#okay that's enough tony for now tho

[smallearthboundfindings]

Common fact in fandom circles, but if you're one of the few who didn't know this, lucky you! This pride, shout out to EarthBound's gutsy move for 1994 and resident canonically gay character, Tony!

My text source may be down, but at least I have this Marcus Lindblom interview as citation!

Everyone give it up for his month!

[moonlit-imagines]

Headcanons for being Tony Stark’s child

Tony Stark x child!reader

warnings: alcohol ment,

a/n: so i just really think that the concept of tony having the party kid as opposed to nerdy avenger kid would be a really cool idea to explore teehee. most of this does actually take place pre-avengers tho!!

prompt:

you we’re quite the exhausting kid

“is this really how it felt to raise me?” -tony

many of nights he’d find your bed empty, you’d snuck out to go have your fun as teenagers do

“yeah, boss, i imagine it was” -happy

you always showed back up in one piece (like him) and besides a little slap on the wrist you didn’t get much discipline

actually, it usually went like:

“so, where did you go off to last night?” -tony

“a party” -you

“really? didn’t want to loop me in before you snuck out…again?”

“last time i told you about a party you showed up!”

“uh—yeah, but it’s not like i went all dad on you and dragged you away or anything”

“yeah, you joined the party and offered to buy teenagers more booze”

“hey, they all loved you after that! and they couldn’t get enough of my classic dance moves” -tony, jokingly doing the sprinkler with one arm “but seriously, let me know next time”

“we’ll see about that” -you

^the above conversion went about the same every time

sometimes for entertainment purposes you’d try a little harder, throw a few pillows under the covers to make it look like you were still home to put a smile on tony’s face

“aw, y/n reminds me so much of me” -tony

tony was still partying at this point so you’d flip the script on him from time to time

“you were out late” -you

“what are you, a cop? leave me alone. actually, can you get me some aspirin and water?” -tony

“sure, one or two” -you

“make it three” -tony

he would nurse your occasional hangovers (what a great dad!)

okay, he didn’t always know when you were gone. he was busy a lot of the time with his own business and extracurriculars so you guys did just kinda do your own thing for certain stretches of time

honestly you could be a bit of a klepto in the best of ways

but only to tony and only for fun

“oh, great, where’s my car?” -tony

“which one?” -pepper

“the black one!” -tony

“be more specific” -pepper

“the only one missing from my garage!” -tony

“yeah, i know, just wanted to give you some more time to think about it” -pepper

“i changed the code on the lockbox like, five times this week. did they hotwire it?” -tony

“we are talking about your kid, right? pretty sure they just hacked it” -pepper

“i am…so proud” -tony

you MAY have gotten a few close calls with authorities, but nothing tony couldn’t handle

and up until tony’s accident, the phrase “you’re going to give me a heart attack” was silly and endearing

“you might actually give me a heart attack, y/n, give a guy some warning or just say please for god’s sake” -tony, now comes with an arc reactor in his chest

“sorry” -you

“what—huh—didn’t hear ya, wanna say that a little louder?” -tony, very sarcastically

i tell ya when he got that armor u couldn’t tell if u were gonna flip out at him or invite him to a party

or steal it for…you didn’t even know what

but tony was 3 steps ahead of you when all this came to be

and you weren’t very interested in weapons, still just parties and dumb fun for you

“dad, i dont wanna be a nerd, will you just let me go out?” -you

“come on! just help me in the lab a few hours, what’s it gonna hurt?” -tony

“my social status” -you

“might i remind you you’re a stark? i think you’ll live if you miss one party” -tony

“you’d be surprised” -you

“hey, i almost died! give your old man a break” -tony

once tony got involved with SHIELD and the avengers he got even busier really

and in came the parenting advice from fury, clint, nat, steve

“hey, i don’t see you raising a teenager, back off” -tony

*clint side eye*

steve once tried to give you a good talking to, but you reminded him a great bit of your father with your stubbornness

“you done? i dont think you should be giving out any parenting tips fresh off the ice” -you

tony was kind of proud of you for sticking to your guns

especially around such powerful people

but you had a knack for that and could do it to practically anyone

mostly because you felt like an invincible teenager since you were raised by tony, who also thought himself an invincible teenager at one point

u tried to tone down giving tony grief when he started having panic attacks

since u accidentally caused a few by pushing boundaries and staying out for several nights in a row

cuz as tony gained more enemies, he thought you’d be in more danger

which was true

“happy, you’re y/n’s personal bodyguard” -tony

“no!” -you

“uh, cool? any fun parties planned tonight? i’ll be the designated driver. god knows i’ve been tony’s too many times” -happy

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[shaampoo]

OMG!?!??! I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS SONG (and AU), RIGHT NOW!!!

(By Lydia the bard

TINKERBELL VILLAIN SONG - Fall Little Wendy Bird Fall | Song by Lydia the Bard and Tony | Animatic

The title^)

First of all the cover art is AMAZING, Tink is SO pretty, the sparkle and lines on the wings, her grin, HER HAIR, HER EARS, HER DRESS,

Also, "Fall Little Wendy Bird Fall" is a great title

Now the video itself and its lyrics, i really REALLY want to just compliment every single frame of this video, its so beautiful, so well done, its like it was blessed by The Muses of greek mythology,

Okay so the lyrics at 0:45

"You dont seem to quite understand what is at stake,

This messed up little family that i had to make"

Not only is this line so beautiful with the way her voice sounds, its pretty much a nod to the fact Tink and her friends kidnapped peter pan and the lost kids to keep her and her friends alive

(0:55) \/

"If i could let them all go home please know that i would

But it'd do more harm than good"

Just Tink expressing her guilt that she and her friends kidnapped the lost boys so that they could keep existing, but like, JWHSEAJKHWED, she ofc doesn't want her or her friends to die, and since people are slowly not believing in fairies anymore, they're slowly going extinct, ALSO, Fawn and Silvermist are DEAD, so yeah, that messes with someones head

AAAALSOOOO, i LOVE their silhouettes, the height and weight differences instead of them all having the same height and weight like in the movies, plus, i LOVE that despite not looking like how they do in the movies, you can probably still tell who is who,

ALSO

Even if it wasnt intentional, i like how in kinda faraway shots, Tink has a more cuter roundish look, while in closer shots shes more edgy and more intimidating(? if that's the right word), kinda showing how others view her (kinda?) as a cute fairy, maybe underestimated, but yknow, close up, shes plotting to kill a child

(1:15)

I love how Tink is gesturing in this scene, cause 1. It conveys to the audience what she wants from the lost boys and 2. Canonically, when fairies talk, people usually just hear jingling of bells, so shes gesturing because shes also conveying what she wants to the lost boys

1:23

"Swear its nothing personal, its a necessary evil"

I just love this line because it is a necessary evil, she needs the lost boys and peter pan in neverland to believe in fairies so that they exist, and Wendy is pretty much a threat, since she makes the lost boys want to grow up with families,

Also, the lost boys look so cute in here, i cant remember their names tho, one is holding a slingshot, aiming at wendy, one is holding rocks , and one has a stick , so Tink just told these children to assassinate Wendy, or at least attack her.

1:35

I love how the kids explain that Tink make them do it, and Peter Pan just glares at Tink, and i love that I'm pretty sure that Peter isn't mad/doesnt blame the lost boys

As seen in this scene where Pete is smiling and stuff at the Lost Boys and/or at Wendy

1:55

I love how Tink refers to Wendy as a "Nasty little spark" because, a spark can turn into a fire, damaging a lot of stuff and people, pretty much saying that Wendy has to be snuffed out before she causes a fire,

"Setting fires inside my house is just not allowed"

Pretty much referring to the fact that Wendy, the spark, is creating a fire, aka, making the lost boys want to grow up and go back to the real world, making them not believe in fairies anymore, thus, making her and her friends die, which is, not allowed.

Also. the fear in Tink's eyes is so fear, her expression is on point, the mix of concern and fear is just, so beautiful, also i love her pointed ears

2:17

First of all, this screenshot does not do justice to the actual design of the mermaid (siren?), cause they are AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, GORGEUS.

Also, the fact that Tink is persuasive enough to convince someone to kill Wendy in such a short amount of time is impressive, and the fact that the mermaids agreed so quickly is also impressive,

When it failed, the absolute horror and shock on Tink's face? Shes horrified that another plan of hers failed, and shes scared that her friends might die, like, wow

The despair on her face is just so...asdjwoaijdoiwajd

3:38

The fact that Peter Pan (i cant even give him a nickname cause Pete sounds different and P.P. is just wrong and Pan is just A Thing), first at the gust of wind that blows away the pixie dust (which keeps the ship afloat) he covered his eyes, maybe cause the dust or his hair in his eyes, then he looks at Tink in anger and shock and probably some confusion, then looks at Wendy, in concern and fear,

Theory: Pan knows that, since Tink doesnt want the lost boys to leave, and he knows that gust of wind was from the fairies, and Tink's dislike and hatred to WEndy, that Wendy was probably the only one not going to be saved, which is why he only looks at her and tries to save her (that or he's a SIMPPPPPPP /j)

3:50

The fact that you can see Wendy screaming??? Chills,

And the black screen right after, signalling Wendy's death is just amazing

Anyways, overall, what im saying is

THIS SONG IS AMAZING GO CHECK IT OUT, GO CHECK OUT THIS PERSONS CHANNEL, THEY HAVE GOOD VILLAIN SONGS, THEY EVEN HAVE ENCANTO!!!!

[marvelobsessed134]

I’m not that innocent

A/n: Set around the events of Iron Man 2. Instead for Natasha spying on Tony, you will take her place. (Love Nat tho don’t get me wrong). This has been sitting in my drafts for *ehem* about 500 years but here it is :)

Warnings: smut, blowjobs, getting caught (not sexually), degradation, reader goes by a undercover name for a short amount of time, reader doesn’t get to cum lol, and I think that’s it let me know if I forgot anything.

Summary: Tony catches onto your act

This mission was simple enough. Go undercover as Tony Stark’s assistant to collect information on him for Nick Fury. Originally your friend Natasha was supposed to go on this mission but unfortunately she got sick with the flu so Fury asked you to take over.

You were nervous since Tony is a powerful CEO, literally Iron Man, and he’s mega hot. But you knew you had to set aside your personal feelings to successfully get this mission done. The CEO was obviously flirty with you, and you couldn’t help but be a little flustered. Everything was going according to plan until one day.

You were caught bent over in his office, looking through one of his file drawers when you heard a door open, close and lock. A grunt filled the room. You quickly looked up to see non other than your target. Standing there like a deer in the headlights, you just stared back at the older (and albeit larger) man.

“What do you think you’re doing Missy?” Tony asked as he slowly started to stalk towards you. “Just looking for these files that Pepper wanted.” You tried to easily make up a lie.

“That’s interesting because Pepper left early today.” Ah, shit. You are so cooked.

“Oh! Um, sorry must’ve slipped my mind um-“

“What were you doing sifting through my private files?”

Quick, Y/n, say something! Your mind shouted at you. But really, what excuse were you supposed to use now? Especially since he called your bullshit on your first one. Without even having to say anything, Tony spoke up, “I have a feeling you’re not really an assistant. You work for SHIELD is that right?” Okay, how the fuck did he get that spot on?

It must’ve been written all over your face because he said, “Yeah, I’ve had an inkling for awhile. I bet your name isn’t really Holly Brooks. What’s your real one?”

You were too scared and stunned to speak and so the raven haired man lifted your chin with his index finger and said in a lower tone, “I said, what is your real name?”

You gulped, “Y/n. Y/n L/n.”

“That name suits you far better than Holly does. And because you’re so pretty, I’ll let you out of this office and I can forget you ever did anything.” You looked at him with a surprised but hopeful expression.

“But you’re gonna have to earn it, sweetheart.”

“Earn it? How?” You had an idea of what this “earning” would entail and it made your panties damp.

“I think you know what I want.” He said cockily before pushing the file drawer closed and walking to his desk chair before sitting down in a leaning position. “Get on your knees pretty girl.” You were quick to obey, getting on your knees as you looked at him with doe eyes.

“You gonna undo my pants or what? Are too much of a dumb spy to not know how to suck cock?” His degrading words sent you spiraling and you let out a quiet, “Sorry sir.” Before buckling his belt and pulling his pants and boxers down allowing his large cock to spring free. Your eyes widened at the size and the tip already leaking of precum. You did wear a revealing outfit today, a white blouse with the first three buttons undone to show your black lacy bra, and a shirt black pencil skirt with just your matching panties under it. Maybe you were waiting for this moment…

You took his cock in your hand and began to jerk him off before taking the tip in your mouth and sinking down his length. “Oh fuck.” Tony hissed as you began to suck him off, bobbing your head up and down and jerking off whatever you couldn’t fit in your mouth. The older man gripped your hair roughly and started to control your movements, using your mouth as his own personal fleshlight.

“Such a slut, you like this don’t you? I know you’ve been waiting for this moment ever since I saw you staring at me a couple times with those fuck me eyes.” He groaned out, enjoying the way tears filled your eyes as you helplessly sat there on your knees being used by him.

“Who knew you were such a good cocksucker? I’m gonna have to keep you around.” His words made your brain short circuit and encouraged you to lick him and help him get to his finish while he was using your mouth.

“Shit, I’m gonna cum. You better take it all or I swear to god-“ The CEO cut himself off when he released his seed into your mouth and down your throat, you swallowed it all and he pulled you off his dick, leaning your head back to look at you. Your mascara was messed up, your face was wet from tears, and your eyes were blissed out.

“Such a pretty girl. Could’ve treated you real nice, taken you out to dinner before I take you home and destroy that little cunt. Too bad you have to be a whore.” His tone was so condescending and somehow that made it better.

“Get up.” Tony commanded and let go of your hair. You stood up and watched him rise as well, taking his blazer jacket off and loosening his tie before unbuttoning his shirt and fully getting rid of his pants. He grabbed you and pushed you against the side of his desk, kissing you hungrily. You kissed him back, hands wandering his sculpted body like it was the best thing you’ve ever put your hands on.

The raven haired man ripped your white shirt open and roughly pulled the cups of your bra down to expose your breasts, letting them pop out effortlessly. He tweaked and played with your nipples, spitting on them, sucking them, making you moan and squeal in the overwhelming sensation.

Then he pulled your skirt up roughly, and cupped your clothed core, “So fucking wet. Just from sucking my dick? Or was it being naughty and getting caught doing something you shouldn’t have been doing? Which is it?”

“Both.” You answered obediently and honestly.

“Fucking slut.” He huffed before ripping your panties off which caused you to gasp but you didn’t have a chance to open your mouth when he turned you around and bent you over as if you were nothing.

He slapped your ass once, twice, three times before lining up his cock to your dripping entrance. As he gripped your hips he slowly pushed in making the two of you moan. Oh god, you thought to yourself, his employees can probably hear this. They think you’re just another one of his conquests. In way, you are.

“Oh fuck! So fucking tight!” Tony growled as he began to thrust and fuck into you faster and harder slapping your ass occasionally. “Such a bad girl, thinking you can tease me all day, make me hard in meetings, just to try and fucking spy on me,” he scoffs, as if the whole situation was pathetic, “but now I have my cock deep your pussy so, at least one of us is winning.” He continued to fuck you senseless, your hands gripping the edge of the desk. You couldn’t hide your moans and cries as the CEO repeatedly hit your g spot.

“Oh god! I’m gonna cum!” You cried.

“Yeah? Do you think you deserve it? After all you did?” Tony grunted.

“Yes! Please let me cum! I’ve been such a good girl so far!” Your cries and pleads were pathetic. You were pathetic, Tony thought. And god was he having the time of his life.

He felt himself getting closer and closer to edge and said, “Yeah, I don’t think so.” And pulled out of you before shooting his cum on your ass.

You whined at the loss of contact and orgasm making him laugh and say, “If you want to cum, you have to let me take you out to dinner. And get rid of any files you might have stolen from me digital and physical copies.

[sparklyeyedhimbo]

kali I’m here to bug you again because if not you who else would understand me?

but the fact that we’re just getting? omegaverse in shows now? like what? what? I’m so glad to be a fandom person. I’m so glad to be in fandom. I never thought I’d live to see the day the whole concept of omegaverse (as it is in fandom) gets copy pasta-ed into a show that I can watch and engage in on my screen? what life do we live?

anyway round up thoughts on first ep of pit babe? (if you have the spoons to chat about it)

MWAH!

you never bug me dear 🧡

it really is wild, we are in the year of 2023 of jebus first kanaphan. And are now having this staple in any fandoms fanfiction selection. Put into a show that AIRS for other people also to watch. ...you really want to hear my thoughts about the first episode? here goes nothing

winner is the winner in and of my heart (i like my man pathetic and stupid)

there is a lack of betas AND omegas (if we go the OMEGAverse lets go balls to the peddle)

pavel is hecking talented *sniff sniff kawai noises* 10/10

charlie is a cutie and a bad ass bitch and i respect that.

way is to good for this world, and he does not deserve the pain of being in love with your best friend since childhood. Can't wait to see them babe and him kiss once tho so.

sonic and north i will put them in my pocket because chill my children

did i see colors? maybe?

still trying to figure out why tony wants babe dead so much but i guess we have to keep watching YAY

why was the race just one lap

the "old" mechanic alan really is not that old as he keeps saying he is.

the donut scene lovely but THINK ABOUT YOUR SAFTEY ALSO

alphas don't need doors and love complicated stairs and love houses with an open plan?

babe and charlie a def switches

i hope there is gonna be more neck stuff AND I WANT TO KNOW WHO ELSE ARE FECKING ALPHAS AND BY GOD IF WINNER IS ONE I'm CRYING hahah

and also i want a better explanation on what these special alpha powers are because "my sense is just better" is not gonna be enough buds!

okay i think that's all what my brain is..coming up with soo

i hope you enjoyed this mess

*awkwardly stands there like zouey with that sausage*

[sineala]

I feel like we should as a fandom explore the concept gifted to us by the recent Secret Invasion mini.

In that Tony has a gaggle of Skrulls acting as his doubles and how that can totes be a “hmm his appearance in this book is ooc, must be a Skrull Buddy that wasn’t very good at being Tony yet” out’

And also that there are new avenues of Identity Porn! Just picture the Tony!Skrull Orientation where they get the rundown on the basics of what is expected of them, and one of the issues he addresses is “yes I am in love with Steve, as you all know thanks to your powers, and I-that is to say WE- will never EVER talk about it. Never confess your-that is to say my- love for Steve Rogers. Ok? Good. Next slide…”

And so imagine Steve confessing his love to a Skrull!Tony. Maybe Shit Has Hit The Fan and all the Skrull Tony’s are out being Iron Man all at once and no one has noticed. And a Skrull Tony near Steve almost died and Steve confesses out of relief “Tony” is ok. And “Tony” can only consult the rule book and the answer is DON’T CONFESS LOVE TO STEVE ROGERS so he doesn’t and kinda rejects him. Things are crazy enough that actual Tony does not know about this ever happening until like weeks later. Tho Tony had noticed Steve&besties acting weird around Tony soooo this explains it

(Also imagine the gossip hitting the superhero community, that Tony Stark rejected Cap’s love confession?? What are you sure?? No way…)

So my question is, did you see me post this on the 616 Discord right before you sent this or is this just both of us coincidentally thinking the same thing?

I think Steve would probably be extremely upset to find that Skrulls had been pretending to be Tony to him on Tony's orders, but I can see a Skrull accidentally running into Steve, getting hit with a love confession, and then completely panicking, though I feel like at that point the best move would probably be to tell Steve about the secret Skrull hero program, because who can you trust if not Captain America, right?

Then I assume Steve runs off and finds Tony (hopefully the real Tony) and gives him a piece of his mind.

STEVE: So I ran into you just now except you were a Skrull. Who claimed to be working for you. TONY: Oh, yeah. Um. That. STEVE: How could you? TONY: ...easily? Come on, it's not like you're the only Captain America! You get me. Multitasking. STEVE: That's different. TONY: Not really. I just scaled it up. STEVE: How long has this been going on? TONY: Let's go with "an amount of time longer than one day." But look, you've never met a version of me who was a Skrull before today, okay? I don't send them out with the Avengers. That's always been me. STEVE: Tony, I told a Skrull I loved you! TONY: ... TONY: You love me? STEVE: Right now I'm really wondering why, but yes.

[lokiinmediasideblog]

One thing I've noticed abt Marvel iterations of Loki is that he has a toxic masculinity problem, but it's only when he's on the evil side of the scale. There are good guy characters who have toxic masculinity because the writers don't see it for what it is or they intend it to be a deliberate flaw in an otherwise good person, but with Loki his ability to respect women seem to be aligned with his general sense of morality. He calls Black Widow a gendered slur and underestimates her for being an emotional woman, but when he's abducted by TVA and has his redemption through watching a video he never disrespects women again and treats Sylvie decently even when she's openly antagonistic toward him. Same with the comics. Old Loki used to treat women like complete garbage, but his reincarnation made him suddenly drink respect women juice even toward ladies who are antagonistic to him or treat him unfairly, like the AllMother, whose authority he respects even while they openly blackmail him. I think it's interesting to see how Loki's dynamics with women are a measure of his current character.

On comics!Loki pre-reincarnation:

There's also the shift that he has more allies/acquaintances who are women now.

Before he had more women as acquaintances/allies, there was pretty much just Amora and Lorelei to a lesser extent. Him and Amora have an interesting dynamic in that he was the only man in Asgard on whom her wiles and enchantments didn't work (in the disparaging "not man enough" typical bs of earlier Marvel).

To me, Loki gave internalized repressed/closeted vibes back then. And Thor is an ideal that he can't reach and is constantly defeated by (And it's why I extremely dislike "Asgard is a socially progressive utopia and not a very toxic patriarchy" retcons). Asgard's cyclical nature is a metaphor for generational divides and cycles of abuse.

I (personally) interpret Loki's reincarnation as a last-ditch effort to escape his oppressive environment and Loki has to constantly fight an uphill battle to not get dragged back into it because everyone's trying to put him back in his former role or box. And as Ikol, they've managed to discover more about themselves, become a better person, and are doing somewhat better (still very traumatized tho).

On MCU!Loki:

I think it's a mix of Loki being the dark horse of the MCU (can't have the such a popular character saying those terrible things), Loki playing up his villain role to be taken more seriously, and things that were ok to show in 2012 are not okay anymore (and I remember a lot of criticism for that scene back then while a lot of people laughed about getting that past censors).

For example, Peter Parker is casually homophobic in the Sam Raimi movies. Tony Stark makes transphobic jokes in Iron Man (And that movie is an example of islamophobic white saviorism). And queue my annoyance with early 2010s badly written think-piece's fixation on Loki as a "character you should not like. you impressionable teen girl! you're going to get into abusive relationships!" when those exist...

Seriously, I'd be significantly less of a Loki fandom-wanker if it weren't for my exposure to the beginnings of "liking evil characters leads to DV irl" 2010s thinking in fandom and its over-focus on Loki.

Past the Doylist explanations, Loki's instances of toxic masculinity could be characterized as Loki playing up his villainy to seem more threatening. The two instances, he is trying to get a rise out of his opponent (e.g. Threatening to harm Jane to get Thor to fight him, calling Natasha a mewling quim). Outside his short villain career, he doesn't have such incidents (and I was surprised to see that he risked his life for Jane in T:TDW ).

[themadknightuniverse]

i love Lacho asks and everyone's different feelings/opinions on them! that being said, how would you feel about a lacho personality/outfit swap au?

Omg YES those are always SO FUN

Let's focus on the outfits first Listen I just love it. It has a lot of potential. Lalo only wearing black and red??? Yes PLEASE. But it also mean bye bye loafers Lalo you're only wearing pointy boots or sneakers now. Lalo in converses omg. Lalo in Nacho's black sweater OMG ! I need a minute here. And the leather jacket. yes.

Also he would rock those gold chains! The leather bracelets and riiiiing oh my.. Men wearing rings is just always a yes. And oh boy the snake earring... With his curly hair.... Someone hold me down I'm going feral (here is an unnecessary high quality pic of 💖 Nacho's hands 💖 to illustrate)

I tried to find a pic of tony wearing red shirt but it doesn't exist??? Except his Lalo outfit with the flowery pattern, I mean, it's too Lalo coded to be used as an exemple of him in Nacho's outfit. There is just one pic of him wearing a red t-shirt (told you red is perfect for him, wished he would show up somewhere with a black and red suit like in Sir Avila, or even with a red dress shirt under the black costume, because damn) and I edited a pic because photoshop gives me that power

!!! BUT !!! While looking for pics, I just realized something. The red shirt (kind of) he wears in the scene he's doing loops at the race tracks is, to me, a look a like in style to the shirt Nacho is wearing the very first time we see him in the series. I mean the blotchy/stains looking pattern makes me link these two shirt. That would be the closest we get to actually see Lalo in an outfit that looks like Nacho's

Now, Nacho with the fanciest shirts yes yes yes also the nice pants YES YES YES and the shoes letting his ankles visible yes yES Y E S (god I feel like a dude from middle ages here)

Here (left) Lalo's shoes in Magic Man (s5E01) where he's wearing the splendid yellow shirt/deep blue pants. On the right, Michael wearing the same kind of shoes. He would do just fine I'm telling you.

It also means he would be wearing COWBOY BOOTS and that's something important. True weapon here. Him in blue loafers is hilarious tho, if they don't swap the personality but only the outfits this is just so out of character I would need to find a reason why he would wear these ones. Maybe his papa gifted them to him and he feels like he has to wear them, or maybe Nacho would be that wild little thing when it came to buying clothes, it would be how his extravagant side expressed itself. But Nacho would look totally credible with other colors than red and black! The series shows us he looks really good in light colors (like we seen higher)

But! Michael offers us the chance to picture Nacho wearing shirts with more patterns that to me could fit in this AU (look, with his pendant in the second pic, Lalo core)

And he's even wearing yellow with dark blue shorts! Maybe he would look good in that Lalo outfit?

Okay enough digressions about outfits (I love clothes, sorry) let's speak about the Personality

First thing coming to my mind : the first time they meet.

Okay so I have two visions for this, depending on how much we move the cursor on the personality, what "personality" includes or not. Does it swap their habits/abilities too or not.

1) No swap of habits/abilities. Nacho arrives at El Mich', smiling of course, and when he notices Mingo and the owner sitting with a stranger busy in the kitchen, he first stares at Mingo, but we can tell the affinity he has with him is even less good than in the canon version. I mean Nacho is now someone much more cold blooded here, and does Lalo have any real friends sticking at his side? no. Here Nacho is a terrible friend, a terrible dude, manipulating and mocking a lot of things, with no real consideration for people around him except his father. I'm not even sure Lalo's personality would allow a friend like Mingo to happen, but I don't want Mingo to not be in this either so they somehow make it work. So Nacho goes to the kitchen, and on the opposite of how we seen him in canon, he's much more relaxed, his arms are rarely crossed too, and just like Lalo would when he has to be intimidating, he would just stand with his arms by his side. Unlike the canon, Lalo would spot his arrival immediately, because now he's a very attentive man, he doesn't get distracted -or pretend to be- by cooking. Still, he wouldn't be the first one to talk, it would be Nacho, who would put a big smile on his face and maybe go "Hey there! You're the new cook?" and Lalo would be like "No. I'm here to replace my tio." because now he goes to the point. "Your tio? You mean Hector? What happened to him is so sad, I'm sorry. So you're a Salamanca too then?" "Yes" "Awesome! You know Tuco told me a lot about you, that you have a good head for numbers." because yeah, in this AU Nacho would be much more chatty and friendly with everyone, so he would know things about the Salamanca family members after all that time spent with them, he gets to know things about the members he never met before. Lalo would send him looks like he's not buying the friendly attitude at all, "And you are Ignacio Varga." "That's me. I've been told you were smart, and here you are, and you are!" "Great. Get to work." "Ooh bossy! Your tio taught you well, eh?" And Nacho would make his way back to the table, and Lalo would stare at him through the opening in the wall, trying to mentally explode him.

2) Kind of the same exchange EXCEPT there is a swap of habits/abilities, and now Nacho is the one cooking when Lalo arrives, and he's all singing and super busy in the kitchen and Lalo just wonders where the fuck did he just put a foot into, already regretting he left his hacienda to find himself dealing with such a loud guy.

Or maybe Nacho is still the last one to arrive at El Mich', and when he enters Lalo is sitting at one of the table, waiting silently after he met with the owner and Mingo, already getting info about how things are run in Albuquerque. Then Nacho arrives, says something like "It's so quiet in there, who's dead?" and they just all stare at him, Mingo a bit mortified, Lalo very much not amused and instantly feeling annoyed with Nacho. His tio almost died, this guy thinks he's being funny? Nacho wouldn't linger, he would act completely obvious of his joke and still be very friendly with Lalo "I'm Ignacio, but you can call me Nacho." and then he would tell the owner "You're not feeling well today? No prob I can help!" and he's gone to the kitchen in a flash to start the stove and blast music far too loudly and Lalo would rub at his temples while Mingo sends him a sorry and a bit scared look. Lalo has been nothing but very professional since he arrived, all very serious, and he's a bit scared for his friend Nacho. How will Lalo handle his personality?

Lalo knows he'll have to spend a lot of time with Nacho, but he'll do everything he can to avoid that. At first he would still ask Nacho to drive him through the city, he still have a job to do and he does it well. So they visit the different places and all.

Nacho invites him to a lot of poker nights with the guys, it happens very often, and Lalo refuses multiple times before finally accepting one day.

At some point Nacho calls him Lalito and Lalo never frowned this hard in his entire life ever before. He tells him to not call him that, but Nacho just laughs and keep on calling him Lalito. Lalo corrects him multiple times until he somehow gets used to it and stops trying to make that change.

And Nacho is very loud, unnerving, but Lalo has to admit the man is really good at his job. And that gets his respect.

I think I could keep on writing about this AU, but this is already a stupidly VERY long answer. Anyway, I hope this all make sense! Thank you for this ask, it's a very super fun one! A LOT of things to think about 💖

[gayhoediaz]

not any of my business AT ALL but noticed you said buck was too young for you at 6 years older and then I got curious....what is your type? (obvs feel free to ignore)

it’s absolutely your business my daddy issues is my favorite topic. just. imagine me tucking my feet up under myself 🥰

no read more link i'm making this everyone's business <3

(we're doing this mainly based off of looks just to make it easy. i'm also someone who values physical attraction greatly, so it makes sense to me. personally. i'll talk a little bit about just general personality and vibes at the end, though!)

get in losers, we're objectifying men! (with respect, and the acknowledgment that just like women, they are all real people, and have a lot more to offer, even the characters, they're played by real people. and i'm sure they're all wonderful people until i'm proven otherwise.)

okay. so.

i’m a pretty introspective person and i’ve actually been thinking about this lately because my taste is. relatively. unpredictable.

i did indeed say that buck would be too young for me at roughly 6 years older and i stand by that because here’s the thing: i feel like when people think of daddy issues in terms of age, they think of. people being interested in people who are. a little bit older. my personal daddy issues run so deep, i need them older. (we’re specifically talking about men. i like women too - but that’s neither here nor there and i have a good relationship with my mom, so that’s not what we’re talking abt rn.) i’m into men that like. if i told you they were my dad, you would not fucking blink.

and it’s not just the age. being an objectively attractive man roughly 20 years my senior? that’s not necessarily enough. we’re going off of celebrities and fictional characters right now cause it’s just an easy way to explain things but there are plenty of men who are very objectively attractive and are twenty years older than me, but who just. don’t look it. and i absolutely see why people thirst after them but they’re just. not for me. like. okay.

manny montana? very pretty. i love looking at him. and he is much older than me. and yet, not my type.

same with like. andy samberg. so. very. pretty. and roughly a couple decades older than me. my type? nope.

now - tony dalton?

yeah. yeah.

^^^ and it’s not just “lalo’s hot” no no no no no my ass is in the discord server at 3am losing it over pictures like this:

(^^^ he's not btw. not to me.)

when i tell y’all i’m hopeless i am HOPELESS

anyway moving onto someone else i’m feral about: billy burke but ONLY when he’s scruffy okay?

this? i mean i wouldn’t… not let hit, but

when i say im feral abt billy burke i’m talking about charlie swan and i’m talking abt this:

honorable mention i am also feral as fuck abt robert knepper

and now, i can hear you saying "oh nie, i get it, so you're not attracted to men who have like chronic boy face, i get it!!! you're into like. the jeffrey dean morgan, joe manganiello types!"

nope. i am not the slightest bit attracted to either of those men. like. *vanessa hudgens voice* i get it. i respect it.

not for me tho.

NOW. there is a little bit of a gray area when we talk about men who like... have chronic boy face and everything else about them is just... not that energy.

like. raul castillo for example.

(he looks a lot like a young version of my maternal grandpa, but that's just. something we're not gonna touch rn.) first of all? my immediate reaction is not "let me hit" my first reaction is very similar to manny montana in the sense that like. so. pretty.

but also? tummyyyyyyy so nvm let me hit yk what i mean?

(for some reason jon bernthal also goes in this category. they don't look anything alike but. same vibes to me in terms of how attracted i am, personally. where it's like. sure. yknow?)

i am also forever a mustache warrior, okay, shave off a mustache? doesn't usually necessarily ruin it for me, but grow one? it's better. immediately. actually, while oliver, just like buck, is too young to be my type, the only picture in existence where i am even the slightest bit attracted to oliver is the one from that photoshoot where the lighting accidentally made it look like he had one:

that's it. that's the only one.

(while we're on the topic of 9-1-1 cast: ryan also is too young for me, but i am very attracted to him when he has long hair. the second it's gone, he's just a silly little guy to me. i'm not really attracted to peter, although i wouldn't... say no. i'm here for kenny, though. absolutely. anytime.)

now so i feel less bad about objectifying every single man mentioned in this post, let's talk personalities (not specifically the ones mentioned, because i don't know them. this is just abt me and just general vibes that i'm drawn to) i need the vibe to be like. relaxed, which i think loops right back around to daddy issues, of course - it's not that i would be turned off if i'm with a man and he needs to cry on my shoulder 'cause something happened, that's fine - but generally there needs to be a feeling of just. not a lot of stress, not a lot of anxiety, things are handled, things will work out - you know. and usually, you tend to get that from people who are. a lot older. even people in their 30s don't usually have their shit together like that. (which is fine!!) but it's just so. just. easy to breathe when someone's like "eh, i'll fix it" (and yes, my love language is indeed acts of service)

as i put it in another post at some point: [billy burke in twilight] awakened the innermost parts of me that yearn to be railed by scruffy, mustached men old enough to be my father who look like they smell like a campfire and taste like tobacco and like i would tell them i wanted dick and they would nod once and say "yes ma'am"

the end <3

[haveihitanerve]

Some things the avengers do because they’re little shits and live to torment each other-

Bucky and Sam are required by law to sing the itsy bitsy spider every time Peter walks in the room

Tony will at any opportunity push something in front of Steve, or place it strategically, because he will, without fail, not notice and stub his toe

Natasha steals everyone’s food from the fridge. Not to eat. Just to watch the chaos when they realize their food is gone

Clint will tape notes to peoples backs, especially right before missions and important formal meetings. It’s not even things like ‘punch me’ it’s more along the lines of ‘stop staring at his ass’ ‘have a great day at rehab babe!’ ‘He gave me aids’

Thor got about seven replicas of mjolnir made and placed them around the tower to see who would pick it up and then be awestruck (his plan backfired tho when he couldn’t figure out which one was the real one and then recruited Peter and Steve to help him which did absolutely nothing)

Peter will casually fling a web at his fellows, without them noticing until they try to take their hand out of their pocket, or with them noticing because suddenly the floor is really close and they’ve eaten shit because their feet are attached to the floor

Clint uses his bow and arrow powers for evil and will shoot food, phones, people, anything out of his friends hands

Peter does the same

Tony created a bunch of powerful magnets and placed them around the tower on the second floor and whenever Bucky pissed him off he turned it on and just watched as the super soldier flew up

Steve got Thor to place a similar “curse” onto the shield that was on Mjolnir (because as King of asgard he can do that) and then threw it at his friends yelling ‘catch!’ and then watched as they slammed into the ground because Steve had Thor change it to “anyone who has never said a rude word to Captain America is worthy to wield this shield.” and then naturally Peter was so proud when he was able to lift it and bragged around but then he also fell to the floor because he called Sam a pig and he was captain america. (sam and bucky laughed themselves hoarse. Peter pouted)

Bucky can and will detach his arm and use it to terrify the shit out of people at night, especially during movie night where he can reach around four people to poke Sams shoulder or when he can hide underneath the couch when Peter goes to the bathroom and grab his ankle. (both screamed like children and Peter started walking on the ceiling whenever he needed to use the bathroom late at night)

Long rounds of Hide and Seek are played where some members are unknowingly the seekers

Sometimes the newer avengers band together and play pranks on the original four which led to quite fun quotes such as “I have enough gray hairs without my own team stabbing me in the back!”-tony “I didn't dive into the ice seventy years ago for this!”- Steve “I will never forgive you!” (nat after kate opened her favorite and last yoghurt and ate it in front of her) “I swear one more fucking verse and I will green all over you!”-Bruce

Okay now some of them being nice to each other, or just some sweet stuff they do all living together-

Clint makes everyone breakfast in the morning on saturdays. Its sweet but hes also the only one who can cook decently

As an attempt to help him they will sometimes try to make him breakfast in bed but it always ends with egg on the ceiling and them sitting at a Dennys

Peter falls asleep anywhere and everywhere because when his energy runs out(he didn't eat enough) he just drops and sometimes he’ll be found on the ceiling, sometimes attached to a wall and they always wrap a blanket around him, maybe tuck a pillow under his head because he likes sleeping in random spots but that doesn't mean it cant be comfortable

Pepper and Nat have girl night at least once a month and at this point its just all the avengers huddled in the den Tony made specifically for the two of them, painting nails and doing hairstyles and complaining about everything

They each wear each others clothing. Tony and Peter do it the most often, Tony being too sleep deprived to notice that hes slipping on Steves shirt and Bruce’s pants and what are most definitely clints shoes, but Peter does it on purpose, sneaking into Buckys room to nab his sweatshirt, snatching Steves shirt off the bench while he changes, unwinding Nats scarf from around her neck as she walks past. Bucky and Sam honestly don't even have their own wardrobe anymore they exchange clothes so much, and Steve has to buy new shirts and hoodies and sweatpants almost every week because his clothes are one of the largest out of all of them and everyone takes his

Peter cannot cook while awake but sometimes he will sleepwalk and make an entire five star three course meal at three in the morning and whenever someone hears him (Bucky and Steve with their enhanced hearing or Clint and Tony who never sleep) they will sneak into the kitchen and watch him to make sure hes okay before carrying him to bed once hes finished and cleaning the kitchen and packing the food away to be eaten the next day

They have mandatory tower cleaning day and everyone pitches in

Even if they're all in different parts of the world (or galaxy) they all facetime on Saturdays and catch up with each other

Tony keeps the fridge stocked up constantly with everyone's favorite foods and has a list taped on it with a reminder of everyone's allergies

Every hero with a side kick/mentor child has a specially designed bag with all the things they might need from bandaids to noise canceling headphones to gogurts. 

feel very free to add any you think of

[spoonsisland]

okay so i’m kinda nervous about making this post bc i almost never post critical thoughts on main but i NEED to bring this up because it’s been on my mind for way too long to just skip over and not mention publicly.

Quick TLDR tho first bc this will be long lol: Flipline Studios, creators of the Papa Louie game series (The platformers and Gamerias), NEED to get better at making the incredibly impressive worldbuilding of these simple cooking games more clear to casual players. Because right now, nobody but hardcore fans know any of that even exists.

Whenever I tell my friends that the characters in the games have full, written descriptions, it is a GENUINE shock to every single one of them. Most of them don’t even know the Gamerias are technically a spinoff of a platformer series, and I’m sure if this post spreads outside the Papa Louie and Flipline community, a lot of people reading this will be shocked to hear that info too.

I would guess about 90% of the people who play the Papa Louie games do not check Flipline’s website. Flipline’s website, however, is the only official source (so not counting the wiki) to host the character descriptions (known as Flipdecks) and supplementary worldbuilding posts. At the VERY MINIMUM, there should be character descriptions in the games. To me saying this feels obvious but somehow its been over 10 years of them making these games and not a single one has hosted character bios.

Considering most of these bios are an entire paragraph of info on these characters that have 0 bits of dialogue in-game (minus, like, 2 of them), this info being supplied in-game to easily be accessed by people who play the games casually would very easily peak people’s interest, keeping them playing for longer. Which brings me to my next point: If you’re going to add a story to these games, why does it take so long to get to the next part?

Most people do not make it very far in these games. This is a fact I’ve learned very quickly considering how many gameplay channels play it once and never pick it back up again, as well as by just simply talking to friends who play these games casually when they’re bored. That’s why i was incredibly annoyed to see it takes until Rank 21 to get to part 2 of the storyline introduced in Papa’s Freezeria Deluxe. For most players who play these games casually, this is too long of a wait to keep their attention. They are simply going to lose interest by then.

Now, let me be 100% clear here: Tony and Matt are clearly putting a TON of effort into these games and I absolutely adore what they are doing, but to put it frankly, not enough people are sticking around long enough or paying attention to supplementary info to care about the effort they are putting into the stuff they make, and that SUCKS. It REALLY sucks. Having over 140 customers, ALL with unique descriptions and personalities? With fully written lore and relationships and history? That obviously takes a LOT of effort. However, only a small percentage of their player base even knows this exists, and I feel like it should be top priority to change this.

Anyway, yeah. That’s all I have to say. I know this is long and I’m sorry about that but god this is a subject I am way too passionate about to just have simmer in my brain

[nicoline1998enilocin]

Yours, Forever | Chapter 10

PAIRING | Bucky Barnes x Female!Reader

WORD COUNT | 2.2K

SUMMARY | Y/N has been going back to work and is adjusting after the incident, but she's slowly on her way up. She and Bucky make amends and give their relationship a new start, even though they decide to stay friends for now. This can help them both to work through what happened and come out stronger on the other side.

WARNING(S) | This is your official trigger warning. Do not proceed if any of these topics upset you. Mention of a difficult labor.

A/N | Hi all, and I'm sorry it took me a while to get this next part out. I've decided to completely rewrite the course of this story, and I will be posting chapters more regularly along with my one shots! 🖤

Likes and reblogs will be very much appreciated 💜

Main Masterlist | Bucky Barnes Masterlist | Series masterlist | Chapter 9 | Chapter 11

''Hey Bucky, what are you doing here?'' you ask when you walk into the conference room where Steve asked you to meet him. ''I'm meeting Steve, can I help you with something?'' he asks, smiling softly at you. ''Oh, that's weird, I'm meeting Steve here too...'' you say with a bit of suspicion laced throughout your voice, but you try to hide it - very unsuccessfully actually. ''You don't have to sound so suspicious, doll. I'm sure he just asked to meet with both of us because of the engagement, that's all,'' he said and your cheeks got a bit flushed at his comment, he was right. It was definitely because of the engagement, not because Steve wanted the two of you back together - even though that thought crossed Steve's mind many times when he prepared for this moment.

''Thank you both for being here, it means a lot,'' Steve said when he walked into the room. ''I asked you both here to help me prepare my proposal to Lucas when he comes back, I already have a bit of a plan, but nothing concrete just yet,'' he started. He explained his plan so far, wanting to go out to dinner, and taking him to a romantic location where he could go down on one knee, but he wanted it to be perfect, Lucas is perfect so he deserves nothing less than perfect. ''Okay, if I hear the word 'perfect' one more time, Steve, I'll make sure your proposal is going to be a living nightmare,'' you tell him laughing, and it makes Bucky chuckle too. ''Same here, man,'' he said in response, agreeing with you. It's nice to have him back on your side.

''So, any thought as of yet?'' you ask, grabbing a yellow legal pad and a pen to be able to write down some ideas, and the three of you came up with some pretty solid ideas, which eventually boiled into one. Steve would take Lucas to their favorite pasta restaurant since that is where they had their first date, where they could have a romantic sit-down dinner. This gives both Bucky and yourself enough time to prepare back at the Compound since the proposal is going to take place on the roof. ''I know, the roof isn't the most romantic place on earth, but since it will hopefully be a beautiful evening, you can propose under the stars with some soft music playing in the background. The decorations will be simple, with fairy lights, flowers and candles in a sort of aisle, where you can propose and he will say yes,'' you said, very proud of yourself.

''That sounds perfect, thank you so much guys,'' Steve said when the plan was finished, you only had 2 weeks to prepare at this point since Lucas would be back from California by then. ''I really can't wait, and I'm not even the one getting proposed to,'' you said with a big smile and slight blush on your cheeks, thinking about your dream proposal. ''But right now I have to run tho, though I have a meeting with Tony so I will leave the two of you guys alone for now!'' you say, grabbing your stuff and packing up your laptop so you can go and see Tony, he wanted to see you ASAP he said. When you were on your way to his office, your phone rang and you had to get it from the bottom of your purse. ''Tony, I'm on my way to your office, sorry I'm late!'' you say and start walking a little faster. ''Don't bother, Pepper is in labor!'' he said and you stopped dead in your tracks.

''Where are you guys? Is she at the hospital?'' you ask and quickly turn around, heading towards the elevator you just stepped out of, and on your way to the parking garage. On your way there you happen to run into Bucky again. ''Can we-'' is all he said before you ran past him. ''No time, explaining later!'' you yelled at him and you were gone, running to your car and quickly getting in. You knew Pepper and Tony both wanted you to be there so you were ignoring every speed limit and maybe even a red light or two, but you didn't care. You would take care of that later, right now you needed to get to the hospital as soon as possible. When you arrived, Tony was pacing up and down the hallway, clearly nervous.

''Tony, I'm here. How is Pepper doing?'' you ask, giving Tony a big hug to calm him down. ''She's okay, but it's a difficult one. She said she wanted you there, but not me,'' he explained and you walked into the room, closing the door behind you. You took off your coat and walked to Pepper, who was covered in sweat already, even though she hasn't even pushed yet. ''Hey, I'm here, you're doing great so far, better than Tony at least,'' you joked, but she wasn't in the mood to laugh. ''I just want this baby out of meeeeee!'' she said as another contraction washed over her, making her scream out in pain again. By then, it was finally time to push, and not long after, their beautiful baby daughter was born. ''She's gorgeous,'' you said when you were holding her. ''I know right? But we didn't even tell you her name yet, her name is Morgan,'' Tony said and he was glowing with happiness right now.

At this point, you were still living with Tony and Pepper since the incident with Bucky, and you were slowly getting back into a normal rhythm again. Despite this, you chose to stay with them a while longer than planned, so you could help out with the little girl when necessary, and the pair is eternally grateful for it. During this time, you develop a pretty strong connection with Morgan, and Tony and Pepper could not be happier with you being there, they enjoy every single minute of it. ''I couldn't possibly wish to have a better niece and goddaughter than her,'' you said with a proud smile on your face. ''She's the absolute best,'' you say, making Tony cough. ''No Tony, I'm not going to stroke your ego now, especially when I'm already doing it to her,'' you said, making Pepper laugh and Tony give you a deathly glare.

~ A month later ~

The last few weeks have been exceptional, with the birth of little Morgan, Steve getting engaged to Lucas and you slowly returning to work, your life finally seemed to be getting back to its old place again, and you couldn't be happier about it. There is only one thing missing at this point, and that is Bucky. Sure, the two of you were friendly toward each other, but you missed your friend in the workplace. Okay, you had Steve, but the relationship with him is still different than the one you used to share with Bucky, and not just in the physical sense. As fun as Steve and Lucas can be, they aren't even close to comparing to Bucky, so you were hoping to talk to him soon and you decide to text him.

Y/N: Hey Buck, do you have time to talk somewhere soon? Outside of the Compound? I would like to talk to you about what happened, I miss my best friend.

Bucky: Hi doll, of course. Coffee this afternoon?

Y/N: Sounds good, my treat this time! 😉

You would be going to the office this morning, so it would be the perfect opportunity to talk to Bucky this afternoon. You picked out a business casual outfit today, not feeling like dressing all fancy when there is no need for it. Your make-up was also light and you combined it with the necklace Bucky got you, finishing the look. Since you returned to your job as head of the legal department, you were still cleaning up the mess your temporary replacement made, and it took more time than you could have imagined, but you were steadily working through it. By the time 2 PM rolled around, you heard someone knocking on your office door. ''Come in!'' you said, not bothering to see who it was since you were in the middle of reading a contract.

''Hey doll,'' Bucky said as he poked his head through the door, seeing if now was a good time for the coffee. ''Hey Buck, please sit, I just need to read through this contract and then I'm all yours!'' you say and he happily complies, he enjoys watching you work. ''Looking good today,'' he says and you give him a little smile. ''Thanks, thought I'd keep it a bit more casual today for a change,'' you explained, reading through the last few paragraphs, luckily there weren't too many changes needed for this contract, so you could have your assistant do it for you. ''I just need to let Joy change some things in this and then I'm ready to go, I could use an iced coffee by now,'' you said, already looking exhausted.

When you were done you grabbed your bag and put your laptop in there, you would work from home later. ''Just need to say goodbye to Tony before he'll set out a manhunt when I'm gone,'' you said and Bucky laughed at your comment, knowing how protective he is over you. ''Hey Tony, I'm going to grab some coffee with Bucky, I'll see you tonight, okay?'' you said and he nodded. ''Have fun!'' he said, not even looking up so you shrugged and walked away. You put your bag on your shoulder and hooked your arm in Bucky's when he offered you his, and it honestly felt right to be on his side again. ''God, I missed this- us,'' you say and agree. ''Me too, doll,'' he says and he gives you a small smile.

When you're in line at the coffee shop, you can't decide what to get, and Bucky thinks it's funny. ''Still, you can't decide what you want here? Why don't you just get your usual iced caramel macchiato?'' he offers, and you're a little bit taken aback by the fact that he remembers your coffee order. ''You remembered...'' you whispered. ''Of course, I may have been brainwashed for 70 years but that doesn't mean I'll ever forget your coffee order, doll,'' he smirked and you felt butterflies in your stomach again, you haven't felt like this in a long time to be completely honest. It feels good. When the two of you have ordered and received your coffee, you picked out a little table in the corner, so you could discuss what happened.

''I'd like to say how sorry I am for treating you the way I have, Buck, it wasn't fair of me. You didn't deserve to be shut out like you have been, and I was honestly afraid I'd have lost my best friend. Don't tell Tony I said that or he'll kill me,'' you joke and for the first time in months, you let out a genuine laugh again. You have laughed of course, but this felt different, this felt like your old self again. ''Doll, please listen to me when I tell you that you do not have anything to be sorry about. Your reaction was one hundred percent warranted, I'm honestly thanking my lucky stars every single night you still talk to me after I hurt you like that. I should be the one to apologize a million times over, and I will do so every day if that is what it takes to have you back in my life,'' he says, and he grabs your hands in his, squeezing them softly.

''It's okay Bucky, I know how sorry you are, and honestly, I have forgiven you by now. It's been a tough journey, and I'm still not entirely my old self, but I'm getting there now,'' you tell him, and you feel proud that you're finally able to admit that to yourself. ''I'm thinking about moving back into my apartment soon too, I've been staying with Pepper and Tony a bit longer, but it's time I think,'' you tell him, and Bucky can't help but feel anything but proud of you. ''You've made such leaps now, and I want you to know how incredibly proud I am of you, doll. You're the strongest person I know, and I am glad to have my best friend back because it wasn't fun to not have you to talk to,'' he said, getting a bit flustered and having a pink flush on his cheeks.

~ The next day ~

''You know, doc, I honestly think I'm on my way up now. Yesterday has been an exceptionally good day because I've taken the chance to talk to Bucky about what happened and I was finally able to talk about it without crying or shutting down, so it feels like I'm making quite a bit of progress,'' you tell your therapist, and she couldn't agree more. ''You are making progress Y/N, and I think you did a good job by letting him explain his side too, that can't have been easy for you, so I think you're ready for the next step. If you want, you can slowly start working up to maybe seeing some of the Avengers too, I know how much you miss them,'' Dr. White said, and you were already looking forward to it.

[mermaidsirennikita]

The Great season 3 review?

I loved it, first off! It was one of the best seasons of TV I've seen, full stop. And I'm gonna be real: if you hate the season simply because Peter died and give absolutely zero thought to anything else in a show this packed to the brim with talent and things... I don't know, man. I feel like there's a subset of people for whom the Point of the show sailed overhead.

I love Catherine and Peter. One of the best love stories I've seen onscreen. I love Elle and Nick together; I would watch them in anything. I even tried to watch the other movie they did together. But I think the show has always been very clear, from day one, in the fucking title even, that we were watching a journey of a woman going from girlhood to despotic "greatness". It has been, and always will be, Catherine's story first and foremost.

"It wasn't historically accurate, why is it now???" Lmao it isn't? Him dying does not make the show accurate. He died falling through ice after falling in love with Catherine, when in real life he died, most likely by her order, imprisoned by Catherine. Peter did not die because Tony McNamara suddenly decided to go with an accurate story. He died because it was time in the narrative.

All that aside, I just thought the first half gave us more of this super compelling relationship while also making it clear that there was no way for Catherine to become who she needed to be with him alive. It's not because she didn't love him; it was because she did, too much. The love was all-consuming, and if she had a choice she would've probably chosen to skip greatness and be with him. I mean, she kind of tried to--she was playing Russian roulette in a bid to "be" with him, never mind the arsenic thing. And that depiction of grief, of it never being something she'll "move past", but will simply become more used to and more able to deal with... So good.

This is the version of Catherine that she needed to be in order to have an iron rule over Russia, and I think she could not have become that version without the trauma she endured. Peter dying was what took her to another level of unhinged, of brutality. I mean, listen--is it a good thing for her? Not necessarily. But the show doesn't really pass judgment on what's good or bad, but rather what is. The fact that we ended on a Catherine who had random sex with random people just to satisfy herself, who was like "I did this, not destiny", who sent Archie to die without blinking... It's more reminiscent of the real woman, and it's who she had to be. That last dance was catharsis and a bit of madness and despair but also, I think, acceptance that she has gotten what she wanted, she is who she was always meant to be, and it hurts.

I also find it ludicrous that people think Peter should've died in a nobler way? First off, the tone of this show has never been Like That, and second, Peter is not noble. He's progressed, sure, but he was never a fully actualized, individualized person, and that's part of his tragedy. He died because he couldn't ultimately resist the pull of his insecurity and the weight of his father's expectations. He couldn't compartmentalize his trauma enough to survive, which isn't good or bad, it just is, and it's a tragedy. Catherine ultimately had to do what he couldn't in order to survive. Peter can be a man who grew, but him growing does not mean he grew *enough*.

(Also ludicrous: people acting like Peter dying betrayed the show as a romcom? He fucked and killed her mom, never mind him killing her previous lover, this was not a romcom lol.)

Elizabeth--love her journey. The place we saw her get to with Peter the Great is the place Peter wasn't able to get to. Moving on, recognizing that she could take it but ultimately didn't need to. Maybe finding love again? (Tbh tho, I shipped her more with Petrov.) Such an incredible performance from Belinda across seasons. Her line about crying until her ribs break and that being okay because she would never take another unpained breath... Jesus, that was well-written and visceral.

I love Archie because he's just a wonderful antagonist, well-acted, and a great sense of dark comic relief. Like, unlike characters I found sanctimonious and self-serving at the same time, Archie was just committed to his endgame. I'm glad he's still alive.

The Swedes!!! I've been a longtime Swede Stan, ever since season 1. I know that some critics didn't like how much time they took up, but fuck that. I love their relationship, I think the guy playing Hugo deserves an Emmy because he had some of the best line deliveries of the fucking season, I love their funhouse Peter and Catherine-style relationship. The only thing I didn't love was Agnes's subplot with Velementov, but more on that in a minute.

I enjoyed Petrov as a new addition. If the show were to continue (again, more on that later) I could see him with Elizabeth, but also probably hooking up with Catherine because... In real life, Catherine did love a man in uniform and I think Tony would take inspo from that. Not saying it would be a long term thing, but I imagine that in the future if the show went on, we'd see a Catherine with many partners. I mean, she had sex with two different people in the finale alone, slept with the American ambassador this season, etc. Her body count would for sure rise. But yeah, I liked his efficiency and love of cannonballs.

Stan Maxim forever, we love a young king who's ready to murder.

George was a huge turnaround for me. I think part of it was in seeing Marial become so vile. George's cheerful amorality mixed with, I think, real feeling for Peter, Grigor, and even Catherine was really compelling. I used to hate her, but now I love her and I hope she keeps doing what she needs to do. She deserves. I also found that her scene with Catherine, recognizing that they both loved Peter, that Catherine did take him from George--it was one of the most emotionally touching of the season, for me. George understood Catherine's grief in a way others couldn't, and I loved their odd relationship.

Grigor... Love him forever, like him for always, he's a favorite forever. I want him to want better for himself. His relationship with Paul, his intense grief for Peter, it just got me. I could absolutely see him having an affair with Catherine in the future; they were already giving me big "comforting the widow" vibes.

I loved Tatyana and Arkady. Such good comic relief, and I enjoyed them both kind of seeking recognition from Pugachev that they never received from Peter.

Speaking of Pugachev--masterclass from Nick. The fact that he had a Peter voice, a Pugachev voice, and a Pugachev pretending to be Peter voice? MY GOD. Also, the way Pugachev was like... bad, sure, but had some solid points out Peter and Catherine's callousness, especially in that fabulous last scene with Catherine.

I know Orlo's death was controversial, but Sascha wanted to leave and I figure why not make his death both ridiculous and emblematic of Catherine becoming more of like. A casually violent leader.

Disliked:

Marial. Horrible character. Like Phoebe, hate Marial. I just don't get the hypocrisy of saying she wants to be Catherine's friend FOR REALZ while also lying about the Pugachev involvement and also like... Celebrating the death of her husband? Marial doesn't have to like Peter, but being best friends with his widow and in love with his best friend............ Like, pick a lane, girl. Also, no idea why Grigor was so in love with her when she honestly didn't treat him well and seemed to fundamentally not understand him.

Velementov. Never got him. He's always seemed like, kind of pathetic and a father figure... while also making pervy comments about Catherine. I didn't see why he didn't just die this season. Make room for Petrov and Maxim, asshole. He took up so much unnecessary time.

But yeah, I think that if they end up getting renewed they have loose threads they can play with, but if not I'm totally happy. I feel like I understand where the story went. I understand what the message was. I feel like Catherine has had a total transformation, one the show has been leading towards since it began. Her dance at the end was such a triumph to, in a devastating way. Her monologue about things to say to Peter to keep him from leaving; her face when she was given the dessert and realized fully he was dead. That level of acting Elle gave was just incredible. The way I felt this woman's pain, the way I understood her evolution... It was something else.

And brushing all that aside because your ship wasn't "endgame" seems super shallow, but that's just me.

The only thing I'd love to see Tony take a stab at with Elle is his version of Potemkin because that guy was a CHARACTER lol, but I mean. The Helen Mirren mini covers that affair very well. And I'm good with this show ending where it has, if that was it.

[melociraptor]

WIP Wednesday

thanks to @elskanellis for the tag. please enjoy my extremely in progress Stucky MCU AU in which they work in the White House Situation Room.

Bucky slid his phone from his pocket, trying to subtly see what was happening.

Natasha has added Bucky to TEAM ROMANOV GROUPCHAT

Bucky: what

             why are you texting me

Natasha has added Stark to TEAM ROMANOV GROUPCHAT

Stark: And we need a groupchat...why?

Bucky: what is happening right now

            you are sitting three feet behind me

            you could hit me with a jelly bean from there

Stark:  Oh now you've done it.

Sure enough, something small hit the back of his head with a surprising amount of force. Bucky jerked his head forward, glancing toward Hill’s office to see if she was watching before turning around to glare at Tash. Her face was pleasant and neutral, as if she was expecting him to ask a quick question, rather than knowing he was pissed because she’d just assaulted him with candy.  He mouthed, “fucking OW!” and she raised a single eyebrow at him. 

Bucky: that was not an invitation Tash

Stark: Wait, why are you both first names and I’m Stark?

            I can’t change it.

            Why can’t I change it?

            Romanov what the fuck did you do?

Natasha: 

Stark: I’m not even going to dignify that with a response. 

            A BITMOJI  my god.

Bucky: ok seriously tho why are we in here

Natasha: Because, children, I have RUMINT.

Bucky: oooooo

Natasha: Guess who just picked up one of Jane’s shifts?

            Jane, who may I remind everyone, is on Team Rogers?

Bucky: wait that’s not rumint

            i did

            that’s not interesting 

Stark: OH HO HO 

            AU CONTRAIRE MON AMI

Bucky: what are you french now?

Stark: This is VERY interesting.

            Thank you beloved SDO for sharing this very interesting information.

Natasha:

Stark: Please stop, you're embarrassing yourself.

Bucky: what

            why is this interesting?

            everyone picks up shifts from jane

            because she’s insane and she’s getting her phd while working 24x7

            if we didn’t pick up shifts they’d always be short on that team

Natasha: Are you really going to play dumb, James?

Bucky: why are you being weird about this

            tony picked up one of jane’s shifts last week

            there was no groupchat

Natasha: True, but Stark is not crushing on Jane’s SDO. 

Tony: Yeah I’m saving myself for Ms. Pepper Potts.

Natasha: 

Tony: Why. 

          Why, Romanov.

Natasha: You have a loose definition of “saving yourself,” but fine.

Bucky: wait you think I’m crushing on steve?

            steve ROGERS?

Natasha: No.

Bucky: okay GOOD but then why did you

Natasha: I know you’re crushing on Steve Rogers.

Stark: Walked into that one Buckaroo.

Natasha: 

Stark: Okay STOP with those things.

            You have never made that expression in your life.

Bucky couldn’t stop himself from frowning at his phone, despite the fact that the phone could not see it and Actual Tash, who was in the room with him, also could not see it. How on earth had she gotten this deeply wrong idea? Rogers was cute but was so square that he might as well have been made of stone. Also: straight.

Bucky: i’m not crushing on steve ROGERS

Natasha:

Stark: Or that one!

            You’ve never made ANY expression that I’m aware of.

Bucky: it’s DISTURBING that you would think that

Natasha:

Stark: STOP DOING THAT

            I CAN SEE YOU

            YOU ARE COMPLETELY STONE FACED RIGHT NOW

Bucky: i mean the man has a spectacular ass

            but he’s straight

            also I’m not interested

            even if he wasn’t straight

            which he is

Natasha:

Stark: WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS

A small sound came from his right, and Bucky looked over to find Tony had knocked his headset off the desk, apparently while actually throwing his hands into the air in distress. He was sputtering and beginning to turn red. Bucky glanced nervously at Hill’s window again and looked away just as she lifted her head to look out at the WHSR floor, specifically at the group desk where they all sat.

Bucky: okay Tash maybe dial it back

            Hill just looked out at us

Natasha: So your position is you have no interest in becoming more closely acquainted with Steve’s ass?

Bucky: i don’t have a position in that i have never given it any thought

            but yes

            not interested

Stark: Heads up here comes Hill.

Bucky slid his phone back into his pocket just as Hill approached the ledge in front of the group desk. 

[larcenywrites]

I bet Tony wouldn't want to leave your side once he gets back home from Afghanistan! Wherever you go, he's following you like a puppy. And wants all the cuddles he can't get! Plus, I honestly believe he'd be a bit freaked out by water after so many waterboarding sessions, so I don't doubt he'd struggle to shower - literally shove himself, his head, under a water flow. So I honestly believe he'd have a real hard time getting under the shower (and staying under there long enough to properly clean himself). So you'd end up offering to join him so he knows it's okay and so you calm him down. He'd have his hands on you during the whole shower (no dirty stuff tho), holding onto your hand or forearm or holding your waist. He'd be super stiff and freaked out at the beginning, but would slowly realize it's okay, he's fine, you're here with him. And if you decide to play music and sing in the shower and get him to sing with you, he'll be even more relaxed realizing showers can be fun too.

Goddd it hurts but it’s also very sweet 🥺 I can’t imagine the struggle, but he’d definitely appreciate the patience.

Slightly off topic only bc I randomly remember things from time to time, but somewhere in my drafts is an entire fight scene involving young Tony that I think is literally almost a year old by now, but it was kinda in reference to the waterboarding stuff but he and his aggressor end up in a fountain and I’m sure you could guess where that goes, but it was also going to be a play on the waterboarding scene in IM1 and when you can hear Pepper yell his name and whatever except it’s the reader bc she’s there too or whatever and I was maybe gonna cross reference it idk. I forget I have some crazy shit in my drafts that are just sitting there… I could probably label them with numbers and play a game with them I have so many 😭😭😭😭

[survivor-trinidad-and-tobago]

Episode 13: "Garfgoyle give me strength 🙏🏽"—Tony

In this round: After Michael begging Tony to flip for several rounds, Tony finally makes the jump; Zee absolutely dominates 24-Hour Tasks; Champ plays a Safety Without Power since she lost her vote due to Masochism anyway; Champ gives the Bank Your Vote advantage she got from eman to Zee, who banks her vote; and Jack is left as the only one in that alliance able to receive OR cast votes, which sends him to Purgatory even with his Grow As You Go idol nullifying two votes

Alex

Michael's a fucking king. Like. Pulling that Chaos Idol out of his back pocket like that? Incredible. Then the teamwork of each of us figuring out a step in making it happen? OBSESSED WITH THOSE TWO!!! Everyone on the other side is blatantly lying to either me or Kaleigh LMAO except for Tony so MAYBE we can get Tony to work with us to take out Champ tomorrow. That's gonna rely pretty heavily on Michael, I know, and it feels like he'd be in kind of a tough spot no matter who comes back from Purgatory if he did flip, but also Tony might see it as an opportunity to make a move in this game since the girls are running the show over there. If not, I'll go to rocks, I don't care lmao and I know Kaleigh feels the same way. Lemme go out on my terms, baby. Not sure about Michael, he's been feeling too rough post wisdom teeth surgery to talk game, but I do feel that he'd be more willing to go to rocks than Jack or Tony. Entering merge, I wouldn't have guessed I would've been working so opposite Eman this game, and it sucks that's how that played out, but it just seemed like we didn't see each other as actual options for moving forward together (even before the Colin vote). I really thought Eman or Tony were gonna win Masochism and save each other, though.

--

Anyways 24 hours tasks is the bane of my existence. I legit was playing it all through the night while still camping and hanging with friends and I still feel like I'm not doing enough so that's super fun. I'm afraid to take a shower in case I miss another post that I'll probably fuck up by misreading a component of the prompt. So we're having a fun time right now. I don't feel like I'm going to win this game and I have no idea how many words this is but I'm hoping that we've reached 50 because I'm not living la vida loca right now.

Kaleigh

this game is honestly driving me crazy. I can’t believe that zee is so far ahead of everyone even though Alex and I both stayed up until like 6 AM and Tony has been really playing his little heart out. This is just crazy I really don’t want Zee to win immunity LMAO I don’t even know why I don’t think we’re going for her but I guess we’ll see. poor michael is still laid up with his jaw swollen from wisdom teeth surgery so it truly is just me and alex LOL god i hope we can get tony to swing to our side. here’s hoping !! pray for us!!

Michael

Seems like the challenge is over already but why not do one. Also my mom kept me from posting in time. This round has been exciting to say the least. At the previous tribal council my alliance and I were able to pull off a successful play of the chaos idol, which only adds to my resume at this point. I fear that this makes me a large target? But I can't let fear keep me from making moves. Classic survivor bby.

Zee

They had us in the first half, I'm not gonna lie. I woke up at seven this morning after going to sleep super late last night because I thought people would sleep and I could catch up. I woke up FORTY POINTS BEHIND. Anyway nobody really went to sleep but I've mostly made that up by now with a solid 20 point lead, I'm just unsure if I can keep that up until the deadline tonight

Champ

Omg sorry I have like 15 minutes to put this in! I’m gonna play my safety without power so I’ll be in final 6! Yay :)

Kaleigh

okay that 24 hour task challenge was hell on earth. and also kinda fun. but would have been more fun if i won. i stayed up till SIX AM TO LOSE. LIKE! okay hats off to zee tho she fought for her life fr. um. so. last night’s tribal. was nuts. a little bit before it started, michael sent me and alex info about this CHAOS IDOL advantage he had purchased (FROM WHERE ? STILL DONT KNOW) and he had to solve a riddle and then unscramble a sentence and say the sentence at tribal to activate it. fucken a. we did it. we did it ALL!! anyway the chaos idol protects whoever has had a vote cast against them, so we voted for each other and evvvvveryone else voted for alex. so we 3 were protected and they had to revote one of them out lmfaooo a couple mins into voting, eman was like put the votes on me, i’ll come back! and they ended up going home, with just two votes on jack. it was an insane move. michael is rly pissing these ppl off LMFAOOO i am obsessed. zee messaged me before tribal yday and was like girl i j wanna let u know they are gunning for u LMFAOOO BABY YOU REALLY THINK I AM A FOOL!!! LIKE WHAT!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA NO! after tribal she messages me and is like “i convinced them to vote for alex!” HAHAHAHA MY GODDD!!! now she’s trying to convince me that michael is a huge threat blah blah we should vote him out no one would see it coming if i swapped to them lmaoo. god. i was like babes champ doesn’t have a vote why would i swap now. lets go to rocks babes. idc. she also kept trying to convince me that michael is talking to everyone over there and apologizing for flipping and wants to work with them LMFAOOO NOT THE MICHAEL I KNOW!!!!!!!! so she is being wild, jack and champ are both messaging me without talking game, like y’all please give me a break. please. please! god i’m so glad we dont have tribal tonight. i am dog sitting this chihuahua who literally will whine until i TUCK HIM IN. WITH A BLANKET. it’s absolutely insane and adorable. michael thinks we can get tony to flip to us, which like… tony should. absolutely. but will he? i don’t FUCKING know. would it be a bigger move to flip to us to get one of them out, or to trick us into trusting him and get one of us out? either way he’s on the bottom of either alliance and is boned :( like, oopsies. um. idk if we’re gonna toss all our votes on 1 person and hope for no idol or put 2 each on champ and jack and hope they dont have an extra vote or whatever, then revote after the tie and get champ out. still dyin to know who PREVAILED in purgatory today. will i play my steal a vote? my idol? i dont knoooooow. it depends on what they do and who’s back from purgatory. ok. i’m tired.

Michael

Soooo, I think my time is near. I very well may be going home tonight. Zee and Champ are trying to Flip Kaleigh, and I honestly wouldn't blame her for flipping now but Zee and Champ are a dangerous duo. Hopefully Kaleigh stays with us, I absolutely adore playing with Kaleigh. But my spidersense is tingling hardcore. I've had fun!

Tony

That last challenge was hella fun! But goddamn I cannot stay up to save my life. Eman and I had something solid going with our alliance, but with them gone it’s time for me to flip over to the 28+ club. I’m making the flip at tomorrows tribal. Garfgoyle give me strength 🙏🏽. We’re gonna have to be smart about this, but from here on out, it’s gotta be Michael and I to the end 🤙🏽

Alex

It's funny that, like, one of my earliest confessionals in the game was me talking about like 'oooh am I gonna play a villian game???' after the lie about the extra vote being just a Shot in the Dark and now I'm ride or die with Michael and Kaleigh to the point that I am willing to go home tonight in rocks or have Kaleigh play her idol on Michael instead of me. And if that's the case, then the girls are playing are playing better than I thought because they are actually banking on us having an idol and believing they're gonna target Michael this time even though they've targeted me twice. Oh well. We'll see what happens.

Jack

I’ve been super busy but even with my two negated votes with the amulet I still think I will go home lol hopefully me champ and zee r all safe but we’ll see

Tribal Council

Lost Votes: Champ, Zee

Jack: Michael (sry baby ur too iconic at tribal)

Alex: Jack (This wasn’t the plan, but I wasn’t expecting Champ to do that. Sorry, buddy.)

Kayleigh: Jack (SORRY BABES <3 GL)

Michael: Jack (Damn, didn’t want to do this right now but kind of have to. Hope your vacation is fun!)

Tony: Jack (it’s been fun playing with you! You’re always great at breaking up tense moments with humor and it’s much appreciated!)