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galaxy-fleur · 5 months ago

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OC Profile Case 02: Dave Newman

Additional Information:

Age (at the time of first appearance: 35.

Height: 181 cm.

Affiliation: Tricell, Blue Umbrella.

Appearances: RE1, CV, RE5, RE6, RE7.

Strengths and skills: Exceptional levels of endurance, impressive knowledge in mechanics and medicine, experienced firearms handler, devoted.

Flaws and weaknesses: Susceptible to manipulation, doesn't have a lot of official training under his belt, bad at working in a team, abrasive.

Relationships:

Romantic connection: Albert Wesker.

Closest trusted ally: Ada Wong, Aruna Wella.

On good terms: Natasha Stakh, Sheva Alomar, Mia Winters, Excella Gionna.

Acquaintances: Chris Redfield, Wendy Lloyd, Chaewon Lee, Piers Nivans, Ethan Winters

Strained/negative relationship: Sherry Birkin, William Roy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, Rebecca Chambers, Jake Muller, Barry Burton, Steve Burnside, Leon Kennedy.

Brief Summary:

- Dave makes his first appearance during the Arklay Mountains incident, having ended up there by pure rotten luck. Initially sent out to loot the mansion and hopefully grab some costly valuables, he instead has an encounter with infected dogs and takes shelter inside for the time being.

- Due to his criminal affiliations, he makes an effort to avoid direct interactions with any surviving S.T.A.R.S. members, even if it means letting Kenneth get killed off in front of him. While not possessing any official training, his natural affinity with all things mechanical helps him navigate through the traps and puzzles relatively unscathed.

- The only ones Dave has interacted with directly were Chris and Wesker, both of which were brief and surface-level before he made his escape.

- After Racoon City outbreak has forever changed the world as he knew it, he naturally found himself getting more and more wrapped up in a field of bioterrorism, albeit indirectly at first, as the crime scene has begun to shift. He eventually ends up working under a rival company to Umbrella, his mechanical skills and adaptability coming as great assets to their use. He certainly didn't mind the extra cash.

- Dave directly accompanies Wesker on his goal to retrieve a T-Veronica sample in Code Veronica. It's the first time they are working together and interacting for a substantial period of time. While treated as an annoying inconvenience at first because of his jokey attitude, Wesker does eventually come to appreciate Dave's innovative skills that do come in handy on more than one occasion. He's useful when he's not babbling nonsense, or so he says. Dave, on the other hand, is more than giddy to prove Wesker wrong and rub his initial unamused perception into his face.

- From then on and up until the events of RE5 Dave starts working directly with Wesker, gradually forming a personal attachment to him, specifically once they end up conversing about their upbringings with each other over a couple of drinks. Dave sees a kindred spirit in Wesker, and Wesker finds a trusted ally in Dave and his genuine devotion to him. Because of this connection, Dave willfully turns a blind eye to almost every sketchy and questionable thing he is assigned to do, focusing more on his own happiness than the greater morality of his actions.

- Dave also comes to meet with Ada Wong and Wendy Lloyd through his involvement with Wesker, both of which are not amused by his suspiciously high regards towards the latter. Ada in particular views Dave as nothing but a naive idiot being played for all he is, but she never gets involved.

- Things take a turn for the worse after the capture of Jill Valentine takes place. While initially not having any reservations at all, Dave slowly starts second guessing himself and his own values as Wesker's plans for Uroboros gain traction. He never really had to deal with direct consequences of his involvement up until that point, mostly working in the shadows and having an ability to strip himself of most of the blame internally. But as his bond with Wesker grows, so does his involvement in every horrid action taking place, creating a rather self-destructive cycle.

- Throughout the events of RE5, Dave slowly comes to regret his involvement thanks to Aruna Wella who takes advantage of his already present guilt to sway him into doing the right thing. He eventually becomes an unexpected and questionable ally, which in turn leads him to meet back up with Chris Redfield. While not on good terms at all, they do work together for the greater good, albeit Dave never has the heart to attack or harm Wesker directly in spite of everything. In fact, it is Dave's sudden refusal to stand by him that tips Wesker over the edge. It is only after Dave's decision to turn against him, does he infect Excella with Uroboros.

- After the events of RE5, he eventually finds himself affiliated with Blue Umbrella, mostly thanks to Aruna, with whom he forms a very close friendship with during his recovery. Aruna makes a case for him having been manipulated and coerced into taking part in criminal affiliations, thus not holding him fully responsible for the crimes committed. Very few are actually receptive of that initiative, but she does convince Chris to give him a chance to use his skills for good. Under constant and strict observation, of course. Dave is still widely treated as a criminal, but is allowed certain freedoms, as he does seem genuine in his drive to put his skills to good use.

- Dave accompanies Chris and Piers in their campaign in RE6, the ordeal serving as a way for him and Chris to come to an eventual understanding. Having hated Dave before, Chris now feels some level of respect towards him after all is done, although he will never forgive him for being partially involved in Jill's abduction. While Dave can never take away all the harm he's caused, he is now determined to put his life on the line to do the right thing after a lifetime of crime.

- After the events of RE6 and up until RE7 Dave slowly comes to earn genuine respect among his peers, while also finding a community and a sense of belonging he has lost since his relationship with Wesker.

- He accompanies Chris on his rescue of Ethan and Mia Winters during the events of RE7. He sees himself in Mia, as they both have been partially responsible for hurting people they love and even innocents. He becomes a good friend of a Winters' family, up until the moment Mother Miranda takes Mia's place and pushes him away. Dave sort of blames himself for not getting suspicious over 'Mia's' sudden change and not raising his concerns to the others. Maybe if he said something earlier, Ethan wouldn't have to die in the events of RE8.

Trivia:

- Dave is an orphan who had to practically grow up on the streets, hence his adaptability and a tendency to latch onto anybody who seems like they appreciate him. This desperation for a sense of belonging has unfortunately lead him to some very bad communities growing up.

- He is very tall and lanky, putting more focus on his flexibility than muscle.

- In a world without bioterrorism, he would either be a mechanic, engineer or an entertainer.

- He has been involved in crime circles since the age of 13. While never getting tied down in any particular organization up until his involvement with Wesker years down the line, he did what he needed in order to get by relatively comfortably. Oddly enough, he never ended up abusing drugs or alcohol in spite of his social circles, and that's because his mother was an addict.

- He doesn't like being called by his full name. 'David' sounds way too formal for his liking. Wesker is the only one who he actually felt comfortable with calling him that. After Wesker's death, he starts to dislike hearing it even more, as it makes his chest hurt, or so he says.

- He knows how to play the violin and used to do street performances for some added cash.

- While changed in his ways, his love for mischief never goes away. He is known to crack jokes and prank his colleagues.

- Dave has a rivalry with Leon Kennedy. For no particular reason other than him finding Leon amusing to poke fun at. Natasha usually ends up playing the mediator between the two.

- He is actually a huge science nerd, despite his first impressions. He can hold his own just fine in a conversation with a chemist or a biologist, although him suddenly blurting out some scientific term in the middle of small talk tends to confuse his acquaintances.

Nicknames:

- David (by Wesker, Sherry);

- Davey-Long-Legs (by Aruna).

Miscellaneous:

- Dave/Wesker playlist

1 - Picrew Link

2 - Picrew Link

3 - Picrew Link

4 - Picrew Link

Main pic Picrew - Here!

#oc's #oc dave newman #orange cat energy #this one was the hardest for me to rework ngl #bc teenager me sorta had him be this 'uwu poor innocent guy' shtick #but that's not really interesting #a LOT of people don't like him and will never like him and they have every right to feel that way #best he can do is just keep living and doing his best #anyway lord knows i have so many animatics in my head of the mess that transpires in re5

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companyofanimals · 9 months ago

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Dog Training Near Me: Finding the Right Trainer for Your Dog

Training your dog is an important part of being a responsible pet owner. It's not just about teaching your dog tricks; it's about building a good relationship based on trust and understanding. Proper training can help prevent behaviour problems, improve your dog's well-being, and strengthen the bond between you and your pet. Whether you're a new dog owner or looking to improve your dog's behaviour, finding the right trainer and knowing how to train effectively can make a big difference.

Every dog is different, with their own personality, needs, and pace of learning. So, it's important to adapt your training methods to suit your dog's unique traits. This guide will help you find the right trainer and provide practical tips for effective pet training.

Choosing the Right Dog Trainer

When you start training your dog, finding a qualified trainer can be a great first step. A good trainer can offer the guidance and expertise needed to teach your dog important skills and address any specific behaviour issues. Here are some key points to consider when choosing a trainer:

1. Experience and Qualifications

Experience is very important in dog training. Trainers with years of experience have likely encountered many different dog behaviours and training challenges, making them well-prepared to handle various situations. Look for trainers who have been in the business for several years and have a good record of successful training.

In addition to experience, qualifications are crucial. Certification from respected organisations like the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) or the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP) shows that the trainer has had formal education and follows industry standards. These organisations require trainers to prove their knowledge of animal behaviour, training techniques, and ethical practices. Choosing a certified trainer ensures you're working with someone who understands canine psychology and effective training methods.

2. Training Methods

The methods a trainer uses can greatly affect how successful the training is and how your dog feels about it. Positive reinforcement is widely seen as the most humane and effective method. This approach focuses on rewarding good behaviours with treats, praise, or playtime, encouraging dogs to repeat those actions. Positive reinforcement creates a friendly learning environment, strengthens the bond between the dog and owner, and boosts the dog's confidence.

Avoid trainers who use harsh methods, like punishment or dominance-based techniques. These approaches can cause fear, anxiety, and aggression in dogs, damaging the trust between the dog and owner. When interviewing potential trainers, ask about their training philosophy and methods. A good trainer should be open about their approach and prioritise your dog's well-being.

3. Specialisations

Some trainers specialise in specific areas of dog training, such as obedience, behaviour modification, agility, or service dog training. If your dog has particular needs or goals, it may be helpful to find a trainer with expertise in that area. For example, if your dog shows aggressive behaviour, a trainer specialising in behaviour modification can help manage and correct these issues.

When choosing a trainer, consider your dog's age, breed, and temperament. Puppies may need basic obedience training and socialisation, while older dogs might need help with specific behaviour problems. Specialised trainers can tailor their programmes to meet your dog's unique needs, ensuring a more effective training experience.

Dog Training Tips for Beginners

Training your dog can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience, but it can also have its challenges, especially if you're new to it. Here are some basic tips to help you get started:

1. Start with Basic Commands

Begin with simple commands like "sit," "stay," "come," and "down." These commands are the foundation for more advanced training and are essential for good manners and control. Start training in a quiet place with few distractions so your dog can focus. As your dog gets better at these commands, gradually introduce more challenging scenarios.

When teaching basic commands, use clear and consistent cues. For example, always use the word "sit" when you want your dog to sit, and you can pair it with a hand signal if you like. Being consistent helps your dog understand what you're asking and speeds up learning. Keep training sessions positive and rewarding by using treats, praise, or playtime to reinforce good behaviour.

2. Consistency is Crucial

Consistency is key to successful dog training. Use the same commands, cues, and rules all the time, and make sure everyone in the household does the same. Inconsistent training can confuse your dog and slow their progress. For instance, if one person lets the dog on the sofa while another doesn't, the dog may get mixed signals.

Setting a regular routine also helps reinforce good behaviours. Set aside dedicated training time each day and stick to a schedule. Consistent training helps your dog know what's expected and creates a sense of structure, which can reduce anxiety and improve behaviour.

3. Short Training Sessions

Dogs have short attention spans, especially puppies. To prevent them from getting bored or frustrated, keep training sessions short and focused. Aim for 5-10 minute sessions, several times a day, rather than one long session. This helps keep your dog interested and motivated.

During training, watch your dog's body language and energy levels. If your dog seems tired or uninterested, it's best to end the session on a positive note and try again later. Remember, training should be a fun experience for both you and your dog, so keep the atmosphere light and happy.

4. Positive Reinforcement

Positive reinforcement is the best way to train your dog. Rewarding your dog for good behaviour encourages them to repeat those actions. Rewards can include treats, praise, toys, or playtime—anything your dog enjoys.

When using treats, choose small, tasty ones that your dog loves. Use them sparingly, especially if your dog is prone to gaining weight. As your dog gets better at a command, gradually reduce the treats and use more praise and affection as rewards.

Timing is important with positive reinforcement. Reward your dog right after they do the desired behaviour to help them link the action with the reward. Be enthusiastic and generous with your praise, as dogs love positive attention.

How to Train Your Dog to Behave

Training your dog to behave involves more than just teaching commands. It also means teaching good manners, setting boundaries, and dealing with specific behaviour issues. Here's how to guide your dog towards better behaviour:

1. Establish Rules and Boundaries

From the moment your dog comes home, set clear rules and boundaries. Decide on things like whether your dog is allowed on the furniture and stick to these rules consistently.

Establishing boundaries also applies to outdoor behaviour. For example, teach your dog not to jump on people, pull on the lead, or bark too much. Setting clear expectations from the start helps prevent unwanted behaviours and creates a more peaceful home.

2. Socialisation

Socialisation is a key part of dog training, especially for puppies. Proper socialisation means introducing your dog to different people, animals, and environments in a positive way. This helps your dog become confident, reduces fear and anxiety, and encourages good social behaviour.

Start socialisation early, ideally between 3 and 14 weeks of age, when puppies are most open to new experiences. Introduce your dog to different types of people, including children, adults, and people with different appearances. Let them meet other animals, like other dogs, cats, and even small pets.

When taking your dog to new places, like parks or busy streets, go slowly and use positive reinforcement. Encourage calm and confident behaviour, and reward your dog for staying relaxed. Gradually increase the level of difficulty by introducing more challenging situations.

3. Address Problem Behaviours

All dogs might show unwanted behaviours at times, like barking too much, chewing things, or jumping up on people. Address these problems quickly to stop them from becoming habits. Use positive reinforcement to encourage better behaviours.

For example, if your dog barks a lot, find out what's causing it and work on getting them used to it. Reward your dog for being quiet and teach them an alternative behaviour, like going to their bed or staying calm on command. If your dog chews on furniture or household items, provide plenty of appropriate chew toys and redirect their attention to these toys when they start chewing on something they shouldn't.

Consistency and patience are key when dealing with problem behaviours. It may take time for your dog to stop bad habits and learn new, positive ones. Be persistent, and celebrate small successes along the way.

Quick Dog Training Tips

Here are some extra quick tips to help you make the most of training your dog:

1. Use High-Value Rewards

High-value rewards are treats or toys that your dog finds especially exciting. These rewards can be very effective when teaching new commands or reinforcing good behaviour in challenging situations. Use high-value rewards strategically, saving them for times when you need extra motivation from your dog.

2. Stay Calm and Patient

Training requires patience and a calm attitude. Dogs can sense human emotions, so staying calm helps create a positive training environment and keeps your dog focused.

3. Practice Makes Perfect

Regular practice helps reinforce learned behaviours and maintain progress. Practice commands in different environments and situations to make sure your dog can respond well, even with distractions. Include training in your daily routines, like mealtime or walks, to consistently reinforce good behaviour.

4. Focus on One Command at a Time

To avoid overwhelming your dog, focus on teaching one command at a time. Once your dog has mastered a command, you can start teaching new ones while continuing to reinforce the old ones. This approach helps your dog build confidence and ensures a strong foundation for more advanced training.

Dog Training Online: A Convenient Option

These days, online dog training has become a popular and convenient choice for many pet owners. Online training offers flexibility and access to a wide range of resources, making it a great option for those with busy schedules or limited access to in-person training. Here’s why online dog training might be right for you:

1. Flexibility

One of the biggest advantages of online dog training is the flexibility it provides. Online training programmes let you work with your dog at your own pace and on your own schedule. You can access training materials, videos, and tutorials whenever it’s convenient, whether early in the morning, late at night, or during a lunch break. This flexibility makes it easier to fit training into your daily routine without needing to attend scheduled classes.

2. Variety of Resources

Online platforms offer a wide range of training resources, including video tutorials, articles, and live webinars. These resources cover a variety of topics, from basic obedience and puppy training to specialised areas like agility, scent work, and behaviour modification. The variety of available materials lets you customise your training programme to your dog’s specific needs and interests.

Many online training programmes also offer interactive elements, such as forums or live Q&A sessions with certified trainers. These features provide valuable opportunities to ask questions, share experiences, and receive personalised guidance from professionals.

3. Expert Guidance

Online training programmes are often created by certified trainers and animal behaviourists with years of experience. These experts design comprehensive training courses that follow proven methods and best practices. By enrolling in an online programme, you can access expert guidance and professional advice, ensuring you receive high-quality instruction.

Online training can also be a more affordable alternative to in-person classes. Many programmes offer subscription-based access to a wide range of resources at a fraction of the cost of private lessons or group classes. This affordability makes professional training more accessible to a broader audience.

Conclusion: The Journey of Training Your Dog

Training your dog is a rewarding and ongoing journey that requires dedication, patience, and a positive approach. Whether you choose in-person classes or online resources, the key to success lies in consistent practice, clear communication, and a deep understanding of your dog's unique personality and needs.

Throughout the training process, remember that every dog is different. Progress may vary, and challenges are a natural part of the journey. Celebrate small victories and milestones, and don't hesitate to seek support from trainers or fellow dog owners when needed.

Ultimately, the goal of training is to build a strong, trusting relationship with your dog, ensuring a happy and well-behaved companion. With the right tools, techniques, and mindset, you can create a positive and fulfilling experience for both you and your furry friend. Enjoy the process of teaching, learning, and bonding with your canine companion, and cherish the special moments along the way.

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zoeykallus · 3 years ago

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What kind of dog do you think each of the bad batchers/clones would be? Like if Hunter was a dog I think he'd be a German shepherd/ Malinois

Love dogs! Cute and fun idea, thanks!

I mixed my own experiences plus some info from the internet with each breed I chose. Remember that it is the behavior of the particular breed, if it has been raised in a manner appropriate to the species and corresponds to the average value of the breed. Not every dog is born with the exact same characteristics, the breed is basically just a blueprint, a basic plan on which the gene pool and upbringing "build" the dog.

The Bad Batch - Dog Breed

Hunter

Okay now here me out. I think he's a mix honestly. German Shepherd is in there. They are great guard dogs, fierce hunters if needed with a strong character, protective instincts and actually pretty clever. But! There is another breed in there.

Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Let me tell you why.

Apart from his bad reputation which he had received through wrong keeping by humans, the "Staffy" has actually a completely different nature. Because of his patient nature, he tolerates children romping and playing all around him. He is also known as a friendly "Nanny Dog" or Babysitter Dog", which he certainly always wanted to be. With proper and loving training, he is a very friendly family dog.

In my mind, Hunter has all those traits as a dog. He'd be a mix of German Shepherd and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, their best characteristics mixed in one (the latter is also known these days as "Amstaff").

Echo

Intelligent, reliable, patient and hardworking. Echo is a Bearded Collie. This one has an impressive herding and protective instinct.

This is especially evident towards free-roaming animals and children. He is sensitive and dutiful. Under his supervision you can be sure that he will take care that his 'herd' is safe. He is calm and cool headed in tense situations.

You can always rely on him. Loyal and dutiful to the end.

Wrecker

Here is definitely a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in the mix. Obviuosly because of his patient nature towards children but also due to his fearlessness.

An "Amstaff" may be fearless and brave on the one hand, but his basic characteristics are loyalty and good-naturedness towards his human. Once he has found his people, he is quite affectionate and cuddly.

I do think there could be a Dalmation in the mix too, because of his energetic playfulness.

Tech

King Poodle

He not only learns incredibly quickly and understands almost immediately what his two-legged friends want from him. He is also a patient and cuddly family dog, who is very relaxed towards children.

Despite its all-rounder nature, the Poodle is not a dog that should be left to its own devices. In order for it to develop its potential, it is happy to receive consistent training and occupations. He really likes to get brain teasers.

Not only the inner values of the Poodle can score points, low-hair dog breed group, coat care is uncomplicated (Tech's pretty hairless I think). In addition, the poodle is also a popular dog for allergy sufferers.

Crosshair

The ever more complicated batcher...

Czechoslovakian Wolfhound

A Czechoslovakian Wolfhound has special requirements and is suitable only for professionals who are willing and able to fully adapt to its needs.

The Wolfhound is closer to the origin of all dogs than other dog breeds. With its wolf-like appearance and behavior, it absolutely belongs in experienced hands.

Especially his enormous reaction speed, his extreme performance and his good sense of scent and orientation predestine him for the work as a service dog for military and police.

A healthy distrust and a certain reservedness are the basis of his nature if not trained otherwise.

The Czechoslovakian Wolfhound is a fearless companion that proves to be very docile and obedient in training. His loyal devotion to his master turns out to be very helpful (a little side blow here- or bad if he's blindly obidient).

His above-average intelligence makes him a grateful and good student even in demanding exercises. Provided that he regards these as meaningful. Because the intelligent dog is quite capable of critically questioning the tasks given to him.

Ko-Fi (If you feel like giving me some coffee)

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@andyoufollowyourheart @clone-whore-99

@brynhildrmimi @kaliel2310

@misogirl828 @tech-deck

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haikyuuublog · 4 years ago

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Haikyuu Characters As Theater Kids: Seijoh Addition

Oikawa:

ACTING PRODIGY

PLZ he is born to be on stage

Adaptable to any role

Fakes confidence over his crippling insecurities so he’s used to pretending to be something he’s not 😃

Beautiful singing voice and really smooth dancer with great rhythm

Charms people to come to their shows; he attracts a LOT of fangirls

Attention whore

Very competitive and always wants the lead role: When Kageyama first tried out, he thought he might be upstaged again and was ready to manipulate Kageyama into dropping out. He learned very quickly that Kageyama sucks.

Really helps the dynamic with his fellow cast members and keeps the show going fluid

Openly flirts with Iwaizumi on set

One time Iwaizumi asked him why he wasn’t nervous and Oikawa said, “My trick is looking in the mirror before a show. Because it reminds me that the sexiest person at Seijoh believes in me.”

Gives himself a standing ovation at the end

As he should 😌

Iwaizumi:

Works in stage crew; he helps move set pieces and helps the actors with strength training

Aggressively supportive; one time somebody lied about getting sleep when they were super tired and he yelled at them to leave until they were well rested. (It was Oikawa).

His love language is yelling and aggression, and I think that’s very sexy of him 😌

Very muscular so he really helps with changing sets and moving heavy props between scenes

Also helps train dancers and get them in shape

That also attracts fangirls because ✨arm muscles✨

Rolls his eyes and grumbles when Oikawa flirts with him, but it actually makes him flustered and he’s really not as subtle as he thinks he is

Does not refer to Oikawa by his name, only by Shittykawa

He put that as his official name in the programme that gets handed out to everyone before the show

All of Seijoh was on board with it. Truly the epitome of teamwork and camaraderie

Kunimi:

Sleeps through practice

Lazy as hell

Where is the effort? 🤨

Super low-effort and always sounds like he’s gonna fall asleep on stage

Does actually fall asleep on stage

Daichi was not pleased

Kyotani “Mad Dog”

Shoves everyone

Literally all the actors

Also everyone else

Including an old woman who “was asking to be pushed if she was just gonna stand in the fucking way like that”

He can’t help himself

One day tried to shove one of the crew members and by the time he discovered it was Iwaizumi, he was already screwed

Iwaizumi dropped the heavy set piece he was carrying on him

He swears it was an accident

It wasn’t

Yahaba:

Bitch slapped Kyotani on stage

Claimed he did it to improvise because he thought it would add extra emotion to the scene

Nobody bought that but everybody pretended to because seeing Kyotani get bitch slapped was incredibly satisfying

Claimed he did it the second time by accident

By the third time, he just admitted he did it because Kyotani had a punchable face

Honestly? Valid

Makki:

Cannot take this seriously, I’m sorry

Him and Mattsun send each other memes during practice

Quits because “who wants to see Oikawa’s ego gets stroked any more than it already is”

To be fair, Oikawa was giving himself a standing ovation and he was telling all of Seijoh to join in

Iwa booed him and Makki joined to keep Oikawa humble

Unfortunately, trying to keep Oikawa humble is an impossible task

A for effort though I guess

Mattsun:

Cannot take this seriously pt. 2

Him and Makki send memes to each other

Feel like he would sneak in snacks and eat them in the audience with Makki

He thinks he’s being sneaky but it becomes a problem because Nishinoya asks really loudly, “DO YOU GUYS HAVE FOOD?” Then, everyone rushes to them and steals their snacks.

He decided to prank them next practice by bringing in really gross tasting snacks.

He forgot that he brought in gross tasting snacks and ate one himself. RIP to his tastebuds 😔

Quits because Makki quits. I don’t make the rules. 🤷‍♀️

Watari:

Bruh idk I couldn’t tell you one fact about this man besides that he’s Seijoh’s libero

An extra with Ennoshita and Company 😌

It’s ok: Remember, no small parts only small actors. :)

Kindaichi:

Tries to start beef with Kageyama

Kageyama literally says anything, and Kindaichi just scoffs and acts salty

Kageyama doesn’t give him the time of day

Makes him more angry

I will never stop the Kindaichi slander and I’m not sorry 😌

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immaturityofthomasastruc · 4 years ago

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Do you any suggestion for Super Sentai?plz

*cracks knuckles*

Well first off, if anyone wanting to get into Super Sentai watched Power Rangers growing up, I’d check out the series whatever season you watched was adapted from to see how things went there in comparison to how they were in the United States. So if you grew up with the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, watch Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. If you don’t know what the Sentai the season you grew up with is called, I’d check out RangerWiki, which provides a lot of information on both franchises.

I’d also recommend checking out a few episodes of the very first Super Sentai entry, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. Not all 84 episodes, mind you, but I’d just watch a few to see where Super Sentai got its roots from, because the team football attack gets referenced a lot further down the line. Yes, you read that correctly.

But for individual seasons for beginners, it’s harder for me to answer. Super Sentai has varied aesthetically and tonally across its 45 year run. Some shows are dark and gritty, while others are light-hearted and goofy. Some shows have a vehicle motif, while others use animals for a motif. So the seasons I’m going to talk about will cover all kinds of tones and themes across the years. I also haven’t seen every single entry, so these are the ones I’ve seen that I recommend for beginners.

Denshi Sentai Denziman (1980-1981, 51 Episodes)

Centuries ago, the evil Vader Clan conquered and decimated the Denzi Civilization. In the modern day, the talking dog IC awoke from his slumber when the Vader Clan began their invasion of Earth. So IC recruits five people to become the Denzimen to defend their planet and stop the Vader Clan once and for all.

The first three seasons of Super Sentai were very experimental, but Denziman was where Toei started to get an identity for Sentai down. Not only would the black visors and sculpted mouthpieces become a staple for Sentai’s (and by extension, Power Rangers) suit designs, but this was also the first season to really start a few Sentai traditions. It was the first season to have female villains, the first to use a transformation device for the heroes, the first time the monsters grew to fight the team’s giant robot.

The Denzimen, while not really going through any character development, are still very likable characters, especially Denzi Blue/Daigoro (played by legendary tokusatsu actor Kenji Ohba). The villains are also a lot of fun, a real improvement from the first three villain groups, who were all basically Earth-based terrorist organizations and/or death cults. The Vader Clan is full of villains who are just as entertaining to watch as the heroes, especially Queen Hedrian, played by the late Machiko Soga, who would later go on to play Witch Bandora, the character Rita Repulsa is adapted from in Power Rangers. There’s not that much of an ongoing for most of the series, and it can get pretty goofy at times, but it’s still a really good show.

Choushinsei Flashman (1986-1987, 50 Episodes).

Five infants are abducted by the Reconstructive Experiment Empire Mess to use as test subjects for experimentation, but are saved by benevolent aliens from the Flash Solar System. They all spend the next twenty years in the system developing their combat skills and special powers until they decide to head back to Earth to fight Mess themselves as the Flashmen, despite the warnings of their alien caretakers.

The 1980s are usually referred to by fans as Super Sentai’s golden age, with a string of great seasons thanks to famed writer Hirohisa Soda. Flashman is no exception. While Denziman tended to have more stand-alone episodes, Flashman is more story-driven. Later on, there’s a really dark plot twist that I don’t want to give away. Admittedly, some of the special effects can be dated to showcase the Flashmen’s powers in addition to stock footage being reused a lot, but the action and camerawork are still fast-paced and rarely do the fight scenes get boring.

The villains are the kind you love to hate, and their actors all give great performances, especially the late Unsho Ishizuka (the Japanese voice of Professor Oak) as Great Emperor La Deus. This is easily one of the darker Super Sentai entries, but if you don’t mind that, I highly recommend it.

Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988-1989 49 Episodes).

At an academy for the finest minds in the world, three of the students feel their talents are being wasted on designing a satellite to conduct scientific research. They soon join up with Great Professor Bias, leader of the Armed Brain Army Volt, who takes them all under his wing as his students and generals. Before they leave, they kill two students, leaving their three friends traumatized. Two years later, Volt begins its plan to conquer Earth, but the three friends of the two victims developed their own technology to fight them as the Livemen in the two years since they last saw their former classmates. Bias’ students have developed their own abilities through mutating their bodies, starting a conflict between some of the most intelligent youths in the world while figuring out what Bias’ evil plan is...

Some Sentai fans consider this to be even darker than Flashman at times due to the themes discussed. Unlike earlier seasons, the heroes have a more personal connection to the villains, and act as foils to them in terms of morality. The show also has some surprisingly deep themes at times, deconstructing the harsh standards the Japanese have for education and the effects they can have on people. Seriously, the main villain, Great Professor Bias, sets up a competition for his generals as a way to advance his plans, treating it like a high academic honor.

This series also has some amazing special effects for the time. This was the first Sentai series to have an animal motif, so they go all out by using one of the most complicated models for his giant robotic lion, a stunning innovation for special effects. It was also the first series to introduce the gimmick of combining two robots, which is a genius marketing tactic when you think about it, motivating kids to buy both robots to combine them. Even putting those technical aspects aside, this is still one of the most iconic Super Sentai seasons, and a must-watch for beginners.

Choujin Sentai Jetman (1991-1992, 51 Episodes)

An elite soldier is chosen for a top-secret military project meant to turn him into the leader of a team of supersoldiers called the Jetmen. After he gets his powers, the satellite base is attacked by the Dimensional War Party Vyram. Not only are the four remaining “Birdonic Waves” meant to empower the rest of the Jetmen scattered across Earth, powering four civilians instead, but the soldier’s fiance is killed in the process. So he has to recruit the rest of the Jetmen and form a competent team to stop the Vyram from conquering their dimension.

A lot of Precure fans view Heartcatch as the best series in the entire franchise, and many Sentai fans view Jetman the same way. It was a huge success in ratings and toy sales, which actually helped to save Super Sentai from cancellation after the disastrous sales and ratings of the previous series, Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman. It also had some elements that made it stand out from earlier Sentai seasons. While I’ve talked about how Marinette was forced to become Guardian against her will while the show doesn’t acknowledge it, this show actually does point out that almost the entire team is a group of civilians with no combat experience. Earlier episodes are not only spent assembling the team, but also training them to better fight the Vyram and pilot their giant robot.

The series introduced a love triangle for three of the Jetmen, and while controversial among fans, was very popular with Japanese mothers, who were rumored to find Gai/Black Condor very attractive and begged Toei to not kill him off. The love triangle, while arguably one of the weakest parts of this show (but still better written than the Love Square), was part of the main theme of the team being more conflicted, showing they weren’t all best friends all the time.

This extended to the Vyram, who also tended to fight with each other over their plans to conquer the Earth. Sure, there was the occasional villain in earlier seasons who tried to overthrow the big bad, but this was the first time we had a whole group of villains trying to one-up each other. The best way to describe the Vyram is if the cast of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia were supervillains who were still competent at their jobs.

The series is also incredibly dark, and is often seen as the darkest Sentai has ever gotten. There’s a lot more violence and blood than usual, and a lot more onscreen deaths that aren’t just limited to the villains. Humans are actively killed or hurt in the crossfire, and it shows just how painful this war is. And because of all of that and many other reasons, this is seen as the peak of Super Sentai. If you have to watch a single Sentai series, watch Jetman.

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994-1995, 53 Episodes)

During Japan’s Sengoku Era, a team of five ninja sealed away the leader of an army of Youkai, rendering their kind powerless. In the present day, one of the few surviving Youkai tricks two bikers, who are actually descendants of two of the ninja in the past, into undoing the seal and giving all of the Youkai their powers back. Another descendant of the ninja recruits them into taking on the legacy of their ancestors to fight the Youkai, becoming the Kakurangers.

The 1990s were when Super Sentai was starting to delve more into fantasy elements rather than just science-fiction, and also started to take on a more light-hearted tone. Kakuranger is no exception. It’s a lot more goofy than the other entries, even using comic book-style graphics during its fight scenes. There’s also a narrator who appears to explain the history of the Youkai of the week, a detail I really like. While this show is still unashamedly goofy, it still gets more serious in the second half, but never loses its comedic moments entirely.

Like with Jetman, Kakuranger shows the reality of drafting two civilians to fight a war against the supernatural, with only one of the first three Kakurangers knowing how to fight. That Kakuranger in question, Tsuruhime/Ninja White, is easily one of the best Sentai heroines of all time. Not only was the first female and non-Red to lead a Sentai team, but she was only fifteen years old while the other Kakurangers were in their twenties. Marinette could learn a lot from her, and no, that’s not an insult. Tsuruhime is a complete badass, and a team-up with Ladybug would be the coolest thing ever.

What was I talking about? Oh yeah, watch Kakuranger.

Kyukyu Sentai GoGoV (1999-2000, 50 Episodes)

The demonic children of the Grand Witch Grandiene begin causing natural disasters to bring destruction to Earth in order to revive their mother. In response, five rescue workers who also happen to be siblings are recruited by their estranged father to become a team dedicated to saving lives from the Psyma Family’s actions.

Did anyone ever watch Rescue Heroes as a kid? Imagine that show, but with the intensity turned up to eleven. This show is epic, with amazing action and some of the coolest giant robots in Sentai history. One of their robots is a giant train armed to the teeth with guns. Even putting aside the action, this show does a great job at highlighting all the dedication rescue workers have to their jobs by showing a lot of rescue scenes in addition to having GoGoV fight the Psyma. It even teaches the audience about firefighters from Japan’s Edo Period. There’s really not a lot of shows that explain what rescue workers were like in the past, which shows just how invested this show is in teaching people about rescue workers.

While this wasn’t the first Sentai series to feature a team of siblings (the first being the aforementioned Fiveman), I think it managed to capture the dynamic best. Family is a key theme of the series, with the healthy relationship between GoGoV contrasting with the more toxic environment the Psyma Family has.

This is easily one of the most action-packed Sentai series ever made. It is literally Fire Force twenty years before that anime premiered, and it is AWESOME.

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004-2005, 50 Episodes)

In the not-too-distant future (Next Sunday, A.D.), the universe has come together to the point where Earth has made contact with several intelligent alien civilizations. However, intergalactic arms dealer Agent Abrella starts to help out the extraterrestrial criminals on Earth, called Alienizers, by providing technology and giant robots to them because he enjoys profiting from crime, and dreams of a world without the police. In response the organization Special Police Dekaranger, or S.P.D., brings together a team of officers to apprehend the Alienizers.

You want to see space cops doing space cop stuff? Then this is the show for you. Admittedly, this isn’t the most story-driven show, but is instead carried by its characters, who go through a lot of development. The Dekarangers have one of the best team dynamics in Sentai history. All of them are very likable characters, and it’s a lot of fun to see them interact. But the best character in the show goes to the Dekarangers’ boss, Doggie Kruger/Dekamaster, a dog alien who becomes a Dekaranger himself, labeling himself The Watchdog of Hell. That has to be the coolest title any superhero has ever had. Dekamaster is another one of the greatest Super Sentai characters ever, taking down a hundred goons in his first battle by himself.

I haven’t even gotten to Agent Abrella, one of the coolest Sentai villains of all time. He’s obsessed with profit and chaos, and he’s easily one of the most sadistic main villains compared to his predecessors. He isn’t some evil emperor who wants to rule the world. He just wants to raise hell and make a quick buck from it. He’s also voiced by Ryusei Nakao, the Japanese voice of Frieza from Dragon Ball Z. That’s another appeal of Sentai, the voice talent. A lot of big-name voice actors have voiced characters, like Mao Ichimichi and Kotono Mitsuishi. Hell, the currently ongoing Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger has Yuki Kaji of Attack on Titan fame voicing one of the main characters.

Dekaranger is easily one of the most popular Sentai seasons out there, as it has a lot of additional material. Not only did the Dekarangers get a theatrically released film like many other seasons before it, they teamed up with two separate Sentai teams, some of them cameoed in the anniversary series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, they got a reunion movie ten years after its finale, four of the Dekarangers guest starred in another Sentai series two years after that, Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, which served as a prologue to a team-up with another Toei hero, Uchuu Kenji Gavan, and then that led into the Dekarangers cameoing in another Kyuranger movie meant to be an epilogue to that series.

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Yeah, this is why I haven’t talked about the Sentai movies in this post. You don’t have to watch any of these unless you really enjoy Dekaranger, which you should at least check out. It’s slow at times, but it’s still a lot of fun.

Engine Sentai Go-Onger (2008-2009, 50 Episodes)

The Banki Clan Gaiark have traveled from their home dimension of Machine World and chosen Earth as their new home, but they have to pollute the planet to serve as an ideal living space for their kind. In response, sentient animal-themed vehicles called the Engines choose five humans to partner up with, the five humans in question becoming the Go-Ongers.

Unlike most of the shows I talked about, Go-Onger is incredibly goofy, and I love it. The characters are all incredibly likable, both the Go-Ongers and the Engines. While Sentai had touched upon the idea of treating the mecha as sentient beings, this was one of the earliest series to actually have their partners talk, leading to some interesting character dynamics. The villains are also really fun to watch. While they’re about as competent as Team Rocket at times, there are moments where you actually feel bad for them, especially towards the end of the series.

It’s also really funny. Granted, comedy is subjective, so you may not find the same things as funny, but there are a lot of funny moments in this show, all helped by the actors giving amazing performances. Go-Onger can get extremely wacky at times, like in Episode 31. I’m not going to say what happens, you should watch it for yourself.

What makes the humor really work unlike the last attempt at a comedy-focused Sentai, Carranger, it didn’t really feel mean-spirited by portraying the heroes as idiots by claiming to be “parodying” Sentai. Yes, the Go-Ongers can be dumb at times, but they still take their jobs seriously when they’re not goofing around. There’s not really much I can say about Go-Onger other than it being a bunch of dumb fun. If you’re in the mood to start off with something more light-hearted, I’d check it out.

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009-2010, 49 Episodes)

For centuries, generations of samurai have waged a war against a race of demons from the underworld called the Gedoshu. After their leader was temporarily sealed away for several years, the Gedoshu begin another invasion of the surface while trying to flood the Sanzu River, which grows through human misery. In response, the current generation of samurai, the Shiba Clan, assemble to fight the Gedoshu as the Shinkengers.

This was actually one of the first Sentai seasons I ever watched, as my first Power Rangers season was Samurai. And yeah, while Samurai is a really bad adaptation, I’m here to judge Shinkenger on its own. Admittedly, there are a lot of qualities that can be chalked up to cultural differences, like the whole honor code samurai have and certain plotlines you’d see in a jidaigeki film. The Shinkengers themselves are all very likable characters, and you can really relate to their struggles of being forced into this war (again, handled a lot better than what’s going on with Marinette). All of them have different responses to their situation. Some of them dedicate themselves to wholeheartedly following their lord (Takeru/Shinken Red) or being more vocal in their hatred of their duties.

The villains are also really interesting. Sure, the big bad is pretty boring, but the side villains are just so twisted they really steal the show. Takeru/ShinkenRed gets a rival who serves as a perfect foil to him, representing the idea of why one fights. Even the concept of the Gedoushu is pretty terrifying. Demons from another world hellbent on causing misery to flood our world with their water, which I must point out, is deadly to humans. They’re not my favorite villain group, but they’re a close second.

There’s also some clever plot twists that happen late into the series that I don’t want to give away. Sure, you might have a hard time getting used to the Japanese culture at first, but Shinkenger is still a great series.

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011-2012, 51 Episodes)

The Zangyack Empire invades Earth and because of their army reaching across the universe, they become the greatest threat the planet has ever had. In response, the previous thirty-four Sentai teams unite to fight them. They succeed, but the attack they used to wipe out the battle fleet stripped them of their powers. A few years later, a group of space pirates come to Earth in search of “The Greatest Treasure in the Universe”. While the pirates couldn’t care less about stopping the Zangyack, they still have to deal with them while searching for the treasure, which is somehow connected to the previous thirty-four Sentai teams. Also, the pirates form their own Sentai team, the thirty-fifth Sentai team in particular, the Gokaigers, who have the ability to TRANSFORM INTO ANY OF THE PREVIOUS SENTAI TEAMS.

For Super Sentai’s 35th anniversary, Toei wanted to go big this time. While the previous two anniversary seasons only had movies that paid tribute to Sentai as a whole, this was the first season where the anniversary aspect was in the premise alone.

The interesting thing is that the series was changed last-minute, and it was totally for the better. See, in March of 2011, Japan’s Tohoku Region was devastated by an earthquake registering at a 9.1 on the Richter scale. To this day, it was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan’s history, and that’s not even getting into the tsunami it caused the same day. What does this have to do with Gokaiger? In response to the tragedy, several tokusatsu stars including Super Sentai alumni took to social media to encourage kids to stay positive, and even asked some of Gokaiger’s showrunners if they could reprise their roles in an episode. Originally, there were going to be some cameos from past Sentai heroes, but it would only be limited to the ones whose powers would upgrade the Gokaigers’ giant robot. After this, there were a lot more cameos from Sentai alumni in the latter half of the series. Out of Gokaiger’s 51 episodes, 24 of them were tributes to past seasons. And that’s not even getting into all of the cameos in the movies too.

This was another one of the first Sentai seasons I ever saw, and it really helped me get into the franchise as a whole. It manages to explain things to people who haven’t seen certain seasons, while paying tributes to said seasons and making clever homages older fans will understand. Admittedly, the show does spoil the endings of the older seasons like Liveman and Jetman, so keep that in mind before starting this one.

Even outside of the tributes, the Gokaigers are some of the most memorable characters Super Sentai’s had in recent years. While they aren’t exactly evil, they start off not really interested in protecting Earth and care more about getting the Greatest Treasure in the Universe. The only reason they fight the Zangyack in the first episode was because their lunch was interrupted. A team of anti-heroes in Super Sentai hasn’t really been done before. Even then, there’s an interesting dynamic where some of the Gokaigers have more of a moral conscience than the others. And as the series goes on, they start to care more about protecting the Earth, even if they don’t admit it.

It’s just a really good show, and even if it isn’t your first, I’d check it out.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013-2014, 48 Episodes)

When the alien entity known as Deboss invades Earth during the prehistoric era, another bird-like alien named Torin empowers several dinosaurs into the mighty Zyudenryu to fight off the invading force. After a brutal final battle, Deboss was sealed away, but his army of followers was still growing. In response, Torin started to recruit several humans throughout time into the modern day to become the Kyoryugers.

While Gokaiger was the first Sentai I ever watched, Kyoryuger was the first Sentai I watched every week as it aired, so it has a special place in my heart despite its middling reputation. Yeah, Kyoryuger has been criticized for starting the trend of Red Senshi stealing all the screentime, and while that can easily be applied to later entries like Shuriken Sentai Ninninger and Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (the latter basically made Red and Gold the only ones to pilot the giant robots while the others watched), I don’t think it's as bad as everyone says it is.

There is just an amazing cast of characters here. It’s the first Sentai to be composed of ten rangers (while Dekaranger also had ten, three of them were just one-offs), and it does a really good job at balancing them all out. Yes, Daigo/Kyoryu Red does get a handful of power-ups and can be the focus at times, but the other characters all have their own distinct personalities and are just a blast to watch. I’d honestly recommend watching a few episodes of this show to get an idea on how to do an ensemble cast. If I end up doing the whole “tokusatsu has better toy tie-ins than Miraculous” thing, expect me to talk about how Kyoryuger introduces its new characters and giant robots.

And then there’s the soundtrack. Oh my God, the soundtrack. Sentai tends to have banger songs for their seasons, and Kyoryuger is no exception. “Vamola! Kyoryuger”, “Solid Bullet”, “Kyoryu Gold! Iza!”, “Yuuki Bakuretsu”, “Chou Shinka! Kyoryu Beat”, “Houkou! Bragigas”, and “Senkou no Brave”. So many of these songs are incredibly catchy, and I haven’t listed all of them. The show has a bit of a music motif, so it makes sense for there to be a lot of insert songs.

The one major flaw I have to point out is that you kind of have to watch the theatrical movie (which is only slightly longer than an average episode), in order to understand some of the plotpoints for the season’s endgame, but other than that, it’s still a really good season to start off on.

Mashin Sentai Kiramager (2020-2021, 45 Episodes)

The Dark Empire Yodonheim attacks the planet Crystalia, with the king’s brother betraying him and siding with the enemy. The kingdom’s princess is sent to Earth to recruit five warriors to fight the Empire. The chosen five all possess “Kiramental”, a way of weaponizing their imagination, which they use to defend the Earth’s radiance.

Precure fans might remember this being the season where Cure Star met the Red to promote the latter’s season (actually referring to Cure Star as his sempai), and I can kind of see why. A lot of fans have jokingly compared this season to Precure because of the gemstone motif and focus on creativity, with Juru/Kiramai Red acting like a Pink Cure according to some of the comments I’ve seen in Sentai discussion forums.

This is the most recent season to finish as of this post, and it’s already gotten a lot of praise in terms of writing, characters, story, and managing all of these during the COVID-19 Pandemic and having to adapt to losing five episodes in the process. The characters are very likable, the Red is one of the better ones in recent years with him being more timid compared to the more hotheaded ones, and the villains are also amazing, and some of the best in recent years. Episodes can range from funny to tragic to just plain awesome in terms of writing, with seemingly innocent filler episodes being the source of major bombshells and plot twists.

Honestly, there’s not much I can really say about this show other than check it out for yourself.

But these are just my recommendations. If you do some research and see a season you like, I’d go for it. If anyone else wants me to do these for Kamen Rider and Ultraman, I’d be happy to.

Sorry this took so long.

#immaturity of thomas astruc #iota #not miraculous ladybug #super sentai

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Terrigenisis (Part 4)

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Summary: After undergoing terrigenisis unwillingly your life is turned upside down when you are deemed too dangerous to return to life as a civilian. You are put with the Avengers team to train and rebuild. As you hone your powers and skills, you must also decide if you can find home and love again. Or is your curse to be a lonely wanderer forever?

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Two weeks after getting Dizzy you had learned to use her sense of smell and had adapted to her ability to hear higher pitched noises. She took to warging well and allowed you use and control of her body often. With some coaxing Redtail had formed a friendly bond with her as well. Everyone on the team loved having her around and she especially loved Bucky and Wanda.

You were hanging out in Wanda's room with her and Nat when the topic of conversation turned to dating. Yet again.

"So, really? No one?" Wanda asks.

"You've been spending a lot of time with Bucky and Steve. Neither of them?" Nat smirks.

You roll your eyes at both of them. "Just because you two are happily paired off doesn't mean I have to be. I'm fine for right now. I'm concentrating on becoming an Avenger after being an Average Jill for the majority of my life."

"You were never average." Nat scoffs.

"And things with you and Bruce are good?" You eye Nat.

"Yeah. I adore him." She says.

"Aw, Nat, you're so freaking cute." You giggle with Wanda.

"You are really cute together." Wanda says.

"Wanda! What are you doing?" You look over to see her calmly painting Dizzy's nails a bright shade of red. Dizzy looks at you and tilts her head.

"She wanted her nails done." Wanda smiles while continuing to paint.

"Really, Diz? You wanted your nails done?" You laugh as Dizzy just tilts her head again and then looks back to Wanda and slaps her unpainted paw down as if demanding the same attention be paid to it. Wanda and Nat both laugh at the dog's antics.

FRIDAY pipes in just then asking you to meet Steve in the conference room. Your brow furrows and you look at your two friends. "Why would Steve be calling me to a meeting?"

Nat shrugs and Wanda says, "I don't know."

"I guess I shouldn't keep him waiting. Can Diz stay with you?"

"Of course." Wanda says.

You reach the conference room to find Steve, Bucky, and Tony waiting for you.

"Close the door, please." Tony says.

Your stomach knots as you comply. "Is there a problem?"

"No, not at all." Steve smiles at you.

"Okay." You sigh in relief. "What's going on?"

"Starting today you're cleared for missions, Zootopia." Tony's nickname for you would usually cause you to roll your eyes, but your excitement far outweighs your annoyance.

"What? Really?" You look to Steve and Bucky for confirmation.

"Really, Doll." Bucky says.

"Welcome to the Avengers." Steve smiles. "Your hard work and initiative have proven you to be a great addition. You'll be teamed up for the first several missions but I have no doubt you'll prove more than capable."

"Thank you, Steve. Bucky, Tony, you too. I know I was flung at you guys. Thank you. I'll do my absolute best."

"We know, kid. First mission is tomorrow." Tony says and exits.

“Congratulations, Doll.” Steve says with a smile.

“Thank you!” You jump into his arms for a hug and he chuckles.

“My turn!” Bucky holds out his arms.

“Thank you, Bucky.” You hug him and he lifts you off the ground.

“Proud of you.” Bucky grins.

“Get some rest. Big day tomorrow.” Steve says.

You join the team for the briefing the next morning. The team was to take out a Hydra base and retrieve intel. You would go as a scout with Redtail and backup if needed. You understood your part being small for the first mission. It was a chance to get your feet wet.

You were excited to see the team in action. You boarded the quinjet and placed Redtail in a specially made container for her.

Wanda smiled and motioned for you to come sit by her.

"How do you feel?" Wanda asked.

"Excited. Nervous. Feels strange, ya know? I mean, a year and a half ago I was, I don't know, boring, average. Now, I'm an Avenger with Inhuman powers. Surreal! That's the word for it." You babble.

"You'll do great." Wanda squeezes your hand.

"Thanks. I've had some great trainers." You catch Bucky's eye and smile. He winks back at you.

As soon as you land, you release Redtail and warg. Flying above the trees you easily make out the base and do a quick survey of the surroundings.

"What do you see?" Steve asks.

"It looks quiet. There's two guards near the front and three, four patrolling. Wait… something's being unloaded on the north side of the building."

"Can you see what it is?" Steve tenses.

"Unlabeled crates. I'm sorry I can't give you more." You say.

"Find a perch and watch them. Stay on comms and let us know if you see anything more. Head on a swivel and keep your weapon at the ready." Steve directs.

"Understood. Good luck." You pull your sidearm out as directed.

The others move out. The sure-footed team of a thousand missions makes their movements seem effortless.

You find a position for Redtail in a tree and watch the unloading hoping they'll decide to open one or hear them talking about the shipment. Unfortunately, the three men that are unloading seem to only be interested in talking about their need for female companionship and the lack of it near the base until a fourth comes out of the base telling them to hurry up. Moments later Cap's shield flies through the air knocking out two of the guards. A double tap rings out taking the remaining two men out of the equation. You watch as Bucky's metal arm rips open the top of one container to reveal a stash of guns.

"Just a weapons shipment." Bucky informs Cap.

"Lay a charge." Cap orders, then looks up to Redtail. "Check the perimeter."

You have Redtail take flight immediately and circle above. The rest of the team checks in from their various entry points and the comms fill with sounds of fighting as each team encounters Hydra agents. You spot a convoy of three trucks heading towards the compound.

"We've got company. Three trucks approaching the north entrance. Three miles out. They see those guards laid out…"

"Copy. We’re gonna need your help. Secure the jet and meet me at the west entrance.” Cap says.

“Copy.” You jump into action doing your best to shake off your nerves. You join Cap and Bucky and follow them to the north side of the building where the rest of the team sans Nat and Sam are gathered.

“Where’s Nat and Sam?” You ask Bucky.

“Securing the intel.” Bucky says. “Stay close to me, Doll. Okay?”

You nod and watch as the small convoy makes it to the entrance. The rest of the team had cleared out the agents left behind earlier. As the Hydra agents unload from the truck you watch them through Redtail.

“Four in each truck. 12 total.” You let everyone know.

“Let’s go.” Cap says.

The team moves and spreads out to take out the Hydra agents. With a gun in each hand you follow Bucky into the fray and within seconds have made your first kill. You feel it with your whole body and don’t take lightly that you have just ended someone’s life. When the threats are neutralized, you follow Bucky to inspect the contents of the trucks. More crates of weapons means more charges to set and Bucky works through it quickly.

Steve pulls you aside a few minutes later. “Are you okay?”

You nod. “I’m good.”

“You’re on adrenaline right now. You might feel different later. Talk to me if you need to.” Steve says.

“Will do. Does Nat need any help?”

“Nat, status.” Cap calls over comms.

“Heading your way.” Nat says.

“What can I do?” You ask Steve.

“You and Clint get back to the jet and you continue to scout with Redtail. We won’t be much longer.” Steve motions to Clint.

You and Clint make your way to the jet. “Hey, you doing okay?”

“Yeah, I’m good.” You say.

“Adrenaline. You…” Clint begins but stops when you laugh.

“I’m sorry. Steve’s already done the adrenaline spiel. I promise I will talk to someone if I need to. I don’t take it lightly that I just took a life, but right now I’m okay. Thank you, Clint.” You smile.

“Alright. You keep guard. I’m going to get the jet ready to take off as soon as the team returns.” Clint heads to the cockpit.

“On it.” You say.

“By the way, Bucky being all protective with his stay with me was adorable.” Clint grins.

“Shut it, Clint.” You grouse.

“I’m surprised he didn’t make you hold his hand.” Clint laughs.

“Get the jet ready, asshat.” You roll your eyes.

Twenty minutes later, the team had regrouped at the jet and you had put Redtail back into her container. Bucky detonates the charges leaving the Hydra base in a swirl of flames and debris. As the jet takes off, he makes his way over to you.

"You okay, Doll?" He says, concern on his face.

"I'm good. The adrenaline is wearing off, though. I might collapse any minute." Your sarcasm coming out.

"Steve gave you the adrenaline speech, huh?" Bucky smiles.

"And Clint." You say.

"How was your first mission?" He asks.

"I think it went well." Your brow furrows as you look to him for confirmation.

"I think so, too." Steve says from your other side. "I think it went very well."

"Thanks, Steve." You smile at him.

Sam comes up and throws an arm around you, "I, for one, have no problem with you watching my six. And Redtail did great, too. Now, how are we celebrating your first mission?"

"How do you guys usually celebrate?" You ask.

"Go out, stay in, it just depends on who's deciding." Sam says.

"Then I request Mexican food and margaritas. Lots and lots of margaritas." You giggle.

"Oh, this is gonna be fun. Tony!" Sam gets the billionaire's attention.

"What did Zootopia pick?" Tony smirks.

"Mexican food and Margaritas!" Sam calls.

"I like your style, kid." Tony smiles.

When the team arrives back at the compound everyone gets ready for a night out. After checking in with Nat and Wanda to see what they're wearing you decide on a cute outfit, a little more makeup than you normally wear, and to let your hair fall naturally. Looking in the mirror you feel you've done yourself justice and make your way to the common room as Tony is having FRIDAY broadcasts that "departure is imminent."

Tony had ordered a limo to take you into town because with Tony, why not? You are sandwiched on one side between Sam and Clint for the ride and listen as the two try to out joke the other. You are laughing hysterically at the two of them. Tony had reserved a large room for you all at an upscale Mexican restaurant and food and drinks flowed. You drank your first margarita in no time flat and ordered a second.

"Slow down, chica. We got all night." Sam jokes from your right.

"Don't worry. I'm not planning on getting white girl wasted, Sam." You laugh.

"What exactly is 'white girl wasted'?" Steve asks from your left.

"It means to drink until you make a fool of yourself by dancing on the table and other shenanigans." You laugh.

"Let her drink all she wants." Bucky says from across from you.

"Not happening, Buck." You wink at him.

Food came and went, drinks and conversation flowed and everyone was having a blast. Towards the end of the night you were laughing with Sam and leaned your head on his shoulder while you two flirted innocently. You noticed Bucky scowling at something and mugged a face at him.

Bucky smiles at you, "So, when does the table dancing start?"

"I second that." Tony pipes up.

You laugh, "Haha. I'm not that wasted. Besides, you have to have the right music for it. I don't think this works very well." You point at the speaker with slow music coming through.

"Oh, I can fix that." Tony whips his phone out. "That's okay, Tony." You shake your head at him. "Maybe next time."

"You're breaking my heart!" Tony smirks.

"Better than me breaking my neck trying to dance on the table." You laugh. At this point, you're good and tipsy. The happy, relaxed kind of tipsy, but not drunk. Steve is kind enough to give you his arm as you head back to the limo. You sit between him and Bucky on the way home and try to fight sleep. You're exhausted.

Steve sees your struggle and pulls you into his shoulder. "It's okay, Doll. I've got you." He whispers as you doze off on him.

The next thing you know you've arrived back at the compound. Steve helps you to your room since his room is right next door. You manage to wash your face and brush your teeth before crawling into bed. Sleep returns swiftly.

A few hours later, a nightmare begins. The face of the man you shot flashes in your mind and then is replaced by Charlie's. Charlie lays on the ground, bleeding from your gunshot as you desperately try to stop it. He dies in front of you again and this time your hands are covered in his blood.

You wake on a sob and sit up. Curling up into yourself, you cry. You remind yourself it was just a stupid dream. A matrix of your day's experience. Having known nothing of the man who died, your mind replaced him with the one person you had cared for the most and watched die in front of you. Watched as he crumbled under your hands when you tried to dig him out of the chrysalis. "Survivor's guilt" the psychologist had labeled your feelings.

Dizzy, hearing your distress, jumps into the bed and nuzzles against you.

"Thanks, girl. I love you, too. I'm okay." You reassure her. You look at the clock 4:45 and decide there's no use trying to go back to sleep. "How about an early run?" You ask. Dizzy perks up. You change and head out.

Warging, you let a wide awake Redtail know about the run if she wants to fly along.

"Hey."

You turn towards the voice to see Steve and Bucky approaching.

"Whoa! Sorry, wasn't expecting your eyes to be yellow. Redtail okay?" Steve asks.

"She's fine." Your eyes return to their usual color as you drop the warg. "I was just letting her know Dizzy and I were going on an early run. What are you guys doing?"

"Going on our usual run." Bucky says.

"Oh, I didn't know. Probably because I'm not usually up this early." You laugh lightly.

"Why are you up this early?" Steve asks.

"Bad dream. Guess the adrenaline and alcohol finally wore off." You give a self-deprecation smile.

"Wanna tell us about it, Doll?" Bucky asks.

“The Hydra agent. I shot him and he turned into Charlie. I couldn’t save him.” You looked down as a tear rolled down your cheek.

You feel yourself engulfed by the two men. Each of them wrapping an arm around you. Bucky’s metal arm around your waist and Steve’s arm around your shoulders. You felt a kiss press to your head. You leaned into them, wrapping your arms around each of them. You leaned on their strength and understanding, their friendship and kindness. It was a lifeline in that moment. A balm to a painful wound, reopened.

“Thank you.” You whisper, giving one last squeeze and pulling away.

“You okay?” Steve asks.

“I’m okay.” You nod. “Dreams are just made of the things we remember. I know that. I’m fine.”

“You sure, Doll?” Bucky says.

“I’m sure. I’m gonna take Dizzy out. I wonder if she can keep up with you guys.” You smile.

“We’ll have to see, huh, Dizzy? Come on, girl.” Steve encourages the dog along.

You go out together, but you tell the guys to go for their run. They far outpace you in minutes. Dizzy starts to follow them, but you call her back and she obeys. Redtail calls from above as you run causing Dizzy to bark and you smile. You run the five mile loop you’d carved for yourself. The guys made it back shortly after you.

“You guys look worn out. Man, I don’t know if you two can handle the runs you put yourselves through at your age.” You smirk at them.

Bucky gives you an evil look before grabbing you and throwing you over his shoulder. “I could run it again carrying you and still be just fine, sweetheart.”

“Bucky! Put me down!” You shriek.

“What’s the matter? You can dish it out, but you can’t take it?” Bucky taunts.

“I don’t recall manhandling you!” You laugh as he jogs in a circle jouncing you. “James Buchanan Barnes!”

“Alright.” He chuckles as he sets you down.

However, your relief is short lived when Steve immediately picks you up the same way. “Really!?!” you shout while struggling against his hold.

“I believe you smart mouthed us both, so I guess we both get to manhandle you in return.” Steve laughs while spinning you around.

“Steve, you’re gonna make me puke!” You squeal.

“Am I?” Steve laughs as he spins a few more times.

“Steven Grant Rogers!” You shout and land a resounding smack to America’s ass. Steve nearly drops you from the shock but manages to put you down somewhat gently. “I’m so sorry!” You stare up at him with wide eyes and your hands covering your mouth. “I just reacted. I didn’t think. I’m so sorry, Steve!”

Bucky begins guffawing at the two of you. He’s bent over double laughing as you and Steve stare at each other. It wasn’t until Steve cracked a smile that you were finally able to breath again. The three of you laughed at the ridiculous situation you find yourselves in.

When the mirth is spent, you look at Steve and say again, “Really, I’m so sorry.”

“It's fine, Doll.” Steve throws an arm around you.

“This is great. Now, I can tell everyone you spanked America’s ass.” Bucky begins laughing again.

“Oh my God, you better not!” You laugh.

“Bucky.” Steve warns. Bucky merely grins at him.

“Okay, guys. Time for training and then showers. Let’s go.” You announce.

“Look who’s being the drill sergeant now.” Bucky jokes.

“Looks good on her.” Steve says.

“What doesn’t?” You reply playfully and twirl around heading to the elevator.

“Hot.” Bucky says under his breath to Steve.

“Damn right.” Steve says.

“I can still hear you.” You call back with a grin. They both just grin back without a care. You shake your head at the two of them. They still didn't realize you knew about them.

Part 5

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justforbooks · 4 years ago

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Ubbe Eert "Ub" Iwwerks was born on March 24, 1901. He was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who designed Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. Iwerks produced alongside Walt Disney and won numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards.

Iwerks spent most of his career with Disney. The two met in 1919 while working for the Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio in Kansas City, and eventually started their own commercial art business together. Disney and Iwerks then found work as illustrators for the Kansas City Slide Newspaper Company (which was later named The Kansas City Film Ad Company). While working for the Kansas City Film Ad Company, Disney decided to take up work in animation, and Iwerks soon joined him.

He was responsible for the distinctive style of the earliest Disney animated cartoons, and was also responsible for designing Mickey Mouse. In 1922, when Disney began his Laugh-O-Gram cartoon series, Iwerks joined him as chief animator. The studio went bankrupt, however, and in 1923 Iwerks followed Disney's move to Los Angeles to work on a new series of cartoons known as “the Alice Comedies” which had live-action mixed with animation. After the end of this series, Disney asked Iwerks to design a character that became Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The first cartoon Oswald starred in was animated entirely by Iwerks. Following the first cartoon, Oswald was redesigned on the insistence of Oswald's owner and the distributor of the cartoons, Universal Pictures. The production company at the time, Winkler Pictures, gave additional input on the character's design.

In spring 1928, Disney was removed from the Oswald series, and much of his staff was hired away to Winkler Pictures. He promised to never again work with a character he did not own. Disney asked Iwerks, who stayed on, to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of frogs, dogs, and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney. A female cow and male horse were created at this time by Iwerks, but were also rejected. They later turned up as Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar. Ub Iwerks eventually got inspiration from an old drawing. In 1925, Hugh Harman drew some sketches of mice around a photograph of Walt Disney. Then, on a train ride back from a failed business meeting, Walt Disney came up with the original sketch for the character that was eventually called Mickey Mouse. Afterward, Disney took the sketch to Iwerks. In turn, he drew a more clean-cut and refined version of Mickey, but one that still followed the original sketch.

The first few Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies cartoons were animated almost entirely by Iwerks, including Steamboat Willie, The Skeleton Dance and The Haunted House. However, as Iwerks began to draw more and more cartoons on a daily basis, he chafed under Disney's dictatorial rule. Iwerks also felt he wasn't getting the credit he deserved for drawing all of Disney's successful cartoons. Eventually, Iwerks and Disney had a falling out; their friendship and working partnership were severed in January 1930. According to an unconfirmed account, a child approached Disney and Iwerks at a party and asked for a picture of Mickey to be drawn on a napkin, to which Disney handed the pen and paper to Iwerks and stated, "Draw it." Iwerks became furious and threw the pen and paper, storming out. Iwerks accepted a contract with Disney competitor Pat Powers to leave Disney and start an animation studio under his own name. His last Mickey Mouse cartoon was The Cactus Kid. (Powers and Disney had an earlier falling-out over Disney's use of the Powers Cinephone sound-on-film system—actually copied by Powers from DeForest Phonofilm without credit—in early Disney cartoons.)

The Iwerks Studio opened in 1930. Financial backers led by Pat Powers suspected that Iwerks was responsible for much of Disney's early success. However, while animation for a time suffered at Disney from Iwerks' departure, it soon rebounded as Disney brought in talented new young animators.

Despite a contract with MGM to distribute his cartoons, and the introduction of a new character named “Flip the Frog”, and later “Willie Whopper”, the Iwerks Studio was never a major commercial success and failed to rival either Disney or Fleischer Studios. Newly hired animator Fred Kopietz recommended that Iwerks employ a friend from Chouinard Art School, Chuck Jones, who was hired and put to work as a cel washer. The Flip and Willie cartoons were later distributed on the home-movie market by Official Films in the 1940s. From 1933 to 1936, he produced a series of shorts (independently distributed, not part of the MGM deal) in Cinecolor, named ComiColor Cartoons. The ComiColor series mostly focused on fairy tales with no continuing character or star. Later in the 1940s, this series received home-movie distribution by Castle Films. Cinecolor produced the 16 mm prints for Castle Films with red emulsion on one side and blue emulsion on the other. Later in the 1970s Blackhawk Films released these for home use, but this time using conventional Eastmancolor film stock. They are now in the public domain and are available on VHS and DVD. He also experimented with stop-motion animation in combination with the multiplane camera, and made a short called The Toy Parade, which was never released in public. In 1936, backers withdrew financial support from the Iwerks Studio, and it folded soon after.

In 1937, Leon Schlesinger Productions contracted Iwerks to produce four Looney Tunes shorts starring Porky Pig and Gabby Goat. Iwerks directed the first two shorts, while former Schlesinger animator Robert Clampett was promoted to director and helmed the other two shorts before he and his unit returned to the main Schlesinger lot. Iwerks then did contract work for Screen Gems (then Columbia Pictures' cartoon division) where he was the director of several of the Color Rhapsodies shorts before returning to work for Disney in 1940.

After his return to the Disney studio, Iwerks mainly worked on developing special visual effects. He is credited as developing the processes for combining live-action and animation used in Song of the South (1946), as well as the xerographic process adapted for cel animation. He also worked at WED Enterprises, now Walt Disney Imagineering, helping to develop many Disney theme park attractions during the 1960s. Iwerks did special effects work outside the studio as well, including his Academy Award nominated achievement for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).

Iwerks' most famous work outside creating and animating Mickey Mouse was Flip the Frog from his own studio. According to Chuck Jones, who worked for him, "He was the first, if not the first, to give his characters depth and roundness. But he had no concept of humor; he simply wasn't a funny guy."

Iwerks was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwwerks, was born in the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the municipality of Krummhörn) and immigrated to the United States in 1869. He is the father of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and grandfather of documentary film producer Leslie Iwerks.

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koushisatori · 4 years ago

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Surprise

kuroo x f!reader

genre: birthday fluff

warnings: none

word count: 2.3k

note: I made it !! Happy Birthday to you, Kuroo ! <3 - Also I’ll beta it later when i’m home from university, bc it’s 3 am here, oops x.x

Kuroo wasn’t jealous, really because logically there was no reason to be

You were his girlfriend and you did not mind sudden Hollywood blockbuster worthy kisses when he got a spurt of…possessiveness towards you

He is in no way overbearing or anything, both of you share the opinion that even though you’re a couple you don’t have to be together all the time, spend afternoons with your friends

Then again, you two spend quite a lot of time together, with you being the Volleyball Clubs manager, always staying behind with your team when they practiced way past the official clubs' training's hours

But sometimes he woke up and felt the need to have you all to himself

On those days a slightly lingering gaze by other would irk him enough to permanently glue himself to your side or back

Because of the rareness of that situation, you generally give into that specific mood and take him either with you if you had plans or adapt to whatever your handsome boyfriend seemed fit

(usually, it consists of getting snacks from the store to make watching movies more fun after you both finished your homework. And also cuddles. Lots and lots and lots of cuddling and kisses.)

Anyway, normally he’s a super laid back, relaxed, and ‘’the best boyfriend in the world, right, baby?’’

Kuroo was happy with being ‘’a bit (big times) nerdy’’ as kenma liked to remark, liked that things had their reasons and were logically intelligible

Well…he quickly realized that, while emotions were chemically explainable this also was as far as logic was helpful with them

Sooo…there was no reasonable excuse for him to feel that ugly burning in his chest watching you ruffle through Lev’s hair and giggle so cutely

But it was his birthday, and you should be all over HIM because HE was YOUR boyfriend and in general, maybe he had one of those not so great days bc not only did he get stuck in his bedsheets and face planted to the ground first thing in the morning but his breakfast toast also landed with its face on the kitchen floor just after he put away all the things he used

You were…not avoiding him but kind of distant with your thoughts

At lunch, he was telling you something you’d usually find at least funny if not hilarious because your humor was so fantastically similar to his, but all you did was smile lightly

You even whispered with Yaku instead of talking to him !! how dare you

Rest in peace, Kuroo (you will survive one day with a bit less attention of your s/o)

He wasn’t jealous of Lev or thought that you suddenly developed feelings for the younger boy

He was jealous because that tall child hoarded all of your attention, while you had looked at him maybe twice, three times tops, in the last hour

‘’Kuroo.’’ To the untrained ear the small setters voice as passive as usual. Kuroo though is able to easily distinguish the various different layers of Kozume Kenma’s very real, emotional bandwidth. The captain did hear Kenma and his questioning as well as slightly worried tone, he simply chooses to not react in favor of shooting (barely) decently hidden death glares at the to-tall-for-his-own-good-boy.

‘’Kuroo.’’ The slight change in his childhood friend's voice was enough for the black-haired player to grudgingly turn away from you and Lev to look at Kenma.

‘’Yes.’’ Tetsurou huffs out, giving his best to not sound like a petulant child. ‘’You’re so dumb.’’ Kenma said dryly, definitely analyzing him. The questioning sound leaving Kuroo was close to embarrassing, a quick cough and back straightening later, he adds ‘’You wound me. Right here.’’ While pressing his hand flat against his chest. ‘’Where’s my understanding childhood friend to put balm on my hurting heart by sharing emotionally charged, empathic words with me?’’

Instead of offering the desired words, the smaller boy rolls his eyes before he averts them to his hand-held gaming console. ’’Can you put that thing away, we’re at practice Kenma.’’ Kuroo all but unintentionally whined.

Everything was stressing him out today. Usually, his childhood friend at least stuck to the general rule of not using it outside the breaks. But obviously, there was a plot against him going on with the goal to annoy him more than usual because, of course, why not doing it on his damn birthday. Nice friends and their nice presents.

Just like Kuroo did mere minutes before, Kenma decided to simply…ignore his request half voiced as some kind of instruction. Well…things didn’t work like they were supposed to, he didn’t feel like arguing with his friend so he let him be for now. Rather than that, he turned back to you and Lev, who – for once – seemed eager to train his digging and passing game because you threw the volleyball for him to dive after.

‘’Where in freaking hell is Yaku…’’ Kuroo muttered grumpily, before repeating louder ‘’Yaku! Why am I the only third…Noboyuki!’’These definitely aren’t my friends, he thought while finally giving in to his deepest desire of ripping you away from the grey-haired future wannabe ace.

‘’You truly are dense when it comes to (Y/N),’’ Kenma says, moving away towards the benches, before swerving around them to leave for the clubroom. ‘’The definition of tunnel vision.’’

The thing is, Kuroo heard Kenma say it, but his brain refused to acknowledge them, too focused on finally being in the spotlight of your focus.

Meanwhile, you were watching your dark-haired boyfriend closer than he realized. You carried the whole plan. Or rather your ability to make him lose focus on anything that isn’t you, with just the right amount of addressing the slight possessive side of his and deprivation of your attention.

Even though all of this was just so the others could fulfill their part of the plan, you hate how it led him to mope around the whole day. It was so hard to not laugh about his stupid science joke at lunch and overall, not tell him all day how glad you were that he was born. This is his special day, why wouldn’t you tell him how much you loved his presence and his annoyingly attractive smirk? If not for the others and them begging and bribing you, you would smooch his kissable cheeks, nose, forehead, and lips all day long to honor this special date.

You are an amazing and emphatic girlfriend, so…of course, you realize that his mood in general is rather on the bad side today. He wants you close and to himself, and you did the complete opposite! Tetsurou would absolutely give you an ear full later when he finally understood the whole plan.

Nonetheless, it is kind of cute how he tried to hide that he was sulking. Your big baby of a boyfriend was currently trying to kill poor Lev with his gaze alone, staring holes into the back of his head all the while directing puppy dog eyes at you to relent and come over.

Usually, your Tetsurou was the perfect team captain. Attentive, clever, strategical, and just the right amount of authoritarian and approachable. But with his mind stuck on questioning why you were being weird to him on his birthday, he had yet to realize that through the whole time of today’s practice all of his teammates inexplicably went missing for about 15 minutes before they either sneaked back in (the first years and some of the second years) or openly announced a little too detailed information on how, for example, the bathroom visit has been absolutely necessary and could not be postponed.

The only problem: Lev wasn’t allowed to know of the plan until a second beforehand to not accidentally spoil the surprise out of pure excitement to surprise his Kuroo-senpai.

When you see your better half starting to approach the two of you, yelling for his vice-captain and the libero simultaneously, you whisper ‘’Lev, when I say now, you have to start running okay and call for Yaku. Ask him to practice your receives as loud as you can, and take off over to the clubroom as fast as possible, alright? Also, please don’t fall, we don’t need a bloody and broken nose, Tetsu is pissed enough already. Please do it for me, okay?’’ It was a bit unfair of you to look at him hopefully like that, but as the team manager, you posessed a certain power none of the other third years had over the younger players.

Just a moment before Kuroo got the chance to grab the clueless middle blockers shirt collar, you voice out a hushed ‘’Now!’’. You immediately look up innocently to your boyfriend and finally put the warm smile on your lips that wanted to sit there since your eyes fell on him the first time this morning. ‘’Tetsu...is everything okay?’’ - ‘’Yaku-senpai, please help me with my receives!’’

‘’Lev never asks for receiving practice...’’ is…not the thing you wanted your boyfriend to say. Panicking that he might find out now, still a bit too early, you do the only thing that you know WILL take his mind off of it. You cup his cheek with your hands and pull him down to press your lips against his.

His reaction was immediate, wrapping his arms around your waist and pulling you so close to him that not even a feather would fit between the two of you. Getting into the spontaneous moment, you happily loop your arms around his neck, smiling softly into the kiss.

Yeah...you definitely had missed that.

When you break apart, he pecks your lips a few additional times for good measure before he bends down even more to bury his face in your neck, enjoying how your fingers softly stroke through and play with his hair, in all the right ways, helping him to relax for the first time in hours. ‘’Baby,…’’ he murmurs against your skin ‘’…no one is training the way they should, let’s just ditch practice. We get a cake from the bakery down the street and eat it in bed, okay?’’

For the second time today, you feel bad. Your boyfriend's voice sounds tired and that was not how a birthday boy was supposed to sound. With his face in your neck, you were able though to watch the entrance. They should come in any second now. You feel tempted to give into Tetsurou’s wishes.

Can they hurry up?!

The thought desperately shoots through your head, because even though he was currently not paying attention to anything but recharging and breathing you in, Kuroo is way too perceptive to not get behind the ruckus going on in the gym the whole afternoon.

‘’We can cuddle later, Tetsu, I promise my whole afternoon is all for you. If you want I can even sleep over.’’ Your soothing words made his invisible cat ears prick up and listen interested. You knew that, from the moment you both enter the comfort of his home, he would drape himself over you for permanent, never-ending cuddles. The only reason for him to let go of you - unwillingly so - will be you whining about having to use the bathroom. For everything else, you would have to carry a (nearly) dead weight of the size and weight of your boyfriend everywhere.

‘’I haven’t heard Tora for a while now….’’ The raven-haired middle blocker mumbles, and your heart picks up some speed again.

Looking for words you stammer some intangible syllables, which lead Kuroo to look up, suspicion swirling in his hazel eyes. ‘’Baby…what’s wrong?’’ he asks, cocking his head to the side, watching you like a cat its prey. Quickly waving your hands in front of you, you hastily answer a ‘’Nothing.’’ And try to smile away the panic.

Before he got the chance to repeat his question and pry it out of you, the gym darkens, and you breathe out a sigh of relief. Just on time. With the door opening a little source of light illuminates his teammate's faces with his closest friends at the front. Yaku holding a cake stabbed with 18 sparklers, and Nobuyuki holding an unholy amount of the ugliest birthday ballons you had ever seen. All of them together slaughtering the happy birthday song in such a passionate manner, that you could see yourself being able to forgive them the torture they put you through in the near future.

‘’Come one, birthday boy.’’ You say with a loving smile, and grab his hand to pull him to the rest of the group.

The moment the lights flicker back on and everyone is cheering out loud one last time. You realize belated that Kuroo (intended) and you (unintended) were besieged with confetti and glitter. (You, until this day, suspect Yamamoto who looked a bit too innocent for your taste.)

‘’All of that…for me?’’ Kuroo questions, his gorgeous eyes shining tell telling in the remaining light of the sparkles. Following his words, Kenma takes a small step forward quickly handing over a small book – filled with birthday wishes, pictures that were taken with each and all of them, inside jokes and doodles - just to move out of the spotlight again as quickly as he jumped into it. ‘’Surprise, Tetsu.’’ You say with a sweet smile, that makes him move closer to you to gift himself a taste of your lips.

Before things get to turn mushy and emotional, a chant of Cake! Cake! Cake! – started by Lev and Tora, joined by everyone, disrupts the moment the two of you had.

‘’Okay, okay! I hear the will of the people, I’ll submit to it!’’ Kuroo gives in laughing. ‘’But…’’ a theatrical moment of silence ‘’I want to cut the cake with (Y/N) together!’’ Your boyfriend proudly announces, and, to his delight, you blush furiously. Yakus laughing remark of ‘’Oi, Kuroo, this is not your wedding, you know!’’ was followed by various joking wolf whistles and some hollering. You didn’t know how you ended up being in the center of attention together with him, but when Tetsuro easily replies ’’Well, I need to perfect this skill it for the real ceremony after party one day.’’ You knew that you wouldn’t want to be somewhere else.

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astro-rain · 5 years ago

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delicate; b.barnes

chapter four - mri’s & other modern commodities

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word count: 1.8k

synopsis: bucky faces his first day of treatment, and discovers some new things along the way: some scary, some awesome, some maybe slightly embarassing.

pairings: bucky barnes x fem!reader

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When he woke up, he scanned his room, making sure everything was the same as how he left it the night before. Making sure no one came in while he was asleep and poisoned his brain. Making sure he was waking up in his living quarters in Wakanda and not a damp cell in some secret Hydra base. It was just something he did now.

Some may call it paranoia, others may call it adaptation. Either way, once he stepped outside and made sure he was alone, he allowed himself to take a breath.

Today was the day, the first day of official treatment. He had no idea what to expect; he was just hoping to high heavens that it would end up working. Freedom. That's all he wanted. Liberation from the chains Hydra had had around him since he fell from the train all those years ago.

He was apprehensive for sure, but he tried his best to keep himself optimistic. Bucky was sure that Shuri was smarter than any Hydra scientist he once came in contact with. So, if they can tear apart his mind, perhaps she can put it back together. Right?

Her in addition to (Y/N). That psychologist woman. He had spoken to her the day before at the lake. She was funny, and she seemed decently easy to talk to. That's a good sign, he guessed. She told him that she hadn't minded relocating to assist in his treatment, but he honestly couldn't make out her true feelings. She was rather hard to read. Perhaps it was a psychologist thing; he tried not to look too far into it.

He waited outside his door until two Wakandans came to escort him to Shuri. Bucky noticed they were armed. Guards. He wasn't surprised nor did he blame them. However, that didn't make it any easier to trust. He hadn't had that luxuy in a very long time. The former assassin fought against the voice in the back of his head telling him to analyze their every move in order to ensure that he wasn't in any danger. That any minute they weren't going to strap him down and rip his brain apart the way it had been so many times before. So many times. He gave the slightest wince at the thought. His brain suddenly felt prickly, painful memories creeping up on him.

Not now, don't think about it.

Sometimes, if he fixated on the thoughts for too long, he would drive himself to this panicked state of fear and constriction. He wasn't sure exactly what this thing was. All he knew was that these things - these episodes - were extremely unpleasant, and utterly unnecessary at the moment.

He shook his head (somehow hoping that this would rid him of the prickly memories like a dog shaking off water), strands of long brown hair swaying quickly in front of his eyes, and fixed his gaze to the floor.

Floor. Floor. Floor. Floor. Just the floor. The floor. The floor. The floor-

"Sergeant Barnes!" Shuri welcomed him happily.

Oh. He was in the lab now. He let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. Let's do this.

"Good morning," he smiled, "and just Bucky's okay."

"Of course, of course. This is my lab! Best place in Wakanda in my humble opinion. Today's only the first day of treatment, so nothing too intensive. But, we will be working all the same!"

He glanced around the lab. The guards were at the doorway and they didn't look like they were leaving anytime soon. Again, he wasn't surprised. Moreover, sitting at a table a few feet from Shuri, was a familiar face. This familiar face soon met his gaze.

"Hi, Bucky" (Y/N) greeted, offering a polite smile. "See! I remembered this time."

Bucky grinned. "Are you still (Y/N), or is it Dr. (Y/L/N) since we're in the lab now?"

"I'm always (Y/N)."

"I don't know, if I went to school for as long as you did, I'd make everyone call me Doctor," Shuri added.

(Y/N) laughed. "Well, if you want to call me Doctor you're more than welcome, Shuri."

"That's the spirit, Doc," she declared before turning to Bucky. "Now, follow me and we'll get a quick MRI done."

"A what?" He quickly caught up to Shuri who already started walking away.

"An MRI. It stands for magnetic resonance imaging. Basically, scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body."*

Yes, very basic.

(Y/N) leaned over to Bucky, explaining softly, "It's used to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body."**

"Oh."

"You just lay down and it scans you. Y'don't even feel anything."

"Thats... not too bad, I guess."

"It's a bit of a tight fit though, so I hope you're aren't claustrophobic."

Bucky rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, after cryo, I doubt tight spaces will be too much of a bother for me."

"Right," said (Y/N), "but it's still decently in your personal space. Just so you know - so there's no surprises."

He nodded. They didn't say anything until Shuri stopped short in front of them. She stood a couple feet from a shiny metal table which was lined up in front of an equally shiny and metallic semi-cricle arch. It was long enough to fit - well, would you look at that - a body.

"Oh. I guess there is a surprise," (Y/N) blurted, turning to Shuri, confused. "That isn't like any MRI machine I've ever seen."

"That's because you're in Wakanda," Shuri flashed a proud smile. "Tech's a bit... advanced here."

(Y/N) turned to Bucky. He thought he saw something resembling self consciousness flow across her features, but he wasn't sure.

"Sorry, I guess I was wrong. But, honestly this is way better than a typical MRI set up. It's much more open... and wide. Regularly, it would be like a super narrow tube with hardly any space inside. This way, you'll even be able to see us and the rest of the room."

That's good. More space. More freedom. And he'll be able to see her- them, see them.

Shuri clapped. "Alright! Shall we get started then?"

He had no idea how any of this worked; he was way out of his element here. He just barely learned what a damn MRI was, and had to hide his shock when he found out. Medicine has changed dramatically since 1945. Although it is helpful, he is completely clueless. Great.

"Do I jus-just lay on the table?" He asked, unsure.

"Yep! Just lie there and be absolutely still, and I'll do the rest," Shuri replied, reassuringly as she walked around to a control panel next to the machine, preparing to start.

Bucky took his place on the thin metal table, and he thought he was seeing things. Was it was levitating? Honestly, from what he's seen so far he wouldn't even be surprised. He stared up at the ceiling, getting lost in thought. A string of various questions and uncertainties fluttered through his battered mind.

Would the metal arm interfere with the magnet- oh. Right. No arm. Just a scan, no need to worry. (Y/N) said it would be fine. Can I even trust her Then again, can I even trust anyone yet? She's the best I got right now. Damn it, I wish I wasn't so wary of everyone.

"Hey," a gentle voice pulled him out.

He looked over to the left of him, the side with no arm. (Y/N).

"I can practically hear your brain whirring around right now - which is justified - but do you need anything?"

'Do you need anything?' He hadn't heard that phrase in a while.

He adjusted his body on the table. "I'm alright, just... a bit out of my element here."

She nodded, knowingly. "Honestly, me too. This lab looks like somethin' out of a sci-fi movie for me, so I can't imagine what it must feel like to you."

She was looking down at him. He felt vulnerable, exposed. It seemed like she noticed.

"Here, I have an idea."

With that, she turned and grabbed something from a nearby table. Rotating around to face him again, she displayed what she had taken: a pair of headphones... but without a wire? What the hell?

"Are they broken?" he asked, feeling perpetually confused.

"No, they're wirelessly connected to my phone. It's called bluetooth."

The look on his face was almost laughable.

"Bluetooth? What kind of name is Bluetooth?"

"The kind of name that I didn't invent nor should I be blamed for," she chuckled. "Do you want to listen to music while you're in there? It might help to keep you down on Earth with us."

Music. The thought was almost surreal. He hadn't been privileged with such a pleasure in longer than he'd care to admit. It actually seemed... nice.

"Y-yeah," he said, pondering. "That'd actually be nice."

"Awesome."

She leaned over him to put the headphones on his ears, causing him a very conflicting series of emotions.

First of all, close. She was very close to his face. His face, his eyes, his nose, his lips. It almost seemed a tad bit intimate. And then he realized he hadn't been this close to a woman in forever. A real woman, not some fellow assassin he had to take out. He hoped the shy embarrassment he felt didn't show on his cheeks.

Second of all, she was wrapping something around his head, his brain. He tried not to, but he couldn't stop the muscle memory of what he'd been conditioned to feel. Hydra's machine would wrap around his head and rip his psyche apart. His mind expected pain, the worst pain, the dehumanizing, out of body, mind splitting pain. He hoped the way he flinched ever so slightly didn't offend (Y/N).

She didn't seem offended, and her voice was soft. "You're good. Just music and a scan. Then you're done."

He looked up at her face, reassuring and calm. He took a deep breath.

"Good?" she asked.

He nodded. "Think so."

"If it's too much at any point just let us know, and we'll pull you right out. It's your comfort level, your choice."

His choice. Choice. Control. The prospect gave him comfort.

She gave him one last look before stepping away and signaling Shuri to start the machine. The seemingly levitating table began a smooth descent into the machine when the music started playing. It almost startled him, but he then he was pleasantly surprised by what he heard.

There were loud drums, guitar riffs with attitude, and voices that had so much emotion they were almost screaming. It was like no music he had ever heard before, and he loved it. In fact, he was so into it that he didn't even notice when the MRI had finished. That is, until he felt a feather light hand on his shoulder. His eyes opened, and (Y/N) had the biggest grin on her face. While taking the headphones off of him, she looked very pleased with herself.

She looked at Shuri but declared to no one in particular, "Bucky likes Rock and Roll!"

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* = from wikipedia

** = from wikipedia

#bucky barnes #bucky fanfic #bucky headcanon #marvel #steve rogers #bucky blurb #bucky drabble #bucky fic #bucky imagine #bucky reader insert #avengers #avengers fanfiction #marvel fanfiction

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thistangledbrain · 4 years ago

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And here’s Day 23, a day late of course LOL

“Can’t live without”....

Firstly, my little family. My husband and sons are the most intriguing, brilliant, captivating, fascinating, funny, caring and kind, (insert other wonderful adjectives here) human beings I’ve ever met in my LIFE. Of course I’m biased...but...*flaps hands excitedly*....I seriously cannot even adequately describe how much I love my family. 😍 This one probably doesn’t have to be explained that much. ☺️ My friends, too - I’ve made some incredible friends through the years - and kept them. This was almost an alien concept when I was younger, so I am actively appreciative of my peeps who know my “weirdness” and absolutely love me for it.

I can’t live without dogs. Dogs are really the most excellent creatures. To know dogs - in my opinion - is quite similar to knowing most humans at their most fundamental levels. They help me understand people, as odd as that may sound. No other animal has adapted to our nature & understands us more than dogs, either, because we’ve co-evolved for thousands of years. (Similar arguments could be said for cats I guess, and I have both - but I’ve noticed only certain breeds of cat tend to be predictably loyal/affectionate to their people. MY favorite is the Siamese. ☺️) Any time in my life where I’ve had to go without a dog has been a quite miserable time...any time I’ve had to be 100% animal free (like in the barracks), is positively horrid. (I’ll usually spend time helping train a friend’s dog or volunteering at a shelter in my free time, then. In apartments where it was “no pets”, I quietly kept a tank of fancy mice or a reptile & would hide them whenever I knew maintenance was coming LOL.) Dogs are the bridge between me and neurotypicals...and I have extreme difficulty being comfortable with someone who just doesn’t like them. It’s one thing to not want one of your own, but love your friend’s dogs or gladly pet the pooch at the park...it’s another to genuinely not like them. That is truly alien to me & gives me the heebs about what kind of person you might be - if you’re NT/not Autie. I do understand how dogs can come on too strong to some auties.

Nature. Seriously. I do not do well in the concrete jungle of a city. It’s fun to visit sometimes (but exhausting), but I need more than some little trees in planters along the sidewalk. The city was kinda fun to live in for a little while in my early 20s, but I quickly started to look for suburbs when my first kidlet was born, because parks just weren’t enough - and tbh, babies are loud and noisy on their own, so the additional city noise was....no thanks. When I see these subdivisions though, where it’s just row after row of similar houses and yards, hardly any shrubs or trees or anything at all, I cringe - that’s just as bad as the city. People right on top of each other, no real place to.... well, hide I guess. I’m a private person IRL, and don’t like feeling “exposed” to people all around my home.

My tablet (or phone), because that’s where I write, read e books, and watch stuff. (I think everyone in this day and age is very attached to their electronics too, though.) I escape into David Attenborough, animated movies, or music videos when I’m stressed. We have a nice big TV, but it’s more personal and private when it’s just me, my headphones, and a small screen. Sorta makes me feel like I have a little bubble around me.

Space to create/art. This one I can go slightly longer periods without, if I’m sufficiently busy, but I start to get restless & short tempered without somewhere to create stuff. I’m not one of those solely sketchbook-and-pens types (I was when I was young & didn’t have space/money for more art stuff though)... but now, if you can make something out of it, I’m interested in it. That doesn’t mean just paints & sequins and other typical art/craft stuff, either. It means rocks, lots of wood, bones, random bits of metal or glass or junk I found along the railroad tracks, junky old metal gadgets like cheese graters and spoons, and things like that. And then of course the workspaces and tools to do said projects...so like, I have studio space now, but also a whole ass workshop with things like bandsaws and belt sanders. (I’m relocating it all right now and quite disgruntled that it’s not operational yet.)

Edit: Google. I’m old enough to remember having to write all my questions down to wait until our weekly trip to the library. Now, even at 3 am, I can Google things like “mandrill skeleton”, “Tempest Storm”, “how long do hedgehogs live”, “Fermilab recent experiments”, and “what do baby possums eat”, and help identifying a bird, plant, or flower....and it’s instant gratification. BOOM. I think this is a big one, because I can’t tell you how often my brain is positively eaten alive with questions....and a set of Encyclopedias only gets you so far.

So those are my main ones, I guess. There are a few little ones...mainly my big blue stuffed tardigrade, Dempsey - I sleep poorly without him, and he’s the first thing I grab when I’m stressed...certain blankets or clothing, time to meditate, coffee...things like that, but they’re mostly things that just cause mild(er) discomfort or anxiousness if I have to go without (I haven’t had to go without Dempsey yet though...so maybe he IS a main one 🤔). I get very interested in reading about what others simply can’t do without, so feel free to tell me what yours are! ☺️

#asd #autism #autistic #acceptance #awareness #actuallyautistic

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monicawoe · 4 years ago

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MCU Masterlist

(updated 3-13-21)

view all fics here: at AO3

Newest Additions:

A New Life - How Wanda brings Vision back (written post episode 5, Wandavision) | 1k, Wanda/Vision

Many Thousand More - For months, Venom and Eddie have been fighting back the unending swarm of biotech millipedes. But they just keep coming, and finally Eddie asks for help from a friend of a friend, Bruce Banner. | Venom/MCU crossover, 6k, Eddie Brock/Venom, T

Stumble and Fall Into You - Three months ago, Steve’s world shattered. SHIELD had been infiltrated by Hydra, people he trusted turned out to be enemies, and Bucky, who he thought he’d lost in 1944, had been alive this whole time. Steve tries to get back to some kind of normalcy, but Bucky is always on his mind, and lately he’s been seeing him everywhere. | 5k, Steve/Bucky

Older fics:

Bad Becomes Worse - Angsty Post-Zola Bucky and Steve. Good becomes great; Bad becomes worse. | 12K, Steve/Bucky; NC-17

The Long Road to Lynbrook - Six years ago, Bucky left the hamlet of Lynbrook to battle against the Knights of Hydra. Steve has missed him ever since, and refuses to believe he's dead. One night, Steve finds a frog at the well— a frog with one metal arm. | 9K, medieval shrinkyclinks AU; art by @artgroves

The Future Started Yesterday - In 2011, the final S.H.I.E.L.D expedition searching for Steve Rogers found nothing. In 2014, Hydra completed Project Insight and launched three armed helicarriers, killing millions. In 2028, Tony Stark was killed * In 2043, the Winter Soldier was decommissioned after 157 successful missions. In 2111, Steve Rogers was found. | 31K, Steve/Bucky, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff, Bruce Banner, Thor, Roberta Mendez; M

How They Make You a Weapon - How Hydra turned Bucky Barnes into the Winter Soldier (told through the Winter Soldier’s eyes) | 39K words total, runs from pre-CA:TWS to post CA:TWS, R

includes side- missions: Control (1989), Juneau (1994), Siberia (1953), Woodstock(1969), Cathédrale Notre Dame (1991), Bucharest (2016)

How They Make You a Weapon — the Comic - comic adaptation / art by @luckyraeve ! on AO3 | on Tumblr

more fics beneath the cut

Bucharest (2016) - Bucky finds a stray dog in Bucharest. | 2K, set pre- Captain America: Civil War, standalone fic in the How They Make You a Weapon series

All We Monsters - In 1957, one year after Howard Stark discovered the existence of the Winter Soldier, an injured Bucky Barnes comes to Howard for help. | 6K, Howard Stark, Bucky Barnes, Peggy Carter; M - sequel to Memories Like Bullets, set in the 1950s

Things To Remember - Bucky’s apartment in Bucharest, what he remembers while he’s there, and what he wishes he could forget. | 3K, Steve/Bucky

Interstitial Light - After Thanos wiped half of life off the planet, the remaining Avengers find a way to reach out to those they lost, using a combination of Stark-Tech, magic and their own memories. Steve makes contact with Bucky, but they spent too many decades apart when Steve was on ice. But there was somebody else who knew Bucky during that time—who trained with him, who knew both the Winter Soldier and James Barnes: Natasha. | 6k, Natasha, Bucky

On the Ropes - Part 1 - Steve takes a life-drawing class, Bucky is his model. Part 2- After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Steve wants to enlist. He asks Bucky to teach him how to box. | 27K Steve/ Bucky, R

Though Death at Times Steps In - After a close brush with death, Steve is brought to Valhalla. He watches Bucky back on Earth, and misses him. Thor sees Steve’s pain and helps him perform a ritual meant to give closure, but things don’t go exactly as planned. | 5K; NC-17

It’s 3am and We Must Be Lonely - Steve and Bucky go on a motorcycle ride to Coney Island in the middle of the night. The amusement parks are closed but that doesn’t keep them from having some much-needed fun. | PG-13

Mending Iron - Bucky is on a mission for the SSR, tracking the hulking Beast that roams the mountains, when he encounters an iron man. Tony was kidnapped as a child and has been raised by Isodyne. He’s spent as long as he can remember building machines for them so they can keep the peace. But his new friend, Bruce, is convinced that all isn’t as it appears. | 8k, Steampunk AU - words by @monicawoe art by @massivespacewren ; written for the Captain America Reverse Big Bang 2018

One Rogue Line of Code - Steve Rogers spent most of his time building robots out of scrap metal. It was the one thing that took his mind off of the past, and all he'd lost in the war. One day, he found exactly what he'd been looking for, and everything changed. | 7K, future AU, shrinkyclinks; written as a gift for @deandraws whose gorgeous art of Robot!Bucky and Scrap collector!Robot Repairer!Steve inspired this fic

The Monsters We Make - The Winter Soldier escapes more than once throughout the decades. This is the story of what he searches for and who he encounters along the way. 1957 (Drangsnes, Iceland), 1972 (Los Angeles), 1986 (Brooklyn), 2018 (Wakanda) | 8K words; standalone fic in the How They Make You a Weapon series

System Override (fic set in luckyraeve ’s Winter Cyborgs AU) - WS01 and WS02 experience malfunctions | 2K, AU, R

#bucky barnes #steve rogers #symbrock #wandavision #mcu fics #monicawoe's fics

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eclecticanalyst · 4 years ago

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Studying “A Study in Emerald”: Sixth and Final Post

Additional Thoughts: The Doctor, The Myth, The Legend(s)

Remember way back in my first “Emerald” post, when I said that the bit about the detective’s shoulders was the first direct hint about the identities of our “heroes,” but with a little asterisk? Well, this final post brings us back to my caveat. Strictly speaking, the shoulder description is the second direct hint.

If you know your canon inside and out, have internalized the defining features of the characters in their original form, you should have been tipped off about the twist on the very first page of “Emerald,” even before the detective and the narrator move into Baker Street. Because this story doesn’t just weaponize the canon (though it does do that quite well, as I have explained in earlier posts). It weaponizes the myth of Sherlock Holmes—the way he and his associates have come to be known as exaggerated and slightly warped versions of how they are in the stories.

Watson is not a crack shot.

It’s more accurate to say, really, that Watson may or may not be a crack shot, but we never get that as a definitive aspect of his character in the canon. In the popular imagination, when Watson is not reduced to simply standing around asking Holmes to explain his deductions, he is positioned as the guy with the gun, the man of action to Holmes’s man of intellect—which is a faulty conception. If you actually read the stories, then you know that A) Holmes has a gun with him fairly often, although not quite as often as Watson does; B) Watson is more often found threatening someone with a revolver than actually firing it; and C) when Watson does fire his gun, often Holmes is right beside him also firing off a round. In both The Sign of the Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles, Watson and Holmes fire at a target together, and it’s never made clear whether one or both of the shots hit the intended target, so we have no indication of the two men’s comparative skill level with firearms. The only instance of Watson both firing and firing alone is in “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches,” where he runs up and shoots the dog that is mauling Mr. Rucastle. I imagine this takes some skill with a revolver, as he manages to shoot the dog and not shoot the man, but as it was at close range and the dog is on top of Mr. Rucastle, I believe (based on my extremely limited knowledge of firearms) all that this tells us is that he is competent when it comes to gunplay, not necessarily a crack shot. The reason the masses picture Watson as the gun-toting one is because A) Holmes is often requesting that Watson bring his revolver or asking if he has it, so the image of Watson with a revolver in hand has stuck with people; and B) Holmes so obviously brings the intellectual strength to the pair that it’s easy to assume that all Watson has to offer is physical skill to complement it.

Yet that dichotomy—Holmes is the brains, Watson is the brawn—is quite inaccurate, if you take a look at the original stories. Holmes brings a good deal of his own brawn to the pair: he boxes and fences and is strong enough to bend pokers with his bare hands. Watson, for his part, is quite intelligent—the fact that he is a Doctor of Medicine is often overlooked in terms of its significance. This aspect of his identity—something only achieved through years of study, which he makes plain to us at the very beginning of A Study in Scarlet—plays a much larger role throughout canon than his aim. See how many times Watson mentions helping someone recover from their wounds or checking someone’s injuries. See how many times he mentions being busy with his medical practice right before he gets sucked into a case. Watson is many things (something which too many adaptations forget)—first and foremost, however, he is a doctor.

The narrator of “A Study in Emerald” bemoans his lost status as a crack shot on the very first page and brings it up multiple times throughout the story. It is the whole of his self-identity, and the fact that his shoulder is healing toward the end gives him hope that he will regain his “deadshot” status. Moran’s whole claim to fame is being a crack shot (“He was the best shot in India, and I expect that there are few better in London”)—therefore it should be clear, going off of the canon alone, that the narrator is Moran, and not Watson. But because Watson is enshrined in the popular imagination as the one most likely to fire a gun while Holmes is off being brilliant, that little hint slips through the cracks. If this were truly just “Sherlock Holmes in a Lovecraftian world,” and the narrator truly was Watson, he would not be preoccupied with his ability to fire a weapon. Also, you’ll notice that it is Watson’s training as a Doctor of Medicine that allows him to dispatch the Prince of Bohemia so effectively. His specialized knowledge is what makes him an asset to Holmes in this universe, in keeping with the fact that being a doctor is the one major thing that Watson has on Holmes in the original canon. Watson’s status as a doctor makes him just as deadly in “Emerald” as Moran’s marksmanship makes him in the original stories—and with “Emerald” Watson occupying the place of canon Moran as the associate of the genius criminal, that means “Emerald” is treating being a doctor as the primary aspect of Watson’s identity, just as Moran being a sharpshooter is his. Gaiman could have had the doctor kill the prince with a gun, staying perfectly in keeping with Watson’s established practice of carrying a revolver—but he chose instead to have Watson kill with knives and a medical professional’s precision. This highlights the major difference between the two men, an important thing in a story that hinges on their similarities. As I said in the previous post, Watson and Moran have a great deal in common, but Watson’s being a doctor sets him apart in a way that tells us he wants to help his fellow human beings—“human beings” being a key specification to make in “Emerald.”

The thoughtfulness evident in Gaiman having Watson’s murder weapon of choice be a knife rather than a gun runs throughout the entirety of “A Study in Emerald,” and I believe that is why I was so taken with this story. It’s very easy to make a Sherlock Holmes pastiche that is recognizable as such. An “elementary” here, a “game’s afoot” there, a smoke of a pipe and some rapid-fire deductions, maybe a mention of Baker Street, and the job’s done. But that often reduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to surface-level depictions of themselves, more concerned with the most iconic aspects of the characters than who the characters actually are. “A Study in Emerald” is a story where the characters’ identities are the whole point—if you take away the trappings most associated with them, and give them to their mortal enemies, are they still the same people? Gaiman explores that by employing both major and minor details from the canon, with those minor ones turning out to be the most important. And while he’s weaving these details together, deploying them at precisely the right spots in the narrative, he also manages to create a compelling alternate world that could host its own set of stories I would be eager to read.

#sherlock holmes #a study in emerald #neil gaiman #john watson #in depth #analysis

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mirs1992 · 4 years ago

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miyu-hyperfixates · 5 years ago

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Water ghouls!AU

[Part 2: Meeting the ‘sinking ships’ owner (or WWX’s naming sense... ) ]

(At least it’s still 100% better than JC’s)

(part 1)

About six months after the “water ghoul accident”, WWX, JC and their shidis were training in the yard of Lotus Pier, when Madam Yu just strode in, with a sharp “Wei Ying!” and with an equally sharp nod of her head beckoned him over.

(WWX, inwardly panicking and gulping: shit, shit, shit.

JC, snickering and patting WWX’s shoulder: I’ll lit a candle for you.

All the shidis: It was nice knowing you da-shixiong! )

WWX followed her back to her office and nervously sat down.

Madam Yu: Recently, I’ve noticed a discrepancy in the treasury.

WWX, sweating: Was something missing?

Madam Yu, throwing a huge bag full of money on the table between them: Someone, for some reason, seems to have secretly been adding coins to the treasury. It was truly perplexing as Jiang Fengmian doesn’t seem to know where it had come from neither.

WWX: ...

Madam Yu: Then when walking down the docks of Lotus Piers, I heard this rumors that about three or four months ago, a new very promising business had started in Yunmeng.... Do you know the most interesting part though? It would appear that this business has been directly founded by the head disciple of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect. But that is preposterous. No Yunmeng JIang head disciples have so much free time that they’d be able to start a business without the explicit consent of their sect leaders, would they?

WWX, who was trying out the tactic of “don’t make anything worse by opening your mouth” and trying very hard not to wince with each words: ...

But then Madam Yu seemed to have reached the end of her patience and barked: “Explain. Now.”

And WWX did:

It all started because JC made an offhand comment at WWX when he saw him playing with the water ghouls. WWX was showing off the new trick that he had taught to his water ghoul.. and JC just went “if you have to waste time playing with them...can’t you at least teach them something useful?”

So WWX pondered about it for a while. And then he came up with the idea of using the water ghouls to move quickly on the water. So he took a small barrel/wooden tube and tied on them a few sturdy chains. Then he threw it the water, stood on it and used the water ghouls to “surf” on the lakes. Of course during the first try the speed of the water ghoul made him fall down face first in the water. But after a few try (and instruction for the water ghoul to slow down its speed), he actually manages to move very fast on the water.

So of course, when he discovered how fast he could go... he just had to race JC. JC used one of the small boat of Lotus Pier and a bunch of wind talismans to increase the speed. Both of them raced through the lakes of Yunmeng... and eventually WWX ended up winning by a huge margin.

WWX noted though that the race wasn’t fair because the weight and size of his barrel was way smaller than JC’s boat. So he switched to a boat of the same size and ask the Water ghoul to pull it.

Turned out the additional weight of the boat did made it slowier - but not by much - and both of them navigated through Yunmeng water at a neck-breaking speed. WWC won again.

And it started to become a common occurrence between them. JC started to stock-piled wind talismans while WWC worked on how to be able to keep standing on the boat if the water ghoul went faster...

At some point they were noticed by one the auntie working on the pier and she asked them how they managed to make their boats go so fast as if they actually manage to trade with such a fast boat it would actually boost their business quite a bit. Because once or twice every month, there will be a special event where she needs to do a lot of back-and-forth from different parts of Yunmeng and the faster she goes the more money she can earn. Coincidentally the event was planned for two days later.

JC and WWX were actually quite familiar the auntie and wanted to help her so they didn’t see the harm in explaining. The talismans wouldn’t work on the long run because you’d need quite a lot of spiritual energy (plus making talismans aren’t cheap). But as for the other way. WWX told her that if she didn’t mind having a water ghoul pulling her ship then he’d lent her one if she wanted.

She looked somewhat apprehensive at first, but after WWX introduced her to one of his water ghoul and assured her that it was very safe, she accepted. WWX spent a few hours training on how to keep standing on the boat and on how to direct the water ghoul. (Likewise the water ghoul had to learn how to adapt its speed to her.)

The water ghoul worked wonder and that was the first she had earned so much money in one go and she was so thankful that she actually gave him a small part of the money she got in repayment for ‘borrowing’ his water ghoul. WWX of course tried to refuse, but in the end she was very adamant. So WWX was forced to bullshit her and saying that he was actually starting a business of renting water ghouls and that every new customer could get a ‘free ride’ for their first time renting a water ghoul.

Then, of course, she had to ask him what the fare after using up the ‘free ride’... he blurted out a random price. Then she asked about the name of the business... and in a spike of inspiration and ingeniuty he answered Yunmeng’s “Chén Zhōu”. Auntie: You named your business ‘Sinking boats ( 沉舟 )’ ? WWX: No, no, it’s ‘Faithful Boat 谌舟 ’ written with the character 谌 for faithful or sincere. Don’t you think it’s funny? Auntie: ...

He thought then that it would be the end of that...Because surely no one sane would actually want to deal with a business that sounded exactly like ‘sinking boat’... and even if they disregarded the ominous name, surely once they were told about the joke, no one would actually consider doing business with such a childish business owner....

Unfortunately his bullshit actually came to bite him in the ass about one week later. ‘Cause the auntie had actually spread the words (Sinking/Faithful Boats and all) around Yunmeng... and now every time WWX went out to play, he’d get a huge line of customers wanting to try the water ghoul’s pulling ships. Of course since it still counted under the ‘new customer free ride’ policy, he obliged, thinking that they were just curious about it... because like who would actually pay for that?!

Three weeks.... and turned out that actually a lot of people would pay for that? And they even paid him a larger sum than what he had told the auntie (because apparently she believed that he wouldn’t get any profit with that amount and she had purposely given a higher price).

After a while he accumulated a huge amount of money and since he didn’t know what to do with it, he just secretly dumped it a corner of the Yunmeng Jiang treasury... (technically all the blank talismans he had used to ‘purify’/’tame’ the water ghouls were generously given by the sects, and everything he knew were also thanks to the sect tutelage, and he basically owed them everything for rescuing him from the street, so it seems natural to give everything back to them).

Madam Yu: ...

WWX: ...

After that, WWX had to kneel down in the ancestral hall for three whole days to repent for his “tremendous stupidity”. And then he had to provide every single one of his notes on the matter and all the “Faithful Boat” activities had to be stopped until Madam Yu and Jiang Fengmian could attest of the safety of using Water Ghouls. (Also it could be mistaken for demonic cultivation, so they had to make sure that their head disciples had not stumbled down that road, at eleven). Here is what WWX had learned during his experimentation:

After the purifying process, the water ghouls didn’t possess any ounce of resentful energy whatsoever, apart from their corpse like appearance in term of energy they registered more like a spiritual beings (which means that WWX sorta kinda created/made evolve a new whole species) .

None of the water ghouls being purified so far had wished to passed on and willingly chose to stay there.

The key points of the purifying lie on the presence of blood on the talisman [When WWX tried to use the same modified talisman but using cinnabar ink for additional strokes the Water Ghoul still went feral].

The amount of blood doesn’t matter, even one drop is enough. However the location of the blood on the talisman does. Depending on the radicals of the talisman, it can produce drastically different results: some water ghouls ended up having special characteristics (being faster, stronger, smarter etc.)

While the intention and the amount of spiritual energy during the activation of the talisman don’t seem to matter as far as ‘taming’ the water ghouls goes, it seems to have an impact on the strength of the characteristics the water ghouls will end up with. [It might also have a correlation with the body type of the water ghoul before it died, but there is not enough data to be sure ]

Once the purifying is done, the purifying talisman doesn’t have any effects on it anymore. [Alternative methods of exorcising might be needed in the future if they turn out to be a threat or if they want to pass on - still in progress]

The average water ghoul is still very fast, strong and quick. It can pull the biggest boat in Yunmeng - with ten passengers + cargo on it with only the slightest decrease in speed

They can easily travel all over Yunmeng without tiring [Still have to check whether it is true on longer trips]

They don’t require any food or energy to survive [Or maybe it is something in the water? But they seem to like Lotus seed very much?]

Water ghouls are better than dogs!

After Madam Yu had tested everything under the sun to make sure that the water ghouls were not a threat. She dragged WWX once again to her office and gave him two scrolls of parchment.

Madam Yu: This is the official document from the Yunmeng Jiang Sect acknowledging the legitimacy of the *eyes twitching* Faithful Boats business. This is a contract affiliating your business to the Yunmeng Jiang Sect. Sign them.

WWX who couldn’t believe his ears nodded and took a brush to sign them. But just as he was about to sign the second one, Madam Yu pulled it out and smacked WWX on the head with it.

Madam Yu: What are you doing?

WWX, sweating: ???

Madam Yu: Do not sign any contract before reading it.

WWX: But I read it, there was nothing wrong with it.

Madam Yu, exhaling sharply: It says here that any profits made by the Faithful Boats business must be transferred to the Yunmeng Jiang Sect.

WWX: ... Yes?

Madam Yu, refraining from pinching the bridge of her noise, gritting her teeth: Negotiate.

WWX: ... I’ll take 5 - *Seeing Zidian crackle dangerously* I mean 15! 15 % of the profit?

Madam Yu: You will keep 70% and give 30 to the sect. You will also provide an accurate book account of any expense and intakes you get. If I see even one copper coin more in the treasury, I will make you kneel in the ancestral hall until you die of old age, am I clear?

[The ”This stupid kid is so going to be tricked out of all his money and will end up in a ditch somewhere one day. He must be protected from his own stupidity” squad: +1 member ]

And that’s how WWX became a legit business owner (he even got a small office in Lotus Pier, where people can send their request for the Water ghouls) and Water ghouls became a very common sight everywhere in Yunmeng. (Also, after that Madam Yu drastically increased his training regiment because obviously he must have way too much free time before.)

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Status Progress:

>> Current members of the “This stupid kid is so going to be tricked out of all his money and will end up in a ditch somewhere one day. He must be protected from his own stupidity” squad: Jiang Cheng (founder), the auntie working at the docks, Madam Yu (+ half the merchants in Yunmeng [but that’s only because the other half didn’t met WWX yet] )

>> WWX has been upgraded to business owner!

>> Water ghouls have been upgraded to Super safe and better than dogs pets!

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Author’s rambling: I spent waaay too much time thinking about this stupid AU.

Here is an ‘art’ I made... As usual my shitty drawing skills are shitty, so don’t take it seriously.

#mdzs #cql #my shitty au #wwx #Water Ghouls AU #jc #madam yu #madam yu is a good mom #throwing MXTX thoughts in the void

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