#ask-the-hero-america

[ask-the-hero-america]

Yes Alfred, get a Hatsune Miku binder

YEAH!!!!!

[asktolys]

Tolys!! Hey my dude, so great to see you here!!! What have you been up to? :D :D :D

@ask-the-hero-america

Currently? Trying to tolerate Gilbert... That isn't your problem though- I hope you have been taking decent care of yourself- it has been a long time. (Please tell me you dropped the horror movie habit.)

[hemlock-dreams]

Can you tell us a little about your Wade?

Wade Wilson is an incredibly bitter and angry man. Funny, though. Because humor is the defense mechanism that keeps his mouth running so he doesn't have to listen to himself think.

But he only ever talks about what he feels. Never about his feelings. Those are dangerous. Despite the endless chatter, he's incredibly guarded and keeps his deepest darkest secrets locked tight.

Like how he's always wanted to be good, but doesn't really believe in it anymore because every instance of his life has stripped that faith from him. He doesn't believe in much, especially himself.

He's also incredibly lonely, but has given up on sustaining meaningful relationships. Wade is a mess. Everything in his head is mixed up in a cacophony of noise and chronic pain. All his coping mechanisms are just advanced forms of running away from himself (hyperfixations/substance abuse/self harm/killing), so its only fitting that others run away too.

And people never want what's past the walls, so he leans into it, pushing and twisting the knife just to see how fast he can get people to leave because the game was always rigged- so he might as well win first. And because he'd rather kill himself (and does) than be vulnerable with others.

But the need is still there. Wade takes all the physical and emotional trauma and turns it around, using pain to cope with pain, and hypersexualizing violence to fulfill his need for intimacy.

As a merc, he's damn good at what he does. Wade is smarter than he portrays and is incredibly competent. He enjoys the violence, especially when people can give as good as they get. He has some morals, but those are hanging on a frayed thread on the best of days.

Most days he feels untethered, a piece of driftwood being tossed and turned in an turbulent sea. But there's two new figures in his life that give him something to hyperfixate on. Might as well see how much of a beating they can take before they inevitably leave him too.

(This is also one of the first questions I ever got- I am SO sorry lmaoo- I hope it satisfies!)

[ask-the-hero-america]

awww!!!! you're a really cool dude too romabro!!!!! you should come live with me again!!!

🧠 Expertise

💚 Friends / family members

i'm not entirely sure what i'd say my 'expertise' would be, probably cooking? i'd consider myself a pretty good chef. as for friends and family, that's probably pretty obvious. Feliciano, mio fratello, obviously, and Antonio has been my best friend for decades, although we only really started talking much again after the whole, colony thing, so we've only started to get close in the past century or so. Alfred is pretty cool, i spent a few years with him, Tolys is nice too, although perhaps too nice for his own good from time to time.

[javierduffy]

just a few javieran horse headcanons because i like them a normal amount

branwen

- tall AND fat. kieran makes sure he’s always fed (maybe even accidentally a teensy bit overfed. just because kieran can’t help but indulge him when he butts him with his head or nuzzles at his pockets when he knows there’s treats in there. but never too much because ‘obesity is a problem, even in animals !’). probably about 17hh, taller than average for a kentucky saddler but nothing too big. especially since kieran himself is quite tall

- VERY well-tempered, both naturally, as well as because kieran has literally made him bulletproof. bagged him, blanketed him, stood, jumped, backflipped onto and off of him. this kindly gentleman of a horse only spooks when he wants to be bratty specifically.

- i think he’s about 6 or so, came from the stables kieran worked at after being orphaned, he was just a colt when kieran was just a kid. kieran learned how to birth foals quickly, and branwen happened to be one of them. with the way that they fell in love with each other and the way that branwen whinnied and pranced up to the fence when kieran came back to buy him after the army didn’t work out, you’d think that horse was born just for him.

- his favourite treats, in order, are rutabaga (kieran’s secret for branwen’s glossy coat. also why he’s kinda fat.), boiled potatoes mixed into his oats, apples, and fresh greens. he’s simultaneously incredibly easy to please because of the simplicity of the latter parts of his favourites list and also very needy and complicated because kieran so loves to make his pony happy with his absolute favourite treats, so he tries his very best to get branwen’s eccentric tastes pleased once falling into the VDL’s.

- i always say “a horse’s favourite thing to do is hurt itself”, and i think this statement holds relatively true for branwen as well, though there’s a 25% chance that he’s actually hurt, a 50% chance that he’s only mildly injured or spooked and he’s playing it up to get kieran to dote on him, and a 25% chance that he will protect kieran with his life when they’re in a dire situation (see: snake on the ground or gunfire nearby. or even god forbid a spare tumbleweed find it’s way rolling nearby.) despite kieran’s last wish being his horse getting injured. branwen thinks that he’s gotta be The Man and protect his dad sometimes. it does not help in any situation ever whatsoever.

- branwen is the PERFECT companion for a trail riding date. he’s settled, calm, has a great gait, and as a gelding, truly is not worried about other horses being “faster” than him, so he never gets rowdy nor has any problems when partner riders/horses crowd him. kieran is allowed to ask for as many kisses as he pleases because branwen will never jump when javier’s gold-tipped boots poke him in the side and boaz irritatedly flicks his flank with his tail. truly a goated wingman. also never complains about long rides, and enjoys being out of camp with his rider for as much as physically possible for both of them, so he’s never barnsour in either direction.

boaz

- as an american paint, he’s naturally short and stocky. saddle ends up being a bit loose, though, as javier isn’t as dedicated to keeping him perfectly fed or groomed. he loves him, sure, but horses are somewhat of tools to him, so he kinda does slightly more than bare minimum to keep him kempt and healthy. around 14.5hh, slightly shorter than average and quite dense with muscle

- temperamentally a bit volatile. this horse has just as much drama as his rider, if not a little more. doesn’t like something ? ridden too long ? that stick looks too much like a snake ? hasn’t spent enough time with kieran that day ? he will snort and grunt and bunny hop if javi isn’t on him, and shudder hard enough the saddle shakes underneath him if he is. boaz likes to please his rider, but he also demands pleasure himself, and has no issue with “accidentally” placing a hoof on his owners nice, intentionally clean boots, and subsequently slowly leaning more and more of his weight onto it when he doesn’t immediately get what he wants. bratty pony. generally, he keeps javier safe, though, when it comes down to it.

- around 5 years old. after dutch found javier trying to steal chickens the first time they met, he soon took him back to that ranch and their first take as gang leader and member was a 1 year old grey paint colt for javi to train and subsequently ride. until he was rideable, javier rode a morgan that was formerly hosea’s, named carolina, while he lead boaz everywhere behind him.

- favourite treats, in order, are corn cobs (especially dried), prickly pear fruit AND cactus, sugar cubes, and sliced apples. will force javier to share his maiz with him. javier has always sliced his apples up since he was a colt, not only because javi simply finds comfort in toying with his knife, but also because boaz will not eat them otherwise. javi will also cut all of the spines off of the cactus before letting boaz eat them.

- in terms of injury, boaz is the most dramatic tank on the planet. this horse could arthur morgan-style run face first into a tree and then fall off a cliff and walk it off. but not before he gimps and limps and whines and teeth grinds his way into javier leading him instead of riding him for the next mile or two. once kieran started taking care of him, there is also a 25% chance of boaz faking a terribly painful injury just to get kieran to dote on him.

- kinda the worst wingman ever LMFAO easily annoyed, easily aroused, easily offended, and as a stallion, HAS to walk in front of the “herd” (his rider’s boyfriend and his horse). pins his ears back, smashes into personal space, flicks branwen with his tail (and preferably kieran, if he can reach him) even sometimes will nip at branwen if the latter tries to calmly make this date a date and not a life or death race (whoever loses, their dad is gay) and walk side-by-side to aid their riders’ hand holdings. will make executive decisions via stopping or veering off for fresh green grass beside the trail, will at points actively attempt to shudder javier out of his saddle (has succeeded once when javi was distracted by a story being excitedly told by kieran), and will also spook and take off running so fast javier thinks it must have broken his neck from the velocity. generally makes trail rides a living hell, but kieran finds it charming, and it makes for some cute shoujo-style “omg … *reaches out to help you up after your horse bucks you off because he saw a log that looked nothing at all and everything like a cougar and pink and white soft bubbles surround me* are you okay ? here, let me help.” moments. maybe some day boaz will be allowed off of the national american terrorist list written by javier “rizzless rider” escuella

ok im tired and that’s all i can think of please enjoy and feel free to contribute 👍 i love them so bad im gona cry

[mango-sideburns]

My fav thing about TAZ is that any aspect out of context sounds fucking bonkers.

Like, in the balance finale there's a scene in which Garfield (who is very specifically never described visually bc most people imagine him as like. The Lasagna Cat. Who in this universe is the most powerful warlock in the realm and also has a hobby of cloning people, which is great for the one character that got forced into haunting a mannequin) is summoned by an alien spaceship that runs on the power of friendship so he could beat up some flashing balls. In D&D.

And that was just. Such a normal scene in the narrative. No one blinked an eye. I would like to bow down to Griffins clear unmatched talent for making me feel such big emotions over ridiculous shit like a goddamned umbrella or a regular ass pair of jeans or the idea of a taco recipe.

[ask-the-hero-america]

OH!! IT IS??? OOPS. THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW!!!!!! AND I ALWAYS BEHAVE BUT OH EM GEE PLEASE BRING THOSE BACK

@ask-the-hero-america your askbox is off. If I bring back the spinning office chairs, will you behave?

[gelu-the-babosa-multiversal]

can you elaborate on bigender hank please?

Sorry for taking so long, I was doing other stuff and it took me longer then I wanted. So also have as compensation these doodles with Bigender Hank and Transfem Tony + their friendship

Anyway, my reason for hc Hank Pym as bigender/agender is simple, BECAUSE I CAN!!!!! But also, because it feels very like in his character. He is a very close individual preferring to stay in his comfort zone than try something that he would theme ¨dangerous¨ ¨not so importing¨ ¨is not my thing¨. That's why Janet is such a good match for him, someone who will make Hank do more stuff outside his comfort zone but still respect his boundaries.

And it would be so cute if the reason why Hank discovers that he identifies as a woman too is because of Janet and Janet would still love her!!

If you wanna know why I hc Tony as transfem I'll just say that it happened in the comics like two times and in one she was happier.

@blueishyellowish I'm not much of a writer so have this art because of that cool fic!! @shapeshiftingcloud I think that you will like this 😏

[zal-cryptid]

have you done courtney whitmore/stargirl? i love ur art hehe just curious if i missed it or not haha

Thank you! Here you go -

DC characters - Stargirl

[ask-the-hero-america]

guys.... im running late and forgot to book flights, which country is the meeting in again??

[worstloki]

@theofreakingbell pointed out that Thor 1 is basically an isekai for Thor and I've been thinking about it since. it really does meet the criteria. Thor getting banished to New Mexico, America, was an isekai setup.

[oumaheroes]

hi there! i'm new to your page so idk if you do this, but i was wondering if you had any headcanons about friendship between ludwig and alfred? thank you!! :)

Oh I do indeed, Anon! I just hope I haven't left answering this too long for you to find ;u;

I think that the friendship between Alfred and Ludwig is a strange one. On the surface, it should work! They're both young, powerful new nations, both raised by far older family members who were contemporaries together, and both feel somewhat estranged to them because of it

Arthur and Gilbert, long time friends, companions, and thorns in each other's side, had very similar childhoods and experiences to the rest of Europe. Very self sufficient individuals, they raised themselves and had to fight for even the clothes on their back and they trust slowly. They're and very strict on themselves and others and have more baggage than is healthy. They then raised younger children in a similar time period, Alfred older but Ludwig still not modern, and as parents they will have had similar struggles. Alfred and Ludwig will each have loads of stories of their bumbling older sibling/ parent clashing with modern life.

Alfred and Ludwig as friends then really should work. New men against older ones, new ideas and fresh blood with dreams of being something better. But, I think although they have a lot of foundational stuff in common and have similar positions in the world, there is one huge thing that comes between them

Alfred is the new world. Alfred has grown up under old world principles and is leading the charge of the new way of things, pushing away old constraints and traditions to make his own, but Ludwig? Ludwig is surrounded by the old world, and desperately tries to blend in. Ludwig wants those traditions, Ludwig envies the old familiarity and intimacy of his European counterparts, sees it every day, and feels very much like an imposter around them. At the core of himself, he knows that they don't see him as on their level in some unspoken, undefinable way, and despite the age of the culture that he wears Ludwig wears it like an baggy old coat- small boy in big shoes to fill, a child trying to age up to the man-shaped role Gilbert held in their part of the world.

Alfred however knows who he is. Alfred is proud of his difference to Europe and compares himself to the rest of the Americas, as part of the new age of man. Ludwig doesn't have this. He is surrounded by ancient ghosts, by the silent looks and nods to in jokes and memories that he doesn't share and he tries his best to be one of them. And this difference between the two of them is jarring. Ludwig both envies Alfred and resents him, whilst also looking down on him, believing himself to be different- to be of the Old World that Alfred so proudly denies

In short, despite being younger by far, Ludwig feels and acts far older. Alfred finds him stiff and awkward, and Ludwig finds Alfred far too carefree and arrogant and, although they can get along when Ludwig relaxes and Alfred empathises, they don't naturally come together

[aeolianblues]

I'm not an extrovert. At all. In everyday life, I'm a yapper, sure, but I need someone to first assure me I am okay to yap, so I don't start conversations, even when I really want to join in sometimes! It's just the social anxiety acting up. God knows where from and why I lose a lot of my inhibitions when it comes to talking to people about music. I don't know where the confidence has suddenly sprung from. I've made a crazy amount of friends in musical circles, either just talking to people about common music or (since it is after all in music circles) talking to bands about their own music. I let out a sigh of relief any time an interaction goes well, because in truth it's going against my every instinct. I wish I could do that in everyday life

[asktolys]

h- because. You can't handle them? Not with out... a lot of help, and doting after wards. A lot.... A lot. A

lot.

Tolys!! Hey my dude, so great to see you here!!! What have you been up to? :D :D :D

@ask-the-hero-america

Currently? Trying to tolerate Gilbert... That isn't your problem though- I hope you have been taking decent care of yourself- it has been a long time. (Please tell me you dropped the horror movie habit.)

[flutemelodies]

Do you think you could do cupids chokehold by gym class hero’s?

CUPID'S CHOKEHOLD - GYM CLASS HEROES

[icterid-rubus]

Sorry, not watching any more American media until we can get a hero who parries a tiger attack by launching the animal at someone else.