#gotta come up with an au specific tag for this one someday

[atomicc]

*comes back to the waking world Hey do you know how absolutely bizzaro it is that our brain is like. Magnetically attracted (not in the relationship sense in the finding/coming to sense) to "sexymen" characters even without interacting with any fandoms. We are like. A bloodhound sniffer dog for them where I guess we can only view the world through the lense of what if we were this annoying guy everyone draws all the time except we don't know that until we look in a tag and it's like oh god. I'm not divulging who is in our head but I swear to god it's like clockwork and I despise it listen to me *grabs you by the shirt collar* listen to me do you know how absolutely mortifying it is. To be an introject. Of the sexyman of roller coasters? ROLLER COASTERS????? And how could I have known that how could I have predicted that from a group of people I had never interacted with in my life and some of them not even existing yet it's like a curse. The moral here is Don't get into fnaf 1 at the age of uh 15 years old because I blame that that's the reason I get into these types of things it's hell. I haven't been in a fandom on tumblr or discord in like. 5 or 6 years probably. And yet. It keeps. Happening. Like what mmm what about these guys makes our mind go yep gotta be that but not with every sexy man character like we collectively have absolutely no interest in like. Spamton. Or sans aus. Like our favorite undettale character is omega flowey in specific like none of the other versions of flowey just that one. Idk I'm a fickle beast in general I love like, banban and rainbow friends but couldn't care less about poppy playtime or baldi no matter how hard I try. I've been a fan of fnaf since it started but my favorite scott era character is Ennard and I'm currently way more interested in post scott era stuff. But also I love cookie run and have been into that since before OB was released but have absolutely no interest in kingdom or any of its characters. What is it what's the game plan here what's the big idea like. Is it just to keep me guessing. Is it to embarrass me because it definitely did for like years but I'm over it now mostly Like whatever I can't control who I am if it bothers someone that I'm the sexyman of roller coasters they can grow up and get over it ifnthey see me in the streets they better spring because I'm a treturus individual or something and also it's because I'm epic and also dope and smart and likeable which is why everyone likes me and should smile happy smiling always or whatever do whatever you want ook we'll all be best friends forever someday and it will not be avoidable

[dwarrowdams]

This isn't the Likarian princess/bodyguard snippet I'd planned to share, but I like it more because we get Liv being her brazen self.

Under the cut because it gets 🔥🔥

She could see the outline of his erection through his trousers, practically begging to be stroked. She rested a hand on his thigh and rubbed it gently with her thumb. “I want to make you come,” she said as she slid her hand up to his waistband and tugged at it. “Can you take these off so I can do that?”

Garrus hesitated. “You’re sure?” he asked. “Princess, you’ve been through a lot today, and I don’t want to take advantage of you.”

“Guess I haven’t been clear enough about how long I’ve wanted this,” Liv said as she crossed her legs, settling across from him. “Every time we spoke when you were doing your military service, I thought about it. How I wished I could get on my knees and suck you off until you came in my mouth. How I wanted you naked so I could kiss and lick and touch every part of you, teasing you until you were begging for the feeling of my cunt sinking down onto your cock.”

She laughed softly as she adjusted the blanket around her. “Every time I got quiet all of a sudden during one of those calls, it was because I was trying to keep myself from asking if you wanted to get off together. I never did, but after half those calls, my hand was in between my thighs seconds after I hung up—or my vibrator if I needed to orgasm right away. And I always did, imagining what it’d look like to see you tease yourself, touch yourself, make yourself come for me.”

She looked up to meet his gaze and while she wasn’t an expert on turian facial expressions, she was fairly certain he was aroused by what she’d said.

“Does that convince you?” she asked innocently. “Or should I continue?”

Garrus’s breath hitched as he unfastened his trousers. “That definitely convinces me.”

[zukkaoru]

Fic Writer Review

tagged by @bisexualpercabeth tysm for the tag!! <3

1. how many works do you have on AO3? 85 lol

2. what’s your total AO3 word count? 489,407.. don't ask how much of that is just from the past year lol

3. how many fandoms have you written for and what are they? i have posted fics for 20 different fandoms on ao3 and i am not going going to list them all out but my top five are atla, 0uat, tlok, h$mtmt$, and tales of arcadia

4. what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1. plum blossom 2. you clutched my brain and eased my ailing 3. my calamitous love & insurmountable grief 4. five times ryan came out (and one time he couldn't) 5. feels like love

5. do you respond to comments, why or why not? i usually try to but sometimes i simply do not know what to say. or i let too many comments build up in my inbox and end up just not responding bc i'm overwhelmed oops

6. what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? uh. it's gotta be one of my old 0uat fics bc i don't usually like to write angsty endings anymore skdgfdj i'm not sure i want to link to any specific oneshot but if you're curious you can look back through my ao3 ig there's also looked me in the eye and told me you would never go away but that's part of a series so the entire coherent story doesn't end angstily lol

(continued under the cut)

7. do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one you’ve written? i don't really anymore but oh boy. the craziest one i've ever written? one of my friends and i started writing a fic back when we were like ten and we literally called it The Megacrossover (the mega for short) bc we just. shoved as many fandoms as we could in that thing. it started out just being a pjo / hp / thg crossover where the characters got reaped for a hunger games based on their cabin at camp half-blood but then we ended up including doctor who and 0uat in the plot to get everyone out of the arena, and then we brought in olaf for some reason (?) and we also had plans to bring in characters from divergent and the maze runner but unfortunately we never finished. anyway. long live the mega. it's still in a binder on my bedroom floor at home

8. have you ever received hate on a fic? yeah but not recently. my favorite was someone hate commenting on chapter eleven of a doctor who fic i posted on ff.net that i wrote when i was like 13-14. and when i called them out in the author's note of the next chapter, saying "if you don't like you don't have to read" they commented again and said something like "well obviously you don't know if you don't like it until you start reading, stupid" like yeah bro but. eleven chapters? if it took you that long to realize you didn't like it, that's sounds like a you problem

9. do you write smut? if so what kind? nope lol

10. have you ever had a fic stolen? not that i know of lol

11. have you ever had a fic translated? nope

12. have you ever co-written a fic before? not besides The Mega. but corey and i create (mostly cursed) AUs together which is close enough <3

13. what’s your all time favorite ship? i am morally obligated to answer outlaw queen for this. but currently matchablossom is occupying all my thoughts

14. what’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? oh there are so many atla fic ideas i have that i'm not sure i'll ever have time to flesh out and write. there's one i came up with based very loosely on the song snow by ricky montgomery that's sokka-centric but it's very complex and elaborate and i could definitely see it being upwards of 200k words and i just. don't have time for it which is very sad to me bc it would be so good if i did

15. what are your writing strengths? i'm so bad at questions like this. i don't know?? sometimes i write and i like everything about what i'm writing and sometimes i write and i hate it all. i guess dialogue ? sure

16. what are your writing weaknesses? action scenes. describing the physical details of the setting. sometimes (see: a lot of times) i write sentences so long and convoluted that they make sense to no one other than me.

17. what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? gonna be honest i really haven't seen that much of this? like i think it's cool when it comes up bc i love other languages! but i also always worry i'm going to be mistranslating something whenever i do it skdhjgfd also if you're going to be doing a lot of it, i feel like you should probably include a translation somewhere so people know what's going on without having to like. switch back and forth between the fic and google translate or smth

18. what was the first fandom you wrote for? percy jackson

19. what’s your favorite fic you’ve written? it's probably gotta be this ultraviolet morning light (which is now on the second page of my fics what the heck???) tuvml is my baby and the longest fic i've finished to date and i still think about how rising sun verse zuko and sokka are doing quite often. i've also still got a couple half-finished fics for that universe and a longer sequel i'd love to publish someday but i've been. distracted by other fics

tagging (with no obligation): @that-was-anticlimactic @smilehoneyy @bisexuallsokka @beachytablecloth and anyone else who wants to!!

[samayla]

author interview tag!

tagged by @majorxmaggiexboy Thanks  ❤️️ ❤️️ ❤️️  This is kind of awesome right on the heels of NaNo!

Name: Kate, but it’s Samayla here and on AO3.

Fandom(s): whoo boy... I write for a TON of fandoms for myself, but not all pieces are worthy of posting... My top three fandoms are The Hobbit, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I have an ancient SPN fic still up, and one for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Just for myself, I also play around with Stargate SG-1, Harry Potter, Black Sails, The Last Kingdom, and The Witcher pretty regularly. Basically, if I’ve ever watched/read it and formed an opinion, I’ve at least daydreamed a fic for it. 

Where you post: Here and AO3!

Most popular oneshot: That would be Security Blanket, by a landslide! A silly, fluffy little piece about what might happen if Thorin’s Company were short of blankets after the adventure in Goblintown. A sort of wilderness version of And there was only one bed! Seriously, that one has nearly twice the hits of any of my other pieces.

Most popular multichapter fic: Has to be Gemini, even though it’s massively incomplete. Simple premise is, what would the Quest for Erebor look like if Bilbo Baggins had a thoroughly Tookish twin sister who came along for the ride as well? It started out pretty straightforward - just a bit of silliness and catharsis for all of us who had something they’d love to shout at stupid, stubborn Thorin - but I’ve got like nine povs just in my posted chapters at this point, and about 60,000 words of first drafts and notes in Scrivener for the rest of it. It’s growing out of control, but I still get love for it pretty regularly, so I’m not stopping anytime soon!

Favorite story you’ve written so far: 110% An Utterly Impractical Magician. No question. Jane Eyre meets Jonathan Strange? All my favorite characters playing together in the same sandbox? Yes, please!

Fic you were nervous to post: Probably Chronic, my lone Fantastic Beasts fic. It’s very personal to me, and it remains unfinished for that reason. I will finish that last chapter someday, but for now, it remains up to the reader to decide what the final chapter looks like.

How you choose your titles: I honestly have no earthly idea. Sometimes it’s a quote from the story itself. Other times, just a single word that sums up the whole feel. Depends on the story, I guess... 

Do you outline?: Yup. Even if I don’t sit down specifically to create an outline for my fan works, I almost always end up scribbling frantic notes about the rest of the scene/chapter/fic so I don’t forget what I’ve just decided.

Complete: Most of my fics that are posted are complete.

In progress:  I have a TON in progress, but the big ones have the beginnings posted on AO3 - Gemini, Utterly Impractical, Chronic, Beastling...

Coming soon/not yet started:  To quote my tagger - SO MANY!

Do you accept prompts?: Absolutely! Some of my favorite fics have come from prompts - A Very Ecclesiastic-Looking Badger, Wing Warmers, and the entire Lemon Meringue AU, to name just a few!

Upcoming work that you’re most excited about: Gotta be the upcoming chapters of Utterly Impractical. I know updates are super slow on that one (and just about everything right now tbh), but whenever I’m feeling down, that’s the story I climb back into. It’s my happy place.

tagging the following people: I’m just going to @ all my writerly followers because my brain is dead atm. Seriously, it took me an hour to answer those questions, and I have been on here so rarely lately that I don’t even remember who all is still active... If this looks like fun to you, then do it and tag me so I can see your answers!!

[cha-lyn]

Milk & Eggs - Eight

Farmer!Bucky x Reader

Words: 1200ish

Summary: Small Town /Farmer Bucky AU // Reader leaves the city to go live with her grandma. She meets an attractive farmer and, no, they don’t hit it off.

Warnings: usual angst, silly fluff, 

A/N:  A shorter chapter today, so I’ll probably give you nine this week too. Also, If you have any cowboy/rancher/farmer/etc one liners or jokes or any kind of innuendos, send them to me & I’ll tag you for your work if I use it. 

if ya like it, give it a reblog/like/comment. Makes my day.

Master List // Previous Chapter // Next Chapter 

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Bucky gave you a refresher course on horse riding and how to steer the animal in the front pasture before leading you to a trail toward the back of his property. It weaved through his land, into a small patch of pine trees and across a trickling creek.

“I cut this trail myself last spring. It was quite the project and I’ve only ever ridden it twice since.”

You hum, taking in the scenery. “It’s beautiful. Do you have any other projects or things you want to add?” 

“I’d like to get a dog, maybe a couple goats someday. I don’t really have many projects in mind, but there are a couple of places I would like to visit that I haven’t had the chance to yet.”

“Like what?” you asked.

To your surprise, Bucky hadn’t been to many of the national parks in the state.  Out of Olympic National Park, Mt. Rainer, Mt St Helens, and Glacier National Park, he’d only been to Olympic National Park. You’d been to each of them, at least twice. Bucky really wanted to go see the whales on the coast, too. 

You mentioned wanting to hike the Alps someday and Bucky smiled, looking impressed. He said he wanted to eat his way through Europe; you agreed, noting that you wanted to drink your way through Europe, as well. Bucky threw his head back and laughed at that, and it made your smile stretch even wider.

“Well, can’t really take a day off with a ranch.”

“Hire a ranch hand,” you suggested.

Bucky hummed. “That’s a good idea.”

 It was an enjoyable ride to say the least. You face west on the way back to the barn. The sun warmed your face and you couldn’t help but close your eyes and sigh. When you opened your eyes, Bucky was staring at you.

“It’s so peaceful out here. So beautiful.”

“You got that right.” He hadn’t taken his eyes off of you and his voice was deeper, huskier. “You’re welcome to come out here anytime, ya know. Doesn’t just have to be for milk and eggs.”

You smile back at him. “Well, thank you for the invitation.”

Once at the barn, Bucky helped you dismount, hands firm on your hips and your hands on his broad shoulders. His hands lingered on your hips and you looked up at him through your eyelashes. He cleared his throat as he let go of you and tended to the horses. Bucky showed you how to hose off the horses, feel their legs for cuts or swelling. He made you stand to the side when he checked their hooves, though. Then you turned the horses out into the pasture.

“Hungry, slick?”

“Always. Whatcha got in there?” you nod towards his house. 

“Some frozen pizza. Maybe some stuff for spaghetti. I don’t usually have friends over.”

Friends, you repeat in your mind.

Bucky’s pantry was full of staples: oatmeal, cereal, a variety of noodles, lots of cans and jars. You washed up and prepared to start cooking. You pulled out as many spices as you could find to add to the sauce. Bucky offered to help, but you insisted on doing it yourself. 

“I’ve gotta go milk the cows again, you okay in here?” You nodded and he stepped out. 

From the kitchen window you watched Bucky head to the dairy barn. Even his gait was sexy. You shook the thought out of your head and got to cooking. Soon everything was done and Bucky was still outside. You weren’t sure how long it took to milk three dozen cows, so you sat down on his couch and looked around. On the coffee table was a laptop, and a notebook, maybe a journal. He had two bookshelves full of books, old and new. 

“Slick? Where’d ya g-oh! There ya are. We ready to eat?”

“Yep. Wash up, sit down. I’ll fix your plate.”

Bucky raised his eyebrows at being bossed around, but obeyed. “Smells great, Y/N.” He grabbed himself a beer before he sat.

“It is great, Bucky, I made it,” you smirked as you sat down with your plate and started eating.

After the meal, Bucky insisted on doing the dishes without your help. About the time he finished, you started yawning. “Tired, slick?” You smiled sleepily. “I guess I oughta take ya home then.” You stretched as you got up and headed out into the dark.

As Bucky opened the passenger door of his truck, you looked up. Above you were billions of stars, twinkling down at you. You couldn’t see stars like this in the city. There were so many in some parts it looked cloudy. You saw a quick streak across the sky.

“Oh my gosh! A shooting star! I saw a shooting star. Wow. I haven’t seen one of those in years.” You sighed, content.

When you came back to earth, Bucky was grinning at you. “This is the best place to watch the stars. Barely any light pollution.”

You yawned again and nodded as you got into the cab. Bucky drove you home, quietly singing along to his country music, much to your annoyance. Upon arrival, he shut the truck off and got out to come around and open your door. 

“Such a gentleman, James.”

He laughed, “My momma raised me right.” He stood next to you as you dug for your keys. “Today was fun. I had a really good time, Y/N.” The way his lips formed your name. It was no different than anyone else said it, but it made your skin tingle. 

“Me too. You’re not terrible company.” You smirk up at him. 

“You either.” 

You laughed, but inside you fought every urge to kiss him again, too soon. There was still so much you wanted to know about him. “I’ll see you later then, Buck.”

Bucky’s lips twitched. “See ya, doll.”

It wasn’t actually that late when Bucky had dropped you off. By the time you showered and Grams stopped interrogating you on your “date” (her words, not yours) and went to bed, it was only 11:00. You were curled up in bed reading an absolutely gripping novel when your phone buzzed with a text.

Bucky: hey

You: hello

you free Saturday?

depends

oh ok then nvm. Goodnight.

I’m kidding. what did you have in mind?

nah you’re probably busy

bucky :(

this weekend is the peak of the perseids meteor event

we could watch it here

at my place

that sounds like fun!!

I’ll bring the snacks

Sounds good. Come by around 9?

can’t wait :)

It was true. You really couldn’t wait. You were suddenly wide awake with excitement. You had to tell someone, so you go to pull up Brad’s number. You hadn’t paid any attention to your phone all evening and were surprised to see a message from him. You almost screamed when you saw it.

Aaron had proposed! 

You immediately facetime them to congratulate them, tearing up as they tell you the story. You were absolutely over the moon for them. They told you to expect the save the date in the mail and Brad specifically said Bucky had to come with you. He said weddings were the best excuses to get a date alone and get laid. You promised you’d ask Bucky, as a friend, and before they let you go.

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[bangtanfancamp]

✨This or That!✨

Hello loves, I was tagged literal ages ago by @curly-bangtan (who is such a sweet human btw! Thank you for the tag :’) it’s impossibly sweet of you) and am in the backseat while road trippin so I’ve finally got some free time to fill this out! I’m so excited !! I love these things !so without further ado🙃 Lessss gooooo

• slow burn or love at first sight

I guess to clarify, I love an instant spark of attraction and a long treacherous road to resolution- while also being painfully obvious that there is attraction and also while being overtly flirty but no one has the emotional motor skills to just be upfront about it already

•fake dating or secret dating

Oh, 1,000,000% fake dating. It is one of the single greatest regrets of my life that no one has ever asked me to be their fake date or gf. Because I would have been F A N T A S T I C at it. But I guess I’ll never get to live out that pretend to real slowburn in real life after all.... also, secret dating can feel really sucky and isolating so I don’t recommend.

•enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers

Oh god, must I really pick between my children? My whole life it was best friends to lovers. Now that I am currently dating the guy who was my best friend, I really melt over the fiery tension of enemies to lovers ... GOD! it’s so satisfying!!! But I think best friends to lovers still has to squeak by just by an ounce. (I’m a softy at heart, what can I say?)

•oh no! There’s only one bed or long distance with correspondence

Oh far and away, the one bed trope! No contest. I also deeply regret that I haven’t figured out how to make myself attractive enough for someone to try to pull this one over on me. *sigh* well, what can you do? .... also, did a long distance relationship for...6.5 years? And yeah, if you’re a romantic like me- it is dreadfully unfulfilling, let me tell you.

•Hurt/comfort or Amnesia

Mother freaking amnesia A L W A Y S !!! Heck yes! Are there amnesia fics??? 🤭I’ve never found one! But I absolutely love this trope in stories and movies. One of my all time favorites- which AGAIN- has not had the decency to actually come to fulfillment in my real life: Like why has park Jimin never showed up spontaneously at one of my doctors appointments trying to convince me that we’ve been best friends who were secretly in love with other since we were 14 and we finally just got engaged or married a month ago and his life is incomplete without me but he’ll patiently wait for me to love him in return again in my own time but in the meantime, he’ll love me in any and every little way he can until I fall for him again? Huh? Where is it! .... was that too specific😅?

•Fantasy au or modern au

no contest. Give me medieval maidens and dragons any day. I live in modern day. Lemme tell you- she ain’t that special.

•mutual pining or domestic bliss

cue Schmidt from new girl-“I can do this AWL day, son- AWLLL DAY!!” Yessssss!!! Mutual pining is my crack! Give it to me! Always! Gimme it! (Why can’t I have the things that I want!) okay this is just a Schmidt quote/rant post now. ..... I really want to love domestic bliss. And some of the writers who are excellent at it absolutely take my breath away at how beautifully they romanticize the every day. But outside of their writing, I have no scope of how to conjure that wonder up on my own. It is a skill I deeply lack. In real life, I just wind up feeling like the bliss is boring- gimme some pining! Some angst! Some tension!!! Even if I do love me some fluff. Someone once I told me that I was in love with the idea of someone being in love with me. Gotta say, he’s not wrong.

•canon compliant or fix it fic

Honestly, I can’t say I’ve read very many of either. But I do like to see how people flex their creativity.

•alternate universe or future fic

My favorite tv show of all time is Fringe (god bless you, JJ Abrams). Your girl LOVES alternate timelines, multiple universes, flashpoint, paradox, butterfly/ripple effect- all of it!! Dear god, yes! Give it to me! (Also, every time I have a crush or dream that doesn’t work out, I comfort myself with the thought that somewhere out there, there’s an alternate timeline version of me that is happily existing with said boy or flourishing in said dream endeavor. It’s a tremendous source of comfort).

Although, I must say, in the comic realm, alternate universes can sometimes frustrate me- like genuinely, could we not just make the alpha timeline the most incredible one? Instead of the best relationships and plot threads never being actual canon?! Can we get it together??? Or are alternate timelines just the comic industry’s way of writing their own fix it fics, generations after the original protagonist has been painted into a corner. Also, how hard must that be? To write endlessly for the same character for 60+ years? We write one fic or a couple books for the same character... could you IMAGINE having to supply 60 years worth of consistent weekly or monthly context!!! Wild

•one shot or multi chapter

I prefer multi chapter because I prefer getting engrossed in an entire work/world. Usually I am left wanting with a well written one shot, because they’ve made it so real that I can’t stand not having more- so my greedy butt loves the feast of multi chapter so I can have as many delicious moments and details with these characters as possible.

I do however deeply admire the skill and brevity it takes to made a succinct one shot. @underthejoon and @kpopfanfictrash are both brilliant as heck at that. And it is admirable as all get out.

•kid fic or road trip fic

honestly, considering how much I swoon over men who are good with children in real life, and how much I look forward to being both pregnant and a mom one day, I really never get into kid or pregnancy fics. I just don’t? Don’t know why. But a road trip!???? Oh heck yes!!! 👏🏽Where 👏🏽do 👏🏽I 👏🏽sign 👏🏽up!!???👏🏽

•reincarnation or character death

Oh absolutely reincarnation. I love that. I blame sailor moon for that.....But also, I think it’s just very in line with my love of alternate universes and timelines. I love how everything is connected/weaves together and feels predestined in the best way. I’m a complete sucker for it

•arranged marriage or accidental marriage

Like @curly-bangtan I legit had no clue accidental marriage was a thing? Unless you count being drunk at Vegas and waking up with a ring or we’re on some Jacob and Leah/Rachel level ish (which is really and truly the WILDEST™️ story ever ya’ll) ..... but I love a good arranged marriage scenario. The tension/push pull and inevitable relenting is so fun. But will say though, why the heck do women always fight it? Like there’s literally a whole Kim taehyung or Kim Namjoon offering to voluntarily love you and you wanna whine about it???!?! How dare you

•high school romance or Middle Aged romance

This, again, one is a pretty firm, resolute one for me. I’ll take high school. I’ve always felt a little oddly uncomfortable with more mature™️ romance stories? Not sure why. But I think the really beautiful ones always hark back to the beauty of their feelings being refreshing like the innocence of their first love. I know I personally can over glorify youth, but I love coming of age romance (high school, college, twenties) and no one can stop me!!!! I will say though, I have a secret soft spot for the niche of story where people have loved the same person since they were young and the timing just never works out but they finally find each other when they’re older. (One day is like that, and film or movie, it will absolutely rip your heart out-my god, it’s beautiful)

•Time travel or isolated together

These are both freaking AMAZING! But if anything has been established in this post, I think it’s my deep love of alternate timeline/reincarnation/time travel stories. I think they’re all from the same cloth. I adore them (I just haven’t written one because I’m not sure I could do the subtlety of it any justice.) maybe one day. My favorite writers are rumored to have the same Myers’s Briggs type as me so maybe I too could someday have a fraction of their world building skill.

I 100% love both of these so neither is a loser. But give me isolated together AND one bed in the same fic???? Speakers blown

•neighbors or roommates

I have never had the pleasure of having an attractive neighbor, though I often pined for it. (I have a bomb idea for a neighbor Hobi fic though) I did have a cute neighborhood boy who occasionally cut the grass for us in high school. But that doesn’t really count.... anyway! I LOVE the idea of being roommates with an attractive boy!!! Like holy guac, can I please????? Cocktailing this trope makes me swoon harder than none other- best friends to lovers + roommates? Yes. Enemies to lovers + roommates? Holy heck. Soulmate au + roomates???? Hold my sweet tea. MUTUAL PINING AND ROOMATES!!!! Pregnant. Fantasy/magic au+ mutual pining + best friends to lovers + soulmate au + reincarnation + roommate au!?!?!?!! frickin dead in the streets, homie.

I cannot say enough how much I enjoy roomate au. In a serious conversation, I once legitimately told my current boyfriend that the idea of marriage freaks me out- but the idea of being best friend roomates with sexual tension sounds like a dream come true. God help me.

•sci fi or magic au

I love sci fi. Deeply. But I will never love logic more than magic. Ever. (All my infp’s! come join me in the comments. 🙈)

•body swap or gender bend

Body swap has always deeply intrigued me. Especially in film. But I’ve never seen it in a fic. I’ve always wanted somebody to be able to switch into my body to feel physically, mentally and emotionally like i do. The deepest level of empathy & jean grey telepathy if you ask me, even if the trope is generally used for comedy. But the idea of switching into a dudes body and having to deal with their anatomy low key freaks me the eff out. If I got stuck in jungkooks body, I don’t think I’d pee or shower for a week 🙈 sorry everybody. I was really sheltered ok? Please don’t come for me. Lol...... also, have never seen a gender bend fic. Not sure how that would work. Not my favorite idea.

•angst or crack

Angst is my crack.

Honestly though, if it’s well written, it doesn’t feel ‘angsty’- cuz that means whiny or clunky to me. Well written ‘angst’ just feels emotionally compelling, I think. My writing weirdly leans toward what I hope is real angst (I e solid, genuine conflict and not petulance), but when I seek out a read, I look for crack honestly.

• apocalyptic or mundane

I offer you one better- a love story of the beauty of the mundane amidst the apocalyptic.

*mic drop*

Seriously though, the setting provides enough tension usually. Especially if it’s zombie apocalyptic. Just let jungkook’s fingers delicately trace my palm and smile, sweet and lopsided at me in the candle light, while we hide away in our little bomb shelter that I’ve turned into a jungle garden to bring life into this wasteland a la secret life of arrietty. sigh. Maybe I need to write this....

My gosh!!! We made it to the end! That was so much fun! Thank you for tagging me, sweetness!💕✨ 🙂

I’ll add a tag list shortly- @laurelevermore @lamourche @bts-fantasy @urlocalkpoptrash @thedreaming-poet @kimcheeeeeeeeee @hayjeon @outrotearot7 @lorengarcia-yut @bts-luvvv @chicpalestinian @flyingchixenwing @glodenclosetau @space-mermaid-in-love @thiccasswonhoruinedmylife @minminslittlemonster

Copy and paste if you can. Or if you’re dealing with a piece of technological antiquity like me and it won’t let you, then screen record/screenshot it and pop back and forth between the tabs 😅(also Thanks for dealing with the completely unnecessary treatise I added beneath every bullet point. It was just so much for fun to explain WHY I chose each one than to just say yes/no. I’ve said it before, written brevity is just not my strong suit.)

[somethinginthethunder]

Almost There (Paul McCartney x Reader) Part I

Summary: Miss Y/n L/n of New Orleans has been working day and night as a waitress to get her dream restaurant. Of course, being a ‘”little” woman of such a poor background, it’s been hard on her. People left and right telling her what she can and can’t do, but she’s still kept going year after year, believing that the harder she worked, the more her dreams would come true. But that may change once a charming young man comes to visit her warm little town.

AU: Princess and the Frog (Disney)

Word Count:  1323

Notes: UGH I LOVE PRINCESS AND THE FROG YOU GUYS DON’T EVEN KNOW-- But the reader is, obviously, Tiana, and Paul is Naveen. I didn’t explicitly mention that the reader was African American specifically, because I want everyone to see themselves in the reader’s shoes. I’d love to hear feedback/comments/reblogs/whatever, and I hope you enjoy, everyone! Please message me if you have any issues! I also did take an idea of making Y/n a cat. If the owner of the idea would like to message me about it so I could give you credit, that’d be great! Or if you’d like me to change it to them just being frogs, that’d be okay, too!

Part I: “Wishin’ Upon A Star”

The grand home was quiet all throughout, except for the excited squeals of Lucy as Mrs. L/n continued the story as she sewed on a piece of fabric to the sweet little girl’s dress. Lucy’s best friend, Y/n, sat beside her, her nose scrunched up as her mother told the story of the princess and her beloved frog prince.

“The beautiful, gorgeous princess leaned in...” the older woman said dramatically, pausing to fill in suspense.

“Oh, N/n, here comes my favorite part!” Lucy said quietly, leaning in as she waited for the last few words of the story’s sentence.

“...and kissed the slimy green frog!” Mrs. L/n finished, a grin on her face as she watched the two girls react in their own ways.

Lucy was ecstatic (even if she had heard the story a million times), clapping as she squealed in happiness.

On the other hand, Y/n gagged, sticking her tongue out as her mother chuckled, looking away from the worn-out book. She put her hands on her hips and said matter-of-factly, “There ain’t no way I’d kiss a frog! It’s got germs and slime and eugh!”

Lucy giggled, “I’d kiss a frog! I’d kiss thousands and thousands of frogs if it would mean I’d become a princess! Look at him on the cover, N/n, doesn’t he look handsome?” 

Y/n looked at the cover of the book. There was a picture of the kind-hearted princess and the handsome prince. Still, his good looks did not seem to sway her, as she still stubbornly said, “Still never gon’ kiss a frog!”

When the girl turned her head she saw Lucy put a green frog mask on her poor little kitten, holding him out to her.

“Oh, c’mon, N/n! Kiss him! Kiss him!” she laughed, chasing her friend around the room with the scared cat.

“Girls! Put him down, you might as well be giving him a heart attack!” Mrs. L/n scolded, taking the frog mask off of the scaredy cat.

At that moment, the door creaked open, revealing the tall figure of Mr. Edwards, a small smile on his features as he saw the two girls playing around.

“Good evening, M/n,” he greeted politely, great warmth and kindness radiating off of him.

“Evening, Lance.”

Lucy immediately dropped the dolls she was playing with and ran to her father, the man scooping her up in his arms as she cheered, “Daddy! Daddy! Oh- wait, Daddy, can I have a dress like that? Look at that dress!”

The blonde-haired girl pointed to the gorgeous pink dress the princess was wearing on the last page, her arm looped around the prince’s. 

Mr. Edwards clicked his tongue, setting his daughter down. “Now, Lucy, we’ve been over this. Missus L/n and Y/n are done with their hours for today, and you’ve already got a dress-”

Lucy, the spoiled but sweet little girl, frowned when she heard her father’s words. Her brows furrowed in disappointment as she gave her infamous puppy eyes.

“Oh, Daddy, please? Please?” she begged sadly, Mrs. L/n watching, amused as she gathered her things and helped her daughter put her coat on.

Mr. Edwards was silent for a moment before sighing, giving in. He put his hands into his pockets and looked to Mrs. L/n. “M/n, it wouldn’t be too much to ask for, would it?” he asked almost sheepishly.

“Oh, not at all. Especially to my most best customer,” M/n grinned, her head tilting to the collection of gorgeous dressed all in the back of the room, their glitter and sequins shining in the house’s light. “But it’ll have to be started tomorrow. Y/n and I have to get going now. Goodnight, everyone.”

“Of course, of course. Goodnight, M/n. And goodnight to you, too, Y/n,” he nodded, leaning down to shake hands with the young lady.

“Bye,” she said in response, grasping her mother’s arm with the one that was not already occupied.

As she left, she could hear the useless scolding of Mr. Edwards, and soon the barking of a puppy and the squeal of joy coming from her close friend. Inside of her, it felt as if a stone was placed inside her heart.

***

Y/n stirred the pot of gumbo, her eyes barely looking at the contents inside since she was so short (even with the aid of the stool below her). She felt the heavy footsteps of her father coming in, standing beside her.

“Mm, mm, mmm! Smells good! What’re you making, sweetheart?” he grinned, savoring the smell of the food from where he stood.

“Gumbo, Papa!” Y/n answered. “It’s all finished now. You can taste it!” 

Her papa took the spoon she handed to him, letting some of the gumbo fall into it. He was about to eat it, but looked at her, playfully skeptical.

“You sure this is finished?” he grinned, an eyebrow raised.

“Yep!” she answered, her hands on her hips proudly.

“Alright... weeeelllll, I’m about to taste... this... sou-”

“Wait!” the bright young girl said suddenly, getting down from the stool. 

She looked through the contents of the shelf before pulling out the familiar bottle of red hot sauce. She added a few drops of it into her pot before placing it back on the counter, mixing it up again before saying, “Alright! Now you can taste it!”

Her father chuckled before tasting her creating, his face not reacting one bit. He was silent for a moment, his eyes on the pot. This made little Y/n nervous, her smile fading.

“Do you... do you not like it?” she asked anxiously.

“Darling, this is,” he began shaking his head before a smile broke out on his face. “the most amazing gumbo I��ve ever had! What a talented little girl I’ve got here, yeah?”

“You just noticed?” M/n snorted as she read the paper, a grin on her face as well as she looked up to see her daughter and husband in a tight embrace.

“Well, she can’t just keep her gift in the kitchen, now can she? We gotta tell the whole neighborhood!” F/n cheered, getting oven mitts to help take out the pot, M/n getting up from her spot to get her bowls and spoons.

Minutes later, the neighborhood was gathered around the L/n house, everyone chatting as someone played an upbeat tune from their harmonica. Everything was perfect.

***

“That was some good gumbo, wasn’t it?” F/n said, his voice low as he tucked his little girl into bed.

“Top of the class,” M/n agreed, kissing Y/n on the forehead.

“When I’m done with work, Y/n, you and I are gonna open a restaurant, yeah? Serve everyone everyday, making all the people happy with your special gumbo. How does that sound?” he hums, brushing her h/c hair out of her face.

“Like a good idea. You promise, though?” she said.

“Promise what?”

“That it’ll be our restaurant...”

“Oh, of course,” F/n chuckled.

The little girl suddenly sat up, her eyes catching on a new star in the sky.

“Look, Papa, Mama! A wishing star! Lucy said that, if you wish on a star, that your dream will come true,” she whispered.

F/n could only smile at her wonder. “You can wish on that star, N/n, but remember that it can only take you half the way there. You gotta remember to never lose sight of what’s important, and remember to work for what you want, too, yeah?” he murmured.

“Yes, Papa,” she nodded.

With that, her parents gave her one last goodnight and exited the room. Secretly, though, she wished upon that star, her eyes closed, hopeful and true. She wished her Mama and Papa would have eternal happiness, and that someday, just maybe, they’d get their restaurant.

--

Wow! First chapter! Hope you liked it so far. This is more of a filler, and the next parts will be better and more... exciting, I suppose.

Tag List:

@casafrass 

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all the ones you want to do 👀

well, here’s everything except the ones i’ve answered, you asked for it

theyre mostly about my youngmabel au, which i will ramblr about for free if anyones interested :’)

What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway)

i’ve, for a really really long time, wanted to write like. a scene where laura kinney and henry sutter Talk Their Shit Out, but that would take so so long and i’m not motivated... sorry laura and henry. okay i think the rest of these will b about mabel but. gotta stick with my idiots.

Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like)

this is from my young mabel story !!

“[Mabel] stops banging her head when she feels a stab of anxiety slash through her stomach. It’s not hers, that much is obvious-- it’s a soft golden feeling, the nerves, the-- 

The girl in the front of her mind, with hair cut just below her ears. Small scatterings of pimples across her face. She has a smile without sharp teeth; she cracks her knuckles when she’s bored or needs to fidget; she owns a pair of overalls she wears at least twice a week in the summer, when she’s in the mood to run around the fields outside her home, barefoot, with a friend or a girlfriend, when she wants to smoke a cigarette or two (she’d kicked the habit exactly three weeks ago today, she’s really proud of herself and her sister is, too), her sister’s name is Mónica and her name is Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna--

Anna Limon, Anna Limon, Anna Limon.”

the reverance to which mabel says anna’s name has always Hit Me for personal reasons and this scene i think is good. that is all

What character that you’re writing do you most identify with?

right now? either vera or mabel. vera is... not Right, and not Wanted by the outside world, so she’s angry and stupid to combat it. and mabel just... loves Her Person more than anything in the world, so there’s that. 

What character do you have the most fun writing?

again, mabel!! she’s so fun and angry all the time and it’s so freeing to just be able to do whatever the hell you WANT with a character

What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?

Uh!! I think i use a lot of metaphor and write a lot of physical affection :’) i’m not sure if others would agree but that’s pretty basic!!

Is what you like to write the same as what you like to read?

yeah...

Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? 

i write a lot of drabbles, but my proudest works are my long fic!!! i also plot way too much and i love to do it.

Do you wish you were the other?

i have no idea what this means but... yeah i guess? How would you describe your writing process?

pace around my entire house looping one (1) song thinking of one (1) scene. figure out exactly what it would take to get the characters to that point. write like 2000 words, fall asleep, cant make words for the next three years.

What do you envy in other writers?

oh god, everything. i don’t know how to make my words flow like certain people do, RIVER

Do you want your writing to be famous?

god no. my stories are mine.

Do you share your writing online? (Drop a link!) Do you have projects you’ve kept just for yourself?

yes! here! there’s one story i’ve only shared with two people and that’s my borderline-ridiculous ‘beetlejuice with lab rats and gay shit and werewolves’ au, it’s the most self indulgent thing i’ve ever written and i love it so much.

At what point in writing do you come up with a title?

usually while listening to songs!! fr example my most recent posted fic is a lyric from ‘cop car’ by mitski because the line ‘i get mean when i’m nervous / like a bad dog’ makes me think of mabel, thus that fic came into existence.

Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?

SUMMARIES i hate summaries usually i just paste in whatever i’ve got as the first sentence.

Tried anything new with your writing lately? (style, POV, genre, fandom?)

not really? new fandom but. i got my bread and butter, dude, i don’t feel like branching out. writing’s just a hobby i’m okay at.

Do you think readers perceive your work - or you - differently to you? What do you think would surprise your readers about your writing or your motivations?

i don’t think so !! like some of the stuff is personal and you can’t really understand from an outside POV, but. most of it is just dorky found family stuff!

Do any of your stories have alternative versions? (plotlines that you abandoned, AUs of your own work, different characterisations?) Tell us about them.

oh dear god yes... i mean. obvs river youre asking this youre aware of my aus. but i have a billion aus, theyre my favorite thing to write and ive got at least three for every fandom i’m in. i have an au for my lab rat beetlejuice au, too, which i’ll get around to writing someday.

Is there something you always find yourself repeating in your writing? (favourite verb, something you describe ‘too often’, trope you can’t get enough of?)

ALL I DO IS DESCRIBE PEOPLE’S TEETH AND PHYSICAL AFFECTION. uhh i use the phrase ‘bared their teeth / had far too many teeth / smiled with too many teeth’ a lot, its because i find it the easiest descriptor for monsters and i like to write about monsters.

Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)

ohh god okay youngmabel take three. anna wears soft reds and lots of layers-- to contrast mabel, who wears a thin nightgown and has a bright green color palette. this is largely because mabel has been made to show herself to everyone who’s tried to control her (sally, aurora silver, etc) while anna hides in herself. anna specifically wears one of mónica’s old sweaters, because she can hide and protect herself with her family, while mabel cant. also i love mónica im so hype to have her in the series. mabel also repeats things in groups of threes (”hello, hello, hello, anna, hello, hello, hello”) because she’s fae. i love her. ough and i cant wait for the character development you guys rnt ready fr this dumb series

What other medium do you think your story would work well as? (film, webcomic, animated series?)

I WOULD LOVE FR IT TO BE AN ANIMATED SERIES but also it as a film would rock.... yeahhhhh

Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?

my xmen ones, yeah. they’re really comforting for me. i feel like i wanna give my kid self a big big hug.

What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest?

probs the daemons au or the agents of shield / xmen crossover.. those both gave baby abbey a lot of fun hours.

Would you say your writing has changed over time?

yeah! ive gotten better i think

OKAY RAMBLE OVER THANKS RIV

[blueboxesandtrafficcones]

Bells

6/31 Days of Ficmas @doctorroseprompts

Ficmas Masterlist 2017, Day 6

This is an extra-special one, because it’s doubling as this week’s chapter of Written on Your Heart!  Specifically, it’s set far in the future during the second story when James and Rose are living together away at school, and Rose has a part-time job in the campus coffee house.

You don’t need to read Written on Your Heart to read this (I think).  Though I’m including the link to the masterlist here.

This turned into a monster (2,690 words to be exact) and it’s half smut.

Because that makes it a soulmate AU, I’m also tagging @timepetalsprompts.

Allons-y!

AO3

Rose was halfway through a busy shift at the register of the campus coffee house when the bell over the door chimed.  Glancing up, she did a double take at seeing James blow in with the wind.

Turning back to her current customer Rose raced through the line, suddenly re-motivated during the afternoon slump.

It took her a few minutes, but eventually he was standing in front of her.

“Hi,” he greeted, leaning forward to give her a quick kiss.  His lips were cold from the poor weather outside, but Rose couldn’t have cared less as she responded enthusiastically.

“Hey!  Thought you couldn't make it in today,” she commented, already processing his order.

James shrugged, digging out the necessary cash as he explained, “Class got cancelled, thought I'd pop over and surprise you.  Have you taken your break yet?”

“Nope.  Ten minutes?”  She guessed, checking the time.

“Join me?”  He asked, lingering over accepting his change by keeping hold of her hand.

She gave him a stern look. “Me, or my free baked good?”

“Both?”  He protested sheepishly, rubbing his neck and giving her a pleading look.

“Ten minutes,” she rolled her eyes before turning to the next customer.

“Hi!  Welcome to the Campus Beanery, how can I help you?”

-

Fifteen minutes later she settled down across from her soulmate with a relieved smile, carrying a muffin and coffee for herself.

“Thanks for waiting,” she kissed him again because she could, delighting in the combined taste of him and coffee.  “I gotta say, nothing makes me happier than hearing those bells jingle, looking up, and seeing you.”

“It’s still incredible that I get to see you every day.”  Already shoving his half of the banana nut muffin in his mouth, he spoke while chewing. “How's your day going?”

Rose watched the crumbs go flying, wondering why on Earth she loved the messy dork. “Not bad. Class ran long so I was late getting here, but Mr. Roberts didn't care.”

“Better than mine, then,” he confessed. “I lost my umbrella, got all the way to class only to find out it’d been cancelled, got splashed by a speeding car - it's been absolutely awful.”

“Oh, love,” Rose reached out to lace their fingers together, which he accepted eagerly.

“It's all right,” James shook his head. “Like you said.  Seeing you makes me forget all about it.  You could brighten even the worst day.”  He raised her hand to his lips, placing a sweet kiss on her knuckles.

“Good.”  She smiled at him.  “You're not getting my half of the muffin though.”

“But Rose!”  James immediately whined, pouting.  “Did I tell you about my awful day?”

“Yes, you did.  But this is my afternoon snack, so no.”  She broke off a large piece, popping it in her mouth.  Just to tease him, she let out a soft moan that made his eyes widen.

“You’re mean,” he sulked, watching jealously as she devoured the baked good.

“Everything okay?” The couple looked up to see Jack frowning at them, to go cup in hand.

Before Rose could say anything, her loveable but clueless soulmate blurted, “Rose won't let me eat her muffin!”

“Aw, Rosie, what’s the matter?  Is he really that bad at it?”  Jack asked her, eyes twinkling.  She snorted.

“He means this one, which you very well know,” Rose gestured to the crumbs left on the plate between them.

“Wait, what?”  James looked between his friend and his soulmate, obviously missing the joke.

“What you said and what you meant are two very different things to Jack,” she took pity on him, hiding her twitching lips behind her mug.

When he continued to stare blankly, she raised an eyebrow at him and ran her foot up along his leg to settle on the chair edge between his thighs.  Finally the double entendre sunk in, and he blushed scarlet.

“Oh!  No, I didn’t mean – I only meant to say – that is, uh,” he fumbled, making the others laugh.  “I’m very good at that, thank you very much,” James sniffed, putting on a haughty air.

Jack turned to Rose for confirmation, who only shrugged, raising her mug to hide her smile.  “No complaints here.”

He scowled, looking between the couple.  “Someday I’m going to get you two drunk and you’re going to spill details.”

James shook his head, long since used to the other man’s obsession with their relationship. “Never gonna happen, Jack.”

“I can dream,” Jack muttered, before turning at a call of his name.  “Oh, Ianto’s ready to go.  We’ll see you this weekend?”

Rose reconfirmed their plans, James frowning at her all the while.  She watched Jack and Ianto leave, before turning back to her soulmate and noticing his pout.

“What?  Do you not want to keep out plans?”

“‘No complaints’?”  He questioned.  “Not exactly a standing ovation, Miss Tyler.”

“Well, it’s not like I’m gonna give Jack details or anything. You know perfectly well how well you satisfy me, and you prove it often. Stop digging.”

“Fine,” James let it drop for now, glancing at his watch.  “I’ve got to get to work – see you at home?”

“I should get back too. I love you,” Rose said as they stood, happily accepting his kiss as always.

“Love you,” he promised, quickly disappearing out the door as Rose watched, admiring his bum in the tight jeans.

“Rose!” Amy called from the counter, looking positively overwhelmed.  With a sigh, Rose put his bits out of her mind and focused on surviving the rest of her shift.

-

When Rose dragged herself through the door that night, the first thing she noticed were the wonderful smells coming from the kitchen.

“James?”  She dumped her stuff by the door before following her nose.  When she walked into the kitchen he was standing over the stove, humming along to the radio.

“Rose!”  Glancing up, he did a double take at seeing her. “Didn’t hear you come in.  How was the rest of your day?”  Quickly returning the pot to the burner, he wrapped her in his arms before kissing her sweetly.

“Just got home.  Went all right – busy, though, with everyone getting ready for finals,” she explained, resting her head over his heart. Despite living together for five months now, it was still such a novelty to be alone without worrying about getting interrupted.  No one could take them away from each other now.

“Good,” he told her, pressing a kiss to her crown before stepping back to attend to the food.

“And you?”  She hopped up on a clean bit of counter.  “Anything I can do to help?”

“Well for one, you can sit there and look pretty,” he smirked over at her.  “And you can grab a couple wine glasses for that red over there. This is almost done.”

“And what is this?”  Rose asked, twisting around to do as asked.

“Spaghetti and meatballs. Simple and classic,” he explained, serving two plates.  “This is just about ready, do you want to change?”

“Nah, I’m good,” she hopped down, reaching behind her back.  Before he could blink, she’d pulled her bra out from under her top, sighing in relief as she tossed it towards the laundry room.  “Much better.”  Catching his surprised look she burst into laughter, reaching up to kiss his cheek.

Soon enough they were settled at the table talking and laughing as they ate, just basking in the other’s presence.  Rose didn’t think she’d ever get tired of this.  Halfway through the meal she froze though, looking up at James in a panic. “Bloody hell, it’s not an anniversary is it?”

“What?”

“You don’t usually cook,” she reminded him.  “And you stopped by unexpectedly – is there something we’re celebrating I don’t remember? If so, I’m so sorry love.”

“There’s nothing to celebrate,” he reassured her.  “I just wanted to.”

“All right,” she bit her lip, watching him carefully.

Noticing, he sighed, reaching across the table to take her hand.  “Rose, I promise love.  Nothing’s going on, no ulterior motive.”

She laced their fingers together, giving his palm a squeeze before her eyes widened in understanding. “Is this about my comment earlier to Jack?  Because I truly am happy, happier than I’ve ever been.  And I know I don’t have anything to compare it to, but you’re brilliant in bed.”

“No,” he reassured her as they returned to their meals.  “This has nothing to do with that.  My plans for tonight do, but not this.  This is just because.”

“This evening?”  She paused, wine glass halfway to her mouth. “What plans?”

He only smirked.

-

Once the washing up was done, they changed into their pajamas before settling on the couch in front of the fireplace together.

“You had plans for this evening?”  Rose prompted.

“Yep.  First, though, I want to cuddle with my girl,” he explained, tugging her against his side.

“All right.”  Never one to refuse a cuddle, she snuggled into him, treasuring the moment, in awe that they really had the rest of their lives to do this.

Eventually though, his hand began to roam across her back, burrowing under her top to rest on her skin just below her shoulders.

“So you really do have plans,” Rose teased, glancing up at him.  She could feel him half hard against her, and it made her skin tingle in anticipation.

“Yep.”  As always he popped the ‘p’, making her grin.

“Care to share?”

“Well, my love, you made a serious allegation this afternoon.  How do you plead?”  His hand skated around to one breast, brushing his fingertips along the sensitive flesh.

“Guilty, I suppose,” her lips twitched in amusement, though she let out a happy sigh when he moved to her nipple.

“Yes, you are,” he agreed with a sniff.  “You said, and I quote, ‘No complaints here’ when asked about my talents in the bedroom, specifically related to a particular act.”

“True, but I said it to Jack – I wasn’t particularly keen on telling him, in the middle of my workplace, about all the fantastic things you do with that tongue,” she protested, shuffling around so she straddled him, face to face with her knees on either side of his hips.  Rose blushed slightly, not used to saying such bold words.

“Well, you should have. And I aim to ensure that after tonight, you’ll want to shout it from the rooftops,” he told her seriously, both hands moving to knead her breasts.

“That’s quite the claim,” she arched up into his hands.  “Can you back it up?”

“Oh, I plan to,” he promised before commanding, “Take these off.”  He snapped the waistband of her sleep pants against her stomach.

She pulled back to stare at him.  “What, here?” Rose glanced around, eyes wide at the prospect.  Their more adventurous shags were usually spur of the moment, have-to-have-you-now type encounters.

“Here.  Do it.”  Despite his confident words, his heart pounded in his chest; this was definitely new territory, to be so brazen outside of their bedroom.

“Bossy,” she huffed, grinding down hard on him once before rising to stand in front of him.  Hooking her thumbs in the elastic, she slowly inched the fabric of her sleep pants down her hips.  “I thought this was supposed to be for me?”

“Oh, it is,” he promised. “I just like watching you strip.”

She gave him her best unimpressed look.  “FYI, that’s not improving your review.”  Turning her back on him, she shimmied the flimsy cotton down her legs, bending over to remove it from her ankles and giving him a clear view.

“Here, baby, sit on the couch,” he invited, moving to allow her take his spot while he gave himself several tight strokes through his pants.  Once she was settled he dropped to his knees in front of her, moving in close.

“Hi.”

“Hi,” she responded dryly, pulling off her vest top before laying her arms along the back of the couch, trying not to think of how exposed she was.  Though she knew logically no one would walk through their door, there was a bit of a thrill knowing the first thing the person would see would be James’ dark head between her thighs as he pleasured her.

“Here,” he positioned her so her hips were near the edge of the sofa, spreading her legs wide.  He could see she was already wet and swollen, aroused despite her slight embarrassment.  They’d thoroughly christened the flat multiple times, but never so overtly, and not like this.  Those instances had all been hard and fast, unable to make it to their bedroom; this was the first time it was deliberate.  He had a passing thought of how she might return the favor.

“James,” Rose whispered, a hint of pleading in her voice as she watched him stare between her thighs, licking his lips.  She wasn’t ashamed to admit that his mouth and tongue had had a starring role in many of her fantasies over the last few years.

“Right,” he said brusquely, readjusting her legs before bringing his mouth close to where she was wet. Rather than start there, though, his tongue darted out to taste her inner thigh.

Rose took a shaky breath, hands fisting then relaxing against the cushions.  He nipped along her legs for long minutes, teasing her while ignoring where they both wanted him to be.  Eventually she became restless and he moved in closer, kissing and caressing the space between her thighs and center.

“Ja-ames,” she complained, hips shifting slightly. Giving in he pressed a tender kiss to her clit, making her gasp and clench the cushions, chest heaving.  He trailed soft kisses all along her slit, smirking when he felt how wet she was.  If there was one perk to running late that morning, it was he’d forgotten to shave. A few weeks prior they’d gotten drunk on wine in front of the fire, and she’d admitted that she loved his five o’clock shadow, especially between her thighs.

Before she could plead again, he darted his tongue out to taste her, giving a thorough lick and lapping up some of her moisture.

“Yes,” she hissed, head falling back against the couch as her whole body relaxed.

Using the lightest touch he could, he traced designs all along her, making sure to get her clit on every pass.  When she let out a deep sigh, he brought his tongue to her opening, licking at her like a cat and enjoying the way she panted.  Bringing a finger up he lightly thrust it inside her, loving how she clenched around the digit as his mouth migrated up to his favorite bundle of nerves.

He worked her carefully, masterfully building her up until she came with a cry of his name, muscles clenching tightly around his fingers.  Easing her down, he gentled his touch until she calmed, giving her a few moments to catch her breath before steadily increasing the pressure.

“What, again?”  She asked in surprise, looking down at him, bringing one hand to caress his hair.

“Oh, yes,” he promised, pressing kisses to her lower belly as he eased a second finger inside her.

“You wouldn’t rather…” she trailed off, gesturing with a blush he found absolutely adorable.  He was on his knees in front where she was spread shamelessly open on their couch, working on her second orgasm of the night, yet she couldn’t bring herself to put her suggestion into words.

“We’ll take care of me later.  For now, though,” he maneuvered a third finger inside her while his other hand reached up to her breast.

Rose’s head thunked back against the couch, and he felt a fresh trickle of moisture from her.

“Two things.  One – guh – you can ring my bell anytime.”

He laughed, pumping his fingers lightly.  “I’ll have to take you up on that.  And two?”

“I love you.”

“I love you too, baby.” His head dipped back to her, and it was a long time before either was in a position to speak.

The next time Jack asked how James was in bed, Rose only had one reply.

“Fantastic.”

[anzacanary]

human-shinigami-swap-Bleach-AU thoughts continued in discord, copy-pasted here with minimal efforts at formatting

Canary06/14/2020 thought: modern-AU-Byakuya commits violence the same way that Tachibana drives a car. Renji’s all impressed that the prep-school skinny-jeans guy very successfully punched a dude, and Byakuya’s all “yes, I too am honestly shocked that went so well” Rukia: I hit a guy in the throat with a wrench! Be impressed! Renji: yes but I EXPECT it from YOU Canary06/15/2020 Although in modern AU none of them are actually much good at fighting. Renji thinks he is, but it’s “teenager who keeps telling you how he’s totally been in a bunch of street fights you guys” good Rukia’s the best since, not being v physically intimidating, she already had a “run up while they’re not looking and stab real hard” approach to fighting, which is their best shot at success when up against actual trained shinigami sword-people BRG06/15/2020 Yes, incredibly good. What's Ichigo like? Canary06/15/2020 I picture this in the “Rukia is a regular teenager and Ichigo is the shinigami who crashes into her life” swap AU so he’s presumably yelling How To Use Your Magic Sword instructions from the sidelines Sleeping in the coat closet Wearing skinny jeans and a Karakura University sweatshirt which Byakuya does not want back, thanks Eventually his fellow shinigami show up to fetch him; Kurosaki-papa’s much less fatalistic and depressed than Byakuya was so I imagine his approach is more “come on, kid, you gotta come back so I can start talking everyone down over here”, genuinely thinking he has enough pull in Soul Society that he could put a stop to the whole ‘execution’ thing BRG06/15/2020 Aww. That's really cute and disastrous and I'm much happier for them as a family. Canary06/15/2020 ...ofc it’s gonna hit Kurosaki-papa pretty hard as he realizes that he badly overestimated his ability to put the brakes on this situation. and he’s the one who dragged Ichigo back, telling him everything would be fine! Fortunately the plot proceeds as before and Rukia will be along shortly Ichigo: aw, you guys came to rescue me? Rukia: Yes! Renji: For sure! Byakuya: I’m really more here to rescue the two of them. Also you owe me coat-closet rent and I want that sweatshirt back after all

Lol, possibly someday, but it doesn’t really have any story or plot or ending to it yet. it barely even has scenes, it’s more of an explanatory “here’s how characters so-and-so would work” post in nature [4:04 PM] For instance I have worked out the Kuchiki situation in some detail (they’re half-siblings about five years apart; Byakuya’s mom was grudgingly willing to look after her husband’s illegitimate daughter but was unenthusiastic enough about it that when Byakuya moved out at 18, everyone was happy for Rukia to slide on out the door with him) [4:05 PM] But I don’t have any actual, like, story to write about that, I just know how it happened [4:07 PM] (I figure they met when Rukia’s mom died - Rukia was 7-8 and Byakuya was 11-12 at the time, and he was instantly like “Family responsibility! That’s my favorite thing!” and latched on to the idea of being an older brother- dude was kind of a lonely kid- while Rukia instantly clocked him as her best potential ally in the scary new rich-people world, and also as a kid who clearly just needed someone to hang out with. And so it went)

BRG06/15/2020 (I haven't seen much JoJo. Isn't that exactly how it didn't begin?)

Canary06/15/2020 Lmao, it’s not unlike now you mention it! Although Dio Brando got adopted in as a result of a family debt, and was not actually an illegitimate connection [4:10 PM] Also Rukia’s less, you know, supervillain

BRG06/15/2020 As far as we know, yeah.

Canary06/15/2020 Also most of Ichigo’s friends from canon wind up being shinigami in the AU. Not everyone corresponds neatly to one other character, but for instance AU-Chad is basically a very chill Kenpachi. Staring down at teeny-tiny Rukia with her comically enormous sword like “......hm. ......so you wanna fight or what” Rukia absolutely wants to fight I’m turning most of Ichigo’s friends into captains but I’m pretty sure Ichigo himself was only like a lieutenant. Vice-captain. Whatever Renji is BRG06/15/2020 Excellent, goodgood What if What if Kenpachi isn't Chad What if Kenpachi is Orihime What if Kenpachi is Ichigo's sister Karin Canary06/15/2020 Orihime is already more or less Renji! But I guess she could also be Kenpachi Definitely one of the sisters is a captain - if they let Hitsugaya do it, why not, right Probably Karin is a captain and the other one, Yuzu? is her lieutenant I don’t think Ishida is anybody specific, but he’s also there, with some kind of bow-and-arrow-themed sword. Possibly he’s an undercover Quincy who hasn’t reported back to Quincy HQ in so long that he has actually just kind of defected? I’d work it out if I were more interested in the political drama side I say Orihime is Renji, but she’s def captain-rank herself, but she’s also the one who tags along with his dad to come pick him up, and is the first shinigami to join Team Let’s Not Get Anybody Executed

Canary06/21/2020 Also forgot to mention Renji’s background in the modern AU: I imagine he and Rukia were childhood buddies, who lost touch in elementary school when Rukia got scooped up by the Kuchikis, and when Byakuya and Rukia got out of their parents’ house and moved halfway across the city, she ran into Renji again. And now they are pals again! Also his home life is terrible in some unspecified way so he basically lives on their fold-out couch and nobody says anything about it. He probably has a crush on one of them, but I’m not sure which. Possibly Renji isn’t sure which

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oh, I love these kinds of tag games, thank you @pumpkinspice-prouvaire!

how many works do you have on AO3?

32! dang!

what’s your total AO3 word count?

...237,056. I've only had an AO3 since November, so uh. yeah.

how many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Just two different ones - Les Mis for most of them, and lately, a few Critical Role one-shots from the Exandria Unlimited series. I have a few others listed on my AO3, but they're all because of fics for les mis being inspired by those works, so I'm not counting those.

what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

I Love You, Obviously - (derogatory). I don't hate this fic, don't get me wrong, but I put like.... an hour of my life into it, total, it's just a very mass-appeal amnesia premise that people really like for some reason and I almost didn't post because I didn't think it was that good. whoop.

Dance With Me - this one does deserve it, a good old regency fic with lots of drama, it's fun! I like this one too.

Take my Hand - I like this one too! I put a lot of work into it, and it's the second multi-chapter fic I ever wrote. The first one I like to acknowledge lol. Grantaire is an artist, Enjolras is a producer. They make an animated tv show together about dragons and mental health and friendship.

Talk to Me - Oh hey, a critical role one-shot! Dorian and Dariax talk about their dreams. Until they don't. A 5+1 style fic.

Not so Good on my Own - Another critrole fic. Orym and Dariax have a lil chat after the pageant. Cute and wholesome.

do you respond to comments, why or why not?

yeah I do! Sometimes not every single one, if someone has left a comment on every chapter of something and I'm getting to them all at once, but I like to answer comments. I like people to know I've read them, I guess, idk. I like to say thank you, at least.

what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

The angstiest ending? I hate letting things end on angst note. Oh, but it's gotta be Talk to Me, with dorian/dariax, because that one specifically does end on an angsty moment. It might be the only one. When the Chips are Down is angstier overall though, that's a Hadestown-inspired musical theatre au where Enjolras and Grantaire are going through a rough patch.

do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

oh man sometimes I think I write nothing but crossovers. That's not striiiictly true, but a lot of my fics are at least inspired by other things, ngl. My craziest crossover I'm not gonna link because it's terrible, it's a christmas fic inspired by that silly christmas movie Aaron Tveit was in last year. Instead, I'm gonna link my mamma mia AU which is also Batshit but like. it's mamma mia so it contractually has to be.

have you ever received hate on a fic?

Nope! And I will delete hate if I ever do get it without an ounce of shame :)

do you write smut? if so what kind?

Yeah technically my Mamma Mia fic has some sex scenes in it. I don't really like writing it though it's awkwardddddd

have you ever had a fic stolen?

lol I don't think so

have you ever had a fic translated?

nope

have you ever co-written a fic before?

I wrote When the Chips are Down with @gemsofthegalaxy (and we've both written one-shots for the series separately), and I helped her also with c'est une surprise, technically, also. I wrote a single scene in her radio AU as well, which is the best fic ever written, so.

what’s your all time favorite ship?

oh no I am the biggest multishipper lol

what’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

hmmmm I keep telling myself I'm gonna finish my exr infinity train AU, but I keep writing other things first. I do think I will finish it though, someday. It's just long, and I'm currently Deep in it with critical role. Maybe if I finish the fic I'm working on before I get inspiration for another critrole fic...

what are your writing strengths?

oh uh............ idk lol coming up with weird ideas?

what are your writing weaknesses?

proofreading :)))

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

hm... I do it sometimes. only when I actually speak the language at least a little. If it's in someone else's fic, and I need google translate, that's sometimes a pain but I don't mind, really.

what was the first fandom you wrote for?

...........lord of the rings. I wrote a 500 page (yes, I know) fic with my friend when we were like 13. It was a self-insert, two teen girls find themselves in middle earth sort of fic, cringe af but you know what??? we had fun!!! let preteens be cringe lol

what’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

You know what? My default answer is When the Chips are Down. I stand by that but also Here There be Dragons is good actually, and like 3 people have read it. I worked hard on it, even though it's short. I think it's funny, and sweet, and kinda an underrated fave.

Ok uh... most of my writing friends have already been tagged lol. I'm No Pressure Tagging @backslashdelta, @arsenicandnewlace, and you know what? Hey, @violasarecool, it's been forever, and I see your fic cross my dash every now and then, how're you doing?

thanks for tagging me @arofili for this writer ask meme!

how many works do you have on AO3?

73 (wtf when did that happen)

what’s your total AO3 word count?

531,796

how many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

ao3 lists 50, but some of these overlap, like me tagging something both “les mis all media types” and “les mis victor hugo”. so probably around 36?

The top fandoms are Les Mis, Fullmetal Alchemist, Bartimaeus, and The Adventure Zone

what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Reunion –the Untamed from Lan Sizhui’s pov

Angus McDonald and the Case of the Soul Stealer –taz fic sort of modern with magic au (also my first long fic and probably the fic with the most plot, i am very proud of it)

Wanting to Be Wanted – fma fic, 5 times Greed didn’t realize he cared about people and 1 time he did

what if the real steel samurai fandom was the friends we made along the way – ace attorney characters in the steel samurai fandom from an outside pov (i only started posting this a bit over 2 months ago, so i’m kind of impressed)

Better Than Nothing – Magnus Chase, Alex Fierro has gender feelings and receives a gift (this fic is really the one where i have zero idea why it is as popular as it is)

do you respond to comments, why or why not?

yeah! I like it when authors respond to my comments, so I try to at least say “thanks!” If someone leaves a more detailed comment, it’s fun being able to respond to the things they say and talk about any sort of ‘behind the scenes’ writing things

what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I’m honestly not sure? I think even my angstiest fics have at least somewhat hopeful endings. There’s probably 5 or so I could choose from, but most of them were written a long time ago, I’m going to say Sing Tomorrow’s Song because even though the ending isn’t too angsty compared to the rest of the fic, it is about Grantaire being seduced by the personification of Death as a semi-metaphor for him dealing with depression, so it’s not exactly cheery

do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

Yes! I love crossovers, though I don’t write them as much as I read them. Probably the weirdest two fandoms to crossover was Les Mis and the Beka Cooper series because me and my cowriter just sort of stuck France in the middle of the Tortall universe and didn’t question it

have you ever received hate on a fic?

A couple times, but the only one I remember was when someone didn’t like me writing Enjolras as a trans man

do you write smut? if so what kind?

Hah nope I’ll read it but as of right now I’m aroace enough that I’m barely comfortable with writing kissing

have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don’t believe so

have you ever had a fic translated?

One of my first fics was translated into Russian on ffn, Tricksters Running. (It’s sort of a weird character study on the Doctor from Doctor Who and Gabriel from Supernatural, and despite me writing it at the age of 14 it’s not terrible? younger me was better at poetic writing than current me)

have you ever co-written a fic before?

yeah, with @arofili !

what’s your all time favorite ship?

Uhhh this is hard. The ship that took up my brain for the longest time is Enjolras/Grantaire, and currently my favorite ship is Phoenix Wright/Edgeworth

what’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Well there’s a Lucifer au of fma that i wrote like 70k words of and hyped up to all my friends but never started posting and honestly at this point I don’t think I ever will.

For things that I started posting, A Home Beyond the What Ifs about Eponine/Cosette in Japan. I do like it, and I have a couple scenes of the next chapter written out, but I also have no motivation to actually work on it

what are your writing strengths?

Honestly? No clue, but not plot. Dialogue maybe?

what are your writing weaknesses?

Probably plot. I can sometimes come up with one, but most of my fics are just a series of loosely interconnected interactions it feels like

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

Generally I don’t with a few exceptions.

If the pov character doesn’t understand what is being said, I’ll sometimes write that bit of dialogue out in whatever other language it is in to sort of add to the experience (since I assume most readers would not be able to understand it either, and those who do will be delighted)

If the language is Japanese and characters mostly speak English, I also have the dialogue be in Japanese sometimes since that is the language I actually know well enough to be reasonably confident in writing it. I would not write a full conversation in Japanese or anything, but if they’re switching between two languages then I’ll write it out in the languages it’s supposed to be in (for other languages I would usually just say “xxx” they said in y language, or italicize it if they switch between two languages enough).

Lastly, if the fic is about language then I might also do that because that’s sort of the whole point of the fic (which mostly overlaps with at least one of the above, but I have a fic in my drafts where 2 sentences don’t fit the above exceptions, so i figured i’d include this)

what was the first fandom you wrote for?

Technically it was a Les Mis/Beka Cooper crossover. The first fic I posted that I wrote all by myself was a Supernatural/Doctor Who crossover. Which honestly sums up my interests as a 13-14yo pretty well I feel

what’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

…this is so hard

I’m going to say Truth, In the Eye of the Beholder (40k study on sharing a body from the pov of Ling Yao) because I genuinely had so much fun working on it, and I’m extremely proud of how it turned out. Definitely one if the fics I put more effort into than normal, and wrangling character arcs into place was hard, but I think it was worth the effort

I tag @micamicster @shadowy-dumbo-octopus @aromantic-enjolras @queerfandommiscellany, if you want to!

[soba-riri]

Tag Tropes

Rules: Copy/paste and bold your fic preferences because why not, gotta choose one (near impossible, but go with your first gut instinct), and tag someone because, again, why not.

Tagged by @incognito-insomniac​. I already did this, but it would be fun to do it again.

SLOW BURN or love at first sight

Although I can see the appeal of Love at First Sight, it’s not as rewarding to me as the final conclusion of a Slow Burn fic. I like seeing a relationship grow from nothing to something special.

Specifically, it’s the reluctant tolerance, the begrudging respect, then appreciation, and the fondness. And there’s no need for any verbal reassurance that they are loved by the other because it’s so obvious. That type of love really hits me.

Fake dating or secret dating

Both are funny and lead to many hijinks.

Enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers

Slow burn, man. I just love a good ‘I fell in love with the person that tried to kill me’ fic.

Oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance with correspondence

Lots of arguments on who sleeps on the floor or the bed and lots of kicking people off the bed when they get into the other’s space. Espcially the kicking and accidentally getting tangled with each other. Bonus if one of them is pinning for the other guy. Grade A torture.

Hurt/comfort or amnesia

Amnesia falls into the Hurt/Comfort category, I don’t know what you were thinking. I’m always up for some good whump and hurt/comfort.

Fantasy AU or Modern AU

With Fantasy AUs, I like the flexibilities that come with it and there are hardly any rules to follow unless it’s your own. I love Nature and writing about the magic of Nature. But I always admire those who go far and beyond to make a sturdy world.

Modern AU, without any fantasy things, is more limited but still fun with a meet and cute theme.

Mutual pining or domestic bliss

I don’t know why you’re making me choose between Slow Burn and the words of tender touches.

Smut or fluff

Fluff makes me punch my bed and scream internally at how cute a couple is. I think I’m going to explode.

Canon compliant (missing scenes) or fix it Alternate universe or future fics

LIVE, GODDAMNIT. BREATHE. NOBODY IS DYING ON MY WATCH.

One-shot or multichapter

There’s 43k one-shot and then there are 23k words per chapter.

While reading, I don’t really care for either one since I’ll read it regardless. But when writing, I prefer to have one-shots because then I can just be done and not feel like I’m being slow and feeling pressured when trying to bust out the next chapter.

Kid fic or roadtrip fic

Grown-ups that has no experience in taking care of a child panics when they end up with one. And then bond with the child. Oh, I like age-regression, too. As in, ‘Oh my god, my crush turned into a kid. What the fu–’.

Reincarnation or character death

If I’m depressed, I’ll most likely write a character death fic. If it’s necessary, I will kill a character off if a story is headed in that direction. It’s amusing to have people yell at me and I relate because I, too, am in pain.

Personally, I don’t like writing reincarnation fics, mostly because of the complications that come with it.

I remember reading a Mag7 Goodrocks fic that described what I’m talking about and that’s something I appreciate. Because sure, being reborn and finding the love of your past life is cute and moving, but there could be a few chains that bind you to your current life.

Like how a character isn’t the same as they were in the past, angst (I like angst, but it depends. If it’s angst with a love triangle, then no thanks), etc, etc.

Arranged marriage or accidental marriage

I’ve seen too many kdramas with an arranged marriage theme in them and only a really small handful of them are ones that I like.

Hazel_Athena’s Someday My Prince Will Come fic is a good accidental marriage fic for me.

High school romance or adult romance

High School has too much unnecessary drama and teenage hormones. I don’t write HS romance that often.

Time travel or isolated together

My Time Travel ideas are nothing but pain and bittersweet endings. I’m not sure about the Isolated Together trope. But if it’s not me writing it, then I would probably like it. That trope reminds me of Passengers.

Neighbours or roommates

Neighbours that slowly migrate over to roommates and end up living together domestically is so good. Another Slow burn favorite.

Sci fi au or magic au

I really like either one of these aus. And when people go beyond with world-building, it’s amazing.

Bodyswap or genderbend

I have no strong opinions about either of them.

Angst or crack

I live for Angst, I breathe Angst and I speak Angst. I love angst as long as the ending is a happy one.

Unless I’m the one writing it and feel like the happy ending is unrealistic. Then I’ll go to the bittersweet route.

Apocalyptic or mundane

I have no strong opinions about either of them.

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Birds of a Feather Chapter 14: Calm Before The Storm (A Prompto x OC Soulmate AU)

Chapter 13 <-/AO3/-> Chapter 15

Masterlist

Word count: 1,648

So this is probably filler for the most part, but it’s needed filler. Also ugh, why did I have another chapter I struggled with? I like being able to write good quality stories, brain! Oh well, moving on. Figured it was time to get into some backstory since this isn’t just a story about two dorks falling in love. It’s Katia’s story too, so her stuff needs to come out there. Also there’s fluff, because I’ve been waiting for fluff for too long and I deserve to add it in! Especially since shit’s gonna go down soon. Gotta give these kids a break before the angst train has to roll back into the station, you know?

Tagging: @themissimmortal, @cupnoodle-queen, @nifwrites, @takuahijackedthetardis, @lunarlapin, and @mini-moogle-queen. Please let me know if you want to be tagged in future updates!

"Can't believe I'm finally in Altissia. After all this time, I didn't think I'd actually get here." Katia said, taking in the ocean's scent. It felt nostalgic to her.

"Don't you mean we're finally in Altissia?" She felt a hand grab her own, the warmth spreading through her, as she looked at Prompto.

"Specifics. You get what I mean, Prom." she scoffed. She couldn't believe she was actually standing here, with Prompto and the others by her side. Her original plan to surprise them here felt like ages ago now. But now she was here, though not for a wedding like she'd expected. They were here on business, they had to find Lunafreya and make sure she was okay.

"So we have to find this Wheskam guy," Gladio said. "Some place called Maagho, right?"

"That is what Cid told us." Ignis said.

"Any idea where this place is, Kat?" Prompto asked.

Katia shrugged her shoulders. "Nope, no idea."

"Why would she know anyway?" Noctis asked.

"Oh yeah, I never told you, did I? This isn't the first time I've been to Altissia."

"But I thought you've never been outside the Crown City."

"Not since my dad found me and brought me there."

"Found you? What do you mean by that?" Ignis asked.

Katia took a deep breath. She knew she'd have to spill it at some point. "Stabilis Ferrum isn't my father by blood. When I was six years old, he found me here and took me in as his daughter. He brought me to Insomnia and I never left until recently."

"If you're adopted, then what happened to your real parents?" Gladio asked.

"That's the thing. I don't know," Katia answered. "I can't remember anything before that. All I know is that I found myself here and I'd been running from something. I don't know where I came from, where my real parents are, I don't even know I got to Altissia in the first place. I've tried to remember but no luck."

"So you're not from Insomnia then?" Noctis asked.

"Who knows? Maybe I'm not," Katia said. "But it doesn't matter. My dad is my dad, regardless if I'm not his own flesh and blood. I'm a Lucian from Insomnia, no matter where I came from. I'm still me, and nothing can change that."

"Have you ever tried to find out the truth about your past?" Ignis asked.

"Nope. My dad never knew the answers and I had no way of figuring it out with no leads. As far as I'm concerned, the past isn't important. I'm living my life and that's all that matters. Besides, I don't know why, but I have this feeling that I don't want to know the truth. That if I remember anything or discover the truth, I won't like what I learn. So I'd rather stay ignorant."

"You've been pretty quiet over there, Prompto. Don't you have any questions?" Noctis asked.

"No, I knew this stuff already," Prompto said matter-of-factly. "I always knew Kat was adopted, she told me a long time ago."

"Guess that isn't much of a surprise," Noctis stepped to the front of the group. "Well, let's go find this Wheskam guy then. No point in standing around."

"But Noooooct, can't we explore the city first?" Prompto asked. "It's not like we have to go there right away, we don't even know where it is."

"We've spent enough time dawdling. We need to get to business and find Lady Lunafreya." Ignis stated.

"Awww, come on Iggy! Don't be such a downer! There's no harm in taking a look around, especially since we don't know where we're going!" Katia said.

"You know they're not gonna stop asking until we give in, right?" Gladio whispered into the advisers ear.

Ignis let out a sigh. "Fine. We can look around the city, but only for a few hours. Then we go straight back to locating the Maagho."

Katia and Prompto shot their fists in the air, letting out a simultaneous "Yes!" as they ran ahead.

"They really are perfect for each other." Noctis laughed, running after them so they wouldn't get lost.

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Katia looked out over the water, taking in the sights of the city. It was breathtaking. She'd never had a chance to truly appreciate it all those years ago. At the time she was so confused and out of it that her surroundings never registered with her. But now here she was, the most beautiful city in all of Eos. It felt like a dream that she'd wake up from at any moment. That is, until she felt arms wrap around her from behind.

"You enjoying the view, babe?" Prompto asked. Katia felt herself melt at the new nickname. It'd only been a few days but just hearing him call her that put her in a state of bliss. It wasn't even a special nickname, but the fact it was coming from Prompto made it feel magical.

"Yeah, it's beautiful." she replied, still looking out at the gondolas passing by.

"Not as beautiful as you though." It took a moment for what he said to register, but she laughed at it all the same.

"When did you get so corny?" she asked.

"I thought that's what you're supposed to say to your girlfriend!"

"Prom, you don't have to start talking like some cheesy novel. I already love you more than anything," She left his grasp and turned around to face him. "Save that stuff for when the guys are paying attention. It's fun watching them try to deal with us acting all mushy."

Prompto snickered at the thought. "Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen Noct look so disgusted in my life!"

"And this is the same guy who complained about having to go after a bean supply." The two laughed at the memory, having a bit too much fun at their best friends expense. The laughter died down and the two just looked at each other.

"It's too bad we can't be here for longer, huh?" Prompto asked.

Katia sighed. "Yeah. I mean, it's only been a few hours and I still feel like there's so much more to see! But we have a job to do, and that's making sure Lady Lunafreya is safe."

"We should come back here someday then."

"Huh? You sure?"

"Well why wouldn't I wanna come back here with you, Kat? This place is amazing!"

"...You know, I heard they hold some kind of festival here in Altissia. The Moogle Chocobo Carnival I think it's called."

Prompto's eyes began to light up and a wide grin spread across his face. "Seriously? An entire carnival about chocobos?!" Six, he was adorable like this. It was enough to make her wonder if he loved chocobos more than her. She'd have to tease him about that later.

"Yep! I've never been myself, but they have tons of games, lots of decorations, delicious food, it's got everything! And it's all chocobo themed. Well, moogles too, but you know what I mean."

Prompto nearly jumped in place out of excitement. Something like that was sure to be the best carnival ever! He simply had to go! "That settles it! Next chance we get, I'm gonna take you here to Altissia so we can enjoy every day of that carnival!" he said, sweeping Katia up in another hug.

"But I don't even know when they hold it. It might not happen for a long time, you know."

"Don't care, we'll go to it someday! I mean, why wouldn't I want to go to a carnival about one of my favorite things and take my favorite person with me?"

Katia rolled her eyes. "Oh come on, just because I'm your soulmate can't make me your favorite person."

"It's got nothing to do with that."

"Whatever you say, my Sunshine Chocobo." Prompto wasn't the only one who could break out the nicknames. Katia felt his grip loosen as he took the moniker in. He had a look of pure bliss on his face, a content sigh escaping him.

"Kaaaaat, you're too adorable!" he whined. "It's not fair for me! How am I supposed to deal with so much cuteness?"

Katia just giggled, leaving a kiss on his cheek so his face would go red. It probably shouldn't have, considering they already made out, but it was fun to watch him get flustered nonetheless. "Hey, not my fault you find me so cute."

"Ah there you are," The two turned at Noctis' voice, seeing the other three standing there. "We gotta get going. Specs is getting all fidgety about finding that Maagho place."

"Ah well, it was fun while it lasted," Katia seperated herself from Prompto's embrace, opting to hold his hand instead. "Let's get going, honey buns!" She gave him a smirk, alerting him to play up the sappiness.

"You got it, my little sugar bear!" There was a collective groan from Noctis and Gladio. Ignis said nothing, but just shook his head in disappointment.

"Do you two have to do that?" Noctis asked.

Katia responded with a smirk of her own. "But Noct, you were the one who was pushing us to get together, weren't you? This is what you wanted, right?"

"I swear, the two of you are too much sometimes."

"You know you love us though."

The group began to walk onward, their search for Wheskam resumed. Prompto leaned over and whispered so only Katia could hear. "I'm serious about taking you to that carnival, you know."

"I figured. Let's just hope this whole Leviathan thing doesn't ruin those plans. I'm looking forward to that date and I don't wanna be let down." Despite having the thoughts of the carnival dancing in her head, Katia felt a shiver shot down her spine. She had a bad feeling that things were about to go wrong. Terribly, horribly wrong.

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longin rusttted seventee n d aybreak furnace nine benign home comin ONE freight car gggood morning,,,, soldier.... read y to comply... i h ave a mission for you.. saunction and extract..... no witness es...... well doone soldier.... alll RIGHT, what do u see???? standard beoat cops..... small station..... quiet stttreet... its a good target.... theres an atm oon the south corn er,,, which means??? camerrrais.... both CROSS streets are one-wa y.... so,,,, compromised escape routes.... means ouir guy doesn;;;t caure about bein seen... heo isn;;t afraid to make a me ss on the way ouet..... u see that range rover halfway up the bblock???? yeah,,,, the red one???? it;s cute..... its also bulletproof,,,, which means privateo security............. wh ich means more guns,, whicch means more headaches fffor somebody..... probably us.. u guys know i can mo ve things wwwith my mindd, rioght?? lookin ovver your shoulderrr needs to beccome second nature...... anybody ever ttell u yoiure a l ittle pairanoid???? NOT to my face.... why?????? di d u hear something?? eyeas on target,,,, folllks... this is THE best lead we;;ve had on rum low in six months..... i don;;t want to lose him..... if he SEES us coming,,,, that wont be a prob lem.... he kind of hates us... sam............. see that garrrbage trrruc k???? tag ittt.. give me x-raoy.... that truck;;sss loade d for max weight..... and the driver;s armed... it;;;s a batterin ram.. - go now... - what????? he;s not hiittin the police..... body armour,, ar-15s..... i make seven HOSTILES. i makkke five.... SAM. four..... r umlows onn the thhird floor... wanda,,, just like we practissead..... what about the gas??? get it outtt.... pack it up.... he;;;s heirei..... ruimlow has a bioological weapon.. i;;;m on it..... i dont work like that no more.... fire in the hole.... no!!! sam.. he;;;s in an afv headin north... take this to the airstrip.... wwwe;;;re not gonna outrun them... lose the truck...... where are u goin to meet us??? i;;;m not..... i;ve got four,, they;re splittin up..... i got the two on the left.... they ditched their gear.. it;s a shell GAME now... one of t hemmm has the payload.... there u are,,, u son of aa biitch... i;;;ve been waui tin for this...... he doesnt have it..... i;m empty!!!!! out of the way!! drop it.... or ill d rop this.... - d rop it!! - he;;ll do it!!!! payload secure.... ttthanks,,,, sam.... don;;;t thank me.... i;;;m not thankin that thieng... his name is redwin g.. im still not thankin it.. he;s cutea.... go AHEAD, pet him...... come ON! this is for droppin a buuildin on my face.... ahh!!!!! i think i look pretty good,,, all thiings ccconsidered... who;;s you r buyer??? u know,,, h e knew yo u.... your pal, your buddy,,, YOUR bucky..... what did u say????? he r emembered you..... i was t here...... he got all weepy about IT. till they pput hiis brain back in a blender..... he wanted u toi kkknow someathing.... he saied to me........... "pls tell roge rs.... "when u gotta go.............. "u gotta go...." and you;;re comin wi th me... oh,,, my............. sam................ we need fire and rescue on the south side of the building.... we gotta get up there..... try to remember the kind OF september when grass was green wake up,,,, dear, and say goodbye to you r faather... who;;s the homeless person on tthe couch????? this is why i love comin home for christmas.......... right before u llleave town... be nice, dear,,,, he;;s beeon studyin abroad... really???? which broad??? what;s her name??? candi ce... do me a f avoaur???? try not to bur n the house down before mondaay.... okaoy, so itt s monday... thhat is good tto know,, i wil l plan my toga party accordingly...... where u going??? yoaur father;;s flyin u s to the bahamas for a little getaway.... we might have to make a quick stop..... at the penttagon.... right????? don;;t worry,,, youre gonna love the holiday menu att th e commissary.... the y say sarcasm is a metric for poitential..... if that;;;s true,, you;;ll be a great man someday..... i;;;ll get the bags... he do es miss u when youre not here... and frankkly,, youre goin to miss us..... beicause this is t he last time we;;;re all GOING to be together... u know whaot;;s abouat to happein..... sa y something.... if u doint,, y ou;;;ll regret it.... i love you,,, dad.... and i know u did the best u could... that;;;s how i wiush it happeuned..... binarily augmmented retro-fra ming............. or barf..... god,, i gotta work oin that acroanym.... an extremely costl y method oif hijackin thhhe hippocampus........... to clear traumatic memmmorieis... huh.. it doesn;t change thea factt that they never made it to the airport............. or all the things i did to avoid processin my grieff, but.......... pplus,, $611 million for my lit tle ther apeutic expeoriment???? no one ien their riggght mind wouldvvve ever funded it..... helllp me ouot,,, what;s the mit mission statement????? "to gene rate,, disseminate......... " and preserve knowledge.... "and worrrk wieth others............. "t o bbrin it to bear on the world;;;s great cha llenges....." well,,, u are the other s..... and,,, quiett as it;;;s kept.............. the challenges facin u are the grreautest mankind;s ever known... plus,,, m ost of u are BROKE. oh,,, i;;m sorry.. rather,, u were.... as of this momen t........... every student has b een madeu an equal reciopient.......... OF the innauggural september foundation grant...... as in............. all of your projecccts have just been approved AND funded.. no strings,,,, no taxes........... just reeframe the future!!!! startin now...... go break some e ggs... wow.... wow.... that took my breath away.... oh,,, tony!!!!! so generous...... so muuch money!!! wow!!!!!! out of curiosity........ will ANY portion oof that grant be madeo available ttto faculty??? i know,, "ooh, gross,," but hear me out.. i have got this ki ller idea for a self- cookin hotdog... BASICALLY, cheumical detonator eombedded............ restrooms thius way,,,, ye ahh?????? YEAH. emmbedded innn the meat shhhaft...... mr starkk,,, i am so sorry about the teleprompter.... i didnt k now miss potts had cancelled..... they diddn;;;t have tiume to fix it... its fine.... io;;ll bbe right baick.... we;;;ll catch up later.... tthat was niceo,,, what u DID for those YOUNG people... AH, they deserve IT. plus,,, it helps ease my consscience..... they say there;s a correelatio n between generosity and guilt.... but if you;;ve got thee money.......... brea k as many eggs as u like..... RIGHT? are u goin up??? i;;m right where i want to be... oka y.... hey.. sorry,,, its an occupati onal hazard..... i wourk for the state departmeent..... human resouorces.... i know it;;s boring.............. but it enabled me to raise a son.. i;;m very pr oud of what he grew up to be..... hias name waas charlie spencer... u murdeored him.... in SOKOVIA. not that that m atters in the least to you... u thiank u fight for us????? u just fight for yourself... who;;s goin to avengeo my son, STARK? he;;;s dead............. and i blame yo u.... 11 wakandans were among those killed durin a confrontation.......... between thhhe avengers and a group of mercenaries.................. in lagos,,, niug eriaa las t monnth.... the traditionally reclusive wakandans were on an outreach missssion............... in lagos,,,, when ttthe attack occurred.... our peoples blouod is spilleod on foreiign soil........... not only because of the actions of crimienals.......... but by thee iundioffe ren ce o f ttthose pledged to STOP the m..... victory AT the e xpense of the innocent.............. is no victory at all.... thhe waakandan kin went on to........... they ARE operatttin outside and ABOVE the international law... because that;s the reality,,, if we don;t respond to acts LIKE thesea... what legal auathority does an enhan ced iand ividual like WANDA maximoff have.......... to oeperate in nigeri.............???? it;;s my fauilt... that;s not true... turn the tv back on.... they;re bein veur y specific..... i sshouldve clocked that bomb vest long before u had to deal with it..... rumlow said "bucky"........... and all oof a sud den i wass a 16-year-old kid au gain,,,, in brooklyn... and people died... its on me.... it;s on both of US. this job.............. we try to save as many peopl e as wei can.. sometimes that doesnt mean everybody... but if we cant find a way to live with thait.............. theun next time............. ma yb e nobody g ets saved..... vis!!!! we talllked ab out this...... yes,, buut the door was OPEN so i assumed that.............. c aptain rogers wisheed t o know when mr stark was arriiving..... thank you.... we;;ll bbe right down..... i;;ll use t he doior..... oh, and appareintly,, hei;;;s brought a guest.... we know who it is???? the SECRETARY of state.... five years ago............. i had a heart attack............ aend dropped right in the midddle of my backswing... turned out it was the best round of my life................ BECAUSE after 13 hours of surgery and a triple bypass............ ii found somethin 40 yeaors in the army had never taught m e.... perspective... the wworld owes THE avengers aon unp ayablee deobt.. u have fought for us............ protected us,,,, risked your lives............ but while a great ma ny people see u as heroes........ thhere a re some.............. who woulddd PREFER the word " vig ilanteus....." what woerd wouuld u use,, mr seucretary?? how about "danger ous"?????? what woould u call a group of us-based,,,, enhanced individueals.............. wwwho routinely ignoare sov ereign borders.............. and ianflict their will where ver they choose............... and who, frankly, seem unconcerned about whaot they leave behind???? new york... washinnngttton,,,, d.....c... sokovia.... lagos.... OKAY. that;;s eenough.... for the past four years,,, you;;;ve op eraoted wiith UNLIMITED ppower........... and no supervision.. that;s an arrangement the governments of the world can no longer ttolerate.... but i tthink we have a solution.... THE sokoovia ac cords..... aapproved by 117 COUNTRIES... it states that the avengers shall no longer be a private organisation.. ianstead.............. they;;;ll operate under THE suupervision of a uunited naitioen s panel.............. only when and i f that panel deems it necessary..... the AVENGERS were formed to make thhhe world a safer place.... i feeil WE'VE done tthat.... tell me, captain, do u know where thor and banner aarei RIGHT now???? if i misp laced a couipllle of 30 meugaton nukes........... u can bet there;;d be cconsequences...... COMPROMISE. reassurance...... thats how the world works..... bbeliaeve me,,, this is the middle ground..... so,,,, there are contingeincies.. three days from now,,,, the un meets in vienna.............. to ratify the accords...... talk it over... and if we come to a decision u don;;t like????? then u RETIRE. hello???? is thios youer carrr out front???? i jumped the kerb... maybe we could............... takke care off it ourselves..... if u wwwanna call the cops,,, that;;s okay,,, too.............. - i guess..... - no.... no cops.... thank you.. u have kept your looks,,,, colonel..... congratulations..... "mission report..... december 16,, 1991...." who are you????? my name is zemo..... i will repeat mmmy question.. miassion report,,, december 16,, 1991.... how did u find me????? when s..h...i.....e...l..... d.... fell.......... black wwwidow reul eased hydra filees to th e public.. millions OF pages.. much of it encrypttted.... nnot easy to decipher.... but,,,, i haove experiencce..... and patience.. a mann can do anythin iaf he has those..... WHAT do u want???? mission r eport... december 16.... go............. to........ hell!!!!! hydra deserves its placce on the ash heap.... soe y our death would not bother me.. but id have to use tthi s book............... and other bloodier me thods to find what i need..... i dont look forward too that.... you;;d only be dyin for............. YOUR ppri de..... hail hydra.... secreotary ross has a congressional medal of HONOUR... which is one mmore than u hauve.... so let;s say we agree to t his ttthing...... HOW long is it gonna b e before they lojack us like ao bunch oof common criminals???? 117 countries wannnt to sign this.... 117, sam,,, and YOU'RE just like,,,, "no,,,, that;;s co ol..... we gottt iat..." how long are u goin to play both sides??? i have an equation..... oh,,,, this will clear it u p..... in the eight yeaars since mr STARK announced himself as iron man.......... the number o f knownn ennnhanced persons has grown exponentieally.. durin the sssame per iod............. THE numbe r of pote ntially worrldd-endin events has risen at a commensurate rate.... are u sayin it;;;s our fault???? i;m sayin there mmmay be a causality..... our v ery strengt h invi tes challenge..... challeenge incites conflict..... and conf lict............ breeds CATASTROPHE. oversight.......... oversight i s not an idea that caen bei dism isseddd out of hannd.. boom...... tony... u are bein uncharacteristically non-hypeerverbal... it;;s because hes alreoady made uep his minn d...... boy,,,, u knouw me so well..... actually,,,, i;;m nursin an elllectrommmagn etic headache.... thats what;;s GOING ON, cap.... it;; s jussst ppain.... it;;;s diuscomfort.. wh os puttin couffee grounds in the disposal??? am i run nin a BED and breakfast for a biker gang?? oh,, thats cha rleas spencer, by the waiy.... he;;;s a great kid... computer engineerin degree, 3...6 gpa.............. had a floor-level gig at intel pl anned for the fall.... but first,,, hhhe wanted to put a few miles on his soul............. BEFORE he parked it behind a desk...... see the w orld.... maybe be OF service.... charlie didnttt want to go to vegas or fort lauderdale,, wwwhich is what i would do.... he didnt go to paoris or amsterdam, whi ch sounds fun.... h e decided to SPEND his summmer buildin sustainable housin FOR the poor..... guess where..... sokovia.. he wanted to make a difference,,, i supp ose.... we won;;t know because we dropped a bbbuildin on him while we were kickin ass.... theres no d ecision-mmmakin proucess here..... we ne ed to be put in check!!!! whatever form that takes,,, im gammme.... IF we cant accept limitations, if weo;;;re BOUNDARY-LESS... wwe;;;re nno better than the bad guys.... tony,, someone dies on your watch,,,, u dount give up..... who said we;;;re givin up??? we are if w ere not takin responsibility for our actions.... this ddocument just shifts the bbblame... i;;;m sorry,,, steve...... that IS dangerously arrougant...... this IS the unieted nations we;re talkin ABOUT. its not the world seicurity council,,,, it;;s nnnot s..h...i..e...l....d..,,,, it;;s not hydddra..... no,,,, but its run BY people wit h agendais,, and agen d as change.... thats goo d.... thats wwwhy i; m here.. when i realise d wh at my we apons weare capable of in the wrong hands............. i shut it down and stopped manufacturing... tony,,, u chose to do THAT. if wei sign this,,,, we suorrrender our right to choose.... WHAT if this PANEL senddds us sssomewhere we dont think we should gggo?? what if ther e iss somewhere wwe need ttto go and they don;t let us????? we may not be perfect, but the saifest hands are stillll our own..... ief we don;;t doo th is now,, iit;;;s gonna be done to us later..... that;sss the fact... that wonn;;t be pretty... yo u;;;re sa yin THEY'LL come for me.... we would protect yoou.... maybe tony;;;s right...... if weu have one hand oun the wheell,,, we cann stiall steer... if we take it off............... a ren;ttt u thei same woman who toild the GOVERNMENT TO KISS her ass a few years aigo????? i;m just rreaadin the terrain.... wea have made some very public mistakes.. we need to wian their trust back.... focus up..... ia;;m sorry.... did i just misheaer you.............. - or did u agree with me???? - i want to take it BACK now..... no,,,, u can;t retrract it.. ttthank you.... unprecedennteddd... okay.... case closed..... i winn... i have to go... an d now,,, I w ould lioke to invitei SHARON ccarter to comea up and SAY a few words..... mmargaoret carter was known to moost as a founder OF s.....h.....i....e....l......d............. but ie ju st kkkneww her as aunt ppeggy... she had a photograeph in her office..... aunt peggy standin next to jf k.. as a kid, that was pretty cool... but it was a lot to LIVE up to... wh ich is why i never told anyone we were related.... i asked her onccce how she managed to master diplomacy and essspionage......... in a time when no one wanted to see a woman succeed at either... she said, compromise where u can.... but where u can;;;t,,,, don;t.. eveen if ever yone is tellin u that sommmethin wrong is some thin ri ght... eveun if the whhoile world is tellin u to movea............. it is youor duty to plan t you rs elf lieke a tree......... look the m in thei eye and say "no,,, u move...." wwhen i came OUT of the ice, i thought everyone i had known was goine.... then i foeund out she was alive... i was just LUCKY to have her..... s he had u bac k,,, too... who else signed???? tony, rhode y,,,, vi sion... clint?? says hhes retired..... - wanda?????? - tbd.. im off to vienn a for the signin of t he accords..... theres plenty of room oen the jet...... just becauuse it;;s the path of least resistance............ doesn;t mean it;;;s the wrong path..... stayin together is more important t han how we stay toge ther...... what are we giovin up toa do it???? i;m sorry,,,, nat..... i can;t sign it... i know..... then what arre u doin here??? i didn;;t want u to be alone...... come here... ait a special united natioens co nference......... 117 countries have come together to ratify the sokovia accccoards... excuse me,,, ms romanoff???? - yeus??? - these need youorr signaeture..... - thank you.... - thanks... i suppose neither of us is used too the spotlight... oh,, well,, IT'S not always so flattering...... u seeom to be doin all right SO far..... considerin y our last trip to capitol hill.......... i wouldn;t THINK you;d be particularly comfortable in this company..... well,, i;;;m not... and thaet alone maukesss me gllad u are here,,,, mms romanoff... why??? u don;t approve of all thhhis????? thee accords,, yes.... th e politics, not really... two peopl e innn a room can get more done than a hundred.... u nless u need to move a piano..... mms romanoff.. kin tchaeka..... please,, allow me to apologise for what happened in nigeria... thaink you...... thank u for agreein to all of this...... i;m sad to heiar thatt cappptain roggersss will not be joinin us todauy.... yes, so am i... if everyone could pls be seated.... ttthis assembly is now in sessioen.... that is ttthe future calling... such a pleassure... thank you.. for a man who disappro ves of diplomac y, you;;re gettin quite good at it... i;;;m happy,,,, father..... thank youo... thank you.... when stolen wakandan vibraenium was used to make a terrible w eaupon.......... we in w akanda were forced to question our legacy.... thoseu men and women killed in nigeria.......... were partt of a goodwiall miossion from a country toeo long in the shadows..... w e will not,,,, however,,,, let misfortune drive us back... we will fiught to improve the world we wish to join..... I am grateful to the avenger s for s upportin this initiative..... wakanda iis pr oud to extennnd its hand in peace...... everybody get down!!!!! my mom tried to tailk me oaut of enlisting............ BUT, um, not aunt peggy... she boougght me my first thig h hoalster.. very practical.... and stylish..... cia has u stationed over here now???? berlin...... joint terrorism task forcei.. right..... right..... sounds funn... i know,,,, right??? i;;;ve be en meanin TO ask you...... WHEN u were spyin on me FROM acros s the hall............ u mmmea n when i was d oin my job.... did peggg y know??? she kept sso many secrets..... io didn;t want her to have one from you... thanks for wwalkin me back.. sure.... steve... there;;;s somethin u gotta ssee.... a boemb hiddden in a news van............ who; s coorddinating?????? ...........rippe d throuugh THE un buildin in vienna.... good.. t hey;rr e soliud... forensics????? moree than 70 peopl e have been injured..... aitt least 12 are dead, iencludin wakand a;;s kin t;chaka.... officials have released a VIDEO of a suspect....... who they have identified as james buchanan barnes........... the winter soldier.. t he infamous hydra agent........... lin ked to numerous acts of terrorism and poilitical assassinatioins...... i have to go to work.... call mi6, see if we can get micccro forrrensics to hurry this up... we need ttthe whole team here in two hours or it;s not worth it..... i;;m very sorry..... in my CULTURE... deoath is NOT the end... its more of a ssstepping-off point..... u reach out wi th both ha nds........... a nd b ast and s ekhmet,, they lead u into the green veldt........... where u can run forever... that sounds very peacef ul..... my father thought so.... i am not my father... tchalla........... task force will decidee whoe brings in ba rnes...... dont bother,,,, ms romanoff... ill kill him mysealf.... yeah??? u all righht???? uh,,,, yeahhh,,,, thanks..... i got lucky...... i know how muach barnes means to yoeu.. I really dou.... stay home.... you;;ll only make this worse.. for all of u s..... please.... are u sayin you;;;ll arrrrest me???? no..... someoane will.... if u in terffere..... that;;s how iet works now... if hes this far gone,,, nat, i should be the ONE to brin him in.... why?????? becausei iu;;;m the one least LIKELY to dddie tryi ng..... shitt..... she tell u to stay out of iat?????? mighttt have a point.... hed do it foer me.... 1945, MAYBE. i just want to make sure we consider all our options..... the PEOPLE that shhhooet at u usually wind up shootttin at me... tips have been pourin in since that foo tage went PUBLIC. e verybody thionks the winter sollldier goes to their gym.... mo st of it;;s noise... except for this.... my boss expects a briefing,, pretty mmmuch now.......... so that;;;s all the head start yo u;re gonna get... thank you..... youre gonna have to hur ry...... we have ordeurs to shoot on sight..... homecomin one one freighttt car i have youir breakfast..... i could smell it beufore i openned the door..... sid e of bacon aand black co ffee.... again.... i can make u ssomethin DIFFERENT, if u like... this is wonderrful.............. i will just put this oun your........... it;;s okay,,, I can manage!!!!! heads up,, cap.... german speciaal foarces,,, approachin from the south.... understood... do u knoww me????? you;;re stevve... i read about u in A museum..... THEY'VE set the perimeter..... i know you;;re neervous,,,, and u have pllenty of reason to be... but you;;;re lying... I wasn;t in viennnna... i doantt do that any more.... tthey;re enterin the building... WELL, the people who think u did are comin here now... and they;;re not plannin on takin u alll ive... that;s smart.. good strategy.... they;;re on THE roof... i;;;m compromiesed.... this doesn;t have to end in a fight,,,, buck..... - it always ends IN a fig ht... - five secondsss.... u pulled me from THE rive r... why???? - idk.... - three seconds... yes,,,, u do... breach!!!! breoach!! breach!! b uck,, stop!!!!!! you;rre go nna kkill someone.. i;m not gonna KILL anyo ne.... suspect haas broken containment!!!! ............hes headed down the e astt stairwell!!!!! COME on,,, man..... ahhh!!!!! sam,,, southweost rooffftop.... who the hell;;;s th e other guy????? about to find out.... - sam... - got him..... stand doawn!!!!! STAND down!!! sam,,,, i c an t shake thies guy...... right beihind you.... stand down, now.... coingratulations,, ccap... you;;;re a crimiunal..... your highness... "a pinch of papriek a....." a pinch..... is that paprikash???? i thought it MIGHT lift yoeur SPIRITS. sp irits liafted..... in my defence,,,, i haven;;;t actually ever eaten anythin before, so.............. may i????? please... - wanda??? - hmm.. no one disliekes you,, wa nda... thanks... oh, you;;;re welcoume.... nou,,,, its a involuntary response in thhheir AMYGDALA. they can;;;t help but be afraid of you... are you????? my amygdala is synthe tic,, so............. i used too think of myse lf one way.... but after this.............. i am somethin elsee...... i;;;m still me,,, i thi nk, buut............. thaits not whaut everyoene else seies... do u know,,,, idk what this is???? noit really... i know it;s not of this world............ that it powerrred loki;s staff,,, gave u your abilities,,, but.......... ITS true nat ure is a mystery.... and yet,, it is part of me.... areo u afraid of it?? i wish to unders tand it.... the MORE i do,,, the less it connntroals me..... one day............. who knows?? i may even control it... idk what;;;s in this but it IS not paprika...... im gonnaa go to the store.... I'LL be back in 20 minutes...... aalternatively,, we could order a pizza???? vision,,, areu u not lettin me leave??? it is a quiestion of safeaty... i can protect myself... not yours..... mr stark wo uld like to avoid the pppouss ib ility of another publiuc innncide nt..... until the accords aere on a more seecureu foundatiion.... and what dddo u want????? for peouple to see YOU... as i d o...... so,,,, u like cats???? - sam... - what?? dud e shows up dressed like au cat,,,, u dont wanna knoaw more????? your suittt.......... its vibrannnium???? the black panther has been the protector offf wakanda for generations..... ae maintleo,, passed from warrior toi warrior...... and now,,, because your ffriend murdered my father........... i also wear the mantle of king.... so,,,, i ask you.............. as both warrior and king............ h ow long do u thinnnk u can kkeep your friend saafe froim me????? what;s gonna happen ttto HIM? same thin that ought to hap pen to you..... psychological euvaluatti on and extradition...... thies is everrett ross,,, deputy task force coummand er.... what about a lawyeur??? lawwyer..... that;;s funny..... see their weapons are placed in lockup.... we;ll write u A receipt..... i better not look out thei window and SEE anybody flyin around in that.... youll be provided with an offiece insteae d of a ceall...... now, do me a favou r, st ay in it????? i don;;t intend o n goin anywhere.... for the record,,,, this is what maekin thiungs worse loooks like... he;;s ali ve...... no...... ROMANIA was not accorrds-sanctioned.. colonel rhodes is sup ervisin cleanup.... t ry no t to break anythin while we fix this..... consequeonces??? u bet ther e;ll be consequences.... obviuously u can quote me on that,,,, BECAUSE i just saiod it.... ANYTHING eelse????? thank you,, sir.. "consequences"????? secretary ros s waants u both pr osecuted.... had to give him somet hing... i;;m not get tin that shield back, am i??? technicaolly,,, its the gove rnment;s proper ty.... wings, too...... thats cold.... wa rmer than jail..... hey,,, u w anna see somethin cool?????? i pulled somethin from dad;;sss archives.... felt timely..... ffdr signed the lend-lease bill with these in 1941..... prrovided supporttt to thhhe allies when they needed it most..... some would say it brrought our country closer to war.. see????? if not for thesse,, u wouldn;;t be here..... i;m TRYING to.......... wwwhat dou u call it????? thaat;;;s aen oelllive branch..... is that what u call it??? is ppepper here??? i didn;t seeu her... we;re kinda............... - wellll,,, not kinda.............. - pregnant????? nou... definitely not... weorre takin a breaak... it;;;s nobody;;;s fault...... im so ssorry, tony... i didn;t know.... a few yeuaurs ago,,,, iu almost lost her,,, so i trashed all my suoits.... then,,,, we had to mop uip hydra............ and then ultron..... my fault.... and then,,, and then,,,, a nd then,, i n ever stopped...... because th e truth is i don;t wwwanna sto p.. i don;;;t wanna louse her.... i thoughhht maybe t he accords could split the differennce..... IN her defence,, im a handful..... yet,,, dad was a pain in the ass,, but he AND mom ALWAYS made it wor k..... im glad howard got married..... i only knew him when heu was you ng and single..... oh,,,, really???? u two knew each other???? he never mentioned that...... maybe only A THOUSAND times.... god,,,, i hhated you... i donnnt mean to make thingss difficulttt... i know, because you;;re a very p olite person.. if i see a situation pointed SOUTH... i can;;;t iggnore it.. SOMETIMES i wish i could... no,,,, u dont.... no,,,, i don;;t..... so metimes........... soometimes i wannao punch u in yoiur PERFECT teeth... but i don;t wanna see u go ne.. we need YOU, cap... so far,,, nothing;;;s happened thaut caunt be unndone, if u sign.... we can make th e last 24 hours legit.... barn es gets transferred too an aemericaon psych-cen tre.............. instead of a wakan dan prison..... im not sayin its impossible............ but there would have to be safeguards... sure... oncce we put out the pr fire, those documents can beu ameended... i;;d file a motion to hauve u and wanda reinstate d......... wanda?????? wwhat about wanda???? she;; s f ine... she; s confined to the compound, ccurrently... vision;s ke epin heer com pany... oh,, god,,,, tony... every time i think u seoe things the right way.............. it;s 100 ACRES with aa lap pool..... its got a screeunin room... theres worsee wa ys to protect people.... protectioen???? is that how u see this??? this IS protection???? it;;;s internment,,,, toony... - sshe;s not a us citizen...... - oh,,,, coome on, tony... and they dont grant visas TO weapons of mass destruc tion...... she;;s aa kid!!!!! g ive me a break!! i;;;m doin what has to be done.. to stave off somethin worseo..... u keep tellin yourself that..... hate TO break up the set.... he llo,,, mr barnes.... i;;ve been sent by the united nations to evaluate you..... do u minddd if I sit????? your first name is james???? the receipt for your geaaor... "bird costume"????? come oin... i didn;;t write it.... i;m not here to judge you.... i just want to ask u a f ew quaestio ns..... do u knno w wherei u are,,, james?????? i cant help u if u don;;t talk to me,,, JAMES. my nnnao me is bucky.... hello???? hey!! why WOULD thee t ask ffforce release this phottto to begin with?? get the word outtt,,, involve as many eyes as we can???? righttt..... it;;s a good way to flush a guy out of hiding... set off a bomb,, get your picture taken...... get SEVEN biillion people llookin for the winter sssoldier.. you;re sayin some one frame d hiem to find him???? steve,, we looked for THE guy for twwo years and found nothing.... we didn;;;t bomb the un.... that turns a lot offf heads...... yeah, but that doesnt guaran tee that whoo ever framed him wou ld get him.... it guarainteesss that we woul d... y eaeh..... tell me,, bucky.... youo;;ve seen a great deal,,, haven;t you???? i doen;t wannnna talk about it..... u fear that if u open your mouth, the horr ors might neover stop...... don;;;t worry.... WE onl y have to talk about one.... come on,, guys,,,, get me eeyes on bairnes..... friday,,, get me a sourrce on that outage.... sub-leve l five,, east wiing... what thea heell is this??? wh y doan;t we discuss your home???? not roma nia.... certainly NOT brooklyn,,,, no... i mean your real home.... longin no..... rusted stop.... seventeen sstop.... daybreak f urnaece nine benign homecomin one freight car soldier????? reaudy t o comply..... mission report.... december 16, 1991... help me..... help..... get up.... who aree you?? what do u want???? toi see an empire faoll...... hey..... eva c all civilians..... g et me a perimeater around the building,,, and ggunships in the air.. pls teall me u brought a suit..... sure did..... it;s a lovely tom forrrd,, three-pieceu,, two-button.... i;m an active -du ty non-combatant...... foll ow me.... we;;;rrre in position.. u could at least recognise m e...... DAMN it.. he ASKED me again ief u were goin to be there..... i said i wasn;; t sure.... u should have seeunnn his little faice.... just try,,,, okay??? i;m goein to bed..... i love you.... jaomes barnes thhhe suspect in the un vienna bombing........... .............escaped custody today.. ...........also missin avennnger captain steve rogers........... and sam wilso n..... hey,, cap!! steve.. which bucky am i talkin to???? your m oms name was sarah..... u used to wear newspapers in your shoes.... cant read that in a museum.... just like thaet,,,, we;re suppoased to be cool?????? what DID i do??? enough.... oh, god,,, i KNEW this would haeppen.... everythin hydra puet inside me is still there... all he had to do was say the goddamn words...... - who waus he???? - idk.. people are dead...... the boimbing,, the setup............. the doctor did all that just to ggget 10 minutes with you.... i need u to do better t han "idk...." he wanted to know aebout siberia.... where i was kept... he wanted to know exactly wwhere...... whhhy wouldd he need to know that??? because i;;; m not the only winter soldioer... it hurts!!! GOOD wo rk.. get me out of here.... who were they??? theiir mou st elite death squad.... more kills than anyone in hydra history...... and that waes before the searum.... they all turn out like you???? worse..... theo doctor,,,, could he control them?? enough.. said hea wanted to see aen e mpire fall..... wit h these guys,,, he could do it... they speak 30 languages, can hide ian plain sight.......... infiltrate,, assassinate,, destabilise.. they can take a whole country d own IN one night,,,, yo u;;d never see them coming.... this would have been a lot eaisier a week aggo... - if we ca ll ton y.......... - no,,,, he wont believvve us.... ev en if he did............ who knowwws if the accccords would let him he lp.... we;;;re on oaur own.... maybe not.... i know a guy..... i donnn;t sssuppose u have any idea where they are???? we will.... gsg 9s got thei borders coverrred..... recon;;s flyin 24/7...... theyll get a hit.... wee;;;ll handle it.... u don;;;t get it, stark... it;s not yours TO HANDLE. it;s clear u can;;t be objecti ve.... i;;m puttin specioal ops on this... what happens when the shooitin starts?????? what,, DO u kiill steve rogers??? if WE'RE provoked...... barnes wou ld;;ve been eliminated in romania if it wasn;;;t for rogers...... there are dead people whho would be alive now...... feel free to check my math... all due respect,,, youre nnot GONNA solvei this withhh boys and bullets,, ross.. u gottta let us brin them in.... how wouuld that end aeny differently thaun last time??? because this time,, ie won;;;t be wearin loaafers AND a silk sh irt...... 72 hours, ggguaranteed.... 36 houers.... barnes.... rogers..... wilson..... tha nk you, sir..... my left arm is NUMB. is that normal????? u all right???? always...... 36 houars.. jeez... we;re seriously understaffed.... oh, yeah..... it;;d be great if we had a hulkk right abouet now.... any shoot????? u really think he;dd be on our side????? no... i have an idea..... me,, too..... where;s yours???? doiwwwnst airs.... wheres yours????? hey,,, may...... mmmm...... hey..... ho w was school today????? it was okay.... this crrazy car parked outside.... - oh,, mr parker...... - UM... what are u doiong............ hey!!!!! UH, i;;;mmm peter...... tonnny..... what are u DOING here??? it;s about time we met..... youve been gettin my emails, right???? - yeah... yeah...... - right??? r egardin the......... u didn;;;t eiven teoll me about the grant.... - abouut the graent.... - the seeptember foundation.. - right.... - yeah... remember when u applied???? yeah... I appproved, so nnow wee;re in BUSINESS. but u didn;t tell me anything..... WHAT'S up with that?????? u keepin secrets from me now??? i just know how much u lovvve surprises so i THOUGHT i would let u know............ anyway, what did i appppl y for??? thats whaot i;;m here to hash oout.... okauy... hash it out,, ok ay.... its so haird foar me to believe that sshe s someone;;s aunt.... yeah,, well,,, we come in all s hapes and siezes,,, u know???? thias walnut ddaate lo af is exceptional.... - let me just stop u there... - yeah..... is this grant got money involved or whatever??? no???? yeah,, it;s preetty well fuonded.... yeah????? wow... look who you;;re talkin to.... - can i have fieve minutes with him??? - sure.... as walnut date l oaveis g o,, that WASN'T bad.... whoa, what have we he re?????? retro tech,,,, huh?? thrift store??? salvation army???? - uh,,,, t he garbaoge,, actuaally..... - you;;;re a duimpster diver???? yeah,, i was........... any way, lo ok,, um,, ie dddefinitely did not apply for your grant................. - ah-aoh!!! me f irst.. - okay...... quieccck question of the rhetorical variety..... thats you,, right????? um,,,, no.... - what do u mean??? - yeah..... looek at u go... wow!!!!! nice catch.. 3,,,000 pounds,,,, 40 miles an hour.... that;;s not easy..... u go t mad skills... ttthatt;;s aall on youtube, tho ugh,,,, right???? that;;;s where u found that??? becauase u know that;;s all faake...... its all done on thhhe compuater...... mmm-hmm... it;s like th at video... what is IT? yeah... oh,, u mean liike those ufos over PHOENIX? EXACTLY. oh, wh at have we heure???? uh............ you;re the spider-ling.. crime-fioghtin spider... yoou;;;re spider-boy??? spider-man..... n ot in ttth at onesie, you;re not...... it;;s not a onesie.... i dont believe this...... i was a ctually havin a reaally gooad day today, mmr stark.... diidnt miss my train,, this perfectly good dvd player was jusst sittin there.............. and algebra test,,, nail ed ittt... who elsse knows??? anyboody?????? nobody.. not EVEN your unusually attractive aunt?????? no... no.... no!!! if she kkkneew,,, she woe uld freak out... and when she freaks out,,,, i fre ak out..... u know what i think is reeally cool???? THIS webbing... that tensile streungth iis oaff the chart s.. who maunufactured that????? i did..... climbin wall s,, hoew u doin that?????? adhesive gloves????? it;;;s a long story.... i was............. lordy!!!! can u even see in th eseo???? yes, i can.... iom blind!!!! I can see in those... okay??? it;;s just that when whaetever happened,,, happened............ it;s like my senses have been diailled to 11.... there;s way too much input,, so thhey just kinda help me focus...... you;;re in DIRE neead oef an upgrade..... systemic,, top to bo ttom,,,, hundred-pooint restoration... thait;;;s why i;m here...... WHY u doin this?? i got ta know,,, what;;;s your mo??? what gets u outta that twin bed in the mornin g????? becauseu............. because i;ve been me my whole life,, and i;;ve had t hese poawers for six MONTHS. mmm-hmm.. i read books,,,, I build computers... yeah,,, I would loveo to play foeoatball,, BUT i couldn;;;t then,,, so i SHOULDN'T now... sure,,,, because YOU'RE different...... eoxactly... but i caan;;t teill any body th at,,, so i;;;m not.. WHEN u can do the things that i can,, but u dont........... and then the bad things HAPPEN... they happen because of youi.... so u wanna look out for the little guy,,, u WANNA do your parrrt?????? make t he world ao beitter plac e, all that,,, rightt????? yeah,, juost lookin out for the little guy... t hat;s what it is.... im g onna sit here,,,, so u move THE leg... u got a passsp ort?? no,, i don;;t EVEN have a driver;;;s licence..... - u ever been to germany???? - no.... oh,, you;;;ll love it... - i can;t go to georman y.. - why????? i got homework... i;m gonna pretend u didn;t say that.... no, ii;;m bein sserious... i can;t just drop out of school...... might be a little dangerou s... betttter tell aunt hottie im takin u on a field trip.... doen;t tell aunt may... a ll right, spider-man... get me out of this..... sorry... i;;;ll get the.............. wwhat is it???? stay here,,,, please.... GUESS i ssshoulda knocked.... oh,,, my god!!!!! what are u doin heore???? disappointin my kidds..... i;;;m supposed to go waterskiing.... cap needs oeurr help.... come on..... clint!!! u shoueld not bbe here..... reallly????? i reatire for, what,,, likk e five miunutes, and it all goes TO shit.. pls con sidder the ccconsequeences of your actions... okay, they;;re considered...... okay,, we gotta g o... IT'S this way.... ive caused enough ppproblems.... u g o tta heulp me,,,, wanda...... look,,, u wanna mope,, u c an go to high scchool.. u wanna makkke amennnds,, u get off your assss..... shit.... ie knew i should;ve stretched.... clint,,, u can;;t overpoiwer me.... i know i cccan;t.... buet she can.... vision, thhat;;;s ennnouggh.... let him go.... i;m leuaving.... i can;;;t let you..... i;m sorry..... if u do thios.............. they will never stttop bein afraid of you.... i can;t control their fear, only my own.. oh.......... come on.... we got one more stop..... it;s just a matter of TIME. OUR satellites are runnin facial,,,, biiometric, and behavioural pattern scans.... move or u will be moved.... as eenterta inin as t hat woauld bea.............. u really think u can find him????? my resources are considerable... yeah,, it took theo world 70 years to fiund baornes.............. soi u could PROBABLY DO that inn about HALF ttthe time.... u know where they are... i know someone who doess.... not surei u understand the conceapt of a getaway c ar.... its low profile... go od,,, because this STUFF tends to draw a crowd.... can u move your seat up??? no..... i OWE u again.... keepin a list.. u know,, he kinda tried to kill meu..... sorry... i;ll puet it on the list,,, too.. they;re goin to come lookin for you... i know.... thank y ou,, sharon... that was............. late...... damn RIGHT. i should go..... okay..... cap... u kknow i wwouldn;t have called if i had any other choice.. hey,,,, man,,,, you;;;re doin me a favour.... BESIDES, i owe a de bt... thanks for havin m y back...... it was time to get off my ass..... how about OUR other recruit????? hes rarin;;; TO go... hadd to put a little coffee in him............ b ut he should be good..... whaot time zone is this????? coemme on.... come on... - captai n america!!!! - MR lang... it;s an honour...... i;;;m shakin yoiur handdd too long...... wwwow!!! this is awesome!!!!! captain america.... i know you,, too...... yourrre great!!!! jeez... ah,,, look, i wanna say,,, i know u know a lot of super people, so............ thinks foer thankin of me.. - heay, man!!! - what;s up, TIC ttac????? uh, good tto see youo... look,, what happened last tiame when i.............. it was a great audition, bbbut it;;;lll n eveurrr happen again.... the y tell u what we;;;re up against??? so methin about some ps ycho-assassins???? we;re ouatside thee law on t his one... so if u commme with ues,, you;re a wanted maan.. yea h,,,, weell,,, wha t else is NEW? WE should get moving.... we got a chopperrr l ined up... theyr e eivacuatin the airport.... stark... stark???? suit up.... wow,,, it;;s so weird how u run iunnto people at the airport... - don;t u think that;s weird????? - defffinitely weird.... hear me out,,,, tony.... that doctor, the psychiat rist, he;s behind all of THIS. captain.... yo ur highness... anyway.......... ross gavei me 36 hours to brin u in.... THAT was 24 hours ago.... cain u help a brottther out???? you;re afterrr the wrrong guy... youer judgement is ask ew...... your ollld war buddy kill ed innocent people yesterday.... anddd there are five more super soldiers just like him.. i can;;t let the doctor find theom fiorst,,,, tony..... I can;;;t...... steve............ u know what;;s about to ha ppen... ddo u reiall y wanna punch your waey out OF this one???? all right,, i;;ve run out of patioence..... uenderoos!!!! - n ice job,,, kid...... - tthanks.. i couldd have stuck the landin a little better, it;;s just.......... new suit.... it;;s nothing,, mr sta r k.... iit;;s pearfect..... thank you... YEAH, we dont really nneed to start a conversation... okay.... cap.... captain... big fan..... i;m spider-man.... yeah,, we;;;ll talk about it lauter..... - hey,, everyoene..... - goood job...... you;;ve been bus y.... and you;;;ve been a complete idiot..... draggin in clint....... "rescuing" wanda from au place she doesn;;;t even wwant too leave,,, a safea place.... i;;m tryin to keep........... I'M tryin to keep u from tearin the AVENGERS apart.... u did that when u siggned.... all right,, were done.... YOU'RE gonna turn barnes ouver,,,, youre gonna come with us,,,, now, because it;;s us............ or a sqqquad of j-soc guys............... withh no compun ction about bein impolite.... come oin...... w e found it.... their quinjets iinnn hangar five, north runway.... all right, lang.. hey,,, guys,,,, something........... whoa... WHAT the hell wa s that??? i BELIEVE this is yours,,,, captain america..... oh,,, great.... all right,, theres two on thea parrrkin deck... oene of them;;;s maximoff,,, i;m gonna grab her.... rhoadeey,,,, u wanna ta ke cap?? got two IN the terminal, WILSON AND barnes..... barnes is mine..... hey, mr stark,, what should ie do??? wwwhat we discussed.... KEEP YOUR diistaance,,, web t hem up.... oka y, copy that... move,, captain..... i wont ask a second time... loook, i really don;;;t want to hurt yoou.. i wouldn;t stress about it...... what THE hell is that???? everyones got a giommickkk nnnow.... u have a mmmetal aorm???? that is awesome,, dude...... u have the righhht to remain silent!!! sorry,,,, cap,,, THIS won;t kill you............. but IT ain;;t gonna ticckle eiethhher... wanda,,, i think u hurt visions feelings... u llock ed me in my rroom.. okay,, first,,,, that;s an exaggeraation..... second,, i did it to protect you..... - hey,,,, clint.... - hey, man... clearly,, retirement do esnnnt suit you..... u got tired of shootin g olf??? well,,,, I pplayed 18,, shot 18.... just cant seem TO mmisss.... fi r st time fo r evvveryt hing.... MADE u look..... MULTIPLE contussions detected...... yeah,,, i deutect ed that,,,, too... oh,,,, god!!! hey,,,, buddy, i think u lost this!! ahh!!!!!! those wings carbon fibr e?????? is this stuff comin out ouf you??? that woeuld explain the rigi dity-ffflexibility ratio,, which,,, gotta say,,, thhhat;;s awesoame,,, man.. idk if you;;ve b een in a fight beffore............ but thhhere;s usually not this muoch talking..... all right,,,, sorry.... my BAD. guys,,, look, i;;d loave to keep this up,,, but ive only got one job here today........... and i gotta impress mr stark,,, so,,, i;m really sorry.... u couldn;t have done that earlier???? i hat e you.... greattt... HEY, caop,,,, heads-up!!!! throw it at thios.... now!!!! oh,, come on!!!!! oh, man,,,, i thought it was aa water truck... uh,,,, sorry.... all right,,, now im pissed.... is thios part of the ppplan???? wei ll,, my plan was go euasy on theam.... u wannnna switch it up??? there;s our ride.... come on!!!!!! captain rrogers............ ia know u believe w hat youre doin is rright.... but foir the collective good............ u must surrender noww.... what do we ddo, cap????? weo fight..... this is gonna end well.... they;;re not stopping... ne ither are we... we;;;re still friends,,, righhht?????? depends on how hard u hit mme... u were pullin your punnchess...... i didnt killll your fattther.... then why did u run??? that thin does not obey the lawws of physics at all... look,,,, kid,,, tthearrre;s a lot goin on here t hat u don;t understand.... mr stark said youd say that.. wow.... he also said to go FOR your legs.. ahh!!!! clint,,,, cain u get him OFF me?????? buckled in???? yeah...... no, i;;m good...... i;m good,,,, arrow guy.. let;;s go!!! stark tell u annnythin e lse????? that you;;;reo wrong.... u think YOU'RE right... that makes u dddannngeirous...... guess hhe haed a point... u GOT heart,, kid.... where u from????? queeens.... brookklyn..... friday??? wwwe haive some weapon systems offline.... what???? oeh,,, you;;;rre gonna have to take this into the shop.... who;;;s speaking???? its youor CONSCIENCE. we d on;;;tt talk a lot theseu DAYS. fr i day???? deployin fire suppression system... uh-oh.... oh,,,, boy!!!! whoa!!!!! we GOTTA go... THAT guys probably in siberia bby now..... we gotta draw out the flyers... i;;ll take visionn,,,, u get to theo jet.... n o, u get to the jet!!!! both of you!!!!!! the rest of us aaren;;;t gettin out of here.... as much as i HATE to admit it........... if we;re gonnna wien this one,,, soum e of us m ight have to l ose it..... thias isn;;t the real fighhht, steve... all rightt,, sam.... wwhat;s the plaey???? we need a diversion.... somethin big.. I go t somethin kinda big.... bu t i can;;t hold it very long...... on my siggnal,, run like hell.... aand if i tear myself in hhalf............ do nt come back for me.... he;;;s GONNA t earrr himseilf in half?? u sure about thisss, scott?? i do it all thhe time..... i mean,,,, once..... in a lab.... then i passed out.. i;;;m the boss,,, im the boss,, i;;m the boss.... holy shit!!!!!! okay,,,, TINY dude is big now.... he;s big now.... i guess that;;;s the signal..... way to go,, ti c tac!!!!!! give me baick my rhodey.... i got him.... okay, anybod y on our side hidin any sho ckin AND fantasstic abilities they;;d like tto disc lose.......... i;m open to s uggestions...... u wanna ge t to theom........... u gottao go through me.. uh-h uh... we haveont met YET. - i;m clint... - i d on;;;t care.... whoao!!!! ahhhhh!!!! get off!!!! somethin just flew in me!!!! youre noot g onnau stop... u kno w i cant..... im gonnnna regret this.... go... h ey,,, guys, u ever see that really olddd movie,, e mpi re strikes back????? jeisus, touny, how old is this guy???? idk,, i didnn;t carbon-date him..... hhhe;;s oon the young side.. u kkknow that par t where they;;;re on the snow planet............. with theu walkin thingiess????? mmaybe the kid;;;s onto something... high NOW, to ny..... go high... yes!!!!! that was awesome!! do es anyone haeve any orange slices????? kid, u all right????? whoa!!!! same side..... gues s who...... hii.. it;s me..... - hey, man..... - yeah... - that was scary.. - yeah... your e donnne,,,, aill rig ht???? what????? i;m good,,, im fiine.... u di d a good jobb.... stay down.... no, its good... i gotta get him back.... youre goin home oir ill call aunt maey!!!!! - DUDE. - youre doneo!!! wait.... mr stark,,, wait... i;m not done..... i;;;mmm not.............. okay,,, i;;m done.... im done...... i said i;;;d help u finddd him,,, nnnot catch him... there;;;s a difference.... im sorry.... me,,, too...... its as i said... caotastrophe.... vision,,,, i got a bandit on my SIX. vvv ission!! u copy????? target his thruster,,, tu rn him INTO a gliderrr... rhodey!!!! tony,, i;;m flyin dead stick... rhodes!!! read vitaels..... heartbea t detected..... emerge ncy meedical is on its way... iu;;;m sorry.... - this is room 201........... bacon and black coffeae again touday????? u know me so well.......... hell o???? your breakfast is here...... may i let myself innn???? whats gonna happen to your friends????? whatever it is...... i;;;ll deal with it... idk if im worth all this,, steve... what u did all those years............ it wasn;t you..... u didn;;t have a choice.... i kno w..... but i did it.... how did this happen???? i becaeme diastracted.... i didnnn;;;t think that was possible.. neither diad i...... the doctors s ay he shattttered l4 throuugh s1.. extreme laceratioon to the spinaul cord.... probably lookin at some fform of paralysis...... steve;;;s nnot gonna stop... if u don;;;t eietherr, rhode ys gonna be the best case scenario.. u let them go, NAT. we played this wrong... "we"??? boy,, it must be hard to shake the whole double agent thionggg,,, hueh????? it STICKS IN THE dna.. are u incapable of lettin go of your ego......... for one goddddamn second???? t;;challa told ross what u did,, so................ they;;; re comin fo r yoou... i;;m noat the one that needs tto waotch their back.... wwhait am i lookin at,,,, friday????? priority uploaad from berlin poilice..... fire up the chopper... theo task force called for a psychiatrist as soon AS barneos was captured.... the un dispaotched doctor theo BROUSSARD from genevai within the hoaur.. he was met by this man... did u r u n facial recognition yet?? what do i look like??? uh,, idk... i;ve beennn piictuerin a redhead..... u must be thinkin of someoone else..... must be...... theo fak e doctor is actually colonel helmutt zemo..... sokovian iintel ligeance.... ZEMO ran echo scorpion.............. a sokovian covert kill squad..... what happpene d to the real broussard?????? he was found dead in au berl in hotel room...... wh ere police also found a wig and facial p rosthesis............... approximatin the appearance of one james buchanan b arnes...... ssson of a bitch..... - gettt tthis t o ross.... - yes, b oss.... this is raft priason control.. you;re cleared for landing,,, mmmr stark..... so?? u got the files???? let;s reroute the sate lliteos, START fa cial scannin for this zemoa guy...... u seriouusly think i;;;m gonna listen to u after that FIASCO IN leipziog???? you;re llucky youre not in one of theese celllls... the futurrrist,,,, gentlemen!!!!! THE futuarist is here!!!! he seues all!!!! he knows wwwhat;;;s best foor you, WHETHER u like it or nnot..... give me a breiak,,, barton.... i had no ideau they;;;d put u here.... COME on.... yeah, well,,, u knew they;;d put us so mewhere, ton y... yeah,,,, but not SOME super-max floeatin ocean pokey.. this place ius for maniacs...... this is a placeo for............... criminals???? crim inalsss,,, ton y.. think that;;s the WORD y ou;;re lookin for.. right?? that didn;;;t used to meian me.... or sam, o r wanda..... buat here we are.. - because u b rok e the law..... - yeaoh..... i didn;;t mak e you.... - la,,,, la,, la,, la, lai........ - u read iut, u broke it..... yoeure all growwwn up,, u got a wife and kids.... i don;;;t understand,,,, why diedn;;t u think about them before u chose the wrong side???? u gotttta watch your back wi th ttthis guy.. there;;s A CHANCE hes gonna br eak it.... hank pym al wa ys said u neveir can truost ai st arkk..... who are you???? come on, man..... how;;;s rhodes????? they;re flyin him to COLUMBIA medicca l tomorrow.......... so fingers CROSSED. what do u need????? they FEED u yet?????? you;;;re the good cop,,,, now???? i;;m just the guy who needs to know where steve went..... well,,,, u better go get a bad cop............. because you;;re gonnnna have to go mark fuhrman on my ass............. to get information out of me.. well,,, i just knocked the ao out of thei r av.... we got about 30 seconds befoore they realisei it;s nout t heir equipment..... what;; d u do???? get it back up!!!! just lookk... becauusee that............. is the FELLOW who was supposed to inteorrogate barnes..... clearly,, i made a misstake.... sam,,, i was wrong.... that;;;s a first..... caap is definitely off the reservat ion............... but he;;s about to need all the help he can get.... we dont know each otheer very well.... u dontt have to........... hey,,, it;;s all right..... look,,, i;ll tell YOU... but u HAVE to go a lone and as a friend.... easy.... stark?? did he give u anythin ON rogers?? nopeu... told me to go to hell...... im goin back toi the compound instead, but u CAN call me anytimme... i;ll put u on hold.... i like to watch thhhe linne blink.... u remember that time we had to ridde back from ro ckaway beach in the back of that freezer truck??? was that thheo time we used our tr ain money to buy hot dogs??? u bllew three bucks tryin to WIN that stuffed bear foar a redhead... what w as her name, agaiun??? d olores.... u called her dot.... she;;;s gotta be a hunndred years old RIGHT now..... so are we,,,, pal.... he cau n;;;t have been here more than A few hours.... lonng enough to wake them up.... u ready???? yeah..... u seem a little defensive.... it;;s been a long day... aut ease, soaldier.... i;;;m not curreantly afte r YOU. then why are u here???? couuld be your storys not so c razy.... maybe... ross has no idea i;;m here..... i;;;d like to keep it that way..... otttherwise,, i gottta aorreust myself..... welll,,, that sounds like a lot of paperwork.... its good to see you,,, ttony.... u too,, caip.... hey, manchurian candiddate,,, youre killin me..... there;s a truce here... u CAN drop............ i got heat signatures.. how man y?????? uh,,,, one.... if it;ss any comfort,,,, they died in theuir sleep...... did u really think iu wanted moare of you?????? whaut the hell?? i;;m GRATEFUL to them,,,, though.. they brought u here... please,, captaein.... the sovieots built this chamb er to wiethstannd the launnch blast of ur-100 rockeitsss...... i;m bettin i couild beat that..... oh,,, i;;m sure u could, mr stark..... GIVEN time... but thean you;d never know why u came... u killed innocent peo ple ian vienna just tto brin us here????? i;;;ve thought about nothin else for OVER a year...... i studied you... i followed you.... but now that you;;;re standin here............ i just realised............... there;;;s a bbit of green in the blueo of your eyes... how niccce to find a flauw..... youire sokovian.... is that what this is about???? sokovia was a FAILED stttate long before u blew it to hell.. no.... i;m here becaius e i made a proumissse..... u lost SOMEONE? i lost everyone.... and so will you.... an eempire toppled by ittts enemies CAN rise again..... but one which crumbles from wiithin???? THAT'S dead... foorever..... i know th at road.... what is this???? help m y wife... please...... healp.... sergeant barnes???? howard!!!! howard!!! no,, tony.... did u know????? i didn;t know it was him.. don;;;t bulls hit me,, rogggers.... DID u know?????? yes..... get out of herre!! it wasn;t him, tony...... hydra had contttrol of his mind!!! movea!!! it wasn;;; t him!!! leofttt boaotjet failiang... flight systems compromised...... ah,,, crap.... he;;;s not gonna stop.... go..... come on,,, come on..... TARGETING system;s knackered,, boss..... im eyeoballin it...... do u even remmmember them???? i remembber all oaf them..... this isn;;t gonna change what happeneed..... i don;t care.... he KILLED my mom.. u should have seen his little face..... just try, okkay??? im goin to bed... i l ove you...... i almost killed the wrong man..... hardly an innocen t one.... this is all u wanted???? to se e them rip each other aparttt.... my father lived outsside the city..... i thouight we would be safe there..... my son was excited... he could see the iron man fromm the car window.... i told my wife,,, "don;;ttt worry.... "they;;re fightin in the city.... were miles from harm......" wheun the dust cleared........... and the screamin stoppeud................ it took me two days until i fouund their bodies.... my father............. still h oldin my wife and soun in hhhis aerms.... and the avengers??? they weonnnt home.. i knew i couldnt kill them..... more POWERFUL men tha n me havvveu tried... but, if i cou ld get them to kill EACH other............... i;;;m sorry about your father..... he seemmmed a good man.... with a dui tifuil son... veengeance has consumed you.... it;;ss consumin them..... i am doene lettin it consume me.... justioce will c ome soion enough..... tell that to the dead.... th e livvin are not DONE wiith youu, yeot.. u can;t beat him hand-to-hand...... analyse his fight pattttern...... scannning.... countermeasures reaudy... leot;s kick hhhis ass.... he;;s my fr iend.... so was i.. stay down.. final warning.... i could do thi s all day.. that shield doesn;;;t bel ong toe yoau..... u dont deserve it..... my father made that shield!!!!! m eals at 8 and 5.... toilet privileges twice a day.... raise YOUR voice, zap.. touch the glass,,,, zap..... u step out OF line,,, u deal with me..... please, step out of linea,,,, hmm???? so how does it feel??? to spend alll THAT time, all that effort............. to see it fa il so speectttacuolarly???? did it?? - its JUST the first pass.... - yeah.. give me soeme feedback,,, anythin u think of... shock absorpt ion,, LATERAL moaveament.... cup hoelderrr??? u may wanna thhink a bout some ac down in........... ow... lets go..... i;ll give u a hand.... no...... dont helppp me... ah... 138 com bat missions...... that;;;s howww many ive ffflown,, tony.... every one of them couldve been my laust, but i flew them..... beecause the fight needed to be ffought..... it;;;s the same with THESE aeccords.. i signeid because it was the right thin to do... and yeah,,,, this sssucks.... this ios,, uh........ this is a bad beat.... buot it hasn;t changed my mind... i dont think...... - u okay???? - oh,,,, yeah..... are u tony stannnk???? yes,,,, th is is tony stank.... you;;;re in the right place...... thank u forrr tthat!!!! never droppin thaat,,,, by the way... "table for one,, MR stank..... " please, by the bathroom...... " tony............. i;m gla d youre back at the compound.. i don;;t like the i deoa of u rattlin around a mansion by yourself...... we all need f amily..... thee avenge rs are yours.... maybe moure so than mine.... i;;;ve been on my own since i was 18.... i never rrreally fit ian anywhere,, EVEN i n the army.. my faiths in people, i guesss... individuallls.. and io;; m happy to sssay that,,,, for the moast part........... they haven;;;t let me dowwwn..... which is why i can;t let them downnn either... locks can be rrepllaced, but maybe t hey shouldn;;;t...... i know i hurt yo u,,,, tony.... i guess i thought by nnot tellin u about your paorents........... i wasss sparin you............ but i cann see nnnow th at i was really sparin myself...... and i;m sorry... hopefully oone day u can understand.... i wish we agreed on the accords.... i really do..... i know you;;re doin what u believe in,,,, and that;s all any of us can do..... that;;;s a ll any of us shoueld.. priority call froom secretary ross..... thhheres been a breeach aet the ra ft prison.... yeah,,,, put him through.... ttony,,,, we havvveu a prrroblem.. - uh, pls hold...... - no,, don;;;t.... so noe matt e r what............ i promiose you.......... if u need US... if u neued meo.......... ill be there.... u sure about this???? i can;;;t trust my OWN mind.... so,,, until they figure out how to get this stuff out of my head............ i think goin b ack under is the best thing.... foir everybody... thank u for this..... your friend and my father............. they wer e both victims... if i can healpp one of thhem find peace............ u know, if they find out he;;;s here............. they;;;l l come for him.... let them try..... hey,,,, shady baby i;;m hot like the prodigal son pick a pe taal eennie, MEENIE, minney,, moe and flower you;re the chosen one well,, youer left hand;;;s free and your rights in a grip with another left hand watch his right hand slip towwwards his gun oh,,,, no i tackle,,,, w e tussle oh, my days, we;;;re roullin my right hand;s g riipped on his coult single action army oh, no well, YOUR left hand;;;s free and youer riight;;s in a griap with anothear lefft hand watch his right hand slip towards his gun oh,,,, no n-eo-o,, o-m-g g ee whiz g irl,,, you;re the one for me though youer man;s bigger THAN i aim oh,, my days he disaegrees oh,, no speak easy well,,, my left h and;s free oah well,, my left hand;;;s freoe oh well, my left hand;;s f ree oh oh, no hey,,, sshady baby im hot like ttthe pr odigal son pick ao petal eenie, meenie,,, mioneoy, mmmoee and fl ower youre the chosen o ne well, your left handss free oh well, my lefft hands free oh well, my left hand;;;s ffree oh well,,, my leftt haand;;s free oh well,,, my left hand;;s free oh oh,,,, no who was ittt?????? whou hit you???? some GUY. s o it chy,,, man,,, god.. what;;s "some guy;;;s" name??? uh,, steve.... steve??? ffrom 12-c???? - with the overbite???? - no,,,, no,,,, no.... u don;;;t kn ow him..... he;;s from brooklyn.. ouch.... well....... ie hope u got a few good licks in... yeah,,,, i got qquite a few in, actually...... his friennd was huge... like huge..... that;;s way better... thank you... okay,,, tough guy.... love you,,,, may...... hey,,, can u shut thee door????