killed was vandalizing their home. She grabbed him through the wall and he was dead. The next one was on accident. She had gone to the home of a parent threatening their family. Little did she know this was the father of the only friend Viv had. His father tried to shoot her but she phased and it hit his son instead. Virginia killed sparky in a fit of rage after the death of victor. Lastly, Virginia killed Victor Mancha (vision’s technical brother) in revenge for her son.

I think Virginia represents the extreme need to protect and defend. She tries so hard to stand up for her family but every single time she does, it backfires only making them look worse. In the end, her ideas of trying to help their image just ends up leaving a long line or red behind them.

It all comes to a head for her with the death of her son. She is too angry to do anything other then retaliate the only way she has known how through the entire story. The man responsible for the death of her son does not live much longer. Virginia then has to face the wrath of Viv for not doing good enough. Vision is gone with no explanation, her daughter is furious with her and her son his dead. Virginia, unable to bear it any longer, ends her life.

(Issue 12)

Virginia struggled with her sense of identity through the entire run. Isn't that a core experience that many "normal" people go through as well? Sure she did plenty of horrible things but she did it to protect her family. She struggled with her identity in a much different sense then ay other characters in this story. She is supposed to care and provide for her children as she is programmed to be a mother. However, her children do not need her like that since there aren't many "normal" house chores or family duties for her to attend to. Is it really fair to blame her for her spiral? Couldn't it be argued that all the things she did (barring death) were normal ?

Vision:

In my opinion, Vision is the real enemy through the series. He created this family in the aftermath of him and Wanda's relationship dissolving so he could have a family that understood him. He created his daughter, son and wife all in his image. They of all things would understand him and get him. He was the one from the very beginning of the story who told his whole family to be as ordinary as possible. he placed all this pressure on his family because he was tired of being seen as unusual himself.

(Issue 1)

Vision had the chance to give his family the lessons he had learned through his years and let them live on their own and experience the world for themselves. Instead, he made sure that they knew the world was already unaccepting of them placing all this fear in them. Vision couldn't live with himself so he made more of him to share his sorrow with. He made sure that they would never be normal.

Personal Takes-Aways:

Personally I think this store has a very intricate and deep meaning that I'm not even fully capable of comprehending. The one thing that seems to stick out to me though is Visions role. He created his family and was the one instilling them with fear and pressure to confirm and be normal from the very beginning. This is something seen in our lives very often. In the real world, we are often faced with the judgment of others and feel the need to conform to what is considered "normal" by society. This has long lasting damaging effects on everyone. Those effects are shown quite dramatically in this series. Viv runs away and keeps everything repressed. She becomes a stone cold individual who doesn't form connections (though she changes through champions). Virginia acts out in anger and ends up ending her own life which, is unfortunately something that many people in real life do who feel this pressure to great extremes. Victor was harmed through his pursuit of being normal. In the end, Vision, the one pressuring all of them, is left alone.

Overall Review and Rating:

Overall, i give this tory 5 stars. This story has its place in fame for a reason. I do encourage everyone to read it just know there is a lot of violence and it is a dark story. The story and art is supposed to be unsettling so take that as your warning. This is a story that doesn't need much pre-reading in order to understand what is going on as almost all of the context is given in flashbacks. The only context not given is how Vision and Victor Mancha are related but that can be rendered with a quick google search.

I know this review was super long compared to what i usually write but this story is deserving of such an analysis bad one even greater then what this is.

As always discussion is welcomed in the comments, my asks or my dms!

#vision #marvel #viv #vivvison #sparky #runormal #avengers #marvelcomics #wandavision #marvel comics #agatha harkness #agatha all along #wanda maximoff #scarlet witch

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