#ship: rhodeysam

[nostalgicatsea]

First Lines

Tagged by @oluka! Thank you. :)

Rules: list the first line(s) of your last 10 (or however many you have) posted fics and see if there’s a pattern!

An Open Palm

Over his long life, Wenwu had seen his share of strong men, all of whom had disappointed. No matter the era, no matter the nation, the empire, this held true: the flashier the man, the likelier his reputation was gilded, gold plating rather than solid gold. Beautiful but decorative. False. Cheap. 

Once More for the First Time

This was where they always ended up, the part of the story that stayed the same no matter how often it restarted or how much the scenery changed.

Hit and Run

"I know that road,” Tony said, and Steve saw it then too, the path that he had been on this entire time.

Puppet Master

Tony came awake, flattening his palm against the nearest tree to keep himself from pitching forward.

Body Talk

Steve wasn’t any good with words.

The Night Before, the Morning After

“Blue Steel’s right. If you’re going to make a bad decision, let me be your bad decision. Don’t text your ex.”

Taking Your Love With Me Wherever I Go

It took Rhodey by surprise just how happy it made him to see Sam, to know that he was capable of still feeling like this after everything. His grief was expansive, making him swollen with it, like all the tears he hadn’t shed transformed the whole of his body into his own internal reservoir.

The Burning of Flowers

Fire ran through Steve untempered, frothing, volcanic blood incinerating everything in its path: his veins, his muscles, everything he had felt for Tony. All had burned away and the little that remained had liquefied, melted into his rage, so that he was no longer himself, only that beastly anger. 

Deep Breath In, Deep Breath Out

Over the years, Sharon had been to many unexpected places.

In My Hands and Gone Again

“I think I was in love with someone.” 

I'm not surprised by the pattern because I'm somewhat aware of it when I write, but it was fun to look at it directly like this instead of letting it happen almost instinctually. For the most part, I go with an observation or realization the POV character has that sums up or sparks the core of the fic (and that reveals a lot about who they are or what their mindset is like). Sometimes that truth (their truth) is shattered, and sometimes it's reaffirmed. Very rarely does the thought come in the form of dialogue, though if it does, the dialogue acts the same way and serves as an impetus.

"Puppet Master" is the rare exception; that aberration comes down to the nature of the fic, which deals with Tony's disorientation and loss of agency over his body and mind. There was no other way to capture that fear and confusion and situate the reader in that instability except to start in medias res.

I tend to be a visual or sensory writer, so usually I sneak some description or a metaphor or simile in early on, and no matter what, I'm all about setting the mood for the story.

First lines are really important to me! I go by feel, and they have to feel right to me by tempo and by sound, by their gravity. That doesn't necessarily mean they have to be serious (my crack-ish AvAc fic, which isn't on this list, has a goofy first line), but they have to have weight. They have to feel justified; why this line(s) and not something else? I can't start writing otherwise because the first lines so often set the tone, direction, and meaning of the entire story for me. Sometimes this is the root of my suffering because I end up rewriting and rewriting the first paragraph until I finally find my way out. :')

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[mthofferings2018]

XtaticPearl

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Will create works that contain:

Friends to lovers, slow build, AUs, team building, team as family, friendship, hurt/comfort, character focused, canon divergence, fluff, angst with happy ending

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Explicit sex, noncon, explicit physical or emotional abuse, infidelity, major character death, character bashing

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Auction ID: 281

Will create works for the following relationships:

1. Steve Rogers/Tony Stark - MCU, Avengers Assemble, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Marvel Adventures 2. Tony Stark & Natasha Romanoff & Steve Rogers & Thor & Clint Barton & Bruce Banner gen - Avengers Assemble, MCU, Earth's Mightiest Heroes 3. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes & Tony Stark - MCU 4. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes/Sam Wilson - MCU 5. Sharon Carter & Maria Hill & Natasha Romanoff - MCU 6. Natasha Romanoff/Sharon Carter - MCU 7. Peter Parker & Ned Leeds & Michelle Jones - MCU 8. Nick Fury & Natasha Romanoff - MCU 9. Shuri & T'Challa & Nakia & Okoye - MCU 10. GOTG team - MCU

Work Description:

I'm willing to write a 5k fic for the basic bid. If the final bid amount is over $50 the length can be extended to 15k. Ideal time to expect the fic would be by the first week of March. In case of any questions, clarification, or discussion please contact me either by mail or through Tumblr message.

Ratings: G, Teen, Mature

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[colonelenby]

OOC.

(( Please..........I need more Rhodey ship content. I love RhodeyTony, but that’s the only real Rhodey ship content out there, and even that isn’t as popular as most other ships let’s be real. I want that CRACK SHIP stuff with Rhodey!! RhodeyThor!! RhodeySteve!!! RhodeyBruce!!! James squared (RhodeyBucky)!!!!! Please ship with this bean. They need all the love. ))

[chiliconsharls]

THOUGHTS ON RHODEY AND SAM, PLZ & THANK 8D

funny thing i just sent this same ask to another blog asking for these asks, too. anYWAYS, MY SECOND RHODEY-RELATED OTP YES. yk ive been riding this boat p much since someone on this site pointed out the headcanon that rhodey could’ve overseen the exo-falcon project (i think someone argued that sam’s wings seemed to be stark tech & rhodey as liason of SI could’ve been linked) & like ??? then they were together in AoU??? (not 2 be that bitch bc i Know its subtextually a samsteve scene but that bit where they’re talking about how ‘home is home’??? sam was looking at rhodey downstairs, joss whed*n told me); then cacw Robbed me of seeing them as actual new avengers but You Know that didnt stop me from making content bc thats??? who i am? i dont care that my crackships have virtually no interaction

bottom line: i waited, with faith, & IW Payed The Fuck Up by having sam & rhodey be literally in love with each other & thats !! just !! facts. 

ask me thoughts on things

[uhthor]

I do like vision, but your answer about a robot and a woman being together before we get lgbt representation is so true :/ marvel sucks

and a character I'd like to see your opinion on is James Rhodes

it’s disheartening isn’t it anon :( they pushed so hard for this ship before they even gave us a tiny single bit of lgbt+ rep which just showcases their true colours. i like to say i have faith for better things ahead, but honestly who knows? sending you love <3

thank you for choosing rhodey, i’ll post it below!!

how i feel about this character: i absolutely LOVE him so much! he is so under appreciated and he is so special and strong. he is the ONLY one of the team that has a single braincell honestly, he carried them all on his back in endgame.

all the people i ship romantically with this character: i love rhodeytony, i love rhodeysam, and i LOVE rhodeycarol! probs not mcu rhodeycarol but i’d love if it they at least had a friendship!

my non-romantic OTP for this character: i think rhodey and nat are neat :-) especially in infinity war/endgame!

my unpopular opinion about this character: i have a lot of thoughts on his part in civil war. him getting injured was something i feel could’ve been handled differently and possibly even avoided but was done for race related reasons. not me bringing this back to how much i hate vision but the fact he got away with it completely AND t*ny attacked sam for it when he didn’t do it.... boils my blood lol i’ll shut up now

one thing i wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: like i said before i would love for him and carol to have a friendship in the mcu!! i wish he could’ve been included in her origin story and that he, carol, maria and sam could’ve been THE best flying squad!

give me a character and i’ll break their ass down

[butdoireallycare]

I think i asked for sam wilson?? Also its okay!!! Tumblr messes up sometimes its not your fault

How do I feel about this character?

I absolutely LOVE Sam Wilson! He was the second mcu character I fell in love with, and he is currently my favorite. Even though he has relatively little screen-time, I think he is one of the most fleshed out characters.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

SamSteve ,SamBucky, T’Cham (really anything with Sam getting some love)

My non-romantic OTP for this character

SamNat, RhodeySam, SamSteve (I just really love their relationship), SamBucky, WandaSam, ScottSam

My unpopular opinion about this character

To be honest, I’m a little hesitant on Sam “becoming” Captain America. He absolutely deserves it, and I have no doubt that he is capable of doing a fantastic job. However, I am worried that a lot of his struggles in Falcon and The Winter Soldier are going to be surrounded by living up to Steve's legacy/honoring Steve, especially given Steve's ending. He has been established as a very passionate defender of what he thinks is right, and I don’t want that to be erased.  I am less concerned with seeing Falcon become Captain America, and more concerned with seeing more Sam Wilson being a great superhero.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon

I would have liked to see more interactions with Sam and the “Original” Avengers. The originals and the new recruits are very separated, and they barely have any interactions. Because of this I felt like Sam played sidekick to Steve a lot, which I dislike. 

I would also LOVE to learn more about Sam’s background, digging into his past experiences. I would also give anything to see Sam’s family and their interactions. 

[marveluserboxes]

This user ships RhodeySam

[presidentrhodes]

Either of the bae babes (Rhodey & Mordo) for the character meme 🥺👉👈

i can't choose 🥺👉👈

rhodey

Sexuality Headcanon: He's bi, your honour

Gender Headcanon: Male

A ship I have with said character: It's always a toss between RhodeyCarol, RhodeySam and Ironhusbands 🥺

A BROTP I have with said character: Rhodey and Bruce

A NOTP I have with said character: Rhodey/Steve 🤭

A random headcanon: Rhodey likes to adopt random strays he sees on the street and brings them back to Stark Tower — it got to the point where Tony just devoted an entire floor to the eclectic mix of cats, dogs, bunnies, foxes and birds that Rhodey's rescued over the years. The floor actually proves to be incredibly therapeutic for the Avengers — everyone visits the floor whenever they want to forget their traumas for the night.

General Opinion over said character: Rhodey really is the best of the Avengers, and so Fury makes him do all the media engagements and publicity opportunities when he has down time.

mordo

Sexuality Headcanon: Man's gaaaaaay af

Gender Headcanon: Male

A ship I have with said character: Stephen/Mordo and Wong/Mordo

A BROTP I have with said character: Mordo & Daniel Drumm would be good bros

A NOTP I have with said character: Mordo with anyone whose name isn't Stephen or Wong 🤭

A random headcanon: Mordo spent five years after the first blip trying to find ways to bring Stephen back because he missed the reckless fool a lot. Of course if someone said that out loud, he'd deny it and then hex the person but everyone knows he's a sap for his estranged boyfriend.

General Opinion over said character: he's the only character that the mcu did much, much, much better than the 616 universe. That's largely due to the immeasurable talent of Chiwetel Ejiofor and I think it needs to be recognised more widely.

send me a character

[teamsharoncarter-archive]

Dudes! Side ship with RhodeySam, that because Tony and Bucky couldn't fill in their plus ones, so they ask their friends (who are already married) and they're the ones that help get the other two together (more like laugh at tony and bucky's stupidity lmao)

Winteriron Staron romcom where Tony is still not over a divorce and his cousin Sharon tries to get him out more, and Bucky still isn’t over a cheating partner and his bro Steve is trying to set him up with people at his work.

They always have dates at the same place on the same nights, seated across the restaurant or the movie theater seats/isle.

So whenever Bucky asks his date something, cut to Tony answering it perfectly. And whenever Tony asks his date something, cut to Bucky answering it perfectly.

They always pass each other, and you, the audience, KNOWS they are made for each other but they keep missing each other.

They finally meet at Sharon and Steve’s wedding.

[capwilsons]

rhodeysam

my NOTP too | I don’t ship it | it’s okay | I ship it hard | OTP

they haven’t had a ton of interactions, and a lot of it hasn’t been when they’re on the same team. I think there are better pairings out there for the both of them

[sororising]

@frostyemma yeah I don’t think there’s one already, I do like War Falcon more aha hadn’t thought of that! I frequently get confused by shipnames in the MCU anyway so maybe sticking with SamRhodey or RhodeySam works for me. Either way I will hopefully be writing another fic of them sometime, whatever their ship name is!

[chiliconsharls]

ironlouis replied to your post “outside of the obvious tonyrhodey, which one you guys think it's the...”

yeahhh also I think it depend if it is a fandom ship or a fanfic ship??? like (I mainly reason Stevetony) and usually rhodey is single pringle (MCU centric) but when he actually gets someone they are usually bucky or even pepper and carol (even if she has yet to officially appear on the MCU). While rhodeysam has gained more popularity on the fandom but not yet in fics

i was wondering because i was here in the Big Avengers Outbreak of 2012 and a lot of stony fics I found had Rhodey paired up with Pepper; like it’s safe for me to say almost a 70% of MCU-centric Stony fics that had Rhodey paired up with someone, that someone was Pepper. 

At some point, I started seeing some occasional Bruce/Rhodey, AND then I started seeing BuckyRhodey stuff. 

But I’m trying to get the census now because yes, I think SamRhodey has passed the others and it’s sitting at second place.