#sammy the raccoon

[bear-band-freak]

Moodboards of my OTP Henry x Wendell (Wenry/Hendell)

On the top row, we have three images representing Henry.

The first image on the left is of a raccoon, representing his singing, top hat-companion, and pet raccoon, Sammy. The second image in the middle is of a football with a football helmet, representing him as a retired football player from the Goose Creek Bruins. And the third image on the right is of a guitar, representing his instrument of choice and his transfer to a music career as the MC of the Country Bear Jamboree.

On the bottom row, we have three images representing Wendell.

The first image on the right is of a mandolin, representing his instrument of choice and his title as the "Mandolin Maestro" of the Country Bear Jamboree. The middle image is of a football, representing the fact that he was literally used as a football by two quarterbacks, which led to his early retirement from his "gridiron career." And the third image on the right is of a skunk, representing Randy the Skunk from the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown and my personal headcanon that Randy is Wendell's pet skunk, whom Wendell begs Henry to let perform with him in the show because he taught Randy how to tap dance. (I'm sorry, but Randy has too much of Wendell's chaotic energy to not be his pet.)

The middle image in the middle row of the first moodboard is a framed poster of Wendell and Henry as the musical comedy duo they are, and I just adore it.

I couldn't pick which moodboard I liked best, so I decided to post all three. The quotes are from two songs I like and associate with Henry and Wendell. Not because I headcanon Wendell sounding exactly like Ogie (Christopher Fitzgerald) from Waitress or anything. *Eyes nervously shifting from left to right* 😳👉👈

[bear-band-freak]

Sammy popping out of Henry's hat 👀🍿(go ooon)

the gay ending

r3ql irs freol its real gois its rel ant true my dad my papa he work at countri bare and he say "AINT NOTHIN LIKE THE GRE-"

[asksammylawrence]

anon walks in, carrying a raccoon

"can you watch foo-foo-cuddlypoops for me? i need to eat lunch, and he keeps stealing it."

anon hands the raccoon to sammy

Lawrence gently holds the Raccoon

"Better idea. It's mine now."

[brainfilehasstoppedworking]

Bfs...

@akikikis

[kai-is-da-bestd]

LOOK I MADE FRIEND

I MAKE HIM LISTEN TO WEEZER RACCOON

@darkcloudsatnight (im sorry for tagging you i just wanted to bring back weezer raccoon)

[ben-jaded]

A little something I wrote while I was editing last night. Thought it was too short to post on ao3. Posting a soul-mark AU sometime tonight.

The juke’s back window exhales him on a puff of whiskey air. Sammie hits the damp clay hard, guitar thumping against his spine. Crickets, loud enough to drown his heartbeat, saw at the dark until a twig snaps.

Remmick waits by the rain barrel, banjo gone, shirt half-untucked. Moonlight slicks the gore on his chin, a wet shine trailing red down the pale column of his throat. He wipes it with the back of his hand, smearing instead of cleaning. The saliva spiders rosy tracks.

“Been lookin’ for you, preacher boy.” His voice roughens around the copper. “Thought Smoke had you hog-tied.”

Sammie steps out of the skinny ellipse of lamplight, spine set like rebar. “That blood anyone I know?”

A soft, incredulous laugh. He licks a fang. “Caught a raccoon down by the river. Needed the edge off.” He tilts his head, studying Sammie’s once-over. “Hoped it’d make me presentable.”

“Presentable?” Sammie snorts. “You’re droolin’ red all down your front.”

Remmick’s grin widens, all wolf and appetite. “Guess I’m an acquired taste.”

Sammie shoulders past, each step measured. “You said if I came, you’d leave them folks alone.”

“That I did.”

“Well, price changed.” He wheels on the vampire, planting his boots like roots. Remmick’s half a head taller, but Sammie stares him dead in the eye. “Klan’s saddled up three miles out. Hogwood’s boys and the white hoods both. Smoke swears dawn’s bringin’ a massacre.”

He swallows dry. “You’re takin’ them too. Kill. Every last one.”

Remmick’s brows arch. “Extermination clause. Bold.”

“They ride mean. Lynch folks for hummin’ the wrong tune.” Sammie jabs a finger at that blood-slick mouth. “You want my voice? Earn it.”

The gleam in Remmick’s eyes dulls into something harder, colder. “Killin’s easy. Hard part’s leavin’ any to sing songs about it.”

“Then don’t.” Sammie’s pulse drums against his ribs. “Make ’em ghosts before they slap their horses.”

Far off, wind carries the sound of hammering, the rest of the folks inside boarding windows, bracing doors. Smoke’s baritone drifts through splintered planks, a river of calm urging folks to brace for morning.

Remmick steps in close, until they’re breathing the same air. The blood on his chin catches moonlight like rubies liquefied. “You’re askin’ a monster to wear the Devil’s hat for you.”

Sammie feels his chest splinter, half dread, half relief. “Daddy always said the Devil follows you home if you dance with him. Might as well set him on the wolves at the edge of the yard.”

Remmick exhales, half laugh, half growl. “Never heard it put prettier.”

“Deal or not?”

Remmick wipes his chin with a sleeve, flicks blood to the dirt. “Deal. No survivors. No fledglings.” He extends a hand, blood still wet between the knuckles. “Paid in full when you cross that fence yonder.”

Sammie’s vision tunnels to that hand, stained, trembling with leashed power. He thinks of Smoke’s shotgun, of his Daddy’s last sermon, of every road he’s been turned back from by someone else’s fear. Then he thinks of the brass, bright chords sleeping inside him, aching to split the sky.

He takes the devil’s hand.

Cold, like riverstones at midnight wraps around his warmth.

Remmick’s thumb drags across the back of Sammie’s hand, smearing blood into his skin. “Soon as your people shut their doors, I’ll start reaping.”

“Make it quiet.”

“No need for quiet.” Remmick leans in, licks a bead of blood from Sammie’s knuckle. A slow, obscene drag that punches breath from Sammie’s throat. “But I’ll make it quick.”

“And after?” Sammie whispers.

“After, we follow the tracks north. I’ll feed you stars ’til you forget daylight hurts.” A pause. His gaze softens. “Unless you’d rather burn the South clean first. I’m an obliging devil.”

Sammie’s breath stutters loose. “Let’s walk before I regret signin’.”

Remmick releases his hand only to curl an arm around his waist, steering him toward the willow stand. “Regret’s for men who stay put.” His nose grazes Sammie’s temple, inhaling. “You smell of fear and hymns.”

“Reckon that’s our perfume down here.”

“Hm.” A grin, fangs flashing like cut bone. “Change is comin’.”

They slip into the shadows beneath the willows, juke-light fading behind. The night feels upside-down. Sammie walking free, the devil bound by promise to guard those he leaves behind.

He doesn’t look back. Can’t. But he sees it anyway: Smoke polishing that shotgun, Delta Slim cracking stale jokes to chase the nerves. And then, white hoods cresting the levee, and Remmick descending like a storm forged from iron and blood.

For the first time in his life, Sammie doesn’t pray to God. Doesn’t pray to the Devil.

He prays to the song in his chest:

Make him swift, make him true,

let every bullet find the one who fired it.

[invisible-pink-toast]

who's who in the zoo wilderness

like many yellowjackets fans i am Obsessed with the flashbacks in the pilot episode - but while many theories are about who pit girl is or who the antler queen is i also wanted to have a look at who each of the creepy cloaked cultee's might be under their masks...

Info

in the flashbacks we have nine characters -

pit girl (called "The Runner" in the script)

antler queen (called "The Shaman")

the one wearing beaver fur ("The Overseer")

the one wearing a skunk fur ("The Hunter")

the one in the pink hood ("The Butcher")

one wearing an owl

one wearing racoons

one wearing what appears to be a wolf

one wearing pants/leggings in a way that looks rabbit-like.

The antler queen is the name the fans have given the mysterious veiled figure - but the creators have been firm in saying that is an interpretation and not a fact. What we know about this figure is she's referred to as "The Shaman" and she's obviously a significant figure in the group - but not necessarily the queen/leader. I don't think this character is automatically the leader of the cult.

The definition of a shaman includes:

A member of certain traditional societies, especially of northern Asia and of North and South America, who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.

The term shamanism comes from the Manchu-Tungus word šaman. The noun is formed from the verb ša- ‘to know’; thus, a shaman is literally “one who knows.” 

So of these nine, seven of them must be our seven known survivors:

just a note: aside from sammi hanratty (misty) none of the other actors were playing characters in this scene - those roles were filled by body doubles. so i'm not going to be too specific in comparing looks to try and match these characters to our known characters. There's also the fact that these scenes were written and filmed for the pilot before the show was greenlit and since then the story has changed somewhat (for example - van most likely originally dying from the wolf attack but that being rewritten because they loved what liv hewson did with the character and wanting them to continue). So I'll mostly be focusing on the characters we know were absolutely intended to be there: Shauna, Tai, Natalie (confirmed to survive in the pilot) as well as Travis and Lottie (confirmed to survive later in s1).

Theories/Predictions/Headcanons

Only one figure is 100% confirmed - the Overseer being Misty, as she is the only character seen to remove her fur mask at the end of the pilot episode.

The other that is basically confirmed is the identity of the Butcher being Shauna.

Not only was Shauna... literally the butcher in the past and the present ("Shauna, you're the best with the knife, so you'll handle the body. I mean cut it up." - Misty in 1x10) but when Shauna kills Adam she has flashbacks that include the Butcher bleeding the Runner's corpse.

Then there's the Runner, and given that she dies gruesomely she is not one of the survivors, but is one of the yellowjackets who survived past the end of s2.

Aside from her face, she is the character we see the most of physically (so i will mention her physical appearance in relation with who her character might be) - she has long dark hair and lighter/olive coloured skin.

based on this we know that pit girl is most likely either Gen or Mari (my vote is mari, and i wrote a meta on why). now that gen has been recast for s3 :( i'm thinking it's almost definitely mari.

that's 3/9 and where the clearest examples stop.

Owl

I think the animals were chosen with intention, both by the costume designer and within the story by the characters. whereas the other masks seem more for the sake of warmth (like the raccoon pelts sort of sewed together into a hood) this one feels a lot more symbolic. like can you even skin an owl while keeping the feathers??

I think this is a reference to Tai's connection with the "Other Tai" - the one who comes out in sleepwalking, and somehow knows the lay of the land (where the symbols are, where the other yellowjackets are) in a way that Tai doesn't understand. The imagery of having a character appear to literally have two faces just screams Tai to me.

From some very basic research it seems that owl can symbolically mean: wisdom, a guide in the dark, death, visions, etc.

While this could relate to Tai, it could also relate to Lottie.

While as the audience we know Lottie is schizophrenic and without her meds, the others have taken Lottie's visions as signs from the wilderness and treat her as the resident seer. While she's clearly trying to pull away from that role and the responsibility it entails by the end of s2 - the other yellowjackets already look to her as someone with the knowledge to guide them through the wilderness.

There's also the clothing. While most clothes seem to be passed around communally (a sweater Misty & Mari wear in s2 is the legwarmers on the owl and the mask on the skunk) there are some items that are reserved for specific characters (like Shauna wearing Jackie's butterfly shirt).

In the '96 timeline Tai wears a lot of patterned blue and purple clothes, some of which almost definitely become part of the outfit for this owl character.

There's also the vest - it could be an animal fur but it has some of similarities to Lottie's fluffy coat, especially one that's become dirtier while stranded without the cabin. This coat is only worn by Lottie. The raccoon character also wears a similar vest, so it could just be fur, but Lottie's coat resembles the owl character's vest more based on the colour, or the coat could have been split in two.

Overall I think the owl character is most likely Tai.

in doomcoming and in the hunt in the future the upper half of tai's face is covered and it makes sense to me that trend would continue in all her hunt outfits. there's also the repeated imagery of eyes within her story - the man with no eyes, her grandmother's eyes, sammy's doll on the altar missing an eye, so her outfit having a taxidermy owl with no eyes tracks.

Wolf

unfortunately not many clear images exist for this character. i'm not even sure if the pelt they're wearing is a wolf, it could also be a bear, but i'm going with wolf for now.

i think this is Travis. travis is the other hunter of the group and it makes sense that the characters furs might come from their own hunts/kills. symbolism wise travis does fit a wolf as well - loyalty, protection, strength. wolves are closely tied to the bonds of packs and family, making sense that travis would be the lone wolf as he's lost his father and brother out here.

tai and van are also associated with wolves - but i don't think either of them would want to wear one all the time, given that van was attacked by one and tai is haunted by them.

the wolf character also has some small details that fit for travis' character. their face is covered from the eyes down, something travis often does throughout season 2. the wolf, owl and skunk characters are also the only ones (that we can see) wearing fingerless gloves. given that the last time travis saw javi happy was him being gifted gloves by natalie, and that much of their clothes would have been destroyed in the fire (but not javi's, which were most likely still outside) i can see travis wearing javi's gloves.

The Hunter / Skunk

i think this is Natalie. before the season 2 finale i would've said this was 100%. now knowing that natalie is their new leader, there is the possibility that she is the antler queen character, which i will talk about later, but for me this character only makes sense as natalie.

nat's the hunter! even as a new leader, she's still the most capable and knowledgeable in hunting. travis is very much her second while she leads the hunting trips. it also makes sense that as the leader she would be the first one to check The Runner, to stand over the pit. both an 'honour' and a duty.

natalie's also been the one standing over the bodies so far. she's the one waiting outside with jackie's body at the start of 2x03, she's the one who takes jackie's remains and has a short memorial for her. she's the one who stays outside the longest, standing over travis with javi's body. obviously not definitive but does work with the skunk character.

as for the clothes - the hunter wears the iconic co-ed soccer shirt, pink converse, and for a mask the cloth is currently a sweater within the show.

the shirt begins the show as van's - but almost every character has worn it now (including tai, travis, akilah, etc.). the pink connverse have never been quite as clear, but it appears that might have originally been shauna's (a darker colour that most likely faded over the 19 months) and have been worn by at least lottie, gen & tai. the sweater that the mask is made of has been worn by misty, mari & mel. so none of that narrows anything down sdjflsakhfl;h

i think the skunk is quite a specific choice too. could be about seeing things in black & white, about keeping your distance, etc. there's not a lot about skunk symbolism but it mainly seems to involve confidence, courage and direction. these are interesting when paired with natalie, given that she fits some very well but struggles with others.

it's also implied in the original pilot script that this character is natalie.

while we do see the hunter pulling up the runner's body with the rope, the scene with natalie does not make it into the episode. it does suggest that when filming the pilot this character was thought of to be natalie though. of course, as the show progressed this may have changed.

still in 1x10 when it's decided that shauna will cut up adam's body, natalie is the one who volunteers to help her, while misty is the one who directs all of them, mirroring this scene with the butcher (shauna), overseer (misty) and hunter (natalie).

some say that the hunter is van - has a similar build and the general blankness/darkness that van has by the end of s2, as well as being the shirt's og owner. but van wasn't supposed to be there in the initial conception of this character. while it may have changed now, for me this character is natalie.

Raccoon & Rabbit

I'm honestly not sure who these two might be. One is most likely Van, given that we know she survives.

Early on there were theories that Jackie was the Rabbit, due to her association with rabbits, which makes sense, but now we know Jackie's dead. Then they were possibly Javi, but he's dead too. As for symbolism, I'm not sure who of the remaining Yellowjackets fits either of these characters.

I think the creators were purposefully ambiguous to leave themselves with options. If the audience doesn't know who is who, they have the opportunity to change the story slightly as the show progresses (like with Van surviving).

The Shaman / Antler Queen

while initially thought to be lottie, as she is set up as the leader in the wilderness, the season 2 finale revealed that natalie was the new leader. both of these characters could be the shaman, but i feel as though it makes more sense for natalie to be the hunter. even though there are moment that in retrospect hint that natalie becomes the leader (misty's devotion, natalie stating that she lacked a purpose after they were rescued, tai and shauna's conversation about nat being the reason they're alive), there are no clear references to natalie being the antler queen character in the story so far (although that could have been hidden on purpose for the reveal).

in the adult timeline the others are terrified of the antler queen in a way that's different from their reactions to the symbol from the wilderness. when they receive the postcards or realise the symbol is under travis' body they are disturbed, they have a distrust of the symbol and everything it reminds them of.

but their reactions to the shaman are different. she appears in shauna's flashbacks when she kills adam, in natalie's visions/hallucinations after she overdoses, and in lottie's visions/hallucinations after hearing natalie's experience and in her office with the fake therapist. each of them are utterly terrified when she appears.

i think who the shaman is depends on what her role truly is. as i've already said, the "antler queen" is a title made up by the fans.

Leader:

The Shaman does appear to be the leader of the group, sitting in the centre of the semi-circle, being elevated, everyone waiting for her go-ahead to begin the feast, and everyone waiting for her to leave first.

If The Shaman is the leader, then she is Natalie.

This is supported by the editing in the pilot episode - at the '96 party when Natalie gets high, she stands by the fire and sees Misty standing across from her. It then cuts to the Overseer bringing the Shaman the cooked feast.

Chief Mourner:

If the Shaman is the chief mourner, it would depend on who the Runner is. If she's gen, the Shaman would most likely be mel in this instance. if she's mari, the most likely mourner would be akilah. the shaman doesn't appear to have akilah's dark skin, but body doubles were used and her face is veiled. if akilah has already died, the mourner might be lottie or gen.

It would be interesting with the idea that the antler queen changes from person to person. That they're all still terrified of "her" when what she represents is you losing the one you love most, you being the one with the most grief.

This is supported by what's happened with the two acts of cannibalism so far in the series. Shauna is Jackie's chief mourner, she is the one to light her funeral pyre, she is the one to give the go ahead that they should eat Jackie's body ("She wants us to." - Shauna in 2x02). Travis is Javi's chief mourner, and he is also the one to give the go ahead to eat Javi's body, everyone rushing in for the 'meat' after Travis has put Javi's heart on the pan.

However the Shaman is never seen eating. Both Shauna and Travis have the first bite of their loved one, whereas the Shaman only nods for the feast to start. It's possible this is part of a ritual that evolved over time, but it's still puzzling.

Spiritual Advisor :

if the antler queen is some sort of spiritual advisor, then she's most likely lottie. this fits with what we've seen in the '96 timeline already, with lottie's wilderness connection and the reverence shown to her by other team mates. even though lottie abdicates her role of leader in the s2 finale and claims she 'can't hear' the wilderness anymore - it's clear this is because of the weight of the responsibility to keep them alive, as well as her grief and guilt over javi's death.

still, several of the others seem confused at lottie's decision, and only seem to be accepting natalie as the leader because lottie said so. if this is something that creates tension within the group, it makes sense that natalie might appoint lottie a role where they can still look to her.

natalie as the leader/hunter is the one brining in the kill, but lottie as a spiritual advisor/shaman is the one leading the ritual.

this is supported by how in the adult timeline when they are having another hunt, it's lottie that leads it, not natalie. though that may be because lottie was the one to initiate the hunt. lottie also still acts as a spiritual advisor, with the others coming to her for advice.

the other option for a spiritual advisor is Tai. Not necessarily tai though... but Other Tai.

Much about Other Tai still remains a mystery. Is she another personality, a response to the trauma and repression, some sort of possession from the wilderness? In the adult timeline Lottie says that Other Tai is a part of Taissa, but Other Tai's conversation with Van in the woods raises questions about this.

Van: How do you know where you're going? Other Tai: He shows me. Van: Who's "he?" Other Tai: The one with no eyes. Van: Is that who you always follow? Other Tai: Only when she lets me. Van: Okay there's a "she" too, am I "she?" Other Tai: [shakes head] Van: Then who is "she?" Other Tai: Taissa. Van: Then who are you? Other Tai: [gives Van a look before walking away]

Other Tai's ability to track the whereabouts of the other survivors (Javi, Natalie), her connection to the man with no eyes, and knowing where all of the symbols are imply something more supernatural then just "sleepwalking".

Other Tai is the one to participate in cannibalising Jackie, she's strongly implied to be the one who pushes Taissa to continue running for senate even after she told Simone she would drop out, and she is the one to behead their fucking dog and make an altar in their basement. The creators and actors have talked about Other Tai and explain that she has Tai's best interest in mind, but she is willing to do what Tai wouldn't do to get it. Other Tai has a connection to the wilderness and the supernatural, she desires power and can become violent. She could very well be The Shaman.

"I don't know how bad it's going to get this time, but you know how bad it can get." - Tai in 1x06

Group Hallucination:

It's been theorised that the Shaman / Antler Queen doesn't really exist at all.

With the show toeing the line between visions, hallucinations and grief-induced psychosis with multiple characters (including Lottie, Tai, Shauna, Natalie, Travis) it's possible that as the group spirals more and more out of control and into ritualistic cannibalism - a way that they attempt to cope is through this Shaman. A 'physical' manifestation of the Wilderness itself. Something that gives them permission to feast on the flesh of their teammates, but does not eat herself, because she's not really there.

We only see The Shaman during the feast scene, and in other's visions/hallucinations. We know there are seven known survivors, but during the pilot's flash forward scene we see eight. Only if The Shaman doesn't exist, it's our seven survivors and a hallucination sitting around the fire.

So in the end my main theories/predictions/headcanons stand as:

Mari as The Runner / Pit Girl

Misty as The Overseer / Beaver

Shauna as The Butcher / Pink Hood

Natalie as The Hunter / Skunk

Tai as the owl

Travis as the wolf

Lottie as The Shaman / Antler Queen

the one I am least sure of is The Shaman, she could still be Tai or a hallucination, and I look forward to finding out!

[trailerparkvampire]

#“i had it all figured out and you had to go and kill annie” he was locked in #remmick meanwhile....head so empty you can hear the wind

that's cause his head was nothing but thoughts of trying to rizz up sammie. heard sammie sing one single time and all his brain cells scattered like marbles clacking together only to form the single thought of wow gotta get me some of THAT

if he turned bo and grace first grace coulda told him to put away that busted banjo, wear a clean shirt, and wash his ass and maybe they'd introduce him as a potential investor in the club.

Annie still wouldn't trust him on sight b/c she's living in year 3008 but Stacks woulda been like "idk he's kinda neat, like a feral raccoon" and remmick coulda had an in at least one cousin on his side in trying to get sammie's digits.

DYING over the idea of grace and bo she's-all-thating remmick - get him to take a bath or two maybe, all "no, don't show him how you've doodled your wedding invitations yet, that's coming on too strong" - bo chow charming AF so maybe he'd even learn a thing or two.

loool oh annie would always side eye, she knows what's what. stack, unfortunately, has always been the kinda kid to be like "aww look at this cute puppy" *that's clearly a possum*

[wildflowersandvibranium]

Patchwork Trust

Pairing: PostWS!Bucky Barnes x Gender Neutral!Reader Summary: growing up with the Avengers and Sam Wilson, you never expected to end up on a mission with Bucky Barnes — especially not one that goes completely off the rails. But when things take a dangerous turn, Bucky’s actions change everything. Sometimes trust doesn’t come easy... but it starts somewhere. Word count: 1.8k ish Warnings/tags: Angsttt with some fluff moments? Annoyance to Friends? Death , blood , violence , guns and weapons , Sam is your guardian , Hydra , injury against reader , canon level violence,

I thiiiink that’s all?? if I missed anything let me know!

author's note: a little different than my usual one shots so lmk whatcha think!! Keep an eye out for Royal AU Bucky x Fem Reader next 👀💖🌷 comments likes reblog appreciated and encouraged!

REQUESTS / IDEAS / ASKS ALWAYS OPEN 💓 MY MASTERLIST

After your father Riley's death when a rescue mission in the air force went horribly wrong , his best friend Sam Wilson took you under his wing. Sam decided it would be best for you guys to move into the Avengers compound full time , and was brought up with the Avengers in your teen years. 

That way you weren't alone when he had a mission and was gone for days at a time and he had the support he needed.

Natasha began teaching you self defense at age sixteen. 

Clint shared books he had bought for his kids and brought to the compound home cooked leftovers his wife always made too much of. 

Her food was the best! 

And Sam or Sammy you called him  , helped you adjust to adulthood as an anything but– normal young adult with Red Room and S.H.I.E.L.D level training.

These last few months you began to hear whispers of the winter soldierand how Steve– you learned his old friend from the forties , was planning on bringing him here to rehabilitate and live in the compound after hydra's seventy year old—

death grip on him had loosened.

Bucky– you learned was the name he liked to be called  , was gruff and from your own experience with him closed off and rude. 

You tried smiling when you saw him training in the gym , offered icecream as you scooped some for yourself…but always being met with a scowl or roll of his eyes

. So you decided , you did not like the guy.

 One night you and Sam were watching a movie together under a mountain of blankets , both eating out of a large bowl of fresh popped popcorn when his phone began to ring. 

“Sorry honey i'll be right back” He slipped out of the commons room with a quick kiss to your hair , and answered his phone. 

“This is Sam Wilson” he said in his , “The Falcon” voice that made you huff out a small laugh.

You heard him from the next room over , stating how the ex-hydra soldier wasn't ready for a mission yet but would be soon. 

“Great , “Mr Can't Make Eye Contact” , out on the field , what's next…talking raccoons!?” you grumbled to yourself.

“Alrighty , sorry kiddo , Tony just wanted my opinion on a new mission coming up.” Sam's voice boomed as he was walking back to where you were perched on the couch , turning his phone to silent.

***

And that's where you are now , on yours and just so it happens Bucky's first real mission. Sam didn't like you being too close to the action but when the call came and you were needed,  he knew he could trust you–

***

Smoke and dust curled into the sky like a warning. The Hydra compound , once tucked into the rocky edge of a heavily wooded forest , was burning from the inside out.

What was left of it , anyway.  

Crumbling walls groaned and shifted , flames alive and flickering against broken concrete pillars and ceilings. The mission had gone completely sideways–and fast.

Bucky Barnes was somewhere in the wreckage , breathing hard , knuckles on his flesh hand mangled , and as for his left , the metal stripped down and peeled back to nothing but splinters. 

The flames glinted off the metal of his left arm as he crouched beside your unconscious form , your body limp on the ground where you’d been knocked out from the blast that was triggered upon entering. 

Your face is slick with soot and blood. As you twitched trying to come back to the world.

Sam , and the entire Avengers team were on this missionaswell . They were currently being held back by a concrete  slab blocking the only entrance.

Tony began cutting it with a laser as Sam called out in your comms to get an answer from you or Bucky. Frantic and worry laced his cries.

Currently leaving only an unconscious you and Bucky left in the base. Alone.

His ears perked up hearing rustling footsteps , he plucked your gun out of your thigh holster just when the last agent had surged forward entering the room.

The blonde Hydra worker aimed his pistol straight for your limp helpless body sprawled on the floor , finger laced on the trigger , he pulled. 

No hesitation. 

One shot to the head. 

One kill. 

***

Bucky's grip trembled as he held it towards the lifeless body of the agent. The one he had just killed. He had taken a life before , many – but that was before he had–a choice 

Before he was lucid with a conscience.

A roar of voices boomed off the cracking walls— “Drop the weapon! Do it now!”

Flashlights sweeping through the smoke.

Bucky turned his head just slightly, enough to see Steve charging in , shield raised. Natasha right behind him , gun drawn. Clint bow pulled back  tight

Sam ,Tony , even Rhodey—surrounding him like he was the target.

“No—” Bucky’s voice was rough. Defensive. Useless.

 “No, I was—” his mind spiraled.

“Hands where I can see them Barnes!” Natasha’s eyes were wild.

 Her stance is rigid. Ready.

The gun clattered to the ground as Bucky raised both hands. 

His body ached , everything inside him wound tight. He looked down at you again. You hadn’t moved. 

God—did he kill the guy too late? Did he not shoot fast enough?

From the ground , you coughed slightly. Trying to rid your lungs of the burning cinder and debris.

A sharp inhale.

“Y/N?” Bucky’s voice cracked , barely above a whisper.

Your eyes opened slowly , blinking against the sting of smoke and embers. You could taste ash on your tongue.

 Your head pounded. But then you saw him. Bucky. Kneeling over you , hands raised—surrounded by the Avengers.

You looked around , your gun missing , the dead agent blood pooling from the fatal , skilled shot to his head. 

Bucky saved you. When you were helpless and vulnerable he saved your life.

The look in Bucky’s eyes—wounded , exhausted, but not guilty. 

“Stop,” you rasped , trying to sit up. “What are you doing?! He was saving me!”

Sam grabbed you by the arms , gently but firmly, trying to lower you back to the ground. “You’re concussed Y/N. You don’t understand , he had your gun pointed at you , he was going to shoot you.”

“I do understand!” you cried, pushing against his hold. 

“He shot the agent that was going to kill me! Look—he’s right there! 

“Just, look at the body. Right there!”

Steve hesitated following their gaze. His shield lowered an inch.

Bucky hadn’t moved. He was as rigid as stone.

“I told you I didn’t—” His voice broke off. Like he wasn’t sure what else to say.

You finally got to your knees , blood trickling from a cut on your brow , your breath catching.

“Steve,” you said, voice hard. “PLease let him go.”

Steve looked around and sure enough in the haste of it all they missed the details. The dead hydra operative , your gun was the one Bucky was using…

“We were wrong.” Steve whispered with shame , as he uncuffed the hold he had on his best friend.

The silence that followed was heavy and long as you cried , relieved. 

After dead silence  , Steve gave a small nod , a command without words to Sam and the others. 

They slowly lowered their weapons. Sam released hold on you , as you pushed past to Bucky, kneeling in front him.

“Hey” you whispered. 

“I watched you. I just couldn’t… move fast enough. I saw him coming. You saved me. I'm so sorry” you hiccuped through tears.

He looked up meeting your eyes. Sighing  , seeing you alive in front of him.

“You're okay?” His voice was raw. Haunted , you almost died. 

You sniffled “ I am , thank you “

Bucky blinked at you , jaw clenched , like he didn’t quite believe you meant it. Like the words couldn’t possibly belong to him.

You saw the hesitation in his eyes , the way he looked over your shoulder toward the others , still unsure  , expecting a bullet or another punishment he didn’t deserve.

So you did something no one not even you expected–

You wrapped your arms around Bucky. Tight.

His entire body stiffened. Then slowly—so slowly—you felt him melt into it. Just a little. His forehead came to rest against your shoulder. Not an embrace. Not comfort. Not yet.

Just something.

***

Later, after medics checked you out with Sam holding your hand , and the fires had been snuffed and the mission was called , you stood in the jet , Sam walked over with a warm blanket draped over your shoulders. 

“Thanks Sammy” you whispered as he kissed your head and gave a small smile.

You stayed still , watching as Bucky sat alone , elbows on his knees. Cold.

He didn’t look up when you approached. But when you dropped into the seat beside him , shrugging the blanket off of you and draping it over his back , his gaze flicked toward you.

“They will get your arm fixed when we get back to the compound , might be some patch work till Tony can replace it though” You began trying to close the silence between you two.

“I'm sorry,” you whispered. “They didn’t see what I did...”

“It doesn’t matter.” cutting you off

“It does to me.”

Silence.

“I’m not your favorite person,” he said, huffing. “I know that , I know my actions towards you ,  I was harsh and cold…I'm sorry for that too.”

You looked down. Then up at his glassy gaze.

“You’re right you haven't been my favorite person but today , I don’t know what would’ve happened if you hadn’t been there. And I’m not stupid enough to let that go unspoken.”

He nodded slowly. As a beat passed.

“You don’t have to like me and my closed offness,” he murmured. 

“But I won’t ever let you or anyone on this team die , not if I can do something about it”

You smiled faintly. “Well, now you’re just making it harder for you not to be my “favorite person” .”

Another pause. Then—unexpectedly—he huffed a quiet laugh.

For the first time, the air between you didn’t feel so sharp or rigid.

It felt a little less like tension-

And a little more like perhaps some trust building.

-end

[marvelfanfn2187a113]

Furry Friend

Requested by Anonymous

Sam and Dean Winchester x little sister!reader (aged around 5/6)

Synopsis: you bring home something that surprises your brothers.

“Sammy look!”

“Uh, baby what is that?” Sam jumped up from his chair when he saw you toddle in, carrying a giant gray ball of fur in your tiny hands.

“It’s a kitty!” You grinned up at him, and Sam felt the blood drain from his face.

“Baby that’s not a kitty,” Sam rushed forwards, snatching the raccoon out of your hands, relieved when he noticed that it seemed calm.

“What’s going on in here?” Dean idled into the room, freezing when he noticed the bundle Sam carried. “New pet?”

“My kitty!” You whined, tugging at Sam’s leg as you reached for the creature.

“Hey baby, let’s leave that thing alone, yeah?” Dean lifted you into his arms, carrying you a safe distance from the undomesticated rodent.

“Can’t we keep him?” You whimpered, and Dean nearly melted at your stuck-out lip and puppy dog eyes. Nearly.

“No, honey this guy…” Sam held the raccoon away from his body, his nose wrinkling. “This guy belongs in the wild.”

“But I ‘dopted him!” You insisted, kicking your legs in an attempt to get Dean to put you down.

“Ok, tiger,” Dean chuckled, cradling your head as he began to carry you out of the room. “Well that guy wants to go outside, that’s his home. He wouldn’t like it here. So Sammy, he’s gonna go find that guy’s family and return him, and I’m gonna go give you a bath.”

“Thanks a lot, Dean,” Sam grumbled as he started for the door.

“Why can’t I keep him?” You whimpered, tears in your eyes as Dean turned the bath water.

“Well, like I said baby, his home is in the wild. He just doesn’t belong in a house like you and me.” Dean gestured for you to lift your arms, and when you did he tugged off your shirt, tossing it and the rest of your clothes into a pile that he was pretty sure he’d burn later.

“Well then can we get a kitty?”

“Nope,” Dean sighed, snatching up a loofa.

“Why not?”

“Cause I said so.”

[darkopsiian]

Is your slugcat oc symbiote inspired by your cat? Also please send more cat photos, they so cute.

Yes. I have two black cats. Susie (left) and Sammy (right)

Susie is my precious baby princess, she's very smart for no reason. I have watched her maul raccoons because they hurt her kittens, and she's found out how to open doors and respond to words.

Sammy was throw out of a moving car when he was a kitten and we found him in the trash. He eats plastic and screams at walls.

They hate eachother. I wish they didn't..

[sammyyyyyyyyyxdddd]

meeeeeeee

HAIIIIII

im sam/sammy!X3

im trans,gay,and polyamorous and i use he/ it pronouns :3

i have 4 amazing partnersss ( @littleboneboyxd <33333)

im a therian,age regressor, pet regressor,fixtion kin,cosplayer,furry,Satanist,Quadrobics,and a mask marker!!!

my theriotypes areeeee: raccoon,red fox,pitbull,rabbit,and questioning possum ^^

my fixtion kin are:dazai(bsd),anya(mouthwashing),denki(mha),travis(sally face)cherrie(cherry crush),crush(cherry crush),shoya(a silent voice),charlie(heartstopper),thorne(cherry crush),ron(bad parenting),and more ><

current hyper fixationsssss: mouthwashing,sally face,regretevator,fnaf,and dandys worlddddd(kinda)

!!COMPLETELY SFW!!

discord:sammyurfavvvv

pin:poopoopeepeemen

insta:rawie_xdd

yt:@IMCOMINGFORURTOES69

cc:Ai_noises

(not my headers :3)

[rahleeyah]

Critter update: Henry is curled up in Momo's bed brooding in the dark, Sammy is pretending to be a prisoner even tho he absolutely isn't, and Ricky the raccoon did not apologize for leaving trash in the yard. Again.

[laura-sanchez-mlp]

Sindy the Humanoid Plush doll/Jack-O-Plushdoll (My NEW MSA X FNAF 3 OC)

Full Name: Sindy the Humanoid Plush-doll/Jack-O-Plushdoll, Sandhi Baecki (in the past)

Age: 6 (deceased)

Family:

Alignment: Good

Goals:

Friends: Sliver the blue tiger, Hexa the rockstar dragon, Miss Kindness/Unkindness, Rangey the farmer raccoon, Percy the pirate sailor parrot, Lew-Lew the singer lion, Celeste the humanoid princess, Tacy the Cheerleader Unicorn, Finley the green brave bear, Samson the humanoid sun and Mack the humanoid moon/The eleven victims-kids (her friends), Susan Walterson, Tia, Charlie, Freddy Fazbear, Markus, Bonnie the Bunny, Cream, Chica the Chicken, Foxy the Pirate Fox, Laura (in animatronic Yellow Cat from), Loxy, Golden Freddy, Black Charro, Gia, Sammy, Mindy Pepper, Maisy Pepper and Izzy, Sarah, Phillip and all allies

Enemies: Purple Guy/William Afton/Springtrap/Springbonnie and Victor Anderson/Vladdy the forgotten Animatronic Demon/Vampire/Ghost Hybrid, Bert Willam/Ewald the evil mastermind criminal TV Guy and Mitford the humanoid boy doll

Likes: Staying with her friends in magic place called "Silver's Magic Restaurant Palace and Theme Park", Becomes a new member of "Silver's Magic Restaurant Palace and Theme Park", Gets fixed

Dislikes: Gets trapped in springlock humanoid plushdoll side, Being a member of spooky place called "Sliver's Mystery Mansion, the Scary Attraction",

@sfcabanasstarcgs and @mysteryideasgroup

[codywiththeladies]

Assigned animals for my au. TDI I realized I had a majority already and I came up with the ROFI cast like a few days ago? From RR, I only had Dwayne and Junior figured out but the rest I figured out today. Also no reboot characters bc I haven’t even watched it yet

TDI:

Owen: bear

Justin: white tiger

Cody: red squirrel

Courtney: Birman cat

Gwen: hyena

DJ: goat

Lindsay: spotted deer

Tyler: beagle dog

Izzy: poodle

Noah: spaniel dog

Trent: groundhog (9 letters)

Harold: caribou deer

Beth: beaver

Heather: Dobermann

Leshawna: panther

Ezekiel: raccoon

Duncan: wolverine

Sadie: hedgehog

Katie: porcupine

Geoff: golden retriever dog

Bridgette: otter

Eva: Siamese cat

TDWT:

Alejandro: lion

Sierra: maned wolf

TDROTI:

Mike: monkey

Scott: roof rat

Dakota: horse - alicorn

Cameron: holland lop bunny

Dawn: Florida white rabbit

Lightning: carpathian shepherd

Zoey: red panda

Staci: pig

Anne Maria: lemur

B: seal

Sam: sheepdog

Brick: ferret

Jo: wolf

TDPI:

Max: chinchilla

Amy: opossum

Sammy: opossum

Leonard: raven

Sky: snowy owl

Topher: servai cat

Scarlette: red fox

Shawn: singapura cat

Sugar: pony

Beardo: american black bear

Ella: flamingo

Dave: dachshund

Jasmine: emu

TDRR:

Junior: roborovski dwarf hamster

Dwayne: Meerkat

Kitty: burmese cat

Emma: burmese cat

Josee: lynx

Jacques: arctic fox

Ellody: barred owl

Mary: grey parrot

Tom: llama

Jen: hare

Lorenzo: capybara

Chet: mink

Rock: badger

Spud: skunk

Laurie: camel

Miles: donkey

Kelly: caracal

Taylor: bobcat

Devin: border collie

Carrie: silver fox

Stephanie: jackal

Ryan: bull

Brody: sea lion

Jay: armadillo

Mickey: armadillo

Ennui: coyote

Crimson: wolf

Pete: gopher

Gerry: mongoose

Tammy: lamb

MacArthur: German shepherd

Sanders: Labrador retriever

[your-old-sins-tournament]

DEAR OLD SINS BATTLE BRACKET

SIDE A

SIDE B

Rules:

Tie sweeps given to polls with a 0.2% percentage. Also I'm allowed to come up with the most messed up name possible for future polls

Propaganda is encouraged! I will reblog propaganda reblogs, as well as any propaganda that @s me. However, for the polls themselves, I will be using the propaganda submitted to me through the google form. If a oc was submitted twice with different propaganda, I will use both pieces of propaganda

Fandom ocs will not be tagged with the fandom tag.

Please be nice to each other. Do not tear down other ocs. I will not reblog any propaganda remotely like that.

All polls are one week!

If i need to change anything, please send me a ask. I will change it I swear.

Ngl I have nothing against voter fraud go buck wild. this is a internet funny battle

#ocs you made when you were 12 tournament—Main Tag

LIST OF OCS BELOW;

SIDE A

hạt dẻ hạt phỉ (Chestnut & Hazelnut in Vietnamese) [@tboyblogger] vs. Phee [Toby, @pied-piper-pluto]

Apelio vs. Peculiarè [Peggsnbacon/Insertcleverurl]

Avery [@agirlwithachakram] vs. Kishimaru [@notagutterrat]

Luphina [@bees-buzzy-blog] vs. Excavator [@enjoliquej]

Hans [@tzarina-alexandra] vs. Ling/Estrelya

Aldara [@kozzax] vs. Dan (Hanson Ōkami) [@cabincryptid51]

Roberta [@gentleralts] vs. Moon Starr

Princess Mari [Nicole] vs. Cinnamon

Cupid [@onitekka] vs. Blazestar [@theaviskullguy]

Golden Sketch [@artoftheberri] vs. Sola [AstralAugur]

Raina [Physique] vs. Ash [@changeling-ash]

Sakura vs. Sana Uzumaki

Silvia Greystone [Vio] vs. Fiona

Emma [Crow] vs. Liz Turner [@linzerj]

Beckett Ashford [@noonbeam17] vs. Clairé [@fagbearentertainment]

Twila [@polygonstars] vs. Kayama [@iinsomniia]

Round 1

SIDE B

Hollystar [Orion] vs. Elenora [GentleRalts]

Max Haight [@rowan-raccoon] vs. Darktuft [@spiri-phone9]

Infinity [@arthallea] vs. Broanch/bpa/beepeeaye

Tekki [Luna Wolf] vs. Senshi

Marla [@doctorshatehim] vs. John [@mx-yippeee]

The President vs. Jenn Adreana [@apotheoseity]

Rosetta Stone vs. Shadow [@oreganosuace]

Dawnstripe [@enigmatic-enigmas] vs. Elwen [@peregreen]

Creation [@catboirights] vs. Solaria Aoi [@ura-0m0te-lovers]

Vinn [@mx-yippeee] vs. Lily [Asteroid Kingdom]

Pink [@somebodytolove31] vs. Erin [@silveredcircuitry]

Ash [Light] vs. Louise [@kirbee-hd]

Hazelnut [@autisticzaphodbeeblebrox] vs. Bon Fire [Light]

Flamepaw [Silvia Flowers] vs. Lasha Felomi [Luna Wolf]

Sammy [@something-in-your-walls] vs. Alana [@octonine]

Drake Blue [@silveredcircuitry]vs. Max .D. Rose [@therealsirsticker]