#apocketfullofmuses

[halliwellauto]

@apocketfullofmuses sent: crown of ink ((Felicity & Julio)) ( sender meets the receiver for the first time after they are joined in an arranged marriage.)

Julio had been pacing up and down the library, waiting for his new wife. When it had been brought up by his parents, he had been in a panic. Even though they had reassured him that the King and Queen (his good friends) had found him a great match. He was still a bit skeptical given that he knew how some of the royals were. But he had to good faith in them that they wouldn't let him down.

He was still so lost in his thoughts when he heard the door open. It had made him jump and he tried his best to calm himself. Though the moment his eyes locked on her. He was lost in her beauty. He was going to have to remember to thank the Queen later.

"Hi...I'm Julio. Its a pleasure to meet you, mi'lady." he said, bowing towards her.

[winloseorcharmed]

A Walk (pre-serum!Steve, Melinda)

Continued from here

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Melinda was actually surprised that her sister had agreed to have her be part of the double date, after all, Melinda was a bit too modern, a woman of her own time. She didn't just bow down in this time, if anything she was throwing hands at anyone who behaved in a way she deemed wrong. Melinda was a fighter, a creature of her upbringing. You start a fight, you better believe she was going to end it. So to find out exactly who she would be going on a date with, the future Captain Steve Rogers. Let's just say she tried to remember everything she could and to meet him, any plans went straight out the window.

He was charming, sweet, and had a kind face. She did her best to try to find out his likes immediately, after all, maybe there was something they had in common despite being born a century apart. And when he mentioned art, she latched on the topic--that was something she too enjoyed doing.

She blushed at the compliment--when was the last time a guy complimented her? Maybe last time she was left at the altar, she shut down that train of thought. At his suggestion she nodded, "Let me tell Connie first, otherwise she's going to try to find a way to get the army to send out a search party." She joked. Though the cavalry had been her brothers, and both of her younger sister on top of her cousins.

[hercesofourtime]

@apocketfullofmuses​ said: 

" mm... honey, the baby... the baby's crying. wake up, baby, go help the baby... "  (( Felicity for Oliver ))

Oliver let out a breath, and he rolled to the side. “Okay,” he managed to get out, before he almost rolled off the bed. He ran a hand over his head. They had agreed on that he should take the nightshift with Mia tonight, Felicity needed to sleep. Oliver did like the time he got to spend with their daughter. Oliver leaned over and pressed a kiss against Felicity’s head, “I’ll take her, and if she needs to eat I’ll bring her with me.”

He almost dragged his feet after him as he made his way to the nursery, and he picked Mia up from her bed, with a tired smile on his lips. And he knew exactly why she had been crying. He made his way over to the changing table, and changed her diaper. Ha sat down in the rocking chair and leaned back letting Mia rest against his chest.

[cxptshielded]

☆ bucky & steve ☆

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“ i’m tired. beyond tired… i am exhausted from the endless fighting. ”  

​☆       it was the tone that Bucky used that made Steve stop in his tracks. gently, he set the plate he was drying down on the counter and turned so that he was giving Bucky his full attention. ‘ okay, I'm hearing you, ‘ Steve answered. there was an advantage that came with knowing someone for as long as Steve and Bucky had known each other. today, that advantage was understanding that this conversation wasn’t as simple as reminding Bucky that he could retire if he wanted to, because Steve knew without a single doubt that as long as he stayed in the field, Bucky wouldn’t be far behind him. 

taking both his hands in his own, Steve bit the inside of his lip, ‘ give me a couple weeks, a month tops, to get everything in place. I need to make sure the team is prepared, and that they’re set up for success, but once that’s all settled we’ll do it, ‘ he promised. retirement was something he’d thought about, mostly in passing, but more and more frequently. they had been soldiers for so long, and after losing Bucky again in the five year snap, Steve wasn’t itching to risk losing him again. Steve gave him a warm smile, one that was genuine and entirely too sincere, ‘ we’ll retire and we’ll have the quiet life we should have had decades ago. ‘ pressing his forehead to Bucky’s, he continued, ‘ so start thinking about what you want to do, make a list if it helps, and we’ll do it. ‘ 

[hercesofourtime]

He wasn’t sure on how long it had been, but he knew that he was proud of Felicity. The smile on his face, it couldn’t be whipped away, any time soon, there was something about watching Felicity with their daughter. Mia. He knew that he would do anything for her, but also that this baby would have him wrapped around her fingers in no time. 

“Hey,” he said, reaching for her hands, as hard as it was to watch them take Mia, he knew that they could trust the staff around them, they were thoroughly vetted by himself and Felicity’s father, so Mia was safe. “They need to do whatever it is, I’m sure Mia will be back in no time,” he said, and pressed a kiss against the back of Felicity’s hand, his thumb rubbing over it. He stood up, and pressed a kiss against her forehead, “But I’ll follow them and make sure that nothing happens to Mia, and then we’ll get her back here.” A smile played over his lips, “and when we are back, you can get some sleep, and I’ll make sure to keep both of you safe.” 

Oliver followed the nurses, and he watched, he wasn’t sure on exactly what they did, but it didn’t look like it was something that was out of the ordinary. He was about half a step behind them as they were on the way back to Felicity’s room. “Everything is okay, and nothing to worry about,” the nurse said before she handed Mia back to Felicity. Oliver nodded his head, before he took a seat next to the bed.

Any minute now was more like three hours; Mia proved to be just as stubborn as both of her parents, taking her sweet time in coming into the world. After squeezing Oliver's hand so hard she was sure she'd broken something, while telling him this was all entirely his own fault, Felicity finally had their daughter in her arms; Mia's tiny, scrunched up little face was the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen. "Hi Mia," the exhausted blonde cooed down at her baby girl, before lifting her gaze to Oliver. "We made a whole tiny person!" she giggled softly, laying her head back against her pillow. Mia's cries had quieted now she was in her Mom's arms, but that wouldn't last for long. A very apologetic looking nurse had come over to Felicity's side. "I'm sorry, Felicity, but we need to take Mia for a couple of minutes - just to weigh her and clean her up, I promise we'll bring her right back."

Before Felicity could argue otherwise, the well practised hands of the nurse had lifted Mia gently away from her. As tired and hormonal as she was, Felicity burst into tears. "O-Oliver make them give her back!" None of the nurses in the room were alarmed by the blonde's reaction, one of them quickly coming over to reassure her, though Felicity was having none of it. "Oliver! go get her!"

[wintershieldedheart]

☆ Sophie & Margot ☆

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DEV TEA ROOM: Mystery Lounge

Prompt: It’s the first night of a brand new art exhibit, and the museum is throwing a gala to show off their new centerpiece — a ten inch sculpture encrusted with gems worth a staggering twenty million dollars. Security is top notch, but shortly after the appetizers start circulating, the lights go out for seventeen seconds. When they come back on, the statue is missing.

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☆        as soon as the lights went off, Margot pulled Sophia closer to her side. It wasn’t that she didn’t think the other woman could protect herself, because she knew she could, but she worried nonetheless. Margot had endured a lot of things, but she wasn’t so certain losing Sophie was something she could handle. Everything dark meant one of two things; planned criminal activity, or a grid black out. The latter seemed far too coincidental, and if Margot had to bet, she’d put her money on it being the former. Someone was likely going to die, and she was determined to make sure it wasn’t her girlfriend or herself. 

even with her senses heightened, Margot couldn’t really see enough to actually do anything. She was relying on her other sense as much as she could, but outside of keeping themselves safe, there wasn’t a whole lot they could do to stop what Margot dreaded was already happening. ‘ it’s always at the stupid fucking galas when I’m in stupid fucking heels, ‘ Margot mumbled, her voice likely only picked up by Sophie amongst the screaming, ‘ stick close, ‘ she murmured, knowing that she would also be on high alert.

when the lights turned on, she fully expected a bloody crime scene and body. What she absolutely hadn’t expected to see was a missing sculpture that was worth more than anyone in this room. It was the wrong reaction, and she recognized that the moment heads turned to her in an incredulous manner that she missed the mark, but Margot couldn’t help but let out a laugh. Mostly, she was relieved, that it wasn’t a body on the floor but a missing sculpture. ‘ thank god it’s just a missing sculpture. I thought it was going to be a body, ‘ she murmured. ‘ this? we can deal with this. ‘ Margot considered. 

[becauseyouremybigbrother]

@apocketfullofmuses (cont from x)

Sam's eyes swept over Oliver as he approached, assessing his injuries and momentarily wishing she could take out the assholes who had dared to hurt him one more time. She moved easily into his arms as he pulled her close, her own wrapping gently around his shoulders. She pressed a kiss just behind his ear, fingers moving to scratch gently at the back of his head.

"Missed you too, Robin Hood," she murmured with a smile, breathing in the familiar scent of him, and hating that she had waited as long as she had to come back to him. Not for the first time, Sam wished once more for a normal life, one she could just spend with Oliver, fighting crime by his side.

But Dean needed her. And she needed her brother. And well, once a hunter, always a hunter. All Sam could do was be grateful that Oliver accepted it, gave her the freedom to come and go as she could.

"Who were those jackasses, anyway?" She asked after a moment, leaning back to examine Oliver's injuries once more, fingers softly probing at the bruise over his cheek.

[scinglives]

@apocketfullofmuses​​                bucky starter call !!  

“Come on, you’re being dramatic.” Bucky insisted as Natasha forced him to sit down to take a look at the cuts and bruises on his face. He wasn’t going to add that he thought he’d fractured a rib, it would heal in no time. “It’s fine! I walked out of the fight alive, so it’s fine. I’ll heal up within a day or two, you know that.” 

[wintershieldedheart]

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[halliwellauto]

@apocketfullofmuses sent: "there you are, darling" (( villain Oliver @ aiden ))

Aiden had wanted to read a book in peace. That's all she had wanted. Though she had managed to catch some man's attention. She tried to be polite to him to make him go away. But it seemed that he wasn't going to take no for answer. She moved away from him as much as she could. Though he kept moving in closer. When she heard Oliver's voice, she looked at him relieved. "Honey, so glad to see you." she whispered, instantly running to him. The guy that was making her uncomfortable looked confused and a bit annoyed.

"Didn't know you were taken, sweetheart."

"You didn't exactly let me speak. You were pretty determined to get a date out of me."

She looked over at Oliver with a pout. "All I wanted to do was read my book."

[winloseorcharmed]

❛ i did what i had to do. ❜ (( Bucky @ Mels ))

"And so did I," they had been at a stalemate. Of course the both of them were in a very intense game of chess. It was a good way to help Bucky not think about the fact he was in a hospital room. Melinda had been forced to use this kind of distraction herself. If your brain is focusing on one thing, then you can't focus on what was messing with you. Of course, to the two of them, chess was a battlefield. "Checkmate," she informed him having isolated his king effectively while securing her own.

[caudexiism]

@apocketfullofmuses​ said:   (( Felicity for Oliver, while she's literally just in another room lol ))

[ text ] I miss seeing your face 

A smile played over Oliver’s lips when he saw the text from Felicity, he shook his head. Before he texted her back.

[text] i’m in the kitchen making you that sandwich you wanted.  [text] you are more than welcome to join me

He still couldn’t believe the kind of cravings that Felicity had, but he wasn’t one to question her. He had done it once and, yeah, he learned to never do that again.

[storyofwhoiam]

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[Text: N Romanoff] Agent Romanoff, I realise that these sessions may not be the top of your priorities but I will need you to be present at, at least, one of them

[etcor-archive]

Melinda hadn’t expected to wake up from the curse, forever trapped.    However, five years into the curse and she woke up.    She was not longer Charlotte Warren, single mother to Paige Warren.   She remembered be left pregnant and coming to Storybrook to have a simple sort of life.    However, Melinda was good about smiling and going to the motion.   After sending Paige to school, she had discovered her magic worked.   She could orb, use telekinesis, and a number of powers that she had before.    So she spent most of the day aquainting herself with the town who only saw Ms. Warren, the baker of sweets with a very Wonderland-esque design.

So Melinda was surprised when saw someone walk by, she remembered Jefferson well.   How couldn’t she?    He was her first crush.    She made a decision to close up shop, giving the current customers free pastries and then made her way into the direction of her grumpy Hatter.

Melinda then did the one thing she always did.    She knocked in the same pattern she always had.   “Am I late to tea again?” She asked when the door opened.

[cxptshielded]

☆ Natasha & Steve ☆

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☆        narrowly escaping HYDRA, Steve had hot wired a car that was sitting in a dive bar parking lot, a couple miles down from where the base was located. Steve had gotten them out of there and back towards D.C. as quickly as he could without raising any alarms. As long as they didn’t stop, he calculated that they’d be there by morning. Steve was still trying to work out just where they were going to go. They were effectively fugitives in the eyes of SHIELD and he knew that they had eyes just about everywhere.

glancing over at Natasha, he was just grateful they were both alive. It had been a close call, and not for the first time, Steve was glad that Howard had made him a shield that was as so enduring. Quietly, he asked, ‘ how are you holding up? ‘ concerned both for her injuries and for the fact that SHIELD was now going aver them. Not to mention, the loss of Fury was far too fresh still. 

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Sol was doing her best to stay strong over everything that happened. She knew that her ex would not be kind to her brother. He would make him pay for taking her away and to make a point to her. She had to wonder how he found her. "I will try to provide everything. Even if it means telling you about my past." She never told anyone about it except for Aiden. Even then, it had taken her a lot to open up to her boss. At the mention of Felicity, her heart broke. she could only imagine what her future sister in law was feeling.

Aiden rubbed Felicity's back, trying to console her. She knew that this wasn't good for the baby. They had to keep her relaxed for the sake of both her and the little one. "We'll get him back, I promise. You know Oliver and I will not stop until we bring him home." She wasn't going to let those assholes get away with this. She kept her temper in check, not wanting to make anything explode. Seeing Sol with Oliver made her even more worried, especially seeing tears rolling down her face.

Hearing Felicity made her feel so guilty. If Sol hadn't gotten involved with her ex, they wouldn't be in this mess. She would probably be even trying to date again. But this was all her fault. she opened her mouth to speak, trying to find the right words to say. Though she immediately panicked seeing her fall.

At the mention of the bunker, aiden looked over at Sol. Up until now, she had no idea about Aiden's magical background. It was the worst time to bring this up to her. But they really didn't have any choice. "Sol, you're going to have questions. I know you will. But I promise when this is all over, I'll explain. I need you to give me your hand." She placed one hand on Oliver and offered her hand to Sol. Sol was hesitant and confused but took her hand anyway. Aiden immediately orbed them to the bunker to get to work. She waited for a moment to see how Sol would react. She was then surprised when Sol looked at her and said, "I knew there was something different about you!"

Seeing there was no one left to fight, Oliver had lowered his bow and made his way back out of the shop, intending to head back to Aiden and Felicity, when Sol's car screeched into the parking lot. Hurrying over to her, Oliver did his best to reassure her, laying a strong hand on her shoulder. "Hey, we'll find him, okay? We'll get him back, I promise - but you need to tell us everything you know about who took him." Glancing over towards Aiden, the sight of her trying to console their best friend almost broke his heart. "Come on, Felicity needs you - Julio told her to run before they took him."

Felicity really wanted to be strong, to be helpful, but all she could do was cling to Aiden and sob; the baby was kicking, each little push against her stomach making her think about how excited Julio had been to finally be able to feel it, how they'd been talking about what Lilly's reaction would be when she got back from her week with her Grandpa Tony. Everything had been so perfect and now it felt like the world had crashed down on top of her. When Oliver led Sol over to them, the blonde turned her tear stained face towards the woman she hoped would be her sister in law one day.

"They-they took him, Sol ... why w-would they take him?" Whether it was the stress, the pregnancy, or because she was crying to hard to breathe, Felicity had the sudden and distinct feeling that everything was spinning, before she stumbled and passed out.

Oliver - using instincts he'd developed while Aiden was pregnant - caught her before she could hit the ground and carefully scooped her up in his arms. "We need to get back to the bunker; she can rest there, and we can start trying to track where they took him - we should probably call her Dad too, he might be able to help." Tony Stark had resources they could only dream of, and Oliver had no doubt he'd want to help any way he could.