#as the fate of every bug related superhero

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I cast transgender :p ✨✨

Here since its pride month i give you my Jaime reyes head canon

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Comparing Animorphs to Worm

The first comparison is my relation to the series. (Serieses? How do you pluralize that word?) I was obsessed with Animorphs in grade school, starting younger than my parents probably would have allowed if they were familiar with the books. (I knew the name "Scholastic" from these books before my first Scholastic book fair, which should tell you a lot, if kids these days still have Scholastic book fairs.) I was obsessed with Worm immediately before and during college, shaping the way I engage with fiction and fandom to this day.

That's one of the reasons I'm comparing the two series, but there are plenty of other comparisons. Their teenaged protagonists, their heavy subject matter, the stories framed in an almost YA format that slowly peels away like old paint over rusty metal, the planetary threats from outer space...

And of course, the characters.

The Heart

This might sound weird if you're used to the fanon versions of Cassie and Taylor—the former being a weak-willed hypocrite who's constantly whinging about whether they're doing the right thing, the latter being Chuck Norris if he was a war criminal and controlled bugs. But they're very similar characters.

Superficial stuff out of the way: They're both unpopular introverts with unusually strong connections to animals, and end up in a messy interracial relationship with their team leader.

Now onto their shared core. They both have a powerful moral compass, which slowly warps under the pressures of the violent plotlines they're involved in without completely vanishing—even when they commit acts of shocking brutality.

Cassie's character arc is relatively simple. She's reluctant to hurt anyone, even Yeerk soldiers and especially their Controllers. She's so reluctant that she leaves the team in the first third of the series. But she also comes up with a lot of really concerning ideas for the group, including David's fate (I'll come back to this).

As for Taylor? She starts out joining a villain team to help the local superheroes, and becomes the voice of caution and moderation pretty much immediately. She also comes up with some pretty brutal ideas for the Undersiders, albeit mostly ones she implements herself.

As far as this aspect of their characterization goes, the big differences is where their moral compasses go in the end. Cassie becomes more comfortable with the moral compromises required by war, but not completely comfortable. She's always at least a devil's advocate, but she doesn't start arguments every time the animorphs need to premeditate their violence.

On the other hand, Taylor falls face-first into moral decay, whittling away at her moral beliefs until she finds the unbending core that she refuses to compromise. And a big part of that is critiquing inaction as strongly as action. People who could have stopped something but chose not to are as culpable as people who actively choose to cause it. That's part of why Taylor is as ruthless as she is, in the "seeing the bright clear line that goes from motive to means" sense.

Both of them also have strong self-sacrificial tendencies. Taylor's are front and center (our girl is practically jumping at martyrdom from her first night in costume) but Cassie is also willing to sacrifice herself for her beliefs. She traps herself in caterpillar morph to prove her conviction to a Yeerk, which is a pretty serious sacrifice since she didn't know she could demorph after metamorphosis. (...yeah, for all its darkness, Animorphs is still a YA series.)

Oh, and they also have a strong friendship with the team's pretty blonde extrovert and its violent butch bitch. But for Cassie, they're the same person.

The Big Guy

Rachel and Rachel are both the most violent members of their teams, but their arcs go in different directions.

Rachel Berenson started as the pretty popular mall-loving cheerleader gymnast type, but started sliding into blood knight territory as she adapted to the war.

Rachel Lindt, on the other hand, starts out antisocial and violent, and she only starts getting friends and finding a more comfortable, less violent life after meeting Taylor (and, to an extent, the other Undersiders). Rachel climbed out of the pit that swallowed Rachel whole.

This comparison is a pretty obvious one...probably the only obvious one.

The Leader

We're getting to the part where it's hard to compare Animorphs to Undersiders; I don't think I have any substantive comparisons to make between the other halves of their team. (You could make comparisons between Marco and Lisa, or maybe Alec or Aisha or Taylor; Tobias turning into a bird is kinda like Taylor's cape escapism but they go different directions; and Ax is too literally alien to have a clean parallel with the earthly Undersiders, except maybe Alec.)

But I think there's something between Jake and Brian, beyond their shared status. For starters, neither one wants to be a leader. Jake chafes at the title of Prince, and Brian stubbornly refuses to take sole responsibility for the Undersiders. In both cases, this flattens their team's hierarchy. Jake and Brian help set the agenda and direct discussions, but they don't force their will on the group if they can avoid it.

They also care strongly about their family, especially their siblings, Tom and Aisha. They're putting their lives in danger in large part for those siblings—rather more directly for Jake, whose brother has a Yeerk in his brain, but Brian explicitly says he became a supervillain to provide for his kid sister. (Which is a lot funnier from an outside perspective, since both of their parents are alive.)

The big differences are age (Jake is 13-16; Brian is 17-18 pre-timeskip) and the scope of what they care about. Brian is very clear; he cares about his family, he cares about his friends, but the rest of the world can sort itself out. Jake, on the other hand, knows he's on a mission to save the world and acts accordingly.

But if Brian was a few years less jaded, and given the nearly sole mandate to defeat a threat to the entire human race...I think he could end up a lot like Jake. War crimes and all.

The Traitor

David and Cherish were both trapped just offshore by the team they betrayed, and their screams can sometimes be heard by people on the shore.

David's fate is a bit less nightmarish (he's a rat on an island instead of a brain in a box) and his screams are less deadly, but the fact that I'm comparing something the Animorphs did to something the Slaughterhouse Nine did should indicate how dark the books can get when they aren't engaging in instant maple-ginger oatmeal shenanigans.

If I reread the series, I could probably come up with more comparisons. But for one Tumblr post, I think this is enough.

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Nominations List (Updated)

This will be the final update before the nominatons have closed, but only a few nominations are missing now. I’d do it sooner, but it takes days each time and so wouldn’t be finished in time anyway.

Remember: Voting begins Saturday April 10th. The link to the form will be posted here.

1. THE ONE THAT MADE YOU GASP! — A story which had a plot twist you didn’t see coming. Something that caught you so off guard that you had to stop a minute and take a breath before devouring the rest. What’s the story for you?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

Archetype by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Chaotic Peter Parker by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider

Fallen Angel by Musicheart08

Figure-Out-Able by  Aimaim94

Flying And Flips by  Myglassesaredirty  

Give Him The Life, That I Couldn't Give You by Superherotiger

Inevitable by Annie_Walker

Irondad Ficlets by Ironxprince

Like Father, Like Son by An_Odd_Idea

Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider

No Longer In Service by Starryknight09

Proof Of Concept by Flurrbee

Serenity by Jolinarjackson

Shock Therapy by Solstice

Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce

Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind       by Lansfics7

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Case Of The Sinister Spider by Ironfamjam

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse

Time Will Tell by Tonystarkissist

Unforeseen Circumstances by Jlmonroe1234

 2. THE MULTI-CHAPTER YOU COULDN’T PUT DOWN — A story which kept you up all night or calling in sick for work so you were free to read. Who’s the culprit?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Parent Apparent by Happyaspie

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

A Sailor Went To Sea by by Yellowdistress

Acolyte by Macabre

Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals

All The Devils Are Here by Yellowdistress

All The Senseless Scars by Notapartytrick

And You’ll Blow Us All Away by Losingmymindtonight

Astronomy In Reverse by Pansley

Breathe, Then Repeat by Thesecretuchiha

Come My Darling, Homeward Bound by Iamirondad

Ever In Your Favor by Iron—Spider

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth by Da_Moose

Exploding Head Syndrome by Foolscapper

Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

Free Like A Broken Heart by Notapartytrick

I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter

Identity Crisis by Kitcat992

If They All Knew About You by Mshermia

In Unlikely Places by Looneylizzie

Irondad Ficlets by Ironxprince

Legacy by Docseuss

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron—Spider

Mr. Parker Declined To Comment by Apisdn

Pain Will Always Come Back To Haunt You by Kevy_Grayce

Permanence by Theexhaustedalchemist

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom

Proof Spiderman Loves Clickbait by Mauvera

Rise From The Ashes; Just To See You Again by Mintstream

Silent Screams And Surprising Saviors by Normalisoverrated

Sins Of The Fathers by Geekymoviemom

Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React by Gayplums

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Definition Of Family by Queen (Ramble)

The End Of Infinity by Friendlyneighborhoodfangirls

The Haunted by Emily_F6

The Lost And Forgotten by Lizcraz

The Rattle Of Their Hearts by Iron_Spider

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

Transitions by Neuropsych

Turn Back The Clock (And I'll Try Again In The Morning) by Madasthesea

We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve by Polaroid15

We Will Foresee Obstacles by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)

We're Gonna Have To Do This Together by edibna,

 3. THE ONE-SHOT THAT THAT HAD YOU HOOKED — Some writers can cram more greatness into less words than a 100k monster. What’s the one-shot that did it for you?

 5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did by Losingmymindtonight

A Different Kind Of Surprise by Winterturtle

A Little Gray Area (Where I Can Keep You Safe) by Divineprojectzero

A Lot Can Happen In Approximately Two Years ��by Soverysesual

Adventures In Babysitting  by Victori

Blessed Be The Boys Time Can’t Capture by Killerqueenwrites

Born Anew From Dust And Blood by Superherotiger

Countless Ways To Say I Love You by Hopeless_Hope

Disappearing Bruises by Happyjuicyfruit

Everything I Wanna Say About You Is More Than Enough To Write A Novel by Magnetichearts

Familiar Faces by Happyaspie

Fitting In (Tiny Spaces) by Aloneintherain

For Good by Madelinedear

Give Hime The Life, That I Couldn’t Give You  by Superherotiger

Guess How Much I Love You by Jack_Hunter

Hear You Me  by Starryknight09

I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

I Did It All For You (So I Can’t Lose You Now) by Another_Introvert

I Didn’t Ask To Be In This Family  by Webtrinsic

I Have A Nephew!  by Zimnokurw

I Just Wanted To Protect You by Sunflowerspideyy

I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron

I Promise You Kid, You're Safe Now by Bstarship

I Will Soften Every Edge by Losingmymindtonight

In My Heart There Was A Kind Of Fighting by Iron_Spider

It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year  by Freyaatterton

Keeping Watch  by Oreoluvr13

Let Sleeping Heroes Lie  by Attackonomelas

Move Back Home Forever  by Chasingflower

New Dream by Writerllofllworlds

Of Flying And Falling by Polaroid15,

Parallels by Kianisabitch

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanic

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Physics Class  by Fictionalworldsareexquisite

Place In Your Heart by Potrix

Quantum Mechanics 5010  by Pipgraham

Quaranteens by Blueh

Someone To Want Me by Fritokays

Something Here Will Eventually Have To Explode by Madasthesea

The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer  by Ironmum

The Lightning Strike by Covo728

The Primary Reason Tony Stark Would Throw Down With An Anti-Vaxxer In The Street by Caraminha

The World Is Not Kind by Trickster88

There’s A Fine, Fine Line  by Faerialchemist

Til The Fight Is Done by Jinxquickfoot

To Be Like You by Polaroid15

Unauthorized Field Trip  by Duskblue

Voices Carry by Ferretshark

Waste Not, Want Not by  by Mttraspberrypie

What Do I Look Like To You, A Clearance Rack?   by Peterstank

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120

You Got Lost While Getting Older  by Kuragay

 4. THE BEST THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES — A drabble (under 1k) can pack in all the goodness that you need in a coffee break read. What’s that story for you?

 A Scene In Space by An_Odd_Idea

Asthmatic Spider by by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Buttering Me Up by Iron_Spider

Cramps by Thisrosehasanothername

Cuddle Bug by Marvelous_Writer

Food At Home by Aimaim94

I Feel A Filth In My Bones (Wash Off My Hands Til It's Gone) by Madasthesea

Insomniacs In The Dark by Littlemissagrifina

Irondad Cuddles by Lilacsoulw

Nice To Meet You, Peter by Loubuttons

Nothing Like A Fresh Cup Of Humiliation In The Morning by Madasthesea

Of Christmas Lights And Car Chases by Marvelous_Writer

Of Masks And Memories by Littlemissagrafina

Outsider by Pinkeastereggs

Place In Your Heart by Potrix

Quentin Knows Best by Undercover_Royalty

S.O.S. (Somehow Obtained Son) by Madasthesea

Safety Net by Baloobird

You’re Always My Kid by Cyn_Writes

Let The Mind Games Begin Ironmum

Outsider by Pinkeastereggs

F.R.I.D.A.Y, When Did I Get A Son by Iwritesometimes (Orphan_Account)

Sleeping At Last by Webtrinsic

I Don’t Want To Rule My Own Country, I Just Want To Pass 10th Grade by Andromath

Patterns by Nokurde

The Dangers Of Sleeping On The Upside Of The Bed by Honorable_Mention

Dressing Up As A Hero by Madam_Sunflower

Carry Me by Shitforbrains

Spider Cooties by The_Forgotten_Nobody

Home Is Where The Heart Is by Wentrinsic

 5. THE BIODAD THAT TOUCHED YOUR HEART — Some of the greatest stories flip canon and make Tony Peter’s biological father. Be it baby Peter taking his first steps or Tony dealing with the fact his son is following in his superhero footsteps as Spider-Man, which is the one you loved most of all?

 A Gift Of Blood by Theeclecticsoul

An Abstract Concept by Iron-Spider

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Blood And Iron by Aliciamirza

Built From Scraps by Peter Stank

Congratulations, It's A Boy by Capiocapi

Happy Birthday - And Merry Christmas by Thequeenofwhump

Happy Hogan Never Forgets A Face by Jen27ny

Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade

I Love You More Than Anything by Iron_Spider

I Told You To Be Better(And You Became The Best) by Haru_K

If They Knew All About You by Mshermia

Little Demons Like To Play by Raccooncati

My Little Bambino by Maicaly

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger

Slow Down, Start Again From The Beginning by Cassiecasyl

So Many Things Left To Say (Series) by Sarcasmismyweapon

Sound Logic by Aytheria

Spiderson by Emily_F6

Stars, Hide Your Fires by Yellowdistress.

The Gift  by Uskblue

The Less Than Secret Life by Yellowdistress

The One Where Peter Is Related To Tony by Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Fan

The Ties That Bind Us by Winterturtle

They Say Boys Don't Cry (But Your Dad Has Shed A Lot Of Tears) by Tempestaurora

Tomorrow And Tomorrow by Yellowdistress

What We Are (Series) by Yellowdistress

What’s In A Name? by Geekymoviemom

Twist Of Fate  by Karenninaaa

I Hold You Closer Than I Ever Knew I Could Do by Yourgaydad

Hydra’s Not A Home (Series) by Tempestaurora

Premature Love by  by Seeingthoughtsthroughwords

Move Back Home Forever by Chasingflower

Rest Your Head Close To My Heart, Never To Part (Baby Of Mine) by 14million_Constellations

Let Me Pave The Path Until You Come Back  (Series) by Elliahrose

Coming Home by  by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Made Of Iron Born Of Fire (Series)  by             Savvysass And Imgoingtocrash

Tony Stark Vs. Babies "R" Us by Mainstreamelectricalparade

Rest your head close to my heart, never to part (baby of mine) by 14million_constellations

 6. THE ONE WITH THE FIELD TRIP — The field trip trope is one of the most popular in the fandom. What’s the story that you think pulls all the elements together to make it great?

 A Different Take by Cyberwolfwrites

Academic Commitment by Underoosstark

Bullies, Interns, And Secret Things by Thecuriousclockwork

Constant Internal [Spider] Screaming: Semi-Connected Scenes From A Graduating Senior’s Life by Isadancurtisproduction

Everyday Superhero by Stoneage_Woman

Field Trip by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Field Trip Flip by Happyaspie

From Your Perspective, The World Is Flat by Blueh

I Don’t Want To Talk About It Anymore by Bees_And_Wasps

It's Above My Clearance Level by Tsk

Living With Superheros? Not Cool by Groot_Is_God

Mr Stark Enough For You? (Another Field Trip Fic Bcs We Dont Have Enough) by Livinei

Neon Liar (Hiding In Plain Sight) by Isadancurtisproduction

No Reason To Go by Pokegeek151

One Fall Weekend by Marvelous_Writer

Patterns by Nokurde

Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man by Orphan_Account

Tower Of Donuts And Doubts by Platinumdollz

Who Is He? by Velarisstars

You're What?  by Shewritesall

It's Above My Clearance Level by tsk

Peter and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Field Trip by cazei

Field Trip to Home, Joy by Every_Fandom_Trash

The Field Trip: Tony and Peter Reunion Edition by moreofareaderthanawriter

Ned Leeds and the Best Field Trip Ever by AriPotter

    7. THE TIME AFTER TIME ONE — There’s some great time travel stories out there, but which is your favorite?

 Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Breathe, Then Repeat by Thesecretuchiha

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) by Da_Moose

Hero by Lady_Oneder

I Have Time by Peterparkr

I’ve Learned To Lose You by Peterparkr

It’s Me, Remember? by  Nanixerka

Oh, Take Me Back To The Start by Theregularwriter

Peter And Morgan's 40-Year-Long-Day by Thismarvelouslife

The End Is Just A New Beginning by Tytach

The Other Mr. Stark by Jelly_Pies

The Time Traveler’s Mentor by Iamirondad

Time To Pretend by Rowan_M

Turn Back The Clock (And I'll Try Again In The Morning) by Madasthesea

We Will Foresee Obstacles  by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)

Whatever It Takes by Starryknight09

  8. THE ONE WITH ALL THE OWIES — Another massively popular Irondad trope is hurt/comfort, and there’s some amazing stuff out there. Which is the one that you love most of all?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Different Take by Cyberwolfwrites

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

A Scare In The Stark Household by Marvelous_Writer

Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals

Apartment 43B by Ironfamjam

Atlas by Polaroid15

Be Weak by Fluencca

Broken by My Own Hand (Put Back Together by Yours) by Gwenoakley

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

But What Is Grief? by Odd_1

Caught In A Lie by Krystalpomme

Contentiously Ambiable by Ktoon

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Danger Pizza by Alice_In_Ink

Darkness Will Be Rewritten by Marveal

Dude, Do These Tacos Taste Funny To You? by First_Page

Five Times Peter Said "Sorry" To Tony Stark by Agentnerd

Follow The North Star Home by Fallingforbees

Foolish, Fragile Spine by Plnkblue

For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) by Ghostinthebau

Funeral by Mjscorner

Held On As Tightly As You Held On To Me by Itsreallylaterightnow & Killerqueenwrites

Lazarus, Come Forth by by Iron_Spider

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron—Spider

Of Flying And Falling by Polaroid15

Outnumbered by Heartofcathedrals

Peaches by Peterparkr

Peppermint Allergy by Carpediem369

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanic

Project Pride by Thesleepingowl

Seeing Without Sound by Astronomical_Alien

Shelter by Unluckyolive

Sometimes It’s Easier To Just Swim Down by Mjscorner

Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7

Statistically Speaking by Foolscapper

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

Stuck by Jelly-Pies

The Adventures Of Spidy-Son And Iron-Dad (Series) by Eva7673

The Past Is Knocking On My Door by Maicaly

The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

The World Is Not Kind by Trickster88

Thirteen Minutes by Solstice

Wandering Child (So Lost, So Helpless) by Almond_Blossoms

We All Chase After A Few Dying Stars by Losingmymindtonight

What I Have, I Give To You by Aatticsaltt

What If There Is No Tomorrow? by Iron_Spider

When My Body Won't Hold Me Anymore (Where Will I Go) by Madasthesea

You Better Watch Out by Ciaconnaa

You’ll Always Get There First by Crowkag

Your Heart Changed (Mine Stayed The Same) by Loisselina

 9. THE ONE THAT HURTS SO GOOD — We all like a bit of angst sometimes, so what’s the story that you wanted to hide from but you had to keep reading to get to the happy ending?

 ... And When You Can’t Crawl ...  by Jolinarjackson & Shoyzzart

5 Times Tony Forgot Peter Was Just A Kid by Parkrstark

A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

Caught In A Lie by Krystalpomme

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Dear God by Krystalpomme

Don't Worry About Me by Chvotic

Ever In Your Favor by  Iron_Spider

Fifteen Years In The Making by Potts89

Goodbye Mr. Stark, Thanks For Trying by Jelly-Pies

Held On As Tightly As You Held On To Me by Itsreallylaterightnow & Killerqueenwrites

I Need You (To Be Free) by Marveal

I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron

I Want Go by Chvotic

I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter

If They Knew All About You by Mshermia

If You Can't Catch A Breath (You Can Take The Oxygen Straight Out Of My Own Chest) by Losingmymindtonight

If You Listen You Can Hear The Ibis by Yellowdistress

Inevitable by Annie_Walker

Its Always The Little Things by Uncertainty_Principle

Jealous? by Chvotic

Let's Get On With Living (While We Can) by  Almond_Blossoms

Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum

May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider

Not So Friendly  by Ramble_On

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)  by Myglassesaredirty

Of Drizzly Skies And Saltwater Taffy by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Of Flying And Falling   by Polaroid15

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone  by The-Reverse-Mermaid

Please, Understand by Jipseebree

Protect  by Watermeloness

Reviving Peter Parker  by Yellowdistress

Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7

Standing On My Own Two Feet  by Minigigi

Stop, Look, Listen  by  Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

Stuck by Jelly-Pies

Sunlight by Ardenskyeholmes221

The Art Of Losing by Fluencca

The Missing 92 Days by Yellowdistress

The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick

The World Is Wide (But I Feel So Small)  by Buckets_Of_Stars

Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse

Turn Back The Clock (And I’ll Try Again In The Morning) by              Madasthesea

We Will Find Our Way Through The Dark  by Ashleyparker2815

What You Were Then I Am Today (Series)  by Madasthesea

When My Body Won't Hold Me Anymore (Where Will I Go)  by Madasthesea

When Trauma Comes Knocking by Kevy_Grayce

 10. THE ONE THAT SOOTHES THE PAIN — What’s The Story That You Go To When You Need A Pick-Me-Up After The Angst?

 5 Times A Spider-Baby Got Dad Smooched by Buckets_Of_Stars

5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud by Grilledcheesing

5 Times Tony Calls Peter Baby by Madasthesea

5 Times Tony Stark Protected Penny Parker   by Emily_F6

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It  by Savana_Marlark

Bedside Stories  by Wildwaveswhist

Bitch Better Have My Money by Neicy286

Career Day: A Short Story by Shewritesall

Congratulations, It's A Boy Capiocapi

Cuddle Bug  by Marvelous_Writer

Early Childhood Education by Thedisneyoutsider

Five Times Peter And Tony Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) by Ghostinthebau

Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade

I Can Hold The Weight Of The Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

Instant Kill Mode by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

It's My Party And I'll Bite If I Want To  by Whumphoarder

Leave Me Where I Am (I'm Only Sleeping) by Hopeless_Hope

Macho Macho Man by Iron_Spider

My Boy  by Thisisnotourlasthunt

No More Lonely by Shewritesall

Peter Revs His Engine by Punkybunny

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Research And Disaster by Blueh

Storm   by Parkerxheart

That's How You And I Will by  by Frostysunflowers

The Reinvention Of Tony Stark by Losingmymindtonight

The Road So Far  by Nicolemoon8

The Sun's Starting To Rise (These Are Beautiful Times  by Jelly-Pies

Titan's Lullaby by Starstepper

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120

Whatever It Takes by Starryknight90

Where You Never Would Have Looked by Jwriter819

You And Me Lying On The Tile Floor (Trying To Keep Cool) by Madasthesea

11. THE ONE WITHOUT A HOME TO GO TO — There’s some wonderful homeless Peter stories out there, so which is the one you were blown away by?

 A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud

After The Landslide by Freyaatterton

After The Landslide by Freyaatterton

Distracted by A Dime by Happyaspie

Hope Is The Strongest Power  by Sarayin

I Told You I Had Issues by Bergen

I’m Lost (I Feel So Very Found)  by Cold_Nights_Summer_Days

In The End by Annie_Walker

Is It Too Much To Ask For Home That Lasts? Ft. Peter Parker by Wakandaforever2357

Living With Superheroes? Not Cool by Groot_Is_God

Make Way For Tomorrow by Hopeless_Hope

One Step Unto The Lonely Road (Has Scarred Me For Life)  by Hopeless_Hope

Paradise by Last_Of_Her_Kind

Reintroducing Hope by Fernandidilly_Yo

The Art Of Publicity by Xmypandabear

The Little Things (That I Miss) by Da_Moose

The Lost And Forgotten by Litcraz

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse

To Find A Home (Series) by Aceofstars16

Unexpected (Everything I Never Knew I Wanted) by Moonchild2593

Unexpected Finds by Snarkymuch

Unwanted by Agib

 12. THE ONE THAT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD — There’s lots of imaginative AUs in Irondad fic. Whether it’s Steve and Tony as baseball players or Pepper being Peter’s mom, which one is your number one?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Guardian Among Us by Superherotiger

A Just An Honorable Hand by Friendlyneighborhoodirondad

A Little Monument Of Stones  by Yellowdistress

A Long Way Forward by Rxcrcfllptrs

A Soul's Best Friend by Superherotiger

Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys by Parkrstark

And The Band Played On  by   Bobee

Archetype  by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Blood On My Hands (Beast In My Heart) by   Baloobird & Buckets_Of_Stars

Can’t Erase What I Wrote In Ink (Tell Me How Can I Change The Story) by Littlemissagrafina

Dear Fellow Traveler (Series) by Superherotiger

Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider

Have Patience, A Quick Wit, And A Gentle Heart by Ironfamjam

I Battle My Jerk Step-Dad by Andromath

I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter

In A Galaxy Far, Far Away (Series) by Madasthesea

It’s A New Life But Always The Same Love  by Wisterispidey

Moulded Mind by Wingswithoutstrings

Never Tear Us Apart by Imeanthatsprettysnazzy

No Matter What (You Keep Finding Something To Fight For)  by Rejectedmarvel

No Matter Where You Are, I'll Be There For You by X_Writingn_X

Nothing Left To Lose by  Notapartytrick

Oh, Bite Me  by Nanixerka

Once Upon A Reality by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Only For A Little While by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Pilot by Cold_Nights_Summer_Days

Quantum Mechanics 5010  by Pipgraham

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger

Sea Spider by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce

The Boy Who Would Be King  by Writerreadsstuff

The Day Peter’s Name Finished With Stark by Skyrocket25

The Phoenix Project by Geekymoviemom

The Will Of The Force by Madasthesea

Though Everything Is A Miracle by Overtures

To Continue Being  by Censored

Tony Built A Son (Series)  by   Footloose_Poets

Until It Disappeared From Me by Ashleyparker2815

Unto The Breach  by Melissabosquez

What If We Never Were?  by  Ladylangst

What Occurred In Raychester Castle  by Fictionart

What We Grow To Be by Killerqueenwrites

When I Am On Your Shoulders by Ladyblackwater

Where Life Begins And Love Never Ends  by  Kitkatwinchester

You Got Lost While Getting Older  by Kuragay

You Mispronounced Spider by Lliblo

 13. THE TWEAKING THE SETTINGS ONE — There’s things we all wish we could change in canon — *cough* Endgame *cough* — so which canon divergence does it for you?

 5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud By Grilledcheesing

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It By Savana_Marlark

Beautiful Boy By Emily_Davison

Before, After, And Beyond  By               Mainstreamelectricalparade

Bittersweet By Kevy_Grayce

Breathe Again By Gwenoakley

Built From Scraps By Peterstank

Dear Mr. Fantasy By Iron_Spider

Exploding Head Syndrome By Foolscapper

Found Family   By Thedisneyoutsider

Home By Patrochilles_Trash

I Did It All For You (So I Can’t Lose You Now) By Another_Introvert

I Will Restore All That Was Broken By Killerqueenwrites

I’ll Make This Feel Like Home   By Ashleyparker2815

Invulnerable  By Imgoingtocrash

Keeping Watch   By Oreoluvr13

Like You'd Know How It Works By Mshermia

M&M Paradise (Series)   By Galaxythreads

May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling By Embarrassing_Myself

Moulded Minds By Wingswithstrings

One In A Million By Inkinmyheartandonthepage

One Thing I’ll Never Know (Is How You Could Be A Ghost)   By              Gwenoakley

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone By Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Pieces Of Echoes By Geekymoviemom

Stop, Look, Listen By Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Battle By Oblossom

The Burning In My Bones   By Happyjuicyfruit

The End Of Infinity By Friendlyneighborhoodfangirls

The More You Say, The Less I Know By Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Rattle Of Their Hearts By Iron_Spider

The Returned By Nicolemoon8

The Thrill Of Hope By Chasingflower

Titan's Lullaby By Starstepper

Up Came The Sun (Series) By Whimsicalethnographies

We Got Lucky   By The_Muses_Summer_House

We Will Foresee Obstacles By Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)

What If: Peter Had Been Injured In The Ferry Scene  By Wolf5bane

What Makes A Family By Doctornineandthreequarters

What Was Missing Was You By Happyaspie

What Were The Words I Meant To Say Before You Left By Madasthesea

Whatever It Takes By Starryknight09

When Peter Forgot What Day It Was By Goldenambedo

Where He Belongs  By Asherkoyal

   14. THE ONE YOU GO BACK TO AGAIN AND AGAIN — Some fics deserve a re-read or ten. What’s the story you go find yourself going back to?

  5 Times Peter Fell, And Tony Caught Him. And The 1 Time Tony Didn’t By Eva7673

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood By Ambivalentangst

A Guardian Among Us By Superherotiger

A Parent Apparent By Happyaspie

Age Regression Was Impossible... Right? By Chvotic

All The Devils Are Here By Yellowdistress

Am I Just A Shadow You Drew By Ironxprince

Apartment 43B By Ironfamjam

Archetype By   Bean_Reads_Fanfic,

Avengers Vandal By Awesomesockes & Whumphoarder

Baby's Firsts  By Mainstreamelectricalparade

Back To Bed By Eccentric_Artist_221b

Beautiful Boy By Emily_Davison

Built From Scraps By Peterstank

Dreams Don’t Scare You (They Ain’t Big Enough) By Jumpfall

Ever In Your Favor By Iron—Spider

Family Is More Than Blood (It Is Light) By Moonchild2593

For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) By Ghostinthebau

Ghost Of Christmas Past  By Ciaconnaa

Golden Boy  By Sticksandinfinitystones

I Just Wanted To Protect You By Sunflowerspideyy

If They Knew All About You   By Mshermia

I'm At One By Patrochilles_Trash

Into A White And Soundless Place  By Weatheredlaw

Kangaroo Care By Tonystarkissist

Keeping Company By Whumphoarder And Xxx_Cat_Xxx

Keeping Watch  By Oreoluvr13

Lean On Me By Parkerxheart

Let This Moment Be The First Chapter By Ephemeralstark

Moulded Minds By Wingswithoutstrings

Move Back Home Forever By Chasingflower

Mr. Misunderstood  By Parkrstark

My Boy By Thisisnotourlasthunt

Never Gonna Let You Down By Emily_F6

Patient #2252   By Thesoulofstrawberry

Play By Losingmymindtonight

Reviving A Spiderling By Eccentric_Artist_221b

Rules Are Made To Be Broken By Ironmum

Sins Of The Fathers By Geekymoviemom

Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React By Gayplums

Superheroes Get Scared, Too  By Little_But_Mighty

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn By Starryknight09

The Lost And Forgotten By Litcraz

The One Where Peter Is Bucky’s Weakness By Jinxquickfoot

The Rise And Fall Of A Spider By Spidersoning

The Spider-Man Conspiracy By Tempestaurora

The Stars The Moon They Have All Been Blown Out (You Left Me In The Dark) By Madasthesea

The Third Option By Uncertainty_Principle

The World Is Not Kind  By Trickster88

Webcams And Webshooters (Series) By Losingmymindtonight

What You Were Then I Am Today (Series) By Madasthesea

With Great Care By Giggles96

  15. THE SERIES THAT SWEPT YOU AWAY — Some of us love to go on a long ride with a series, so which is the world of multiple stories that you binged or waited anxiously for each update?

 A Hero's Journey By Annie_Walke

Another June Day By Skeeter_110

Chaotic Peter Parker By Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Dear Peter Parker, What To Say To You By Littlemissagrafina

Family Business- Supernatural Au By Killerqueenwrites

Home By Glwilliams97

Hydra’s Not A Home  By Tempestaurora

I Love You More Than Anything (Bio Dad Au) By Iron_Spider

Identity Saga By Kitcat992

In A Galaxy Far, Far Away   By Madasthesea

Irondad NSAP By Chvotic

Lactose Intolerant Peter By Whumphoarder

Learning To Parent By Bowtiez

Lights To Guide You Home By Jolinarjackson

Like You'd Know How It Works And What Comes After By Mshermia

Movie Aus  By Imeanthatsprettysnazzy

Mr. Stark & His Kid By Writerstrash

Nice Work, Kid By Madasthesea

Once Upon An Adoption By Kevy_Grayce

Out Of Darkness By Starryknight09

Paint It Black Verse      By          Queen Of Crystallopia

Peter Parker: Future Hearts By Xseshatx

Pieces Of Echoes By Geekymoviemom

Single Parent Peter Parker By Prettymalfoy

Soul Stone Realm By Marvelmusicmystery

The New Normal By Baloobird

The Room Saga By Iamirondad

Tony Built A Son By Footloose_Poets

Tony Stark Is A Good Mentor By Happyaspie

Under Influence Writerstrash

Was That A Star Wars Reference, Dr. Stark? By Jen27ny

We Forgot Peter By Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Webcams And Webshooters By Losingmymindtonight

What Makes A Family By          Doctornineandthreequarters

What You Were Then I Am Today  By Madasthesea

Whumptober 2019 By Iron_Spider

 16. THE IN-PROGRESS ADVENTURE — What’s the story that has you checking your email each day, hoping for an update?

 - Is He Or Is He Not? By Omenthia_Arc

A Beautiful Lie By Rayrox360

A Difference In Husbandry By Happy_Cloud

A Perfect Storm            By Grilledcheesing

A Stark Contrast  By Melodicrunes

Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys By Parkrstark

All The Stars Align By Ashleyparker2815

And The Band Played On By Bobee

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It By Savana_Marlark

Beautiful Boy By Emily_Davison

Come Undone By Capiocapi

Contentiously Amiable By Ktoon

Dream In Colors Borrowed From The Sea By               By Buckets_Of_Stars

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) By Da_Moose

Fifteen Years In The Making By Potts89

Fire With Fire By Agentianlegend

Found Family By Thedisneyoutsider

Found Family  By          Thedisneyoutsider

How To Repair A Broken Heart By Influentialpineapple

If They Knew All About You By Mshermia

If You're Going Through Hell, Keep On Going By Baloobird

In Unlikely Places By Looneylizzie

In Unlikely Places By Looneylizzie

Lets Get On With Living (While We Can)         By Almond_Blossoms

Mr. Stark, Something Is Wrong By @Simping-For-Peggy

Not So Friendly By Ramble_On            

Only Going Over Home By Eccentric_Artist_221b

Outnumbered By Heartofcathedrals

Permanence By Theexhaustedalchemist

Peter’s New Step-Brother By Bowtiez

Priorities By Jlmonroe1234

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly By Superherotiger

Rewind By Losingmymindtonight

Sleeping Through A Rogue Winter Storm By Pogokitten

Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React By Gayplums

Survivors Guilt By Ember_Darla And Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Fan

Tech Of Nondestructive Yakking          By Wabisabi

The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer By Ironmum

The Hero Of Our Own Story By Kingdomfaraway

The Many Adventures Of Iron Dad And Spider Son By Lbigreyhound13

This Warm Repair By Peterstank

Unforeseen Dangers By Starryknight09

Unto The Breach By Melissabosquez

Wanting To Be Better by  Mz_Supermanfan

We Can't Have Faith For Everybody By Hale13

Webcams And Webshooters (Series) By Losingmymindtonight

What If We Never Were? By Ladylangst

What Occurred In Raychester Castle By Fictionart

What You Were Then I Am Today By Madasthesea

With Great Care  By Giggles96

You Are My Sunshine By Iamconstantine

You Stay, I Go  By Cinnamonrollstark

 17. THE COMPLETE FIC THAT YOU CHERISH — Whether Or Not You’ve Got The Patience For An In-Progress Or Not, There’s A Wealth Of Complete Stories You Can Devour At Leisure Or All In One Coffee-Fuelled Binge. What’s Yours?

 5 Times Peter Fell, And Tony Caught Him. And The 1 Time Tony Didn’t. By Eva7673

5 Wishes Peter Didn't Ask For And The 1 He Did By Alice_In_Ink

A Peter Parker Problem By Spagbol99

A Soul's Best Friend By Superherotiger

Always Silent, Peter Darling By Lliblo

And You’ll Blow Us All Away By Losingmymingtonight

Because I Said So: Adventures In Parenting (With Commentary By Peter Parker) By Teamironmanforever

Come, My Darling, Homeward Bound By By Iamirondad

Coming Home By Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Darkness Will Be Rewritten By Marveal

Engine 12 By Bethy_277

Five Times David Didn't Understand What Was Going On With His Girlfriend's Nephew By Bumblie_Bee

Five Times Peter And Tony Chaotically Cleaned By Ironmum

Five Times Peter Was Tony’s Son And One Time Tony Was His Dad By Zojnks

Five Times Tony Stark Got To Be A Normal Dad By Captainstarsong

Good Publicity By Bergen

Heart Made Of Glass, My Mind Of Stone  By Princessironspider

HYDRA'S NOT A HOME (Series) By TEMPESTAURORA

I’m Here, Always By   By Rosesandribbons

Identity Crisis  By Kitcat992

If You’re Gonna Love Someone, Let It Be Me By  Ianalystark & Scooter3scooter

Intern Spider By Emily_F6

Let Me Pave The Path Until You Come Back (Series) By Elliahrose

Man In A Can By Jinxquickfoot

On The Other Side Of The Door           By Iron_Spider

Only For A Little While By By  Eccentric_Artist_221b

Only For A Little While By Eccentric_Artist_221b

Pupper Parker By Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Starlight, Star Bright By Mainstreamelectricalparade

Stars, Hide Your Fires By Yellowdistress

Stop, Look, Listen By Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The 5 Times Tony Stark Helped Peter Parker’s Reputation. (And The One Time Peter Helped His.) By Deductioniskey

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn By             By Starryknight09

The Guardian By Emily_F6

The One Who Made It Out By Tiaylasglass

The Root Is Expectation By Yellowdistress

The Stars And The Moon They Have All Been Blown Out (You Have Left Me In The Dark) By Madasthesea

The Third Option By Uncertainty_Principle

Too Pure For Your Own Good By An_Odd_Idea

What Do I Need? By Scooter3scooter

Your Heart Changed (Mine Stayed The Same) By Loisselina (Loisselina)

   18. THE ONE THAT GAVE YOU ALL THE LOVE — We all love Irondad, but some stories come with bonus bonds that give us just as much. Do you have a Peter & Bucky, or a Peter & Steve working alongside which delivers all the found family goodness?

 5 Times Happy Hogan Nearly Had A Heart Attack Because Of Peter Parker By Thespydersargon

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It By Savana_Marlark

Between How It Is And How It Should Be By Frostysunflowers

Brighten Up, Sunshine By Iron_Spider

Give Him The Life, That I Couldn’t Give You   By Superherotiger

I Have A Nephew! By Zimnokurw

It Must Be Nice (To Have Mrs. Potts On Your Side By Sdottkrames

It Takes A Village (To Make Sure You're Okay) By Baloobird

Keeping Watch By Oreoluvr13

Kingdom Come Undone By Killerqueenwrites

Let Me Pave The Path Until You Come Back (Series)  By Elliahrose

Parallels   By Kianisabitch

Perfectly Parental By Bergen

Project: Get Bucky Barnes A Dog By Ruxian

Road Work Ahead By Toniwilder

Rules Are Made To Be Broken By Ironmum

Sea Of Expectations  By Astro_Cat13

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn  By Starryknight09

The Definition Of Family By Queen (Ramble)

The Missing Lego Piece By Thedisneyoutsider

The Puzzle That Is Peter Parker  By Neuropsyche

Titles    By Aimaim94

When In The Dark By Kevy_Grayce

Will You Be My Found Family?   By Frostyqueen

Worst Summer Vacation By Mysterycyclone

  19. THE PROLIFIC WRITER AWARD — Irondad has some amazingly prolific writers. Which are the ones you’ve subscribed to get at that fic-wonder goodness of 10 works or more?

 14million_Constellations

Aimaim94

Aimaim94

Ashleyparker2815

Baloobird

Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Bowtiez

Buckets_Of_Stars

Buckets_Of_Stars

Capstar98

Cold_Nights_Summer_Days

Doctornineandthreequarters

Duskblue

Eccentric_Artist_221b

Emily_Davison

Emily_F6

Fictionalworldsareexquisite

Frostysunflowers

Grilledcheesing

Happyaspie

Hold_Our_Destiny

Iamalystark

Iamirondad

Icylightning

Imgoingtocrash

Inkinmyheartsandonthepage

Ironfamjam

Ironmum

Iron-Spider

Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Jelly_Pies

Jen27ny

Jen27ny

Jolinarjackson

Joyful_Soul_Collector

Jwriter819

Killerqueenwrites

Killerqueenwritws

Kitkatwinchester

Littlemissagrafina

Littlemissagrafina

Losingmymindtonight

Madasthesea

Magicalyss

Maicaly

Mainstreamelectricalparade

Marvelous_Writer

Marvels_Blue_Phoenix

Mshermia

Myglassesaredirty

Nanixerka

O0citrusee0o

Parkrstark

Rosesandribbons

Sandyk

Scooter3scooter

Sdottkrames

Softdadironman

Starryknight09

Summerwolf

Superherotiger

Tempestaurora

Thedisneyoutsider

Thedumbestavenger

Turtle_Bean

Webtrinsic

Whumphoarder

Wisterispidey

Wolfypuppypiles

Xseshatx

Yellowdistress

  20. THE NEWBIE — New writers are joining the fandom all the time. Who’s the newbie (posting for 12 months or less) that’s delivering the good stuff for you?

 107thinfantry

Anoddidea

Asherkoyal

Baymax_13

Bung

Canonismybitch

Carpediem369

Carpediem369

Da_Moose

Eemolu

Emily_Davison

Fallingforbees

Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

Freyaatterton

Frostyqueen

Imeanthatsprettysnazzy

Ironmum

Jinx_Frost

Just_Ppeachy

Kittybellestark

Krystalpomme

Lilacsoulw

Maicaly

Maicaly

Marvelousbutterfly

Marvelousbutterfly

Omenthia_Arc

Patrochilles_Trash

Penny4yourThoughts

Peters

Peterspajamas

Polaroid15

Punkybunny

Revengewitch

Rosesandribbons

Silverdraconyx

Skiesbluetoday

Spagbol99

Sunflowerspideyy

Thedisneyoutsider

Theexhaustedalchemist

Theweirdpersonnextdoor

Thisisnotourlasthunt

Winterturtle

Wolf5bane

 21. THE OG — Who’s the writer that’s been around for a while (12 months or more) that keeps you captivated?

 Aceofstars16

Aimaim94

Almond_Blossoms

Ashleyparker2815

Baloobird

Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Blueh

Bowtiez

Buckets_Of_Stars

Caraminha

Cold_Nights_Summer_Days

Doctornineandthreequarters

Duskblue

Eccentric_Artist_221b

Emily_F6

Evotter

Frostysunflowers

Geekymoviemom

Gremlinsr

Grilledcheesing

Grilledcheesing

Happyaspie

Iamirondad

Imgoingtocrash

Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Iron_Spider

Ironfamjam

Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Jelly_Pies

Jen27ny

Jolinarjackson

Karenninaaa

Kevy_Grayce

Killerqueenwrites

Little_But_Mighty

Losingmymindtonight

Madasthesea

Marveal

Ms Hermia

Myglassesaredirty

Parkrstark

Rejectedmarvel

Scooter3scooter

Shoyzzart

Snarkymuch

Spooderboyandtincan

Starryknight09

Summerwolf

Superherotiger

Tempestaurora

Tonystarkissist

Trickster88

Webtrinsic

Whumphoarder

Whumphoarder

Wolfypuppypiles

Yellowdistress

 22. THE WILD CARD STORY — The story that does (or doesn’t) fit into the above categories but you believe deserves the prize. Which one is that for you?

 5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did    By Losingmymindtonight

A Beautiful Lie  By Rayrox360

A Fic Where Superior Iron Man Gets DECKED  By Nanixerka

A Peter Parker Problem, By Spagbol99

A Pressing Emergency By Whumphoarder

Aliens Really Are Out To Get You Aren't They?            By Some_Sort_Of_Trash

An Uncomfortable Issue By Summerartist

Bank Robber By Purplecat7

Born To Cherish By Ironfamjam

Career Day  By Superhusbands4ever (Potterwatch97)

Chickpea And Bleach Curry By S0lstice

Doing Good By Thestubb

Everyday Superhero By Stoneage_Woman

Father’s Day Troubles  By Willienillieflys

Five Time Faculty Members Had To Call Peter's Emergency Contact + 1 Time He Shows Up Anyway By Kingdomfaraway

Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned By Ironmum

From Mr. Stark To Tony  By 1minute

Glittering Green  By Aimingarrows

Guess I’m Not Good Enough  By Freyaatterton

I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) By              Bluesweatshirt

I Will Soften Every Edge By Losingmymindtonight

I’m Not Telling Him. Period By Scooter3scooter

Inimitable By Ephemeralstark

Irondad NSAP (Series) By Chvotic

Irondad NSAP  By Chvotic

Kids Suck, But You're Great By Gymlily06

Kids Suck, But You're Great By Gymlily06

Long Gone | Marvel Au  By Strangerlyparker

Nothing Wrong With Being Yourself  By Kitkatwinchester

Play By Losingmymindtonight

Play      By          Losingmymindtonight

Research And Disaster By Blueh

Secret  By Aimaim94

Tall Skies By Black_Briar

Tech Of Non-Destructive Yakking By Wabisabi

The Case Of The Tyrannical Two By Ironfamjam

The Ghost Of Heroes By Enigmaris & Scarletnightfury

The Ghost Of Heroes By Enigmaris & Scarletnightfury

The Long Way Round  By Undeerqueen

The Peter Parker Conspiracy  By Tempestaurora

The Real Hero  By Jilycslove

The Reinvention Of Tony Stark By Losingmymindtonight

The Reinvention Of Tony Stark By Losingmymindtonight

The Right Call   By Boleyn13

The Stark Family, By Tonystarkissist

Things That Make It Warm  By Dredfulhapiness

This Ride Is A Wild One             By Just_Ppeachy

We Are Family  By Icylightning

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal By Finny3120

Winterturtle    By A Different Kind Of Suprise

Wrong Number Kid By Blackshadow030930

iexist in two places, here and where you are by mindshelter

 ART 1 — DIGITAL MEDIA - Who has those PhotoShop skills, who makes the best mood boards? We have some wonderful artists in the Irondad fandom, and we’re here to celebrate them. Who's your favorite artist?

  @blackchessknight (tumblr)

@broskepol (tumblr)

@itsybitsyspiderling (tumblr)

@kitcat992(tumblr)

@monireh (tumblr)

@spidey-art (tumblr)

@steviesboy (Tumblr)

@superherotiger (tumblr)

  ART 2 — SKETCHES  — Who has the skills with the original medium of art in sketches? Whose pencil can create the characters we love best?

 @broskepol (Tumblr)

@dakt37 (Tumblr)

@monireh89 (Tumblr)

Ellarie.png (Instagram)

@dchanberry (Tumblr)

  ART 3 — CARTOONS — Chibis, Manga, Anime, who can create the very best?

 @Maryo274 (Tumblr)

@yes-i-am-happyaspie (Tumblr)

@maryo274 (Tumblr)

@akira-akatsuki (Tumblr)

@mjscorner (Tumblr)

Ellarie.png (Instagram)

Ironkrispies (Instagram)

 ART 4 — FANVID — Some of the greatest creators are the ones that match the music to the mood, find the perfect scenes to make us laugh and cry. Who does that for you?

 Emsxworld

all my life || tony & peter (father/son au) by akapotatogirl

tony stark & peter parker | ashes by mythicalroyalty

mblaqminoz

My Dad's a Hero to Me by MsMorganStark

You Are The Reason l Tony Stark & Peter Parker by Chocolala

Tony Stark & Peter Parker (Adoption Au) || Home by andrea d

Ellaire.png (Instagram)

Tony Stark & Peter Parker | A Stark Family AU | Home by Ineffable Films

  ART 5 — BEST IRON FAMILY FANART — Who can create those feeling of Ironfam with their art? Who captures the characters we love in that iconic family.

 @superherotiger (Tumblr)

@broskepol (Tumblr)

ellarie.png (Instagram)

@moonestaly (Tumblr)

@spidey_art (Tumblr)

@peterokii (Tumblr)

 ART 6 — MOST HEARTBREAKING FANART — Art can move us to tears. Who captures those moments and brings tears to your eyes?

 @cottoncandyofterror (Tumblr)

@eccentric_artist_221b (Tumblr)

@spidey-art (Tumblr)

@superherotiger (Tumblr)

Artinggrace (Instagram)

Ellarie.png (Instagram)

 ART 7 — BEST HURT/COMFORT — Who captures the pain of the moment best for you?

 @broskepol (Tumblr)

@chocolala

@spidey-art (Tumblr)

@tonystarkissist (Tumblr)

I will always love you (no matter what...) by @monireh (Tumblr)

 ART 8 — THE WILD CARD ART— The art that does (or doesn’t) fit into the above categories but you believe deserves the prize. Which one is that for you?

 @cainternn (Tumblr)

@Iwritedumbshit (Tumblr)

@rhymewithrachel (Tumblr)

Hannssm (Instagram)

[juniaships]

Loonatics Reboot: Origins

The cousins of the world-famous Looney Tunes, the Loonatics are resident protectors of the progressive city-state, Acmetropolis. Currently there are seven members headed by their mysterious mentor, but for now let's dive in deeper into the origin story of the first six Loonatics. We'll get to number seven in the future! 💛💛💛

The story goes, the Loonatics came about by chance. You see, not too long ago six individuals volunteered for an experiment conducted by the city's namesake ACME (the business). As all of them needed the extra cash, they didn't mind being used as temporary guinea pigs if it meant having the funds to pursue their dreams or pay the rent.

Unfortunately the test did not produced the expected results and was marked off as a failure. While the group were paid they were disappointed & went back to their normal lives.

Until abnormalities started cropping up.

One volunteer, a college freshman named Lexi Bunny, began hearing things, increased migraines, and physically cringing at even moderately loud sounds. Such condition affected the way she moved and grooved to the beat (she was an avid dancer) and one day, she had passed out from the pressure and sent to the emergency room. While she recovered she began seeing everything in a pink haze. Lexi didn't know exactly caused her health emergency but she had a feeling that it had something to do with the experiment. But she kept quiet, she wasn't one to stand up for herself, remembering a horrid incident trying out for her school's cheer squad. She wondered what the other volunteers were feeling...

The second volunteer was an Acmewood stunt artist named Ace Bunny (yeah yeah he's related to Bugs now let him train in peace). Whenever Ace felt particularly confident, he saw his vision turn red...literally. His eyes burned no matter how much ice or eyedrops he used. During rehearsals he started to notice how every time someone went to strike him, he dodged them every. Single. Time. Many of the crew members lucky to see were impressed, shocked even (much to the displeasure of the lead actor) & leaving the Looney cousin embarrassed at the increased attention.

The fourth volunteer was a scientist named Tech E Coyote. Like Duck he also lost his job though unlike Duck he was on the receiving end of an angry coworker. The poor man was left to craft consolation contraptions in the solitude of his workshop. One night he noticed some pieces of metal clinging to his lab-coat. At first he brushed them off but they stuck to his hands. He made a note to himself to use anti-static softener; but after several wash days the problems persisted and very soon larger pieces of metal started clinging to his clothes, hands, all around his body - one incident he knocked himself out with a frying pan! He also took notes of lights flickering around him, computers and screens turning on and off whenever he walked near them.

The third volunteer was a young man barely out of his teen years simply known as Duck. Danger Duck. He worked as a pool boy ironically had a hot temper. To put it best he loathed his job, feeling not being taken seriously by the oh-so-macho lifeguards that picked on him constantly. One minute he was complaining about his job, and the next thing he knew, he was standing in the middle of a desert. Than back to the pool. Than an artic region! He also complained of tingling sensations in his fingers, as if he dumped his hands in a bowl of cut peppers. And after one particularly frustrating day, he got so made he raised his threw something at the lifeguard... something red-hot and round...which nearly costed the lifeguard his life yet ALSO caused Duck to lose his job.

Rev, a pizza delivery man with a sense of words and no sense of direction, was the onlt one whose problems weren't seen. Not at least externally. During his trips he was relieved to not miss addresses as much as he used to. Maybe a stroke of luck he guessed. But now it seems his brain was replaced by a GPS because days by he can verbally recite the location almost every place in Acmetropolis from the tallest skyscraper to the dingey of alleyways. Not even having to travel to these places.

As for Slam, his already phenomenal strength increased tenfold, and so did his speed. Such growth massively helped his wrestling career. Every time he spun however, he swore he felt and heard the crick-crackle-boom of lightning...which one day during a match he accidentally electrocuted his opponent, promptly suspended for the rest of the season. At least the guy was alive...a cooked steak but alive.

Eventually these side effects took their toll and the citizens finally had enough. Weeks after the test the group went back to Acme to report on what they were experiencing, hoping to get some compensation to pay off frequent trips to the hospital.

To their surprise ACME was pleased to hear the results of the experiment had been successful after all. The CEO, Otto Matthias, saw potential in the ragtag group of Tunes and offered them a deal: work for his company as sponsored superheroes. There was a mixed reaction: Tech was skeptical, as was Lexi and Slam. Ace didn't know what to think of the deal, he wanted to be recognized for his talents. Danger was the only one totally on board with the plan (no more finding lost trunks). Rev was also excited yet nervous at the prospect. Otto added that the offer came with free housing, access to any and all Acme products, and a lifetime supply of Scooby Snacks (much to Slam's fancy).

Duck didn't have to hear anymore before immediately agreeing to the deal. He did not want to go back to being a lowly pool boy or any other position to be laughed at and bullied, and saw the deal as a surefire way to success. The rest of the group & Scooby Snack Slam decided to wait a week before giving their answer. Acme signed Duck as Danger Duck, the Living Magma Extraordinaire! Cool name is it?

Throughout the week the remaining Tunes pondered long and hard about the company's offer. Would this deal really help them find meaning in their otherwise pitiful lives? Or was it all a glorified corporate tactic designed to keep them quiet? Danger Duck, Living Magma Extraordinaire seemed to be having a good time, so they might be missing out on a stable fulfilling lifestyle. Surely it wasn't an evil trick? Right? Right??

The answer to their dilemma showed uo at their door. Literally.

For five days, each person received a visit from a woman dressed in a simple lavender coat with the hood drawn up. From the shadows they could make out ruby-colored lips, yet her eyes seemed to lack irises as they were entirely blank-white.

This woman claimed that she was the creator of the drug and that is was not meant to be in mortal hands. She claimed that Acme stole her formula for personal gain, warning them the CEO was not who he seemed & that they shouldn't take his word. When the civilians asked about Danger Duck, the woman vowed she would do everything in her power to try to steer the young man from a terrible fate.

"How do you know I can trust you?" That was the sentiment shared by the five Tunes, in varying words.

The woman only smiled. "It's all up to you," she simply replied before handing out a shiny triangle with the familiar shield logo on it.

As each Tune took the metallic shape in their hands, they wondered how would this hunk ol metal help them decide their future? The lady's words echoed through their minds...maybe...the shield was a emblem of their roots. How did she know so much about them and so concerned about their lives?

By the morning of the last day, it was Ace who came to his decision first. "I'll believe you," he relented. "If only you'll tell me more about this drug you made."

The woman shook her head. "I'm afraid that'll have to come in a group meeting," she said a bit tersely. The truth is too much to bear on one man.

"Here." She scribbled a few words down on a piece of paper. "Meet me at this location later this afternoon. Don't bring anyone else."

"Okay," Ace said a bit skeptically. He was about to ask more but the lady quickly left with a hurried goodbye. Ace blinked his blue eyes before reading what she had wrote. "I hope this ain't gonna land me on a watchlist," he muttered before starting to prepare for his impromptu meeting. He prayed that he made the right choice.

I'm making this as I go along XD

My goal for this chapter and the next one is to give the team a better backstories and the why and HOW they got together. I know the show had an origin episode but it didn't show them their first mission or how they actually met, only how they got their powers. As this is a reboot there are a lot of changes so instead of being set in the future, it's set in modern era and they're cousins of the Looney Tunes. I'm also trying to give them motivations: Danger Duck seeking fame and fortune; Tech seeking recognition for his genius; Ace forging his own path out of his cousin's shadow. I haven't gotten to Slam & Lexi's motivations as much as that would be for when I get to writing Weathervane (who will be Lexi's foil) and Massive (Slam's foil). Rev's motivation will also be explored as him learning to be more independent away from his family's wealthy lifestyle. As for my OC Mikayla Jordan, she's going to appear in a future post pertaining to the Freleng Royal Family oop spoiled my own OC subplot XD

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Pieces of Always: August 2029 (FICoN ‘verse, Explicit)

Life continues after Forever is Composed of Nows.

by @so-caffeinated and @dust2dust34

This installment is rated Explicit. 

Summary: Ongoing non-linear collection of family moments for the Queens. (You do not need to have read FiCoN to enjoy this, but it will spoil the end. Please see the first installment for additional author notes. Thank you @jsevick​ and @alizziebyanyothername for the amazing beta!)

A/N: Please see the first chapter for an important Author’s Note, as well as under the cut for an additional one.

A/N: I am taking more of a beta role for right now. The effervescent @so-caffeinated is fully in the driver’s seat and she’s kicking all the ass, so please go send her your love!

A/N via Janis: Trigger warning for discussion of human trafficking of minors in this chapter. It’s entirely referenced as something Team Arrow stopped days prior and nothing is seen. Details are sparse.

However… I think most of you will enjoy the end of this chapter. Bre put some polishing touches on that scene this week.

I also thought I’d take the opportunity (I usually forget) to point out that my ask box on Tumblr is always open for questions on FiCoN. I’m also easily reached on twitter. On top of that, we have a Pinterest board going for this series as well as a Spotify playlist. Tumblr user name is so-caffeinated. The others are all so_caffeinated. Beware that spoilers abound, as well as the occasional spur-of-the-moment ficlet that winds up nowhere else. And… enjoy!

(read on AO3)

August 2029 - Down and Out

“I’m not gonna hit her.” Will shifts uncomfortably, his body tense as he looks around. He taps his hand against his thigh uneasily, and Oliver fights a smile, because he really, really should have seen this coming. Will shakes his head. “I can’t take a swing at her. She’s my baby sister.”

Jules snorts as she slips on a pair of boxing gloves and turns to her mom for help tying the laces. Felicity’s gotten awfully good at it over the years, so much so that it’s second nature for her now. Jules barely pays attention while her mom works. “You don’t seem to have a problem going up against me,” she points out with a toothy, sweet grin tossed over her shoulder.

“You hit back!” Will counters.

“I will so hit back, too!” Ellie protests, holding up her gloved hands. Her headgear is already in place.

“You’ll try anyhow,” Jules agrees, smirking at her sister.

Ellie sticks her tongue out in response.

Will looks like he’s at a total loss for how to fight this, but he’s obviously dead set against squaring off against Ellie. In theory, Oliver gets that. He can’t imagine being in a position where he’d have had to throw a punch, no matter how cushioned, against Thea when she was eleven. But, this is about a whole lot more than just practice. This isn’t some test in a martial arts studio for a colored belt. For their family, it’s always been so much more than that. He’s insisted on Sunday night training sessions since the moment he became a dad. It’s been a necessity from the start. But Oliver’s also had a renewed sense of urgency about his kids’ protection for the last few days. It’s left him driven to see them better prepared, better equipped to defend themselves.

“She could use the practice against someone bigger than her,” Oliver points out, the gravity of what he’s saying weighing his voice down. He stares at his oldest, watching the depth of his words starting to sink in. His kids have always been more aware than the average child about the dangers that lurk in the shadows of their city, but Will’s just weeks away from twenty one and he’s undoubtedly more informed than the others. “Out there, it’s not gonna be someone Jules’ size she’s up against. You know that.”

“I do,” Will agrees, though it sounds like he hates the sound of his own voice. “I just… I don’t know if I can do it.”

“Look at it this way,” Jules chimes in. There’s an edge of snark to her tone and Oliver knows which direction this is headed long before her words make it obvious. “You get to be one of the sage instructors of a one-day superhero. You’re her Obi-Wan.”

“First of all,” Oliver starts, locking eyes with his daughter. “Your brother is clearly a Lando, not an Obi-Wan.”

He’s barely aware of his wife blinking at him, but he does her hear say,“How is it possible that you’re even more attractive than usual right now?” while Nate makes a gagging noise in the background. Oliver’s lips twitch and he shoots Felicity a quick but loaded glance before returning to Jules.

“Secondly,” he continues, holding up a finger as he talks - because this is by far the more important part, “your sister can be anything she wants to be. I don’t care if that’s a superhero or a car mechanic or an astronaut or an ice cream server. Same’s true for you, Julie-bug. Your life is what you make it. The fact that you exist proves that’s true, so I don’t want to hear any more of this ‘fated superhero’ stuff. Got it?”

Jules rolls her eyes, muttering, “Whatever.” At least, that’s what Oliver thinks she’s muttering, but she’s got the mouthpiece in now and it’s hard to understand her. All the same, her cheeks turn pink and she looks away, so it seems like maybe he successfully pushed that idea back for the moment. Again. Felicity winks at him over Jules’ head with an approving smile.

It’s come up less frequently in recent years, Jules’ insecurities relating to her sister, but it’s still a factor. Oliver sort of thinks it might always be, to some degree. But he and Felicity will keep working to break it down, to reinforce that both she and Ellie are their own people with their own lives to write for themselves, and most days Jules seems to believe them.

“Come on,” Felicity says, rubbing Jules’ shoulder. “We’re starting with the bag. Let’s get you loosened up.”

“You’ll pair off with her in a bit?” Oliver asks his wife.

“Mmhmm,” Felicity agrees. “But I could probably use a few rounds with you later.”

Oliver’s not sure if that innuendo is intentional or not, but Will has to actually turn around so that he’s not looking at them as he shakes his head. Thankfully, the others are a bit young to pick up on the double-meaning, but Jules looks like she knows she missed something.

“That’s…” Felicity says, her words catching up with her. “You know what I mean.”

So, it had been accidental. It’s been awhile since she’s done that. Oliver knows he should let it slide, but damn it’s just such a good opportunity and he’s never been that great at impulse control when it comes to his wife.

Oliver grins. “You can explain it to me later in detail.”

“Dad,” Will objects with a whine.

And… yeah, that’s not really fair to do to his kids, as much as he’d love to keep flirting suggestively with his wife.

“You and Ellie,” Oliver says sharply. That earns a look from his oldest. “She’s been shadowboxing for weeks, but that’s not good enough anymore. And I don’t want her just focused on escaping an attacker anymore. I want her to take him down. Focus on the uppercut with her. Her hook needs work too, but not tonight.”

Will casts a look at Ellie. She’s far too eager for this, bouncing on the balls of her feet, giddy to take on her big brother for the first time.

“I liked this a lot better when I was teaching her how to break holds,” Will informs him.

“Sometimes it’s not a grab,” Oliver tells him, his face stern, his voice hard. “Sometimes it’s a gun or a knife or a syringe full of Vertigo and you can’t just learn how to-”

“Oliver,” Felicity interrupts.

His head swings to her. Her eyes are intense and he knows her well enough to see everything she’s not saying: “They don’t need to know this. This is too real for them. Take it down a notch.” His heart aches with the truth of that. But he saw a lot of kids this week who didn’t need to know this yet either.

And they hadn’t been prepared.

He’s ready to argue, to nail his point home, but then he sees Nate out the corner of his eye. His son’s brows are furrowed, a soft, confused look on his face as he stares up at his father. Oliver’s shoulders sag, an anxious desperation burning his gut. The last thing he wants to do is scare the hell out of them, but…

Damn it.

He just wants them to be ready. He just wants them to be safe. And the places his mind’s gone since that raid earlier this week, since he and Digg saved that freight container full of kids on the wharf… Every time he closes his eyes he sees Ellie there instead, shrinking away from him in fear. He sees Nate curled up in a ball in the corner, crying into his knees. He sees Jules looking brokenly back at him, eyes hollow and blank.

Oliver spent that whole night throwing up after he’d gotten home and he’d called the kids out sick from school the next day, both to spend time with them and force himself to recognize that they were okay. He just… he’s seen a lot of terrible things, but those kids… what those kids had been through, the future that had been meant for them, it hit him on a different level.

He’s still not past it. He’s not sure how to get past it, but training his family to protect themselves better is something he can do.

“Okay,” Will agrees, snapping Oliver’s mind back to the basement gym instead of that rank freight container. “We can work on uppercuts.”

Will’s always been intensely perceptive and Oliver has no doubt that his oldest has some idea of what this is about, even if he doesn’t know the details.

That’s okay. He doesn’t need to.

“Grab a mouthguard,” Ellie advises with overwhelming confidence. “And prepare to stare up at the ceiling.”

Will raises an eyebrow at her. “You’re all talk, short-stuff,” he says.

“Tell it to my glove,” she replies with a mock-sympathetic wince.

Despite the weight of his thoughts, the lighthearted banter relieves some of the pressure in Oliver’s chest.

She’s like this when she spars with Jules, too. The two girls have squared off against each other for years. They’re well matched, his daughters. Jules’ grace and Ellie’s swiftness make for an interesting and challenging fight. They’ve definitely learned from each other and Oliver has no doubt that the two girls working together would be a force to contend with. But neither one is used to taking on a much larger opponent, not beyond escape techniques anyhow.

Jules is fourteen and Ellie’s eleven. It’s time they learn. Past time, even.

A heavy sigh from Nate has Oliver looking at his youngest. “Do I have to do katas?” Nate asks.

He hates this. More than anyone else, he well and truly hates it.

Which is the biggest reason he needs to practice the most.

“Nope,” Oliver tells him, which earns him a hesitantly hopeful look that Oliver knows will very soon disappear. “Grab a foam bō and meet me on the mat.”

Nate’s eyes go huge, his jaw slackening as he casts a worried look to his mother. For her part, Felicity is surprised enough that she loses some of her hold on the punching bag Jules is going at and it swings into her, nearly knocking her over.

But she barely lets the bag phase her.

She’s too busy staring at Oliver incredulously.

“Tell me you’re kidding,” Felicity demands.

“I’m not,” Oliver immediately counters, his voice taking on a stubborn tone. “There’s no weapon you’re more likely to have on hand than something resembling a bō. Ellie’s great with a bow and arrow-”

“Thank you!” Ellie interjects as he continues on.

“-and Jules is sort of terrifyingly good with a chain-whip.”

Jules shrugs. “I like them,” she says. “It’s like rhythmic gymnastics. But with weapons.”

Yeah… that’s not concerning at all, but Oliver presses on. “Will has practically grown up with a bat in his hand and he’s got the power he needs behind a hit. Nate needs something, too. I think a bō is a good place to start.”

At the terrified look on Nate’s face, Oliver finds himself faltering slightly, wanting to make it better. He wants his kids happy, but he also needs them to be safe. And with Nate, he gets the sense that balance might prove harder than with the others.

“It’ll be fun,” Oliver says, giving Nate a hopeful smile. “Just you and me, buddy.”

“Oliver, he’s seven,” Felicity points out. Her anxiety about this isn’t helping anything because Nate just nods and edges closer to his mother.

“We’re just starting with basics,” Oliver promises. “Foam bōs and it’ll be all form and proper movements, honey. We’ll do it right.” He levels her with a heavy look. “I’m not gonna take any risks.”

She knows that. He knows she does, but he also knows that Nate growing up is hard for her. Ever since he hit kindergarten she’s had a hard time letting go, watching her youngest getting older. It doesn’t help that he seems content to cling to her for as long as she’ll allow. But, like it or not, he is growing up. And their lives demand a certain level of preparedness that other families don’t have to instill in their kids.

“Foam or not,” Felicity continues, “those sticks are hard, Oliver.”

Jules sighs and shakes out her arms, clearly wanting to get back to the punching bag, but having to wait for her mom to steady it.

“I’m just gonna show him the forms and do defensive moves,” Oliver swears. “Very slow, measured basics.”

Felicity swallows. Hard. She doesn’t like it but she trusts him and she nods as she reaches out to run her hand over Nate’s hair.

“Mom!” he protests.

“It’s fine, baby,” she says, turning to him and cupping his cheek. “This is just like katas only you’re holding a stick.”

“Uncle Digg had two broken fingers from sparring with one of those sticks!” Nate squeaks.

“Not the foam ones,” his mother points out. Thankfully she fails to mention the time he’d trained her with those foam bōs and wound up with a bruise across the length of his back that had lasted a week when she’d gotten a good hit in against him. It’d hurt like hell, but he’d been so proud of her that he hadn’t minded in the least. “You can do this, Nate. Your dad taught me. He can teach you, too.”

Oliver’s taught his wife a whole lot of self-defense over the years. She’s not a fighter by nature, never will be, but she can hold her own if she needs to. It took years to get her to that point, but he’s confident in it now. Oliver knows Will can handle himself, and he’s getting increasingly comfortable with both Jules and Ellie. But Nate…

“Come on,” Oliver urges his youngest, forcing his voice a little lighter. “The sooner we get started the sooner we can be finished.”

Nate sighs dramatically. It’s the long-suffering sound of giving in. His shoulders sag and he stomps over to the practice weapons rack, grabbing the first foam stick he finds.

“Lesson one is to pick the right weapon,” Oliver tells him, walking over and taking the stick from his hands. The look his son shoots him has so much sass that he looks like Jules for a moment. “This stick is too big for you,” Oliver continues, standing it on its end next to his son. “You need something just a little shorter than you are so that you can control it well and avoid hitting the ground, okay?”

“I’m gonna be hitting the ground,” Nate grumbles.

“You will not,” Oliver insists. Nate raises both eyebrows at him in utter disbelief. “Not after you’ve got this down,” Oliver clarifies. “Getting knocked down isn’t a bad thing as long as you keep getting back up.”

He realizes all of a sudden that there’s not nearly enough noise in the basement and he turns to the rest of his family to find everyone watching him and Nate warily.

Oliver takes a measured breath. “But being distracted in a fight,” he says, narrowing his eyes at them, “means you lose.”

They take the hint. Felicity grabs hold of the punching bag and nods at Jules who goes back to pummeling the thing with barely more than a sympathetic look to Nate. Ellie and Will are a bit more preoccupied, but Oliver keeps his gaze fixed on them until they turn away and square off against each other. He’d like to see how Ellie fares against her older brother, but Nate needs his attention right now and he knows that Will will recap it for him later.

“Use this one,” Oliver says, pulling the shortest foam bō off the wall. “It’s closest to your size and it’ll be easiest to handle.”

Nate grimaces as he takes the stick from his father. “Now I try and hit you with it?” he asks, with just enough edge to have Oliver forcing himself to take another slow breath. Man, this kid’s all attitude today.

“No,” Oliver corrects. “Now you learn how to hold it.”

“I’m pretty sure I can figure out how to hold a stick,” Nate deadpans.

“Can you?” Oliver asks, crossing his arms and stepping back. “Show me.”

It’s clear he’s called Nate’s bluff when the kid uneasily puts both of his hands right near the middle of the staff and holds it out in front of him.

“That’s how you think you hold it?” Oliver asks.

“Well, it’s in my hands, isn’t it?” Nate sasses.

“Don’t be cute,” Oliver says sharply. “This isn’t a game, Nate.” The boy wilts slightly. He chews on his bottom lip, shifting the stick with an uneasy shrug by way of response. “Okay, let’s say you’re right. Let’s say that’s how you hold it. Try to hit me holding it like that.”

Nate stares at him for a beat before asking, “Don’t you need a stick to hit back with?” He shoots a nervous look toward the larger staff he’d tried to use at first.

“Nope, not today,” Oliver replies, setting his stance. “Come at me and try to hit me. We’ll go from there.”

It’s half-hearted at best and Nate’s movements are clunky and wrong, but then Oliver expected that; it’s sort of the point. When Nate lunges, it’s jerky and awkward, his whole body twists as he tries to swipe the bō at his father’s midsection. It’s a very simple thing for Oliver to grab the end of the stick and twist, wrenching it out of Nate’s grasp and tossing it aside.

“Well, that’s surprising,” Nate announces sarcastically.

Given that they’ve just started this - and they have a very, very long ways to go - Nate’s frustration level is a little over the top.

“You might not know how to hold a bō, but you definitely know that wasn’t the right way,” Oliver points out. “Just like slipping away from someone grabbing your arm, if your thumbs are in the same position it’s gonna be easy to wrench a stick out of your hands. The break is in the same place. You have to have one palm up and one down or you’ve already lost the fight.”

“I don’t even want to have the fight,” Nate grumbles.

“Doesn't mean you won’t wind up in one,” Oliver reminds him. “Pick it up. Let’s do this again.”

Nate follows directions - because he’s Nate and he always follows directions - but he’s clearly no happier about it than he was the first time. Most of the time, Oliver’s glad that his youngest isn’t a fighter. But he also quietly hopes that the boy will find a sense of satisfaction in his successes at self-defense, once he starts having them. This is too important of a thing for him to take lightly.

“Balance, Nate,” Oliver tells him, adjusting the boy’s hands. “You control the weapon, don’t let it control you. The more you have to move the more energy you exert. You’ll tire faster and your moves will be more easily read. We don’t want that. See how your hands are positioned now so that they cut the staff into three equal parts? You have more control like this.”

“Okay…” Nate agrees warily.

At least it’s a slightly better attitude than before.

“Think of it like math and science,” Oliver tells him. “This is all physics anyhow.”

Nate brightens up a little at that - which is predictable, when Oliver thinks about it - but a sharp cry from across the room pulls Oliver’s attention away immediately.

“Aw, son of a bi…” Will cuts himself off, his mouthguard hanging from the headpiece as he shakes his head like he’s trying to force himself to think straight.

“Are you okay?” Ellie asks, alarm shading her features as she drops her stance and touches her brother’s shoulder. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to-”

“Fine,” Will answers, touching his lip. His glove comes away bloodied. “It’s fine. Solid hit, Ellie. I should’ve blocked better.” It’s starting to swell a little, which makes Ellie grimace. Will shakes his head. “It’s not your fault. Although I do sort of wish I didn’t have a split lip for my date tomorrow.”

“Ew, you’re gonna kiss a girl?” Nate asks, nose wrinkling up in distaste.

Will gives him a blooded grin, waggling his eyebrows. “Only if I’m lucky!” It’s done entirely to horrify his little brother - which is exactly what it does - but then Will’s always taken great pleasure in getting a reaction from his siblings.

“Go clean up,” Oliver advises his oldest as Nate shudders and makes a retching noise. “Do you need a hand with your gloves?”

“I got it,” Will answers, already unlacing them with his teeth.

“Good job, Ellie,” Oliver tells her with a proud smile. For her part, Ellie looks like she’s equal parts concerned about her brother and excited that she actually landed a real hit, but she flushes happily under the praise. “Maybe just do some shadowboxing until he gets back. Try and copy exactly what you did to get that blow in, okay?”

“Got it!” Ellie agrees brightly.

Will passes by Felicity and Jules on his way to the bathroom to clean up. Jules crosses her arms and tsks at him, shaking her head in amusement at his loss as Felicity touches his shoulder in concern.

“It’s fine,” he says again, squeezing her fingers and offering a slightly pained smile as he keeps moving. Her hand drops away but the concern on her face goes nowhere. She’s never dealt well with any of the kids getting hurt, no matter how minor.

But training them is necessary. It always has been. Oliver remembers when Jules was a newborn and he’d brought her down to the gym, set her in a pack-and-play and talked to her while he trained, explained step by step what he was doing and why. She hadn’t understood a word of it, but it had made this ‘normal’ to her from the get-go and it had given him practice at what to say and how to say it. By the time she was sitting on her own, he’d had her slapping bowls of water. She’d loved it, thought it was hilarious, even if the whole thing had made her mother uncomfortable at first. Felicity got past it, eventually, admitting how important it was that their kids could defend themselves.

The days of slapping water are long past, now, though.

“Let’s go again,” Oliver says, turning back toward Nate. “Don’t reposition your hands and watch your stance. There’s a few basics that work with a bō. For now, go with a front stance, just like when we do hand-to-hand, okay?”

Nate’s had that stance drilled into his head long enough that he can do it without thinking, but it still isn’t something that comes naturally to him. Not like it does to any of the other kids. The others are so athletic, but Nate… he’s his mother’s son and all of this is more of a struggle for him.

“Good,” Oliver tells him as he falls back into form. It’s tense and uneasy, but the basics are there and Nate is the sort to need positive reinforcement. “That’s a great start.”

“Am I supposed to hit you, now?” Nate asks. He sounds so uncertain that Oliver knows without a doubt anything he tries right now is going to fail miserably. He’s so tentative, so ill-at-ease. There’s no way to win a fight like that.

“Think you can?” Oliver questions.

Nate snorts. “No.”

“Then you won’t,” Oliver tells him flatly. “If you go in assuming you’ll fail, you will. Every time. Never take a swing unless you can picture it landing.”

“I’m never gonna get a hit on you, Dad,” Nate grumbles. His cheeks turn red with frustration or embarrassment, or maybe both. “You’re the Arrow and I’m seven!”

“You’re small, fast and have two good knees,” Oliver points out. “You’re not gonna beat me today or this month or even this year, probably, but you will some day.” The truth of that sinks in a little more than he’d thought it would. Oliver’s 44-years-old and he’s in incredible shape, but the damage he’s done to his joints makes itself increasingly well known these days and holding his own against Will when they spar has gotten a lot harder this last year. In part, that’s great. He knows Will is well-equipped to defend himself. It’s what he’s always wanted for his kids. But it also highlights to Oliver that he’s lost just a hint of his edge. Not much, not enough that it’s hurt in him the field, but it feels like a portent of things to come and that’s unsettling. Thinking about the day Nate will one day beat him… It’s startling. “You just have to keep working at it. It’s like anything else, Nate. You’ve gotta practice to get better.”

“Fine,” Nate agrees, though it’s half-hearted at best. “So show me how to hit you, then.”

“There’s my boy,” Oliver smiles at him, ruffling his mop of sandy hair. Nate smiles as he makes a noise of protest. He’s so very affectionate, so tactile, but he’s also been increasingly bothered by being treated ‘like a baby.’ At least, he has when it comes from anyone but his mother. He’s more than happy to have her baby him. Oliver kind of thinks he always will be. “There’s a few basic moves you need to learn, but let’s start with a Four Point Strike for today, okay?”

The term means nothing to Nate and he shrugs blankly before Oliver continues on with the basics of the technique. The up-and-down, side-to-side motion isn’t that hard, not comparatively, and he knows the hardest part for Nate will be striking the same spot and keeping his elbows up, parallel to the ground. Oliver plants himself behind his youngest, adjusts his hold, fine-tunes his stance, and puts his hands directly over Nate’s, guiding the stick in sharp, clear moves to give the boy a sense of how it feels when done correctly.

It’s easier like this, doesn’t demand that Nate take control, and the little boy is a whole lot more comfortable with his dad dictating the moves. He only tenses up after a few minutes when Oliver backs off and asks, “Think you’ve got that?”

“I dunno,” Nate mutters with a shrug. “Maybe?”

“Well, let’s find out,” Oliver decides. He can feel Felicity watching him as he grabs a foam shield off the wall and straps it to his arm. He learned the hard way that precision takes time and after chipping a tooth when Jules had gotten a little overzealous with a bō once, he’s learned that protective gear is a whole lot more necessary when training kids than adults. They have less control, less an idea of their own capabilities.

Nate looks right past Oliver toward his mother. He doesn’t want to do this, not even a little, but there’s not much choice. This isn’t for fun. This is for survival, for security, and Oliver will continue to demand the best from his children to ensure both.

“Right here, bud,” Oliver says sharply, drawing Nate’s attention. He pats a red X made of duct tape on the front of shield. “That’s your target. You can do this.”

The first attempt is lazy and half-hearted. He drops his elbows almost immediately and his grip slips a little on one side. He manages to hit the shield, but it’s nowhere near the mark. That’s okay, though. It’s just his first try. That’s what Oliver keeps telling himself, anyhow, even if his son’s lack of commitment is driving him a little nuts.

“Good first try,” Oliver offers. “Watch your elbows. Don’t let them drop. And focus. Let’s try this again.”

The next ten minutes see a bit of improvement, but nowhere near as much as Oliver would like. At least not from Nate. There’s a solid thunk from across the room when Ellie puts Will flat on his back. Felicity praises Jules’ form with excitement that tells Oliver she’s seeing some real progress. But Nate… it seems like his sisters’ successes actually just serve to frustrate Nate more.

“Again,” Oliver orders when Nate lunges sloppily, barely glancing a blow against the edge of the shield.

“This is stupid,” Nate announces in a huff, his arm dropping to the side.

Irritation roars in Oliver’s ears, flooding his veins, his own frustration building rapidly.

This is a lot of things - difficult, challenging, necessary, a process - but the one thing it’s not is stupid.

“It’s stupid?” Oliver asks. He knows the anger is leaking through his voice, but he can’t help it right now.

“It’s dumb and I don’t want to do it,” Nate challenges, his jaw jutting out in defiance. He throws the bō to the ground. “I don’t wanna fight. I don’t wanna be you. I hate this!”

Tension coils in every single muscle Oliver has and he only dimly hear his wife say Nate’s name in a cautionary tone.

“This, Nathaniel, is necessary,” he grits out. “You think you hate this?”

“I do hate it!” Nate replies, his little fists balled up at his sides. “I hate it!”

“This is nothing,” Oliver tells him. He’s not even aware that he’s walking forward, that he’s closing in on Nate. “This is messing around in the basement with your family. This has foam sticks and protective pads. This isn’t fighting every minute of every day for your own survival on a damned island filled with people who would slit your throat in your sleep if they could. This isn’t finding yourself drugged and crammed into a nine-by-six freight container with two dozen other kids. What do you think that’s like? Being hurt and dirty and terrified with no idea where you are or who took you. This isn’t-”

“Oliver!”

Felicity’s voice is sharp enough to cut through the fog of blinding frustration that’s muddied Oliver’s head. He stops talking, swallowing hard, blinking fiercely as she enters his field of vision. The red haze recedes as he watches his wife pull Nate into her arms. The little boy’s shaking, tears welling up in his eyes. Oliver deflates at that. It’s too much reality for him, it’s too much for all of them. Even Jules is watching on with a furrowed brow and Ellie’s leaning into Will, who’s draped an arm around her protectively.

Protectively.

That’s all Oliver wants. He wants his family safe. He wants to know they can take care of themselves. He wants Nate to take this seriously, because the alternative... God, he knows what the alternative looks like. He sees it every time he closes his eyes.

“I’m sorry,” Oliver breathes, his voice breaking as he drops the foam shield and rakes a hand through his hair. “I’m sorry, Nate. I didn’t mean to scare you, kiddo. I just… I need you to understand that the world is-”

“Not now,” Felicity interrupts, leveling him a weighty look as she cards her fingers through Nate’s hair before looking down at him. “You’re okay, baby. We just want to make sure you’ve got all the tools you need to protect yourself. Nobody’s asking you to be your dad. We just want you to be Nate. That’s all, just yourself. We love you for exactly who you are. We just want to make sure that you’re confident in your ability to kick a little butt in case anyone ever tries to hurt you. It’s just a precaution. Like seat belts in the car, okay?”

Nate sniffles into his mom’s shirt as he nods, but his face is so buried against her chest that Oliver can’t even see his eyes.

“I’m sorry I pushed so much,” Oliver tells him, watching his wife as he speaks. He figures she’s a better judge of how to deal with Nate than he is right now. Hell, she usually is. But this time she doesn’t stop him. “I love you so much, Nate, and I just… I worry.”

“S’okay,” Nate mumbles, but he doesn’t pull back from his mother at all.

It’s not okay, Oliver realizes. Not really. He scared the hell out of his son and he’s probably made him even more reluctant to train seriously. Anxiety swamps him at that thought, souring the back of his throat as he thinks about his kids, about the dangers that walk the streets and monsters that lurk in alleyways.

How many freight containers had they missed before this one? How many kids had disappeared? Were any of them fierce like Jules or joyful like Ellie or sensitive like Nate? Did they cry for their parents? They must have. Nate would have. Nate would’ve…

“Will, I have some cash in my purse in the kitchen,” Felicity says, jarring Oliver. He’s not even sure what he was looking at for the last minute or so. His mind feels adrift and bogged down all at once. “We’re calling it early for you kids tonight. Everybody clean up and and then Will can take you out for ice cream.”

“Shotgun!” Jules calls, smiling smugly at her sister before unlacing her gloves and tossing them aside.

“Damn,” Ellie sighs, letting Will help her with her gear. “Fine, but I get shotgun on the way back. And I’m getting two scoops.”

“Can I get extra cherries on top?” Nate asks, untucking his face from his mother enough to dart his eyes back to his dad. It feels like a test.

“Sure,” Oliver tells him, reaching out and lightly rubbing Nate’s shoulder. He doesn’t shrink away, so Oliver takes that as a good sign. “As many as they’ll give you. Just listen to your brother, okay?”

Nate nods. “‘Kay.”

“Come on, kid,” Will calls out, tilting his head toward his baby brother. “Let’s get moving. I bet I can eat more ice cream than you.”

“No way!” Nate protests and an instant later, he’s actually smiling. It’s like Will flipped a switch and the bright, happy, affectionate boy is back. Like Oliver hadn’t inadvertently scared the hell out of him just moments ago. “I’m a bottomless pit. Grandma said so. And besides, it’s ice cream. That’s my very favorite.”

“You sure about that?” Will asks, raising an eyebrow. “I’ve got more practice and I’m way bigger than you.”

“Bring it on,” Nate tells him. “Ice cream is my specialty.”

In any other context, Oliver would be laughing. But, given the way this evening has gone, it just leaves him with a well of guilt in his gut. This is what Nate’s life should be. It’s what all his kids’ lives should be: ice cream eating contests and laughter and joy. And they are that… but they’re also weekly sparring sessions and constantly looking out for danger. It’s been many years since he and Felicity had decided that a meaningful life was more important than a safe one, even for their kids. But some days… some days seeing what that means right in front of him leaves him feeling hollow, like a failure.

“Just… look out for each other,” Felicity tells the boys. “Don’t make yourselves sick, please.” She’s looking at Will, her eyes saying a whole lot more than ‘avoid an ice cream headache.’

“Got it,” Will replies.

Oliver has no doubt that he does.

Felicity mouths, ‘Thank you’ to him as Nate abandons her arms and heads over to his brother’s side.

“We’ll be back in a bit,” Will tells her as the kids all head toward the stairs with typical chatter between them - talk of ice cream flavors and toppings, bemoaning the smell of sweat, bragging about training successes.

Nate turns back when he hits the top of the stairs, Will pausing with him, a hand on his shoulder. “Love you, Mom… Dad,” he says. It’s shy, sounds a little like an apology and that just serves to gut Oliver further.

“Love you, too, Nate,” he replies.

“Have fun, baby,” Felicity adds.

He turns with Will and leaves a moment later. The click of the door shutting fills the otherwise silent room. It’s overwhelming all of a sudden. He knows Felicity is watching him, analyzing him without saying a word. It’s not like she’s ever been the quiet type.

“Honey, I-” he starts.

“Not yet,” she counters. She pads up the stairs, locks the door and comes back down. “You and I need to have a chat.”

“I know,” he admits, putting up his hand to placate her, but she ignores the gesture, stepping closer.

“You scared the hell out of him, Oliver,” she tells him. She’s firmly in his personal space, eyes boring into him.

“I know that, too,” he tells her slowly, meeting her gaze. He knows what she’s doing, knows he deserves it, but he’s still on edge, and despite his best efforts, he feels the familiar sparks of anger. He didn’t do it purpose.

“Do you?” Felicity questions. Oliver clenches his jaw, nostrils flaring, but she’s not the least bit deterred. “He’s seven, Oliver. He just finished first grade.”

“Kids in first grade are victims, too, Felicity!” he snaps, his voice rising. “He needs to be trained. He needs to be ready. You don’t-”

“He wasn’t in that container!” she shouts, bringing the root of his issue firmly to light. Oliver starts, blinking hard. His eyes burn, watering far too much and he has to look away because just hearing that aloud… Felicity ducks her head to follow his gaze. “That’s what this is about, right? Those kids?”

Oliver can’t look at her. He stares at the floor, squaring his shoulders, bracing himself… And then he nods. Just once, crisp and firm.

“You saved them,” Felicity says. “We saved them.”

“Some of them,” he amends, finally looking at her. “We stopped that one, that…” His eyes slip shut again, his voice rough - strained - as he says, “Shipment. How many others have there been? How will those kids ever get back to normal after what they’ve been through? You don’t see their faces. You don’t see what their eyes looked like.”

She’s quiet long enough that he finally looks back at her. Her face is sad, her brows drawn together in pity as she shakes her head, almost like she’s stunned.

“I ‘didn’t see’ you mean,” she corrects. She moves closer, slowly, her hand hovering over his chest. But she doesn’t touch him. “Past tense, Oliver. It’s over. We saved them. We caught the guys who did it. We got those kids help.” She doesn’t let his gaze go, even when he tries to look away. “It’s done, Oliver.”

“I know,” he whispers, bowing his head. It feels like the hundredth time he’s said it. “I know that.”

Felicity doesn’t stop herself this time, pressing her hand over his heart before sliding it up to his cheek. He flinches but settles immediately, allowing her warmth to run through him.

“But you’re still fighting that battle, aren’t you?” she whispers. Her thumb brushes over his cheek. “Oliver… it’s over. Come home to us.”

“I just… I see…” He stops himself, putting his hand over hers and holding it to his face. It’s grounding. She always is and he needs that right now as his eyes slip shut. “I close my eyes and it’s like I’m finding them all over again. I see that little boy tucked in the corner, curled up to make himself as small as he could. It’s like…” He looks at her, his other hand finding her arm. It’s not for her benefit, it’s for his, her touch anchoring him. “It’s like that time we found Nate in his closet after a nightmare. Do you remember that? He was maybe four.”

“We panicked because he screamed and then we couldn’t find him,” Felicity murmurs in agreement, her fingers stroking through the scruff along his jaw.

Oliver nods, releasing her hand. It falls away from his face a moment later. “It’s such a big house. I love it here, but that’s the one time I wished we’d gotten something smaller. It felt like forever searching each floor.”

“But you did find him,” Felicity reminds him. “You did. And he was fine.”

“He wouldn’t even look at me at first,” Oliver says. It’ll dawn on him later that he isn’t clear about who he means here - Nate or the boy earlier this week - but they’ve sort of melded together in his head for the moment. “He was so small and he just shivered with his head pressed against his knees. He didn’t even have any tears left.”

“But you were there,” Felicity points out. “You made it better. Both times. You got that boy from the container to the police. He’s home now because of us. And three years ago, you picked Nate up and brought him to our room. We made a cocoon and he played with my hair until he passed out.”

“He slept with us for a solid week,” Oliver recalls.

Felicity stares up at him. “Because he knew he was safe with us.”

“But we can’t always be there,” Oliver says. And that’s the crux of all of this, really. Nate’s getting bigger. All of the kids are. And they’ll keep reaching for more and more independence right up until they’re in college talking about the date they’ve got tomorrow night. With Will, at least, Oliver’s pretty confident he can take care of himself. He has been for a long time. Will had taken to self defense so easily and his mom had already had him in karate when they’d met. The girls, too, are just balls of energy. Jules loves to one-up anyone and everyone, while Ellie is so happy with his approval. But Nate… Nate’s not like any of them. And it terrifies him. “I need him to be safe when he’s not with us.”

“I know,” she says. “Me, too. But you pushed your own fears onto him tonight, Oliver. He can’t carry them. They’re too heavy for such little shoulders.”

That’s a harrowing thought. There are so many demons that haunt Oliver. Fewer than one might expect - his family helps even things out more than he could possibly have anticipated - but they’re ever-present nonetheless. And of all the people in this world, it’s his baby boy he’d least want to see bear any part of them.

“You are still spoiling for a fight, honey,” Felicity tells him. “But the men who did that to those kids are in jail and our little boy needs patience and encouragement, not a crash course.”

“So what do I do?” Oliver asks, a desperate vulnerability lining the words. “How do I finish this fight? How do I get this out of my head?”

“Two things,” she says, stepping back and pulling out her hair tie before redoing her ponytail. “First, you need to remember that our family is a hell of a lot better prepared for the world than either of ours were at their age and that we’re in total agreement about keeping up their training.”

“And the second?” he asks.

“You let me prove it to you.”

“What?” he asks, not quite following her.

“I promised you we’d go a few rounds later,” she reminds him. “If you need a fight. I’m right here. And I think you need to remember that your usual methods work pretty well. If you could teach me to defend myself, you can teach our son. You just can’t do it overnight.”

Oliver doesn’t respond, just watching her as she stretches her arms and cranes her neck. It’s been a long while since they’ve gone up against each other. They’re usually so focused on the kids on Sunday nights and he tends to spar with Digg or even Roy at the lair. Felicity’s kept her skills sharp enough that she can fend off an attacker. He’d never send her into the field, not to fight, but he’s comfortable in her ability to keep herself and the kids safe. And, maybe she’s right. Maybe seeing that in action is exactly what he needs right now.

“Okay,” he agrees. “Did you want to use bōs?”

“Hand-to-hand,” she counters. “Five second pin after a takedown?”

Oliver raises his eyebrows at her. “You think you’re gonna pin me?”

Felicity grins back. “Baby, I’m excellent at pinning you.” A mischievous light sparks in her eyes right before she winks at him.

Oliver groans outwardly because when his wife’s in a playful mood it’s absolutely his weak spot.

“Felicity,” he says warningly, taking a step toward her.

She backs up a step, though, dodging his hands and falls into a defensive stance, watching him warily. She’s waiting for him to move, to attack. Virtually everything he’s taught her over the years is defensive, reactive. And, while he’s sure she could adapt that to be the attacker in a pinch - she’s awfully smart, after all - it’s not something she’s got any experience with.

So, he uses that to his advantage.

Oliver circles around her, keeping more than an arm’s length between them, as he studies her, looks for weak spots, for a break in her concentration. Her form is great, though, relaxed but prepared. And she’s clearly attuned to his every movement. But then, she usually is, isn’t she? He can’t even remember the last time they were in a room together and he didn’t feel her eyes tracking him, skimming over his form.

When he does finally make a move, he’s not surprised at all to find her ready for him. She’s smaller than him, more lithe, and she knows how to use that to her advantage. She should, he’s spent a very long time teaching her how. She spins out of his grasp easily, side-stepping and landing an elbow against the small of his back as she goes. That registers as a bit of surprise. It’s not all that hard and it doesn’t hurt, but it definitely throws both his balance and his expectations out of whack.

“What was that?” he asks.

“Effective,” she smiles sweetly from a few steps away, entirely too proud of herself.

It’s earned, though.

She does surprisingly well against him, making him work to even reach her. It’s a strong tactic, forcing him to expend energy and waiting until he’s more tired, weaker. That would work on most people, but Oliver’s battle-endurance outstrips virtually everyone else. After decades of fighting for his life, for his city, for his family, he’s learned to push back exhaustion. Giving up isn’t an option in his line of work and his stamina reflects that.

When he finally gets a solid hold on her, he goes for an armlock to take her down, but he makes one very uncharacteristic mistake.

He underestimates his opponent.

Felicity drives herself back into him, sending him off balance for just a fraction of a second. It’s surprise, more than anything else, that lets her take his legs out from under him. But she does, and before he knows it, he’s flat on his back with his wife straddling him, wearing an intensely proud grin as she pins him to the ground, her hands nailing his shoulders to the mat.

He could flip her. It’d be simple enough. It’s not like she’s got him in any kind of a hold, but he’s content to let her have this victory and he’d much rather stare up at her beautiful face and enjoy the solid weight of her body pressing down on him than keep fighting.

With a proud grin all his own, Oliver’s hands find her hips. “Who the hell have you been practicing with?”

“Lyla,” she answers. She’s so delighted by this reveal that she’s almost giddy. “I wanted to surprise you. And, well, I wanted to find out how to kick a little ass just in case you or the kids need me to step in sometime. Did I really do a good job?”

“You took me down,” he points out. “But…” He looks down as he runs his hands up her sides, his palms brushing over her ribs, eliciting a tiny shiver from her. Oliver meets her gaze again as he moves them back down, digging his fingers in slightly. He delights in the flush that colors her cheeks as adds, his voice low, “I’ve gotta say this isn’t the most effective position for pinning someone that I’ve ever seen.”

“Oh,” she says with faux innocence before biting her lower lip. The sight sends a shock of desire through him. “But I like this position,” she adds, suddenly arching her back and grinding down against him.

The sight of her hard nipples pressing through her shirt in combination with the delicious heat between her thighs pressing right against his growing arousal makes him moan. She grinds down harder, sucking on that damn bottom lip of hers, and he lets out a choked groan before sliding his hands around her to cup her ass. He grips her tight, pulling her even more firmly against him.

Felicity laughs, a delightfully breathy noise that’s erotic as hell. She sits up, peeling her top off, exposing her breasts to his hungry gaze. His mouth waters, wanting to lean up and pull one of her nipples between his lips, but she’s already leaning over him, pressing them firmly to his chest.

She feels so damn good. He grips her ass tighter, rocking her hips against his, creating a low friction between them that has them both moaning.

“If memory serves,” she whispers, her lips brushing his. “You like this position, too.”

Oliver nods, a little too rapidly, his nose hitting hers as he tries to capture her lips… but this isn’t his show.

It’s hers.

Felicity kisses him. Oliver sighs against her lips, opening up for her, giving her anything she wants. It’s long and messy, a little desperate and completely perfect. She nips and tugs at his lower lip as she braces with one hand beside his head, the other rucking up his shirt to get to his abs. She’s always enjoyed the ridges of his well-defined muscles, and this time is no different. But there’s something distinctly playful about her today. Her fingernails scrape lightly. It’s as teasing a thing as he can recall in recent memory, sending a tickling desire surging through him. Oliver sucks in a wild breath, his hips jerking up against the cradle of her thighs.

She’s taken him down in more than one way today, something that’s obvious in the way she practically purrs in delight when she releases his lip and works her way to the underside of his jaw, seeking out his pulse point.

With the mood she’s in, she’ll probably leave a mark, but he doesn’t fucking care. No, that’s not true. He does care. He wants it. He wants her to be utterly and completely in control, to leave a mark and be playful and tease him until he begs. It won’t take long, not right now, because his ever-present adrenaline finally has somewhere to go and he wants to be inside his wife with a madness he hasn’t felt in a long time.

“Felicity,” he gasps. It comes out more as a whine than anything else. His hands knead at her ass as he rotates his hips beneath her. He can feel her heat through their shorts, right against his cock, and it’s quickly driving him insane. “Please…”

Her teeth scrape against his throat and he almost chokes on his own tongue as he shudders, arching up beneath her. She takes advantage of that to work his shirt up further. It gets caught underneath his shoulders and a second later he’s sitting up, helping her tug it off before falling back down.

Sensation rains down on him - the hot, sticky mat under his back, her warmth on top of him, her heavy breasts dragging over his stomach as she sucks on his collarbone.

“Mmm…” Felicity sighs. “You’re sweaty.”

“I know,” he whimpers, his fingers digging into the flesh of her ass again. He smirks, not able to help himself. “You think it’s amazing.”

She grins, looking up at him from underneath her lashes. “I really do.”

“I’m aware,” Oliver replies, a little amusement mixing into the rush of hormones flooding his body. “I’ve had fifteen years or so to figure that out.”

Felicity hums, dipping down to kiss his collarbone again, and again. Her tongue sneaks out for a taste, making his lungs stutter as he tries to get oxygen to them.

“You smell like you when you’re all sweaty,” she says. It’s sweet, cute, a different tone from the playful vixen she was a moment ago, but he loves this version of her, too. He loves every version of her. “It’s… it’s primal, you know?” Felicity runs her fingers down his chest, re-exploring the well-mapped landscape of his skin. It doesn’t matter that it’s been a decade and a half, the feel of her fingers on his skin still leaves his head spinning. A trail of fireworks light up along his skin. “It’s masculine, protective. It just… it hits me. And maybe it’s just association. I mean, I have been around you all shirtless and sweaty and ‘hello, there, Mr. Arrow’ more times than I can count.” Oliver looks down, watching her through heavy lids, staring at her stare at him, transfixed. It’s a sensual sight, primal in its own way, and it opens up something inside him as she continues, “But any way you look at it-”

Oliver can’t help it. He sits up, kissing her mid-thought. For half a second she’s startled, but then she melts against him, wrapping her whole body around his, cradling his head in her hands as she kisses him back.

“I love you,” he tells her in the scarcest whisper of a breath as they part slightly. “Sweaty or rambling, cute or seductive…” He grins. “Protective or screaming for me to come kill a spider-”

“That was one time,” Felicity protests. “And he was the size of my fist. We could have named him and had the cat raise him as her young.”

Oliver chuckles. “I love every last thing about you. I always have and I always will. I am so lucky to have you as my partner, Felicity.”

She might be forty now, but when she blushes happily, biting her lip and smiling, she looks just like she did when he first met her, when he hadn’t thought there was any room for this kind of joy in his life. And, just like then, she utterly takes his breath away.

“We’re lucky to have each other,” she points out. “And I love you, too. Which is something I’d really like to illustrate for you in vivid detail right now, actually.”

“I like that plan,” he grins, hooking his thumbs into the top of her shorts.

Felicity laughs. “I figured you might.”

She stands up, moving to push her shorts down but he bats her hands away, doing it himself. He doesn’t take his time like he usually does - the urgency to be inside her is too much - but he absolutely enjoys the view. She will never not take his breath away. Felicity kicks her sneakers off before losing the shorts, leaving her beautifully naked. She leans down and tugs his shorts down before resettling herself atop him.

They wrap themselves around each other, Oliver slowly falling back on the mat, taking her with him. She spreads her legs, pressing her wet heat right against his hardness. He chokes out a breath as she moans.

One of his hands goes straight back to her ass again - it’s a damn magnet to him, honestly - and the other reaches for her chest. He palms her breast, rolling her nipple between his thumb and forefinger. Her beautiful blue eyes drift shut with a contented noise as she sits up, giving him more room. She puts one hand on his chest for balance and spreads her knees a little further out before rocking her hips against his.

His eyes damn near roll into the back of his head as his cock slips between her wet folds. His head falls back against the mat with a solid thud as every single bit of sensory input his body registers zeroes in on his groin and the way his wife is working herself atop him.

“Felicity… honey,” he says, pinching her nipple a little harder and bucking up beneath her. His hardness slips over her sensitive clit, making her hiss. He does it again, palming her breast before grasping it tightly. “I really need to be inside you.”

She nods, her hair swinging in her ponytail, and rises up slightly. She reaches between them, wrapping her fingers around his cock. His fingers dig into her, making her hiss again, but he can’t bring himself to stop, especially when she pumps him a few times - entirely to make him see stars, he’s positive - before guiding him to her wet entrance. She eases herself down onto him, her mouth open in a needy pant as he fills her. The wet heat of her body’s embrace is so very familiar to him at this point, but it’s still absolutely perfect.

He lets her dictate everything, happy to follow her lead.

The pace she sets is slow, almost lazy. It reminds him of their sparring, of the way she’d tried to wait him out, to wear him down. That tactic is more likely to work this time than in a fight. She’s simultaneously his biggest weakness and his greatest strength. And he wouldn’t have it any other way.

She braces herself on his chest, her rocking hips slowly - slowly - gaining speed. Oliver runs his hands all over her; she’s damp with sweat, her taut muscles moving under his touch, her skin pink with her arousal and pleasure. He’s drawn back to her ass, the plentiful mound so perfectly full in his hands. He grips it tight, just to feel her, not changing the pace one bit, content to let her be in control, to watch her through half-lidded eyes, to see her pleasure growing.

It’s gorgeous as much as it’s intoxicating.

“Oh,” Felicity breathes, her lips parted as she rides him. She tries to keep their gazes locked. It only sort of works because her eyes keep fluttering shut when she grinds down and he hits that spot inside her that he knows makes her pulse race and her pleasure spike.

Part of him wants to reach for her, to run his hands all over her body and kiss every inch of her skin, but the way she’s perched atop him is utterly entrancing and a bigger part of him just wants to enjoy what she’s offering and watch her drive them both right over the tipping point of ecstasy.

But she definitely doesn’t take them there quickly. More than once, he starts to feel that distinctive rush of sensation, but she slows things down every time, picking up on changes in his breathing or maybe the tension in his thighs. It’s maddening and he loves it, but he loves it even more when she smirks down at him as he lets out a frustrated groan. Felicity when she’s a tease is a hell of a thing to behold.

After a while, though, when both of them are slick with sweat and they’ve traded more kisses that he can remember, her movements start to get a bit more purposeful.

“Oliver…”

It’s a helpless little noise, filled with want and desperation for fulfillment. She leans back a bit, bracing one hand against his thigh and grabs his fingers with the other. She brings their joined hands to her clit and lets out a startled gasp as both of their fingers find her stiff little pearl. He wants so badly to see her come undone at this point that his fingers rub her roughly, maybe a little bit faster than she’d choose on her own, but she keeps her hand on his, her own fingers woven between his and it’s the most erotic thing he can remember seeing in a long time.

It doesn’t take long for her to reach the point where she’s trembling, all her attention focused on their fingers between her legs, her hips moving over him, over and over. It does take every ounce of well-earned self-control he’s got to keep from coming until she does, but he manages it, barely.

With an abrupt shout, her whole body seizes up above him, her body stretching out beautifully as she clenches around him, jerking wildly. That sight alone is enough to tip him over, joining her, and he finds himself gasping her name as his vision blurs, her body milking him dry.

The world takes a moment to come back to him.

A heady buzz of euphoria swims in his veins and every bit of his skin feels like it’s oversensitized in the best possible way. But, when reality sinks back in, it’s a whole lot better than it had been at the start of the evening, especially when his wife collapses across his chest. Her hair’s a complete mess, her body sweaty and sated, her cheeks and chest flushed. The smile on her face is absolutely hypnotic. He could live in this moment forever, basking in the afterglow of their love making, with his wife happy and curled up in his arms.

Felicity smiles down at him. “Hey you,” she whispers, kissing him softly on the lips. “There you are.”

“I’ve been right here the whole time,” he tells her.  “Mostly.”

“No,” she counters, but she’s still smiling as she lets her fingers drift through his hair. “But you are now. Welcome home, Oliver.” 

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omg no thank yOU ogm ur so swe e t im sorry if i’m not able to answer all of them cause my memory is an actual pile of shit and my favourite songs are constantly changing but so HERE SO WE GO

*viewer discretion is advised because this user is annoying as shit on adderall*

 1. what album do you feel best describes your mood?at the moment, i am like, OBSESSED with the album “my bad” by Good Dog. like. i relate to EVERY. WORD. EVERY. SONG. in that album. i just. i cant cant cant nope.

  2. if your name had to be a song title which song would it be?“Oh.” ~courtesy of Good Dog

  3. what is your go to sad song when you need to cry?i don’t have a go-to sad song. i don’t cry that much anymore either. like, my pain is like, background noise that bubbles to the surface for a second (and on the rare occasion explodes) but usually like literally 2 seconds later im like im good whats up lol. as far as the last song i had a good ass cry to…..i think it might have been A Song For the Late Night People by Kate Micucci. literally not sure tho

  4. what band would you want as the rest of your superhero team?the FUKIN FRONT BOTTOMS

  5. if you had to live in the world of an album which one would it be and why?i think this question is asking which one album i would want to listen to for the rest of my life? to that, my answer is, fuck you my good sir(in middle school and freshman year of high school my ipod had one album on it. one. on repeat. for years. i literally knew the SHUFFLE by heart that shit was miserable and i do not want to listen to those songs anymore)

  6. what song best describes the person you think your soulmate would be?i don’t believe in soul mates, but as far as a compatible partner goes (based off of my most recent song obsessions) i would choose Scarred Pinkies by Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra. i’ll just drop a few lines riiiiiight here damn this post is gonna be long.“Ah, here lies all hope of being normal, all chance of an epic fate,bussing tables in Lake Tahoe, eating scraps off stranger’s plates.Ah won’t you cure me? Take me to your bug out location off the grid.I’ll tell you how I scarred my pinkies,and we’ll await Armageddon,or take a long nap.Then teach me to write well,and clean my lungs.Watch the love of my life sewing dresses on fireflies.Go and get me some real drugs to paint my blood,All while the thighs of women have lost their church,and the hands of men are shaking in the search.”“straight to hell, might as well clock out now and rail that cinnamon.”“The cops knocked, someone soon might let them in.They’ll find our strawberry cough. They’ll find the secret voice that shepherds towards the droughts in our thoughts until it snows, listen i know you know this,i’m losing it.”sry i posted like, all the lines in the song i relate to in regards of a romantic partner. but basically, in this moment i want a girlfriend i can do a lot of drugs with and shit (permitting they’re not into harder shit than i am), but i have so many problems with drugs that i’d also want that person to help me but also no. idk. in the long term i’d like someone who can help me heal from this shit but in the short term, i want to experience the romance of doing drugs with someone because i haven’t experienced much of life at all

  7. create a poem out of song titles.far away, aimless, (johnny goth/johnny goth)i have no idea what is going on. (sweatertooth)the kids on the bus with their heads against the windows, (movies)straight kids playing dress up, (the official suckers)and a body washed ashore. (johnny goth)face down, share the blame. (sweatertooth/the official suckers)no choice. (major persuit)fine, thanks. (walter mitty and his makeshift orchestra)wow that one was depressing and political lolol i just went with the flow

  8. which album art would you get tattooed?a question i dont have to write a paragraph for cause i already know the answer!!! the knife on the front bottoms album cover for talon of the hawk. i don’t want it to be my first tat tho. still brainstorming.

  9. is there a song that you feel could have been written about you?BRUH I JUST CAME ACROSS A WHOLE ALBUM WRITTEN ABOUT ME SHIT. well, obviously it wasn’t written about me but i relate to e v e r y word fukin hELL. again it’s “my bad” by Good Dog. but i think the song i relate to the most off that album is “Oh.”

  10. if you could only speak in the song lyrics of one artist who would it be?walter mitty and his makeshift orchestra. his new album is one i also hella relate to. my previous obsession before Good Dog came out with their new album XD

  11. if you could have your favorite artist sing one of their songs to you which song would it be?well this one is just impossible. my favorite artist changes and my favorite song changes like every week like fuck

  12. describe where you want to be in ten years with a song title.booger storm by walter mittynah jk how bout Set Phasers To Fun; Alarm Clocks To One by sweatertooth. you know they only have one album but it’s chill af

  13. which song would be the national anthem of your country if you ruled one?attention class….please stand for the pledge of allegiance…….. COLT 45, 2 ZIG ZAGS, BABY THAT’S ALL WE NEED.WE CAN GO TO THE PARK AFTER DARK, SMOKE THAT TUMBLE WEED,AND AS THE MARIJUANA BURN WE CAN TAKE OUR TURN SINGIN THEM DIRTY RAP SONGS.STOP AND HIT THE BONG LIKE CHEECH AND CHONGAND SELL TAPES FROM HERE TO HONG KONG.SO ROLL, ROLL, ROLL MA JOINT. PICK OUT THE SEEDS AND STEMS!WE’RE HIGH AS HELL FLYIN THRU PALMDALE SKATIN ON DAYTON RIMS

  14. what is your go to happy song when you need to feel betteri never really go to songs to feel better but kimya dawson is really comforting. she’s like, my song mom. her music is like a warm hug until you get sad cause you’re alone and all your problems are still there

  15. is there an album that feels like a friend to you?yeah actually. Hard To Be Around by Lovers Turn To Monsters

  16. what is the album that you always blast too loud?usually all but ESP my drinking album XDD it’s called Too by FIDLAR. i dEF recommend a listen next time ur drinkin

  17. which album do you always listen to with headphones?i don’t use headphones in my house unless i’m so upset and relating to the music so hard that it needs to be as loud as possible. which again, most recently, has been “my bad” by Good Dog

  18. what song are you unable to resist dancing to?none of them. i do not dance, have never danced, and will never dance

  19. what song do you always have to sing along to?every song i know the lyrics to. im a singer. i cant…not….sing….

  20. what song do feel would be a beautiful painting?if i knew i woulda goddamn painted it XD i actually used to think that way about a specific old instrumental pink floyd song once but i can’t remember which one

  21. what album do you wish you could unhear and discover again?all of them!!!!! i love them so much but when i relate to music so hard i can’t stop listening to it and then its mundane and i have to go bandcamp hunting again

  22. which album do you want to be the soundtrack to your life?i don’t rly listen to positive music but as far as my life is going right now i’d say the soundtrack is Well Soon by Walter Mitty and his Makeshift Orchestra

  23. which band would you want to be your family?i can’t answer that because i do not know any of them personally XD

  24. what song do you think of in association with beauty?what

  25. what song do you think of in association with pain?like???? all of them???? i suck ????

  26. what lyrics do you feel were written especially for you.none specifically FOR me. i’m the writer :p i can write songs about/for people and i’m kinda jealous that i’m not on the other end cause idk who the fUCK i am. but as far as lyrics i’ve found that are mE on the dot:“I’m an artist. No, I fake it. I repeat myself all day.I tell the same sad storiesin the same pathetic way.When I’m sober I am boring, when I’m drunk I talk too much,When I’m stoned I finally like myself. I shouldn’t just becauseI’m a filthy fucking liar. I think I’m nice when I am not,And I only feel like I can talk when I am smoking pot.”“Oh.” by Good Dog

  27. what lyrics do you want to doodle on every piece of paper?none that sounds boring

  28. what music do you listen to at 3 am?the same music i listen to all throughout the day because i get fixated on music i relate to

  29. pick three albums to take with you into the afterlife.none because the afterlife doesn’t exist fools get wit tha program

  30. what is music to you in one word?music

like, do you even read this? like homie it’s so long i feel like i get charity asks but like, I DON’T MIND I LOVE ASKS but holy fuck i’m annoying and i would stop being so specific and rambley if people just told me to shut up

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In Hollywood, it’ s all about size. Huge spending plans, supersized casts, boffo ticket office openings. And because world, there is maybe absolutely nothing bigger than the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If Avengers: Infinity War showed anything, it’ s that the MCU had actually made its scope. It would make good sense, then, that the most recent installation-- Ant-Man and the Wasp-- would planning to drawback its wagon to its bonafide stars. It doesn’ t, and it doesn ’ t have to. It has, to obtain the web ’ s most current mini-meme, BDE .

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Before we enter that, or anymore size jokes, a couple of points of clearness. Ant-Man and the Wasp occurs basically simultaneously with Infinity War. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) briefly pointed out because film that Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) would be remaining the fight with Thanos, and in his standalone motion picture we learn why: His jaunt to Germany in Captain America: Civil War put him in infraction of the Sokovia Accords , which required him into home arrest in the Bay Area. While the other Avengers were battling Thanos out in the galaxy and in the fields of Wakanda, Ant-Man was stuck at house. How his story will connect the higher MCU isn’ t even really exposed up until the (excellent, however awful to ruin) post-credits scene-- a throwback to the time when all the Marvel motion pictures ’ But wait, there ’ s more! minutes teased the huge team-up to come.

And truly, that’ s precisely what an Ant-Man film requirements. Honestly, it’ s exactly what the MCU requirements. After a couple of movies where the fate of the whole universe hung in the balance-- Infinity War , Black Panther , Thor: Ragnarok -- Marvel required a palate-cleanser, a film that wasn ’ t all-or-nothing. And while director Peyton Reed ’ s motion picture trashes a couple of San Francisco traveler locations, no nation is annihilated, and no world gets pounded. Hela, the Goddess of Death, is no place to be discovered. It ’ s simply a little side-hustle about Hank Pym(Michael Douglas)and Hope Van Dyne(Evangeline Lilly)attempting to rescue Janet Van Dyne(Michelle Pfeiffer )-- their spouse and mom, respectively-- from the quantum world. It 27; s a Post-It Note suggestion of an experience.

And it 27; s a wonderful time. The setup: Scott is a simply a couple of days far from finishing his home arrest when he has a dream about Janet Van Dyne, a quantum entanglement that offers the crucial her household has to get her out after being stuck there for 30 years.( An unanswered concern: Where does one eat/sleep/poop in the quantum world, which essentially appears like a floor-less hot-box camping tent at Coachella? )As is constantly the case, getting Janet out isn ’ t that basic-- specifically because they ’ re attempting to do it while a gangster, played by an incredibly maniacal Walton Goggins, and a brand-new mystical bad guy called Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen )both vie for control of Pym ’ s laboratory and all the innovation inside.

This type of tightly-constructed story not just prevents the issues other current Marvel motion pictures have actually had with aiming to do excessive, it likewise offers the film time to breathe, to establish characters and develop worlds, without needing to move focus to an entire brand-new place and collection of heroes every 10 minutes.

This sort of tightly-constructed story not just prevents the issues other current Marvel motion pictures have actually had with aiming to do excessive, it likewise provides the motion picture time to breathe, to establish characters and construct worlds, without needing to move focus to an entire brand-new area and collection of heroes every 10 minutes. All which is to state, it lets Evangeline Lilly’ s Wasp grow-- and take the program. Ant-Man might get prominence, however Hope is the one driving the action. (I suggest that actually, she strikes the streets of San Francisco like Steve McQueen in Bullitt.) Not just does she get the much better battle scenes, she likewise provides a reasonable share of one-liners, which isn’ t a simple job in a film that restored Michael Pe ñ a’ s Luis for some grand scene larceny. When it concerns world-building, the Ant-Man follow up digs even further into the quantum world, revealing its lots of wrinkles and rainbows in a manner similar to how Doctor Strange constructed out its numerous magical worlds. It likewise, in a nod to very science geeks, functions tardigrades , the tiny ""water bears" "that appear like tablet bugs in khakis.

Then there' 27; s the matter of Ant-Man and the Wasp' 27; s breadth, which, sensibly, focuses just on Scott Lang' 27; s try to assist Hank and Hope while not getting captured for breaching his parole. It' 27; s effective, and seems like a turn of occasions that might occur in the time allocated. Marvel films have actually constantly had unusual scopes: They’ re enormous occasions of worldwide (or galactic) significance that frequently end and start in under a week. It’ s hard to inform given that the sun never ever embeds in area, however I’d quote the enormous battles of Infinity War involved about 48 hours of actual time. Ant-Man and the Wasp finishes its complete arc in a smooth 36, take or provide, in addition to a conveniently absorbable two-hour run time. Which' 27; sall the time it requires-- in both period and story-- to unspool its plot and capture Scott and Hope up with all the Avengers, chronologically speaking. Whatever you require in one small time pill.

Truly, lean-and-meanness is Ant-Man and the Wasp’ s biggest present. After a couple of movies loaded with all-you-can-eat chest-thumping, Reed’ s motion picture is a needed digestif, all the delights of a Marvel motion picture diminished down into a fast caper that cuts through the post-Infinity War fog. Yes, this is all part of Marvel’ s style. The studio understood it required a breather in between that movie and next year’ s Captain Marvel. That doesn’ t mean that Ant-Man and the Wasp, with all of their ease and small talk, shouldn’ t saunter in and have a little enjoyable. The reward is substantial-- even if the motion picture isn’ t.

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Dark Nights: Metal #4

Dream whisks an aged Batman and Superman from the Dark Multiverse into the Dreaming, and tells them a story that could help them save everything from turning dark. Meanwhile, the teams of Wonder Woman, Dr. Fate, and Kendra Saunders; Aquaman and Deathstroke; and Hal Jordan, Mr. Terrific, and the Plastic Man-Egg search the universe for the last traces of Nth metal. The first group runs into the guardians of the Rock of Eternity, then gets betrayed by one of their own. The second finds that the tomb of Atlantis’ first King is actually a portal further into the depths; and the last finds that a new ruler sits on the throne of Thanagar, aided by Starro.

Things start off bad for the heroes in this issue, and they end even worse, but there’s still hope. It takes some digging to find it at times, and after spending what feels like decades being tortured in the Dark Multiverse, Batman has almost lost it completely. Luckily, he’s standing right next to Superman, who helps Batman find his one source of immutable hope – his family.

At this point, Metal is inventing new stops just to pull them out: introducing Nightmare-Supermen that feel a bit like a throw-away, once again tweaking the mythology of the Monitor and Anti-monitor, having one character burst out of another’s body, bringing in a new-and-improved Starro, and more. Metal is pure comics spectacle, a cosmic and mythic opera reaching every corner of the DC multiverse that shows no signs of slowing.

  Batman #37

Lois and Clark, and Selina and Bruce go on a double date to the Gotham county fair, though they have to be in superhero costumes to get in. To not be too suspicious, Clark and Bruce switch, and while Lois dresses as Catwoman, Selina gets in on purr charm. And then the two couples talk, the boys and girls sticking to their own, each asking the other about their relationships. Also, Clark and Bruce develop a baseball rivalry. It’s a cute, funny, feel-good issue. The worst thing that happens is that some loser attempts to steal Lois’ purse, with both Superman and Batman right there. And while I wouldn’t say this issue is sexy, it doesn’t shy away from the fact that these couples totally bone, they have fun doing it, and it’s a substantial part of their attraction to each-other. It’s, you know, more mature than either the chaste Golden age stuff, or the hypersexualized stuff we still get in some comics today. Which isn’t to say that Clay Mann draws either gender modestly.

This and the previous issue make for a short arc that really puts more of the emphasis on “friends” than the “super.”

  Justice League #35

Glenn Gammeron comes to the Justice League asking for help finding and catching a bug that could potentially eat everything on Earth. The League, and Wonder Woman especially, is still under suspicion of blame for the death of the nun last issue – but unlike last issue, this one sees the League come together to find and eliminate a world-ending threat with precision and coordination. Not that their heroism today does much to curb the shock and horror of the leaked footage of the nun’s death by the end of the issue.

This issue is actually quite simple and straightforward, mainly earning its recommendation on the strength of Priest’s flavor, chiefly a two page conversation entirely in untranslated Spanish between Jessica Cruz and Glenn; and an exchange on black beauty between Glenn and Cyborg. Priest is one of the superhero genre’s best natural-dialogue writers, and the camaraderie he writes between the league makes this book stand out despite it’s formal simplicity.

  Wild Storm #10

IO and Skywatch prepare for war, and everyone else who knows about their existence prepares to be caught in the middle. The HALO team plans to plant a bomb in IO’s lab, The Doctor (not that one) and Jenny Sparks have a drink over what each of them knows and doesn’t about the two agencies, and Pris has her greatest fears confirmed.

There’s an easy tension through this issue, a calm before the storm, a serenity in knowing that things right now aren’t nearly as fucked as they will be shortly. Bendix and Lauren of Skywatch are the prime example, their scene playing out like Sorkin walk-and-talk between colleagues who aren’t planning a secret war between the most powerful forces of and off Earth. But also, The Doctor (not that one) and Jenny are getting as drunk as their bodies allow them while discussing their roles as the Earth’s sworn defenders. Given the current political climate – with the Republican controlled Congress having just signed off on their catastrophic new tax bill the morning I’m writing this – the overall tone is uncomfortably relatable. A type of hyper-banality, holding on to the feeling that *this* is real, and everything to come will be somehow less so.

  Marvel 2-in-1 #1

While Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm pop up in the Marvel universe from time to time, with Spider-Man, or the Guardians of the Galaxy, or the in humans; but Reed and Sue, and their children have disappeared completely – and with them, the Fantastic Four. And without the Fantastic Four, Ben and Johnny have drifted apart. Johnny has started behaving even more dangerously, as though seeking death, while Ben is more quietly melancholic. But a gift from Reed, by way of Doctor Doom, finally reunites them, and gets them to set off on at least one more adventure.

Chip Zdarsky gets better with every series he starts. And this one feels so much different if only because it’s probably his first that wasn’t pitched as primarily a comedy. Chip has done a great job finding the humor in depressed characters, but in this issue he’s allowed (himself) to let Ben and Johnny sit in their loss. The two have lost their family and the thing that gave them purpose. Johnny feels like he may even be losing his powers. More than ever, they need each other, and they need something to keep them going, looking forward instead of wallowing in the past. And luckily they what they need. They reunite, they fight, they find something to do together. Both of them are still clearly very sad, but now they’ve got something to do, together.

Cheung, Dell, Wong, and Martin’s art is a perfect fit for Zdarksy’s story, with lots of fine, realistic, detail and intense hashed shadows that hang and drop over the characters despite being on fire or a big rock.

  Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #298

This is, unfortunately, another lesser issue of Peter Parker, as plot once again takes priority over character. Teresa and Johnny break Peter out of jail, and as Peter and Teresa attempt to go to Horizon University in San Francisco for help, they’re accosted by the Vulture and Whiplash. Luckily for them, Black Panther comes in with a deus ex machina. Like, I get swooping in from nowhere to solve problems is what a superhero *does*, but that doesn’t excuse poor storytelling.

  Ms. Marvel #25

Kamala has left Jersey, leaving the Garden State under the protection of Red Dagger, and her friends, who take turns moonlighting as Ms. Marvel. They still haven’t put together that a missing Kamala and a missing Ms. Marvel are related, tho.

Despite Kamala not appearing in this issue, Ms. Marvel. Her friends working together and sacrificing their time and safety to patrol Jersey is Ms. Marvel all over. Them taking turns and time to patrol for burglary as well as looking into an assisted care home to make certain there’s no science dungeon in it is in the spirit of what Ms. Marvel means to her community. She’s such a symbol of stability that when she’s not around, Jersey finds it necessary to recreate her. And judging by the final pages of this issue, they’re gonna need her.

Comic Reviews 12/20/17 Dark Nights: Metal #4 Dream whisks an aged Batman and Superman from the Dark Multiverse into the Dreaming, and tells them a story that could help them save everything from turning dark.

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Nominations List - Updated

Sorry for the delay getting this up. It’s not even complete. I’ve been working on it for days. but I’m still only up to the AU category. I’m going to try to get some more down tomorrow, but as it’s Easter I might not get much done.

1. THE ONE THAT MADE YOU GASP! — A story which had a plot twist you didn’t see coming. Something that caught you so off guard that you had to stop a minute and take a breath before devouring the rest. What’s the story for you?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

Archetype by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Chaotic Peter Parker by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider

Fallen Angel by Musicheart08

Figure-Out-Able by  Aimaim94

Flying And Flips by  Myglassesaredirty  

Give Him The Life, That I Couldn't Give You by Superherotiger

Inevitable by Annie_Walker

Irondad Ficlets by Ironxprince

Like Father, Like Son by An_Odd_Idea

Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider

No Longer In Service by Starryknight09

Proof Of Concept by Flurrbee

Serenity by Jolinarjackson

Shock Therapy by Solstice

Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce

Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind       by Lansfics7

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Case Of The Sinister Spider by Ironfamjam

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse

Time Will Tell by Tonystarkissist

Unforeseen Circumstances by Jlmonroe1234

 2. THE MULTI-CHAPTER YOU COULDN’T PUT DOWN — A story which kept you up all night or calling in sick for work so you were free to read. Who’s the culprit?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Parent Apparent by Happyaspie

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

A Sailor Went To Sea by by Yellowdistress

Acolyte by Macabre

Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals

All The Devils Are Here by Yellowdistress

All The Senseless Scars by Notapartytrick

And You’ll Blow Us All Away by Losingmymindtonight

Astronomy In Reverse by Pansley

Breathe, Then Repeat by Thesecretuchiha

Come My Darling, Homeward Bound by Iamirondad

Ever In Your Favor by Iron—Spider

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth by Da_Moose

Exploding Head Syndrome by Foolscapper

Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

Free Like A Broken Heart by Notapartytrick

I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter

Identity Crisis by Kitcat992

If They All Knew About You by Mshermia

In Unlikely Places by Looneylizzie

Irondad Ficlets by Ironxprince

Legacy by Docseuss

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron—Spider

Mr. Parker Declined To Comment by Apisdn

Pain Will Always Come Back To Haunt You by Kevy_Grayce

Permanence by Theexhaustedalchemist

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom

Proof Spiderman Loves Clickbait by Mauvera

Rise From The Ashes; Just To See You Again by Mintstream

Silent Screams And Surprising Saviors by Normalisoverrated

Sins Of The Fathers by Geekymoviemom

Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React by Gayplums

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Definition Of Family by Queen (Ramble)

The End Of Infinity by Friendlyneighborhoodfangirls

The Haunted by Emily_F6

The Lost And Forgotten by Lizcraz

The Rattle Of Their Hearts by Iron_Spider

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

Transitions by Neuropsych

Turn Back The Clock (And I'll Try Again In The Morning) by Madasthesea

We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve by Polaroid15

We Will Foresee Obstacles by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)

We're Gonna Have To Do This Together by edibna,

 3. THE ONE-SHOT THAT THAT HAD YOU HOOKED — Some writers can cram more greatness into less words than a 100k monster. What’s the one-shot that did it for you?

 5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did by Losingmymindtonight

A Different Kind Of Surprise by Winterturtle

A Little Gray Area (Where I Can Keep You Safe) by Divineprojectzero

A Lot Can Happen In Approximately Two Years  by Soverysesual

Adventures In Babysitting  by Victori

Blessed Be The Boys Time Can’t Capture by Killerqueenwrites

Born Anew From Dust And Blood by Superherotiger

Countless Ways To Say I Love You by Hopeless_Hope

Disappearing Bruises by Happyjuicyfruit

Everything I Wanna Say About You Is More Than Enough To Write A Novel by Magnetichearts

Familiar Faces by Happyaspie

Fitting In (Tiny Spaces) by Aloneintherain

For Good by Madelinedear

Give Hime The Life, That I Couldn’t Give You  by Superherotiger

Guess How Much I Love You by Jack_Hunter

Hear You Me  by Starryknight09

I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

I Did It All For You (So I Can’t Lose You Now) by Another_Introvert

I Didn’t Ask To Be In This Family  by Webtrinsic

I Have A Nephew!  by Zimnokurw

I Just Wanted To Protect You by Sunflowerspideyy

I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron

I Promise You Kid, You're Safe Now by Bstarship

I Will Soften Every Edge by Losingmymindtonight

In My Heart There Was A Kind Of Fighting by Iron_Spider

It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year  by Freyaatterton

It's All In The Delivery, Baby by Grace_D

Keeping Watch  by Oreoluvr13

Let Sleeping Heroes Lie  by Attackonomelas

Move Back Home Forever  by Chasingflower

New Dream by Writerllofllworlds

Of Flying And Falling by Polaroid15,

Parallels by Kianisabitch

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanic

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Physics Class  by Fictionalworldsareexquisite

Place In Your Heart by Potrix

Quantum Mechanics 5010  by Pipgraham

Quaranteens by Blueh

Someone To Want Me by Fritokays

Something Here Will Eventually Have To Explode by Madasthesea

The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer  by Ironmum

The Lightning Strike by Covo728

The Primary Reason Tony Stark Would Throw Down With An Anti-Vaxxer In The Street by Caraminha

The World Is Not Kind by Trickster88

There’s A Fine, Fine Line  by Faerialchemist

Til The Fight Is Done by Jinxquickfoot

To Be Like You by Polaroid15

Unauthorized Field Trip  by Duskblue

Voices Carry by Ferretshark

Waste Not, Want Not by  by Mttraspberrypie

What Do I Look Like To You, A Clearance Rack?   by Peterstank

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120

You Got Lost While Getting Older  by Kuragay

 4. THE BEST THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES — A drabble (under 1k) can pack in all the goodness that you need in a coffee break read. What’s that story for you?

 A Scene In Space by An_Odd_Idea

Asthmatic Spider by by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Buttering Me Up by Iron_Spider

Cramps by Thisrosehasanothername

Cuddle Bug by Marvelous_Writer

Food At Home by Aimaim94

I Feel A Filth In My Bones (Wash Off My Hands Til It's Gone) by Madasthesea

Insomniacs In The Dark by Littlemissagrifina

Irondad Cuddles by Lilacsoulw

Nice To Meet You, Peter by Loubuttons

Nothing Like A Fresh Cup Of Humiliation In The Morning by Madasthesea

Of Christmas Lights And Car Chases by Marvelous_Writer

Of Masks And Memories by Littlemissagrafina

Outsider by Pinkeastereggs

Place In Your Heart by Potrix

Quentin Knows Best by Undercover_Royalty

S.O.S. (Somehow Obtained Son) by Madasthesea

Safety Net by Baloobird

You’re Always My Kid by Cyn_Writes

Let The Mind Games Begin Ironmum

Outsider by Pinkeastereggs

F.R.I.D.A.Y, When Did I Get A Son by Iwritesometimes (Orphan_Account)

Sleeping At Last by Webtrinsic

I Don’t Want To Rule My Own Country, I Just Want To Pass 10th Grade by Andromath

Patterns by Nokurde

The Dangers Of Sleeping On The Upside Of The Bed by Honorable_Mention

Dressing Up As A Hero by Madam_Sunflower

Carry Me by Shitforbrains

Spider Cooties by The_Forgotten_Nobody

Home Is Where The Heart Is by Wentrinsic

 5. THE BIODAD THAT TOUCHED YOUR HEART — Some of the greatest stories flip canon and make Tony Peter’s biological father. Be it baby Peter taking his first steps or Tony dealing with the fact his son is following in his superhero footsteps as Spider-Man, which is the one you loved most of all?

 A Gift Of Blood by Theeclecticsoul

An Abstract Concept by Iron-Spider

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Blood And Iron by Aliciamirza

Built From Scraps by Peter Stank

Congratulations, It's A Boy by Capiocapi

Happy Birthday - And Merry Christmas by Thequeenofwhump

Happy Hogan Never Forgets A Face by Jen27ny

Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade

I Love You More Than Anything by Iron_Spider

I Told You To Be Better(And You Became The Best) by Haru_K

If They Knew All About You by Mshermia

Little Demons Like To Play by Raccooncati

My Little Bambino by Maicaly

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger

Slow Down, Start Again From The Beginning by Cassiecasyl

So Many Things Left To Say (Series) by Sarcasmismyweapon

Sound Logic by Aytheria

Spiderson by Emily_F6

Stars, Hide Your Fires by Yellowdistress.

The Gift  by Uskblue

The Less Than Secret Life by Yellowdistress

The One Where Peter Is Related To Tony by Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Fan

The Ties That Bind Us by Winterturtle

They Say Boys Don't Cry (But Your Dad Has Shed A Lot Of Tears) by Tempestaurora

Tomorrow And Tomorrow by Yellowdistress

What We Are (Series) by Yellowdistress

What’s In A Name? by Geekymoviemom

Twist Of Fate  by Karenninaaa

I Hold You Closer Than I Ever Knew I Could Do by Yourgaydad

Hydra’s Not A Home (Series) by Tempestaurora

Premature Love by  by Seeingthoughtsthroughwords

Move Back Home Forever by Chasingflower

Rest Your Head Close To My Heart, Never To Part (Baby Of Mine) by 14million_Constellations

Let Me Pave The Path Until You Come Back  (Series) by Elliahrose

Coming Home by  by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Made Of Iron Born Of Fire (Series)  by             Savvysass And Imgoingtocrash

Tony Stark Vs. Babies "R" Us by Mainstreamelectricalparade

 6. THE ONE WITH THE FIELD TRIP — The field trip trope is one of the most popular in the fandom. What’s the story that you think pulls all the elements together to make it great?

 A Different Take by Cyberwolfwrites

Academic Commitment by Underoosstark

Bullies, Interns, And Secret Things by Thecuriousclockwork

Constant Internal [Spider] Screaming: Semi-Connected Scenes From A Graduating Senior’s Life by Isadancurtisproduction

Everyday Superhero by Stoneage_Woman

Field Trip by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Field Trip Flip by Happyaspie

From Your Perspective, The World Is Flat by Blueh

I Don’t Want To Talk About It Anymore by Bees_And_Wasps

It's Above My Clearance Level by Tsk

Living With Superheros? Not Cool by Groot_Is_God

Mr Stark Enough For You? (Another Field Trip Fic Bcs We Dont Have Enough) by Livinei

Neon Liar (Hiding In Plain Sight) by Isadancurtisproduction

No Reason To Go by Pokegeek151

One Fall Weekend by Marvelous_Writer

Patterns by Nokurde

Peter-Man - Oh, F*Ck - I Mean Spider-Man by Orphan_Account

Tower Of Donuts And Doubts by Platinumdollz

Who Is He? by Velarisstars

You're What?  by Shewritesall

It's Above My Clearance Level by tsk

Peter and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Field Trip by cazei

Field Trip to Home, Joy by Every_Fandom_Trash

The Field Trip: Tony and Peter Reunion Edition by moreofareaderthanawriter

Ned Leeds and the Best Field Trip Ever by AriPotter

    7. THE TIME AFTER TIME ONE — There’s some great time travel stories out there, but which is your favorite?

 Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Breathe, Then Repeat by Thesecretuchiha

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) by Da_Moose

Hero by Lady_Oneder

I Have Time by Peterparkr

I’ve Learned To Lose You by Peterparkr

It’s Me, Remember? by  Nanixerka

Oh, Take Me Back To The Start by Theregularwriter

Peter And Morgan's 40-Year-Long-Day by Thismarvelouslife

The End Is Just A New Beginning by Tytach

The Other Mr. Stark by Jelly_Pies

The Time Traveler’s Mentor by Iamirondad

Time To Pretend by Rowan_M

Turn Back The Clock (And I'll Try Again In The Morning) by Madasthesea

We Will Foresee Obstacles  by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)

Whatever It Takes by Starryknight09

  8. THE ONE WITH ALL THE OWIES — Another massively popular Irondad trope is hurt/comfort, and there’s some amazing stuff out there. Which is the one that you love most of all?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Different Take by Cyberwolfwrites

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

A Scare In The Stark Household by Marvelous_Writer

Air I Breathe by Heartofcathedrals

Apartment 43B by Ironfamjam

Atlas by Polaroid15

Be Weak by Fluencca

Broken by My Own Hand (Put Back Together by Yours) by Gwenoakley

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

But What Is Grief? by Odd_1

Caught In A Lie by Krystalpomme

Contentiously Ambiable by Ktoon

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Danger Pizza by Alice_In_Ink

Darkness Will Be Rewritten by Marveal

Dude, Do These Tacos Taste Funny To You? by First_Page

Five Times Peter Said "Sorry" To Tony Stark by Agentnerd

Follow The North Star Home by Fallingforbees

Foolish, Fragile Spine by Plnkblue

For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) by Ghostinthebau

Funeral by Mjscorner

Held On As Tightly As You Held On To Me by Itsreallylaterightnow & Killerqueenwrites

Lazarus, Come Forth by by Iron_Spider

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron—Spider

Of Flying And Falling by Polaroid15

Outnumbered by Heartofcathedrals

Peaches by Peterparkr

Peppermint Allergy by Carpediem369

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanic

Project Pride by Thesleepingowl

Seeing Without Sound by Astronomical_Alien

Shelter by Unluckyolive

Sometimes It’s Easier To Just Swim Down by Mjscorner

Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7

Statistically Speaking by Foolscapper

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

Stuck by Jelly-Pies

The Adventures Of Spidy-Son And Iron-Dad (Series) by Eva7673

The Past Is Knocking On My Door by Maicaly

The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

The World Is Not Kind by Trickster88

Thirteen Minutes by Solstice

Wandering Child (So Lost, So Helpless) by Almond_Blossoms

We All Chase After A Few Dying Stars by Losingmymindtonight

What I Have, I Give To You by Aatticsaltt

What If There Is No Tomorrow? by Iron_Spider

When My Body Won't Hold Me Anymore (Where Will I Go) by Madasthesea

You Better Watch Out by Ciaconnaa

You’ll Always Get There First by Crowkag

Your Heart Changed (Mine Stayed The Same) by Loisselina

 9. THE ONE THAT HURTS SO GOOD — We all like a bit of angst sometimes, so what’s the story that you wanted to hide from but you had to keep reading to get to the happy ending?

 ... And When You Can’t Crawl ...  by Jolinarjackson & Shoyzzart

5 Times Tony Forgot Peter Was Just A Kid by Parkrstark

A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

Caught In A Lie by Krystalpomme

Cycle Through by Ambivalentangst

Dear God by Krystalpomme

Don't Worry About Me by Chvotic

Ever In Your Favor by  Iron_Spider

Fifteen Years In The Making by Potts89

Goodbye Mr. Stark, Thanks For Trying by Jelly-Pies

Held On As Tightly As You Held On To Me by Itsreallylaterightnow & Killerqueenwrites

I Need You (To Be Free) by Marveal

I Promise I'll Do Better by 221broadwayiron

I Want Go by Chvotic

I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter

If They Knew All About You by Mshermia

If You Can't Catch A Breath (You Can Take The Oxygen Straight Out Of My Own Chest) by Losingmymindtonight

If You Listen You Can Hear The Ibis by Yellowdistress

Inevitable by Annie_Walker

Its Always The Little Things by Uncertainty_Principle

Jealous? by Chvotic

Let's Get On With Living (While We Can) by  Almond_Blossoms

Love Leaves A Memory No-One Can Steal by Ironmum

May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself

More Peril In Thine Eye by Iron_Spider

Not So Friendly  by Ramble_On

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)  by Myglassesaredirty

Of Drizzly Skies And Saltwater Taffy by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Of Flying And Falling   by Polaroid15

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone  by The-Reverse-Mermaid

Please, Understand by Jipseebree

Protect  by Watermeloness

Reviving Peter Parker  by Yellowdistress

Stab Me In The Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7

Standing On My Own Two Feet  by Minigigi

Stop, Look, Listen  by  Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

Stuck by Jelly-Pies

Sunlight by Ardenskyeholmes221

The Art Of Losing by Fluencca

The Missing 92 Days by Yellowdistress

The Room Where It Happens by Notapartytrick

The World Is Wide (But I Feel So Small)  by Buckets_Of_Stars

Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse

Turn Back The Clock (And I’ll Try Again In The Morning) by              Madasthesea

We Will Find Our Way Through The Dark  by Ashleyparker2815

What You Were Then I Am Today (Series)  by Madasthesea

When My Body Won't Hold Me Anymore (Where Will I Go)  by Madasthesea

When Trauma Comes Knocking by Kevy_Grayce

 10. THE ONE THAT SOOTHES THE PAIN — What’s The Story That You Go To When You Need A Pick-Me-Up After The Angst?

 5 Times A Spider-Baby Got Dad Smooched by Buckets_Of_Stars

5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud by Grilledcheesing

5 Times Tony Calls Peter Baby by Madasthesea

5 Times Tony Stark Protected Penny Parker   by Emily_F6

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It  by Savana_Marlark

Bedside Stories  by Wildwaveswhist

Bitch Better Have My Money by Neicy286

Career Day: A Short Story by Shewritesall

Congratulations, It's A Boy Capiocapi

Cuddle Bug  by Marvelous_Writer

Early Childhood Education by Thedisneyoutsider

Five Times Peter And Tony Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

For Want Of A Dad (In Need Of A Son) by Ghostinthebau

Hardest Lessons (Softest Results) by Mainstreamelectricalparade

I Can Hold The Weight Of The Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

Instant Kill Mode by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

It's My Party And I'll Bite If I Want To  by Whumphoarder

Leave Me Where I Am (I'm Only Sleeping) by Hopeless_Hope

Macho Macho Man by Iron_Spider

My Boy  by Thisisnotourlasthunt

No More Lonely by Shewritesall

Peter Revs His Engine by Punkybunny

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Research And Disaster by Blueh

Storm   by Parkerxheart

That's How You And I Will by  by Frostysunflowers

The Reinvention Of Tony Stark by Losingmymindtonight

The Road So Far  by Nicolemoon8

The Sun's Starting To Rise (These Are Beautiful Times  by Jelly-Pies

Titan's Lullaby by Starstepper

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal by Finny3120

Whatever It Takes by Starryknight90

Where You Never Would Have Looked by Jwriter819

You And Me Lying On The Tile Floor (Trying To Keep Cool) by Madasthesea

11. THE ONE WITHOUT A HOME TO GO TO — There’s some wonderful homeless Peter stories out there, so which is the one you were blown away by?

 A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud

After The Landslide by Freyaatterton

After The Landslide by Freyaatterton

Distracted by A Dime by Happyaspie

Hope Is The Strongest Power  by Sarayin

I Told You I Had Issues by Bergen

I’m Lost (I Feel So Very Found)  by Cold_Nights_Summer_Days

In The End by Annie_Walker

Is It Too Much To Ask For Home That Lasts? Ft. Peter Parker by Wakandaforever2357

Living With Superheroes? Not Cool by Groot_Is_God

Make Way For Tomorrow by Hopeless_Hope

One Step Unto The Lonely Road (Has Scarred Me For Life)  by Hopeless_Hope

Paradise by Last_Of_Her_Kind

Reintroducing Hope by Fernandidilly_Yo

The Art Of Publicity by Xmypandabear

The Little Things (That I Miss) by Da_Moose

The Lost And Forgotten by Litcraz

The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle

Thunder And Attrition by Magniloquentchanteuse

To Find A Home (Series) by Aceofstars16

Unexpected (Everything I Never Knew I Wanted) by Moonchild2593

Unexpected Finds by Snarkymuch

Unwanted by Agib

 12. THE ONE THAT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD — There’s lots of imaginative AUs in Irondad fic. Whether it’s Steve and Tony as baseball players or Pepper being Peter’s mom, which one is your number one?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Guardian Among Us by Superherotiger

A Just An Honorable Hand by Friendlyneighborhoodirondad

A Little Monument Of Stones  by Yellowdistress

A Long Way Forward by Rxcrcfllptrs

A Soul's Best Friend by Superherotiger

Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys by Parkrstark

And The Band Played On  by   Bobee

Archetype  by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Blood On My Hands (Beast In My Heart) by   Baloobird & Buckets_Of_Stars

Can’t Erase What I Wrote In Ink (Tell Me How Can I Change The Story) by Littlemissagrafina

Dear Fellow Traveler (Series) by Superherotiger

Ever In Your Favor by Iron_Spider

Have Patience, A Quick Wit, And A Gentle Heart by Ironfamjam

I Battle My Jerk Step-Dad by Andromath

I Will Carry You (Always) by Thestarvingwriter

In A Galaxy Far, Far Away (Series) by Madasthesea

It’s A New Life But Always The Same Love  by Wisterispidey

Moulded Mind by Wingswithoutstrings

Never Tear Us Apart by Imeanthatsprettysnazzy

No Matter What (You Keep Finding Something To Fight For)  by Rejectedmarvel

No Matter Where You Are, I'll Be There For You by X_Writingn_X

Nothing Left To Lose by  Notapartytrick

Oh, Bite Me  by Nanixerka

Once Upon A Reality by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Only For A Little While by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Petey And The Hermit by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Pilot by Cold_Nights_Summer_Days

Quantum Mechanics 5010  by Pipgraham

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger

Sea Spider by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Spidey Tot by Kevy_Grayce

The Boy Who Would Be King  by Writerreadsstuff

The Day Peter’s Name Finished With Stark by Skyrocket25

The Phoenix Project by Geekymoviemom

The Will Of The Force by Madasthesea

Though Everything Is A Miracle by Overtures

To Continue Being  by Censored

Tony Built A Son (Series)  by   Footloose_Poets

Until It Disappeared From Me by Ashleyparker2815

Unto The Breach  by Melissabosquez

What If We Never Were?  by  Ladylangst

What Occurred In Raychester Castle  by Fictionart

What We Grow To Be by Killerqueenwrites

When I Am On Your Shoulders by Ladyblackwater

Where Life Begins And Love Never Ends  by  Kitkatwinchester

You Got Lost While Getting Older  by Kuragay

You Mispronounced Spider by Lliblo

  13. THE TWEAKING THE SETTINGS ONE — There’s things we all wish we could change in canon — *cough* Endgame *cough* — so which canon divergence does it for you?

 5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud by Grilledcheesing

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Beautiful Boy by Emily_Davison

Bittersweet by Kevy_Grayce

Breathe Again by Gwenoakley

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

Dear Mr. Fantasy by Iron_Spider

Exploding Head Syndrome by Foolscapper

Home by Patrochilles_Trash

I Did It All For You (So I Can’t Lose You Now) by Another_Introvert

I Will Restore All That Was Broken by Killerqueenwrites

May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling by Embarrassing_Myself

Moulded Minds by Wingswithstrings

One In A Million by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Peter's Ghost And One (1) Obnoxious Orange Stone by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Battle by Oblossom

The End Of Infinity by Friendlyneighborhoodfangirls

The Rattle Of Their Hearts by Iron_Spider

The Returned by Nicolemoon8

Titan's Lullaby by Starstepper

Up Came The Sun (Series) by Whimsicalethnographies

We Will Foresee Obstacles by Blackwatchandromeda (Avenris)

What Makes A Family by Doctornineandthreequarters

What Was Missing Was You by Happyaspie

What Were The Words I Meant To Say Before You Left by Madasthesea

Whatever It Takes by Starryknight09

When Peter Forgot What Day It Was by Goldenambedo

    14. THE ONE YOU GO BACK TO AGAIN AND AGAIN — Some fics deserve a re-read or ten. What’s the story you go find yourself going back to?

 5 Times Peter Fell, And Tony Caught Him. And The 1 Time Tony Didn’t by Eva7673

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood by Ambivalentangst

A Guardian Among Us by Superherotiger

A Parent Apparent by Happyaspie

Age Regression Was Impossible... Right? by Chvotic

All The Devils Are Here by Yellowdistress

Am I Just A Shadow You Drew by Ironxprince

Apartment 43B by Ironfamjam

Back To Bed by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Beautiful Boy by Emily_Davison

Built From Scraps by Peterstank

Ever In Your Favor by Iron—Spider

Family Is More Than Blood (It Is Light) by Moonchild2593

I Just Wanted To Protect You by Sunflowerspideyy

I'm At One by Patrochilles_Trash

Kangaroo Care by Tonystarkissist

Keeping Company by Whumphoarder And Xxx_Cat_Xxx

Lean On Me by Parkerxheart

Moulded Minds by Wingswithoutstrings

My Boy by Thisisnotourlasthunt

Never Gonna Let You Down by Emily_F6

Play by Losingmymindtonight

Reviving A Spiderling by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Rules Are Made To Be Broken by Ironmum

Sins Of The Fathers by Geekymoviemom

Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React by Gayplums

The Darkest Hour Is Just Before The Dawn by Starryknight09

The Lost And Forgotten by Litcraz

The One Where Peter Is Bucky’s Weakness by Jinxquickfoot

The Rise And Fall Of A Spider by Spidersoning

The Spider-Man Conspiracy by             Tempestaurora

The Stars The Moon They Have All Been Blown Out (You Left Me In The Dark) by Madasthesea

Webcams And Webshooters (Series) by Losingmymindtonight

  15. THE SERIES THAT SWEPT YOU AWAY — Some of us love to go on a long ride with a series, so which is the world of multiple stories that you binged or waited anxiously for each update?

 Another June Day by Skeeter_110

Chaotic Peter Parker by Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Dear Peter Parker, What To Say To You by Littlemissagrafina

Family Business- Supernatural Au by Killerqueenwrites

Home by Glwilliams97

I Love You More Than Anything (Bio Dad Au) by Iron_Spider

Identity Saga by Kitcat992

Irondad NSAP by Chvotic

Lactose Intolerant Peter by Whumphoarder

Lights To Guide You Home by Jolinarjackson

Mr. Stark & His Kid by Writerstrash

Nice Work, Kid by Madasthesea

Once Upon An Adoption by Kevy_Grayce

Out Of Darkness by Starryknight09

Pieces Of Echoes by Geekymoviemom

Single Parent Peter Parker by Prettymalfoy

Soul Stone Realm by Marvelmusicmystery

The Room Saga by Iamirondad

The Room Saga by Iamirondad

Tony Stark Is A Good Mentor by Happyaspie

Under Influence Writerstrash

Was That A Star Wars Reference, Dr. Stark? by Jen27ny

We Forgot Peter by Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Webcams And Webshooters by Losingmymindtonight

Whumptober 2019 by Iron_Spider

 16. THE IN-PROGRESS ADVENTURE — What’s the story that has you checking your email each day, hoping for an update?

 A Beautiful Lie by Rayrox360

A Difference In Husbandry by Happy_Cloud

A Perfect Storm            by Grilledcheesing

Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys by Parkrstark

All The Stars Align by Ashleyparker2815

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Come Undone by Capiocapi

Every Beautiful Lie (Always Has An Ugly Truth) by Da_Moose

Fifteen Years In The Making by Potts89

Fire With Fire by Agentianlegend

Found Family by Thedisneyoutsider

How To Repair A Broken Heart by Influentialpineapple

If They Knew All About You by Mshermia

If You're Going Through Hell, Keep On Going by Baloobird

Mr. Stark, Something Is Wrong by @Simping-For-Peggy

Outnumbered by Heartofcathedrals

Permanence by Theexhaustedalchemist

Peter’s New Step-Brother by Bowtiez

Priorities by Jlmonroe1234

Return To Me, The One I Love So Endlessly by Superherotiger

Rewind by Losingmymindtonight

Sleeping Through A Rogue Winter Storm by Pogokitten

Spider-Man: Avengers (And Midtown High) React by Gayplums

Survivors Guilt by Ember_Darla And Marvel_Cinematic_Universe_Fan

Tech Of Nondestructive Yakking          by Wabisabi

The Case Of The Missing Museum Bea-Storer by Ironmum

The Hero Of Our Own Story by Kingdomfaraway

The Many Adventures Of Iron Dad And Spider Son by Lbigreyhound13

This Warm Repair by Peterstank

Wanting To Be Betterby MZ_Supermanfan

We Can't Have Faith For Everybody by Hale13

Webcams And Webshooters (Series) by Losingmymindtonight

What You Were Then I Am Today by Madasthesea

You Are My Sunshine by Iamconstantine

 17. THE COMPLETE FIC THAT YOU CHERISH — Whether or not you’ve got the patience for an in-progress or not, there’s a wealth of complete stories you can devour at leisure or all in one coffee-fuelled binge. What’s yours?

 5 Wishes Peter Didn't Ask For And The 1 He Did by Alice_In_Ink

A Peter Parker Problem by Spagbol99

A Soul's Best Friend by Superherotiger

Always Silent, Peter Darling by Lliblo

Come, My Darling, Homeward Bound by by Iamirondad

Five Times David Didn't Understand What Was Going On With His Girlfriend's Nephew by Bumblie_Bee

Five Times Peter And Tony Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

Good Publicity by Bergen

HYDRA'S NOT A HOME (Series) by TEMPESTAURORA

Intern Spider by Emily_F6

Only For A Little While by Eccentric_Artist_221b

Pupper Parker by Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Stars, Hide Your Fires by Yellowdistress

Stop, Look, Listen by Forthenightisdarkandfullofterror

The Guardian by Emily_F6

The One Who Made It Out by Tiaylasglass

The Root Is Expectation           by Yellowdistress

   18. THE ONE THAT GAVE YOU ALL THE LOVE — We all love Irondad, but some stories come with bonus bonds that give us just as much. Do you have a Peter & Bucky, or a Peter & Steve working alongside which delivers all the found family goodness?

 5 Times Happy Hogan Nearly Had A Heart Attack Because Of Peter Parker by Thespydersargon

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It by Savana_Marlark

Brighten Up, Sunshine by Iron_Spider

I Have A Nephew! by Zimnokurw

It Must Be Nice (To Have Mrs. Potts On Your Side by Sdottkrames

It Takes A Village (To Make Sure You're Okay) by Baloobird

Kingdom Come Undone           by Killerqueenwrites

Project: Get Bucky Barnes A Dog by Ruxian

Road Work Ahead by Toniwilder

Rules Are Made To Be Broken by Ironmum

When In The Dark by Kevy_Grayce

    19. THE PROLIFIC WRITER AWARD — Irondad has some amazingly prolific writers. Which are the ones you’ve subscribed to get at that fic-wonder goodness of 10 works or more?

 Aimaim94

Aimaim94

Bean_Reads_Fanfic

Buckets_Of_Stars

Emily_F6

Grilledcheesing

Happyaspie

Inkinmyheartsandonthepage

Ironmum

Iron-Spider

Jen27ny

Littlemissagrafina

Littlemissagrafina

Losingmymindtonight

Madasthesea

Magicalyss

Marvelous_Writer

Mshermia

o0citrusee0o

Parkrstark

Superherotiger

Thedumbestavenger

Turtle_Bean

 20. THE NEWBIE — New writers are joining the fandom all the time. Who’s the newbie (posting for 12 months or less) that’s delivering the good stuff for you?

     107thinfantry

Fallingforbees

Ironmum

Jinx_Frost

Just_Ppeachy

Kittybellestark

Lilacsoulw

Maicaly

Polaroid15

Spagbol99

Sunflowerspideyy

21. THE OG — Who’s the writer that’s been around for a while (12 months or more) that keeps you captivated?

 Almond_Blossoms

Ashleyparker2815

Blueh

Emily_F6

Geekymoviemom

Gremlinsr

Happyaspie

Iamirondad

Iron_Spider

Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Jelly_Pies

Jen27ny

Jolinarjackson

Kevy_Grayce

Losingmymindtonight

Parkrstark

Snarkymuch

Spooderboyandtincan

Tempestaurora

Whumphoarder

 22. THE WILD CARD STORY — The story that does (or doesn’t) fit into the above categories but you believe deserves the prize. Which one is that for you?

 5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did by Losingmymindtonight

A Pressing Emergency by Whumphoarder

Aliens Really Are Out To Get You Aren't They? by Some_Sort_Of_Trash

Aliens Really Are Out To Get You Aren't They? by Some_Sort_Of_Trash

An Uncomfortable Issue           by Summerartist

Bank Robber by Purplecat7

Born To Cherish by Ironfamjam

Chickpea And Bleach Curry by S0lstice

Everyday Superhero by Stoneage_Woman

Five Time Faculty Members Had To Call Peter's Emergency Contact + 1 Time He Shows Up Anyway by Kingdomfaraway

Five Times Tony And Peter Chaotically Cleaned by Ironmum

Guess I’m Not Good Enough by Freyaatterton

I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need) by Bluesweatshirt

I Can Hold The Weight Of Worlds (If That's What You Need)              by Bluesweatshirt

I Will Soften Every Edge by Losingmymindtonight

I’m Not Telling Him. Period by Scooter3scooter

Inimitable by Ephemeralstark

Irondad Nsap by Chvotic

Kids Suck, But You're Great by Gymlily06

Long Gone | Marvel Au            by Strangerlyparker

Play by               Losingmymindtonight

Research And Disaster by Blueh

Tall Skies by Black_Briar

Tech Of Non-Destructive Yakking by Wabisabi

The Ghost Of Heroes by Enigmaris & Scarletnightfury

The Long Way Round by Undeerqueen

The Peter Parker Conspiracy by Tempestaurora

The Reinvention Of Tony Stark by Losingmymindtonight

This Ride Is A Wild One             by Just_Ppeachy

What You're Feeling Is Probably Normal          by Finny3120

Wrong Number Kid by Blackshadow030930

 ART 1 — DIGITAL MEDIA - Who has those PhotoShop skills, who makes the best mood boards? We have some wonderful artists in the Irondad fandom, and we’re here to celebrate them. Who's your favorite artist?

  @blackchessknight (tumblr)

@broskepol (tumblr)

@itsybitsyspiderling (tumblr)

@kitcat992(tumblr)

@monireh (tumblr)

@spidey-art (tumblr)

@superherotiger (tumblr)

  ART 2 — SKETCHES  — Who has the skills with the original medium of art in sketches? Whose pencil can create the characters we love best?

 @broskepol (Tumblr)

@dakt37 (Tumblr)

@monireh89 (Tumblr)

Ellarie.png (Instagram)

@dchanberry (Tumblr)

  ART 3 — CARTOONS — Chibis, Manga, Anime, who can create the very best?

 @Maryo274 (Tumblr)

yes-i-am-happyaspie (Tumblr)

@maryo274 (Tumblr)

Maryo274artworks (Instagram)

@akira-akatsuki (Tumblr)

@mjscorner (Tumblr)

 ART 4 — FANVID — Some of the greatest creators are the ones that match the music to the mood, find the perfect scenes to make us laugh and cry. Who does that for you?

 all my life || tony & peter (father/son au) by akapotatogirl (YouTube)

Emsxworld (YouTube)

mblaqminoz (YouTube)

My Dad's a Hero to Me by MsMorganStark (YouTube)

Tony Stark & Peter Parker (Adoption Au) || Home by andrea d (YouTube)

tony stark & peter parker | ashes by mythicalroyalty (YouTube)

You Are The Reason l Tony Stark & Peter Parker by Chocolala (YouTube)

 ART 5 — BEST IRON FAMILY FANART — Who can create those feeling of Ironfam with their art? Who captures the characters we love in that iconic family.

               @broskepol (Tumblr)

@moonestaly (Tumblr)

@superherotiger (Tumblr)

eccentric_artist_221b (AO3)

Ellarie.png (Instagram)

 ART 8 — BEST HURT/COMFORT — Who captures the pain of the moment best for you?

               @broskepol (Tumblr)

             @spidey-art (Tumblr)

             @tonystarkissist (Tumblr)

I will always love you (no matter what...) by @monireh (Tumblr)

 ART 9 — THE WILD CARD ART— The art that does (or doesn’t) fit into the above categories but you believe deserves the prize. Which one is that for you?

 @cainternn (Tumblr)

@Iwritedumbshit (Tumblr)

@rhymewithrachel (Tumblr)

Hannssm (Instagram)