#kamala may honestly be my favorite mcu character

[elliesgaymachete]

All the articles talking about how the marvels had the lowest box office opening of any marvel movie conveniently forget to mention that it’s the ONLY marvel movie to come out in the midst of an actors strike and didn’t get any of the press that all the other movies would have gotten 🙃

[rynrising44]

Changing my Friend's mind about Carol Danvers

I write a lot of Carol Danvers and Valkyrie Centric stuff, because my brain won't shut up, and a friend of mine really got into one of my fanfic series- (the silly cracky/ jk oops how'd that trauma get in there?)- one. He loves Brunnhilde, like, I'm talking die hard Val fan.

(Same, though.)

"Valkyrie's my favorite. Look at her. She's bisexual and she has a sword and she's an alcoholic with trauma. You can't beat that."

And I have always been a Carol Danvers girlie. Our friendship works so well because we have our little autism facets and we're both incredibly Queer. But it finally hit the nail on the head when he came over to chill, and I was rambling about the 616 comics and Carol's sobriety journey and how she's such an incredible character bla bla bla. And he said, "You know what? Fine. Show me the Marvels. I feel like I'm missing out."

Well, I did.

Tell me why this man, the instant Carol came on screen wearing her little white tank-top and chasing Goose around her ship, gulped so freaking loud, looked me dead in the eyes, and said- Loudly- "My god. That woman is the hottest thing I've ever seen."

And then, when Valkyrie came on: "Holy shit. Holy SHIT! She literally just swaggered her way onto the ship like she owns it. They kissed on the cheek! Damn... that's gay dude."

And then Monica: "Aunt Carol, my ass. Also, she's the smartest one in the room. Science nerd, fr. Everybody listen to her, please. I beg of you!" and then finally, as the credits rolled, and our beers were almost empty:

"I would die for Kamala Khan. And you can quote me on that."

So yeah... think I did my duty.

Little gush alert: (Been in this fandom for years, writing under different names and in different places. Wattpad, Fanfic.net, Ao3, rambling about the Comics and the MCU and Carol/Val in general. And it's waxed and waned a lot with involvement (boosted from 2019 tho!), as people get bored/ move onto other projects. It's sad seeing everyone leave, but it's the moments like this that make me smile. I think I'll probably be here for a while :) Maybe forever, honestly.)

Anyway. Be passionate about what you love. It might not make your friends see your OTP as 'the best thing ever,' but hey! You may get a bunch of laughter and a casual, "The way she fell out of her spaceship with the cat on her shoulder was incredible. 10/10 cinema. Ryn, you absolutely should have made me watch this sooner."

Honorable mention: "Her hair is artwork, and her powers make me feel things. So many things," along with the heart wrenching:

"Monica is in another Universe, and I'm really scared she's going to be left there. You have to write a fix-it if she never makes it home."

[webshootersandwingdings]

I’d like to talk about the footage they showed of The Marvels at D23…

Okay, so, I wasn’t there! But I read a few people’s descriptions of the footage. Firstly, most people came away with the impression that what they showed was was fun and I’m glad to hear that!!

Apparently the plot revolves around Carol, Kamala, and Monica switching places each time they use their powers. Honesty, I thought some Rick Jones / Nega Band stuff was happening at the end of Ms. Marvel, but now I have no idea. At first I thought that sounded a little worrying, but people said it was funny so I’m excited to see it play out for myself.

Goose is confirmed to be back and I’m flerken thrilled. When Kamala gets transported at some point , she ends up right next to Goose. I REALLY hope she’s switching with Carol in that instance. I wish so badly for “Carol and Goose” to be more like “Carol and Chewie” in the comics. But it’s entirely possible Monica was next to Goose and not Carol. Honestly as a big fan of Cap Marvel and Chewie, I will be SO UPSET if this is the case. But I see the MCU making Goose Monica’s cat as a possibility for two major reasons: One, we last saw Goose with Fury, and Monica is being trained by Fury in the beginning of The Marvels. Two, Larson is allergic to cats. I just really really want cat-mom Carol, you guys.

My second problem is the tension between Monica and Carol. I loved Monica in WandaVision. She was easily my favorite character. But to me it makes little sense for Monica to blame Carol for her mom dying, or whatever reason she has to be upset with her. But I just know this strained relationship is only gonna add more fuel to the fire of people who are pitting these characters against each other. The changes they made to Mar Vell, Carol, and Monica in the MCU are very questionable, but I’m tired of seeing misinformation about the history of Cap Marvel spread like wildfire online. I just want all my girls to get along on screen and kick butt ❤️🤍

In any case, I’m so excited to see this movie. I love Captain Marvel so much. The first movie wasn’t flawless, of course not. But it’s what got me into Carol Danvers and for that I’m eternally grateful. I hope this movie silences all the haters and ends of being a fan favorite! 🌟

And I KNOW Monica and Kamala are gonna be INCREDIBLE. I may not like the mutant thing, but I’m here for Kamala Khan. And I’m SO EXCITED to see Monica’s suit! These girls are gonna rock, I’m sure 💪

[iamdeltas]

X, T and K?

X - top 5-10 characters who are yoUR PRECIOUS BABIES AND YOU WILL DIE DEFENDING THEM This depends a lot on what I’m focused on at the moment (also, not all my faves count. Generally if I feel like a fave character has enough fans to defend them or whatever, I’m not gonna feel like I need to defend them. For instance, Elsa. Does Elsa have her haters? Sure. But she’s also crazy popular, so who cares if a few people hate her? That’s why she’s not on this list, even if I do like her.) but here goes, not in order tbh, just off the top of my head: Kamala Khan, always my girl, I adore her so much and I saw a post one day talking shit about her and I wanted to throttle OP. Anyway. Kamala is the best. I cannot wait for her MCU debut. Cassandra, from Tangled: the Series. I adored Cass right from the start, and of course, right from the start, I saw people shitting on her for, IDK, daring to *gasp* not like Eugene, I guess? Wow. So yeah, I’ll die defending Cass, she’s the best, even if she made some bad choices in s3 but hey. Who hasn’t stolen an ancient powerful artifact and gotten manipulated by a demonic Eldritch being, amirite? Della Duck, from Ducktales. I adore Della, she’s such an interesting and complex character who has made her fair share of mistakes but is also trying her best. The whole discourse post-”Timephoon” really showed me that she’s a character I’d die defending as well because holy shit were people shitting all over her for... daring to ground Louie, her son, for literally causing a spacetime disaster because he wanted to make money. Sigh. Anyway. I adore Della. Anna of Arendelle, from Frozen. Oh, Anna. So many people just flat out ignore you in favor of your sister, which is so unfair. Anna is wonderful and determined and optimistic and honestly such a badass? Like that (sadly deleted) scene said, her love could hold up the world. (Fun fact, part of the reason I desperately wanted my brain to get off the Frozen traintrack it was, ah, frozen on from June 2019 to January 2020 was because it resulted in me fixating on how much people flat out do not care about Anna, which wasn’t a fun time!) I am very glad she gets to be part of the bridge with Elsa but am sadly unsurprised that people continue to ignore that and just insist that it’s only Elsa who’s the Powerful, Wonderful, Most Amazing Fifth Spirit. Anna who? Granted, the movie could have emphasized that it’s Elsa and Anna who are the Fifth Spirit, together, but still. 

Alex Danvers, from Supergirl. Still my favorite character on the show! I don’t think she gets bashed as much as mostly just ignored? (I’d say poor Kara gets the brunt of the bashing. It’s very sad.) Unless Lena stans get confronted with the fact that their fave is doing some highly Unethical Things, then they start pointing to Alex for some reason and start saying, Yeah Well, Alex Works For A Shady Government Organization, So Who’s The *Real* Bad Guy Here? (Me: ....it’s still Lena, but go off, I guess.) I guess I just generally relate to her overwhelming Big Sister-ness and the high pressure she puts on herself because what a Mood, amirite? I feel that whole, anxiety that your parents will be disappointed in you because I feel that every day! I also adore how dedicated she is and how smart she is (something the fandom and the show often seem to ignore...) Connie Maheswaran, from Steven Universe. She’s the best! And she was totally the MVP of Steven Universe: Future, telling off all the Gems for making Steven’s problems about them because that was the last thing Steven needed! She’s practical and smart but at the same time so adventurous and brave and willing to stand up to protect the Earth! It’s very admirable. Steven Universe, from... you know. I’ve always liked Steven but I think Future gave me a greater appreciation for this kid. This poor kid has had to grow up so fast and basically play therapist for his Gem moms as well as for Gems who literally tried to kill him multiple times. His compassion is so admirable but wow did it result in him putting himself last! I have a soft spot for these types of characters, the characters who care so much about other people that they forget to care about themselves. (Alex Danvers is in this category also.) I know some people got mad about his downward spiral in Future, but honestly the complaints just strike me as being mad that Steven dares to have his own problems as opposed to being the Happy Boy Therapist Who Fixes Everyone Else’s Problems And Has Zero Problems Of His Own. Martha Jones, from Doctor Who. Oh, Martha Jones, you’re a star. I had a group of college friends who I watched Doctor Who with back in the day, and they hated Martha. (Most notable exchange: one of said friends saying that she thought Martha was just “too smart” to be relatable. Said friend was a physics major.) I hope the Martha hate has cooled down now because Martha always deserves so much appreciation. She had to put up with so much in s3 (incidentally, I think about s3 sometimes and I wonder why the fuck 10 is my favorite Doctor. Honestly, he’s such a dick in s3. Martha Deserved Better.), and I’m so glad she was able to be one of the few companions in NuWho with a nontraumatic exit. I hope she’s living her best life, wherever she might be now. Ninth Doctor, from Doctor Who. Gosh I love Nine. Those same college friends who hated Martha also told me to skip s1, and I’m very glad I did not listen to them. I’ve always liked Jerks with Hearts of Gold, and Nine definitely is that! I just adore how while he had such a gruff and battle-scarred demeanor, he was so sweet and genuinely kind. He’s a puppy in a leather jacket! And not only can he be genuinely soft and sweet, but he’s also just so silly sometimes? Absolutely not what you’d expect from his general appearance but he can be quite a goofball! I love that for him! And while I may not like Doctor/Rose as a ship (honestly I just don’t tend to like Doctor/companion ships at all), his relationship with Rose was so sweet. I also just enjoy that, underneath all the weariness and the surface-level cynicism, he is actually very optimistic.  Twelfth Doctor, honestly, same deal as Nine. I’m very annoyed with people who dismiss him as being the Grumpy Doctor because he’s just so genuinely kind and compassionate? He might genuinely be one of the most compassionate Doctors I’ve ever seen. He even extends kindness to his worst enemies. There’s something really beautiful about that. Being kind, even when it might ultimately backfire on you and might not even work, because why not try? He’s just a punk rock grandpa trying his best, how can you hate that? He’s got some sick guitaring skills btw. He should join a band. (I know Peter Capaldi is in a band, so that just makes me want 12 to be in a band even more.) Sometimes I think there should be a band in the Whoniverse made up of some of the Doctor’s regens but then I get stuck on who’d be in it besides 12. Maybe 2 can be in it, with his weird flute thing. Anyway. His relationship with Clara was great (mostly because of how destructive and codependent it was lmao) but I just genuinely adore his connection with Bill. I’m always here for found family, and Bill being 12′s Earth granddaughter just warms my heart so much! Thirteenth Doctor, but actually the opposite deal of Nine and Twelve. I once saw a post saying that most Doctors can be split into one of two categories: grump with a heart of gold or charming goofball with a dark side. And, despite the two characters I just listed being in the former category, I think I tend to prefer the latter? Mostly because I see plenty of Jerks With Hearts of Gold but I feel like I don’t see as many heroic charming goofballs with a dark side. Anyway, that’s absolutely what 13 is, and I appreciate the layers that she has and am constantly annoyed at people who only see her surface level cheeriness and think that’s all there is to her. I really love it when characters Aren’t What They Seem and 13 exemplifies that. To borrow a phrase from a post I saw a very long time ago, 13 is so facile. She’s so physical, taking up so much space and constantly moving, but is so touch-averse. She talks so much and is very friendly, but is incredibly emotionally constipated and keeps even her so-called best friends at an arms length. She talks a lot about hope and compassion, but boy can she be hella violent and feral! Love That For Her. T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending, about anything at all (gender identity, sexual or romantic orientation, extended family, sexual preferences like top/bottom/switch, relationship with poetry, seriously anything) Oh absolutely. Off the top of my head: Cassandra is a lesbian. And that’s that on that. 13 is touch-averse! (Also stop yelling that she needs a hug! She doesn’t want one! It’s okay to not want hugs, that’s not a crime!) Alex can cook. Cooking isn’t even that hard?  K -Say something nice about someone in any of your fandoms Ooh, this is hard cuz there are a lot of people in any of my fandoms that I feel like I can say nice things about! Let’s go with Supergirl since I’ve been neglecting that fandom a lot. Uh. I adore @wizardofahz ‘s fics about the Superfam! I’m always craving more gen fic and she delivers! I love her characterizations of everyone, especially her characterizations of Alex and Kara. 

[drbobbimorse]

I was tagged by the wonderful @peplumsandpitches (thanks!!!) to answer these ‘get to know me’ questions

Nickname: MC2 (squared), MC, Murry, Typhoid Mary, MC Morticia

Star Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5′6″

Last Thing I Googled: I was job hunting (been woefully unemployed since mid-September)

Favorite Musicians: Too many to name honestly. I adore Adele, Florence + the Machine, P!nk, OneRepublic, Safetysuit, Nicki Minaj, Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, Bon Jovi; all of them are probably the only artists I’d actually pay to see in concert (seen two of them, actually). I like a lot of genres, too. Give me anything but screamo-death metal, most country and some rap and I’m good

Song Stuck in My Head: “You’re Welcome” by Jordan Fisher & Lin-Manuel Miranda -- I LOVE THIS MOVIE AND THIS VERSION OF THE SONG, DO NOT JUDGE ME!!!

Last Movie I Watched: Either Moana or Rogue One

Last TV Show I Watched: Man in the High Castle -- do yourself a favor and go watch it right now!!!

When Did You Create Your Blog?: 2013

What Kind of Stuff Do I Post: A little bit of everything. Mostly fandom related (all fandoms listed on my blog) and a lot of stuff for my characters/fics, some of my own edits or edits that friends are nice enough to make of my characters or include in their own edits

Do You Have Any Other Blogs?: Nope. I mean, I have 2 other urls saved but they’ll just link back to my regular blog

Do You Get Asks Regularly?: Not at all. It hurts the heart. If I’m bored and post an ask game, y’all should just be nice and play with me

Why Did You Choose Your URL?: Cause the MCU seemed to forget that Bobbi Morse has a fucking PhD on top of being an elite specialist spy and I needed to remind everyone that my girl is just an all-around brilliant badass who deserves some damn respect from the MCU and the fandom that vilifies her

Gender: Female

Hogwarts House: SLYTHERIN AND PROUD, HISS HISS MUTHERFUCKAS!!!

Pokemon Team: Mystic

Fave Color: Green. This was my favorite before I even knew about HP or knew I was a Slytherin, so it really worked out in my favor lmao

Average Hours of Sleep: It varies. It depends. I guess 7 is my usual

Lucky Number: Don’t have one but I like to think 7, 13 and 23 are my lucky numbers lol

Favorite Characters: Okay, well this is just impossible to answer. Bobbi Morse (obviously), Lorna Dane, Scott Summers, Charles Xavier, Zatanna Zatara, Janet Van Dyne, Kamala Khan, Miles Morales, Dinah/Laurel Lance, Ray Palmer, Kendra Saunders, Rip Hunter, Elektra Natachios, Karen Page, Frank Castle, Barbara Gordon, Edward Nygma, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Shades, Melinda May, Elijah Mikaelson, Hayley Marshall, Vincent Griffith, Rebekah Mikaelson, Mike Johnson, Olaf Johnson, Abbie Mills, Faith Lehane, Willow Rosenberg, Wesley Wyndam-Prince, Ruper Giles, Gwen Raiden, Annie Sawyer, George Sands, John Mitchell, Piper Halliwell, Phoebe Halliwell, Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Donna Noble, Captain Jack Harkness, Joan Watson, Isabella of Valencia, Arianne Martell, the REAL Sand Snakes, Sansa Stark, Robb Stark, Davos Seaworth, Shireen Baratheon, Hermione Granger, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Wilson, Peggy Olsen, Frank Frink, Nobusuke Tagomi, Khutulun, Mei Lin, Lily Frankenstein/Brona Croft, Sam Merlotte, Lafayette Reynolds, Tara Thornton, Pam Ravenscroft, Alec Hardison, Parker, Eliot Spencer, Veronica Fisher, Mickey Bricks, Juice Ortiz, Chibs/Filip, Malia Tate, Scott McCall, Sam Winchester, Jo & Ellen Harvelle, Gabriel/Trickster, Lagertha, Athelstan, Rick Grimes, Carl Grimes, Andrea Harrison, Glenn Rhee, Rosita Espinosa, Morgan Jones, the Sense8 cluster, literally the entire cast of Z-Nation, Lost Girl, Firefly/Serenity, H2GAWM and FDTD. I’m gonna stop here, cause we’ll be here all day otherwise

How Many Blankets Do You Sleep With?: Usually 2 or 3, depends on the season and the temp the house is

Dream Job: Anything in theater or film tbh

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