#and jack should be allowed to adopt weird angry kids he finds on the street. like his alteregos did with karkat and caliborn.

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ok this is my pitch for stabdads 2 electric boogaloo au

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☾ — SCOTT SUMMERS/CYCLOPS is here! HE has found themselves wandering about new gotham attempting to find their place in this challenging world. they were once a HERO who used to be associated with THE X-MEN. hope they make it in this world. 

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the basics —

NAME: scott summers

ALIASES: cyclops, the first x-man, scotty, cyke, fearless leader, slim, captain commander

AGE: 34

BIRTHDAY & ZODIAC: unknown & virgo

MBTI: entj

PREFERRED PRONOUNS: he / him.

FACECLAIM: bob morley

a deeper look —

FAMILY: christopher summers (father), katherine summers (mother, deceased), jack winters (foster father), alexander summers (brother), gabriel summers (brother), jean grey (wife), nathan summers (son), rachel summers (daughter), hope summers (granddaughter)

AFFILIATION: the x-men (he’s their leader)

THREE FAVORITE THINGS: laser tag as a training exercise in the danger room, a hot bowl of soup, eighties music blasting through the speakers of his car  

THREE HATED THINGS: sentinels attacking his people, not remembering what it’s like to see the world in color outside of everything being red, living with the trauma from his abuse growing up as a child

EDUCATION: college graduate, xavier’s school for gifted youngsters

SKILLS:

EXPERT PILOT: an expert pilot of fixed-wing aircraft, a skill he shares with his father.

MASTER TACTICIAN AND STRATEGIST: has spent most of his superhero career as the leader of either the x-men and has developed exceptional leadership skills. it is notable that regardless of their general attitude towards him, all of the x-men tend to obey his orders in battle — because they know that he is usually right.

EXPERT MARTIAL ARTIST: cyclops also has extensive training in martial arts and unarmed combat, holding black belts in judo and aikido. his level of skill is sufficient to defeat six normal men with his eyes closed, and he has in the past held his own against dangerous hand-to-hand enemies.

WEAPONS: he doesn’t need one

ABILITIES: cyclops is an alpha-mutant.

OPTIC BLAST: possesses the mutant ability to project a powerful beam of concussive, ruby-colored force from his eyes. his powers come from ambient energies (such as solar radiation, photons, and cosmic rays) absorbed and metabolized by his body into concussive blasts released by his eyes.

cyclops’s mind has a particular psionic field that is attuned to the forces that maintain the apertures that have taken the place of his eyes. because his mind’s psionic field envelops his body, it automatically shunts the other-dimensional particles back into their point of origin when they collide with his body. so, his body is protected from the effects of the particles, and even the thin membrane of his eyelids is sufficient to block the emission of energy.

the width of cyclops’s eye-blasts seems to be focused by his mind’s psionic field with the same autonomic function that regulated his original eyes’ ability to focus. as cyclops focuses, the size of the aperture changes and thus act as a valve to control the flow of particles and beam’s relative power. the height of cyclops’s eye-blast is controlled by his visor’s adjustable slit.

his narrowest beam, about the diameter of a pencil at a distance of 4 feet has a force of about two pounds per square inch.

his broadest beam, about 90 feet across at a distance of fifty feet, has a force of about 10 pounds per square inch.

his most powerful eye-blast is a beam four feet across which, at a distance of 50 feet, has a force of 500 pounds per square inch.

SPATIAL AWARENESS:  possesses an uncanny sense of trigonometry, in this sense used to describe his observation of objects around himself and the angles found between surfaces of these objects. cyclops has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to cause his optic blasts to ricochet and/or reflect off those objects in a trajectory to his liking. this is commonly called a “banked shot” when applied to this talent. cyclops has been observed causing beams to reflect from over a dozen surfaces in the course of one blast, and still hit his intended target accurately.

ENERGY RESISTANCE: is resistant to the effects of his own powers. this is linked to him being capable of withstanding his brother’s ability with no ill effects, a result of their close genetics and a quirk of mutant genetics that is common among siblings.

TELEPATHIC RESISTANCE: years of being in intimate situations with telepaths have allowed cyclops to hone his mind to the point where he can resist telepathic intrusion and withhold certain information from high level telepaths.

the questionnaire —

WHAT IS SOMETHING YOUR CHARACTER LIKES ABOUT NEW GOTHAM? SOMETHING THEY DISLIKE? DO THEY MISS THE WAY THINGS WERE - OR DO THE LIKE HOW THE WORLD IS NOW? IS IT WEIRD TO THEM TO SEE MULTIPLE TYPES OF PEOPLE AND CREATURES AROUND? OR ARE THEY USED TO IT? WERE THEY ORIGINALLY FROM ONE OF THE TWO MAIN CITIES - OR SOMEWHERE ELSE?

scott is used to being around so much diversity since he grew up as a mutant. he cares about his people a lot, willing to do anything to protect a fellow mutant. he will also stick his neck out for almost anyone that needs help, no matter where they’re from and what their genetics say. it’s more about doing the right thing. he hopes that maybe with this new world, the changes will open up for more acceptance from humankind this time around. between the sentinels and the purifiers life can be exhausting, being out through so many hate speeches, but scott is a leader. he isn’t afraid to speak up for mutants especially the children.  this of course is why he doesn’t mind seeing other creatures walking around — more open to treating them as an equal. he does miss the way everything used to be, it seems less chaotic now that he looks back on it. he‘s always been busy between leading the x-men and the geometry classes he taught back in his own reality. scott wishes to return back to his version of normal, not sure if these changes will offer the promise of hope he wants his people to have. plus he worries about the kids being left behind if they’re all showing up here. he needs to explore new gotham to figure out what’s to like it dislike necessarily. his kind has been occupied by other priorities.

WHERE WAS YOUR CHARACTER WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED? ARE THEY SUSPICIOUS OF EVERYONE OR ARE THEY TRYING TO REMAIN UNDER THE RADAR? HAVE THEY REUNITED WITH THEIR FRIENDS OR ARE THEY LOST? WERE THEY AT HOME IN BED? OUT PATROLLING THE STREETS? IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR? WHAT’S HAPPENED TO THEM NOW?

scott was just coming back from a mission when everything changed. he had his glasses in hand — about to change out his visor for them, but then everything was different. he should be thankful to have been transported with his uniform and his casual eyewear. he was concerned about what caused the worlds to collide like this. scott has more questions than answers right now. he’s mostly spending his time looking for his team, viewing them as the priority more than anything else.  scott is always suspicious after what happened as a child, the abuse and manipulation from sinister and his adoptive father makes him hesitant with some new faces. he’s been working on it, even if that man somehow always finds away to keep an eye on him. which he hates, but is going to try being open minded to making new alliances. the x-men would need to unite with the unknown to somehow make it home OR make a new, safe haven here in new gotham.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION —

ANYTHING YOU WANT US TO KNOW? ANY HEADCANONS?

origin —

scott summers is the oldest son of major christopher summers and katherine summers. he was born in the largest city in alaska. his father was a test pilot for the united states air force. his younger brother was born a couple years later, and his name is alex.

when the two boys were flying home from a family vacation on their father’s vintage plane, a scout ship from the alien shi’ar empire materialized suddenly — setting their plane on fire. their mother pushed scott and alex our of the plane door with the only available parachute. the parachute caught on fire, and this is when scott used his optic blasts for the first time to slow their descent. he was a mutant! the boys were completely unaware that the shi’at teleported their parents before the plane exploded. they were believed to be orphans.

one night scott woke up and destroyed the entire roof of the hospital with his optic blast. the next time waking up after that an entire year passed. once recovered he was placed into an orphanage in omaha, nebraska called the state home for foundlings. here it was that scott was forced to be subjected to batteries of tests and experiments by the owner of the orphanage — mr. milbury which was just an alias for mr. sinister. sinister placed mental blocks on scott and took on playing the role of the boy’s roommate that would bully him constantly. if anyone tried to adopt Scott sinister would intervene.

when scott was a teenager he started to suffer from severe headaches and he was sent to a specialist — also sinister in disguise. he provided the boy with lenses made of ruby quartz.

soon after his mutant power erupted from his eyes as an uncontrollable blast — demolishing a crane, causing it to drop the payload toward a terrified crowd. he uses another blast to obliterate the object, but the people believed that the teenager tries to kill them. an angry mob formed, so scott fled onto a freight train.

this is where the mutant would meet a criminal named jack winters, who would became his foster father for a short time. he would use his telepathic abilities to manipulate scott into joining up with him. he was physically abused if there was any refusal.

the use of his abilities attracted the attention of professor charles xavier. he was rescued from the clutches of jack winters, and taken in by charles to be the first member of the x-men. a team of mutants trained to use their powers for the professor’s dream for mutant equality.

the original x-men became best friends, and were tutored by professor x. he trained them to use their powers inside of the danger room. scott was provided with a special visor made of ruby quartz to help him control his powers in the field.

scott takes on the alias cyclops. he becomes the leader of the x-men, and continues to hold that position. he’s completely aware of what mister sinister did to him growing up during his traumatic experiences at the orphanage, and him playing the role of his doctor.  

he also moves on to become a professor at the school when reaching adulthood. scott taught geometry mainly, while also offering a leadership and tactics course. if the students wanted to form a small team of their own it has to be approved through him. he misses teaching now that the world has changed.

weaknesses —

POWER REGULATION DISABILITY: due to psychological trauma and physical injury at a young age, cyclops is unable to control his optic blasts. In connection, his eyes have become more reliant on the ruby quartz he uses rather than affecting change to the injury. emma frost has claimed the psychological trauma of losing his parents and being separated from his brother are primarily responsible for his inability to control his powers. sinister has also claimed that his eyes have become reliant on the ruby quartz sunglasses and visor, therefore making it hard for cyclops to control the blasts on his own. after overcoming the trauma, he was able to control his blasts and open his eyes for a period of time. however, he gradually began losing control of the blasts and had to revert back to using the sunglasses and visor again.

SURPLUS ENERGY: he needs to fire blasts frequently, because he gathers surplus energy within him if not. he apparently needs an outlet for that energy

equipment —

VISOR: to prevent random discharge it’s lined with powdered ruby quartz crystal. as a safety factor their is a constant positive closing pressure provided by springs. there is an overriding finger-operated control mechanism on either side of the mask, and normal operation is through a flat micro-switch installed in the thumb of either glove.

he also has emergency ruby quartz contacts.

X-SUIT:  current costume of cyclops is a variation of the basic costume designed by charles to their first and original x-men.

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your fahc myansay notfic was nice but coffeeshop myansay aus?

Okay, so.

Gonna cheat a bit and use the idea of Lindsay with a cat cafe, right?

This little place she runs that doesn’t quite get lucrative amounts of business but they do alright, you know?

Enough that after it’s been open for a while she can afford to hire employees, and isn’t sure it was such a great idea when it gets her Trevor and Alfredo, but what can you do? (They’re awesome, but dear God, the three of them should not be allowed to consort.)

Anyway.

Lindsay has this arrangement with local shelters and the whatnots to let the cats roam around her cage in the hopes they’ll get adopted.

She gets to be surrounded by cats all damn day and most of them get forever homes out of it before too long.

Win-win.

Gavin and Jeremy are this adorable couple that come to the cafe a fair bit because cats???

Also Lindsay has the best cupcakes and cookies and it’s on their way to school/work/wherever.

And with Gavin comes Michael, because of course. (This foul-mouthed asshole who’s more bark than bite and my God, his Joey Wheeler impression, be still her beating heart.)

Michael thinks Lindsay’s clearly crazy – all the fuckin’ cats, okay, and also Lindsay in general, but Gavin and Jeremy adore her and yeah, okay. Sometimes she’s not too bad. SOMETIMES.)

Jeremy’s got an old buddy, Ryan, that he met on some animation gig a while back. Weird guy who’s the biggest nerd and something something something theater kid? (Color Lindsay intrigued.)

He drags Ryan by a few times – Ryan’s car is in the shop and they’re carpooling. Hanging out and Jeremy needs caffeine boost or Ryan’s muttering about subpar cupcakes from the store his coworker got the office and fucking hell, Ryan.

Lindsay likes him a lot, okay, because he gets her dumb jokes and theater references and all the good stuff. (Also, love of anime.)

One day Lindsay’s offloading “extra” cupcakes and other assorted pastries on Gavin and Jeremy because it’s the end of the day and they’d go to waste otherwise. (Little white lie, but Gavin and Jeremy  are some of her favorite customers and it’s all good, so whatever.)

Lindsay asks after Ryan because she hasn’t seen him in a while and Gavin and Jeremy share this Look.

Apparently some project Ryan was working on got canceled or something along those lines and he’s just kind of coasting along now. Feeling very ~meh about things because he kind of loved that project and the higher ups thought it wouldn’t make them enough profit and anyway, it’s a shitty situation.

And Lindsay, okay.

She loves the Twins, but doesn’t trust either of them when it comes to baking. (Just. No???)

“Well, I mean,” Lindsay says, shooing one of the cats off the counter. This sweet little gray fluffy thing that she is totally not thinking about keeping for herself. (Couldn’t, anyway with her apartment building policy on pets and so forth.)

“Business is going good here and I could always use a hand with the baking?”

(Part of the reason Ryan is so appreciative of her baked goods is that he, too, is a baking person.)

Jeremy is like, “Oh, wow. I – that’s awesome, Lindsay, I’ll see if he’s interested?”

He’s not sure Ryan will accept the offer, but never hurts to ask and all that.

So he goes to Ryan a few days later and tells him about Lindsay needing help with the baking of things,  and Ryan is like.

Conflicted, right?

Because baking for a living is both intriguing and a little daunting, and also Lindsay.

This.

Lindsay.

This person he happens to like (maybe a little too much) because she’s smart and funny and gets his dumb jokes and gets his theater references and all the good stuff. (Also, love of anime.)

But he can also tell she’s got a Thing for this Michael guy, which understandable, really. Good looking guy like that? Of course she’s got a Thing for him. (Doesn’t really get why she gets heart-eyes for the Joey Wheeler impression, but hey. To each their own.)

Anyway, anyway, after a bit he decides why the hell not do The Thing, right?

Starts working at the cafe with Lindsay, which means early mornings in the kitchen and the two of them singing off-key (off-key, wrong lyrics, the whole shebang) and sharing stories about their lives.

Also, like.

Mandatory flour fights, the two of them laughing like idiots and bickering about who won which fight when Trevor and/or Alfredo come in for their shift and find the kitchen a goddamn mess.

They have this “friendly rivalry” thing going on too after a bit.Challenging each other to bake-offs to ramp up sales – specials and the like. Experimental recipes, all the fun stuff and get their customers to weigh in on whose cupcake/baked good is better and why.

And also, also.

Michael becomes a regular, right.

Doesn’t really live or work nearby but Gavin does so there are times he’ll stop by before headed over to hang out with him and Jeremy or on his way home. (Sometimes just for the hell of it, why not.)

Gets there when there aren’t a lot of customers around, so he’ll pull up a chair close by and sit around to  chat.

Big dumb smile on his face and this laugh that does things to both Lindsay and Ryan’s hearts.

Lindsay is like, oh, okay, so it’s like that? Sweet, when she realizes she has a Thing for both Michael and Ryan.

Ryan being like oh, shit, it’s like that and this sinking feeling when he has the same realization.

Michael is just…who even fucking knows, neither of them can tell.

The asshole just keeps coming by and Smiling at them. Laughing at whatever dumb thing they did just recently and scowling at the cats even though they can both tell he doesn’t hate them the way he claims he does.

The three of them and their awkward flirting (that they don’t even realize they’re doing???) until the Twins and Boston Tea Party decide to do something about it.

Series of romcom cliches and various misunderstandings until it’s Lindsay, Ryan, and Michael in the shop (and like a million cats) and everyone finally aware of this Thing involving the three of them.

Ryan trying to be a Good Friend here and duck out of things to make it easier on everyone, and Lindsay and Michael just like, fuck you no, get back here.

ALL the halting, awkward conversations about Feelings and how they apply here. Raw honesty and potential for hurt if they’re not careful.

Michael and Lindsay willing to give three of them a try, but only if Ryan wants to as well, you know?

And Ryan, sweet dumb Ryan who is perfectly aware he’s a weird theater kid and a massive dork is like uh, why?

And oh, oh, he finally gets to see Michael legitimately angry. (Like, yes, Ryan is a weirdo and a dork, but that’s what makes him so awesome? And also, also, fuck you again for being stupid, Haywood.)

Ryan is so, so baffled, but he’s also stupid in love with these two and they’re looking at him like it’s a mutual thing, so.

“Okay.”

Michael snorting and rolling his eyes, because Ryan. Lindsay muffling her laughter into the fur of that gray fluffball kitten that’s all grown up now and definitely hers, and oh Jesus Christ, why are they all so stupid???

And then, like.

Happily ever after shenanigans in which the Twins and Gavin and Jeremy make fun of the the three of them for forever.

…Also, the bookstore that opens up across the street from them a few months later. This sleepy-eyed asshole and his unstintingly Mild-tempered friend, right? (Only he’s not, because Jack is an asshole, okay? Jesus Christ, Lindsay, Ryan, do not let that fucker fool you okay, and my God, these cupcakes are amazing.)

Geoff coming over to bitch about Jack who’ll show up after Matt and Fiona and whoever else get there for their shift and give them the most pleasant of smiles as he gives Geoff endless shit for the hell of it.

(Also, also: the unholy union of Michael and Jack joining forces and Geoff regrets everything, but so do the others and it’s great.)