#benjamin grimes

[ruewrote]

𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑖 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟.

OUTER BANKS.

jj maybank, rafe cameron, pope heyward, sarah cameron

SURVIVING SUMMER.

baxter radic, marlon sousa

THE WALKING DEAD.

benjamin (twd), glenn rhee, rick grimes, daryl dixon

SCHOOL SPIRITS.

wally clark

911.

evan buckley

MARVEL.

peter parker (all), captain america

TOP GUN.

jake seresin, bradley bradshaw, robert floyd, natasha trace

LIFE IS STRANGE.

chloe price, warren graham, rachel ambers, ryan lucan, alex chen, steph gingrich

RED DEAD REDEMPTION.

arthur morgan, sadie adler

THE DOLAN TWINS.

grayson dolan, ethan dolan

SHAMELESS.

lip gallagher

THE MAZE RUNNER.

minho, thomas, gally

THE QUARRY.

jacob custos, max brinly, nicholas furcillo

UNTIL DAWN.

josh washington, jessica riley, mike munroe, emily davis, sam giddings, ashley brown, chris hartley, matthew taylor

TEEN WOLF.

stiles stilinski

THE HUNGER GAMES.

cato hadley, peeta mellark

BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA.

katsuki bakugou, eijiro kirishima, denki kaminari, keigo takami, touya todoroki

CELEBRITY CRUSHES.

dylan obrien, will poulter, archie madekwe, jeon jungkook, park jimin, josh hutcherson, rudy pankow, drew starkey, tom holland, milo manheim.

[justanoasisimagines]

I don’t want to sleep alone - Preference-Set A

Warnings; Mentions of anxiety and past trauma, typical canon violence. Requests are open! Guidlines are pinned at the top of my page A/N; Part two will be up in a few days! So if you don't see your favourite character here, they might be in Part 2 Credit to @cafekitsune for the divider and banner

Rick Grimes; The two of you nearly died after an encounter with the Saviours. Both of you are dragging your feet, both physically and mentally exhausted. When you turn to head towards your bed for the night, Rick stops you. He te;;s you he nearly lost you today and he doesn't want to sleep without you. Taking hold of his hand, you ask him which bedroom. He leads you toward his room because in Rick's opinion, your bed is like sleeping on concrete.

Abraham Ford; Ever since the two of you started getting serious, Abraham began to fear losing you. It comes from losing his wife and children. One thing is for certain he refuses to let that happen. This leads to Abraham asking you if you want to stay the night or insisting you two sleep close to each other for safety. Abraham wants to hold you close to reaffirm your there. It does begin to ease his anxiety when you agree.

Shane Walsh; It's you who tells Shane you don't want to sleep without him. The new world is ferocious, unpredictable, and deadly. Shane has adapted to the new world quickly, without question. So it makes sense for the two of you to share a space. Shane accepts because he doesn't like the idea of you being so far away from him when anything could happen.

Father Gabriel Stokes; Before the dead rose, Gabriel couldn't imagine sleeping with anyone whom he hadn't married. It was a sin in his eyes. The realization death is around the corner for anyone forces Gabriel to realise he doesn't want to miss out on these experiences with you. Gabriel eventually picks up the courage and expresses his feelings, you made sure he's adamant before agreeing.

Merle Dixon; Merle doesn't want to sleep without you. For a couple of reasons; one he doesn't like waking up alone. He wants to wake up with your bodies pressed together. Secondly, if Merle was being completely honest with himself, he doesn't trust anyone in Woodbury, There's no way in hell someone's going to hurt you while he's around. He'd gladly die trying to protect you.

Luke; Luke doesn't want to sleep without you. He feels like it's the next natural stage within your relationship. Living together, sharing a bed etc. Luke is grateful the two of you have found each other. It's only natural he wants to progress your relationship as normal as possible. For Luke, sharing a bed feels like the next step.

Siddiq; Siddiq is shaken from his encounter with the Whisperers. He's never been more terrified of dying before. He's struggling to adapt back to real life, constantly dealing with nightmares When you make the suggestion, Siddiq agrees. He'd thought he'd never see you again. He considers your warm embrace will help him sleep through the night again

Eugene Porter; Eugene is taken aback when you tell him you don't to sleep without him. He can't fathom why you would want to share a bed with him. His reaction is adamant, of course, he does. The entire interaction is awkward, soft and endearing as you both decide who's bed to share.

Benjamin; Benjamin never expected to fall in love. Never expected to find someone in the apocalypse, but he has. He's lying in bed one night, tossing and turning, struggling to sleep. His feet instinctively head him in the direction of your room. When he knocks, you are half asleep. He blurts out he doesn't want to sleep alone. You reply by opening the door wider and allowing him in

Beta; Beta insists you don't sleep alone. Living outside with the Whisperers is dangerous, there's danger at every turn. Beta hasn't cared in the past. When you two get together. things change. Suddenly, he's scared to lose someone. There is someone in his life that he wants to protect. So he insists you two sleep side by side.

Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas; When everyone's sorting out sleeping accommodations in the prison. You surprise him when you tell him you don't want to sleep alone. T-Dog immediately goes in search of a comfortable place for you to sleep. It's nice at the end of the end of the day, to know he's going to fall asleep with you in his arms.

Alden; You and Alden are sitting together reading, your eyes drooping, struggling to stay awake. Alden makes the suggestion you go to bed. However, you refuse telling Alden you don't want to sleep without him. Alden smiles, he truly adores it when you're sleepy and completely honest. Alden replies with you don't have to. Alden leads you up to his room.

Justin; Justin doesn't want to sleep without you through jealousy. He doesn't like the way Daryl's been staring at you. He wants to remind everyone, especially Daryl who you come back to after your day has finished. Who keeps you warm on those cold nights

Noah; Things are always tense in the hospital. There's always some politics going around. Noah's favourite part of the hospital is you. You two are hanging out, when Noah brings it up. He doesn't want to sleep alone, because its time he could have spent with you. The sentiment is sweet and when you agree, Noah asks you which side you prefer.

Jerry; You come to Jerry in the middle of the night, tears running down your face, pain-stricken. Immediately Jerry opens up his arms, embracing you. Jerry sets into consoling you. The world is harsh and cruel and even the strongest people break. When you tell Jerry, you don't want to sleep without him, he tells you you don't have to because he's right here.

Axel; Axel struggles to get accustomed to the harsh reality of the world. You are the best thing to come out of it. Companionship, patience, love. So when you come into his cell asking to sleep with him, he scoots to the side, pulling back the blanket. He tells you, you don't have to ask. He'll protect you from the nightmares.

Gareth; Axel struggles to get accustomed to the harsh reality of the world. You are the best thing to come out of it. Companionship, patience, love. So when you come into his cell asking to sleep with him, he scoots to the side, pulling back the blanket. He tells you, you don't have to ask. He'll protect you from the nightmares.

Micheal Mercer; Micheal is always busy. He takes the job seriously because it's important. However, sometimes he can feel like he's not spending enough time with you. It's why one night, he decides to ask you, to stay. He tells you, he doesn't want to go to bed alone anymore. Not when he can fall and wake up to something beautiful

Negan; Negan smirks when you tell him you don't want to sleep alone. He's been waiting for you to come to him. He didn't want to put any pressure on you, but he's been wanting to share a bed with you for a while. In Negan's mind, it's another way to be close to you. An excuse to feel your body against his.

[paleshelter29]

Rick: Where’s Carl?

Jerry: Doing stuff and thangs, boss man.

Michonne: I don’t like the sound of that. Where’s Judith?

Jerry: Trying to stop Carl from doing the stuff and thangs

Maggie: And Enid?

Jerry: Trying to stop Judith from stopping Carl from doing the stuff

Carol and Ezekiel: And Henry?

Jerry: Trying to stop Enid from stopping Judith from stopping Carl

Daryl: And Lydia and Beth?

Jerry: Trying to stop Henry from stopping Enid from stopping Judith from stopping Carl...

Morgan: And Benjamin?

Jerry, taking a deep breath: Trying to stop Lydia and Beth from stopping Henry from stopping Enid from stopping Judith from stopping Carl

Ezekiel: I see. And what are you doing here, Jerry?

Jerry, almost out of breath: Oh, I’m supposed to stop you from stopping Benjamin, from stopping Lydia, from stopping Beth, from stopping Henry, from stopping Enid, from stopping Judith, from stopping Carl from doing the stuff and things.

*An explosion rips through the air*

Jerry: Guess they found the stuff and thangs boss.

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

and what have we learned from this venn diagram? absolutely nothing of value

[cartridgeconverter]

possibly the most harmonious and peaceful exchange i've ever seen in any opera comment section (@operacomments)

[doyouknowthisopera]

[myost]

[now-playing] - metropolitan opera - britten - peter grimes - colin davis (conductor) - recorded from radio 2/11/1967

[vintage-archive]

Benjamin Britten photographed in 1968 by Hans Wild

[jonsaremembers]

fucked up devotion and terrible faith // a dan and phil crafts web weave

sources:

instagram post, @/silvija // "the lovers," timothy liu

"standing on my knees," john olive

"anthem," leonard cohen

jaime sabines, tr. from the spanish by guillermo del toro

"the castle," franz kafka and edit by @promqueendyke // "obrazXY42," zdislaw bekzinski

"sunrise," louise gluck

"hey believers," peter bradley adams

"how cruel of the universe," @8-bitfiction // "all this and heaven too," florence and the machine

"report to greco," nikos kazantakis // "peter grimes," benjamin britten

"love is war," american young

review of babel by r. f. kuang, alix e. harrow

"wait, is phil the skeleton? that's fucked up," part one, @2018hiatus

attributed last words, franz kafka

"o'death," frances molina

youtube community post, daniel howell // "in the fog," hermann hesse tr. scott horton

"the tragedy of hamlet, prince of denmark," william shakespeare

"wait, is phil the skeleton? that's fucked up," part two, @2018hiatus

kait rokowski

"water," sharanyan mannivannan

"the devil," the dan and phil tarot deck, art by @macabremaxx // "the lovers, the dan and phil tarot deck, art by @freshbaked-bread

the creative tarot, jessa crispin

slime (2024), @caratbow // instagram post, @/silvija

[wrexkinghxvoc]

Benjamin Alire Saenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe // Grimes, from Oblivion // Marya Hornbacher, from Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia // Sylvia Plath, from a journal entry featured in The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath // Kaveh Akbar, from Calling a Wolf a Wolf // Euripides, from “Orestes”, An Oresteia (trans. Anne Carson)

[pearlprincess02]

LENGTH: 37 HR 52 MIN. songs below ↓

sagittarius rising / 1st house:

capricorn mars in 1st house

"green light" - lorde / "bury a friend" - billie eilish / "video games" - lana del rey / "habits (stay high)" - tove lo / "demons" - imagine dragons / "do i wanna know?" - arctic monkeys / "primadonna" - marina / "team" - lorde / "graveyard" - halsey / "somebody else" - the 1975 / "stressed out" - twenty one pilots / "the less i know the better" - tame impala / "gasoline" - halsey / "doin' time" - lana del rey / "viva la vida" - coldplay / "sweater weather" - the neighbourhood / "shake it out" - florence + the machine / "harmony hall" - vampire weekend / "pumped up kicks" - foster the people / "joy" - bastille /

capricorn chiron in 1st house

"young and beautiful" - lana del rey / "flaws" - bastille / "dirty paws" - of monsters and men / "human" - the killers / "liability" - lorde / "recover" - chvrches / "afraid" - the neighbourhood / "everything i wanted" - billie eilish / "eventually" - tame impala / "miracle" - chvrches / "born to die" - lana del rey / "this life" - vampire weekend / "fix you" - coldplay / "to be human" - marina / "idontwannabeyouanymore" - billie eilish / "writer in the dark" - lorde / "colors" - halsey / "movement" - hozier / "glad he's gone" - tove lo / "sit next to me" - foster the people /

sagittarius rising / 1st house

"the sound" - the 1975 / "on top of the world" - imagine dragons / "new americana" - halsey / "exile" - taylor swift (feat. bon iver) / "bad guy" - billie eilish / "you're somebody else" - flora cash / "adventure of a lifetime" - coldplay / "heather" - conan gray / "love me" - the 1975 / "cardigan" - taylor swift / "ocean eyes" - billie eilish / "little talks" - of monsters and men / "good grief" - bastille / "leave a trace" - chvrches / "summertime sadness" - lana del rey / "take me to church" - hozier /  "maniac" - conan gray / "if you're gonna lie" - fletcher / "ship to wreck" - florence + the machine / "mount everest" - labrinth /

aquarius 2nd house:

pisces uranus in 2nd house

"kids" - mgmt / "ho hey" - the lumineers / "midnight city" - m83 / "1901" - birdy / "take a walk" - passion pit / "electricity" - silk city, dua lipa / "digital love" - daft punk / "electric feel" - mgmt / "lisztomania" - phoenix / "tongue tied" - grouplove / "somebody that i used to know" - gotye (feat. kimbra) / "cherry" - lana del rey / "counting stars" - onerepublic / "1901" - phoenix / "i wanna get better" - bleachers / "love me again" - john newman / "dancing on my own" - robyn / "rather be" - clean bandit (feat. jess glynne) / "we found love" - rihanna (feat. calvin harris) / "can't feel my face" - the weeknd / 

aquarius neptune in 2nd house

"wish i knew you" - the revivalists / "young folks" - peter bjorn and john / "saturn" - sleeping at last / "such great heights" - the postal service / "islands" - the xx / "wide eyes" - local natives / "rebellion (lies)" - arcade fire / "silent treatment" - the joy formidable / "heartbeats" - the knife / "disparate youth" - santigold / "time to pretend" - mgmt / "elephant gun" - beirut / "dreaming" - smallpools / "all my friends" - lcd soundsystem / "shelter song" - temples / "sleepyhead" - passion pit / "oblivion" - grimes / "wetsuit" - the vaccines / "take me out" - franz ferdinand / "don't save me" - haim /

aquarius 2nd house

"knife under my pillow" - maggie lindemann / "idfc" - blackbear / "play date" - melanie martinez / "queen of broken hearts" - blackbear / "if we have each other" - alec benjamin / "josslyn" - olivia o'brien / "pretty girl" - maggie lindemann / "i miss you, i'm sorry" - gracie abrams / "dollhouse" - melanie martinez / "must have been the wind" - alec benjamin / "friends go" - maggie lindemann / "hot girl bummer" - blackbear / "cake" - melanie martinez / "let's fall in love for the night" - finneas / "no love" - olivia o'brien / "oh my god" - alec benjamin / "dog days are over" - florence + the machine / "me & ur ghost" - blackbear / "water fountain" - alec benjamin / "just a boy" - olivia o'brien / 

pisces 3rd house:

pisces venus in 3rd house

"ribs" - lorde / "in the aeroplane over the sea" - neutral milk hotel / "everywhere" - fleetwood mac / "toothpaste kisses" - the maccabees / "into my arms" - nick cave & the bad seeds / "budapest" - george ezra / "chasing cars" - snow patrol / "kiss me" - sixpence none the richer / "breathe" - télépopmusik / "unintended" - muse / "cosmic love" - florence + the machine / "atlas hands" - benjamin francis leftwich / "fade into you" - mazzy star / "first day of my life" - bright eyes / "dead sea" - the lumineers / "wicked game" - chris isaak / "lover, you should've come over" - jeff buckley / "skinny love" - bon iver / "hurt somebody" - noah kahan, julia michaels / "swim good" - frank ocean /

pisces 3rd house

"cherry wine" - hozier / "mykonos" - fleet foxes / "northern wind" - city and colour / "beneath your beautiful" - labrinth (feat. emeli sandé) / "let me down slowly" - alec benjamin / "dreams" - fleetwood mac / "how to disappear completely" - radiohead / "holocene" - bon iver / "when the party's over" - billie eilish / "marjorie" - taylor swift / "to build a home" - the cinematic orchestra / "where is my mind?" - pixies / "if u love me" - nessa barrett / "sleeping lessons" - the shins / "holding on" - disclosure (feat. gregory porter) / "breathe me" - sia / "all the stars" - kendrick lamar, sza / "lose yourself to dance" - daft punk (feat. pharrell williams) / "africa" - toto / "take on me" - a-ha / 

aries 4th house:

aries sun in 4th house

"naive" - the kooks / "you only live once" - the strokes / "she's so high" - tal bachman / "my number" - foals / "what you know" - two door cinema club / "shut up and dance" - walk the moon / "animal" - neon trees / "float on" - modest mouse / "riptide" - vance joy / "mr. brightside" - the killers / "feel It still" - portugal. the man / "don't stop me now" - queen / "ready to start" - arcade fire / "the middle" - jimmy eat world / "pompeii" - bastille / "youngblood" - 5 seconds of summer / "castle on the hill" - ed sheeran / "somebody told me" - the killers / "born this way" - lady gaga / "centuries" - fall out boy / 

taurus mercury in 4th house

"yellow" - coldplay / "say something" - a great big world, christina aguilera / "stubborn love" - the lumineers / "landslide" - fleetwood mac / "retrograde" - james blake / "someone like you" - adele / "all i want" - kodaline / "latch" - disclosure (feat. sam smith) / "re: stacks" - bon iver / "latchkey kids" - silversun pickups / "big jet plane" - angus & julia stone / "lost on you" - lp / "wild horses" - the rolling stones / "linger" - the cranberries / "river" - leon bridges / "stolen dance" - milky chance / "stay with me" - sam smith / "lost cause" - beck / "the scientist" - coldplay / "i won't give up" - jason mraz /

taurus lilith in 4th house

"reptilia" - the strokes / "animal" - miike snow / "stylo" - gorillaz (feat. mos def & bobby womack) / "shut up and let me go" - the ting tings / "hunger strike" - temple of the dog / "creep" - radiohead / "cough syrup" - young the giant / "bulls on parade" - rage against the machine / "fader" - the temper trap / "song 2" - blur / "uprising" - muse / "r u mine?" - arctic monkeys / "ways to go" - grouplove / "gold lion" - yeah yeah yeahs / "seven nation army" - the white stripes / "it's time" - imagine dragons / "no one knows" - queens of the stone age / "little talks" - of monsters and men / "fell in love with a girl" - the white stripes / "tyrants" - catfish and the bottlemen /

aries 4th house

"believer" - imagine dragons / "the one " - fletcher / "checkmate" - conan gray / "all for us" - labrinth (feat. zendaya) / "stupid" - tate mcrae / "nightmare" - halsey / "blank space" - taylor swift / "pain" - nessa barrett / "forever" - fletcher / "electric blue" - arcade fire / "mind is a prison" - alec benjamin / "the archer" - taylor swift / "experiment on me" - halsey / "blue jeans" - lana del rey / "titanium" - david guetta (feat. sia) / "happier" - marshmello (feat. bastille) / "the man" - taylor swift / "good life" - onerepublic / "i bet my life" - imagine dragons / "rolling in the deep" - adele /

taurus 5th house:

taurus north node in 5th house

"tighten up" - the black keys / "tongue" - r.e.m. / "lost in my mind" - the head and the heart / "goodbye yellow brick road" - elton john / "something good can work" - two door cinema club / "lover" - taylor swift / "forever" - labrinth / "finally // beautiful stranger" - halsey / "wish you were sober" - conan gray / "love it if we made it" - the 1975 / "cornelia street" - taylor swift / "youth" - daughter / "uptown girl" - billy joel / "this is what you came for" - calvin harris (feat. rihanna) / "don't start now" - dua lipa /  "daylight" - taylor swift / "happy" - pharrell williams / "i gotta feeling" - the black eyed peas / "treasure" - bruno mars / "shake it off" - taylor swift /

gemini part of fortune in 5th house

"style" - taylor swift / "still don't know my name" - labrinth / "dancing with myself" - billy idol / "boom clap" - charli xcx / "a-punk" - vampire weekend / "ain't it fun"  - paramore / "me!" - taylor swift (feat. brendon urie) / "high hopes" - panic! at the disco / "unbelievers"  - vampire weekend / "tennis court" - lorde / "reflections" - misterwives / "still into you" - paramore / "blinding lights" - the weeknd / "out of my league" - fitz and the tantrums / "i wanna dance with somebody (who loves me)" - whitney houston / "helena beat" - foster the people /  "good as hell" - lizzo / "rollercoaster"- bleacher / "victorious" - panic! at the disco / "it's not living (if it's not with you)"  - the 1975 / 

taurus 5th house

"cruel summer" - taylor swift / "love song" - lana del rey / "taro" - alt-j / "i don't want your money" - ed sheeran & h.e.r. / "sugar" - maroon 5 / "uptown funk" - mark ronson (feat. bruno mars) / "wildest dreams" - taylor swift / "golden hour" - kacey musgraves / "isn't she lovely" - stevie wonder / "thinking out loud" - ed sheeran / "cake by the ocean" - dnce / "all of me" - john legend / "don't know why"- norah jones / "september" - earth, wind & fire / "teenage dream" - katy perry / "this will be (an everlasting love)" - natalie cole / "if i ain't got you" - alicia keys / "i'm yours" - jason mraz / "just the way you are" - bruno mars / "put your records on"- corinne bailey rae / 

gemini 6th house:

"fluorescent adolescent" - arctic monkeys / "backseat freestyle" - kendrick lamar / "feel good inc." - gorillaz /  "the edge of glory" - lady gaga / "good 4 u" - olivia rodrigo / "cool kids" - echosmith / "skin" - sabrina carpenter / "mine" - taylor swift / "back to you" - selena gomez /  "the wire" - haim / "issues" - julia michaels /  "death bed (coffee for your head)" - powfu (feat. beabadoobee) / "leave before you love me" - marshmello, jonas brothers / "drivers license" - olivia rodrigo / "youth" - troye sivan / "dance yrself clean" - lcd soundsystem / "cut to the feeling"- carly rae jepsen / "houdini" - foster the people / "just dance"- lady gaga / "how to be a heartbreaker"  - marina and the diamonds / 

gemini 7th house:

gemini saturn in 7th house

"maps" - maroon 5 / "hurt" - johnny cash / "the night we met" - lord huron / "the chain" - fleetwood mac / "gravity" - sara bareilles / "stay" - rihanna (feat. mikky ekko) / "nothing compares 2 u" - sinead o'connor / "maps" - yeah yeah yeahs / "mad world" - gary jules / "hallelujah" - jeff buckley / "holocene" - bon iver / "all too well (10 minute version)" - taylor swift / "say you won't let go" - james arthur / "chandelier" - sia / "a thousand years" - christina perri / "gravity" - john mayer / "bad at love" - halsey / "earned it" - the weeknd / "when i was your man" - bruno mars / "let it go" - james bay / 

gemini 7th house

"one kiss" - calvin harris & dua lipa / "northern downpour" - panic! at the disco / "two weeks" - grizzly bear / "into you" - ariana grande / "shape of you" - ed sheeran / "bubblegum bitch" - marina / "hello"- adele / "i'm not the only one" - sam smith / "stitches"- shawn mendes / "mirrors" - justin timberlake / "ordinary people"- john legend / "something just like this"- the chainsmokers (feat. coldplay) / "we don't talk anymore" - charlie puth (feat. selena gomez) / "new rules" - dua lipa / "slow dancing in a burning room" - john mayer / "love song" - sara bareilles / "jar of hearts" - christina perri / "she will be loved" - maroon 5 / "can't stop the feeling!"- justin timberlake / "physical" - dua lipa /

leo 8th house:

leo jupiter in 8th house

"high enough to carry you over" - chvrches / "my silver lining" - first aid kit / "i bet you look good on the dancefloor" - arctic monkeys / "royals" - lorde / "human" - rag'n'bone man / "gooey" - glass animals / "radioactive" - imagine dragons / "heathens" - twenty one pilots / "dark necessities" - red hot chili peppers / "glory and gore" - lorde / "sex on fire" - kings of leon / "shake me down" - cage the elephant / "electric love" - borns / "breezeblocks" - alt-j / "bohemian rhapsody"  - queen / "reflektor" - arcade fire / "formation" - beyoncé / "starboy" - the weeknd / "dna." - kendrick lamar / "skyfall" - adele / 

leo vertex in 8th house

"livin' on a prayer" - bon jovi / "oblivion" - bastille / "runaway" - aurora / "little lion man" - mumford & sons / "where the streets have no name" - U2 / "heroes" - david bowie / "halo"  - beyoncé / "i will always love you" - whitney houston / "stairway to heaven" - led zeppelin / "born to run" - bruce springsteen / "dream on"- aerosmith / "fighter" - christina aguilera / "gimme shelter" - the rolling stones / "we are the champions"  - queen / "purple rain" - prince / "rocket man" - elton john / "knights of cydonia" - muse / "go your own way" - fleetwood mac / "like a prayer" - madonna / "thriller" - michael jackson /

leo 8th house

"express yourself" - madonna / "superstition"  - stevie wonder / "i'm still standing" - elton john / "let's go crazy" - prince / "billie jean" - michael jackson / "you give love a bad name" - bon jovi / "run the world (girls)" - beyoncé / "bad romance"- lady gaga / "roar"- katy perry / "life on mars?"- david bowie / "gorilla" - bruno mars / "beautiful day" - U2 / "thinkin bout you" - frank ocean / "yellow flicker beat"  - lorde / "talking body" - tove lo / "partition" - beyoncé / "love on the brain"  - rihanna / "magic" - coldplay / "animals" - maroon 5 / "god is a woman"  - ariana grande / 

virgo 9th house:

"oxford comma" - vampire weekend / "all we ever knew" - the head and the heart / "hunger" - florence + the machine / "high and dry" - radiohead / "lost in the light" - bahamas / "the suburbs" - arcade fire / "come away with me" - norah jones / "helplessness blues" - fleet foxes / "i will wait" - mumford & sons / "no such thing" - john mayer / "home" - phillip phillips / "better together"- jack johnson / "paradise"- coldplay / "hey, soul sister" - train / "rivers and roads"  - the head and the heart / "three little birds" - bob marley & the wailers / "brave" - sara bareilles / "bubbly" - colbie caillat / "begin again" - taylor swift / "waiting on the world to change" - john mayer /

libra 10th house:

scorpio moon in 10th house

"gun" - chvrches / "my body" - young the giant / "some nights" - fun. / "deadcrush" - alt-j / "the weekend" - sza / "swimming pools (drank)" - kendrick lamar / "glory box" - portishead / "him & i" - g-eazy & halsey / "waiting game" - banks / "hurt" - nine inch nails / "what kind of man"  - florence + the machine / "elastic heart"  - sia / "ride" - lana del rey / "drowning"- banks / "the hills"- the weeknd / "cellophane" - fka twigs / "all mine" - portishead / "national anthem" - lana del rey / "haunted"  - beyoncé / "diamonds" - rihanna /

libra 10th house

"watermelon sugar" - harry styles / "love on top" - beyoncé / "roads" - portishead / "love story" - taylor swift / "thank u, next" - ariana grande / "thunder" - imagine dragons / "clocks" - coldplay / "too good at goodbyes"- sam smith /"locked out of heaven" - bruno mars / "irreplaceable" - beyoncé / "set fire to the rain" - adele / "sign of the times" - harry styles / "dangerous woman" - ariana grande / "alive"- sia / "paparazzi"  - lady gaga / "delilah"- florence + the machine / "without me" - halsey / "empire state of mind (part II) broken down"- alicia keys / "kill em with kindness" - selena gomez / "sorry not sorry" - demi lovato / 

scorpio 11th house:

"bad blood" - taylor swift (feat. kendrick lamar) / "closer" - the chainsmokers (feat. halsey) /  "dark paradise" - lana del rey / "live in the moment" - portugal. the man / "gemini feed" - banks / "505" - arctic monkeys / "ride"- twenty one pilots / "misery business" - paramore / "7 rings" - ariana grande / "firework" - katy perry / "you should see me in a crown" - billie eilish / "often"- the weeknd / "hands to myself" - selena gomez / "redbone" - childish gambino / "humble." - kendrick lamar / "don't let me down" - the chainsmokers (feat. daya) / "22"- taylor swift / "party in the u.s.a." - miley cyrus / "we are young" - fun. (feat. janelle monáe) / "count on me"  - bruno mars /

sagittarius 12th house:

sagittarius pluto in 12th house

"no one's gonna love you" - band of horses / "sleep forever" - portugal. the man / "obstacles" - syd matters / "bloodstream" - stateless / "take care" - beach house / "oceans" - seafret / "the funeral" - band of horses / "pink + white" - frank ocean / "comfortably numb" - pink floyd / "white winter hymnal"  - fleet foxes / "space song" - beach house / "limit to your love" - james blake / "open" - rhye / "two weeks"- fka twigs / "gold" - chet faker / "jóga"- björk / "myth" - beach house / "everything in its right place"- radiohead / "hoppípolla" - sigur rós / "mystery of love" - sufjan stevens / 

sagittarius 12th house

"a dustland fairytale" - the killers / "visions of gideon" - sufjan stevens / "cannons" - youth lagoon / "bloodbuzz ohio" - the national / "kettering" - the antlers / "buzzcut season" - lorde / "song for zula" - phosphorescent / "flightless bird, american mouth" - iron & wine / "secrets" - the weeknd / "sæglópur"  - sigur rós / "obsessions"  - marina / "feels like we only go backwards" - tame impala / "intro"- the xx / "all i need" - radiohead / "i need my girl"  - the national / "the wilhelm scream"  - james blake / "new slang"  - the shins / "wicked games" - the weeknd / "under the pressure" - the war on drugs / "feel it all around" - washed out / 

(anon ask)

@pearlprincess02

[paleshelter29]

Am I upset about how the TWD writers just killed off the potential badass storylines and character arcs of all my favorite characters??? No. What gave anyone that impression? ​*Sobs* in Carl, Henry, Enid, Beth, and Benjamin deserved better

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

✨niche opera poll time✨

[hiro--aoki]

do you have any headcanons for your fav characters? i love 2 hear people's headcanons. (can be both sfw and nsfw)

Carl Grimes Headcanons (I haven't done many headcanons before)

-Daryl is one of his role models

-He let's Judith braid his hair

-He's a lot like a puppy

-He Loves to kiss his s/o on the nose

-He paints his nails black or blue

-He knows a bit of French and German

-His favourite artist would either be Beyonce or Alec Benjamin

[disneytva]

20th Television Animation Brings Animation To San Diego Comic-Con 2024

Animation fans will have a lot to keep them busy and entertained at this year’s Comic-Con. Disney just announced its plans for its Hulu and 20th Television Animation festivities and panels set for the San Diego.

Friday, July 26

Solar Opposites, 2:00-2:45 p.m., Indigo Room. The popular animated series returns to San Diego Comic-Con ahead of a new season packed with new family values, mayhem in the Wall and some all-new Silvercops adventures. Join executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel, and cast Thomas Middleditch (Terry), Mary Mack (Jesse) and Sean Giambrone (Yumyulack) for an advance screening of a never-before-seen episode, and a discussion of the hilarious and out-of-this-world upcoming fifth season premiering Aug. 12 on Hulu.

The Great North, 3:00- 3:45 p.m., Indigo Room. Embark on an exhilarating journey to Lone Moose at Comic-Con. Catch an exclusive look behind the scenes of this animated comedy series that follows the quirky Tobin family as they navigate life together. Get to know the creative minds behind the series including creators and executive producers Wendy Molyneaux, Lizzie Molyneaux-Logelin, Loren Bouchard and the voices behind the Tobin family including Jenny Slate, Dulcé Sloan, Paul Rust and Aparna Nancherla to gain fascinating insights into the production of the show, its unique setting, and the colorful characters that inhabit the world of the Tobin family.

Bob’s Burgers,  4:00-4:45 p.m., Indigo Room. Join the Belcher family and the creative minds behind Bob’s Burgers for a can’t-miss panel. Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard, executive producers Nora Smith, Holly Schlesinger and supervising director Bernard Derriman will break news about the upcoming season. The cast including H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz and Larry Murphy will have the audience howling with laughter through exclusive sneak peeks, a lively panel discussion and Q&A.

Saturday, July 27

Futurama, 11:00-11:45 a.m., Ballroom 20. Neither snow nor rain nor cancellations nor pandemics nor Hollywood strikes can keep Futurama from blasting back into existence. Please join Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Claudia Katz and “Futurama” superstars Billy West, John DiMaggio, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman and Maurice LaMarche for a live sneak preview of the all-new season premiering July 29 on Hulu. They promise to spill the maximum legal dose of spoilers. Plus, there is the chance to walk away with debatably precious door prizes!

The Simpsons, 12:00-12:45 p.m., Ballroom 20. Show creators give an exclusive spooky sneak preview of “Treehouse of Horror 35” – the scariest 35th Halloween Special ever. Join panelists Matt Groening, Matt Selman, Rob LaZebnik, Tim Bailey, along with special guest moderator Kevin Smith and surprise terrifying guests for original drawings, prizes and more.

American Dad! 1:00-1:45 p.m., Ballroom 20.  Celebrate the enduring success of the show at Comic-Con with hilarity, hijinks and heartfelt moments. Dive into the quirky world of the Smith family and their eccentric friends and foes as this beloved animated series celebrates its ongoing success with stars Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Fischer, and executive producers Matt Weitzman, Kara Vallow and Nic Wegener.

Family Guy 2:00-2:45 p.m., Ballroom 20.  It’s time to look back at 25 years of laughter, satire and iconic moments with the long-running show at this must-attend Comic-Con panel. This milestone event will bring together fans, the iconic cast including Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Jennifer Tilly, Gary Cole and Mike Henry, and executive producers Rich Appel, Alec Sulkin, Steve Callaghan and Kara Vallow to honor a quarter-century of hilarity, irreverence and unforgettable moments in Quahog. Whether a long-time fan or new to the Griffin family’s antics, this is the ultimate event to honor one of television’s most beloved and enduring animated series.

[justkenlivin]

Wax Wings Always Melt in the Sun

Introduction and warnings to the fanfiction here, (WWAMIS)

[Chapter 2]

ACT I: The Labyrinth

Chapter 1: Meeting the Kid

Let it be known that Anthony “Tony” Edward Stark, son of Maria Stark, had no clue what he was doing a good portion of the time.

Don’t kid yourself; he’s a genius, a man of three doctorates, count ‘em. He possessed endless information and was really a hub for any and all new-age, life-changing inventions. Any positive movement in technology in the past decade had Stark Industries plastered somewhere on it.

The man built a high-tech prosthesis (shove that up your ass Senator Stern) in a cave, with a box of scraps, shrapnel hurtling toward his chest, and all under the noses of the Ten Rings. Still, somehow, in the process, shifting a previous invention into a power source that had untapped potential.

They had privatized clean energy.

Yet, as he stood outside of the little apartment in Queens, he had no fucking clue what he was doing.

Tony could fiddle his life away, pushing out the endless ideas that were constantly building palaces in his mind. He thought in Blueprint Azure and white lines, statistics firing off at rapid-fire paces. The process of creating inventions and confirming plausibility happened in mere seconds. He could throw away the mantle, hide away when the next invasion comes knocking, and still live a life where he helped people.

And with all that. He stood there, in the honestly concerning yellowing walled halls, climbing up three flights of stairs and coming outside a creaky-looking cracked door. The A part of 3A was missing, leaving behind a dirty sticky underneath that collected grime in the shadow of the lost letter.

Absolutely and utterly fucking lost as to what he is doing.

Look, Tony was vividly aware of the moments that led up to this.

The Cave.

The Arc.

The Suit.

The Avengers.

Loki.

The Wormhole.

Wanda.

Ultron.

Sokovia.

Wanda again.

The council.

The explosion.

The soldier.

The accords.

He knew it, okay, every small moment that built up to this exact point, where he was knocking on the door of some one-parent family in the rough side of the city. He was the one sporting a black eye from the almost bullet, thank you very much.

After Ultron, after Wanda, Tony made sure to keep an eye out on the city, watching for people who popped up. People like them.

There were a couple: a man in a red suit in Hell’s Kitchen, the school that Fury had mentioned once in Westchester, some type of winged guy in Manhattan (he was cool)—though that one tended to branch out all over the city—and, of course, the arachnid in Queens.

It hadn’t been easy to find the kid. No one without the tech he had would have found him. It was his early stuff that had gotten him caught; something within month four of him being out and about made him change his habits. If Tony had to guess, he had some kind of close call. His patterns turned erratic after that, yet the two months of keeping the same schedule had kicked the boy in the ass in the end. With that, he was able to narrow him down to a Midtown school, a bit of dumb luck and stalking later, and ding-ding-ding, Peter Benjamin Parker, Midtown School of Science and Technology. Impressive. Tony knew a lot of funding went into that school from his pocket, and happily, it was practically a pipeline to the Ivy Leagues and big Tech companies like Stark Industries. Shaping the minds of the future and all that.

The first time he’d seen a video of the kid, he’d been helping some cat out of a tree. Tony had a laugh about that, really. The panicked yelps as the cat tackled some tacky red ski-masked figure in overly big bright sweats, and Sharpie really had him going there for a moment. In the end he'd shoved the kid to the side, not overly dazzled. The billionaire had brushed him off, figuring he would fizzle out like a lot of vigilantes. Yet when not even a month later, the figure now monikered as Spider-Man caught a bus. Then, he was a little more than intrigued.

The webbing had been the crux of his interest, though; he was excited at the premise of whoever’s mind was behind it. The work was genius, and that is high praise coming from him. Synthetic spider-silk, the first ever of its creation—light-years ahead of anyone else.

Only for Friday to inform him brightly that she’d unmasked the bug boy, and Tony was confronted with a chubby-faced fourteen-year-old with glasses so thick you could start a damn bonfire and a shy smile. All stuffed into a collared shirt with some nerd-pun tee over it.

He had a diagnostics test run on Friday after that one.

So he’d let it go, swept the idea of the kid under the rug. Out of sight, out of mind, and all that. Sure, he kept alerts on, making sure he didn’t get into something too serious. And, of course, Tony had meddled with the idea of a suit; honestly, the long johns this kid was sporting were an affront to superheroes alike. He needed an upgrade severely. So Tony had… dabbled with the idea of a suit. One particularly vicious fight between him and Captain Frozone had caused the engineer to retreat to his lab, and with nothing else to focus on, he'd spent 56 hours in his lab until a fully fleshed Spider-Man suit had come to fruition.

It was a stupid thing, with overtly protective protocols and, of course, an AI, because what 14-year-old genius wouldn't want an AI? But still. He'd locked it in that idiotic silver case and shoved it deep in a corner of his lab.

Out of sight. Out of mind.

Then the accords happened, and Rogers had been so damn stubborn.

So he picked up the fucking file again, and now here he was, knocking on the door and destroying some kid's life.

God, he really was the fucking worst, wasn’t he?

Stark men aren't fucking iron; they're poison. Destruction. Merchants of Death.

It opened, the wood creaking pitifully on its hinges as an attractive mousey woman opened the door, mouth slightly gaping as she pushed wide oval frames on her nose. “Tony Stark?”

The tone was slightly hysteric but well-contained, like when he did something stupid, and Pepper walked in. Trying to ignore the stab of guilt that consumes his stomach, he plastered on a paparazzi smile. “Mrs. Parker? Tony Stark, nice to meet you. Is Peter home?”

It is startling how fast the awe-struck smile slips from her face, a guarded hard mask in place as burning eyes meet his. “What do you want with Peter?” The door whines lightly as she pulls inward, gripping it.

He's caught off guard a moment, sincerely underestimating the vicious care that sprouted from her. The protection. Unsure if it was due to the loss they shared or if this is how every parent is supposed to react, he moved on.

“I’m here about his grant application?” Yeah, that sounds like a normal thing for him to be involved in. He is technically the owner. “Stark Industries is clearly impressed,” Tony laughs, gesturing toward himself. “I would like to discuss an upcoming conference opportunity.”

He was sure it would take Friday seconds to create the necessary paperwork, something that looked official enough to keep her off his ass. Unless, of course, she knew her kid—nephew—was dressed in red and blue sweats every night, facing muggers, robbers, and carjackers…

Somehow he didn’t think that was the case, but he'd been proven wrong by this kid before.

“Oh!” May gasps, gesturing him deeper into the apartment, a cozy thing, warm despite its surroundings. lemon-painted walls, corduroy-like mismatched furniture, and a plush gray-green couch pointed toward a small television. Pictures plastered the walls. Most of Peter at different stages of life, May, and another man, who had the same nose and ears as the kid. “Welcome in. Sorry for the mess.” She flusteredly apologized, waving her hands at the basket of half-folded laundry, and two mugs sat on the coffee table, one empty, the other long cold.

Tony gave a charming grin as he maneuvered in, walking past the little rack for shoes at the door and narrowly missing a pair of cheap, beaten Converse sitting smack-dab in the center of the walkway. His eyes catch a familiar branded heel that he'd expect to see in Pepper's closet, nevermind in the Parker's apartment. May Parker did not seem like a red-bottom type.“Please, you should see my workshop.”

His workshop is actually very clean, with sleek StarkPad surfaces, holo screens, and, of course, his bots. Sure, there were cluttered projects here and there, but he was as much of a scientist as a mechanic; he needed order to work.

The relieved smile that worked the way up on Mrs. Parker’s face was well worth the fib. Tony had read the damn files, seen that Peter was on scholarship, and followed the trail of loss that propelled the young boy forward in his life. The death of his parents as a kid, up to the abrupt demise of his Uncle, his last biological relative.

An orphaned genius turned to superheroism; where did that sound familiar?

Tony’s heart ached at the kid's story, really. It was a shit hand. There were no ifs, ands, or buts about it. No one deserved it, least not some kid in pajamas helping old ladies bring groceries into their houses.

The guilt sat hard in his throat as he sat down on the surprisingly comfortable couch, May fluttering around, grabbing the dirty cups from the table. “Would you like some coffee? I made walnuts and date loaf. Would you like a slice?”

Nodding happily along with her, he watches her retreat, followed by the whirr of a coffee pot and clang of silverware. Pulling his phone from his suit jacket, he smiles at the small notification seated at the top of the screen.

Friday… 1423

File Uploaded: title: Peter Parker Grant Permission Forms

A silent, atta-girl, fell from his lips as May came back in the room, a small plate and two new mugs filled with the strong aroma of cheap coffee. Still, Tony wasn’t particularly picky about that. Sitting down, Tony took the drink gratefully, “You know, I’m surprised.” He mentions casually, the confusion dotting across the woman’s face. “That you’re old enough to be an aunt, wow.” He flirts playfully, a huff and amused eye roll answering him.

“So, you said something about a grant application?” Her voice was low, “Peter didn’t tell me about an application.” It wasn’t an accusation, but there was an undercut to it that Tony couldn’t decipher, and panic set in.

Scrambling a moment mentally, he paused. Words sprouted from the corners of his mind; he hadn’t accounted for that, and yeah, kids with good parents usually told them when they applied to things. Support and all that mushy stuff. “I’m sure he didn’t want to get your hopes up.” He tried smoothly, picking up the crumbly and hard bread that had a weird texture with an undercut of way too much salt. Still, he hummed, “That’s wow.” He noted, hoping to dispel whatever had been built. “Delicious.”

It works, May smiles brightly, “Thank you!” She sang happily, “So what is the conference?”

Tony waved off-handedly, placing the rest of the bread down hastily. “A small gathering for scientists in the clean energy business.” He explains, trying to keep details vague but not noticeably lacking. “It’s an overnight weekend trip, and I have a team of interns going. Peter would be with some like-minded peers, a chaperone (Haha, Happy), and myself. It’s a grant, all paid for, in Germany.”

“Germany?” May spouted quickly, consternation etching on her face, “Peter’s never been on a plane.”

Ahh, yes, a quick reminder, his parents died in a plane crash, asshole. “Yes, this is a big opportunity, Mrs. Parker, and I will be overseeing him every step of the way.”

Before they could continue the conversation, the sound of keys hitting the lock clanged throughout the room. The front door swung open, and a boy with his earbuds in and head ducked down wandered in.

Peter both did and did not look like his photo. Here he stood taller, not as hunched in on himself, lithe but strong muscle hidden away under a thin baggy sweater unzipped to a pun t-shirt, of course. This Peter had bags under his eyes, even as he let out a cheerful, “Hey Aunt May!” As he closed the door.

Still not looking up, the kid waved his hand around, the one that wasn’t holding a beat-up DVD player, plopping down a bright orange bag on a chair as he directed himself toward the kitchen. “Hey,” May called fondly, sending Tony an amused look, “How was school today?”

The kid smiled brightly, perking his head up as if to tell her good news, “Okay! There’s this crazy car parked outside.” Ahh, yes, his Audi R8 V10 plus Coupé quattro, thank you Mr. Parker. At that moment, Peter looks up as if to discuss more before he’s left in complete shock at the sight of Tony perched on his beat-up couch, hard and crumbly homemade bread in hand. He freezes, and Tony is able to appreciate the similarities from his picture: big, unbelievably round eyes and curly hair that seemed untamable. A boyish smile that tugged at both sides of his cheeks, leaving his teeth fully bare in excitement.

May quirked her head to Tony as she looked at Peter over the back of the couch, Tony inclining his own to the boy. “Hello, Mr. Parker.”

“Uhm,” Peter breathed, pulling his earbuds from their spot slowly, fiddling with them as he took in the billionaire. A shaky hand pushes up as he advances toward the duo, “What are you …?” He gasped, head swaying in disbelief, realizing he was pointing and pulling his arms into his chest with a blush. “Hey!” The boy greets, “I’m, uhm, I’m Peter!” He stutters out as if Tony hadn’t just said his last name. It was awkward. It was charming. Very ‘baby colt stumbling its way about in the snow for the first time’ esque.

Cutting him a break as he takes a few more steps forward, “Tony,” he gestures toward himself with the bread.

Peter blinks at him, “What are you, uh, what are you… what are you doing here?”

Tony smiles at him, “It’s about time we met; you’ve been getting my emails right?” He tries to throw a wink at him and is quickly reminded of the pulsing ache above his cheekbone, and switches to the other. A double wink.

“Yeah!” Peter agrees quickly, shooting his eyes at his Aunt and then back to the man, “Regarding the–”

May’s voice took over, “You never told me about the grant?”

“About the grant.” Peter chimed in lamely. God, was this kid a bad liar. How the hell did he keep Spider-Man from her?

Picking up the overly large mug with little yellow sunflowers, he drew the attention to himself again. “The September Foundation.” Tony reminded lightly, come on, pick up the trail already. A quiet ‘right’ followed, “Remember when you applied?” He prompted, May splaying her hands out in exasperation beside him. “I approved. So now we’re in business.” Tony widens his eyes at him as he takes a sip of the coffee.

“You didn’t tell me anything about the grant,” May accused, shooting a look at Tony, “what’s up with that? You keeping secrets from me now?” What had meant to be playful fell short. Now that Peter was here, the lingering sound from before was much more apparent, and Tony had to grind his teeth down to suppress a wince; it was hurt.

Obviously, the teen also caught that as his lips tugged down, frowning and shifting from foot to foot slightly. “Well,” Peter admitted, and Tony held his breath a little, “I just, I know how much you love surprises,” he grabs his hand behind the small of his back and rocks on his heels. “So I thought I’d let you know…” He trails off, and May smiles softly at him. “Anyway, what did I apply for?”

Rushing in, Tony raised a hand, “That’s what I’m here to hash out.”

“Okay, hash out? Okay.” Peter breathed the words, awed as he really took Tony in. The hero worship was something Tony was semi-used to, but it still made him slightly itchy to be the receiver. Capsicle was much more the cuddly type than he was. The guy was a golden retriever when it came to praise, with bright eyes and a wagging tail.

Trying to segue, Tony nodded to May, “ It's so hard for me to believe that she's someone's aunt.” He says conspiratorially; he is especially amused as Peter’s face pitches downward at that, a scowl on his face looking not nearly as ferocious as he may seem.

“Yeah, well, we come in all shapes and sizes, you know?” May snarks back, a smile as she does it.

Continuing on with his little game, he nods toward the honestly inedible rock. “This walnut date loaf is exceptional.”

Peter crossed his arm, “Let me stop you right there.” Tony paused in interest as the kid cut him down with an analytical stare, “Is this grant, like, got money involved or whatever? No?”

The billionaire, let me reiterate, the billionaire, could laugh. “Yeah,” he agrees brightly, and when Peter echos him, fiddling his hands shyly, he gives the kid a look. “It's pretty well funded,” Tony says snarkily, ignoring the awed sound the teen lets out. “Look who you're talking to.” Turning to May, he nods at Peter, “ Can I have 5 minutes with him?”

Instead of answering right away, May sends a look to Peter, who nods, and then she nods. “Of course.”

“We’ll go to my room, May; Downton Abbey is on in ten.” The woman lets out a curse, looking at the clock and springing for the remote as Tony is led down a tiny hall and outside a blank door.

Opening the door, he is dropped into what he is sure is a very nerdy teen boy’s room. Light powder blue walls plastered with Star Wars posters, a few scientific diagrams, and random other keepsakes. A rickety bunk bed is pushed against one end of the room, followed by a desk littered with gutted scrap metal, sheet paper, blueprints, and textbooks. There was a corkboard, covered in flyers, sticky notes and polaroid photos of him, a round-faced boy who was mid-laugh, and a blonde girl with wide eyes and a pretty expression.

Quickly spitting out the mouthful of walnuts he’d had earlier, he deposits it in the trash can. “As walnut date loaves go, that wasn't bad.” He trails over to the desk, poking at a half-constructed circuit board. “Whoa, what do we have here? Retro tech, huh? Thrift store? Salvation Army?” It was impressive, far too advanced for High School if he was reading the schematics correctly.

An embarrassed sound left the kid, “The garbage.”

Wandering around, Tony ignores the little Avengers memorabilia scattered across surfaces and surveys the kid's space.Trying to find any obvious places the ‘suit’ may be. Not the closet, which had no door unless it was stuffed inside. “You're a dumpster diver.” He remarks, and it isn’t meant to be malicious. Tony has always grown up with money; he wasn’t really sure what to do in its absence. The fact that this kid was able to scavenge what he did and produce the quality he did? Impressive.

It wasn’t meant to be an insult, but the look on the kid’s face told him it was received as one. “Look, I didn’t apply for a grant.” He confronted Tony, the worship wearing off as he came across as a little more than miffed yet still polite.

Humming, Tony begins to pull out his phone, “Ah-ah! Me first.” Peter lost his frustration at once, head quirked, “Quick question of the rhetorical variety…” A hologram of Spider-Man immediately lit up the room, “That's you, right?”

Shock overwhelmed the kid as his head bops between Tony’s smug face and the projection. “Um, no.” Peter denies hotly, “What do you … What do you mean?” The video shows the kid webbing some car thief up and shooting slightly out of frame, black goggles fully on display.

“Yeah,” Tony cuts in, with false sympathy as he flips the screen. A new video queued up, Peter having caught a car before it sped into an oncoming bus. “Wow, look at you go!” He cheered, watching the video again. Even if the amassment was exaggerated, there was definitely truth to it. “Nice catch. Three thousand pounds, 40 miles an hour. That's not easy.” Tony placed the phone on Peter’s desk, his eyes catching the entrance to the attic hidden amongst the ceiling paint. “You got mad skills.”

The kid’s mouth opens and closes like a goldfish before he pushes past the older man defiantly, “That's all. That's all on YouTube, though, right?” The way the teen says it is condescending sass. All the marks of a teenager. “I mean, that's where you found that? Because you know that's all fake. It's all done on the computer.” Peter explains it slowly as if Tony was in kindergarten, and that is the moment that the billionaire realizes this kid is also a little shit.

Tony plays the game as the kid turns his attention to the holograph, obviously interested in it. Humming in agreement, Peter carries on with his spiel, not noticing the wooden stick being pulled from its spot leaning against the wall and desk. “It's like that video. What is it?” Peter mumbled.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, you mean like those UFOs over Phoenix?” As soon as the teen sounded relieved, Tony pushed the door up, a bundle of bright red and blue falling before it was immediately snatched from his view and into Peter’s hands across the room. “Oh, what have we here?” He sings, watching the kid scramble to hide it amongst a row of flannel, leaning to block Tony’s sight.

With his shoulder on the doorway of his closet, Peter lifts his chin up slightly, trepidation flooding through him. “Uh … that's ah.”

Ignoring the half-assed tussle for some kind of plausible excuse, Tony latched on. “So. You're the Spider … ling. Crime-fighting Spider… you're Spider-Boy?” Each sounds awkward on his tongue as he fights around with the terms thrown about in the papers. Walking in front of the boy, hoping to get his hands on the suit.

Arms crossed petulantly; Peter grunted, “S-spider-Man.”

It was like Tony could hear the kid pronouncing the hyphen. “ Not in that onesie, you're not.”

Glaring at Tony, Peter put distance between the duo again, “It’s not a onesie.” He muttered angrily as he passed by. The billionaire fought his grin the entire time. Picking up the bundle, he flips it around in his hands to look at the details. “ I don't believe this,” the teen gripes, his hands falling to his desk. He grabs his screwdriver, waving it around as Tony tosses looks between him and the fabric. “I was actually having a real good day today, you know, Mr. Stark. Didn't miss my train, this perfectly good DVD player was just sitting there and . . . Algebra test. Nailed it!” His eyes stayed on the chunky desktop computer while Tony tilted his head.

“Who else knows? Anybody?” A stricken look across the boy’s face, unsure and hesitant.

Whatever came out of his mouth next was definitely a lie, but the way the kid signed out ‘Nobody’ like he was Atlas and the entire world spun across his shoulders… didn’t sit right with Tony.

So he tilted his head; someone knew, “ Not even your… unusually attractive aunt?” Tony tries because it’d be easy if it were. Then, the man could leave the kid to his own devices, under the watchful eye of someone who was good and cared for the kid. Someone to stop Tony from dragging a fifteen-year-old to an avenger’s intervention.

Not that he thinks it’ll escalate. Hopefully, the show of face will stop Rogers long enough to fucking talk.

Tony can fix this; he really can. Amend the damn accords, and push Ross out of office, it just takes time, and it takes power, and he can’t do that with America’s golden boy running off with a terrorist-war-criminal-assassin.

But he has seen what the people think, the unrest, the helplessness. They needed some form of accountability; they weren’t infallible, they made mistakes, and who was going to answer for them?

“No!” Peter’s almost-yell was enough to draw him from his mind, listening to the babbles as Tony sat himself in a desk chair.“No, no. No, no. If she knew, she would freak out. And when she freaks out, I freak out.”

So, not his aunt then. Damnit.

Fidgeting with the little metallic dispensers for kids' webs, he popped the glass cartridge out, playing with it between his fingers. He still wasn’t able to get the damn makeup. He’d need it for the kid’s suit. “You know what I think is really cool? This webbing.” He throws the bottle at Peter, trying to sus out his awareness. The teen seemed to have amazing reflexes in videos, and this did not disappoint. Does not even glance as he flicks his hand up, catching it with blinding speed. “That tensile strength is off the charts. Who manufactured that?”

“I did.” Impressive. The kid chucks the tube with disinterest, landing somewhere across the room. Picking up the gloves, he pries the other one out and places it in his suit pocket before splaying his fingers over the gloves.

Not acknowledging the genius of it out loud, Tony continues his hounding, all the questions he’d had before bubbling to the surface. Another thing about the genius is that he’s a mechanic, a scientist, and an inventor. He liked—no—needed to understand how things worked. Things rarely kept his interest for long, usually a few hours, and some coffee was enough for even the most stubborn of issues. Yet, Spider-Man was an enigma. “ Climbing the walls, how are you doing that? Adhesive gloves?”

“It’s a long story—” Peter begins when Tony pushes the goggles up to his eyes, the room dimming dramatically.

“Lordy! Can you even see in these?” The billionaire let out a strangled sound when the suit was pulled from his hands.

Peter is letting out flustered and embarrassed protests, obviously overly tired with this exchange, not quite used to the eccentricity of it all. “Yes, I can! I can. I can-I can see in those. Okay? It's just that, when whatever happened, happened, it's like my senses have been dialed to 11. There's way too much input, so they just kinda help me focus.”

Tony did know, Cap Attack had similar issues when he came out of the machine. It was written in Howard’s notes. Even in the 20th century, press conferences could get too overwhelming. If the kid was anything like him, he understood. “You're in dire need of an upgrade. Systemic, top to bottom. 100-point restoration. That's why I'm here.” Tony finally reveals, like a last hoorah. Peter sat on the bottom bunk across from him, his fingers dancing between one another in a nervous shuffle. “Why you doing this? I gotta know. What's your MO? What gets you outta that twin bed in the morning?”

That really was the question. He knows why he does it, originally as a means to make amends. Getting his company's weapons out of the hands of evil. Then it was to quiet the echoing ‘Don’t waste your life’ that followed him into the quietest of dreams.

And now?

God, he didn’t even know.

Yet, this kid, this fifteen–year–old looks up at him with so much conviction. His words were slow, deliberate, and careful. It is as if he is truly trying to pick apart the smallest of details and hopes the amassment will be enough to please the great Iron Man.

Hero worship.

And what a hero this kid chose.

“Because.” Peter begins, dropping his eyes to his hands, “Because I've been me my whole life, and I've had these powers for nine months…” Tony nods encouragingly, “ I read books, I build computers, and–and yeah. I would love to play football. But I couldn't then, so I shouldn't now.”

Tony nods, “Sure because you’re different.” If there was anything he understood, it was being different.

“Exactly. But I can't tell anybody that, so I'm not. When you can do the things that I can, but you don't…” Tony catches himself leaning in, enraptured by the explanation, “And then the bad things happen; they happen because of you.”

It was astonishing how someone so young can be so selfless and so full of good. Good nature, good intentions … just good. It’s refreshing, someone who wanted to help because he was able. Not for gain of fame or recognition. No one to give him a pat on the back when things went right or hold him when things went wrong. “So you wanna look out for the little guy? You wanna do your part? Make the world a better place, all that, right?” Tony surmised, not at all disappointed with the answer he’d been given.

“Yeah,” Peter sighs, brushing off whatever had weighed down on him, “yeah!” He stated brighter, a smile, “Just looking out . . . for the little guy. That's--that's what it is.”

Tony lifted himself from the chair, ignoring the creak in his knees as he placed the suit down in his spot, walking over before shooing away the kid’s leg playfully. “ I'm gonna sit here, so you move the leg.” He gestured to the outstretched limb that immediately snapped inward as Tony settled, hesitating before clapping Peter on the shoulder, the kid was feeling something, and the mechanic wasn’t that big of an asshole. “You got a passport?”

“N-no!” Peter laughed, looking down at his lap, “ Uh, no. I don't even have a driver's license.”

Right, Tony sighs; the kid just turned fifteen, and he wasn’t even old enough for a permit. “You ever been to Germany?”

“No!” He kept his hand on the kid’s shoulder for a moment before he pulled back, shrugging.

“Why?”

It was like watching a kid who had been called on in school when he wasn’t paying attention. “I’ve got homework.”

This supposed genius was real rough in the lying department. “I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that.” Tony decides for him, sweeping himself up as he makes his way to the door, ignoring Peter’s protests.

“I'm—I'm being serious! I can't just drop out of school!”

Tony neared the door, “Might be a little dangerous. Better tell Aunt Hottie I'm taking you on a field trip.”

As his hand goes to grip the door handle, a sticky substance flattens it to the door with a quiet thwip. Peter stood, chest puffed in what he was sure the boy was an intimidating pose. “Don't tell Aunt May.”

Still awesome. Tony thinks, eyeing the way the webbing spreads across his flesh, wrapped so tight he couldn’t wiggle his fingers. The way it fractured off of itself in the pattern of an honest spider web.

He was inspired by the kid’s moxie to his moniker, that was for sure. “Okay, Spider-Man.” Tony conceded, holding Peter’s excited gaze before nudging his head down impatiently. “Get me out of this.”

You can almost see the moment the teen is knocked from his self-assured stupor because his face falls in the shock that can only come from the realization that he had, in fact, webbed his childhood hero to his bedroom door. “ Sorry, I'll get the…” Peter gestures to his desk before he makes his way over. Grabbing a vile of an almost clear solution, a light blue sheer to it. “So… what’s in Germany?” Peter asks, walking over to Tony.

The billionaire watched as the dropper dipped into the solution before slowly spreading across the tendrils of white. “You know the accords?” It was public information, after all, but he didn’t know how much kids knew about politics.

Peter half-focused on his hand. “It’ll take a couple of minutes,” The boy’s nose scrunched in a dissatisfied manner. Tony was sure it was a formula the kid was still tweaking, “It’s just not instant. And yes, I read about it in Advisory. We cover current events.”

The hero surmised that it must be a class as he felt the webs begin to loosen. “Well, Cap and Co won't sign. He thinks he’s right; it makes him dangerous. There won't be fighting, but I’m hoping to get them to listen,” Tony admitted slowly as his hand peeled up from the wall. Peter focused on dropping a few more on the wall to clean it up.

“They won’t even sign a preliminary document to show their support if changes are made?” Peter asks, and Tony looks at him in surprise, not realizing how in-depth this reading must have gone. At his resounding head shake, Peter sighed, nodding. “I’ll go to Germany.”

“Great!” Tony said brightly, “I’ll have Happy pick you up Friday after school. Be packed for the weekend; we leave the airport at six sharp. Happy is a grump if you’re late.” He shakes his head fondly as he goes to leave.

Peter seems to have overcome an internal debate and puts his hand on the door. “Wait!” he shouts, shocking himself and Tony. “Why me?”

Tony blinks once, twice, and then a third. “You’re a smart kid, useful, and you've got a lot of potential,” he confessed brusquely, hoping that explanation would be enough.

It is because Peter nods, “Yeah, okay. I’m just surprised you didn’t go to Ica.”

And hold up.

Record scratch.

What?

‘I'm surprised you didn’t go to Ica.’

Ica.

Peter Parker knew Icarus?

Tony freezes, his mind instantly flipping back to the person he'd originally tried to track down instead of Spider-Man. Not that the billionaire hadn't wanted the arachnid on his team, but Icarus wasn't new to the game. He's been around for almost two years now, having taken down large threats around the city. Gritty shit, like people pushing humans and drugs alike. He was ninety percent sure that it was due to the vigilante that a mutant auction was busted, and thirteen kids were freed and got to go home or to the campus. He had also stepped up to clean up after the riots that had taken place following Sokovia, keeping an eye on protests and supporting where he could, with no clear stance for either side.

Yet, Tony wasn't able to get near him. He seemed to just appear in places, blackened wings tipped with gold, a signature that caught on early in his career, gifting him the moniker 'Icarus.'

The news article said that it seemed like his wings were dripping with gold, like melted wax.

Honestly, Tony was kinda irked that he'd received such a cool name. Iron Man had caught on like a house fire, and even if it was a misleading title, Stark hadn't tried to re-brand. And no offense to the kid, but Spider-Man? There with Iron Man in the 'Wow' department. Granted, from what Tony could see from Parker, the name was more befitting. Well, not the man bit, but definitely the spider part. Maybe he should re-brand. The amazing Spider-Boy, Spiderling, Spidey.

Eh, he'd buff it out later. "Wait, Ica, as in Icarus, like the Manhattan vigilante who took down that sex trafficking ring in Brooklyn?" Tony's eyes narrowed at the deer-in-headlights look the kid adopted, big brown and yet staring brightly into his. His mouth dropped in a shocked gape as if he hadn't realized what he'd done. Hell, he probably hadn't. The words seemed to have rushed from his mouth in half-hearted mumbles. A bashful and self-deprecating blush to boot, but still, muttered nonetheless.

Tony hadn't expected the vigilantes to know one another. He should have. If he were Icarus and someone had sprouted up, he'd have done due diligence and scoped it out. Hell, he had scoped the kid out! “No,” Peter says out of breath, “I don’t know them.”

“Yes, you do.” Tony points at him, “And that is information I need.” Settling back in his sneakers, he crossed his arms, “talk Spider-Boy.”

Peter bit his lip, looking from his suit to Tony, to his computer, to his window. Honestly, it looked like the kid was going to throw up or bolt. “Look,” the teen said, “I can contact them tonight if you want. I can meet you with him, at the cafe, Delos. Tomorrow, after school. If he wants to.”

Watching the kid for a second, searching him for some kind of crack in the bravado, he finds none. So, Icarus was someone who knew his identity, and vice versa, it seems. “Not gonna break on this one, huh?”

“Look, Mister Stark, Ica has been helping me.” Peter says, “I finally gained his trust, and I can’t lose it.” The stress on his words was staggering, and Tony couldn’t help but yearn for the same loyalty.

“Deal, we'll meet at Delos at four. Be there, Spiderling.”

And Tony leaves, hoping and praying that this wasn’t the biggest mistake of his life.