#like he really doesn't rely on Tony as much as you guys think he does

[theravequeen]

I think people who say that Tom Holland's Spider-Man is just "Iron Boy Jr" accidentally read an IronDad fanfiction instead of actually watching Spider-Man Far From Home

[omegas-spaghettios]

I will never understand this weird obsession that Peter Parker MUST suffer and not be connected to other heroes

No Way Home Spoilers

People shit on MCU Peter for relying too much on Iron Man and never suffering and I just don't get it.

Yes this has a lot to do with Hitop films but just go on Twitter for 20 minutes and you'd see all of this.

"Oh he relies too much on Tony, Iron Boy Jr." Shenannigans. You understand that he has proven multiple times he is a hero without Tony, right? Peter got bit at 14. Peter made his own suit, costume, web shooters, and webbing. Peter caught the attention of Iron Man for being so good at what he does. Peter knocked multiple Avengers out of the Civil War fight for periods of time (Bucky & Sam). Peter took on the Vulture when Stark Industries was too far up its own ass to assume things were off. Peter walked into burning wreckage to save a man that attempted to murder him. Peter insisted on going to space to fight Thanos to protect his neighborhood. Peter used his spider sense and ingenuity to get to and take down Beck.

Why is none of that good enough for people? Does wearing a Stark suit means he loses all agency? Really?

Sure, his films haven't had untold amounts of suffering. Why does it have to? What's so wrong with giving Peter the world for a while so when he loses it it hurts more? If MCU Peter started out and stayed miserable, what's the point? He'd be just the same as the other two incarnations, just that he shows up for crossovers. Let him enjoy high school, let him bond with his aunt, let him find his young love. Because I'd be damned if you tell me No Way Home would have hurt as much without everything that came before, May not being done well before be damned.

They did do May dirty but discrediting this entire Spider-Man on that is stupid

People complain about how his relationship with MJ "isn't developed organically and they don't grow together in complex ways"?

Guys, they're fucking 16. I remember my first romance at 16. My crush came fast and so did theirs, we were head over heels and "there" for each other come hell or high water. All I could think of was them. Were we in any way healthy? Or actually mature and well developed together? Hell no, doesn't mean they weren't my world for 1.5 years.

So of course MJ and Peter weren't the epitome of romance, they're kids, let them be kids! Why can't we give Peter the highs of his life, give the audience that, so when the misery comes it hurts so much more?

"It's unrealistic that he wanted to get away when Tony died and just kiss a girl" have you never like, wanted to hide from your pain? Your responsibility? Have you never wanted to ditch school for a day in high school to hang out with someone you fancied? Have you never felt so much pressure and expectation that you wished you could just run away from it? Have you never tried to hide in the comfort of someone you loved to escape it?

"He isn't bullied" bro idk what your high school was like, but bullies didn't slam people around everyday in high school. Bullies were often rich assholes who were kinda pathetic but everyone was too apathetic to intervene. Man, I wonder if the MCU Flash was like that? Oh wait, he was. Yeah he wasn't slamming Peter into lockers but like, that isn't how bullies are anymore, at least not for a large portion of their audience.

This Peter has at least 3 more movies coming. He's a little over halfway through his journey with us. Would you expect ANY character to be fully self actualized and perfect halfway through their story?

Just, ugh.

[ambivalent-anarchy]

Defending Peter Parker (Round 2: Tom Holland)

Here <- Andrew Garfield

Soooooo I'm doing this cuz I'm bored to show y'all how dumb some of your arguments and criticisms of the live action spidermen are. I did Garfield already. I'll do Maguire if someone shows me where people have hated on his spidey cuz all I ever see for him is people treating him like he's the most perfect Peter Parker to ever exist. I'd never tell anyone how they're "supposed" to feel about a situation so I won't do that and also don't take this seriously I'm just a dumb teenager. I'm just taking the dumb opinions y'all like to pass as fact and rebutting them with actual facts.

"hE's OnLy So PoPuLaR bEcAuSe He'S hOt"

😐If this is your main critique of Tom Holland's spiderman, pls go find another one. This is so overused. The "they're only famous cuz they're hot" excuse has been used for every hot actor/actress ever. At this point, it isn't even real criticism, you just come off as lame. And yeah, alot of people like him because he's hot, but that's definitely not the only reason.

"hE's NoT sPiDeRmAn. He'S iRoNbOy!"

UUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHH okay let's get to it. (If you can't tell, I really hate this argument)

1) Let's be real. The fandom pushed irondad wayyyy more than the actual movies did.

2) If you still use this argument after Far From Home, you missed the whole point of what FFH was supposed to be.

I was scrolling through tumblr and I saw a great point that someone made.

That entire movie was about him coming into his own as a hero, facing his problems head-on, and dealing with the threat by himself. That was the point of the whole movie. Yes, he had the Stark tech to help him make a suit, but he designed it himself, and then he went up against a threat that had incredibly powerful Stark tech at their disposal and still won. By himself. Everyone was asking who the next Iron Man would be and Happy even flat out said "You're not Iron Man." Because he isn't. He came into his own. He is established now.

Peter started the movie a bit lost without Tony and just wanting to deny his responsibilities and get away for a while.

He ended the movie finally accepting himself for who he was and even having to fight against Stark technology. He had to rely on himself and instead of worrying about this title that's been put on him, he has to just go with his own instincts (all the way down to his web shooters running out and having to literally just rely on his mind and his body) and look his responsibilities in the face. Idk a better way for him to have broken out of being "ironboy".

3) Plus, they needed some way to bring Spiderman into the MCU. And Tony is practically the MCU's Bruce Wayne when it comes to "adopting" children. Of course he was gonna be the one to bring him in.

"He HaS tOo MaNy MeNtOrS! tHeY nEeD tO sToP hOlDiNg HiM bAcK aNd LeT hIm GrOw Up AnD bE aLoNe!"

Hahaha no.

Tony- okie dokie that's only one

Happy- Happy Hogan is not Peter's mentor. He literally helped him out in ONE scene. That is not enough to be a mentor.

Mysterio- He is also not a mentor. Storywise, he was Peter's scapegoat to caste his responsibilities onto because he didn't want them/feel he was worthy of them. And then later he was a villain. Just because the two have one small pep talk, doesn't mean he's a mentor.

I think most ppl that say this stuff really just don't want Peter to have any help. What you guys fail to realize is that getting help does not make you any less of a hero. You can still be a solo hero and get a peptalk every now and then. Batman, Superman, Ironman. They all get help from people in their movies and I don't see anyone complaining about it or saying they need to be alone.

Also, grow up? This dude is literally a sophmore/junior in high school. They talk so much about how he's literally a kid. Alot of the spiderman comics take place with him still being in high school. He doesn't have to be an adult. And as far as maturity goes, it's not like he's a dumb kid. He's just a teen doing what teens do.

"nO uNcLe BeN!"

Come on guys. How many times have we seen this origin story? We all know it.

The story takes place when he's ALREADY spiderman so Uncle Ben is ALREADY dead. (They even have his suitcase in FFH). Just because they don't really mention it doesn't mean it didn't happen. We don't need to see the same origin story again. I mean, does every Batman movie mention Bruce's parents dying in the alley? No. Cuz we all already know it does. Origin stories are integral but the MCU wasn't erasing his, they were simply just starting after it.

And in every spidey story Uncle Ben always teaches him "with great power comes great responsibility". Well if you watch the movies, MCU Peter learns his lessons in responsibilities sooooo we're covered there.

"When you can do the things that can, but you don't, and then the bad things happen, they happen because of you."

Yeah yeah we all love Uncle Ben but him already passing doesn't mean the story's bad. That's just where they wanted to start lol.

"ThErE's No ReAl CoNsEqUeNcEs WhEn If LoSeS!"

Homecoming: If Vulture would've won, there would've been more easily accessible alien weapons available for criminals like the Shocker, the Tinkerer, etc. Also Vulture would have been a criminal loose on the streets. Regardless of his intentions, he was a guy willing to kill for what he wanted.

FFH: What Mysterio was doing, even though it was an illusion, was actually causing casualties. His workers talked about it to him over and over again. Especially if the last attack in London (i think?) would have worked, alot of people would have died. Also the world would have been tricked into depending on someone that actually couldn't really keep them safe.

Lol but regardless, Peter doesn't have to be dealing with a gigantic threat. The whole thing about being a superhero is doing what's right, regardless of how big or small the situation is. He's literally fought with the Avengers. I think he's proven himself.

All in all Tom Holland is the best (for me personally). I never have an issue when he's on screen and he's really just so awesome😊

Tagging great ppl: @allegra-writes , @yumings , @spideyyeet , @sunkissedspidey , @tommyunderoos , @chaoticpete , @sovereignparker , @thesherlockianavenger , @bubblebucky , @eridanuswave , @ithoughtthiswastwitterbutfr , @kidney9-9 , @gwenvrse , @the-weird-bisexual , @kelieah

[starrysebastians]

things spies don’t notice

prompt : based off this request from @hamiltonofjakku

pairing : bucky barnes x reader 

word count : 2.4k

A/N : i went for something soft and simple, nothing extraordinary. this is probably a bit different from what you wanted? but i hope you like it? enjoy?

"Is this really happening? How old are you?" you complain louder than you think, rolling your eyes so hard it physically hurts you. You're sprawled all over the leather couch, legs propped up on the armrest and you know your back is resting against something hard — someone? But you don't really pay attention to it because tonight is all about drinking and blowing off some steam after months of grueling missions. Everyone in this room — Steve, Sam, Natasha, Clint, not Wanda and Vision because they went on a special getaway or something, not Tony because he also decided to take Pepper on a getaway, something spectacular and extravagant he said — loves what they do. It might be a love-hate relationship, because not everyone chose to do it. Not everyone entered this business with the right motivations, not everyone manages to deal with it on a daily basis. No one does. But at the end of the day, you're a team and you all know you've got each other's backs, and it makes it easier. It helps with the burden you have to carry whenever a civilian life is lost, whenever building collapse, whenever it gets too much.

The thing you're resting against moves, there's a weight being lifted off the sofa, and suddenly you fall down on your back, groaning because the ceiling gets all blurry for a second. "That hurt."

"Sorry about that," someone crouches down next to you so that your faces are on the same level, and you lazily turn your heard towards the voice, blinking a few times because it's been a few hours since you watched the sun set from the compound and you do not have the ability to see in the dark. "Didn't know you had that much to drink." Words spoken in a low voice, with a soft chuckle and blue eyes that manage to stay bright and perceptive despite the room only being lit by dimmed and cosy lights because that's how you and the rest of the team like to spend your festive evenings, when it's not some gala or fundraising organized by Stark Industries. You like it better when it is intimate and you can all relax. Maybe you can't swoon over James freaking Barnes wearing an all black suit — which is a gift from God — but he's right here in front of you, in a grey sweater that looks as soft as his skin, and black jeans, his hair in a bun with strands falling in front of his eyes, and he's as pretty as usual.

"Well — i'm not that drunk, considering i'm not the one who suggested playing spin the bottle to grown ass adults!" you raise your voice at the end of your sentence so that the rest of the room can hear you, but it doesn't really work, and your throat hurts. Maybe you sang a bit too much earlier when your favorite song came on.

"C'mon," Bucky stands up and you can only stare at him as he's towering above you, a hand extended towards you, lifting you up as you take it. You stumble a bit, and he has to put both hands on your waist to make sure you're not going to fall. Maybe the room is too hot, maybe it's the alcohol, but your cheek flush and he probably sees it. Given his abilities, maybe he can even feel your heartbeat quicken.

"I'm good." You squeak, pushing him slightly in order to take a seat next to Natasha on the floor, your thighs brushing against each other as you lean towards her. "I do not like this." She raises a brow and her lips quirk slightly as she watches Sam, Bucky and Steve sit next to each other, probably bickering, while Clint comes back with a refill. No one bothers telling him that he might have had enough to drink already, probably because no one cares. "Right. I'm sure you don't."

Turns out, everyone had a refill. And the bottle has been spinned many, many times. You can't remember the first thing you had to admit — because you're too tired to take on dares and you would rather leave this to Sam and Clint, who obviously enjoy being laughed at, not that you're complaining. It started out innocently, because someone needed to know who ate the last plate of that special recipe, or who had lied to a shield agent that had taken a special interest in Sam, telling them the last girl he had sex with had run off because his mother came by every morning to do the laundry — that one did not please him. Maybe you had to share a few personal details, and maybe some agents around you were paying more attention to what you were saying than others.

"Nat, c'mon. We all saw you leave with him, what happened?"

"I already answered your question. This is a second one. You have no right, and I don't have to answer. Next."

You don't know what they're bickering about and it lasts at least 5 minutes, but then you jump when your name is being shouted.

"Since it's on the table. Do you have a crush on anyone at the moment?"

It has to be a joke. Your eyes pop back open as your mouth hangs wide open, and the first person you cross eyes with has to be Bucky, otherwise it wouldn't be funny ; the whole universe is laughing at you right now. And he looks bored, legs lazily spread in front of him and his head slightly thrown back as he stares at you, a brow quirked. And you're a goddamn avenger who cannot be intimated by a question that could have been asked by a sixth grader.

"Someone's blushing!" Sam coos and you shoot him a dirty glare before straightening up.

"Please, this is so childish. I'm an avenger. You think I'm gonna waste my time pinning after a pretty boy? I don't do crushes," you say, rolling your eyes in an exasperated way to get your point across. You only get unimpressed looks. "I don't!"

"What about that Shield agent, the blond one?"

"Yeah, well it was boring. And that was not a crush. I was just asked out and I said yes. Because this guy I — anyway. I was bored. That's different."

"So you do know what a crush is. And you do have one, because you were bored, and this guy you like is dumb and — "

"I'll kill you with my bare hands and you know it." You didn't want that sentence to come out so slurred but it was still efficient.

For some reason they let it go, probably because your friends already know. Maybe you're not as subtle as you think, and the only person being oblivious to all of this, and the constant looks the team give you whenever you're near him, is Bucky Barnes himself. Or maybe he knows, because he's a spy and a soldier with heightened senses and there's no way he wouldn't notice the way your heart rate picks up at the sight of him, the way you usually avoid staring at him straight in his eyes — except when you're drunk because you don't know what you're doing right now — the way your whole face screams longing and admiration when he is doing the bare minimum. Maybe it's more than a crush. A crush usually happens with someone you don't know that much. Someone with pretty looks and maybe a nice laugh but you don't get to know them because you're to shy to approach them. 

But you've actually gotten to know the former Winter Soldier. By watching him interact with the team, bicker with Sam, subtly watch everything Steve does as if he was making sure he was alright like he did back in the days ;  there is this calm and soothing aura around him and it's like he is trying to redeem himself for what he did as a Hydra pawn by being the quiet one, the one who never causes any trouble. He knows not to touch Clint's sandwiches, the ones he makes so that it's ready when he comes back from training — the one Sam eats without remorse but not anymore, not since Bucky decided to hide it from him. He always leaves coffee in the pot, and he sits the furthest away from Wanda because he knows that sometimes she can feel his negative thoughts and he doesn't want to ruin her day. He is always, always paying attention to what is going on around him. Always.

So there's no way he doesn't know. And it's more than a crush. It is complete and absolute infatuation over someone who is way too good for you. And you're not in the mood to play anymore. Without even noticing what you're doing, your eyes are cast downwards and your lips in a pout, shoulders dropping and we all know how spies rely on body language to analyze their target.

Bucky's eyes are trained on you as your fingers play with your empty glass. He notices you subtly casting a desperate glance at Natasha, a look that screams : I want to get out of here, and he's not surprised when you finally get up, faking a yawn, stretching, and mumbling some nonsense about being too tired and this game being stupid and childish. You almost step on a glass you thought to be empty, but still knock it over. Bucky tells you he'll take care of it, that you should go to your room and rest, and it's his turn to mumble something about going to look for a napkin or something.

The elevator doors are about to close as you stare at the ceiling — which moves, by the way. There are dark spots that keep widening and that are probably gonna swallow you whole and —

"Hey — um, wait up!"

The noise is a bit too much for your intoxicated state and you visibly flinch when metal collides against metal. Bucky winces as he watches your face, sliding next to you while the door finally closes.

You smile at Bucky, and it probably looks a bit sad. "Hi"

"Hi," he breathes out. "You okay?"

You only nod, blinking more than three times in a few seconds.

"You sure? You had a moment, back there — you looked — " he sighs. "Are you sure you're okay?"

You stare at him for a moment, because if you focus hard on something then everything can stop moving and swaying around you and the background fades away. When the door open you still haven't said a word and Bucky gently cups your elbow to lead you to your quarters.

"You're a spy," you let out, maybe by mistake, but maybe because the alcohol is numbing and your filter is gone.

"Um — yeah?" he answers in a confused way, watching you warily as you stop in front of your door, turning to him, your eyes wide.

"You notice things. You're…you have heightened senses. You're not dumb." You state.

"I'm not —?” he scoffs. “Thanks, I guess?"

"Are you doing it on purpose?" your voice is smaller, and he notices how you seem to shrink away, as if dropping your shoulders was going to make you disappear into the ground.

"What are you talking about?"

"Ignoring me. You could just say you're not interested, you know. I know you know things. You always pay attention, you always know what people want because it's your job. How can you not know I want you?" Your eyes are filled with tears as you look at him, lips parted, eyebrows set in a desperate way.

"I'm — I do not — "

"You could just tell me!" There's a tear running down your cheek and it ends up on your lips and it's salty and it's too late to try and be proud, act like the sole idea of being in a room with him doesn't make your heart beat out of your chest.

"Y/N," Bucky takes a step forward, eyes wide, wider than you have ever seen them, not even on a mission, but maybe it's the alcohol playing tricks on your senses. "Y/N, sweetheart, I'm sorry, I never meant to make you feel like this."

"Never meant for me to like you because the feeling is not mutual because if it was then you would have said something, anything —"

"Never meant to hurt you. I do notice things. I thought you were… I thought you were scared or something. Intimidated, I mean. Not in a good way. Not in a crush kind of way, whatever word you're using with the team." 

He’s talking about the metal arm. About his past. There’s this unspoken thing where no one really adresses it because it’s over and it’s a way to show him that no one cares about what he did, no one thinks it’s a defining trait, but maybe he still does. There are things he does notice, but maybe sometimes he needs to be told things.

"But I like you. I like like you." You pout and his rosy lips part. “For you. For who you are. I know who that is because I see it everyday in the way you carry yourself and in the way you care about the people around you and I’m not scared. I like you.” You don’t notice him try and say something because things need to be shown. “You always leave coffee in the pot, and it’s not because you’re too lazy to make some, it’s because you don’t want anyone to find it empty. And you always make sure Sam doesn’t mess with Clint. You always watch over Steve. You make sure Wanda’s not affected by your moods or nightmares. You’re the one who replaced her dream catcher and you still haven’t told anyone about it because you’re  — you’re so kind and selfless and —”

“See, you notice things too.” He cuts your rambling, his flesh hand gently grabbing your forearm, pulling you flush against him. You can only look up, lashes fluttering against your tired eyes. 

“Well. I’m a spy.”

“The best one out of the two of us, obviously,” he mutters, hands resting on your waist.

“Obviously. If you hear my heartbeat right now, which I know you can. Are you gonna think I’m scared and about to run off? Or do you finally get it?” 

He rolls his eyes, hands squeezing you a bit tighter before the flesh one slides up your arm, fingers leaving a trail of chills on their way, and cups your cheek. “That’s very funny.” His eyes glitter as his lips brush against yours.

Maybe spies can be a bit clueless sometimes, but it’s okay. 

[thedarkplume]

@specialk-18 first of all, I'm so happy and excited over the length and in-depth analysis of this review!! So, let's jump right in!

First and foremost, Natasha is not Natasha Romanoff. I got the idea from a clip about the comics. In another Earth, Tony Stark is actually Natasha Stark. I really liked that idea and thought it would be fun to use it by making Natasha the younger sister to Tony Stark. I honestly wished that they had chosen a different name for her because when we see the name Natasha, of course, we think of Natasha Romanoff.

In my mind, Ransom chose Brittany because she is beautiful, she can withstand all of his family's racist bullshit and dish it right back to them without batting an eyelash. But you are right, he is not 100% faithful. Normally, they bring other girls into their bed when someone strikes their interest. Brittany got a little greedy this time around and wanted the reader first for as long as she could without Ransom finding out. And as sad as it is, it does help his repentant criminal image by setting down with a stable woman who has her own career without needing to rely on his family's money.

That part about Chris Evans and comparing him to Jim Jones & Tom Cruise...well, I had the biggest crush on Tom Cruise back in the day. He was so beautiful and talented and I thought he could do no wrong. As for Jim Jones, he charmed hundreds and led them to their deaths. There is no one else who has the combined appeal of these two men, both physical and verbal. That gif really made me laugh!

Scott was my favorite character to write. He was so genuine and fun-loving and despite the chaos going on around him, he made you believe that everything might still be okay. I see Scott as the Renfield character trope. He is immortal and acts as a type of servant to the creatures on the train.

The guys defer to Bucky's judgment because honestly, it all started because of him. Steve's determination to have the one person he loves more than anything by his side forever is why they are all on the train now. Steve will do whatever Bucky wants so if something is happening on the train that he doesn't like or want, they will follow him because they follow Steve.

My reader knows that the entire meeting with Tony Stark was odd and she even knew that going with him was dangerous, but she still wanted to prove to herself that she could make it on her own without her old band and the help her stepfather kept offering her.

I would LOVE to talk about Steve's commitment issues outside of this story. lol That Endgame ending makes it hard to envision him with someone who is not Peggy Carter. I don't think I will ever forgive the Russos for doing that to me.

Tony is still alive. His main reason for being involved with the band was so he could find a way to free his sister. He can leave because while the train's magic is powerful, it can only do so much, and in addition to keeping the band relevant, he also has to attract the fans so that they can still eat.

As for her being a lamia, she won't be eating children. I promise.

I'm so happy that you enjoyed this and there will be a follow-up happening sometime in October!

They’ll get you anything with that evil smile

Pairing: Steve Rogers x black!reader x James ‘Bucky’ Barnes

Word Count: Over 15k!!!

Warnings: 18+ ONLY, MINORS DNI, blood, gore violence, death, character death,, smut, hand jobs, drug use (marijuana and cocaine), profanity, slightly dubious consent.

AN: So, I did a thing and here we are! I want to give all my thanks to @georgiapeach30513 for not only being my Beta for this story, but for encouraging me to get back into my writing and spit balling ideas with me. I also would like to thank @foxgloveprincess @luxeavenger and @autumnrose40 for inspiring me with their amazing works! Thanks to @nix-akimbo for her gorgeous edits. Just looking at them helped bring this story to fruition.

Songs used: She’s A Rainbow by The Rolling Stones (1967), I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith (1998) & Union of the Snake by Duran Duran (1983)

Disclaimer: The characters within this story are the property of Marvel Comics, Disney, and Rian Johnson. I only own my OCsS and Pocket the Cat. No copyright infringement intended.

p.s. I DO NOT consent to have my work posted on ANY third-party sites or apps!

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[spideyxchelle]

peter needs to start racking in a little more dough for college tuition and he doesn't want to just rely on tony & may, so he goes part time as a pizza delivery guy. but he can't juggle being a superhero & a job so he meshes them together & in Queens you can see spiderman biking down the streets with hot pizza pies. & then michelle one day orders a pizza, spiderman shows up at her doorstep with a plain cheese and he teases her for her lame topping choices. you can go from there haha!! :)

HIYA FOLKS - here are some more silly headcanons for you. thnx for sending them my way, I’m really enjoying filling them. THIS FANDOM IS SO GREAT.

okay. next–

Mr. Stark is the best sort of mentor Tony could ask for, tbh

he’s attentive and compassionate and Peter can TELL he cares, but the problem with Mr. Stark is that he has a lot of money. so much money in fact that he doesn’t even realize what that means, most of the time.

he, like, throws money around like nobody’s business and it can be really overwhelming for some kid from Queens. when he goes away to MIT, Tony generously pays his tuition. full stop. that means his meal plan and his tuition and his housing and its all a bit much. but he can’t exactly say no because before he even knows what’s happening Tony’s paid for it.

BUT PETER PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN when Tony wants to set him up with a trust of spending money to “really enjoy college”. like, its nice but its too much and Peter needs to make his own way, at least for now. he knows, deep down, that when he graduates Tony is gonna give him a job as an Avenger and PROBABLY also at Stark Industries. he knows that his life is already kind of laid out for him and he’s grateful but…he’s got this. okay?

so Tony backs off with the caveat that if Peter ever needs extra money to just call and then, without much thought, Peter’s without spending money. like tuition and housing and food are great but what about clothes?? and money to go out and just EXTRA money just in case??

maybe he didn’t think this through.

he nearly calls May but he won’t put that on her so Peter does what any college student with a car (another gift from Tony) would do- he gets a job as a pizza delivery man.

AND THE CAR DOES WORK FOR WORK….but sometimes he’s on patrol and can’t get to his car and honestly its just quicker to deliver pizza in the suit because no traffic, tbh. so he starts to deliver pizza AS Spider-man and its weird but convenient. 

its not a problem but then MJ orders a pizza. she’s not far from him. she goes to Harvard and MIT and Harvard are CRAZY close. so of course its not weird that he’d have to deliver to her dorm but somehow its still weird????

what’s worse is that he’s very late delivering her pizza. the green goblin started to attack people in downtown Boston mid-delivery so he webs the pizza up somewhere and goes to handle it. it takes about an hour and a half and the pizza is DEFINITELY cold when he arrives at MJ’s dorm.

and when a pissed off MJ opens the door Peter (no, Spider-man) is alarmed. because HOLY SHIT MJ.

she crosses her arms over her chest and demands to know why he’s so late. she doesn’t even care that Spider-man is her delivery guy. just that he’s late. and that’s so MJ he can’t help but smile under his mask.

another thing he can’t help? being a smartass. because Peter and MJ have a certain rapport and he can’t help himself from falling into that. even in the suit.

he makes fun of the pineapple on her pizza. and its like he declared war. how DARE he come into HER house and MOCK her pizza?!?! 

he eventually, once she’s called him enough curse words to make up an HBO special, hands her the pizza and departs without a tip because he was late and she’s not going to reward tardiness 

and suddenly Peter starts looking for MJ’s orders at the pizza shop. he takes EVERY SINGLE DELIVERY. and her terrible topping choices don’t stop. they just get increasingly weirder. like who orders olives and pineapple?? 

and every time he delivers in the suit (which is every time) she tells him how late he is. sometimes its 5 minutes, sometimes its 50 minutes and one time its 37 seconds. but it makes his chest feel all weird with the thought of her timing him. 

delivering pizza to MJ starts being Peter’s favorite thing which is lame but hey so is he. he finds he misses her. even though they go to school so close to each other MJ and Peter fell out of touch after high school and getting to order pizza to her fills in a gap in his life he didn’t even realize she left. 

but he couldn’t call her as peter because its been MONTHS since graduation and he doesn’t wanna tell her in the suit that he wants to hang out with her because he’s Spider-man and that would be impossible. so he’s caught between a rock and a hard place. 

until the day Peter is five hours late with her pizza. there is a terrible attack in Boston and Avengers from all over are called in to help. when the fighting is done Peter goes to MJ’s dorm in his suit with her disgustingly cold pizza. exhausted but alive.

when she opens the door she looks worried and when he offers her the pizza she knocks it out of his hands and throws her arms around him. he’s startled but eventually closes his arms around her back, hugging her tight. “you’re late, Parker,” she whispers. 

and he wonders how bad his concussion is because he loosens his grip on her because WHAAA?! 

she pulls out of their hug and tugs the mask off of his face. he briefly panics about someone seeing him but its late and dark and he supposes he’s good. 

“only you,” she starts, “would flirt with me through pizza.” he’s stunned, “how…how’d you know?” SHE ROLLS HER EYES “please, I’ve known since high school. you and Ned are terrible at keeping secrets.” 

and after they spend time talking, explaining things, Peter asks MJ to dinner. and she gives him a wicked grin and says, “sure. just no pizza. i hate pizza.”

[rinofwater]

So I watched Infinity Wars and...what the fuck was that?

Okay, okay, okay, so the gauntlet was destroyed, but the stones are still in tact right? Like you can't destroy them just by harnessing their power--they destroy you before that happens and they were designed to work concurrently too. And Thanos looks pretty far gone once he does his stupid snap, so fighting him again will be much easier this time (I see Thor cleaving him jntow with his axe and going "this time I killed you for real)

Weve seen what the Time Stone can do in the right hands(Strange's, and supposedly the Ancient One, too). Now, Strange was dusted in that snap, but there are still sorcerers. And even if there aren't sorcerers left willing to fuck with it, there are still Asgardians--Thor and Valkirie for example. Since it makes it seem like Loki could handle two Infinity Stones fine (though granted that they were both in some sort or protective holding and Loki isn't actually Asgardian), who's to say Thor can't? He's the new Allfather after all. Well, I mean, academic pursuits were never really his thing, but theres bound to be someone who can wield it. Maybe Tony can at least understand it in an academic light to instruct someone else to use it--he's just as smart (and self-centered) as Strange, and especially with Bruce's help, it would be no problem (though I hear they fired Mark Ruffalo, so Banner might not be returning...although, I think he survived the snap..........?).

The point is, the Time Stone is the key. If an Infinity Stone is powerful enough to recreate another Infinity Stone, then there's no reason why the damage of Infinity Stones can't be undone. Now, you might still need all six to do a time reversal of that magnitude, and you would need the person to do that "snap" to be able to go back in time to explain everything that went wrong so that it doesn't create an infinite iteration loop of "Thanos snap, reverse time, Infinity Wars, Thanos snap, reverse time, Infinity Wars, Thanos snap..................etc".

And maybe that's exactly what Strange intended when he handed over the Time Stone. He said it was the only way, which in the moment, could be interpreted as changing priorities to save Stark and Parker in hopes that they could stop this from happening. On the other hand, it would take a lot to change Strange's mind on something he's absolutely certain about (and protecting the Time Stone even over the lives of his temporary allies is something he makes very clear early on), so it would make more sense that when he explores the future to discover potential outcomes, he saw that the only way to save everyone was to let the all die first. Possibly because Thanos will be highly vulnerable to a counterattack, both in the physical, mental and emotional strain the snap took on him, and also the complacency that he got exactly what he wanted (in which Thanos himself said that once he accomplished his goal, he could finally rest).

Is this far-fling and relies on a lot of assumptions? Yes. Do bad guys just sometimes win and get what they want without condition? Also yes. Do bad things happen and you just have to learn how to live with it? Yeeeeees. However, one of the core messages of most Marvel movies is to keep fighting no matter how hopeless the situation, no matter how insurmountable the odds. And yes, sometimes things change, sometimes that change is for the worse, but at the end of the day, if you hold on to hope, eventually you'll find a way to overcome your terrible odds (even 14 million to one odds) and save the day. Because I can't believe this is the end of everything; they wouldnt be making more Marvel movies if this was the end. And when there are loopholes in your post-apocolyptia, you take them.