#at least we are getting adam warlock i guess

[glasvera]

Cold Brew

Adam Warlock x Fem!Reader

Description: (Part 3 of this series, sequel to Dream and Sugar!) Adam's been gone for quite some time, and your coworker is tired of you moping about. Clearly, the answer is going on a date with the guy your coworker introduced you to. What could go wrong?

Warnings/Disclaimers: Angst. Date guy is a serious dick, name calling, shoving, etc. Adam causes property damage. Angst turns into fluff at the end though, I promise!

A/N: This one took a while (over a month??? damn my bad) because I'm actually developing a... *gasp*... plot! Also because I rewrote the cafe bit at least half a dozen times. But yes, things were getting so teeth-rottingly sweet in here that I had to throw in some conflict and angst to balance it all out. We will return to your regularly scheduled fluff in the next installment.

Word Count: 3.9k

When Peter Quill was greeted by the familiar albeit irritatingly perfect golden visage of Adam Warlock, he assumed it was for a lecture on his recklessness in their last little voyage. Adam doesn’t seem to visit him for much else. Not that he was antisocial, of course. The golden man was simply straight and to the point in almost everything he did.

That’s why it’s such a surprise when Adam mentions you.

“Wait, wait… sorry. I just gotta take this in,” he laughs jovially while spinning about in the cockpit seat. “The being made to be humanity’s best--no, beyond humanity’s best--is asking me for love advice?”

“Do not make me regret this,” Adam groans and pinches the bridge of his nose betwixt his fingers. “I do not know if such a thing exists for me. I only know that I… when I am with her, I feel… lighter? And yet there is an indescribable heaviness all the same. It is simultaneously the most wonderful thing I have ever felt and the most uncomfortable sensation I have ever experienced.”

Star-Lord digs his heel into the ground, bringing his spinning chair to a halt and slapping his hands on his knees. He quirks a brow at the perfect man. “You’re totally in love with her.”

“I have only met her twice,” he admits bashfully. “Is it not wrong to feel so strongly after so short a time?”

Star-Lord sighs, swiveling to the side and propping his feet up on the console. His eyes trail absentmindedly up to the ceiling and his lips purse to one side.

“Adam,” he starts, drawing the man’s milky white eyes to attention. There’s an undeniable seriousness in Quill’s voice. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned working with you, it’s that when you feel, you feel deeply. It’s kind of scary sometimes.”

“Scary…?” he echoes with trepidation.

“Not scary scary. Just… a lot, I guess. But if you’re really into this girl, and she’s into you, I mean…” He shrugs with his hands up in the air. “Might as well see what happens, right?”

“See… what happens…” he echoes, chewing pensively on his lower lip and staring down at his own shoes.

“Buddy, I'm pretty sure you could have anyone in the palm of your hand if you wanted. So, worst case scenario, there's bound to be someone else out there.”

Quill's reassurances do little to assuage Adam’s tumultuous thoughts.

“I… I do not want someone else,” he admits quietly. “I desire only her.”

-----

It had been weeks since you'd seen him last. Of course, you had gone months without seeing that perfect golden face of his before, but now, things were different. At first it felt like little more than chance, but after the conversation you shared last time, there was undeniably something more between you. 

You felt even more ridiculous, being strung along by a guy who's visited you twice. If this was his idea of courting you, he was really going to have to step up his game… assuming he was courting you at all, of course. It was all so vague and new, and he was a superhero who traveled across galaxies to save people. You desperately wanted to believe what he said.

It just gets more and more difficult to cling to that hope with every day that passes by.

You were working the closing shift today, moping a bit while lazily wiping down the countertop. It was stupid to be acting like this and you knew it, but sometimes you just needed to be upset about it for a little while so it didn't bottle up inside you. Goodness knows you've done that before. 

…The ensuing waterworks were never pretty.

“Did he ghost you again?” Your nosy coworker pipes up, nodding at your morose state. “Seriously… I mean, look at you. You've been wiping the same spot for the last five minutes.”

“I--well, I wouldn’t say he's ghosting me, but--”

He's not having any of it. “Girl, I couldn't get you to shut up about him for days after he showed up last time. He tells you he's into you and then goes radio silent?” He tuts. “That's like, the literal definition of ghosting.”

“He's…” You want to argue it. He's different? Busy? Familiar with spacecraft technology but apparently incapable of communicating digitally? Your shoulders slump, and you feel your eyes start to water. No, stop that. This isn't the time or place for a pity party.

“Yeah, that's what I thought. Girl, we have got to get you a hobby. Or another man. Maybe both while we're at it.”

You give him a snort, trying desperately to mask the budding tears even as you wipe your nose on the back of your arm. “You know I work too much for that. And I'm perfectly content being single.”

He claps his hands together. Pulling out his phone, he starts scrolling through his camera roll.

“There’s this guy I was seeing for a little bit--”

“Oh boy, sloppy seconds,” you interrupt sarcastically.

He rolls his eyes before giving you a pointed glare. “Babes, do you want my help or not?” 

Truthfully, you're not sure if you do. It's not like anything would really change if Adam disappeared from your life for good. Though, when you roll your lips between your teeth and allow him to continue, he cocks his head with a bit of attitude and mistakes your silence for acquiescence. 

“That’s what I thought. Anyway, he's bi, smokin’ hot, smart, loves kittens and puppies, the whole package…”

You admire the pictures he shows you, but something wasn’t adding up. Your eyes narrow. “What’s the catch? Why did you two split?”

“Because,” he says, putting a firm hand down on the counter you'd been continuously polishing, “he was practically married to his work. Smart college man wants to go big in the world of science. It wasn’t going to work.” He lifts his hand and points at you. “But you? You're basically the same, working all the time. It’s perfect.”

“So we'd be perfect because we'd never have time for each other…?” you challenge, resting a hand on your hip.

“Oh, he has time. It just wasn't enough for me. I'm very high maintenance.”

You snort at his self-dig, but finally you relent. “Fine. Set us up. I'll at least give him a chance.”

-----

Unsurprisingly, it was a bit difficult finding a time that worked well for the both of you. Surprisingly, this guy, Nate, seemed into you right from the first selfie. Not that you looked bad, of course, but you weren’t expecting the eagerness with which he responded. You got a lot of scientist jokes from him about being “the perfect specimen”. At least… you're pretty sure those are jokes. 

It helps that he's hot.

In a sense, it worked out better for you, since it meant you had a few extra weeks to at least text each other before meeting. You had a few things in common that you were able to talk about, and he seemed responsive enough when you asked him questions about his work. 

Your coworker wasn’t kidding, though. This guy really was attached to his work.

So much so, in fact, that the only way you found time to meet up with him was by offering to bring takeout to his apartment-turned-lab extension. Not the greatest of impressions, but you could admire his dedication at least. Love your job and you never work a day of your life, right? Wish you could say the same about being a barista.

Standing in front of the door to his apartment with a paper bag of your favorite local Chinese food, you hesitate with your fist prepared to knock on the paint-chipped wood. Something about this feels off. Well, no. A lot of things feel off, if you’re being honest. Maybe you’re just scared of new things. Maybe a part of you still wants to cling to the hope that Adam Warlock will show up again. Maybe this guy is secretly a serial killer, and you’re about to walk into your own demise--

Click!

The door opens before you and you jolt upright. Nate is greeted by your bug-eyed stare and your fist still held up in the air in front of you.

“Hello…?” he greets you with a chuckle. The deep timbre of his voice is quite lovely, but you can’t help but compare it to Adam’s and find it wanting. Come on now, really? Now? “Y/N, right? I saw you on the camera, so--”

“Sorry!” You interrupt him suddenly, eyeing your hand before quickly withdrawing it to your side. “I get nervous with these things. Hardly ever do dates. Never been good at them.” It’s only half of a lie, but it’s the quickest thing you can think of to excuse your awkwardness.

He chortles, a low, rumbling sound in his chest, and gestures around to his own apartment. “I’m not either, clearly. Most people actually leave their house.” A kind smile spreads across his face before he nods for you to come in. “Well, shall we?”

It’s about what you expected from a workaholic scientist. A little messy, with some papers strewn about, but the streaks through the thin layers of dust around the place tell a story of a much messier abode up until recently. The kitchen was barely a kitchen anymore with much of the counter space occupied by various containers and implements.

“I tried to clean up around here before you came over, I swear,” he says in jest as he leads you in. “I get to working and completely lose track of time.” He rubs the back of his neck and gives you a shy yet charming smile.

“No, no, I totally get that,” you reply, setting the bag down on one of the few unoccupied spots of the coffee table. When a moment of awkward silence follows, you decide to bait the conversation with something you know he'll have no trouble talking about. “Working on anything in particular before I got here?”

Hook, line, and sinker, his eyes brighten in an instant. “Yes! I've been studying light waves more intensely as of late.” He plops down onto the couch with a grunt as the cushion bounces him with the sudden weight. “Specifically reflections. What if there was a way to make light tangible?” With his hands on either side of his head, he makes explosion motions with his fingers. Cute. “Of course we have lasers. We have light that can be felt. But if there was a way to take light and turn it into something solid, we could go beyond holograms and--”

He goes on passionately for quite some time. With a tight-lipped yet polite smile, you nod and do your best to keep up. His enthusiasm is something you can appreciate at least. The way he leans familiarly towards you though? Not so much. 

Seated next to him and idly nibbling on an egg roll, you were trying so hard not to zone out and focus on what he was saying that the sudden buzz and chime of your phone startles you firmly back into reality. It's not a long text at all. You're easily able to read it discreetly when the screen lights up. Wait… Why the hell was your coworker texting you now…?

<<Goldie inbound 😬 Sorry!!!>>

Goldie…? What on earth is he talking about?

Before you get the chance to grab your phone and respond properly, you're both surprised to hear a firm knocking against the door. Nate laughs nervously and cocks his head to the side. Clearly, he wasn't expecting an interruption. And judging by the way he presses his mouth into a flat line before chewing on the inside of his lip, he isn't happy about it either.

“Ha… wonder who that could be?” Nate speaks up while feigning a pleasant attitude. You reply with little more than a sympathetic smile and a shrug of your shoulders. 

The knocking grows more insistent with his delay. The vein on Nate’s temple bulges. Quite frankly, the longer you remained in this situation, the more you felt the adrenaline building in your veins. Seems like your gut was right after all, albeit in a bit of a roundabout way.

“I have heard you speak. I know that this abode is occupied.”

Your eyes widen. Goldie, of course. That muffled voice is still recognizable. You'd know it anywhere. A strange mixture of frustration and hope bubbles within your chest. Still, this is what you’ve spent all this time waiting for, is it not?

Nate peers through the peephole and grimaces at what he sees. “Congratulations! You have ears! Now fuck off,” he spits back through the door. The sudden hostility from him is unexpected, and you find yourself reflexively flinching away.

“I cannot fulfill such a request,” the even-toned voice through the door responds.

“Wait!” you pipe in, nearly dropping your food and rushing to the door. “Adam, is that you?” Nate, ever the sharp one, seems to pick up on the almost expectant lilt in your voice. His frown deepens.

“Ah, Y/N… so you remember me still,” the golden man replies coldly, though there is an unmistakable melancholy in his voice. It stings to your core, and you feel your stomach drop. Another part of you begins to prickle with indignance. “Would my entrance be acceptable?”

“No,” Nate bites back. “I don't know who you are, but I certainly didn't invite you over.”

Panic washes over you. You can’t let Adam slip away from you again.

“Just--” you step in, holding your hands up in front of you. “Let me talk to him. I owe him that much.”

Oh, that was clearly the wrong answer. There's a nearly imperceptible twitch of his eye as he forces a smile. “You don't owe him shit. I'm not opening the door.”

Something about that makes you bristle even more than Adam’s earlier response. You square your shoulders and try to push past him. 

“What do you know about what I do or don't owe him? I'm going out there.” Your voice is firm and you stand your ground, your irritated gaze boring into your date.

“Wow. I can’t believe this,” he scoffs, shaking his head. “You came over here to see me, but the second another man shows up, you wanna talk to him instead? And here I thought you were different.”

“Y/N!?” Adam's voice sounds through the door again, but this time the concern is evident.

Oh, that is it. The tip of your forefinger stabs into his chest. Your lip curls. “Fuck. Off.”

“Ooh, scary. Fucking whore,” he replies with a snarl. He pushes you off of him and you stumble backwards into the wall with a thud.

“Y/N!” The golden man's voice bellows, and it's the only warning you both have before the door cracks in protest and flies open, the deadbolt little more than a memory as it clatters to the ground along with splinters of the frame. The door swings violently on its hinges before slamming into the wall just inches away from you and you yelp and scramble away.

And there he is, standing in all his golden glory. Except this is a side of him you've never seen before. Brows that scrunch at the bridge of his nose, perfect white teeth bared, hands balled up into fists. He lurches forward and grabs the collar of Nate's shirt before hoisting him up. 

“How dare you touch her,” he growls between his teeth. Nate tries to scratch and grip Adam's forearm, but he seems completely unfazed. White-gold eyes turn into white-hot embers that threaten to burn through Nate's very soul.

“You fucking psycho!” he ekes out, gritting his teeth as the toes of his shoes scrape and scramble to find purchase on the floor. “What the hell is your problem!?”

“It would seem you are my problem,” he replies flatly despite the fiery anger that still blazes furiously in his gaze.

Your panicked stare flickers back and forth between Adam and Nate. Even if you’re pretty sure you’ll never willingly talk to Nate again (and you’ll be having some choice words with your coworker about his taste in men), you don’t want Adam getting into serious trouble on your account. And, judging by the way Adam’s grip tightens, you know you need to step in before someone gets hurt. Your shaking fingers curl gently around Adam’s bicep.

“Adam… please.” 

Even that simple touch softens him instantly. His facial muscles relax and he regards you instead with an expression of perplexion. That you would even consider such sympathy for a man prepared to physically assault you is not something he can understand. Still, Nate’s shirt falls from his grasp and he falls to the ground, gasping and clutching at where the collar had been digging into his neck.

“I will see you to safety before I leave,” he mutters. The way he keeps his emotional distance from you leaves an aching feeling in your throat. His gaze drifts away from you. “We should go.”

“I’ll… I’ll call the police!” Nate wheezes out from where he kneels. “I know people! You’ll regret that!”

Adam turns as he moves to leave the apartment and stares daggers into him. “You remain unharmed because she wills it.” There is pity in his gaze, the sort of look one gives to a creature so far beneath it that it cannot comprehend how powerless it is in comparison. “If I come to regret this decision, I will not be the one who suffers for it.”

In a miraculous moment of clarity, Nate makes what is perhaps the smartest decision of his entire life and lets his head droop. He balls his fists against the splinter laden carpet and grits his teeth, but he stays his words.

A warm hand rests between your shoulder blades. Warmth like the sun. Warmth that soothes the chill that has lingered in his absence. He guides you out of the apartment and the two of you walk beneath the ochre twilight.

Silence hangs heavy between you.

Once, twice, three times, you glance towards his golden face. His expression remains stoic and unflinching. You can’t bring yourself to speak. These moments are too fragile, fleeting, and one misstep might make him disappear again. Hell, you feel as though you’ve already screwed things up by going on a date with someone else. A deep, resounding ache tugs at your heart in your own disappointment with yourself.

The two of you find yourselves in that same park, though it’s remarkably greener than the last time. Trees bud with the beginnings of blossoms. Verdant blades of grass peek through thawing soil. The somber glow of the setting sun paints it all with an empty warmth.

“This should be far enough,” he finally speaks. He finds it difficult to look at you.

You can’t bear it any longer.

“Adam…” you begin, reaching a tentative hand towards him. You hesitate. Here he is, the man of your dreams, the one you’ve waited so long to see, and yet you fear he might disappear if you were to touch him.

“I ask you to be more careful in the future. That I was able to intervene this day is nothing short of a miracle.” The corner of his mouth twitches with a frown.

Still he refuses to look at you.

“Adam,” you repeat, urgency in your voice as you throw caution to the wind. The palm of your hand finds his cheek. “Look at me. Please.”

You see him flinch, not in response to your touch, but instead your words. Bronze lips part and pout softly.

But those white gold eyes do find yours. That pearlescent gaze swirls with a deep sadness, a longing. A shuddered breath tickles your wrist.

“It hurts,” he breathes. “Why does it hurt?”

You don’t have to ask to know what he means. Nor do you have an answer you feel would satisfy him. Words never feel like enough. Instead, your brow furrows, and the pad of your thumb draws a path along his cheekbone.

“You are safe, and that brings me joy,” he whispers. Tears bead at the corners of his eyes. “Yet when I learned why you were there, I felt only anger. Betrayal.” Misty eyes blink away the tears. “But now… I do not know what I feel.”

Your hand falls from his face, and you swear for a moment he seemed to chase the warmth of it. But he’s right. Even if today’s date was a begrudging one, you had done so knowing the feelings you had shared with the man before you now.

“I’m sorry.” You nearly choke on your own words as you force them past the lump in your throat. “I didn’t--” Gritting your teeth, you look away. Excuses are worth nothing. Still, frustration burns within your chest. “I thought you weren’t coming back.”

You’d think you hit him physically with the way he recoils from your words. Of course he was coming back.

“Did our conversation before mean nothing to you?” he asks, his milky eyes going cold. “Do I mean nothing to you?” His words are reckless indulgence, and he knows it, but he can’t bring himself to stop them.

And you can’t stop the rage that burns within you.

“It meant everything to me!” you exclaim. Adam’s eyes widen at your outburst. “You… you left me! Without a word! For weeks!” Tears sting at your eyes. Your fingers curl into a fist as you beat it weakly against his chest. “You… you…”

Your words fade as you choke out a sob. Everything comes flooding back to you all at once, and the waterworks are unstoppable. Your stomach is in knots.

The anger washes away from him leaving only guilt behind. There was no protocol for this, no metaphorical manual for him to follow. Yet at the same time, how could he blame you for feeling abandoned?

“Y/N…”

“Just go,” you snap, pushing him away from you softly. More accurately, you push yourself off of him as he doesn’t budge. 

You didn’t mean it. Not really. But you were angry, scared from your ordeal, and quite frankly overwhelmed by it all. It was easier to let your emotions win right now.

Frankly, Adam was of a similar mind in that matter.

For what else save emotions can explain why he takes you by the shoulders and leans in close? What rational thought might bring him to press soft, metallic lips to your own?

You squeak softly in surprise when he kisses you. Your lips are salty, wet with your tears, but it doesn’t seem to matter. He has to make you understand. You feel as much with the raw emotion he seems to emanate. When he pulls away you’re dazed, leaving a muddled fog over the anger that had just been boiling within you.

Worry knits at his brow as he looks down at you. The last thing he wants to do is overstep, and here he is kissing you without even asking first. “If you still want me to go, I--”

You don’t allow him to finish his sentence, shaking your head at him as you wrap your arms around his neck and pull him down to kiss you again. A gasp of pleasant surprise whispers against your lips before his mouth slants over yours. It’s all so sudden, maybe even a bit crazy, but the warmth of him fills you with such brilliance that no other place than his side feels right.

Needless to say, you weren’t letting him go anywhere any time soon.

[en-djinn]

hiii hope I’m not bothering you with this but in my mind you’re like the magus connoisseur and I was wondering how would you envision him in rivals?

I’m really hoping they add him and I’m guessing it’ll be like a malice kinda situation but idk what do you think? It’d be soooo interesting if he had different voice lines or something (it’s not gonna happen)

i loooooove ppl talking to me so its never a bother, i have answered this before bt i think i was drunk/tipsy when i did and ive had more time to think abt it i guess so i can revisit my answer

i think i said before that that im not sure i wanted it in rivals? and the chances r very low anyway. bt i said that coz i feel like theyd make it a dps and i dont agree with that. magus was the avatar of life before warlock was, warlock got that role because magus had it first. magus IS way more violent and aggressive and i think his kit should reflect that bt i dont want him if he isnt a support. ik they said they wont do skins that change who the character is but idk where magus falls there? to the devs at least. cz they ARE the same character bt also separate enough to actually just be separate too. so who knows. im just praying for magus themed chromas.

anyway i think coming up w a fake kit for it could be rly fun bt im not a hero shooter vet or anything so i cant actually do that lol. other than that i think he should be one of the supports thats more focused on personal damage like mantis and warlock himself. smth that supports reckless and aggressive play. or maybe more of a harasser like jeff is. im not sure if itd work in this genre but if this were something im more familiar with (an rpg) then id suggest he'd be the type of healer that functions by hurting other things, like disc priests in WoW. the more dmg u output, the more healing u output too, all ur dmg gets converted to heals on allies. esp since we see magus suck souls out and get stronger for eating them. so maybe even a personal buff when he gets a kill or final hit? or is just Around a kill? shrugs. random ideas. im going for vibes here

bt it had also crossed my mind that they dont have to do a counterpart to adam necessarily, if they go with gotg v5 magus. the little reborn one. u could potentially make a totally different char around that concept. bt ik they said peni is 18 right, i had to ask my sister abt that lol, so im assuming maybe if they add nova itll have to be richard rider (which i think id prefer anyway so we get richard+peter lines lol), but idk if peni was aged up For rivals or whatever. and idk if sam is 18 at this point anyway cz ive only seen him when he first got the helmet and also in the gotg cartoon.

[fuckyeahgoodomensfanfic]

Good Omens Fic Rec: Creative Writing for Creative Children and Panicked Nannies

Unsurprisingly, it only takes a few moments for pounding feet to be heard from the hall before a harried looking man skids to the entrance of the room, halting with a jerk before actually stepping in. “Adam! You can’t just run off like that! I told you that they’re not going to want a bloo—“ he cuts himself off with a strangled sound, “blasted adult sitting in on a club!” --- Aziraphale is as prepared for the new school year as he can be-- what he's not prepared for is an awkward man in sunglasses who's about to pull Aziraphale into not only his own life, but the lives of Aziraphale's students.

Length: 17,135 words

AO3 Rating: Teen and Up

Best for: Safe in Public, Human AU, Parent AU

Triggers: None

Read it here, fic by munchmulch

*Minor Spoilers* I read this one the other morning when I had a late work start, and I was welling up with tears thinking about it on my drive in. It's really not even angsty! At least not to that level of reaction. I can't fully explain why it affected me so deeply, just my own inner child I suppose. Someone who needed safe, supportive, and encouraging adults in her life.

In this story, it's the first day of school and new students Adam and Warlock stay after for Mr. Fell's writing club. They drag Warlock's guardian, Nanny Crowley, to the meeting and you can probably guess what happens next. Aziraphale is an excellent teacher, meeting the kids at their level, and his teaching style has an immediate effect on Crowley. This story really is more about the children, but we still get high quality chemistry between the adults.

The length is nothing to sneeze at, but god I am desperate to spend more time in this world. The kids are so well written, not babied or overly mature. I want to watch as they become a family, I want to see Warlock being loved and thriving in this new family of his. I want to watch them create a home together. It's such a warm story that I really enjoyed.

Read it here, fic by munchmulch

[canonrpfinder]

↜ ♫ come and get your love... ♫ ↝

maybe it's the summer or whatever but HECK do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm a 30+ trans dude and yee local homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating a private server for me and my partner where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is never required that you write a whole ass novel just because I insist on doing so. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples. pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

for this specific hankering - romance, M x F, CC x CC and post-GOTG3 primarily. ships in particular include such as;

your ★ Adam Warlock, Peter Quill, Thor or Loki against my ✦ Gamora.

your ★ Adam Warlock, James Rhodes or Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula;

and... others, honestly. Wolverine, T'Challa, Shang-Chi, Clint? I'm open to it. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you wanna with My Gals, feel free to come at me! trust and believe I have so many ideas for tossing both Gam and Nebs at people!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

✒️

[findroleplay]

↜ ♫ come and get your love... ♫ ↝

maybe it's the summer or whatever but HECK do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm a 30+ trans dude and yee local homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating a private server for me and my partner where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is never required that you write a whole ass novel just because I insist on doing so. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples. pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

for this specific hankering - romance, M x F, CC x CC and post-GOTG3 primarily. ships in particular include such as;

your ★ Adam Warlock, Peter Quill, Thor or Loki against my ✦ Gamora.

your ★ Adam Warlock, James Rhodes or Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula;

and... others, honestly. Wolverine, T'Challa, Shang-Chi, Clint? I'm open to it. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you wanna with My Gals, feel free to come at me! trust and believe I have so many ideas for tossing both Gam and Nebs at people!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

-

[yo-aroleplayfinder]

★ spread my ashes to the stars... ★

maybe it's the summer or whatever but holy Hell do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask and has never really gotten traction before but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm yee regular, 30+ trans dude and homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating lil' servers for me and my partners where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is not required that you write a whole ass novel just because I do. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples, pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

M x F and CC x CC primarily, for such rareships as;

your ★ Adam Warlock against my ✦ Gamora; it seems bizarre, I know, but I'd love to explore these two in a post-GOTG3 world. two people who don't really feel like they belong, like they were made against their will, and are now finding their way, their place and their home in the world, possibly together. definite potential for strictly platonic stuff, even if I'm primarily lookin' for romance.

your ★ Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula; this ship lives in my head rent free. I have many thoughts for this, among the many a setting where Kraglin gets injured and Nebs has to come face to face with her emotions... but I'll leave the rest for DMs. >:3c

and... others, honestly. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you think would work with My Gals, feel free to come at me!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

YO YO YO LIKE THA POST N ANON WILL REACH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[roleplayfinder]

★ spread my ashes to the stars... ★

maybe it's the summer or whatever but holy Hell do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask and has never really gotten traction before but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm yee regular, 30+ trans dude and homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating lil' servers for me and my partners where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is not required that you write a whole ass novel just because I do. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples, pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

M x F and CC x CC primarily, for such rareships as;

your ★ Adam Warlock against my ✦ Gamora; it seems bizarre, I know, but I'd love to explore these two in a post-GOTG3 world. two people who don't really feel like they belong, like they were made against their will, and are now finding their way, their place and their home in the world, possibly together. definite potential for strictly platonic stuff, even if I'm primarily lookin' for romance.

your ★ Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula; this ship lives in my head rent free. I have many thoughts for this, among the many a setting where Kraglin gets injured and Nebs has to come face to face with her emotions... but I'll leave the rest for DMs. >:3c

and... others, honestly. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you think would work with My Gals, feel free to come at me!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

.

[caatws]

I think you're right about parallels in vol 3 being intentional. I have caught a few of them myself. What makes things difficult is that James Gunn has been less talkative about all the characters compared to the past. He's mostly spoken about Rocket. When he has spoken about Gamora specifically it's usually in relation to her arc with Peter and not her individual character. There is the real family comment but right or wrong it didn't present as something positive for her characters time with the team. It makes it easy to second guess if you're understanding scenes and interactions.

I mostly see Gamora as similar to Adam Warlock. He's like a kid new to the world and just following what his not so good intentioned parent wants. Gamora isn't a kid but she is like the characters from vol 1. Relatively new to separation from her old life and she hasn't been part of a family of heroes yet. Instead she went from Endgame to ravager life. At least I think because we don't know when or how the ravagers came into her life. This for sure needed more work. Either way she's not having the experience of saving people and then building a family with a mission to save more people. In a way it's like having a skill and then not using it for a long time so you become rusty. Gamora has always had a big heart and the ability to help people but her current situation isn't about that. With the guardians she gets the chance to use that skill again. The difference between her and Adam is we get to see his experience lead to becoming a guardian and with Gamora she's back with the ravagers. We also don't get to see her be part of the team meeting where we learn more about what they all want to do now that saving Rocket is finished. To my mind this was one of the biggest mistakes made with Gamora. We already weren't getting to see enough of her life, knowing more about her thoughts at the end would have been a tremendous character boost.

yuppp i agree with all of this! i'm glad rocket got his flowers after all this time but at what cost man...

[roleplay-today]

★ spread my ashes to the stars... ★

maybe it's the summer or whatever but holy Hell do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask and has never really gotten traction before but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm yee regular, 30+ trans dude and homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating lil' servers for me and my partners where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is not required that you write a whole ass novel just because I do. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples, pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

M x F and CC x CC primarily, for such rareships as;

your ★ Adam Warlock against my ✦ Gamora; it seems bizarre, I know, but I'd love to explore these two in a post-GOTG3 world. two people who don't really feel like they belong, like they were made against their will, and are now finding their way, their place and their home in the world, possibly together. definite potential for strictly platonic stuff, even if I'm primarily lookin' for romance.

your ★ Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula; this ship lives in my head rent free. I have many thoughts for this, among the many a setting where Kraglin gets injured and Nebs has to come face to face with her emotions... but I'll leave the rest for DMs. >:3c

and... others, honestly. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you think would work with My Gals, feel free to come at me!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

[bearpillowmonster]

Guardians Vol. 3 is...bad?

Had so many thoughts about Guardians Vol.3 that I felt it proper to post here too.

It's James Gunn's furry version of Katawa Shoujo with the addition of Sid from Toy Story.

When someone said that the Guardians would continue to appear in future MCU titles, I thought that James Gunn responded "not all of them" meaning that not all of them were going to make it out alive, not that I was pining for it but I set up certain expectations for its characters in order to build up each one enough to make you think "oh this one is going to die" to the point where you thought that about all of them and were kept guessing until the end. Well that didn't happen, instead what we got was Rocket out of commission to show his flashbacks for most of the movie. Nobody died. But somehow, Rocket's story was the most compelling story in here and it's not hard to see why.

His story was good but it felt unnatural which brings me to the editing. The action is brimming in the first two movies but this one has a lack of such, having the "potential" to be cool but never really hitting the mark until the final battle. This is in part due to the constant need to cut away, there's a cool fight scene with Peter and Groot? Let's cut away to Gamora. Then hey, how about we cut back to Kraglin and Cosmo arguing over who's a good or bad dog for the eleventh time? And then finally we get a cool final battle and even that's ruined, because guess what? The music selection just wasn't as good this time around and- I'm getting really sick and tired of No Sleep Til Brooklyn being in every movie, to the point that there should be a rule that you buy the film rights to music, you keep them for a specified amount of time so that nobody else can for at least over a year because what was it? March, when Mario came out? Some of the tracks are good but that just left a bad taste in my mouth. There are other Beastie Boys songs, you know!

But those characters that I expected to be built up, weren't, Rocket was the only one. I mean, what is this mess? It's a waste of practically everything it adds. The hyped up Adam Warlock that was integral to the Infinity Saga in the comics skipped the MCU's version of the Infinity Saga for this movie, so what better is he doing? Cracking jokes and petting alien dogs, that's about it. Drax was shadowed, I see the arc they put in there and it's nice but I would've liked the comics one better, this one is more like they're making an excuse for being too jokey. Mantis...what exactly is her arc? Gamora, same deal. Nebula...can keep being Queen, she can save her arc, I wouldn't mind.

Peter. Peter. Peter. WHERE'S HIS HELMET?! WHERE'S HIS ROCKET BOOTS?! STAR-LORD WHO?! "They're in his desk drawer and those boots are no more, those rocket packs are superior-" I DON'T CARE! He doesn't even USE the frickin' rocket pack and you're telling me he was in such a rush that he forgot his mask and rocket pack but not his guns? He knew there would be action, why would he not have a spare on the ship, why- Nevermind, lame excuses. Sonic Adventure is where I thought it was a little too much to have Tails and Amy have the same arc to become independent from Sonic but this movie takes that and cranks it to where most of the cast have the arc that they need to be independent from the rest (namely Star-Lord).

That's the other thing about it. When I saw the Holiday Special, I just assumed it was lower quality because it was a short little one-off but this movie just gives off a similar vibe of production value, like it's too grey or something. The CGI is fine, luckily breaking that trend that the MCU has been having lately but that's the other thing about the Holiday Special, it was really only progressive to the overall story to officiate that Peter and Mantis are siblings and solidify Mantis and Drax's friendship but it was the siblings part that I so desperately desired. And let me tell you- when I saw GOTG2, I emailed Marvel about a potential third sequel, BEGGING that they give Star-Lord a sister, I won't disclose what I said in my letter but I was shocked to see it happen. I'm not saying it was me or even that they read my fan letter but I'm just showing how happy that made me to see it actually come to fruition. With that said, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot done with it...

And then we have the kids, yes, the kids. In Thor: Love and Thunder, it felt very much like Disney execs wanted them to push it in a direction where it's about the children. Fine, it fits with the theme of the movie, made for a cheesy ending though. But then they did it again for this movie and I'm just kind of...weirded out by it, like is this supposed to be a Disney ride? Is this meant to pander to kids? Then why do they curse and- Ok, I'll let it go, just a weird choice.

With No Way Home, I liked it more as time went on but with Guardians, I've liked it less, I seen and read what others have to say after I watched it but it doesn't change how I feel. I picked up on the stuff, I just didn't like it or felt it delivered. And some people feel the need to bring up that "James Gunn had no control over what happened with Gamora in Infinity War and Endgame, she missed out on so much development." And like??? She was in Infinity War and we got all this development so that leaves Endgame, Thor, and the Holiday Special which NONE of those three were anything crazy that she missed out on in comparison to the other Guardians. Also, James Gunn KNEW about this and he was FINE with it AND he admitted that he gets more slack than anybody else so I don't know why they're putting him in this victim position, he wanted to kill Gamora in 2 and Marvel talked him out of it then Marvel turned right back around and asked to kill her in Infinity War to which Gunn agreed that it was a good choice and he'd work with that. But Gamora was never the problem for me, it just was for other people and they came up with figmented excuses. Now, it did feel like Marvel might've asked Gunn to keep the characters alive so they can milk them as much as they can (which will probably inevitably happen to Iron Man and whoever else) but apparently this was Gunn's version so I don't know. The MCU is just falling into the same pit traps that the comics have had, part of the appeal of the movies was that they didn't have that baggage, it could seem concrete and have impact and stakes but whatever.

I didn't watch any trailers or material for this movie because I've given up on that, seeing as most stuff gets spoiled anyway. But the one thing I did see was Warlock's first appearance meme and the end credits card (Legendary Star-Lord) but that end credits scene was the least hype worthy thing I could've witnessed and really put the cherry on the bottom for my already bad opinion of this movie. It didn't feel like the grand epic finale to the trilogy, it just felt like another adventure. If you want a more satisfying ending, look no further than the Telltale game, it actually has a lot of similar beats executed a little bit better in my opinion, I just wish this movie would've taken more inspiration from it because it had the potential to be even better. (though it'd be at the loss of Linda Cardellini and I'm not mentally prepared for that) It wasn't even a bad movie, it was just a bad Guardians movie and an average Marvel movie so the expectation of a preexisting franchise made me give it a slightly lower score.

[agentem]

Emily watches "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3."

The media narratives around Marvel movies are so strange. The last Ant-Man movie was dubbed "rotten" and one of the worst when I thought it was better than the second film in that series. This one is "the best Marvel movie since Endgame" but I don't think it's as good as either of the previous two?

I think maybe it left me a bit cold because the ads make it seem like this will be Rocket's movie when it's still very much a Star-Lord movie. And I happen to find Star-Lord to be the least interesting of the Guardians.

Spoiler cut

Rocket's "arc" (I use sarcastic quote marks) seems to be making peace with the fact that he is a raccoon. Which could have been interesting, I think. If it explored more about the fact that we are all animals, none of us were meant to be anything more. Evolution or the High Evolutionary, in some cases, decides "who matters" for us. But he's unconscious for most of the movie and then he sees a crate of raccoons and realizes he used to be one. That's it.

Is it satisfying when he does get to shoot the High Evolutionary? Yes. But it's a very small part of the movie.

I think the main arc is Peter letting Gamora go and, maybe, Rocket becoming the leader of the Guardians.

... And listen, bro, she was gone in 2018. It sucks. But I feel like the audience has moved ahead of the movie in this case. Not only have we mourned Gamora already, we saw Rocket and Nebula be the Guardians of the Galaxy during the Blip. We know he can function without Peter being around.

I would have rather seen a movie about Gamora finding her home with the Ravagers. She lets them hug her. When did that happen? And how? What have they been up to?

Mantis, Drax and Nebula's decisions to leave the group at the end felt strange and rushed. I'm glad Drax gets to be a Dad and Mantis gets to be herself. I have no idea why Nebula "needs" to run the city. (I kind of want the sisters to be together and I'm sad about them being separate but they seem okay with it, I guess. I just don't know why.)

My favorite part was Rocket randomly calling Nebula "Nebs" in an offhand way. IDK what that says about me and where my priorities are.

As for "Star-Lord will return." Honestly I would've been happier to see any other character name or group instead. Adam Warlock will return? Fine. Rocket will return? Great. Star-Lord will? Why? He's already had three movies about him. And the most interesting choice he has ever made was all, "what's so wrong with that?" when his god father said, "You'll be just like everyone else." Which was glossed over, pretty much.

Choosing to be normal when you could be a god is objectively cool but I thought Rocket and Gamora's arcs in the second movie were still more interesting.

[aziraphaledefensesquad]

@indigovigilance examining critically is exactly what I live for in fandoms. It’s fun! And it opens eyes and changes minds or at least gives perspective. But I wish the same grace and benefit of the doubt was offered to both characters. It’s important to find the honor and grace in crowley’s actions in comparison to other angels and other demons to demonstrate his parallel to human development. But also- point out his flaws too. Because he has human flaws. Not evil demon flaws- human. Just as aziraphale has flawed actions and kind actions. Human.

This is not what I see happening in fandom. As an example- What I see and have read PRE S2, not even getting into 2:

Crowley loves children and animals and is kind to them and loving. He’s a soft nanny. He probably saved children from drowning and hid on the ark or kept them safe. Children or women braid his hair when he’s presenting female. He wouldn’t kill Adam. Aziraphale just watched kids drown and didn’t lift a hand. He didn’t care. He tried to shoot Adam. He hates kids because they are sticky and put hands on his books. He is weird and awkward with warlock. He gives off creeper pedo vibes and is not someone I’d leave my kid with as a magician.

Here we have: ignoring Crowley in canon sinks a duck to drown it for amusement, jokes about hitting pedestrians in the street, considers flinging baby Adam off a cliff, repeatedly asks aziraphale to kill Adam, fanon on his nanny abilities, fanon on saving kids on the ark which isn’t even in the novel, fanon on how he interacts with groups of humans. Why not talk about how he in canon saves the dove aziraphale offs? That’s a huge one! Or the entire point that he as a supposedly ‘evil’ demon is the one who wants to save everything! It’s the whole plot! He’s the focal point!

For aziraphale- fanon that he stands there and watches kids drown. Canon that he says he can’t go against Gods plan, but why not fanonnize that he saves kids too? Why just Crowley? Canon that he tries to shoot Adam and is diverted by madame Tracy. ALSO canon Crowley is begging him to shoot Adam! But fans get mad at aziraphale. He disguises himself unattractive as the gardener to make a point on everyone needing kindness, like brother slug, not just attractive things like something cute. Warlock is fine with him and enjoys his company. Fanon turns this into warlock is creeped out by brother francis. Where? Why?

Why do I see so many posts are about marvelous mr fell being an embarrassing man with pedo-vibes? Why him and not Crowley as nanny sitting on the edge of warlocks bed? Just writing that makes me feel gross. Of course, no one would think Crowley is a pedo as nanny in warlocks room! But aziraphale gives off vibes? As he’s called a homophobic word?

Do you see why I get worked up? I came into the fandom late and immediately loved Crowley and grew a soft spot for aziraphale. Then I read the novel where Aziraphale is a little more no-nonsense and Crowley is softer and nerdier and loved them both even more. Then I came back to fandom all excited to read fanfic and talk about the characters and was left with… who are these two?

Then S2 came out and instead of exactly as you mention, an evenhanded analysis of crowley’s beliefs and behaviors and aziraphale’s beliefs and behaviors, it’s been bonkers. People straight up hating aziraphale. Taking everything Crowley does with a positive perspective and everything Aziraphale does as a negative. Somehow turning all aziraphale’s interactions with Muriel into creepy and uncomfortable and crowley’s into sweet. (Why do so many people get creeper vibes from Aziraphale, by the way?)

And I guess- the biggest thing bugging me is if we took some of aziraphale’s poor actions and behaviors and beliefs in S1 and S2 and gave them to Crowley, people would find the best spin on it. They’d Excuse him. As it is, the shifty or unkind things he ACTUALLY DOEScIN CANON get brushed away. Actual kind things Aziraphale does get brushed away.

Anathema rides her bike into the side of the Bentley, aziraphale helps her, Crowley fixes his car, and somehow fans STILL find Aziraphale wrong in that situation. Aziraphale is punched in the stomach by other angels and demons come to get Crowley but we get hundreds of essays and fanfics about Crowley’s trauma and and a sort of -oh, maybe Aziraphale should t have been mean to Crowley- about his.

He can’t win with some people. So yeah, now that S2 is here, I get overly defensive. And now people are theorizing on aziraphale and religion for *checks notes* Michael Sheen clarifying himself about the Israel-Palestine situation and getting reemed out on Twitter and playing a pedo creeper in a movie about a pedo creeper. And Crowley being praised for his openness because DT wears an ace pin and is reprising his doctor role for a special everyone is excited about and is about to do Shakespeare.

Do better.

You’re upset. I get it. I’m upset too. But there’s being upset by actual canon and upset by the personal fanon you’ve developed in your head. Aziraphale can and NeEDS to be critiqued, but he should get the same depth of analysis people are willing to give Crowley.,

And there’s a bias at times for fans of Crowley to set him upon a pedestal of perfection and excuse his actions.

Both are flawed. Both make errors. Although immortal and millions of years old, both are still learning at their own pace. They’re learning from humanity.

Perhaps you’re a huge DT fan and give the character Crowley the actual actor or other character’s he’s played personality. Perhaps you dislike MS and his Twitter presence and marriage and acting choices and give those dislikes to the character aziraphale.

Perhaps, deep down, you think chubby people should be groveling for their flaws and thin people you find hot require understanding.

It’s a little odd how fandom falls over themselves to forgive Crowley for any thing he says, anything he does- but if aziraphale had done the same thing, he’d get crucified. Even Crowley doesn’t blame aziraphale as much as fans do.

So go on. Write your essay on why everything aziraphale does is wrong, cold, cruel, and abusive to Crowley while Crowley’s choices deserve deep thought and care to their foundations. Crowley will be there waiting for aziraphale, understanding, even if you’ve written aziraphale off as unforgivable.

[beached-thing]

Reasons why Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was a trash fire (SPOILERS):

I say all of this with full awareness of the problem being that I’m a huge fan of the ‘08 Guardians comic, which the films don’t even remotely try to follow, but I’m still gonna bitch about it, so let’s go:

The infantilization of Groot (let’s kick off with possibly the silliest complaint). In the comics, Groot has the canonically highest IQ of the Guardians and is a literal genius. When he’s in small tree form, it’s how he regenerates, he doesn’t revert back to the mind of a child like in the films. As such, Groot’s characterization is the most wildly different between the comics and the movies, out of all the characters (but followed very closely by Drax). I get that cute mascot characters sell tickets but it’s just so devastating seeing our good tree boy get such mistreatment! Especially since, honestly, he was much less cute and much more annoying in this sequel than he was in the last installment. Sorry, but it’s true.

Gamora is still a characterless foil for Peter to touch without permission and forced to have some “unspoken” bullshit with. Peter and Gamora aren’t a couple in the comics and would never be, for the exact reasons we see in the film. But they pair them off together anyway cuz what’s a movie without a bad “guy pesters a girl into giving him a chance” trope subplot? Also, they retained Gamora’s laughably bad makeup and extensions from the first movie for some reason. Poor Zoe.

Speaking of which, why isn’t Mantis green?????????? She’s supposed to be like the exact shade of green Gamora is. Mantis is named mantis cuz, like, the fucking insect....which are greeeeeeeeeen. WHY ISN’T SHE GREEN? More importantly though, why isn’t she getting paired off with Peter like she ideally should be? This weird quasi-relationship shit with Drax is funny (and frankly, Drax tellling Mantis that being ugly is good is my favorite part of the film, for personal reasons I care not to share lol), but like, it’s obviously not gonna work out so why not put the canon ship back in the waters? (Because of my previous bullet point, unfortunately). I loved Mantis as a character though, well written and thoroughly enjoyable. By far my favorite character. I just want to her to be all happy with Peter and also BE GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN. Oh well. Maybe we’ll get lucky and she’ll end up being a lesbian in the films since Phyla is nowhere to be found (I will return to this point btw, ready yourselves).

Drax. Oh Drax. I want to love you. You’re the main comic relief. And frankly you do a good job at it. But...I just prefer you as a stoic Riddick-esque character. I realize this is an unpopular opinion and I don’t know why I feel the way I do. But I’m just not feeling this new and possibly improved Drax. I get his appeal but...I’m not connecting. 

Rocket.................actually I don’t have any complaints with Rocket. He’s the only character that they are doing right by. If he’s not in the Captain Marvel film though, what’s even the point of making Guardians movies, ya know?

Peter, aka Shit-Lord: I HATE YOU IN THIS FILM. YOU WERE SO MUCH MORE LIKABLE AND TRUE TO CANON IN THE FIRST FILM. But they made Quill so fucking pushy and creepy toward Gamora in this one for the sake of a bad awful boring played out relationship dynamic so instead we got this motherfucker. Chris Pratt gave a solid performance, as he is prone to do, but the writing was bad and thus Peter was bad. Unfortunate. 

Yondu’s character arc was some bullshit. They worked so hard in the first movie to establish that Yondu was an abuser. Like, they told a very clear child abuse narrative. And it feels so cheap that they retconned it by going “See? He was a good father after all!” Hey Marvel, The Walking Dead wants its glorifying of a piece of shit storyline back. I don’t know, y’all. I’m willing to hear out redemption arcs, but this wasn’t even that. I’m gonna maintain that it was a retcon. It wasn’t a redemption arc, it was a retcon. I liked the original Guardians team teaser at the end of the movie though. Good stuff.

Stop teasing Cosmo if you’re not actually gonna use him. I get that adding a telepathic talking astronaut dog to a film would seem like a ridiculous move in any other film, but it’s very fucking okay to do it in this one. We have to see Howard the Duck cameos that literally no one on Earth cares about, but you won’t give us everyone’s favorite leader of the Guardians? Shameful.  

Nebula is not a compelling character. No slight to Karen GIllan’s performance, but like...who actually cares about Nebula? She’s boring and they probably brought her back to the sequel just so James Gunn could point to her and say “Hey look, we gave Gamora some slight character this time!” At least Nebula’s existence forced these films to pass the Bechdel test, I guess. Could be worse.

Why did they lay on the Hasselhoff references so fucking thick? One mention would have been slightly funny but they really kept pounding this joke into the dirt until it was a bloody lifeless corpse. What the fuck?

Brings me to my next point: so so so many out of place comedic moments and not enough focus on plot and characterization. The story was pretty standard comic book shit, but they could have gave us something with more punch if they had spent less time in the writer’s room giving Drax a bunch of jokes instead of investing in other characters and their motivations. There was something going on with Rocket, right? Who knows, not like they were dedicated to telling that story.

I’m not a huge fan of Peter’s father in the comics, but using Ego in this film to make Peter a god for like 5 minutes on screen just to rip the powers away in the end is...actually that’s such a perfect comic book thing to do. I want to criticize that but that might be the most comic book thing in the entire MCU.

WHERE. THE FUCK. IS PHYLA-VELL? I am fucking SEETHING. Phyla is my absolute favorite character in literally all of Marvel, and she is a core member of the Guardians, but is nowhere to be found. Almost like Marvel studios are fucking cowards that won’t put a canon lesbian up in their shit. Exactly the kind of bullshit you’d expect, unfortunately.

Moondragon? Nah. if they won’t put a lesbian in their film, they’re not gonna put a canon bisexual woman in it either. Fucking shameful, especially since her and Phyla are so magnificently gay for each other. We need that. We need that.

That’s all I can think of right now, folks, but I think that pretty sufficiently sums up why I have so many problems with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. It just wasn’t very good, y’all. I hate to be that person, but read the comics, honestly. They are really really good and there’s a scene where Gamora gets burnt to the crisp saving the entire team from certain death, and lives cuz she’s a fucking badass with actual character and importance.

[canonrpfinder]

★ spread my ashes to the stars... ★

maybe it's the summer or whatever but holy Hell do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask and has never really gotten traction before but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm yee regular, 30+ trans dude and homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating lil' servers for me and my partners where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is not required that you write a whole ass novel just because I do. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples, pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

M x F and CC x CC primarily, for such rareships as;

your ★ Adam Warlock against my ✦ Gamora; it seems bizarre, I know, but I'd love to explore these two in a post-GOTG3 world. two people who don't really feel like they belong, like they were made against their will, and are now finding their way, their place and their home in the world, possibly together. definite potential for strictly platonic stuff, even if I'm primarily lookin' for romance.

your ★ Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula; this ship lives in my head rent free. I have many thoughts for this, among the many a setting where Kraglin gets injured and Nebs has to come face to face with her emotions... but I'll leave the rest for DMs. >:3c

and... others, honestly. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you think would work with My Gals, feel free to come at me!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

✒️

[findroleplay]

★ spread my ashes to the stars... ★

maybe it's the summer or whatever but holy Hell do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask and has never really gotten traction before but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm yee regular, 30+ trans dude and homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating lil' servers for me and my partners where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is not required that you write a whole ass novel just because I do. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples, pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

M x F and CC x CC primarily, for such rareships as;

your ★ Adam Warlock against my ✦ Gamora; it seems bizarre, I know, but I'd love to explore these two in a post-GOTG3 world. two people who don't really feel like they belong, like they were made against their will, and are now finding their way, their place and their home in the world, possibly together. definite potential for strictly platonic stuff, even if I'm primarily lookin' for romance.

your ★ Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula; this ship lives in my head rent free. I have many thoughts for this, among the many a setting where Kraglin gets injured and Nebs has to come face to face with her emotions... but I'll leave the rest for DMs. >:3c

and... others, honestly. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you think would work with My Gals, feel free to come at me!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

.

[yo-aroleplayfinder]

↜ ♫ come and get your love... ♫ ↝

maybe it's the summer or whatever but HECK do I have the hankering for reviving my Gamora and Nebula (of Marvel's MCU / Guardians of the Galaxy) muses. I know this is a niche ask but you can't fault a guy for trying, soooo;

✦ sup, I'm a 30+ trans dude and yee local homosexual from Europe, looking to write one on one with peeps on discord. I like creating a private server for me and my partner where we can write and store all the good stuff like music, refs, art, memes, all of that in multiple channels. it's not required to befriend me to write with me, but I do gladly befriend my writing partners! I write in third person, past tense, and usually reply at least once a day, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. you know how it is; life, in the way, etc. I strive to be communicative and let you know should I get busy. I typically write 2+ paragraphs and can go up to the dozens if given the opportunity, sometimes I simply Cannot Shut Up, but it is never required that you write a whole ass novel just because I insist on doing so. I do require proper grammar, though, although I'm obviously gonna forgive the occasional error, because who doesn't make those? I'm not a native English speaker either!

suuuuuuper open and hype for multiple threads, crossovers, AUs, even multifandom + tupperbot and dice maiden. I love slow burn as much as love at first sight, angst and fluff, hurt and comfort and occasional smut, mostly just everything in a nice balance. I'm not interested in toxic ships; I like my ships to suffer, sure, but not because they're actively terrible for each other for idk steamy reasons I guess. I like them to struggle but come out the other side together and stronger, beat their obstacles and have love conquer all.

I've got almost 20 years of writing experience on this Earth and come equipped with writing samples. pls be at least 21+ if you contact this local trans peepaw 👴🏻 ✦

so what am I looking for?

for this specific hankering - romance, M x F, CC x CC and post-GOTG3 primarily. ships in particular include such as;

your ★ Adam Warlock, Peter Quill, Thor or Loki against my ✦ Gamora.

your ★ Adam Warlock, James Rhodes or Kraglin Obfonteri against my ✦ Nebula;

and... others, honestly. Wolverine, T'Challa, Shang-Chi, Clint? I'm open to it. I'm a huge fan of rareships and gladly draw my own fanart to sustain them, so, y'know - if you got a fella you wanna with My Gals, feel free to come at me! trust and believe I have so many ideas for tossing both Gam and Nebs at people!

still interested after this massive info dump??? great! drop a like and I'll come find you!!! 🖤

YO YO YO LIKE THA POST N ANON WILL REACH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!