#amputee soda

[ya-what--ya-erster]

Listen to me ramble about amputee Soda okay. BE WARNED THO ITS A LIL GORE-Y FOR A SEC THERE

I’m no longer waiting for someone to ask me. Let’s talk about Soda okay. Specifically my dear and beloved amputee Soda (which is an hc that I found in my notes from when I first read the book in 7th grade btw).

SO! Since it is apparent unspecified in the book what event Soda rides in. Bareback. Because I said and as a country person I would know. Rule of thumb for this post is as a country person I would know.

So obviously in the book Soda had to stop riding (because he tore his ACL I believe) BUT I have made it more tragic.

Instead, due to a series of events, Soda’s leg is absolutely *shattered*. Like. Bones sticking out shattered. Terrible, disgusting, think ten times the worst injury you’ve ever seen. (To continue on, the series of events which I mentioned is that he gets hung up and kicked, comes off the horse and lands on the leg weird, proceeds to be knocked to the ground and stepped on at full bucking force twice, and then additionally is stepped on by the pickup man’s horse that is throwing a fit. This is a goshdamn dangerous sport and this is all fairly possible. I want to say rare but honestly shit happens)

And obviously the exact second anyone sees it they know it’s all over. His family is worried for his life.

And his life doesn’t end but his career as a bareback rider who had *just seconds before his injury* qualified for the NFR (National Finals Rodeo for yall who have no clue what I’m talking about. Go watch a rodeo holy shit).

None of his family, him included, actually know how it works to be lacking a limb.

What they learn is that it’s expensive. That goshdamned prosthetic is expensive. But they want for Soda to be able to continue on with his life, so they take that chunk out of their bank account and do this for him.

It takes Soda a long time to figure out how to walk good. And he suffers awful phantom pain, especially after waking up from a gore-y nightmare about the accident that’s printed to the back of his eyelids.

but again things continue on. So yay for that!!!

now for just the bullet points cause I can

-he’s absolutely torn about not getting to ride anymore

-he can fight still. Ask the soc whos ass he kicked at the rumble. Maybe he’s not too fast but bro can pack a punch or six

-Darry and Pony try to be sympathetic to the fact that Soda still can have a hard time (mentally) but they really just don’t understand until they loose their parents. Because until then Darry and Pony had never truly lost anything, and Soda had.

-soda can’t bring himself to go to rodeos anymore because it makes him so so sad

-is the Ultimate Annoyed because yeah sure girls flirt with him a lot but after the accident all the flirting feels like sympathy and he don’t need that from them

-is even more drawn to Chet than before because Chet is still an absolute BITCH to him (just. Just a little. It’s guy flirting but soda can’t see that) and it makes him unreasonably happy

-like their first interaction after the accident goes like: “Hey, grease!” “Yup.” “I’m gonna kick your ass to Canada if you don’t get the fuck out of my sight” “ain’t ya gonna be nice to me cause a this” “I’ll keep it as a souvenir if you keep talking”

-but then they fall in love ofc

-the leg is names Angelica by the way.

-he wears long pants to cover it up even tho everyone knows about it, and compensates for that covered skin by Never Wearing A Shirt

-he absolutely uses it as an excuse for everything. Like sometimes it’s reasonable but sometimes it’s like “soda can yo pass the peas?” “No.” “Why” “Angelica.”

-at first he was really self conscious but after a good while he gets used to it and isn’t as bothered

-“Do you need help-“ “YOU CAN KISS MY ASS!”

-(I’ve written this part into the thing I’m writing but) Chet: is there anything you can do with just your hands? Soda: YOU

-two bit had hidden Angelica as a prank on more than one occasion

-soda also uses crutches instead of Angelica sometimes

-“you have two feet for a reason!” “HOLY SHIT ITS A MIRACLE!”

-“I’m gonna kick your ass.” (Proceeds to swing angelica unthreateningly in pony’s direction)

-“WATCH THIS!” (Stands for .5 seconds without Angelica and then has to get stitches on his head from falling down the porch steps)

“Don’t do horses kids” whenever anyone asks what happened (in reality tho he probably talks to people about how dangerous rodeo is. He tries to talk Chet and Dally out of competing but they won’t listen)

-“I’m not clumsy at all.” (Falls. Stitches again cause he hit the table)

-(has his leg showing) twobit: “you’re gonna scare the kids” soda: “what kids?” Twobit (joking): “Me.”

-“I’ll shove it up your ass no hesitation.”

-talks to Angelica casually to annoy Darry

-he let two bits little sister paint the “nails” on Angelica because “she wants to be pretty”

don’t question me for hells sake I did my research best I could and I know a lot about rodeo and stuff so like. Kindly correct me if I’ve been offensive but babe. On the topic of is this accident possible I know. I am aware. I have seen shit. Nothing this bad but this similar. Also go watch eight seconds it’s a true story people ACTUALLY HAVE DIED so don’t come after me on that bit. Hope you enjoyed.

BUT TALK TO ME ABOUT IT I BEG YOU

[mr-snailman]

yk that post that's like "I give all my blorbos the badge of honor and it's a bottle-cap pin that reads autism"? I do that but with left knee injuries.

[girlishwhimsies]

no cause why is the vietnam vet amputee soda au suddenly haunting me

[courtney-deserved-better]

i like to think zee can just summon prosthetic legs the same way they can just conjure soda from seemingly nowhere. the prosthetic legs don't appear nearly as often as the soda does which is why zee is bummed if a leg gets lost or damaged, but the legs always fit and zee's family is saving a fortune on prosthetics so zee never questions the leg summoning ability. they're very grateful for it (especially once they realize this isn't something most amputees can do)

[real-total-drama-takes]

The writers deciding to add Zee’s soda is arguably one of the best decisions they made. Nobody talks about it in the show. It’s acknowledged ONCE, and only by Zee himself. I was worried about them making the amputee character only focused on the fact he was an amputee, but I’m 90% sure theres more screentime of his fucking soda than screentime talking about his leg. Phenomenal

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[reagan-calamity]

drew headshots of like half the new cast before realizing it woulda been more convient to do it by team but i didn’t draw em by fav either ,, jus a random assortment of pals. which do u wanna hang out with id go with mk cause she is so laid back n chill and will gladly listen to you and groove out to jazz (she prolly likes hiphop) and would totally give you advice to anything in the book n more and will totally supply snacks she loves snacks she always has sum chips in her jacket (soda too for zee) cause we’ve seen zee drinking not one but two sodas in trailers also I didn’t realize this drawing these but OMG THEYRE the amputee ampuzee if u may but also what if they have type 1 diabetes and has to get their leg amputated as a kid and are allowed sodas to help regulate their blood sugar that would be so neat !!! also I’m still rooting for a character with a lisp I would be so so sooo happy also with axel here I think she’s gonna be a loner type character cause she seems by herself a bunches but maybe it’s cause she has social anxiety OOH and wayne !! my man looks so terrified n jittery alll! The! Time! maybe best friend raj from his hockey team agreed to go with him to help him w it and they bond more n more cause he realllllly gets outta his shell but with Axel she could take a whole diff approach also Bowie I still think is gonna be a total relationship fashion nut but sucks at both oh and let’s not forget Damien bro is swimming with sharks in the trailers!!! and last n not least scary girl bro everyone was worried she was gonna be scarry but she seems so sweeet!! Like a whole Izzy there she’s like the cool alt cheerleader popular girl babysitter you had when you were 7 once who takes you to McDonald’s then to her house where her bf is and you have a whole pop star makeover n you’re just vibing to breath Carolina like she’s totally that vibe anyways that’s my little (big) rant uh if u read this far um you can dm me anything you want me to draw but with the new cast ahee hehe I love total drama

[unclewileys-bahblog]

DID ANYONE ELSE EVER GET SCARED OF THE MLP PARODY SONG?? THE MY LITTLE BONY ONE??? BECAUSE WE DID!

MLP SHIP ALTERS

Name: Maudalina Mary Pie, Maud

Age: 33

Gender: Agender, Sillypiggygender

Pronouns: They/them, Rock/rocks, Silly/sillies, Pig/piggies, It/it’s

Sexuality: Aroace, demisexual, lesbian

Species: Earth pony

Ethnicity: …Pony?

Source: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Roles: Task manager, Organizer, Comedian, Autism holder

CisIDS: Autistic, Low empathy, Seemingly emotionless, Standup comedian, Poet, Purple mane, Straight mane, Bangs, Purple eyes, Earth pony, Grey coat, Rock cutie mark

TransIDS: TransBlueEyes, TransPurpleCoat, TransPurpleBlood, TransAbled (wing amputee), TransMarried, TransMute, TransMuslim

Paraphiles: Mastigophilia, Autoaptophilia, Timophilia, Somnophilia, Poképhilia, Objectophilia (blankets, doorknobs, windows), Musophilia, Demonophilia, Astrophilia, Antiphilia, SomnoMAP, Hybristophilia

Other Labels: Monogamous

Faceclaims:

Name: Pinkamina Diane Pie

Age: 26

Gender: Dessertic, Birthdaygender, Pancakegender, Melsugarian, Cutecreature, Caprisundrinkic, Sillygoofylexic, Dinonuggetgender, Hellokittysodaic, Flushedemojic, Genderfluid

Pronouns: She/her, It/its, Silly/sillies, Creature/creatures, Capris/caprisuns, Goofy/goofys, They/them, Emoj/emoji, Sugar/sugars, Sweet/sweets, Cooki/cookies, He/him, Birthday/birthday, Happy/happys, Create/Creative, Cupcake/cupcakes, Fros/frosting, Kit/kitties, Helloki/hellokittys, Soda/sodas, Pop/pops, Panca/pancakes, Cake/cakes

Sexuality: Pansexual, demiromantic

Species: Earth pony

Ethnicity: … Pony?

Source: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Roles: Mood booster, Jester, Entertainer, Positivity holder, Gatekeeper, Comfort alter, Organizer, Caretaker, Soother

CisIDS: Curly mane, Hot pink mane, Blue eyes, Light pink coat, Balloons cutiemark, Comedian, Silly, Baker, Sugar addict

TransIDS: TransAlicorn, TransImmortal, PermaSilly, PermaHappy, TransSweetTone, TransRainbowBlood, TransMarySue, TransRainbowEyes, TransDeaf, TransWeedAddict, TransJewish, TransOrphan, TransStalker, TransMurderer, Trans🍇ist, TransLoliBait, TransHarmless, TransLoved, TransVirgin, TransInnocent, TransHappyTone, TransAccent (japanese)

Paraphiles: Somnophilia, Autozoophilia, FictoMAP, Necrophilia, Thanatophilia, Consang, Raptophilia, Bibliophilia, Vorarephilia

Other Labels: Ambiamorous

Faceclaims:

ENJOY THESE SISTER KISSERS, YOU NASTY FREAKS!!

- MOD JASPER

[ripaxed]

MK, Zee, and Scary Girl for the character asks?

MK!

Sexuality Headcanon: Lesbian, just has the vibes

Gender Headcanon: Transfem!

A ship I have with said character: Absolutely a Mkulia fan I thought of it while watching the new season and loved that others ended up thinking the same

A BROTP I have with said character: I love the dynamic she was with Zee in my head

A NOTP I have with said character: MK and Caleb is a thing that exists and I don’t understand it

A random headcanon: I think she’s a big video game fan and has shoplifted a ton of different games

General Opinion over said character: MK is actually my favorite of the new season and one of my favorites in general. I love her humor, her clothes, and I think her VA absolutely nails her personality. I was crushed when she went home lmao

Zee!

Sexuality Headcanon: I personally think Zee’s aro! I think if someone were to confess they liked them, they’d go “That’s great for you” with complete sincerity and then go back to drinking his soda.

Gender Headcanon: I think that Zee really doesn’t have much of a personal concept of gender. To him people just happen to say he’s a guy, if that makes any sense

A ship I have with said character: I like Zeemma!

A BROTP I have with said character: I really liked whatever dynamic he had going on with Julia the few times they interacted

A NOTP I have with said character: Not a fan of him with Chase

A random headcanon: I think that Zee doesn’t have a pet himself, but his family has an old dog that loves to lay around with Zee.

General Opinion over said character: Zee’s one of my favorites from the revival! He’s consistently funny and a joy to watch. I don’t have a lot of thoughts about him, he’s simple, and that’s the charm of him. I also really appreciated how they handled him being an amputee.

Scary Girl!

Sexuality Headcanon: I think she’s unlabeled!

Gender Headcanon: I’m personally a fan of her being trans

A ship I have with said character: I like both her with Damien and with Priya

A BROTP I have with said character: I really enjoyed her odd friendship with Priya!

A NOTP I have with said character: Nothing comes to mind! Scary Girl isn’t a serious character, so I don’t take any shipping with her serious enough to really object to anything

A random headcanon: I think she has a huge collection of those creepy dolls

General Opinion over said character: I enjoy Scary Girl, not one of my favorites but I don’t dislike her by any means. I think I more-so like how other characters react to her than I like her in and of herself, but there’s nothing wrong with that.

[ethereal-originate]

RANKING TDI GEN 4 CHARACTERS 🏝️

AXEL: (B) S1, she really didn't leave an impact to me, since she was eliminated early. All she was is a person who believes the zombie apocalypse will happen. But she nice enough to make breakfast for everybody (even tho it was gross). S2, I started to like her more since she tries to be nice and makes friends as possible. It great that she has hobbies of Art 🎨(I will like to see more of that than Zombies since no teenagers talks about Zombies). I honestly didn't expect her and Ripper will happen. It actually cute pair together. But, I didn't like how they were making out a lot in ep 7. But I understand why the writer did it so they can be double eliminated. It feels dirty that she got eliminated bc she a “biggest threat” even tho there Caleb & last season winner, Priya. If there S3 , I want both of them to agreed to focus on the challenge while together. If Ripper is eliminated early, the writer can focus on Axel. I wonder how Axel family will react if she brings Ripper for family dinner. 😆

BOWIE: (B) S1, he alright. I like his friendship with Emma. Wishing they talk more. S2, I like when he giving relationship advice to Ripper and he feels bad for cheating when Raj doesn't like it.

CALEB: (B) S1, Actually surprised he the first person to be eliminated. S2, from the person to be eliminated to a person who actually got to the finals. He alright. He got more role this season. His relationship with Priya is alright. I didn't like when they are fighting again when Caleb ally with Julia, it was nonsense.

CHASE: (D) He a jerk. He delusions and has no remorse for cutting Emma car brakes. I don't know why no one defend Emma when she trying to tell Chase it over.

DAMIEN: (B) One of my favorite characters.

EMMA: (C) S1 is just about her and Chase. She could have simply ignored Chase. And just say no whenever he says something. S2, she finally break up with Chase and hope in S3 it won't be the same as S1

JULIA: (B) Julia & MK friendship came out of nowhere. I won’t be surprised since the writer always write things out of nowhere and it only 13 episodes they can make, so of course they will fast paced.

MILLIE: (C) She was ok.

MK: (C) She was meh in S1. But the writer did good for making me hate both her & Julia. Isn’t it dumb that she exposed herself that people shouldn't underestimate her in a live reality show?? She literally caught stealing! Like how come no contestants aren't threatened by her? Shouldn’t she be arrested? I feel S3 she won't have no purpose since everybody knows she & Julia are cheaters. I won't be surprised she will be the first person to be eliminated. I will like to see 2 new villains taking their places, pretending to be nice as Alejandro did.

NICHELLE: (B) Same as Caleb & Axel. She didn’t left an impact but revealed she doesn’t do her own stunts. S2, I actually thought she will be in the finals. But sadly no. Hollywood should hire her for the hard work she been doing. I like her friendship w/ Damien and hopefully in S3 she will train him.

PRIYA: (B)

RAJ: (B)

RIPPER: (B) S1 he gross. I waited for this guys to be eliminated early. When they hint that his parents are abusive, I felt sorry for him. In S2, I started to like him more. He become a better person this season. Did he realize that girls are strong & wise bc of Priya & Axel? I’m honestly surprised he developed a crush on Axel. This guy has a lot of confidence to win Axel heart. 😆 It so romantic once he found out Axel interest, he wrote a poem just for her. Very Sweet! 💕 Hope these 2 last forever and isn’t written terribly like the other former couples.

SCARY GIRL: (C)

WANYE: (B) Just like Raj, he such a goofball. I’m ok that he S2 winner. ZEE: (A) Also one of my favorite characters! He funny and nice. Im so glad they don’t have to shove down my throat that he disabled, like very dumb woke shows/movies. He just a guy who born as an amputee. Nothing wrong with that! I actually love that a Soda company made him to sponsor their drinks! 😆 Never change Zee!

[woahpinkhorsegirl]

Here's the first little hub for all my MLP OC posts, there won't be any tags on this, its just to make my posts more easily accessible for others :)

I will add warnings on some for any sort of themes that I think might be someone's trigger or phobia or generally something that makes them uncomfortable.

I'll also give basic information like generation, species, gender, and age range in case anyone's seeking something specific when i let them choose which OC I'll use (this is mostly for RP)

The links:

Lavender Longfur, Generation 5 OC, earth pony, cisgender female, adult:

Candie Sugarr, Generation 5 OC, earth pony, cisgender female, adult, includes her associated family, including her parents, siblings, partner, and kids (warning: the death of a loved one is part of Candie's backstory, and Broken Record's backstory involves her being a runaway teen):

Kimono, Generation 5 OC, earth pony, transgender female, teen:

Soda Float, Generation 5 OC, pegasus, demigirl, teen:

Melancholic Marie, Generation 4 OC, pegasus, cisgender female, adult, includes pets (warning: her backstory mentions deceased loved ones and the process of mourning):

Beloved Valentina, Generation 4 OC, pegasus, cisgender female, adult, includes her adoptive teen son (warning: estranged family dynamics):

Buttercup, Generation 4 OC, pegasus, cisgender female, adult, includes "pet" breezies:

Mythical Ice, Generation 4 OC, unicorn, cisgender female, adult, includes spouse (warning: this character is pregnant):

Vixen Fluffytail, Generation 4 OC, deer, cisgender female, adult, includes adoptive son and girlfriend (warning: Tiny's backstory involves abandonment):

Magma Charcoal, Generation 4 OC, earth pony, cisgender male, adult (warning: his backstory involves a work accident that leads to him becoming an amputee):

Ivy Reptiflutter, Generation 4 OC, pegasus, transgender female, adult:

Dahlia Flufflight, Generation 4 OC, pegasus, cisgender female, adult:

Unfortunately, because Tumblr is being whiny, i must split this into two posts, so, assuming your reading this after i already posted it, check out my pinned for the other half.

See ya!

[ya-what--ya-erster]

so uh. yeah. this is all from a current wip, they are connected rn by words but they won’t be when they get put into the story probs

tw for the fact is kinda sort of gore-y at the beginning and Soda swears like a sailor

The buzzer goes off after a lifetime lived in eight seconds.

Soda has half a second to think the thought: he’s done it.

And then everything comes apart.

He goes flying off the horse but… not? Nope. He’s still hanging there by a hand. And- holy shit, he thinks that he just got kicked. A pick up man frees his hand, and he hits the ground, hard, his knee bucking beneath him.

He has half a second to think: “I think my leg is broken.”

And then the pick up man’s horse steps on it.

“Shit!” Soda lets out a pained cry. He looks at his leg, which is bleeding, and he feels a little dizzy at the sight.

He drags himself up out of the dirt and barely hobbles two steps before that stupid horse he had been on just a moment earlier comes barreling back toward him.

There’s a crack and- Soda’s no doctor, but he is almost certain that his leg isn’t supposed to bend that direction, and-

Holy shit, he thinks, That’s my bone.

Again, he’s no doctor, but he’s pretty sure that’s not supposed to-

Everything goes dark around him and the last thing he sees is the flashing lights of the ambulance on call.

….

“I think I broke my leg.” Is the first thing he says after coming to. “Hurts like a bitch.”

When he opens his eyes he sees his parents share a nervous glance.

“I’ll let the doctor know you’re awake.” Darrel Curtis slides out of the small room at an imperceptible speed.

“I’m scared to look at it.” Soda says. “Do they got it covered? It was real nasty out there.”

“Soda, baby-“

“HOLY SHIT!” Soda screams. He hasn’t looked down yet but Sally Curtis knows he’s done the math.

“Soda-“ She tries again.

“HOLY SHIT.” Soda repeats, now looking down and pushing back the sterile white sheets.

“Holy shit. Holy shit, holy mothertrucking shit-“

“Glad to see you awake, son.” A doctor shows up cheerful, but his face drops when he sees Soda freaking out.

“Where’s- holy shit- what happened to- where’d my son of a bitching leg go?” Soda demands, slightly hyperventilating.

“We disposed of it properly, don’t worry.” The doctor says calmly.

“The fuck’s that mean?”

“The amputation was successful and-“

“The what?!”

The doctor stops.

“You gave verbal permission.” Is all he can come up with to say.

“I’m pretty sure I’d remember telling you you can cut my goshdamned leg off!”

“You had a really bad wreck, kid. I’m not sure you would.”

“I- I think-“

Soda crashes back into his pillow.

…

“What now?” Soda asks. He’s staring at his hands and avoiding looking at the awkward stump that he could technically now call his leg.

“There are options.” The doctor says.

“Do any of them let me go to the finals?”

“I’m afraid not. I don’t think you’ll be riding again. I’m sorry to tell you.”

“Oh.”

Soda was sure he’d never felt more broken in his life.

“Wheelchair, crutches, prosthetic…”

“Not a wheelchair.” Soda says quickly before his parents can get a word in. “I don’t want nobody pushin’ me. I wanna be able to get ‘round on my own.”

…

“Shit!” Soda gasps as he falls again. Why does this have to be so hard?

“Up. Let’s try again.”

Soda already pretty well figured out crutches about a month ago. But this whole fake-leg-thing is totally throwing him.

He unsteadily pulls himself up with a bar on the wall, and has at it again. Walking. Stupid walking that used to be second nature, reduced to the hardest thing Soda has ever done.

He takes slow and choppy steps, and eventually manages to make it across the room (this is attempt two billion of the day in his mind).

“Can I just go home now?” Soda asks.

“You can always leave whenever you’d like. But learning takes time.”

“I’m going to die of boredom, miss. Please, just let me take a minute to wander around in the hall.”

“Okay. Ten minute break.”

Soda breaks into a grin, an occurrence that has become rare, and moves to pick his crutches up and ditch the chunk of wood.

“Hold on. I think you better go on the leg. See how far you can get.”

…

He’s fallen into a rhythm. He knows what he’s doing now. He smiles more, goes out more, gets excited more.

And he smiles and gets excited right now, while he’s out, when Chet Baker approaches him.

“Hey, grease. You’re out of your territory.” He says, looking Soda up and down.

“Your friend throws a better party than Buck Merrill, I decided. Figured I’d hang out here.”

“Well, figure different. If you don’t get gone I’m gonna kick your ass to Canada.”

“Ain’t ya gonna feel all bad for me and let me stay? Seems like that’s what everyone else is playin’ at.”

“I’m gonna keep whatever voodoo shit you got holding you up as a souvenir after you go flying.”

Soda drops his obnoxiously bright grin. “Do you wanna see it? It ain’t scary.”

Chet rolls his eyes. “Get out.”

“Okay, okay.”

[saintmichale]

Anyways I was talking to some people on IG about this, so I’ll put it here as well:

The fic were Kobra Kid loses a leg is here

And the one were Gerard loses an arm is here

They’re both excellent please read them and then deal with the resulting trauma :)

[fangirl-docintraining]

Me who’s like oh I could write a whole essay because lemme tell y’all that (I fear this summoned me and I got outta hand)

MASH was my hyperfixation my first two years of med school, and rn im on a four week hospital medicine stint at the VA hospital and LEMME TELL YOU between those two things I have so much to say about the draft esp Vietnam so buckle up if you wanna hear me rant

Basically I get insanely sad if I think about Soda getting drafted to Vietnam BECAUSE a good 65% of the patients I’m seeing are Vietnam vets and the AMOUNT of issues that stem from them going to Vietnam is so insane.

Obviously now a lot of them have a diagnosis of PTSD and there are more mental health resources BUT when they came back. It was just good luck buddy have fun back in society. Eventually through the 70’s they started calling what would later be PSTD “Post Vietnam Syndrome” because so many of these young men were coming back with these issues. And since they had very little support or understanding there’s a lot of self medicating with substances in this population ie alcohol, drugs which I’ve been seeing often hand in hand with poverty and being unhoused because of their substance use. Also a lot of amputees at the VA, though some aren’t service related and are diabetes related so

Also the government didn’t really do a lot for these veterans for like a long while after Vietnam and so they sorta just fended for themselves with like zero support or resources. I had a 74 year old patient trying to get into rehab for drug and alcohol addiction and he said at one point when we were talking to him “I should’ve never signed up for the service in ‘69” BRO WAS 19 LIKE THATS A LITERAL TEENAGER

Okay sorry rant over, moving on to my point I think 😂

idk where I was going with this other than Vietnam would’ve been awful for Soda and I cannot stop thinking about it… Sodapop Curtis I love you and I think he 100% would try to seem the same as he was before but he definitely just WOULDNT be able to sustain that because he was a teenager sent into a terrible mess that was overall just horrific looking back. And Ponyboy and Darry would of course be willing to support him so so much but like how do you support someone when you don’t even like have a concept of what PTSD actually is and how to help someone with it?! ALSO when you’re drafted they will legit arrest you if you don’t go, so like Soda didn’t even want to go in the first place and that sends me down a spiral

Idk I probably have more to say but this is just rambling but Vietnam Vet Soda makes me go a little unhinged clearly

vietnam vet soda is so interesting to me. i think a lot of fanfics immediately jump to him dying in which i def don’t enjoy and then others jump to him coming back an awful person. i don’t think either of those fit in my mind, i feel like he would come back trying to act exactly the same cause it’s soda, he doesn’t wanna worry anyone any more than he has to. but like. he went through war and he can’t hide it and the guilty is eating him up and things keep reminding him of it despite the way he tries to keep it together. and eventually when it spills out no one is quite sure how to help him. even worse if it’s an au where soda loses a limb and he’s almost relieved cause he finally gets to go home cause of it til he realizes what the hell is he supposed to do now. i just have a lot of thoughts on it i fear and the curtis brothers plague me. they may not know how to help but god they’ll always be there together

[puppypeter]

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He Loves Me Cause I’m Cute, He Thinks I’m Pretty Funny | 2588 words 📱

He watches it back one more time after it posts, checking for typos in his subtitles and captions, and has to laugh again.

Steve fucking Rogers? His brain thought he could pull Captain America, literal superhero and America’s favorite sweetheart?

“Hello I’m a 35 year old amputee living in New York and I think that I could get Steve Rogers.”

OR

the one where bucky posts a tiktok and steve is utterly smitten.

Summer Slipped Us Underneath Her Tongue | 10712 words 🧳

Bucky is a tour guide who enjoys sharing the rich history and culture of each city they pass through with a bunch of early-20's college students who just want to know the cheapest place to get drunk.

Except for Steve, who asks Bucky for a personal tour around his hometown.

The rest is, as they say, history.

You Make My Heart Skip A Beet | 3853 words 🧑🏼‍🍳

“I made soda bread.” Steve lets out the 6’2” supersoldier equivalent of a squeak. “Oh, I love soda bread,” he says eagerly, rolling forward on the balls of his feet like he does when he gets excited. “My mom used to make it all the time when I was growing up.” The tips of Barnes’s ears turn red, and he mutters something that sounds suspiciously like, “I know.”

Ollie Meets Bagel | 5517 words 🥯

He was a skater boy, Steve said let's get bagels, boy.

Steve wants to start doing this twenty-first century thing properly. He gets help in the form of skateboarding, skateboarders, bagels, and Sam Wilson.

Taxi | 5113 words 🚕

Bucky Barnes was, he hoped, a good taxi driver.

He's so good, he actually tries to return lost property that ends up left in his car and... well. It has some unexpected consequences involving a National Icon.

Enough said.

Leg Day | 12157 words 🏋️‍♂️

“So talk to him,” Sam says.

“I can’t,” Bucky groans. “I can’t, Sam, I. He just.” He fluffs his hair up and stares at Sam, distraught. “I want him to bench press me.”

“Okay, so it’s serious,” Sam interprets. “Got it."

(Or: The one where Sam is Bucky's long-suffering roommate, Bucky is a hot mess of a millennial, and Hot Steve spends far too much time on the Lat Pull-Down machine.)

Love In Aisle Four | 2127 words 🛍️

When Bucky needs to swing by the supermarket after a long, hard day of work, the last thing he expects is to meet a cute grocery clerk named Steve…

Coming Up Easy | 45515 words ✍🏻

“Listen, I was just thinking,” Steve says, his face open, eyebrows raised in a tentatively hopeful expression. “Why don’t you come stay at my place for a while? I’ve got an office that I barely use, and a change of scenery might do you good, right? Help you beat that writer’s block?” With a crooked smile, he adds, “I promise I’m not a serial killer.”

While Bucky would normally crack a joke about how that’s exactly what a serial killer would say, right now, all he can do is blink at Steve in surprise, heart tripping over itself in his chest. Steve wants him to come and stay at his place. In Massachusetts. Just the two of them.

"Oh," Bucky croaks. "I- Wow."

“I mean, no pressure,” Steve says hastily. “Totally fine if you don’t wanna. I just thought I’d offer, in case it might help, y’know?”

“Yeah.” Bucky ignores the little voice in his head that sounds an awful lot Nat and Becca, telling him he’s setting himself up for heartbreak. “I mean, if you’re sure, that would be amazing.”

Anywhere The Wind Blows | 8845 words 👨‍🚒🎖️

After a catastrophic fire that shakes him to his core, Steve Rogers quits his job as a Brooklyn firefighter and relocates to a cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness, wanting quiet and solitude and to maybe never have to speak to another human being ever again. He gets his wish, more or less, until a recently injured Bucky Barnes is discharged from the Army and rents the cabin next door.

The Safer Course | 7918 words | Part 1 of Won’t You Be My Neighbor 🏡

When Steve moves to the suburbs in 2033, he intends to retire from superhero life.

He does not intend to fall in love with his pain-in-the-ass neighbor.

Every Year I Have You | 7064 words | Part 2 of Won’t You Be My Neighbor 🏡

Steve set the bar pretty high, as birthday presents go.

Bucky is determined to outdo him when July 4th comes around.

Beneath The Mistletoe | 21203 words 🎄

Bucky had a bet with his sister that if he didn’t have a boyfriend to bring home for Christmas by the time he was 25, he had to give her $200 and go blonde for a year. But now he's 25, it’s nearing December, and not only is Bucky as single as ever, but he’s also running low on cash. He doesn’t exactly want to bleach his hair, either.

At least Steve is willing to upgrade their relationship from best friends to fake boyfriends.

The Settler | 52203 words 🍞

“What do you want to do?”

Steve pauses and looks at them.

What he wants is to stay with them. He doesn't have any family left, they all died before he even joined the war and became... this. Captain America turned whatever he is now. But Natasha and Sam have become his family over the years. Not just because they're on the run together, fugitives and vigilantes, but way before that too.

He doesn't want to leave that.

But he knows that, realistically, he can't stay with them and they can't stay with him.

So he looks at them with a smile and lies. “I don't know.”

OR; In which Steve retires and finally finds a place to call home.

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory | 1148 words 🐈

"Alright, Bucky," Steve slows his steps, watches his neighbour stop at the bottom of the next flight of stairs. There's a canvas bag in his hand that Steve didn't notice earlier, cream coloured with the figure of a sleeping, black cat painted on it. "Have a good day."

He thinks Bucky's cheeks pink up a bit right then and there, but Steve can't tell. He's too distracted by his pounding, foolish heart, by the way Bucky smiles bashfully, and ducks his head. The way he seems like he wants to stay.

To Believe In Tomorrow | 3959 words 👨🏻‍🌾

Bucky's mornings at the community garden get a little more interesting when the new guy shows up.

Maybe This Christmas | 24873 words | Part 1 of Maybe ❄️

Bucky’s not going home for Christmas. But it’s fine. He’s spending Christmas alone in his apartment, but it’s cool. He’s not feeling up to seeing his family after his accident anyway, plus he has to work. He’s totally fine with it. But then he runs into Steve, literally, and suddenly his Christmas isn’t looking so empty after all.

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Hurrying was a bad idea. Bucky’s foot hits a patch of ice and slides out from under him in what would have been a comical cartoon banana-peel-like trip, if it wasn’t happening to him, and he braces himself to hit the ground. This is going to hurt.

“Fuck,” Bucky screeches, but as he lands on his back, it’s not the cold hard concrete he expected, but a solid mass beneath him. Oh god, Bucky thinks as he realises he smacked into the person behind him and took them down with him.

Maybe This Year (Will Be Better Than Last) | 133868 words | Part 2 of Maybe ❄️

Last year, Bucky Barnes met Steve Rogers. Well actually, he slipped and fell on him. What followed was the best Christmas either of them had ever had. But what happens when Christmas is over and life returns to normal? What happens after the Christmas miracle?

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Bucky should have known. He did know. When things seem too good to be true, they usually are. And Steve is the best thing that has happened to him in a long time, possibly ever, so of course it couldn’t last.

Maybe This Time (I Hope I Get The Chance To Say Goodbye) | 34561 words | Part 3 of Maybe ❄️

Steve and Bucky Barnes are happily married. They've made it through some hard times and come out stronger and happier, together. Then Steve gets called on to come out of retirement for the most important mission of his life and everything changes. Everything.

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“Have yourself a merry little Christmas…” Steve starts singing along softly, and Bucky chuckles, before leaning his head onto Steve’s shoulder, always happy when he’s in Steve’s arms.

“From now on, our troubles will be miles away…” Bucky joins in.

Dancing round their living room, just as in love as ever, their troubles seem light-years away, if not non-existent.

Sadly, they’re closer than they think.

The Unexpected Gift | 9504 words | Part 1 of When Winter Comes 🐕

Steve Rogers is fine.

After ending a long-term relationship with Sam Wilson, Steve moves back to New York. He's tired and lonely but depressed? No. At least, that's what he thinks.

From the window of his apartment, he watches a dark-haired man and his service dog sitting in the park, wondering what his story is.

The Winter Storm | 2218 words | Part 2 of When Winter Comes 🐕

"If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability you see yourself through my eyes, only then would you realize how special you are to me."

After Bucky and Steve confessed their feelings for each other, life has its own twisted way to challenge the most profound love.

One January Night | 4213 words | Part 3 of When Winter Comes 🐕

Before going back to work, Steve Rogers still has things to learn: 1- Depression is a bitch and the battle against it isn't an easy one. 2- Dating a person with disabilities comes with its share of challenges.

Bucky Barnes Has His Shit Together (And Other Lies He Tells Himself) | 14159 words 🔒

You’d think a guy who owns one of the most successful bakeries in Brooklyn, has a million-dollar smile and that antiquated good ol’ boy charm, blond hair and blue eyes and biceps for days, would know what’s what.

But don’t let that fool you: Steve Rogers is a mess.

Obvious | 917 words ☕

"Oh, I have a prompt! So, it makes me laugh how painfully obvious Steve and Bucky's feelings are to everyone when they're in that pining, slowburn, does-he-doesn't-he phase. But imagine Steve and Bucky working in a coffee shop together and constantly bickering, nudging and playfully flirting with each other. And all the employees and patrons are so invested in their relationship and just want them to kiss already but no one realizes that Steve and Bucky have been married since they got out of HS."

[propalahramota]

Rules: Tag nine people you want to know better.

Thank you @maria7potter for tagging me! 

Three ships: I`m upon my oath not a shipping man but if I gotta choose something: 

1. Kimallura from Critical Role (they are living my dreeeeaaam)

2. Elphaba/Glinda (yep)

3. Ok, I need to ask something. How cringe would that be if I said Blorbo/Blirbo from my book in progress. Probably pretty cringe but Idk I wrote this relationship so it really has all the delicious stuff I like: height difference, social class difference, “are you a little spoon or a big spoon? I`m a knife! She`s a little spoon”, the thing when they pretend to be a couple for a thing and oh shit you`ll never guess how that turns out, the mutual pining for each other, the bisexual love triangle. I wrote this ship for meeeee, ok?

First ever ship: Xena/Gabrielle. I loooved Xena growing up.

Last song: “Truth” be Eivor (really digging her last album lately)

Last film: Tre nøtter til Askepott (2021) (it`s a Norwegian adaptation of the Cinderella story, and a remake of the Czech movie from the 70s. I thought it was cute. I liked that it had an amputee character even if in a very minor role. Also, there was a cute gay couple. The costumes were pretty)

Currently reading: a Polish fantasy novel Opowieści z meekhańskiego pogranicza. Part 1. (Tales from the Meekhan Borderlands). I`m not really enjoying it to be honest. I don`t think I`ll even finish it. In my opinion it`s a bit too manly-man-very Roman Empire-gritty-grunty silent dudes as protagonists-rampant sexism within the local society-worldbuilding is when you make up a bunch of words for things, right?-kind of fantasy and it`s not really my cup-o-tea. I`m a spoiled nerd. I want queer characters and post-modernism. 

Currently watching: The Legend of Vox Machina. Now that is MY cup of tea! 

Currently consuming: Oreo cookies. I`m actually not supposed to eat any cookies but oh well. Also, peach and verbena flavoured tea. 

Currently craving: A glass of tarragon soda (it`s an acquired taste but I personaly like it) 

tagging: @stella-clara @rozhevisny @blorbofett @wigilda @babinicz @tonya-the-chicken @drearydreary @zarya-zaryanitsa @homosexual-having-tea