#tony eason

[moviemosaics]

Visible Secret

directed by Ann Hui, 2001

[cheftulips]

Visible Secret (2001) - Ann Hui

Taking fall fashion inspo from June ˚✧₊⁎❝᷀ົཽ≀ˍ̮ ❝᷀ົཽ⁎⁺˳✧༚

[disneytva]

Disney Branded Television Gives Series Order To “Iron Man And His Awesome Friends” Slated For A 2025 Release On Disney Junior and Disney+.

Heroes assemble ❤️💜💚

Disney Jr. has ordered a new animated preschool series Iron Man and his Awesome Friends, the series comes as part of Disney Branded Television and Marvel’s expanded strategy to introduce the iconic Avengers characters and stories to a new generation of fans. The series is currently in production and slated for a summer 2025 premiere on Disney Jr. and Disney+.

Iron Man And His Awesome Friends follows the adventures (and misadventures) of best friends and super geniuses, Tony Stark, Riri Williams and Amadeus Cho as they work together to solve problems both big and small and protect their city. To help them in their Super Hero endeavors, they each have their own Iron Suits that allow them to fly and give them each enhanced super-strength. In addition, Iron Man has a Nano-Shield; Ironheart has a Heartbeat Bubble forcefield to protect people, and Iron Hulk has his strong Iron Boom clap and Iron Hulk Stomp. They work out of their beachfront base, Iron Quarters (IQ), under the supervision of their superpowered android, Vision, and their furry pup, Gamma, who has her very own Iron Pup suit and accompanies the Iron Friends on many of their adventures. The series stars Mason Blomberg (Shameless), Kapri Ladd (Danger Force) and Aidyn Ahn (Kids Say the Darndest Things) as the voices of Tony Stark (Iron Man), Riri Williams (Ironheart) and Amadeus Cho (Iron Hulk), respectively. David Kaye (Transformers) voices the role of Vision, and Fred Tatasciore (Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur) voices Gamma. Additional characters and casting will be announced at a later date. Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends is executive produced by Sean Coyle (Puppy Dog Pals) and Harrison Wilcox (Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends). James Eason-Garcia (Pupstruction) is co-executive producer and story editor, Alex Cichon (Lego Marvel: Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom) is supervising producer; Ashley Rideout (Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends) is producer, and Michael Dowding (Hello Ninja) is supervising director. The series is produced by Disney Jr. and Marvel Studios in association with Atomic Cartoons.

“We’re thrilled to introduce Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends to preschoolers on Disney Jr. and Disney+, expanding their connection to the iconic Marvel universe,” said Ayo Davis, CEO of Disney Branded Television. “Partnering with Brad [Winterbaum] and the Marvel Studios team on this series allows us to bring the incredible legacy of Iron Man to a whole new generation, sparking young imaginations with characters that embody courage, teamwork, and creativity.”

“Iron Man is the character that launched Marvel Studios and will always be especially beloved here as the hero that made the MCU possible.” said Brad Winderbaum, head of Streaming, Television and Animation, Marvel Studios. “That’s why we’re so excited to partner with the incredible team at Disney Branded Television and bring Iron Man to a new audience. Together we are building a series that introduces the most brilliant scientists and inventors in the Marvel Universe as they share in fun armored adventures.”

[rezonan]

What are your top 5 superhero costumes?

Man I've been waiting to get someone to ask me this!(or anything actual)

10) Flash(Wally West) Rebirth Suit

Picked this image specifically so people can get why I like it. Both those costumes in his hands are great but c'mon, the rebirth suits is basically both of the best parts in one design, plus Wally keeps the open hair thing that makes him unique to Barry and it's made of Pure Speed Force Energy, however that works but it sounds awesome.

9) Nightwing

There has never been a better costume put on by a former sidekick I swear to God.

8) Daredevil

Ironic the blind guy can pick out such a banger outfit.

7) X-23

I'm a really big fan of her honestly even more than Logan. Same thing costume wise

6)Just the fucking Green Lantern Corps in general

5) Superman

Rebirth Suit

Anybody that doesn't have THE superhero in your top 5 superhero anything list makes your list invalid to me unfortunately, but seriously it's Superman. For him I have a particular favorite I like though, the Rebirth Suit. Best one he's had imo, While I prefer Trunks on my Superman costumes, the belt is good enough as a modern replacement. Instead of just getting rid of anything on his pelvis like some versions do, makes it too plain for my liking.

4) Wonder Woman' Rebirth Design

Actually just perfect.

3) Iron Man

I think In general from the comics to movies to animated series, Iron Man looks great. I don't think any other Power Armor or tech based hero looks as good as him. But 3 stand out to me, Extremis, Prime and my top of the bunch:

Endo-Sym Armor/Model 51/Superior Iron Man Suit

I love how different it is from Tony's other suits, every reflects the turn his personality has taken from Axis. Hell even the exposed face shows how arrogant he is now to quote him roughly 'How could I hide a face like this from the world?'

Sleek, Fast, Advanced. Awesome

2) Batman's The Rebirth Suit

I mean it's pretty much everything from all the suits I've ever liked in one, like damn the inner of the cape is purple probably a reference to the purple gloves, then you have the yellow outlike on the logo which is obviously a reference to the yellow logo of the past. Just perfection 10/10. Honestly the Rebirth redesigns for the trinity were amazing

1) Spider-Man

Both my favorite costume and hero. There are so many costumes to pick from so it took some time here.

The 616 suit

It hasn't been changed much at all from Ditko for a eason.

[ask-ratchet-the-medic]

Coming in with songs when nobody asked for 'em.

:>

vyrval - ✻Н+3+ЯД✻7luCJIo0T6...

Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (arr. Roland Barrett)

Yang Zhongwei - Liang Liang (涼涼)

彌兒 - Chi Ling (赤伶)

Takahiro Obata - Isabella's Lullaby

Tony Ann - Pulse

Belle Sisoski - HOLD ON

Taeko Onuki - 4:00 am

Eason Chan - 孤勇者

Autumn - Kiwi

Giga - Bring it on

Take care of yourself ^^

*poofs*

~ Euphony Anon

Wh-

[lqb2quotes]

"I didn't fall in love, I rose in it."

— Toni Morrison

ht robyn eason

[reasoningdaily]

Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first collegiate sorority for Black women, is now the first to have its own credit union. 

The sorority held a live stream on Thursday during the ribbon-cutting at its international headquarters in Chicago. 

The commencement ceremony coincided with the organization’s annual leadership conference.

According to Chicago’s WLS – ABC 7, “For Members Only,” also known as FMO, is now the first digital financial institution in America that is Black-owned, women-led, and founded by a sorority.

“Everyone doesn’t understand the impact we make financially, so you have to start doing things so folks know we know how to control our money,” said Danette Anthony Reed, international president and CEO of AKA Sorority, in an interview with ABC7 Chicago.

The 115-year-old organization partnered with Aurora Advantage to provide digital banking services to members. 

The idea for “FMO” was publically introduced in 2023 when the sorority introduced a new theme of “Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood.” Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s members are committed to implementing key strategies to build personal, organizational, and community economic wealth.

The mission behind offering financial services is backed by their foundation pillar of being a “service to all mankind.” 

“Every member will be an owner of the credit union,” FMO Federal Credit Union Executive Director Terri Bradford Eason told WLS.

The financial institution is open to active AKA members and their immediate families, staff and credit union employees. 

FMO is a regulated and insured credit union that will reportedly offer savings accounts and loans. 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated was founded on January 15, 1908, on the campus of Howard University. For over 115 years, the organization has upheld standards steeped in tradition and service. AKA has over 335,000 members worldwide, including prominent women such as Vice President Kamala Harris, author/activist Toni Morrison and journalist Star Jones.

[mightystargazer]

Another Year, Another Readinglist!

Not so many books in 2004, only 183!

1 Robert Jordan    The Fires of Heaven

2 Robert Jordan    Lord of Chaos

3 Robert Jordan    A Crown of Swords

4 Robert Jordan    The Path of Daggers

5 Robert Jordan    Winter's Heart

6 Robert Jordan    Crossroads of Twilight

7 Robert Jordan    Knife of Dreams

8 Robert Jordan    The Gathering Storm

9 Robert Jordan    Towers of Midnight

10 Robert Jordan A Memory of Light

11 Robert Jordan A Fire Within the Ways

12 Robert Jordan The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time

13 Dean Koontz The Bad Weather Friend

14 Drew Hayes The Case of the Damaged Detective

15 Drew Hayes The Case of the Haunted Haunted House

16 Drew Hayes The Case of the Felonious Faire

17 Jonathan Maberry Lullaby

18 Mark Tufo Devils Desk

19 Mark Tufo Devils Desk 2

20 Stephen King Revival

21 Will Dean The Last One

22 Jamie McFarlane Junkyard  Commandos

23 Jonathan Maberry Beneath the Skin

24 Jonathan Maberry Limbus Inc I

25 Jonathan Maberry Limbus Inc II

26 Jonathan Maberry Limbus Inc III

27 Jasper T. Scott Nightstalkers

28 Philip Fracassi A Child Alone with Strangers

29 Alan Dean Foster Quozl

30 Martha Wells All Systems Red

31 Martha Wells Artificial Condition

32 Martha Wells Rogue Protocol

33 Martha Wells Exit Strategy

34 Martha Wells Network Effect

35 Martha Wells Fugitive Telemetry

36 Martha Wells System Collapse

37 Alexander James The Woodkin

38 Erika Engelhaupt Gory Details

39 Scott Meyer Brute Force

40 Andy Weir The Egg and Other Stories

41 James R. Tuck That Thing at the Zoo

42 James R. Tuck Blood and Bullets

43 James R. Tuck Spiders Lullaby

44 James R. Tuck Blood and Silver

45 James R. Tuck Circus of Blood

46 James R. Tuck Blood and Magick

47 Douglas Michaels My Homemade Spaceship

48 K. Eason Nightwatch on the Hinterlands

49 Keith C. Blackmore Prequel

50 Keith C. Blackmore The Hospital

51 Keith C. Blackmore Omnibus

52 Keith C. Blackmore Well Fed

53 Keith C. Blackmore Make Me King

54 Keith C. Blackmore Mindless

55 Keith C. Blackmore Skull Road

56 Max Brooks Devolution

57 Scott Bartlett Mother Ship

58 Douglas E. Richards Unidentified

59 Grant Hendrix How to Sell a Haunted House

60 Javan Bonds Zombie Lake

61 Javan Bonds Zombie Island

62 Colson Whitehead Zone One

63 Ben Rock, Bob DeRosa Catcher

64 Jenny Kiefer This Wretched Valley

65 Rachel Aukes 100 Days in Deadland

66 Rachel Aukes Deadland's Harvest

67 Rachel Aukes Deadland Rising

68 Dustin Tigner Wrong Divinity

69 Ken Lozito Genesis

70 Ken Lozito Nemesis

71 Ken Lozito Legacy

72 Ken Lozito Sanctuary

73 Ken Lozito Discovery

74 Ken Lozito Emergence

75 Ken Lozito Vigilance

76 Ken Lozito Fracture

77 Ken Lozito Harbinger

78 Ken Lozito Insurgent

79 Ken Lozito Invasion

80 Ken Lozito Impulse

81 Ken Lozito Infinity

82 Ken Lozito Expedition

83 Douglas Preston Extinction

84 Jen Williams The Hungry Dark

85 Keith C. Blackmore Breeds

86 Keith C. Blackmore Breeds 2

87 Keith C. Blackmore Breeds 3

88 Richard Laymon Resurrection Dreams

89 Scott Sigler Alive

90 Scott Sigler Alight

91 Scott Sigler Alone

92 Anthony Melchiorri Sunken Spaceship

93 Joshua T. Calvert The Object

94 Jonathan Maberry Threshold

95 Jonathan Maberry What Rough Beast

96 Jonathan Maberry Destroyer of Worlds

97 Doucette, Gene The Apocalypse Seven

98 Earl Swift Hell Put to Shame

99 Peter Beagle I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

100 Russell James Atoll X

101 Eric R. Asher Mason Dixon Monster Hunter

102 Steven Bird EREBUS

103 Zach James Occupant

104 Brian Evenson Immobility

105 Christopher Golden All Hallows

106 Earl Swift Hell Put to Shame

107 Luke Walker The Kindred

108 Tony Moyle The Limpet Syndrome

109 Tony Moyle Soul Catchers

110 Tony Moyle Dead Ends

111 Greig Beck Beneath the Dark Ice

112 Greig Beck Dark Rising

113 Greig Beck This Green Hell

114 Greig Beck Black Mountain

115 Greig Beck Gorgon

116 Greig Beck Hammer of God

117 Greig Beck Kraken Rising

118 Greig Beck Void

119 Greig Beck From Hell

120 Greig Beck Dark

121 Greig Beck the well of hell

122 Greig Beck The Silurian Bridge

123 Dean Koontz The Big Dark Sky

124 Jonathan Maberry Zombie CSU; The Forensic Science

125 Stephen King You Like It Darker

126 Michael Cole Creature from the Crevasse

127 Mike Alread Universally Screwed

128 Simon R. Green The Best Thing You Can Steal

129 Taylor Caldwell Wicked Angel

130 Tony Urban Hell On Earth

131 Tony Urban Road Of The Damned

132 Tony Urban The Ark

133 Tony Urban I Kill The Dead

134 Tony Urban Red Runs The River

135 Zach James Occupant

136 Codie Crowley Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch

137 Hannah J. Tidy Horror Stories

138 Jack Campbell Vanguard

139 Jack Campbell Ascendant

140 Jack Campbell Triumphant

141 Jack Campbell Dauntless

142 Jack Campbell Fearless

143 Jack Campbell Courageous

144 Jack Campbell Valiant

145 Jack Campbell Relentless

146 Jack Campbell Victorious

147 Jack Campbell Dreadnaught

148 Jack Campbell Invincible

149 Jack Campbell Guardian

150 Jack Campbell Steadfast

151 Jack Campbell Leviathan

152 Jack Campbell Boundless

153 Jack Campbell Resolute

154 Jack Campbell Implacable

155 Michael Cole Crab Attack

156 j.n. Chaney Undead Marine

157 Nick Clausen Dead Meat

158 Dean Koontz The Forest of Lost Souls

159 Mark Tufo Zero

160 Mark Tufo Zombie Fallout

161 Mark Tufo A Plague Upon Your Family

162 Mark Tufo The End

163 Mark Tufo Dr. Hugh Mann

164 Mark Tufo The End Has Come and Gone

165 Mark Tufo Alive in a Dead World

166 Mark Tufo 'Til Death Do Us Part

167 Mark Tufo For The Fallen

168 Mark Tufo An Old Beginning

169 Mark Tufo Tattered Remnants

170 Mark Tufo Those Left Behind

171 Mark Tufo Etna Station

172 Mark Tufo Dog Days of War

173 Mark Tufo The Perfect Betrayal

174 Mark Tufo The Trembling Path

175 Mark Tufo Sifting Through the Ashes

176 Mark Tufo Hiraeth

177 Mark Tufo The Lost Journals

178 Mark Tufo Altered Destinies

179 Mark Tufo Unearthed

180 Mark Tufo Shores of Despair

181 Mark Tufo Burden of Time

182 Mark Tufo Bridging the Gap

183 Mark Tufo The Broken Road

[ynottonycom]

"Actions Speak Load than Words!" - A Former President Donald Trump Montage [Part 2].

[taolucidity]

Ascension featuring Troy Dunham & Jeff Eason by FlameofFortune

[racingtoaredlight]

Top 10 top 10 pick QBs who were / are worse Jamarcus Russell

I saw some guy on Twitter making a joke that involved the assumption that Jamarcus Russell was the acknowledged worst QB of the last 40 years (and somehow made Deshaun Watson comparable to Michael Vick? It was dumb on multiple levels) and it got me spewing nonsense on that accursed website that got some great responses on other terrible QBs.

If you’re expecting a rigid analysis of bad QBs from the bowels of NFL history, you’ve come to the wrong place. But if you want my own list of highly drafted QBs that were actually worse than Jamarcus, here’s a listicle!

Before I dive into my own junk opinions I want to throw out some names that were crowd-sourced from twitter but don’t meet my criterion of highly drafted: Rusty Lisch (h/t Jay Vee), Scott Tolzien (h/t Butters), and Brodie Croyle (h/t Jayhawk.)

I’m doing a little bit of fact checking but not much as I let these fly. I’m using profootball-reference’s AV stat and looking for top 10 draft picks that never reached the lofty highs of Jamarcus’s AV of 7 in 2008.

1. Akili Smith, Bengals, #3 overall pick 1999

There are surprisingly few embarrassing pictures for a guy who was so incredibly bad. Akili stands out in my mind as being the worst guy I ever saw trying to play QB in the NFL and the numbers back that up. ANY/A is a stat that is used sort of widely. A good QB season is usually around 6 or 7, 5 and above is at least useful, Akili’s for 2000, the only season he started a majority of his team’s games? 2.81!

2. Art Schlichter, Colts, #4 overall pick 1982

I wanted to put Cade McNown here since he was in the same draft class as Akili Smith but he was picked just outside of the top 10 so I went with this classic piece of shit. People who love Ohio State will tell you that Schlichter could have been good without his personal demons but I’m here to tell you, folks, nothing supports that. I know he didn’t ever play there but the Colts were so high on what they saw from the #4 overall pick in 1982 that they drafted John Elway at #1 the next year. Schlichter didn’t play much but when he did he was among the least efficient QBs to ever suit up in professional football.

3. Heath Shuler, Washington, #3 overall pick in 1994

Heath Shuler gets too much credit for being a bad politician and not nearly enough for being a bad quarterback. I remember when he first got on the field in 1994 my dad was really excited by his strong arm and agility. Within a couple of weeks he had given up completely on Heath Shuler. Shuler’s last season in 1997 in New Orleans is a masterpiece of bad QB stats in the modern era. Statistically the Saints would have been better off not playing anybody at the QB position rather than let Shuler go out there.

4. Andre Ware, Lions, #7 overall in 1990

I hate to do this because that card there with all of his passing numbers listed played a big part in me becoming the draft loving, Heisman obsessed idiot that I am today. I probably should have considered just how many INTs are listed there but that’s not how my 13 year old brain worked. Ware did absolutely nothing in the NFL and I’m finally coming around to the realization that it wasn’t because the league was wrong and that he deserved more chances.

5. David Klingler, Bengals, #6 overall in 1992

The second Bengals pick and the second Houston Cougar to show up here, Klingler is great because NFL teams fell in love with him in 1990 for doing the same shit as Andre Ware but with even more INTs, then fell out of love with him in 1991 because he showed he couldn’t handle pressure and didn’t really have that great of an arm and the Bengals still took him at #6 overall. He did a lot worse in his career than I would have guessed and I already thought he was bad.

6. Todd Blackledge, Chiefs, #7 overall in 1983

Why, yes, that is Todd Blackledge getting sacked by Brian Bosworth. Blackledge getting drafted over Jim Kelly and Dan Marino is goddam unbelievable but you know what’s great? Even taking him over Tony Eason looks like the stupidest pick in the world and Eason is in a distant 5th place out of the 6 QBs picked in the first round of this fabled draft. Eason merely sucked. Blackledge is an all time bad player who managed to never start more than half of his team’s games in a season.

7. Kelly Stouffer, Cardinals, #6 overall in 1987

Stouffer never played a down for the Cardinals who drafted him after Neil Lomax had a career worst year in 1986. Is this cheating for the purposes of this post? Stouffer never actually signed with the Cardinals but they did trade away his rights for a first rounder and two second round picks. The Cards didn’t do many things right in those days but they dodged a bullet with Stouffer and got a good return in theory (I can’t find who they actually drafted with the picks but I’m not trying very hard) for his year of non-service. Lomax was pretty good again in 1988 but got hurt and retired. Stouffer did start 16 games for the Seahawks... over parts of five seasons.

8. Ryan Leaf, Chargers, #2 overall pick in 1998

After all these years and all of the words written about how bad he is it is shocking to look up the numbers and see just how bad Leaf was on the field. This guy was considered more or less equivalent to Peyton Manning coming out of school and the Chargers swore up and down they would have taken him at #1. For perspective on how bad Leaf was, Andre Wadsworth (#3 overall) and Curtis Enis (#5 overall) produced demonstrably more value for the teams that drafted them.

9. Jake Locker, Titans, #8 overall in 2011

Apologies to Miz but there’s actually no supporting evidence to suggest Hurt Locker would have ever been good even if he hadn’t been hurt all the time. In his defense the lows were not as low with him as they were with Jamarcus but the highs also weren’t as high and that doesn’t say much for his ability to actually play.

10. Blaine Gabbert, Jaguars, #10 overall in 2011

A lot of people think Colin Kaepernick’s case is unwinnable because they don’t think there will be any smoking gun of conspiracy but 1) people are stupid even when they have the job you want, 2) Blaine Gabbert played on the same teams as Kaepernick the last few years. Gabbert is still on an active roster and will probably get snaps this week. When Gabbert got the 49ers job away from an injured and suffering Kaepernick in 2015 he actually looked slightly better. And that was the best one guy played and by far the worst the other guy has ever played. Care to guess which is which? Gabbert is atrocious and has a long body of work to carry my thesis. 2011 was the year the draft occurred during a work stoppage and teams went bonkers drafting QBs under the (correct) assumption the league could force the union to accept a rookie salary cap and wage scale. That’s why Locker squeaked onto this list and how Gabbert got on here, as well. NFL teams haven’t been quite as overdraft crazy in the years since no matter how bad teams are due to poor QB play. My theory is that Gabbert was so bad that teams are scared to exploit an obvious market inefficiency - a high draft pick costs roughly backup QB money so if you miss you have a shitty backup but if you hit you have the most important position in sports at a dollar premium.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

[thecontinuouscardboardfire]

Super Bowl Squares

Two and a half years later...using Patriots cards (and 1 stand-in) for Super Bowl Squares.  And then burning them the next day.

BURNS 732 through 751

-1991 Pro Set Dick MacPherson -1989 Pro Set Tony Eason -2000 Fleer Mystique Terry Allen -2016 Panini Donruss Stephen Gostkowski -1991 Upper Deck John Stephens -2018 Topps Carlos Gonzalez (BECAUSE I COULDN’T FIND A WILLIE MCGINEST) -2002 Bowman Rohan Davey -1993 Upper Deck SP Pat Harlow -1998 Upper Deck Terry Glenn -1989 Topps Traded Gary Jeter -1990 Pro Set Rod Rust -1993 Playoff Shawn McCarthy -1995 Playoff Absolute Dave Meggett -1988 Topps Tony Collins -1995 Score Marion Butts -1992 Wild Card Chris Singleton -2003 Upper Deck Rohan Davey -1990 Fleer Kenneth Sims -1991 Fleer Ultra Hart Lee Dykes -1993 Topps Stadium Club David Howard

[zac-factor]

Jiang Hu:The Triad Zone 江湖告急 (2000)

真邪趣.天馬行空的雜燴.雖然不是靈感四溢,也算是創意十足.關二哥加入黑社會這種橋段,真讓人忍不住讚賞。此也乃是我個人對於導演林超賢的作品當中最喜歡的一部了。吴君如和梁家辉在英国的流氓生活固然恶搞，但最令人感动的是张耀扬对梁家辉的告白...總的來說，黃秋生扮關公是不二人選。 張耀揚演基佬是不二人選。 梁家輝露屁股是不二人選。 吳君如浸屎尿是不二人選。

[dontcallmecarrie]

Replying to the commenters of this post [heads up for angst]:

To @kine-iende, who said:​

hot damn. if "our" justin was a mom-friend in their home-universe, here people would start questioning if justin was in secret a very motherly scrull or something (and be fine with it ^^). but yeah, love the trope too. was it "for the want of a nail" or "through a mirrorm darkly"? well, contrast and a what could have been would be lovely. feel enabled, whenever you want to write this :)

.

I am not very familiar with the concept of Skrulls [...iirc, that’s something introduced in Captain Marvel, which I have yet to get around to], but yeah, that tracks. Assuming it’s a thing they know to look for, though, because here Justin’s being themself is the biggest and most obvious way to establish that they are not canon!Justin.

Sure, they’re identical physically, but the moment either Justin opens his mouth, the jig’s up. 

As is, not five minutes into this strange hellscape where their oldest rival looked at them with no small amount of disdain in his eyes at first, Justin had already managed to charm their way out of holding and into a very relaxed “we’ll keep an eye on him” Avengers custody. 

Well, on paper at least— in reality, most of the team doesn’t really give a damn one way or another, whereas Tony starts out morbidly curious as to just how different NHDD!Justin is to the one he’s used to dealing with, and ends up getting a concentrated dose of All The Feels™ because the moment NHDD!Justin realized this Tony had a metric buttload of undiagnosed-and-constantly-belittled mental health issues and a support system that was equal parts duct tape and caffeine, he went “oh, so this universe is the Hell Timeline, okay, makes sense :) :) :) dammit Ivan you’d better fix this stat”. 

In retrospect, Justin’s not sure when exactly the horror show started; if it was the absolute lack of concern or care the Avengers had for their Tony, or the minute they noticed the gauntness in his face. Maybe the tension between Iron Man and Captain America, or the obvious bravado this Tony used– and the fact that none of the others so much as noticed.

All Justin knows is, a version of someone they care about is hurting, hurting badly and has been for a long time now, and that’s more than enough for them to go “oh, okay, mine now”.

.

For his part, Tony has no idea what the hell’s going on. The non-annoying Justin Hammer who crash-landed an Avengers debrief is...something else, and he’s torn between shock, pleasant surprise, and no small amount of existential angst and jealousy because in the span of a few hours, Tony’s had a brief taste of what some other version of him had for a lifetime, and...

Tony’s not sure how he feels about it. He’s a genius, he can wrap his head around string theory and all that good stuff, but numbers are one thing, having to live with the fact that somewhere out there, a version of him grew up with someone so unfailingly kind and supportive and—Tony can’t think of a better word for it than nurturing— and, in the span of seconds, had been able to call him out on his bullshit and seemed to instinctively push him to be better but not in the demanding way his father or the rest of the world had—

If he thinks about it too long, it makes him want to cry, just a little. Somewhere out there was a Tony who’d been enough for someone, who had never been asked to change himself, who’d been pushed up instead of repeatedly torn down and he didn’t know how to deal. 

He’d thought having a non-annoying Justin around would be funny.

This was not, it was goddamn distressing is what it was, because Tony hadn’t even known it was a possibility but now he is acutely aware of the fact that he got stuck with his Justin— the human embodiment of one of those yappy dogs who nipped at people’s heels thinking they were so tough, despite not being able to back it up.

This Justin was, uh, not that. Tony wasn’t sure if he was always like this, or if it was only with him because he shared a face with someone Justin cared about, but... was he always this much of a mom friend? And where’d that granola bar even come from, anyway? Not that he minded, it was a nice change of pace, but really?

...Tony was really going to miss him, once they figured out a way to send him back home.

.

To the commenter who said:

Stephanie isn’t a canon character, is she? Because if not, NHDD!Justin might be able to pull off a “the birth of my little sister awakened my previously deeply buried parental instincts” to explain his whole… [gestures uselessly].

.

Technically, she could be, in that Justin Hammer has a sister and nephew in canon [according to the wiki and a deleted scene, apparently]. I chose to make her a younger sibling in NHDD, to really emphasize the ‘reincarnated with shitty memory’ aspect of this AU. Specifically, while it’s never specified, Justin’s past life was...not great, and part of it was the fact that their younger sibling was sick. 

With what, they don’t remember anymore, but sick enough that they know health isn’t something to take for granted; sick enough that towards the end, they remember their parents had to choose between paying hospital bills and electricity, remember going to bed hungry because meds were expensive and their next paycheck wasn’t until Friday.

...suffice it is to say, there’s a reason Justin’s so protective of those he cares about, even if his memories faded a bit on the specifics as time went by.

To be fair, canon!Justin also cares for his sister and nephew; it’s just that NHDD!Justin acted more like a third parent than a sibling, once Stephanie was born. 

Bear in mind that canon!Justin’s situation is very different than NHDD!Justin’s, because canon!Justin was basically set up to fail from the start as a normal kid who was constantly compared to a child prodigy two years younger than him and terrible parents. While NHDD!Justin’s situation is similar on the surface, the difference is they’re literally a reincarnated OC, with all the baggage that entails.

Maybe, if their second life hadn’t been surrounded by adults with A+ Parenting Skills, 0/10 Do Not Recommend, their issues and traumas from last time wouldn’t have been exacerbated. If they’d been born to a regular family, Justin would’ve been a good kid but nothing special, and their memories of a past life would’ve faded away by the time they hit puberty.

But instead, they were born to the Hammer family, and proceeded to be put through the wringer. 

Which is bad enough, and meant they immediately started leaning hard on everything from their past life because these people wouldn’t know good parenting if it bit them on the nose, but...then Justin’s little sister was born, which immediately kick-started every older sibling instinct they’d ever had because last time they’d been responsible for their younger sibling’s health and safety and you can probably see where this is going. 

aka yes, some of Justin’s behaviors could arguably be called trauma responses and/or coping mechanisms and it’s something I only realized as I was writing this, and no, this AU was not supposed to be this messed up

Justin’s responsibility, their willingness to deal with shitty parents and do tremendous amounts of emotional labor if it helped anyone they took under their wing? That’s no accident, that’s what happens when a soul has to be the adult, has to step up because nobody else is going to. There’s a reason Justin has so much disdain for Hank Pym and Howard Stark’s immaturity, why they have so little patience for their parents as time goes on; their mental age means the older they get, the more they’re looking at the adults around them and judging them hard.

...ahem. Sorry for getting a bit off-topic, but hey, at least now you know a bit more about what’s going on inside Justin’s head!

And yeah, if he had to bs an explanation for why he’s such a mom friend, Justin’d be more than happy to point to his little sister as an excuse. So long as they know she exists, anyway; if not, he’ll just laugh it off and try to chalk it up to one of the differences between their universes.

.

edit to remove the stuff that got through my nonexistent brain-to-mouth filter because I was averaging a not-optimal amount of sleep as I got used to my new job

[matchbookarmy]

Cold by vulcantastic

Rating: G

Summary: Steve Rogers never liked the winter.

Why I'm Reccing: It's another out of order fic. Sometimes I come across things out of order. I can't remember how I came to this one. But I want to list the fics as I have them in my bookmark order so I don't leave anything out. So, quick detour to the C's.

This is also another underrated fic.

The Avengers all live together in the tower, and it's winter, and Steve isn't taking to the winter/cold weather very well. For Steve, cold weather, and in particular ice and snow, has very negative memories attached to it. You know, because REASONS. Reasons like Steve growing up poor and sickly during the great depression when coal was scarce and pneumonia lurked behind every winter. Oh, and that whole thing about being frozen in the ice for seventy years. You know, reasons.

It's Tony Stark who first puts two and two together vis a vis Steve and the cold, after Steve nearly has a panic attack during an impromptu snowball fight. And it's in Tony Stark who Steve finds, first understanding, then comfort, then guidance and support, and then finally, maybe something more.

This is definitely more pre-slash than slash, but it's cute and its sweet and it's angsty fluff (fluffy angst?). And it's definitely worth a quick read, for a burst of feels, that end up feeling quite warm. Just like Tony and Steve.

~.~.~

Follow me as I make my way alphabetically through (almost) every Stony fic on AO3.

[cosmic-parker]

tag game

tagged by @21stdetectives 🥰

rules: tag nine people you want to know better and answer the questions.

three ships: i’m not really invested in any but ones that come to mind are tony stark & pepper potts (iron man, mcu), jake peralta & amy santiago (b99) and t’challa & nakia (black panther, mcu)

last song: miss independent by ne-yo

currently watching: [watched] the genius of: the weeknd by daniel eason on youtube. probably the best deep dive i’ve watched surrounding abel’s development as a singer over the decade 👌🏾

currently reading: assurance by thelovelyangels on wp

currently craving: random but caramel icing 🧁

tags: @merceret @jazzy-roses @prettylittletrent @heartbreakweatherharry @supremethunda @spideyjlaw @moll-xo15 @blackreaderstation @ellarrose